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On the day of the match, the whole Madrid was full of football elements.

On the streets of Madrid, the sporting goods stores, Nike, Adidas stores and other Inter Milan and Manchester United products have become the protagonists, occupying the window position that once belonged to Real Madrid. The special ball for this final has been the first to be sold publicly, and every football has a packaging box. There are also smart businesses that have launched discounts for fans who come to Madrid to watch football. Tourists with Milan or Manchester status can enjoy a 20% discount.

On the way to the stadium, barbecue shops and temporary catering tents are already in operation, and UEFA’s official souvenir huts are also on sale. Football stands and commercial singing have flooded all aspects of today’s society.

The Bernabéu Stadium has been completely refurbished for the Champions League final. On the column of the stadium are the emblems of the Madrid final and the emblems of Inter Milan and Manchester United. The map on the side of the stadium clearly indicates the area for fans who go to Inter Milan and Bayern. The outside includes Spanish TV and Sky Hundreds of TV OB vans including sports are already waiting.

This is the annual Champions League final, the Madrid Derby, and even Real Madrid and Barcelona's century derby are difficult to appear.

Countless fans come here from all over the world to participate in the annual football feast. The streets, alleys, bars, Internet cafes, subway and buses, there are Manchester United fans in red jerseys and Inter Milan fans in blue and black jerseys. They are like a flood. Flocked to the Bernabéu Stadium.

However, these fans are not all fans with tickets. The Champions League final is about to start, Madrid and football-related prices are soaring, the cheapest student dormitory is 180 euros, and hotel room rates generally exceed thousands of euros. Of course, the biggest increase is still in tickets, the lowest ticket price is 90 euros, and there is still no market. In the hands of the scalpers, tickets have been fired to thousands of euros, but there are still countless fans from all over the world to Madrid to try their luck.

Gazzetta dello Sport interviewed an Inter Milan fan named Fabio. At only 19 years old, he is a college student at the University of Bologna. He said that he could not afford such expensive tickets. "But I still come to Madrid. It doesn’t matter if I can’t enter the stadium. I just want the players to know that they don’t Not fighting alone."

The number of British fans who come to Madrid to watch the final will reach 35,000, most of whom do not have tickets. Many of them will watch the football in bars, stations and other public places. For matches where British fans participate, the organizing committee’s security work requires extra effort. To prevent violent incidents, Spain has mobilized 2,000 police officers to maintain security around the Madrid and Bernabéu stadiums, and is preparing to take a severe crackdown on violent elements and football hooligans.

One hour before the game, the magnificent Bernabéu Stadium was full of fans who came to watch the game, and only a few VIP boxes were still empty.

In one of the VIP boxes, Mendes and Florentino are having an intimate conversation.

"Mr. Mendes, Pellegrini is a trivial matter. He will not be an obstacle for Jose to come to Bernabéu. I will solve this problem soon."

Mendes smiled and said: "Chairman, Jose hopes that Real Madrid will go all out to win Gao Xiaodong and Maicon. This is his key figure in the formation of the new Galaxy fleet."

Florentino pondered for a while and said: "We have already communicated with Inter Milan. Moratti said that he will not sell any of them."

Mendes said: "Mai Kong can put it aside, but Gao Xiaodong must take it."

Florentino frowned slightly and said: "Gao Xiaodong is a player with great potential, but he is the hope of Inter Milan's revival. Apart from activating the liquidated damages, I am afraid it will be difficult to take him away from Inter Milan."

Mendes eagerly recommended Gao Xiaodong to Florentino, saying: "It must be a good value to buy Gao Xiaodong for 80 million yuan. The chairman of Porto Da Costa said it is good. Players like Gao Xiaodong will be good every season. Increase by 10 million euros."

Florentino said: "We have Benzema and Ronaldo on the front line and Kaka in the midfield. Is it a bit expensive to buy a midfielder for 80 million?"

Mendes said: "Gao Xiaodong can not only play in the midfielder, he can play in any position on the court. This is a player who has never reappeared except for Pele."

Florentino smiled bitterly: "Yes, if there were no Kaka and Luo, I would definitely not hesitate to activate 80 million euros in liquidated damages to win Gao Xiaodong. Xiaodong is here. The best position is only the midfielder. The key is the price, which is more expensive than Kaka, and the annual salary is even higher."

