Chapter 1208 Warm-up is Warm-up, Competition is Competition
The new Wembley Stadium was rebuilt with the iconic twin towers removed and replaced by a rainbow bridge above the roof, and although the shape of the pitch has changed, Wembley Stadium remains an icon of English football. It has witnessed the ecstasy of countless people, and also witnessed countless tears of tears, both deafening cheers and suffocating silence.
There are many championships here, FA Cup, League Cup, World Cup, European Cup......
It is here that the highest honour of the European club competition will be born today.
When the two teams had just boarded the bus and headed towards the stadium, the fans entered one after another, and the various fan associations of the two clubs entered the stadium in advance and began to hang banners and slogans to create the atmosphere of the stadium in advance.
The 90,000-capacity stadium was quickly filled.
But when the teams arrived outside Wembley, there were plenty of fans who greeted their heroes with a roar of cheers – the vast majority of whom were unticketed fans.
They didn't leave because they didn't have tickets, but they waited outside the stadium just to be the first to welcome them when the team came to the stadium.
These men waved their scarves and whistled at their teams and cheered on the players in the car windows.
It's the same for both Manchester City fans and Barcelona fans.
In their minds, their team is absolutely the best.
Especially Manchester City fans, Manchester City fans were quite happy that their team could reach the Champions League final, but there are also many sane Manchester City fans who think that although they have reached the final, as the media said, there is still a lack of experience, so whether Manchester City can beat Barcelona, their confidence is not very high.
But when Cruyff provoked a siege against Manchester City, Manchester City fans were enraged, and at this time, they didn't care whether Manchester City lacked experience or not, they wanted Manchester City to beat Barcelona, so as to slap Cruyff hard!
It's not easy to reach the Champions League final, and the ghost sees the Champions League final as a process to gain experience and save it for the next time...... That's too extravagant!
All they want is to beat Barcelona in one game and win the Champions League!
The fans shouted at the Manchester City buses: "Beat Barcelona!" Give them some color and voila! ”
"Let them regret going!"
"Manchester City are invincible!"
The Manchester City players waved in greeting.
They have come all the way without the support of the fans.
The same thing happened when the Barcelona players arrived at the stadium, and the Barcelona fans were also determined to win the game.
Judging from the analysis of all aspects before the game, Barcelona have the advantage, why do they think Manchester City may have a chance?
When the Barcelona bus arrived, the Barcelona fans collectively chanted the names of their heroes.
"Messi! Messi! Messi!! ”
Messi waved at them through the window, and they were even louder.
All Barcelona fans are pinning their hopes on Messi to beat Manchester City.
They also believe that Messi will not disappoint them, because Messi's form this season is really good, and everyone did not expect it.
It looks like after being continuously suppressed by glory, Messi is finally going to break out!
Since last season, Barcelona fans have been unhappy with Glory, because Glory doesn't even think that Messi is his opponent, so he looks down on people so nakedly and must be punished!
Barcelona fans want to get a groomy in the face with Messi!
Let him know that now he is not worthy of being Messi's opponent!
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The players from both sides got out of the car to the cheers of the fans and walked into their respective dressing rooms.
Even with the door closed, you can clearly hear the shouts and singing coming from outside.
Barcelona fans and Manchester City fans cheered up in the stands outside.
It's as if whoever has the loudest voice and can overpower whoever wins the game.
This was especially true when the players from both sides went out to warm up.
Fans on both sides are desperately cheering on their teams. Especially when Rongguang and Messi get the ball, the cheers in the stands will increase sharply.
The two of them were the focus of everyone's attention when they were warming up.
Everyone figured out how guò warmed up before the game to see how the two are in form in this match.
Messi took the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and after slowly taking two steps, he suddenly got up and shot.
Although goalkeeper Valdés was fully focused and pressed down in the centre, he was still unable to do anything about Messi's shot, he rose into the air, his arms stretched as long as he could, and still failed to touch the football. The ball swiped over his finger and then grazed the underside of the crossbar and flew into the goal, dead corner!
When the Barcelona fans in the stands saw this, they cheered loudly, as if Messi had scored a goal in the game.
