Millwall were not affected by the outside world, how to conduct tactical lessons, how to proceed, and the players were resting normally in the evening.

The next morning, the team had a brief warm-up in an open field, and the nap ended at three o'clock, and after a short break, the whole team took a bus and drove into the Bernabeu Stadium.

The Bernabeu Stadium, the full name is Santiago - Bernabeu Stadium, the stadium is named in honor of the Bernabeu president, in the fifties, the capacity of the Bernabeu Stadium increased, in 1952 it used to accommodate up to 12 people, and then because it became the venue for the 1982 World Cup and had to be renovated on a large scale, but in the 80s there were many stadium accidents, so UEFA ordered most of the stadium to be converted from standing to full seats, and after 1982 there were three large-scale renovations, The number of seats has been declining to 80,000 today.

Along with the glory of Real Madrid, the historical glory of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium is needless to say.

Zhang Yang is also the first time to come to the Bernabeu Stadium, and as an ordinary fan in his previous life, he still hopes to come to the Bernabeu Stadium to watch a classic European football match.

Of course, he's not a Real Madrid fan.

The above Bernabeu stadiums are replaced by Old Trafford and Camp Nou, which has similar meaning to Zhang Yang in his previous life.

Now when he came to the Bernabeu Stadium, Zhang Yang didn't have any special feelings, when the players went to the locker room, Zhang Yang also looked around, looked at the luxury of the stadium, and the spectator seats outside, he felt very bored and went to the press conference.

The press conference was already packed.

The press conference hall at the Bernabeu Stadium is not comparable to Neill Stadium, with more than 200 seats in the hall alone, and it is no problem to accommodate three or four hundred journalists.

When Zhang Yang walked into the scene, he noticed that all the seats were full, and there were many people standing in the back row waiting.

"This is the Champions League in focus!"

Looking at the crowd of people at the scene, Zhang Yang couldn't help but sigh, the most focused game that Millwall participated in before was the FA Cup final last season, but the number of reporters who came to interview was definitely not as large as it is now.

The match between the group stage and Valencia has received a lot of attention, but compared to now, it is definitely a small thing.

This is a really high-profile match!

Many foreign media watched Zhang Yang walk into the venue and observed his face, in fact, there are many reporters who don't know Zhang Yang, and they all feel that Zhang Yang may be 'timid'.

This is actually quite normal.

Even those 50 or 60-year-old coaches will be a little excited and nervous when they lead the team to participate in such a focused game for the first time.

Publicity?

A young coach in his twenties is definitely the first time to lead the team to participate in such a focused game, and it is normal for him to be timidity in the face of so many interviews from reporters.

Media reporters are looking forward to it.

If Zhang Yang shows nervousness, or any other undeserved emotion, they can comment on it after the game.

The journalists were disappointed.

Zhang Yang walked to the front desk heartily, and seemed to not take everyone on the scene into account at all, but gave people a feeling of 'he is the focus of course'.

After arriving on the stage, Zhang Yang turned around, smiled slightly at the audience, and then blew into the microphone, the sound was 'buzzing', and the reporters in the front row frowned, Zhang Yang pouted and smiled, "It's so loud, is this the dismount that Real Madrid prepared for me?" It's funny, maybe you should blame the press officer, but I thank him, he was afraid that my voice would not reach King Carlos's ears. ”

There was friendly laughter from below.

Zhang Yang made a little joke about His Royal Highness the King of Spain, and officially talked about the game.

He talked about the pre-match preparations.

He spoke about the importance Millwall places on the game.

He also said that Real Madrid is not easy to deal with.

These are routine 'nonsense', and the reporters are a little numb, and then Zhang Yang said what the reporters want to hear, "I remember Mr. Capello said that every Real Madrid player has the potential to be the key to deciding the outcome of the game. But I still stand by my opinion, and only Braniff will be the key to the game. ”

"Others ......"

Zhang Yang did not continue, but shook his head in response, and the meaning was naturally clear to everyone.

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The media reporters couldn't understand why Zhang Yang always talked about 'Braniff is the key to the game', and even responded to Capello in a special sentence at the important pre-match press conference.

They just routinely do timely updates.

Capello didn't understand either.

When Capello learned the news, his expression was obviously a little surprised, he frowned and thought for a while, but finally shook his head, not thinking about the question anymore, and no longer commenting on the question.

But Capello wrote it down.

After attending the press conference and returning to the dressing room for the final mobilization, Capello made a special statement to the players, "You hear the voices from outside, the manager of the opposing team, Zhang Yang, always mentions Branifer, I think it's a smoke bomb, he wants to confuse the public. So I hope you don't get carried away by these words. ”

It's good that Capello didn't say this, and as soon as he finished speaking, all the Real Madrid players remembered Braniff's name.

