Chapter 10 Overseas Derby

It should be said that Ancelotti is quite satisfied with this game.

Conceding a goal in the first half allowed the team to find the problem in time, and in the second half, when the main lineup came up, it quickly suppressed the Bundesliga giants Dortmund, which shows that the strength of Manchester United's main lineup is still very trustworthy, after all, the opponent is Dortmund, which has given Bayern Munich a strong competitive pressure in the Bundesliga, and it is not a weak team of random anything.

After this match, Manchester United's activities in Shanghai will come to an end. The players then began to enter Hongqiao Airport in the red bus of the Chinese tournament organiser, ready to board the plane for Beijing.

However, while the players were bored waiting for their flights in the VIP waiting room, the team's logistics staff brought a very upsetting news to the players.

"Guys, due to the sudden heavy rain in Beijing, all flights have stopped, so ........ We're going to change to a train............"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the complaints of the players.

"Ahhhhh.....h

"I hate train ....."

"Crowded station..... Narrow seats .... The sound of clattering railroad tracks..... Long journey........."

Lingard stabbed Li Qingshan in the waist: "Hey, Li, how far is it from Beijing to Shanghai?" ”

Li Qingshan thought carefully for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "I don't know, probably ....... Almost two thousand kilometers ?! ”

Yes.........

The players let out a sigh.

"Take a train of one or two thousand kilometers....... It's crazy....."

"China is too big........"

"I hope there will be a Chinese beauty on the road who falls in love with my ....."

"You? Don't think about it, Yang, unless you go for plastic surgery, just do as I do........"

............

Amid the chatter of the players, the team made their way from the airport to the train station.

Of course, the team will not be able to take a regular train to Beijing - it will have to take until when.

The team travels on a high-speed train, which travels at speeds of more than 300 kilometers per hour, and the travel time from Shanghai to Beijing takes no more than six hours – which is not much different from flying.

Mata looked at the train station in front of him with some dumbfounded, not only Mata, but also other Manchester United players were not much better, except for Li Qingshan, of course.

"Is this really a train station?!"

Mata asked in disbelief, as a well-known literary and artistic young man, Uncle Mata's favorite activity is to travel through various countries by train in Europe and carry out his photography creation, but Mata is sure that there is no railway station in Europe that will be like the one in front of him...... Modernization!

"Your country always emphasizes that it is a developing country, which makes me think that China is very backward...... I'm sorry Lee, I'm not offending you, I'm just.... It's unbelievable...."Hummels was also a little incredulous.

Li Qingshan hurriedly explained that the development of China's east and west is still very uneven, if you count Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen alone, this is no different from developed countries, but China still has a vast west, as well as a vast countryside....

It's just that the Europeans, who can't understand such a gap in development progress, look at Li Qingshan with some disbelief, so that Li Qingshan doesn't know what to say.......

When the players knew the speed of the high-speed train, they all showed disbelief in their eyes.

After all, this is a high-speed train of more than 300 kilometers, the fastest train in the world!

Of course, Li Qingshan naturally will not be like this group of foreigners who have not seen the world to make a fuss, high-speed rail, now almost integrated into the lives of most Chinese, the high-speed rail network extending in all directions, greatly facilitating people's travel.

The first-class compartment, which is comparable to the first-class cabin of an airplane, and the speed number marked on the display screen in front of the compartment door, and the scenery that passes by quickly outside the window, are eye-opening for this group of foreigners.

"I didn't expect to be so comfortable and fast on the train..... Lingard said as he curled up in his spacious and soft seat, squinting his eyes.

Carlo Ancelotti also breathed a sigh of relief, after all, he was most worried that if too much energy was consumed on the journey, he would not be able to see the true form of the players when facing their next opponents, Manchester City.

Moreover, Ancelotti also understands that fans will never want to lose to their opponents.

After all, the opponent is their sworn enemy in the same city - Manchester City!

In fact, the organizers of the event, Lecion Sports, are also very good at creating gimmicks, they called this game the first overseas Manchester derby, this derby match, naturally attracted a large number of fans, and the tickets for this game were sold out early.

Just when the whole Manchester United team took the high-speed train to Beijing, fans of Manchester United and Manchester City from all over the country also flocked to the capital Beijing in various ways, ready to cheer for their teams in their own way.

The match was held at the famous Bird's Nest National Stadium.

The National Stadium (Bird's Nest) is located in the south of the central area of the Beijing Olympic Park and is the main stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The total area of the project is 21 hectares, and the audience seats are about 91,000. The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as the finals of athletics and football competitions were held. After the Olympic Games, it has become a large-scale professional venue for Beijing citizens to participate in sports activities and enjoy sports entertainment, and has become a landmark sports building and Olympic legacy.

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games introduced the world to modern China and, of course, the Bird's Nest, a world-famous sports building.

"I heard that the Bird's Nest Stadium is China's national stadium......"

"That's right, it's like ..... Wembley?! ”

"Yes, yes.... It's Wembley! ”

The players started talking.

The players are quite familiar with the famous stadium of the Bird's Nest, after all, the Beijing Olympics are so successful, and the Bird's Nest as an iconic Olympic building is also quite famous.

"Alright guys, take a break in the car, we're going to have a tough opponent next, and we can't afford to lose this game!!" Ancelotti clapped his palms and said.

The first overseas Manchester derby, such a landmark event, even if it is a warm-up game, you can't lose!!

Pep Guardiola thinks the same thing.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down, and it was rare for such a heavy rain in the arid city of Beijing.

Manchester City are one step ahead of Manchester United, who have already moved into the hotel.

For Manchester United, Pep Guardiola, who just lost a Champions League final more than a month ago, is very clear.

He knows the attacking threat of his opponent, of course......... He is also aware of the weaknesses of the other party!

This is Pep Guardiola's second game in charge of Manchester City.

In the first game, Manchester City's opponents were Pep Guardiola's former club Bayern Munich, and in the end Manchester City lost 0-2.

Losing to Bayern Munich is nothing, after all, it was just a warm-up game. But if the opponent is Manchester United, Manchester City fans will not accept a loss easily.

So Pep Guardiola is also thinking about the strategy against Manchester United.