“There are only two days left until the Champions League final this season. Let's take a look at the preparations of the two teams..."

"Both teams have won their respective league titles this season, which can be regarded as a real battle between champions. Therefore, I believe this season's Champions League will be very valuable!"

"...After Napoli reached the Champions League final, some people once thought that Barcelona would win easily, but now it seems that this is not the case..."

"Neither team has any injuries or players suspended due to red cards. However, there is not much news from Napoli because they are still in closed training... I wonder if the previous feud between Hero and the fans will have a negative impact on them. Anyway, it couldn't be seen from the league..."

"Barcelona is in good shape now, and they have a high probability of winning the championship. However, Napoli, as a dark horse, should not be underestimated. I think the two shooters will be the key figures in this game. The competition between Chen Hero and Messi for the top scorer has reached a feverish stage. Messi is currently leading by one goal, but anything can happen in the final... We have all seen Hero's scoring ability. He has scored thirty-eight goals in Serie A, which is quite terrifying!"

"I think the most depressed people now must be Real Madrid. Why? Because the Real Madrid Law has come into effect again—any team with Real Madrid players can reach the final. This season, Napoli signed Raúl from Real Madrid for free, and as a result, the team passed all the tests and entered the final! Thinking back to last season, Inter Milan, who entered the final, had Sneijder in their lineup, and Bayern Munich had Robben... Before the season, Raúl, as a discarded product replaced by Real Madrid's new and old players, was released to Napoli for free by the team. Unexpectedly, Raúl ushered in the second spring of his career in Napoli. He scored a total of eighteen goals in various competitions and was the number one contributor to the team's qualification from the group of death..."

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As the Champions League final approached, the atmosphere of the decisive battle became more and more intense, and more and more TV stations began to produce special programs for the Champions League final.

Many fans also began to count down the days.

The media began to enthusiastically hype this final, breaking down and analyzing every aspect of Barcelona and Napoli for the fans. The latest developments of the players on both teams were also the focus of media attention.

However, in general, there was less news about Napoli than Barcelona. Who let Barcelona be the most powerful team in the world football today, and be in the limelight? Moreover, Napoli also implemented closed training, and the news that the media could find out was pitifully small. But it doesn't matter, in the eyes of the media, Napoli has no secrets at all. After this season, many people know that Napoli's football basically relies on the performance of those few players, especially Chen Hero.

So naturally, the focus shifted from "How is the whole team of Napoli" to "How is Chen Hero's condition."

How is Chen Hero's condition?

Many people think it's very good.

Because he just scored four goals in the last two league games, helping Napoli win the team's third Serie A title in history, and also created a brand new Serie A single-season goal record with thirty-eight goals. It is quite difficult to break this record.

But there are also dissenting voices. Their reason is that after Chen Hero and Napoli fell out, it may affect his performance in the Champions League final to some extent. After all, Barcelona cannot be compared with today's Inter Milan and Juventus. Chen Hero can score goals in games against Inter Milan and Juventus, which does not mean that he can continue this good state to the final against Barcelona.

It's just that these opposing voices are relatively small, mainly coming from the mouths of Barcelona media.

No one will pay attention to this kind of biased voice.

Anyway, everyone is waiting to watch a good show at Wembley. Barcelona is in the ascendant, and Napoli is rising strongly. The strength of these two teams is actually not weak, and there are also popular stars in the team. Barcelona has Messi, and Napoli has Chen Hero.

Whether it is a team battle or an individual battle, there are many things to watch.

Some media even listed the possible starting eleven of Barcelona and Napoli, and then compared the people in the same position one by one.

In the most critical comparison, it is naturally the contest between Messi and Chen Hero.

It's just that the positions of the two people are actually different. Messi is not a center forward, at most a winger, and more often he is an offensive midfielder. And Chen Hero? A standard center forward.

However, both of them are the team's scorers, and the comparison can be regarded as "a good match."

This newspaper analyzed the strengths of Chen Hero and Messi from multiple angles. Including passing, dribbling, speed, body, header, shooting skills, comprehensiveness... and many other aspects, in most places, Messi completely beat Chen Hero, such as speed, dribbling, passing... In other places, they are also similar to Chen Hero, or even slightly better. Chen Hero completely defeated Messi in terms of header and body.

The final total score, of course, Messi completely exploded Chen Hero. However, the editor also added a sentence below: "This data is only a comprehensive score for the individual technical scores of both sides, and does not represent the true gap in the strength of the two people. After all, Hero only used six knockout games to score ten goals after missing six group matches, which is still very remarkable. I believe Messi probably can't do this..."

As the final approaches, the media are starting to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the two teams. This newspaper is just one of them.

Combining the opinions of all parties, it can be found that everyone is generally more optimistic about Barcelona. After all, Barcelona's overall strength is stronger than Napoli's, and the bench depth is also deeper than Napoli's, which can be enough to cope with many unexpected situations. In addition, in terms of the individual strength of the players, Barcelona also has the upper hand. Perhaps only Chen Hero can be regarded as a player of the giants' level in Napoli. Raúl and Cassano used to be, but not anymore. Hamsik and Arshavin have never reached that level. Moreover, everyone thinks that Napoli's victory only relies on Chen Hero. Once Chen Hero is in poor condition or has some ups and downs, Napoli will be finished.

And what about Barcelona? They have Messi, Villa, Pedro, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets... These are all players of the giants' level.

Just relying on the pile of stars can crush Napoli to death.

Of course, talking about how good the star level is seems to be something that pseudo-fans do. How could professional sports magazines and newspapers and TV programs come to the conclusion that Barcelona is more likely to win the championship just because of such reasons?

