Chapter 681

On the day of the match, the whole Madrid was full of football elements.

In Madrid Street sporting goods stores, Nike, ADI stores and other Inter and Manchester United goods have become the protagonist, once occupied the window of Real Madrid. The final of the ball has been the first public sale, each football has a box. There are smart businesses to launch a discount for fans who come to Madrid to watch the ball. Visitors with Milan or Manchester identity can enjoy a discount of 20 percent off.

On the way to the stadium, barbecue shops and temporary catering tents are already in business. The Official Souvenir cabins of UEFA are also being sold in full swing. Football stands and commercial performances have filled all aspects of today's society.

The Bernabeu stadium has been completely renovated for the Champions League final. On the column of the stadium are the symbols of the Madrid final and the team badges of inter and Manchester United. The map beside the stadium clearly indicates the fan areas of inter and Manchester United. Hundreds of TV vehicles, including Spanish TV and sky sports, are waiting.

This is the annual Champions League final. It's a grand occasion that can hardly be seen in the Madrid Derby, or even the century derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Countless fans from all over the world come here to participate in the annual football feast, streets, bars, Internet cafes, subway bus, everywhere are Manchester United fans in red shirt and Inter Milan fans in blue and black shirt, they are pouring into the Bernabeu stadium like a flood.

However, these fans are not all fans with tickets. The Champions League final is about to start. The prices related to Madrid and football are soaring. The cheapest student dormitories cost 180 euros, while hotel prices generally exceed thousands of euros. Of course, the biggest increase is the ticket, the lowest ticket price is 90 euro, and there is still no market. In the hands of cattle, tickets have been speculation to thousands of euros, but there are still countless fans from all over the world to Madrid to try their luck.

La Gazzetta dello Sport interviewed an Inter fan named Fabio. Only 19 years old, he is a Bologna University student, he said he could not afford such expensive tickets, "but I still came to Madrid, can't enter the stadium, it doesn't matter, I just want to let the players know, they are not alone."

The number of British fans coming to Madrid to watch the final will reach 3. Most of them do not have tickets. Many of them will watch the ball in pubs, stations and other public places. With the participation of British fans, the security work of the organizing committee needs to be extra hard. In order to prevent violence, Spain has mobilized 2000 police to maintain the security around Madrid and the Bernabeu stadium, and is ready to take severe measures against violent elements and football hooligans.

One hour before the game, the magnificent Bernabeu stadium was full of fans, and only a few VIP boxes were still empty.

In one of the VIP boxes, Mendes and Florentino are talking intimately.

"Mr. Mendes, Pellegrini is a piece of cake. He will not be an obstacle to Jose Bernabeu. I will solve this problem soon."

Mendes said with a smile: "president, Jose wants Real Madrid to go all out to win Gao Xiaodong and Maicon, who are the key figures in his formation of the new Galaxy fleet."

Florentino pondered for a moment: "we've talked to inter about this. Moratti said that he won't sell any of them."

Mendes said: "maikong can put it, but Gao Xiaodong must take it."

Florentino frowned slightly and said: "Gao Xiaodong is a player with great potential, but he is the hope of Inter's revival. Apart from activating the penalty, I'm afraid it's difficult to take him away from Inter."

Mendes eagerly recommended Gao Xiaodong to Florentino, saying: "it's definitely worth more than 80 million yuan to buy Gao Xiaodong. As Porto president da Costa said, players like Gao Xiaodong will increase by 10 million euro every season."

Florentino said: "we have Benzema and Ronaldo in the attack, Kaka in the midfield. Is it a bit expensive to buy a back midfield for 80 million?"

Mendes said: "Gao Xiaodong can not only play in the back, he can play in any position on the court. This is a player who has never appeared again except Pele."

Florentino said with a bitter smile: "yes, if there is no Kaka and Ronaldo, I will not hesitate to activate the 80 million euro penalty to win Gao Xiaodong, but now there is Ronaldo in the front, Kaka in the midfield, Gao Xiaodong has come, the best position is only the back, the key is the price, which is more expensive than Kaka, and the annual salary is also high."

