Lewandowski fights the old master again

Barcelona vs. Bayern, this is the highlight of this round of the Champions League group stage. Bayern has successfully qualified, and Barcelona is still struggling. This is Bayern’s easy expedition, and this is also Barcelona’s go-ahead battle.

Barcelona also has a bitter master

Barcelona is a super-first-class team in world football, but as strong as Barcelona, ​​there are also bitter masters. Bayern, who has defeated Barcelona in all the last five clashes, is. It’s unbelievable to say that a team of Barcelona’s level will lose to the same opponent five times in a row. Not only that, in the past five confrontations, Barcelona was also beaten 2-8 by Bayern, which is simply incredible.

But this is the fact. The fact is that Barcelona seems to have a magical barrier against Bayern in recent years. Just last month, Barcelona, ​​who met Bayern in the first round of the Champions League group, behaved very abnormally. This is more or less psychological. Morale issues.

However, Barcelona has no way out in this battle. This season, the two teams met not in the knockout round. At present, Bayern have won all four games in advance, and Barcelona has only 4 points after the four games, three points behind Inter Milan, who ranked second in the group. , there are only theoretical possibilities left for qualifying. If this home game against Bayern is lost again, the door of the Europa League will open to Barcelona.

Obviously, this is unacceptable for Barcelona, ​​which is striving for revival. From the perspective of the situation, Barcelona must go all out, especially Bayern, who has already appeared, does not need to go all out, which makes this game a little more variable. . What kind of “plot” will the two teams perform in the game, some contests beyond strength.

Lewandowski activates the striker

From the perspective of the team’s state, Barcelona’s recent state of recovery is obvious, and the last two rounds of the league have won big scores. At present, under the catalysis of Lewandowski’s frontcourt, the team has a stable connection point for the offense, and the offensive efficiency has been significantly improved. A typical example is Dembele’s hot state. In the last match against Athletic Bilbao, Dembele scored 4 goals for the team alone, and Lewandowski also benefited from it.

This is a very good atmosphere in the Barcelona team at the moment. Xavi’s authority allows the Barcelona players to quickly come out of the lowness of the national derby defeat, and quickly boost morale through a big victory. Dembele, who received a full score in a single game in La Liga, has significantly activated Barcelona’s offensive right, while Pedri on the other side has been in good shape recently. This time at home, Lewandowski has strong offensive fire support from the flanks on both sides. , should be able to have a better performance in front of the old club.

The World Cup is approaching

It is less than a month before the Qatar World Cup kicks off. During the period before the World Cup kicks off, players will be more or less afraid of physical confrontation on the court. After all, it is not easy to fully recover before the World Cup starts due to injuries at this time. Therefore, in some non-important games, it is difficult for players who have the task of participating in the World Cup to concentrate fully. This is due to human nature.

In this game, Bayern, who has already qualified, is likely to encounter such a problem. In the face of the Barcelona soldiers who cannot hinder their appearance, Bayern players have no motivation to go all out in terms of interests. Under the embarrassing background of Barcelona continuing to score three points, but eager to break the losing streak, it is very likely that Bayern will make a favorable impression on this. Of course, we can’t simply classify this kind of inference as sportsmanship. After all, the season is a long journey, and making choices is also a necessary way to challenge the strategy of the season.

Nonetheless, Barcelona’s chances of appearing are still very slim. If they can win at home in this battle, they should also hope that the victory of Plzen will cause some trouble for Barcelona. Otherwise, in the final round, Barcelona will still have to look at the eyes of others if they want to qualify. This kind of controlled group encounter is a very foreign experience for Barcelona. Can Barcelona survive this time? let us wait and see.