Chapter 645 The Final Battle at Hampton Park

When it comes to Scottish football, the most familiar fans must be Glasgow Rangers and Celtics. Few fans will know about the Queen's Park team. However, a hundred years ago, Queen's Park was the most successful team in Scotland. Many rules appeared in football, such as free kicks, halftime, and even Adding crossbars to the goal has contributed to this team.

The decline of the Queens Park team is due to their opposition to professionalization. The Queens Park team once refused to join professional players and even refused to participate in the professional league. It was not until 1900 that they appeared in the professional league, but the rule of using only non-professional players did not change. Now, Queen's Park is also the only amateur team in all leagues in Scotland.

Nowadays, even the oldest Scottish fans are not very familiar with the Queen's Park team, but no Scottish fan will not know about the home stadium of the Queens Park team. In Europe, Hampton Park Stadium is also better than the Celtics' home Celtic Park Stadium and Glasgow Rangers. The team's home stadium, Ibrox Stadium, is more prominent and legendary.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the new Hampton Park is considered one of the most modern stadiums in the world. Its design and capacity have been repeatedly mentioned as a model throughout the 20th century. Initially, the stadium had a staggering 150,000 fans. In the 1937 SC Cup final, when the Celtics and Aberdeen played here, a total of 146,433 people came to watch the game. In the same year, in a match between Scotland and England, Hampton Park even flooded in 14,4,415 fans. In the 1970 UEFA Cup final, the match between the Celtics and Leeds United was played here, and 136,000 people came to the scene. The record for the European Champions League final was also set here. In the Champions League final in May 1960, Real Madrid defeated Frankfurt 7-3, and the audience was close to 130,000 at that time.

With the prosperity of European football, there are more and more five-star stadiums, and Queen's Park is not unable to participate in the top leagues. Hampton Park Stadium is rarely mentioned again. Until this season, it was designated as the venue for the UEFA Champions League finals. This great stadium has once again become the focus of attention of fans around the world. Point.

On May 15, the annual Champions League final kicked off again. The two teams participating in the competition are well-known giants in world football. One is Inter Milan, which has won three Champions League titles, and the other is Real Madrid, which has won seven Champions League titles.

The game was played at 7:45 p.m. local time. An hour ago, the Hampton Park Stadium, which could accommodate 52,000 people, was overcrowded.

Hundreds of reporters from dozens of countries, dozens of commentators, as many as 500 explosion-proof policemen, countless dignitaries, businessmen and celebrities, the stars in the stands of the whole stadium are brilliant, no less than Inter Milan and Real Madrid, where the stars are gathered on the court.

"... Inter Milan and Real Madrid went to the court under the leadership of Swiss referee Mayer. They went through the test of two group matches and two rounds of knockout matches. The players who came to this stadium are the best teams this season, and the two best teams also have to score a score to decide who is this season. The most powerful team in Europe is cruel and extremely exciting. I believe that at this time, not only the fans of Inter Milan and Real Madrid, but also the fans all over the world are waiting for the start of the game. Jiang Mu and Bosk, old and young, are the wisest coaches in world football. I believe they will not let the ball. Disappointed, they will bring us an unforgettable classic..."

"For Real Madrid, Hampton Park is obviously their blessing. 42 years ago, they beat Frankfurt here 7:3, which is the three Champions League final records set by the service, scoring the most goals (10); the most goals per person (Puska) Si, 4); the largest audience (127,000 people). So far, these three records have not been broken... Of course, Inter Milan's fans don't have to worry. In the history of the battle between Real Madrid and Inter Milan, Inter Milan has a slight advantage of 8 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, and in the Champions League final of the 63-64 season: Inter Milan won the championship 3:1 Real Madrid, although time has changed. But history will not be forgotten. The tradition continues. Inter Milan's psychological advantages are definitely still there. And two years ago, Inter Milan's head coach Jiang Mu led Alkmaar to defeat Real Madrid to win the championship in the Champions League final, which is a major favorable factor for Inter Milan..."

"Now let's take a look at the starting lineup of both sides. Real Madrid's starting lineup: goalkeeper Cesar, defender: Salgado, Chiero, Elgra, Carlos, midfielder: Zidane, Figo, Maclele, Solari, striker: Raul, Moriantes

Inter Milan's starting lineup: goalkeeper Toldo; Defenders: Sanetti, Cannavaro, Simic, Cordoba; Midfielder: Pirlo, Dibbiao, Materazzi, Ronaldinho; Forward: Ronaldo and Vieri.

