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After the semi-final of the underdogs, that of the favorites. While few would bet on the Tottenham-Ajax Amsterdam (0-1 in the first leg, Tuesday), the one on Wednesday looks like a European classic: Messi's FC Barcelona and Salah's Reds compete on the pitch Camp Nou, to try to take an option on qualifying for the final of the Champions League.
FC BARCELONA - LIVERPOOL: kick off at 9 pm
The atmosphere point: Camp Nou, "temple" or simple stadium? The words of Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp sparked a mini-polemic ahead of the match: the biggest stadium in Europe with 99,000 seats, Camp Nou Barça is for him not "a temple of football" but a simple "stage". The coach was forced to retro-pedal against the outcry on Wednesday. But his words - "I'm a football fan, how would I like this stage?" - will they be enough to extinguish the wick? Or the spade could it instead turn against the Reds, motivating the Barcelona fans to lie the German? Reply to the kickoff.The point winners: ten trophies on the lawn. The statistic raises the stature of the two clubs that clash Wednesday night: between them, Barça and Liverpool have won the Champions League ten times - respectively five each. The sixth is therefore within reach for the Catalans, crowned for the last time in 2015, as for the Reds, finalists last year. Whatever the winner of this meeting, it will look like an ogre against that of the other semifinal.