Twenty minutes ago.

Zidane was looking through Manchester United's players and style of play when he heard a knock on the door.

"Just come in, the door is unlocked."

This is Zidane's habit, as long as he is not sleeping, he does not lock the door, so that the coaching staff and players can come and chat with him.

But he didn't expect that the person who came in was beyond his expectations.

"José? It's you? ”

"Zidan, I'll come to see you."

"Oh, I didn't expect that, please come in."

"I'd better wait, you can clean up the materials on the table first, lest I see something I shouldn't see."

"Haha, you guy."

Although they are opponents on the court, the two have always had a good personal relationship.

Especially in the 2012-2013 season, the two worked together at Real Madrid.

At that time, Mourinho was the first team manager and Zinedine Zidane was the Under-17 manager, and the two had a lot of technical and tactical discussions.

Zinedine Zidane is a supergiant, and his understanding of football has also given Mourinho something to gain.

And Mourinho's coaching experience has given the fledgling Zidane a lot of help.

The two have a deep personal relationship.

Even when Mourinho left Real Madrid, he tried his best to recommend Zinedine Zidane, saying that he would be the future of Real Madrid.

Sure enough, the following season, Zidane became an assistant coach of Real Madrid's first team.

After several seasons of hard work, it finally paid off, leading Real Madrid to win the Champions League last season.

Now, it is attacking the miracle of defending the Champions League champion.

The two sat in the room and chatted casually.

"Zidan, it's a miracle if your team can win the Champions League, no team has been able to do that since the Champions League has been restructured."

"Jose, if your team can win the Champions League, then you will become the N-champion, and this N is definitely bigger than the '3' in 1999."

"Hehe, that is, whoever wins the championship is good."

"yes, it's all good."

"Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered something. At the start of the season, we played a few friendlies in North America. ”

"yes, we fought back then."

'We've had a couple of opponents, Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid, and it's interesting to note that all three of you are Manchester United's Champions League knockout opponents.

"Really, what a coincidence. Then again, do you think which of us has a good chance of making it to the finals? ”

"Haha, that question doesn't make sense."

"Well, good luck to all of us."

Mourinho didn't stay long and left Zidane's room.

Friendship is one thing, but understanding Real Madrid's state from Zidane's words is another.

However, Zidane was tight-lipped and did not show anything.

Among the younger wave of managers, Mourinho is very optimistic about Zidane.

Smart, steady, and a former athlete at the level of a football king.

As long as the relationship with the club and the management can be handled well, the future is absolutely limitless.

The last point is difficult, though.

After all, not everyone has Carlo Ancelotti's emotional intelligence, and even Zidane struggles to find a balance between his personal ideals and club intervention.

He heard rumours that Zinedine Zidane was likely to leave Real Madrid after the season.

He had some objections to the club's transfer strategy and hiring requirements.

Regardless, his experience at Real Madrid has been a success.

So at the moment of parting, he looked forward to winning the Champions League more than anyone else and leaving with the aura of defending the title.

Turn around and be a legend.

I walked downstairs, saw Ronaldo, chatted a few words, and didn't talk deeply.

Although the two had a common experience at Real Madrid, their relationship was average.

Especially in the final stages of his departure from Real Madrid, he had a lot of unpleasant problems with some players in the team, such as Casillas.

But Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese native, was not on his side.

Even though they have a common agent, Mendes, the relationship between the two is still a little estranged.

Looking up at the sky, Mourinho shook his head.

This is the third time this season against Real Madrid.

In the pre-season warm-up match, Manchester United and Real Madrid drew 1-1 in North America.

At the start of the season, Manchester United played Real Madrid for the second time in the UEFA Super Cup, with the red Europa League winners narrowly beating the white Champions League winners 2-1.

Two days later, they were about to meet for the third time.

Even with the game coming soon, Mourinho has not finalized the tactical play.

Because Real Madrid is too strong.

The strong ones can't even find any shortcomings and loopholes.

On 25 April, after the final pre-match training session, the United players returned to the tactical training room to watch the footage of the Real Madrid game.

Perrin also explained the characteristics of Real Madrid's players to the players again, and Mourinho added on the sidelines.

The Manchester United players now know the opponent very well.

Even so, everyone listened carefully to Mourinho's explanation.

You must know that this team is the team that Mourinho has led and won the championship.

The strengths and weaknesses of each person, he is well aware.

Today, however, Mourinho is very serious.

Analysing Real Madrid's last two games before the game, Mourinho motioned for Perrin to close the big screen.

At this point, the players also stopped discussing and looked at their manager.

"Lads, I must remind you once again of what a formidable enemy tomorrow will be.

"In today's European football, there is a saying about Real Madrid, but I think Real Madrid is a special one.

"Both Bayern and Barcelona have not been in good form this season for some reason.

"Actually, Real Madrid has also had some ups and downs, but in my mind, Real Madrid is definitely an explosive team.

"Especially on the cup stage, they are the strongest in international football today, there is no one.

"Even we don't have any technical advantage over them.

"This Real Madrid team doesn't even have shortcomings, that's the scariest thing,

"And they have a lot of top stars, and they're all top players in their respective positions.

"There is a possibility of a super state at any time,

"Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the three best stars in international football today, and with him present, Real Madrid almost opened with a 1-0 advantage;

"Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, they are definitely the most consistent midfield combination in Europe this season, attacking and defending;

"Marcelo, Ramos, Varane, Carvajal are a combination of experience, good both offensive and defensive,

"And their goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who has also been in great form this season.

"It's a really strong team.

"I rarely praise my opponents before a fight, but today was an exception.

"It could even be said that Real Madrid is the strongest opponent we have faced this season, there is no one.

"So in the next two fights, we're going to get into a lot of trouble.

"If you want to win, there's only one way to go -

"Don't make mistakes yourself, and then wait to catch the opportunity for the other person to make mistakes!

"Only in this way can we continue to move forward and create miracles!" (End of chapter)