On the night of the game, Ajax held another pre-match meeting, and Ronald Koeman announced his roster.

The goalkeeper is Robonte, the defense is Maxwell, Escud, Heatinga and Trabelsi, the midfield is De Jong dragged behind, Van der Fat and Sneider are in the center, and the frontcourt is Wesley Songk, Ibrahimovic and Victor Scola.

Yang Yang was once again substitute. The exact time to play depends on the trend of the game, but it should be in the second half.

Since the league has no suspense early on, the Dutch Cup final opponent Udrecht could not threaten Ajax, so the team has more than ten days of preparation time. The players have already known everything about Porto. The closer the game, everyone's hearts are calmer.

After the pre-match meeting, before all electronic devices were handed in, the players were given a time to talk to their families.

Yang Yang called his parents who lived in Gelsenkirchen. They arrived in Amsterdam yesterday. Today, they flew from Amsterdam to Gelsenkirchen with their uncle Shen Ming's family and Ajax's relatives and friends.

But since Yang Yang came to Germany with the team yesterday afternoon, he did not see him.

When Yang Yang called, his parents were very lively. They hadn't seen each other for a long time and had endless topics, among which Yang Yang's affairs were the most concerned.

Wei Zheng and his cousin Shen Yuzhu are going to return to China to develop. By then, the only one of his uncles and aunts are left in the Netherlands. They have houses in their hometowns and plan to continue to earn a few years in the Netherlands and return to China to retire.

When he heard that Yang Yang was calling, everyone was very concerned and asked nonsense. Wei Zhen was most concerned about Yang Yang's game tomorrow. After learning that he was still a substitute, he was still a little disappointed, but he also knew that Yang Yang was only seventeen years old and was not very suitable for major events like the Champions League final.

"Don't worry, we will definitely win." Yang Yang said confidently.

Everyone encouraged them after hearing this. One of the strange girls spoke very pleasantly, which made people feel soft and sweet. They used a standard Beijing accent. I think it should be a friend brought by Wei Zhen from China.

In the Champions League final, Ajax gave each player in the first team twenty-five tickets, but Yang Yang did not have many friends. John Rep and others would have a club gift ticket. However, there were not many friends in China who were willing to travel a long distance to watch a final, so Yang Yang gave all other tickets to Wei Zhen except his parents and uncle's family.

Wei Zhen also helped Yang Yang handle the matter very well. From helping his parents go abroad to buying air tickets and booking hotels, he was responsible for everything, which also saved Yang Yang from worries.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yang became warm when he remembered that he had not seen his parents for two years.

This is also the first time he has played in front of his parents since he came to Europe and cannot lose anyway.

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On the day of the game, after Ajax finished breakfast, he held another tactical meeting. This time, he mainly studied the offense and defense of free kicks. Ronald Koeman's preparations even meticulously grasped the tasks of each player.

After the meeting, everyone underwent a simple restorative training in the park next to the hotel.

Lunch, rest, afternoon tea, departure.

Going south from the Berg Hotel, the closer you get to Ao and Schalke, the more fans you meet on the way, including Ajax and Porto, but since Gelsenkirchen is closer to the Netherlands, there are obviously more fans in Ajax.

Along the way, the bus was silent. Players were listening to music, closing their eyes to rest, and some people looked out the window and thought, but no one spoke.

This battle tonight will be the most important game for everyone so far, and no one dares to be careless.

When the team arrived at Ao Schalke, Ajax fans rushed to greet him. They shouted slogans and encouraged the team, hoping that everyone could continue to work hard and strive to add another Champions League championship for Ajax.

The player did not stay outside and got off the bus and entered the player's passage directly.

After sorting out things in the locker room, I soon walked into the stadium under the leadership of the coaching staff and UEFA staff to conduct the last warm-up training before the game. At this time, the stands on the stadium had already been occupied by enthusiastic fans.

When Yang Yang walked out of the passage, he heard many Ajax fans shouting his name in unison, which made him habitually raise his hand to thank the fans, which immediately caused another burst of cheers and applause.

As he walked towards the stadium, Yang Yang kept searching for the stands. According to the tickets, he could roughly know the area where his parents and uncle's family were sitting, but there were too many fans at the scene, and the heads in the stands were like ants, and they couldn't tell the difference at all.

But he knew that at this moment, his parents and uncle's family must be sitting somewhere in the stands and watching him.

This feeling was very strong, which brought him unprecedented courage and encouragement, and made him determined to do his best to win this game no matter what, so that they could be proud of themselves.

