Chapter 299 Camp Nou's Life and Death

Alkmaar fell into a two-line battle. In order to prepare for the Champions League, he was almost overturned by Ajax. At least Ajax is still a rich family. Although he has fallen, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. It is normal for Alkmaar to play hard, and Barcelona is even more ridiculous. They are still behind the first place La Coroni. Asia scored 4 points, in order to prepare for the Champions League promotion, but was defeated by the weak team Oviedo 3:0, and the gap between the top score gap directly widened to 7 points.

Rivaldo did not appear in this game. Barcelona said that it was hidden in order to prepare for the Champions League, but the media believed that this was the result of the intensification of the conflict between Rivaldo and Van Gaal. The Marca newspaper revealed that not only the conflict between Rivaldo and Van Gaal was intensified, but also between the conflict between the Dutch gang and the local gang. It is also highlighted that the fans booed the Dutch players in the stands and shouted that Van Gaal was dismissed. If Van Gaal can't turn the tables in the next Champions League game, it is not impossible for Van Gaal, who has won two La Liga championships, to be dismissed.

However, for Van Gaal, all this is worth it. Although he lost 1:4 away, it seems that the hope of promotion is very slim, but Van Gaal has won the La Liga championship for two consecutive years. What if he wins it again? Barcelona's fans are very picky and ambitious, and they can't let him win the La Liga championship. They are satisfied, they need the Champions League, and Van Gaal wants to make a breakthrough in Barcelona to reach Cruyff's height, and winning the Champions League is also a must.

Before the game, Van Gaal expressed his determination to fight to the death like fans, players and opponents Alkmaar. "Hope is not big. We have lost too much away from home, but we will never give up. Compared with the three consecutive championships in the league, we need the Champions League more. This season, our goal is to win the Champions League, even if Now, our goal has not changed. Camp Nou is the place for a decisive battle. We will fight for victory at all costs. I will throw it into the Atlantic Ocean without mercy any obstacle that may prevent Barcelona from winning.

The president of Barcelona also expressed his support for Van Gaal. "Of course, the league is also very important, but we have too few Champions League titles, only one, while Real Madrid has seven. We must pay attention to the Champions League and try to narrow the gap between the two teams."

Barca is fierce, and the players have also expressed their determination to the fans and the media. Only Rivaldo expressed his dissatisfaction with being replaced after losing 1:4 away to Alkmaar, and then he has not made any comments. Even Rivaldo's agent Mingria miraculously kept silent. , which surprised the media.

Some senior football commentators think that it may be a compromise between Rivaldo and Van Gaal. Everyone spends all their energy on the Champions League and wait until the game is over.

The day before the game, Van Gaal announced Barcelona's starting list, and Rivaldo was on the list, which also showed that Barcelona's internal contradictions had been shelved and unanimous. The purpose of Van Gaal's early announcement of the starting lineup is also to express his confidence in winning to Alkmaar.

Jiang Mu has already predicted this. Rivaldo's importance to Barcelona is by no means a player. Although Barcelona's stars are gathered, Rivaldo is the world's footballer. His attack power can't be compared with Figo. Barcelona urgently needs to score goals in this game, and it is a lot of goals. Van Gaal is absolutely impossible. Let him sit on the bench. Jiang Mu had already considered Rivaldo when he was training.

With Barcelona's current determination, even if he doesn't go to Rivaldo, his combat effectiveness is not small. Jiang Mu has made full preparations for this and did not take it lightly because of the 4:1 victory in the first game.

It turned out that Jiang Mu let the players relax during the war. This time when he came to Barcelona, Jiang Mu did not let the players go out alone. Except for shopping and sightseeing, the players stayed in the hotel all the time.

Some Dutch players advocate freedom and think that in the case of such a big victory in the first game, there is no need to be so strict, but at this time, Jiang Mu showed an iron fist and accepted his order to stay. If he did not accept it, he left directly. He was not reluctant at all.

At this point, the game is basically about to start to harvest. Who is willing to leave? Under Jiang Mu's arrangement, the players are obedient, closed training, shielding all external interference, and trying their best to prepare for the life-and-death battle in Nou Camp.

The match between Barcelona and Alkmaar officially began on April 18, with two other teams in the same half-zone, Lazio and Valencia.

The European Dream Theater Camp Nou, which can accommodate 109815 spectators, is full. Nearly 100,000 fans in red and blue jerseys have turned the majestic stadium 250 meters long, 220 meters wide and 48 meters high into a boiling ocean.

