Even when he returned to school and was in the classroom, Yang Yang was still immersed in the solemn atmosphere of the Champions League draw.

He vividly remembers the moment Friedrich pulled out of Monaco, the air in the entire lounge seemed to be drained, and everyone inside, including the unruly Ibrahimovic and the brilliant Van der Vaart, fell silent.

No one wants to touch Real Madrid, this team is terrible.

Ronaldo, Raul, Zidane, Beckham, Figo, Robert Carlos, Guti, Salgado, Casillas, Elguera......

Real Madrid have some of the world's best stars in almost every position, and even the bench is filled with some of Europe's biggest names like Solari, Cambiasso, Raul Bravo and Portillo.

This is one of the strongest and most fearsome teams in Europe, and any flash of their star can finish the game.

No team wants to face Real Madrid, but it is Ajax who are unlucky.

Yang Yang's idols are Van Basten and Ronaldo, he once dreamed of competing with the two idols, and in De Tokmost, he has been on the same training ground with Van Basten many times, and the Dutch legend has also taught Yang a lot of things.

Now, he has Ronaldo again, but his mood is not light at all.

Not only him, but everyone in the team felt as if they had been pressed against a huge stone.

Real Madrid is like a towering mountain, standing in front of everyone at Ajax, forcing them to look up.

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

When Yang Yang was in a state of sorrow, two coughs suddenly came from beside him.

When he woke up, he saw that the middle-aged teacher in class had walked up to him without knowing when.

Everyone in the class silently turned their heads and looked at him, and the atmosphere was like an arrow on the verge of exploding.

Yang Yang was like a student who had made a mistake, and immediately stood up from his seat, "I'm sorry, sir." ”

The courage to admit his mistakes is one of Yang Yang's advantages.

This middle-aged teacher is notoriously stern, he stared at Yang Yang deeply, and when everyone present thought that he was going to get angry, he suddenly bent down, picked up the football that Yang Yang had originally coiled at his feet, and didn't know when it slipped out, and gently placed it on Yang Yang's table.

'It's a shame to get Real Madrid, but you have to understand that Ajax fans are never too demanding, and for us to get out of the group and get out of the quarter-finals with Arsenal is already a very good result.

As he spoke, he gently patted Yang Yang's shoulder and motioned for him to sit down.

'Don't put too much pressure on yourself, you've done well enough, whether you win or lose against Real Madrid next, all of us Ajax fans are proud of you.'

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, the classroom burst into warm applause.

The Ajax fans responded to the teacher's words with applause.

Yang Yang was very moved and encouraged, but his heart was still heavy.

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In the next two days, Yang Yang was still the same as usual, basically school, Detokmoste and home every day, three points and one line, training was still very hard, but the whole person always felt unhappy.

Not only him, but the entire first-team players, even a nervous guy like Ibrahimovic, seemed to be unable to laugh, everyone was not the same as usual, and the atmosphere in De Tokmoste became very strange.

Ronald Koeman certainly knows why, and he knows very well that the team has to get out of this slump as soon as possible, and he has tried a lot of things but it has not worked.

Ajax is too young, with an average age of 22 and Yang Yang even more than 17, and almost every one of them grew up watching the superstars of the Real Madrid team, many of whom have been their idols since childhood.

In the minds of this group of young players, Real Madrid's superstars can do almost anything, and now, they have to play against such a group of people, a team, how can they not be stressed?

Not to mention this group of young players, even some experienced veteran players will inevitably feel the pressure.

Technical director Van Gaal told the players very frankly at the pre-match preparation meeting for the 25th round of the Eredivisie that this is a hurdle that any team and any professional player will encounter.

"I still clearly remember that in the Champions League in the 9293 season, Capello led his AC Milan from the qualifiers all the way to the final, in the eight games before the final, AC Milan won eight in a row, scored 16 goals, conceded only one, and kept seven clean sheets, while Marseille in Ligue 1 stumbled all the way, with four draws, all of which were very thrilling."

"But what no one expected was that Marseille would defeat AC Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final."

