With the UEFA Champions League final just around the corner, the Red Devils Manchester United and the Purple Lily Fiorentina will battle for glory in Moscow, and the smoke of gunfire is also filling the Russian capital before the tournament.

From Domodedovo International Airport to the Luzhniki Stadium at the foot of Sparrow Mountain, red and yellow posters appear every few hundred meters on the road from Domodedovo International Airport to the Luzhniki Stadium at the foot of Sparrow Mountain, as if to guide tens of thousands of fans, and the city's colorful flags with game posters are also a reminder that the big game is coming.

Faced with huge advertising expenses, the organizers apparently want to compensate by selling tickets, with the head of an online ticketing company saying that the cheapest tickets cost more than $1,000, while VIP seats cost as much as €7,500. In addition, Moscow's hotels and football bars are already fully booked.

Tens of thousands of fans have arrived in Moscow, and the British and Italian guests have been received at a number of hotels, where police have stepped up vigilance in and around the area.

As a major football event in Zuihou before this summer's European Championships, this game not only touched the hearts of all Shijie fans, but also tightened every nerve of the game's security personnel. In particular, after last week's UEFA Cup final, there were serious violent clashes, and the police paid unprecedented attention to the security of the game.

It is reported that about 40,000 British fans and more than 30,000 Italian fans began to pour into Moscow since the beginning of this Monday, which made the Moscow police feel like a big enemy, and immediately stepped up their vigilance. Thousands of police officers have already begun 24-hour patrols in key areas of Moscow to speed up the search for suspicious persons.

The British police also specially sent dozens of experienced police officers to Moscow to assist the Russian police in their work, and these police officers mainly helped the Moscow police and closely monitored the British fans in Moscow.

However, the police had already adopted some tactics to divide the fans of Manchester United and Fiorentina, and when the fans of the two teams arrived in Moscow by plane, the police arranged for the fans of both sides to land at different airports, so as to avoid premature contact between the fans of the two teams, so as to avoid the intensification of the conflict. Of course, for those who have long been "notorious" British football hooligans, the British police directly prohibit them from leaving the country.

Unlike the police, the citizens of Moscow are much more comfortable with the arrival of a large number of British and Italian fans, and some residents even make beautiful posters for the reference and use of fans in both countries.

The Russian government also made a point of seeing the competition as a warm-up for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, providing strong support, especially simplifying the complicated visa process.

The new Russian President May's Vedev has issued a special decree allowing foreign fans to enter the country to watch the matches during the tournament with only their passports and official tickets for the Champions League final.

The British and Italian governments also reminded fans on their websites to carefully abide by Russian law while watching games in Moscow, especially reminding fans that smoking and drinking alcohol on Moscow's Red Square are illegal, and in serious cases, they will be arrested.

It can be said that all parties are ready for the Champions League final, and hopefully the game on the pitch will be exciting while the outside of the pitch will be calm.

However, given the notoriety of British football hooliganism, the police did not dare to relax in the slightest, and British football hooliganism can be traced back to the 80s of the 19th century. There were frequent violent clashes in local derbys, and despite the limited number of spectators travelling to watch the games away at the time, there were occasional incidents of home fans attacking the referee on duty and the away players.

In the early '80s, football hooligans began to appear around stadiums and bars in high-end designer fashion to avoid attracting the attention of the police, a phenomenon known as "casual wear", which gradually developed into a subcultural phenomenon.

Football hooligans dressed as fans, they like to provoke, promote violence, advocate brawls, go to the stadium is nothing more than a trouble, in order to achieve a certain purpose and desire, football has nothing to do with them at all, organized, premeditated attacks have become their characteristics.

As the control of the football hooligans increased, the brawls on the pitch gained some control, but this did not stop the football hooligans from punching. In Europe, some organized football hooligans have targeted brawls outside the pitch. They will choose to have a group fight in a suburb or in an open space in a park, with roughly equal numbers of football hooligans, and see the fight as part of their self-fulfillment.

English football hooligans are undoubtedly the most famous, causing many football stadium tragedies and gaining a worldwide reputation from the 60s onwards.

Dubbed it a "disaster in England" in the British media, the British government spent a lot of manpower and material resources to clean up football-related violence from the 80s to the 90s.

Given the bad track record of British football hooligans in the past, other parts of Europe, when hosting major events, often cooperate with the British police to put football hooligans with criminal convicts on a watch list, closely monitor their every move, and even prohibit them from entering the country.

