When the Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals, Newcastle United, far away in England, also ushered in two fateful games, related to the honor of the 'Quadruple Crown', which attracted the attention of the global sports media and fans.

On 25 May 2017, Cardiff's Millennium Stadium was in high demand for the 2017 Champions League final, the second time the stadium has hosted Europe's top competition, following the 2014 UEFA Super Cup.

Opened in 1999 at a cost of £126 million, the Millennium Stadium has a capacity of 74,500 spectators, making it the second stadium in Europe and the largest in the world to have a canopy. It is the home of Championship side Cardiff City and the home of the Welsh team in international competitions.

Wembley Stadium has been rebuilt to host the FA Cup, League Cup and London 2012 Olympic Games.

Three years ago, UEFA announced the venue for the 2017 Champions League final, so the Millennium Stadium was already ready for today's game.

Real Madrid and Newcastle United, who reached the final, received 25,000 tickets each, and the remaining tickets will be randomly sold by UEFA and given to major sponsors.

However, due to the inextricable links between Wales and England, Newcastle United fans can naturally get more tickets, which means that there will be more Newcastle United fans when the game is played.

Of course, the course of the game will not fundamentally change because of the number of fans, and it is the true strength of the players on both sides that will ultimately decide the outcome of the game.

Since May 23, tens of thousands of fans have begun to pour into Cardiff, and the local government and police are facing the enemy, and the police are increasing their police presence.

Real Madrid fans are known for their mild-manneredness. But England fans are not vegetarians, especially those who have drunk, and there is a possibility that they may become 'football, hooligans' at any time.

In this Champions League final, fans around the world once again saw the deep pockets and super organisational skills of Newcastle FC, and they actually used charter flights to drop all the fans from Newcastle directly to Cardiff.

25,000 loyal fans with tickets flew to Cardiff on 50 Airbus A380s, for which airlines including Lufthansa, Air England and Air France urgently mobilized a number of flights. Exclusively for Newcastle United fans.

Newcastle Football Club has spent more than £5 million to ensure that all fans get to and from the stadium without spending any airfare.

For Newcastle FC, who have made more than £40 million this season, the fee is a gift to their fans and a sign of the Champions League triumph.

Organised by fan groups and club officials, Newcastle United's die-hard fans marched out of Cardiff like a well-trained army.

In comparison. Real Madrid fans are a bit like stragglers, arriving in Cardiff or London on flights from different airlines before meeting up near the Millennium Stadium.

According to the Sun, Newcastle United started before the game started, even though Real Madrid was the greatest club of the 20th century, even if they had 10 Champions League trophies in their hands, 10 times as much as Newcastle United.

In the run-up to the final, major sports media outlets have listed the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams. It was clear that perhaps Newcastle United had a slight advantage.

First of all, from the point of view of strength. There isn't much of a gap between the two teams, and while Newcastle United don't have a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo, the team has proven itself in the last two years. Now everyone's focus is on whether Li Yan and Brooklyn can contain Ronaldo's play in the game, and the battle of wits between the two sides will be a key factor in the game.

When the best defense in Europe meets Cristiano Ronaldo, who can score the most goals, who is better in the shield or the heavy spear?

In the semi-finals. Brooklyn's clean sheet against Lionel Messi with Li Yan has skyrocketed their status in international football, and if they can continue to write the myth in the final, they will be the best central defender and midfielder in this season's Champions League.

In terms of fitness, Newcastle United have a slight upper hand. After all, they won the league five rounds in advance, and Real Madrid and Barcelona fought until the last round to decide the winner, which undoubtedly involved more energy and physical strength of Real Madrid's main team.

In terms of the ability of the head coach, Zizou took over the team halfway and reversed Barcelona to win the league championship when he was behind, and has proved his coaching ability to the world; Of course, Newcastle United's dazzling performances in the past two seasons have already justified Shearer's name. These two superstars, who once crossed paths in the game, will now switch roles to continue to compete.

As for the final experience, most of Real Madrid's players were the main team that won 10 titles that year, while Newcastle United only Li Yan and Brooklyn did not participate in last year's final, so the gap between the two sides is not large.

After a total analysis, many experts and fans have found that perhaps Newcastle United's abundant fitness and neat squad may become an important factor in determining the direction of the game.

What frightened Real Madrid fans even more was that the football king Pele actually came to join in the fun, and when he was interviewed by "French Football", he thought that Real Madrid was more champion, and he was optimistic about Ronaldo's success in the final!

Although Pele is a great player, his crow's mouth has become a terrifying existence that all teams avoid, because the teams he favors tend to die miserably, and one of the most recent and most impressive matches was the match between Brazil and Germany at the World Cup in Brazil. In that game, the Brazilian team, which was favored by Pele, lost an unprecedented 1:7, which caused the whole country to suffer a heavy loss, which was really one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the World Cup.

Now, Pele can't bear to be lonely and jumps out, which makes Real Madrid fans want to find him in real person.

Seeing such reports, the media in England collectively rejoiced, and used various languages to ridicule Pele and Real Madrid, perhaps Newcastle United have more certainty of defending their title.

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The disturbance from the sidelines did not affect the preparation of both teams. Newcastle United, half of the home team, moved into a high-end resort not far from the Millennium Stadium five days in advance, which has a full range of hardware and software facilities, and even an open-air football training ground and gym so that players can stay in shape without leaving their homes.

Reaching the final for two consecutive years has left Newcastle without much nervousness, even the fledgling Li Yan and Brooklyn. They are all big hearts, but instead of being nervous, they have a sense of eagerness to try.

