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Outside the Marassi Stadium on the second day, when there were still five hours before the start of the game, many Sampdoria fans could already be seen gathered here.

Everyone knows that they can't enter the stadium so early, but they still can't help but come here early, looking forward to entering the stadium as soon as possible.

For Sampdoria, it has been a long, long time since they met a real strong team in the Champions League.

Although the Celtics are a Scottish super giant and have won the Champions League, in the eyes of many people, they are not considered the top European giants at all.

The glory of Ajax in the past was also brilliant, but now they have declined, so no one will remember how powerful they were back then.

Only Barcelona is in full swing, and there are the world's top superstars like Leo Messi in the formation.

Such an opponent can make people feel the difference between the Champions League and the league - you will never meet Barcelona in the league.

Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter Milan are all European-level giants, but they feel that they are not as good as Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Perhaps it is the overall weakness of Italian football in the past few years, which makes even the top giants in Italy feel a little helpless when compared in Europe.

For example, Juventus, which has dominated the domestic league for two consecutive times, what is the performance of the Champions League this season?

Seeing a superstar like Messi and a top giant like Barcelona is indeed what many Sampdoria fans think.

They don't see Barcelona as their competitor, their competitors are Celtic and Ajax.

So everyone is very relaxed, and will not have any requirements for the team's results and performance. As long as the loss is not too ugly, everyone can actually accept it.

They know that this kind of thing cannot be forced. It is simply unrealistic to require Sampdoria to beat Barcelona at home, and it will only add unnecessary pressure to the team.

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When the buses of the two teams arrived outside the Marassi Stadium, the Barcelona bus was welcomed by the fans just like the Sampdoria bus.

There are even fans wearing Sampdoria jerseys holding up Messi's No. 10 jersey.

After seeing Alves in the bus,

It was like discovering a magical treasure, and let Messi see it happily.

Messi looked down the window and waved to the Sampdoria fan holding up his jersey.

"It's amazing, it's really Messi who can make the opponent's fans so crazy!"

"This is the charm of football, the charm of Messi. I believe that in any corner of the world, even in distant China, there will be countless people who are crazy about Messi."

"This is the energy of the ball king!"

"I even thought about the topic of the report: the football king Messi makes the opponent fans bow down! What do you think?"

"Not bad! That's a good title! It's called 'Win the ball and win the hearts of the people, both on and off the court'!"

"I think your title is also quite good, hahaha!"

A group of journalists from Barcelona burst out laughing.

Photojournalists and TV cameramen pointed their cameras at the Sampdoria fan waving Messi's jersey. After defeating Sampdoria, this scene will become the best footnote of the game. At that time, it will definitely appear frequently in various media to announce the might and benevolence of Barcelona.

Mighty is for the Sampdoria team. They defeated Sampdoria, so they are naturally a mighty division.

Renyi refers to the charm of the Barcelona team that even the fans of the opponents can be impressed by it, and they are willing to cheer for Barcelona.

After all, Barcelona is not just a football club.

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The UEFA Champions League group match between Sampdoria and Barcelona was kicked off at 2:45 a.m. on October 23, Beijing time.

Live TV began at half past two.

For Chinese fans, the Champions League is probably the most unfriendly event for them. As the highest technical and tactical competition in football today, it can only be watched in the early morning. Either stay up until the game starts, or lie down early and set an alarm clock before getting up in the middle of the night.

But either way is uncomfortable. Not to mention that the Champions League is played in the middle of the week, which is different from the league played on weekends. Everyone has to go to work the next day.

But despite this, on every Champions League match day, there will still be a large number of Chinese fans waiting in front of the TV to cheer for their favorite teams.

This shows the influence of football in China and the influence of the Champions League in China.

But now, when the Champions League has the Chinese themselves, more people watch the game in the middle of the night. These people are not fans of Sampdoria, but fans of Gao Zheng.

Feng Shiyao's alarm clock rang on time at 2:40. A few seconds later, a pink arm stretched out from under the quilt and grabbed the mobile phone on the bedside table. When the alarm clock was turned off, Feng Shiyao had gone from Sit up on the bed.

Wearing pajamas, she got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom, went to the bathroom and washed her face briefly with cold water. When she came out of the bathroom, she was much more awake. When she poured a glass of boiling water back to her room, she put the water glass on the table and opened it. Computer, skillfully find the live broadcast website in the browser favorites, and click on the signal link of the match between Sampdoria and Barcelona.

After waiting for a while to load, when the screen lit up, she saw a close-up shot of Gao Zheng, the opening music of the Champions League and the voice of He Ping, the commentator of the CCTV Sports Channel, came from the earphones: "...From the starting lineups of both sides Judging from it, both teams have dispatched the strongest lineups they can currently send. From this point of view, the coaches of the two teams did not lie-Sampdoria coach Di Francisco said that he would Go all out, and Barcelona coach Martino also said that the team will not underestimate the enemy... Gao Zheng is the focus of Sampdoria in this game, and we are very much looking forward to Gao Zheng in this dialogue with a strong enemy What kind of performance can you show..."

At the same time, on the land of China, there were countless people watching the game in various ways in front of the TV or computer.

For them, it's like a holiday, full of excitement and anticipation.

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Gao Zheng was standing in the middle of the line, and the players of the visiting team Barcelona were walking over to shake hands one by one.

In front of them are a large number of reporters, with long guns and short guns.

When Brazilian full-back Alves shook hands with him, Gao Zheng noticed that he looked at himself with a strange look, as if trying to see something from his face.

Gao Zheng found it strange that there was nothing on his face, and he didn't understand why Alves behaved like this.

After Alves, Messi came up. He slightly raised his head and rubbed Gao Zheng's eyes. After the two held hands, they quickly let go, making people wonder if they really held hands, or They just slapped each other—as perfunctory and casual as any other pre-game handshake.

The two of them had neither eye contact nor verbal communication.

Without saying anything, the palms touched each other, and then they separated.

Messi went to shake hands with the next Sampdoria player, and Gao Zheng also set his sights on the next Barcelona player.

And the cameras of the many reporters also followed Messi's figure and turned around, like a spotlight, following the number one actor on the stage.