Some people believe that football hooliganism is a kind of rebellion against the socially excluded and vulnerable, but the British police investigation found that most of the behavior of football hooligans is caused by psychological factors, such as the breakdown of family relationships and venting dissatisfaction, and Walgrave, a psychologist who specializes in football hooliganism, believes that this is a manifestation of racism and right-wing fanaticism.

On May 29, 1985, Liverpool and Juventus met in the UEFA Champions League final at the Heissel Stadium in Brussels.

In the stands, there were also not enough police and staff to separate the fans of the two teams. During the game, there were constant insults and throwing behavior by fans on both sides, and football hooligans mixed with Liverpool fans fought with Juventus fans, resulting in the collapse of the stands, crushing 39 fans on the spot and injuring more than 300 people, this is the famous "Heysel tragedy", that night, Juventus relied on a controversial penalty scored by Platini to win 1-0 and win the European Champions Cup, the result of the game is no longer important, no one wants to remember this game again. Liverpool not only lost the Champions Cup, but all English teams were banned from European competitions for five years after the game, and Liverpool teams for seven years.

Twenty-two years have passed since the Honsel tragedy, and once again in the Champions League final, two teams from England and Italy stood together, and the police could not help but be nervous.

Putting aside the unappetizing things off the pitch and returning to this game, Manchester United have gained a lot this season, not only defending the Premier League title, the core player Golden Mauro winning the league Golden Boot, but also winning all the way to the Champions League final in Moscow.

The same Fiorentina's performance this season has also made people see what it means to rise strongly, winning the league six rounds in advance, the top three in the north can only be expected, the domestic cup has also reached the final, and the Champions League is even more powerful.

A win for United would have lifted both the Premier League and Champions League this season, and although a little short of the 1999 treble, it is clear that competition is fiercer in today's football, with the Reds facing much greater resistance in both the Premier League and Champions League than they did nine years ago.

If Fiorentina win the title, they will have a good chance of becoming the first treble winner in the history of Italian football, achieving their ultimate goal of dominating Italian football.

Supporters on both sides were already building momentum for their favourite side before the game began, and Beckham spoke about the upcoming Champions League final in Moscow, saying bluntly that he would like to be a Red Devils fan and hope that United can beat Fiorentina to win the Champions League.

"I always thought Manchester United could go and win everything they could because I was a Manchester United fan. Manchester United are a great team with great players on all fronts. There is an unspeakable spirit that has been passed on at the club, and the fans deserved such a victory, because there is no better fan in Jeon Shijie than them. Manchester United are now league champions, so they will be more confident. There was no doubt that I would sit in front of the TV and watch the final nervously and hope for the final victory for Manchester United. ”

A member of United's '99 treble-winning legacy, David Beckham has now said goodbye to the Red Devils, but two of his old team-mates, Gary Beckham. Neville and Paul Scholes could lift the Big Ears Cup again after a nine-year absence. However, in '99, Paul Scholes missed United's Champions League final at Camp Nou due to a suspension, but Moscow will allow Ginger to make up for the regret he made nine years ago.

Beckham said: "I grew up with some of the players in the squad and Paul Scholes missed the final in 1999 because of the suspension, and this time I'm really happy for him and I hope he can succeed this time. ”

Ryan Giggs, who is still playing for Manchester United, also expressed his support for Paul Scholes: "Paul will definitely be in the starting line-up, it's a tribute to his hard work over the season and a sign of his quality, he's always been the best guy in the team, and this time we're going to lift the trophy together!" ”

Some people support Manchester United, of course, there are also people who support Fiorentina, such as the Reds Liverpool's main player Steven Gerrard, in an interview, he bluntly said: "If I let me watch Manchester United win the championship with my own eyes, it will make me more uncomfortable than killing me!" ”

On the 19th, two days before the start of the game, the two sides arrived in Moscow, and on the 20th, Luzhniki conducted a 30-minute pre-match training open to the media, and held a brief press conference, and the words of the coaches of both sides also burst out with gunpowder.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said that although Fiorentina's players are very physical, Manchester United will play their own style, attacking and defending quickly and playing tactical coordination.

Fiorentina coach Prandelli said his players were desperate to win, and they were fully qualified to get their wish and win the trophy.

The UEFA Champions League final will be held at 22:45 Moscow time on the 21st at the Luzhniki Stadium, which is the first time that the Champions League final has been held in Moscow.

