Accompanied by the sound of screeching tires and intense friction on the runway, a Boeing aircraft with the Emirates logo on it slowly landed on the runway of London Heathrow Airport.
Not long after, a luxury bus with the Real Madrid emblem printed on its body drove into the tarmac of Heathrow Airport.
A few minutes later, when the group of reporters waiting for Real Madrid to appear in the Heathrow Airport terminal chased them out of the gate, the bus that picked up the Real Madrid players had already left.
Get on the highway and head south, towards Southampton.
After a flight of more than an hour, the players in the car were generally sitting in their seats, either plugging in their headphones and listening to music, or simply closing their eyes to rest, and some turned their heads sideways and looked outside through the car windows. landscape.
The scenery along the way from London to Southampton is quite beautiful.
At the very least, it's much better than Madrid.
"Gareth, you have lived in Southampton for so many years, is there anything interesting here?"
Ramos, who was sitting next door, asked expectantly.
He would ask this question almost every time he went to an away game.
Gareth Bale shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid it's not easy for me to answer this question."
"Why?"
Ramos was a little confused.
Several teammates around listened to their conversation and looked over with curiosity.
After Gareth Bale moved to Real Madrid from Southampton, he was somewhat incompatible with many factions in the team.
This made him have few friends in the team that he could talk to, so no one knew about him.
Nowadays, it is a rare opportunity to learn about it, and anyone with a little bit of gossip spirit will not miss it.
"Actually, I haven't lived in Southampton very long."
Carvajal leaned his head against the seat, a little strange, "Aren't you a youth training student of the Saints?"
"Yes."
Gareth Bale nodded, "I did come from the Saints youth academy, but I have been training in Bath before.
Southampton has youth training academies in many places in England.
It is considered to be the Saints' youth academy."
Part of the youth training system.”
"Bath, I know this place.
It is a very famous tourist city.
It seems to be a world cultural heritage city."
The young Real Madrid talent rookie Jese said with some excitement.
As a young man, he is also eager to better integrate into this group of stars.
"Yes, it was a very beautiful town, and it had a very good university.
I stayed there for a long time.
It wasn't until after I graduated from high school that I came to Southampton and entered the Saints' youth academy.
I played not long after that.
Then Saints were relegated and then I went to Tottenham Hotspur.”
To put it this way, he did not stay in Southampton for a long time.
No wonder, it seems that he has no so-called loyalty to the saints.
It turns out that this is the case.
Vidal on the side only spoke at this time: "If you are going to Southampton, the New Forest is not far away, and the Isle of Wight is also very close.
The most popular ones now are the Undersea Hotel and the Sea Football Stadium."
Undersea hotel sea football field As soon as I hear this name, it makes people feel extremely high-end and classy.
"Arturo, have you ever been back?"
Carvajal asked.
He has never returned to Southampton since his move to Real Madrid.
"Well, I went back during the winter break.
I plan to let my children stay in England to study."
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Vidal chuckled.
Even though he always looks like a hard-working man on the football field, off the football field, he is a bit introverted and shy, and he is very family-oriented and cares very much about his family and children.
"The education in the UK is indeed much better, but it is not very convenient to leave children in the UK."
Xabi Alonso, who had been silent, also spoke up.
Everyone in the team knows that Xavi Alonso is a well-known artistic young man.
During his usual breaks, his greatest interest is to hold a book and find a place where no one is around to read it.
Moreover, his daughter is also at school age, so she attaches great importance to the topic of education.
"The school that Master Huan helped me find is also very famous in London.
You can't get into it even if you have money.
And I've calculated that it's only an hour and a half flight from Madrid to London.
I come back once a week." , it should be fine for my family to stay in the UK.”
Harvey Alonso listened and nodded, "Yeah, that's not bad."
After a pause, he smiled again, "I didn't expect that your young master Huan was very kind to you, and even helped your children find a school.
Not bad."
"That's it."
Carvajal grabbed the words and said: "When it comes to Master Huan, there is really nothing to say.
He is completely different from other rich second generations.
He is righteous and easy to talk.
The most important thing is that he is very He likes football and respects and takes care of us players.
It’s hard to find a boss like this.”
"Is it really that bad?"
Ramos next to him deliberately doubted.
"Of course," Carvajal said.
Cristiano Ronaldo had been listening for a long time.
At this time, he couldn't help laughing and made a joke and said: "Since he is so good, wait a minute and you are not allowed to let it go.
We want to defend the Champions League, so don't show mercy." " The Portuguese superstar's words immediately made everyone in the bus burst into laughter.
"Don't worry, what Young Master Huan despises the most is the kind of guy who eats the inside and outside.
If we really let go, the first person who looks down on us will be Young Master Huan."
Carvajal is from Real Madrid's youth training and is very close to Casillas and Ramos, especially Ramos, so he has some status and influence in the team.