"... Now the two staff members have taken the championship trophy into the field... Let's see who can take it away today... Let's continue the topic just now. Real Madrid and Inter Milan basically have no injury. Inter Milan's main central defender Cannavaro was originally injured, but he came back in time to catch up. In the final, Bosque and Jiang Mu are both world-class coaches. They have strong on-the-spot command ability, and there are always amazing moves to arrange troops. In this game, coach Bosco has another strange soldier. From the standpoint, the left striker Solari came to the back position to partner with Maclelele. This is a new measure. I don't know that Bosk is so safe. Is the intention of the platoon to strengthen the attack on the left? But there are already Zidane and Carlos on the left. Maybe Bosque just wants to press heavy troops on the left, and Figo on the right is a feoff... Inter Milan's starting today also has an unusual arrangement. Materazzi came to the position of the back, which is unexpected, because Materazzi has always been on the defender. Partnering with Cannavaro, Jiang Mu advanced Matrazi's position. It is estimated that considering that it is difficult to compete with Real Madrid for control of the midfield, he hopes to strengthen the defense and try his best to fight behind Real Madrid..."

Seeing the opponent's starting lineup coming to the court, Jiang Mu and Bosk frowned. Before the game, they all made a detailed analysis of the opponent and made all possible preparations. They were afraid of being caught off guard by the opponent, but when the players stood on the court, they just understood that the opponent was close. There is still an arrangement that I didn't expect.

As experienced head coaches, Bosco and Jiang Mu are of course much more insightful than reporters, commentators and fans, and immediately understand the purpose of the opponent's arrangement.

Inter Milan's right side is the strongest. Whether Ronaldinho and Sanetti are teamwork or fighting alone, they are world-class. If Ronaldo has time to pull the side, it will certainly cause great pressure on Real Madrid's left side, but Bosco does not want to add on the left side. Strong defense, but the strongest attack lineup, ready to fight against Inter Milan.

Inter Milan put Materazzi in the back today, mainly because they are worried about Cannavaro's injury, hoping that Materazzi will take on more defensive tasks, not just fighting for the header after inserting.

Jiang Mu thought for a while, and immediately asked Chang'e No. 1 to make a good analysis, observe the advantages and disadvantages of Bosk's arrangement, and find a way to deal with it.

"Bosk has a special use of Solari." Baresi also saw this change in Real Madrid and said to Jiang Mu.

Jiang Mu smiled and said, "Solali is the third wave of attack force of Real Madrid. It seems that he wants to fight with us on the right."

Baresi said, "Are we attacking or defending?"

Jiang Mu waved his hand and said calmly, "Of course, it's according to the pre-match plan. It's not right to make any adjustments at this time."

In Real Madrid's coaching table, Bosco is also seriously exchanging opinions with the assistant coach on Inter Milan's starting lineup and formation. The flexible and stable Bosco made the same decision as Jiang Mu and waited for change.

After the players on both sides exchanged the team's flag and team emblems, they took a group photo under the arrangement of UEFA officials, and then the referee Meyer blew the whistle at the beginning of the game.

The first kickoff was Real Madrid. In the midfield, there were a ball control master like Zidane, a breakthrough master like Figo, and a steal and interception artist like Maclelele. Real Madrid was not in a hurry to attack at the beginning, but controlled the ball under his feet and patiently looked for loopholes in Inter Milan's defense.

Inter Milan was ready for a defensive counterattack before the game. After Real Madrid controlled the ball, in addition to Vieri and Ronaldo on the front line, they inserted into Real Madrid's half-time, and the midfield only pushed into the middle circle, ready to use their superior forces to encircle Real Madrid's midfield at any time.

Real Madrid discharged heavy troops on the left side, and indeed tried to open the gap from the right side of Inter Milan.

After three passes and two passes, Carlos, who couldn't stand loneliness, came out of the full-back position, and Zidane also passed the ball to the side in a timely manner and asked Carlos to attack Sanetti.

Carlos's sideside assist is a sharp weapon for Real Madrid's attack. Because the Brazilians are extremely fast and full of endurance, he has completely become a conventional weapon in Real Madrid's attack, not a strange soldier.

Although it is a conventional weapon, Carlos's assists are very difficult to defend, because he has no fancy moves, that is, to force overtake with speed. There is no way for players who are not as fast as his to encounter this nonsensical breakthrough. In addition to fouls, they can only eat.

Sanetti is about the same as Carlos in endurance, but in terms of explosive power, Sanetti can't compare with Carlos. After the two met, Dibiao has not yet come to defend. Carlos divided the ball and wanted to forcibly break through Sanetti. Sanetti had no choice but to reach out and pull Sanetti down. The referee Meyer He blew the whistle decisively, signaled Sanetti to foul, and awarded Real Madrid a free kick on the right side of the penalty area.