September 14th was the team's last training before the Champions League. Chu Zhongtian, who had finished training, did not drive home directly, but drove the car to the Rhine-Neka Stadium in the east of Sinsheim.

For some reason, before the game, he suddenly wanted to see the battlefield tomorrow. Although he had seen this stadium countless times, he was very familiar with everything here - except for the visiting team locker room.

With the identity of the home team captain, Chu Zhongtian easily entered the stadium. He walked into the stands from the passage used by the fans and found that the staff were speeding up the time to arrange the stadium stands for tomorrow. All teams participating in the Champions League have to change into "Champions League new outfits" on the Champions League day, which is actually a layer of film with the Champions League five-star logo on the stand fence. Fans who have watched the Champions League game will notice a layer of five-star logo on the edge of the stadium stands.

This stadium is not big and can only accommodate 30,000 people, but it is already the largest home court among all the teams Chu Zhongtian has played for. For the Champions League, this is a small stadium, and even such a small stadium looks very magnificent now.

The Rhine-Neka Stadium, which is full of people, will be even more spectacular.

"Why are you here too, Chu?" Rangnick's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and saw his head coach walking up from under the steps step by step.

"Hello, Ralph. I suddenly thought about it. I should have driven home directly after training. But after getting in the car, I suddenly had this idea." Chu Zhongtian said.

"Well, so do I." Rangnick nodded and stood beside him. "Suddenly I wanted to see this stadium. Actually, I have watched it many times, but it is the first time I have seen it like today."

Chu Zhongtian laughed when he heard this: "This is the first time I've seen this."

Indeed, most of the time they usually see this stadium, which is full of people and very noisy, and they themselves are also excited. This is the first time they look at this home court with such a calm attitude.

"How are you preparing for tomorrow's game, Chu?" asked Rangnick.

"Prepared. Actually, there is nothing to prepare for. It is the same as every ordinary game. How I prepare for those games will be prepared for this game." Chu Zhongtian replied, "Where are you, Ralph?"

"To be honest... I'm a little nervous, haha!" Rangnick pushed his glasses and then laughed.

Chu Zhongtian looked at his head coach in surprise. If he remembered correctly, this should not be the first time coach Rangnick has led a team to play in the Champions League. He won the second place in the league when he coached Schalke 04 and qualified for the Champions League.

"This is not the first time I led the team to play in the Champions League." Sure enough, Rangnick affirmed Chu Zhongtian's guess. "I led Schalke to play, and I was very nervous before. This time I was still nervous. I feel that after several seasons, I have greater hope for the Hoffenheim team than Schalke at the time. The minimum goal is to qualify in the group. In fact, I hope the team can go further. This is our first time participating in the Champions League. How far we can go may determine how great our ambitions will be on this stage in the future."

Chu Zhongtian thought about it for a while and said, "Actually, Ralph...even if I haven't participated in the Champions League, I hope to win the championship trophy one day. This is my ambition."

Rangnick turned his head and looked at Chu Zhongtian with a smile on his face: "I knew it. I was shocked when you said on TV that our goal was a league championship. But now I am no longer surprised. Of course, I also want to win the Champions League. But I am the head coach, so I should be more realistic. Let's not talk about the championship, tomorrow's opponent is actually not easy to deal with."

Chu Zhongtian nodded. "You have said this a lot, Ralph. 'No opponent in the Champions League can be despised by us'." Chu Zhongtian said in the tone of Rangnick.

Both of them laughed.

"That's what you said to you, but I know you must have another idea in your mind."

"Yes, I don't underestimate them, but I'm not afraid of them either. I want to win. Not only win a CSKA Moscow, but Manchester United, and the opponents we may encounter in the quarterfinals, and the opponents we will then encounter…"

As he spoke, Chu Zhongtian looked at the stadium and stopped talking.

Both of them fell into deep thought. They were looking forward to what would happen if Hoffenheim existed in the Champions League in the future and which opponents they would encounter in the future.

CSKA Moscow arrived in Sinsheim two days before the game. They stayed in the top hotel in the small town. After adapting to the training, CSKA Moscow's head coach, Espanyol Juander Ramos, expressed his surprise at the stadium: "This stadium is much better than we thought..."

So what do they imagine?

Tormented? Just like a rotten vegetable field?

As an opponent in the same group, the CSKA Moscow obviously does not know Hoffenheim enough.

However, it is wrong to not understand anything at all. At least their head coach must know the two people in Hoffenheim.

Juander Ramos, the most brilliant period in his coaching experience was created in Seville. He led Seville to the League Cup final twice in a row and won the championship for the first time. Just when he wanted to defend his title, he met Metz from Ligue 1. At that time, Chu Zhongtian and Ibisevic were in the Metz team.

