Chapter 759 Champions League Final ① (for Monthly Ticket Subscription)

"Honey, go to the door, the doorbell is ringing?"

"Check again, don't forget anything."

James Rodriguez looked at his girlfriend who was happily packing her luggage, yawned, and went to open the door.

"Hi, Mr. Rodriguez, your express."

Express?

Who sent it from?

Rodriguez signed for it and signed it at the request of the courier. He took the air courier back to the house and opened it for a look.

Inside was a red envelope with the Aston Villa club crest on it.

Two red tickets came out of the envelope, tickets for the UEFA Champions League final.

There is also a letter inside, which is an invitation letter inviting him to watch the UEFA Champions League final between Aston Villa and Barcelona. At the end is the signature and message of the club's head coach Fang Jue: James, your performance in Braga We have been paying attention and are glad that you have been improving. We are happy for you. The team sincerely looks forward to seeing you in this great final of the team. Every achievement Aston Villa has achieved has your support And dedication, come on, Vera lads.

"What's wrong? Honey?" Daniela Ospina saw her boyfriend staring at a letter in a daze.

"Daniela, our vacation plan to Sardinia is going to be postponed," Hameier said.

"what why?"

"We're going to watch the match, the Champions League final!" Rodriguez happily raised the ticket in his hand, "The Champions League final, two tickets, mine and yours."

Being loaned to Braga for a season, Rodriguez almost 'forgot' that he was an Aston Villa player, but this ticket for the Champions League final and a letter from the club's head coach brought this closer He is also very excited about the relationship between the players on loan and their home team.

It wasn't just James Rodriguez who received the Champions League final tickets and letters.

Chris Hurd, who was on loan at Ibiza, also received it.

They were very happy. They called Fang Jue and said that they would definitely go to watch the game and cheer for the team.

Fang Jue is very satisfied with the reactions of these loan players. This is also the collective honor atmosphere he has been committed to creating. Pull people, always have been.

...

On the day the Aston Villa team arrived in London, the Barcelona team also arrived in London.

At London Heathrow Airport, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was interviewed. He praised Aston Villa as a respectable and strong enemy.

However, Guardiola also confidently stated that he and the whole team are full of confidence in the team standing on the top of Europe again after two years.

As Barcelona's number one star, Messi is obviously also the focus of media pursuit.

"We haven't played against Aston Villa, but I know it's a very good team," Messi said.

"And I know Mr. Fang Jue, he is a very good coach, we must be prepared to play a tough game."

The bus was heading towards the hotel where we stayed, and traces of the UEFA Champions League final could be seen everywhere outside the window. At a corner, there was a huge poster. It was a group photo poster of the entire Aston Villa team. Their head coach Fang Jue was in the middle. Ronaldo on the left and Gareth Bale on the right.

Messi stared until it was out of sight.

He feels very magical, the peddler who sold him face masks back then is about to lead the team to play against Barcelona in the Champions League final.

It's an amazing feeling.

It's even more amazing than when I played against Ibiza in La Liga three years ago.

...

"Now let's sort out the information and intelligence at hand."

After arriving at the hotel, Guardiola immediately called a meeting of the coaching staff.

"Both Shevchenko and Mane have recovered from their injuries. Our people saw that they participated in the team training and seemed to be in good condition."

"Where's Clement?" Guardiola asked, which was his main concern.

"It's certain that Clement can't get on." Vilanova said, "Clement is still on crutches."

"We also got news from the hospital that the injury is indeed serious." Domenech Torrent said.

Guardiola smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

He and the coaching staff repeatedly watched and studied the second round of the semi-final between Aston Villa and Manchester United, and concluded that without Clement, Aston Villa's defensive ability plummeted. For Barcelona, ​​which has a strong offensive ability, it is simply a boon.

In fact, within Barcelona, ​​there has always been an air of optimism and joy.

