[Football] Crown of Thorns

At that time, on June 6, the 6-2014 UEFA Champions League final was about to start at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.

The opponents are this season's Premier League runner-up Liverpool and 4 consecutive Serie A winners Juventus.

This time the Champions League encounter is also the first encounter between the two sides since the 2005 Champions League semi-final.

When it comes to the Champions League between Liverpool and Juventus, then we have to mention the tragedy that happened 30 years ago-the Heysel tragedy.

On May 1985, 5, Liverpool and Juventus met in the European Champions Cup final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Before UEFA, a stand behind a goal was allocated to Liverpool fans, but there were many Juventus fans. Fans buy tickets for the stand from Belgians.In the stands, there were not enough police and staff to separate the fans of the two teams.During the game, there were constant insults and throwing behaviors from fans on both sides.Football hooligans mixed with Liverpool fans fought with Juventus fans, causing the stands to collapse, killing 29 Juventus fans on the spot and injuring more than 39 people. This is the famous "Heysel tragedy".

The tragedy caused Liverpool to lose the Champions League. At the same time, after the game, all British teams were banned from participating in European competitions for five years, and Liverpool for seven years.Since then, the Red Army has suffered a lot and has been unable to repeat its peak form for many years.

Until 2005, Liverpool, which returned to the Champions League, met Juventus for the first time in 1 years in the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup.

It was the first time Juventus faced Liverpool since the Heysel tragedy.

After that year, another ten years later, Liverpool and Juventus met again in the Champions League final after 30 years.

Nine days ago, it was the 30th anniversary of the Heysel tragedy, and now they came to the stadium to commemorate and earn a new honor for their club at the same time.

Berlin, Germany, the Olympic Stadium, the game will start in two hours. Fans from both sides and fans from all over the stadium have already filled the stadium. Of course, there are also celebrities, celebrities and political leaders from all over the world. up the stands.

Senior officials of UEFA, Champions League sponsors, etc., chatted and laughed there.

In the stadium, players from both sides have gathered in the locker room, waiting for the game to come.

On the TV screen hanging on the wall, the scene flashed continuously. Many active and retired football stars, singers and movie stars who supported different teams, and celebrities can be seen everywhere.

"Tsk tsk, Platini!"

Joe Allen chatted with Jia Ma in a low voice.

Gama glanced at the screen, "That's a Juventus legend!"

"No, Platini, you said today's game..."

"Afraid he won't succeed?"

Gama rolled his eyes.

"That's Platini!"

Joe Allen laughed.

Gama glanced at him, "Joe, something is wrong with you today!"

"no!"

"Have!"

After several boring conversations, Joe Allen showed an embarrassed smile on his face, "Mr. Rush came to watch the game today."

Gama thought for a while, "Who is Mr. Rush?"

Jo Allen glared at Gama rather indignantly, "Ian Rush, the greatest shooter in our Welsh history."

"Ah, I remembered."

Gama let out a low cry, not because the Welsh striker was famous among the younger generation in China except for being a famous Red Army star, but because Gama remembered that when he won the World Cup ticket for the first time in China in 2001, this A super shooter happened to go to Huaguo. At that time, Leizi heard what the star said to the Chinese players during the event: We must cherish the honor of the World Cup.

It's a pity that everyone knows the story after that, Huaguo's players failed... and Leizi broke his leg in the subsequent league and stayed away from the stadium ever since.

"It was him!"

Gama whispered.

"That's our Welsh super scorer," Joe Allen was very excited. "When he played for Liverpool, he made 658 appearances and scored 346 goals. He won five English League One titles and one European Champions Cup. Interesting."

"Want to sign?"

Sweeping away the depressed state of mind caused by thinking of Leizi and Huaguo's past, Jia Ma asked with a smile.

"Yeah, it's not easy to meet him!"

Joe Allen sighed, "Mr. Rush is a great legend, not only for Liverpool but also for Wales. He played 73 times for the Welsh national team and scored 28 goals. The only pity is that he never made it to the World Cup. .”

"It's really a pity."

"I saw a video of the BBC interviewing him before. Mr. Rush said: If God gives me a chance to participate in the World Cup, I am willing to lose ten years of life. It's just..."

Speaking of this, Joe Allen was silent. Until their generation, the Welsh national team's dream of participating in the World Cup has not been realized.

Seeing that Joe Allen fell silent, Gama thought for a while, "I think you may be able to participate in the World Cup this year. Look at your performance in the European preliminaries this year. It is estimated that you will have no problem entering the finals, so the World Cup is also... ..."

"Well, I hope so!"

They were talking about some dull topics, and both of them were in a bad mood. Joe Allen rubbed his face, "Stop talking about that, let's play today's game well."

"That's natural."

Jia Ma folded his arms and hummed twice, "I want the champion."

"Everyone wants to be a champion!"

"Hmph, whoever has weak legs or..."

Just as Jia Ma was about to continue, he saw his teammates raise their middle fingers in unison and said in unison, "Curse our third leg, right?"

"Ha ha!!"

