Chapter 29 The Prelude to the Battle of the Two Giants
The day before the game, Bayern came to Madrid in a high profile. They checked into the hotel that had been arranged long ago. This is a hotel in Madrid close to the Bernabeu, which makes it convenient for Bayern players to get familiar with the venue.
In fact, Heathfield wants to be more low-key, but there is no way, so it can't be low-key. They are Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga class bully. The title of "Green Hollywood" is not something to say. In the field of football, it is a place where qualifications and seniority are very important. If all the clubs in the world are arranged into a pyramid, Bayern and Real Madrid are definitely teams at the top of the tower.
Therefore, when other teams come to the Bernabeu, many people will pretend to be low-key and say that they admire this football holy land very much. But the wealthy clubs of Bayern cannot say this, because they are giants at the same level as Real Madrid. As a flag team in the Bundesliga, they must not say weak words.
Except for Bayern, the rest of the Champions League teams in this season have failed in the group stage. Bayern can be said to be the only one who has achieved great success. They represent the face of the entire Bundesliga. Even if they face the white giants in football, they can only grit their teeth and cut them down.
For this game, Heathfield can be said to be exhausted. This season, Magath was leading the team, but the poor results in the first half of the league made him furious by Beckenbauer during the winter break. In order to make the team improve in the second half of the season, Becken invited Heathfield in person.
In fact, Heathfield originally did not plan to go to Bayern, because in the summer of 2004, he could be said to have been kicked out of Bayern. He was the predecessor of Magath. He joined Bayern in 2019 and led the Bundesliga class to win three consecutive league titles, two German Cup championships and one Champions League champion. It can be said that he is famous. But in 2004, because he didn't get a single championship, he had to leave sadly after the end of the season.
The one who took over him was Magath. Magath did a good job in his first season, but in the second year, this season, it could be said that it was a mess. He ranks fourth in the league, and his qualification for the Champions League next season was out of the German Cup again, and his opponent in the Champions League was Real Madrid again. This year, everything was not going well for Bayern.
In the domestic league, Bayern was 12 points wide by Stuttgart, the number one, and there was no hope of reversal. With such a big score difference, there was no hope of reversal. It was also 6 points away from Werder Bremen, who was third, and it was a bit unlucky to enter the Champions League next season. Therefore, the Champions League has become their only battlefield to win honors, and the club attaches great importance to this game.
In order to make the players more physically strong, Heathfield hid all the main players in the last round of the league and lost 1-0 to Aachen, the second-to-last away. However, the German media was still relatively rational about this game. They all understood that this was to retain their strength in the Champions League, so they did not criticize Heathfield too much. It can also be said that they were adjourning the defeat of this game. If Bayern was eliminated in the Champions League, then the two defeats would be scolded together.
From this point of view, Capello's situation is a little worse. Spanish fans and media will not analyze why they lose. They only know that you lost again and then start scolding immediately.
The showdown between the two giants immediately attracted the attention of fans all over the world. Although UEFA has some tricks in the schedule, this trick ensures that every round has a highlight and can attract fans to watch. Nowadays, increasingly commercial football has made all giants accustomed to the showdown with their old opponents.
The other three groups that started at the same time were Celtics vs. AC Milan, Lille and Manchester United, Eindhoven vs. Arsenal. You can basically know who lost and who won in these three games. The only suspense in this round is that Real Madrid faces Bayern at home.
White Giants vs Bundesliga Giants.
Before the game started, fans from all over the world flew to Madrid to witness this destined wonderful battle.
As the master, Real Madrid naturally has to show confidence in winning.
The first is the speech of captain Raul. In the face of the interview with Marca, Raul first praised Bayern as a very powerful opponent with a grace, and then changed the subject and expressed the confidence of the team to win.
Raul's words were quite polite, so Bayern players also expressed their desire to win in a very polite tone.
Then the Fourteenth Master, who was in a stubborn mind, jumped out and said something that made Bayern angry.
"Bayern is indeed good, but it is still one level worse than our Real Madrid. In the entire football world, the only team ranked first is Real Madrid. We will let them know why Real Madrid is the 'best club of the 20th century'!"
After hearing Guti's words, Van Bomel, who was also arrogant, immediately faced the match. After transferring from Barcelona to Bayern this season, Van Bomel quickly became the main force in the team. His performance can be said to be the best throughout the season, which made him very prestigious in the locker room. Now seeing Guti belittle Bayern so much, he naturally has to stand out.