Mendes spread his hands and said: "This is the player selected by Mourinho, and it is the key to his formation of the team."

Florentino said: "Well, I can talk to Moratti about Gao Xiaodong's transfer, but I don't know if Gao Xiaodong is willing to come to Real Madrid?"

Mendes said: "Based on what I know about Gao Xiaodong, I can guarantee the main position and the annual salary is higher. I should agree to it."

Florentino said: "Well, I will try my best to talk to Moratti, Gao Xiaodong's work, I will ask Mr. Mendes to bother."

Mendes smiled and said: "Don't worry, Chairman, Real Madrid is such a great club, no player will give up the opportunity to play for Real Madrid."

When Mendes and Florentino were talking, the Inter Milan players had already taken the bus to the Bernabéu Stadium.

Before today, Inter Milan did not go to Bernabéu for adaptive training. They have been training at Real Madrid's base. Mourinho believes that players who go to a strange but very well-known stadium to warm up in advance are often unnecessarily excited in advance, and Muri Neo hopes this excitement will happen on the day of the game.

Mourinho's effect is very good. During the morning training, the Inter Milan players were very excited. When they came to the Bernabéu again in the evening, the players' excitement still did not go down.

Because Inter Milan is in the lower half, the Nerazzurri did not have the opportunity to use the luxurious home team locker room and coach's bench. They can only use the visiting team locker room, but for Inter Milan players who are used to the simple locker room of Inter Milan, use the visiting team locker room There is not much difference either.

Inter Milan’s players are a bit nervous. This is the first time that most Inter Milan players have reached the Champions League final. Only Mourinho and Eto’o have won the Champions League. The only ones who have reached the Champions League final are Gao Xiaodong. .

Mourinho is experienced, moderate tension is conducive to the players in the game, but too nervous will make the action deformed. He asked the players to change their jerseys and shoes, go to the court to warm up, and take activities, which is more conducive to the players' relaxation.

The Inter Milan players walked into the stadium and immediately heard deafening applause and cheers. On the side of the Inter Milan stand, all the fans stood up. They waved to the players and shouted their names. Let the Inter Milan players get excited.

After the warm-up, the Inter Milan players returned to the locker room. It was less than 30 minutes before the start of the game.

Mourinho stood up and said to the players: "Inter Milan has not won the Champions League for more than 40 years. Now we not only have a chance to win the Champions League, but we also have a chance to become the first treble in Serie A history. The final is about to begin. Every one of us knows how hard we have gone through before reaching the final. We eliminated Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​but if we can’t win the championship, our previous efforts and hardships are meaningless. The runner-up is the biggest loser in the world, and I have no experience of winning the Triple Crown. This experience is only owned by Eto'o. Now let's ask Eto'o to tell us about the experience of winning the championship."

Eto'o was very surprised and excited, his black face flushed.

The Inter Milan players did not expect Mourinho to let Eto'o speak. Everyone was taken aback for a while, but immediately reported warm applause to Eto'o.

Eto'o stood up in the scorching eyes of his teammates, "I have participated in many finals, but this is the most special one I have participated in. We have to do something for a lot of Inter Milan. I think the most important thing to win the championship is Confidence, in the final, if you have the belief that you will win, then you may win the championship, but if you just go to the game, then you may be disappointed. We must win the Champions League, otherwise we will die. We must fight to the death on the field and strive to bring the championship home, or we will die on the field."

Eto'o's words made the teammates excited, and everyone once again responded to Eto'o with applause.

After Eto'o sat down, Mourinho said again: "Xiaodong participated in the Champions League final last season. Although he and Porto lost the final, I believe he must have his own feelings. Now let Xiaodong tell everyone about him. Lesson of it."

Applause broke out in the dressing room again.

Gao Xiaodong was mentally prepared when he was speaking at Eto'o. He stood up and said bitterly: "I am ashamed, I got a red card in the finals last time. This lesson will make me remember my whole life. I lost the game with Barcelona. There are many reasons, but one of the most important is that you must be calm at all times, when you are shooting, and when you are provoked. If you want revenge, then remember that victory is the best revenge. This revenge It will make the opponent remember for a lifetime."