Chapter 585: Can you tolerate being stabbed in the back by your good brother?
This is an unprecedented Champions League final!
In order to accommodate global broadcasting, the match was scheduled to be held at 10:45 p.m.
In other words, the match will be completed on the 21st and 22nd. This is the first time in history that a Champions League final will be held across days.
Due to the special nature of the delayed kick-off time, the organizers and UEFA arranged a large number of fan activities before the game, including setting up luxurious Bayern and Manchester United fan areas outside the Luzhniki Stadium to avoid conflicts between fans of the two teams and to create a good atmosphere for the fans on site in advance.
But as evening approached, it suddenly started to drizzle in Moscow.
There were early signs of this rain, with weather forecasters predicting that this season's Champions League final would likely turn into a rain battle.
Now it seems that this is indeed the case.
The Bayern players set off from the hotel on the familiar team bus. Along the way, they watched the fans walking in the rain and arrived at the Luzhniki Stadium, where they were warmly welcomed by Bayern fans.
When the players got ready in the locker room and walked onto the field to start training, they discovered that the gathering areas for the fans of both teams were already filled with enthusiastic fans.
As per convention, Bayern drew the home team lot, so they will wear red jerseys, while Manchester United drew the away team lot, so they will wear white jerseys, but what was surprising was that the stands where Manchester United fans were located were all white, the away team's jerseys.
This cannot help but make people sigh at the loyalty and enthusiasm of Premier League fans, as well as the team's fan organization ability.
Bayern's fans formed a red square, with countless Bayern flags waving in their hands, while Manchester United's fans almost everyone had a scarf in their hands. It was said that many people took out the commemorative scarves from Manchester United's reversal against Bayern in 1999.
Fans of both teams were singing songs to each other, trying to suppress their opponents.
The big screen at the scene also intentionally created this confrontation, constantly switching the images to show the provocative actions of the fans of both teams on the big screen, allowing the fans of the other team to see more clearly, which further ignited the atmosphere in the stadium.
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Su Dong, wearing the long-sleeved training suit provided by his sponsor, ran back and forth on the court, occasionally rushing over to receive passes from his teammates, and occasionally kicking the ball to try whether his kick was smooth tonight.
He had prepared carefully for this game for more than twenty days and could not afford to make any mistakes.
Occasionally looking back at Manchester United's half in the distance, they also seemed to be preparing for the game.
Ronnie seemed very active. After completing a wonderful long-range shot, he won warm applause from the fans on the scene. He did not forget to turn around and look at Su Dong.
Su Dong immediately smiled and gave him a thumbs up. The Portuguese raised his right hand and smiled from ear to ear.
This kid doesn't deserve praise!
If you praise him a little, his tail will fly high in the air!
This is also the reason why Su Dong deliberately did not fight back before the game, just to boost this kid's arrogance.
"He looks very excited tonight, you two should be careful." Su Dong walked towards Pepe and Lucio.
The two of them immediately looked at Ronnie in Manchester United's half, their expressions somewhat solemn.
Today's Ronaldo is no longer the Ronaldo of his time at Sporting Lisbon. His physical fitness has improved greatly.
Although football players need to have good footwork, their physical fitness is the foundation.
Without a good body, no matter how good your skills are, you can't bring them into full play.
Lucio and Pepe are undoubtedly central defenders with superb one-on-one abilities and excellent physical fitness, but it is not necessarily possible for them to defend against Ronaldo, because the Portuguese has excellent speed and explosiveness, and his footwork is also quite good.
"Don't worry, this kid is very reckless. If you defend it, he will get anxious." Su Dong said with a smile.
He knows Ronnie better than anyone else, and naturally knows Ronnie's character.
Pepe and Lucio both nodded, this was indeed an effective countermeasure.
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"Hey, Sue!"
Before going on the court, players from both teams were waiting in the player tunnel.
When Ronnie saw Su Dong, he immediately opened his arms and greeted him.
"Ha, buddy!" Su Dong hugged him warmly.
Pepe also came up and hugged Ronnie.
Ronnie also noticed Marcelo next to Sudong and pointed at the Brazilian left-back provocatively.
Before the game, Heynckes speculated that Manchester United's attack would definitely focus on Bayern's left side, so Rooney would most likely appear on the right side, which is also the position he is most familiar with and plays the most.
Now Ronnie's provocation to Marcelo undoubtedly proves this point.
"How are the preparations going?" Ronnie asked Su Dong with concern.
Su Dong smiled and said, "It wasn't very good originally, but you said that in the media before, and now you are provoking my teammates in front of me. I am very angry now."
"Angry?" Ronnie also laughed, "That's right, I just want to irritate you, then defeat you and win the game!"
This is what he said when he won the World Footballer of the Year award. He hopes to defeat Su Dong fairly.
When Manchester United players saw Su Dong coming out, many of them came over to greet him.
This was the first time Su Dong met Vidic.
How to say it?
It’s really strong!
