Chapter 392: Nike Number One Star VS Puma Number One Star
As the 2012-2013 Champions League final draws closer and closer, London, a city with an already frenetic football atmosphere, has been transformed into a city-wide football festival, full of football elements.
London has one of the most teams in the world's top league, but in terms of absolute influence, it definitely ranks in the top three.
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, these teams are all well-known in world football at present, especially the Premier League, which is the world's largest money-absorber, and these Premier League teams in London are more well-known.
Playing the Champions League final in such a city is already doomed to a frenetic football atmosphere.
Real Madrid is the best club of the 20th century, Dortmund has risen very quickly in the past three seasons, and their style of play is very good-looking, mainly young players, and they are loved by fans of the post-80s and 90s.
In addition, there are many Chinese students, migrant workers, and ethnic Chinese in the British Isles, so Dortmund, which has Chinese players, has received a lot of support.
Moreover, Tang Zheng is very important in Dortmund, he is the absolute core, and they are very proud to have the status of Chinese fans, so in this context, Dortmund has gained more support, even if Real Madrid is star-studded, they cannot organize them to support Dortmund.
Speaking of which, we have to mention the London element of Real Madrid's squad, Jose Mourinho has been in charge of Chelsea for three seasons, winning two league titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups.
It can be said that Chelsea's ability to become a giant is inseparable from Mourinho, who has injected Chelsea with an iron spirit in his three years in charge, and even the current Real Madrid cannot avoid it.
It's just that Real Madrid players are born with a sense of superiority and are not very interested in the manager, which has caused the current manager to be in a discordant situation.
Chelsea fans are grateful to Jose Mourinho, and many Inter fans have come to London to support Mourinho and hope that he will lead Real Madrid to a third Champions League title in his managerial career.
In the Real Madrid team, Modric has played for Tottenham for many seasons, and the new Wembley Stadium in the northwest suburbs of London is not far from White Hart Lane, so there are also many Tottenham fans who support Real Madrid and cheer for Modric.
The 2012-2013 Champions League final was played on 25 May at 8:45 p.m. local time in Europe, with both sides arriving in London two days earlier, on 23 May.
In terms of arrival times, the two teams are staggered.
Dortmund arrived at London Heathrow International Airport at around 10 a.m., and the Champions League final is a festival for fans all over the world, so Dortmund, one of the finalists, was welcomed by a large number of fans.
Among them, there are many yellow-skinned and black-eyed Chinese fans, holding eye-catching Chinese banners and slogans, and many fans hold up the five-star red flag and Tang Zheng's huge posters to show that they support different goals.
Of course, there are also a lot of pure Dortmund fans, die-hard fans.
They arrived in London early to welcome the arrival of the entire Dortmund squad.
There were fans who welcomed Dortmund, and naturally there were fans who cheered.
They are Real Madrid fans and have come to Heathrow International Airport to make Dortmund fans uncomfortable.
People like to be welcomed and praised, and they have a natural aversion to all bad words and boos.
It is out of this that Real Madrid fans are uncomfortable with the Dortmund players.
However, there were many Dortmund fans at Heathrow International Airport, and the huge cheers they created were perfectly suppressed by the cheers, so the whole Dortmund team was not affected in any way, but the welcome ceremony of many Dortmund fans who were present was unique, which made their mood even happier.
Naturally, the presence of reporters came to the airport to welcome the entire Dortmund team to London, and their movements of controlling the shooting equipment in their hands never stopped, and the sound of 'click' and 'click' was non-stop.
In the media here, the Chinese media make up the vast majority.
Although CCTV has a monopoly on the right to broadcast the Champions League, it does not prevent other domestic media from tracking and reporting, especially those online media, who are not subject to this restriction, and even because of the difference in the attention and way of reading by fans, it is more important.
As the official partner of the Champions League, the CCTV 5 sent a very strong lineup of reports, even if Dortmund has just arrived at London Heathrow International Airport, you can easily see the CCTV 5 staff printed with the CCTV-5 logo in the reception area.
Tang Zheng was smiling in front of the enthusiastic fans and media, as were the rest of the team, who felt more like they were visiting London than attending a crucial Champions League final.
In the crowd of people who picked up the airport, Tang Zheng had a wide field of vision, and he saw his parents at a glance who had not seen him for nearly half a year.
