Football: After listening to the advice, I became the strongest free man.

Except for a few who think that the Champions League is just a water champion that relies on marketing, the vast majority of fans know that the most influential, highest overall level, and most generous club competition in world football today is the Champions League.

And as mentioned in the title, in this most important club competition, where the life and death of the strong dialogue is at stake, Ronaldo not only overwhelms Messi with statistics, but his team has also achieved the best results since the Champions League was restructured in the past three years. An unprecedented three consecutive championships. Before this, no team had even defended the title.

Therefore, no matter what the actual level of the two is, it is not surprising that Ronaldo, who completely overwhelms Messi in terms of personal data and team performance, is considered to be stronger than Messi.

————But the question is, why can’t Barcelona win in the Champions League? In fact, I'm afraid it's still an unclear question.

In the past three years (to be precise, since the championship in 15), in the knockout stage, the away games have been inexplicably weak, including Messi himself.

After Messi scored twice against Barcelona's favorite Arsenal in the round of 16 away game in 16, it started against Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals in 16 until Messi last played for Barcelona in the Champions League knockout away game in 21 (not counting 2: 8 Bayern), Messi played a total of 10 away games, scoring 2 goals and 0 assists.

One goal was a gift to the defender against Chelsea in 18, and the other was a consolation goal when the score was 21:1 behind Paris Saint-Germain in 5.

At the same time, in these 10 games, Barcelona had a total of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, scoring 4 goals, but conceding 19 goals. In addition to Messi's two goals, the four goals scored also included an own goal by the opponent.

但在诺坎普面对同样的这批对手，他们打出了8胜1平1负的骄人战绩，进30球只失9球。而梅西合计11球3助。客场相对主场，肯定要困难一些。

But Barcelona’s home and away performance in the Champions League has such a huge contrast in recent years. It's really hard to explain.

You said some opponents are unfamiliar?

But Atletico Madrid, which eliminated them in 16, is an all-too-familiar old rival.

Paris and Juventus also played against each other in the 15 season. You said the opponent's style is restrained?

But 16 Atletico Madrid, 17 Juventus, 18 Roma, 19 Liverpool, the styles are very different.

Do you think it matters whether we play at home first or away first?

But the losses to Roma and Liverpool were both comebacks after big wins at home, and the losses to Juventus and PSG were followed by a disastrous away defeat.

Are you saying there is something wrong with the coach?

But Enrique and Valverde have completely different styles and characteristics.

Are you saying the players are inexperienced?

But Barcelona is such a battle-tested veteran. And looking at the 16-18 league, their away record is very good, and the gap with their home team is not obvious.

The last common explanation is that Barcelona is not good at strong dialogue.

But in fact, in the past three years, Barcelona has had an overwhelming record against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, which have caused headaches for other European giants. The league has a total of 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, scoring 23 goals and conceding 12 goals. Other explanations, such as the thin lineup and changes in players, are also difficult to explain that in just two weeks, they played such a contrasting game against the same opponent, whether it was Barcelona or Messi, and they were consecutive. For many years, this difference has only been shown in the Champions League.

Except for a few who think that the Champions League is just a water champion that relies on marketing, the vast majority of fans know that the most influential, highest overall level, and most generous club competition in world football today is the Champions League.

And as the title states, in this most important club competition, in the knockout stage where life and death are at stake, Cristiano Ronaldo not only overwhelms Messi with statistics, but his team has also achieved unprecedented success in the Champions League in the past three years. Three consecutive championships. Before this, no team had even defended the title.

Therefore, no matter what the actual level of the two is, it is not surprising that Ronaldo, who completely overwhelms Messi in terms of personal data and team performance, is considered to be stronger than Messi.

————But the question is, why can’t Barcelona win in the Champions League? In fact, I'm afraid it's still an unclear question.

In the past three years (to be precise, since the championship in 15), in the knockout stage, the away games have been inexplicably weak, including Messi himself.

After Messi scored twice against Barcelona's favorite Arsenal in the round of 16 away game in 16, it started against Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals in 16 until Messi last played for Barcelona in the Champions League knockout away game in 21 (not counting 2: 8 Bayern), Messi played a total of 10 away games, with 2 goals and 0 assists. One goal was a gift from the defender against Chelsea in 18, and the other was a consolation goal when the score was 21:1 behind Paris Saint-Germain in 5.

At the same time, in these 10 games, Barcelona had a total of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, scoring 4 goals, but conceding 19 goals. In addition to Messi's two goals, the four goals scored also included an own goal by the opponent.

但在诺坎普面对同样的这批对手，他们打出了8胜1平1负的骄人战绩，进30球只失9球。而梅西合计11球3助。

Away games are definitely more difficult than home games.

But Barcelona’s home and away performance in the Champions League has such a huge contrast in recent years.

It's really hard to explain.

You said some opponents are unfamiliar?

But Atletico Madrid, which eliminated them in 16, is an all-too-familiar old rival.

Paris and Juventus also played against each other in the 15 season.

You said the opponent's style is restrained?

But 16 Atletico Madrid, 17 Juventus, 18 Roma, 19 Liverpool, the styles are very different.

Do you think it matters whether we play at home first or away first?

But the losses to Roma and Liverpool were both comebacks after big wins at home, and the losses to Juventus and PSG were followed by a disastrous away defeat.

Are you saying there is something wrong with the coach?

But Enrique and Valverde have completely different styles and characteristics.

Are you saying the players are inexperienced?

But Barcelona is such a battle-tested veteran.

And looking at the 16-18 league, their away record is very good, and the gap with their home team is not obvious.

The last common explanation is that Barcelona is not good at strong dialogue.

But in fact, in the past three years, Barcelona has had an overwhelming record against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, which have caused headaches for other European giants. The league has a total of 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, scoring 23 goals and conceding 12 goals.

Other explanations, such as the thin lineup and changes in players, are also difficult to explain that in just two weeks, they played such a contrasting game against the same opponent, whether it was Barcelona or Messi, and they were consecutive. For many years, this difference has only been shown in the Champions League.

Barcelona was indeed very competitive in those years. Whether it was Enrique's MSN era or Valverde's Barcelona era, they were both very impactful and very stable in the league.

The reason why Messi's statistics in the knockout rounds of the Champions League were inferior to Ronaldo's in those years is mainly due to the following reasons:

1. Barcelona often suffers from small losses. Barcelona achieved five crowns in 15 under the leadership of Enrique and MSN, and even achieved six crowns in 09 under the leadership of Guardiola.

Perhaps it is the glorious history of the Barcelona team that gives this team a "Grand Slam complex" from top to bottom, resulting in every Barcelona coach trying his best for the Grand Slam every season.

The spirit of competing for every bid is certainly valuable, but the reality is that you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

Especially in those years, Barcelona was filled with a large number of accomplished veterans. Can their bodies and minds ensure that the team is still hungry in the sprint phase of the season?