"Substitutes? Why is that? When Han Sen reluctantly told Xu Yun, Binyan, Gao Hongbo, Yang Man and all other relatives and friends who were about to come to the Rome Olympic Stadium to cheer for him, almost everyone said these two sentences for the first time. No one would have thought that Han Sen, who ranks in the top five in the team in terms of goals and assists in a season, the current assist king of the Champions League, and helped Barcelona win the Copa del Rey with a decisive pass and shot in the last Copa del Rey final, will be placed on the bench in the Champions League final!

Han Sen said helplessly, because this season Barcelona will be very likely to hit the treble that has not been seen for many years in Spanish history, and La Masia, the youth academy that Barcelona attaches great importance to, is also famous all over the world under the discovery and organization of Guardiola. In terms of the arrangement of the lineup, the goalkeeper must be Valdés, who was born in La Masia, and the back line due to the absence of Alves and Abidal two fullbacks, will form a defense line with Puyol as the right back, Pique and Yaya Toure as the central defender, and Silvinho as the left back, of which Puyol and Pique are also from the Barcelona academy, on the forward line, Henry is back strongly in this game, he and Messi, Eto'o are the three with the most goals in Barcelona this season, and in the midfield, Henry squeezed Iniesta back to the front midfield, And out of this La Masia philosophy, Pep Guardiola will send Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets a pure Barcelona academy combination, plus Messi in the forward line, which means that this game, Barcelona will set a record for the club in the Champions League final, that is, there will be 7 players from the La Masia academy at the same time, starting in this game. Form a combination of gimmicks and strength.

As soon as the news spread that Han Sen would miss the start of the Champions League final, it immediately caused an uproar, first of all, the domestic media and fan groups. After all, the substitution time is much shorter than the starting time, and in general, the probability of the super substitution phenomenon that changes the course of the game is also lower, which will greatly reduce the pleasure of Chinese fans watching the game. This is followed by the Spanish media. Most of the criticism of Barcelona's employment policy came from the Madrid media rather than the Catalan media, but Cruyff, who had always regarded himself as Hansen's master, faced such a dilemma for the club's long-term development and the outcome of a Champions League final. Also chose to remain silent and press the comments that were waiting to be seen. As for the Catalan media, out of national feelings and local feelings, there are few people who wave the flag for Han Sen. Hama Rock has been publishing in the Barcelona media for many years. But on this premise. It also seems to be weak.

However, after all, this news came suddenly, Han Sen's starting change, from the height of the whole game, is just a tidbit before the final, and the vast majority of fans, including Chinese fans, can only carry this kind of confusion and anxiety. According to the established plan, come to Rome, Italy. Waiting for this annual showdown.

Since the Barcelona club chartered a flight to Rome, Guardiola has not left the team for half a step, strictly speaking, has not left Han Sen half a step, "In fact, my pressure is greater than yours" This sentence is the sentence that Guardiola said the most to Han Sen in the past two days. And what made Han Sen even more embarrassed was not only the fact that he couldn't start, but what Binyan found out afterwards was that if Han Sen couldn't start this game, Park Ji-sung in the opponent Manchester United team would become the first Asian player in the Champions League final! Last season, Park Ji-sung reached the Champions League final with Manchester United, but due to tactical reasons, he was excluded from the squad and failed to play, and in this game, Manchester United coach Ferguson will definitely start in this game in order to return the favor of Park Ji-sung!

Although Park Ji-sung can be regarded as one of the best among Korean stars, his personal goals and assists in the Premier League are naturally far from being compared with Han Sen, especially in the Champions League, Han Sen has 7 assists, ranking first in Europe.

