Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 167 The grand opening ceremony of the European Cup, the guests in the stands during the main match (asking for monthly tickets)
June 6, Stade de France, Paris, France.

As several helicopters roared by, several colorful ribbons stretched out in the sky, forming a beautiful rainbow.

"Ohhhhhhh..."

In the packed Stade de France, a grand opening ceremony feast has begun.

The huge stadium was decorated like a French chateau, and more than 400 actors dressed in different styles began their performances.

"CCTV, CCTV, hello viewers, what you are watching now is the opening ceremony performance of the 2016 European Cup in France."

Liu Jiayuan, a member of the Chinese European Cup front commentary team, is introducing to the audience in front of the TV, "In the first session, they will show the charming carousel of the French Manor and the classic French pop culture symbols."

"Some of the famous absurd figures in French history will also appear here."

As the camera rotates, people can see here every actor in the opening ceremony who is dressed up differently. They are either wearing ballet dance costumes, or wearing big balls, or wearing various swan-shaped neck collars.

"Thump thump thump thump thump... thump thump thump thump thump..."

Soon, Offenbach's classic cancan music sounded, and more than 150 dancers rushed into the stadium with smiles to perform.

They surrounded the entire French manor in a circle, performed the cancan dance with a history of more than 150 years, and conveyed French culture to the outside world.

When the dance was about to end, French national treasure musician and famous DJ David Guetta walked out amidst cheers and started DJing live.

"The one who appears now is David Guetta. The 48-year-old has more than 500 million fans on social media. His records have sold more than 900 million, and his singles have reached an astonishing 4000 million."

"David Guetta will show everyone the new trend and charm of electronic music and pop music."

The atmosphere at the scene reached a climax, and everyone's emotions were aroused, twisting to the rhythm of the music.

Sarah Larson also appeared later to sing the theme song "Fight for You" to the audience in person and in front of the TV.

This opening ceremony, with hundreds of millions of spectators, is destined to completely plunge the world football circle into a craze, allowing everyone to enter this football event in this hot summer!
"Boom boom boom!"

The roar of the plane sounded again, and the plane with the ribbons appeared again from the sky, and another beautiful rainbow was drawn.

"This is the French Air Force aerobatic team who will be crossing the Stade de France again."

"After this opening ceremony, what we are about to see is the match between the host France team and the Romanian team."

“It promises to be a great game.”

"In the future schedule, we will also have the opportunity to see Chen Yufeng, a Chinese player who is loved by everyone, wearing a red shirt and competing with these top stars in the world."

"Perhaps, going forward, he can meet Bale, meet Griezmann, or even compete with the world's top superstars like Ronaldo."

"Let us look forward to that day and start looking forward to the final champion of the European Cup!"

"This will be an honor that will accompany the players throughout their lives!"

Liu Jiayuan's voice continued to sound, gradually arousing the audience's enthusiasm. Countless people began to look forward to the situations that might happen.

Chen Yufeng vs. Bale?
Against Griezmann, against Ronaldo?
This is definitely a compelling matchup!

…………

Bordeaux, Belgium team staying in the hotel conference room.

Not long after, the game between France and Romania started, and all the players sat here to watch the game.

This game showed an ultra-high-intensity confrontational rhythm from the very beginning. Romania is by no means a weakling if it can enter the main match. There are many strong players in the team.

Under their obstruction, the French team with a luxurious lineup has no choice but to adopt a siege to find opportunities.

Chen Yufeng quickly saw a familiar face in the French team's starting lineup. Kante started today wearing France's No. [-] jersey.

Seeing this Leicester City player appear in front of the TV in such a way, Chen Yufeng also had a strange feeling.

Looking at it further, neither side made any achievements in the first half of the game, and the game quickly entered the second half.

Compared with the first half, the intensity of the second half increased instead of decreasing. Payet assisted Giroud to score the first goal of this tournament in the 7th minute of the game.

It didn't take long for the Romanian team's Stancu to equalize the score.

The one-to-one score continued until the 809th minute of the game, until Kanter passed the ball to Payet.

"Bang!!"

After Payet cut inside, he hit the left foot with a shocking left foot that hit the tenth corner and sealed the game.

"Fake, Payet is too strong."

"Yeah, this kick is really good, it will directly increase your net worth by 500 million."

"Hahaha, the European Cup is indeed a good place for players to increase their value."

"Yufeng, your teammate assisted and helped France win the game. How do you feel?"

"I don't feel anything at all. He often assisted me in my winning goals when I was in the club."

"cut……"

The Belgian players at the scene immediately started chatting, and the atmosphere was lively.

Many people's legs began to tremble slightly, and they were looking forward to their first game.

After the opening game, head coach Wilmots made some analysis and provided some data to let everyone know the intensity of the game and be prepared.

