6 June 2015, Berlin, Germany.

In the past few days, the capital city of Germany has been flooded with countless fans.

These fans from Spain or England took over the streets of Berlin, and everywhere they could be seen waving flags and singing.

Of course, they are here for the Champions League final between Barcelona and Chelsea!

On the day of the game, the tense and exciting atmosphere of the final reached its peak, and the fans on both sides were also tense, making the German police also like a big enemy.

After all, there can be no friendly past between these two teams, and it can even be said that they are enemies!

The Stamford Bridge tragedy that occurred in the 2009 Champions League semi-finals is also an indelible mark.

Fortunately, there were no major clashes between the two sides.

When it was time for the team to leave for the stadium, everyone's attention also shifted to the game, and those who didn't buy tickets could only chase the bus and try to see a few stars.

Soon, a bus painted in the colours of the Chelsea team and a bus carrying Barcelona players departed from the hotel where they were staying.

They brisked down the suburban road to Berlin's Olympic Stadium, where flags representing the two finalists could be seen flying backwards, and Chelsea and Barcelona stars were displayed on street billboards.

As the bus pulled out of the viaduct and into the street leading to the Olympic Stadium, countless fans rushed up as if they had come out of the ground.

Through the car window, they kept shouting the names of the manager and the players, and kept shouting all kinds of slogans to encourage the team.

The closer you get to the Olympic Stadium, the more fans there are and the slower the car will be.

It's so slow that everyone inside the car can make eye contact with the fans outside the car.

Tonight, everyone, whether it's the fans or the players, has only one goal.

Leave Berlin with victory!

——

It's so lively outside the venue, let alone inside the venue.

There was still some time before the start of the game, but the stands at the Olympic Arena in Berlin were almost full.

More and more fans entered the stadium, the scene became louder and louder, and all kinds of songs and shouts gathered in the sky above the stadium, making the night particularly noisy.

And when the players of both teams walked out of the tunnel and entered the Olympic Stadium, the fans in the stands erupted into a loud roar, and the whole stadium felt as if it was about to explode.

At this time, the game has not yet started, and the players of both sides have to have their last training and warm-up before the game.

In the Chelsea fan stand, many fans even took the initiative to stand up and sing "Pan Yi's Song".

This song even overshadowed the team song on the side of Barcelona fans.

Pan Yi also simply waved to the fans and began to arrange the warm-up training of the players.

Yesterday afternoon they had already gone to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin for a training session and familiarised themselves with the pitch, now they are ready for the game.

Training was easy and the players didn't look nervous.

Every player is very open, especially when it comes to shooting practice, every shot is only directly hung in the corner.

At first, Courtois would try to pounce, but in the end he would just stand there with his hands on his hips and watch them shoot into the corner, which made everyone laugh.

And when it came to the later training of the monkey walk, Chelsea's skillful successive kick passes frequently caused cheers in the stadium.

Such cheers even attracted the attention of the Barcelona players opposite.

Messi, Suarez and Neymar looked over to Chelsea more frequently, and then nodded slightly.

For a technical player like them, it can naturally be seen that Chelsea's seemingly simple monkey walking training is actually very demanding for the players.

The fact that Chelsea players can be so skilled is a testament to their generally high level of technique.

This also made these three top stars of Barcelona understand that today's final will definitely be a tough battle! ——

After the pre-match training session, the players returned to the dressing room to change their clothes and prepare for the game that would be waiting for the game.

After Pan Yi dealt with some things in the coach's box, he also followed into the players' tunnel.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the locker room, Steve Holland chased after him from behind and handed over a list.

"Barca's starting line-up is out."

Pan Yi stopped and took a look.

Of course, there are eleven names of players in this list, and these eleven names are all too familiar to Pan Yi.

The goalkeeper is Ter Stegen, the four defenders from left to right are Alba, Mascherano, Pique, Alves, the midfield three are Iniestin, Busquets, Rakitic, and the front trident is of course Neymar, Suarez and Messi.

It's a standard 4-3-3 formation, and there are basically no surprises with the personnel.

After all, it is now the norm for Xavi, Pedro and others to sit on the bench.

"Nothing has changed." Steve Horan said, "I thought they were going to come up with something like Real Madrid to deal with us like Ramos at the back. ”

"He's called it the constant to respond to change." Pan Yi smiled, "Aren't we the same?" ”

Barcelona started the strongest team today, and the same was true for Chelsea.

