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Chapter 179 An Experience Real Madrid Does Not Have [Third Update]

"Mom, have you received all the tickets?"

After returning to Monaco, the team had a day off. Yangguang did not go out that day, but instead allowed himself to get enough rest.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, he called home.

The time difference between France and China is seven hours.

It is 1 o'clock in the afternoon in France, and 8 o'clock in the evening in China.

It happens to be the golden time period.

"I got it, I got it this morning. It was already early morning over there." Sunshine's mother on the other end of the phone said, "There are quite a lot of tickets. We were thinking about whether we should sign up for a group trip."

"Registration? What group?"

"A tour group."

"Really? These tour groups are all scams. And you guys are pretty familiar with Europe, why did you sign up for a tour group?"

"You're worried that there won't be enough tickets. Look, there's our family, your uncle's family, your eldest uncle's family, your uncle's family, and Xiao Liu's family."

"Wait, wait a minute, what about Xiao Liu's family?"

"Jiaxin's family."

"When did you two become so familiar with each other?"

"Don't worry about it. Anyway, it takes more than a dozen tickets. Do you think it's easy to buy tickets now? Apart from scalpers, only tour groups have tickets. Tour groups going to Europe to watch the Champions League final are very popular recently, such as seven days and six nights and five days and four nights in Europe."

Yangguang felt a bit of a headache after hearing this, but luckily, he sent back enough tickets.

Each player has more than a dozen "relative tickets" allocated by the club.

The venue for the final was the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
It is also known as the National Stadium of Wales or the Millennium Stadium.
The National Stadium of Wales was once the largest stadium in the UK, with a capacity of 74 spectators. It was later expanded to have a capacity of 500 seats.

As the most modern stadium in the UK.

The Millennium Stadium has a retractable roof, movable turf, all-weather constant temperature system, automated turf maintenance system and more.

It is a fairly modern stadium.

A standard UEFA five-star football stadium.

usually.

Tickets for the Champions League final will be allocated in four parts.

Some of the tickets are provided to neutral fans.

The two clubs in the final each took a portion.

Tournament officials take a portion.

Among the 82000 tickets at Millennium Stadium.

The tournament officials took away 12000 tickets, which were mainly given to major sponsors, advertisers, celebrities invited to watch the game, and major media.

The remaining 70,000 tickets were divided into three parts.

Real Madrid and Monaco were each allocated 25000 tickets.

The club will distribute these tickets to its die-hard fans, players' families, and the club's partners and sponsors.

The remaining 20,000 tickets are the "neutral zone" tickets released through official channels.

It is mainly open to fans from all over the world who want to come and watch the Champions League final.

In addition to supporters from both teams, there are more than 20,000 fans from all over the world who want to watch the Champions League final.

And it’s not just in China alone.

This year's Champions League final was more popular in China than the World Cup final.

After all, this is the first time in history that a Chinese player has stepped onto the stage of the Champions League final.

So these days, there has even been a "Champions League economic fever" in the country.

Some bars in major cities have launched the "UEFA Champions League Final Package".

Tourism departments in various places, those with quick minds, have even started organizing "collective viewing of the Champions League final" activities, with official support.

Of course, the wealthy man is not satisfied with these.

Watching a game is more fun in person.

In addition to scrambling for tickets themselves, major travel agencies also purchased scalper tickets at high prices and launched a variety of "UEFA Champions League final travel packages."

All in all, 20,000 neutral zone tickets.

Simply supply exceeds demand.

in the country, there are many people who want to request a ticket to watch the Champions League final.

But even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.

It is worth mentioning that.

Because the Chinese have taken too many tickets to the neutral zone.

Real Madrid club officials also protested.

It is believed that the ticket sales for the Champions League final are unreasonable and should be distributed according to the population ratio.

But the tickets have been sold, so there's no point in saying this.

Spanish media reported that according to rough statistics, more than 8,000 of the 20,000 neutral zone tickets were purchased by Chinese fans - this also shows the purchasing power of the world's largest single consumer market.

Yangguang doesn't care how many Chinese compatriots come to watch the game.

Although in theory, the more fans support them at the Millennium Stadium, the better it is for Monaco.

But in the final analysis, a football match is still a test of strength.

Moreover, in a match played in a neutral stadium, even if we have 7,000 to 8,000 more supporters, it doesn't really mean we have much of an advantage.

After all, creating an atmosphere in the stadium is a more "professional" thing.

This is why both Real Madrid and Monaco tend to distribute the tickets they are allocated to fan clubs.

Because the members of the fan club will still undergo some basic training, they are uniform and their actions are coordinated.

The cheering methods of those "scattered soldiers" who are not fans' clubs are relatively simple, and most of them are unable to form a combined force.

5 month 31 day.

After training.

Monaco players came to the entrance of the training base and signed autographs for the fans.

This is their last day of training in Monaco. Later they will take a bus to the airport and fly to Cardiff, Wales.

There, they will undergo three days of adaptation training.

The Champions League final is about to begin.

"Come on, Yang!"

"We'll go to Wales, too."

"Come on!"

Seeing the sun coming, the fans rushed over.

Yangguang signed autographs for everyone and answered everyone's questions with a smile.