Mendes spread out his hand and said: "this is the player specially appointed by Jose. It's the key for him to build the team."

Florentino said: "well, I can talk with Moratti about Gao Xiaodong's transfer. I just don't know if Gao Xiaodong is willing to come to Real Madrid?"

Mendes said: "with my understanding of Gao Xiaodong, to ensure the main position and a higher annual salary, I should agree."

Florentino said, "well, I'll try my best to talk to Moratti about Gao Xiaodong's work. I'll ask Mr. Mendes to take more trouble."

Mendes said with a smile: "don't worry, President, Real Madrid is such a great club. No player will give up the chance to play for Real Madrid."While Mendes is talking to Florentino, the inter players have arrived at the Bernabeu stadium by bus.

Before today, inter didn't go to the Bernabeu for adaptive training. They have been training at Real Madrid's base all the time. According to Jose, players who go to a strange but well-known stadium to warm up in advance often feel unnecessarily excited in advance, and he hopes this excitement will happen on the day of the game.

The effect of Jose is very good. When training in the morning, the players of Inter are very excited. When they come to the Bernabeu again in the evening, the excitement of the players still does not go down.

Because Inter are in the second half, the Nerazzurri can't use the luxurious home team's dressing room and coach's seat. They can only use the visiting team's dressing room. However, for the inter players who are used to the poor dressing room of Inter, it's not too different to use the visiting team's dressing room.

Inter's players are a little nervous. This is the first time that most inter players have reached the Champions League final. Only Jose and Eto'o have won the Champions League. Only Gao Xiaodong has won the Champions League final.

Jose has rich experience, moderate tension is good for players to play in the game, but too much tension will make the movement deformed. He lets players change their jerseys and shoes, go to the court to warm up and have activities, which is more conducive for players to relax their nerves.

When the inter players walked into the stadium, they immediately heard deafening applause and cheers. On the other side of the inter stand, all the fans stood up. They waved to the players and chanted their names, which excited the inter players.

After the warm-up, the inter players returned to the dressing room, less than 30 minutes from the start of the game.

Jose stood up and said to the players: "Inter have not won the Champions League for more than 40 years. Now we not only have the chance to win the Champions League, but also have the chance to become the first treble in the history of Serie A. the final is about to start Every one of us is very clear about how many difficulties we experienced before we reached the final. We eliminated Chelsea and Barcelona, but how we can't win the championship, our previous efforts and hard work are meaningless. The runner up is the biggest loser in the world, and I don't have the experience of winning the treble. Only Eto'o has this experience. Now let's invite Eto'o Let's talk about the experience

Eto'o was very surprised and excited. His black face turned red.

The players of inter didn't expect that Jose would let Eto'o speak. Everyone was stunned for a moment, but they immediately gave Eto'o warm applause.

Eto'o stood up in the hot eyes of his teammates. "I've played in many finals, but this is the most special one I've played in. We have to do something for a lot of Inter. I think the most important thing to win is confidence. In the final, if you have the belief that you will win, you may win. But if you just go to the game, you may be disappointed. We have to win the Champions League or we will die. We have to fight to death on the field and try to bring the champion home, otherwise we will die on the field

Eto'o, let's applaud again.

After Eto'o sat down, Jose added: "Xiao Dong participated in the Champions League final last season. Although he lost the final with Porto, I believe he must have his own feelings. Now let Xiao Dong tell us his lesson."

There was another round of applause in the dressing room.

Gao Xiaodong had psychological preparation when he spoke in Eto'o. he stood up and said: "I'm very ashamed that I got a red card in the last final. This lesson will be remembered for my whole life. There are many reasons for losing in the match with Barcelona, but the most important thing is to be calm at any time, when shooting, and when encountering provocations If you want revenge, remember that victory is the best revenge. This revenge will be remembered by the opponent for a lifetime