Young Football Player

The time has come to the end of May, less than a month before the start of the World Cup in Brazil, and the Champions League final will officially start at this time.

On the afternoon of May 22, the whole Real Madrid team set off to Germany to prepare for the Champions League final two days in advance.

Since Schalke is relatively close, they did not start from Gelsenkirchen until the early morning of May 23, and the whole team went to Berlin, the capital of Germany.

It was also on this day that fans from all over Germany began to march towards Berlin, ready to watch the battle.

The capacity of the Berlin Olympic Stadium is 70,000 people. According to the past practice of UEFA, fans of both teams in the final will share half of the tickets, and the remaining half will be given to neutral fans.

So both Schalke and Real Madrid fans can get more than 17,000 tickets.

The remaining tickets are given to neutral fans, but since the final is held in Germany, many tickets will still fall into the hands of Schalke fans.

And for many neutral German fans who took the opportunity to watch the final, most of them are more willing to support their national team, so it is not an exaggeration to say that this is half of Schalke's home court.

Coming out of Berlin Airport, the Schalke team was immediately welcomed by a large number of fans.ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм

"Schalke~~~Schalke!!!"

A large number of fans gathered on both sides and shouted slogans in unison. The majestic voice resounded throughout the airport. The entire Schalke team walked through the aisle in the middle, which felt very special.

At this time, Matip whispered to Li Chenglong: "Boss, I feel now that we are like warriors on the battlefield, and my blood is boiling."

"That's right, so we must win this war, either return victoriously, or die on the battlefield..."

"Hey, boss, it's not that serious, is it?"

"Football has nothing to do with life and death, but football is higher than life and death. Have you never heard this sentence?"

"That's true, but..."

Outside the airport, when the Schalke team boarded the bus and went to the hotel they booked, they could see the Schalke team flags hanging along the road.

At the intersection into the city, there is a giant Schalke blue jersey hanging directly above the road. The number of the jersey is 04, and the name is Schalke.

All in all, everything shows that the Champions League final is coming.

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Berlin is a familiar place for Schalke. In the past ten years, they have come every year and played at the Berlin Olympic Stadium every year.

It is also a coincidence to say that in recent years, Hertha Berlin has dropped out to participate in the Bundesliga Bundesliga in the 10/11 and 12/13 seasons respectively, but it happened that Schalke reached the final of the German Cup in these two seasons, so It made up for perfection.

As for Li Chenglong, he also came here to participate in the two seasons after joining Schalke.

In the German Cup final last season, Schalke defeated Bayern in a penalty shootout to win the championship, and Lee Chenglong completed a hat-trick.

In the 11th round of the Bundesliga this season, Schalke defeated Hertha Berlin 3:0 away, and Lee Chenglong sent an assist.

Therefore, Li Chenglong is also very familiar with this place.

Schalke is routinely preparing for the Champions League final. At the pre-match press conference, Jackie Lee attended with Stevens and Höwedes.

"Bruce, Florentino has repeatedly expressed his admiration for you,

Would you switch to Real Madrid after the World Cup? "As soon as the press conference started, Spanish journalists wanted to come and make trouble.

Since the final of the Champions League final, Florentino did express his appreciation for Li Chenglong in front of the media several times, but Li Chenglong never responded.

To hype this kind of news at this time, Real Madrid has no good intentions.

Of course, it can also be seen that Real Madrid attaches great importance to their tenth Champions League crown. Even though everyone generally believes that Schalke is difficult to resist the Galacticos, they will still use various means to interfere with their opponents.

"Every summer, seventy or eighty people from all over the world are rumored to join Real Madrid, but in the end none of them went, so this kind of news is very boring, I don't want to hear this kind of question again."

Seeing that Jackie Chan was not on the road, the Spanish reporter seemed to want to continue to engage in trouble, but a German reporter stood up and interrupted him first.

"Bruce, so far in your career, you have scored goals in every single-game final and won the championship every time. Do you have the confidence to continue this record?"

This question is very good, it is completely to help Schalke.

"Of course I am confident that I will not only continue this record tomorrow night, but also in future games."

Li Chenglong's career has only started four seasons, and he has only participated in five single-game finals in total, but he has successfully led the team to win all of them, and they all scored in the finals.

In the 2010/11 season, Jackie Lee led Dundee United to win the Scottish FA Cup, scoring two goals in the final.

In the 2011/12 season, Jackie Lee led Dundee United to win the Scottish League Cup. He scored the only goal in the final.

In the 2012/13 season, Jackie Lee led Schalke to win the German Cup, and he scored a hat-trick in the final.

In the 2013/14 season, that is, this season, Lee Chenglong has led Schalke to win the German Super Cup, and he scored twice in the final.

In addition, in the summer of 2013, Li Chenglong led the England National Youth Team to win the World Youth Championship, and he scored the only goal in the final.

He kept all victories in the previous five finals and scored goals in every game. This small record of Lee Chenglong has indeed been repeatedly hyped by the German media. They hope to use these statistics to cheer for Schalke. The championship trophy remains in Germany.

And this year's Champions League final should be the biggest challenge for Lee Chenglong to keep his record.

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At noon on May 24th, there were still a few hours before the start of the Champions League final, but the whole of Berlin was already boiling ahead of time.

The streets were full of Schalke fans in blue and Real Madrid in white, and there were occasional spats between the two sides.

The team flags and emblems of Schalke and Real Madrid can also be seen everywhere on both sides of the street. On some large billboards, there are giant heads of Lee Jackie Chan and Ronaldo, with words on the side——

Is it the revival of the wealthy family, or the crowning of a new king?

See the real chapter of the Berlin War! !

At 5:45 in the afternoon, two hours before the start of the game, the two teams in the final also announced their starting rosters.

This is the latest time for the announcement of the starting lineup as stipulated by UEFA.

Even if the changes in the lineup should not be big, both sides have a tacit understanding and delayed the announcement of the starting lineup until the last moment.

The formation of Schalke 04 is basically fixed, the one that everyone can guess, 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas;

Defenders: Kolasinac, Matip, Höwedes, Uchida Atsuto;

Midfielders: Kante, Neustedt, Kevin Boateng, Draxler;

Forwards: Huntelaar, Jackie Lee.

Schalke's formation really can't make any changes. The only thing that can be changed is to let Gretzka start, but in such an important game, Stevens basically dare not let such a 19-year-old player start.

And even if Stevens dared to bet, Gretzka might not be able to have the kind of big heart to perform well on a stage like the Champions League final.

Real Madrid has a 433 formation, which is also the traditional formation they have been using for a long time.

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas;

Defenders: Coentrao, Ramos, Varane, Carvajal;

Midfielders: Khedira, Modric, Di Maria;

Forwards: Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Real Madrid's formation is also a more stable choice. The left back let the defensive Coentrao start instead of Marcelo. With Xavi Alonso suspended, the midfielder chose the defensive Khedira instead. It's not the offensive Isco, this is what the Schalke coaching staff expected. starter

However, Ancelotti chose the teenager Varane instead of the veteran Pepe at the central defender position. This is the only unexpected place.