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"Look, Yang Yang is out!"

"It's him, it's him."

The moment she saw Yang Yang walk out of the player channel, her mother Shen Lifang couldn't help but shed tears.

It's been two years, and I haven't seen each other for two years.

In the past two years, she has been missing him almost every day and night, worried about whether he is doing well in the Netherlands, how well he plays the ball, and whether he will be bullied. She is always worried.

But now, when she saw someone, she felt a little strange, not much like her son.

"He has grown taller and fatter." His father Yang Yongqiang said with red eyes and gritted his teeth.

"Uncle Yang, that's not fat, it's strong." Wei Zheng reminded with a smile, "He is now a professional player, and there are strict regulations on three meals a day, and he is thin. Ajax has allowed him to strengthen his physical fitness training. Now he is much stronger than before, but relatively speaking, he is still thin and needs to continue to strengthen."

"Oh, yes, yes, it's strong, not fat." Yang Yongqiang nodded with joy.

"Hey, Yang Yang, we are here, have you seen it, my uncle and aunt are here, have you seen it?"

After seeing Yang Yang walk out of the player channel and turn around and look at the stands on his side, Shen Yuzhu immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

But there were too many people at the scene and the sound was too loud. Her shouting could not be heard from Yang Yang. It was difficult for Yang Yang to see him from so many fans. Soon, he ran into the stadium quickly under the greeting of his teammates.

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The capacity of Aotu Schalke is more than 50,000 people, which is similar to that of Amsterdam Athletic Stadium.

But for some reason, Yang Yang felt completely different. It seemed that when he was warming up in this stadium, he couldn't feel relaxed, and his body was slow to be active, so it was difficult for him to be excited.

He knew very well that this was the pressure that the Champions League final brought to him.

From the beginning of his entry into the first team, almost every game is stressful.

In the first game against Bruges, he came on as a substitute at the last critical moment, and then played against Eindhoven, and he also came on as a substitute. Later, he played against Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Monaco. He played against him in every game with pressure.

But the pressure on this game tonight is far greater than all previous games.

Yang Yang has a clear understanding of this point, and he also knows that he can overcome this pressure.

After finishing the warm-up, I returned to the locker room. None of the players spoke, and the locker room was silent.

Even Ibrahimovic, who is the most nervous on weekdays, is sitting in front of the closet with a serious face, straightening his chest. Every deep breath seems to calm down his inner emotions.

Ronald Koeman walked in, but like all the players, he didn't speak.

At this time, he could do very little, because he had no way to replace the players on the game, he could not make his players uneasy, let alone let the players relieve the pressure and go on lightly.

To put it bluntly, tension and pressure are originally part of football games. The more important the game is, the more tense and the more pressure it is.

Professional players have no way to avoid it, they can only overcome it.

This morning, he had in-depth exchanges with every player in the team, especially Victor Scola who returned to the lineup again in this game. Ronald Koeman was open-minded about this player who has been following him for many years, hoping that he can perform well in the finals. Whether he leaves the team or stays in the team next, it will be beneficial to him.

Everyone knows Yang Yang very well that he is the team's future, but it is unlikely that it will be difficult for the team to take the lead in two years, so he is still a substitute in this game.

Technical Director Van Gaal also said that substitutes are the best choice to take advantage of Yang Yang's threat.

The real test of this game is in the defense line. Hetinga is prone to recklessness and Escud is relatively stable, but Ajax's traditional 433-3 style of play can easily make the team push too rashly, exposing the gap behind him, which requires two central defenders to be able to hold on.

Galassick is absent, and De Jong is the team's midfield barrier. What Ronald Koeman is most worried about is his movements. As a defensive midfielder, it is easy to get cards too much. Once he wins cards, he will inevitably be restrained, which is not good for the game.

On the contrary, Ronald Koeman is the least worried about the offense, which is Ajax's advantage.

When the time was almost over and the players' moods were basically calmed down, Ronald Koeman let out a deep breath and stood up.

"Okay, everyone."

Everyone stood up.

"I won't say much extra words. We are ready for everything we should say and prepare."

Everyone nodded at the same time.

"This game tonight may be the most important game of your career so far, but what I want to tell you is that from the moment you walked into this stadium, you have become the legend of the club."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and chests.

"So, don't be stressed, tonight, enjoy this game to your heart's content, do our best, and leave no regrets, that's enough."

After saying that, Ronald Koeman hugged this group of soldiers who were about to play one by one.
Chapter completed!