Guangming Stadium

  Remember in one second

  On April 10, the last round of the Portuguese Super League, Benfica played at home in the Stadium of Light against Marítimo. In the previous 29 rounds, Marítimo was ranked third and Benfica was two points behind, ranking fourth. The result of this match will determine which team will represent Portugal in the Champions League next season as the third team.

  Porto has defended the league title, Sporting Lisbon ranked second, next season is the Portuguese Super Three to continue fighting for the Champions League, or Maritimo will rise up and grab a Champions League spot, it all depends on this match.

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  Maurizio Sarri doesn't need to motivate the team, they just focus on the game, knowing that they must win at the Allianz Stadium in order to secure their qualification for the Champions League. Once qualified for the Champions League, it will bring tens of millions of euros in revenue to the club, as well as an opportunity to increase its popularity among football fans around the world.

  They can't afford to miss such an opportunity.

  Benfica, who are at home, face an opponent who took the league cup title from them a month ago, and naturally want to take revenge.

  Neither side can afford to lose this game.

  This will be a showdown between Mars and Earth that won't lose out to any of the five major league games being played at the same time.

  Maridimo's team plane slowly landed at Lisbon Airport, and the team got on the big bus prepared by Benfica after getting off the plane.

  Although Benfica lost the League Cup final to Marítimo and missed the championship, the team's staff were still very professional and courteous to Marítimo's players and coaches.

  However, along the way, what Wu Yun and Gao Wei saw was that Benfica's fans did not intend to give them a friendly reception, but instead followed the team bus all the way, constantly shouting at Marítimo players inside the bus, with even foul language frequently heard.

  To avoid affecting their mood, many players hang curtains by the window, wear headphones, and meditate with their eyes closed, ignoring external things. Confronting provocation, counterattacking on the field is undoubtedly the most powerful response.

  Wu Yu didn't want to waste his energy on bickering with Benfica fans, but he couldn't help looking out the window.

  The last time he came to Lisbon, it was his first time with the team and also his first big name. At that time, they challenged another strong team in the Portuguese Super League - Sporting Lisbon. It was the debut of his career, and it had a wonderful start.

  In the last round of this season's Portuguese Super League, he came to Lisbon with his team again, challenging another Portuguese capital team, which may be destined.

  Although Wu Yu had been to Lisbon once before, this time the bus route was vastly different from last time, and Wu Yu could see another side of Lisbon's scenery.

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  Although the route is different, the buildings and scenery on the road are also different. However, Benfica's fans outside the bus are very similar to those of Sporting Lisbon. They both have the pride of being a capital team and one of the top three teams in Portugal, which can be described as aristocratic temperament, completely different from Maritimo, a civilian team.

  The bus had been driving for over ten minutes, and the number of Benfica fans wearing red jerseys on the side of the road was increasing, all heading in the direction the bus was going, Wu Yu knew they were approaching their destination.

  Otherwise, after the turn, a huge circular building appeared in front of Wu Yu. Although he had seen the likes of Alvarade Stadium and Dragon Ball Stadium before, when he saw the Light Ball Stadium this time, he was still shocked by its grandeur.

  The exterior wall is red and white, the roof is white, and there are four arched vaults above the roof, making the entire stadium look very majestic and giving people a strong sense of oppression.

  Next to the stadium, a modern building gathered a large number of home team fans wearing red jerseys. The small vendors that appear outside every stadium were weaving through the crowd. Tens of thousands of fans began to enter the venue one after another, while some came out from inside the stadium, bustling and yet in order.

  Estádio da Luz, Portugal's largest football stadium with a capacity of 65,000 people, was the venue for the final match of Euro 2004 and witnessed tears from Portuguese fans as well as the realization of Greece's dream. The Champions League Final in 2014 will be held here, and the two finalists have already been decided: Chelsea and Real Madrid will compete for the Big Ears trophy.

  Benfica is based at the Estádio da Luz, where they have a glorious history in European competition, having defeated Manchester United here and left them to suffer the ignominy of finishing bottom of their Champions League group. Of course, that was nearly 10 years ago.

  Looking at this stadium, Wu Yu knew that the biggest challenge of his season in Portugal was about to come. The three major football holy lands in Portugal, the Alvalade Stadium made him famous with a goal in his debut, the Dragon Stadium allowed him to win the first trophy of his career, and now he has arrived at the Estádio da Luz, waiting for what kind of result is unknown.

