At the end of the 90-minute game, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
4:2, Barcelona, in its first Champions League game of the season, captured the visiting the Blues Chelsea at home, giving its Champions League game a good start.
After the game ended, the whole Europe was in a sensation.
In 2019, a Norway player who was only 19 years old completed a hat trick in his first Champions League game. Since then, his fame has shocked the entire football world.
He is the super new star Haaland who has now joined Real Madrid.
Two years later, the same 19-year-old Spain Chinese player once again shined in his Champions League debut, even more powerful than Haaland. He scored four goals in a row and helped the player defeat the powerful visiting enemy.
You know, in the history of Champions League, there are only fifteen players who can achieve four goals. Only Messi has done so twice, and one of them was five dollars.
In this list, they are all famous stars in world football.
And starting from today, there is another nineteen-year-old young man on this list.
But it is foreseeable that this young man will not appear only once in this list.
In the past, whether it was Li Mingyu's superb performance in the Spain Football League A or World Cup Qualifiers's brilliant performance in the Europe district competition, none of them were as eye-catching as Champions League's fourth-place performance in the group stage this time.
After all, the level of attention paid to Champions League's game can basically be said to be unique in the world of football.
Maybe only the game of World Cup can compete with the game of Champions League!
For a time, the entire super club of Europe and Top Five Leagues once again set their sights on Barcelona and Li Mingyu.
However, the liquidated damages of Li Mingyu 250 million have discouraged many teams.
Only a few wealthy clubs have not given up their attempts.
However, Li Mingyu didn't take it to heart. In his heart, it was his childhood ideal to stay in Barcelona and fight side by side with Messi.
If nothing else happens, he also likes to treat Barcelona like Messi.
After the game, Barcelona got some bad news.
Messi Due to excessive muscle fatigue, it is necessary to rest for at least two weeks.
The absence of Messi made Barcelona, who was already short of major generals, even worse.
Back in the league, in this weekend game, Barcelona came to Benito Villamarin Stadium to challenge the Real Betis team.
Li Mingyu did not score a goal in this game, but he sent a wonderful long pass from the backcourt, and Griezmann scored in one fell swoop.
In the end, Barcelona passed the game 1:2 in the away game and got the key three points at Benito Villamarin Stadium.
However, since Li Mingyu did not score a goal, Haaland of Real Madrid completed a hat trick, scoring 8 goals in five games, and came to the top of the scorer list, dominating the crowd.
Haaland's radiance was so bright that it seemed to suppress Li Mingyu.
You know, before Li Mingyu 2021, Mbappe of Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain were called the successors of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.
And after Li Mingyu's superb performance in the first half of 2021, world football added Li Mingyu to their ranks, and the twin stars became a tripartite.
However, Haaland and Mbappe, who had already proven themselves in the Champions League competition, did not take Li Mingyu to heart at all.
There are too many super new stars who are dominating the domestic arena, but there are not a few who are weak when it comes to the Europe arena. As long as they have not proven themselves in the Champions League arena, they are not considered superstars.
Haaland and Mbappe both have their own proud capital. In the scorer list of Champions League under the age of 21, Haaland leads the pack with 20 goals, and Mbappe 19 goals followed closely, followed by Karim Benzema in third place with only 12 goals, Messi with 8 goals, and Cristiano Ronaldo, before the age of 21, had not scored a goal in Champions League.
But there is a saying that is good, if you get fat first, you will not be fat, and if you get fat later, you will lose weight. Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are now the top two players on Champions League's scorer list.
Because in the first round of the Champions League game, Juventus defeated the powerful Besiktas team of the Turkey league at their home court.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score in this game, so his Champions League goals are still 134.
Messi failed to score a goal. His Champions League goal number has not changed, it is still 120. It is not easy to catch up with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo's scoring efficiency is terrifyingly stable. Champions League scored 134 goals in 175 games on the field. He is simply a scoring machine.
Although Haaland and Mbappe are performing so well now, whether a star deserves to be praised and remembered depends on whether his career life is long enough.
If you want to take over the class of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, you must first get enough goals and honors on the Champions League field, and then let's talk about this!
After FC Barcelona defeated Real Betis, the next two games were eye-catching battles.
One game is Allianz Stadium at Juventus's home court and Champions League's away game against Juventus is the highlight of the group stage.
Next, on the weekend four days later, Barcelona will come to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to challenge Real Madrid's El Clasico.
These two games are very important games for Barcelona.
A game that can make it possible to appear first in the group stage, and the other game is related to the possible final ownership of the La Liga league.
If it can defeat Juventus, then Barcelona is likely to become the first in the group of Group D and get a better draw position in the quarter-finals.
The league match against Real Madrid is even more important. Now, Real Madrid has won all five games in the opening game and scored a lot of goals.
Haaland, who just joined the team, has completely made up for Cristiano Ronaldo's position, and is even better. Now Real Madrid is at the top of his game, heading straight for the league championship this season.
If Barcelona cannot defeat Real Madrid in this game, even if it is a draw, Barcelona may not be able to see the taillights of Real Madrid in the subsequent leagues.
The biggest purpose of this game is to suppress the terrifying momentum of Real Madrid.
However, the most important thing now is to solve the immediate problem first.
Due to Messi's muscle tension, it is estimated that Messi will not be able to play in these two key games. All of a sudden, Barcelona's pressure is all on Li Mingyu alone.
The 19-year-old Li Mingyu has taken on a heavy responsibility that he should not have at his age.