He must not forget Chu Zhongtian, because before the game he made targeted arrangements specifically for Chu Zhongtian's injury, requiring the whole team to take Chu Zhongtian's side as the direction of key breakthroughs. He hopes to replicate the finals between the French and Italian teams in the 2000 European Championships. The French team continuously broke through Cannavaro's side, causing Cannavaro to make mistakes in the last minute of the game.

Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian didn't take this trick at all. Sevilla placed all the offensive firepower on Chu Zhongtian, but made Messe successful. Because the defensive pressure in other places in Messe was almost zero, they could attack boldly.

Chu Zhongtian not only successfully defended Sevilla's offensive after wave, but also organized all three assists Metz's goals. In the end, Metz defeated Sevilla with a score of 3:2 and won the first UEFA Cup in their club's history. After the game, there was news that Chu Zhongtian had a broken arm during the game, but he did not show any abnormality at all and persisted until the end of the game.

Chu Zhongtian's tenacious and unyielding image was suddenly engraved in the depths of Juander Ramos' mind.

Later, he left the famous Sevilla and went to the Premier League to coach Tottenham Hotspur, but his coaching at Tottenham Hotspur was very failed, so he went to the icy and snowy Russia and coached the CSKA Moscow. Unexpectedly, after such a big circle, he now meets Chu Zhongtian again.

So the CSKA tactics of Moscow were very simple - "Fight to Chu Zhongtian to death."

Ramos knew Chu Zhongtian's power well, and such a player must not be despised, so Chu Zhongtian must be completely frozen.

Before the game, he told his players: "I'm not alarmist. If you can't freeze Hoffenheim's No. 8, you can just wait to lose. So I ask you to defend Chu at all costs in this game."

Of course, he said it very seriously, but he didn't know how many players listened to it. He knew Chu Zhongtian very well, but the players of the CSKA Moscow may not know much about Chu Zhongtian.

※※September 15th, Champions League match day.

This day is destined to be a very special day in the history of Hoffenheim Club.

Teams from a small German town will usher in their first Champions League match in their team's history, against CSKA Moscow.

The game will not start until 8:45 pm local time, but from 4:00 pm, fans gathered outside the Rhine Neka Stadium. Hoffenheim fans are particularly active. Looking outside the stadium, they are basically home team fans wearing blue jerseys.

Seeing that there was a camera, they came up and shouted excitedly at the camera: "Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim!"

Major media also paid great attention to the first Champions League match of this dark horse, and many TV stations and print media have specially sent people to Hoffenheim to report on the game.

The 2009-10 season is also the first season of China Central Television's start broadcasting the UEFA Champions League. CCTV had the idea of ​​broadcasting the UEFA Champions League, but the price has not been negotiated. This time, because Hoffenheim, where Chu Zhongtian is located, made up his mind to buy the broadcast rights for the UEFA Champions League. Because of Chu Zhongtian's relationship, the number of Chinese viewers watching the UEFA Champions League will definitely surge. CCTV spent a lot of money to buy it, but in fact it would not lose money. Through various advertising revenue, it can be completely repaid.

The match between Hoffenheim and CSKA Moscow was CCTV broadcasting the first game of the Champions League. In fact, there were Juventus and Bordeaux in Group A, Maccabi in Haifa and Bayern Munich, another game in Group B, Besiktas and Manchester United, Zurich in Group C vs Real Madrid, Marseille vs AC Milan, Chelsea in Group D vs Porto, and Atletico Madrid vs Nicosia apoel.

However, there is no controversy about which game to choose to broadcast live on the free channel, that is, the Fifth channel with the widest coverage. Although Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, AC Milan and Real Madrid have a large number of fans in China, how can they compare to Chu Zhongtian's influence in China? Chu Zhongtian's fans cross the boundaries of the club, including Manchester United and Real Madrid fans, as well as Bayern Munich and AC Milan fans. Broadcasting this game is the least controversial result. Moreover, as the only image spokesperson for Chinese football, Chu Zhongtian's game should be broadcast live. Chinese TV stations do not broadcast games with Chinese players, which is too strange.

At the same time, CCTV is also preparing to broadcast the game between Hoffenheim and Manchester United at the Rhine-Neca Stadium.

