Southampton and Atletico Madrid need to make a lot of preparations before heading to Lisbon, Portugal.
For example, choosing a hotel is also a very important job.
I still remember that when Ferguson led Manchester United to Rome and lost the Champions League final, he pointed the finger at Rome's poor hotel accommodation, believing that the poor hotel affected the players' rest, which in turn affected Manchester United's results.
Of course, many people will sneer at this, but they have to admit that food and accommodation are important.
Not just the players, but also the Saints Supporters' Club, as well as sponsor representatives and guests from Southampton and Atletico Madrid.
Yang Huan has always been very pursuing in doing things.
Either don't do it, or do it the best.
Therefore, this time he personally came to Lisbon, Portugal, to personally select hotels for the two teams.
How to choose Simple Wouldn’t it be OK to stay in every five-star hotel?
After several days of comparison, Yang Huan inspected several of the five-star hotels in Lisbon that were recognized as the best, and finally selected the two top hotels.
The two hotels are very close to each other and can easily be reached within a few minutes' walk.
More importantly, the transportation is convenient.
It is only eight kilometers away from the airport.
It is also very close to the Lisbon Stadium of Light in about ten minutes.
The hotel has complete facilities, including a gym, conference rooms, swimming pools, etc.
What makes Yang Huan most satisfied is that the Lisbon branch of Wangjiangge is nearby the two hotels.
Of course, one's own business must take care of one's own family.
When the time comes, Wangjiangge will naturally be responsible for three meals a day for Southampton and Atletico Madrid.
But this is not what Yang Huan values most.
What matters most to him is the number of rooms in the hotel.
Both hotels have more than 300 rooms and are quite large.
And Yang Huan’s idea is "Nicholas, Ferran, you go and talk to the hotel.
We will cover both hotels in the two or three days before and after the game."
Yang Huan sat in the car and had a video call with Nicola Cortez and Ferran Soriano using WeChat on his mobile phone.
When the two of them heard Yang Huan's words, they were obviously moved.
“All inclusive” "Master Huan, there are more than 300 rooms.
I'm afraid we can't accommodate that many."
"Yes, according to what you just said, on average, even if they give us a discount, one room costs at least more than two hundred euros.
Two hotels have six to seven hundred rooms, which costs more than two hundred thousand euros a day.
This does not include "Other expenses" After calculating this amount, it is indeed a considerable expense and must be considered carefully.
"I know, but what I mean is that the players, their families, sponsor representatives, club staff and guests that we invited all stayed in these two hotels." oh The two people in the video suddenly realized.
No wonder Master Huan paid so much attention to it this time and even went to inspect the hotel in person.
It turned out to be this.
Not to mention anything else, among the guests, there are a thousand people from the Saints fan club alone.
According to the normal arrangement, if two people share a deluxe double room, 500 rooms will be used, and the rest is left to the players and the club.
The staff, as well as the invited players’ families and guests, may not be enough.
It is also because of this that Master Huan chose two hotels that are close to each other.
"I have checked and found that there is a four-star hotel nearby, which is quite good.
If it is not enough by then, our club staff will quit and stay in the four-star hotel.
After all, we are on our own, so it is easier to talk."
Yang Huan’s idea was also recognized by Nicola Cortes and Ferran Soriano.
In fact, the treatment of Southampton and Atletico Madrid is good enough.
"By the way, Ferran, how is the discussion between Tesiki and Sporting Lisbon?"
Yang Huan asked with concern.
"I just contacted him this morning and the conversation is almost over.
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I guess he will contact you, Master Huan, later."
Soriano replied quickly.
If the team wants to come to Lisbon to play in the Champions League final, they have to come in advance, and they need a training venue then.
Therefore, Atletico Madrid plans to borrow from Sporting Lisbon, while Southampton wants to borrow from Benfica.
This is also a very common thing, and it is just a matter of a training session, so basically there is no objection.
"Master Huan, how is the situation here at Benfica?"
Nicholas Cortez also asked with concern.
Although Southampton and Atletico Madrid are both Mr.
Huan's properties, Nicolas Cortez and Soriano represent Southampton and Atletico Madrid respectively.
Naturally, there is no sense of competition among them.
After all, this is a Champions League trophy In the history of these two teams, neither team has won the Champions League.
"I'm on my way to the Stadium of Light now.
I called before and it's not a big problem."
Upon hearing this, Nicola Cortez was relieved.
"I had a meal with the mayor of Lisbon and representatives of the Portuguese government last night.
They mentioned that preliminary estimates indicate that more than 150,000 fans will flock to Lisbon.
It is a large scale and Lisbon is very nervous."
"For the sake of safety, we must do a good job as fans, and at the same time maintain good communication and contact with Lisbon.
We must not make any mistakes, understand?"
"Understood" Both people in the video nodded in unison.
They also know very well how important safety is One hundred and fifty thousand fans poured into Lisbon crazily in just one or two days.
This is a heavy burden for any city, especially in recent years, when the economies of Lisbon and Portugal have been so bad.
Public expenditures are constantly being cut, and the pressure is not great.
