Thirty minutes of warm-up time was fleeting, with both players returning to their dressing rooms to follow the manager's final pre-match arrangements.

The Chinese players looked very relaxed and gave people the feeling of being light, while the Japanese players walked to the tunnel with worried expressions, as if the whole world owed them millions.

The players returned to the locker room through the tunnel and the fans on both sides in the stands gradually quieted down for the final preparations for the next game.

From the far end of the stadium, the enthusiasm of the Chinese fans is obviously much more abundant than that of the Japanese fans, and they still have not been able to calm the strong fluctuations in their hearts, because the Asian Cup final is about to begin, as long as you think that the Chinese team is likely to win the final championship, the excitement is overflowing.

Zaccheroni looked at the depressed Japanese players who had entered the dressing room and shook his head secretly.

As a manager, he naturally has a role to play in boosting morale, and the low mood of the players these days will inevitably lead to abnormal performance on the field, and it is necessary to minimize negative emotions before the game starts.

He clapped his hands, waited until everyone's eyes were on him, and said, "I know you don't have much confidence in the finals, but I want to say that since you've come to the end, why give up?" It's their business that the Chinese team is strong, isn't it...... Do you think you are worse than the Chinese players? ”

"Shinji Kagawa!"

Shinji Kagawa looked up at head coach Zaccheroni suspiciously, obviously not knowing what the other party was trying to do.

However, Zaccheroni's next words made him and everyone understand: "I remember you were the halfway MVP of the Bundesliga winter break, right?" Isn't it? ”

"Yes." Shinji Kagawa was stunned and quickly nodded.

As he joined Dortmund last summer and performed impressively in the first half of the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season, helping Dortmund to top the league table with Bayern Munich, he knows that Dortmund's achievements are inextricably linked to his efforts.

Since you can do so well in the Bundesliga?

Why can't he lead Japan to beat China in the Asian Cup final?

Just like the German Bundesliga national derby Borussia Dortmund visiting the Allianz Arena, the final result is not the unfancied Dortmund beating the mighty Bayern Munich?

There are so many examples of the weak defeating the strong......

"Eitsugu Kawashima, Yuto Nagatomo, Atsuto Uchida, Maya Yoshida, Makoto Hasebe, Keisuke Honda!" Zaccheroni has been on the spot with the Japanese international, who has also stayed in Europe.

They instinctively looked up at the head coach Zaccheroni, only to hear the latter say: "You are all playing in Europe, why do you feel that you are a notch worse than the Chinese players?" I want you to know that there is no absolute powerhouse in this world, only players who work hard in every game, and the Chinese team is not invincible......"

As time passed, the Japanese players' self-confidence seemed to have returned, and their eyes were full of the light of wanting to fight.

In the locker room of the Chinese players at the other end, the players are in a very good mood, for most of their players are just easy to play, the Japanese team has a strong ability to control the ball, but the Chinese team has a stronger ability to control the ball, Zhao Xuri + Wu Xi + Chen Tao, plus Hao Junmin, who occasionally returns to the midfield to help organize the attack, the Chinese team's ability to control the ball in the midfield is too strong.

Gao Hongbo did not remind the players of their relaxed mood, but reminded them three more times according to the tactics planned before the game to deepen their memory.

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Ten minutes before the start of the game, the players of both sides walked out of the locker room and walked to the players' tunnel under the reminder of the referee.

In fact, there are still some teammates on both sides in this Asian Cup final, such as Feng Xiaoting and Shinji Kagawa are teammates of Dortmund, Hao Junmin and Atsuto Uchida are teammates of Schalke 04, but their relationship with the club is not good, they rarely communicate, and sometimes try to cooperate as little as possible in the game.

In this season's Bundesliga, Hao Junmin made it clear to the head coach that he didn't want to be on the same side as Atsushi Uchida, and the coach was hindered by Hao Junmin's status in the club and the position in the hearts of fans, so many times he put Atsushi Uchida on the bench......

At this time, the live director just switched the camera to the players' tunnel, and the players of both teams were looking straight ahead, without any communication.

So I had to switch the camera to outside the stadium, but I don't know if I don't see it, and I was shocked when I saw it.

Half of the stands occupied by Chinese fans are very well arranged, and each fan holds up the mosaic board placed under the seats by the members of the 'Dragon Team Fan Club' during the three hours of the game.

The other half of the blue camp did not move, and they instinctively lowered the Japanese national anthem, slogans, and banners as they entered.

In fact, it is also true, the mosaic plates carefully arranged by Chinese fans, these simple decorations of theirs are not on the table at all, shameful!

