Athens, the capital of Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, the birthplace of European philosophy, the birthplace of democracy, and the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games, with such a historical and cultural background, it is sure to become one of the most desirable cities in Europe.

At this time, Athens was also full of gunsmoke, and the topic of football was everywhere.

From Athens International Airport to the Olympic Stadium, dozens of kilometers of roads continue to appear blue and white game posters, delicate oil painted posters, as if leading the way for fans.

As the buses pull into the city, you can see coloured flags with match posters, blue and white flags, Champions League flags hanging everywhere, and UEFA promotional images in the standard format.

All of the above is the promotion of the organizers of Athens.

Such overwhelming publicity, must require a huge amount of advertising expenditure, hosting the Champions League final is not a money-losing business, the organizer can through ticket sales *** match sponsorship, broadcast sharing and other channels, to compensate for advertising investment.

The sale of tickets alone is a big profit.

The Athens Olympic Stadium, the official price of tickets on the day of the game, the lowest grade is also 500 euros, the capacity of the stadium is 70,000 people, and at the price of 500 euros, the ticket income on the day can also reach 35 million euros.

This is still the lowest calculation.

For example, the seats in the front row and near the center of the rostrum are all VIP seats, and the price is more than 1,000 euros, and some can even exceed 3,000 euros.

More than a week before the start of the game, the official tickets were sold out.

England fans are the big customers.

The Champions League final between two English teams is sure to be a once-in-a-decade event, and the Olympic Stadium will definitely welcome a large number of English fans.

Since two days ago, a large number of England fans have come to Athens by plane, in order to allow fans to fly to Athens smoothly without being unable to buy air tickets temporarily, London International Airport and Athens International Airport have also temporarily added more than 20 flights.

The arrival of a large number of English fans made the Athens organizers happy, because England fans are here to consume, and their food and accommodation must be consumed in the city of Athens, which is equivalent to increasing the income of Athens and is beneficial to the development of the city.

At the same time, Athens had to face a dilemma.

There are now more than 5,000 police officers patrolling the city's neighborhoods around the clock to keep Athens safe.

Athens, the capital of Greece, is one of the commercial and political centers of Europe, but in fact, the population is not large, so far there are less than 750,000 people, and receiving more than one-tenth of the population at once will make the city busy and congested.

Millwall's buses drove into Athens in this atmosphere.

When you get close to the city center, it becomes very difficult for the bus to move on, and it is full of fans, including Millwall fans who come to greet them, most of them are still watching the excitement, and there are also a lot of local fans in Athens, they don't care if the bus can pass or not, they just want to get an autograph or a group photo around the bus, or do something.

The Athens Police Department had to send an additional team of police officers to help clear the bus so that Millwall could reach the booked hotel.

It's been so welcoming all the way.

Millwall players are a little afraid, from the airport to the hotel, to say that the distance is not far, how can it be more than half an hour, I didn't expect to be stuck in traffic for an hour.

At the same time, the players were excited.

This is the real big stage!

With so many fans around, it's also a testament to the attention they will see in front of the world.

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When the whole team arrived at the hotel, it was time to rest and prepare for dinner.

According to the arrangement of the coaching staff, there will be a tactical commentary at 7 p.m., so that the players can deepen their memory of 'how to play' and also let them discuss with each other.

After the tactical lesson, it's time to rest again.

The day before the game, the whole team mainly had to regain their energy, and the process of taking a plane from London to Athens was not long, but waiting for the plane, taking the bus, etc., was also a slightly long journey, the whole process took nearly three and a half hours, and everyone felt more or less tired.

Zhang Yang told the players to rest well and forbade them to go out of the hotel gate.

The hotel is still safe.

It's different outside the hotel, it's not that the personal safety of the players is threatened, the main thing is that the fans outside are too enthusiastic, and there are fans everywhere outside the hotel.

Those players who want to hang out, let's find their own time.

Zhang Yang returned to the room.

He has his own room, and normally, when he goes out to play, he will go out to play in a room for two people, and usually the head coach will also share a room with other assistant coaches.

Zhang Yang is not an easy thing to find a roommate.

Zhang Yang likes to be in contact with his peers, and there are many topics for his peers to talk about, but his three choices - Wise, Wilkinson and Richardson - are not peers, and it is difficult to live with them.

Wise, Elm Head, it's okay to talk to him about work, there's nothing else to talk about.

Wilkinson, ahem......

Living with Wilkinson, Zhang Yang would worry about nightmares, and no one wanted to be with a guy with an inhuman-looking aesthetic for a long time.

Richardson, too old-fashioned.