Thanks to Chu Zhongtian's blessing, the football commentators of China Central Television have the opportunity to go abroad to comment on high-level events, and no longer can only watch large-screen TVs in Beijing's small live broadcast room. To improve the level of football players, you need to participate in high-level games. Just like Chu Zhongtian, the gap with domestic players gradually widens. The same is true for the level of commentators to improve. The professional level of Chinese table tennis commentators, gymnastics commentators and diving commentators must be first-class, soccer... This time, CCTV did not send a reporting team, but in Beijing, it has long been

Everything is ready. The Sports Channel plans to broadcast a special program from 0:00 a.m. to introduce these two participating teams. Of course, the CSKA Moscow is introduced with it. The protagonist is Hoffenheim. Even if it is played many times, the audience will not get tired of the achievements of Chinese players in Hoffenheim, because this is not only to appreciate Chu Zhongtian's performance, but also an emotion of national pride. Just like the scene where Liu Xiang won the 110-meter hurdle gold medal at the Athens Olympics, he was replayed many times at different times, and people are still excited every time he watches it.

Chinese football is very bad. Because of this, Chu Zhongtian's performance can arouse people's interest and praise. Without the green leaves, how can the beauty of the red flowers appear?

On the Internet in China, the attention of this game is also very high. Whether in various QQ groups, fan forums, or Baidu Tieba, this game will be discussed as long as it is related to football. Everyone is waiting for the start of the game with urgency and excitement. Although the Champions League is held in the middle of the week and everyone still has to go to work and school the next day, many people have decided to stay up late to watch the game.

No one wants to miss Chu Zhongtian's debut in the Champions League.

※※※The night before the competition, Chu Zhongtian also went online and left a message on his official website "We All Love Lin Danda", thanking everyone for their concern for him. After this message, there were tens of thousands of comments and posts. Everyone was surprised that he could even meet idols when he was so important. Many people kept their distance from the public after becoming celebrities, and at least Chu Zhongtian was still very friendly on the Internet.

Some people left messages to express their love and support for Chu Zhongtian. Of course, more messages were cheering for him, and I hope he would perform well in the next day's game.

Due to time constraints, Chu Zhongtian did not finish reading all these messages. He only read a few pages. Of course, he knew how high expectations the country had placed on him. If he messed up this game, how many people would be sad. Just like Liu Xiang suddenly withdrew from the Beijing Olympics, he was originally a national hero and a national hero, but after that day he became a national sinner and was cursed by hundreds of millions of people. Chu Zhongtian didn't want to be like that. Besides, he could still bear this pressure.

His way to deal with the pressure placed by these outsiders is very simple - he does not play football for a certain person or a group of people, he plays football for himself, and his own will be to play football well and play well. As long as he can achieve this goal, he will have a clear conscience. If he plays football well and plays well, the outside world will be satisfied, and the pressure will naturally no longer exist. So the key is to only care about yourself, play football according to your own heart, and have a clear conscience, and the result will naturally not be too bad.

Even if you lose, as long as you work hard and try your best, it will not be bad, and there will be no good criticism.

He will not think of stupid questions like some people who are always thinking about "If I fail, what will others say I think of me" when they are under tremendous pressure, and he will only want to "play well".

At this time, Chu Zhongtian didn't think about how much China valued this matter in this game. He was packing up his things in the hotel room and preparing to leave.

Early this morning, the players gathered in the hotel where they stayed, had lunch, rested together, and then went out together to take the bus to the stadium to prepare for the game.

Many players seemed very excited, but Chu Zhongtian was very calm. He had seen many big scenes, including the League Cup champion and the European Super Cup. He couldn't let his heart beat faster in an ordinary UEFA Champions League group stage. As he told head coach Rangnick, he prepared for this game as an ordinary game.

There are not many people who are calm from the outside to the inside. Chu Zhongtian is one of them, and Van Nistrui is naturally one. Before the game, he had received a notice from the head coach that he would start in this game. After being a substitute for several rounds of league games in the league, he finally got the opportunity to start.

He knew that the head coach wanted to use his extensive experience in the Champions League to help the team, which was a good opportunity for him. Being a substitute in the league has made him begin to doubt whether his choice is correct. He must use his outstanding performance to prove that he is not old. So far, he has not scored goals for his new club in official games. As a forward, the only criterion for measuring his ability is goals. A forward who cannot score goals is definitely unqualified, even if he completes thirty assists in a season.

This Champions League match is an excellent stage for veteran Van Nystruei to show his ability. He is full of expectations, but not excited or excited. He knows that as a striker, the most important thing is to remain calm no matter what the situation is, so that he will not miss the shot inexplicably when facing an excellent opportunity. In fact, the biggest gap between an old striker and a young striker is calm.

Before getting on the car, Chu Zhongtian and Van Nistruei met. The two looked at each other, as if they saw peace in each other's eyes. Chu Zhongtian smiled at Van Nistruei, and Van Nistruei also smiled back.

There is no need to talk, they all know what each other thinks.
Chapter completed!