The Spanish Super Cup was scheduled to be held at the Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium in mid-August, and the news also made Chinese media and fans very excited.

Let’s not talk about Barcelona being the ‘six-champion’ of the previous year and the European champion last season. They represent the world’s top technical strength. It is enough to just say Atletico Madrid, or even just say that one person wins one person.

Wan Sheng has been the world's top coach for a long time, but he has played two symbolic exhibition matches in China. It was not a regular game at all. Fans can only know how Wan Sheng's team is performing through the TV.

Now they can see it with their own eyes!

For Chinese media and fans, there are too many gimmicks to talk about in this Super Cup match, and Wansheng is only one of them. Last season, Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona to win two important Spanish championships, which is enough to prove their strength. For Barcelona, ​​this game is completely "revenge". They won the European championship but failed to win the domestic championship. They were also killed three times by the "domestic champion" league in the cup.

Barcelona now needs revenge!

There are too many things that can be said about Barcelona. In recent years, Barcelona has almost swept Europe. Their results are recognized as the best in Europe. Even the top European giants like Manchester United must admit that they are inferior in strength.

This is Barcelona, ​​they represent strength.

So, can the "strong" Barcelona complete revenge, defeat Atletico Madrid to win the Super Cup, or will Wan Sheng lead Atletico Madrid and continue to play the role of "Barcelona Killer"?

"Let's wait and see!"

Wan Sheng was interviewed on the TV screen. He smiled and said to the camera, "The Beijing Olympic Stadium is a very beautiful place. I have been there more than once. The Bird's Nest Stadium is also very beautiful. I like it. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to lead the team to play formal competitions there. I am looking forward to it!"

Guardiola was different when he was interviewed. Although he was gentleman and kept his sensible on any occasion, his mood was still reflected in the league.

In Guardiola's view, it is completely unnecessary to travel to China to participate in the Super Cup.

This is the Spanish Football Association sacrificing the interests of the team for commercial interests.

Guardiola even was worried about whether China had a regular football stadium, because he rarely heard about Chinese football. In the eyes of most Europeans, China is a football desert, and even poor Africa cannot compare to it.

I feel like I want the Chinese table tennis team to go to Africa to participate in the competition.

Africa?

Will there be regular professional table tennis venues?

Fortunately, after leading the team to Beijing, Guardiola found that the environment here was pretty good. On the next day, he and his assistant coach went to Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium for inspection, and bought tickets like ordinary tourists.

During this period, Guardiola made a joke.

Guardiola wanted to try the effect on the lawn, but ordinary tourists were not allowed to enter the middle lawn. He stepped over the railing and was stopped by the security guard.

It just so happened... several security guards didn't know Guardiola, and the two sides argued about this matter. The reporter's interview was after this incident. It would be strange if Guardiola had a good face.

In fact, Guardiola was still satisfied with the facilities of the Bird's Nest, but what he had just experienced made him feel very unhappy, so in an interview, his face looked bad. Fortunately, he still maintained a gentlemanly demeanor, and he didn't say it out loud, just said, "I never thought that there was any need to come to China to play the Super Cup, but now, I find that the environment in China is not bad and the stadium facilities are perfect. I believe that it will be a wonderful game!"

Anyone can hear how sincere this kind of words can have.

I have to say that although Guardiola looked very bad in an interview, this did not affect Barcelona's popularity among Chinese fans.

When the game was about to begin, fans began to gather at the stadium, many of whom were wearing Barcelona jerseys, and they must have cheered on Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid supporters are more, but anyone knows that most of them do not really support Atletico Madrid, but come to support Wansheng.

Just in terms of the team's popularity, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona still have a big gap.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have the most watched core stars.

The most popular one among Barcelona teams is undoubtedly Messi. Many people shouted Messi's name at the scene, and they were here to support Messi; Atletico Madrid is quite different in this regard, because the most famous Ozil and Morris are only comparable to Barcelona's Xavi, Iniesta, Alves and others. Others such as Falcao and Thiago Silva are indeed worth a lot, but they are not very famous. Not to mention j-Rodriguez, Kevin De Bruyne, Raul Garcia, Godin, De Gea and others, there is almost no need to say. Almost few Chinese fans know them. In comparison, the most popular one is Wang Qiuming, because Wang Qiuming is a Chinese player. In such a world-class game, it is not easy to appear Chinese players. Many fans shout to let Wang Qiuming play.

Of course... it's impossible!

If it is a commercial match, it doesn't matter at all. This game is a formal Super Cup, and the outcome of the game will determine the title. Therefore, Atletico Madrid's first striker will definitely be Diego Costa, followed by Falcao and veteran Klose from the new transfer. Only then will it be Wang Qiuming's turn.

Wan Sheng thought about it and finally put Wang Qiuming on the big list, and Klose was removed.

For Klose, it doesn't matter if he has a game less. He is already old and will not compete for anything. Staying at Atletico Madrid is willing to be a substitute.

Although he has been on the team's roster, if Wang Qiuming wants to have a chance to play, he still has to depend on the game situation.

Barcelona has certain arrangements for the game.

This is not about tactics, but about them knowing how to attract fans' attention. Coming to China for the Super Cup is not just for a game, or entirely for a trophy. In addition to competing for the trophy, they must also take advantage of the opportunity to promote their respective teams.

When the two teams adapted to the venue, Barcelona began to perform intentionally.

They are not adapting to the venue normally, but are showing off their personal skills, various fancy moves and wonderful scenes, which make the fans in the audience feel satisfied.

By this time, many fans who had not known Barcelona before also understood why so many people like Barcelona.

