185th on the eve of the Great War

Manchester United's Champions League decision has boosted the enthusiasm of Manchester United fans, with the Times predicting that around 50,000 United players will come to Moscow to cheer on the team.

At the moment, there are about a few hundred Manchester United fans waiting for the arrival of the United team at Moscow International Airport, holding banners and waving Manchester United flags and scarves, taking up almost half of the terminal.

The lobby of the airport's One building was bustling with Manchester United fans as they saw a huge electronic signboard with the latest flight arrival information: "The flight from Manchester to Moscow International Airport has arrived." ”

Fans sprang into action and flocked to the pick-up gate.

Even faster than the fans were the reporters who had been waiting at the pick-up gate for a long time, with countless long guns and short guns aimed at the pick-up gate, for fear of missing a single shot.

Manchester United's players showed up at the pick-up gate, with captain Gary Neville being the first to step out. For a while, the flash was great, and the side of the pick-up port was shaken by white flowers. Fans also chanted Gary Neville's name loudly.

The United captain was still the same honest as he waved to the fans.

"Don't you think that guy looks like a hillbilly?" A reporter said sarcastically. The person next to him looked at his badge, the media from London, smiled and didn't say anything.

Chelsea's flight also arrived today, but two hours later than United's, and the Chelsea reporters arrived at the airport earlier.

By the way, I also interviewed Manchester United, of course. If only one English team makes it to the final, that team will undoubtedly win the general support of the English media, although this year's Champions League final is a civil war between Manchester United and Chelsea. So, the media office is divided between those who support Manchester and those who support London, and it is clear that the journalist from London is now a Chelsea supporter.

Londoners look down on Gary Neville, believing that the veteran has neither strong strength, nor so much influence, nor a handsome face. is not an iron-blooded tough guy on the field, and the reason why he can become the captain is because of his old qualifications.

But. This statement is a misstatement, Gary Neville is a veteran of Manchester United, who has shed blood and sweat for Manchester United. He is a veteran football player. He has always been a hard worker, a role model for professional football, and although he is far from being as good as Cantona or Keane, Gary Neville has done quite well as a transitional captain.

After Gary Neville, Manchester United's stars were in full view, receiving cheers and greetings from the fans. Among them, when Rooney and Ronaldo walked out of the pick-up port, the applause and cheers of the fans became more enthusiastic. However, when Jonk appeared in front of everyone, the cheers reached a high and high tide in vain.

"Jonker !!"

"Hey, Jonker!!"

The United fans were even happier to see Jonker waving at them, and they shouted at Jonker: "Hey, Jonker! Please bring us back the champion! ”。

"Jonker, you said, you must get the championship trophy."

"The Big Ears Cup belongs to Manchester United!!"

Jonker enjoyed the cheers of the fans, it's not that he stinks, it's a satisfaction, a sense of accomplishment!

He worked the pitch and his hard work paid off, the fans loved and supported him, listen to the cheers, this is the reward! Best return!

Jonk finally got on the team's bus, and the little fat man Rooney looked at Jonk and shook his head. "You're not as handsome as me, why do fans like you more?"

Jonk wanted to say that I scored more goals than you, but he still didn't say it, hehe laughed, how hurtful it was to say it, he patted the little fat man on the shoulder, "I'm just a little bit more handsome than you!" ”

Angry that Rooney stared, the little fat man wanted to fly back to England to give himself a big plastic surgery.

Moscow International Airport is still more than ten kilometers away from the city of Moscow, the bus started to enter the city for a distance, it was already a little traffic jam, not too far away, it took nearly half an hour to arrive at the hotel where the team stayed.

A large number of reporters have been waiting at the door of the hotel for a long time, and the Manchester United team has not had much time to be interviewed by the media at the airport just now, and many experienced reporters have already come to the door of the hotel to wait for the rabbit.

Jonke.com wants to sneak into the hotel while others are not looking, but now that he is the focus of media attention, how can he get away with it.

A group of reporters immediately saw Jonker, and all of them rushed forward and surrounded Jonke, and the microphone, mobile phone, and voice recorder were all handed over to the tools that could be used for interviews anyway, and surrounded Jonk like a sandwich biscuit.

