Chapter 740: The Redemption of the Soviet-Eastern Version of the Bernabéu
"To all the TV viewers, welcome to the Bernabéu Stadium!"
"Tonight, the last focus match of the 2009-2010 season in European football, and also the highlight, will be held at the Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital of Madrid."
"Bayern Munich, the giants from the Bundesliga, take on Barcelona from Spain."
"This is the second consecutive year that the two teams have fought fiercely for the UEFA Champions League trophy, the highest honor in European football. Both teams were the best and strongest teams in European football in the past season."
"But tonight at the Bernabeu, there can only be one winner!"
"Bayern has reached the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons, winning the first two times, against Manchester United and Barcelona respectively. Barcelona also reached the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, but lost to Bayern Munich last season."
"Mourinho said before the game that he would avenge last season's shame at the Bernabeu tonight."
"But Heynckes and his Bayern are also full of confidence. They want to win three consecutive championships at the Bernabeu. This will tie the greatest peak moment in Bayern's history, which was the period of Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Hoeness. This will make all the current Bayern players go down in history!"
"Since the match is held at the Bernabeu, we have specially invited two heavyweight guests to come to the scene to commentate for us tonight. Both of them are winners of the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or. I believe they will be able to explain the match to us better from a professional perspective."
"Let us welcome former Real Madrid star, current special advisor to the Real Madrid president, French legendary star Zinedine Zidane!"
"And the Portuguese superstar, the current number one star of Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo!"
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Neither of the two superstars were in the studio, but appeared inside the Bernabeu Stadium and have not yet sat in the press seats.
Obviously, they do not intend to do the commentary indoors, but hope to sit in the Bernabeu stands and comment on the game live, which is also a challenge for them.
Zidane is a retired great superstar, and Cristiano Ronaldo is a double winner. Both of them have achieved outstanding results in professional football. I believe there will be no big problems for them to commentate on this game.
Especially Zidane, who has been invited to comment on other games before.
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"You two, first of all, I would like to welcome you both to our live broadcast."
"I know that you two are very familiar with the players of Bayern and Barcelona. I would like to ask you to talk briefly about the two teams."
Following the host's remarks, Ronnie and Zidane smiled at each other, gave way to each other, and Zidane took the lead in answering.
Zidane said that it was a surprise that Bayern and Barcelona met in the final again, but it was natural for both teams to reach the final because both teams had excellent lineups.
Regarding Barcelona, Zidane said he believed Mourinho's team should take the initiative to fight, which would be good news for Bayern because Bayern would definitely be more inclined to counterattack and give up possession of the ball.
"Bayern's defence is excellent and I think it will play an important role in this game," Zidane said.
Regarding Su Dong and Ribery, Zidane said that he has a very good personal relationship with both of them.
"There is no doubt that they are all my friends and we have a very good relationship. I think Ribery has the opportunity to become the World Footballer of the Year because he has the talent and ability. As for Su Dong, I believe there is no need for me to say more. I think he has been the best and greatest superstar in European football in the past decade."
Zidane also mentioned his acquaintance with Su Dong, but he was more amazed at the progress Su Dong had made.
"At that time he was Ronaldo, uh... not Cristiano, but Ronaldo. He was a fan of Ronaldo and he went all the way from Lisbon to Madrid to watch Ronaldo's Real Madrid debut..."
"I was there too," Ronnie added.
Zidane laughed, "Yes, all those kids came at that time, but at that time, they had just started to show their talents. But now, Su Dong... Ronaldo, they are all the best stars in the world."
Regarding this Champions League final, Zidane said he stood on Bayern's side.
"I hope Bayern can finally win the championship. I will be a Bayern fan tonight because I have good friends here and, of course, the most important thing is to watch a good game."
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Zidane clearly stands on Bayern's side, not to mention Ronnie, who expressed his support for Bayern.
"Sudon and Pepe are my best friends, and Marcelo and I have a good relationship too. I have no reason not to support Bayern."
Ronaldo took the initiative to mention Real Madrid's defeat this season.
It is indeed a pity that Real Madrid spent the highest transfer fee in history last summer to bring in three superstars: Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema, but ended up with nothing in the new season.
But Ronaldo also defended Real Madrid, believing that the team had tried its best.
"Yes, we lost to Barcelona twice in the league, but during the game, I felt that this Barcelona team was not invincible. On the contrary, they had a lot of problems. I think this is an opportunity for Bayern."