"Shut up, Shiko!"

Jia Ma, who was ridiculed by the crowd, stared wide-eyed, "What are you talking about?"

"No, we didn't say anything."

Furtado took two steps forward and pulled Jiama aside, "If you keep talking nonsense, I don't care if you're wrapped in a sack."

"Ann, your behavior breaks my heart."

"Okay, when you win the game, you can clean it up as you like."

"Really?"

"That's right," Furtado said honestly, "If you want to kill someone, I'll hand you the knife, and if you want to kick someone, I'll help you catch him, OK!"

Before Gama could say anything, the teammates in the locker room fell out.

"Damn it, you traitor!!!"

"Bastard Ann, we want to turn against you!!!"

After the commotion and chaos, the door was pushed open, and Gama was called out by Rogers.

Then seeing the uniform 'vicious' eyes of all his teammates, Furtado spread his hands.

"Do you want Xiko to say those words?"

"This one……"

Joe Allen shook his head, "Ann, tell Xiko to shut up."

Futado cut, "Then you still laugh at me?"

"No, we were wrong!"

Jie Baozi clasped his hands together, "Ann, make sure Xiko doesn't talk nonsense before and during the game."

"That's right, he can say whatever he wants after the game, but don't talk now."

Everyone nodded in unison.

Furtado nodded amusedly.

Shiko thought his crow's mouth was only known within the team, but everyone knew it! ! !

Cough, forget it, it's better not to let him know about this kind of thing!

Let's get ready to race!

Come on!

For the championship! ! !

…………

Before the two teams were ready to enter the stadium, the flags of both clubs and various souvenirs were placed in the stadium. During the live broadcast, the host also talked about the entanglement between the two teams, about the past and commemoration...

"...When you mention Juventus and Liverpool, you have to mention the game 30 years ago, which was one of the shocking tragedies in football history..."

"Sometimes I can't help feeling that the fate of Liverpool Club and the two tragedies that shocked the world in football history are all related to them..."

"Having said so much, Phil, what do you think of Liverpool today?"

After talking about history, the live host of Sky Sports asked the guest hosts around him.

Phil Neal, the TV commentator for today's live game, is not only a well-known professional football commentator in the UK, he was also one of the legendary stars of the Liverpool club and once served as the captain of the Red Army. He retired After that, he worked as a football coach, until he changed his job to become a professional football commentator.

Hearing the host's question, Philnell smiled, "Today, this Liverpool team is a capable team, whether they are veterans or young players, they all have full abilities, so I am very optimistic about them."

"Not only because you are a famous Red Army veteran?"

"Of course it's for sure..."

Hearing what he said, several people who had been chatting in the broadcast room all laughed.

"Hello everyone, today we specially invited not only the famous Red Army star Phil Neil you are familiar with, but also another famous Red Army celebrity that you are familiar with. So, Ian, you didn't like to attend these occasions before. Why did you do it today? Invited?"

The host asked with a smile.

Ian Rush, with a serious face, smiled slightly, "I came to the match between Juventus and Liverpool ten years ago, what was it for that time, and this time is also the same."

"for memories?"

"Yes. As a witness to the incident 30 years ago, I would like to say that football is not only a game, but also a kind of sustenance..."

…………

At 20:45, the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League final kicked off.

Judging from the starting lineup, the two sides have unsurprisingly formed their strongest lineups.

Liverpool (433):

Goalkeeper: 22-Mignolet;

Defenders: 37-Skrtel, 5-Furtado, 4-Toure, 2-Glenn Johnson

Midfield: 8-Gerrard, 10-Dagama, 24-Joe Allen;

Forwards: 7-Torres, 15-Sturridge, 29-Fabio Pollini.

Juventus (4312):

Goalkeeper: 1-Buffon;

Defenders: 26-Lichtsteiner, 19-Bonucci, 15-Barzagli, 33-Evra;

Midfield: 8-Markisio, 21-Pirlo, 6-Pogba;

Front waist: 23-Vidal;

Forwards: 10-Tevez, 9-Morata.

Of course, it is not without regrets. Juventus' main central defender Chiellini strained his calf muscle during training, and regrettably lost his chance to participate in the Champions League final.

The referee of this final is the Turk Cakir. He previously whistled the second round of the Champions League knockout match between Manchester United and Real Madrid, and also whistled the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Dortmund. 1 win and 1 draw, so many people blame him, saying that he is a Real Madrid fan.

But in any case, I believe there should be no problems in today's game!

……Maybe!

The captains of the two sides are Gerrard and Buffon respectively.

Speaking of the big calico, Furtado jokingly said to Gama during the pre-match preparations, "Remember not to be molested by the big calico".

Gama was so angry that he wanted to kick him to death.

As a result, the teammates who watched the excitement nodded in unison pretending to be serious: Dahuabu is a scumbag, Xiko, you have to be careful! ! !

Gama: ==

Jia Ma: If there is no competition, I really want to kill you! ! !

Gama: It doesn't matter, anyway, I will settle the score afterwards.