Chapter 113 Meet the Opponents

The Olympic Stadium is now the home of Serie A teams Rome and Lazio. It can be said that Rome and Lazio are the owners of the Olympic Stadium.

This stadium was built in the 1930s with the original purpose of hosting the Olympic Games. After decades of reconstruction and expansion, the Olympic Stadium can now accommodate 82,000 people.

The Olympic Stadium in the northern suburbs of Rome is designed by architectural designer E. Del DeBio, C. It was jointly designed by Rokatli and A. Vitlozi.

After continuous reconstruction, the Olympic stadium is now very modern, and fully takes into account the needs and convenience of athletes and spectators. The functional design is complete and humanized, and the architectural style is also very novel.

As one of the landmarks of Rome, the Olympic Stadium is also one of the most famous stadiums in the world.

The Roma team has shared the Olympic Stadium with Lazio since 1973, and in 1977, the most important Roman fan group, the South Stand Fan Club, was created.

Roma fans said that Lazio fans were not welcome to watch the game in the south stands, and kindly advised them to go to other areas of the stadium.

In 1973, in the derby between Rome and Lazio, the first team of Roman fans checked all the imports of the South Stand to prevent Lazio fans from entering there.

From that year, Lazio fans had to occupy the north stand, which has since become a residential area for Lazio fans.

Since the Olympic Stadium is not a professional football field, there is a runway between the audience and the venue.

This also makes many Manchester United and Barcelona fans feel very unaccustomed. In addition, the security of the stadium has also attracted enough attention from the Italian police. The reputation of English fans outside is indeed not very good in European countries, and the Catalans do not seem to have a good temper. After one side loses, they will There will be riots because the mood is out of control, which is not something that anyone can guarantee. Therefore, in the final of today's Champions League, the Italian Roman police were almost fully dispatched to patrol the stadium, near the stadium, and the places where fans from both sides gathered.

It is reported that more than 10,000 police officers will maintain order in the stadium and the city today to prevent fans from making trouble.

At the same time, 6,500 cameras are installed in the stadium and all corners of Rome, which will also monitor various places in real time to respond to emergencies at any time.

When Manchester United's bus arrived at the Olympic Stadium, the sky was clear and the weather was surprisingly good. In the official local tourist season in May-June, many Asian faces appeared around the stadium and were cheering for Manchester United's players!

When Li Yugang got off the bus, she heard Mandarin cheering on the road for the first time. It was really wonderful. Of course, there are also many Koreans. Because they are all neighboring countries, Asian fans form a special Manchester United fan group composed of fans from two countries.

The Olympic Stadium can accommodate 82,000 people. At this moment, there are about 41,000 Manchester United fans, while Barcelona fans are about 37,000.

On the stadium stands, it can be clearly seen that half of the stands is the red of Manchester United, which seems to be a burning flame, and the other half is the color of red and blue belonging to Barcelona.

However, in the middle of the stands of Manchester United fans, there is a small area that is a special place, which is a special Asian cheering group and a fan array composed of international students from the two countries.

Although this game is a match between Manchester United in England and Barcelona in Spain, what makes these Chinese living abroad happy is that it is possible to determine the fate of the game. It is Li Yu, a Chinese star. Of course, fans who have finally paid a lot of money to get tickets to the finals, are also looking forward to it. This moment comes early.

You should know that the tickets for the current finals are very expensive. The most ordinary ticket costs hundreds of dollars. This is not a ticket that has been turned over by scalpers. If there is also a scalper in it, a ticket for the Champions League can completely top the income of ordinary workers in China for a year in China. This is not a A small amount of money, but it still can't stop the enthusiasm of local Chinese and compatriots.

The CCTV reporting team has also done its homework in advance. There are tour groups in Yanjing and Hong Kong that have specially organized special watching groups for the Champions League final.

This is simply impossible to happen in China!

Li Yu and her teammates changed into special jerseys with the logo of the Champions League final and came out to warm up.

When they came out, they saw that the Barcelona players had warmed up.

Seeing the Manchester United players coming out, the Manchester United fans in the stands began to sing loudly, and the Barcelona fans were not willing to show their weakness and began to sing the Barcelona duet loudly.

However, when it comes to the songs on the field, Barcelona fans are not made by the atmosphere of the English fans on the court at all. English fans are well-deserved masters. Their voices are powerful weapons. Just with their voices, they can create a frightening field song that makes their opponents. It is English. The Glen football tradition is also a place that English fans are proud of. In fact, whenever tens of thousands of fans sing together, it will always be an exciting voice in the world, and tens of thousands of fans sing a song specially composed for a player at the same time, which will make that player excited inexplicably.

Manchester United fans can sing every Manchester United player without a lot of weight. These people even have the ability to make lyrics on the spot, and then set the current popular song tunes on their own players, while Barcelona fans turn over and again is Barcelona's team song. In terms of pattern and momentum, they are at a downtrend. It is.

