Chapter 236: Countdown to the Finals

Gotze has already confirmed that he will miss the Champions League final, which is a topic of conversation among the media and fans alike. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

But for Bayern Munich, this is not strictly good news.

If it wasn't Götze who missed the final due to injury, but Zhou Yi, then Bayern Munich would definitely be celebrating with the championship - that's the real good news!

It's a pity that there was no news before the game that Zhou Yi might miss the final.

Although he was suspected to have been injured in the game against Real Madrid, and after the game against Real Madrid, he did not get any chance to rest, and continued to rotate.

Therefore, Bayern Munich hopes that it is Zhou Yi who is injured.

Regarding Gotze's absence from the final, there is a "conspiracy theory" among public opinion and fans - it is believed that Götze is using this way to avoid direct dialogue with his new club next season and avoid embarrassment.

Otherwise, it's just a strain, why is it reimbursed directly for the season?

Whether Gotze really avoided the war, no one knew, and Gotze did not respond to this question on any occasion, perhaps he felt that this kind of question was getting darker and darker, or maybe he disdained to answer such a question.

He only said in an interview that he was frustrated and miserable not being able to play alongside his team-mates, but he would cheer for his team-mates in the stands and hope that Dortmund can beat Bayern Munich and win the title.

This is a very common answer.

Götze can't say he doesn't want Dortmund to win, can he? He can't be stupid enough to do that.

After Gotze confirmed that he could not participate in the finals, Zhou Yi was also asked this question by reporters.

'I know how important it is for a player to be able to play in a Champions League final. So Mario can't make it to the final, it's a shame. We're going to give it our all in the game and then take a championship back to Mario. ”

Zhou Yi's answer was also quite decent.

A reporter asked Jurgen Klopp if Götze's injury would have any adverse impact on the team's performance in the final.

To this, Klopp said: "Of course it will, but I'm sure the other players will try to make up for it. We are a team, a unit. ”

Also a very official answer,

And again, on Bayern Munich's side, there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Ahead of the biggest matchup of the season, the two teams, who had been pinching all season, suddenly seemed to be calm and cautious.

This makes some people feel very uncomfortable.

But perhaps this is the legendary calm before the storm.

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There is relative calm between teams and teams, but among the fans, that calm no longer exists. Both on the web in China and in German taverns. The final between Dortmund and Bayern Munich has already made fans on both sides hype.

In China, there are many people who support Zhou Yi, but it is not 100%, and there are always some people who don't care about Zhou Yi winning the award, but care more about whether their favorite team can win the championship. So the supporters of both sides tore apart on the Internet.

This kind of debate on the Internet is always the most eye-catching.

Overall, those who support Zhou Yi have the upper hand. This is also normal, think about it carefully, this is China's network, and the Internet is basically Chinese, of course they will support a Chinese player, even if these people don't know where Dortmund came from, but as long as there are Chinese players in it, then they will support it unconditionally.

So those die-hard fans who still support Bayern Munich are really rare - in such a public opinion environment, they still support a team without Chinese players, which is true love.

In addition to the hype on the Internet, the traditional media is also very concerned about this game.

CCTV, which has the right to broadcast the Champions League live broadcast, will not only broadcast the game live, but also send a commentary team to directly go to the scene to explain the game - this kind of treatment is not common, although the Champions League final is available every year, but not every year CCTV will conduct live commentary.

The feeling of a live commentary is completely different from staring at a big-screen TV commentary in a studio thousands of miles away. The narrator will be affected by the atmosphere of the environment, in that noisy environment, it is easy to get enthusiastic, and the narration will naturally be more passionate and exciting.

In addition, CCTV has been tracking and reporting since a week before the finals.

A fifteen-minute program is broadcast every day to report on the preparations of both teams.

CCTV reporters and film crews are already stationed in Dortmund and Munich.

In addition, they also traveled all over Europe and interviewed Zhou Yi's teammates in the national team in Europe. Yang Muge, He Ying, Sun Pan and Guo Nu appeared in the countdown program in order, talking to the audience and fans in front of Chinese TV about Zhou Yi in their eyes. Sun Pan and Zhou Yi played against him in the Champions League, and what he said was more convincing.

“...... Of course, I hope Zhou Yi can win the championship. Otherwise, wouldn't it be meaningless for me to lose to him? The person who can beat my Sun Pan can only be the champion!" Sun Pan said coaxingly in the camera.

This kind of tracking report, which is similar to a countdown, makes people feel that "the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings".

It also makes everyone look forward to this Champions League final even more.

