The degree of development of the media in England is very high, although it is not the first in the world, but the first in Europe is proper, and Liverpool has a very high economic status in the United Kingdom, a famous business center, and the second largest commercial port, Liverpool has a wide hinterland, foreign trade accounts for 1/4 of the country, and the output ranks first in the United Kingdom, and the import is second only to London.

This shows how well developed Liverpool is.

Madrid is the capital of Spain, and you can know what it means just by looking at the name of the club in Real Madrid, so the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid is not only a competitive competition, but also an economic matchup.

Real Madrid's purchasing power in previous seasons is extremely strong, but the decline in the past three seasons is very obvious, on the other hand, Liverpool, which has insufficient purchasing power in previous seasons, has invested heavily in recent transfer windows, so there is a British media to make a fuss about the decline in Real Madrid's purchasing power.

Of course, fans are watching for fun, focusing on the Champions League final itself at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.

It is worth mentioning that Liverpool is the first team since Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final through qualifying in the 2011-2012 season, and the first English team to reach the Champions League final since the 2011-2012 season.

With two hours to go, Real Madrid and Liverpool left their respective hotels by bus to the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, the venue for the game.

"Whoa—"

When arriving outside the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, at 7:15 p.m. local time in Europe, the long-awaited Real Madrid fans subconsciously made a huge cheer after seeing Real Madrid riding the bus to welcome the arrival of the team.

Through the transparent window glass, Tang Zheng can feel the surging and excited feelings of the fans from the heart.

“Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang——”

Many fans in the crowd held up banners, slogans and posters about Tang Zheng, and at this time, some fans suddenly noticed that Tang Zheng looked through the window, and their voices suddenly changed and lengthened.

Tang Zheng grinned, the fans were still so enthusiastic, but ......

Thinking of this, Tang Zheng shook his head, he looked at the passionate Real Madrid fans again, and then waved.

By the time Real Madrid got the home team's signature, they changed their equipment in the dressing room and arrived at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, which can accommodate 70,000 fans, was already filled with about 80% of the fans, and these empty seats were still slowly filling up at a visible rate.

Knowing that there is still more than an hour before the start of the game, the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv is almost full, and it is not difficult to see the anticipation of fans for this pinnacle matchup.

An hour before the game, the starting lists submitted by Real Madrid and Liverpool appeared in the hands of the commentators of the major TV stations that broadcast the Champions League final.

Real Madrid's official formation is 4312, goalkeeper Navas, defenders Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal, three central midfielders Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro, Tang Zheng as the front midfielder, Benzema and Bale at the front of the line.

Liverpool continued to use the usual four-three-three formation, goalkeeper Karius, four defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk and Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson and Lu Liang in the middle, and Salah, Firmino and Mane at the front as Liverpool's trident.

The starting lineup came out, and the central 5 commentator He Wei was particularly excited, and he said excitedly: "Tang Zheng and Lu Liang appeared in the starting lineup of both teams at the same time, which means that the first Chinese derby in the Champions League final we were looking forward to before the game appeared! The 2018 World Cup in Russia is about to start, and in the Champions League final, which symbolizes the highest glory of the club, two Chinese players appear in the starting lineup of different teams competing for the championship, what does it mean? It means that we have enough strength to wrestle with the world's strongest teams!"

Although what He Wei said is a bit exaggerated, it is full of reverie when he thinks of the Chinese players who stayed abroad, especially the offensive players.

Two weeks ago, in the Europa League final at the Parc Olimpico in Lyon, China's Liu Ruofan made his debut for Marseille and played the full game, and if it weren't for his bad luck, he might even help Marseille and Atletico to a close match.

It's a pity that Liu Ruofan had two shots on the crossbar and the goalkeeper, otherwise it is still unknown whether Atletico Madrid can beat Marseille in the final.

Despite this, Liu Ruofan proved himself in Ligue 1 and Europa League in 2017-2018, and a number of big clubs have even recently expressed interest in the young Chinese player under the age of 20.

Among them, there are many top European giants such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City, Bayern and so on.

Liu Ruofan aside, Tang Zheng is at the top of the world football pyramid, and Hao Junmin, Lu Liang, Sun Jingbo, and Wu Sanshi are all playing in the giants of their respective leagues.

Zhang Linpeng at the defensive end is the representative of China's backline, the main right fullback of the Serie A giant Juventus, who can attack and defend well, and the 23-year-old Gao Zhunyi is the main central defender of the Belgian giants Gent.