In this regard, Spanish fans and English fans are still incomparable. Of course, there is no way to compare after the game. English fans seem to be so energetic at all times, which may be the characteristic of the nation.

Li Yu just came out to warm up and ran two steps. Her body was just a little hot. Listening to Manchester United fans singing the songs compiled for them, thinking that this is the final of the Champions League, it can be said that the singing of the fans is far more exciting than the ones just now. Just before the game, Manchester United's No. 9 is already hot. The blood is boiling.

When the players warmed up on the sidelines, Ferguson and Guardiola were not idle, and the two head coaches examined the soft and hard turf on the court.

All coaches know about the bad things about the Italian stadium. This is still for the final of the Champions League. The municipal government of Rome has specially allocated funds to maintain the turf.

However, the water on the grass before the game was not sprinkled, which was a little slippery!

For Barcelona, it is really not ideal. Barcelona is the representative of artistic football. They are used to controlling football. 90% of the time football is the rolling ground Messi, Eto'o, Iniesta, Harvey... These people are all representatives of technical football. Barcelona's football is exquisite. It is accurate ball control, dribble and pass, and the flowing attack. These relatively slippery fields will be affected.

Guardiola turned up and looked at Ferguson. He couldn't see the expression of Manchester United's head coach clearly. However, Guardiola could imagine that Ferguson should be a little gloating and playing in the slippery field. In any case, the Premier League team was relatively less affected. Manchester United's efficient counterattacks are often The long pass starts with different sides. If it really doesn't work, let's go. This is the reserved program of the Premier League.

In fact, Ferguson's mood is not good. He doesn't think that his team's players don't have superb skills, so the old Scottish man doesn't like today's playing field. Because of Li Yu and C Ronaldo, this Manchester United team is definitely a technical genre. Such a little slippery field, for Manchester United is also influential.

The warm-up was soon over, and the players returned to the dressing room one after another. The Manchester United club staff hurriedly gave the players towels so that the players could keep their bodies hot, otherwise the previous warm-up would be useless.

Li Yu took the towel, wiped the sweat on her hair randomly, and then picked up the dry earth clothes hanging on the cabinet in the dressing room. Li Yu was not in a hurry to change it. He put the jersey shirt on the stool, picked up the black pen at hand and wrote a sentence. This is a mysterious gift specially prepared for Chinese fans watching the finals all over the world. !

"What's written on it, LEE?" Giggs stretched out his head to look, but he didn't know the Chinese characters on it.

"Ha ha, this is a word for my motherland fans!" Li Yu pretended to have a mysterious smile, but he did not explain the literal meaning.

"Are you going to lift the jersey after scoring a goal?" Giggs asked.

Li Yu nodded: "I hope that the Chinese fans in front of the TV and the scene can be proud of football, which is an extremely rare opportunity for Chinese fans."

Giggs nodded to show his understanding that the Welsh veteran is a good person. He also knows what kind of football level Li Yu's country is. In fact, most Manchester United players and Chinese players can only call three names, LEE... DONG... SUN!

This is also the reason why Dong Fangzhuo once played for Manchester United, otherwise he would have to have one less!

Dong Fangzhuo did not leave a deep impression during his time at Manchester United. Most of the time, he was on loan. Even if he returned to Manchester United, he still played in the reserve team. Fortunately, it was Manchester United. If the players of other Premier League teams knew the names of the two Chinese players.

Li Yu knows that it is not a matter of overnight to change all this. Coupled with the contradictions between himself and the domestic football association, he can do something that makes the Chinese people proud and do his best. The problem of the general environment is not something that a player can change.

At the same time, he also secretly decided in his heart that he must work hard. The first goal must be scored by him, so that it will be more meaningful.

Teammates listened to the captain Giggs of the game and noticed Li Yu's behavior. Ronaldo and Park Zhixing also began to join in the fun. When Li Yu finished writing, they also began to write what they wanted to say.

Park Ji-sung, who has always been honest, also wants to play the drama of undressing to celebrate, which stimulates other players. Don't care if you can't score the goal. Anyway, there is no harm in writing, what if you get in!

"You are affecting my game mood, you know?" Van der Sar finally spoke out. Everyone has the possibility of scoring. Can he, the goalkeeper, not be depressed?

Let you write it. When the boss sees it, he has to say that you can't. Isn't he looking for a yellow card?

The old Dutch goalkeeper can only find comfort for himself with these words in his heart.

"Young men, I'm very happy to see your actions. This game, winning the championship, is the best blessing to all the Manchester United fans who love you deeply. Don't live up to their expectations!" Ferguson's sudden sound startled all the players.

