Chapter 582 I Have Never Lost to Real Madrid!

Two days before the final, Manchester United ended its training at Carrington Base and flew to Kiev, Ukraine.

Manchester United and Real Madrid arrived at Kiev Borispol International Airport almost at the same time, and they arrived only 45 minutes earlier than Real Madrid.

When the entire Manchester United team walked out of the passage, they were excited to see the reporters and fans waiting at the exit.

This interview lineup made them feel that this was indeed the Champions League final, and they were one of the two most watched teams in the world.

The value and importance of the Champions League final are even no less than the World Cup final!

From a football perspective alone, the Champions League final is even better than the World Cup final.

The World Cup final is more because of its huge political influence, which the Champions League cannot compare with.

Manchester United is also a super giant in the football world. Although the team's influence has declined after Ferguson retired, with Mourinho's entry into Old Trafford, Manchester United swept England for two consecutive years, and the team's influence began to recover.

So when they walked past the reporters, all the media came forward to interview, and the scene was very lively.

However, some sensitive players read an emotion called suspicion from the eyes of reporters. These people are obviously doubting whether Manchester United can defeat the Real Madrid, which is in its heyday.

Although Manchester United had won three championships in England before this final, it was a remarkable achievement. No other team in the history of the Premier League could do it, but Manchester United did it for two consecutive years. How powerful it is!

In contrast, Real Madrid did not win a single championship. They only won the third place in the La Liga and stopped in the quarterfinals of the King's Cup.

However, under the halo of the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since the reform of the Champions League, and under the halo of the team's twelve Champions League trophies in history, more people still believe that Real Madrid will be the winner of this Champions League final!

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Less than an hour after Manchester United left, a plane from Madrid, Spain, landed on the runway of Borispol International Airport in Kiev.

Real Madrid is finally here.

The arrival of this team brought the atmosphere at the exit to a peak, and the flashes of the media were connected without interruption. The fans screamed so loudly that they could almost lift the roof.

There were even some excited female fans who wanted to squeeze in front of Ronaldo to give him flowers, hug him and kiss him... or even want to sacrifice themselves?

In short, the scene was very warm and touching.

The contrast with Manchester United's previous treatment was obvious. Manchester United only took half an hour to pass the entire exit, while Real Madrid took nearly 45 minutes to leave the exit.

The reporter of The Guardian looked at the Real Madrid bus that was leaving in a cloud of dust, shook his head and sighed: "From the perspective of popularity, the gap between Manchester United and Real Madrid is still quite large!"

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After the two teams arrived in London, it meant that the Champions League final had officially entered the final sprint stage.

The next day, the two teams will have training time and press conferences to adapt to the venue, and the attention of local media on this final has also reached a climax.

Even on the Internet of the Eastern country, which has nothing to do with this Champions League final, the discussion about this game is second to none. In the Weibo of various portals, "Champions League final" is the top topic keyword.

Many fans have been looking forward to this game since two days ago, just like children looking forward to the New Year. They communicated on the Internet about how to stay up late to watch this game and various preparations for watching the game.

At this time, iced beer is essential, as well as some snacks.

Of course, if a person is not happy watching the game, it is best to call friends to the bar to watch the game.

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The world is paying close attention to this game, but Manchester United is very calm. Everyone knows what kind of enemy they are about to face.

For this Manchester United, everyone has experienced big scenes. Real Madrid is strong and there are many big stars in the team, but Manchester United has defeated too many strong teams in the past two years, so they do not think that Real Madrid is unbeatable like the outside media.

Mourinho is holding a tactical meeting for them.

In fact, there is nothing to say. What should be said has been repeated countless times in the daily training for more than a week. They have watched the video countless times, and the figure of every Real Madrid player has even penetrated into their dreams.

In order to win this game, they have made sufficient preparations.

Before the end of the game, they did not know whether they could beat Real Madrid and repeat the miracle of 19 years ago.

But all Manchester United players know one thing, that is, miracles are always created by well-prepared people.

