Chapter 272 The storm is coming

After the 42nd round of the league, the team's entire focus is on preparing for the match against Hamburg!

Hamburg have established themselves in the Bundesliga this season with a tough defense and quick defensive counter-attacks, and in fact in the Bundesliga this season, Hamburg have been very strong in the early part of the season, leading the Bundesliga with five consecutive wins, and even including classic games such as a 1-0 victory over Bundesliga hegemons Bayern Munich.

The match was played on April 23, during which the team had four days to recuperate.

With the exception of a day off on April 20, the remaining three days were spent on recovery training, with Gao Bo focusing on counter-attacks and set-pieces.

Hamburg defence is much better than Wolfsburg, and they are 13th in the Bundesliga for goals conceded – a place that is already very low.

On April 21, Hamburg was already in England under the attention of the media.

With all English teams having been eliminated from the Champions League, Luton Town are now England's sole European champions, and all the English media have paid a lot of attention to the game.

“.... The Hamburg squad disembarked in London and then found a training base in London, and like other Luton opponents, they did not travel directly to Luton – mainly because they couldn't find a good enough training ground in the area. ”

“..... Judging by the expressions of the Hamburg players on camera, they still looked very relaxed about the game. Flying from Germany to London did not tire them out. ”

From the moment Hamburg stepped off the plane in London, the media began to pay attention to the game.

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That evening, with two days to go before the competition, Gao Bo went to Alexander's tavern for a few drinks as usual after a day of training.

He had a special spot in the tavern - next to the window, which was at an angle to the TV, but it didn't make Gao Bo have to turn his head to see it.

The shop is full of regular customers, and the drinkers are also very familiar with Gao Bo, and after everyone greets him for a while, Gao Bo sits down in his place.

There are still two days left before the game, and tomorrow Gao Boke will not have this time to relax and drink alone in the tavern.

However, for the fans, the topic of conversation is still inseparable from this game.

What kind of performance Luton can perform in the semi-finals is what everyone is concerned about.

Lineker's BBC show "Today's Race" focuses on this match.

Although the game is still two days away, that doesn't stop Lineker from discussing the game on his show.

"To be honest, I was personally shocked that Luton Town were able to reach the semi-final of the Europa League!! This is basically as shocking as Arsenal winning the Champions League!! Lineker exaggerated.

Arsenal fans must have disliked the former England international, as this guy used to be a Tottenham player and his favorite thing to do on the show was to tease Arsenal a lot...

"How do you predict the outcome of this semi-final?" Lineker said.

Redknapp is also coming to participate in Lineker's show, anyway, these homestays are on TV and get some notice fees in the media after retiring, which can be regarded as a place for these English players to go after retirement.

'I think Luton Town have a very good record at home, they played away and then at home, and this time they will play at home and then away, which is not very good for the team's preparation, Hamburg may have a back, and Luton Town have to win as much as possible at home. But in this way, their backline will be tested by Hamburg's counter-attack, which is very fast, and even Bayern Munich have been beaten by them! Redknapp said.

And several other celebrities have also put forward their own opinions.

Overall, the panelists agreed that Luton's results at home were crucial, and if they could play well at home, the balance of promotion would be tilted in their favour.

The Englishmen were mostly cautious or optimistic about Luton's prospects.

This may be due to the fact that Luton Town have beaten these strong teams frequently since the beginning of last season, which has made people a little aesthetically fatigued.

If a miracle is made too much, then it is not a miracle, but a matter of course!

So now no one is discussing whether Luton will work a "miracle" or not!

Because even if Luton knocks out Hamburg, it's a matter of course!

Gao Bo silently drank the last glass of whiskey, then put on his tweed and left the tavern.

April in England is still cold with winter.

Is it really that taken for granted?

Gao Bo looked at the gloomy sky, and he didn't care!

The media is now full of hype about Luton, which in Gao Bo's view, is a dangerous signal!!

Fortunately, in training, he focused on observing the state of the players and found that the players were still very serious in training and did not relax.

This somewhat reassured Gao Bo.

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The Hamburg team that came to England was also under the media spotlight.

The Hamburg manager kept a low profile when facing the camera: "Luton are undoubtedly a strong team, and if anyone is still looking at Luton in the eyes of a third-tier team, then they should have their eyes treated!" Looking at the two games in which they knocked out Wolfsburg, as well as their home game against Juventus, or even their away game against Ajax, it shows that Luton Town has definitely not relied on luck to get to this point! They have absolute strength! ”

Hamburg head coach Benothan Badia has kept a low profile, praising Luton Town without saying anything about his own team.

The Hamburg players were looking confident.

Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto, who moved to Hamburg from Bayern Munich in the summer window, said in an interview with reporters: "Our goal is of course the championship!! Any team that reaches the semi-finals should aim for the title. We are, and so is Luton. Although it was a tough away game, I am sure we will leave England with a good result in the end!! ”

"The final was played at the Hamburg Stadium, it was going to be our home stadium and we wanted to be able to play this final in Hamburg! So we'll give it our all in the semi-finals and try to get to the finals!! ”

Hamburg captain and midfielder Arolim said.

This season's Europa League final will take place at the Hamburg Stade – which happens to be the home of the club, so the Hamburg team is eager to play the Europa League final on their home turf

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Gao Bo's team continued to prepare quietly at the training base, while the media outside was very lively.

For several days, the attention of the English media was all focused on this match.

From the preparation of the two teams, the weather on the day of the game, and the interviews with the players of both sides. Experts are making a lot of predictions.

All the media is focused on covering this match.

Under the rendering of the media, this game has a strong momentum of mountain rain.