And while many reporters were focusing on Jonker, substitute players such as Brown and O'Shea, who were happy to be clean, quickly slipped into the hotel with this vacancy.

"Jonker, just a few questions, it won't delay you too much." The reporter shouted.

Jonk glanced at this old man helplessly, and said in his heart that you have surrounded me impenetrably, and I can't leave if I want to.

"Congratulations on your league championship and league golden boot!" A reporter gave a thumbs up.

"Thank you." As the so-called smiling face person, people send blessings, and of course Jonk can only respond with a smile.

A reporter then asked Jonker what he thought of the Champions League final against Chelsea.

"Do you need to say it? Champion! We must be champions! Before Jonk could answer, he heard a voice sound, it turned out that the little fat man Rooney was also surrounded by reporters, and it was estimated that he was also asking this question, Rooney didn't care about the impact at all, and answered loudly first.

Jonke laughed, and he looked in the direction of Rooney, the reporter who asked him this question, meaning that I heard it, Rooney's words, it was my answer.

One pound of reporters exclaimed: "Jonker, maybe I need to remind you that Chelsea are a strong team and they are hungry for the title!" ”

'We respect every opponent, including Chelsea. However, against them against Chelsea, we have a psychological advantage and said Jonker smiled. We're playing Chelsea now, so why can't we make it 3-0? The reporter saw that Jonk first raised two fingers, then three fingers, and shook it a little, and then when the reporters were stunned and a little stunned, he said, "Please let me go." I'm going back to the hotel. ”

To the stark eyes of the reporters, the whole United squad seemed confident of a win over Chelsea. Don't they know that Chelsea have waited for this Champions League final for more than 100 years? Founded in 1905 and never holding the title of Europe's top club, Chelsea will definitely be better at the Champions Cup final than at any competition!

"These arrogant Manchester United guys." A reporter from London said very unhappily.

"But Manchester United did beat Chelsea in the Premier League to win the title. Since it is achievable in a long season. So why not do it in the final of the Champions Cup? A reporter heard the reporter from London talking nonsense, and he got angry.

"Humph! The reporter snorted and walked away, perhaps he didn't know how to answer. After all, it's an indisputable fact that Chelsea's league title was taken away by Manchester United! ”

To put it in layman's terms, the Manchester United players now seem to have a "psychological advantage" in playing Chelsea!

For Manchester United's winning remarks and actions of "not treating Chelsea as a dish", this arrogant and arrogant move. The Chelsea man expressed great displeasure.

Chelsea's Israeli assistant coach Clarke has criticised the arrogance of the United in an interview with the media. He also focused on sarcastic Jonker.

'Manchester United is a club with a good tradition, but the first thing they have to learn is to respect their opponents and Joan Kerk is a good goalscorer. However, young people are too proud, which is not a good thing, and Chelsea, as Jonker's former club, should be friendly to each other! ”

The Chelsea players were also interviewed by the media when they arrived at the hotel.

"What did Jonk say? Are you sure you said so? I have to say that he was absolutely right, and yesterday my friend called and said that he had used tarot cards to divinate several times and it turned out to be Chelsea showing Manchester United. I didn't know that Jonker also had a hobby of divination with tarot cards, and I hope he could be called comrade with my friend! The big buffalo Essien laughed as he spoke, and the reporters also laughed, of course they knew that the big buffalo was gossiping, but the important thing was what Essien said, Chelsea want 3:0 Manchester United, this can be hyped!

Naturally, Jonk didn't have the time to pay attention to the noise of the media.

Moscow is located in the middle of the Russian Plain, on the banks of the Moskva River, across the banks of the Moskva River and its tributary, the Yauza River. May and September are the best months to visit, and when you look at Moscow from an airplane, you will see the green trees under the blue sky and the clear rivers and lakes, and the city is neat and clean.

Early in the morning, the fiery sun rises over the horizon, reminiscent of the famous building Red Square.

However, most of the Manchester United players slept until almost 9:30 in the morning before getting up one after another, which is not a lazy sleep for the players, this is the requirement of the coaching staff, in order to ensure that the players have enough time to rest, so as to ensure that everyone is in the fullest state of mind for the Champions League final in the evening.

