Chapter 455: The Final Begins

On May 30, the Bayern players arrived at Madrid's Bajaras Airport and received intense media attention.

Three finals in three years, Bayern is the second team to accomplish this feat since the Champions League was restructured.

They were also identified by the media as the second team to defend the Champions League title after Real Madrid.

Manchester City, Barcelona, from the knockout round, Bayern began their difficult path to qualify.

The hardships along the way made them the most championship-looking team.

Rossi leads the scorer list with 15 Champions League goals and locked in the top scorer in this season's Champions League ahead of schedule.

In contrast, Liverpool, led by Klopp, is very smooth on the road to promotion and has almost no major obstacles.

But this season's Liverpool has a characteristic, that is, they can often win with wonderful attacking scenes against strong teams.

This gives them enough confidence.

Moreover, Klopp's bumblebees didn't reach the final as a dark horse.

This time, the duel between Heynckes and Klopp must be very hot.

After checking into the hotel, Bayern began closed training.

The training content is naturally how to deal with Liverpool's high pressing.

There is no doubt that Liverpool's high pressing, a strengthened version of Klopp's Dortmund years, is faster, more concise and effective.

Bayern's midfield today cannot be compared with the configuration of 5 years ago.

Piggy left for the mainstream European league, and Mr. Toni became the core of Real Madrid.

The only remaining Hama is long past its prime.

Whether it can withstand the impact of this Liverpool team is related to the victory of this game.

Martinez, Thiago and James wore the red vest that represented the starters in training.

During the training, Heynckes chatted with Kimmich and Alaba, respectively, for more than ten minutes.

It all points to the tactics of the final the night after tomorrow – defensively.

In the first two Champions League finals, Bayern and Real Madrid launched offensive football, both of which were big score scenes, and wonderful goals did not stop.

This time facing Liverpool, Heynckes unexpectedly kept a low profile and chose a more secure defense to face the game, is it too careful.

Bayern have never been afraid of their opponents' attacks.

Because no team is more offensive than them.

Time flies, and soon it's time for the finals.

The Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, which can accommodate 68,000 fans in attendance, is hard to find.

After the warm-up, the staff quickly set up the stage and prepared for the opening ceremony of the Champions League final.

Pepsi, together with the Dream Dragon Band, cheered for this season's Champions League final.

Songs such as "Believer", "Thunder", "Radioactive" and "On Top of the World" were a sensation one after another.

The gorgeous and shocking stage and dazzling fireworks can't help but make fans addicted.

You can also watch live concerts.

This ticket is worth it!

As the smoke cleared above the pitch, players from both sides, who had already lined up in the tunnel, walked into the pitch with their heads held high, led by referee Damir Skomeina.

What caught everyone's eye was naturally the Champions League trophy sitting quietly ahead.

Since both teams' home jerseys are red, the entire Wanda Metropolitans is covered in bright red.

The only difference is that Liverpool fans have different styles of team flags hanging in the stands, which is quite historical.

“You'II Never Walk Alone!”

And Bayern's fan stand is a whole horizontal bar, spanning half of the stadium, full of momentum.

“Mia san Mia!”

Revenge?

At the previous press conference, Klopp sneered in the face of sharp questions from the media, and then replied sonorously.

"We're here for the championship!"

Obviously, Klopp will approach this game with a more objective and calm attitude.

After the group photo, the players from both sides came to the center circle of the stadium and stood shoulder to shoulder with each other for a simple mourning ceremony.

Spanish winger Reyes, who used to play for Arsenal, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, died in a car accident today.

Everyone held a simple moment of silence for him.

After the ceremony, the captains of the two teams walked to the center of the court and guessed the coins.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, who secured the right to kick off for his team.

This gave Liverpool a head start.

At the same time, the camera also finds the last captain of the Reds - Steven Gerrard.

Today, he is the head coach of the Rangers.

During Liverpool's glory days, he led the team to create the "Istanbul Miracle" and lift the Champions League trophy as captain.

After eleven years, the team reached the Champions League final again, which could not make his blood boil.

Suddenly, he looked at the player in the red No. 4 on the pitch, and his heart was complicated.

If the club listened to its own opinion and signed Rossi early, the league title and the Premier League title would have been in the bag.

Now, this player, who he once was optimistic about, stands on the opposite side of his parent team, and his feelings are complicated for a while.

Bayern Munich wears a red jersey.

Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer.

Defence: Alaba, Hummels, Boateng, Kimmich.

Back two: Javi Martinez, Thiago.

Midfielders: Rossi, James, Muller.

Center: Robert Lewandowski.

Liverpool wore a grey away kit.

Goalkeeper: Alisson.

Defence: Robertson, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Alexander-Arnold.

Midfielders: Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Henderson.

Forwards: Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Salah.

After the two sides stood in their respective positions and the referee team was in place, referee Skomeina proofread the timing and blew the opening whistle of the 18-19 Champions League final.

With Roberto Firmino's return pass to defender Virgil van Dijk, Rossi rushed forward as fast as he could.

He's the only one?

Klopp was a little curious, and he also thought that Bayern would send at least three people to press up front after the opening.

In Liverpool's back row, only Van Dijk was left, and the rest were quick to answer in the midfield.

This arrangement is to allow Liverpool to quickly establish a numerical advantage in midfield, and play a quick counterattack through Van Dijk's long pass.

Unexpectedly, the veteran Heynckes saw through Liverpool's tactics at the beginning of the game, and only sent Rossi alone for a 1v1 matchup.

As a result, even if Van Dijk successfully passed the ball through the half, Liverpool did not have a numerical advantage in midfield.

The opening attack tactics were recognized, and Van Dijk wanted his teammates to quickly return to the defense.

But Van Dijk never expected that Rossi not only pounced quickly, but also blocked the line of his pass to the left.

To his right, teammate Joe Gomez quickly retreated to pick up.

Van Dijk was about to half-turn and pass the ball when Rossi suddenly took a step to the other side, ready to break the ball at any moment.

He finally saw what it was to be alone, and to run out of the oppression of two people.

In the midst of this hesitation, Rossi suddenly fell to the ground and slid the ball away from Van Dijk's feet.

After getting up quickly, immediately accelerate forward.

The stadium was buzzing with people.

The game had just begun, and Bayern made a steal in front of the court and formed an attack.

As soon as Rossi stepped the ball forward, a huge force came from behind the side and knocked him down.

In the moment of weightlessness, he saw Van Dijk's fierce face.

Bang!

Ooh!

The moment Rossi fell to the ground, there was an exclamation from the scene.

Referee Skomeina did not blow the whistle and signaled for the game to continue.

Suddenly, two completely different voices in the stadium began to collide violently.

The atmosphere of the game quickly pushed to a climax after the kick-off.

(End of chapter)