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Chapter 937 Never Lose!

Chelsea's Cobham training base is located in the southern suburbs of London, [-] kilometers away from the city, and it takes more than half an hour to go back and forth.

Due to the long distance, Real Madrid basically set off every morning, return to the hotel in the evening, and rest at Cobham at noon, and the ingredients for daily meals are directly airlifted from Madrid to London and made by Real Madrid's team chefs.

The Cobham base is expensive, covering an area of ​​130 acres, [-] football training fields, and an indoor football field that can be trained in winter, but Real Madrid does not use these.

The training center of the first team is well-functioning, with very advanced facilities, and the top managers in Europe. Real Madrid has felt Abramovich's dedication. It is said that when he joined the Blues in [-], Chelsea was still training in a dilapidated training ground next to Heathrow Airport, and endured the noise of planes taking off and landing every day.

Due to the early arrival in London, the Real Madrid coaching staff had to change the training plan for Wednesday and Thursday. Although closed training was conducted in Cobham, the team still tried to avoid leaking news and team tactics in advance.

The outside world has also been guessing what kind of tactics Real Madrid will adopt in this final.

Is it a more secure three midfielder?Or a double midfielder with both offense and defense?

Not only the outside world is chasing all kinds of clues and guessing Benitez's tactics, but even Real Madrid is also guessing, but Benitez never mentions it, and the training arranged does not make people see the slightest clue.

In the past two days, Real Madrid basically stayed at the hotel and Cobham. The training bases of the Premier League are generally located in relatively remote towns, and they were not affected by the fans who came to London one after another.

It is estimated that many Chelsea fans may not be able to find Cobham by themselves.

On the afternoon before the Champions League final, Real Madrid came to Wembley Stadium as usual.

This is a routine before the final. Both teams practiced at Wembley Stadium to familiarize themselves with the field, and many media reporters and fans gathered at the scene. Afterwards, Real Madrid will be interviewed by the media.

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When Iker Casillas walked into the stadium with the Real Madrid players, cheers erupted from the stands.

Thousands of fans and hundreds of media reporters from all over the world welcomed the arrival of Real Madrid in the stands, especially Yang Yang, and even many Liverpool fans made a special trip south to support him.

"Does it feel familiar?" Xavi Alonso asked with a smile.

The two were teammates during the Liverpool period. They have worked together 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."

Premier League fans, especially Liverpool fans, are definitely the most fanatical in the world.

Although they have been away for two years, there are still so many people who made a special trip from Liverpool to London for Yang Yang, which is evident.

Harvey Alonso also kept nodding, "Sometimes I also think, maybe I will choose to return to the Premier League when I get old in the future."

Yang Yang couldn't help laughing, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "How old are you, and you make yourself sound like you're about to retire."

"29, next season will be [-]." Harvey Alonso reminded.

If he didn't say anything, Yang Yang really didn't notice.

When he first met Xavi Alonso in Liverpool, Yang Yang knew that their birth months were exactly one month apart.

Yang Yang is on October 25th and Xavi Alonso is on November 25th.

Yang Yang will be 30 when Harvey Alonso turns 25.

Time is like a white horse passing by, fleeting.

"It won't be too long, maybe two years, maybe three years, it's almost the same." Harvey Alonso himself is very open.

Real Madrid is the team with the highest demands on players in the world. As the core of Real Madrid, Xavi Alonso knows very well in his heart that once he gets old to a certain extent, he will inevitably fall into a very embarrassing situation. The most decent way is to leave the team like Raul and play for a team that can continue to play.

Yang Yang's heart sank when he heard that, Harvey Alonso is about to hit three, then Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Maicon are also about to hit three, how many more years can he play with these old friends?

30 years old, this is a hurdle that all professional players face.

Arsene Wenger, the head coach of Arsenal in the Premier League, has always followed the principle that players over [-] are signed once a year.

