There is a dream called football

Valencia is located in the eastern part of Spain, on the Mediterranean coast. Villarreal, founded in 1923, is located in the city of Villarreal in the province of Castellon, Valencian Autonomous Region.

Therefore, Villarreal and La Liga strong team Valencia are considered derby teams, and every time the two La Liga teams meet, it feels like sparks colliding with the earth.

When Arsenal came here, the Beatles' Yellow Submarine could be heard everywhere in the streets, and this is where Villarreal's nickname came from.

When they came to Spain, the players' mood immediately improved. As long as there is sunshine in Spain at the end of April, the weather is relatively warm. Of course, when there is no sunshine, it is similar to the UK.

As the players basked in the sunshine next to the Mediterranean Sea, many felt like they were on vacation ahead of schedule.

"It feels so comfortable."

Both Li Qiao and Robin van Persie were sunbathing by the outdoor swimming pool on the 14th floor of the hotel.

As a child from southern China, I have always been exposed to the sun since I was a child. I never thought that one day I would miss the warm sunshine so much.

"hehe."

"In Europe, sunshine is a luxury. London hasn't seen the sun for a month, right?"

"Absolutely. I think people are prone to depression in London."

"That's true."

"Robin, are you sure you will join the national team?"

"Nonsense, who am I? The Dutch team couldn't do without me during the qualifiers."

"Haha, lying, it must be because Robben and Ruud are inseparable."

At this time, Van Persie was actually the main player in the Dutch team, but he was not at the level of the first brother. At this time, the first brother of the Dutch team was Ruud van Nistelrooy.

"I hope I can meet you in the knockout round. I will definitely not be polite then."

"Okay, but there seems to be little hope. The Netherlands may not appear in the group of death. You will encounter Côte d'Ivoire led by Drogba."

"Haha, I'm not afraid of Chelsea anymore, so why should I be afraid of Cote d'Ivoire?"

"Ha ha."

*****

Wenger was very polite, but after coming to Villarreal, he refused to be interviewed by reporters and did not open the team's training for people to watch. Everything was very mysterious, which also showed Arsenal's nervousness in this game.

This is a knockout match.

But at this time, a big shot came, that is Rijkaard, the head coach of Barcelona. Barcelona has also entered the semi-finals, and the situation in that half of the zone is a little clearer than here, so Rijkaard is here.

Let’s examine the opponents in the final, whether it’s Arsenal or Villarreal.

Also because he is in Spain, there is basically no impact on Rijkaard in terms of time.

Someone asked Rijkaard, "Frank, which team do you prefer to meet in the final?"

Rijkaard laughed and said, "This question can easily offend people. I have to think about it carefully."

Finally, Rijkaard pretended to think for a while and said: "I still hope to meet Arsenal."

"Why?"

It stands to reason that Arsenal is always stronger than Villarreal, but Rijkaard actually chose Arsenal.

Rijkaard smiled and said: "I think it would be even more wonderful to win the Champions League by defeating the best team in Europe now, and Barcelona is really not afraid of any opponent now, so..."

This kind of dominance makes many teams envious. This Barcelona team, which is called the second dream team by the outside world, does have the ability to crush Europe, so there is nothing to complain about.

"So will Barcelona make any signings in the summer?"

Rijkaard smiled even more happily, "Not necessarily, our youth training is very good, Xavi, Iniesta, these are not players that can be bought in the transfer market, so spending a lot of money, but also It’s better to spend the money on youth training.”

"This is the greatest legacy that my predecessor Cruyff left to Barcelona, ​​and that is La Masia."

The reporters laughed inwardly. In fact, that was not what they meant, but the rumors about Henry and Barcelona were already very popular. Their real purpose was to gossip about what might happen between Barcelona and Henry.

"We want to know about Henry. He said he is a Barcelona fan."

"There are so many Barcelona fans in the world. Is it strange?"

"Ha ha."

In this situation, Rijkaard is already very good at dealing with it, and that is to do Tai Chi.

"Hasn't the team been in contact with Henry?"

"I can tell you 100%, no!"

In this way, if the words are dead, the reporter has nothing to do, so we can't force it.

"Frank, please predict the score."

"Let's go 1 to 1, Arsenal will advance."

*****

Before the game, when Pellegrini was asked by reporters about Rijkaard, he immediately became unhappy.

"This is the Champions League, not La Liga. Are you in the wrong place?"

"hehe."

"But Barcelona is probably our opponent in the final."

Pellegrini smiled and said, "I know what you mean, but I will only focus on the game in front of me, which is tomorrow's game against Arsenal. Other than that, I won't think about more things."

"Will you adhere to the 1-0 principle?"

This has been discussed many times by the outside world, because Villarreal only needs a 1-0 in this game to ensure promotion to the finals, so there seems to be no need to take more risks.

But Pellegrini smiled.

"I have been coaching for a long time. I have seen too many cases where we can advance 1-0 but lose the game. So I will not be stupid enough to change my tactics just for 1-0. We will be like we are away from home. That way, that’s for sure.”

"Now most people have compared Villarreal to Porto two years ago, and compared you to Mourinho."

"I'm very happy that everyone can say this, because the last time Porto finally won the championship, it was also the first Champions League championship in their history."

"So what I want to know is are you leaving the club too? Or maybe you've been invited now."

"I still say that I will focus on this game and I will not think about other things, even if it is the end of the world in a week."

Wenger's time was more boring, the professor said a lot of high-sounding things, including praising his opponents.

"About the game, I don't think there is anything to say. No matter what, tomorrow night, whether it is 90 minutes, 120 minutes, or at most a penalty shootout, I think everything will have a result. I just like that we can happily return to the game. London, that's all."

A reporter wanted to ask about Henry again, but Wenger immediately interrupted and left the press conference.

At the same time, Arsenal fans have also arrived in Valencia one after another, and they are about to go to Villarreal.