The national goal is Dortmund's main goalkeeper Yan Junling, except for the starting left-back and the starting central defender, who are slightly insufficient, and the other positions are all European main level players.

To get back to the point, the forty-minute warm-up time passed quickly, and the seats that were still empty had already been filled.

"Whoa—"

Before the game even began, Real Madrid, Liverpool and neutral fans did not lower their voices as the players from both sides returned to the dressing room, but instead let out loud cheers under the leadership of their respective fan groups to create a frenzy for the upcoming Champions League final.

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Before the start of the 2017-2018 Champions League final, the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv gave a short but Ukrainian performance, allowing fans sitting in front of the TV to fully understand the warmth and hospitality of the Ukrainian people.

The players walked from the locker room to the players' tunnel one after another, and Shevchenko, the ambassador of this year's final, entered the stadium with the Big Ear Cup, and the cheers of the fans gradually increased.

At the same time, Tang Zheng took the initiative to walk towards his national teammate Lu Liang and raised his right hand.

Lu Liang was still as modest and enthusiastic as ever, and while raising his right hand, he also gave Tang Zheng a big hug, and said with a smile: "Brother Zheng, give some face in the finals, and beg for light abuse." ”

"I won't drink your poisonous milk. ”

Tang Zheng let go of Lu Liang with a smile, and then patted Lu Liang on the shoulder.

The close-up of the on-site director was aimed at Tang Zheng and Lu Liang, and the central 5 commentator He Wei was in high spirits and full of passion: "The 2017-2018 Champions League final is getting closer and closer, and the two Shanghai-born Chinese internationals hugged and chatted very quickly before the game, but I don't know if it will be so friendly after the game starts?"

In fact, this game is not the first meeting between Tang Zheng and Lu Liang in the Champions League, on the contrary, there have been many encounters, when Tang Zheng, who transferred to Real Madrid, and Lu Liang, who played for Dortmund, contributed a wonderful duel to Chinese fans in front of the TV.

In addition, Karius and Toni Kroos, both Germans, shook hands in the tunnel and chatted about the upcoming Champions League final.

Firmino, Marcelo, and Casemiro are all Brazilian internationals, so naturally there are a lot of topics.

Pre-match chit-chat is not about small talk for the sake of small talk, but about distracting attention, emptying your mind and body and making final preparations for the upcoming Champions League final.

When all the players came out of the dressing room, the starters of the two finalist teams stood behind the Serbian referees, and the substitutes walked straight to the pitch and turned to their respective benches to take their seats.

Tang Zheng and Lu Liang chatted energetically, and when he saw a familiar figure, he patted Lu Liang on the shoulder and pointed to Klopp with a serious face: "I'll go over and talk to Jurgen." ”

"No problem, we'll wait for the next game. ”

Lu Liang tapped his chin and walked towards the queue.

Klopp looked up and saw Tang Zheng coming, his tense nerves instantly relaxed, and he gave Tang Zheng a big hug with his arms outstretched.

The on-site director with a keen sense of smell switched the camera from the Brazilian international to Tang Zheng and Klopp, as the two founders of the Dortmund dynasty in the past, each of them will attract the attention of countless fans.

Especially for fans from Dortmund, although there was no Dortmund in the 2017-2018 Champions League final, the Dortmund gene in the final was sufficient.

Tang Zheng and Lu Liang both became famous in Dortmund, and Klopp is the leader who led Dortmund to break Bayern's domination of the Bundesliga.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice changed, and he said in a deep voice: "The most glorious moment in Dortmund's football history is undoubtedly the 2012-2013 season, the Bundesliga championship, the German Cup championship and the Champions League champion, but Dortmund can win these three championships and Tang Zheng and Klopp are directly related, this Champions League final is the Champions League final to meet, is Klopp leading Liverpool to win the sixth Champions League championship in team history, or is it the king of the final Tang Zheng led Real Madrid to defend the Champions League? Let's wait and see......

Tang Zheng and Klopp's conversation didn't last long, because the game was about to go, and both of them were focused on the upcoming Champions League final, so they encouraged each other to return to the queue and go straight to the pitch respectively.

In a short time, Serbian referee Milorad Mazic led the players from both sides of the game from the players' tunnel to the huge Olympic Stadium in Kyiv.

Just as referee Milorad Mazic appeared at the entrance of the players' tunnel, the familiar and exciting Champions League theme song "Champions- League" sounded at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv.