This is tantamount to a change of direction.

The Real Madrid players also wondered what kind of god Branifer was that deserved to be mentioned repeatedly in such an important game, and they also had some knowledge about Millwall.

Millwall's most important player is Darren Bent, the leading scorer and the Premier League's top scorer.

Darren Bent was also selected for the England national team with his excellent performance, and there are some people who are familiar with Beckham, and they also know that Darren Bent is in the national team and is a strong rival to Wayne Rooney.

That's the key thing!

When it comes to the second key figure, they can think of Pire and Zambrotta, who are more familiar with these established stars, while Braniff is a new and young star, and he is a little less famous than the famous stars.

Even if Braniff is excellent, it doesn't need to be mentioned repeatedly, right?

Real Madrid players are interested in Braniff.

Soon the players from both sides stood side by side in the players' tunnel, waiting for the referee to announce the entry, and many Real Madrid players frequently looked at Millwall's team, looking for Braniv among them.

"The long-haired one!"

"Which one?"

"It's the one standing in the middle, with a pigtail on the back of his head, which is very recognizable! He's Braniff. ”

"It's different!"

"A lot of Irish players like to dress up like this!"

"That's him! It's nothing special, why does the opposing head coach always talk about him? ”

"He's really good?"

"Wait a little while, and I'll let him know that not everyone can be arrogant at the Bernabeu Stadium!"

“……”

The Real Madrid players were talking about Braniff, and the Millwall players were noticing.

They naturally know why.

Braniff put on a dragging, his head held high, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, as if to show disdain for the Real Madrid player, and when someone looked at him, he simply stared back with wide eyes and looked back like a 'scaring child'.

This is simply the best way to attract hatred.

Many Real Madrid players were determined to teach Branifer a profound lesson in the game.

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Ten minutes later, the players of both teams stood on the pitch, waiting for the official start of the game.

The cries from the stands kept ringing.

The media commentators began to introduce the starting line-ups of the two teams, Real Madrid lined up the classic 442 combination, Casillas is still the goalkeeper who is still steady, and the back four are Salgado, Cannavaro, Ramos and Roberto Carlos; Midfielders Reyes, Diarra, Emerson and Robinho, with Vanney and Raul up front.

Millwall's starting line-up was a bit of a surprise, with the biggest uncertainty in the middle of midfield.

The appearance of Braniff and Livermore is expected, Livermore has always been the main midfielder of the iron fight, and Braniff was repeatedly mentioned before the game, so he will naturally be among the starters.

Another choice for a position is Josh Simpson.

Simpson's performance this season is also good, but against Real Madrid, it seems that more stable players are needed, compared to Smitchell or Morris, but Mitchell and Morris are only sitting on the bench.

This change is acceptable, after all, Simpson is still immature, but his performance on weekdays is not bad, the Spanish commentator commented, "Simpson started the game, Millwall's style of play must be more offensive." ”

However, the commentator focused on Braniff, "Recently, Braniff's performance has been controversial, but just like the British media mentioned, Braniff is also highly valued, he has repeatedly performed poorly, but he can play the whole game." ”

Before the game, Zhang Yang also emphasized that Braniff will be the key to the game. It remains to be seen what the specific Irish will be. ”

Braniff felt good on the pitch, he loved the feeling of being the attention of the whole game, especially when he found that most of the attention of the opposing players was on him, and he felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

But Braniff soon felt bad.

It sounds good to have a player in the spotlight, but if you are treated as the 'focus' by the opposing players, you will 'enjoy' the toughest treatment, and when the game starts, there is no shortage of defenders around Braniff.

First up is Emerson.

The former Juventus defensive midfielder is very difficult to deal with, and the good news is that Emerson needs to juggle the penalty area and the midfield area, rather than defending him close-quarters all the time.

When Emerson wasn't around, other players came over to make up for it, with midfielder Diarra being one of them, and Reyes coming back to take care of him when he was close to the wing, and even striker Raul made an occasional cameo appearance to keep a close eye on Branif.

These are actually fine.

With the exception of Emerson, the others are not professional defensive players, and they are better offensively than defensively.

But if Braniff gets the ball, when he threatens the position of the Real Madrid defence, such as being a little close to the penalty area, the defender becomes a defender of Real Madrid.

Cannavaro, Ramos.

Cannavaro won his own Grand Slam last year, he is the Italian Footballer of the Year, the European Ballon d'Or winner, and became the World Footballer of the Year.

Ramos is considered to be the best defender in Spain, not only compared to young players, but also some defenders in their playing years, who have just turned 21.

With two top defenders in the spot, Braniff will have to face the pressure you can imagine, and he will even attract more defense than Darren Bent.