Chapter 921 The Legendary First Person
"All fans in front of the TV, welcome to watch the 2010-2011 season, the Champions League final, which is located in the Wembley Stadium, the capital of London," said Dr.
"From our live TV camera, we can see that the scene is already crowded with people, with more than 80,000 fans gathering in this stadium. What will be about to be staged is a peak showdown, a contest between the two teams called the strongest in Europe in the past few years."
"The scene is full of gunpowder. Premier League fans have always been known for their popularity, and the fans in the Catalonia region are also enthusiastic. The two forces are fighting in this Wembley Stadium, which is full of sparks."
"Manchester City led by Gao Han is the most eye-catching team in European football in the past two seasons. They have almost won all the championship honors they can win, and Guardiola's Barcelona also performed well. Everyone thinks that the Dream Three team this season is more powerful and plays more efficiently, but they lost to Mourinho in the Copa del Rey this season."
"Both teams walked into Wembley Stadium with multiple championship trophies to compete for this crown of supreme glory."
"According to what we learned before the game, Gao Han should still play in this game with all the main lineups, and he should still insist on using the three, four, and Guardiola should also continue to adopt the four, three, and the four, three formation. However, many professionals speculate that in terms of left-back, Puyol will be used instead of Abidal, who has just recovered from a serious illness."
"We all know that Abidal had just had a liver tumor surgery a few months ago. The operation was very successful and he recovered very quickly, but whether he could recover to his best condition is also a puzzling question to deal with Manchester City's powerful offensive in this peak showdown."
"If Puyol is really arranged to play as the left back, then the Argentine central defender Milito will replace Puyol, but the player's performance this season is not reassuring, which is also a big suspense passed before the game."
"From the bench lineup, Manchester City is indeed better. Gao Han has been arranging rotations throughout the season, which is very successful."
"It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth time Gao Han has entered the Champions League final since his career. He won the championship in the first three times, which allowed him to tie the legendary record in European football history. If he wins the championship again tonight, he will become the first legendary person in European football in more than a hundred years of history."
"But his opponents are very strong in this game. Guardiola is the legendary captain of Barcelona, but he also has a very special identity. He was once a player under Gao Han. After retiring, he served as an assistant in Gao Han's coaching team. The two are still friends in real life and have a very close relationship with each other."
"As early as yesterday's pre-match press conference, Gao Han joked that the most important thing for them in this game was not the champion at all, because their friendship was enough to share the St. Berede's Cup."
"Guardiola also said at the press conference that for him, Gao Han is not only his best friend, but also his most respectable teacher. This final was an exam for him. He hopes to get better results than before. As for the title, he doesn't care about it."
"After all, these two most popular head coaches in European football are already the owners of multiple Champions League titles, with three high and two Guardiola, and two have won the Champions League titles in the past four years."
"This also makes people look forward to this final. I want to see if it is whether the teacher Gao Han is better or the student Guardiola is better."
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Gao Han sent the players away, prepared things, walked out of the locker room, and walked towards the exit of the player's passage. He saw Guardiola from afar, and the Barcelona head coach also saw him quickly.
"Hi, Pep."
"Hello, Gao Han."
The two friends who had not seen each other for a long time met and hugged each other warmly.
This scene was also captured by the live broadcast footage lurking in the player channel, and soon appeared on the big screen outside the stadium, causing more than 80,000 fans in the entire stadium to be excited, and everyone cheered loudly.
But the two people in the channel also quickly noticed the existence of the camera and immediately raised their hands to the shooting team, indicating that they wanted some space for personal communication. The shooting team also expressed their understanding politely and immediately transferred the camera to the player.
"How is it? How does it feel?" Gao Han and Guardiola walked side by side towards the exit of the player's passage and asked with a smile.
Guardiola shrugged, "You know, although I've played several times, I'm still nervous every time."
"So too, I got used to it."
No one would think there are too many championship trophys, especially for the supreme honor of Champions League, which is a reward that all footballers are eager to attract, and the stimulation brought far exceeds money.
Gao Han has won three, Guardiola has won two. Both are one of the active head coaches who have won the most Champions League titles in European football today. At their level, the Champions League final is often more than just a win or loss.
"You played Arsenal away and Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final. These two games have given me great excitement. If you haven't figured out how to make up for the team's loopholes, then you probably have a tough time in this game." Gao Han laughed.
Whether it was Arsenal or Real Madrid, they did not retreat in both games, but took the initiative to attack.
Gao Han and Guardiola's tactical concepts are very similar, and the tactical systems of Manchester City and Barcelona are also very similar, which makes everyone very excited to see the peak showdown between the two teams.
"To be honest, there are many teams who have the same ideas as you, but whether they can become a reality depends on their performance on the court. Your offense is indeed strong enough, but your defense may not be stable, right?"
