Chapter 582 I have never lost to Real Madrid!

Two days before the final, Manchester United ended their training at Carrington Base and flew to Kiev, Ukraine.

Manchester United and Real Madrid arrived at Kiev Borispol International Airport almost at the same time, they only arrived forty-five minutes earlier than Real Madrid.

When the entire Manchester United team walked out of the tunnel, they were excited when they saw the reporters and fans waiting at the exit.

This interview lineup made them truly feel that this was indeed the Champions League final and that they were one of the two most watched teams in the world.

The value and importance of the Champions League final is even no less than that of the World Cup final!

From a football perspective alone, the Champions League final is even better than the World Cup final.

The World Cup final has more to do with its huge political influence, which the Champions League cannot compare to.

Manchester United is also a super giant in the football world. Although the team's influence has declined after Ferguson retired, with Mourinho taking over Old Trafford, Manchester United swept England for two consecutive years and the team's influence began to recover.

So when they walked past the reporters, all the media came forward to interview them and the scene was very lively.

However, some sensitive players read an emotion called doubt from the eyes of the reporters. These people were obviously doubting whether Manchester United could defeat the Real Madrid, which was in its heyday.

Although before this final, Manchester United had won three championships in England, which is a remarkable achievement and no other team in the history of the Premier League has been able to do it, Manchester United has done it for two consecutive years. How powerful is it!

In contrast, Real Madrid did not win a single championship. They only finished third in La Liga and were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

However, under the halo of being the first team to successfully defend the Champions League title since the reform of the Champions League, and under the halo of the team's 12 Champions League trophies in history, more people still believe that Real Madrid will be the winner of this Champions League final!

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Less than an hour after Manchester United left, a plane from Madrid, Spain, landed on the runway of Borispol International Airport in Kiev.

Real Madrid is finally here.

The arrival of this team brought the atmosphere at the exit to a climax, with the media flashing lights continuously without interruption, and the fans screaming so loudly that it almost lifted the roof off.

There are even some excited female fans who want to squeeze in front of Ronaldo to give him flowers, hugs and kisses... or even want to sacrifice themselves?

All in all, the scene was very warm and touching.

The contrast with Manchester United's previous treatment was obvious. It only took Manchester United half an hour to pass the entire exit, while Real Madrid took nearly forty-five minutes to leave the exit.

The reporter of The Guardian looked at the Real Madrid bus that was leaving in a cloud of dust and shook his head and sighed: "From the perspective of popularity, the gap between Manchester United and Real Madrid is still quite large!"

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After the two teams arrived in London, it meant that the Champions League final had officially entered the final sprint stage.

The next day, the two teams will have training time to adapt to the venue and a press conference, and the attention of local media on this final has reached a climax.

Even on the Internet of the Eastern giant country, which has nothing to do with the Champions League final, the discussion about this game is second to none. On the Weibo of various portal websites, "Champions League final" is the number one topic keyword.

Many fans, like children looking forward to the Chinese New Year, had been looking forward to this game since two days ago. They discussed on the Internet how to stay up late to watch the game and various preparations for watching the game.

At this time, ice-cold beer is essential, as well as some snacks.

Of course, if you are not happy watching the game alone, it would be best to call your friends to watch the game in a bar.

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The whole world is paying close attention to this match, but Manchester United is calm inside. Everyone knows what kind of enemy they are about to face.

For this Manchester United team, everyone has experienced big scenes. Real Madrid is strong and has many big-name stars, but Manchester United has defeated too many strong teams in the past two years, so they do not think that Real Madrid is unbeatable like the outside media.

Mourinho is giving them a tactical meeting.

In fact, there is not much to say. What needs to be said has been repeated countless times in the daily training over the past week. They have also watched the video countless times. The figure of each Real Madrid player has even penetrated into their dreams.

They made full preparations to win the game.

Until the end of the game, they didn't know whether they could beat Real Madrid and repeat the miracle of 19 years ago.

But all Manchester United players know one thing, that is, miracles are always created by those who are well prepared.

