In the afternoon, Hoffenheim only had 1 hour of warm-up training, the main thing was to adjust the physical condition of the players, familiarize themselves with the surname of the ball and the court, and did not make any training for the surname, in front of countless reporters and opponent scouts and assistant coaches, Hoffenheim could not show his real hole cards. Although this game is just a battle for honor, but there is also a lot of benefits, not counting the appearance fee of 4 million euros, winning the championship can at least 2 million euros more, and the club owner Hope has already said before the game, as long as the championship is won, these bonuses will not be given to the team, for the Hoffenheim players who have just raised their annual salaries this year, but have not yet received this is a lot of income, so Hoffenheim's attention to the game is not comparable to that of a giant like Manchester United.

After training, Rangnick and Alex Ferguson attended a press conference at the Louis II Stadium. Due to the excitement of the Super Cup in recent years, hundreds of TV stations around the world will broadcast the game live, and the two managers have not yet arrived. More than 200 reporters were already seated in the press conference hall.

It was the first time Rangnick had attended such a grand press conference, and he was confronted by the usual aggressive Ferguson, who seemed slightly reserved, sitting there without smiling and not squinting. Ferguson, on the other hand, has been on the lookout for the third time in the UEFA Super Cup, winning his first Super Cup with Manchester United in 1991 with a 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade, but losing to Lazio after winning the Champions League in 1999 and vowed to do it again.

'The Super Cup and the Club World Cup will put a lot of pressure on our schedule, but it's worth it and we're able to play in both competitions because of our success. It's also a great opportunity for the players to experience this quality of play. Hoffenheim are a fantastic team," Ferguson said, 'I think they showed their quality last season and their journey to winning the UEFA Cup last season was fantastic. We can imagine a fierce battle. ”

"This is not the strongest Manchester United! There is no Cristiano. Ronaldo, no Ryan Giggs and no Carrick, but we obviously want to win it [Super Cup]. It's also about Anderson, who has just returned from the Olympics, Nani, who has just come out of suspension, and Gary, who may be returning from injury? Neville's chance to play. Patrice Evra, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney will also start, so I think we can still have a strong squad and we believe those players will still be able to prove that they are the best team in Europe. ”

At the end, the Manchester United coach also made a special mention of Li Huan, "The Chinese defender has spent his magical season like Ronaldo, such a defender has never appeared in world football, but in this game he will be tested by the strongest defense in Europe, I hope he can play at the highest level, and then we win the championship." ”

With more than 200 journalists, Rangnick was obviously not as free to talk as Alex Ferguson, but he couldn't be demoralized before the game, Rangnick said: "It's a great honour to be able to come to Monte Carlo and stand on the pitch of Louis II. We're going to treat this game like a fight to the death.

We are playing against a great team, and even if Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs are not available, that will not diminish the greatness of Manchester United, along with Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Paul Scholes, Edwin van der Sar, the stars who have shocked Europe.

We were in awe of Manchester United but we weren't going to give in on the pitch and it was our dream to beat Manchester United to win the title. We are well prepared for this.

Our advantage is that the Bundesliga started very early, we are already in form, and although Demba Ba is injured and Obasi has just returned from the Olympics in Yenching and is unable to play, Saviola has already filled his position well. We've also got a strong reinforcement and Arshavin will be able to get some of the games he makes today, so it's going to be his debut. ”

When Rangnick said that Arshavin would also play, the reporters in the audience made a shock, and even Ferguson was a little moved, he didn't expect that Rangnick would actually send Arshavin, who had just been transferred for less than two days, to the game.

After the pre-match press conference, the game was already in full swing and two hours later, by which time the Principality of Monaco, which is only 400 football stadiums, had gathered more than 30,000 fans, many of whom had not even bought tickets and wanted to experience their team winning the championship up close.