"Do you have confidence, Yang?" "Of course, if you don't have confidence, just raise your hands and surrender."

"The opponent is Real Madrid. I haven't slept well these days."

"Are Real Madrid players monsters?" Sunshine shrugged.

"The media says you're the monster."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Everyone laughed.

After signing for the last fan, Yangguang rubbed the head of a young fan and said with a smile: "Just wait to celebrate the championship! I'm here."

See the smile on Sunshine’s face.

Those Monaco fans who had been suffering from poor sleep due to the reputation of Real Madrid seemed to feel a lot more at ease at this moment.

".Monaco's bus left the training base. They are heading to the airport to fly to the Champions League final!"

Monaco's participation in the Champions League final is definitely a major event that the entire country of Monaco is concerned about.

Monaco TV even broadcast the team's departure from the base to the airport live.

along the way.

A large number of Monaco fans drove their cars and followed the Monaco bus along the highway.

They honked their horns and hung the Monaco flag from the skylight, fluttering in the wind.

For the Monegasques.

It is indeed a rare occasion for this small country to be at the center of the world's attention.

The team arrived in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, that evening and checked into the hotel.

The second day of training was conducted on the field at Cardiff City Club's training base.

Real Madrid arrived in Cardiff at about the same time as them.

An interesting thing happened during this period.

Because in the city of Cardiff, the training base of the current Championship team Cardiff City has the best training conditions.

Therefore, both Real Madrid and Monaco have contacted Cardiff City before, hoping to borrow their first-team base.

But Monaco got the base in Cardiff City because "the email was sent an hour early".

As for Real Madrid, they can only train at the Cardiff City Youth Academy, which is only separated from Cardiff City's first-team training base by a building.

Before the Champions League final, both teams actually trained in the same place - Monaco on this side of Cardiff City's administrative building, and Real Madrid on the other side.

Although the distance is very close.

But the training was relatively quiet.

In addition to the thirty minutes of media open time every day.

Both sides implemented closed training to avoid as much as possible the impact of the media and public opinion environment on the team's preparations before the start of the Champions League final.

At the pre-match press conference.

Jardim showed his confidence: "This is definitely not an ordinary game, this is the Champions League final, but my players and I are confident that we can beat Real Madrid in the final!"

"Mr. Jardim, did you know that Real Madrid has reached the Champions League final five times and won the championship five times since the Champions League was reformed?"

A Spanish reporter stood up and asked.

The Spaniard obviously wanted to use this kind of question to undermine the confidence of Monaco's head coach.

Jardim asked in return: "So what should we do? Just because Real Madrid has never lost a Champions League final before, should we just throw our hands up and surrender? You seem to have forgotten that Real Madrid lost to us this season. According to calculations, Monaco's winning rate against Real Madrid in the past few seasons is 100%. So why doesn't Real Madrid surrender?"

Hear this.

The reporters from Spain all looked unhappy.

They realize.

The opponent they are facing is not a sheep.

Monaco's head coach and players will definitely not let Real Madrid win easily.

"But this is the Champions League final," a Spanish reporter said with a hint of coldness, "Real Madrid will not lose the Champions League final!"

Zidane also accepted an interview with reporters.

He seemed very confident.

"Real Madrid is the strongest team in the world. We have the best players. As long as we go all out, no team can beat us. Of course, in the past few years, Real Madrid has proved our dominance in the Champions League final, and we will continue this."

Zidane is not the kind of player like Mourinho who habitually makes harsh remarks and engages in verbal battles before the game.

But in a competition like the final, you must not lose in momentum, otherwise it will give the players a bad psychological hint.

Except for the two head coaches.

Other players, whether from Monaco or Real Madrid, have not spoken out in the media.

Obviously, both sides are very cautious about this game.

It was the morning of game day.

Eight O'clock.

Monaco players had breakfast together in the hotel restaurant.

Mbappe, who was sitting opposite the sun, yawned.

Yangguang asked curiously, "Killian, did you not sleep well?"

Mbappe rubbed his eyes and was about to say something when he yawned again.

"I really didn't sleep well last night," he apologized.

'Why? I think the hotel environment is OK, quiet and comfortable. Hey. I like their shower gel brand, it smells very good.'

"I'm actually a little nervous." Mbappe said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Ah?" Yangguang was stunned for a moment.

"Aren't you nervous, Yang?"

"Why am I nervous?" Yangguang spread out his hands.

"This is the Champions League final!"

"What's the difference from the usual games?"

"This is, of course, very different."

Yangguang shook his head: "Actually, there is no difference, Kylian. What we have to do is to rest well, eat well, sleep well, play in the game, score goals, and win the championship."

"I wish it was as easy as you say," Mbappe sighed. "This is our first time participating in the Champions League final, while Real Madrid is their third in four years."

"So what? The Champions League final is a points match? Three points for one participation?" Yangguang curled his lips. He patted Mbappe on the shoulder and said, "Real Madrid has indeed come to the Champions League final three times in four years. They have experience in playing in the Champions League final, but there is one experience they definitely don't have!"

"What is it?"

"In the Champions League final, be my opponent's experience!"

Sunshine patted Mbappe on the shoulder and said.

(End of this chapter)