The name of the Stadio Luz in Portugal may be unfamiliar to many people, but when it comes to another name, most die-hard fans around the world are familiar with it, and that is the Stadium of Light. Fire Ran???? Wen?.

Luz Stadium, also known as Stadium of Light, is the main stadium of Benfica Club, the traditional giants of the Portuguese Super League, and is also one of the five-star football stadiums of the European Football Federation.

The stadium may not be too old compared to many of Europe's traditional main stadiums, having been built in 1954, rebuilt in 2002 and re-opened, making it one of the top and most modern five-star stadiums in Europe, and hosting more important football events.

The Stade Luce hosted three matches of the 2004 European Football Championship and was the venue for the final match, but sadly, Portugal's golden generation lost 1-0 to the Greek national football team here, making it the "Greek myth" of every place.

Not only that, but the Stade Luz is almost the designated venue for the final of the Portuguese domestic cup competition, and has also hosted the Europa League final as the home stadium.

Now, the stadium is finally ready for the final of the highest level of European football, where the Champions League final of the 13-14 season will be contested for the winner, and the stadium will attract the attention of fans all over Europe and around the world on June 5.

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The entire Arsenal team arrived in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, two days before the start of the final, and the team stayed at a hotel not far from the Luce Stadium, which greatly facilitated the team's adaptation training at the Luce Stadium.

All the preparations have been in place for a long time, and all the hard work will be revealed on the day of June 5, and the Arsenal players will finally have the day of the final amid anticipation and nervousness.

As usual, before the start of the game, manager Arsene Wenger cheered for the players passionately, and the content was not surprising, Wenger is not a coach who is good at encouraging people, just like his nickname, he is good at meticulous research and calm preparation, so he just encouraged everyone a few words, and then said no more.

But in fact, at this moment, Wenger is agitated and apprehensive by all the players and staff in the dressing room.

Because, this is the second time he has come so close to winning the Champions League.

There are many criteria to measure whether a manager is good and outstanding, but there is no doubt that league results are absolutely the top priority. Arsene Wenger has done a good job at this point, although Arsenal have not performed well in the past decade, and even have an embarrassing history of eight years without a title, but before that, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal were strong contenders for the league title, and there were more than one titles.

The Red Devils are the most successful English club in the Premier League since its inception, but at the start of the new millennium, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal are no less than them, and at least they can stand up to United in the league.

But people have a higher opinion of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, in addition to his charisma and countless championship honors, the two most important points are that Ferguson single-handedly built Manchester United's red empire, and second, Ferguson has led Manchester United to the top of Europe more than once.

The former does not say, Ferguson is the godfather of Manchester United, and Wenger is also the godfather of Arsenal, which is not far behind, but the Champions League champion, not to mention the pain in Wenger's heart, is also the pain in the hearts of all gun fans around the world.

Because Arsenal, which prides itself on being a Premier League giant, has not won even one Champions League title in the club's history.

The closest they came to winning the Champions League was the '06 Champions League final, where they lost 2-1 against Barcelona in the final.

For Ferguson, Wenger is respectful, the two are both enemies and friends, but to a certain extent, Wenger does not think that he is worse than the other party, so whenever fans and the media compare the two and talk about the Champions League trophy, Wenger has endless regrets in his heart.

And now, Arsenal has reached the Champions League final again after eight years, how can this not make the professor feel anticipation and apprehension. He is looking forward to leading the team to make club history and reach Arsenal's first-ever Champions League final, but fears that the tragedy of eight years ago will happen again.

Arsenal for eight years is considered the most golden generation, Henry, Vieira, Pire...... The star-studded team made it all the way to the final with endless expectations, only to finish runners-up.

It was then that Arsenal began to decline, and the Gunners, who took the world by storm, began to decline – in fact, after a record of 49 league games unbeaten, Arsenal showed signs of inability to succeed, as the club tilted all its resources into the construction of new stadiums, leaving no more money to spend on the replacement of old and new players. But if Arsenal can win the Champions League at that time, not to mention that it will be able to reverse the decline, but Arsenal's dormant time will definitely be greatly shortened.

