Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Best Stage

At this point in the season, when faced with the most important game of the season, the managers will turn into a psychologist to regulate the emotions of the players.

"In ten minutes, the most important game of our lives so far will begin." Simeone said calmly to the players. 'We are familiar with our opponents and we have played them four times this season. They are strong, very strong! But we beat them twice and we are the champions of La Liga now! ”

'In the last few years, our performance in the Champions League has not been good. There are a lot of voices outside, and they are disturbing. "Carlo Ancelotti is also in the dressing room of Real Madrid at the moment, making the final pre-war mobilization for Real Madrid's superstars." You're the best players on the planet, and a team of the best players deserves to be the best! It's just a matter of how we play. As long as we show our abilities, then victory is deserved! ”

"But even so, not many people on the outside world are optimistic about us. Yes, our opponents, known as the Galactic Battleship, consider themselves the nobles of the high, and they have bought the most expensive star on the planet. Simeone's voice began to rise, "But, just this season, in the league, they were beaten by us!" We are the champions of La Liga! We're going to beat them! We're going to drag the game into the rhythm we like and let the Real Madrid stars roll with us in the mud! Let their self-righteous stars be afraid, panicked, and feared! ”

Simeone roared, mobilizing everyone's emotions. The players of Atletico Madrid were so excited by what Simeone said, they had already curled up their fists, and their bodies trembled slightly with excitement!

"No matter what tactics our opponents use against us, you remember, as long as we play at our own pace, they will never be able to stop us from winning this title!" Carlo Ancelotti made no secret of his desire for a title. He believes that with the strength of Real Madrid's stars, as long as they focus from the beginning, Real Madrid will not give Atletico Madrid any chance!

Real Madrid's players all watched their manager quietly, and even Cristiano Ronaldo, who usually had to put on two bottles of hairspray in front of the mirror before the game, was rarely quiet.

For him, this year is his best chance to catch up with Messi in the number of FIFA Ballon d'Or awards. In January this year, Ronaldo won the second Ballon d'Or of his career, but he is still four behind Messi in the total number of Ballon d'Or awards!

Since 2008, the Ballon d'Or has been produced between Messi and Ronaldo, and has never been left behind.

In 2008, with his excellent performance at Manchester United, especially after Manchester United reached the Champions League, Ronaldo won the FIFA Golden Ball Award and World Footballer of the Year without any suspense.

After that, the award began to be ruled by Messi, who won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for four consecutive years from 2009 to 2012. However, in 2013, Ronaldo regained the Golden Ball of the year with his excellent performance at Real Madrid.

This year is also a great opportunity for Cristiano Ronaldo to defend his Ballon d'Or, having scored an unprecedented 16 goals in a single season in the Champions League, and if Real Madrid reach the top of the Champions League, his performance at club level will be indisputable. Of course, this year is still a World Cup year, and who will win this year's Ballon d'Or will depend on the performance in the World Cup

The Real Madrid players looked at Carlo Ancelotti with determination and confidence. They are convinced that Atletico Madrid will never be able to stop them. Although Atletico Madrid won the La Liga title, can the Champions League final compare to La Liga?

"Fight for every inch of land, never back down, don't let them take the ball easily, put pressure on them from every corner of the court, don't worry about fouls, don't worry about cards! Just make them cower and back down, and we're half the battle. When attacking, it is simple, direct and fast, shoot when you have the opportunity, don't drag the mud and water! Guys, in ten minutes, you'll be on this stage, it's the best stage of our time, it's the best opportunity, it's the most aspiring game! Go ahead, brothers! Race bravely, fight bravely! ”

Before Simeone could finish speaking, the Atletico players stood up and roared in unison

When the players from both sides stood in the tunnel waiting to play, there was no conversation between them, and everyone stood in silence and solemnity in their teams. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, between them are outright enemies. The hostility between the two teams made both sides look bad for each other.

When the players of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid walked out of the players' tunnel, the Stadium of Light suddenly became a sea of cheers, and a huge noise resounded in the stands.

The two teams walked onto the pitch with firm steps, and the theme song of the Champions League sounded - under the watchful eye, the two protagonists of this game finally came out.

"Both teams have stepped onto the pitch and the final of the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League season is about to begin!"

Whether it was the commentators, the fans waiting in front of the TV from all over the world, or the 64,000 fans in attendance, everyone was excited!

It's the pinnacle of European teams, and in a sense, it's the most technical final in the world!

Although it is generally accepted that the World Cup final is the highest level matchup in the world, due to the restrictions of the national team, few countries can gather the best players in the world to form a team. But clubs are different, clubs can form a team by transferring big-name stars who are best suited to their team, such as Real Madrid, who have the best staffing in every position, which is difficult to compare with the national team. Moreover, there are far more club games than national team games, and the players usually train and play in the club, and the tacit understanding between teammates is much higher than when they were in the national team.

As a result, the Champions League final has attracted more and more attention in recent years. And many media simply pierced that layer of window paper, and at the beginning, the UEFA Champions League was the highest level football competition in the world, and the level of the Champions League final was a notch higher than the World Cup final.

It's just that football, as the number one sport in the world, is entangled in too many cultural and political things. The confrontation between the national teams is even called a war in peacetime. When a matter involves national honor and national feelings, it cannot be crossed with simple data comparison. So despite the higher level of the Champions League final, the World Cup is still the most watched event

"Now that the pre-match handshake has been completed, the captains of both sides are tossing coins in front of the referees."

"The first city derby in the history of the Champions League is about to start at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon!"

Li Qingshan stood in the middle circle and stepped on the ball at his feet.

Listening to the boiling noise around him, he slowly narrowed his eyes and reveled in it.

This is the best stage