Tuesday, 16 September 2009. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In the evening.

Night in Lyon has just fallen, and the lights of France are slowly spreading throughout the city.

In China it is already late at night and many people have fallen asleep.

But for others, a new Champions League season has finally kicked off after a gap of more than three months.

It was their sleepless night.

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In the live broadcast room of CCTV, the commentator He Wei is making final preparations.

It was the first Champions League match day of the season, and he checked it very carefully, whether it was out of professionalism or feudal superstition, and wanted to get off to a good start.

At this moment, CCTV5 is broadcasting the pre-recorded preview program "Champions League Opening Whistle", systematically introducing the overall situation of this season's Champions League, as well as the group matches of 32 teams, and he still has time to continue to prepare.

The door to the studio was gently pushed open, and a tall man in his sixties strode in.

He nodded apologetically: "It's obviously early in the morning, but it's still a little traffic jam......"

"No way, who let this be the capital of the emperor," He Wei stood up with a smile and shook hands politely with the other party, "Zhang Zhi, while you put on makeup, let's talk about the information, right?" ”

The old man who was more than 1.9 meters tall when he was young was named Zhang Lu, who used to be a professional goalkeeper, began to engage in football theory research after retiring, and was hired by CCTV as a match consultant by virtue of his proximity to the water, and when he began broadcasting the Serie A league in 1991, he also became the first batch of football commentators in China.

He has a habit of maintaining neutrality and objectivity, basically not making special preparations before commenting on the game, and even some games only know about the two teams after entering the broadcast studio, so as to eliminate preconceived impressions.

Of course, many people think...... This is obviously to be lazy!

However, he is not a host or commentator, and as a guest, his professional knowledge is basically enough to cope with the changes in the situation on the field.

Today, he also didn't inquire in advance about which game the commentary was in, so he asked He Wei while accepting a simple powder from the makeup artist: "Which one are we going to talk about?" Juventus or Milan? ”

There is no doubt that after nearly 20 years of experience in Serie A, he is familiar with these two teams, and both the Old Lady and the Rossoneri are super giants with many fans in China, and under normal circumstances, they are definitely the priority of TV broadcasts.

"Neither," He Wei replied with a smile, "It's Lyon vs. Ajax." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Lu was obviously taken aback, "This is the team of France and the Netherlands?" This ......"

He originally wanted to question whether the head of the TV station was kicked by a donkey, although Ligue 1 is one of the five major leagues, but everyone knows that this is just to make up the numbers, until many years later, Ligue 1 can only win the Champions League team is only a poor one, and there is no way to compare with the other four major leagues.

But he didn't do it because he wasn't stupid, and the leaders of the TV station weren't stupid.

"Zhang Zhi hasn't been paying attention to media reports lately, has he?" He Wei explained with a smile, "Ajax is in the formation...... There's a Chinese player. ”

"Ah...... I see. Zhang Lu immediately understood, although he didn't pay much attention to the online media, even the newspaper reported on the compatriot boy who was far away in the Netherlands many times, "I remember, that little guy is called Long Shute!" But...... This is a Champions League game, can he be in Ajax's 18-man squad? ”

He Wei shook a piece of printer paper in his hand and made a "whoosh" sound: "He not only entered the squad, but also the starting player!" ”

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'They are the best team,

They are the ultimate team,

This is the most top-level event.

Victorious Division,

The Master of Kings,

The Greatest Team,

Division of Champions,

One of the biggest gatherings,

One of the greatest sporting events,

They are the strongest,

They are invincible,

They are champions! ”

The official theme song of the Champions League, "Champions League", sounded over the Stadium in Gerland, the lyrics were intertwined in English, German and French, the rhythm was passionate but melodious, and the melody was majestic, accompanied by the cheers and shouts of 40,000 fans on the spot, creating an extremely shocking atmosphere of the game.

Ronschette was standing in the tunnel at the Gerland Stadium, waiting to be joined by his teammates, and next to him stood a French ball boy of six or seven years old, looking at him curiously.

The caddies who can participate in the Champions League are by no means ordinary people, they have at least experienced a considerable degree of "experience" in the French league, have seen many big scenes, and rarely make impolite actions to stare at the players, but perhaps he has never had the experience of being a caddy for Chinese players, so he feels a little fresh for this foreign player with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin......

Lyon's starting eleven stood less than two metres away, and the players were quite evenly shaped, with the exception of striker Lisandro López and midfielder Gian Macuen, who was only 1.74 meters, the others were all around 180 tall, and even the two central defenders did not exceed 183, which was slightly lower than Suarez.

Although Van Basten advocated ground attack, the White Swan had long since abandoned his rigidity and stubbornness after the ups and downs, and he arranged a training session for Lyon's weakness, which could be launched at any time as a backup attack.

Dominating Ligue 1 for seven consecutive years has also allowed Lyon to enter the Champions League for many years in a row, plus this is playing on their own home turf, so there is hardly a trace of nervousness on the faces of these players, and they talk and laugh with each other, as if they don't have today's opponent in their eyes at all.

Compared with the relaxed home team, Ajax's side is obviously different, except for the defender Oleg, who used to play for Barcelona, everyone else is participating in such a major event for the first time, and they are more or less restrained.

Ajax captain Suarez was at the front of the queue, Rao was always free and loose, and at this time he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, from time to time he made a cross on his chest, and then lowered his head and kissed his ring finger to calm his mood.

After all, he is only a 22-year-old and this Champions League group stage is only the first official Champions League game of his career.

Three referees stood in front of him, with the match ball a little further away and beyond the expansive Stadium of Gerland.

Suarez took a deep breath and followed the referees forward.

Stegrenberg, Vertonghen, Van der Wiel, Emmanuelsen...... One by one, the Ajax players walked out of the corridor.

The order of entry will vary slightly from team to team, but the most common rule is that the captain comes first, followed by the goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and the striker player stays last.

As a midfielder, Long Shut walked out of the aisle for the third-to-last time, and he was immediately surrounded by a cloud of hot air.

The enthusiastic French fans challenged the guests with their shouts!

This is their stadium!

This is Gerland!