Chapter 420 Before the Finals

After spending a warm night at home with their families, the players and coaches all showed up at the Vermello training base in high spirits the next day. M

Chang Sheng is very satisfied with the mental state displayed by the players.

This is the result he wants.

After all the players have gathered, Chang Sheng announces the penalty. The whole team took a bus and rushed to Rome Leonardo da Vinci International Airport.

There, take a direct flight from Rome to London for the Champions League final.

Before that, Barcelona had arrived in London in advance, and they were preparing for the game at Arsenal's training base.

Lazio is not so popular in London.

One could even say that they have enemies all over London.

When Lazio arrived at London Heathrow Airport, there were more than 200 Lazio fans who arrived in advance and more than 100 reporters at the airport to welcome them.

As soon as Lazio came out, they heard cheers from the fans.

The flashlights of the reporters' cameras also lit up.

Flashing the airport's exit hall into daylight.

Lazio players have long been accustomed to such scenes.

They greeted the fans with smiles, but without stopping, they walked straight to the bus parked outside.

That is, Chang Sheng, on behalf of the entire team, stopped to be interviewed by the media and answer a few questions.

"Champion, championship, we are here to win the championship. Yes, since the Champions League was restructured, no team has successfully defended the title. I know this. But history is meant to be rewritten. If it were not for the championship, we would have come here do what?"

Chang Sheng said.

"Pep and I have a good relationship, but it has nothing to do with this game. We both give our best in the game. This is how we pay tribute to each other."

A reporter asked: "But have you considered that if you defeat him, you may let him step down as the head coach of Barcelona. In other words, your respect may cause him to lose his job. To your friends Say, is this not considerate enough?”

Chang Sheng looked surprised: "The value of a head coach is reflected in victory.

And this victory was won through one's own efforts, and definitely not through charity from others. I'm surprised you would think this way. It is simply a shame for the head coach to hope that the opponent will give in and win! Fortunately you are not the head coach..."

The reporter looked embarrassed.

Some reporters nearby who knew Chang Sheng were snickering.

Chang Sheng was definitely taking the opportunity to answer a question to ridicule this reporter.

This is such a poor question. If you ask, you deserve to be ridiculed by Chang Sheng. His colleagues had no sympathy for him at all.

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After Lazio came to London, there was only one training session.

Tonight's field acclimatization training will be followed by the game the next day.

After resting in the hotel for an afternoon, the whole team went to Wembley Stadium for warm-up training in the evening.

This training is open to the media. Reporters can go to the scene to observe Lazio's training, and it is guaranteed that there will be no security guards to bombard them.

Chang Sheng attended the press conference before the game.

At the pre-match press conference, Chang Sheng announced the team's starting lineup, which was not much different from what the media had guessed.

Many players who played against Lecce last week were not in the starting lineup.

Chang Sheng let them rest.

This is why neither Chang Sheng nor Lazio care about physical fitness in the match against Lecce. It's totally a no-nonsense kick.

Because Chang Sheng has multiple lineups. to him. There is no distinction between main players and substitutes.

His first-team players are all close in quality.

In the starting list announced by Chang Sheng, Klose returned to the main center position, and Cavani's injury has almost recovered. But he is still far away from playing in a game, let alone an important game like the Champions League final.

So Klose is still the main player.

This player was originally bought to rotate for Cavani. Unexpectedly, he became the absolute core of Lazio's offensive line this season and the team's top scorer.

Not only that, he also has a chance to become the top scorer in the Champions League this season.

Messi had scored eleven goals before the final, while Klose had ten.

This game is a game that determines which team is the champion, and it is also a duel between two shooters, related to who can win the top scorer in the Champions League.

So this final is actually quite interesting.

David Silva and Mario Gotze are on the left and right.

The three midfielders are Modric, Ledesma and Ballack.

Modric stayed behind, while Ledesma and Ballack moved slightly forward.

The left back is Balzaretti and the right back is Azpilicueta.

The two central defenders are Jose Passarella and Chiellini.

Goalkeeper Handanovic.

Chang Sheng did not hide this lineup, because to today's media and opponents, his starting lineup has no secrets.

Especially for Guardiola.

Guardiola knows Lazio very well.

Later at Barcelona's pre-match press conference, Guardiola also announced Barcelona's starting lineup for tomorrow.

Naturally, it is also the strongest lineup.

Neither side intends to hold anything back in the final.

As Chang Sheng said, both sides have to go all out and this is their way of paying tribute to each other.

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On the day of the match, the area around Wembley Stadium was already full of people.