The most important reason, of course, has to sound professional—experience. Yes, Barcelona has much more experience in playing in the Champions League final and in world competitions than Napoli. This experience does not only refer to the Champions League final, but also refers to the Club World Cup, the Champions League, and the European Super Cup. This is a very valuable asset that can be used at critical moments.

And what about Napoli? A complete rookie, inexperienced, relying entirely on momentum. Before the Champions League final, they can still rely on this weapon, but once they reach the critical final, under heavy pressure, the momentum will not work, and experience is the most effective.

Lack of experience will inevitably make Napoli at a loss when facing some unexpected situations. Both players and coaches will make some low-level mistakes.

As long as Barcelona can put enough pressure on Napoli in the final, they can disrupt Napoli's formation. At that time, Barcelona can play normally and completely defeat Napoli.

It cannot be said that these media did not see Chen Hero's condition. They saw it, but the well-informed people also thought it was just so-so. They have seen too many examples of teams and players who performed well before the final, rushed into the final in one breath, and then performed like sleepwalking in the final.

Let's just give a very simple and very famous example.

In the 1998 World Cup in France, the Brazilian national team performed very well before entering the final. As the defending champion, their performance was impeccable and they were considered the biggest favorite to win the championship. Especially Ronaldo, who was at the peak of his career at the time, young, fast, strong, technically excellent, and with exquisite consciousness... He also scored a crucial goal in the semi-final against the Netherlands.

Everyone felt that Ronaldo was in such good condition, and the whole Brazilian team was also in good condition. It should not be a problem to defeat the stumbling French team in the final, which relied on defenders to score goals to enter the final, right?

Who would have thought? In the final, Ronaldo's performance was like sleepwalking, completely different from his performance in the previous games. No one knows why he became like this. Affected by him, the entire Brazilian team also performed abnormally. In the end, they lost 0:3 to France.

Wasn't Ronaldo brave before the final? Wasn't the Brazilian team awesome before the final? But they still lost to France. Don't say that Brazil's strength is only stronger than France, and the current Barcelona is far stronger than Napoli. In that case, how could Napoli not perform abnormally in the final?

You must know that the Champions League final is a stage that countless players dream of, but not everyone is qualified and has the opportunity to stand on it. Once you stand on it, your mentality will definitely change. It is impossible not to have any pressure, maybe the pressure is still very high.

If the pressure is too great, the players will naturally perform abnormally... Then at that time...

This is self-evident.

Napoli players who lack experience are more likely to be under too much pressure in the final and perform abnormally than Barcelona players.

Objectively speaking, these people's analysis is very correct and objective.

Because any team will basically have this result when encountering such a situation.

Unfortunately, they analyzed this and that, but they ignored one thing and didn't calculate it at all.

That is... Napoli's strong desire for revenge against Barcelona!

It was this desire that supported Napoli and allowed them to pass through the group of death, pass through the defending champion, pass through Manchester United, and finally appear at Wembley Stadium.

And those ghosts under Napoli's sword all ignored this point...

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In London, the hotel where the Napoli team was staying was not far from Wembley Stadium. If the weather was good, you could also see the "cross-bridge" of the new Wembley Stadium from the window—the iconic twin towers of the old Wembley Stadium were gone, and this "cross-bridge arch" became the new symbol of Wembley Stadium.

Chen Hero and Cassano were assigned to a room.

Now they are packing their luggage, taking toiletries and other items out of their suitcases.

Cassano saw Chen Hero rummaging in the suitcase for a while, and then took out a towel from it... Uh, no, it was something wrapped in a towel.

Seeing Chen Hero's cautious appearance, it seemed quite important. He became curious.

"Hey, what is this, Hero?"

Chen Hero smiled without saying a word, and then pulled down the towel.

A glittering golden statuette appeared in front of Cassano. He was stunned for a moment, and then he found the highlight, and then laughed.

"What is this thing made of?"

"Made of tinplate, with gold plating on the outside, but it is hollow and not very heavy."

"Are you going to take it to the game?"

"Yes, Antonio." Chen Hero nodded, "So, I need your help with this, of course, you alone are not enough, I have also asked for help."

"Who?"

As soon as Cassano finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

He ran to open the door, and the person who appeared in front of him was... Arshavin.

"The other person who is helping is here!" Chen Hero's voice sounded behind him.

Arshavin walked in and asked, "Hero, what do you want me for?" As soon as he asked this question, he saw what Chen Hero was holding, and of course he quickly found the highlight. So he also smiled: "I know what you want to do. It seems you need someone to help."

Chen Hero nodded.

"I designed a celebration action, but I can't play it alone, you must cooperate with me..."

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After Chen Hero gesticulated, personally demonstrated, and showed the celebration movements to the two people, Arshavin and Cassano were already laughing and rolling on the bed, unable to get up.

"You are too cruel, Hero!"

Cassano gave Chen Hero a thumbs up: "I really admire you, what is your mind thinking about, Hero!"

Chen Hero grinned: "I have a talent for slapping people in the face!"

After everyone finished laughing, Arshavin suddenly thought of a question: "Hero, this is not a celebration action... Are you sure you can use them all in the final?"

Chen Hero smiled: "Of course, I'm still worried that the preparations are not good enough. This is a gift for Barcelona. We Chinese people pay attention to hospitality, and the gifts for guests can't be too shabby, of course, the more the better!"

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ps, the outbreak will start tomorrow! It is a continuous outbreak, and even I don't know how many days it will last! Anyway, what I can guarantee is that it will continue to break out before the end of February!

So I am asking everyone for monthly tickets!

February is coming to an end, so don't be stingy with the tickets in your hands! We are three hundred votes away from the previous one. Can this gap be filled by the end of the month!