At three o'clock in the afternoon, Manchester United took a direct flight from Manchester to Kiev.

At the international arrival gate, many local Manchester United fans and Manchester United fans who arrived early sang the Manchester United team anthem"Glory Belongs to Manchester United" under the leadership of fan organizations.

Glory, glory, Man-United

Glory, glory, Man-United

And-the-reds-go-marching-on-on-on

Just-like-the- Busby-babies-in-days-gone-by Well

-keep-the-Red-Flags-flying-high )

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This rock-style team song is very contagious and has a catchy tone. Many tourists can't help but hum along softly, creating a very obvious happy atmosphere.

The Manchester United players pushing their suitcases heard the loud singing coming from the arrival gate early. They didn't need coach Mourinho to remind them, the players all knew what to do.

Fans come all the way to support Manchester United in the Champions League final. As a player, it is natural to thank the fans through practical actions.

Of course, it also has something to do with the many beautiful female fans in Kiev.

Ukraine is the fourth-highest country in the world in terms of the number of girls and boys. It has many single female fans who are tall and good-looking. It is difficult for football players who are naturally energetic to ignore these. Fan Kerry and others are all bright-eyed.

Taking into account the safety risks caused by crowding, Manchester United players only signed autographs and took photos for five minutes with fans who came to Kiev in advance. Then they took a bus to the Hilton Hotel in the city center under the escort of security staff.

The time difference between Kiev and Great Britain is only two hours, which is almost negligible, so there is no need to deliberately adjust the time difference.

Under the coordination of head coach Mourinho, the whole team had dinner together and took a short rest to prepare for the next day's adaptation to the competition venue.

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As early as two hours before Manchester United arrived in Kiev, Real Madrid had checked into the Fairmont Hotel, only 700 meters away from the Hilton Hotel, to prepare for the 2017-2018 Champions League final.

As the Champions League final draws closer, the football atmosphere in the city of Kiev is unprecedentedly fanatical. Even compared to the European Cup final hosted six years ago, people can feel the fanatical football atmosphere more directly.

As if overnight, there were only two colors left in the city - red, the main color of Manchester United, and white, the main color of Real Madrid.

What people are talking about is no longer the recent actual events, nor is it about who lost his job, or whose older leftover girl got a boyfriend, or which shopping mall is offering discounts. Almost most people are talking about the night of May 26th. The Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.

When there is a game, there will be participants. The players are responsible for the game, and the fans are responsible for the pre-game renderings. The problems caused by different supporters are obvious. As the participating parties come to Kiev, more and more conflicts break out between the fans of the two teams, so that The police had to increase patrols to ensure the smooth progress of the Champions League final

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According to the arrangement of the organizing committee, Manchester United held a regular press conference to adapt to the venue and participate in the game in the morning before the game, while Real Madrid arranged to hold it in the afternoon.

At 9:30 in the morning, the entire Manchester United team took a bus to the Kiev Olympic Stadium, which stands on the mountainside.

Although the entire stadium is built on a mountainside, it does not prevent it from becoming a landmark building in the entire city. The bowl-shaped structure of the stadium adds a layer of white dazzling shell around the periphery, allowing people to see the stadium from a distance. The venue to host the 2017-2018 Champions League final.

Along the way, you can see a lot of Manchester United fans, Real Madrid fans, and neutral fans.

There are also many fans who do not have tickets for the Champions League final and are holding up banners asking for tickets, just to try their luck and see if they can meet fans who are reluctant to give up their love.

Tickets originally cost only 280 pounds near the corner of the stadium. With only one day left until the start of the Champions League final, tickets have been sold to 15,000 pounds, and VIP prices have soared to 20,000 pounds+.

Manchester United arrived at the stadium by bus. Mourinho and his assistant Faria split into two groups. He took Van Kerry to the press conference hall, and Faria took other players into the field to warm up and adapt to the game venue.

The press conference hall at the Kyiv Olympic Stadium was already ready, waiting for Mourinho and Van Kerry.

For the Champions League final starting tomorrow night, Mourinho and his disciple Van Kerry both showed a strong desire to win. The British media are very satisfied with this. With Liverpool losing to Atletico Madrid, Manchester United has become the Premier League's European competition. hope.

The Spanish media scoffed, believing that Mourinho and Van Carey were wishful thinking.

Considering that he is the former coach of Real Madrid, Mourinho always speaks with slight reservations, so he focuses on how to confront the Spanish media.

This... this is his usual method, sharing the pressure from the outside world with the entire team through personal confrontation with the media.

The regular pre-match press conference only lasted fifteen minutes and ended abruptly. Mourinho and Van Kerry entered the Kyiv Olympic Stadium through the internal channel for pre-match training, which is commonly known as adapting to the venue.

In fact, top competition venues like the Champions League final are not bad. Adapting to the venue is more about allowing players to find a feel for their feet and ball before the game, so as to prepare for the Champions League final the next night.

The quality of the turf at the Kyiv Olympic Stadium is very good and meets the highest FIFA standards. The problem is whether a large amount of water will be sprayed fifteen minutes before the game.

The amount of water will affect the player's passing and receiving and the moving speed of the football.

The Champions League final symbolizes the highest level event in the world. The players' abilities are top-notch. Even the smallest change will seriously affect the direction of the game.

After two hours of pre-match acclimatization, the Manchester United team returned to their hotel.

At 7 o'clock that evening, Manchester United's four captains Valencia, Carrick, Smalling and Van Kerry exchanged opinions. They all believed that it was necessary to hold a team meeting the night before the game.

As the head coach, Mourinho knows this, and he also supports the captain in holding team meetings to unify the thinking of the players.

An hour later, the players who were shortlisted for the 24-man squad for the Champions League final gathered in the temporary suite.

According to Van Kerry, it is time to keep pace with the times. The conference room communication is too solemn, which is not conducive to players relaxing. Valencia, Carrick and Smalling thought about it, so they opened a large suite.

24 players formed a circle in the huge living room with Van Carey as the center.

The main content of the team meeting is around the Champions League final tomorrow night. The first thing is to help those players who have not participated in the Champions League final experience to reduce stress.

In this regard, the old captain Carrick has sufficient say. He has participated in three Champions League finals with Manchester United, in the 2007-2008 season, 2008-2009 season and 2010-2011 season, winning one and losing two.

After the FA Cup final, the entire Manchester United team entered closed training, which made many players feel depressed. As the Champions League final gets closer, these players feel more and more pressure. Carrick's Sharing is helpful for players to relax their tense mood.

With the addition of Dinghaishenpin Fan Kerry, the players' nervousness disappeared and was replaced by confidence in the Champions League final.

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