"…Real Madrid is an all-out attack and defense team. After they lose the ball in the frontcourt, two or three people will quickly come up to press and double-team, so we must be decisive in handling the ball, especially in the backcourt, we must be decisive and not let the opponent press us beyond half the court!"

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Although they have heard these words many times, the Manchester United players still listened very seriously.

The scene they saw at the airport today severely stimulated these Manchester United players.

If they only had 80% motivation to defeat Real Madrid before, now this motivation is 200%.

We are all teams that have made it to the finals, and we are all top European giants. Why should we be looked down upon? Why can the opponent book the victory, while we are just the green leaves that set off the red flowers?

Every Manchester United player has such questions in his mind.

They are not convinced!

The more you think about this question, the more frustrated you feel, and the more frustrated you feel, the more you want to find a way to vent. The best way to vent is to defeat the arrogant Real Madrid in the game and tell everyone that Manchester United is also a top European giant!

Mourinho certainly noticed the performance of the players. This feeling of dissatisfaction does not need to be observed at all. As long as your eyes are not blind and your brain develops normally, you can feel it.

He thinks this is a good thing. As long as he induces it correctly, he can turn this emotion into considerable combat effectiveness.

Objectively speaking, Manchester United's experience in the Champions League final is indeed not at the same level as Real Madrid, and this kind of cup final that determines the outcome requires extremely high experience, so Mourinho also knows that it will be very difficult for Manchester United to defeat Real Madrid.

To defeat them, we must make full use of all available resources and grasp all available factors. This is one of them.

Mourinho has even thought about how he should mobilize these people before the game the day after tomorrow.

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Mourinho continued to speak, and he had begun to pay attention to these psychological hints in his words.

"The players of Real Madrid will certainly underestimate the opponent to some extent, because in their opinion, Manchester United has not participated in the Champions League final for seven years and has no experience. I think this will be beneficial to us..."

"... We don't have much pressure, as long as we play to our full level in training. The whole world thinks that Real Madrid should win. If they encounter any trouble in the game, the pressure will quickly fall on them, not us..."

In short, he kept instilling similar words to the players. He hoped that the seeds buried would take root and sprout and play a vital role.

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The next day, the two teams went to the Olympic National Comprehensive Stadium for training to adapt to the venue, but no one met each other. The two opponents did not meet before the final.

Even at the press conference, it was the same. Real Madrid trained first and held a press conference first. Manchester United came an hour later. The press conference was attended by head coach Mourinho and team captain Bruno.

At the meeting, Bruno could no longer tolerate the reporters repeating questions like "Real Madrid is a strong team. Will it be very stressful to play against them?" over and over again. They seemed not to stop until they heard Manchester United surrender in person, so he took the microphone and said something that shocked the audience.

"I remind everyone of a fact, that is, I have played against Real Madrid four times in official matches in my career, with a record of 3 wins and 1 draw, and I have never lost!"

"In this Champions League final, my goal is still to defeat Real Madrid and win the championship. So I have no pressure to compete with Real Madrid. Please don't ask questions like this anymore, thank you!"

After that, he put the microphone back, then glanced at Mourinho and smiled at him.

Mourinho nodded, took the microphone and said: "Yes, this is our goal. No team enters the final to compete for the runner-up. We certainly don't have as much experience in the Champions League final as Real Madrid, but since we have entered the final, the chances are equal. We are the same as Real Madrid, we are the team participating in the Champions League final."

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Mourinho hinted that his team did not get more respect.

However, the reporters did not hear it, they were still in the stage of being shocked by Bruno's words.

If there is nothing wrong with our ears, Bruno just said that he has never lost to Real Madrid? And he also said that he would beat Real Madrid and win the championship?

If the premise that there is nothing wrong with our ears is established, then there is something wrong with Bruno's brain.

Even Real Madrid's head coach Zidane did not publicly announce before the game that they would beat Manchester United and win the championship.

Although they do have the strength and possibility, out of respect for their opponents, Real Madrid will never say so.

Is this too excited? Too proud? Or is it that inferiority complex has become arrogance? Or is it a psychological warfare by Manchester United?

But can such psychological warfare really work against Real Madrid, which has seen so many ups and downs?

Everyone generally expressed doubts.