Chapter 371 Istanbul
Chapter 371 Istanbul
Istanbul is the imperial capital of Europe and was once the capital of the Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
Because of this, Istanbul is a famous tourist city and the center of Turkey's economy, culture, finance, and trade and transportation.
At the same time, this city is also the most densely populated city in the world. Perhaps it is not uncommon in China with a population of tens of millions, but in Europe, a city with a population of tens of millions is quite rare, and Istanbul is such a city.
If it comes to football, then this city brings together the essence of the entire Turkish league, the so-called league giants. Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas are all located in this city. These three clubs almost monopolize 90.00% of the league championships.
The Istanbul derby is also the most popular derby in the world. Whenever the city is about to conduct a derby, for example, it will enter a state of first-level alert.
When it comes to the Champions League, Turkey's Champions League teams have always been known as the home of the devil, and their progressive and crazy atmosphere can scare some timid players into weakness.
Let's put it this way, in the Champions League, no player is willing to draw a Turkish team. For this reason, they would rather go to cold Russia.
But today, this city does not belong to any Turkish team, because it is a carnival for fans throughout Europe, it is a carnival for fans of Cagliari and AC Milan.
In fact, before the seventh round of Serie A No.30, the flow of people in Istanbul increased sharply. Although the city has never been short of tourists, in the next few days, more tourists entered the city than ever before.
Not to mention others, there are more than [-] tourists from Italy alone. No, they should not be called tourists. It is more accurate to use fans this time, and this number is still increasing.
Not to mention some neutral fans who came to witness the birth of the new king. Of course, fans from far away Asia and China must be indispensable at this time. You must know that this is the first time that Chinese people appear in the final of the Champions League.
Although this Chinese is a bit special, not a player but a coach, this does not affect the enthusiasm of Chinese fans. As early as the moment Cagliari defeated PSV Eindhoven and entered the final, qualified Chinese fans began to plan to come to the final, and even many unqualified fans created conditions and were willing to spend several months of their salary to come.
There is no doubt that the upcoming Champions League final has historic significance for Chinese fans, because they are no longer just spectators, but real participants.
This was directly reflected in the moment when the Cagliari players walked out of the airport. When Li Yi led the goal out of Ataturk Airport, hundreds of Cagliari fans were greeted by them, most of them had the same skin color as Li Yi.
It is said that Istanbul Airport is called Ataturk, and the final venue a day later is also named after Ataturk. Both the stadium and the airport are named after the father of Turkey.
The venue for the final is called Ataturk Olympic. This stadium does not belong to the stadiums of several giants in Turkey. It is a stadium built for the bid to host the Olympics. It is the largest stadium in Turkey and a five-star stadium in Europe.
Although Cagliari's players are used to their head coach being more popular than the players, they still feel a little envious every time they see it, especially the young players in the team.
However, without Li Yi saying hello to the fans, AC Milan followed suit. Although the two teams were in different cities, they almost boarded the plane and arrived at the same time.
At this time, the Cagliari players realized that there were also a group of fans standing not far away, but they were waving red and black flags, and even the flags of various countries.
In fact, Cagliari also has national flags here, but other flags are easily covered up by a touch of red, the five-star red flag.
Sparks are flying, if it is in the form of animation, there must be sparks shining between the two teams at this moment, including the two head coaches.
Although Li Yi and Ancelotti have a very good relationship, although the two of them don't spend much time together, they are not alienated from each other. Whenever they fight each other, the two will meet to have dinner together.
In fact, this time is no exception, but it is not a meal together. Those who win the game must lead the team to celebrate, while those who lose the game will naturally find food to heal.
Turkey is an out-and-out food kingdom, and Turkish cuisine is known as one of the three major cuisines in the world, alongside Chinese cuisine and French cuisine.
And this time, all the consumption of the loser will be reimbursed by the winner.
They looked at each other speechlessly, because of each other's appearance, neither of them stayed at the airport, and under the escort of the airport security, each of them boarded the bus to the hotel.
Today is destined to be a busy day, the coaching staff needs to discuss tactics, and the players need restorative training, and tomorrow there will be problems of adapting to the venue and attending pre-match interviews arranged by UEFA.
The UEFA Champions League final is not just a final, but also a show. Of course, this show means that UEFA must obey the arrangements outside the stadium.
Besides, there is no chance for others to show off.
After having problems with food and clothing at the hotel at noon, Li Yi took the coaching staff to discuss tactics, while the players took a break to digest their results and prepare for the open training in the afternoon.
Even if it is public, it has almost no real effect. The main function of this training is to let the media take pictures and let the fans see what the players look like on the training ground.
When the show is almost over, the club will clear the field, and the real training will follow, and Cagliari spent his first day in this situation.
And on the second day, Cagliari and AC Milan each had half a day to go to the Ataturk Olympic Stadium to adapt to the venue, which was naturally followed by the media.
One day later, the flow of people in Istanbul reached its peak, because tomorrow is the final, and at this time, all the people who should be there have already arrived.
Take Bellucci and the two children for example. After all, this is the first Champions League final in Li Yi's coaching career. He also hates the possibility of being a Champions League champion, and even the record of being the youngest coach to win the Champions League.
In order to allow Bellucci and the two children to come to the present, Li Yi specially asked the club for a VIP room. As the final team, there must be an allocation in this regard.
In fact, besides Corleone, Li Yi's uncle and aunt's family came with Bellucci. Naturally, Li Yi's uncle would not miss such an important moment.
Thanks to [Da Jingjing who loves to read books] for the reward
(End of this chapter)