Chelsea ’s Cobham training base is located in the southern suburbs of London, 30 kilometers from the city, and it takes more than half an hour to go back and forth.
Due to the long distance, Real Madrid basically departs every morning, returns to the hotel at night, and rests in Cobham at noon. The ingredients for daily meals are directly air-transported from Madrid to London and made by Real Madrid ’s accompanying chefs.
The Cobham base is expensive, covering an area of 130 acres, 15 football training grounds, and an indoor football field that can be trained in winter, but these Real Madrid are not used.
The training center of the first team has complete functions, advanced facilities, and the top management staff in Europe. It makes the emperor immediately feel the input of Abramovich. It is said that when he joined the Blues in 2003, Chelsea I was training in a ruined training ground next to Heathrow Airport, and I endured the noise of planes taking off and landing every day.
Due to their early entry into London, the Real Madrid coaching staff had to change their training plans on Wednesday and Thursday. Although they are all in closed training at Cobham, the team is still trying to avoid leaking information and tactics in advance.
The outside world has also been wondering what kind of tactics Real Madrid will adopt in this final.
Is it a more secure three-pointer? Or a double back with both offense and defense?
Not only is the outside world chasing various clues, guessing Benitez's tactics, even inside Real Madrid, but Benitez has never mentioned it, and the arranged training has not seen any clues.
In the past two days, Real Madrid has basically been in the hotel and Cobham two points and one line, and the training base of the Premier League is generally in a relatively remote town, but it has not been affected by fans who have come to London one after another.
It is estimated that many Chelsea fans may not be able to find Cobham.
The afternoon before the Champions League final, Real Madrid came to Wembley Stadium as usual.
This is a routine business before the finals. Both teams are familiar with the venue training at Wembley Stadium, and a lot of media reporters and fans have gathered on the scene, and then the Emperor will be arranged to be interviewed by the media.
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When Casillas walked into the stadium with Real Madrid players, cheers rang out from the stands.
Over a thousand fans and hundreds of media reporters from all over the world are welcoming Real Madrid in the stands, especially Yang Yang, and even many Liverpool fans have made a special trip to help him go south.
"Do you feel familiar?" Harvey Alonso asked with a smile.
The two were teammates during the Liverpool era. They have worked in the Premier League for three years. They have a deep understanding of the football culture here and always miss the fans here.
"Of course." Yang Yang nodded with a smile. "They are the best fans I have seen so far."
The Premier League, especially Liverpool fans, is definitely the most fanatical in the world.
Although it has been away for two years, there are still so many people who made a special trip from Liverpool to London for Yang Yang.
Harvey Alonso also nodded incessantly, "Sometimes I also think, maybe in the future, I will choose to return to the Premier League."
Yang Yang laughed loudly and patted his shoulder vigorously. "You are only a few years old, and you speak like you are about to retire."
"Twenty-nine, it will be thirty next season." Harvey Alonso reminded.
He didn't say that Yang Yang really didn't notice.
When I met Harvey Alonso in Liverpool, Yang Yang knew that the two months of birth were exactly one month apart.
Yang Yang is October 25th and Harvey Alonso is November 25th.
By the time Harvey Alonso was thirty, Yang Yang would be twenty-five.
Time is like a white horse passing by and is fleeting.
"It won't be too long, maybe two years, maybe three years, it's almost the same." Harvey Alonso himself looked very open.
Real Madrid is the most demanding team in the world. As the core of Real Madrid, Xavi Alonso is very clear in his heart. Once he gets old to a certain extent, it will inevitably fall into a very embarrassing situation, the most decent The way is to leave the team like Raul and go to a team that can continue to play.
Yang Yang heard his heart sink, and Xavi Alonso was about to run three times, so Ibrahimović, Kaka, and Maicon were also running three times, and he was able to play with this group of old friends. several years?
At thirty, this is a hurdle that all professional players face.
Premier League Arsenal coach Wenger has always adhered to a principle, that is, players over the age of 30 sign a year.
This is not unreasonable, because after the age of 30, the player's injury will increase and the state will decline. As for how long the competitiveness will remain, it depends on the player, which varies from person to person.
Van der Sar remained forty years old.
Yang Yang is not the kind of person who hurts spring and sadness. The reason why he thinks so much is because he realizes that in the next period of time, he will spend less time playing with his friends, he should be more Cherish this opportunity.