Monte Carlo was already crowded, full of fans in red and blue jerseys, many of whom began to enter the stadium at half-past seven to experience the atmosphere of the final, but most of them stood outside the Stade Louis II to talk and enjoy the beautiful night view of the Mediterranean coast, the second smallest principality in the world.

At this time, Liu Yang and Peng Xiaolang also arrived with a group of Chinese fans, tickets were difficult to get, even if Li Huan helped, they didn't get too much, Liu Yang held high the banner of "Li Huan Chinese Fan Association" written in Chinese characters, and followed by Li Bing, Chu Shengnan and Shen Yu Three beauties, tomorrow is Saturday, they are specially flown from Munich to Monte Carlo to see Li Huan win the fourth championship.

In China, although the court station, various local TV stations and online platforms broadcast the game live, the media has a lot less publicity for Li Huan, only saying that Hoffenheim and Manchester United are competing for the Super Cup, and even Duan Xuan and Tao Wei, who used to desperately advocate Li Huan in the past, are also silent about it, only talking about Manchester United and not Hoffenheim. Before the Olympics, Li Huan was still synonymous with Hoffenheim, and only Li Huan did not have Hoffenheim in China.

The fundamental reason is, of course, the fiasco of the National Olympic team at their own doorstep, one draw and two losses, scoring one goal and conceding six goals. The General Administration of Sports of China and the Chinese Football Association believe that this is because Li Huan is unwilling to contribute to the country, and ask the media to report as little as possible about Li Huan's news, so there is such a strange situation.

However, Huang Jianxiang, who commented on the Internet, did not buy the accounts of the General Administration of Sports and the Football Association, and he ridiculed the performance of the National Olympic Games in the Olympic Games, while talking to fans about Li Huan's courage this season.

"Heaven can still live, self-made sins can not live, the General Administration of Sports and the Chinese Football Association are to blame, Li Huan did it right, Chinese football should be torn down and reshuffled, early death and early life, if Li Huan joins the National Olympics, they can only survive for a while. I hope that this defeat at home can make Chinese football completely dead, and even the corpse fraud will not happen again, so that we can be reborn from the ashes and complete a qualitative leap. ”

"Okay, let's stop talking about these disgusting things that have blocked the Chinese fans, let's still talk about tonight's game, which is the real festival of the Chinese fans. Li Huan is the real representative of Chinese football and Chinese. ”

Although it was a title contest, both teams had a lot of respect for their opponents before the game, first Rangnick showed his respect for Ferguson, saying that "Ferguson is not only the top coach in Europe, but the best coach in the world"! Ferguson also said: "Not only did Rangnick have a great success last season, but his outstanding experience is also quite respectable". Then, at the press conference that just ended, Rangnick said that he was happy to be the winner of the UEFA Cup and that he was happy to face an opponent like Manchester United, and hopefully this was not the last time that the German would challenge Ferguson in this way.

Ferguson was more concerned with the game itself, saying that in 1999, only half of the team played in the Super Cup, and the United lost the game. The Italians celebrated in a way that looked like they had won the World Cup, and Sir Alex Ferguson hopes that will never happen again. ”

"The most regrettable thing for fans in this game is that Ronaldo, who has just won the Champions League Player of the Year, cannot play, and the duel between him and Li Huan finally did not appear, but we believe that they still have a chance. Now that both teams have played, let's take a look at their starting line-ups:

Manchester United's starting 11 is like this: goalkeeper No. 1 Van der Sar; Four Defenders No. 2 - Gary. Neville, No. 5 Ferdinand, No. 15 Nemanand, No. 15 Vidic, No. 3 Evra; Four midfielders: No. 24 Fletcher, No. 18 Scholes, No. 8 Anderson, No. 17 Nani; Forwards No. 32 Tevez, No. 10 Rooney. United played in a 442 formation with South Korean Park Ji-sung on the bench, but he should have a chance to play in the Super Cup and hope for a repeat of the Asian derby.

