On the day of winning the Spanish Cup of del Rey, Real Madrid once again hung the winning scarf on the Statue of Harvest to show the glory of Real Madrid's championship to the whole city.
The fans of Real Madrid in the city were so excited that they couldn't sleep, and the carnival continued until the early morning.
But Real Madrid players have to go to rest because a week later, their last front of the season will start the Champions League.
On the weekend, Real Madrid won the championship with the King's Cup, and in the 33rd round of the league, the substitute beat Santander 2-0 away.
The substitute players' playing time increased in the second half of the season, and Real Madrid's record gradually stabilized.
In particular, the performance of the forward player Higuain began to be recognized by the outside world, and finally included this Argentine little gun in the ranks of Real Madrid's future forward successor.
Two more days later, Real Madrid airborne Liverpool!
The title of "The Times" pre-match preview report is: After Real Madrid swept the defending champion and the champion two years ago, can Liverpool, the champion three years ago, compete with Real Madrid?
Looking back at Real Madrid's Champions League this season, the group stage was indeed smooth and no strong opponents appeared.
But since entering the knockout round, the difficulty seems to have increased several times at once, and it is directly overwhelming!
First, the 2006 Champions League champion, then the 2007 Champions League champion.
Now, Liverpool, the 2005 Champions League champion and the 2007 Champions League runner-up, is in front of Real Madrid again!
This first makes Real Madrid not have any luck or luck in the knockout stage. It deserves its reputation and is also very convincing after advancing!
Real Madrid calmly prepares for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals after coming to Liverpool.
The day before the competition, Boske attended the press conference, and he and Qin Xiong attended.
A reporter asked: "After eliminating Arsenal and A-Milan, Real Madrid met Liverpool again. Does this mean Real Madrid's luck is a bit bad? After all, these three opponents happen to be the Champions League champions in the past three years!"
Boske shook his head slightly and said lightly: "This has nothing to do with luck. The game is not gambling. We cannot pray that the opponents we meet are all weak teams. In fact, only by defeating strong opponents can we have hope to go further. After all, in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, no opponent is a weak team."
The reporters turned their focus to Qin Xiong.
"You have had several matches with Liverpool during your time at Arsenal and have left wonderful memories at Anfield. You should be confident in tomorrow's game and be able to win it easily, right?"
Qin Xiong shook his head and said calmly: "I have heard this statement countless times. And in the news, similar content always appears, but in fact? History is history, now is now, can Real Madrid last year be the same as Real Madrid today? The combat effectiveness of a team may change tremendously in a month, let alone one or two years? Especially in the Champions League semi-finals, it is unknown what kind of combat effectiveness Liverpool will burst out, but you must know that the final is near. Liverpool will definitely not give up the victory easily. My teammates and I need to pay attention to this point and we should not be careless about underestimating the enemy at all."
Liverpool coach Benitez expressed his respect for Bosque before the game.
"I'm excited to be able to play against Real Madrid. Real Madrid led by Bosque has played an unprecedented momentum. They can always score goals, many goals, and win many games. Real Madrid has not lost a game this season so far, which will bring us some psychological pressure, but I also hope that Liverpool can create huge pressure on Real Madrid at Anfield. Because this is Anfield!"
Neither coach of both teams talked about skills and tactics, and there seemed to be no need.
The media praised this game as: a battle between master and apprentice!
Unlike the "coach and player" relationship between Capello and Flores last season.
Bosque and Benitez are the masters and apprentices between "coaches and coaches" in the true sense.
When Benitez was still working in Real Madrid, the head coach he assisted was Boske. When Boske went to the first team to put out the fire, Benitez was also Boske's assistant coach.
But everyone has their own ambitions, and Benitez quickly chose to go solo, but there were a lot of things he learned from Boske.
On the evening of April, Liverpool City was brightly lit and Anfield was hustle and bustle!
When Real Madrid and Liverpool players walked into the stadium, the stadium was still echoing the song "You will never walk alone" from Liverpool fans!
The entire stadium stand seemed to be dyed red, especially the scene of Red Army fans holding their scarves and singing team songs was spectacular.
This will naturally put some mental pressure on Real Madrid players.
It seems to have stepped onto an unusual battlefield.
Qin Xiong smiled at the corner of his mouth.
In fact, he really appreciates and loves the distinctive fan culture in the English arena.
Because it is a tradition and a unique culture.
It is difficult to see elsewhere in Europe, and the English fan culture is also a popular one and will be imitated by many fans around the world.
"Welcome to Anfield! The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals in 2007-2008 will start here soon.
Premier League giant Liverpool faces Real Madrid, which has won the Spanish double championship at home!
In terms of preparation pressure, Real Madrid will definitely be easier than Liverpool.
Liverpool has no hope of winning the Premier League, but they still have to keep their top four seats in the league to ensure their entry into the Champions League next season.
It is completely unfeasible for Benitez to declare a big rotation policy in the Premier League this season. In fact, referring to the rotation strategy implemented by the Premier League champion teams in the past few years, Benitez should have foreseeed that Arsenal and Manchester United, the two biggest winners of the Premier League, will not make big rotation a normal state in the season, and may be implemented once in a while, but if this is the case for a long time, the team's record will definitely be greatly affected.
Real Madrid has won the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey championship, and can concentrate on preparing for this game, or even the next round of the game.
Can the energetic Real Madrid make trouble in Anfield? We will know right away.
Liverpool today is 41.
Goalkeeper: Reiner.
Defenders: Aberoa, Carragher, Hypia, and Riser.
Midfielders: Kuyt, Alonso, Gerald, Mascherano, Benayon.
Forward: Torres.
Real Madrid 442.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze.
Midfielder: Robben, Diyala, Guti, Sneider.
Forward: Qin Xiong, Raul.
Chapter completed!