In this matchup, which represents the highest level of world football, it seems that any whole work is meaningless.

Of course, the fact that there is no change in the starting lineup does not mean that there are no targeted tactical adjustments.

Both sides have some of the best players in the world, and finding a breakthrough in just one subtle spot in such a head-to-head battle could break down the opposition's defence.

It's just to see which side's tactics are more right, and the players are more in place.

"Let's go in, they're all waiting."

Pan Yi said to Huo Lan, and pushed open the door of the locker room.

Inside, the Chelsea players were already fully dressed in their chairs and ready to go.

Every player who saw the manager walk in from the outside felt a sense of confidence that they had never felt before.

Under the leadership of Pan Yi, they have not been defeated in the Champions League so far.

Even in the knockout stage, there was not even a draw!

In every game, they were able to beat their opponents.

And these opponents are all European giants such as Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, and Real Madrid.

It is precisely because of their past achievements that they are able to take to the pitch with unprecedented confidence in every game.

Tonight, it won't be an exception!

——

Affected by the frenzied atmosphere at the scene, the guests in the chairman's stand also looked very nervous.

In particular, the senior management of Chelsea and Barcelona, who sat on either side of UEFA officials and many guests, were even more restless.

Everyone can see the anxiety and apprehension on the faces of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Barcelona president Bartomeu.

Needless to say, Abramovich has always been his long-cherished wish to win the Champions League, and his biggest goal in coming to England to buy Chelsea.

Prior to today, Chelsea had reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on a number of occasions and had even reached the semi-finals five times in six years, but each time they had come back with a flaw.

In the 2007-2008 season, Chelsea finally beat their old rivals Liverpool in the semi-finals to reach the final of the Champions League for the first time in their history.

However, in the penalty shoot-out against Manchester United in the final, in the rainy night in Moscow, John Terry and Nicolas Anelka missed crucial penalties respectively and were relegated to second place.

This is the closest Chelsea have come to winning the Champions League.

Then there was the seven-year wait.

Now that Chelsea have finally reached the Champions League final again and have a chance to be the owner of a Champions League winning team again, can he not be excited, can he not be nervous?

Looking back at that final trip seven years ago, it can be said that Chelsea fought all the way to the final.

In 2008, Chelsea eliminated Olympiacos in the round of 16 with one win and one draw, and Fenerbahce in the last eight with one win and one defeat before winning 3-2 on aggregate.

In the semi-finals, Liverpool was tied 1:1 over both legs, and finally relied on Frank Lampard, who had just lost his mother in extra time, to withstand the huge pressure and score a penalty to qualify for the final!

At that time, the image of Lampard pointing to the sky, taking off the black veil and kneeling on his knees to comfort his mother's dead soul also moved countless people.

Not to mention in the final, a hard-fought draw with Manchester United and a penalty shoot-out.

But today is really different.

Unlike seven years ago, Chelsea reached the final with a devastating momentum, maintaining a winning record in the knockout rounds!

It also gave Abramovich a lot of confidence.

Therefore, in addition to anxiety and apprehension, Abu's face also had a hint of anticipation and excitement.

For Barcelona's current president, Bartomeu, although Barcelona has won the Champions League four times, it is the first Champions League final he has participated in as president.

In 2010, Rosell won the presidential election, and Bartomeu became Barça's first vice-president.

On January 23, 2014, Rosell was forced to resign early with two years left in his term due to the scandal caused by Neymar's transfer, and Bartomeu temporarily replaced him as the 40th president of Barcelona.

In other words, this season is actually only Bartomeu's first full season as president of Barcelona, and it cannot be considered an official president, but a "temporary worker".

Temporary workers, then, will have to make a name for themselves if they want to win the presidential election in the summer of 2015.

In the year and a half, Bartomeu appointed Enrique as head coach and brought in key players such as Suarez, Rakitic, Bravo and Ter Stegen, which also helped Barcelona win the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey double at the end of the La Liga season.

This is already a very good result for an average team, but not enough for Barcelona.

Only by winning the heaviest Champions League can everyone be convinced, and the position of the chairman will be a certainty!