Soon, the midweek game came. Barcelona flew to Turin, the capital of Piedmont district in Italy, one day in advance. This is the home ground of the Juventus team.
Turin is Italy's third largest city and one of the major industrial centers. Italy's automobile city is also Europe's largest automobile production center. It is also an ancient city with a long history and preserves a large number of classical and Baroque buildings.
Juventus is one of the oldest football clubs in Italy and has almost countless honors.
With 36 Italy First Division championship trophies, it is the team with the most Italy First Division championships.
Juventus is also the first team in history to achieve three major cup grand slams.
These three cups are European Cup, UEFA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup.
European Cup Winners' Cup is a Europe football club event participated by the clubs that have won the top cup championships of each Europe member association.
However, European Cup Winners' Cup ended in 1999. The championship of the last European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Lazio of Italy, and Lazio also kept this trophy forever.
Juventus plays a decisive role in Europe's football world.
Coming to Allianz Stadium, Li Mingyu felt a different football atmosphere.
The football atmosphere of Italy is completely different from that of Spain.
In the former world's No. 1 league and now in the world's No. 1 league, Italy's football style remains the same. Practical offense combined with consistent defense makes it difficult for Spain's team, which likes to pass and control, to play smoothly when facing Italy's team.
In the Champions League group stage last season, Barcelona was assigned to a group with Juventus. However, in the first group stage, Cristiano Ronaldo strained his leg muscle, causing him to miss the first match against Messi after leaving Real Madrid.
Coincidentally, this season, the two teams were once again divided into a group. If it was not fate, then it was deliberately manipulated.
What is incredible is that this time, Cristiano Ronaldo has definitely decided to participate in this competition, while Messi also missed this competition due to excessive muscle fatigue.
The first match between two peerless two seasons in two seasons was a perfect miss.
However, this game still attracted a lot of attention. Although there is no Messi, Barcelona's team has Li Mingyu, one of the "three pillars" today.
Before the game, a reporter asked Cristiano Ronaldo in an interview whether the current trio of Mbappe, Haaland and Li Mingyu would put any pressure on him.
Cristiano Ronaldo said with great disdain, "Let's wait until they catch up with my Champions League times and goals before we discuss this issue!"
It is simply nonsense that a group of young people in their early 20s want to challenge their position.
Facing the challenge of Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo is also fully prepared.
Although he said he was dismissive of Li Mingyu, Li Mingyu's big four in the last game also put a lot of pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo scored a lot of goals in Champions League, he only scored four goals against the underdog Malmo FF in the Champions League group stage in the 2015-2016 season, completing the feat of four goals.
It would be twice as difficult for a veteran team like Chelsea to complete the Big Four on him.
Not only Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus's head coach Andre·Pirlo also attaches great importance to this game.
When they knew that Messi would not be able to play, they felt half relieved.
Although Li Mingyu puts a lot of pressure on them, Messi is the thorn in their throats.
Allianz Stadium is the first stadium in Italy football history that belongs exclusively to the team.
The total area reaches 350,000 square meters, which is almost the same as Vatican City. The stadium covers an area of 90,000 square meters, the commercial area is 34,000 square meters, and the green space is 30,000 square meters. It includes 64 boxes, 275 press boxes, coffee bars and other facilities, and can accommodate 41,000 people.
The 86-meter-high red, white and green steel mast is the symbol of the new stadium, symbolizing the Italy flag. The original design was to use green at the highest point, but in order to meet the requirements of Italy aviation navigation service provider ENAV, red was eventually placed at the top. Green is difficult to identify in the air. The new stadium also canceled the previous runway between the spectator stand and the stadium, allowing the audience and players to be closer to each other and create a better atmosphere for watching the game.
The players of Barcelona set off from the hotel where they were staying and took the team bus to the outside of Allianz Stadium.
It is now around 15:00 in the afternoon, and today's game will start on time at 17:00 locally.
Allianz Stadium is already crowded outside.
Juventus fans wearing Zebra jerseys were singing and dancing outside. They did not do anything radical toward the Barcelona bus, but their roars could be heard clearly by Li Mingyu through the thick window glass.
This is the cruelty of away games. You feel like you are alone in a strange place, surrounded by unfriendly people. Often many superstars perform very mediocrely when playing away games.
Psychological quality is also a very important component of a superstar.
Li Mingyu, who was wearing headphones and wearing a black sportswear without any expression, got off the bus, walked into the player tunnel, and came to the visiting team's locker room.
Allianz Stadium is indeed a very modern stadium. Even the visiting team's locker room is not as closed as other stadiums.
After everyone arrived, head coach Koeman started the pre-game arrangements for the game.
Messi was not able to come to Turin with the team, but was in Barcelona's villa, waiting to watch the live broadcast of the game.
What makes Messi more troubled is that although his three sons, Thiago-Messi, are full of praise for Li Mingyu's performance, he is still Cristiano Ronaldo's Die-hard fans, in this match between Juventus and Barcelona, Thiago was wearing Cristiano Ronaldo's No. 7 Juventus jersey at home and kept provoking his brother.
Messi's second son, Mateo-Messi, originally admired his father, but after seeing Li Mingyu's performance, he simply betrayed his father and joined Li Mingyu.
Ciro-Messi, who were only three and a half years old, looked confused as their two brothers argued about whether Cristiano Ronaldo or Li Mingyu was more powerful.
Messi, standing aside, sighed, hugged his wife Antonela, and said helplessly, "As a father, I don't even have a son to worship me!"
Antonela kissed Messi gently and said affectionately, "I admire you!"