This is not unreasonable, because after the age of 30, players' injuries will increase and their status will decline. As for how long the competitiveness can be maintained, it depends on the players themselves, which varies from person to person.

Van der Sar kept it until he was 40 years old.

Yang Yang is not the kind of person who hurts the spring and the autumn. The reason why he thinks so much is because he realizes that in the next period of time, he will have less and less time to play football with his friends, and he should cherish this opportunity even more.

Especially like this year's Champions League final, what a godsend it is.

No matter what, you can't lose!

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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 programs.

Of course, this was deliberately done by the Real Madrid coaching staff for the outside world to see.

The game actually started a long time ago, but many people haven't realized it yet.

The media was interested in Real Madrid's training as Benitez arranged for penalties and shots.

Needless to say, the shooting training is an offensive training, mainly to improve scoring efficiency, but the penalty kick training is obviously to prepare for the penalty shootout after playing 120 minutes of the game.

These two trainings are obviously contradictory.

After the training, Benitez went to a pre-match press conference according to the arrangement of UEFA, and Yang Yang was also arranged to be interviewed by media reporters.

Regarding the two trainings arranged by the coaching staff, Yang Yang said with a smile that he did not understand the intention.

"I think this should be a normal thing." Yang Yang responded ambiguously. "We are on par with Barcelona. No one knows what the final result of the game will be. All possibilities exist. Therefore, arranging shooting and penalty training is also part of the team's pre-match preparations."

Yang Yang's answer can be said to be watertight.

Regarding the state of the team, Yang Yang said that it is very good.

"Of course, we will be tired after a full season, but we have started to adjust and rest at the end of the league and we are confident that we will be able to perform at our best in the Champions League final."

Regarding Barcelona, ​​Yang Yang admitted that this is a respectable opponent, "But there can only be one winner in the Champions League final, and that will only be our Real Madrid. We are confident that we can do this, because in the past two years, we have defeated 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 scene, and several Catalan media responded proactively, saying that the past record cannot be used as a reference standard for the Champions League final, which was also 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 is no secret at all, so the key to the problem is to see who can play better in the final.

As for the team's tactics, Yang Yang believes that after the run-in of the past two seasons, Real Madrid's overall strength is enough to face Barcelona head-on, so he believes that the team should adopt a more proactive style of play, but in the end he added that no matter what the head coach Benitez chooses, he will unconditionally support it.

The three midfielders tend to be conservative, which is well known.

Barcelona's penetration of passing and controlling the ball makes Real Madrid very passive. The two midfielders have a balanced offense and defense, but there are risks. The three midfielders tend to be conservative, but they are relatively safe. Barcelona has always been dissatisfied with Real Madrid because of the three midfielders.

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The entire interview lasted for an hour. Yang Yang was very cooperative and patiently answered all the questions, including several media from China. Yang Yang was even more patient.

However, he seems to have said a lot, but in fact they are all high-sounding polite words. There is no real valuable dry stuff, but in the end, Yang Yang confidently stated that Real Madrid will beat Barcelona in the final. At the same time, he also said that he will score in the final.

"In the Champions League scorer list, I'm still one goal behind Messi." Yang Yang reminded with a smile.

After winning the La Liga championship 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 has entered May 29, the day of the Champions League final.

From all over the world, more than [-] fans gathered in London, but only [-] fans were able to enter Wembley Stadium.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and UEFA each received [-] copies, and the remaining [-] were sold publicly, but this was far from enough to satisfy the needs of fanatical fans.

This is the most expensive and star-studded game in the history of world football, representing the highest level of football in the world.

As early as the Champions League final list was released, the tickets were sold out. On the morning of the final day, the final ticket price on the black market was nearly [-] pounds.

Fanatical 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 that may create European football history, because if Real Madrid beats Barcelona, ​​it will become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League in 21 years, and this Real Madrid will be recorded in history.

At the same time, more than one billion people around the world are watching this grand event.

In the end is Barcelona superior?Or is Real Madrid making history?
(End of this chapter)