Spanish internationals including Iniesta, Harvey and Villa all expressed that without Clemente, Barcelona would have great confidence in defeating Aston Villa.

...

Two days passed quickly.

On May 28, London officially entered the UEFA Champions League final mode.

Aston Villa players were waiting in the hotel lobby in twos and threes.

Some people are chatting.

Some people listen to music with headphones.

Others looked serious and said nothing.

Aston Villa only Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko have played in the Champions League final.

Among them, the former was unable to play because of qualification issues.

Therefore, only Shevchenko, a veteran, has rich experience in the Champions League final.

Young people, including Mane and Coulibaly, surrounded the Ukrainian, listening to him talk and introduce his experience in the final.

The Ukrainians who have experienced the trophy at Old Trafford and the unbearable night in Istanbul can be said to be the most open-minded and calm.

"Don't be nervous, just treat it as an ordinary final."

"Psychological tension will affect your movements."

"Also, the most important point, don't worry if you are behind, and don't be proud if you are ahead." Shevchenko said with a serious expression.

A group of little brothers nodded fiercely.

At this time, Fang Jue came out of the elevator with the coaching staff. He looked around and raised his hand imposingly, "Let's go!"

He walked out of the hotel with the players huffing, and the flashes immediately went off.

Fang Jue pushed his sunglasses. Fortunately, I was prepared.

The feeling of being watched by so many people is really... so cool.

...

Escorted by the London Mounted Police, Aston Villa's bus arrived at the new Wembley Stadium.

There are already crowds of people outside the stadium.

The arrival of Aston Villa caused a heat wave, and Aston Villa fans cheered and applauded the bus.

Fang Jue withdrew his gaze from the window and looked inside the car.

The eyes of all players, including Shevchenko, a veteran who has experienced two UEFA Champions League finals, are shining with excitement.

Fang Jue took a special look at Ronaldo.

The 34-year-old Brazilian veteran stared eagerly at the sidelines, just kept watching, watching...

Arriving at the exclusive parking lot, no one in the Aston Villa team was interviewed by the media. Fang Jue took on all the troubles alone. He was surrounded by reporters and motioned his players to pass quickly and arrived at the dressing room.

...

The players went to the court to warm up under the leadership of Ceballos and Werner.

Fang Jue looked at the 'empty' locker room, his brain was even a little confused because of excitement.

This is the Champions League final.

Fang Jue patted his head and scolded himself: You bumpkin!

In his nearly five-year coaching career, he only won one La Liga title, two Premier League titles, two English League Cup titles, one Copa del Rey title, one Spanish Super Cup title, one Community Shield title, and one Europa League title. Cup champions and other champions that are not worth mentioning.

Well, facing the stage of the Champions League final, tension is inevitable.

Bang bang bang.

Fang Jue glanced at Clement, who affected his thinking. The Spanish midfielder was kicking the ball against the wall of the south dressing room of the new Wembley Stadium to warm up.

"Okay, bear with me a little longer." Looking at Clement's resentful little eyes, Fang Jue laughed and said.

According to regulations, the starting list is generally announced one hour in advance, but under special circumstances, it can be announced half an hour in advance at the latest.

Therefore, Fang Jue pushed the smoke bomb to the extreme.

He has to wait for Barcelona to finish the warm-up before announcing Aston Villa's starting list.

As for adapting to the venue, Aston Villa does not have such troubles, they are very familiar with this stadium.

Soon, when the Aston Villa team came back from warm-up, they saw Clement running laps and leg press alone with a sad face, and they all burst out laughing.

After the players finished their work, Fang Jue put down the tactical board and stood up. Following his action, the locker room fell silent.

...

On the other side, the whole Barcelona team also returned to the north locker room after warming up.

Seeing that Clement didn't even appear in Aston Villa's warm-up players, Guardiola was completely relieved.

According to Guardiola's idea, even if Clemente is unable to play, he will watch his teammates warm up from the sidelines and cheer for everyone.

