On December 18, 2008, fans with tickets poured into the Yokohama International Stadium in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, while fans without tickets were crammed into the streets.

Yokohama International Stadium, now known as Nissan Stadium, is located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is the most crowded multi-purpose stadium in Japan and the venue for the final of the 2002 Shijie Cup.

The Yokohama International Stadium was inaugurated in March 1998 and has a total capacity of 73,237 seats. It is currently the home of Yokohama Marinos, a J-League team of the Japanese Football League.

The Yokohama International Stadium held four matches in the 2002 Shijie Cup, including three group games, and the final between Brazil and Germany on June 30, 2002, which was won by Brazil 2-0.

The Yokohama International Stadium is now packed, and before the game even starts, they are cheering wildly, roaring, cheering for their respective teams, and the fans of both teams are singing their anthems in the stadium. And those neutral fans also have anxious expressions, it seems that they have been looking forward to this game for a long time.

It was even more crowded outside the stadium, they didn't have tickets, but they still came here and gathered here, they watched the screen in the square outside the stadium, and they were able to feel the atmosphere up close.

This game is a very important game in Japan, and the atmosphere is almost in time for the Korea-Japan Shijie Cup that year, and many fans have flocked to this place, surrounding it with water. Of course, with so many fans gathered here, it is natural that the police and security personnel are indispensable, and their workload is very large.

The Liverpool players boarded the bus at 6 o'clock in the afternoon and arrived at the Yokohama International Stadium, outside the stadium, a large number of Japanese fans wearing Liverpool jerseys were waiting for the Liverpool team to bring them, they held up posters of their idols, and sang Liverpool's team song "You Will Never Go Alone", if you don't look at their skin color, you really think they are local Liverpool fans.

When the Liverpool team arrived at the Yokohama International Stadium, the scene was jubilant, and everyone chanted the Liverpool team and the names of the Liverpool stars.

But the stars of the Liverpool team seemed to be a little unkind, all of them had a straight face, and rushed directly into the players' tunnel as soon as they got out of the car, without giving fans and reporters a little time, but the fans on the scene were still very hot.

The atmosphere at the scene was really hot, and it was almost the whole stadium on fire.

Not long after the arrival of the Liverpool team, the bus of the host Asian champion Osaka Gamba team from Japan also came, and suddenly there were more fans here than Liverpool fans just now, they were wearing Osaka Gamba jerseys, waving the Osaka Gamba flag and the Japanese flag, welcoming the team excitedly, and of course, there were also fans wearing Liverpool red to join them, after all, this is their national team.

However, Gamba Osaka's players, like Liverpool's players, were surrounded by fans and fans, and he also went straight to the players' dressing room without giving any interviews.

As time goes on, the title battle between the hosts, Asian champions Gamba Osaka, and European champions Liverpool, is about to begin. The atmosphere at the Yokohama International Stadium in Yokohama City was extremely hot, and fans arrived early in the stadium in anticipation of the showdown. They have a lot to look forward to this match, and hopefully this final ticket battle will be very exciting.

At this time, most of the fans who came to the scene were very tormented, they didn't know whether to support their favorite Liverpool, or support their country's host Gamba Osaka, at this time they were very entangled.

The on-site security guards, as well as the venue maintenance staff, were all nervously busy. The narrators on the scene were also very busy, they were sorting out some of the information they had just received, they were trying their voices, they were very busy anyway. The organizers are also busy, and it seems that everything is going on as normal.

At this time, the players of both sides were warming up in the stadium, and the Osaka Gamba team was meticulously warming up before the game, while the guys of the Liverpool team were holding the ball and talking to each other one by one, looking very relaxed.

Qiu Ze was still talking to the goalkeeper and Reina, looking relaxed and without the tension before the big game. However, the enthusiasm of the Liverpool players is not lazy at all, they are professional players and they know how to warm up.

Of course, they also know what are the consequences of not moving their bodies if they can't warm up? They don't want to get injured because of a game like this and affect the rest of the league and the Champions League. Although their warm-up looked a little careless, it was actually meticulous and sufficient.

The players of Gamba Osaka, Japan, saw the appearance of the Liverpool team, and they thought to themselves: "Sure enough, as the media said before the game, the Liverpool people are too arrogant, and the players of the Liverpool team don't take them to heart at all." "This made the players of Gamba Osaka very angry, isn't he from Europe? I'm still going to you up!