Therefore, the president of Barcelona, who is nicknamed "Nobita", even feels more nervous than Abramovich at the moment!

Although Barcelona, which has MSN, has been called the latest Cosmos team by many people, they will face Pan Yi's Chelsea tonight, how can he not be worried?

Everyone knows how fierce Chelsea have been this season, and even Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema, feel like they have nothing to fight back in front of them.

Of course, unlike ordinary Barcelona fans who are simply worried about the team's victory or defeat, Bartomeu is more worried about his chairmanship.

If you lose, you may lose this good job, and the hard work of the year and a half may be in vain......

Just when Bartomeu's heart was in turmoil, there was a burst of cheers in the stadium.

Immediately on the radio, there was an uplifting entrance music, and countless fans in the stands were screaming in unison.

The players of the two teams held the hands of the caddies, and under the leadership of the referee, they walked out of the players' tunnel one after another, passed through both sides of the big ear cup placed in the middle of the exit of the passage, and slowly walked into the court.

The scene immediately resounded with an extremely warm applause.

Sitting in front of the podium, they could easily see the two teams of players standing in a row under the stage, especially the Chelsea players.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Marcos Alonso, David Luiz, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Azpilicueta, two midfielders Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante, and Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Bench B in front.

After taking a clear look at Chelsea's starting line-up, Bartomeu sighed softly.

There are no injuries or diseases, and the main force is out.

Barcelona on this side is also strong, and today is bound to be a real battle, and the outcome is really unpredictable.

"Luis Enrique, it's up to you." Bartomeu prayed inwardly.

——

Soon, the majestic Champions League theme song sounded over the Olympic Stadium in Berlin:

"Don't kill Bayern, thank you Barcelona, you want to wipe my factory~"

"Kick Barcelona, kick Barcelona, kick Bayern Munich, our factory has collapsed~"

Then, with the whistle of Turkish referee Chakir, this world-renowned Champions League final officially kicked off.

"Audience friends, welcome to the live broadcast of the 2014-2015 Champions League final."

'We're at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin and we're kicking off with Chelsea in their traditional blue shirt and Barcelona in the yellow away shirt on the other. This is because Chelsea drew the home team sequence. ”

'The ball was quickly passed back to the back of the Chelsea pitch and started to travel. Today's opening for Chelsea should be based on stability, and there is no intention of preparing to grab a wave of starts. ”

"But we can also see that the Barcelona defence started with a high press, as if they wanted to eat Chelsea in one go. Chelsea's skilful passing, a succession of passes, kept Barca's first wave of pressing ineffective. ”

'Now the ball is on the left, it's to Marcos Alonso, it's to Nemanja Matic, there's no chance, it's back.

"In this game, Barcelona's midfield pressed very aggressively, which seems to have been intentional on the part of Enrique. Barcelona players, including Lionel Messi and Neymar, are pressing Chelsea players up front. ”

'Let's look at this Chelsea pass, straight to the left and to Eden Hazard.

'Okay, Eden Hazard wanted to cut inside with the ball, but Alves blocked it with his body and it was too big.

"Barcelona got the ball, Rakitic made a long pass to the front, and Suarez grabbed the first drop point."

David Luiz was very accurate, and although he couldn't grab the first spot, he managed to control the second spot steadily. The ball was back at Chelsea's feet, and it was a skilful pass. ”

'Barca's midfielders are pressing again and don't look like they want Chelsea to keep the ball with ease.

"Ah, Barcelona broke the ball! Kante was accidentally tackled by Busquets with the ball, and then Iniesta got the ball and gave a straight stopper, but it seemed that the power was a little too much. ”

'Neymar sprinted forward quickly and stopped the ball before he got to the bottom line, but Gary Cahill also got back in place.

"We'll see what Neymar does this time."

"The Brazilian chose to come on his own and wanted to break Gary Cahill."

"Nice defense! Gary Cahill cleanly tackled the ball straight to the bottom line. ”

"The referee didn't blow for a foul. In slow motion, it was a very precise tackle, but it also gave Barcelona a corner. ”

"The penalty is also very accurate, although the referee Chakir is the first time to officiate the Champions League final, he has also blown the 2012 European Cup, 2014 World Cup and other major events, and he still has a lot of experience."

'It was the first corner of the game.'