Duan Xuan from the Beijing studio exclaimed: "Oh my God, is this really the atmosphere created by our fans? It's a surprise that we have the impression that this situation only happens in the national derbies of Europe's top five leagues, and this detail shows how much Chinese fans want China to beat Japan and win the Asian Cup. ”

Countless Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV were stunned, as if they didn't believe that this was the frenzied atmosphere of the scene created by the Chinese fans -- a majestic five-clawed golden dragon was pieced together with red mosaic boards as the background color.

In just one minute, the hot topic of #Asian Cup final venue shocked five-clawed golden dragon# appeared on Weibo's platform.

Within a while, tens of thousands of fans were posting on Weibo......

Of course, these arrangements are unknown to the Chinese players in the players' tunnel.

Two minutes later, players from both sides led the ball boy's hand from the aisle to the court under the guidance of the referee team.

Whew-w

At the same time, the Khalifa Stadium erupted in loud cheers, and the fans of both sides used this way to shout out to the players on the pitch in advance, hoping that they would contribute a good game and fight hard for the championship!

However, when the players on both sides saw the formation on the opposite side of the tunnel of the players, they were stunned.

Fortunately, they reacted quickly and continued to move on.

Immediately, the eyes of the Chinese players were attracted by the Asian Cup championship trophy in the middle, and their eyes were full of greed.

This is the Asian Cup championship trophy, and if you beat your opponent in the next 90 minutes, you can win the trophy alone, and you are very excited to think about it, and your whole body is full of strength.

Until they completely entered the court, the two teams were separated by the referee and played in a column.

This was followed by the national anthems of the two countries, the first of which was the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers".

"Get up...... I don't want to be slaves, and I will cast our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall......"

The Japanese fans in the stands instinctively sang the opposite tune and erupted in a loud boo.

However, it did not affect the mood of the Chinese fans in the stands, who held mosaic boards aloft and sang the national anthem to the rhythm of the national anthem broadcast in the stadium.

Later, when it was the turn of the Japanese national anthem, the Chinese fans also sang the opposite tune, and boos erupted.

If you have revenge, you will not take revenge, and you are not a gentleman!

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Iello guessed the ball at the referee's office to win the right to pick the edge, but lost the right to kick off, so he was very helpless, he wanted to draw the right to kick off so that he could control the ball at his feet in the first minute of the game, but unfortunately he was unlucky to win the right to pick the edge.

The players from both sides took a group photo, each on one side, standing in their positions, waiting for the referee's whistle.

The fans on both sides in the stands also stopped making noises, and the whole stadium became quiet, and the Chinese fans put the mosaic boards that had been held high back under their seats, and took out the banners, slogans, small national flags and posters they had prepared before the game.

The family members of the 23-member squad of the Chinese team participating in the Asian Cup basically sit in the stands on the first floor, and their own refueling tools are mainly based on their own players.

Li Ai sat on Li Shiyin's lap, wearing the No. 9 jersey of the children's version of Iro.

Taylor Swift, Ai's father, Ai's mother, Erin and other relatives and friends of Iello are wearing the red No. 9 jersey of the Chinese team, which looks very strong, and sitting next to them are the families of Gao Lin, Hao Junmin, and Feng Xiaoting......

They quietly looked at their proud relatives on the field, and their hearts were extremely fanatical.

Beep~~

Just then, Australian referee Williams blew the whistle for the start of the game.

"Whoa, whoa!"

The next moment, the Japanese fans erupted in loud cheers, while the Chinese fans cheered and poured out huge boos.

However, the Japanese players on the field were quite experienced and were not affected by the boos of the Chinese fans, and passed the ball back according to the tactics prepared by Zaccheroni before the game.

After a series of passes, the formations of both sides have dispersed.

"With the referee's whistle, the game was announced to start ......" Huang Jianxiang of the on-site commentary seat sat upright and said sonorously.

The Japanese team did not rush to attack, and the Chinese team also did not actively grab it, but stood in its own position.

Obviously, Gao Hongbo considered before the game that the Japanese team would use excellent ball control skills with their feet to play with the Chinese team.

In fact, this strategy is very suitable for the current Japanese team, they are already good at controlling the ball at their feet, if they are afraid of the strong attack of the Chinese team and choose to defend, then the end of the South Korean team is their result.

Playing and fighting are the same thing, and we should play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses.

So the first shot of the game was initiated by the Japanese team, Shinji Kagawa passed directly to Shinji Okazaki, who arched his back to the goal, Keisuke Honda kept shooting the ball, and the football was saved by the attentive Wang Xiaolei.