On the evening of April 5th, the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid was packed with people.
Real Madrid has shown a strong rebound in recent times, especially after defeating Barcelona at Camp Nou, and has launched a renewed attack on the La Liga championship, winning praise from the outside world.
Whether it's the media, fans, or betting companies, their impressions of Real Madrid have changed a lot.
The most direct manifestation is that Real Madrid's promotion odds have increased.
Although it is still not as good as Juventus, at least it is capable of fighting.
Real Madrid fans generally agree with this change of the team, especially after defeating Barcelona, but they still have some knots in their hearts because Real Madrid under the guidance of Gao Shen still plays too conservatively.
Fortunately, it is said that there will be a large-scale attack tonight.
Ronaldo returned against Barcelona, Zidane, Beckham, and Raul are all in the team. This makes Real Madrid still star-studded with superstars and the players are in pretty good condition. They can completely compete with the Galacticos.
The kind of attacking football from the period that destroyed Juventus at home.
Before the game, the media was all hyping it up like this, especially after the team roster came out and Ronaldo was discovered, everyone basically thought so.
Everyone can see that Real Madrid needs to attack tonight!
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Florentino comes to the Bernabeu again.
Since the Madrid derby, he has gone to the Bernabeu to watch almost every home game.
Many people believe that this is a sign that he is actively planning a comeback, but apart from attending the game, everything else is very low-key. Even the lawyer on the board of directors named Calderon is more active than him, and it doesn't look like he is planning to come back.
Comeback.
He has many friends in Spain, especially after becoming the chairman of Real Madrid, he has made more friends with political and business celebrities.
Before entering his own box, he went to visit and greet other friends' boxes. This has become his routine.
Many people don't know that Florentino is actually the chairman of a Real Madrid fan club.
Of course, this fan club is not simple. The members who can enter are all Real Madrid's most die-hard members and fans, and they are all famous rich people in Spain and even Europe.
Martin, the current chairman of Real Madrid, is also a member of this fan club and was the earliest established member.
When Florentino met his friends, of course tonight's game was the one he discussed most, especially Ronaldo.
Among the superstars, Raul, Beckham and Zidane are all the players Gao Shen trusts the most, but only Ronaldo is kept in cold storage.
Now that they are back, everyone is still looking forward to seeing Real Madrid reappear the superstar lineup of the Galacticos era.
For many Real Madrid fans, watching football is not only about winning, but also a kind of enjoyment and an appreciation of genius and art.
Therefore, they cannot even accept the team using ugly football methods to win.
During this lap before the race, Florentino collected a lot of information.
Some he had known for a long time, such as Martin actually authorizing Gao Shen to renew players' contracts, and some he heard for the first time, such as Martin was actually secretly contacting Eriksson, and Calderon, a member of the board of directors, was actually contacting Eriksen.
Capello.
"Is the news reliable?" Florentino asked Manuel Redondo when he returned to his box.
The personal assistant is also his intelligence officer.
"It has been confirmed. The news is true. Eriksen is quite willing to take over Real Madrid, but Del Bosque seems to be very resistant. In addition, Calderon contacted Capello through Mijatovic."
Florentino now connected all kinds of information.
In fact, the football circle is neither big nor small.
Just like Calderon, he is a member of Real Madrid's board of directors and has a small say, but in reality?
He has absolutely no resume in the football world.
In other words, if he runs for Real Madrid chairman, who will criticize him?
He can't even formulate a policy agenda. He doesn't know how football is played. How can he organize it?
Therefore, he needs to recruit people to join forces and someone who understands football to help him.
Florentino brought in Valdano, and Calderon brought in Mijatovic.
But that's where the problem lies.
Laporta, the current president of Barcelona, did not understand football at first, so he cooperated with Rosell, who introduced him to a group of Brazilian stars including Ronaldinho. But soon, his achievements were overshadowed.
Lord, Russell struck out last December.
And Gaspart, the former chairman of Barcelona, why did he do so well as the vice-chairman but not as the chairman?
Because he lacks human resources, he can only recruit more people to join the partnership. But the more people there are, the more dispersed the power is. In addition, there are various conflicts of interest within the ruling team, which makes him unable to do anything at all, and Barcelona also falls into darkness.
"Do you want me to go talk to Calderon?" Redondo asked. He felt that the lawyer had been too active recently.
Florentino raised his head slightly and tsked, "No, Martin has been too smooth lately. We should put some pressure on him. Calderon is just a supporting actor and can't be on the stage."
After hearing this, Lei Dongduo thought about it, and it was right.