Next to them, there are also girlfriend Zhao Lina, business agent Chen Jia, and Chen Jia's writer boyfriend Liu Nian.
He walked over in three steps and two steps, hugged his parents through the security guards, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry Mom, Dad, Mom, the time is in a hurry, and I don't have time to pick you up in person." ”
"It's okay, silly boy. Dad Tang smiled and said, "It's the same with Nana picking us up, you just need to prepare for the finals with your heart." ”
After that, Tang's father said very seriously to Tang Zheng in front of the domestic media: "If you can't win the Champions League, Lao Tzu will not be finished with you!"
Tang Zheng patted his left chest with his right hand and looked directly at Tang's father: "I do what I say, the Champions League champion is the Champions League champion!"
The reporters who could not understand Chinese looked at each other, while the reporters from China were ecstatic.
Although they can't interview Tang Zheng, it's okay for them to listen to the conversation between Tang Zheng and his son, because the content is quite rich!
Immediately, Tang Zheng walked up to his girlfriend Zhao Lina, who was holding her hands behind her back, and gave her a big hug: "Thank you for your hard work." ”
Zhao Lina was a little shy in front of the public, and the little woman was full of posture, giving Tang Zheng a roll of her eyes: "How embarrassed are so many people watching?"
"Embarrassed?" Tang Zheng grinned, his right hand suddenly stretched out to pick Zhao Lina's chin, and kissed it in front of thousands of people.
Suddenly, a loud coaxing sounded in the pick-up area: "Oh, oh, oh-"
Tang Zheng was unmoved, and even ignored the 'Nine Yin White Bone Grab' used by Tang's mother, and whispered and laughed at his girlfriend Zhao Lina, who was stunned with a red face: "Are you still embarrassed?"
Zhao Lina glared at Tang Zheng, and only spit out two words after a long time: "Bad guy!!"
"Take good care of my parents. ”
Tang Zheng stood on tiptoe, kissed Zhao Lina's forehead again, and then followed his teammates to the special passage.
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At noon on the same day, the mainstream Internet media in Europe reported the news of Dortmund's arrival in London, and what made people laugh was that Tang Zheng kissed his girlfriend Zhao Lina twice in front of everyone at the airport, which can be described as out of the limelight.
Back at the hotel, Hummels held the screen of his mobile phone to everyone, which displayed BBC headlines about Tang Zheng kissing his girlfriend at Heathrow Airport, with pictures: "Hey~ I really can't see that Don, who usually looks like a puritan, is so domineering and strong!"
"I said Mats, are you itching?" Tang Zheng raised his right hand and gave Hummels a look.
"I have deep admiration for your actions. Hummels hurriedly patted his ass: "Kissing his girlfriend in front of thousands of people, it's cool!"
"You can try it too, Mats. Lewandowski was heckling around.
"How do I try?" Hummels rolled his eyes.
"You can wait until we win the Champions League and kiss your girlfriend Katie. Royce whistled.
Tang Zheng looked at his teammates who were coaxing and shook his head, but he was very satisfied with his teammates' relaxed attitude, there was a reason why he took the initiative to kiss his girlfriend Zhao Lina in front of media reporters and fans today.
The Champions League final is sacred and stressful for anyone, and his teammates were nervous again after showing signs of bad signs two days ago.
If the media focuses on themselves, their teammates can prepare more easily.
After all, it's none of my business, and my teammates won't care what the media says.
At about half past two in the afternoon, the whole Real Madrid team arrived in London.
Compared to Dortmund, Real Madrid gives people a feeling of being dusty.
The Bundesliga ended last week, but there is still a final round of La Liga, and Real Madrid played a La Liga game two days ago, which is somewhat busier than Dortmund's schedule.
Of course, the Champions League final will be the same for both sides.
Real Madrid have the last round of the league and Borussia Dortmund have the last German Cup final.
At 4pm, the entire Dortmund squad headed to the new Wembley Stadium for their first acclimatisation to prepare for the Champions League final.
As soon as the bus stopped at the designated location, a large number of fans and media reporters rushed up, but fortunately, the organizer's security forces were sufficient, but there was no situation where the entire Dortmund team could not get off the bus.
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The new Wembley Stadium was rebuilt in 2007 and is home to the England national team and also hosts the final of all competitions in England.
