Chapter 914
When the Swiss referee Busacca blew the whistle at the end of the game, the entire Camp Nou issued a deafening cheer.
More than 95,000 fans in the audience were all shouting Messi's name.
After the whistle, the Argentine superstar raised his hands above his head and clapped vigorously to celebrate the team's victory.
3-1, Barcelona reversed Arsenal at home, and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a total score of 4-3.
In addition to scoring a goal at the last moment of stoppage time in the first half, Messi also relied on his personal ability to create a penalty kick in the second half, and personally took the penalty and scored the third goal for Barcelona. The ball, and then help the team to beat the opponent three to one total score.
With two braces, Messi's Champions League goals this season has risen to eight goals, which is the most in a single-season Champions League in his career, and he is confident that he can score more than ten or even more.
The goal of the Champions League has reached double digits. In the past three or four years, no one can do it except Yang Yang.
Including Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi clapped and hugged with his teammates, and walked off the court with a shoulder to shoulder.
In the three-to-one reversal of Arsenal at home, Messi made a great contribution, especially when Puyol and Pique were both absent at the same time, Messi's leadership role was even more obvious.
On the pitch, the Barcelona coaching staff and staff were also happy, celebrating with excitement.
In the first round, they lost 1-2 away to Arsenal, and then drew with Sporting Gijon and Sevilla one after another. Barcelona was also under heavy pressure, and it was only at this moment that it was a little easier.
With the strength of Barcelona, breaking into the quarter-finals is well-deserved, but playing against Arsenal has been twists and turns.
"Is the result of the other stadium out?" Messi asked with concern.
Assistant coach Vilanova took over this time with a smile, "Come out, Real Madrid performed well, they won 3-0 against Lyon, and the total score was 5-1. "
Messi was stunned after hearing this, "How many did Yang Yang enter?" There was concern in his eyes.
Vilanova smiled, "Don't worry, he will enter one."
Messi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said in his heart: Fortunately, only one entered.
Due to his absence from the group stage, Yang Yang only played two rounds of the knockout round of the round of 16, scoring one game a game, scoring a total of two goals, which is still six goals away from Messi's eight goals.
Of course, with the current situation on both sides, no one can say what will happen next, but Barcelona also reached the quarter-finals.
That is to say, even if Real Madrid really reached the Champions League final, it would only be five games. It is almost impossible for Yang Yang to recover six goals in the remaining five games.
Everyone knows how difficult it is to score goals in the Champions League knockout rounds.
What's more, Barcelona has also entered the quarter-finals. As long as Messi continues to maintain a good performance and gains in both rounds, it is not difficult to maintain the lead.
"Don't worry, in the Champions League, it is impossible for Yang Yang to catch up with you." Vilanova patted Messi on the shoulder and said confidently.
"Yeah, no matter how good that guy is, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, he can keep scoring like La Liga?"
"Don't think too much, Leo, as long as we concentrate on playing well, pass the quarterfinals, enter the semifinals, and even enter the finals, why should you worry about being overtaken by Yang Yang?"
"However, I think Real Madrid's performance this season is also very stable. I'm afraid they are also focused on making a difference in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey. After all, they always believed that the league was hopeless before."
"Champions League? Do you really think they have a chance?"
"Isn't it? In the past 20 years since the Champions League was restructured, no team has been able to successfully defend the title, and neither can Real Madrid."
"I heard that Benitez is going to be dismissed, and Real Madrid has already begun to look for a new coach. Under such circumstances, how much fighting ability can Real Madrid have to the end?"
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Teammates, you discussed with me every word, and every word of theirs brought confidence to Messi.
There is no doubt that Messi is the banner of Barcelona and the number one superstar in the Barcelona team. All Barcelona players regard Messi as the pride of the team, and as long as Messi beats Yang Yang, it is not only Messi's personal glory, but also Glory to everyone in Barcelona.
Messi listened to the words of his teammates, he just kept a humble and kind smile, and did not participate in it, but as long as people who are familiar with Messi, it is not difficult to detect his inner desire from his eyes.
He is eager to defeat Yang Yang, even if it is only once, even if it is only one event.
In the past few years, Yang Yang has almost swept the entire European football world. After joining Real Madrid last season, Yang Yang won the top scorer and assists in the Champions League and La Liga, winning major awards.
To put it in rough terms, let alone meat, especially soup is not reserved for Messi.
In this case, Messi can only rely on himself.
If he can win the top scorer in the Champions League in front of Yang Yang this season, it will undoubtedly be a big blow to Yang Yang. At least let Yang Yang know that he is not invincible.
Messi will also gain confidence from this victory.
This is how everything is, as long as there is a first time and a beginning, it will come one after another.
