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Chapter 1520: Chapter 428: It’s Totally Normal for Players to Carry a Bat, Right?

”Cruyff wasn’t very optimistic about Barcelona winning, but he named Messi as the key to this match. The Flea has grown rapidly in recent years, and after Huang Kaiwen left La Liga, he and Barcelona successfully suppressed Real Madrid.”

”Yes, in this season’s Spanish El Clásico, Barça even defeated Real Madrid twice.”

”Nadal really came. Although this tennis star is a Real Madrid fan, he’s also a fan of Huang Kaiwen. Interestingly, he’s always supporting Barcelona’s opponent when he’s here, while his uncle, Miguel Nadal, is a Barça legend.”

At this moment, Camp Nou is filled with various banners, and fans are crazily waving their Barça flags.

Encouraging Barça to go all out and win the second leg.

During the warm-up.

Every touch of the ball by Huang Kaiwen drew huge boos.

Since he joined Milan, he has been a nemesis for Barcelona.

Over the years, Barça has never won once in front of Huang Kaiwen.

Even though they are leading 3-0 in the first leg, and these are three away goals.

The Barça fans still aren’t confident that their team can win both legs to successfully advance.

The players from both teams have returned to the tunnel.

Huang Kaiwen greeted Messi and Bojan.

Bojan, who appeared in the starting lineup, felt a bit flattered.

A silly smile was on his face.

He didn’t expect Huang Kaiwen to greet him, which is a point of pride to share.

”Mourinho once again brought up old issues at the press conference, asking the referee to pay attention to the actions of the Barça players.”

”That’s not a problem, after all, when Huang Kaiwen plays against Barcelona, he often gets injured, and his hearing hasn’t fully recovered even now. However, Puyol isn’t in the starting lineup today due to injury.”

”Alright, let’s first take a look at the starting lineups of both teams.”

Barcelona 4-3-3 with a single defensive midfielder:

Goalkeeper: Valdes,

Defenders: Gabriel Milito, Piqué, Busquets, Alves.

Midfielders: Yaya Toure, Xavi, Keita,

Forwards: Pedro, Bojan, Messi.

Chelsea 4-3-3 with double defensive midfielders:

Goalkeeper: Cech,

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Terry, Ramos,

Midfielders: Ballack, Modric, Mikel,

Forwards: Huang Kaiwen, Drogba, Huntelaar.

”There are some surprising elements in both lineups. Guardiola’s decision to have Busquets play as a defender is unexpected.”

”He doesn’t have many players available right now, for instance, Max isn’t in good form, Balotelli can score goals, but he always seems out of place with Barça. Moreover, Balotelli often makes unexpected moves both on and off the field, so it’s not surprising that Guardiola doesn’t start him.”

”Yes, from Chelsea’s formation today, you can see Mourinho wants to secure the left side, giving Huang Kaiwen more room to play. In the last leg, the left side formed by Bale and Ferreira was completely overwhelmed by Messi and Alves.”

”Indeed, the main issue was efficiency. Bale’s impact is unquestionable, but as a left-footed player, his shots on the left side sometimes fall short. He takes too many shots which compressed the chances for the forwards, and not scoring gives ball possession back to the opponent.”

Realizing Puyol is not here today, Huang Kaiwen feels much more relieved.

Puyol’s defensive moves are seriously aggressive.

His defensive style is just like that, looks very intense, and actually is intense, but when trailing in position, Puyol will use his elbows and hands.

Even with an [Immunity Card], getting hit isn’t pleasant.

His arms are as thick as others’ calves, his strength is really not weak.

Both coaches follow the players onto the field.

Guardiola, in a gray suit, extends his hand to Mourinho, saying: ”Good luck today, Jose.”

”You too!”

Mourinho, in a blue and black suit, pats Guardiola on the shoulder with a smile.

With the advantage in head-to-head records against Barça.

Therefore, Mourinho can maintain a good relationship with Guardiola.

After the UEFA Champions League anthem.

Terry and Xavi go to the center to flip a coin.

Messi smiles and waves.

Huang Kaiwen gives a big thumbs up.

Terry wins the coin toss.

The referee frequently checks his watch.

At 7:45 PM, Swiss referee De Boer blows the starting whistle.

Drogba passes the ball back at kickoff.

Modric receives the ball without stopping and passes it directly to the left.

Huang Kaiwen lifts his right foot, letting the ball hit his left instep.

As the ball hits his instep, Huang Kaiwen’s left ankle twitches, accelerating the rebound.

The ball hits the inner side of Huang Kaiwen’s descending right lower leg, bouncing toward Messi.

Huang Kaiwen accelerates and charges forward.

The [Messi] experience card naturally makes Huang Kaiwen’s speed similar to Messi’s.

But with the Yellow Ball King talent boost, Huang Messi is definitely a bit faster.

Originally wanting to stay and hold his ground waiting for Huang Kaiwen, Messi quickly rushes toward the ball.

The two are roughly equidistant from the ball, with about a 3-meter gap between them.

In such a short distance, even if Huang Kaiwen was a step faster, Messi would soon catch up to the ball.

He directly stretches his left foot, aiming for the ball beneath Huang Kaiwen’s left foot.

Snap,

Huang Kaiwen’s left ankle exerts force again, flicking the ball to the right foot.

Messi shows a wry smile.

He can execute the fried meatball move and does it well.

But when defending, it’s hard to intercept an opponent’s fried meatball, especially when facing Huang Kaiwen.

Huang Kaiwen squeezes past Messi while dribbling, and Messi closely follows in pursuit.