In the evening of April 18, the Juventus Arena was bustling with people. Although it was still more than an hour before the start of the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, people were already crowding inside and outside the stadium. Countless fans holding tickets were excited. They entered through the ticket gate, and next to the ticket gate, a stadium security guard was negotiating with two fans.
"Guys, the tickets in your hands are definitely fake. There is no doubt about it." The security guard said firmly, "If I guessed correctly, you should have bought these two tickets in the square, right?"
The two fans nodded and said with a distinctive Milanese accent: "Yeah, we made a special trip from Milan to watch the game, but we never bought the tickets, so we thought we could try our luck to find out, but we got scammed. …”
The two foreign fans looked grim.
The Juventus security guard shrugged: "Guys, as soon as I heard your accent, I knew you were from outside, and you are not a die-hard Juventus fan. You must know that we at Juventus have not played in the Champions League semi-finals for a long time. It is not easy to do so. If he is willing to sell tickets for this kind of opportunity, then he is definitely not a Juventus fan! Absolutely!"
"Then what should we do? We are all here. We can't go back to the hotel to watch the live TV broadcast. That would be too tragic..."
"You can go to the east side of the square, where there is a live broadcast on a big screen. Every time Juventus plays, there are many people watching there. It is much better than watching TV in the hotel."
"Okay, thank you."
Just as the two out-of-town fans were about to leave, the security guard asked curiously: "Are you from Milan? Which team are you fans of?"
A burly fan found it funny: "Are we still Inter Milan fans? They are mortal enemies of you!"
Another fan explained: "We are AC Milan fans and came here specially to watch this game."
The security guard still felt a little curious: "Are you here specifically to see Juventus?"
"No, no, no, we are here to see Arsenal. Ever since Zheng Zhi joined Milan, we have all been Chinese fans. We are here to support Chen Tao and Wang Chuhe today," the two fans walked towards the distance. , shouting "Long live Arsenal" as he walked.
The security guard looked at them with a complicated expression.
These two fools cheered Arsenal so loudly, they won't be beaten for a while...
At this time in the stadium, players from both teams have entered the stadium and started to warm up.
Yun Sheng and Wenger greeted each other cordially on the sidelines.
"Professor, you are playing with all the main players in this game. Don't you want to be in the league anymore?"
"Anyway, the fourth place is secure and there is no chance of winning the championship, so naturally we have to focus on this game. On the contrary, you, many of the main players are absent, and we have a greater chance of winning this game."
"Professor, don't worry. Juventus' bench is deep enough. Even if someone is injured, it will not affect the overall strength."
"Robin's injury is not serious, right?"
"It's nothing serious. It's just that I suffered a sprain during training the day before yesterday. I won't be able to play in this game, but I will definitely go to the Emirates Stadium in a few days."
"That's good. Although I don't want him to stand opposite Arsenal, I still hope he can recover from his injury as soon as possible."
"You are such a kind-hearted teacher. You are so kind to Robin. I'm so glad that Chen Tao and Wang Chuhe can play football under your tent."
"What do you mean, those two boys are still thinking of you. I guess in their hearts, no matter how good I am to them, I can only be second to them."
"Haha, Professor, you have so many talents all over the world, how can I compare with you?"
The two were chatting on the side of the court. At this time, Di Livio and Vieri in the live broadcast room were introducing the starting lineups of both sides.
"Today Arsenal played a 4-3-1-2 formation: goalkeeper Szczesny, defenders from left to right are Gibbs, Koscielny, Vermaelen and Sagna, and the three midfielders are Alexander Song, Wang Chuhe and Rosicky, the shadow forward position is Chen Tao, and the two forwards are Gervinho and Theo Walcott. Also sitting on the bench are Arshavin, Arteta, Ramsey, Chamberlain, Fabi Ansky and many other powerful stars.”
"In recent games, Wenger has tried to move Chen Tao forward to a more threatening shadow forward position, closer to the goal, so that he can better utilize his shooting ability. And today Arsenal played with all the main players, All the injured players have recovered and there are many talented players on the bench. Arsenal are well prepared for this game."
"Today Juventus deployed a 4-3-2-1 formation: goalkeeper Buffon, defenders from left to right are Chiellini, Barzagli, Bonucci and Lichtsteiner. From left to right on the field are Diego, Ballack and Ronaldinho, the two shadow forwards are Del Piero and Raul, and the center Trezeguet."
"Compared to the strong Arsenal, Juventus is very short of players today. Although the number of players missing is not large, they are very important and indispensable positions. Pirlo, who was injured in the league, cannot play in this game. So Yunsheng adjusted the team's midfield combination. Ballack will definitely be the main defender when playing, and Diego and Ronaldinho will assume Pirlo's organizational responsibility. But having said that, although the two Brazilian geniuses are very capable, in the midfield In terms of the effectiveness of the metronome, they can't compare with Pirlo."
"And on the front line, Robin van Persie started in training two days ago and was unable to appear in this game. Veteran Trezeguet got the chance to start. But this was just a helpless move. Trezeguet's physical condition has declined seriously this season, especially The speed and strength are not as good as before. What's more terrible is that in the league last weekend, Trezeguet started and played the whole game. His physical condition was not very good today! Yun Sheng originally planned to let Trezeguet Gai had a rest in this game, so he was allowed to use up his energy in the league, but Van Persie’s injury disrupted Yunsheng’s arrangements.”
"Although Juventus relied on the strength of their home court today, they lacked core players in two important positions. This game is very difficult for them."
At this time, the pre-match warm-up has ended, and the players have entered the locker room to make final preparations.
In the visiting team's locker room, Wenger's view was the same as Vieri's. He believed that Arsenal had a great chance of winning this game!
"Juventus got off to a bad start today. Several important players in their team were absent due to injuries. This is an excellent opportunity for us!"
"Without Van Persie, Juventus will not have the sharpest teeth! Without Pirlo, Juventus will be an empty shell without a soul!"
"Boys, we will definitely beat Juventus in this game! Come on, with a victory and enough goal difference, we will return to London with our heads held high after 90 minutes!"