For example: the League Cup final and the FA Cup final.
With a capacity of 90,000 fans, it is the largest stadium in England.
However, what impressed Tang Zheng the most was the 133-meter-high arch, which is 315 meters long, making it the longest single-span roof structure in the world.
The new Wembley Stadium is even more beautiful at night, because the arches are well lit and look like a beautiful rainbow bridge at night, just in front of the giant Ferris wheel "London Eye" not far away.
But now it's broad daylight, I can't see the effect, and Tang Zheng can't see anything amazing.
It is worth mentioning that in the pre-match draw ceremony, Dortmund drew the home team draw, and Real Madrid drew the away team draw, which means that Dortmund can enjoy the home team dressing room at the new Wembley Stadium.
The home dressing room is often better than the away team's dressing room, and this is especially true at the new Wembley Stadium.
Luxurious decoration and related supporting facilities are all available.
However, the players know that coming to the new Wembley Stadium is not for pleasure, they are aiming for the eventual title!
At present, the league championship has been won, if you beat Real Madrid to win the Champions League, it will be a double, and next week's German Cup final opponent is Bayern Munich, which is equivalent to saying that there is no pressure, and winning the Champions League basically means that the treble is in hand.
Athletic performance is often directly proportional to personal income, and professional footballers often have short careers, and they all know that they have to work hard to get on the road to the professional level.
The bargaining chip with the club is the result, and the treble of league titles, Champions League winners and German Cup winners is precisely the best bargaining chip.
A raise to reach the pinnacle of life is what every Borussia Dortmund player wants.
Lewandowski, for example, is now at an impasse in negotiations with the club, and his agent's advice is to wait until after the Champions League final to restart negotiations.
It's good to win the Champions League, but even if you can't get it, you can ask for a higher salary, but the salary you get will not be as good as the salary of the Champions League winner.
If you can't get along with the club, you can also transfer to a club with better treatment......
Getting back to business, a simple change of equipment for the whole team was followed by a simple warm-up by strength and conditioning coach Oliver Bartlett at the new Wembley Stadium to prepare for the next acclimatization.
The new Wembley Stadium, like the usual stadium, is divided into three levels, with the smallest capacity in the middle, more points in the lower level and the most in the upper level.
During the warm-up period of the Dortmund players, nearly 100 reporters have come to the mixed area of the stadium, and they have been authorized by the relevant departments of UEFA to take pictures of Dortmund's preparations up close.
Of course, their shooting time is limited to the warm-up phase and normal training with the ball, and the next core tactical drill must be cleared.
UEFA has done a lot of work to protect the core tactics of both sides of the game, and the organisers have been quite cooperative.
After an hour and a half of acclimatization, Dortmund took the bus back to the hotel.
Just as they were about to board the bus, the bus with the Real Madrid crest was parked not far from the bus in Dortmund.
The doors slowly opened, and reporters and fans were stopped by security personnel at the new Wembley Stadium, but this did not prevent the Dortmund players from looking at the Real Madrid stars as they paced out of the car.
The first to get off was Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, then assistant coach Faria, and the first player to get off was the team's number one star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
He wears expensive headphones and carries an LV bag, looking very relaxed.
However, when his eyes swept to Dortmund, about thirty meters away, he couldn't help but search for Tang Zheng, the Chinese who tried to steal his position as Nike's number one star.
In the group stage of this season's Champions League, he was instructed by Nike's head office to give Tang Zheng a little color, but Tang Zheng became the absolute protagonist of the two Champions League group stages, trying to ensure that Dortmund won at home and drew away.
To be precise, if it weren't for Ozil's last-minute free-kick savior, it is estimated that Real Madrid would have been beaten home and away by Dortmund in the group stage this season.
Now that he is Nike's number one star, he will face Puma's number one star Tang Zheng, what will be the result?
Tang Zheng, who was queuing up to get on the bus, swept to someone looking at him, looked up, and just met Ronaldo's eyes, he grinned and gave a thumbs up with his right hand.
But at the moment when Ronaldo smiled, Tang Zheng flipped his fist violently and gave an inverted thumb.
Interestingly...... This scene happened to be captured by reporters.
Tang Zheng's expression was indifferent and disdainful, and Ronaldo's expression was ugly and angry.