  He knew that this match would be extremely difficult. Benfica had not lost a single game at the Stadium of Light all season, whether in league, cup or European competition, and they remained unbeaten even when Porto and Sporting Lisbon came to visit.

  The bus stopped at the edge of the stadium, and the players and coaches of Marítimo entered the field through a special passage. However, while walking, a fan dodged the security guards' eyes, rushed to Wu Yun's side, stuffed a magazine into Wu Yun's hand, and muttered:

  "We will defeat you, and you will pay for what you did that day, Nicholas is stronger than you"

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  When Wu Yu was still in a daze, the fan disappeared from everyone's sight, and only the pre-match materials in Wu Yu's hand confirmed that the fan had appeared.

  In this pre-match material, the cover is an eagle soaring in the sky, and the title is: "The Eagle Returns!"

  Benfica's nickname is Eagles and this title means without a doubt that they will once again rule the game.

  The behavior of this fan also made Wu Yun's heart slightly flustered, he knew that the other party did so in order to disrupt his mental state, he should not have been disturbed, but his heart was inexplicably uneasy.

  He casually threw the magazine into a nearby trash can, shook his head, cleared his mind and followed the team into the locker room.

  As a modernized stadium, the internal structure of Guangming Stadium is not much different from that of the Dragon Stadium. The facilities are very advanced and brand new. Even the away team's locker room is larger and more luxurious than the home team's locker room at Dos Barreiros Stadium, the home stadium of Marítimo.

  "Wow! This is great, it seems even better than the Giant Dragon Stadium. It would be awesome if we could play here often." Gao Wei said enviously as he touched the surrounding facilities.

  "Shut up!" Wu Yu walked over and slapped Gao Wei's head, scolding him.

  Luckily, Gao Wei was speaking in Cantonese, so no one else on the team could understand what they were saying and just thought they were fooling around.

  Gao Wei rubbed his head in embarrassment and didn't say anything else.

  Wu Yu sat in his seat, changing equipment. Because he was a bit distracted, he put on the wrong socks twice in a row and didn't hear a word of Martens' speech.

  After finally putting on his socks and changing into his training uniform, Wu Yu walked through the long corridor and stepped onto the center of the court, but he was still overwhelmed by the grandeur of this massive stadium.

  The stands all around were a sea of red, mostly filled with fans, and the flashbulbs kept popping everywhere. In the north stand behind one goal, a large group of Benfica fans held up cards, apparently preparing to form a mosaic to cheer on their team.

  At this time, although the fans have not yet entered the stadium, the buzzing sound of tens of thousands of fans talking still makes Wu Yu feel very oppressed.

  He, who had always been calm and composed, felt annoyed for the first time when facing the voices of the fans.

  All of this stems from his inner unease.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon everyone, welcome to the Portuguese Super League's 30th round, also the final round, a crucial battle brought to you by SportTV. The fourth-ranked Benfica team is hosting the third-ranked Marítimo team at home. The result of this match will determine which team will represent Portugal in the Champions League next season."

  "Today we have invited Benfica's legendary star Rui Costa and former Portuguese national team captain Luis Figo, two representatives of Portugal's Golden Generation, to come to our studio and share with everyone this crucial battle."

  "Hello everyone." Rui Costa and Figo greeted the audience with a smile.

  "Rui, which side are you rooting for in this match?" Kristin asked with a smile.

  "I'm from Benfica, so I support Benfica. But Marítimo is very strong, you can see that from the fact they beat Benfica in the Ta?a da Liga final. For Benfica to win at home and get into the Champions League, we need to give 120%. It will be a tough fight." Rui Costa said slowly.

  "Rui supports Benfica, and what about you Luis?" The same question was thrown to Figo by Cristiano.

  Marítimo are now two points ahead of Benfica and have a certain advantage, having won one and drawn the other of their last two encounters. Benfica have not lost at home this season, but if Marítimo can hold on, they will have a great chance to take a point from Estádio da Luz and maintain third place in the league.

  "So you're rooting for Maridimo, huh?" Chris wanted a straight answer.

  "For Maridimo, as long as they draw, they can say they've won, so I still think they can take a point from the Stadium of Light."

  "Alright, thank you Louis, let's take a look at this match together. The players from both teams have taken to the field!" Along with the appearance of the starting lineups on screen, Kristin's voice began to rise in excitement.

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