Chapter 498: All eyes on you

As soon as the two sides walked out of the dressing room, the director of the Olympic Stadium in Athens gave the camera to the players' tunnel, allowing the fans waiting in front of the stands and TV to feel the atmosphere of the upcoming Champions League final.

"Good morning, we have now received the signal from the Olympic Stadium in Athens, and I believe everyone is very familiar with him, right? That's right! This is our number one star in China - Ailuo! ”

Liu Jianhong, the commentator of the CCAV-5 Beijing studio, looked at the person given by the camera and started the opening lines of this UEFA Champions League final.

"He looks very good in spirit, he has a kind of confidence that I can't put into words, I firmly believe that this game will be very exciting, if I guess correctly, Iroh will definitely score in the final!"

The guest commentator in the Beijing studio is Gong Lei, the only Chinese player in China to be nominated for World Footballer of the Year.

"Coach Gong has a very unique vision and we want Iello to score in this crucial Champions League final, just like he scored in the second leg of this season's Champions League semi-final!" After Liu Jianhong finished speaking, his voice changed, because the camera had changed to the past, "What appears in the lower left corner of the camera now is Wang Xiaolei, a Chinese Shanghai goalkeeper who saved Xavi Alonso's key penalty in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals, and also directly threw the ball to assist Iello to score a goal!" ”

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The game is about to begin, and even the seasoned AC Milan players are starting to feel a little nervous, after all, in terms of strength, Valencia still has a slight advantage, and there is also a young advantage.

Like AC Milan's backline, the four main defenders are all 130 years old, with an average age of 32.5 years old, and they seem to have a lot of experience, but their physical fitness is a hurdle that cannot be overcome, just like Ancelotti thought, the physical confrontation is completely incomparable to the youngsters, so this backline can only use experience and awareness to play.

Therefore, the team's defender Gattuso has a very heavy task in this game, and Ancelotti is ready to imitate Benitez's Mascherano to defend Ailo and not give him the slightest space to break through.

Gattuso, as in the past, would slowly recall the manager's pre-match arrangements in the moments before the start of the game, and when the game was ready, he could fully implement it, but this time he was a little different from usual, he turned his head to look at Iello on the left of the tunnel.

I don't know if it's intentional or not, Iello is the third captain of Valencia, so he is the third to stand behind Albelda and Baraja, while Gattuso is also the third behind Maldini and Ambrosini.

Iroh was making the final communication with his teammates, his expression was very natural, and he was playing with his teammates from time to time, and it didn't seem to be abnormal because the next final was played, so Gattuso quickly realized that Iroh was not an easy opponent to deal with, it seemed... The single-season goal record of the current Champions League is still a bit level......

In this game, Ancelotti used his most commonly used Christmas tree formation, that is, the four-three-two-one formation, in order to fight against Valencia's three technical midfielders, the midfielder specially arranged Gattuso, Ambrosini and Pirlo three midfielders, and the front court used Kaka and Seedorf two pairs of forward midfield, and Inzaghi was looking for opportunities in front.

But among the three midfielders, Pirlo and Ambrosini are biased towards attack, especially Pirlo, although he is placed in the position of the midfielder, but more often he is for show and concentrates on organizing attacks.

Then only Gattuso and Ambrosini are left in the back to protect in front of the central defenders, and the heavy responsibility of marking Ailo is naturally placed on Gattuso, who does not have a strong sense of position, coupled with his strong willpower and abundant physical fitness, in the entire AC Milan team, he is the only one who is suitable for the heavy responsibility of marking Ailo full-time.

After thinking clearly, Gattuso withdrew his gaze, but his fists were quietly clenched.

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"Ancient Greece, ancient Athens, the Olympic Stadium, two glorious journeys, 13 years ago, AC Milan beat another La Liga team, Barcelona, 4-0 on this field, to set the biggest score difference in the final of the European Champions League......"

With Huang Jianxiang's opening remarks in the live studio of the Olympic Stadium in Athens, the players from both sides of the final followed the referee holding the final ball and the two assistant referees from the players' tunnel to the court.

At the same time, the entire Athens Olympic Stadium resounded with loud cheers.

The reporter separated the players to the sides of the pitch and desperately pressed the shutter in his hand against the players who came out.

When he reached the UEFA Champions League trophy in the middle of the stadium, he turned his head to glance at it, but he was quickly pushed down by David Villa behind him and continued to walk on, otherwise the 'crash' would happen again.