"I don't know why he was allowed to be the vice captain in Real Madrid. Calderon was right. He was just a 'seed' and would never grow up and bloom."
As soon as he said this, the Fourteenth Master immediately furious. Calderon was his boss. He held back and didn't get angry. Who are you, Fan Bomel, you dare to say that.
"Hmph, I don't know why Bayern found this season so bad, but you can imagine the reason that their team has an extra person who shouldn't exist."
As soon as Guti finished speaking, Uncle Ma Kaima, who couldn't help but take over the topic and began to attract hatred.
"No matter how much you say it verbally, don't cry if you lose, 'seed'."
After Uncle Ma finished speaking, he thought about it and couldn't help but say what he was in his heart.
"In this game, I will prove that I am the best forward in the Orange Army. I will let Basten know that it was his biggest mistake that he did not let me enter the national team."
Although Mr. Ma did not say very clearly, all media reporters knew who he was targeting.
Poor Fanny, he was not good at saying anything when Van Bomel spoke. Because on one side was his club teammate and on the other side was his national teammate, he had made up his mind to shut up until it was over, so as not to be pleased with both sides. But who knew that Ma Kai, who had been very resentful to him, pulled it in directly.
For Dutch football, the 1970s were a golden period. Cruivit, Van Nie, Makai, Van Bomel and others were all born during this period.
Needless to say, Cruivet, who became famous at a young age, was a super genius as famous as Ronaldo at that time, and his performance when he was young was indeed worthy of his reputation. He participated in the 1996 European Championships, 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championships, and each performed outstandingly, allowing Pele to be selected as the top 50 superstars in football that FIFA asked him to evaluate.
Compared with Cruivitt, Fanny is a real latecomer. Two people born on the same day. Fanny only joined the Tulips Army in 2004 to play in the European Cup for the Netherlands. However, facts show that Fanny is the real superstar. When Cruivitt was getting depressed, Fanny took over Tulip's offensive arrow and conquered the Dutch national team.
However, the appearance of two unparalleled forwards, Cruivitt and Fanny, has given another European Golden Boot no chance to replace the national team in the World Cup until now.
That person is Ma Kai, Mr. Ma.
When he was young, he had Cruivet. When he matured, he reached his peak and won the La Liga top scorer. After the European Golden Boot, a "King of Small Bonds" Fanny appeared, which once again blocked the road to his national team.
In 2003, Ma Kaima was extremely coquettish. He scored 29 goals in the entire league, surpassing Fanny, who scored 26 goals for Manchester United in the Premier League, won the European Golden Boot. However, in the 2004 European Cup, Basten still let Fanny start and he was the substitute.
Ma Kai believes that the reason why he is not starting is because Van Nie is in the giant Manchester United and in the small team. So when Bayern seduced him, he resolutely left La Coruña and joined the Bundesliga Giants. This is completely anger. He regards Van Nie as his lifelong opponent.
But what he didn't know was that Fanny didn't regard him as an opponent, and Fanny's eyes kept staring at Cruivet.
Fanny, who was shot while lying down, faced the media's questioning, didn't say much, but just said something lightly.
"Then let's compare who scored more goals."
Fanny's words ended the battle of saliva on both sides. Both sides began to hold their breath silently, in order to defeat the opponent in the game, because only the winners are qualified to laugh at the opponent.
Real Madrid's locker room unanimously supported Van Nicht's goal, and they all said they would pass the ball to Van Nicht to let him score.
"No need to do this, the team's victory is the most important thing. Don't fall into the opponent's plan for me."
Fanny's words forced Gago to sigh at the quality of professional players. It was indeed sacrificed for the sake of the big self.
After the battle between Real Madrid and Bayern was over, Gago thought he should wait quietly for the next day's game.
As a result, the "Cataniroya Sports" that was afraid that Real Madrid would be too comfortable once again used a disgusting title to sow the nerves of Real Madrid fans.
"I think Capello should put Raul on the bench in order to win the ball. Since becoming the captain of Real Madrid, the former Golden Boy has lost all his aura. His most amazing sense of smell in the penalty area has been exhausted under the pressure of the captain. Just look at the number of goals he scored in recent seasons. As the banner of Real Madrid, he has never scored more than ten goals in the last three seasons. With such goal efficiency, even a third-rate striker is better than him with the support of Real Madrid's luxurious midfield.
I don’t know why such a person can still occupy a starting position. Is it just because he is the captain? I can only say that he is not worthy of being the captain of Real Madrid!”
Chapter completed!