Chapter 394 Classic Reappearance

When Barcelona arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, the media and fans who met them at the airport were surprised to find that all the players of Barcelona's first team, including Marcos Senna who was not eligible to participate, followed the 18 players on the match list instead of taking a separate flight to Istanbul.

Dressed in a neat suit and in high spirits, he walked out of the airport and was warmly welcomed by thousands of fans.

Edmilson, Motta and Gabriel Gabri, who had been absent for a long time due to injuries, all caught the last train at the last minute and returned in time before the Champions League final. Edmilson and Gabriel Gabri both played in the team's 3-3 draw with Villarreal. Edmilson played in the second half and performed averagely.

The whole world knows that Barcelona's defense will be the biggest suspense in this final. Edmilson was the main midfielder that Barcelona had high hopes for before the season, but his long-term absence due to injury resulted in him not playing the role he should have.

Now, at this critical moment, will Rijkaard trust Edmilson? Not long ago, Xavi, one of Barcelona's vice-captains, talked about injuries in an exclusive interview with Daily Sports, saying that the team's first-team lineup is relatively thin, and the injuries of many players during the season have seriously hit Barcelona's strategic deployment.

"When our injuries were at their worst, there were only 12 regular first-team players who could play. We had to bring in a group of young players from the youth team to barely make up the roster of 18."

Xavi recalled that experience and thought it was not easy for the team to make progress on both the La Liga and Champions League fronts. Such a Barcelona is worthy of respect.

During this difficult process, Xavi believes that the team was able to overcome the difficulties smoothly, the locker room remained united, and every player played an important role. This is the most important thing and the key to the team's success today.

"Su Dong scored consecutive goals in the Champions League and La Liga. Whether facing a strong opponent like Real Madrid or in the Champions League knockout stage, he has put in incredible performance and form to help the team move forward. He is a trustworthy and admirable professional player and teammate!"

Xavi has always been a man of few words, but this time he gave Su Dong a very high evaluation, which was rare. He also believed that whether Barcelona could win the Champions League final depends on Su Dong, and the team must give full play to Su Dong's role and offensive power.

So, when the team arrived in Türkiye, everyone found that the talented young player Messi was on the list and appeared in the team's 18-man roster, which means that he will appear in the final.

Iniesta is another young player who made the 18-man roster. He has performed well this season. What fans talk about most is the tacit cooperation between him and Su Dong, which has won him a place in the Barcelona team.

There is even a tendency to suppress Giuly, who was brought in at a huge cost.

Before the team set off for Türkiye, Barcelona president Laporta had made it clear that Iniesta and Messi were on the list of the first batch of players to renew their contracts, and they are the most important components of the team's future.

Media and fans around the world saw that in the Barcelona team walking out of the airport, Su Dong, who was 1.95 meters tall, was followed on both sides by Messi and Iniesta, who were both over 1.7 meters tall. The three of them were pulling suitcases, talking and laughing all the way, and they seemed to have a very good relationship.

Marcos Senna, who played in the UEFA Cup for Villarreal and failed to play in the Champions League for Barcelona, ​​followed behind Su Dong, looking a little lonely, obviously feeling extremely disappointed for missing out on such a Champions League final.

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On the evening of the day when Barcelona arrived in Turkey, AC Milan head coach Ancelotti led the team to Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium for familiarization training, which is also a routine operation before every Champions League final.

What is different from the past is that the football king Maradona also came to Istanbul and visited AC Milan's pre-match training.

Maradona believes that this is a evenly matched game, but relatively speaking, AC Milan is more likely to win.

"I think AC Milan has the strength to win the final victory!"

Maradona said that the reason he chose AC Milan was because of his compatriot Crespo. He believed that Crespo was hungry for honor and all Argentines were looking forward to him bringing back this honor.

Obviously, the King of Football still hasn't forgotten his past feud with Barcelona, ​​as well as the bleak prospects of Argentine players in Barcelona in recent years, including Saviola, Riquelme and Sorin, who all failed to make it in Barcelona.

This made the King of Football stand firmly on the side of AC Milan.

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After AC Milan's training, head coach Ancelotti attended the routine press conference.

Ancelotti was in a good mood for the praise from Maradona, jokingly saying, "Fortunately it wasn't Pele."

The media reporters present at the meeting also burst into laughter.

Pele's "crow's mouth" has become a golden sign in the world of football.

Ancelotti has a very clear understanding of tomorrow night's opponent Barcelona.

