The strongest winger

Chapter 998 The Extraordinary New Wembley

On May 2011, 5, the weather in London was fine, with 29 degrees Celsius and 23% humidity. It was a very suitable day for football matches.

Sky TV, the official partner of the UEFA Champions League, carried out follow-up shooting reports on the two sides of the match, Valencia and Barcelona, ​​and reported closely to the fans who followed the UEFA Champions League final in the evening.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the narrators Martin Taylor and Andy Gray sitting in the London headquarters were ready and waiting to start broadcasting.

"3, 2, 1... action!"

With a shout from the director of Sky TV, Martin Taylor, the main commentator sitting on the left, said: "Ladies and gentlemen, what is being broadcast now is the UEFA Champions League special program 'Champions League Preview' created by Sky TV..."

The cameras of Martin Taylor and Andy Gray, who were seated as hosts, zoomed out and moved to the upper right corner, while the big screen mainly showed the players of Valencia and Barcelona in the morning.

Valencia took a short break after eating a nutritious breakfast on the morning of the final, and then performed strength training, allowing the players to get familiar with the moment when the body is full of strength from the morning, so as to maintain a good physical condition for the day.

If a player's personal feeling is not good, he must report it to the coaching staff, so as to conduct targeted training and adjust his physical condition to the best, especially the starting players.

In fact, Valencia’s starting players have not changed much. With David Villa, David Silva and Aiello healthy, the trident will basically not change. What has changed is the position of the attacking midfielder. This season’s young player James Rodriguez has improved very fast, and he has a stronger scoring ability than Mata.

But the problem is that Mata has more experience in the game, and it happens that in this top-level Champions League final, what is most needed is experience.

Of course, there is another position that is suspenseful about the defensive midfielder. Whether it will start this season's starting midfielder Harvey Martinez or captain Albelda, many media cannot find sufficient reasons before the game.

"...Valencia's preparations look very good, starting from Ai ... all the way to the goalkeeper Wang, the facial expression is very relaxed, only a few teenagers are a little cautious, but we believe that as the game progresses, they will gradually return to normal."

Andy Gray said.

Soon, the camera switched to the hotel where Barcelona was staying. From the camera, whether it was the head coach Guardiola or the players, their facial expressions were a little stiff, especially the star Messi.

But these situations are not surprising to the media. Andy Gray said: "The game will start in less than six hours. It is normal for Barcelona players to feel the pressure from the Champions League final. Last year they lost to Manchester United at the Bernabeu. This year they faced Valencia's complete defeat in all competitions..."

As soon as Andy Gray finished speaking, the content of Messi’s interview with the media sounded on the big screen: “The past games of this season don’t mean anything, and last season’s Champions League final doesn’t mean anything, because there is no comparison at all. Tonight’s Champions League final is for us and Valencia. The chances of winning are equal. To win the final game depends on our respective performances!”

"That's true! Moreover, many players in the Barcelona team participated in last year's Champions League final at the Bernabéu Stadium. Compared with the players in the Valencia team, they have slightly more experience in the Champions League final, so the result of the game still has to wait until the end of the game to make a conclusion..."

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As early as when the major TV stations watched the UEFA Champions League final in advance, fans from both sides of the new Wembley Stadium surrounded the final. They wore jerseys supporting their respective teams, held high relevant slogans and banners, and groups of fans even sang the team song.

Of course, on the eve of such a major Champions League final, the most indispensable thing is the fierce conflict between the fans of the two sides in the final.

Fortunately, the organizers, the London Police, were fully prepared, and England is known as the hometown of football hooligans. The police were more than flexible in their response, and quickly brought the conflicting fans under control.

There are still three hours before the game time, and fans are allowed to enter the stadium in batches.

However, due to the limited entrance and the slow expansion of the crowd, almost every queue leading to the stands of the stadium has a long queue.

Many TV reporters led the interview team to capture wonderful shots outside.

Compared with last year's Champions League final, this season's Champions League final has a lot more Chinese style elements, and the five-star red flag is fluttering in London, an international metropolis.

It is the Chinese media that capture the most wonderful shots. It is said that this time China's four major portals, LeTV, PPTV, and CCTV have sent a large number of reporters in order to fully serve the domestic fans and collect the shots that domestic fans like to see.

It is worth mentioning that Sharapova, a beautiful Russian tennis girl who once had an affair with Ai Luo, also appeared outside the new Wembley Stadium, but she did not come to watch the game, but by the way, because she was going to participate in the Wembley Tennis Masters at Wembley.

And there are quite a few tennis stars who came to the new Wembley Stadium to watch the game. The sisters Federer, Nadal and Williams who have a good relationship with Aiello all received tickets from Aiello as a personal gift.

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Two hours before the game, the two sides of the final drove away from the official hotel designated by UEFA to the venue amidst the cheers of fans and the sound of reporters clicking.

Due to the long queues at the entrances of the new Wembley Stadium, Valencia and Barcelona buses arrived at the stadium and were unable to enter the stadium to set up parking spots.

If it weren't for the quick response of the stadium security personnel, it is estimated that the players warming up and the fans entering the stadium will be greatly affected.

When the registered players from both sides of the game appeared on the court to warm up, it was less than an hour and a half before the game time, and the stands had long been completely filled with enthusiastic fans.

At a glance, there are almost no empty seats to be found.

At this time, the fans of both sides had already arranged the stands very attractively. The Valencia fans wearing white jerseys occupied the North Stand of Wembley Stadium and most of the main stands and auxiliary stands near the North Stand.

The Barcelona fans wearing red and blue striped shirts occupy the south stand and the south stand is mapped to the main stand and sub-stand areas, which seems to be on par with the stands occupied by Valencia fans.

However, the fans who supported both sides in the final were Valencia who had the upper hand.

Because Chelsea fans from West London also came to the scene to cheer for Aiello. They wore uniform Chelsea No. [-] jerseys, with their backs to the pitch, shoulders around their shoulders, interacting with Valencia fans in the North Stand, and they looked extraordinary.

Coupled with the UEFA Champions League logo between the stands on each floor, the fan scarves, banners and slogans held high by the fans, the atmosphere of the UEFA Champions League final is getting stronger and stronger...

(End of this chapter)