The host of Catalan TV, who was doing live broadcasts on the sidelines, was also very excited, and she couldn't help but scream with excitement after Messi's goal: "Messi! Messi! It's amazing! I love you! ”
The male host in the live broadcast room in the back laughed, but he was also happy with Messi's appearance: "It can be seen from this shot that Messi is in good shape today, and I think we can expect more from him in the game......
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After Messi scored a beautiful goal, everyone set their eyes on Glory to see what he would do to counter Messi.
However, Rongguang is just warming up with his teammates normally, even if it is shooting practice, there are no shocking goals, and there are two goals that are very ordinary, which is not comparable to Messi's goal in the dead corner.
However, Manchester City's teammates were worried about Glory, and when goalkeeper Joe Hart threw the football at Glory, he shouted at him: "Come on a nice kick!" ”
Glory still had a decent shot on goal, and Joe Hart picked up the ball with ease.
"Hey, Rong!" He waved to glory.
Glory waved his hand.
Until the end of the warm-up, Glory did not kick a shot that could shock the Barcelona fans.
The cheers of the Barcelona fans in the stands were louder, while the Manchester City fans were somewhat disappointed that Messi was ahead of Glory in the scorer charts, and they still wanted Glory to go toe-to-toe......
When Messi scored, they even made up a lot of exciting scenes in their minds, such as Rong Guang kicked the football to the crossbar, and then the football bounced back, and he volleyed again, and hit the crossbar, and then bounced back, and he continued to volley, this time the ball hung in the corner and went into the goal.
It shocked all the Barcelona fans who opened their mouths and couldn't speak!
But this qiē did not happen.
On the contrary, the Barcelona fans are singing louder and louder, and their arrogance is becoming more and more arrogant.
At the end of the warm-up and entering the passage, the Barcelona fans could be clearly heard, while the voices of the Manchester City fans were relatively quiet.
Joe Hart caught up with Rong Guang and patted him on the shoulder: "Rong, you really should have kicked the world wave just now!" ”
Rong Guang looked back and smiled: "An own goal?" ”
"Warm up, what are you afraid of?"
"yes, warm up. What's the point of scoring a beautiful goal? Glory spread his hands.
"Uh......" Joe Hart found that Glory had a point, and he was speechless.
"Don't worry, they won't win this game." Glory in turn patted Joe Hart on the shoulder, who had nothing to say.
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In the last period before the start of the competition, various TV stations are inviting guests to make a final outlook and analysis of the competition.
Many people think that at first glance, the two teams are roughly evenly matched, but in reality this is not the case.
Barcelona still have the upper hand.
In the past, Barcelona's only shortcoming against Manchester City was the individual strength of the superstar, and Messi was always close to glory, and the two-legged match between the two sides last season illustrated this very well.
But this season, Messi has had a big explosion in the Champions League.
This fills in the only gap between Barcelona and Manchester City, and Barcelona is stronger than Manchester City in other positions, so Barcelona actually have an advantage over Manchester City.
During the pre-match warm-up, Messi's form also made everyone more confident in Barcelona.
In comparison, the glory side is going to be a little quieter.
So will Messi be able to carry over his excellent form in the warm-up into official matches?
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In the dressing room, Rafael Benitez looked around at his players, who had never imagined he would be able to lead the team to the Champions League final so soon when he decided to coach at Manchester City.
Now, standing on the top stage of European football, it stands to reason that he should have a lot to say, but looking at these players, especially when his eyes fall on Rongguang, he suddenly doesn't know what to say.
Finally, he looked at Rongguang: "Rong, can you say a few words?" ”
Rongguang was a little surprised, he didn't expect that head coach Benitez would directly let his captain, say a few words, and the other players also looked at Benitez in surprise.
"I'd like to hear what you have to say at this time, Rong." Benitez said with a blank face.
"This ......" Rong Guang was a little embarrassed, but he did not refuse, but slowly stood up.
He looked at his teammates, and they were all looking at him.
Rongguang scratched his head, and then said, "Actually, I don't know what to say. I think in football, the most important thing is not to say it beautifully, but to win. Victory doesn't come with words, otherwise those journalists might be the ones who know how to play football. That's all I want to say - since I'm in the final, I don't want to go back with a runner-up! ”I1292