In the home team's dressing room, Pep Guardiola is making tactical arrangements, and Sterling is still immersed in nervousness, clutching the corners of his shirt tightly and his expression stiff.

"We all know the importance of this game......"

After Guardiola finished arranging his tactics, he looked at his players and said in a deep voice: "All we have to do is win this game!" ”

"Good!"

Sterling applauded.

Pep Guardiola's speech was interrupted by Sterling's applause, and all eyes turned to him.

Sterling whispered with an embarrassed look on his face, "Shouldn't I be applauded?" ”

Li Chuanqi patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "It should be!" ”

Sterling breathed a sigh of relief and felt warmth from Li Chuanqi's hand.

Pep Guardiola couldn't tell that Sterling was too nervous, and he had already spotted the problem during the warm-up.

But...... This is not the time to sigh.

'Raheem Sterling, you have to have confidence in yourself, you're the best player, you're a great player.'

Pep Guardiola looked at Raheem Sterling.

Sterling looked up at Li Chuanqi and seemed to ask, is the coach right?

Li Chuanqi nodded at him, yes, you are a great player!

Sterling let out a long, heavy breath.

After Pep Guardiola's speech, veteran captain Vincent Kompany cheered up his team-mates: "This is Yoon Tihad, this is our home stadium!" We have the support of tens of thousands of fans! We're going to give them a great and wonderful game!

Brothers! Tonight we will plant the banner of our glory on the walls of Ajax! ”

His words ignited passion in the locker room.

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After Kompany finished speaking, he motioned to Li Chuanqi to say a few words.

If Vincent Kompany is the soul of Manchester City, then Li Chuanqi is the pillar of Manchester City, and his status in the dressing room has now surpassed that of many players.

Li Chuanqi looked at his teammates and said: "I know that it is the first time for everyone to play in the semi-finals ......of the Champions League, so I can't help but be a little nervous."

Sterling's face turned embarrassed, and he felt ashamed in his heart, is this talking about me?

"It's normal because it's the first time...... Anyone can be nervous for the first time. ”

I don't know what my teammates thought, so I laughed out loud and swept away the tense atmosphere in the locker room.

"The captain is right, this is our home stadium and we don't have a reason to let them take away a win, and that's why we're nervous!"

Everyone thinks about it, is this why we are nervous?

Li Chuanqi didn't give them time to think, and continued: "Actually...... It's just a game, all we need to do is do what we have to do, do the process well, and then the result is not bad!

The coach has just arranged the division of labor for each of us, what each person wants to do, what we have to do is to do his arrangements and requirements.

The process is the most important thing, as long as we do the process well, the result is usually good! ”

He turned to Sterling and said: "Scoring goals is my business, all you have to do is pass the ball!" ”

Is it?

Is it just a pass?

Raheem Sterling was suddenly relaxed, someone was willing to take the responsibility for the goal, and the pressure on him was reduced to a level he could bear.

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Guardiola nodded slightly, and exclaimed in his heart: Damn, this guy Li, when he becomes a coach in the future, he will definitely be my strong opponent!

Arteta thought to himself: Did Lee study psychology? That's a good idea! In the future, if I become a manager, I can also relieve the tension of the players in this way!

'I've been through two Champions League semi-finals and I know how to win!'

Li Chuanqi raised his voice: "I believe that every teammate here, I can do it, and you can do it too!"

We have to look a little bit bigger, the semi-finals are just a process and our ultimate goal is to stand on the top podium of the Champions League! ”

Applause rang out.

……

At 7:40, the starters of both sides walked out of the locker room and came to the players' tunnel.

Veteran captain Vincent Kompany is at the front of City's squad and in such an important game, Guardiola puts more faith in experienced players.

Ajax's midfielders looked at Li Chuanqi from time to time, and many of them were playing against Li Chuanqi for the first time.

This is the guy who can wrestle with Messi and Ronaldo, this guy who has won the Ballon d'Or three times, and this guy who has scored like a goal......

After thinking of this, their faces became serious, and tonight ...... Be sure to keep an eye on him!

After the players from both sides arrived, the referee led them out of the tunnel and onto the court.

The tsunami-like cheers rang out, and the emotions of the players on both sides were ignited.

Ajax slapped his face hard in the back of the house, "I must be able to stare him to death!" ”

His teammates before and after him knew who he was talking about.

Li Chuanqi glanced at him.

Shenai looked at him with a smile: "Hello Li, I know you shouldn't know my name, my name is Shenai, and my task tonight is to keep an eye on you......"

The teammates in front of and behind the house were so embarrassed that they even wanted to reach out and cover his mouth.

Li Chuanqi smiled and stretched out his hand to him: "Hello! Hopefully, we can spark tonight and give you a great game! ”

Schonai took his hand, nodded and said, "Okay! We will definitely be able to dedicate a wonderful game to everyone! ”

Nima ......

What are you doing?!

The Ajax player turned his head to the other side.

……

The Manchester City Sporting Desk commentator exclaimed: "Exciting times have finally arrived, Manchester City and Ajax are about to begin!

It was a historic day for Manchester City fans, as it was their first Champions League semi-final!

Ajax is known as the world's number one star processing plant, they are famous for their abundance of stars, have won the Champions League four times, and are a European giant!

We hope we have a good and intense game tonight! ”

The Sky Sports commentator exclaimed: "Now we will give you an update on the starting points of both sides.

Ten Hag lined up in a 4231 formation, goalkeeper: Onana; Defenders: Feltman, De Ligt, Blind, Tariafico; Two midfielders: Schöne, Frenkie de Jong; Three midfielders: Hakim Ziyech, Van de Beek, Neres; Striker: Tadic!

This is one of the most popular lineups of modern times, with a balance of offense and defense.

Pep Guardiola lined up the traditional four-three-three formation, goalkeeper: Ederson; Four defenders: Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Delph; Three midfielders: Gundogan, De Bruyne, David Silva; Three strikers: Lee, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling!

Four-three-three is an attacking formation, and it is also the most used and familiar formation used by Guardiola.

Judging from the lineup, Guardiola did not make a surprise move, which is a very surprising thing, has Guardiola changed?

Is this still the familiar Guardiola? ”