Jonk had a little insomnia last night, he couldn't sleep at all, so he had to lie down in bed and count the sheep, when they were already running wildly all over the hills. Jonk finally fell asleep in a daze.

However, after falling asleep, the quality of sleep was still good, when he woke up, looking at the time, it was already 9:10 in the morning, which was considered a barely qualified full sleep.

After 5:10 p.m., the fans began to enter the stadium one after another, although the final was held in Moscow, but the fans who came to watch the game were basically fans from both sides, who came from England.

Tickets for the finals have long been sold out, and now on the black market, a ticket for a regular seat has been sold to close to four thousand euros, and it is still priceless.

It's no secret that England fans are the craziest, just look at Manchester United.

Nearly 50,000 Manchester United fans and Chelsea fans have come to Moscow, while there are more than 80,000 seats at the Moscow Stadium. Generally speaking, Manchester United fans get 30,000 tickets and Chelsea fans get 30,000!

Another 20,000 loose tickets flowed into the black market. But even if the fans of the two teams buy the rest of the loose tickets, there are still nearly 10,000 fans of the two teams who can't get tickets at all!

Many of the fans of the two teams who came to Moscow realized that they did not have tickets to the finals at all, and such fans could only find ways to pay for the high price of tickets. However, this is also a drop in the barrel, but fortunately in the square outside the Luzhniki Stadium, there are 2 large screens in the east, west and south. Fans who didn't get tickets were able to watch the game from outside the stadium and cheer on their beloved team.

The whole team was in the lobby of the hotel where they were staying. Some sit, some stand. Some of them were chatting about something, and some were silent.

They were waiting for the coaching staff, and when Alex Ferguson arrived, they were going to leave for the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Jonk and Rooney were chatting in whispers. They were talking about how a few people had been walking around Red Square in Moscow for a while yesterday. In fact, there is nothing to recall, just to find a topic to relieve the tension.

The Champions League final came to Moscow for the first time, and the temperature here is not like the current United Kingdom, the temperature is not too high, 7 or 8 degrees, and when the final time comes, the temperature will be lower. The jersey for the finals is also long-sleeved, not the half-sleeved jersey that you usually play!

Just when a few people were still chatting about going out for a little shopping yesterday. Out of the elevator door came Ferguson and the coaching staff, all of whom stopped talking and looked at their manager.

Ferguson looked at the state of his disciples, and the veteran coach who had been in battle for a long time was also a little emotional, the last time Manchester United reached the final of the Champions Cup, it was 8 years ago. That year Manchester United won the treble, then. And this time?

"Boys, let's go!" With a wave of the old hand's hand, everyone seemed to be a wound clockwork, and suddenly entered the state; The staff loaded the players' equipment into the trunk of the bus, and the players got on the bus.

Outside the hotel, there are plenty of media waiting for you, and from the moment Manchester United gets on the bus, the TV broadcast will be broadcast live to the world, and of course, the same treatment will be given to Chelsea, which is the Champions League final!

Every move is watched by hundreds of millions of people!

Luzhniki Stadium is located in the city of Moscow, Russia, it is the largest stadium in Russia, and in about 15 minutes, the bus will arrive at the Luzhniki Stadium.

This special detail, the Manchester United team has reminded the players more than once before the game, not only football matches, but also badminton, track and field, indoor cycling and other events, which is also a UEFA five-star stadium.

The home arena of two Russian Premier League teams, Torpedo Moscow and Spartak Moscow. Since 2002, when FIFA allowed the use of artificial turf for all competitions, it is also one of the few famous stadiums in Europe to use artificial turf, which is not a professional football venue and has a running track between the spectator seats and the field.

The Luzhniki Stadium was the main venue for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, with a capacity of 103,000 spectators, and the stadium held athletics, football finals and equestrian competitions. In addition, the stadium hosted the final of the 1957 World Ice Hockey Championship, which was held between the Soviet Union and Sweden, with 55,000 spectators, setting a world record for attendance at the event.

There are still a lot of fans waiting outside the stadium, most of them who have not bought tickets for the stadium, but they are die-hard fans of the team. So I came outside the stadium and watched the big screen to show my support for the team.

