Chapter 691: Poets, gladiators, and gangsters
The two sides finished their warm-up and walked to the locker room.
Before the Monaco players walked into the players' tunnel, they saw that red and white fireworks suddenly lit up in the stands, and Li Liang and everyone stopped.
Monaco is not a football-fanatic country, and even Champions League matches often do not guarantee that the stands at the Stade Louis II will be fully filled.
Today's game was hard to come by, with fans already filling the stands, and now some people lit fireworks to cheer their teams up.
Li Liang was stunned, he felt that this scene was also familiar.
In the home dressing room, Yaldim clapped his hands vigorously: "Relax, boys, relax your body and mind.
I know Juve is the toughest opponent we've ever faced, but if we can score six goals from Dort, we'll be able to break the door for Juve. ”
Glick, who captained Juventus' city rivals Torino last season, also cheered for everyone: "Except for Alves, I know the rest of the players very well!
Believe me, brethren, we can defeat them! ”
Li Liang thought about it tightly, and Glick told everyone everything about the Juventus players, just like the dirty old man said, the whole world knew.
He has always been a little puzzled by how the 34-year-old Brazilian Alves can maintain such an astonishing level of competition at a high level.
As the playing time was approaching, Falcao helped Li Liang fasten the captain's armband: "Lee, relax, play in the way you are most accustomed to."
I'm sure the Juventus players are also scared of us at the moment. ”
After the Monaco players were ready, Li Liang walked in front and the group shouted to the exit of the players' tunnel.
Buffon led Juventus in blue away jersey also appeared, Buffon stretched out his hand to Li Liang with a smile on his face, and the two hugged tightly and said at the same time: "Good luck!" ”
From the moment he walked out of the locker room door, Li Liang's legs had been trembling slightly.
He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had felt like this, and even his breathing had become heavy.
Seeing the tall Buffon, Chiellini, Barzagli, Mandzukic, the silent Higuain handsome Dybala, and Marchisio, who was as deep as Gabibia, really appeared in front of him, Li Liang suddenly felt extremely pressured.
It became increasingly clear to him that the huge unfamiliar stadium he had seen in a virtual setting was the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Those opponents in purple are Real Madrid.
He is getting closer and closer to his dream, as long as he beats Juventus in front of him.
The defeat to Toulouse widened the gap to Grand Paris to three points, and now at home again, Monaco is in high spirits.
However, Li Liang was always a little uneasy.
"Hey, bro!" A hoarse voice sounded behind Li Liang, and he turned around to see Alves.
The Brazilian, who is only 1.72 meters tall, stands out even among Juventus' giants - Li Liang almost laughed because he felt that Alves was very incompatible with the temperament of the whole Juventus team, and he was not like the Italian players who looked like poets or ancient Roman gladiators -
Li Liang felt that the Brazilian, who claims to be the world's No. 1 right-back, looked like a street thug.
The Brazilian stretched out his tattooed arms and hugged Li Liang: "Li, I like the way I play, good luck!" ”
The two sides played under the leadership of the referee, and the whole stadium suddenly resounded with a huge shout, and thousands of Juventus fans in the stands of Capdale Point unfurled a huge TIFO - Champions League trophy!
Not to be outdone, Monaco fans unfurled a huge Monaco jersey in front of the stands.
He Wei was also excited, and he quickly introduced the background of the game: "...... Monaco's main left-back Edouard Mendy is suspended for yellow cards, but Sidibi is expected to appear on the left side thanks to Sidibi's timely return.
Other than that, there were no injuries.
Juventus midfielder German Khedira is also suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and Italy international Marchisio will start the game.
The rest of the main players will also be able to get out of this game. ”
Xue Yang continued: "Monaco have scored in 13 of their 14 Champions League games this season, with the only exception being a clean sheet at Bayer Leverkusen in the final round of the group stage, and that was also the result of Monaco coming off the bench when they won the group.
In other words, as long as Monaco's main squad scores in the Champions League, let's see if today's record can be continued.
Their opponents, Juventus, have kept five consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League since the final round of the group stage against Dinamo Zagreb, with a clean sheet of 531 minutes, thus officially setting a new record for a single season without conceding a goal in the Champions League.
So many people think that this will be a duel between the 'spear' and the 'shield', Monaco, which has the strongest attack power in Europe, and Juventus, who also have the best defense in Europe, the duel between these two teams is very worth looking forward to! ”
Netizens all entered the state in advance, and the barrage poured out wildly: "...... I can't do it, I love Juventus the most, but I hope Li 17 can play at a high level......"
"It's easy to do, Li 17 became the best player on the field, but Monaco lost to Juventus, and Juventus will be OK if he advances!"
"Say what? Monaco wins! ”
"You better be sober, Juventus this season is different from Manchester City and Dort. What Barcelona can't do, Monaco can do? ”
In the picture, the referee picked up the football, and Li Liang and Buffon then separated from each other and led the players of both sides to stride into the field.
Gaudino in the VIP seat had just sat down, and immediately heard a cheer behind him, and suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder, and he saw a familiar tall figure when he returned - Zinedine Zidane, the current coach of Real Madrid!
As the hero of France's victory in the 1998 World Cup on home soil, the appearance of the Real Madrid coach caused a huge sensation. Zidane also just entered, he hugged Gaudino and shook hands with the acquaintances around him one by one, and deliberately walked to Wenger on the other side of the VIP seat to say hello, and then sat back next to Gaudino.
The dirty old man smiled: "Which of the following opponents do you prefer to meet?" ”
Zidane also smiled and replied modestly: "We have one more game against Atletico Madrid...... Monaco and Juventus are both very good teams and I wouldn't be surprised if any of them make it to the final! ”
Both Grimandi and Garde found that even veteran Arsene Wenger was excited as the game approached.
Mourinho looked enviously at the fanatical fans around him, and Mendes comforted him: "It's okay, Jose, you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself in the Champions League next year!" ”
Mourinho replied: "If we can get Lee, we will definitely shock the world again!" ”
Pep Guardiola was so excited that he said to Arteta: "You know, Mikel, in a month we could get at least two Monaco players!" ”
Arteta was overjoyed: "Who is Lee and who?" ”
Guardiola shook his head regretfully: "Monaco has been evaluating the intentions of all clubs for Lee, and it may not be so simple to get him!" ”
The opening process was completed, and in the deafening shouts and singing of the audience, the game was about to begin.