Strong Waist

The second leg of the Champions League semi-finals is a key event that determines the ticket to the Champions League final.

Both Arsenal and Real Madrid are naturally extremely cautious.

For Real Madrid fans, they do not dare to feel that Arsenal has been tortured by the cruel competition as before. The last game has taught them a sufficient lesson. For this reason, they need to be extremely cautious when facing Arsenal at home. .

Since the morning, the entire city of Madrid has been filled with an agitated atmosphere.

This atmosphere continues into the night.

The sun sets and night falls.

The neon-lit city of Madrid has a touch of excitement.

Under the premise of the World Cup, football has become a major focus of everyone's attention, and this is especially true for the Champions League during this period.

It can be said that this Champions League is the carnival before the World Cup.

Journalists and fans from all over the world rushed to Madrid.

Even some special 'guests' are here to watch this game.

Enrique, who is currently the head coach of the Spanish national team, and Lippi, who just took over as the head coach of China six months ago.

Lippi still looks the same.

Holding a cigar in his hand and wearing a suit, he looked like a fashionable old man.

His permanently furrowed brows give people a mean look, but many people who know Lippi say he is a lovely old man.

The reason Lippi came to Madrid is simple: to examine the current core player of the Chinese team, Lucai.

Perhaps we should not talk about inspection, but come to make first contact.

After all, Lucky plays an extremely important role in Lippi's lineup.

Lippi's process of becoming the head coach of the Chinese national team was very tortuous. In addition to multiple invitations, there were also various additional conditions before the meritorious veteran coach was hired.

After the Chinese team was eliminated in the last World Cup, they have more expectations for the future.

For this reason, Lippi was hired as the head coach of the national team, which means that we must go further.

After all, the current Chinese team is considered a golden generation.

The Chinese team, led by Lucai, Chen Man and Liu Kairui, has enough strong players on both the offensive and defensive ends.

If the overall lineup is properly matched, there will be no chance of achieving better results.

But all this requires a better and experienced head coach, and Lippi is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Lippi and Enrique came together, and Real Madrid received the two coaches with the best treatment.

The two entered the VIP private room under invitation.

After sitting down, Enrique asked Lippi: "Which team do you think can enter the Champions League final?"

Lippi shook his head and said, "I'm not here to see this."

Enrique smiled and said; "In addition to our own work, we should also enjoy football. It is not impossible to have a little discussion."

Lippi took a puff of his cigar, exhaled thick smoke, and then said slowly: "I can only say that I support Arsenal!"

Enrique: "Then I choose Real Madrid!"

Immediately, the two stopped communicating.

At this time, fans began to pour in, and the entire stadium became lively.

After a while, the cheers from the outside world became louder.

Enrique turned around and said, "Here he comes!"

Lippi also nodded slightly.

The buses from both sides arrived at the Bernabeu Stadium almost at the same time.

This stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 spectators, is already full at this time.

Arsenal fans were arranged at the bottom of the east stand. There were not many of them. Compared to the white fans in the entire stadium, they only occupied a small red area.

But even so, Arsenal fans were cheering hard and cheering for the initiative.

Not long after, players from both sides entered the field one after another to warm up.

The appearance of players from both sides further heightened the atmosphere on the field.

A close-up shot of Cristiano Ronaldo appeared on the big screen, causing the cheers at the scene to suddenly become violent.

All Real Madrid fans are cheering for their number one star.

Immediately afterwards, Lucky's figure appeared on the camera.

The cheers suddenly turned into boos, and the boos in the audience were extremely harsh.

But Lucai had already been immune to these things, so he was hardly affected and continued to warm up on his own.

While Lucky was warming up, Lippi in the VIP stands was also looking at Lucky, with a bit of heat in his eyes.

Lucky is a powerful midfielder. He can even be said to be one of the top midfielders in the world. He can even be said to be the world's number one defensive midfielder.

With the existence of Lucky, the core problem is solved.

For any team, the core is an extremely critical link.

The midfielder has always been the position with the most contact with the ball in football, and the strength level of the midfielder will determine the upper limit of the entire stadium.

The presence of Lucky allows Lippi to start doodling on the drawing board without any scruples.

Lippi didn't know what kind of painting he could paint, but he felt that it had been a wonderful journey.

"Kai's ability is indeed terrifying!"

Enrique also nodded in recognition of Lucky's ability.

In response, Lippi smiled and said: "More than fear, if your opponent has Kai, how will you restrict him?"

Enrique lowered his head and thought for a moment, but he was unable to answer.

This is also true. Lucky's position is too far back, and his range of influence is astonishingly large. He is proficient in both short and long passes, and has the ability to have free kicks and long shots.

This kind of player is simply a perfect midfielder and difficult to restrict.

At least so far, no one knows how to restrict Lucky. They can only affect Arsenal's performance by restricting others, but Lucky's performance is so wonderful.

In this case, how to limit Arsenal has become a problem for everyone.

Lippi shook his head and smiled.

Although Lucky is difficult to target, it is still an extremely difficult problem for him.

At the club, Lucky was surrounded by top players.

These players together create a strong Arsenal.

But the Chinese team does not have such a large number of top players.

Besides Lucai, there are also Chen Man and Liu Kairui.

Others are more at the third or fourth tier level in Europe.

If you encounter a weak team, that's it. Once the opponent is a European or South American team, it will be really difficult to deal with.

To this end, Lippi must integrate the limited resources at hand and make rational use of them.

How to maximize Lucky's abilities is the problem Lippi needs to solve most.

He knows very well that the Chinese team is inferior to other national teams in terms of overall strength.

To do this, he needs to inspire Lucky's abilities to drive the entire team.

And Lippi is very good at this aspect.

It’s nothing more than building a cannon!

It's not like he hasn't done it before.

But unlike before, this time the cannon will be placed in the midfield.

And because of this, Lippi feels more challenging and interesting.

The warm-up session ended and the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms.

Mourinho looked around and said, "I am a coach with outstanding merits, but you are nothing now."

"Please don't call me arrogant, but I am the European champion and I have the right to say these things."

"Victory is not easy to come by, especially the championship!"

"I have won championship trophies many times, and I have learned a truth from it. The flower of championship will only bloom in a bush full of thorns. If you want to pick up the flowers, you have to pay a sufficient price!"

"The most important thing is to be persistent in victory and belief!"

"You are not the champions now, but the future is in your hands. If you want to be that player who is nothing, you still have to be the European champion!"

Mourinho pointed in the direction of the locker room and said; "The answer is right there, win this game, and then you can challenge for the highest honor!"

In another locker room, Zidane also said loudly;

"We are Real Madrid. We have the most Champions League titles. Our purpose here is not for anything else, but to tell them that the championship only belongs to Real Madrid!"

"You have created many honors, and you are also very good at winning championships! Yes! You are so good instantly!"

"Go ahead! Start from here and tell everyone that Real Madrid is invincible!"

"We will defeat any enemy here and enter the Champions League final with our heads held high!"

Mourinho and Zidane roared loudly:

"Now!--"

"Ready to fight!

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