Chapter 96 Arrival in Munich

The date of the Champions League knockout rounds is getting closer and closer, and the football atmosphere across Europe is becoming more and more intense.

As the top league in Europe, the Champions League includes the top teams from the five major leagues and major European leagues.

It can be said to be the best among the best!

The champions of each league and the top players gather together in the Champions League to compete for the final winner. For this reason, the intensity of the Champions League is among the best in the world.

As long as you enter the knockout stage, there will almost always be fierce competition between the giants.

Just like Arsenal vs Bayern Munich in the last 16 of this Champions League!

One is performing strongly in the Premier League, and the other is the uncrowned king of the Bundesliga.

When two teams collide, it's bound to be a battle.

Moreover, in recent times, both teams have been in surprisingly good condition, making the outcome of the game even more difficult to predict.

Either Arsenal or Bayern Munich are likely to win the game.

Major European media, commentators and Internet celebrities are predicting this game.

Some people support Arsenal, while others shout that Bayern must win!

They all came up with various data comparisons and even conducted some technical and tactical simulations.

But simulation is simulation, and the game is still based on reality. No one can predict the outcome of this game before the final whistle blows.

However, everyone firmly believes that this will be a match between Mars and the Earth!

February 14th is Valentine’s Day in the West.

But it was on this day that Arsenal embarked on a journey to Munich, Germany.

They will play Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena the next day.

To this end, they set off one day in advance to warm up and go on the field in Munich.

Arsenal took a flight from London to Bavaria, Germany, where Munich is located. After a two-hour flight, the Arsenal team finally arrived at Munich Airport.

When Arsenal walked out of the airport, the scene was already packed with people.

Reporters from all over the world gathered here and saw the Arsenal players coming out. They squeezed forward as hard as they could. Fortunately, security personnel blocked the way, which allowed the Arsenal players to move forward smoothly.

But even so, these crazy reporters are still constantly attacking the cordon.

"Sir! Can you tell us your predictions for the outcome of this game?"

"Arsenal plays away from home in the first leg. Will this give the Gunners some passivity?"

"Kai! What do you think of the next game?"

"Giroud! Do you think you can score in this game?"

"Wilshere"

"Canter"

Reporters kept stretching their microphones forward, trying to conduct interviews, even to get a few words.

But the Arsenal players kept a low profile along the way and had no intention of answering questions at all.

When they walked out of the airport and took the bus, their ears suddenly felt clear.

"Huh~~~These reporters are really annoying!"

Wilshere couldn't help complaining: "Just now, a reporter from the Berlin newspaper almost threw the microphone in my face. I suspect he wanted to stuff the microphone into my mouth!"

Hearing this, the Arsenal players burst into laughter.

Wilshere was also amused by himself.

"But this just proves our popularity. As one of the best performing teams in the Champions League, we carry a lot of popularity and expectations!"

Hummels turned to look at the city of Munich, his eyes full of memories.

As a player who came out of Bayern's youth training, although his career started at the Hornets, he still has many memories here.

At that time, Hummels aimed to reach the Allianz Arena, but after so many years, he always came to the Allianz Arena as an opponent.

While everyone was chatting, Lucky and Mourinho walked onto the bus one after another.

Mourinho sat in the front, and Lucky held the chair in the front row, looked around and shouted, "Is everyone here?"

"We're all here!"

Everyone shouted.

Lucky continued: "We will check into the hotel in a while, put our luggage away, and then gather downstairs to prepare for adaptation training."

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After a pause, Lucky looked at Wilshere and said, "Find a few people to follow Arteta to get training clothes!"

Wilshere made an OK gesture.

Lucky then sat on his seat, and the bus slowly drove away.

About half an hour later, the bus arrived at the hotel where we were staying.

It is less than 20 minutes away from the Allianz Arena, which is considered a relatively close home stadium.

The most important thing is that it is very close to the training ground.

After completing the check-in procedures, the Arsenal players went downstairs.

Lucky, Wilshere, several players and the assistant coach brought over their training clothes.

Lucky pushed the trolley and stood in front of the bus to shout.

"Everyone gets their training uniform before getting on the bus!"

Arsenal players got on the bus one after another, and Lucky also distributed training uniforms.

After all the training uniforms were distributed, Lucai also walked onto the bus.

After a short journey of five minutes, the bus arrived at their training venue.

The training ground is located in the suburbs and Arsenal have not revealed where they train.

But the powerful media reporters have surrounded the entire training ground.

Finally, with the help of security personnel, the bus drove in.

Mourinho and other coaches negotiated with the club where the venue was located.

Players such as Lekai came to the locker room to change clothes and prepare for adaptive training.

The content of the training is very simple, mainly based on ball sense training and some simple cooperation.

The pre-match training will not be too intense.

Two hours plus half an hour of pre-match meeting, the day's training is over.

Back to the hotel, Arsenal players have dinner one after another, and then go back to the room to rest.

Mourinho ordered the players to rest well and not to do any other activities, including playing games.

For this reason, Mourinho even personally checked the players' suitcases, and indeed found some game consoles, which were finally confiscated.

After returning to the room, Arsenal players began to rest early.

Although some sharp whistles, horns and shouts were heard from time to time outside the window.

But they are immune to this and have various countermeasures.

Some wore headphones, some used earplugs, and some were immune to noise. Anyway, the players slept soundly.

And for a better rest, the Arsenal Hotel rooms are located on the upper floors, which reduces a lot of noise interference.

No words were spoken all night, and the next day, Arsenal players got up one after another.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Lekai and others began to walk into the restaurant one after another.

"Good morning!"

"I slept well yesterday!"

"They made a fuss until two o'clock last night!"

"You haven't slept yet?"

"No! When I got up and went to the bathroom, I saw those fans leaving!"

"So, playing away one day in advance still faces a lot of interference!"

The Gunners chatted while eating breakfast.

Although there will be a Champions League knockout match in the evening, there is not much tension on their faces.

Perhaps the victory they have always won has boosted their self-confidence.

Even if the opponent is the powerful Bayern Munich, they still don't feel too much pressure.

And they also know that as long as they play well, no team can beat them.

This is the confidence that Arsenal has accumulated in two consecutive seasons.

After breakfast, Mourinho held another one-hour meeting before leading the players to the field activities.

The so-called field training is to go to the away stadium (Allianz Arena) in advance for adaptive training, which is also the last adjustment before the game.

The Allianz Arena is very large and the stands are very quiet.

But the expressions of the players are getting more and more serious.

In the evening, they will play the Champions League match with Bayern Munich in this stadium.

And this is Bayern's home stadium, which is not particularly friendly to Arsenal.

In this game, they are fighting for a draw.

A draw away from home is very important to them. In the home and away knockout matches between strong teams, a draw away from home often plays a decisive role.

Of course, it would be best if they could win directly.

But facing the current Bayern Munich, Arsenal dare not make an absolute guarantee.

After all, Bayern's current state is somewhat unexpectedly good.

Of course, Arsenal is not afraid!

Head-on!

Who is afraid of who!

It's a head-on confrontation, whoever is timid will lose!