Asian football started relatively late, and its strength has always been poor. However, in the last decade or so, Asian football has made significant progress, especially in Japanese and South Korean football. Japanese football is one of the best in Asia, and now they are looked down upon by these players from Europe, and they are very unhappy.

To be able to become the champion of the Asian Champions League, Gamba Osaka's strength is still very good. With the team beating their opponents in the Asian Champions League final, the Osaka Gamba players did not have a little arrogance in their hearts, which was absolutely fake, so they were so despised by the players of the Liverpool team, which they could not accept, and they decided to give the Liverpool team a good look.

"Hello audience friends, here CCTV Channel 5, I am Duan Xuan, you are familiar with, today we bring you the semi-finals of the 2008 Shijie Club Champions Cup, against the Asian Champions Cup champion Gamba Osaka from Japan and the UEFA Champions League champion from our Liverpool team from England. It's going to be a great one, and it's going to be a contest between Asian football and European football today! Duan Xuan, a commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said.

China's CCTV has won the right to broadcast the Shijie Club Cup, and they will broadcast the whole Shijie Club Cup live.

"Haode, the audience friends, the game is about to start, and now the two teams are in the locker room for the pre-match deployment of Zuihou I think everyone already knows, today will be the first semi-final of the Shijie Club Champions Cup this season, and the winner will directly advance to the final of Zuihou. I'm sure this game will be very exciting, so let's just wait! The on-site narrator said slowly.

As soon as the words fell, the stadium quickly resounded with earth-shattering cheers, and the fans in the stands were already lively, one by one passionate fans twisted their waists in the stands, and one by one the enthusiastic fans opened their voices and roared passionately, as if they had endless passion.

At this time, the players on both sides had already walked out of the players' tunnel, and the players from both sides stood in two rows, followed the referee team out of the players' tunnel, and walked into the court, and the scene immediately erupted in the hottest cheers.

There were a lot of fans from both sides today, and the voices chanting for Liverpool and Gamba Osaka were almost equal. It can be seen that Liverpool has a lot of supporters in Japan, and Liverpool have played Japanese teams in Japan, and they have received no less praise than the hosts, which speaks for itself.

"Now that the players from both sides have entered the stadium, I will introduce to you the starting lists of both sides today!" Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, said immediately.

"There is no doubt that Rafael 61 Benitez is out of a four-two-three-one lineup today, and it is Reina in the goalkeeper's position." Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, stared at the information and said.

'In the back four, Luke Young, Carragher, Ferdinand 61 and Joel Luka were the backline that we didn't expect, with three of Liverpool's summer defenders starting at the same time. Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV Channel 5, said in surprise.

'In the back two positions it was a combination of Mascherano and Steven Gerrard, and today Xavi 61 Alonso was on the bench.

"The three in the forward line are Kuyt, Qiu Ze and Arshavin, which is one of Liverpool's main forward line." CCTV commentator Duan Xuan said immediately.

"At the top of the pack was Fernando 61 Torres, while Robbie 61 Keane was on the bench." Duan Xuan said.

"Okay, now let's introduce Gamba Osaka's starting list today." Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said immediately.

"Today, Nishino Lang is still an attack lineup of three, four, three, which is beyond everyone's expectations. It can be seen that the personnel of Gamba Osaka before the game are right, they are going to attack in this game. Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said immediately.

"In the goalkeeper position is Yosuke Fujitani, a regular of the Japanese national team." Xu Yang, a commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said, "In the position of the three defenders, Ryo Kaji, Tomoshi Yamaguchi and Satoshi Nakazawa are not very strong. ”

"In the midfield four positions are Ichiro Hashimoto, Tomokazu Akejin, Hohito Endo and Ridai Yasuda." Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV Sports, said, "Endo is the main midfielder and core playmaker of the Japanese national team, and he plays the same role here, and Liverpool should pay attention to defending him." ”

The three up front are Masato Yamazaki, Brazilian foreign player Lucas and Ryuji Hito. Among them, the Brazilian foreign aid Lucas is very strong, and it is said that he has the strength of the player level of the UEFA Champions League team. Liverpool can't be underestimated. Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said.

"Haode, that's the starting line-up for both sides, now the players on both sides are ready, and the game starts right away." Duan Xuan, a commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said.

A whistle of "flute ......" interrupted everyone's thoughts, and this Shijie Club Champions Cup semi-final between Gamba Osaka and Liverpool began.