"Welcome to Madrid! Welcome to the Bernabéu! "A reporter from Televisión de España held a microphone and stood in the crowded square.
Behind him was the pride of Real Madrid's football, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium!
The Bernabéu Stadium was the Holy Land of Football in the hearts of Real Madrid fans all over the world. It was engraved with the names of football legends such as Di Stefano and Santiago Bernabéu. Now, it was the place where football superstars such as Zidane, Raúl, Figo, Ronaldo and other football superstars roared. Their valiance and heroism were fully displayed on the green field.
There was a famous saying among the locals in Madrid: You have not been to Madrid until you have been to the Bernabéu. Even for foreign tourists, there was a saying that there were three must-have experiences in Madrid: watching a Spanish bullfight, a flamenco dance, and a football game at the Bernabéu Stadium. This was the Holy Land in the hearts of Real Madrid fans.
Real Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium. In addition to being Real Madrid's home ground, Real Madrid's museum was also in the stadium. In the Real Madrid museum, there were dozens of trophies won by this century-old powerhouse. The glittering trophies were the glory of this super powerhouse.
This was the home ground of the greatest football club on the planet. This was where Manchester United, AC Milan, Juventus, and other powerhouses did not dare to make trouble!
This was the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium!
This great stadium was named after a great football star!
*****
The Real Madrid fans, wearing the white home jersey of Real Madrid, walked in front of the camera. Noticing the camera, the Real Madrid fans came over and shouted at the camera, "Glorious Madrid! Glorious Madrid! "
They had just walked over. A group of fans from Gijón, wearing red and white jerseys, jumped out.
They stood in front of the camera with red faces, raised the bottles in their hands high, and then shouted in unison, "Red and White Army! Red and White Army! "
The Sporting de Gijón fans were even more excited and crazy. For this team that had sunk into Segunda División for nearly many years, this Copa del Rey final was enough for them to recall the glory of the past!
Therefore, in comparison, the Real Madrid fans, who were used to big scenes and had won the championship title until their hands went soft, were obviously much calmer. If it were not for their terrible situation this season, they would be even calmer now that the Copa del Rey championship was the only glory they could pursue.
"Welcome to the 20032004 Copa del Rey final, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium!"
The final of the Copa del Rey would be held at Bernabéu. Real Madrid was the home team, so they would have a lot of fans. Sporting de Gijón had reached the final of the Copa del Rey after 21 years. According to the media, at least tens of thousands of fans from Gijón had come to Madrid. Therefore, considering that the game would be overcrowded, the Madrid police station implemented traffic control on the roads around Bernabéu. Other than the team buses of both teams, no other vehicles were allowed to pass. Therefore, the fans had to walk to the stadium.
Sporting de Gijón's fans had no objections to this rule. They had all come from Gijón, the northernmost part of the Iberian Peninsula, to Madrid for this final. It was not a big deal to walk a few more steps.
Nothing could stop the passion of the Gihon people!
*****
About an hour later.
The Sporting de Gijón team had arrived at the Bernabéu stadium. At this time, the players were warming up before the game.
However, the players seemed a little stiff and distracted.
Li Ang knew the reason for all this.
The Real Madrid fans gave Li Ang and his team a very warm welcome.
When they saw the Sporting de Gijón players come out to warm up, the Real Madrid fans, who had already filled more than half of the stadium, booed loudly and waved their white handkerchiefs.
Then, in the stands, a huge banner hung vertically from the roof of the Bernabéu.
It said: Welcome to the Bernabéu, country bumpkins of Gijón!
Obviously, the enthusiasm of the Real Madrid fans affected the Sporting de Gijón players. To be exact, they were frightened on the one hand. On the other hand, the Real Madrid people called them country bumpkins, which hurt the Gijón players.
They came to the Copa del Rey with a very excited mentality. This was the Copa del Rey final. For the Sporting de Gijón players, most of them felt that they might not have such an opportunity to play on such a high-profile stage in their lives!
To put it bluntly, many of these players did not even think that they would win the game. They subconsciously thought that the title would be Real Madrid. In front of the powerful Real Madrid, they subconsciously shrank back and did not dare to assassinate their opponents!
Although their manager was talking nonsense about getting rid of Real Madrid, his players obviously did not realize the meaning behind it. They thought that the manager only said that because of the grudge with Real Madrid and deliberately angered Real Madrid. Yes, the media also said so.
Until now, Li Ang had not talked to his players about his ambition and put away his ambition to steal Real Madrid's beauty at the Bernabéu.
He did not say it in advance because he was afraid of scaring this group of players. After all, the strength of Real Madrid could be said to be deeply ingrained in their hearts.
Li Ang frowned. He realized where the problem was.
He looked up at the dazzling banner.
Li Ang just frowned, but he had an idea in his mind.
He had originally planned to confess his thoughts and ambitions for the game when he cheered the players on when he returned to the locker room later.
Li Ang was still thinking about how to inspire the players' fighting spirit. At the very least, he had to let the players put away their fear of Real Madrid. This was the most necessary. A team that feared their opponents would not have any future, let alone create miracles!
They were here to slay the dragon today. First of all, they had to put away their fear of the dragon!
Now, the Real Madrid fans' "grand welcome" to the Sporting de Gijón players gave Li Ang a sniff of an opportunity.
*****
In the away team's locker room at the Bernabéu.
It was a little too quiet.
Li Ang keenly captured this information. When they set off from the hotel, the players were still in high spirits and were still in high spirits. But at this moment, it seemed that they were too quiet.
Nervous?!
Li Ang made a judgment.
Sporting de Gijón was only a Segunda División team. Among all the players on this team, there was no player who had played in the final, let alone the final. In the whole team, there was no player who had played in La Liga games.
The people in Madrid said that Sporting de Gijón was a rural team. This was not wrong.
Coupled with the stimulation during the warm-up just now, the greatness and grandeur of the Bernabéu, the taunts and boos of the Real Madrid fans, these players were listless.
Li Ang clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to look at him. He was going to speak.
"Does anyone think that Real Madrid is invincible?" Li Ang asked, standing in the middle of the spacious locker room.
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