From the final round of the Premier League to the final of the Champions League.

There was not much time between them, that is, a week.

But City's preparations began when they knocked out Bayern Munich and reached the Champions League final.

Dortmund!

It's another team from Germany, and before that, Gao Bo had never played against this team before.

For both sides, it can be regarded as a strange opponent.

Although in his previous life, Gao Bo knew a little about Klopp and his Dortmund, but in general, if you have not played against each other on the football field, it is difficult to understand the true strength of a team just by watching the game video.

For Borussia Dortmund, or for the German team, Gao Bo never dared to underestimate it.

Although in the media, the media on the English side are very optimistic, and they prove through various statistics that Manchester City are much better than Dortmund.

The total value of Manchester City's players is a lot higher than that of Borussia Dortmund.

Manchester City beat Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, and Bayern Munich are the dominant side of the Bundesliga this season, and Borussia Dortmund have not taken advantage of Bayern Munich. Although Borussia Dortmund beat Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Chelsea were Manchester City's underdogs.

Gao Bo, on the other hand, won the Champions League last season and has a lot of European experience – he won the Europa League during his time at Luton, and he is one of the few managers in the world to have won both the Champions League and the Europa League. Klopp, on the other hand, is much inferior to Gao Bo, especially in the honor book, Klopp's two Bundesliga titles, compared with Gao Bo's honor book, are too thin, and this is Klopp's first Champions League final.

And the venue for the final was at Wembley. Manchester City has played several games at Wembley this season, although Wembley is located in London, but it is in England, Manchester City's adaptation to Wembley's field, and the adaptation to the English weather, this is Manchester City's advantage, to some extent, Manchester City is also playing at home.

Therefore, the media in England are very optimistic, in their opinion, just Dortmund, Manchester City to win them is simply chopping melons and vegetables, there is no problem at all.

On the German media, there is an atmosphere of pessimism.

Many German media are also not very optimistic about Dortmund, Manchester City's performance this season is too strong, it can be said that from the group stage to the knockout stage, there is hardly any team that can pose much threat to them, Manchester City seems to be easy, without any hard fighting, reached the Champions League final!

Even Bayern Munich, which is known as "the strongest in history", was easily defeated by Manchester City, and Dortmund's Champions League final this time may be really unlucky.

Of course, there are also German media who have given Dortmund confidence that no manager will be able to successfully defend the Champions League after the Champions League is restructured.

Manchester United reached the Champions League final three times in four years, and only won one Champions League title, and when they reached the Champions League final again in the 2009-2010 season, they fell to Pep Guardiola's Barcelona and failed to defend their title.

Alex Ferguson has been the manager of Manchester United for decades and has not completed the feat of defending the Champions League, and Manchester City led by Gao Bo is just Manchester United's "noisy neighbor", how can Gao Bo do it?

Therefore, some German media put forward the "curse theory", they believe that there is a curse to defend the Champions League champion, not only the team is difficult to complete the defense, but even the head coach is the same.

I don't know if such remarks can reassure Dortmund fans a little.

In fact, Gao Bo was not impressed by the optimism of the English media.

This is the final of the Champions League, and to underestimate your opponent is not looking for death.

Even if Manchester City's strength is slightly stronger than Dortmund's, Gao Bo does not dare to take it lightly.

Teams from Germany always have a special temperament that allows them to achieve the miracle of a comeback victory without being favored and not strong enough.

The Germans are always so tough.

More than half a century ago, in the 1954 World Cup final, West Germany defeated Hungary, who were considered to be the best team in the world at the time, and Hungary had not lost a game for four years, and they beat England 6-3 at Wembley Stadium – England had not lost on home soil for 90 years before that......

And West Germany is not a strong team, they were humiliated by Hungary 8-3 in the group stage.

And it is such a team that is not favored at all, chasing three goals in a row after conceding two goals in the final, creating the most classic and hearty reversal in the history of the World Cup finals!

The Germans lifted the World Cup!

And the champion also brought hope and rejuvenation to the devastated Germany at that time and to the entire Germanic nation!

That's the power of football.

And it was from this game that German football seemed to be labeled as "iron-blooded" and "tough", and they often reversed and won when they were behind.

And the German team also has a characteristic, that is, in the penalty shootout, they have a super high winning rate - which seems to confirm that the Germans are still good in psychology.

In the final competition, the influence of psychological quality is very important!!

Therefore, in the face of the German team, Gao Bo did not dare to take it lightly.

Regardless of Dortmund's quality, this is a Champions League final, he will never allow his players to be proud of themselves in the game, Manchester City must give it their all!

Lose the game because you underestimate the enemy!

This is the most intolerable way for Gao Bo.

From winning the FA Cup, City's entire preparation has revolved around beating Borussia Dortmund.

At the end of each day's training, the team will also conduct a tactical analysis of Dortmund in the conference room, combined with the video of the game, to study the specific tactics.

At the same time, the team immediately entered the rhythm of closed training after the end of the league.

The team announced the closure of City Academy's first-team training ground, and no unrelated personnel were allowed to approach the stadium.

Gao Bo also announced a media silence, asking the players not to be interviewed by any media before the start of the match.

Manchester City will need to give their all and prepare for the game against Borussia Dortmund.

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Due to the end of the major leagues, the biggest focus of the entire European football scene is now the final of the Champions League.

Due to Manchester City's closed training, many media outlets have not been able to know about Manchester City's preparations, and rumours about Manchester City have increased.

Some media believe that Gao Bo is justified in being so cautious, knowing that England is the most developed place for the media, and the paparazzi on Fleet Street will do everything to get excited.

If City's tactics are leaked ahead of schedule, or if the team's preparations are affected by the media, it will be a big loss.

Others believe that Gao Bo was affected by the "curse".

There are a lot of "curses" in world football, and although there is no scientific truth to these things, it is impossible to stand that this is how things happen.

Therefore, some media believe that the "curse" has made Gao Bo lose some confidence, and only people who have no confidence will engage in closed training.

At the same time, some people believe that Manchester City is doing something in the final, which is specially used to deal with Dortmund, so it needs closed training.

There was a lot of talk in the media, and as the time of the game approached, the atmosphere of the Champions League final became more and more intense.

Four days before the tournament, Gao Bo decided to give the team a different training place – closer to London, closer to Wembley, closer to the final.