After Van Gaal paused, he smiled at the players in front of him, "Everyone, the AC Milan team at that time had Van Basten, Rijkaard, Baresi, Maldini, Costacuta, Tasottti, Albertini, Donadoni, Lentini, Papan, etc., a lot of world superstars. ”

"At that time, although Marseille also had names such as Barthes, Deschamps, Desailly, etc., which now sound like thunder, they were about the same age as you are now, and the team was also in the process of metabolism, but they overturned the powerful AC Milan."

"But a year later, AC Milan made a comeback, Capello's team made it all the way to the Champions League final, met Cruyff's Barcelona, lost Rijkaard and Van Basten, AC Milan's attack was greatly affected, but Cruyff's Barcelona reached unprecedented heights."

"Four consecutive La Liga titles, 91 goals in a single season, the most attacking team in Europe, the team with the most attacking firepower, the team has superstars such as Michel Laudrup, Romario, Begiristan, Pep Guardiola, and our current manager, Ronald Koman."

"But in the end, Capello's side thrashed Barcelona 4-0."

The whole conference room became silent, everyone looked at Van Gaal silently, but Van Gaal, who was standing on the stage, seemed to be stuck in his own memories and couldn't extricate himself.

'Another year has passed, AC Milan have reached the Champions League final again for the third year in a row, and they have the ambition to defend the St. Bride Cup, and this time their challenger is known to be the young Ajax.

'It was a tough game, we couldn't do anything with AC Milan's defence the whole game, until the 85th minute, when the 18-year-old Kluivert, who had replaced Litmanen, stabbed Rossi into the net at the moment when he lost his balance.

'It was a goal that went down in Champions League history and ushered in another Champions League title for Ajax.'

Everyone in the room was playing, and although Van Gaal said it very simply, they could all feel the pressure and difficulties that these teams were facing at that time.

"The Champions League is a magical stage, it attracts the attention of fans all over the world, but it is also very cruel, it does not show the slightest pity and sympathy for anyone, it does not believe in the tears of the weak, and it does not accept the cowardice of any faint person.

It only accepts conquests from the strong. ”

"And the so-called strength and weakness do not depend on who has more stars on both sides and who has stronger strength, but on you."

Van Gaal said the end, pointing vigorously at everyone present.

Yang Yang sat in the crowd, and he seemed to see Van Gaal's hand pointing at him from afar.

He never knew that Van Gaal still had such eloquence, but he had to admit that his words were very encouraging, and even the stones that had been weighing on his heart for many days were lightened a lot.

But he doesn't know if other people can listen to it, or how much they can listen to it.

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The result of the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League has a profound impact on the team, but only in the Champions League.

In the Dutch league, Ajax has never doubted their quality.

In the 25th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax defeated Roda JC 4-2 at home.

In this game, Ajax played with a full bench lineup, Anastasia scored a brace, Mitea and Pienaar scored a goal each, which also showed everyone the strength of Ajax's substitute lineup.

Perhaps, it is not possible to play in the Champions League, but in the Dutch league, Ajax is invincible.

In midweek, again at the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium, Ajax welcomed Breda in the Dutch Cup semi-finals.

This time, Ajax won the opponent with two clean goals at home, Yang Yang came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, and the team scored the second goal in the 76th minute, but it had little to do with Yang Yang.

The most pleasing thing about this game was the combination of Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart, who scored one goal each, showing good competitive condition and sense of cooperation.

After returning to the Eredivisie, Ajax continued to host Vitesse, and in order to better prepare for the midweek trip to the Bernabeu, Ronald Koeman continued to play with the majority of the substitutes, only to win 1-0 at home thanks to a goal from Mittea.

It is worth mentioning that after Eindhoven lost 0-1 at home to Feyenoord in the previous round, the performance in this round was sluggish again, drawing 1-1 at home to Breda, and dropping five points in two rounds, which allowed Ajax to quickly extend their lead to 13 points.

With only eight rounds left in the league, this has basically announced the ownership of the league championship in advance.

After the 26th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax rested in Amsterdam for another three days, and on the evening of March 23, they flew to Madrid and checked into a hotel not far from the Bernabeu Stadium.

All the players are also recuperating and waiting for tomorrow night's game against Real Madrid.