Hoffenheim's starting 11 are: goalkeeper No. 1 Hildebrand, four defenders No. 26 Ibertsberg, No. 14 Simunich, No. 5 Compaq, No. 13 Li Huan, four midfielders No. 21 Gustavo, No. 28 Timoshchuk, No. 10 Eduardo, No. 23 Sarihovic, two forwards No. 19 Ibisevic and No. 11 Saviola.

Both teams play in a four-four-two formation, Hoffenheim's style of play this season is much calmer than last season, and now their attack is still sharp, but the defense is much more stable than last year...... "When Huang Jian wanted to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams, two more celebrities came to the Louis II Stadium, they did not enter the VIP box, but walked to the ordinary stands where the Hoffenheim camp was located, and when the long camera was focused on these two beauties, the on-site commentator Bunker exclaimed: "Wow! It's our little diva Ellie, the ...... by her side It was Diane. Kruger, God! They actually came to see the Super Cup, I don't know which team they are fans of, it should be Manchester United, I believe they must have come to see Ronaldo, the Portuguese is the number one favorite in the world footballer this year, but unfortunately our playboy Ronaldo did not play, they may feel regretful. ”

However, the on-site commentator didn't know that the two beauties were Hoffenheim fans today, they didn't come to see Sero, they came to cheer for Li Huan, although Li Huan couldn't see them today, but if he read the newspaper tomorrow, he would definitely see the two of them appear in the stands, both of them are celebrities in the entertainment industry, and they know that French reporters have noses sharper than hounds, and they will never know that the two of them came to the Louis II Stadium.

At this moment, on the Louis II Stadium, which is famous for its majestic momentum and unique design, in the applause of 20,000 fans, the two teams are shaking hands with each other. At the end of the game we exchanged jerseys. ”

Li Huan laughed and said, "Do we still exchange if we win?" ”

"That can't be." Rooney clenched his fists and shook Li Huan and strode over.

Over there, Saviola and Tevez were also whispering greetings in Spanish, although the teams they were on were brilliant, but both of them were poor substitutes, and they could be called the same end of the world.

After shaking hands, the flags and emblems were exchanged, and then Danish referee Larsson asked the captains of both sides to pick a side to choose which side would kick off first. In the end, Hoffenheim was given the right to kick off first.

......At 8:45 a.m., Danish referee Larsson blew the whistle for the start of the UEFA Super Cup. A battle of the kings of Europe has officially begun.

Hoffenheim did not play conservatively at the beginning, Ibyshevic and Saviola, who kicked off in the center circle, passed the ball back to the backfield, and quickly stepped forward, Eduardo and Sarihovic in the midfield, and Tymoshchuk, one of the two midfielders, also followed forward, and when the ball passed to Li Huan's feet, Hoffenheim's back line had already mentioned a position about 20 meters away from the center circle.

Manchester United also played very aggressively and boldly in the face of Hoffenheim, and Rooney and Tevez, two strikers who were originally very defensive, did not defend this time, but plunged into Hoffenheim's heart like two sharp swords, leaving the task of pressing to the midfielder.

After Li Huan received the ball, he did not pass the ball, and did not hesitate to take the ball straight to the opponent's bottom line, Saviola remembered Li Huan's instructions, and watched Ao Li Huan take the ball forward, and immediately ran forward regardless of offside or offside, but left Ibisevic behind.

Because of Giggs's injury, Manchester United's starting left midfielder today is Nani, although Li Huan's assist ability is extremely strong, but Sir Alex Ferguson still did not use Park Ji-sung, who is good at running and full of physical energy, to strengthen the defense on the left side, or is ready to use Nani to attack against the attack, Ferguson obviously still does not believe that Hoffenheim's attack will be stronger than Manchester United. He always believes that Hoffenheim has scored the most goals in Europe because the level of teams in the Bundesliga and the UEFA Cup is too low, and if Hoffenheim is put in the Premier League, Ferguson believes that Hoffenheim will not even get a Champions League place.

(To be continued)