Although he has a lot of contact with Richardson, the two are not familiar with each other, Richardson seems to be a salesman, dressed in a suit and tie all day long, and his leather shoes are shiny.

Zhang Yang will also dress up, but not so harshly, he suspects that Richardson has a habit of cleanliness, and that somewhat pale face is also a bit like a vampire in a British fantasy story.

In short, none of the three options are good.

Zhang Yang has no objection to sharing a room with the players, but almost no players want to be with him.

It's embarrassing.

Sleeping alone, it seems much quieter, Zhang Yang half lay on the bed, picked up his mobile phone and planned to play a small game to kill time, and suddenly remembered that his father Zhang Zhongyi was coming.

"They should be in Athens, right?"

Zhang Yang hesitated, but still made a phone call to ask, the phone suddenly lit up, and it showed an unfamiliar number, he turned on the answer button and asked, "Hello?" ”

"Yangyang, it's me!"

As soon as Zhang Yang heard the voice, he knew that it was his father, and after thinking about it, it was clear that the domestic mobile phone was probably not usable in Greece, so he immediately said, "I was about to call, have you arrived in Athens?" ”

"It's here! I was about to tell you this! Zhang Zhongyi's voice was a little anxious, "I bought three tickets in advance, and I said that it was 1,000 euros each, but they sat on the ground and started the price, and they planned to ask for 3,000 tickets." ”

His voice was a little hateful, "I don't want to eat this loss, but there's nothing I can do, otherwise I won't be able to watch your ball game tomorrow, wait a while, I'll talk to them again!" ”

Zhang Yang understood as soon as he heard it.

Zhang Zhongyi booked tickets too late, so he could only buy scalper tickets from local ticket sellers, it was already the day before the game, and the ticket sellers had a few tickets in their hands, and they didn't worry about selling them at all.

Zhang Yang doesn't know what the price of the scalper ticket outside, but the official ordinary ticket price must be more than 500 euros, and the scalper ticket is only 1,000 euros, which is simply impossible.

Three thousand euros is still a bit too expensive.

At this price, you can buy the best VIP seats in the spectator stands, and the local scalpers in Athens are really a little too dark.

Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. I'll go and ask for a few in a while, you come to me to get it, I'll talk to the security guard and let you in. ”

"Can you get a ticket?"

"......" Zhang Yang tugged at the corners of his mouth and reminded, "My team is going to play." ”

"That's right!"

Zhang Zhongyi was relieved.

Zhang Yang explained the address, put down the phone and walked out of the door, found Wilkinson and asked for a few tickets.

Generally, when teams participate in the game, they will be given some 'internal tickets' for the relatives of the players to watch the game, some players can use them, some are useless, and Wilkinson must have extra tickets in his hand.

If these tickets are not used, they will be given to someone else on an ad hoc basis.

Wilkinson still had a lot of tickets in his hand, he took out three and handed them to Zhang Yang, and asked with some confusion, "Do you have friends to watch the game?" ”

"Family."

"Family?"

"My father and brother." Zhang Yang skipped the 'cheap stepmother' because it was troublesome to explain to Wilkinson.

Wilkinson's attitude suddenly changed, he walked to the table and picked up the bag, and pulled out a delicate cardboard wrapper, a bit like an invitation, a bit like a card gift.

That's the ticket.

Unlike the style of ordinary players, it feels a bit like an invitation, and there is a magnetic card in the center with a picture of the Olympic Stadium printed on it.

"This is a ticket to the VIP box."

Wilkinson explained, "Originally, my uncle was coming to watch the game, and I booked a VIP box, but my uncle couldn't come for a while. ”

Zhang Yang suddenly.

I heard that Prince Mossad was going to Athens to watch the game, but there was no news about the game, and he didn't care too much, after all, Prince Mossad was not in the club most of the time, and it was not a big deal to go to Athens to watch the game.

Now it seems that the Mossad prince is not coming.

This is good news, because the tickets for the VIP box can be used by his family, Zhang Yang took it with a smile on his face, and immediately found that Wilkinson had become a lot more handsome.

Wilkinson also reminded that "it says the time of entry, which should be an hour earlier than the normal fan admission, so that your family can enter a little earlier and walk around the stadium." That card is a key card, some forbidden railing, which can be swiped to enter. ”

"You can even meet your family in the stadium."

Wilkinson told the buns and explained the benefits of the VIP box in detail, which suddenly made Zhang Yang feel a little unhappy.

Although Zhang Yang really didn't know, he had to be subtle when he said it, he turned his head and glanced at it, his face was full of disgust, and at the same time, he lowered Wilkinson's handsomeness index in his heart.

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