The Olympic Stadium in Athens, or more strictly speaking, the Olympic Stadium. It is not a simple football field, but has a track and field track, and the distance between the stands and the stadium is also very long, and the field looks relatively empty, and the atmosphere of the game will be somewhat affected.

Barcelona had an acclimatisation session earlier than Liverpool, and it was an open session, so there were a lot of fans and journalists gathered in the stands, all of whom were watching Barcelona's training from the stands.

This training session is mainly about adapting to the venue, and all the training programs are for this purpose, so the training content is not unusual, it is some relatively common content, and there is no secret at all.

But from the feelings of the players, it can still be seen that they are more cautious and nervous.

Even for Ballack, Lucio, Buffon and others, of course, Ronaldo seems to be extraordinarily relaxed, because his trip is completely soy sauce, and he is not eligible to play in the Champions League.

In order to adjust the atmosphere of the team and relieve the tension of the players, Qiao Wanxian specially arranged a lot of relaxation activities, and even directly let the team watch an IMAX shocking movie, hoping to relax the players' mood as much as possible.

It rained during the training, and after the end of the adaptation training, everyone in the team was drenched in soup.

That evening, Qiao Wanxian took Cristiano Ronaldo and Puyol to the UEFA press conference held at the Athens Olympics.

The Champions League trophy was handed over to Greece by captain John Terry back in April. Now this golden big ear cup is placed in the most conspicuous place in the press conference hall of the Olympic Stadium in Athens, silently accepting the photos of all the reporters and media in the audience.

Qiao Wanxian has won two Big Ear Cups, but this does not prevent him from dreaming of this trophy.

"It was charming. Right? Ronaldo asked Puyol with a smile on the side.

Although he was equally nervous inside, the Portuguese showed his strong psychological element, and although Puyol is also a well-known fighter, Ronaldo is more open on such occasions.

'When I was in the Premier League, I heard of an unwritten rule. Before the game, when you see the championship trophy. Don't touch it, but tell yourself in your heart that tomorrow I will be able to lift it high. ”

Although Ronaldo said this with an understatement, he said it with a smile. But his tone was resolute.

After listening to Ronaldo's words, Puyol nodded slightly: "We will definitely be able to add another Champions League trophy to the club's 100-year history, we can!" ”

Ronaldo didn't say anything more, but tapped Puyol on the shoulder. He smiled and said, "Relax." Don't be nervous, just treat it as a normal league. ”

It seems that Ronaldo is more like the captain of Barcelona.

Of course, he is the absolute soul of the team.

After walking into the venue, Qiao Wanxian was invited aside by the organizing committee, and Ronaldo and Puyol met Liverpool's two players who participated in the press conference. Alonso and David. Villa.

"Hey, dude!" Both Alonso and Villa are Spaniards. Approached Puyol and offered to say hello. As for Ronaldo, he was directly ignored by the two. In the past, when they were in the Premier League, they were mortal enemies of each other, but now Ronaldo has gone to Barcelona and is the opponent in the final, so there is no friendship at all.

"I heard that you had a bad calf some time ago? How's that, can you play? "Harvey. Alonso asked with a concerned expression.

Puyol looked at his old friend, shook his head, and said, "Is this here to find out information?" ”

Several people laughed in unison.

"As I stand here now, I have a feeling that it's calling to me, that it wants to come home with me." Harvey. Alonso stared at the Big Ear Cup and said with a smile.

Not to be outdone: "The two of us stand together, no matter how you look at it, it will choose me a little more." ”

"Just because you're not as handsome as I am?" Alonso asked rhetorically.

Puyol glanced at him: "What do you say?" ”

The crowd burst into laughter again.

While several people were talking eagerly, Qiao Wanxian and Benitez also met in a corner of the press conference room.

"It's a lot of pressure to lead a young team, right?" Benitez asked with a smile.

Maturity is the biggest advantage of this Liverpool team against Barcelona, especially the psychological advantage.

In the final, especially in such an important key final, the psychological element zhì plays a decisive role, and even in a way, it is more important than the tactics of the manager, and the strength of the players.

Compared with Liverpool's group of mature players, Barcelona's age is indeed much immature, especially core players such as Messi and Ronaldo, who are not mature enough.

In contrast, Liverpool's Villa, Torres, Luiz. Garcia, Alonso and others are all in their playing years, and Makelele is even older and stronger, and he is the team's anchor.

Although the two had good personal training, in front of a silver St. Bride Cup, Qiao Wanxian would not leave the slightest face for Benitez, and immediately fought back: "I like the momentum of young people, and it is really not easy for you to lead this senior team." ”

Benitez smiled, the two of them can be said to be half a catty to eight taels, and the tip of the needle is to Maimang.

It should be said that maturity has the benefits of maturity, and youth has the advantage of being young, and it is difficult to say who is more advantageous and who is more disadvantaged. But one thing is for sure, and that is whoever can dominate the game will win.

The two coaches did not talk in the corner for too long, and soon the organizing committee announced the start of the press conference, in which Qiao Wanxian and Benitez were the protagonists, and the captain also participated.

When Joe Wanxian and Benitez both sat in the position of head coach, all the reporters present saw a relaxed look on their faces, as if this kind of thing was as normal for them as eating and sleeping.

But everyone knows very well in their minds that this is actually a smoke bomb!

No one can underestimate the impact of the Champions League final on professional players and coaches, not even Joe's cannon!

Qiao Wanxian felt Puyol's eyes looking at him. He smiled at his captain with ease, as if to tell him, don't be nervous. Everything is with me, what are you afraid of?

