This season's five major European leagues have all ended, and the dust has settled in other leagues. After a few days of silence, the final game of the season that everyone is looking forward to is about to begin.
The venue for this season's Champions League final is the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Juventus and Real Madrid arrived in Munich, Germany early to adapt to the weather and environment here.
The final was on the evening of May 29. After the last training session that morning, when he walked out of the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Yun Sheng saw a small temporary monument standing outside the stadium.
There is a line of words written on the black and white monument.
"you'll never Walk Alone."
The Juventus general stopped and stood in front of the monument to observe a moment of silence.
The breeze blows, and memories drift to this day 27 years ago.
May 29, 1985, exactly 27 years from today, was also the Champions League final - Juventus played against Liverpool.
An accident occurred at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Before the game, there was a large-scale conflict between Italian and English fans, which ultimately resulted in huge tragedy.
Because the Heysel Stadium is in disrepair and the facilities are very old, it poses a huge safety risk. Before the game, both Juventus and Liverpool proposed to UEFA to change stadiums, such as going to top stadiums such as the Bernabeu, but UEFA did not adopt the suggestions.
Before the game, UEFA divided the tickets into three parts, one each for Liverpool fans, Juventus fans and neutral fans. However, since Heysel is a gathering place for Italians, most of the neutral tickets were bought by Italians. When Liverpool fans entered the stadium, they found that there were twice as many Italian fans as them.
This immediately aroused the anger of Liverpool people. Football hooligans in the Liverpool area began to cause trouble, even setting fires and throwing heavy objects. Because the stand was in disrepair and could not withstand the abuse, the Juventus fans' stand eventually collapsed, killing 39 Juventus fans on the spot and injuring more than 300 others.
In the end, Liverpool lost the game and suffered heavy penalties after the game. All British teams were banned from participating in European football competitions for five years, and Liverpool was banned for seven years! Because of this incident, Liverpool, which had always been strong, was severely damaged and has been unable to return to its peak form for many years.
This is the famous "Heysel Massacre" in the history of international football.
Early this morning, several events were held on the Liverpool official website. Not only did they lay a wreath on the Heysel Memorial to pay their respects, but they also listed the names of 39 fans on the official website with the words "You will never walk alone."
Today, outside the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Bayern Club also kindly built a small temporary monument to pray for the victims and pay a moment of silence.
Next to the monument, Yun Sheng met an old friend of his - Shaoer.
Sauer is now a middle-level leader in the Bayern club management, and this commemorative event was proposed by him.
"Melmut, long time no see."
"Yunsheng, long time no see."
Looking at Sauer's clear eyes, Yun Sheng said sincerely: "Man, today's monument and commemoration, well, thank you, thank you Bayern Club."
Sauer's expression was very serious: "Peaceful football, friendly football, this is what we all look forward to. I propose to hold commemorative activities because I want to spread the true football spirit to the ears and eyes of every fan. . Although football is a war in peacetime, it is only limited to the football field. After the 90-minute game is over, we should always be friendly. Sending signals of peace and friendship is the essence of football, isn't it?"
Yun Sheng nodded vigorously and hugged Shaoer affectionately.
"Melmut, you gave me classes and served as my tutor when I was in college. I learned from today's lesson."
After hearing this, Sauer put away his serious expression and showed a smile on his face: "Yunsheng, don't say that. You were my coach in Cottbus. We are both teachers and friends. We have already talked about it. It’s a tie. Besides, you are now the most popular young coach in the world, and I have a lot to learn from you.”
"Melmut, after the game is over, let's have a drink and talk about our experiences over the years."
"Okay, then I wish you all the best in the Champions League final in advance. No matter what trouble you encounter in Munich, call me at any time."
"Thanks man, see you after the game."
The Juventus team returned to the hotel to rest, and the Real Madrid team also came to the stadium for final training.
After training, Mourinho led the Real Madrid team to lay flowers in front of the Heysel Massacre Memorial.
Regarding that tragedy, Real Madrid and Juventus are different. After all, it did not happen to their own team. They are more sympathetic than empathetic to the pain.
But when the whole team returned to the bus, Ronaldo was still in a daze in front of the monument.
Mourinho poked Marcelo: "His expression is very sad, maybe he has something on his mind. You have the best relationship with him, go and see him."
Marcelo nodded, let the bus stop for a while, and came to Ronaldo's side.
"Man, you look sad? Do you have any special feelings for Juventus? Or does this monument remind you of something?"
Ronaldo looked very sad. He did not look back and whispered: "Seeing this monument, I suddenly remembered the Munich air disaster 54 years ago."
"Oh, that's it..." Marcelo immediately understood the reason for Ronaldo's grief.
On February 6, 1958, a plane carrying Manchester United players, fans, reporters and staff crashed at Munich Airport, killing 23 people. It was known as the "Munich Air Crash" in history.
Ronaldo said slowly: "Every February 6th, there is a memorial ceremony at Old Trafford Stadium, and under the stands commemorating the Munich air disaster in the stadium, there are also countless fans entering the stadium to lay flowers. I saw this today The monument suddenly reminds me of the Munich air disaster. Every time I come to this city, I feel a special sadness in my heart."
Marcelo patted Ronaldo on the shoulder: "Although you are wearing the white jersey of Real Madrid, the red blood is always burning in your heart."
"I hate Liverpool people very much, not only because they were once the mortal enemies of Manchester United, but also because of what the guy named Shanks said."
Ronaldo looked to the sky and whispered.
"Football has nothing to do with life and death, football is higher than life and death. This sentence is bullshit! For Manchester United people, I would rather give up the away game when I was 54 years old than do not want the Munich air disaster to happen! And Juventus fans will definitely be worried about 39 lives. Between the Champions League and the Champions League, choose the former!"
"I love football more than anyone else! But I also respect life! Football can never be higher than life and death, never!"
