Chapter 760 Bloody before the game
On May, the annual finale of the Champions League final slowly kicked off with great anticipation.
It is very dramatic that both sides of this final are the makers of Istanbul miracle two years ago - AC Milan and Liverpool.
Whether it is artificial arrangement or God's teasing, in short, this is a more eye-catching game than the average final.
The fans were the first to sound the final charge.
On the morning of the day, when the entire Athens seemed to be dyed red by Liverpool and AC Milan's jerseys, and when the singing of "You Never Walk Alone" and "Milan Milan" were floating above Athens, a battle broke out between Liverpool fans and AC Milan fans.
The battle broke out suddenly, or was premeditated, without any prelude at all. The fans of the two teams started fighting at the entrance of the Malosi Hotel
This group fight was different from the last time I warmed up at the Olympic Stadium. I cursed and pushed for a while, giving the police and security guards time to prepare. This time I started fighting, with a guy in my hand.
Although it was unexpected, Athens invested a lot of troops and arrived before the group fight had expanded. It was soon discovered that this was a battle that had been agreed online.
Although there was no death, a Liverpool fan was seriously injured and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. This made the Athens police and security guards very embarrassed and more vigilant. The Athens Public Security Bureau temporarily dispatched 200 explosion-proof police officers to try to maintain good order, at least no casualties.
What happened in the morning added a bit of blood to the upcoming game and also made Liverpool players smell a trace of ominous signs.
In the afternoon, Liverpool coach Benitez and AC Milan coach attended a pre-match press conference.
Benitez and Ancelotti are both famous coaches, but they are both dull guys and are relatively elegant. They are not as charming as Mourinho, nor the ability to create topics. Therefore, there are relatively few reporters coming, but there are more than 300 people, which is definitely at the Champions League final level.
Benitez and Ancelotti shook hands, nodded, and then sat in their own seats.
The first person to speak was Ancelotti. Benitez leisurely picked up a bottle of mineral water and opened it, took a few sips, put it down, and listened quietly to Ancelotti's speech.
Ancelotti's voice is low, but strong and powerful, "Tonight will be the most important game of AC Milan this year, and it will definitely be the most exciting game. This is the only event we can compete for the championship. We are bound to win this game. The outside world is hyping up the theme of revenge in this game. I think this is not correct. Although our opponent is Liverpool, which snatched the Big Ear Cup from us two years ago, we have never taken revenge to heart. For us, there is only one goal to reach the Champions League final - that is, to win the championship, which is also the only theme of this game. Revenge, if you think it is revenge, then it is revenge. In short, the final goal is to win the game... AC Milan is in good condition now, and we have prepared for this game for a long time, both physically and mentally, and have achieved the best.
Status, the players are now very willing to fight, I believe they can create miracles. There is no doubt that the hottest discussions are Chen Yu and Kaka. Both of them are for a while in the football world, and it is also the key to determining the victory or draw of this game. We have mastered the plan to limit Chen Yu. I believe that Chen Yu can't make much waves in this game. As for Kaka, I believe that Liverpool must have made targeted deployments, but I believe more that Kaka's ability. Even if he cannot score goals, he can still help the team in other ways. He is a middle-level organizer, not just a striker. Although he has scored 10 goals in the Champions League, we should be familiar with our opponents. Even if two years have passed, Liverpool's playing style has not changed much. Of course, we have not changed much, but this time we will not lose to Liverpool again..."
Although Ancelotti denies revenge, he actually has a bit of revenge. When he says this now, it is mainly to reduce psychological pressure to his players and calm them down. Playing against opponents like Liverpool cannot be careless at all, and details must be thought of.
After Ancelotti finished speaking, the reporter pointed the camera at Benitez. They had not dug up any goods from Ancelotti just now, and this time they put all their hopes on Benitez.
