Chapter 488: Encounter

After the league game, Atletico Madrid put all their energy into the Champions League.

Gao Bo felt a little excited in the past two days, this was his first Champions League game, perhaps influenced by the mentality of later fans, he always felt that the Europa League was far inferior to the Champions League, and the real European competition was only the Champions League.

So when he really led the team to prepare for the Champions League, Gao Bo was inevitably excited.

It's just that as a head coach, Gao Bo can hide his emotions very well, although Bayern Munich is not an ordinary opponent, but in the training base of Atletico Madrid, the players' training is still as usual.

On this morning, when Gao Bo walked into the base from the gate of the training base, countless microphones stretched out in front of him.

"What do you think about the game against Bayern Munich?"

"Can Atletico Madrid beat Bayern Munich?"

"Against a team like Bayern Munich, will Atletico Madrid make a difference?"

"The rotation of Valencia is for this game, does that mean that Atletico Madrid will be spending a lot of money in the Champions League this season?"

In the face of the questions raised by the reporters, Gao Bo did not answer any of them.

Now is not the time for an interview, and Gao Bo is not obliged to answer.

He walked all the way and then walked into the base.

The security guards at the base are staring at the reporters to prevent any reporters from sneaking into the training base.

The reporters had to look at Gao Bo's back with regret and disappear at the door.

Such a scene takes place almost every morning.

Sometimes when Gao Bo is in a good mood, he may answer a question or two, but most of the time, he always disappoints the reporters who are squatting at the gate of the training base.

With the rise of Atletico Madrid's results, there are now more journalists who squat at the base every day.

In particular, there is still 15 minutes of open training every day, when journalists can enter the training base. Of course, at this time, the team generally does not do any tactical training, and there is no leakage problem. Journalists can only take pictures of the team training, and interviews are not allowed when training at Atletico Madrid.

Many major domestic media also sent reporters to guard the Atletico Madrid training base.

For domestic fans, the most important thing for Chinese fans in La Liga now is the news of Atletico Madrid.

To be precise, it's Gao Bo's news.

There are quite a few reporters from China, but so far, they have only been able to join local reporters to enter the base during media opening hours, and then take a few photos of Atletico Madrid's training and send them back to China as their own exclusive news, so that fans can see the pictures of Atletico Madrid training.

There is a series of media that apply for an interview with Gao Bo every day, but Atletico Madrid's press management department rarely puts these applications in front of the team's head coach, because Gao Bo has already explained that he will not accept an interview unless it is a special case.

This is too much time for Gao Bo.

It was a rare cloudy day in Madrid today, Gao Bo looked up at the sky and frowned slightly.

Hopefully it won't rain in tomorrow's game.

He pushed the door open and walked into the office, then looked at the clock hanging on the office wall.

Eight thirty!

Half an hour until the training time!

This is already Gao Bo's personal habit.

He poured himself a cup of hot water.

Speaking of which, the habit of drinking boiled water is only Gao Bo in the entire Atletico Madrid.

The Spaniards could not understand why the Chinese had to boil the water after it.

Although I don't understand, for the highest-ranking head coach in this base, the logistics staff still equipped this office with a hot water kettle, and Gao Bo can boil it out at any time when he wants to drink water.

His desk is a bit messy, and if you look closely, what is on the table is actually information about Bayern Munich.

This team is not easy to deal with, it seems like a nonsense, but it is also a sentence summed up by the team's coaching staff.

Bayern Munich is really tough to deal with!

They have a strong squad and a strong bench and have played six games so far, including four in the Bundesliga and two in Champions League qualification.

In these six games, Bayern Munich has maintained all wins!

The Bundesliga giants are already at the top of the table after four rounds, and if other teams want to knock Bayern Munich off the top of the table, I am afraid that this is really unlikely.

Gao Bo is quite clear about Bayern Munich's trajectory in recent years!

Under Heynckes, Bayern Munich regained the Bundesliga title this season, and next season, they will have an unprecedented treble: Bundesliga, Champions League, German Cup!

This team undoubtedly has such potential and quality, and there are no obvious weaknesses in their line-up and tactics.

It's a team from Germany, they have the characteristics of a German team.

Tough, direct and fast!

And if it is more technical than the feet, Bayern Munich can also play embroidery.

In terms of the team's individual ability, they have players with super individual ability such as Ribery and Robben.

And such a team has always played team football, they cooperate tacitly, whether it is ground transmission or high-altitude bombing, Bayern Munich can do a good job.

In terms of goalkeepers, they have Germany's No. 1 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who is considered the best goalkeeper in the world.

Captain Lahm is the best full-back in the Bundesliga – who is the best left-back in the Bundesliga? It depends on which side Lahm plays. And the same goes for who is the best right-back.

At centre-back, the veteran Van Bitten and youngster Bad Stuber complement each other perfectly, with the 22-year-old now Bayern Munich's main centre-back and his consistent performances, having played almost all of Bayern Munich's games last season. In Germany, Bad Stuber is considered the best rising star in the whole of German football!

Of course, Bad Stubert didn't become much of a celebrity in later life, as he tore his cruciate ligament in 2013 and an injury ruined a talent.

In midfield, Bayern Munich have strong players such as Schweinsteiger, Moshchuk, Tonik Ross and Gustavo.

Up front, Thomas Muller, Ribery, Arjen Robben, Petterson, Olic .....

It can be said that Bayern Munich's lineup will definitely not lose to Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga!

This is a luxurious division!

Gao Bo flipped through the information on the tabletop mountain, read it carefully, and then sat on the chair and thought about it.

Last night, the team's tactical meeting started late.

This is Atletico Madrid's first Champions League match in more than a decade.

Internally, it was also a Champions League debut for many players!

And the opponent is still a strong team like Bayern Munich.

This is different from the league, in which Real Madrid and Barcelona are also quite strong, but Atletico Madrid play them at least twice a season, and they are still familiar with each other.

In the match with Bayern Munich, the two sides are not familiar with each other, and they can only understand each other through text and video materials. But it's a complete encounter!

Gao Bo got up from the table and walked to the bed.

At the training base, someone has already come.

A young player placed the ball in front of the goal, and more than a dozen soccer balls lined up, which was practicing free kick shooting.

Saul practiced very seriously.

As a new member of the first team this season, Saul got the number 22!

The seventeen-year-old didn't notice at this point that his manager was watching him.

In front of the office window, Gao Bo nodded in satisfaction.

The sun rises in the east and dispels the dark clouds.

Tomorrow might be a good day, too....