Signal Iduna Park is not only the largest stadium in the Bundesliga, but also a UEFA five-star stadium, and is also known as one of the most intimidating home stadiums in world football.
This is a huge stadium that can hold more than 80,000 people at the same time. The enthusiastic home fans wear yellow home team jerseys, making it a veritable sea of yellow.
"President Zhai, President Zong, let's go over there. Stay close to me. It's very dangerous here. Don't do anything rash, or even I can't protect you."
Amidst this sea of yellow, there were also flowing red and white figures – those were the Monaco fans playing away. Among this group, Paul led the Zongsheng Beverage Company delegation, who had traveled a long distance, through the crowd with difficulty.
Paul was quite happy to take on this task. After all, he had come to watch the game alone anyway, and bringing them along would at least give him someone to talk to. Otherwise, when the team scored, he probably wouldn't even be able to share his joy.
"OK. Got it, got it. We're the away team after all, so we should be more low-key. But these Dortmund fans are really enthusiastic, making such a big fumes. Aren't the police here doing anything about it?"
Zhai Tianlin, leading his group, followed Paul's footsteps and asked, puzzled.
They were indeed shocked by European football for the first time. They didn't expect it to be so lively, even a little frightening, because there were so many home fans, the kind that you couldn't see the end of. You absolutely can't feel the shock at this moment unless you experience it yourself.
Although he had often seen the passion of European fans on television before, only by standing in the midst of that passion could he truly understand why football is the world's number one sport.
Perhaps this is the charm of football!
What you see on TV and what you experience in person are two completely different things.
"Of course not, it's a tradition here, and there's something even more explosive to come." Paul smiled, as if it were commonplace.
He had previously visited Lazio's home stadium, where the stadium was smaller, but the fans were much more enthusiastic. In contrast, Bundesliga fans were relatively more gentlemanly.
Although Zong Li had studied abroad before, she had never actually watched a football match. Now, following Paul, she was truly amazed. This is the power of football!
It's hard to imagine that the Signal Iduna Park stadium, with over 80,000 seats, is so popular that tickets are hard to come by. It must be incredibly popular, even more so than concerts by many international superstars.
If Lei Ming hadn't given them a few tickets, they wouldn't have been able to get any at all. If they really wanted them, they might have been able to find local scalpers, but they would inevitably be ripped off.
Seeing the terrifying atmosphere at the scene only strengthened her resolve to cooperate with Lei Ming.
When everyone arrived at the stands for away fans, they were once again awestruck by the scene.
On the south stand, a giant pirate telescope tifo slowly rose, stunning many visiting fans.
Seeing the huge tifo, Zhai Tianlin smiled and said to Wang Yibo, Chen Xiaoyun, and the others behind him, "This is Bumblebee's most classic tifo. How about it? Impressive, right? Yibo, Xiaoyun, what do you think of the atmosphere here?"
"Ah, oh, it's truly amazing. I never imagined that football could be so captivating, really." Wang Yibo said with a slight clench of his fists, looking at the giant pirate on the other side.
Chen Xiaoyun nodded and said, "The fans here are so enthusiastic! It feels like we're about to be drowned in them. It's really amazing. Whether it's the wave, the team logo, or that huge pirate pattern, I never imagined it!"
Chen Xiaoyun never expected that she would encounter such a shocking scene as soon as she arrived at the European competition venue; it was completely beyond her expectations.
That night, after watching the Monaco vs. Manchester City match, she was deeply attracted by Lei Ming's heroic demeanor and wanted to watch the other team play live. However, she was in a dilemma because she couldn't buy tickets at all.
Fortunately, when she learned that Wang Yibo had tickets, she asked for one and then came with the executives from Zongsheng Company.
Having been there for so long, the fans at the stadium haven't stopped singing and shouting since they entered, once again showing everyone what a truly intimidating home ground looks like.
Even those seated could feel their seats trembling, demonstrating just how powerful the aura created by these tens of thousands of people was.
At that moment, the stadium announcer's enthusiastic shouts rang out: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our home ground, this is Signal Iduna—Borussia Dortmund~~~~~~~~~~"
"Next, let me introduce the starting lineups for both sides in this match..."
As the host's introduction began, images of each player appeared on the large screen, each with their arms crossed and exuding charisma, eliciting screams from the fans in the stadium.
For the Hornets, head coach Tuchel still used a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Sokratis, Piszczek, Bender, and Schmelzer formed the main defense, Weigl and Sahin formed the double pivot, Pulisic, Kagawa, and Reus led the midfield, and Aubameyang was the lone striker to continue the team's attack.
The tense atmosphere had already begun in the locker room, and it intensified as the players from both sides gathered in the player tunnel.
The two largest black market clubs in Europe met here as if by fate, and the players from both sides could spark an argument with just a glance.
Lei Ming didn't say anything provocative this time, mainly because he felt that it would be inappropriate to provoke them under the circumstances. He felt that the atmosphere was one that could ignite at any moment, and if the two sides started fighting in the player tunnel before the game even began, things would get really interesting.
At this moment, he was simply making joint-movement movements to keep his body in a state of excitement.
It is said that this is one of the most intimidating home stadiums in Europe. After experiencing Manchester City's home stadium last time, Lei Ming has become somewhat looking forward to this home stadium.
The feeling of conquering the home field with strength is simply amazing.
He seemed to have come to like this feeling.
Even so, his actions attracted the attention of many Hornets players.
Everyone on the Hornets team took a close look at their opponent. Was this player, praised by the head coach as the next phenomenal goalkeeper, really that good?
Among these people, there was one in particular who wanted to try it.
Remembering that Son Heung-min didn't seem to get the better of his opponent in the last encounter, he wanted to surpass him. He wanted everyone to see that he was no worse than his opponent and that he was the man who could uphold the title of Asia's number one.
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