"Here is the weather forecast brought to you by Russian state television... According to the Russian Hydrometeorological Center... There will be a blue warning for heavy rain in the early hours of the day after tomorrow. ”

Levi looked out the window at the meandering Moskva River.

The Dutch national team, who had travelled from afar, checked into the hotel and prepared for the international friendly match starting at 7 p.m. tomorrow evening.

The TV in the room was showing the men's soccer semifinals of the Olympic Games.

A small man in the number 15 blue and white jersey flickered around the pitch as if he had entered no man's land.

"Okay, Messi took the ball, dribbled laterally, went into the penalty area, fell!"

Commentator Duan Xuan shouted excitedly: "The referee gives a penalty!" ”

"At the 74th minute, the referee pointed his arm to 12 yards, which was almost fatal for Brazil, and if this penalty was taken, Brazil might not be able to recover."

"Riquelme kissed the football, and Brazil goalkeeper Renan was put to the test... Run-ups, shots, penalties! ”

At the final whistle, the score was finally set at 3-0, and Argentina eliminated Brazil thanks to a brace from Sergio Aguero and a penalty created by Lionel Messi.

Riquelme and Ronaldinho, the two maestro midfielders, have shown fatigue in this game.

A beaming Maradona embraced his son-in-law Sergio Aguero and Messi, who was called his successor.

The time for younger geniuses has come.

Levi turned off the TV.

...

The next day, the Luzhniki Stadium in the evening.

Located in the heart of Moscow, the stadium is the largest stadium in Russia, with a total of 84,745 seats.

In addition to being the home of the Russian men's national football team, it is also home to the Russian Premier League teams Torpedo Moscow and Spartak Moscow.

On May 21 of this year, it hosted the UEFA Champions League Finals.

It was a time to see the seventh round of penalties, in a depressing atmosphere, when Ryan Giggs fired low into the net and Van der Sar made a brilliant save from Nicolas Anelka to bring United back a third European title.

And most notably, in some of the past years.

Another name for it, is called Lenin Stadium.

...

'The Dutch squad is not much different from last time and Van Marwijk will definitely inject something new into the Dutch squad when he takes over and I see him put Levi in the starting line-up. I watched his game before and he didn't look like an eighteen-year-old at all, but a wide killer, not inferior to Robben at all. ”

At the pre-match press conference, Hiddink showed a serious look behind the lenses and answered meticulously.

The legendary coach made his first senior spell in charge and led PSV Eindhoven to the Eredivisie title and a treble in 1988 with the Eredivisie, cup and European Cup.

Ruud Gullit, one of the Dutch trio, and Ronald Koeman, a well-known football star, are all from his protégé.

'In my opinion, if you want to contain the Dutch attack, you have to focus on the two flanks, our lads are resilient and have enough quality and I'm sure we'll get a good end at home.'

...

By the time the Dutch team arrived at the Luzhniki Stadium, the entire area had been transformed into a sea of blue, white and red.

Last night, a vicious brawl took place in Moscow.

Originally, it was just a low-level friendly between countries, but due to the feud at the European Championship a few months ago, some die-hard Dutch fans chose to fly to Moscow to watch the game.

In the bar there was a clash with a local Moscow football hooligan group, five people were seriously injured and a dozen were slightly injured.

Russia's largest group of football hooligans, the Orel Butchers, have declared that they are going to fix all the Dutch fans they see.

Shortly before and after the start of the game, a number of burly fans had gathered in the streets around the stadium, many of them wearing flags and scarves around their necks, and holding a paper bag in their hands, which they occasionally brought to their mouths.

Russian law prohibits blatant drinking on the streets.

But as long as the bottle is not exposed, but wrapped in something like a paper bag, it is not against the law.

Some drunk fans started throwing debris at the team's vehicles as the Dutch team entered the stadium.

Before the game even started, the atmosphere was already tense.

...

Luzhniki Stadium is not a professional football stadium, and the surrounding running track separates the spectator seats from the lawn, which is quite far away.

Tens of thousands of old Maozi shouted and drank in the seats around them, and many of them were still drunk, full of oppression.

Players from both teams lined up on the pitch and the national anthem of Russia sounded.

After a short symphonic prelude.