The old man spoke as if he was praising their actions, but there was something to say. The old Scottish old man, who has always been straightforward, is a little abnormal today and has begun to say something bad?

I'm so slow that I dare not write any more. It's better to listen to the old man's tactics honestly. It's really like what the old man said. If he failed to live up to the expectations of the fans, it's a big deal!

In fact, the tactics of the game have been talked about many times, and Manchester United players have remembered it. However, Ferguson told him again about some details that need to be paid attention to in the game.

Barcelona's counterattack is very fast and active. Manchester United must be fast and accurate if they want to organize some attacks. Therefore, he asked the players to be more careful when dealing with the ball on the court to prevent the opponent's quick counterattack after the counterattack.

The CCTV Sports Special Report Group is still tracking and reporting Manchester United. Duan Xuan turned from a reporter to a live commentary. His voice also sounded as the game time approached. CCTV Sports attached great importance to the final of the Champions League. Live broadcast is a must. The broadcast in China. In the hall, the live broadcast actually started more than two hours in advance.

If you can't broadcast the Premier League live, CCTV will not let go of the Champions League finals. In the pre-match live broadcast, a large number of fan interactive games were organized to guess the score. In the end, they all had rich sports equipment as gifts.

CCTV is also trying to turn today's finals into a football feast, so that Chinese fans can feel the feeling of being throbbing for football again.

"These days, I have been following Manchester United to follow the report, and I have been lucky enough to experience several great moments of winning the championship. Today will be no exception. Let's witness this great moment together!" As soon as Duan Xuan opened his mouth, he came passionately.

"The game is about to begin. We noticed that the head coaches of the two teams have been walking back and forth in the field for a long time before the game. Today's field seems to be a little slippery. The two head coaches are very careful. They will definitely make a corresponding arrangement for this situation before the game!"

"The Rome Olympic Stadium is not a professional football venue, which makes me somewhat uncomfortable. I am used to watching professional football stadiums in the UK, which reminds me of the broadcast of the league in China. Most of the stadiums in China are comprehensive stadiums, just From the number of professional football fields, we can intuitively see the gap. Well, let alone those feelings.

At this time, the big screen of the stadium showed the list of starting players in the final of the Champions League between the two sides.

Manchester United (4-3-3): goalkeeper: van der Sar; back line: O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; midfielder: Carrick, Giggs, Park Zhixing; front line: Cristiano Ronaldo, Li Yu, Rooney;

Barcelona (4-3-2-1): goalkeeper: Valdes; Back defense: Pujol, Pic, Yaya Toure, Silvio; Midfielder: Harvey, Busquets, Iniesta; Forward: Messi, Eto'o, Henry;

When the commentators began to introduce the list of starting players of Manchester United and Barcelona, the players from both sides entered the field.

It is not difficult to see from the list that Barcelona has made great adjustments on the back defense line. Captain Pujol changed to play full-back, while Yaya Toure and Pike partnered with the central defender. Guardiola said that the difficulties on the back line before the game were really shown in the starting line of the final. There are hidden dangers in Barcelona's back line, but it depends on Manchester United's ability. I can't seize the opportunity.

In contrast to Manchester United, almost all the main players play. The trident on the front line will definitely encounter a lot of opportunities in the face of Barcelona's temporary defensive line. Seizing such an opportunity, maybe the game will completely turn to the side of Manchester United. Ferguson sent veteran Giggs in the midfield, who has not played for a long time. Can the Welsh veteran in Manchester United's starting lineup fight against the impact of Barcelona's midfield?

Park Ji-sung also appeared in the midfield position. Today, the task of the South Koreans is undoubtedly to keep an eye on Barcelona's offensive arrow Messi. If they can successfully defend the media in the finals, the South Korean national football player's career will undoubtedly usher in another peak.

Barcelona is strong in the midfield and front line, and Manchester United is strong in the front line and guard line. The two teams have their own advantages and have relatively weak links. The key is who can take the lead in seizing the opportunity and get a goal to disrupt the opponent's deployment before the game, which has become the key to the game.

The players of the two teams appeared one after another to make the first ** of the Rome Olympic Stadium appear tonight. Everyone shouted the names of the teams and players they supported, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely warm.

Li Yu noticed that Barcelona fans are extremely fond of a small player, which is also the first time the two meet in the game. Barcelona's top scorer and No. 10 Messi, the core of attack.

I have heard this person's name more than once in Ronaldo's mouth, but this is the real meeting. In the Portuguese's words, Li Yu can feel that C Ronaldo has a kind of competition idea for Messi and can be regarded as a level of opponent by C Ronaldo, so Messi Undoubtedly, he is also a football master.

Li Yu looked at the player with the No. 10 jersey, and he will also be the object of his competition in this game. What a pleasure it is to be able to compete with heavyweight opponents in the most important game.