He pondered for a while, and the only explanation was that Fang Jue did not let Clement appear there to avoid affecting morale:

The players glanced and saw Clement on crutches, and they might feel flustered instead.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is the case. Guardiola sighed and shook his head. In fact, he wanted to touch Aston Villa with a well-equipped lineup. Unfortunately, Manchester United...

"In this game, for some reason, Pep Guardiola's side are going to attack from the start."

"So, the first thing we have to do is defend ourselves."

"Clement, are you ready to surprise our old opponent?" Fang Jue asked.

"I've been suffocated for a long time." Clement said sullenly.

Everyone laughed.

"Okay, listen to me, withstood the first wave of Barcelona's offensive, we played a defensive counterattack."

"Attention, the defensive counterattack I'm talking about is not a passive retreat, and the whole court forms a press against Barcelona."

"Xavi! He's the centerpiece of Barcelona's midfield, press him down and do everything possible to cut him off from everyone else."

"Once you have a chance to counterattack, press it out without hesitation!" Fang Jue called Clement's name, "Your defensive pressure today is extremely high. When your teammates press out, you will be given the protection of the midfield gone."

"The back line can press forward properly. We have practiced the offside tactics many times. Pay attention, you must move uniformly."

"Messi!" Fang Jue tapped on the tactical board, "Messi's one-on-one ability is very strong, and the others do a good job of filling in."

"Messi's left and right feet are balanced, and his ball control is very good. He is very fast and likes to connect all stages of the game through ball control. Therefore, he must be interrupted with fouls in time. Don't worry about getting a card. The sooner the foul, the better. it is good.""

"In fact, defending Messi requires more mental preparation than physical preparation. When playing against Messi, the first thing you have to do is to prepare mentally. After that, the real knife fight on the court The confrontation of the gun. Remember, for this man, we should respect him, not fear him."

"The same principle applies to defending Iniesta and defending Villa."

"Finally, I would like to emphasize one more point. In the game, everyone should work together to limit the opponent's space for movement. Individual ability is indeed important, but what is more important is that the whole team unites as one and acts like a whole.

Everyone listened carefully.

...

At this moment, in the north dressing room where Barcelona is.

Guardiola is also making the final tactical deployment.

"In this game, I hope you can give full play to your offensive ability."

"Without Clement, I predict that Fang Jue will put Milner in the midfield and partner with Ballack. Although the Englishman is also active in fighting, but his midfield sweeping ability is not as good as Clement. We completely Capable of controlling and breaking through the midfield line..."

At this moment, Vilanova pushed the door hastily and came in.

"Pep."

"Wait, wait until I finish." Guardiola waved his hand.

"If James Milner plays in midfield, then their left-back will be Danny Rose, this player is very good at running, running actively, but, inexperienced, this is something we can use..."

"Pep!" Vilanova raised her voice.

"What's wrong?" Guardiola frowned.

"Pep, Aston Villa's starting list is out." Vilanova said eagerly.

"Oh, Fang Jue hesitated for so long, did he finally make a decision? Is Milner or Strowman playing midfield?" Guardiola said with a smile, "Or Sidwell?"

"None." Vilanova shook his head with a serious expression, "It's Clement!"

"Who are you talking about?" Guardiola froze for a moment and asked uncertainly.

Vilanova didn't speak, and directly handed the starting list of Aston Villa just obtained to Guardiola.

Guardiola looked down, the light was projected down, and the bald head formed a subtle reflection, which became brighter.

Guardiola saw Clement's name immediately. His mind was a little confused, and most importantly, he was in a bad mood, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

This is not only because of his tactical arrangement, the arrangement of the starting roster is based on the situation that Clement cannot play, it can be said that these have been affected-greatly disrupted his deployment.

More importantly, he felt fooled, and he even imagined Fang Jue's triumphant look in his mind, as if saying: You have already lost a game.

The liar!

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