"…Real Madrid is an all-out attacking and defending team. After they lose the ball in the frontcourt, two or three people will quickly come up to press and double-team us, so we have to be decisive in handling the ball, especially in the backcourt. We must be decisive and not let the opponent keep us from crossing the half court!"

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Although they have heard these words many times, Manchester United players still listened very carefully.

What they saw at the airport today greatly stimulated these Manchester United players.

If they had only 80 percent motivation to defeat Real Madrid before, now the motivation is 200 percent.

We are all teams that have reached the finals, and we are all top European clubs. Why should we be looked down upon? Why can our opponents book the victory while we are just the green leaves that set off the red flowers?

Every Manchester United player has this question in his mind.

They are not convinced!

The more I think about this problem, the more frustrated I feel. The more frustrated I feel, the more I want to find a way to vent. The best way to vent is to defeat the arrogant Real Madrid in the game and tell everyone that Manchester United is also a top European team!

Of course Mourinho noticed the performance of the players. This feeling of unwillingness does not need to be observed at all. As long as your eyes are not blind and your brain is developing normally, you can feel it.

He felt that this was a good thing. As long as he guided it correctly, he could transform this emotion into considerable combat power.

Objectively speaking, Manchester United's experience in the Champions League final is indeed not on the same level as Real Madrid, and this kind of cup final that decides the outcome requires extremely high experience, so Mourinho also knows that it will be very difficult for Manchester United to beat Real Madrid.

To defeat them, we must make full use of all available resources and grasp all available factors. This is one of them.

Mourinho has even thought about how he should mobilize these people before the game the day after tomorrow.

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Mourinho continued, already paying attention to incorporating these psychological cues into his words.

"The Real Madrid players will certainly underestimate the opponent to some extent, because in their view, Manchester United has not participated in the Champions League final for seven years and has little experience. I think this will be in our favor..."

"...We don't have much pressure, we just need to give our all in training. The whole world thinks Real Madrid should win, if they have any trouble in the game, the pressure will quickly fall on them, not us..."

In short, he keeps instilling words like these into the players, hoping that the seeds he has planted will take root and sprout, and play a vital role.

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The next day, the two teams went to the Olympic National Sports Complex to train to adapt to the venue, but they did not meet each other, and the two opponents did not meet before the final.

Even the press conference was the same. Real Madrid trained first and held the press conference first. Manchester United came an hour later, and the press conference was attended by head coach Mourinho and the team captain Bruno.

At the meeting, Bruno could no longer tolerate the reporters repeating questions like "Real Madrid is a strong team. Will it be very stressful to play against them?" over and over again. It seemed that they would not give up until they heard Manchester United surrender in person, so he took the microphone and said something that shocked the audience.

"I remind you of a fact, that is, I have played against Real Madrid four times in official matches in my career, and the record is 3 wins and 1 draw. I have never lost!"

"In this Champions League final, my goal is still to beat Real Madrid and win the championship. So I have no pressure to compete with Real Madrid. Regarding questions like this, please don't ask any more questions, thank you!"

After saying that, he put the microphone back, then looked at Mourinho and smiled at him.

Mourinho nodded, took the microphone and said: "Yes, this is our goal. No team reaches the final to compete for the runner-up. We certainly don't have as much experience in the Champions League final as Real Madrid, but since we have reached the final, the chances are equal. We are the same as Real Madrid. We are a team participating in the Champions League final."

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Mourinho suggested his side were not getting more respect.

However, the reporters did not hear it. They were still shocked by Bruno's words.

If our ears are correct, Bruno just said that he has never lost to Real Madrid? He also said that he wants to beat Real Madrid and win the championship?

If the premise is that there is nothing wrong with our ears, then there is something wrong with Bruno's brain.

Even Real Madrid coach Zidane did not publicly announce before the game that they would beat Manchester United and win the championship.

Although they do have the strength and possibility, Real Madrid will never say so out of respect for their opponents.

Was this overexcitement? Was it complacency? Was it self-abasement that turned into arrogance? Or was it a psychological warfare by Manchester United?

But can such psychological warfare really work against Real Madrid, which has experienced many storms?

Everyone expressed general doubt.