"This is a team with excellent attacking power. At the same time, they don't consider the opponent's rhythm on the court because they will firmly control the rhythm of the game, so they are used to letting the opponent play at their pace."

Ancelotti mentioned that this season Barcelona played a Gamper Cup match with AC Milan and two games with Juventus. He studied Barcelona's games carefully and he was confident that he could defeat the opponent in the game.

"When facing a team like Barcelona, ​​the opening is very important. We will try to score within three minutes of the opening. This will disrupt all their original plans, their players' thinking will no longer be unified, and all their problems will be exposed."

Ancelotti did not elaborate on how to implement the plan of scoring in three minutes. Some Spanish media at the scene even thought that Ancelotti was bragging.

Barcelona's defense was indeed very bad, but it was a bit exaggerated to say that they would score within three minutes before the game.

Ancelotti smiled but did not refute on the spot.

Regarding AC Milan's physical fitness, Ancelotti said there is no need to worry because the players are very fit in training, but he still reminded the players to be careful because Barcelona will get a lot of ball possession, which will be a huge test for AC Milan players' physical fitness.

Ancelotti also mentioned experience.

In the current AC Milan, their players have invaluable and rich experience in the Champions League, even experience in the Champions League final, while in this Barcelona team, there is very little experience in the Champions League, and the only players who have experience in the Champions League final are Sudon and Deco.

"Experience is very important in this kind of competition because it helps players better handle the pressure and anxiety that comes with big matches, and also helps them to deal with unexpected events on the court more calmly."

Finally, Ancelotti expressed his confidence that everyone in AC Milan can’t wait for the final battle tomorrow night!

"We will work hard to recreate the classic final from eleven years ago!"

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Barcelona's training also attracted a lot of media and fans.

In the subsequent pre-match press conference, Rijkaard did not choose to engage in a war of words with Ancelotti, but instead stated in a low-key manner that Barcelona had made all preparations for the game.

As for Ancelotti's threat to score against Barcelona within three minutes, Rijkaard said with a smile, "It sounds more like an exaggeration he said to boost the morale of the players. Who believes it?"

Perhaps in order to reduce the players' stress as much as possible before the game, Rijkaard gave all the players a three-hour holiday the night before the game, allowing them to go to different floors of the same hotel to reunite with their family and friends.

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This is also a special arrangement that the head coach will make before many major finals.

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Su Dong met his parents, Wang Chuqing and Ma Dawei.

They met in a hotel in Istanbul.

When they met, Su Dong naturally cared about their situation, such as how they were living here, whether they were used to it, etc.

"What about you? How are you adjusting to your condition?" Su Wen Ji asked with concern.

Many people only know that he is Su Dong’s father, but forget that he is actually also a senior football fan.

"Not bad." Su Dong smiled faintly.

After hearing this, Su Wen Ji nodded with satisfaction. He knew his son well and he always kept something to himself.

If he says it's okay, it can basically be said to be quite good or even very good.

"Before the Chinese New Year, your father and I hired the most famous designer in Shanghai to renovate the house next door specifically for you. We designed it in the minimalist style that you like best. Anyway, we felt it was deserted."

Mother Yang Xiuyu looked disgusted.

It’s no wonder that the minimalist style looks simple and there’s nothing much in it, but it’s actually very expensive to decorate.

Su Dong didn't trust his parents, so he immediately looked at Ma Dawei, who nodded at him and gave him a thumbs up.

Ma Dawei went to the scene to see it and was obviously very satisfied.

Only then did Su Dong feel relieved and agreed to go back and live permanently this year.

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As we chatted, the topic naturally turned to buying a house.

Su Dong's parents really don't have any other hobbies. The old couple go to work and come home very regularly every day. Their biggest hobby is buying houses.

God knows why they like buying houses so much? However, listening to his parents talking about their experience of buying houses, Su Dong felt warm in his heart.

As a professional player, he is away from the country all year round and cannot be with his parents. Although he often calls them, he can never take as close care of them as if they were actually there. For this reason, he fully supports his parents' hobby of buying houses.

To put it in an exaggerated way, the main reason is that the speed at which his parents spend money on buying a house is far behind the speed at which Su Dong makes money.

In that case, why would he care?

What's more, Su Dong plays football so hard, not only to realize his own wishes and prove his own worth, but also to make the people around him live better and happier, right?

Amid the intensive preparations, the three hours spent with his parents were actually the most relaxing moments for Su Dong.

But the final that was supposed to come finally came!

(End of this chapter)