94: 0092 Assist from Yassin (Seeking First Subscription) 94: 0092 Assist from Yassin (Seeking First Subscription) “Damn it, that guy really prepared witchcraft.”
Ancelotti cursed angrily.
A sneer formed at the corner of his mouth.
Ha, do you think you’re the only one who knows a wizard, Benitez?
He had made quite a few preparations for today.
Seeing Benitez sneaking around with a bottle in his hand and walking over to the sideline.
Ancelotti turned around and pulled out a doll from another bag.
If there were any South African players
they would recognize it at a glance.
This was the infamous Voodoo doll.
Voodoo originated in Southern Africa.
The religion requires a medium for casting spells, which is the Voodoo doll.
The doll in Ancelotti’s hand was purely made of straw, with a fierce-looking face.
It was more authentic compared to the decorative Voodoo dolls that came later.
According to the seller, even the straw was harvested from sacred grounds.
Ancelotti had prepared this thing
because Voodoo includes many positive spells about protection, healing, love, and so on.
Although the pope had given him quite a few things
it’s always good to be extra prepared.
Ancelotti placed the Voodoo doll on the grass.
Then, he took out a few insect specimens from a jar.
And arranged them around the Voodoo doll according to some strange pattern.
The Milan coach began to recite: “Lightning expels evil, wind expels evil, protect Kevin in safety, bless Kevin with serenity, bestow Kevin with courage, drive away all evil, banish all malice!”
The director hastily provided two camera shots.
But soccer fans all over the world were numb.
The team hadn’t even started playing yet.
And the coach was already performing a ritual?
“Holy shit, are you serious right now?”
“Ancelotti’s really serious about this?”
“Didn’t you see Benitez?
He’s got living creatures in his hands, I’m done, Europeans are too superstitious.”
“A bunch of idiots, if curses really worked, Hitler wouldn’t have had so many years of swagger.”
“What an eye-opener.”
“No kidding, Huang Kaiwen’s just a glass man, and now they’re talking about cursing, that’s hilarious, means I’m cursed too since I run fast.”
“Reader always says Europe is advanced, but now it looks like they’re a bit silly.”
“Let me tell you a secret, Benitez even graduated from college.”
“Absolutely, the guy has a degree in physics.”
“Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter, I don’t even believe it with a high school diploma, Benitez’s IQ must be lopsided.”
The atmosphere in the forum became more and more joyful.
Internet addicts found that Europeans weren’t as excellent as “Reader” and “Yilin” wrote.
A sense of intellectual superiority began to emerge spontaneously.
Compared to the fans,
the commentators weren’t that happy.
Zhang and Huang Jianxiang in the commentary booth watched the players from both sides warming up for quite a while.
Although the two of them didn’t speak,
they could already sense that something was off.
A healthy Huang Kaiwen was incredibly efficient.
But what if he was injured?
During warm-up, Huang Kaiwen’s every touch on the ball wasn’t bad, but it was a lot more awkward than during his previous games.
As experienced commentators, they couldn’t help but think about the possibility of injury.
an official made a hand signal.
The players from both teams returned to the tunnel.
And a cultural performance began on the field.
The final was imminent.
English commentator Martin Taylor spoke with some excitement, “Liverpool returns to the UEFA Champions League final after 21 years, this is a battle for redemption.”
“The Heysel tragedy caused Liverpool untold suffering.”
“Only a championship can console the souls of those fans in heaven.”
“Everything starts with the UEFA Champions League final, and everything ends with the UEFA Champions League final.”
In the 1985 UEFA Champions League final,
the two finalists were Juventus and Liverpool.
The final was held at Heysel Stadium.
Both teams were dissatisfied with Heysel Stadium.
The stadium was in disrepair.
They hoped to change the venue of the final.
But UEFA didn’t agree.
Then the worst scenario happened.
Due to the large number of fans and the alcohol they had drunk before the game, the stadium collapse caused many casualties.
The collapse occurred on the neutral fans’ stand,
but the tickets had been sold to Juventus fans.
Therefore, the majority of the casualties were Juventus fans,
with relatively fewer losses among Liverpool fans.
Rescue efforts were made for the fans of Juventus,
but, wanting to strike at football, which was a main voter base for the Labour Party,
Thatcher instigated the English Football Association to punish Liverpool and English football clubs,
and induced the media to smear Liverpool.
“The Sun newspaper” fabricated lies about Liverpool fans stealing from the dead and urinating on the injured,
severely hurting the feelings of Liverpool fans.
Many years later, “The Sun newspaper” has little sales in Liverpool.
“Today marks Liverpool’s sixth entry into the UEFA Champions League final,”
“In the previous five finals, they won four UEFA Champions League titles.”
“Many fans may not know that Liverpool reached the UEFA Champions League final twice in succession during the 1980s; at the time, Liverpool was the strongest team in Europe.”
“But due to the Heysel disaster, they were banned from European competitions for five years.”
“From that point on, Liverpool’s dynasty ended.”
“Liverpool’s captain, Gerrard, had a cousin who was the youngest victim in the Heysel disaster, so today’s match is especially meaningful for Gerrard,” Zhang, the commentator, said.
“Coincidentally, Huang Kaiwen is the first Asian player to appear in the UEFA Champions League final, which also carries significant meaning.”
“Believing that both core players of the competing teams are determined to win today’s match.”
“Looking at the lineup we’ve got, both coaches have played their best hand; now, let’s take a look at the starting lineup for both teams.”