On the morning of February 15, the entire Juventus team came to the West Stadium to adapt to the field training.
Standing on the sidelines and stepping hard on the turf, Yun Sheng suddenly felt a little emotional.
The last time I came to this stadium was in 2008.
It was in the second half of the 2007-2008 season. Yunsheng led Cottbus to a guest at the Weststadt to face Dortmund in the 21st round of the league. In that game, Cottbus defeated the Hornets 2-1 and won from Dortmund. Turkish teenager Shaheen, who is on loan to Cottbus, scored twice. Now Shaheen has also left Dortmund and put on the Galacticos jersey.
A few days later, in the German Cup semi-finals, Cottbus once again faced Dortmund at the Weststadt. The game ended 3-2, and Cottbus won tenaciously.
In the next four years, Yunsheng never set foot on this stadium again.
Appearing here again at this time, Yun Sheng felt as if he had returned to the familiar spring of 2008, back to the place where the dream began.
Speed was directing the players to train. Cannavaro saw Yunsheng was silent and patted him on the shoulder: "Sir, do you miss being back in the Bundesliga team?"
Yun Sheng nodded: "Yes, four years ago I defeated Dortmund twice in this stadium in one week. This stadium left me with many good memories."
Cannavaro was happy: "Well, this devil's home stadium is your lucky place. We will definitely win this game. And Juventus is now much stronger than Cottbus. Our victory is determined.”
Yun Sheng shook his head: "Although Juventus is now far stronger than Cottbus, Dortmund's progress is also far better than the run-down Hornets four years ago. It is very difficult for us to win this game. We must Be fully prepared.”
At this time, Speed, who later compiled the information, heard this and agreed: "This Dortmund offensive is extremely fierce, with young players, fast attack speed, and passionate generals. They have entered the top ten in the odds list of winning the championship this time." , should not be underestimated.”
Hearing this, Yun Sheng asked curiously: "I have never cared about that odds list. Which teams are in the top few?"
Speed said: "Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Manchester United... these teams are all at the forefront."
"Then where are we ranked?"
"eleventh."
"Not even in the top ten?" Yun Sheng was delighted, "They don't think so highly of us."
Cannavaro shrugged: "The evaluation of many outside media is that we can only fight in civil wars, not foreign wars. They say that our lineup is seriously aging and is not suitable for the fierce competition in the Champions League. It is only suitable for slow and slow games in Serie A." Play health ball in the rhythm.”
Yun Sheng was puzzled: "Inter Milan just won the Champions League last season, how can they have the nerve to despise Serie A?"
Cannavaro shrugged: "People have said that Inter Milan's championship mainly depends on the coach. Now that Mourinho has gone to Real Madrid, the Serie A team is no longer competitive. It has no longer lived up to the title of the Little World Cup."
Yun Sheng thought for a while: "Most of the media who said this are probably from the Premier League and La Liga."
Speed and Cannavaro looked at each other and nodded: "Yes."
Yun Sheng looked at the two of them with a smile on his face: "One of you has played in the Premier League and the other has played in La Liga. You should know these two leagues very well. The Premier League is the most profitable league in the world, and the competition is fierce. , there are so many stars, it’s understandable that they look down on us in Serie A.”
"La Liga has super strong teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, as well as giants like Atletico Madrid, Valencia, and Sevilla. It's normal for them to be a little arrogant. But for this season's Champions League journey, I want these two leagues to Let’s look at the media and fans and see that our Serie A team is also qualified and possible to win the championship!”
Looking at Yunsheng's confident expression, Cannavaro smiled: "A coach who has led Ligue 1 to win the Champions League is currently coaching a giant Serie A team and is about to play against a powerful Bundesliga team. As a result, he is complaining about the media in the Premier League and La Liga."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The three coaches on the sidelines laughed, causing the Juventus players on the court to look sideways.
"Sir, what happened to them?"
"It's probably a joke."
"The game is about to begin, and they are not nervous at all."
"I guess they have confidence in us and feel like we can win."
"Yes, that must be the case! We will step up our training and we must return to Turin with a victory!"
A burst of encouraging applause came from the players on the court, which complemented the laughter of Yun Sheng and the three just now.
Time continues to move forward, and this heavyweight match is getting closer and closer.
With more than an hour left before the game, Westfield Stadium was already packed.
This stadium, which can accommodate 830 million fans, is the largest stadium in Germany and is also a five-star stadium by UEFA.
This stadium is one of the most popular stadiums in Europe, and the atmosphere in the stadium is already very lively at this time.
The South Stand of the stadium can accommodate a total of 250 million fans. It is the largest single-sided stand in European stadiums. It is the base of die-hard fans. The famous "Yellow Wave" is the most impressive feature of West Stadium. One of the scenes.
The stadium is great and the fans are some of the best in Europe. The attendance here remains above 80,000 all year round, which is a good tradition of the Dortmund club. What makes Hornets fans extremely proud is that it still holds the world record for season attendance.
Entering the stadium early, listening to the noise from the audience, many young players who had never been to this stadium felt a strong sense of oppression.
Ballack, Diego, Vidal and other players who have played in the Bundesliga are standing in the center of the stadium, as if they have returned to the days when they played in the Bundesliga. Metzelder, who once played for Dortmund, was even more impressed.
It may be difficult for the Bundesliga to become the strongest and richest league among the five major leagues, but it has an excellent football atmosphere and fan environment, which is equally enviable.
Del Piero and Raul, who were warming up in the middle of the court, were also chatting.
The two have led Juventus and Real Madrid to play against Dortmund many times before, and are familiar with this stadium.
Del Piero looked around: "We haven't played against each other for several years, but the players here are still so popular."
Raul pointed to the stands: "I just heard huge boos. When I was still at Real Madrid, I didn't get this kind of treatment."
Del Piero shrugged: "They still have the nerve to boo us? Just wait and see how our fans will boo them when we return to our home court! In the 1997 Champions League final, Dortmund stepped on our shoulders to win the Champions League. Champion, we and the fans are still worried about this."
Raul said with emotion: "We beat Juventus and the boos were so loud. If Schalke 04 came to the game, it would be amazing."
"Yeah, every time the Ruhr area derby is full of red and yellow cards, it's not perfect unless a few people are injured." Piero suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Gonzalez, I remember you almost joined. Schalke 04, right?”
Raul nodded: "Yeah, I changed my mind at the last moment and put on a Juventus jersey. It's hard for me to imagine now what it would be like if I wore a Schalke 04 jersey and played against Dortmund..."