"But Cristiano, you have to clean your sneakers tonight and make your toes more accurate."
"Why" "Southampton won't give their opponents too many chances at St Mary's Stadium" "Really?"
The Portuguese didn't quite believe it.
He has seen Southampton's pressing and pressing in the Bernabeu game, and he has also experienced Barcelona's suffocating pressing and pressing at its peak.
Can the Saints still compare to Barcelona?
But Vidal listened and nodded solemnly and reminded: "He is right.
Southampton at home is completely different from Southampton away.
If the Saints at St.
Mary's Stadium can play at a very high level, the Bernabeu The Saints could only score seven points in that game.”
seven points Everyone in the bus was stunned. what is this concept The entire Real Madrid team tried their best, but in the end, the opponent only showed 70% of their strength.
Coach Ancelotti, who was sitting in the front row of the bus and had been silent all the time, just listening to the players talk, stood up at this time, turned around, looked at everyone present, and said seriously nodded.
"Arturo is right.
St.
Mary's Stadium is the most famous Devil's home stadium in the Premier League in the past few years.
I checked their information.
In the two seasons of the Europa League, their home stadium has maintained a complete victory, and In the Premier League’s strong dialogue, their home record is also quite good.”
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“So, Southampton’s St.
Mary’s Stadium is the famous Devil’s home ground in the Premier League.”
Ancelotti's words, coupled with his expression, made everyone in the bus feel solemn, and even felt the worry in the head coach's heart.
From the battle at the Bernabeu, they all felt deeply that Southampton was definitely stronger than they imagined.
Originally, they thought that the Saints would be at the level of Valencia or Sevilla at best.
What I didn't expect was that Southampton was no weaker than Real Madrid.
The draw at home is hard to say, but the two away goals gave Southampton the initiative to some extent.
What tactics will Bielsa use in this game?
Will you attack or defend?
These are all questions "Everyone," Ancelotti felt the solemn atmosphere in the car, and he immediately spoke again, because his purpose was not to tell the players how strong Southampton was, but to tell them not to underestimate the enemy.
"I have absolute confidence and certainty that as long as we display our strength normally, we will be able to escape from St.
Mary's Stadium and we will successfully advance to the semi-finals, I guarantee it."
With Ancelotti's words, everyone in the car felt a little more at ease.
But in everyone's heart, there is still some worry.
After all, this is Southampton's home court.
When the bus got off the highway and entered the city of Southampton, everyone in the bus was stunned by what they saw.
It's still afternoon, but both sides of the street are full of Saints fans wearing red and white Arrow striped jerseys.
Many fans even have their faces covered in oil paint.
When they meet each other, they will shout enthusiastically, "The saints will prevail" When the Real Madrid bus entered the sight of this group of fans, there was an overwhelming burst of boos.
"Look, the Real Madrid bus" "Brothers, shush me" "Hush these Real Madrid players and tell them to go back"
"Don't throw things, hey, whoever throws things again is not a fucking saint."
"Yes, you are right.
If we want to win, we must win openly on the court and not engage in off-court tricks."
But more and more Saints fans chased the bus, shouting all kinds of harassing slogans, and even burst into loud boos from time to time.
Not to mention anything else, just the formation was enough to make everyone in the car tremble with fear.
Especially after getting closer to St.
Mary's Stadium, the closer the distance, the bigger the crowd.
Almost all of them were Southampton fans, and everyone was booing them, and there were many who threatened and insulted them.
Although everyone in the car has long been used to seeing all kinds of battles, they still can't help feeling cold in their hearts.
Damn, there are so many people, what if things get out of control?
"Hey, Arturo, you guys are so unloyal.
Why didn't you warn me in advance?"
Ramos complained and looked at Vidal.
He was a little unsure as he was so bold.
Vidal looked at Gareth Bale and Carvajal, both of whom smiled bitterly.
"We don't know why there is such a big battle.
In the past, the attendance rate for Saints games was very high, but it is not so outrageous.
Looking at this situation, I am afraid that the whole city will attack and the streets will be empty."
"It should be, I saw the media saying before that this is the best European war result in Southampton's history, so they hope that Southampton can go further, and everyone wants to witness the Saints take this step, so it is said Tickets are being snapped up like crazy.”
The bus was soon blocked by a sea of red and white people outside the stadium, unable to move.
Everyone in the car looked around, seeing Southampton fans everywhere, feeling nervous.
Especially when some Saints fans knocked with objects or even smashed car windows, they were all frightened, fearing that the situation would be out of control.
If the fans started to cause trouble, it would be a big deal. .
Fortunately, within minutes, the police arrived and opened a lane for the bus, allowing them to enter the players' tunnel at St.
Mary's Stadium.
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But even so, Real Madrid still feels a certain amount of pressure.
Could it be that this is the so-called devil’s home court: