Midfielder Ruler

The time for the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League final is getting closer and closer. London, a city with an extremely fanatical football atmosphere, has been transformed into a city-wide football festival, full of football elements.

London is one of the cities with the most top league teams in the world, but in terms of absolute influence, it can definitely be ranked in the top three.

Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, these teams are well-known in the world football at present, especially the Premier League is the world's largest gold-absorbing team, and these London Premier League teams are more well-known.

In such a city for the UEFA Champions League final, the fanatical football atmosphere has long been doomed.

Real Madrid is the best club in the 20th century. Dortmund has risen very fast in the past three seasons. They are mainly young players. They play very well and are loved by fans born in the 1980s and 1990s.

In addition, there are many Chinese students, migrant workers, and ethnic Chinese in the British Isles, so Dortmund, which has Chinese players, has received a lot of support.

Besides, Tang Zheng is very important in Dortmund, he is the absolute core, they are very proud of being a Chinese fan, so under this background Dortmund gets more support, even if Real Madrid has a star-studded team, they can't stop them from supporting Dortmund.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the London element in Real Madrid. Mourinho has coached Chelsea for three seasons and won two league titles, one FA Cup title and two League Cup titles for him.

It can be said that Chelsea's ability to become a giant has an inseparable relationship with Mourinho. During his three years of coaching, he injected Chelsea with a spirit of iron and blood, and even the current Real Madrid cannot avoid it.

It's just that Real Madrid players have a natural sense of superiority and are not too cold about the coach, which has caused the current coach to be at odds.

Chelsea fans are grateful to Mourinho, and many Inter Milan fans came to London to support Mourinho, hoping that he would lead Real Madrid to the third Champions League title in his coaching career.

In Real Madrid, Modric has played for Tottenham for many seasons. The new Wembley Stadium in the northwest suburb of London is not far from White Hart Lane. Therefore, many Tottenham fans support Real Madrid and cheer for Modric. Shout out.

The 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League final was held at 8:45pm on May 25th, local time in Europe. The two sides of the match arrived in London two days earlier, that is, on May 23rd.

In terms of arrival time, the two teams are staggered.

Dortmund arrived at London Heathrow International Airport at around ten o'clock in the morning.

The Champions League final is a festival for fans all over the world, so Dortmund, one of the finalists, is welcomed by a large number of fans.

Among them, there are a lot of Chinese fans with yellow skin and dark eyes. They hold eye-catching Chinese banners and slogans, and many fans hold high the five-star red flag and huge posters of Tang Zheng, showing that they support different goals.

Of course, there are also many pure Dortmund fans and diehard fans among these fans.

They came to London early in order to welcome the arrival of the Dortmund team.

There are fans who welcome Dortmund's arrival, and naturally there are fans who boo.

They were Real Madrid fans, and they came to Heathrow International Airport purely to make Dortmund fans feel uncomfortable.

People like to be welcomed and praised, and have a natural aversion to all bad words and booing.

Real Madrid fans are thinking about this and making Dortmund players feel uncomfortable.

However, there were many Dortmund fans who came to Heathrow International Airport. The huge cheers they produced were perfect to suppress the booing. Therefore, the Dortmund team was not affected in any way. On the contrary, the welcome ceremony of many Dortmund fans present was unique, which made them feel more joyful.

The reporter came to the airport to welcome the Dortmund team to London. They never stopped manipulating the shooting equipment in their hands, and the sound of 'click' and 'click' kept coming.

Among the media here, Chinese media account for the vast majority.

Although CCTV has monopolized the right to broadcast the UEFA Champions League, it does not prevent other domestic media from following and reporting, especially those online media.

As the official partner of the UEFA Champions League, Central 5 has a very strong lineup of live reports. Even if Dortmund has just arrived at London Heathrow International Airport, the staff of Central 5 with the CCTV-5 logo printed on it can be easily seen in the reception area.

Facing the enthusiastic fans and media, Tang Zheng was smiling, and so were the other players. They felt more like visiting London than participating in a crucial UEFA Champions League final.

Among the crowd picking up the plane, Tang Zheng had a wide field of vision, and he saw his parents who he hadn't seen for nearly half a year at a glance.

Next to them were girlfriend Zhao Lina, business agent Chen Jia, and Chen Jia's boyfriend Liu Nian, a writer.

He walked over in two steps in three steps, hugged his parents through the security personnel, and said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, Mom and Dad, the time is very short, and I don't have time to pick you up in person."

"It's okay, silly boy." Father Tang said with a smile, "It's the same for Nana to pick us up. You just need to prepare for the final with your heart."

After all, Father Tang said very seriously to Tang Zheng in front of the domestic media: "If you don't win the Champions League, I will never end with you!"

Tang Zheng patted his left chest with his right hand, and looked directly at Papa Tang: "I will do what I say, the champion of the Champions League is the champion of the Champions League!"

Those reporters who could not understand Chinese looked at each other in blank dismay, while the reporters from China were ecstatic.

Even though they couldn't interview Tang Zheng, it was okay for them to listen to the conversation between Tang Zheng and his son, because the content in it was quite rich!

Immediately, Tang Zheng walked up to his girlfriend Zhao Lina with her hands behind her back, and gave her a big hug: "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhao Lina was a little shy in front of the public, the little woman was full of posture, and gave Tang Zheng a supercilious look: "So many people are watching, how embarrassing?"

"Embarrassed?" Tang Zheng grinned, suddenly stretched out his right hand to pick up Zhao Lina's chin, and kissed her in front of thousands of people.

Suddenly, there was a huge booing sound in the pick-up area: "Whoa--"

Tang Zheng was unmoved, and even ignored Tang's mother's "Nine Yin and White Bone Scratching", and smiled softly at his girlfriend Zhao Lina, who was blushing and stunned: "Are you still embarrassed?"

Zhao Lina glared at Tang Zheng, and only after a long time did she spit out two words: "Bad guy!!"

"Help me take care of my parents."

Tang Zheng stood on tiptoe, kissed Zhao Lina's forehead again, and then followed his teammates to the special passage.

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At noon that day, mainstream European online media reported the news of Dortmund's arrival in London. What made people laugh was that Tang Zheng kissed his girlfriend Zhao Lina twice in front of everyone at the airport, stealing the limelight.

Back at the hotel where he stayed, Hummels pointed at everyone with his mobile phone screen, which showed the headlines of the BBC, the content was about Tang Zheng kissing his girlfriend at Heathrow Airport, and there was a picture attached: "Hey~ I can't tell Tang, who usually looks like a Puritan, is so domineering and strong!"

"I said Mats, are you itchy?" Tang Zheng raised his right hand and gave Hummels a look.

"I really admire your behavior." Hummels quickly flattered: "Kissing my girlfriend in front of thousands of people is so cool!"

"You can try it too, Matz." Lewandowski booed beside him.

"How do I try?" Hummels rolled his eyes.

"You can kiss your girlfriend Katie after we win the Champions League." Royce whistled.

Tang Zheng shook his head looking at his teammates who were booing nonsense, but he was very satisfied with the relaxed attitude of his teammates. There was a reason why he took the initiative to kiss his girlfriend Zhao Lina in front of the media reporters and fans today.

The Champions League final is sacred and tense for anyone. The teammates showed bad signs two days ago, and now they are nervous again.

If the media focuses on themselves, then teammates can prepare for the game more easily.

After all, it has nothing to do with him, and his teammates don't care what the media says.

Around 2:30 in the afternoon, the Real Madrid team arrived in London.

Compared with Dortmund, Real Madrid gives people a somewhat dusty feeling.

The Bundesliga has ended as early as last week, but there is still the last round of La Liga, and Real Madrid also played a La Liga game two days ago. The schedule is somewhat busier than Dortmund.

Of course, after the Champions League final, it will be the same for both sides.

Real Madrid has the last round of the league, and Dortmund also has the last German Cup final.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Dortmund team went to the new Wembley Stadium to adapt to the venue for the first time, preparing for the Champions League final.

As soon as the bus stopped at the designated location, a large number of fans and media reporters flocked to it. Fortunately, the organizers had sufficient security forces, and it did not happen that the entire Dortmund team could not get off the bus.

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The new Wembley Stadium was rebuilt in 2007. It is the home of the England national team and also hosts the finals of various domestic competitions in England.

For example: League Cup final and FA Cup final.

The stadium has a capacity of 90,000 fans, making it the stadium with the largest number of fans in England.

However, what impressed Tang Zheng the most was the 133-meter-high arch with a length of 315 meters. It was the longest single-span roof structure in the world.

And the new Wembley Stadium looks even more beautiful at night, because the arch has a very good lighting effect, and it looks like a beautiful rainbow bridge at night, which just reflects the giant Ferris wheel "London Eye" not far away.

But now it's broad daylight, no effect can be seen, and Tang Zheng can't see anything amazing.

It is worth mentioning that in the pre-match draw ceremony, Dortmund got the home team lottery and Real Madrid got the visiting team lottery, which means that Dortmund can enjoy the home team locker room of the new Wembley Stadium.

In the impression of ordinary people, the home team's dressing room is often better than the visiting team's dressing room, especially the home team's dressing room at the new Wembley Stadium.

Luxurious decoration, related supporting facilities are everything, everything is complete.

But players know that coming to the new Wembley Stadium is not for enjoyment, their goal is the ultimate championship!

At present, the league championship has been won. If you beat Real Madrid to win the Champions League, it will be the double crown. Next week's German Cup final opponent is Bayern Munich. It is equivalent to saying that there is no pressure.

Competitive performance is often directly proportional to personal income, and the careers of professional players are often very short. They all know that they must work hard all the time to embark on this professional path.

The bargaining chip for negotiating with the club is the result, and the triple crown of the league champion, the Champions League champion and the German Cup champion is precisely the best bargaining chip.

A salary increase to the pinnacle of life is what every Dortmund player hopes for.

For example, Lewandowski's negotiations with the club have reached a stalemate. His agent's suggestion is to wait until the Champions League final before restarting negotiations.

It is good to be able to win the Champions League, even if you can't get it, you can still ask for a higher salary, but the salary you get will not be as good as the salary of the Champions League champion.

Taking a step back, if you can't reach an agreement with the club, you can also transfer to a club with better treatment...

Closer to home, after a simple change of equipment for the whole team, fitness coach Oliver Bartlett went to the new Wembley Stadium for a simple warm-up to prepare for the next adaptation to the venue.

The new Wembley Stadium is the same as the general stadium, divided into three layers, the middle capacity is the smallest, the lower layer has more points, and the upper layer has the most.

During the warm-up phase of the Dortmund players, nearly a hundred reporters have come to the mixed area of ​​the field. They have been authorized by the relevant departments of UEFA to take close-up shots of Dortmund's preparations.

Of course, their shooting time is limited to the warm-up stage and ordinary training with the ball, and the following core tactical drills must be cleared.

In terms of protecting the core tactics of both sides of the game, UEFA has done a lot of work, and the organizers have also cooperated quite well.

One and a half hours of adapting to the venue passed in a blink of an eye, and the Dortmund team took the bus to prepare to return to the hotel where they stayed.

Just as they were about to board the bus, the bus with the Real Madrid logo was parked not far from Dortmund.

The car door opened slowly, and reporters and fans were stopped by the security personnel of the new Wembley Stadium, but this did not affect the Dortmund players looking at the Real Madrid stars who were pacing and getting off the car.

The first to get off was Real Madrid coach Mourinho, then assistant coach Faria, and the first player to get off was the team's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Wearing expensive headphones and an LV bag, he looked very relaxed.

However, when his gaze swept to Dortmund about 30 meters away to take the bus, he couldn't help but search for Tang Zheng, the Chinese who tried to rob him of his status as the number one Nike player.

In this season's Champions League group stage, he was instructed by Nike's head office to give Tang Zheng a little flair. As a result, Tang Zheng became the absolute protagonist of the two Champions League group matches, trying to secure Dortmund's home win and away draw.

To be precise, if Ozil hadn't been the savior of free kicks at the last moment, it is estimated that Real Madrid would suffer a home and away double play by Dortmund in the group stage this season.

Now, as the top star of Nike, he meets Tang Zheng, the top star of Puma, what will happen?

Tang Zheng, who was queuing up to get on the bus, saw someone looking at him out of the corner of his eye. When he looked up, he met Ronaldo's eyes. He grinned and gave a thumbs up with his right hand.

But at the moment Ronaldo showed a smile, Tang Zheng turned his fist violently and gave him an upside down thumb.

Interestingly... this scene happened to be captured by a reporter.

Tang Zheng's expression was indifferent and disdainful, while Ronaldo's expression was ugly and angry.