"Attack?" Gao Han asked.
"Attack!" Guardiola answered affirmatively.
Both of them stretched out their right hands, and with a snap, they held each other again, and they all laughed.
"I tell you, no one can win forever, including me."
Guardiola listened carefully, but didn't understand Gao Han's meaning.
"If I can choose, I would rather be the first person to defeat me than others, so come on, don't let me down!" Gao Han patted Guardiola on the shoulder with a strong smile and walked out of the player channel first.
At this moment, he had already made up his mind to never use skill cards in this game.
He has to defeat Guardiola and his Barcelona at his most realistic level.
It's like he has beaten Ferguson, Mourinho, Wenger and others this season.
He has to rely on his own abilities to win a Champions League!
But behind him, Guardiola was suddenly moved. He understood that this was Gao Han's expectation and encouragement for him.
"Don't worry, you're sure to lose!" Guardiola's eyes became sharp.
Defeating Gao Han is more attractive to him than the Champions League trophy.
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In the witness of referee Case, Puyol defeated Xavi Alonso and grabbed possession for Barcelona.
For two teams that also attach importance to ball control, there is undoubtedly a certain advantage to kick off the ball first.
Manchester City's lineup in this game was not surprising. The goalkeeper was Cech, the three defenders were Kompany, Xavi Martinez and Mascherano, Xavi Alonso dragged behind, David Silva and Modric were in the center, Kakatsuki, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Sanchez formed a trident.
Gareth Bale, Sturridge, Milner and Fertonheng, who have played the substitute surprises many times this season, have all sat on the bench, waiting for the head coach to call at any time.
Barcelona also sent all their main players, with Valdes' goalkeepers, Abidal, Pique, Puyol and Alves in the back line, Busquets dragged behind, Iniesta and Xavi were in the center, Pedro, Ibrahimovic and Messi formed a trident.
Guardiola finally chose Abidal with his left foot instead of Puyol as Gao Han expected.
Both sides immediately played a fast pace after the opening game. Barcelona took the lead in kicking off the ball, passing it directly to the backcourt, passing it with one continuous kick.
Manchester City pushed up heavily and chased the ball under Barcelona.
Both sides seem to be unreserved and want to take the initiative from the beginning.
After several consecutive passes, Barcelona sent the ball to Alves on the right.
The Brazilian right-back dribbled the ball into Manchester City's half on the right, but was successfully intercepted by David Silva, who returned to the defense, and the ball rolled into the middle circle.
The two teams brought back the ball in the middle circle, and finally Xavi Alonso gave the ball forward with one kick and passed it directly to Benzema's feet, but the French forward stopped the ball to Kaka, and Brazil's front midfielder passed the ball directly to the left.
Cristiano Ronaldo got the ball, faced Alves who was returning to defense, and directly dribbled the ball inward, and passed the ball back to the left with his heel. David Silva followed up with a left-footed arc ball and made a cross, but Benzema failed to catch up in the penalty area, and the ball was taken high by Valdes.
Manchester City's first attack broke into Barcelona's penalty area, but failed to pose a threat.
Barcelona quickly organized a counterattack. Valdes wanted to throw the ball with his hand, but Manchester City's trident was firmly in front.
This made the fans of the entire Wembley Stadium very happy. Both sides wanted to fight against each other without reservation.
Valdes threw the ball to Puyor, but the latter was entangled by Cristiano Ronaldo and forced to drive to the frontcourt with a big foot, trying to find Messi, but he directly hit the outside world.
But just when Barcelona were worried that Manchester City would launch a fast break again, the ball outside the border was thrown directly to the backcourt. Xavi Martinez raised his hand and signaled the player to slow down. Three central defenders fell back and forth in the backcourt.
This immediately made Barcelona, who had originally retreated to the half, feel a little depressed, and the three players in the frontcourt had to push back again.
Barcelona's frontcourt press was not a piece of paper, and it soon forced Manchester City to make a mistake when passing the ball forward, and Barcelona seized the opportunity to fight back.
After retreating to receive the pass from his teammate, Iniesta turned around and dribbled the ball. Using his skillful ball control skills, he brought the ball out between Modric and Mascherano and passed it to Messi's feet.
Messi got the ball in the middle, faced Xavi Alonso's pressing step by step, dribbled the ball directly. After passing Xavi Alonso, he was entangled by Xavi Martinez. When he accelerated and broke through, the ball was too big. Kompani snatched the ball away from Ibrahimovic and stabbed it directly into the frontcourt.
It's Manchester City's turn to fight back!
The two teams staged a fast-paced offensive battle on the stadium, and they cooperated with each other with great skill and high efficiency, making the scene very smooth and beautiful. More than 80,000 fans on the scene also entered Gao Chao directly at the beginning of the game, excited.
Chapter completed!