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Chapter 710 It's all up to you!

Benitez is a very methodical coach, even rigid to some extent.

For example, on the morning of every game day, a tactical meeting will be arranged.

Liverpool arrived in Madrid the day before the game. The temperature in the Iberian Peninsula is much warmer than that in the north of the UK. This sudden temperature difference makes many players not particularly adaptable, and even if they are not careful, they may fall ill at any time.

However, Liverpool is a battle-tested team, and most of the players in the team are also experienced. They have played back and forth across Europe for a long time in the past few years, and they have already had their own set of strategies for away games.

This is the difference between a mature team and a young player.

On the morning of the match day, Benitez held a tactical meeting in the hotel as usual. The focus was on discussing the tactics against Real Madrid, but mainly to explain his own thinking and framework. The specific details will be announced in the locker room before the game.

In his words, he was afraid that the players would accidentally leak it out.

But one thing is very clear, that is, in this game, the key to Liverpool's victory will fall on Yang Yang.

The Red Army is known as Yang Yang's team. This is not an exaggeration from the outside world. Even the team has acquiesced to this statement. Now, Crouch and Gerrard have been injured successively. The captain of Liverpool can only play as a substitute in this game. Yang Yang's responsibility will be even heavier.

When the meeting was finally over, everyone stood up one after another.

Captain Gerald also walked in front of Yang Yang, and patted Yang Yang's shoulder vigorously, "This match is all up to you!"

Team doctor Mark Waller did not give Gerrard the green light for the game, and reluctantly agreed to let him enter the squad, but Gerrard, as the team's spiritual leader and captain, can still play some role if he is allowed to play when the situation is too late.

What's more, without Crouch, Yang Yang will become the key target of Real Madrid. Once Yang Yang can't break free from Real Madrid's cage, then Gerrard can properly share Yang Yang's defensive pressure after playing.

Anyway, Gerrard can be regarded as a world-class midfield superstar.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Yang Yang replied with a smile.

"Is your leg okay?" Gerald asked concerned.

"Small injury, if it wasn't for Mark, I would have played against Manchester City."

Yang Yang's ankle is really fine. After all, he has learned how to protect himself after playing professional football for so many years.

Gerald was silent, didn't say anything, just looked deeply at Yang Yang.

Others may not know it, but as the captain of Liverpool, he knows very well that this will be Yang Yang's last season with the team, and he can also clearly feel that Yang Yang likes Liverpool from the bottom of his heart and wants to leave something for this city, this team, and this group of fans.

Therefore, this season, Yang Yang has been in very good condition and trained extremely hard.

Needless to say, there are some things that each other knows.

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Unlike usual, after the tactical meeting, Benitez did not let the players move freely in the hotel, but organized the players to go out and take a walk around the hotel.

Benitez is a native of Madrid, in his words, this is a city very suitable for walking.

I don't know if it's because of returning to his hometown, or because he wants to let the players soothe their emotions, relax their minds, and drive away the tension before the big game. The usually serious and reticent Spaniard has become a little talkative.

It's a beautiful spring morning and the weather in Madrid is really much nicer than in England.

At least, such good weather as in the morning is rare in the UK several times a year.

Benitez took the players to wander the streets and alleys near the hotel, strolling around, introducing the surrounding buildings and famous landmarks leading to the nearby roads from time to time.

From the Spanish Royal Palace to the Prado Museum, from Puerta del Sol to the Harvest Statue, from Calderon to the Bernabéu...

Benitez obviously loved the city so much that at this moment, the players in the Liverpool team suddenly realized that he was really a Madrid native, born and bred, and integrated into his blood.

His professional career started in Real Madrid, his coaching career also started in Real Madrid, and maybe even the pursuit of his life is the distant and unreachable Bernabéu Stadium.

It's not uncommon to meet stars in Madrid.

There are several professional teams here, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, Vallecano...

Especially with the era of Florentino's Galacticos, it is not new to meet the world's top superstars on the streets of Madrid, and it has even become a topic of conversation that all Madrid people are proud of.

Therefore, when the residents of Madrid saw Liverpool players in civilian clothes strolling through the streets of Madrid, they were not surprised at all, and they did not even have the slightest hostility because of the upcoming decisive battle.

The team staff opened the way in front to prevent the fans from colliding with the team. They also declined all requests for autographs and group photos. The fans were also very self-disciplined, just watching or taking pictures from a distance, and no one would come forward.

From time to time, someone in the crowd shouted and cheered for Liverpool's game tonight, but few people would wish them a victory.

