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July 1, Porto!

Located at the mouth of the Ro River, Porto is notoriously warm in winter and cool in summer!

Even though it's July, you can still feel the cool breeze in the city of Porto!

With the cool breeze, one can even smell the faint aroma of wine!

Because the city is also rich in sweet wines!

The English prefer beer to wine. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but that didn't stop nearly 100,000 England fans from pouring into the city!

Because tonight, the European Championship semi-final match between England and the Czech Republic will be played here at the Dragon Stadium!

These 100,000 fans want to see England reach the final of the European Championship for the first time in their history!

However, the capacity of the Dragon Stadium, which is only 52,000 people, obviously cannot satisfy their idea!

On the morning of the 1st, countless England fans without tickets stood outside the Dragon Stadium, hoping to buy tickets for this semi-final!

Of course, the number of fans who can buy tickets is definitely very small!

Because England fans have already bought 40,000 of the more than 50,000 tickets, and the remaining 10,000 or so are divided between neutral fans and Czech fans!

The enthusiasm of the Czech fans is also high, but their madness is clearly not comparable to that of the English fans!

Of course, the level of economy between the two countries also plays a role in determining the surname!

Most Czech fans can't afford to spend as much money on a ticket as some England fans do!

You know, a high-priced ticket is already the income of most working people in the Czech Republic for two or three months!

There is no doubt that England has become another "host" team in this European Championship in addition to Portugal!

England has a huge number of fans in every game.

As the game deepened, the performance of the England team got better and better, and the enthusiasm of the English fans became more and more high.

This situation may have to wait until the final, when England and Portugal meet!

…… In the afternoon, just after lunch, countless fans flocked to the Dragon Stadium!

This also includes Yang Xu!

Before, they were busy with exams and couldn't come to Portugal to cheer for Chen Xi in person, but now that the England team has reached the semifinals, Yang Xu and they are also on vacation, and some international students who are not ready to return to China have also come to Porto, Portugal!

Eight of them came, but they only bought four tickets with great difficulty, and in the end, they had to take the "back door" method again and ask Chen Xi for a few internal tickets!

Tickets for the European Championship are generally distributed to the two football associations and let them deal with it. Chen Xi, the team's number one hero, is obviously not a problem with four tickets.

Yang Xu, some of them are already about to graduate, and after graduation, they will basically return to China, so it will be difficult to watch Chen Xi's competition in the future. Therefore, they also cherish this opportunity.

They sincerely hope that Chen Xi can reach the final, preferably the championship, and leave a good memory for their European football tour.

After all, after returning to China, it is not so easy to see such a top European event on the spot!

This time, as usual, they each bought an England No. 13 jersey to cheer for Chen Xi.

Many England fans will greet these eight Chinese fans wearing Chen Xi's No. 13 shirt when they see them.

"Hello! Fellow Edison people! ”

"Hello! Chinese! ”

…… Encountering this situation in the European Cup, Yang Xu and they all feel very proud!

Of course, what really makes them proud is Chen Xi's crazy performance in the European Cup!

Yang Xu and they know that in distant China, there must be countless fans who feel the same heartfelt pride as they do. But the vast majority of people are not as lucky as them to be able to come to the scene to cheer for Chen Xi in person!

After entering the Dragon Stadium, the stadium was already white!

The song of "God Save the Queen" and the St. George's Cross flag are the main theme of the stadium!

It's only afternoon, and the game is going to be played in the evening, but the fans enter the stadium early on an empty stomach or with dinner, because they want to hear their cheers as soon as the team bus arrives at the stadium!

Over time, the more than 50,000 slots inside the Dragon Stadium were quickly filled!

Outside the stadium, fans desperate to get their tickets are getting desperate.

As the game approached, their hopes of getting tickets were getting smaller!

Some England fans, who knew that there was no hope of buying tickets, had no choice but to give up asking for tickets and run to find a bar.

With so many people outside the stadium without tickets, who knows if there will be a place in the bar nearby? ――

In the evening, England's bus also drove to the Dragons Stadium!