In La Liga, Barcelona and Real Madrid are sworn enemies. They compete in any place and in any aspect. Barcelona is not weaker than Real Madrid in all aspects. In addition to the Champions League, although Barcelona fans disdain the first few "stealing" championships of Real Madrid, they have to fight for their own number of Champions League. Shame, in order to surpass Real Madrid, the Champions League is almost a key factor in assessing the success of a coach. Cruyff is known as the dream team. In fact, the number of La Liga is only four. If there is no Champions League, it is hard to say whether it can be called a dream team. Now Van Gaal not only wants to win the La Liga championship, but also has to live without the Champions League. After Van Gaal came to Barcelona to coach, he has been criticized and disturbed by Cruyff and Cruyffists. It is certain that he wants to surpass Cruyff, which is why Van Gaal will work hard in the Champions League even if he gives up the league.

Not only Van Gaal, but also Barcelona's fans regard the Champions League as more important than the league. Of course, the premise is that Real Madrid cannot be on Barcelona's head. Now La Coruna is at the top of the list. Real Madrid is behind Barcelona. Barcelona's fans certainly hope that the team can play well in the Champions League and strive to reach the top four.

"Barassa will win! Barcelona will win!"

The game has not yet started, and the players are still in the locker room. Barcelona fans in the stands continue to push Camp Nou to ** with thunderous applause, shouts and songs.

When the players of Barcelona and Alkmaar came out, the commentator shouted the names of the Barcelona players loudly, and Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium followed by warm applause and shouts, close to 100,000 people, which sounded like a mountain, which shocked the Alkmaar player who was used to the 8,000-person small stadium in Dehout. He was stunned.

Even Jiang Mu was also shocked by this atmosphere and momentum, because it was really too strong and impactful. It was strange for Barcelona players not to go crazy when playing in such an atmosphere. He began to faintly worry about whether his players would be timid in such an environment.

However, when the careful Jiang Mu heard the commentator shouting the names of the Dutch players, he faintly heard the boos. It seemed that the Barcelona fans' disgust for the Dutch Gang had not completely disappeared, but was just suppressed.

Because of the influence of the Bosman Act, the restrictions on foreign aid in La Liga were lifted. After Van Gaal entered Barcelona, he recruited Dutch players. During his coaching, he introduced a total of 9 compatriots from his hometown. In the 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 seasons, he gathered as many as 8 people, setting a record. Record.

Most of the Dutch heroes come from Ajax, and it is the old group led by Van Gaal who won the European Cup in 1995. It was once nicknamed Barcelona Jax by the Spanish media. However, there is a reason why Barcelona fans don't like the Dutch Gang. The performance of these players bought by Van Gaal is very average. The $35 million Ovimas has been criticized as a "terrible and bad investment", and the high annual salary has also been criticized for "sitting on the bench to count money". Cen Deng, who is worth 12 million, can only sit on the bench. The tall right-back Bogard is a model of high salary and low ability. In the past three years in Barcelona, he has played some insignificant games. Most of the time, he chewing gum in the stands with a lot of income and a sick note. Only Cruyvit, Rezig and DePaul can be called value for money.

In this battle of life and death, Van Gaal obviously believes more in his old department. The Dutch players in the starting lineup are Hesp, Rezig, Frank De Boer, Koku, Cruyvit and Zenden. Compared with the last game, there are two more players, Hespu and Zandeng.

The goalkeeper Haisp and two full-backs, Bogard and Rezig, were the first three Dutchmen to join. As the successor of Sou Bizareta, the Dutch national goalkeeper has performed well and has always been in the lead in the competition with Bahia. However, Hasp also made several low-level mistakes this season and began to rotate with Bahia. In the last game, Bahia conceded four goals. In this game, Van Gaal decided to use Hespu to guard the gate and release Baia. On the bench.

Barcelona's formation in this game is still 433, but compared with the last game, there have been some changes in the lineup. Except for the goalkeeper being replaced by Hesp, the defender line is still Rezig Frank. De Bor Aberado Sergi, the midfielder has made some adjustments. Koku and Guardiola remain unchanged. Rivaldo has returned to the position of the front waist. Among the three forwards, Cenden replaced Rivaldo and played left and right wingers with Figo. The center is still Cruyvit.

The Spanish commentator believes that this change in Barcelona is the result of compromise, because Rivaldo wants to play in the middle, but it is impossible for Crouivet to replace it, so he can only let Rivalo play in the front. Although this is not in line with Van Garr's love for wingers, it can maximize Rivalo's Attack power can also give Cen Deng, who is very fast and has a good judo background, a chance. In order to attack, Van Gaal has used all his attacking family.

Alkmaar's lineup in this game has changed a lot from the last game. The formation has become a stable 442. The goalkeeper Cesar, left-back Liese, central defender Lucio and Ismail, right-back Clone Camp, the three midfielders have become the double midfielders of Gattuso and Van Bommel, and Ronaldinho and Kuite hit. In these games, Claude and Tomarson, who performed well in these games, were paired by Drogba on the bench, and Robben, known as Ovimas's successor, was also on the list of 18 people.

After the two sides exchanged the team flag emblem, they returned to their own half-time and waited for the referee to blow the whistle at the beginning of the game. The noise and ** of the court gradually stopped. Everyone waited quietly for the beginning of the war.