Chapter 566: Star-Studded European Derby
After Real Madrid won the La Liga championship in the 2011-2012 season with a record 104 points and unbeaten season in the five major leagues, the club and fans held a grand celebration ceremony.
After the celebration, Mourinho gave the team two days off, and 16 had a day of recovery training.
After two days of reporting on Real Madrid's unbeaten season and record 104 points, the football media turned their attention to the Champions League.
In this season's Champions League final, there will be a European derby, between the Galacticos Real Madrid and the Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich known as the Hollywood of football.
One is the invincible Galaxy Battleship, and the other is the star-studded football Hollywood, which of the two teams will win in the end?
Can Real Madrid make a breakthrough in history, win the tenth Champions League in club history, and become the only team in the UEFA Champions League that has won double figures?
Can Lu Wenbin continue to perform the record of winning the Champions League as long as he participates and representing three different teams?
Before Lu Wenbin, only Seedorf represented three different teams in European football, Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid in 1998, AC Milan in 2005 and 2007, and won the Champions League.
If Real Madrid wins this final, Lu Wenbin will become one of the superstars tied with Seedorf to represent three different teams to win the Champions League.
There is also suspense about the total number of goals scored in the Champions League.
If Lu Wenbin scores twice in this final, he will tie Raul's record of 71 goals in the Champions League.
If Lu Wenbin performs a hat-trick, he will surpass Raul and become the first player in the history of the Champions League.
The two top teams in European football, the most well-known teams and stars, gathered in this season's Champions League final, so that the final was hyped by the football media long before the start of the game. It is estimated to watch the live broadcast at that time The number of football fans in China will exceed one billion, and China can contribute at least two to three billion, even in the middle of the night.
On May 17, the Real Madrid team boarded a plane to Munich, Germany, arrived at the final two days ahead of schedule, and started pre-match training at the training base of Bayern Munich's arch-enemy Munich 1860.
The disadvantage for Real Madrid is that Real Madrid's opponent in the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League final was Bayern Munich, and the venue for the final was Bayern Munich's home stadium, the Allianz Arena.
This is the venue for the 2012 UEFA Champions League final, which was decided three years ago, and will not change because of Bayern's entry into the final.
Bayern Munich can go all the way this season, beating all the European giants including Barcelona to advance to the final, and they must have the idea of winning the Champions League trophy at their home court.
In order to win the Champions League, they even lost the Bundesliga title, which was taken away by Dortmund.
In this Champions League final, Real Madrid is equivalent to an away game. In terms of familiarity with the venue and the atmosphere of the audience, Real Madrid is naturally at a disadvantage.
However, Real Madrid has maintained a record of winning in the Champions League this season, regardless of home and away.
Therefore, Mourinho expressed confidence in the pre-match press conference
"No matter where the final venue is, Real Madrid will break down the opponent's defense with a devastating offensive and win the final Champions League trophy"
Bayern coach Heynckes said:
"Bayern Munich have been preparing for the Champions League final at home all season, no matter who the opponent is, Bayern Munich will beat the opponent to win the championship"
Players and fans from both sides also expressed their confidence in their teams when they were interviewed.
Against Real Madrid's super pervert Lu Wenbin, Bayern Munich's midfielder Gustavo stood up
"I have been teammates with Lu Wenbin in Hoffenheim for three years. I am very familiar with Lu Wenbin. The head coach gave me the task of marking Lu Wenbin. I know how to deal with him."
That's right, with great success at Hoffenheim, Gustavo has moved to Bayern Munich.
In this Champions League final, Gustavo and Boateng are the ones responsible for marking Lu Wenbin, with Gustavo as the main one.
Regarding the remarks of his old teammate Gustavo, Lu Wenbin said that Gustavo was familiar with himself at Hoffenheim.
As for Lu Wenbin after his transfer to Inter Milan and Real Madrid, Gustavo doesn't know.
He'll let his old friend Gustavo see how fast he's improving.
On the afternoon of May 18, diehard fans from all over the world who had not bought tickets began to flock to the Allianz Arena, occupying a favorable position and setting up camp.
At noon on May 19, after lunch, fans and local citizens from all over the world staying in major hotels in Munich began to flock to the Allianz Arena.
In the evening, the stadium opened for ticket checking, and tens of thousands of fans entered the stadium with scarves, flags, gongs, drums and horns.
Of course, many things are illegal. Fans use various special methods to bring them into the arena, and they can't pass through the security check.
Before the start of the game, there was a brief theatrical performance at the Allianz Arena, followed by the entrance of the UEFA Champions League flags, the team flags of both teams, players from both sides entering the stadium, playing the theme song of the UEFA Champions League, shaking hands, taking photos, and picking sides.
Real Madrid's starting lineup is 4231, goalkeeper Casillas, defenders Ramos, Carvalho, Pepe, Marcelo, midfielder Khedira, Xavi Alonso, midfielder Ronaldo, Lu Wenbin, Ozi Al, striker Benzema.
Bayern Munich's starting lineup is also 4231, goalkeeper Neuer, defenders Ram, Van Buyten, Boateng, Contento, midfielder Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, midfielder Robben, Ke Rose, Ribery, striker Thomas Muller.
Both teams are star-studded and superstar-studded, worthy of the title of Champions League final and European derby.
At 20:45 on the evening of May 19, local time, under the watchful eyes of one billion fans on the scene and on the ball, with the whistle of the referee, the 2011 and 2012 UEFA Champions League finals were duel at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Madrid vs Bayern Munich, Real Madrid gets the kick-off.
As soon as the game started, his old friend Gustavo really posted Lu Wenbin, and he really stuck Lu Wenbin.
Three years of teammate career, training together, and playing together, Gustavo really knows some of Lu Wenbin's unhealthy habits of running and movements.
In the 3rd minute, Lu Wenbin received Khedira's pass and tried to break through Gustavo, but was stabbed away by Gustavo with a tackle on the ground, and there was no foul.
In the 8th minute, Gustavo seized the aerial ball from Ozil's bottom pass to the first point and pushed out of the zone to clear the siege. Lu Wenbin failed to occupy a favorable position to grab the first point.
In the 12th minute, Lu Wenbin broke through Schweinsteiger with the ball and was about to pass a diagonal pass to Ronaldo. Gustavo predicted in advance that he rushed over from the slope and stabbed the ball away with a tackle.
For a while, Gustavo was in the limelight, causing rounds of applause from the Bayern fans and compliments from the commentators.