"Barcelona sent a corner, Suarez's header in the box was crossed to the back post, Iniesta stopped the ball, there was no chance, and he knocked it back."

"Alves suddenly plugged in and shot straight from a distance!"

"Danger!"

"This long-range shot is of very high quality!"

'Dani Alves, the Brazilian who is known as the world's number one right-back, scored the first threatening shot of the game for Barcelona early on.

"It's only 47 seconds before the start of the race! It's really fast! ”

Alves suddenly rushed from the right to the middle and shot straight over the crossbar. If you can press down a little bit more, it will be a very good goal. ”

'From this goal, Chelsea's defence at the edge of the box was a bit of a problem, and Alves' movement was clever enough for Hazard, who was defending against him, to keep up.

Alves' long-range shot completely aroused the passion of the Barcelona fans in the stands, and everyone was shouting hoarsely.

And Pan Yi was still the same as usual, sitting in the coach's seat and began to pull out a spicy strip and bite it.

Scaloni, who was next to him, was a little nervous, and he was also surprised by Enrique's starting tactics.

"Barcelona attacked a little fiercely today."

While Barca's attacking formation is nothing new, the problem is that Chelsea have been so strong this season that many teams will be a little cautious when facing the Blues, especially in the opening stages.

But Barcelona don't seem to have any conservative intentions today.

They aggressively pressed forward from the start, using their midfield advantage to press Chelsea, forcing Chelsea's passing and receiving to struggle fluidly.

As a result, Chelsea were unable to get the ball up front from the opening kick-off, and instead had a good shot on target.

"It's normal, if he doesn't, then he's not Luis Enrique." Pan Yi smiled faintly.

Luis Enrique is a person that Pan Yi has studied for a long time and knows a lot about him.

As a player, Enrique was a prominent figure in Spain, following him to three World Cups from 1994 to 2002.

He is versatile and can play in any position except goalkeeper, and is also known as a tough man, brave, responsible, and upright.

Of course, one of the most famous events of his playing career was a direct transfer from Real Madrid to his arch-rival Barcelona.

That's a big no-no!

This caused a scuffle between fans on both sides, no less intense than Figo's transfer five years later.

Or it can be said that Figo's transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid five years later may also have a sense of "revenge" for Real Madriders.

However, it didn't take long for Luis Enrique to convince the Barcelona fans with his performances and became the captain of the team.

From here, you can see Enrique's big heart, after all, not everyone can withstand such a lot of pressure.

And after he takes charge, the team under his command will also be subtly influenced by him, not afraid of pressure, not afraid of challenges, and dare to compete with any team.

And Enrique is now very familiar with his team and his players, so he knows exactly what he should do.

What are Barca's strengths and where their weaknesses are, Enrique knows better than anyone.

What Barcelona is best at is attacking!

Moreover, he also knows very well that against Chelsea, the defense is simply not defended, and almost all the teams that defend die worse than anyone else.

Therefore, when facing Chelsea, attacking is the best defence!

Of course, Enrique is not ready to play against Chelsea completely.

What he has to do is to interfere with Chelsea's passing and control organization on the one hand, especially the point of squeezing Kante, and on the other hand, he boldly press forward and take advantage of the physical advantage in the opening game to create a threat.

At least for now, Barcelona are doing very well.

As soon as Kante got the ball, Neymar and Suarez immediately pressed over, and Busquets also took advantage of Kante's sudden grabber when he was about to get rid of it, and made a steal.

And judging from the coordination of that corner kick, from Suarez's header to the back point, Iniesta protected the ball and knocked it back to the edge of the penalty area, Alves suddenly inserted his foot and shot from a distance, which was obviously carefully rehearsed by Barcelona.

After all, the league has been over for more than ten days, and in the past period of time, Enrique must have rehearsed all the things that could happen in the game and the situations that might occur in training.

Even for the opponent's possible targeting, maybe they have already considered it all, and then give countermeasures.

'It's going to be a tough game for sure today and we'll all be patient.' Pan Yi patted Scaloni on the shoulder, "Don't worry, it's not the first time I've faced such a difficult opponent in the Champions League final." ”

'Yes, you're in the Champions League final for the third time and even won the first two. Scaloni was a little sad and worried:

"But it's only my first time. It's always hard to ...... first time."

(End of chapter)