Especially like this year's Champions League final, this is a godsend.
Can't lose anyway!
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The training at Wembley Stadium is open to the public, and all fans and media reporters have also seen Real Madrid's training program.
Of course, this is what the Real Madrid coaching staff deliberately made to show to the outside world.
The game actually started very early, but many people haven't realized it yet.
The media are very interested in Real Madrid's training, because Benitez arranged a penalty kick and a shot.
Needless to say, shooting training is an attack-oriented training, mainly to improve scoring efficiency, but the penalty training is obviously in preparation for the penalty shootout after a game of 120 minutes.
These two trainings are obviously contradictory.
After the training, Benitez went to a pre-match press conference in accordance with UEFA's arrangements, and Yang Yang was also scheduled to be interviewed by media reporters.
For the two trainings arranged by the coaching staff, Yang Yang smiled and said that he did not understand the intention.
"I think this should be a normal thing." Yang Yang coped with ambiguously. "We have the same strength as Barcelona. What will happen in the end of the game, no one knows, any possibility will exist. Penalty training is also part of the team ’s preparations before the game. "
Yang Yang's answer can be described as dripping.
For the team's status, Yang Yang said very well.
"Yes, we will definitely feel tired after the end of the entire season, but in the final stage of the league, we have begun to adjust and rest, we are confident that we can get the best in the Champions League final."
For Barcelona, Yang Yang admits that this is a respectable opponent, "but there can only be one winner in the Champions League final, that will only be our Real Madrid, we are confident that we can do this because in the past two years, Has beaten Barcelona five times in a row, and in my career, I have never lost to Barcelona. "
The confidence in Yang Yang ’s tone was unreservedly conveyed to the media reporters on the spot, and several Catalan media took the initiative to respond, saying that the past record cannot be used as a reference standard for the Champions League final, which has also been recognized by Yang Yang .
"But at least we have an advantage on the psychological level, don't we?" Yang Yang asked with a smile.
Yang Yang also said that the two teams have played three games so far this season and are about to usher in the fourth game. They are very familiar with each other and there are no secrets, so the question is to see who can compete in the final. Play better.
For the team's tactics, Yang Yang believes that after the past two seasons, Real Madrid's overall strength has been enough to face Barcelona, so he believes that the team should take a more proactive approach, but in the end he added a sentence No matter how the coach Benitez chooses, he has unconditional support.
The three-waisted waist tends to be conservative, which is a well-known thing.
Barcelona's penetration of the ball control made Real Madrid very passive, with a balanced attack and defensive double midfielder, but there are risks. The three midfielder tends to be conservative, but it is relatively safe.
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The entire interview lasted for an hour. Yang Yang was very cooperative and patiently answered all questions, including several media from China. Yang Yang was more patient.
However, he seems to have said a lot, but in fact, they are some sounding polite words, the real valuable dry goods are nothing, but at the end, Yang Yang confidently said that Real Madrid will beat Barcelona in the final, and he Also said that he will score in the final.
"I am one goal behind Messi in the Champions League shooter list." Yang Yang reminded with a smile.
After winning the La Liga title from Barcelona, Yang Yang has been chasing Messi. He wants to suppress Messi on all fronts, not only for himself, but also for Real Madrid.
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The time went to May 29, the Champions League final day.
From all over the world, more than 100,000 fans gathered in London, but only 86,000 fans were able to walk into Wembley Stadium.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and UEFA each received 25,000, and the remaining 11,000 were sold to the public, but this is not enough to meet the needs of avid fans.
This is the most expensive and star-studded world football ever, and represents the highest level of football in the world.
Tickets were sold out as soon as the Champions League final list was released. On the morning of the final day, the final ticket price on the black market was nearly 10,000 pounds. This is the highest sky-high ticket in the history of the Champions League final. .
Fanatic Real Madrid and Barcelona fans rushed to London from all over the world and finally gathered at Wembley Stadium in the western suburbs of London.
They are all participating in this annual event, but it may create a history of European football, because if Real Madrid beat Barcelona, it will be the first team to successfully defend the Champions League in 21 years. Real Madrid will be recorded in history.
At the same time, more than one billion people around the world are watching this event.
Is Barcelona the winner? Or is Real Madrid making history?