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Real Madrid beat Lyon 3-0 at home, with Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben scoring goals successively.
The explosion of the trident in the frontcourt helped the team to win the Ligue 1 class, and then eliminated the opponent with a total score of 5-1 and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which made Real Madrid feel full of confidence.
Throughout this season's Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds, the biggest upset is that Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League defeated AC Milan 1-0 with a total score and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals.
This can be said to be an out-and-out unpopular. The Rossoneri stopped in the round of 16, and they still fell on the body of Tottenham Hotspur, the upstart of the Premier League. It is indeed very surprising.
What's more interesting is that Yang Yang's friends Van der Vaart and Pinar, as well as the best partner of Liverpool's era, Crouch, are all in the current Tottenham Hotspur team, and they have performed very well.
The most highly rated by the outside world is Tottenham Hotspur's main midfielder, Croatian star Luka Modric. This 25-year-old midfielder has successfully attracted the attention of many Premier League giants including Chelsea. Real Madrid are also very interested in him.
The main reason is that Real Madrid is not satisfied with Gago's performance.
At present, the thickness of Real Madrid's bench is still quite strong, but in the position of organizing midfield, especially in the late midfield, there is only Xavi Alonso alone, and Gago has not shown reassuring strength.
Sometimes, Benitez would even prefer to let Granero, or even play a single midfielder, without Gago.
In addition to Tottenham Hotspur, Shakhtar Donetsk eliminated the Red Wolf Roma 6-2 on aggregate, which was also a rather surprising result. No one expected that the Serie A powerhouse would lose to the Ukrainian team.
After the phone call, Inter Milan is a dominant player in Serie A, and Roma also rises with the trend, but Roma has not shown convincing results over the years.
What is related to Real Madrid is that the Bundesliga's Schalke eliminated Valencia 4-2 with a total score of 4-2 in two rounds. Raul scored a goal, which is his third Champions League goal this season.
After Yang Yang got the news, he specially sent a congratulatory text message to Raul.
Even after Raul left the team, they still kept in frequent contact. Every time Raul returned to Madrid, he would visit Yang Yang's home.
After the draw, Real Madrid drew Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League in the quarter-finals.
The two teams just met in the group stage, but they met in the Champions League quarter-finals in a blink of an eye.
Chelsea and Manchester United are in the same half with Real Madrid, which has created a situation in which three Premier League teams are besieging Real Madrid in the entire half, which has also sparked heated discussions in the British and Spanish media.
As for Barcelona, the quarter-finals met Shakhtar Donetsk, and the other two teams were Schalke 04 and Inter Milan.
Overall, the Champions League this season is still unpopular, but at the same time there are strong duels.
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March 19, the twenty-ninth round of La Liga.
Real Madrid ushered in the Madrid derby, visiting the Calderon Stadium to challenge Atlético de Madrid.
Before the game, the Spanish media ridiculed that Real Madrid lost to Atlético Madrid once, and Spain was still using the peseta, which was Spain's previous currency, and it was not until the beginning of this century that it switched to the euro.
Real Madrid have not lost to Atletico in more than ten years, and the match between the two teams looks more like after a 90-minute duel, Real Madrid scored three points.
So much so that some media joked before the game that Calderon Stadium has become a stable three-point granary for Real Madrid.
Affected by the Champions League in the middle of the week, Yang Yang's state in this game has declined, and he did not show his best state. Instead, Ibrahimovic was very active after the opening, frequently scoring the ball into the penalty area of Atletico Madrid. .
In the eleventh minute, Xavi Alonso passed the ball, Kaka picked a pass from the outside of the instep, Ibrahimovic blocked the two defenders of Atletico Madrid with his body, turned around to catch up with the ball and scored a goal. One to zero.
Then in the 32nd minute, Ibrahimovic pulled the ball to the wing and passed it to Yang Yang.
Yang Yang dribbled the ball to attract the attention of the defenders, and then passed it to Marcelo. The Brazilian broke into the left side of the penalty area and returned, and the unguarded Kaka followed with a push.
Although De Gea reacted and saved the ball with one hand, he eventually let the ball fall into the goal line and Real Madrid extended the score.
After taking a two-goal lead, Real Madrid continued to maintain the advantage on the field, but in the end it failed to break the goal of Atletico Madrid. Instead, in the 86th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid hit a counterattack. After Aguero cooperated with Koke , and scored a goal in the penalty area.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 away, and this season double-killed the Sheet Legion.
In another stadium, Barcelona beat Getafe 2-1 at home and scored three points without any risk, continuing to maintain a five-point advantage over Real Madrid.
Messi failed to score in three consecutive rounds.