Therefore, at this time, it is necessary for the club to assume its due responsibilities and take care of its fans.
This is not to say that we should be all-inclusive, but to provide some necessary help and guidance to the best of our ability.
For example, Atletico Madrid has cooperated with a tourism company in Madrid to launch a Champions League final package for fans.
The tourism company will use buses to transport fans to and from Madrid and Sporting Lisbon, departing in the early morning and returning that night.
Moreover, because of the large number of people, the cost is very cheap and it is very popular with fans.
The same is true for Southampton, but because the UK is further away from Portugal, the club chooses to cooperate with airlines.
In the two or three days before and after the game, there will be more than 150 flights from Southampton and London to Lisbon, which is unprecedented in Europe.
Southampton's official sponsor Qatar Airways is the main force in this plan.
In addition, some fans choose to drive themselves and take advantage of the Champions League final to travel all the way from Madrid and London to Lisbon.
There was even a group of Saints fans composed of avid Southampton University students.
They launched an initiative on Southampton's official website, proposing a self-driving tour by bicycle, and planned to make a documentary.
This initiative was supported by hundreds of young fans, and the club also gave strong support, even inviting professionals to accompany the team to record the event.
If Yang Huan remembered correctly, they should have already set off.
Just last night, the Lisbon city government also promised to strengthen vigilance and even dispatch multiple drones to patrol to keep an eye on the fans.
The Portuguese government also stated that they will also pay close attention to the two teams once they enter Portugal. .
But even so, Yang Huan still didn't dare to be careless.
Over and over again, Nicola Cortez and Ferran Soriano were told to be cautious and cautious.
The safety of hundreds of thousands of fans is more important than anything else Even after hanging up the phone, Yang Huan still couldn't feel relieved.
He had done everything he could and just hoped nothing would go wrong.
Just as he let out a long sigh, the car drove out of the main road and saw Benfica's Stadium of Light in the distance.
The location of this stadium is not remote.
It is located in the urban area of Lisbon and the transportation is very convenient.
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There is even an overpass around the stadium, and there is quite a lot of traffic, with many cars parked on the roadside.
To the west of the stadium, across a road, is an idle vacant land overgrown with weeds.
To the south of the stadium, you can see many tower cranes of high-rise buildings, but it seems that none of them are under construction.
This can't help but remind people of Portugal's economic downturn and decline in recent years.
The Stadium of Light is the second European five-star stadium in Lisbon after Sporting Lisbon's Alvalade Stadium.
The capacity reaches 64,000 people.
The upper level of the stadium adopts a steel frame structure and has a very novel shape.
This is the stadium where Greece staged a dark horse miracle in the 2004 European Cup final.
Therefore, many media are now talking about it, believing that this stadium will soon perform miracles again.
Because whether Southampton or Atletico Madrid win the championship, it is a dark horse miracle.
Perhaps the feng shui here is very unique and it is the so-called miracle place.
But this is not just a football stadium, there is also a supermarket and other shops, as well as other facilities and venues such as a gym, a basketball gym, and a small open-air football field.
This is because Benfica is not just a football club, but also has other branches such as basketball, ice hockey, and volleyball.
This is similar to Atletico Madrid, but football is Benfica's main core industry.
After walking around the stadium and arriving at the entrance in the southeast corner, Yang Huan discovered that there was an underground parking lot here.
But the driver turned directly from another passage, drove straight in, and finally parked in the administrative parking lot in front of the office.
When Yang Huan got out of the car, the first thing he noticed was the vacant land on the east side of the stadium that had just been demolished and the old buildings had not yet been leveled, as well as the row of commercial buildings in the southeast.
He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
In recent years, more and more Chinese people have come to Portugal to invest, mainly to buy houses.
Previously at Lisbon International Airport, he had seen many Chinese billboards promoting luxury homes.
It can be said that investors from China have made a very large contribution to the real estate in Lisbon and Portugal.
But even so, there are still quite a lot of unfinished buildings.
Of course, Portugal's situation is pretty good and its ability to withstand the economic crisis is pretty good.
Turning around, he raised his head and saw the magnificent Stadium of Light.
This is the most popular stadium in Portugal, with an average of 50,000 people per game, which is quite difficult in European football.
But who would have thought that behind such a hot football market is Benfica's poor finances?
When Yang Huan led Long Wu towards the stadium office door, Benfica's chairman Luis Felipe Vieira had already stepped out to greet him.
"Haha, welcome to the Stadium of Light, Mr.
Yang Huan" Next to them, the club staff also hurriedly took photos, making it seem as if Yang Huan was the leader who went to the countryside to inspect.
"Hello, Chairman Vieira."
Yang Huan could only smile and shake hands with him, and then generously allowed the staff to take pictures.
Otherwise, how else can we fix it?
But Yang Huan recognized the middle-aged man following Vieira at a glance.
"Rui, Rui Costa" Yang Huan shouted in surprise.
This is a generation of midfield masters.
Now he is the general manager of Benfica Club.
"Hello, Mr.
Yang Huan"
Rui Costa, who was wearing a light gray suit, quickly held Yang Huan's hand with a sincere and enthusiastic attitude
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