Although Tang Zheng listened to the Champions League theme song nearly 100 times on the spot, every time he heard this song with religious praise, he couldn't help but accelerate his blood, his blood boiled, and he couldn't wait for the game to start immediately.

The uplifting Champions League theme song Champions-League is an essential ritual before a series of matches.

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Roberto Firmino stepped on a football with his left foot as the atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv reached its lowest moment in history, with everyone holding their breath, including the players on the pitch, as they waited for referee Milorad Mazic to blow the whistle for the start of the game.

"Beep~"

At this moment, referee Milorad Mazic blew the whistle to announce the official start of the 2017-2018 Champions League final!

"Whoa—"

The entire Olympic Stadium in Kyiv is like a giant sound turned on to the extreme, and the violent and fierce sound pours out between the electric light and flint, resounding throughout the stadium.

Firmino kicked the ball straight to captain Jordan Henderson from half-circle away, who didn't hesitate to return the ball to Liverpool's worried Lovren in the face of Benzema and Bale's tackling options.

Lovren was clearly well prepared before the game, and he didn't hesitate to face the incoming ball, picking up his right foot and kicking it towards the bottom of the ball, which flew towards the right rib of the Real Madrid defence at a visible speed.

Firmino and Salah ran to the landing point at the same time, Carvajal, Ramos and Casemiro did not dare to slack off, and they worked together to beat Firmino and Salah, who were not very good at grabbing points, to push the ball towards Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng had a wide field of vision, stuck the position in advance, blocked Lu Liang who was trying to break the ball around the front, and then stopped the ball with his chest, as if he had a long eye behind his head, raised his right foot to waist height, kicked the ball back, and the football flew to Modric, who was unmarked behind on the right side.

Tang Zheng, who completed the pass, did not stop there, he leaned back to Lu Liang, took his left foot as the axis, and completed a 180-degree turn to the left.

Lu Liang's offensive attributes are strong, his defensive ability and defensive awareness are weak, and when he realized that it was too late to continue to follow Tang Zheng, Tang Zheng stuck Lu Liang behind him again.

Modric, who won the ball, neither sticky the ball nor quickly transferred, but used the arch of his foot to end the ball towards Tang Zheng's forward running route.

Wijnaldum is the key flag in Klopp's tactical system to make up for Lu Liang's lack of defensive awareness, so he immediately pounced on Tang Zheng when Lu Liang was out of position, and at the same time, captain Henderson was also ready to make up for it, and strive to leave football in Real Madrid's defensive half.

Coupled with Lu Liang, Salah and Firmino, who actively counter-robbed, Liverpool formed a classic anti-robbery encirclement deployment with more defense and less in an instant.

But Tang Zheng was unmoved, and made a right-footed bicycle in the face of Wijnaldum, and after landing on the ground, the ball was slammed to the left with the outside of his left instep to form a breakthrough.

"Whoa—"

The frenzy at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv has risen significantly, and Real Madrid fans are in the groove right from the start of the game!

They all know that Tang Zheng, who is in good condition, has no one to defend himself!

Wijnaldum was shaken by Tang Zheng, and he couldn't trip Tang Zheng with his outstretched foot, captain Henderson hurriedly made up for the defense, Tang Zheng had a wide field of vision, and did not try to break through again, but quickly used his right foot to pass a through ball that ran at high speed against the ground.

The football rolled from the right side of Real Madrid's half-circle arc to Liverpool's defensive right rib, but unfortunately, Bale, who was originally ready to sprint, thought that Tang Zheng was going to continue to break through, so he paused, but at this moment the football rolled over.

Even though Bale, who was known as the Red Rabbit by the Chinese media, was extremely fast, it was obviously a bit difficult to start the pursuit again, and he gave up chasing the ball and rolled the ball out of the right sideline of Liverpool's defense.

Bell hurriedly turned to face Tang Zheng and raised his arms high, clapping his hands to show that Tang Zheng passed the ball very well, and it was his mistake not to run in place.

Despite this, the Real Madrid fans in the stands let out a depressed exclamation: "Oh, oh, oh-"

Had Bale not paused in place, Real Madrid could have made a dream start to the game.

It's a pity......

Looking at Tang Zheng given by the broadcast screen, Yang 5 commentator He Wei was in high spirits: "The game has just begun, Tang Zheng has already shown excellent condition, and Tang Zheng, the king of the finals, is likely to decide the direction of the game again and lead Real Madrid to defend the title!"