However, only a few hours before the game was played. Benitez was neither interested in fighting words nor using this press conference to boost morale. He just repeated the clichés he had said a lot over the years, "...The game is difficult, we are very confident... It is an honor to reach the Champions League final. We are continuing to work hard and strive to win another championship. Although Garcia's injury is not good enough and Cowell is not in the form of playing games, we are now in the midfield position and can fully deal with the game... Chen Yu? Chen Yu is a good player, no, it should be said that he is a player who can do it. He will be the winner of this game. Of course, football is an overall sport. Liverpool has not only Chen Yu, but also excellent stars such as Gerald, Crouch, Bellamy, and Kuyt..."
After Benitez's speech, the reporter was even more disappointed and there was nothing to do. However, in this battlefield where there was no smoke, they were the real masters. No matter how strict they spoke, they would definitely miss it. Unless they didn't say anything, but after that, if they didn't say anything, then what else would be the press conference?
Under the repeated bombardment of reporters on the scene, Benitez and Ancelotti really said something very eye-catching, such as Kaka's stay and leave next season and Chen Yu's annual salary. These are definitely popular among fans. However, as the game approaches, such news and such pre-match press conferences can attract limited people, and everyone's minds are basically attracted to the Olympic Stadium.
Almost two hours after the pre-match press conference, the Olympic Stadium was already crowded with people, becoming a carnival for Liverpool and Milan fans.
At this time, naturally, no fans were willing to make trouble. They were in a hurry to enter the stadium and were not interested in making trouble. Moreover, there were police and security guards everywhere, and plainclothes would be arrested if they were accidentally arrested. Except for hidden and remote places, no one was willing to make trouble again.
However, just as the entrance time was approaching, there was a riot at the entrance.
"Damn why don't you let me enter if I have a ticket?"
"Is this still reasonable? I bought the ticket but didn't let us go in and watch it."
"I want to find your manager, why don't I let me enter?"
About a dozen Liverpool fans started frying with the staff at the entrance of the stadium, and the quarrel took place not only at one window, but at about seven or eight stadium entrances.
It turned out that the tickets for direct flights from the UK to Athens had been sold out, and most fans arrived at their destination by transit. These late fans were told that the airport was on strike when they were redirecting in Milan and were unable to go to Athens to watch the finals. But these were nothing. There were still about UU fans holding real tickets coming to Athens from other channels, but when they entered the venue, they were told that the stadium was full and they could not enter any further.
These Liverpool fans are all hardcore, and their love for the team and idols is almost more than their love for their first love. They traveled thousands of miles to Athens and had real tickets in their hands. How could they go back in shame? After all the doubts, protests and anger, these fans still did not enter the stadium, and no side of the stadium asked why there were tickets that could not be entered, and why 00 people were full before entering the stadium? Such questions were asked.
In fact, this question is very simple, because there are about 2,000 people holding fake tickets and actually obtained the permission of the stadium security guard.
A fan at the scene witnessed with his own eyes that some people entered the venue with fake tickets, some even took their own boarding passes, some people with white paper and casually drew the word "tt" on it, and the security guards were allowed to leave directly without a careful look. Of course, in addition to this, there were some scum who came to Athens empty-handedly and stole other people's tickets and mixed into the stadium.
At this moment, earth-shaking shouts came from time to time in the stadium. At this time, the players should be about to go on the court, and the fans gradually heard the truth, and their emotions became increasingly difficult to control.
When the players walked out of the passage and the live commentator loudly reported the player's name, Liverpool fans finally couldn't bear the stimulation and began to rush into the entrance of the court and tried to forcibly rush in.
Several Greek policemen were kicked down, but they could not stop them even when they saw that they could not stop them. The police began to use police tear gas and batons to scatter the fans. Many fans were beaten to the point of bleeding, but the more they did this, the more angry the fans were. Some fans without tickets were also attracted. They could not see the scene. At this time, they happened to join in the fun and follow the fans who got the ticket but couldn't get in to attack the police.
In order to prevent fights between fans, the police dispersed the police force. At this time, they were hit by so many fans and quickly couldn't stand it. Many entrances were rushed away by fans. When the police arrived, they didn't know how many fans with or without votes flocked into the stadium.
Chapter completed!