However, there are also fans who are obsessed, holding signs that say "I need tickets" and wandering around, hoping that if they are lucky, they can meet fans who cannot enter the stadium for some reason!

However, the hope of this kind of waiting is extremely slim, even if one or two tickets are accidentally leaked out, look at the tens of thousands of people waiting outside the stadium, it is a drop in the bucket. Moreover, for England fans, who regard football as even more important than life, this is the Champions League final, as long as it is not a big event when the sky falls, no one will refund the ticket.

Manchester United waited eight years to reach the Champions League final again; What about Chelsea? For at least half a century, no one wants to miss this great moment.

Those who didn't get tickets could only cheer for the team under the big screen outside the stadium in the end. For the fans. You can only get one step closer to the team you love, as if you are with the team!

They are convinced, their cheers and cheers. Your own players will feel it.

When they saw the Red Devils Manchester United bus coming, the fans who had no tickets and could not enter the stadium immediately boiled, and they cheered, applauded, gave a thumbs up and cheered loudly to the bus.

"You're champions!!"

"We are the kings of Europe!"

"Manchester United, treble!"

"Onward! Manchester United! Advance! Champion! ”

Everyone also opened their windows to greet the fans and give them a thumbs up. Make a gesture of victory. The chest was already hot, but now it is fermented again by the enthusiasm of the fans, and everyone can't wait for the game to start.

"The Chinese in Moscow cheered for Jonker."

Jonk saw such a banner. Somehow, his heart was moved and sour. It was a small phalanx of fans. Maybe it's Chinese, maybe it's Russian, maybe it's something else, but this bloodline. It's not going to break.

Arrived at the locker room at the Luzhniki Stadium. Everyone quickly changed their jerseys, and assistant coach Queiroz beckoned everyone out to warm up.

Seeing the players come out to warm up, the whole stadium fell into the first one before the start of the game. I don't know if it's a coincidence, the Chelsea players also came out with Manchester United to warm up!

At this moment, the stands were lively, and the fans on both sides were singing loudly and shouting slogans, hoping that their side's momentum could overpower the other. No one wants to admit defeat.

Jonker receives a pass from Ryan Giggs and shoots the ball into the net. He looked at the stands with his hands on his hips, the seats were full, the whole stadium, half of the red flames, half of the blue water, the momentum was huge, it made people's hearts surge, plus the thought that this is the final of the Champions Cup, after the game, he may be standing on the top of Europe, the excitement in his heart is indescribable.

"Champions Cup final!"

Jonk heard Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney also muttering emotion, yes, this is not only Jonck's first Champions Cup final, but also Rooney, Cristiano Ronald's.

"Hurry up, go back to the locker room.

Manchester United's assistant coach Queiroz shouted loudly as the players ran back. Ferguson watched his players go about there, tactics board in hand. Pacing there, as if wondering what to say?

The tactical arrangements had already been laid out, and after briefly reminding him of the areas that needed special attention, Ferguson looked at his disciples and said, "I don't think there is much need to say anything about the importance of this game. Win this game and we are the kings of Europe! ”

It is indeed not a set to say more, the championship cup championship is enough to burn the chest of every player!

Inside the Chelsea dressing room, it was quiet, and everyone was quietly waiting for their manager to speak.

Israel head coach Grant was not in a hurry to speak, he walked around the locker room, as if to take everyone's expressions in his eyes, and come over for a while.

Grant stood up and said to everyone: "We have won nothing so far this season, and we could have competed for three championships half a month ago, but now we only have the Champions Cup left!" It's a shame that we lost to Manchester United and tonight, it's our last chance! It's our last game of the season and it's a big game because we can only win and we can't lose. ”

"None of us have ever won the Big Ear Cup, and today I want to show you how to taste it! Work hard because you haven't won! Grant said this as if he was talking to himself, but the players listened very carefully and no one spoke.

'Chelsea have never reached a Champions League final and you've made history by yourself, but. If we don't win the championship, no one will think we're heroes after the race! So, lads, win this game, stand at the top of Europe and step on the corpses of the Manchester United! You will be the greatest in the history of the club! Otherwise, just watch the damn Manchester United people stomp on your heads!! Grant looked murderous.

His players are also murderous. (To be continued......)