The Russian footballers, who were ready to sing the national anthem, were stunned.

I don't know who did the oolong, the national anthem was misplaced!

The tune is the key, the word is not the word!

Pavlyuchenko, who was tall and emaciated, was stunned, not knowing whether to sing or not.

Playing for Zenit, the "Tsar" Arshavin, who has been frequently rumored with Arsenal recently, moved his mouth and looked at the staff on the field in embarrassment.

But fortunately, most of these players were born in the 80s and can sing more or less.

As for the Dutch team on the field, they didn't know what was going on.

"Great Russia, a permanent union;

Independent republic, formed by free association.

The Soviet Union, founded by the will of all peoples,

Unified and powerful, ten thousand years and ten thousand years!

Free motherland, you are incomparably glorious:

A strong fortress of friendship among peoples!

The Red Flag of the Soviets, the Red Flag of the People,

From victory to victory!

The sun of freedom shines on us;

The great Lenin, showing the way.

Stalin taught to be loyal to the people;

He encourages us to build up meritorious deeds.

Free motherland, you are incomparably glorious:

A strong fortress of happiness for all peoples!

The Red Flag of the Soviets, the Red Flag of the People,

From victory to victory!

Growing up in the war, our Red Army,

When the enemy invades, destroy it.

Decide the fate of the next generation in the struggle,

Lead our country and march towards glory!

Free motherland, you are incomparably glorious:

A glorious and strong fortress for all nations!

The Red Flag of the Soviets, the Red Flag of the People,

From victory to victory!"

...

finally survived the national anthem stage.

At this time, the domestic Olympic Games in China have not yet ended, and it is naturally impossible for sports channels to have time to broadcast an international friendly match.

But since Levi's sudden rise and first game at Manchester United caused a lot of repercussions in China, his attention in domestic football has soared, and some people have already compared him to Messi.

TV stations have strict regulations, but it is impossible not to rub such hot capital.

Sina Sports quickly won the broadcast rights of the game and broadcast it online.

Sports channel commentator He Wei was invited as a guest commentator.

Unlike Zhan Jun, who is deeply involved in the Premier League, He Wei usually talks about La Liga in addition to international events.

"Good evening friends and viewers, and welcome to the broadcast of the game brought to you by Sina Sports! An international friendly between the Netherlands and Russia! ”

"The players on the pitch are warming up, the white shirt is the home team Russia, and the dark blue shirt is the visiting team Netherlands, so let's pay attention to the starting line-up."

The players from both sides began to warm up on the field, and Levi looked at the Russian team while pressing his legs, moving his joints, and running a few steps from time to time.

"There was also a grudge between the two teams in the European Cup, and it is said that yesterday in Moscow, there was a little conflict between the fans of the two teams, which was full of gunpowder."

"With his own offensive football philosophy, coach Guus Hiddink has trained a strong team with tenacity in defense, strong confrontation ability, wide running range, and good attack and defense. And coming from afar to the Netherlands is a European powerhouse, a real uncrowned king. ”

Starting line-ups for both teams.

Home Russia: 4231

Coach: Hiddink

Goalkeeper: 1 Akinfeev

Backline: 3 Janbayev, 8 Kolodin, 4 Ignashevic, 18 Zhirkov

Defensive midfielders: 17 Zirianov 11 Shemak

Attacking midfielders: 23 Bistrov, 20 Shemsov, 10 Arshavin

Center: 19 Pavlyuchenko

...

Away Netherlands: 4231

Coach: Van Marwijk

Goalkeeper: 1 Stekelenburg

Defence: 2 Heitinga, 3 Oyer, 4 Mathieson, 5 Van Bronckhorst

Defensive midfielders: 5 Van Bommel, 8 Nigel de Jong

Attacking midfielders: 11 Arjen Robben, 10 Van der Vaart, 14 Levy

Centre: 7 Van Persie

"For the Dutch team, they have new players to prove their worth in the national team, and veteran players to avenge their elimination!"

Before the start of the game, He Wei left the last pre-match statement.

"And for the Russian team, behind them, is Moscow!"

Pavlyuchenko stepped on the football.

Levi looked at the sky, and there seemed to be a backlog of stratus clouds surging in the night, and a drop of rain fell into the field.

The whistle blows!