Chen Xi and his teammates sitting in the bus could feel the enthusiasm of the fans outside the bus!

The cool weather in Porto seems to be getting hot too!

"The fans are so enthusiastic! I'm going to score a goal and I'm going to make them cheer for me!" Rooney, who was sitting by the window, shouted.

"I'll pass the ball for you, but only after I score, otherwise you'll catch up with me!" Chen Xi, who was sitting next to Rooney, quipped.

"Hey, Edison, what are we two brothers fighting about, why don't we tie together?" Rooney said with a wicked grin.

"Honor is the same for me as a woman, it can't be shared with others!" Chen Xi said in a dragging voice.

"Cut! Then you have to be careful, in the semi-finals, I will no longer retain my strength, you are ready to be surpassed by me, right? Rooney said with a stinking face.

Chen Xi chose to ignore Rooney's ...... directly - as night fell, the time for the game was getting closer and closer.

The players of both teams have already played in succession to warm up.

When they play again, it's time for the game to begin!

The commentators from various countries in the stands were also making the final analysis before the game...... "This semi-final is about to start!" England and the Czech Republic, the only two teams to have won both of these tournaments, have an interesting conversation! ”

"England's best record in the history of the European Championship was reaching the last four and they have equalled their best result this tournament. It is believed that the team, which has been called the strongest England team in history, will definitely want to go further and make new history. They must have only one goal, and that is to win the championship! First European Cup winner! ”

"The Czechs were not fancied before the start of this European Championship, but they won all three games in the Group of Death, and then showed their excellent form with a 3-0 win in the knockout rounds! Many say the Czech team will have a good chance of reaching the final like Euro 96. Of course, the Czechs have their own concerns. Nedved received a needless yellow card in his last game, and if he doesn't want to repeat the situation in the Champions League semi-final in '03 when he missed the final due to the accumulation of yellow cards, he will have to be careful in this game today......

"The Czech Republic and England have three top scorers in the European Championships, Thomas Edison with six goals, Wayne Rooney and Baros with five, and they are the favourites to score the top scorers in this tournament and they will speak directly to ...... today."

…… In the locker room!

Christian Eriksen has announced his starting line-up for today, with the main players preparing to make the game.

Eriksen was also seizing the opportunity to make his final words: "The game is about to begin!" Whether you can make history and reach the final depends on this game! We should forget about the previous four wins, today's opponent is not easy to play against the Czech Republic, you and many of their players are teammates or have been opponents on the field, you should know their quality! Today, I hope you can do your best and don't worry about the final, if you can't win the semi-finals, what about the finals? Let's play today's game first, and then we have the right to think about the final. Got it? ”

"Yes!" The England players replied in unison. They all put aside their distractions and waited for the game to come.

…… The dragon stadium suddenly erupted in a tsunami-like cheer!

"Okay, the players from both teams are out, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams......"

With the commentator's words, the starting line-ups of both teams were played on the TV screen.

England starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeepers: JamesDefenders: Gary Neville, Leo Ferdinand, Saul Campbell, Ashley ColeMidfielders: David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Stephen Gerrard, Edison Chan Forwards: Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen "There is no suspense! Eriksen still lined up the same formation that was used in the quarter-finals! This is also the strongest squad in England's Theory Hill. Of course, they also have a number of substitute players on the bench who are not inferior to the main team......"

Czech starting line-up (4-1-3-2):

Goalkeepers: Cech, Defenders: Grigra, Ujfarusi, Borf, JankulovskiDefenders: GalasekMidfielders: Poboski, Rosicky, Nedved Forwards: Baroshe, Jan Kohler "The Czech Republic also lined up the strongest squad in the team, in the right midfield position, Poboski still occupies the main position, Liverpool veteran Smitchell is a key substitute, in the case of the team can not open the situation, he may be called ......up"

In the players' tunnel, Chen Xi had already greeted his teammate Barosh, but when they walked out of the players' tunnel, they became opponents.

Honk!

After a series of ceremonies, the Golden Whistle Corina blew the whistle to start the game!

(To be continued)