April 22, Camp Nou Stadium.
As soon as the bus arrived outside the stadium, deafening cheers began one after another outside the bus.
"DONG, those fans are actually shouting your name!" Bell peeked out through the opened curtains.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Wang Xiaodong was there, looking like a Versailles man.
"I thought they were Chinese fans at first, but when I took a look, they turned out to be locals!" Bell said in surprise.
"So what? DONG is already an international star now." Modric stretched his neck in the back seat and said, "UEFA's official website homepage is a photo of DONG wearing a suit. There are a lot of people in small Catalonia DONG fans, what does this mean?”
"Okay, then I want to get a few DONG's autographs quickly. Maybe I can sell more in the future!"
After Lennon finished speaking, he put a marker pen and white paper into Wang Xiaodong's hands.
Wang Xiaodong took the pen and paper and scribbled on it, then returned it three seconds later.
"DONG, I didn't expect you to practice signing so fast...OH, Fake, what is this?"
Looking at the two eggs and sausages drawn by Wang Xiaodong on the paper, Lennon was so frightened that he screamed.
"DONG, is this the autograph you give to your fans?" Lennon muttered, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
Wang Xiaodong stretched out a finger and said with contempt: "This is not my signature, I drew it in your size!"
Looking at the five centimeters on the paper, everyone laughed.
The tension before the game was gone just like that.
...
This is the semi-finals of the Champions League and all the players are eager to try.
After changing clothes in the locker room, the players couldn't wait to get on the court at Camp Nou.
As soon as he walked out of the tunnel, the fans cheered and booed together. This wave of air could even knock over ordinary people with weaker bodies.
Amidst the roar of the mountains and the tsunami, Wang Xiaodong ran onto the court with his head held high, and even opened his arms and waved to the Chinese fans in the stands.
The Camp Nou stadium can accommodate 100,000 fans, but for safety reasons, only 80,000 seats are open today.
Ten thousand of the tickets were sold to neutral and away team fans.
During the warm-up, two players, Bell and Lennon, gathered next to Modric and Wang Xiaodong to discuss: "DONG, Luca, have you noticed that the stadium here is much bigger than ours."
"The stadiums in La Liga are like this." Wang Xiaodong curled his lips as if he was looking at a country bumpkin. "The stadium is big so they can pass the ball easily."
Bell and Lennon were shocked after hearing this. They suddenly found that since the stadium was bigger, their running distance had also increased a lot in disguise.
In other words, if they don't have enough physical strength, they may not be able to last until the end of the game.
After all, for wingers, physical strength and speed are what they rely on.
"King Silver Horn, what do you say?"
Modric held his pointed chin and looked at the opposite goal from a distance.
Valdez was practicing falling to the ground with his teammates to warm up, while several other Barcelona players were surrounding a small circle and passing the ball continuously.
"It should be about the same!" Modric gestured with both hands and said somewhat unconfidently.
"In this case, leave the long pass from the backcourt to me, and you can just pass the ball from the frontcourt."
Having been partners for one season, the two already have a perfect understanding.
The pitch is larger, and the distance and accuracy of long passes as well as the force used will also change accordingly.
But to Wang Xiaodong, these are nothing at all.
He has enough physical strength to cope with this.
...
While queuing in the tunnel, Tottenham players spotted Henry, the Gunners' former captain, in the opposition lineup.
The gun king still had a bald head and looked at this former mortal enemy with a slightly hostile look.
Just like Vieira.
When his eyes glanced at Wang Xiaodong, the latter curled his lips and stretched out his middle finger.
Seeing Wang Xiaodong's provocation, Henry burst into laughter.
It's true that we were once rivals in Derby, but now that I've transferred, why don't you guys stop clinging to me?
Opposite Wang Xiaodong, in Henry's opinion, is a junior in the Premier League.
In Henry's view, such provocation was just a "childish" move by a child.
But after laughing, the gun king shut his mouth tightly again.
He suddenly realized that even if the opponent was a group of "children's teams", they were still the dark horses who had eliminated many strong opponents and entered the semi-finals of the Champions League!
Who can reach this point in the Champions League? Who is the best?
After adjusting his mood, Henry turned his head away and followed the team out leading the caddy.
...
After the captains of both sides exchanged team flags, took photos, guessed coins, and determined the court and ball rights, this world-famous Champions League semifinal officially began.
Wang Xiaodong looked at the opposing starting lineup and was not surprised at all.
Even if Ronaldinho appears on the bench.
Ronaldinho's form has declined rapidly in the past two years, and various types of scandals have been reported.
Coupled with the head coach's distrust and the transformation of the team as well as Ronaldinho's own injuries, it is reasonable for Ronaldinho to be marginalized.
At the goalkeeper position, Barcelona sent Valdez, a product of their youth training.
On the back line, Lion Puyol did not start and appeared on the bench.
Milito and Marquez partnered as central defenders, with French international Abidal on the left and Italian player Zambrotta on the right.
Even if Puyol is not in the lineup, the strength of this defense cannot be underestimated.
In the midfield, Yaya Toure serves as the single defensive midfielder.
On the left in front of him is Portuguese star Deco, and on the right is Xavi wearing the captain's armband.
Don't think that Deco can only be a purely offensive player in the team, his defense is also very good.
Three Barcelona midfielders can build a reinforced concrete wall.
The three forwards on the front line are Iniesta, Henry and Messi.
But in Wang Xiaodong's view, Barcelona without Ronaldinho poses no threat to him at all.
Except for Henry, the gun king, there is no one else to care about.
On Tottenham's side, Robinson is still the starting goalkeeper.
Due to the absence of the main central defender Dawson, Boateng and Ledley King partnered as central defenders, with Lee Young-pyo and Chimbanda on the left and right.
In the midfield, Wang Xiaodong and Modric have always been immovable, and the two full-backs, Bale and Lennon, are separated on the left and right.
On the forward line, captain Robbie Keane's partner was replaced by Defoe, and the dashing Berbatov sat on the bench.
Some fans and media believe that it was during this period that he got too close to Manchester United and that was why he lost the starting spot in the semi-finals.
After the game started, both sides were cautiously testing their opponents. After all, the two sides had almost no experience in fighting and there was no fighting record to refer to.
And away goals are no joke. Barcelona are very careful about Wang Xiaodong's long-range shooting ability.
But just as the two sides were testing each other, a small figure suddenly broke into the fans' sight.