Regarding this final, Ronaldinho made it clear that Barcelona's most threatening player is not Ibrahimovic, but Messi, but he also reminded everyone that Bayern has Su Dong.
"Mourinho said before that no one knows Su Dong better than him. I think this is nonsense, because he only knows Su Dong on the court. He doesn't know Su Dong off the court at all. I am the one who knows him best. I know everything about him, including what size shoes he wears and what color clothes he likes to wear..."
"Su Dong is the most diligent and hard-working player I have ever seen, not only in training but also in the game. Barcelona must remain highly vigilant against him for the entire 90 minutes. As long as there is any slackness, Su Dong will make Barcelona pay the price!"
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While the two superstars were analyzing the game before the match, the players from both teams on the field also finished their last pre-match training session, left the field and returned to the locker room.
Su Dong met Messi at the entrance of the player tunnel, and the two hugged each other with a smile.
Although they were sweating profusely, they didn't mind at all.
Iniesta also quickened his pace to catch up and hugged Su Dong from behind.
"Su, you have won enough championships, we should take this one tonight." Iniesta suggested with a smile.
Su Dong reached out and touched Iniesta's head, smiled and shook his head, "This time is very important to me, next time, next time for sure!"
Iniesta glanced at him resentfully, then reached out to push Su Dong's hand away, preventing him from touching his head.
Su Dong was immediately amused, "Your temper has gotten worse."
"We are not going to wait until next time, we will definitely beat you tonight!" Iniesta "threatened".
Old friends such as Puyol, Xavi, Valdes and others also came over to shake hands and hug Su Dong.
These are teammates who fought side by side back then and are very familiar with each other.
However, after coming to Bayern, Su Dong is obviously more mature, efficient and threatening in terms of physical fitness, strength confrontation and playing football than when he played for Barcelona.
After selling Su Dong and bringing in Ibrahimovic, Barcelona was ridiculed for making a huge loss.
After the Swedish center joined the team, Barcelona's overall strength did not improve much. He, Messi and other Barcelona players were obviously out of sync. When the ball reached his feet, the pace slowed down and others had to accommodate him.
To put it simply, Ibrahimovic is too sticky with the ball and too showy.
Before the game, the two sides were all very affectionate and joking with each other, but when the game really started, both sides still had to rely on their strength to decide.
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Heynckes was obviously surprised when he got the list of Barcelona's starting lineup.
Eto'o sat on the bench and Seydou Keita started.
The tactics Mourinho arranged tonight are a bit like three defensive midfielders.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be arranged like this."
Heynckes laid out Barcelona's lineup on the tactical diagram, a 4-3-3 formation, with Seydou Keita, Yaya Toure and Xavi forming the three defensive midfielders, Iniesta and Messi on both sides, and Ibrahimovic occupying the center.
"But please note that Messi and Iniesta are both better at playing in the middle." Heynckes opened his palm and covered the middle position in front of his own penalty area.
Mourinho made such arrangements with only one purpose, which is to consolidate the team's defense.
Seydou Keita and Yaya Toure are both dark and tough midfielders. Both players have strong defensive and physical confrontation abilities, as well as strong tactical execution. However, this will weaken Barcelona's midfield ball control ability.
With Iniesta and Messi in the frontcourt, plus Xavi in charge and the ability of the back line, I believe that overall, Barcelona's passing and ball control abilities remain at a high level.
After all, the overall style of a team is not something that can be changed easily.
The technical characteristics of Barcelona's players are like this. They are there. Let alone Mourinho, even if Capello, who believes in the one-to-zero principle, is invited to coach, he will still have to play the game of controlling the ball.
"There is a lack of wingers in the frontcourt, Maxwell and Alves will be the key!" Heynckes focused on circling the two full-backs, reminding the players to pay attention to their running positions, especially Alves.
"Su." Heynckes frowned and looked at Su Dong.
Su Dong raised his head and looked at the head coach.
"I don't know how Mourinho will arrange targeted defensive tactics, but I can conclude that he must be well prepared. From Seydou Keita, Yaya Toure and Xavi to Pique and Puyol, I vaguely guess that he also wants to set up a prison and put you in it."
After hearing this, Su Dong smiled and said confidently: "Then I will give him a Bernabeu version of Shawshank Redemption."
The teammates around him also smiled knowingly.
"It's a pity that the weather at the Bernabeu is good tonight. Otherwise, if I scored a goal, I would slide on my knees and imitate that classic scene in the movie."
There was more laughter in the locker room.
All the teammates felt the strong self-confidence in Su Dong.
(End of this chapter)
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