If you want to come out and elect the chairman, it cannot be done with such a simple sentence.
Florentino walked into his box and saw Butragueno and Valdano talking there.
These two people are his most trusted right-hand men. The key is that they both know football very well.
"What are you talking about?" Florentino walked over with a smile.
"We are discussing tonight's game." Valdano replied with a smile, pointing at Butragueno next to him and joking, "Emilio said that even he doesn't know what tactics Gao Shen will adopt tonight."
"Really?" Florentino was a little surprised.
Butragueno nodded awkwardly, "This kid has a very strong sense of confidentiality. He not only abolished many of Valdebebas's rules, but also strictly controlled the players. It is difficult for us to find out the specific strategies now."
This is contrary to Florentino's policy agenda, which focuses on the eyeball effect.
But Florentino was not annoyed and even laughed.
"Everyone outside said that he will play offensive football tonight, and I am full of expectations." Florentino said cheerfully.
Valdano shook his head, "In this case, the risk is too great."
"Yes, we must not give away goals to Juventus." Butragueno frowned.
But no one knows what Gao Shen will think.
The away game is zero to zero, how to play at home is also a very interesting suspense.
Having to score goals but not being able to score goals for your opponent, how can there be such a beautiful thing in the world?
Therefore, many people say that away goals in the Champions League knockout rounds can be called one of the greatest rules in the professional football league, which greatly enriches the suspense and interest of the knockout rounds.
"What about Capello? Will he steal away goals?" Florentino asked curiously.
This is also very possible.
Because as long as Juventus grabs an away goal, Real Madrid must score two goals, which is a great thing no matter how you look at it.
But again, risk and return are directly proportional.
If Juventus can score an away goal, that would be a good thing, but what if it fails to score an away goal, and instead the offense causes a leak in the defense and Real Madrid scores the first goal?
What Capello is best at is defense and one-to-zero. If Real Madrid scores the first goal, then with his profound and insignificant character, he will just stand up and defend until the end of time. Then Juventus will not be able to attack you?
Juventus who defend and counterattack are the top teams in Europe, but Juventus who press forward and attack are not sure.
"With Capello's character, it is estimated that it will start smoothly." Valdano guessed.
Butragueno thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Character is something that cannot be changed, it is something deep in one's bones.
While we were chatting, the starting lineups of both teams came out.
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Goalkeeper Buffon, defense line is Chiellini, Cannavaro, Thuram and Zambrotta, midfielder is Nedved, Emerson, Vieira and Camoranesi, double
The striker is Trezeguet partnering Ibrahimovic.
In the locker room, when Gao Shen received Juventus's starting lineup, he couldn't restrain his excitement and shouted, "Shredded coconut!"
On 442, Capello indeed chose what he considered to be the safest and safest formation and tactics.
No highlights, no surprises, but it's stable enough!
Lucas, Maqueda, Buenaventura and others beside him were also happy because Gao Shen guessed correctly.
From the psychological warfare before the game to the public opinion building, Gao Shen wanted to get Juventus to adopt the 4-4-2 tactic.
Because only in this way will Nedved's point be exposed.
Of course, even if Gao Shen doesn't create momentum, there is a high probability that Capello will choose this way. All Gao Shen does is add fuel to the flames.
There are not many surprises in Real Madrid's starting lineup.
The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Felipe, Woodgate, Ramos and Arbeloa, the double midfielder is Graveson and De La Red, the frontcourt is Raul, Zidane and
Beckham, the center is Negredo.
This is also Gao Shen's usual main lineup in recent times, and there are no surprises.
When the game gets to this level, formation changes can certainly create surprises, but they can also lead to chaos.
This is like changing commanders during battle in ancient times.
Winning is certainly a good story and a legend, but losing is more of a joke.
When the players came back from warming up on the court, Gao Shen announced Juventus' starting lineup to them, and everyone felt the excitement and eagerness in Gao Shen's heart.
Real Madrid has already set up a pocket formation, and now that Juventus has walked in, can you not be excited?
Gao Shen looked at the players in front of him with a smile. He felt that he didn't even need to mobilize too much because they were all full of fighting spirit and determination.
Tonight, Real Madrid really has a chance to advance!
"If you want to mobilize and encourage me, I believe you don't need to say more, you all know it in your mind."
"I believe that at this moment, you are as excited and hungry as me, but I still want to remind you, don't make mistakes and don't give our opponents even the slightest chance!"
The players all nodded vigorously, as if they were agreeing to Gao Shen.
"Finally, warriors of Real Madrid, enter the Bernabeu Stadium and take back your glory!"
