Chapter 138 Ruhr scenery
After the list was announced, the players could not continue to go back to their homes to rest this time. The club's bus has been fully equipped for several charter flights, and they need to return home quickly to get their luggage.
The long-lost Champions League aura came directly. After the professor set the meeting time, everyone drove back home in their own car.
Liu Feng bid farewell to Yuan Xiaoyi at home. Due to work reasons, this time the Arsenal team's away game was not allowed to cheer for Liu Feng, but his fiancée's kiss before leaving still gave Liu Feng a lot of spiritual strength.
That night, Arsenal's bus set off in the night, and the team boarded a flight to Gelsenkihin, north of the Ruhr district in Germany at London International Airport.
After the establishment of the EU, football leagues between European countries have become much more convenient, and players do not even need to apply for a new visa to be able to operate within this range.
That night, Arsenal, who arrived in Gelsenkisin, did not go to the Schalke 04 field in the suburbs in advance, but found a suitable hotel in the city.
The exhausted team members who had been on the flight for several hours all came to their respective rooms to fall asleep quickly, without dreams all night.
Early in the morning, when Liu Feng woke up from his sleep, he opened the curtains.
The purpose is the city scenery full of German style. Although it is still much worse than the prosperity of London, it can even be said to be sparsely populated, but considering the vastness of Europe, it actually has a unique flavor.
Roommate Gansuo only woke up from his sleep after the sun shone on his eyes. Compared to the harassment he encountered when he went to various league teams away, they slept a pretty good night's sleep this time.
"It's really strange. I heard that their home court is one of the two major devils in Germany, and I didn't hear boos."
"Haha, after all, this place is still a long way from their territory."
The two talked and pushed open the door of the room. The teammates in the aisle had already cleaned up and walked out.
After having a meal in the hotel lobby, the team members boarded the bus again under the organization of the professor and staff to continue their journey.
As the city scenery gradually faded, blue flags began to appear on both sides of the road, and the mines in the distance were vaguely visible, and the team members couldn't help but open the car window and look out.
"Shh!!!Shhh!"
"boom!"
From the beginning of breaking into the first street, a huge roar finally came, and it was obvious that the team had arrived in the Schalke area.
Good guy, as soon as he heard it, Gansuo decided to take back his morning complaints. He is worthy of being a miner fan who once created a 129 decibels home cheering. It can be seen that there is more than one loudspeaker in the crowd.
The windows were quickly closed and everyone brought their own headphones. The madness of the opponent's fans left them very deep, which made the entire Gunners team put away their relaxed mentality and gradually entered the pre-match state.
When the bus turned a street again, a magnificent stadium appeared in everyone's sight. It was the Wiltings Stadium, which could accommodate 55,000 people, and it was also one of several world-class stadiums in Germany.
At this moment, people were surging in the square in front of the stadium, and blue waves were rising one after another. After seeing the Arsenal bus, they directly launched a wave of eco-wave attack.
This is Schalke 04's traditional welcoming method. As a team originally organized by miners, most of the fans of this team are rough workers in the Ruhr area.
As their rare or only way to entertain, watching their home team's game every week is the time they can best promote their strength. During the game, these fans shouted loudly and brought great pressure to countless teams fighting on this stadium.
In Germany, Schalke 04 may not have the largest number of fans, but it is definitely the most loyal and craziest. There is another team like this in the Ruhr area, which is Dortmund.
The grudges between the two teams are no longer clear, but every time they meet, it is definitely a life-and-death battle. This is why the Ruhr derby has become the most popular and even world-famous derby in Germany.
Before the game, some Schalke 04 fans even laughed at the Hornets for the fact that Dortmund was defeated by Arsenal last season and won the runner-up.
Some arrogant fans even said that the teams that Dortmund cannot defeat will be defeated, and they will be defeated by the teams that Dortmund cannot win.
No matter how strong they are, these miners and fans really dare to say that the Dortmund fans' response to this is just a joke. They don't think that how big a miracle they can create when they meet Schalke, who has lost more than they win in recent years.
At the Weltings Stadium, Arsenal's bus could still vaguely hear the roar of opponent fans after driving into the parking lot, which gave the players a headache.
"Okay, don't be standing there anymore. No matter what the environment is, you'll still see the truth on the field. Just use your performance to shut up."
"clear!"
The professor's words made everyone stop thinking. In recent years, Arsenal, as the treble champion of the Champions League, has gone to many away games. I have seen such a crazy devil at home.
After a brief moment of striking, everyone turned their attention back to the game itself. The players quickly went to the locker room to change their clothes, and then entered the stadium to warm up.
"Roar! Roar! We are Schalke! Schalke!"
While the warm-up was in progress, the entire Schalke 04 team on the other side of the stadium was bathed in huge shouts. In contrast to them, Arsenal's warm-up seemed quite silent.
However, this did not affect the effect of warm-up. Wenger stood aside and quickly observed the status of each starter. He found that the players' condition was more hot than yesterday, which made him nod.
"Okay, go back to the locker room! I think you are ready."
"clear!"
The time when the players of both sides are in the locker room is fleeting. When both sides step into the stadium under the passionate Champions League march, CCTV's live broadcast signal also illuminates at this moment. The voice of CCTV's live commentator He Wei's voice sounded in the ears of fans this season.
"Good evening for CCTV, CCTV, audiences, welcome to watch Schalke 04 against Arsenal in the 2013-2014 Champions League quarterfinals. I am commentator He Wei."
The banners of the Champions League dispersed on the court, and the captains of both sides came to the referee. Liu Feng and Hevedes exchanged souvenirs and began to captains' rock-scissors, and the game distance officially entered the countdown.
Chapter completed!