Chelsea's Cobham Training Base is located in the southern suburbs of London, 30 kilometers away from the city, and it takes more than half an hour to travel.

Because the distance is far, Real Madrid basically set off every morning, returned to the hotel at night, and rested at Cobham at noon. The ingredients for the meals are airlifted directly from Madrid to London and are made by Real Madrid's team chefs.

The Cobham base is expensive, covering an area of ​​130 acres, fifteen football training grounds, and an indoor football field that can be trained in winter, but Real Madrid cannot use these.

The first team's training center has perfect functions, advanced facilities, and the managers are also the top in Europe. Real Madrid feels Abramovich's investment. It is said that when he joined the Blues in 2003, Chelsea was still training in a dilapidated training ground next to Heathrow Airport, and they had to endure the noise of planes taking off and landing every day.

Due to the advance entry to London, Real Madrid coaching staff had to change their training plans on Wednesday and Thursday. Although they were all closed training at Cobham, the team still tried to avoid leaking news and the team's tactical style in advance.

The outside world has been speculating on what tactics Real Madrid will adopt in this final.

Is it a more secure three-middle midfielder? Or a double-middle midfielder who has both offense and defense?

Not only are the outside world chasing all kinds of clues and speculating about Benitez's tactics, but Real Madrid is also speculating, but Benitez never mentioned it, and the training arranged does not make people see any clues.

In the past two days, Real Madrid has basically been at the hotel and Cobham at the same time, while the training bases of the Premier League are generally located in relatively remote towns, and they have not been influenced by fans who have come to London one after another.

It is estimated that many Chelsea fans may not be able to find Cobham's location.

On the afternoon before the Champions League final, Real Madrid came to Wembley Stadium as usual.

This is a routine before the final. Both teams are familiar with the venue training at Wembley Stadium, and many media reporters and fans gathered on the scene. Real Madrid will then be arranged to accept media interviews.

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When Casillas led Real Madrid players into the stadium, cheers rang out in the stands.

More than a thousand fans and hundreds of media reporters from all over the world welcomed the arrival of Real Madrid in the stands, especially Yang Yang. Many Liverpool fans even made a special trip to help him go south.

"Do you feel familiar?" Harvey Alonso asked with a smile.

The two of them were teammates from Liverpool. They worked together in the Premier League for three years. They have a deep understanding of the football culture here and always miss the fans here.

"Of course." Yang Yang nodded with a smile, "they are the best fans I have seen so far."

The Premier League, especially Liverpool fans, is definitely the most fanatical thing in the world.

Although he has been away for two years, there are still so many people who have made a special trip from Liverpool to London for Yang Yang, which shows that.

Xavi Alonso nodded constantly, "Sometimes I also think that maybe when I get old in the future, I will choose to return to the Premier League."

Yang Yang laughed loudly when he heard this, and patted him hard on the shoulder, "How old are you, and you say that you are about to retire."

"It's twenty-nine, and it's thirty next season." Harvey Alonso reminded.

He didn't say it, Yang Yang didn't notice it.

When she met Xavi Alonso in Liverpool, Yang Yang knew that the birth months between the two were exactly one month apart.

It is October 25th in Yang Yang, and it is November 25th in Harvey Alonso.

By the time Harvey Alonso was thirty years old, Yang Yang was about to be twenty-five.

Time flies like a white horse passing by, in a flash.

"It won't be too long, maybe two years, maybe three years, it's almost the same." Harvey Alonso himself was very open-minded.

Real Madrid is the team with the highest demands on players in the world. As the core of Real Madrid, Xavi Alonso knew very well that once he got old to a certain level, he would inevitably fall into a very embarrassing situation. The most decent way was to leave the team like Raul and play in a team that could continue playing football.

Yang Yang felt a slump in his heart. Xavi Alonso is about to reach the third place, so Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Macon are also about to reach the third place. How many years can he play with this group of old friends?

Thirty years old is a hurdle faced by all professional players.

Premier League Arsenal head coach Wenger has always abide by one principle, that is, players over 30 will sign once a year.

This is not unreasonable, because after the age of 30, players' injuries will increase and their condition will decline. As for how long their competitiveness will last, it depends on the player themselves, which varies from person to person.

Van der Sar stayed until he was forty.

Yang Yang is not the kind of person who is sad about spring and autumn. The reason why he thinks so much is because he realizes that in the next period of time, he will play football with his friends less and less, and he should cherish such opportunities more.