Lazio fans and Barcelona fans looked quite friendly before the game - in fact, the two teams had enough reasons to get along well. They were from the same school, their two head coaches had a good personal relationship, and their tactical styles were similar...

But the relationship between the two teams has always been tense.

The fact that the two teams were from the same school and had similar tactical styles is one of the reasons why their relationship was not good.

Even if the two head coaches had a good personal relationship, it would not make up for the gap.

However, the bad relationship between the teams does not mean that the relationship between the fans should also be bad.

As long as the game has not started. There is no hatred.

Even in the national derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid, fans wearing Barcelona jerseys and Real Madrid jerseys often hugged each other for photos before the game.

It looked very harmonious.

But when the game starts, if you dare to wear a Real Madrid jersey and sit in the stands where Barcelona fans gather, you have to admire your courage...

Now the game has not started. Lazio and Barcelona fans are naturally happy.

After the game starts, this warm scene will disappear.

"For Lazio, this will be a very memorable game. If they can beat Barcelona in the final, they will become the first team to defend the Champions League after the reform! This is a very remarkable achievement..."

"Lazio and Barcelona are old enemies, but this is the first time they meet in the Champions League final..."

Two hours before the start of the game, many media have come to Wembley Stadium to broadcast live.

More than a dozen satellite broadcast vehicles pointed their antennas at the sky, and the filming team spread all over the square, looking for fans to be interviewed.

Different languages ​​​​from various countries sounded at the square outside Wembley Stadium at the same time.

It was quite spectacular.

When the buses of the Lazio and Barcelona teams appeared outside the stadium one after another, the square was boiling and the first ** was set off.

The fans of both sides immediately tore off the friendly masks that were previously happy.

Because Lazio's bus came first, Lazio's fans naturally cheered for their team.

And Barcelona's fans used boos to disturb them.

At this time, you can't tell how friendly they were before...

When the Barcelona bus arrived, the situation was the same. It's just that the relationship between the two sides was reversed.

Barcelona fans cheered. Lazio fans booed.

After both teams entered the locker room. Wembley Stadium began to let people in, and fans from both sides entered from the designated entrance.

The final is about to begin.

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In the locker room, Lazio players are resting.

At this time, there is still some time before the game starts. There is no need to run out to warm up immediately.

The players will take a break first and do some of their own things. For example, listening to music, praying, taking selfies with mobile phones, playing with balls, dressing themselves up...

All kinds of things.

There are many interesting things in the locker room before the game.

Here you can easily see the habits of each player.

Of course, the locker room habits of teams from different countries are also different.

For example, in England, the locker room is like a disco. It is full of music, jokes and chaos.

In Italian teams, the locker room is always dead, like a church or a library. Everyone is absolutely focused. If you are in it, you will want to cut off this tension with a knife.

But Lazio is not like this.

Because Lazio is not an Italian team in the strict sense.

The Italian media once ridiculed Lazio as the team that looks most like Spain in Italian football.

Because Lazio has many Spanish players, and their head coach Changsheng has also coached in Spain for many years before, the style of Spanish football is very obvious.

The atmosphere in Lazio's locker room before the game is relatively relaxed.

Of course, it is not as relaxed as the locker room of the English team, that is too relaxed.

It is not so noisy here, everyone is doing their own things, and the atmosphere is very relaxed.

Music is also played in the locker room.

Each team will have its own "music selector", usually a player, who will choose some songs according to the team's preferences to play in the locker room before the game.

If these music are well selected, it will greatly enhance the team's combat effectiveness. If they are not well selected... then it's over.

Lazio's "music selector" is not fixed, and it changes every once in a while to ensure that the taste and style are always changing.

Now, before the game with Barcelona, ​​the music playing in the locker room is "nt_Let_Me_Be_d", the soundtrack of the duel between the heroine "Black Mamba" and the Japanese female killer in the movie "Kill Bill".

A fast-paced drum beat and applause as a prelude make people's hearts and bodies jump.

Some Lazio players even couldn't help twisting their bodies in the locker room.

This flamenco dance music was not selected by any player, but by their head coach Chang Sheng himself.

As mentioned before, the music in the locker room before the game is also very important. Good music can boost morale and help players adjust their status.

So Changsheng naturally had to personally take care of such an important music before the game.

He finally chose such a cheerful dance music, hoping that his players would play with rhythm and rhythm like dancing on the court.

Victory depends on details, and details include all aspects...

PS:  PS, I recommend this interlude "nt_Let_Me_Be_d", you can go and listen to it, it's very touching!