Not long after, the match between Albania and Switzerland started.

The players came here again and watched the entire game.

This game was also very exciting. In the end, the Swiss team relied on an opening goal to win the entire game [-]-[-].

The next day, September 6.

All the team members set the time for the game and came to the conference room again. Understanding every opponent in this event is what they must do.

Even if they have heavy training tasks in their daily life, they still have to watch the game after taking a break.

The game on June 6 felt like it was getting better.

Wales first defeated the powerful Slovak team through a free kick from Great St. Bell.

Immediately afterwards, England shook hands with Lao Mao, and Dell and Vasili each scored a goal for the team.

In the last game of the night, the Croatian team defeated Turkey through Modric's long-range shot and scored three precious points.

On June 6, Poland first won Northern Ireland with Milik's goal, then Germany won 13 points with a score of [-]-[-], and Spain finally defeated the Czech Republic [-]-[-].

So far in the game, there has been no upset.

After all the games on this day are over, the Belgian team is finally about to usher in its first game.

In this game, they will sit in Bordeaux and face the Italian team, the second-tier team in the group.

The game has finally arrived.

This made every young man in the Belgian team seem a little excited, secretly gearing up and looking forward to it.

After watching it for so many days, they have long wanted to stand at the center of this football feast and compete.

“Italy cannot be underestimated.”

That night, Wilmots was still doing the final mobilization and instructions for the team, "Especially Conte, this guy is very difficult to figure out."

"There is a high probability that they will send a combination of three defenders and two wing-backs to deal with our strong attack."

"Then we use the impact of Parolo, Edel, Pellet and others to find opportunities in the counterattack."

Wilmots waved his hand, "We don't need to have any fear. We will attack until we break their will! Destroy their fighting spirit!"

"Please remember, this is your best chance to show your worth and win honors in intercontinental competitions!"

"Cherish this opportunity and fight for yourself and this team!"

"come on!"

As a cheering sound sounded, all the players hammered the table and waved their hands.

…………

June 6, Stade Lyon.

The Lyon Stadium, which can accommodate more than 6 fans, was packed today, and even the outside of the venue was packed with fans who came here to make the European Cup pilgrimage.

This is a newly built and beautiful stadium with very clean infrastructure and beautiful color combinations. It looks very beautiful from a distance.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh... oh oh...!!"

Before the game started, believers from both teams were already standing on the court, waving their hands and dancing.

Their faces are full of elements of the European Cup and their own team.

Looking from a distance, the stadium is divided into two halves by red and blue, which is very neat.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Halfway through the cheering event, the Italian fans at the scene took the lead in setting off smoke bombs and neon bombs, dyeing half of the stadium blue and white.

Don't tell me, this momentum is a bit like Leicester City...

This helps Chen Yufeng feel that fans from both sides are cheering for him during the game...

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

The fans of the European Red Devils and Belgium team were not to be outdone at all. They wildly released smoke bombs and neon bombs. The red smoke suddenly swept through half of the stands, which was very shocking!

It's like during the ancient victory period, the cavalry on both sides were preparing for the final charge, beating drums and gongs to exaggerate their momentum, hoping to use this method to scare off the enemy and cheer themselves up!

A big war is about to officially start here!
In the Belgian VIP stands, Taylor Swift and her female assistant traveled in a low-key manner, wearing sunglasses and masks and sitting in the stadium without going to the box.

"I have watched football matches in the United States, but the atmosphere is really not comparable to that in Europe."

Taylor Swift looked around with shock and said: "It is indeed the place with the most prosperous football culture, and the excitement is much higher than my concert."

Having said this, she turned her attention to the field again, "I can't imagine how cool it would be to play a sport from the center of such a perspective."

"Of course, this is the number one sport after all." The female assistant on the side was also a little infected, waving the Belgian team flag in her hand and said: "And sports is a national sport, so enthusiasm is normal."

"Which one is better, Belgium or Italy?"

Taylor Swift was a little curious, "Is it Italy? I feel like I hear the name Italy more often."

"It's hard to say now, Belgium has had so many talented players in recent years."

The female assistant seemed to be paying some attention to European football, and explained: "Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku, including Asian Chen Yufeng, are all the emerging talents of this team."

"The ones we encountered that day."

Taylor Swift nodded, looking a little enlightened, and then didn't say much more, but looked forward to the players' appearance.

Not long after, the European Cup theme song played on the scene, and two huge jerseys were spread out on both sides of the field, with the European Cup logo in the middle.

"Ohhhhhhh...!!"

The fans also burst into cheers and shouts at this time. Everyone knew that the players from the two teams were about to appear.

This grand game is about to begin with the whistle blowing.

(End of this chapter)