This is a treatment that has never been enjoyed in previous Champions League finals.

The reason why there is such treatment is, of course, because there will be a Chinese player in this Champions League final, and it is the first time in history that a Chinese player will participate in the Champions League final.

The impact and significance of this is very great.

Even the official UEFA website published an interview with Zhou Yi before the final, as well as several other articles, all talked about Zhou Yi's participation in the Champions League final.

Because of Zhou Yi, this Champions League final has attracted more attention.

Of course, Zhou Yi was able to pay so much attention not only because he is a Chinese player. It is rare for a Chinese player to appear in the Champions League final. But before him, Park Ji-sung became the first Asian player to appear in the Champions League final, so isn't that a more remarkable achievement?

Zhou Yi only represents China, while Park Ji-sung represents the whole of Asia.

So why didn't there be such a sensation in Park Ji-sung?

Because Zhou Yike is not only a player for Dortmund to participate in the Champions League final, he is also the core of Dortmund and an important contributor to Dortmund's ability to reach the Champions League final. His importance to Borussia Dortmund is incomparable to Park Ji-sung, who has played in the main team at Manchester United, but is definitely not the core.

In fact, the only time Park Ji-sung lifted the Champions League trophy was the only time an Asian player lifted the trophy, and he was not selected for Manchester United's Champions League final squad.

Manchester United can also win the Champions League final without Park Ji-sung.

But if Dortmund doesn't have Zhou Yi, it's hard to say whether they can even reach the Champions League final.

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The day before the Champions League final, the war between Dortmund and Bayern Munich on the Chinese Internet has been settled, and the Bayern Munich fans, who are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers and do not take advantage of the "righteousness", have lost. On social media such as Weibo, the most popular topic is "cheering for Zhou Yi on the night of the Champions League final".

Chinese fans cheered for Zhou Yi in a variety of ways, and various companies unrelated to sports also took the opportunity to market it.

There are selfies with straight boards cheering for Zhou Yi and uploaded them to the Internet. Interesting roadside interviews with what they thought of this Champions League final. There are also various marketing accounts that take the opportunity to conduct lotteries, saying that as long as Dortmund can win the championship, a few people will be selected from the people who retweet Weibo to give away various prizes......

It's really lively. On this day, it is estimated that many people don't have the heart to go to work and class, as long as they are free, they will use their mobile phones and computers to swipe Weibo and watch the excitement.

That night, only a few hours before the start of the Champions League final, CCTV broadcast the last episode of the tracking report, and this time the protagonist of the show was Zhou Yi.

But it wasn't like the previous episodes, let Zhou Yi sit in front of the camera for an interview - considering that the competition was imminent, the TV station did not go to Zhou Yi for an interview, for fear of affecting his preparation. In fact, even if they look for it, Dortmund Club will not agree, and Zhou Yi will most likely not accept this interview request.

So this episode of the show, although it takes Zhou Yi as the protagonist, does show Zhou Yi's journey in the Champions League this season through other angles, including his footage in the game, and clips of interviews before and after the game, as well as interviews with others- This time, CCTV really worked hard, interviewed those ordinary Dortmund fans on the streets of Dortmund, and also went to interview their peers, those Chinese and foreign reporters who reported on Dortmund, they also interviewed Marcel Leif, the commentator of German TV, and asked him to talk about his views on Zhou Yi.

Being able to find so many people shows that CCTV still has a lot of ideas in this regard.

Through the narration of these "outsiders", Chinese fans can have a more comprehensive understanding of Zhou Yi, and at the same time take everyone to review Zhou Yi's Champions League journey this season.

Later, it was said that the ratings of this episode of the show were quite high, and it was no surprise......

This is the finale.

After the end of this episode, the host finally reminded everyone not to forget the Champions League final at 2:45 Beijing time tomorrow morning, and CCTV's live broadcast started at one o'clock.

At that time, the live broadcast is estimated to have started when the players boarded the bus at the hotel.

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While the whole world was looking forward to the game, Zhou Yi and his teammates were taking a lunch break.

In fact, not all players will sleep honestly, but Zhou Yi really went to bed and fell asleep.

The purpose of his sleep is not to recharge his batteries, but to seize the time to continue to learn more with Bayern Munich in the virtual world.

Since the end of the league, Zhou Yi's opponent in the virtual space has only been Bayern Munich, and he has played with Bayern Munich here I don't know how many games.

The results are basically five to five, and the probability of winning and losing for Dortmund is about the same.

This means that in the actual game, it will also be a close match.

There is a lot of chance in such a game, and Zhou Yi must be prepared.