How strong is he? He made Manchester United fans forget Stam! He successfully froze Drogba , the African elephant king! Vidic and Ferdinand won the championship last season, and this season, they are hailed as the strongest central defender combination in the history of the Premier League. Even the latter is not the best, which shows how strong they are.
But it’s interesting to say that Vidic is a Serbian central defender, but his characteristics are very similar to those of a traditional English central defender.
He has super strong power, impact, frontal defense and high ball defense capabilities, but his shortcomings are similar, that is, his turning speed is slow, but the slowness here is also relative to the top central defenders.
Ferdinand is English, but he is the English center back who least resembles an English center back.
Although he has black ancestry and is tall and strong, his height, strength, heading, and frontal defense are indeed very good, but his most impressive features are his footwork and awareness. Whether he is initiating an attack from the back line or organizing defense, Ferdinand is an expert at it.
To put it simply, Ferdinand is the marshal and Vidic is the tough general.
Even a strong player like Drogba couldn't get any advantage in front of these two central defenders.
Behind them, in front of the goal, stood Van der Sar, a tall man with long arms and superb goal-line skills.
These are the two main factors that have enabled Manchester United to sweep the European arena in the past two years.
The defense depends on them, and the goal depends on Ronnie! "How do you feel?" Ronnie asked with a smile, putting his arm around Su Dong's shoulder.
Manchester United's defense is better than Bayern's, even in the midfield.
Su Dong looked at Ferdinand and Vidic with a smile, not afraid at all, "I am very excited now."
"oh?"
"I'm looking forward to seeing how strong the central defender combination is that can make Drogba lose. I hope I won't be disappointed!" Su Dong was fearless.
"I hope you won't let us down!" Vidic said harshly.
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After a brief performance, players from both teams ran onto the field one after another.
Soon, everyone in Sudong and Bayern realized that something was wrong.
Bayern's starting lineup was 4-2-3-1, with Kahn as the goalkeeper, Marcelo, Pepe, Lucio and Lahm as the defense, Schweinsteiger and Mascherano as the double defensive midfielders, Modric in the middle, and Ribery, Sudon and Robben in the frontcourt.
This is actually not surprising, because this is Bayern's strongest lineup.
Manchester United's starting lineup was also not surprising.
The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic and Wes Brown, the midfield is Hargreaves and Carrick in the back, Scholes in the front, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez form the trident.
The lineup has not changed, but Ronnie's position is a bit surprising.
He did not appear on the right as Heynckes expected, but went to the left.
As early as when he was at Sporting Lisbon, Ronaldo was able to play on both sides of the wing, but when he arrived at Manchester United, he played more on the right, but later he also appeared on the left, and his playing on the left and right was different.
On the right side, he is more likely to break through and cross the ball, as well as run diagonally behind the penalty area, but on the left side he has one more skill, which is to take the ball from the left and cut inside before shooting. On the left side of the penalty area, his shots are very threatening.
It can be said that this is the area where he is best at scoring.
Tevez is very powerful, but when it comes to sharpness, Ronnie is the sharpest.
Now it seems that Ferguson has placed the sharpest Ronaldo on Bayern's right side. Is this to suppress Lahm?
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Manchester United made some slight adjustments in their lineup, and Bayern also did not stand still.
Heynckes also made adjustments in the midfield. Schweinsteiger's position was further forward and Mascherano was moved back, which made Bayern look like a 4-3-3 formation.
This is not without reason, because Heynckes asked Schweinsteiger and Modric to suppress Carrick, and even to assist Su Dong and the front trident to press Manchester United's defense.
Both teams made targeted adjustments, which also caused some confusion among their opponents.
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After the start of the game, both teams played cautiously.
Bayern and Manchester United are more focused on getting familiar with the rhythm of the game, getting familiar with their opponents, and also figuring out their opponents' tactics.
When masters fight, there is really no need to fight to the death right from the start.
Especially for teams like Bayern and Manchester United, which are known for their stability, there is no need to do this.
Whether it is Ferguson or Heynckes, they are both good at striking back.
The prerequisite is to first understand the opponent's strategies and routines.
This made the game a bit dull, and even neither side managed to take a shot, which was really surprising.
But after ten minutes, both teams gradually became familiar with each other.
Manchester United took the lead and gained the upper hand on the field, especially from the two flanks, where they sent two crosses directly, but they were both cleared by Lucio and Pepe with headers and failed to pose a threat.
Rooney and Tevez couldn't get any benefit from Bayern's two central defenders.
But soon, Ronnie couldn't stand it anymore. After getting the ball on the right, he worked alone, started to lead the way near the center line, drove straight in, and wanted to kill Lahm directly. But after Lahm blocked the inside, the Portuguese suddenly dribbled the ball and wanted to cut inside.
But just as he stopped abruptly after dribbling the ball, Su Dong, who came back to defend, kicked him decisively and knocked him to the ground with the ball.
The whole stadium exclaimed.
The commentators on the scene all exclaimed wow.
"Ronnie must be furious now! How can you tolerate being stabbed in the back by your good brother?
(End of this chapter)
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