Chapter 81: Surprise

Atletico Madrid's Calderón Stadium is located south of the Royal Palace of Spain, next to the Manzanares River. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The M30 road that surrounds the centre of Madrid passes just below the stands on the west side of the Calderón stadium.

This leaves the Calderón Stadium with two less arcs of the stands on this side of the Manzanares River.

On match days, fans have to follow the M30 into the road tunnel under the stands, and from the tunnel entrance, into the west stand of the Calderón Stadium.

And the team's locker room passage is at the entrance of the tunnel, in the recessed arc area.

So, before every home match, there are always hordes of Atletico Madrid fans who gather in the arc and wait for the arrival of the team bus.

Today's game was no exception.

The opponent is Celta Vigo, the famous player in La Liga, and the match is the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey knockout round.

Although they narrowly won the first leg 1-0 away, they also had to give their best in the second leg.

In particular, Atletico Madrid's two consecutive victories were followed by two narrow 1-0 victories, which also added to the worries of the media and fans about this match.

The match will also be televised live in front of fans across Spain.

It was also Atletico Madrid's first televised match since they were relegated to La Liga.

With these peculiarities, fans naturally pay more attention to it.

Tickets for this match sold out early, and although the Copa del Rey tickets were cheaper than the league, the last time Atletico Madrid sold out was back last season.

The ball market was hot, and the number of fans gathered in the arc area before the game was more than usual.

Javier Matayana stood in the crowd in the arc, and his assistants held up their cameras and kept shooting around, capturing the enthusiasm of the Atletico Madrid fans.

Fans seem to have been used to this for a long time, and even pose very cooperatively.

Suddenly, Matayana left the crowd and walked towards the M30.

At this time, a group of Orientals got out of several taxis, both men and women, with filming equipment and equipment.

"Linxia!" shouted Javier Matayana.

"Hey, Javier!" Lin Xia, who was dressed in black and white professional clothes and had a very prominent temperament, immediately greeted him.

"When did you come back?"

After the two shook hands, Matayana asked.

"Just arrived. ”

Matayana raised an eyebrow, "He doesn't know?"

Lin Xia smiled playfully and shrugged his shoulders, the answer was obvious.

"It's going to be a big surprise!"

"And what!" Lin Xia also felt that Gao Han would definitely be surprised.

"And?"

Lin Xia pointed to a middle-aged couple beside him, "These are his parents." ”

"Oh my God!" Matayana was taken aback.

He had heard Gao Han mention his parents more than once, and even regretted that his parents could not come to the scene to watch him compete.

But now, Lin Xia brought them!

This surprise is too big!

"Your son, Gao Han, is quite remarkable, very, very ......" Matayana gave a thumbs up.

Gao Damin and Zhang Xiaoying don't speak Spanish, they can't even speak English, but they can understand the gestures.

After Lin Xia translated, they were also very proud, very proud.

They are just ordinary people, but their son is very good, and even the most famous journalist in Spain has a thumbs up, which must be remarkable.

Lin Xia quickly introduced the group behind him to Matayana.

When CCTV heard that there was a Chinese in Spain as the head coach of Atletico Madrid, they were all surprised, especially the sports department, and they were even more excited, scrambling to go to Spain to understand the situation.

In the end, it was decided that the two program groups of Football Night and Football World would arrange manpower to form a filming team and follow Lin Xia to Spain to understand and track the filming of Gao Han in Atletico Madrid.

Not only that, but ****** and two professional football newspapers in China also sent people to accompany them, and the battle was very big.

As the chief editor of the Spanish newspaper Marca, Matayana couldn't help but be a little surprised.

But on second thought, it's not surprising.

Chinese football is sluggish, and it is a big deal for players to play in clubs in major European leagues.

But now, Gao Han is the head coach, and the team he leads is still Atletico Madrid, the third largest team in Spain, how can this not be taken seriously by the Chinese media?

It seems that this matter must be notified to the Atletico Madrid management as soon as possible.

This is a good opportunity for Atletico Madrid to open up the Chinese market!

Matayana thought to herself.

He also agreed on the spot to some ideas for help put forward by the film crew and the Chinese media.

At this moment, the fans in the arc area suddenly had an uproar, and then became agitated.

A bus dyed red and white arrow stripes slowly stopped from the M30 into the arc.

The fanatical fans of Atletico Madrid immediately rushed up and directly surrounded the bus, but everyone was very orderly, the scene was not chaotic, the fans just raised the scarves in their hands and sang the Atletico Madrid team song loudly.

The scene was incomparably spectacular, which shocked Gao Han's parents and the filming team who came from afar.

It was not the first time that Lin Xia and Chu Yao had come to the scene to watch the game, they had even been to the Bernabeu Stadium, but they didn't know why, but being here today gave them an unprecedented shock.

Especially when they saw that when the bus door opened and Gao Han took the lead to walk out, the fans in the stadium screamed.