Now, Arsenal are once again on the doorstep of Europe, and this is the most important moment for their resurgence and re-emergence, but Arsene Wenger is extremely worried.

Will it be like eight years ago, when you are closest to the peak, but you will fall to the bottom?

Wenger didn't know the answer, and all he could do was pray silently.

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The players don't know what their manager is thinking, and although Arsene Wenger was a little silent today, isn't that normal, and when facing such a big game as the Champions League final, no matter who it is, I am afraid that the mood is extremely solemn.

That's the way the Arsenal players are, they don't play as much as they used to, they understand what this game means, they cheer each other on in the tunnel, they give themselves confidence and they cheer each other on.

Since the beginning of the new century, the most glamorous club in world football is undoubtedly the Catalan giants, who have suppressed their old rivals Real Madrid in the league, won the Champions League, and created a glorious record of six trophies in one season.

But no matter how beautiful they are, they are also extremely serious and dignified in front of the trophies of Europe's highest level competitions.

For the club's professional players, the Champions League final is like the stage of the World Cup final, and in a way, the Champions League title is more valuable than the World Cup winner, which is the highest glory that all professional players dream of.

Each player is doing their own thing, some are silently cheering themselves up, some are hugging their teammates, and some are talking softly to each other, and they are decompressing themselves in various ways.

"Qin."

Messi found Qin Shou at the front of the Arsenal team, he took two steps forward and waved to greet Qin Shou.

"Long time no see, Leo."

Qin Shou smiled and nodded.

"It's been a long time since I saw you, and since you left La Liga, I've been a little bit out of luck." Messi said in a joking tone, shaking his head, "I just didn't expect to meet again on the football field, on such a final stage." I'm afraid that in a while, our two teams will die to the death. ”

"It's not the first time you've died, Leo, aren't you used to it?" Qin Shou responded with a smile.

Messi knew exactly what Qin Shou was referring to. When Qin Shou was still playing in La Liga, the competition between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona was unprecedentedly fierce, and every time the two teams met, it was a good battle, of course, what made Messi depressed was that as long as Qin Shou was present, Barcelona had never defeated Atletico Madrid in recent years. When Qin Shou said this, he didn't mean without metaphors, that is, although the fight is life-to-death, the final result is that we live and you die.

“……”

Messi was choked by Qin Shou's words, he spread his hands and said helplessly: "Okay, Qin, I have to admit that I am indeed inferior to you in terms of kung fu in my mouth." ”

"There are many other places that are not as good as me, Leo." Qin Shou continued to turn on the "taunt" mode.

He is not a fool, although the two are friends in private, but now on the stage of the Champions League final, he doesn't believe that Messi just came over to say hello, and probably has the idea of hitting himself or Arsenal's morale.

So Qin Shou simply started first, everything is for the championship, what kind of friendship is there, let's talk about it in private, and the rest, let's put it aside for the time being.

Sure enough, Messi pursed his lips unhappily, as if he didn't care, and said lightly: "I still remember that eight years ago, we won the Champions League, and the opponent at that time seemed to be Arsenal, do you think it will be ...... again today?"

"Ha, what did you say? What eight years ago? Ouch, Leo, I'm sorry, I've had a little problem with my ears lately, uh, it's always a little blurry when I hear people, do you want to stop saying it? Messi brought up the old matter again, Qin Shou was suddenly unhappy, and simply pretended to be confused and helpless, seeing that Messi really had the posture of saying it again, Qin Shou covered his ears and smeared oil on the soles of his feet, and slipped away, "Oops, my ears hurt again, no, I have to be quiet, otherwise I won't be able to play with all my strength later." Let's not talk about it, Leo, we'll get in touch when I'm done, or I'll treat you to dinner after the game, and you should treat you if you win the championship, after all, we're friends, and I should comfort you. ”

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Messi was speechless for an instant, and once again had a new understanding of Qin Shou's cheekiness. He gritted his teeth, looked at Qin Shou's back, and two words popped out of his mouth - "Bastard!" ”

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