Yang Yang is Liverpool's number one star, and he is also the most popular among fans.

I didn't feel much at first, but as more and more people heard the wind and gathered around, some people began to shout slogans such as "Welcome to the Bernabeu", hoping that Yang Yang can join Real Madrid.

This made Yang Yang, who was walking among the players, somewhat embarrassed, and could only smile back.

Perhaps seeing more and more people gathered around, afraid of making a mistake, or maybe it was almost time, Benitez led the team around and returned to the hotel for lunch.

The players were then given a two-hour break.

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Just after returning to the room, Yang Yang turned on the phone and found that there were many text messages.

There were pre-match blessings from relatives and friends, as well as Su Ye's concern, and one of them came from Florentino.

"Welcome to Madrid! Hope to see you at your best tonight!"

After reading the text message, Yang Yang smiled. Obviously, the news that Benitez led a team to stroll the streets of Madrid had already spread, and Florentino got the news immediately, which shows that this Spanish business tycoon has connections here.

"Thank you! I will do my best!" Yang Yang replied.

"This is a beautiful city, I hope you can leave good memories here!" Florentino quickly replied.

This is a reply with puns. Yang Yang naturally knows that he may not be wishing himself a victory tonight. After all, Florentino is also a die-hard fan of Real Madrid. He is more likely to be looking forward to the future.

"I hope so too." Yang Yang replied briefly.

He has lived in the south of China since he was a child. Although he has adapted to the climate of the Netherlands and England, he really doesn't like it. On the contrary, although he has not been to Spain much, he likes the climate here even more.

Of course, what is more important is your own career development.

But these are things that need to be considered in the future. The most important thing right now is tonight's game.

Before the game, the Spanish media described Juand Ramos' Real Madrid team as an invincible lion.

On the front line, they have the strong and fast Higuain. This Argentine forward who is the same age as Yang Yang has a very strong ability to seize opportunities. He is the top scorer in the Real Madrid team this season and cannot be underestimated.

There is also Raul, the captain of Real Madrid has also performed well after returning to the front line, especially in the Champions League. Among the active players, Raul is the player with the most goals in the Champions League, while Yang Yang is chasing fiercely after Raul.

There is also Arjen Robben on the wing. This winger performed very well at Chelsea, and he is equally good after coming to Real Madrid, but now he plays more on the right. His inside cut on the right is quite threatening.

On the contrary, it was Yang Yang's close friend Sneijder, who was in a downturn because of the previous divorce, and now he can't play the main role.

Two players, Las Diarra and Gago, served as Real Madrid's midfielder double midfielders, and these two players are also very good.

The defense is led by World Footballer of the Year Cannavaro, with Ramos, Pepe and Heinze as partners. This defensive combination, at least from the perspective of the card, is second to none in the world.

And this line of defense, known as the strongest in the Champions League, will be the challenge Yang Yang will face tonight.

Without Crouch, the high center forward, and Gerrard, the powerful arm, Yang Yang had to face this group of wolves and tigers alone.

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The game started at 45:[-]pm.

But in fact, just after nineteen o'clock, the stands of the Bernabéu stadium were already full of people, and there were no empty seats.

This is undoubtedly one of the most important games that Real Madrid has ushered in so far this season, second only to the Derby of the Century.

Florentino brought the group of rich and famous people who attacked the fan club, and appeared in the most expensive luxury box at the Bernabeu. The fans on the scene gave him warm applause. At the same time, many Real Madrid fans put up banners to welcome Yang Yang to the Bernabeu. This should be regarded as an invitation from the Real Madrid fans to him.

In the warm-up training before the game, the atmosphere of both sides was very harmonious.

Liverpool is a team with a very deep Spanish atmosphere. The head coach is Spaniard, and the core Xavi Alonso and Arbeloa are also Spaniards. Real Madrid's Heinze, Robben and Lars Diarra all played in the Premier League before and are very familiar with each other.

Yang Yang and Sneijder, who wears Real Madrid's No. [-] jersey, are even close friends, but it is a pity that the Dutch midfielder can only sit on the bench in this game, which has to be said to be a great pity.

When they met, Yang Yang also asked about Sneijder's recent situation with concern. The latter said that his private life problem had been resolved, he was aware of the problem, and was trying to find opportunities, but it was not easy to return to the main force.
And when the training ended and Liverpool's starting lineup was released, Benitez's formation was once again surprising.

The king of the cup, winning by surprise, is not in vain.

(End of this chapter)