He just smiled and raised his hand, but he almost made the fans go crazy and lose control.

After that, the appearance of every Atletico Madrid player caused cheers from the fans.

But they didn't stay long, got out of the bus, and went directly into the locker room passage, not paying attention to Matayana and Lin Xia and others on the periphery of the crowd.

Gao Damin and Zhang Xiaoying both looked at the entrance of the passage where the crowd gathered, looked at the magnificent Calderon Stadium, and listened to the tsunami from inside and outside the stadium, and they were completely stunned.

It turns out that my son works here!

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The Calderón Stadium was full of people and people.

In the arc gaps at both ends of the west stands, stands a huge electronic screen with the names of both sides, Atletico Madrid vs. Celta Vigo.

The game hadn't started yet, and the score was still 0-0.

But the fanatical Atletico Madrid fans couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts and sang for the team in the stands.

The loud and uplifting Atletico Madrid anthem floated over the Calderón Stadium, causing all the fans in the stands to be infected, and their blood couldn't help but boil.

This is Calderón Stadium!

Amid the singing of the fans, the players of both teams, led by the head coach, walked up from the aisle behind the dugout.

Compared to the first leg between the two sides, Atletico Madrid only changed one position, and that was central defender Santi Deña replaced by new central defender Carlos Marchena. ”

Carlos Marchena, a 21-year-old member of the Spanish Olympic team, who performed well at the Sydney Olympics and joined Benfica in the Portuguese Super League last year, but was not trusted for the past six months, so he switched to Atletico Madrid during the winter break. ”

Judging from this adjustment, head coach Gao Han is not satisfied with the team's backline and is gradually adjusting. ”

"Compared with Atletico Madrid, which only changed one position, Celta Vigo changed even more, from the original back four to five defenders, took striker Lopes and added a central defender. ”

'Victor Fernandez's intention is clear, which is to defend and counter-attack, which is what Celta do best. ”

"From the arrangement of the two managers, it is not difficult to see that the key to the victory or defeat of this game is whether Atletico Madrid can break through Celta Vigo's goal. ”

When the players of the two teams lined up in front of the chairman's stand, the head coaches of the two teams finally walked up the pitch from the aisle.

When Gao Han appeared on the Calderon court wearing his trademark black training uniform, the audience erupted in extremely enthusiastic cheers.

From the second team's 23-game winning streak to the first team's four-game winning streak, Gao Han has proved his strength with excellent results, and has also won the affirmation and support of Atletico Madrid fans.

Their voices speak for themselves!

He ...... How did he get there?"

In the chairman's stand, Gao Damin pointed to the side of the pitch in disbelief and took the initiative to walk over to shake hands with Victor Fernández, and this scene even appeared on the big screen opposite him.

Lin Xia's pretty face, which was like a flower, was flushed because she was too excited.

"Uncle, he is the head coach, and it is the soul of the team to lead those players in red and white jerseys to defeat opponents!"

Gao Damin and Zhang Xiaoying didn't understand it, but they felt like they were very powerful.

"It's like an army, he's the commander!" Chu Yao on the side explained more directly.

This time, Gao Damin and Zhang Xiaoying understood, but their hearts were even more shocked.

His own son actually wants to lead this group of foreign players to defeat the opponent?

God, that's too ......

It turns out that this is the son's job!

Zhang Xiaoying even hurriedly covered her trembling lips and forcibly held back the tears that she wanted to shed because of her excitement.

She thought about her son's job, but she never thought it would be like this!

On the contrary, it was Gao Damin, who was a man in the end, although he was shocked in his heart, he was more calm.

Looking at the tens of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans in the red and white arrow striped jerseys in the stands around him, he couldn't help but be a little worried.

They all came to see Gao Han directing the game, so what if it was ......

"Lin Xia, he ...... You should be able to win, right?"

Lin Xia was slightly stunned, nodded, and said without worry: "The opponent is also very strong. ”

But she immediately added: "Still, I'm sure he'll win." ”

Gao Damin and Zhang Xiaoying immediately looked at Lin Xia in unison, as if asking, why?

Lin Xia Yanran smiled and said, "Since I know him until now, he has never lost!"

This time, Gao Damin and his wife were a little relieved, but they were still apprehensive in their hearts.

That is, in the anxiety of the two elders, in the singing of the fans, the referee finally blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Not surprisingly, Atletico Madrid, who was sitting at home, adopted more aggressive tactics from the beginning, taking the initiative to press out and attack, while Vigo, who was playing away and temporarily trailing on aggregate, retreated in an all-round way.

Although it was the visitors who kicked off first, it was in the hands of Atletico Madrid in less than a few seconds.

Such a start is not surprising.

Everyone knows that if Atletico Madrid wants to win the game, they will have to find a way to break down Celta Vigo's goal.

It's just, has Gao Han found a way?