They are really a top team in the world, and they are really a team that makes people confidently support them!

However, in the second half of the warm-up, Barcelona stopped and began to warm up normally, constantly cooperating with passing and receiving. This alone also attracted fans, because Barcelona's pass and receiving are too accurate, and many passes look as accurate as a fixed-point flight, without any deviation at all.

Let’s look at Atletico Madrid again, it’s a little worse.

Atletico Madrid did not show any skills to fans, but did it according to normal warm-ups. They also made passes and receiving balls, but most of them were short passes and occasionally shot directly, which was good, but it was hard to attract fans' attention. More importantly, some Atletico Madrid players jog most of the time, as if they were adjusting their physical condition, but that was really worth noting.

Some fans couldn't help but wonder, "Will Atletico Madrid such as Barcelona be a rival?" But Chinese fans spared no effort to support Atletico Madrid or Wan Sheng. Even if they were a little unfavorable, they still kept cheering for Atletico Madrid.

While both sides were warming up, the head coaches of both teams attended the press conference.

At the press conference, Wan Sheng talked about the game with confidence and said, "We are confident of winning."

Guardiola also said the same thing.

So the comment from the Chinese media was, "This will be a battle of dragons and tigers like Mars hitting the earth! It depends on who can laugh to the end of the two teams."

Afterwards, the two head coaches returned to the locker room. On the way back, a reporter in the mixed area talked about the performance of both sides during the warm-up, especially when talking about Barcelona's warm-up situation. Wan Sheng smiled after hearing this, "They do that? It's so interesting! They are all erratic. We are professional teams, not street acrobats. No matter how good they act, it doesn't make sense. Everything has to be decided in the game."

"But after hearing what you said, I'm more confident in winning!"

With great expectations, the competition is finally about to begin.

On August 16, 2011, the Spanish Super Cup officially kicked off at the National Bird's Nest Stadium.

The National Bird's Nest Stadium has 91,000 people, but more than 80,000 fans have flocked to this game. At first glance, it is almost full.

As the organizer, the Chinese Football Association prepared 70,000 tickets, but the novels were gone short not long after the sale. Not only Atletico Madrid and Barcelona fans, but more neutral fans. The teams they did not support were just to support Wansheng.

In the audience, there were also celebrities from all walks of life.

This game is the first time that Spain has held a Super Cup abroad and the first time that China has held a Spanish game.

In addition to the Italian Super Cup held in 2009, the Bird's Nest Stadium is the second time that the top football event in Europe has been held.

The difference between this game and the 2009 Italian Super Cup is that the participating party is Atletico Madrid, a team controlled by a Chinese company, including the head coach and players. There are two Chinese people, and they can be regarded as a "half-sub-sub" Chinese team.

As Atletico Madrid's opponent, Barcelona is recognized as the strongest team in Europe. They were the European champions last season and the "Spain Six Championship" in 2009. There is undoubtedly the level of this matchup that is already the world's top level.

As Central TV described it, "The World Cup final may not be higher than the level of the two clubs' confrontation."

That's not an exaggeration.

Many fans seem to think that the national team is strong, such as Brazil, Germany, Italy and other national teams. They put together a group of stars, and it seems that their strength is stronger than the club. But in fact, the lineup of the giant teams is not weak at all. The giant clubs are also composed of stars from all over the world, especially European giants. Players under the EU system can join the team unconditionally. This is also the reason why some teams are laughed at as the "world team". Spanish football is better, such as Chelsea, Manchester United and other teams in the Premier League, and there are not many local English players in the team.

In addition, the club's advantage lies in the team's excellent cooperation.

Professional players play for the club most of the time, and they don’t join the national team to participate in games, and they don’t train together for much time. Naturally, there is no tacit understanding with strange teammates. As for Italy, the Italian national team may not be stronger than teams like Milan, Inter Milan, and Juventus. The same is true for Spain. The Spanish national team is almost a copy of Barcelona. Half of the players are from Barcelona, ​​and even the tactics use Barcelona’s playing style. In short, the club is not weaker than the national team, and the Central TV statement is not an exaggeration.

With such a high-level competition, you can imagine the popularity.

Wan Sheng attaches great importance to the competition.

The Spanish Super Cup is a useless trick, but he is very clear that Barcelona hopes to defeat Atletico Madrid, not only the championship trophy, but the key is to "win". Barcelona lost to Atletico Madrid three times last season, and they hope to complete revenge. Otherwise, the two teams will meet in the league, and Atletico Madrid will undoubtedly have a psychological advantage.

Wan Sheng knew this, but he didn't want Barcelona to achieve his goal!

For a team, psychological advantages are also advantages. If Barcelona has always had psychological advantages over Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid will be more smooth to play against them again.

So Wansheng sent all the main players.

However, Atletico Madrid has many new players, some new players have not fully adapted to the tactics, and their personal abilities are also different from those of the old players, so the main lineup is still unfamiliar.

In addition to Diego Costa on the front line, the only new players to join the team in the lineup are Kevin De Bruyne and Thiago Silva. Other new players, including the '40 million euros' Mr. Falcao and midfielder J Rodriguez, have no chance.

j-Rodriguez's adaptation to tactics is pretty good, but he is only the core of Atletico Madrid's 'future'. The future is not the present. After all, he is no better than Morris.

Morris is much better than J-Rodriguez in terms of personal abilities and team roles.

This is also the most secure lineup for Atletico Madrid.

Wansheng sent this lineup to his hopes to be upright and play a battle against Barcelona in the most secure way. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!