After a season of hard work, Manchester United and Fiorentina, the two best teams of the season, will play the ultimate game in Moscow.

The Daily Telegraph believes it will be a "battle of art and muscle".

And another well-known media outlet, The Times, was more direct: "Beauty vs savagery, who will win?" ”

Manchester United play a flashy style, while maintaining England's strong rivalry is more artistic, especially Camuro's brilliant performance in central midfield is breathtaking, while Fiorentina's play is more rapid, emphasizing tough defense and fast attack, like a high-performance machine that runs according to a program.

Manchester United are undoubtedly the favourites for this game, with the aftermath of the reigning league champions, the squad is very neat, while Fiorentina looks much younger, and the absence of midfielder Luka Modric due to injury will affect Fiorentina's overall strength to a certain extent.

The general optimism from the outside world made the whole Manchester United team very relaxed to Moscow, the young players with smiles on their faces, the main squad except for Ryan Giggs, Van der Sar, no one has experienced the Champions League final, but the lord is not worried that the players will be nervous: "My children are not afraid, they have outstanding qualities, when I was a child, I was able to climb the tower of the church for the pigeons, but now I feel dizzy when I ascend, which means that you are young and you are not afraid." ”

Compared to Manchester United, Fiorentina is cautious in his words and deeds, this is the second Champions League final for the Purple Lily, a season of hard work, accumulation has to wait until this game bursts out, the team's manager Prandelli is well aware of the significance of this game. If they can win the trophy in Moscow, Fiorentina will truly dominate Italian football.

Outside the lineup, Manchester United will not have any variables, the old man will still use the usual main lineup, Camuro is still the core of the Red Devils' attack, and Fiorentina, Prandelli may make some subtle adjustments in the configuration of the three backs, which caught Ferguson off guard, the two fullbacks are still uncertain, who will be Digan's partner in the final, it is also a question, it can be said that this is a very critical position, Manchester United will definitely defend Digan in the game, so in the case of Digan being stared at, Who will deliver the fatal blow to Manchester United will be crucial.

With less than a day to go, United boss Alex Ferguson said: "Fate has already answered, the title is ours. ”

Although in modern sports, it is more about strength, but in the arena, there are all kinds of strange fate, which has to make people believe in fate, which is no exception on the football field.

"Maybe it's fate, it's hard to say, but there are always so many coincidences." With less than 24 hours to go before the decisive match, in order to boost the confidence of the players, the old gentleman spoke of fatalism in an interview with the media, listing all the factors in Manchester United's history that have been conducive to winning the championship.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Manchester United's Munich air disaster, Manchester United won the European Champions League for the first time in 1968, and this year is exactly 40 years later, in 1999, Manchester United miraculously lifted the European championship trophy for the second time at the Camp Nou, and that day coincided with the birthday of Sir Busby, the founder of Manchester United's first dynasty, in 1983, Manchester United defeated La Liga giants Real Madrid in the Cup Winners' Cup final, this time it was also the first European championship trophy that Ferguson led Manchester United to, and 25 years later, A week earlier, Manchester United defended their Premier League title under Alex Ferguson.

One of the most important points in this set of stats is that the Red Devils have reached three European finals, winning the trophy three times, with a 100 per cent success rate.

"I've told my players more than once that once we get to the final, we have the opportunity and we have to fight for it. But I also admit that when it comes to the game, luck often decides the outcome of the game and I have a lot of confidence in our players, they have the ability to win the Champions League for the club, the coach and the players, we all know it. ”

Before the game, Ferguson fought psychological warfare, it seems that the old man is really quite sophisticated, and knows what is most needed for the Red Devils fighters at this time.

As for Fiorentina, this young guard from Italy, although it is the first time to meet, but through pre-match analysis and research, in fact, there is no secret between the two sides, who can laugh Zuihou, the most critical factor is mentality. Maybe there really is some fatalism in football, and if that is the case, it seems that this year's European champions really have to be Manchester United.

However, Prandelli was clearly dismissive of Ferguson's tone: "I don't believe in fate, I just believe in quality, quality on the football pitch is everything, I know people are not optimistic about our future, but the more it is like this, the more we have to do something to let everyone know that Fiorentina is just as great, and like Manchester United, we have a reason, a qualification, a quality to win the trophy." ”

It remains to be seen whether the night in Moscow will be a continuation of fatalism or whether it will be broken. Who will be honored? And who will return with hatred again, the upcoming finals will reveal the mystery of zuihou for people!