greenery is king

Chapter 817
After Schalke finished the last Bundesliga game, they rushed to Greece non-stop. This was Ai Huan's first visit to Greece. When he saw those distinctive Aegean buildings, he couldn't help being a little fascinated, but what he was facing in his heart was Tyler would love this place, there seemed to be romance in the air.

Olympiacos is said to be one of the most powerful teams in the Greek league. He is definitely a giant in his own league. Since the beginning of the new century, they have only lost the championship twice, and everything else has been included in the bag. , even Athens AEK is just his younger brother.

However, their performance in the Champions League was unsatisfactory. They had created an embarrassing record of thirteen games without victories. It was not until 2007 when they played against Werder Bremen at home that they finally broke this cycle.This team has also introduced world-class players like Rivaldo, and Papadopoulos, who was still playing for Schalke last year, also went out from here. Unfortunately, Papadopoulos has left the team now. , I can’t see the appearance of returning home.

After the first two rounds of matches in Group F, the group situation has gradually become clear.Schalke won both games and scored six points, while Marseille had three points, Arsenal and Olympiacos had one point each. Schalke has shown its strength, just like someone commented in the newspaper "Don't Forget, until now Schalke has not returned to their home court, and their appearance is unstoppable."

This is the first time these two teams have met in history, but Olympiacos will perform well when they meet a Bundesliga team at home, which also makes this game very attractive to local fans in Greece, but everyone in Europe thinks that The winner will definitely be Schalke.

Olympiakos' home stadium is the Kareskakis Stadium, a stadium named after Georges Kareskakis in honor of the hero of the Greek War of Independence.It was once used as a new Velodrome during the Olympic Games. Later, the Kareskakis Stadium was renovated during the 60s of the twentieth century. After the renovation, the Karaskakis Stadium had a capacity of 3000 people and held the The football match of the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, but due to the characteristics of the Greeks, this stadium does not look as imposing as those famous stadiums, but looks a bit dilapidated.

But what is surprising is that this kind of dilapidation was also taken advantage of by the Greeks. They never knew where to get into the stadium. Looking around, there were at least 6 to [-] people, and so many people stood In the stands, it immediately made the dilapidated stadium even more crumbling, as if a tragedy would happen here at any time.

It is precisely because the management here is speechless that the German authorities do not encourage the Schalke Expeditionary Corps to come here to cheer, which also makes the scene today completely filled with Greek locals. Their roars make people look sideways, and The sundries thrown down are shocking, and I really don't know what more shocking things will happen in the game.

In the lounge, Ai Huan was chatting with Zhang Chong without saying a word. The two of them are in very good condition recently, which also makes everyone in a good mood. At this time, Magath walked into the room with a Looking at the opponent's lineup, as soon as he entered the room, he immediately strode to the front of the tactical board and wrote on the white board.

"The opponent's goalkeeper Costanzo, the back line from left to right Modesto, Mellberg, Papadopoulos and Marcano. Pay attention, this Papadopoulos is not our one, It's just the same name. The midfielder Macon, Ibagaza, Orbais and their core Jebul, the forward line is Hollebas and Miralas, that's it." Magath wanted to say more Something, but to be honest, he really didn't care about the lineup of Olympiacos. He didn't even know what to say about this lineup. Habitual diarrhea is also an indisputable fact.

Schalke's lineup was determined as early as yesterday. They naturally sent all the strongest players available for this game. The goalkeeper is still Zhang Chong. His recent state is so hot that it is difficult for others to replace him.

The central defender is still composed of Howides and Metzelder. The combination of these two people is now not only the first choice of Schalke, but also the first choice of the German national team. This also makes many people feel incredible. After all, last year. The two are just an unknown young player and an outdated old player, and it took them just over a year to reach their current position, which makes people have to sigh.

The two full-backs are still Escudero plus Criscito, Criscito has conquered the hearts of discerning Schalke fans, he is very good on the left flank, worthy of the Italian nation.And Escudero also entered the national team because of his performance in Schalke, which is also very proud of this young player.

Midfielder Gundogan guards the midfielder position alone, and Fuchs stands on the left and is responsible for threading the needle. Of course, it is impossible for Mata not to appear in such an important game. After the rest of the last game, his current state is also very good. Well, Ai Huan is naturally still standing in the forward position. This move also makes Schalke's midfielder one of the scariest midfielders in Europe.

The front line is composed of Raul and Farfan. Demba Ba suffered a slight injury in the last game, so he sat on the bench, while Pukki did not come to Greece at all. There is no way. Garter still firmly believes in the role of Raul.

After a brief introduction, the two sides came out of their respective lounges and stood in the player tunnel chatting in low voices. Although the two sides did not communicate, they did not appear to be at war.

"I heard that Dongfang Zhuo has scored five goals in the Greek league recently, and now occupies the top scorer list." Zhang Chong smiled, and deliberately communicated with Ai Huan in English, which was also his request. Only in this way can he improve his English ability as soon as possible.

"Yeah, he contacted me yesterday, but he is also going to participate in the Champions League today, so we don't have time to meet." Ai Huan said with a smile.

"We Chinese players seem to have taken over Europe overnight. Such a scene was unimaginable before."

"Don't worry, things like this will happen more and more in the future."

(End of this chapter)