"CCTV, CCTV, hello everyone, we are at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, to broadcast live the most important match of European football this season, that is, the final of this season's European Champions Cup, between Spain's Barcelona FC and England's Manchester United. I'm He Wei, and today I and Mr. Zhang Lu will bring you a live broadcast. He Wei was in Rome's Olympic Stadium and commented excitedly, "Coach Zhang Luzhang, this is the first time that CCTV has broadcast the Champions League final live for everyone, and it is also a day to witness a major event in our Chinese football. ”

Zhang Lu said with a smile: "Yes, today not only in the two sides of this highest European competition, there are our Chinese football players, but also off the field, there are also players of our Chinese national team who watched the game, officials of the Chinese Football Association who came to study, and thousands of Chinese fans, all of which represent that our Chinese football is integrating into European football and the world football family with a positive attitude." ”

He Wei smiled: "Of course, there is also a little regret, due to the reasons of the Barcelona club, the Chinese player Han Sen, who has been serving as the main midfielder of the Barcelona club, will not be able to start this game, so even if Barcelona wins tonight's championship, it may also leave an indelible regret for Han Sen's playing career and even the history of the rise of Chinese football." ”

Zhang Lu said with a smile: "Of course, the European Champions Cup is also a stage to witness miracles, not the players who play the whole game will necessarily dominate the game, the same Manchester United, 10 years ago they reached the final, at Barcelona's home Camp Nou, through the magic goals of two substitutes Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, reversed Bayern Munich and finally won the championship." What we hope more now is that Han Sen can maintain a good mentality in such an extreme game environment, believe that he has the opportunity to play, and have the ability to change the situation, which is the necessary quality for the growth of a world-class star. ”

"Alright, let's get back to the game." He Wei didn't dare to let his tone have any taste of chagrin, "Today's local temperature in Rome is 23 degrees Celsius and the humidity is 71%, which is a very suitable weather for the game. 62,467 people attended the game, in addition to the Chinese fans and national team athletes we mentioned earlier, including Spanish King Juan Carlos, Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, British Prince William and other heads of state, and UEFA President Platini and other event organizers, which can be described as star-studded. Now there is a short but grand show before the game, and the protagonist is Jupiter, the king of the gods of ancient Rome, who is dressed in thunder and lightning. Accompanied by the theme song of "Gladiator" sung by the blind Italian tenor Bocelli, we see costumed models in gold entering with big-eared cups. Bocelli then sang Handel's original Champions Cup theme music, which brought out the pre-match atmosphere to the extreme. ”

Zhang Lu pays more attention to the data of both sides of the game: "This Champions League final is the 10th European meeting between Barcelona and Manchester United, Manchester United has a slight advantage of 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and the two teams met in the final of the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup, Manchester United won 2-1, and the two-legged knockout round has never been eliminated by Barcelona." The Reds are unbeaten in 25 Champions League and European competitions, having won all four of their previous European finals (excluding the Super Cup). Barcelona have reached the Champions League final five times and won it twice. After beating Arsenal in the 2006 final, Barcelona have won just one of their eight meetings with Premier League teams. ”

He Wei and Zhang Lu talked happily in the commentary seat, and in the stands, Binyan, Xu Yun, Yang Man and Li Jingjing all found their respective positions, just mixed in with the Chinese fans, looking low-key and abnormal. The Chinese national team and the Chinese Football Association have occupied a grandstand area on the other side of the stadium and are not in the same place as them.

"What is Barcelona playing with?" Dong Fangzhuo sat next to Gao Hongbo and said to Hao Junmin on the other side, "Han Sen has played like this this season, and if he doesn't let him go to the finals, he won't let him go, why?" ”

Gao Hongbo said next to him: "Didn't the newspaper say it? This is a game for Barcelona to show the results of youth training, with 7 youth players, rest assured, Han Sen will have a chance to play in this game...... By the way, why hasn't Director Li seen it come in, don't you know the way? ”

Gao Hongbo looked left and right, and said to the two silent team members behind him: "Xiao Wei, Xiao Qi, you go to the door to find Director Li." ”

Xiao Wei originally watched the players on both sides warm up intently, but when he heard Gao Hongbo say, he quickly sat up straight, and then said, "No need to go, Director Li is here." ”

I saw Li Xinran following the road of the stands, laboriously passing through the noisy fans and squeezing over. (To be continued......)