Chapter 315: Luzhniki
Since Leon became a professional coach, there is a long list of world-famous coaches who have played against him, Rijkaard, Benitez, Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti, Arsene Wenger, Spalletti, and only Mourinho and Ferguson have not competed.
Now, he finally met Alex Ferguson, and it was on the stage of the Champions League final.
As the godfather of Manchester United, the greatest and most successful manager in football today, he is an idol in the hearts of countless people.
In his previous life, Ferguson was the coach that Leon admired and admired the most.
Now, to be able to face off with Ferguson, Li Ang is looking forward to it with great anticipation.
Leon and Alex Ferguson appeared at the press conference, and the two managers hugged cordially before the press conference began.
It seems that the two are quite sympathetic.
However, after the press conference began, this sentiment disappeared.
'We prepared everything for this game, Manchester United are the best team and my players believe they can be at the top of Europe. "Ferguson was very strong and directly announced their ambition for the European title.
"However, Inter Milan are very strong, they were European champions two years ago and now they have won Serie A three times in a row. An Italian reporter raised his hand and said.
"Manchester United are also European champions. Ferguson said proudly, "As for the three consecutive Serie A titles, it only shows that Serie A is not as competitive as it used to be." ”
As he spoke, Ferguson shrugged his shoulders and showed a look of disdain.
Li Ang sat there, and when he heard this, he was naturally extremely unhappy. The old man was satirizing Inter Milan for being short and tall, saying that Inter Milan was not as strong as it appeared.
This old Scottish man, arrogant.
However, Leon held back his anger, he knew that this old fox was good at psychological warfare, which was deliberately provoking him and Inter Milan, if it could provoke him and make him lose his cool, then Ferguson would have succeeded.
'We met Arsenal and Liverpool and we got to the final and we had a mental advantage against the Premier League teams. Leon pouted and said.
The Italian reporters at the scene applauded Leon's words, didn't you Ferguson sarcastically mock the competitiveness of Inter Milan and the Serie A league? We are abusing Arsenal and Liverpool all the way to the promotion.
The two managers went toe-to-toe at the pre-match press conference, neither of them wanted to weaken their momentum, and the fans in front of the TV were also fascinated by watching it.
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21 May 2008, the final day of the 2007/2008 UEFA Champions League.
The television screen showed a picture of the hotel where Inter Milan was staying.
"Inter Milan hasn't set off yet, but in the lobby of the hotel, Inter Milan players are already showing up, and they could leave for the Luzhniki Stadium at any time. ”
The camera swept over the players of Inter Milan and followed the figure of Inter Milan coach Li Ang.
Finally, the Chinese head coach was found on a sofa in the corner, surrounded by members of the coaching staff, Banderas and Mihajlovic.
"It looks like Coach Leon seems calmer. The Inter Milan coach who appeared in the camera had a calm face, whispered to his assistants, and smiled from time to time.
Seeing this scene, the Inter Milan fans in front of the TV cheered, in the hearts of the Inter Milan fans, Li Ang is the backbone of this team, and the smile on Li Ang's face reassures them when the final is about to start.
Stramacioni walked over, bent down and said something to Leon, who then looked up at the time of his watch before he stood up.
That's the signal.
As Leon got up, the players who were scattered in the lobby chatting, listening to music, or resting with their eyes closed immediately got up and began to march towards the team bus parked outside the gate.
"They're out!"
Outside the hotel, a dense crowd of reporters waited there, and when they saw the movement inside, they became excited.
Carrying long guns and short guns, reporters rushed to the bus, attacking the defense line formed by the security guards, trying to get a close-up picture of the players getting on the bus.
The Inter fans waiting outside the hotel also became excited, waving flags in their hands and shouting:
Inter!
Champion!
Champion!
We are the champions!
No one of the Inter Milanese, including Leon, stopped for an interview, and they rushed into the bus, and then after Banderas, who was the last to get on the bus, counted the number of people, the doors of the bus slowly closed and the car started.
"They're leaving!" exclaimed an Italian national television reporter who was covering the hotel scene.
The camera also zoomed out, and the cheers of the Inter fans were louder in the flash light.
At the same time, outside the hotel where the Manchester United team was staying, the BBC reporter was proudly announcing: "It's gone! Manchester United is leaving!
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Luzhniki Stadium, the full name of Luzhniki Olympic Sports Arena, is currently the largest stadium in Russia with a total of 84,745 seats, and was once named Lenin Stadium. This stadium is the main stadium of the Russian Premier League teams Torpedo Moscow and Spartak Moscow, and is one of the famous stadiums with artificial turf.
The Luzhniki Stadium was the main venue for the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Champions League final, and was the first Eastern European stadium to host the Champions League final.
On Lenin Hill on the side of the stadium, helicopters hovered overhead, flashing lights, and were shooting in the air.
Two buses of different colours are heading towards the brightly lit Luzhniki Stadium, with police lights flashing along the way. Moscow provided the head of state security for the Champions League final, with traffic control all the way, with more than a dozen motorcycle mounted police officers in the front row, five police cars in the middle guarding the front and left, and six motorcycle mounted police in the back.
"This is the UEFA Champions League final, a matchup of the highest football power in Europe, and it's a scene like this that makes people's scalps tingle just by looking at it. ”
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When the Inter bus arrived outside the Luzhniki Stadium, the scene was completely boiling, and the Inter fans erupted in huge cheers and shouts.
The curtains of the airtight air-conditioned car were pulled open, revealing a black face and white dangling teeth.
Balotelli stared out with wide eyes, and the black guy looked very excited, and his mouth was full of shouting something.
At this moment, there was a cheer not far away, and the bus of the Manchester United team also came.
The red Manchester United bus and the blue and black Inter Milan bus met at the entrance, less than 300 metres from the stadium, and then, one to the left and the other to the right, headed for different entrances.
At night, the Luzhniki Stadium is brightly lit and spectacular, as if shrouded in a multicolored glow, on this night it is the highest temple of football, the two radiant protagonists have arrived, and the scepter of the top of Europe stands silently, waiting for its new owner.