LRAB Chapter 636
Chapter 636
FC Bayern Munich, or Bayern for short.
Founded in 1900, Bayern, which has a history of 107 years, is the most successful football club in the entire Bundesliga, without a doubt.
As of the 2006-07 season.
Domestically.
20 Bundesliga titles! 14 German Cup titles! 6 German League Cup titles! 2 German Super Cup titles!
Internationally.
4 Champions League titles! 1 Europa League title! 1 European Champions! 1 Intercontinental Cup! 1 Toyota Cup!
These dazzling trophies displayed in the Bayern exhibition hall prove that Bayern's success is not only domestic.
On this planet.
Bayern is one of the most successful football clubs.
However, last season can be said to be the worst season for Bayern since the new century. In the league, it only ranked fourth in the league, and in the Champions League, it lost to AC Milan in the quarterfinals.
Nothing was gained.
This also stimulated the return of Bayern coach Otmar Hitzfeld, the man who once led Bayern to the top of Europe.
This summer.
Bayern has carried out drastic reforms and reconstructions.
The team has signed a total of 8 players, 9 players have been sold, fired or loaned out, and 3 players have been promoted from the youth training camp.
Among them.
The most important signings are Luca Toni from Fiorentina, Klose from Werder Bremen, and Franck Ribery from Marseille.
In addition to the first time.
The 17-year-old Toni Kroos, who led the Bayern U19 team to the runner-up of the Youth League last season, has also attracted much media attention.
Fans expect Bayern to be able to have a new look in the new season with the addition of so many stars and return to its dominant position...
Under such a premise.
The friendly match between Bayern and Manchester City on July 22 naturally received the attention of all Bayern fans and even many Bundesliga fans.
At 4:30 in the afternoon.
The bus carrying Manchester City players slowly drove past the huge crowd of Bayern fans outside the Allianz Arena.
"F.C. Bayern forever number one~"
"You can call us the champions of the world~"
"F.C. Bayern forever number one~"
In this scene, the fans' chorus of the Bayern team song "Forever No.1" is inevitable.
Football is the life of the English, and football is also an indispensable part of people's lives in Germany.
Because it is a friendly match.
So Bayern fans are still relatively friendly to Manchester City. When they saw the bus appear, they consciously made way.
There are even many Bayern fans who excitedly waved and greeted at the window to show their friendship.
"Guten Tag!!"
"Guten Tag!!"
It's been a long time since the last time the two teams met... Mainly because Manchester City had been stumbling in the country before, not to mention going out of the country to play against Bayern in international competitions.
But this time.
It was Bayern who took the initiative to invite Manchester City to a friendly match, wanting to compete with the newly crowned triple crown champion in Europe.
By the way, they also tried the level of the team's new players.
The Manchester City bus arrived at the parking lot on time. Guardiola gave a few instructions and hurried to the pre-match press conference.
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"Manchester City has also introduced many new players this summer, even more than us. In this respect, we are very similar."
Otmar Hitzfeld, wearing a suit and a red tie, stood on the podium.
He calmly accepted the interview questions from reporters.
In the 2003-04 season, Bayern suffered a rare dismal result of losing all four major titles, and he was fired after the end of that season.
However, at the beginning of this year, the team executives invited him back and met the coach's request for a major cleanup of the team this summer.
"Of course there will be pressure against this year's Champions League champion."
"But we will turn pressure into motivation and win this friendly match with a very serious attitude."
"Look who we have now, Klose, Toni... We have the best striker in Germany and the best striker in Italy."
News before the friendly matchThere were not many sparks in the interview.
The reporters asked more questions about the specific situation of the team players and the adaptation of the new players.
"Frank is an important member of the French national team. Believe me, with his talent, he can quickly adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the Bundesliga game."
"Kroos is very good."
"He comes from our own youth training, and he can almost seamlessly adapt to the tactics of the first team."
Hitzfeld praised all the players who were concerned by the fans in the interview.
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A few minutes later.
Guardiola appeared at the pre-match press conference.
Informed the media of an explosive news.
"It's a bad news. Su will miss today's friendly match due to physical reasons. The good news is that we now have several excellent forwards who can play Su Fei's position."
A reporter asked immediately.
"Mr. Guardiola, can you tell us more about Su Fei's injury? How long will he need to rest?"
"Sorry. I'm not sure yet. But fans don't have to worry too much. Su will be back as soon as possible."
Just when Guardiola told reporters that Su Fei couldn't play today.
On the other side.
In the away team's locker room.
Su Fei also received a notice from Oliver.
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"So the coach means that he is going to put me on the bench today?"
"Yes, Su."
Oliver lowered his voice, looked around, and leaned close to Su Fei's ear to explain.
"Guardiola is going to arrange more new players to play today and conduct inspections in actual combat."
"Okay, I accept it."
Su Fei nodded and didn't bother about it anymore.
From Guardiola's perspective, he could understand it.
Friendly match.
It's a training match.
I don't have much to practice, but for forwards like Mandzukic and Benzema, playing against Bayern Munich is a rare opportunity to hone their skills.
Yeah.
Let's just be a spectator today.
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5:30 pm.
Allianz Arena's 75,000 seats were full, and for a friendly match, such an attendance is rare in the football world.
About 2,000 Manchester City fans wearing blue jerseys followed the team and sat near the front row of the south stand.
At the same time.
ESPN also broadcast the game online.
Click!
Two old friends, Zhan Jun and Wang Tao, appeared on the TV screen on time.
"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"
"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"
"Fans, long time no see, I miss you so much!"
"I am commentator Zhan Jun!"
"Hello, I am Wang Tao!"
"Welcome to watch the live commentary of Manchester City's friendly match against Munich!"
"Today's game is just a friendly match!"
"But the match between the Premier League triple crown and the Bundesliga champion is bound to be exciting and very good to watch!"
"Both teams have made a lot of signings this summer. I believe that in today's friendly match, fans of both teams will also see many new faces representing the teams!"
"This makes people look forward to it!"
"The game is about to start!"
"First, let me introduce you to the starting lineups of both teams!"
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