Chapter 335: Moscow

Four days later, Moscow, the capital of Russia.

Moscow, the political, economic, cultural, financial, and transportation center of Russia. Founded in 1147 along the Moskva River, Moscow was the capital of the country from the time of the Grand Duchy to the times of Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. It has a history of 800 years so far.

In addition to its magnificent architecture and rich history, this great city is also known as the cemetery of empires. In 1812, Napoleon led 600,000 French troops to occupy Moscow, but fell for Marshal Kutuzov's empty city plan. The harsh winter in Moscow brought Napoleon to a catastrophe from the peak of his military life to the bottom. When the 600,000 French troops withdrew from cold Russia, only 30,000 remained.

In 1941, Army Group "Center" of Nazi Germany attacked Moscow. Like Napoleon, the Germans encountered two formidable enemies, Marshal Zhukov's Red Army and the harsh winter in Moscow. In the end, the Germans left 500,000 corpses at Stalingrad and retreated。。。。。

Football in peacetime is a war. As in wartime, Moscow's cold weather was hated by countless European powerhouses.

In the second round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United challenged CSKA Moscow away. Liu Yun and his teammates arrived in Moscow on a special plane.

The old football team of Russia is interesting.

In 1936, the Soviet Union established the National League. The participating teams are mainly Moscow teams. Under the special system, who will support the operation of these teams? In fact, what kind of social class there was at that time, there was what kind of team builder.

Three strong teams in the Soviet League at that time. The Moscow Central Army Army had a background in the army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Dynamo Moscow has a deep KGB background; Spartak Moscow is considered a civilian team.

In addition to this, the Lokomotiv Moscow team has a background in the Ministry of Railways. The Moscow torpedo team came from a group of workers at a naval arsenal in the south of the city.

Manchester United's opponents, CSKA Moscow, are not a team in the top five leagues, but their strength should not be underestimated. They lifted the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup more than a decade ago. Six years ago, he broke into the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

CSKA Moscow has an important home field advantage, and that is the weather in Russia. It was just late autumn in the UK, but it was already early winter in Moscow. The average temperature is 2 degrees Celsius. This made United's superstars feel uncomfortable as soon as they stepped off the plane.

Jose Mourinho made big noises at the start of the season to rebuild the Manchester United dynasty. If you want to be worthy of the word "dynasty", you have to do something in the Champions League. In the last round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United beat Basel of Switzerland at home. In this game against CSKA Moscow, Manchester United held their breath and vowed to bring back three points from Moscow.

Manchester United came to Moscow, and Mourinho announced that he would not train on the field on the first day, but would lead a group of disciples on a local tour of Moscow.

Moscow is an 800-year-old city. There are many Orthodox buildings in the city. These buildings are majestic and magnificent.

On Red Square, Liu Yun was full of emotion. Every Chinese has a special complex for Red Square。。。。。 There are such accounts in the history textbooks of China for decades, and one day more than half a century ago, the German army invaded the Soviet Union on a large scale, and the Moscow crisis! Soviet crisis! Stalin held a military parade on Red Square, and the Red Army soldiers who participated in the parade were loaded with live ammunition and went directly to the front line after the parade。。。。。

How many years have passed, things are not people. Liu Yun read the news a few days ago that the cruiser Aurora, which was recorded in history textbooks as "firing the first shot of the October fork," was in disrepair and was anchored in the port of St. Petersburg. For a time, it became a place for drag racing parties and alcoholics in St. Petersburg...

At the end of the day, the Manchester United players had a good night's sleep. The next day, they stepped on the pitch at the Luzhchini Stadium, the venue for the competition.

Entering the Luzhchini Stadium, Liu Yun's first reaction was that the scale of this stadium was no less than the Theater of Dreams. The Theater of Dreams has more than 70,000 seats, and the Luzhchini Stadium has more than 85,000 seats.

The stomping time is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. At this time of day, the temperature should be the highest of the day, but the average temperature in Moscow is only 2 degrees Celsius. Liu Yun and a group of teammates had to wear long-sleeved competition uniforms to step on the field.

The kick-off time for this game was set for 7 p.m. sharp. In other words, Manchester United will definitely fight CSKA Moscow in sub-zero temperatures.

After stepping on the field, on the bus back to the hotel, Lukaku said to Liu Yun, who was sitting behind him: "Old lieutenant, it seems that the harsh winter in Moscow will be one of our biggest enemies tomorrow night." ”

Yi Bu, who was beside Liu Yun, said with a smile: "Actually, this is not the coldest day in Moscow. I was impressed that when I went to Moscow with AC Milan to play away, it was the middle of winter in Moscow and it was snowing heavily throughout Moscow. The outside temperature is minus 15 degrees Celsius. ”

Mourinho, who was sitting in the front row of the bus, heard the players' whispers: "Cold, rainy and snowy weather is the most likely to be upset." But I don't want us to be upset by CSKA Moscow. I am convinced that we will be able to take away three points from Moscow! ”

"Yes, take three points from Moscow." The players shouted in response.

The Manchester United crowd will return to the hotel, and there will be a small episode at dinner time.

The Holiday Inn in Moscow, where Manchester United stayed, actually served a bunch of free top-quality vodka to the Manchester United soldiers at dinner.

Mourinho couldn't laugh or cry. Do Muscovites want to use spirits to make a bunch of players hollow carrots in the next day's game? Professional players are not allowed to drink alcohol before a game, and the staff at the Holiday Inn will not be unaware. This is clearly done with ulterior motives.

In fact, there are many players in the Manchester United team who are good drinkers.

Mourinho had no choice but to place a ban on alcohol. No matter how good Moscow's vodka is, it can't catch up with the three points of glycol in the Champions League group stage.

After dinner, the Manchester United players went back to their rooms to rest.

Liu Yun returned to the hotel and received a text message from his baby daughter Liu Xiaoyan: "Dad, win!" Our St Anfée College won the first match of the All England Finals! We scored a total of 12 points, and I scored 6 points for our team myself! Ha, Dad, you have to do it too! ”

Liu Yun saw the information and a smile appeared on his face. The lovely Chinese father began to think of what his wife Isabella had said to him: Maybe in ten years, our little Chinese princess will become a respected mathematician。。。。。。

It's like that for parents. I always hope that my children will be able to get ahead and be respected in the future.

Well, my daughter won, and I, as a father, have to work hard to bring the victory back to Manchester.

Liu Yun thought like this and slowly fell asleep.