Chapter 30: Vincent Calderón's Stadium

The Spanish Super Cup will kick off the second leg three days after the first leg.

During these three days, the most concerned and worrying issue for Real Madrid fans was Cristiano Ronaldo's injury.

Over the course of three days, there have been several versions of what Real Madrid's current star is doing.

A moment to say that Ronaldo's injury was minor and did not affect the second leg of the game made Real Madrid fans breathe a sigh of relief.

But then there was a rumor from another channel that Cristiano Ronaldo was seriously injured, which hung everyone's hearts.

There is even a claim that Ronaldo's season is reimbursed, which makes Real Madrid fans feel that the sky has fallen.

I don't know if it was the reporters who were guessing and reporting it, or if Real Madrid deliberately released smoke bombs again.

Anyway, before the second leg of the match, everyone saw the name of Cristiano Ronaldo from the two sides of the squad announced in advance.

He was selected in the Real Madrid squad.

Because it's only the squad, not the starting one, it is not yet known whether Ronaldo is in the squad or in the starting lineup.

There are two possibilities.

So Real Madrid fans haven't really breathed a sigh of relief, and the only good news is that Cristiano Ronaldo is in the squad, at least it means that he won't be reimbursed this season......

On the other hand, Simeone didn't care if Cristiano Ronaldo could play, he was asked about this in a pre-match interview with reporters, and he was very confident: "It doesn't matter if Ronaldo plays or not, this is our home stadium, here we have the final say. ”

The head coach, known as the "Bandit Coach", has fully demonstrated his gangster side.

Unlike Real Madrid fans, who have been on the lookout for it. Atletico Madrid's squad is relatively fixed, and there are no injuries to worry about.

Although Simeone didn't announce his starting lineup a day in advance, the media could predict that it would not be far from ten.

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Unlike the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, which is reached by at least eight bus lines and has a metro station named after the Bernabeu, the Vincent Calderón Stadium, also named after the greatest president in the club's history, does not have such convenient transportation.

So every time Atletico Madrid plays at home, the streets and alleys within a kilometer radius of the stadium are often filled with Atletico Madrid fans walking forward, and the "rivers" they form are more noisy and turbulent than the quiet Manzales River, surging into the Calderón stadium.

The second leg of the Spanish Super Cup made nearly 60,000 people at the Calderón Stadium, which can accommodate 67,000 fans, considering that this is not an official league, just a warm-up Super Cup, and so many fans can come to cheer for Atletico Madrid, which is already a very good attendance.

Because of the team's excellent performance in the first leg, everyone wants to be able to watch the team beat Real Madrid and lift the Spanish Super Cup.

They are here to witness this glorious moment.

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Dong Jin climbed outside through the attic window, and then climbed up the slope of the roof with his hands and feet, and climbed to the top, where there was a small platform that could only accommodate one person.

There he sat cross-legged, then took the radio out of his pocket, stretched the antenna, and turned it on.

After a rustling sound, he heard the familiar voice of José Maria.

“…… Welcome to the Vicente Calderón Stadium. The second leg of the Spanish Super Cup is about to start here! The stadium is almost full, listen to the sound......"

Dong Jin heard a noise noisier than a rustle, which he knew was cheers from Calderón Stadium.

The sound made him feel excited, and he looked in the direction of his north-west, seven or eight kilometers away, the sky was exceptionally bright, and that was where the Calderón Stadium was located.

In Dong Jin's imagination, it must be brightly lit and full of people now, and through the sound coming from the radio, he seemed to be at the scene.

Although there is a TV set at home, in the restaurant on the first floor, where TV stations from Chinese mainland are broadcast on a loop, every Chinese diner who walks into the "Dong Ji Tea Restaurant" can learn about what is happening in China through CCTV's news broadcast.

But the TV couldn't watch his favorite match, Atletico Madrid, because his parents didn't have a pay-TV package, so it was impossible for him to watch the game live.

He has always listened to the live broadcast of the game through the cash register.

Then imagine the picture in your mind.

This gives him a strong sense of immersion.

But today he is very sorry - just by thinking, he can't think of Gao Zheng's heroic appearance!

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Wearing the number nine shirt of Atletico Madrid, Gao Zheng followed his teammates into the Calderón stadium, where he received a huge cheer, and this enthusiastic cheer made him clearly realize that this was the home stadium.

It's true that the feeling of the players at home and away is not the same.

In this kind of home environment, every home team player will have a sense of courage and strength, and the performance will naturally be completely different from when playing away.

This is called "spiritual power".

Speaking of which, this is not the first time Gao Zheng has played at the Calderón Stadium, but it is the first time he has played at home as an Atletico Madrid player, so it is quite memorable - none of the previous warm-up matches have been played in this stadium.

Calderón Stadium is not as grand as the Bernabeu Stadium, with lower stands, but it is not inferior to the Bernabeu Stadium, where the fans are more fanatical than Real Madrid fans. After all, the vast majority of Atletico Madrid's team are ordinary working people, they are not as reserved as those elites in suits and leather shoes, they come to this stadium just to vent their emotions, just to Real Madrid.

Amid the loud noise, players from both sides walked under the white arches and past the Spanish Super Cup trophies.

Unlike the Copa del Rey and La Liga winners, the Spanish Super Cup is small. But even so, it's hard to ignore it, because in the light, it's sparkling silver and beautiful.

Every player walks past the trophy and reaches out to touch it, but no one does. After all, most players are superstitious and think that touching the trophy before the game will lead to bad luck.

Gao Zheng didn't necessarily have to do something out of the ordinary, he withdrew his gaze and walked onto the court with his teammates.

After all the pre-match procedures, Gao Zheng and Griezmann stood in the center circle, stepping on the football.

Atletico Madrid were given the kick-off and they will attack from the left side of the pitch to the right.

Gao Zheng and Griezmann glanced at each other.

The Frenchman smiled and asked, "Hey, Gao, would you like to try it again?" ”

Gao Zheng didn't ask him what he meant by doing it again, because he knew the answer. Although the two have not been together for a long time, the basic tacit understanding already exists.

He nodded and said in simple Spanish words, "Okay." ”

"Cool!" Griezmann whistled.

No sooner had his whistle than the referee of the match, David Fernández Borbarán, blew the whistle for the start of the match.

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"Game on!!"

José Maria's roar was heard on the radio, and Dong Jin, who was sitting cross-legged on the roof, couldn't help but straighten his back, and the whole person seemed to be in a fighting state.