On the day of the Champions League game, the Lakers will take on the Warriors on the road to complete the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals, so he will not be able to attend the game in person. To this end, Xiao Feng also made a special video to cheer for the players.

'It's great that we've reached the Champions League final again, it's an honour for the club and a source of pride for you!' In the video. Xiao Feng looked very formal, and said after a deep groan: "If the team can win the 'Quadruple Crown', this year's trip to Asia will not only allow everyone to enjoy the world's top food, but I will also seal a red envelope with enough weight for everyone!" ”

In Xiao Feng's view, no amount of encouragement and emotion is as good as real money to stimulate people's fighting spirit, since Newcastle Club can spend $5 million for fans to charter flights, they don't care about more championship bonuses for the players!

According to the estimates of the accounting firm and the club's finance department. Once the team wins the 'Quadruple', it will bring in a huge income of more than £100 million, so the tens of millions of pounds in prize money for players and coaching staff is nothing more than a small matter.

Shearer sees. After watching the owner's blessing video, the players' fighting spirit suddenly rose a notch, and nearly £500,000 is a lot of money even for those superstars who earn £200,000 a week. For some young players, it's an out-and-out huge amount of money, like Brooklyn and Li Yan, although they have performed well this season. But their salaries are according to the standards of young players, and they are all less than £10,000 a week!

Although Brooklyn and Li Yan have special identities, their new arrivals must be signed in strict accordance with the club's regulations, and the team's salary structure cannot be easily broken. Of course, after a great season. The contract between the two youngsters and the club will be re-signed, and not only will the breach fee be significantly increased, but their weekly salary will also be raised to the average of the Premier League's main players.

Newcastle FC is a warm and humane club, but it also has a fairly strict rules and regulations, which is a big reason for the team's success.

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At 6 o'clock in the evening of May 25 local time in Cardiff, Newcastle fans in black and white sword stripes and Real Madrid fans in white jerseys gathered at the Millennium Stadium from all directions.

Because of the relationship between Xiao Feng and Li Yan, the number of Chinese media who came to Cardiff to cover the Champions League final this year has increased dramatically, and Chinese people dressed as reporters can be seen everywhere, of course, they are all wearing black and white sword striped shirts without exception.

At just 19 years old, Li Yan became the first Chinese player to reach the Champions League final, and he is not a marginal player who plays soy sauce, but the team's main midfielder.

In this season's Champions League journey for Newcastle United, Li Yan played all 12 games and scored 5 direct free kicks, and was the team's third leading scorer.

In the face of Li Yan, who has such an outstanding performance, the Chinese media and fans have more expectations for the performance of the Chinese national team in the World Cup in Russia next year, so more than 100 Chinese media rushed to Cardiff to report on the Champions League final on the spot.

At 7 o'clock in the afternoon local time, the entire Millennium Stadium was already full, and the singing, shouting and applause of the fans on both sides made the emotions of the players on both sides who were warming up slowly, and they will be greeted by the competition for the highest honor in European football!

Cristiano Ronaldo has already won the Champions League for Manchester United and Real Madrid and is keen to go one step further and become the best player in Real Madrid's history, and today is his chance.

Therefore, when he entered the stadium, he quietly stared at the big ear cup placed on the sidelines, and his heart was hot!

As for the players of Newcastle United, most of them have experienced the scene of winning the championship at the San Siro last year, but there is not much emotional change, but Brooklyn may be too excited, and reached out and touched the trophy when passing by!

This scene made all the fans laugh, and the camera was also given to Xiaobei and Victoria at the right time, which made Xiaobei quite embarrassed!

However, Becky's embarrassment did not last long, because Newcastle United, who had a physical advantage after the start of the game, basically took the initiative on the field and pressed Real Madrid into their half. The duo of Brooklyn and Li Yan has even pressed near the center circle, almost making Real Madrid's ball impossible to pass half the court.

Zidane was helpless to see this situation, after all, the team only completed the last round of the league three days ago, and it was only after the hard work to ensure the league title, and there was no respite.

Newcastle had been preparing for this game a month ago, and with their style of play always being sharp, Real Madrid could only avoid their edge and wait for the opportunity to counterattack!

Real Madrid's retreat made Newcastle's attack more unscrupulous, and Brooklyn frequently inserted assists, and the set-piece cooperation between him and Li Yan has become an important means for the team to deal with the iron bucket formation and break the deadlock.

Sure enough, in the 30th minute of the first half, Brooklyn scored with a header from Li Yan's corner kick, which instantly changed the situation on the field!

The backward Real Madrid had to attack, but they showed more flaws in the back, and Newcastle's counterattack was more resolute, making the Real Madrid penalty area loud.

Before half-time, Li Yan scored a direct free kick to help the team take a 2:0 lead and almost seal the win!

In the second half of the game, although Ronaldo worked extremely hard, but the physical disadvantage and Li Yan and Brooklyn's strict guarding of him, his struggle was in vain, but Newcastle used a counterattack by Di Maria to announce the end of the game!

Newcastle United became the first team to successfully defend the title after the Champions League restructuring, and Brooklyn, who had just turned 18, became the youngest winner in the history of the Champions League and the youngest goalscorer in the Champions League final!

Newcastle United continued to set a series of records after winning the Champions League, beating Chelsea in the FA Cup final five days later to become the first 'quadruple winners' in international football.

At this point, Newcastle United reigns supreme in the world! (To be continued.) )

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