Especially like this year's Champions League final, what a god-given opportunity.

You can't lose no matter what!

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The training at Wembley Stadium is open to the public, and all fans and media reporters have also seen Real Madrid's training programs.

Of course, this was also deliberately made by Real Madrid coaching staff for the outside world to see.

The competition actually started very early, but many people didn't realize it yet.

The media is interested in Real Madrid's training because Benitez arranged a penalty and a shot.

Needless to say, shooting training is a training that tends to be offensive, mainly to improve scoring efficiency, but penalty training is obviously to prepare for the penalty shootout after a full 120 minutes of the game.

These two trainings are obviously inconsistent.

After training, Benitez went to attend a pre-match press conference according to UEFA's arrangements, and Yang Yang was also arranged to be interviewed by media reporters.

Regarding the two trainings arranged by the coaching staff, Yang Yang smiled and said that he did not understand the purpose.

"I think this should be a normal thing." Yang Yang responded ambiguously, "We are as strong as Barcelona. No one knows what the final result will be. Any possibility will exist. Therefore, arranging shooting and penalty training is also part of the team's preparations before the game."

Yang Yang's answer is utterly unforgettable.

Yang Yang said that the team's status is very good.

"Absolutely, we will definitely feel tired after the end of the season, but at the end of the league, we have already started to adjust and rest, and we are confident that we can get the best form in the Champions League final."

For Barcelona, ​​Yang Yang admitted that this is a respectable opponent. "But there can only be one winner in the Champions League final, and that will only be our Real Madrid. We are confident that we can do this, because in the past two years, we have beaten Barcelona five times in a row, and in my career, we have never lost to Barcelona."

The confidence in Yang Yang's tone was conveyed to the media reporters on the scene without reservation, and several Catalan media responded actively, saying that past results were not used as reference standards for the Champions League final, which was also recognized by Yang Yang.

"But at least we have an advantage on the psychological level, right?" Yang Yang asked with a smile.

Yang Yang also said that the two teams have played three games so far this season and are about to usher in their fourth game. They are very familiar with each other and there is no secret. So the key to the problem is to see who can perform better in the finals.

Regarding the team's tactics, Yang Yang believes that after the past two seasons of running-in, Real Madrid's overall strength is enough to face Barcelona head-on, so he believes that the team should adopt a more proactive and proactive style of playing, but in the end he added that no matter how coach Benitez chooses, he will support it unconditionally.

The three-back midfielder tends to be conservative, which is well known.

Barcelona's passive penetration makes Real Madrid very passive, with both back midfielders balancing offense and defense, but there are risks. The three back midfielders tend to be conservative, but they are relatively safe. Barcelona has always been dissatisfied with Real Madrid because of the three back midfielders.

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The entire interview lasted for an hour. Yang Yang cooperated very well and answered all questions very patiently, including several media outlets from China, and Yang Yang was even more patient.

However, he seemed to have said a lot, but in fact he was just some polite words with high-sounding polite words. There was no real valuable information. But in the end, Yang Yang expressed confidence that Real Madrid would defeat Barcelona in the final, and he also said that he would score goals in the final.

"I'm still one goal behind Messi in the Champions League scorer list." Yang Yang reminded with a smile.

Since Barcelona won the La Liga championship, Yang Yang has been chasing Messi. He wants to defeat Messi on all fronts, not only for himself, but also for Real Madrid.

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Time is on May 29th, the Champions League final day.

More than 100,000 fans from all over the world gathered in London, but only 86,000 fans were able to walk into Wembley Stadium.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and UEFA each received 25,000 copies, and the remaining 11,000 copies were sold publicly, but this was far from meeting the needs of fanatical fans.

This is the most expensive and star-studded game in the history of world football, representing the highest level of football in the world.

As early as the roster of the Champions League final was released, the tickets were sold out. On the morning of the final day, the final tickets on the black market were nearly 10,000 pounds, which is the highest sky-high ticket ever in the Champions League final, and it is hard to get a ticket.

The fanatical Real Madrid and Barcelona fans rushed to London from all over the world and finally gathered at Wembley Stadium in the western suburbs of London.

They are all participating in this annual but may create European football history, because if Real Madrid beat Barcelona, ​​it will be the first team to successfully defend the Champions League in 21 years, and this Real Madrid will be recorded in history.

At the same time, more than one billion people around the world are paying attention to this grand event.
Chapter completed!