It was the first time Puyol had appeared on such an occasion, and he felt that there were at least hundreds of media reporters at the scene, and the crowd was a little scary. Compared with Qiao Wanxian, he is like a soldier under the command of a veteran marshal who is on the battlefield for the first time. Always with a sense of uneasiness.

Also attending the press conference was the referee of the Champions League final, Herbert Brown from Germany. Van Del, the referee is one of the best international referees in Europe. He is fluent in English, German, Russian and Spanish Chinese, and can be said to be a linguist all-rounder, and he also officiated in the League Cup final in '06.

Arrange Herbert. Fandel's enforcement is no problem for Jowanxian and Benitez.

But soon. In the immediate aftermath. When faced with interviews with reporters and the media, he took revenge on Qiao Wanxian fiercely, and even made a few jokes between the two.

But then Qiao Wanxian revealed his fierce appearance.

'Yes, there's no doubt that we're better than Liverpool. I've won all of our games against Liverpool in the last few meetings and I'm sure that will definitely have an impact on their mentality, and our players will build the confidence to win games. ”

"Liverpool are a team with strong and weak teams. When they play well, it's really good. Away wins over Arsenal and other games have shown their quality. But so what? Liverpool are a Premier League team, but Barcelona have just beaten Premier League champions Manchester United in the semi-finals! ”

"In the last two seasons, I have been the one to lift the trophy without any doubt. Although I have changed my team from Chelsea to Barcelona this season, I am sure that even if the process changes, the result will not change! ”

Qiao Wanxian's series of answers made the reporters present very excited, this is Chiguoguo's-for-tat. Although Benitez has not lifted the Big Ears Cup, he is undoubtedly one of the top managers in Europe at the time, and the war of words between the two coaches is definitely a big attraction before the game.

So, after Qiao Wanxian finished answering, the reporter immediately threw the question to Benitez, hoping that Benitez could fight back.

"I can understand Sir Jowan's arrogance and arrogance, because he has always been such a person." Benitez glanced at Qiao Wanxian and replied with a smile.

"Football fields and battlefields are the same truth, arrogant soldiers will be defeated! The mourning soldiers will win! I never felt that there was much difference in quality between us and Barcelona, and if you look at Liverpool's Champions League table this season, you will see that we are not bad. ”

"Yes, I haven't beaten him in the past, but that doesn't mean he can continue to win in the next Champions League final. But I'd love to see Barcelona so proud and look at us with that attitude to motivate us, because in the past, all the teams that stimulated us had only one end. ”

After a pause, Benitez smiled confidently and said, "That is, the loss is miserable!" ”

After Qiao Wan listened to this, he couldn't help but smile, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then I can only wish you good luck tomorrow." ”

Both stood up and shook hands politely in front of hundreds of reporters at the scene.

At the end of the press conference, Qiao Wanxian and Puyol returned to the hotel, and by this time, there were more and more fans inside and outside the hotel.

The Champions League final will be played tomorrow night and many people have arrived in Athens tonight.

After Qiao Wanxian returned to the hotel, he first went to the lower floor to see his wife, girlfriend and children, including Cheryl's parents.

He wanted to say a few words in Yelena's room next door, but he was afraid that it would be bad for him to be watched by the eyes of the idlers, so he couldn't help but go.

After returning to the floor of the hotel, Qiao Wanxian found that the players could not sleep, and they all gathered in Ronaldo's room to discuss the Champions League final that will come tomorrow.

A lot of people are asking Ronaldo and Ballack how they adjusted their mood when they played in the Champions League final.

It was clear that they were still nervous even now.

Nervousness, this is certainly true, because if you are not nervous, there will be problems, but the key is how to resolve your own tension and avoid affecting the game because of nervousness, which requires the players to figure out their own way.

"I've played so many Champions League finals, why hasn't anyone asked me?"

Qiao Wan walked in with a smile, immediately attracting the attention of all the players, and after hearing Qiao Wanxian's words, they all showed inquiring eyes one by one.

Looking at the eyes of the players, Qiao Wanxian felt a kind of dependence, he was a little dignified, but he pretended to smile.

"I've played two Champions League finals, one World Cup final and the results were simple, I won them all! But I can tell you that I'm also nervous, because before the game, no one knows what the outcome will be, no one knows if we can win, and none of us want to disappoint the people who sit in the stands, cheer us on, support us, don't we? ”

A lot of players can't help but nod their heads, no one wants to disappoint the fans, that's for sure.

"I wondered, why is there pressure to reach the Champions League final? And which team was born to win the Champions League? ”

After listening to Qiao Wanxian's words, many players nodded their heads, obviously thinking that Qiao Wanxian's words made some sense.

"Sometimes I ask myself, what am I afraid of? Afraid of losing? Why are you afraid of losing? Or is it for fear of disappointing those fans? But they originally had no hope of the Champions League, and now that they have reached the final and have won, why are they still disappointed? ”

"And then, I kept telling myself that we were able to come to this place, to be able to walk into this stadium, which is an affirmation, an affirmation of our past hard work, so we don't need to be pressured, we don't need to be afraid, on the contrary, we should be brave, we have to work hard to play, and tell our opponents with the facts, we have gone through countless tough games, through the hard work and blood and sweat of countless teammates, and finally entered this stadium."

"We came to the Olympic Stadium in Athens not only for a win, but more importantly, to prove to everyone and the world that we are Barcelona, we are La Liga giants, we have only one goal along the way, and that is to win the championship!" (To be continued......)