The two teams face the main grandstand side by side on the pitch, bounded by the centre line, each on one side, and behind the flanks of both teams is a huge team crest that hangs from the top of the pitch onto the turf of the pitch, with the following letters below the emblem: UEFA Champions League Final 2007!

It seemed to remind the fans that the most high-profile Champions League final on the planet was about to take place!

On the flanks of both sides of the game, there are two squares of Champions League trophy figures made of dozens of caddies holding canvas.

It wasn't until the players were lined up that they slowly dispersed.

At this moment, the stadium radio suddenly played the exciting UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League"

During the broadcast of Champions League, the stadium director shifted from the AC Milan player on the far left of the main seat, to the player on the right, all the way to David Silva, the last player in Valencia.

“…… Before the game, many AC Milan players said in an interview with reporters that they defeated the most powerful Barcelona Dream Team here thirteen years ago, and today in this blessed land, they think they can still beat this Valencia team, which is known as the strongest Valencia team in the history of Valencia, but Valencia's star Airo said in an interview with reporters that his goal is to win the championship!! Let's look forward to the final of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League! ”

Fans sitting in front of the TV saw a computerized pitch shown in the footage, while the smaller pitch was the first to appear as the home team's starting line-up for Valencia.

"In this game, Valencia sent their most commonly used four-three-three formation, and the goalkeeper was Wang Xiaolei, a young player from our country who represented Valencia for the second time this year in European competitions! The four players in the backline are Del Orno, Albiol, Ayala and Moretti, and the midfield three are Albelda, Baraja and Ballack, who have returned from injury. The front three are David Silva, David Villa and our country's number one star - Elo! ”

During the period when the on-site commentator announced the starting list of the two sides in the final, the players of both sides of the stadium were shaking hands, and the handshake between Iroh and Kaka, as the key personnel of both sides, was taken special care of by the host.

'The two players who are shaking hands now are key figures for both sides of the final, Ai scored 17 goals in 12 Champions League games in Valencia, and Kaka is not far behind, as a midfielder, he scored 12 goals in a limited number of chances, so from a goal point of view, the form of these two players will have a direct impact on the final result of this game......

However, the handshake between Iroh and Kaka was not as complicated as expected, nodding and smiling at each other, and then shaking hands with the next player.

However, when Iroh shook hands with Gattuso, there was a small episode, and the latter had a noticeable force when shaking hands.

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Tyler Swift, Iroh's family and friends, Wang Xiaolei's family, and other players' families all stood in the first stand closest to the stadium, an unusual shot that gave many reporters a glimmer of the possibility of digging up information, but it didn't attract much attention.

It is also very different from the old friends who went to Neou Gargenward Stadium two years ago to cheer for the scene of Ielloh, and now He Puqi, Liu Wei, Li Ze-min, and Zhang Tao look like a kind of successful person.

And they each hugged a beautiful woman that every man would be the envy of, and it looked more like they had come to the Athens Olympic Stadium for tourism.

The beauty in the stands is always one of the shots that the stadium director likes to capture.

At the same time, the players of the two sides of the final on the scene also shook hands, and Ailuo and Wang Xiaolei waved at the grandstand of their families at the same time, so the response of this stand was very fierce, and the huge cheers rang out again.

"Come on, little thunder!"

Captain Albelda walked to the referee with the team flag, and after waving to the family in the stands, Iroh turned around and stretched out his right hand and hugged him.

"Come on, David!"

"Come on, Raul!!"

"Come on, Michael!!"

Iroh high-fived his teammates one by one, after all, this is a championship game, and he can't be sloppy!

A minute later, all the ceremonies were over, and the final was settled in their formation, with Inzaghi and Kaka standing in the middle of the pitch, waiting for the game to begin.

German referee Herbert van Dele was the center of attention at the moment, standing outside the arc of Valencia's half, his eyes fixed on his watch on his wrist.

The huge Athens Olympic Stadium slowly fell silent, and the fans in the stands were waiting for the whistle to blow.

Referee Herbert vandel put the whistle in his mouth, looked left and right to make sure both players were ready, and then he blew the whistle hard!

Beep~~~~

With the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated Champions League final was announced.

Inzaghi moved the ball to Kaka, who didn't drag his feet and passed the ball back to Andrea Pirlo, the team's brain.