Football Giants

Chapter 769: Miracle land

Southampton and Atletico Madrid have to do a lot of preparation for the expedition to Portugal's Catalpa Lisboa.

For example, choosing a hotel is also a very important job.

I still remember that Ferguson led Manchester United to Rome, and after losing the Champions League final, he pointed his finger at the poor hotel accommodation in Rome, thinking that the hotel’s poor had affected the rest of the players and thus the results of Manchester United.

Of course, many people will sneer at this, but they have to admit that board and lodging are very important.

Not only the players, but also the Saints Fan Club, as well as Southampton and Atletico Madrid sponsor representatives and guests.

Yang Huan has always been very pursued in doing things.

So, this time he personally came to Lisbon, Portugal, and personally selected hotels for the two teams.

How to choose?

simple!

Wouldn't it be ok if every five-star hotel stayed in?

After several days of comparison, Yang Huan inspected several five-star hotels recognized as the best in Lisbon, and finally selected two top hotels.

The two hotels are very close to each other, and they are only a few minutes walk away.

More importantly, the transportation is convenient. It is only eight kilometers away from the airport, and it takes about ten minutes to get to the Stadium of Light in Lisbon. The hotel has complete facilities, including gyms, conference rooms, swimming pools, and so on.

What makes Yang Huan most satisfied is that the two hotels are near the Hope River Court Lisbon branch.

Of course, my family’s business has to take care of my family. By then, the three meals a day at Southampton and Atletico Madrid will naturally be handed over to Wangjiang Pavilion.

But this is not what Yang Huan values ​​most. What he values ​​most is the number of hotel rooms.

Both hotels have more than 300 rooms, which are quite large in scale.

And Yang Huan’s idea is...

"Nicolas, Feilan, you go to talk to the hotel. We have included both hotels in the two or three days before and after the game!"

Yang Huan was sitting in the car, using his mobile phone WeChat to make video calls with Nicolas Cortes and Ferran Soriano.

When the two heard Yang Huan's words, they were obviously moved.

"All inclusive?"

"Master Huan, there are more than three hundred rooms, I'm afraid we can't live so many!"

"Yeah, according to what you just said, on average, even if they give us a discount, a room costs at least two hundred euros. Two hotels have six to seven hundred rooms, which costs more than two hundred thousand euros a day. This does not include Other expenses!"

After this account is calculated, it is indeed a considerable expense, which has to be carefully considered.

"I know, but I mean, including players, family members, sponsor representatives, club staff, and the guests we invited, all stay at these two hotels."

Oh!

The two talents in the video suddenly realized.

No wonder Young Master Huan took so seriously this time and went to inspect the hotel in person. It turned out to be such a thing.

In addition, among the guests, the Saints Fan Club alone has 1,000 people. According to the normal arrangement, if two people have a deluxe double room, then 500 rooms will be used, and the rest will be reserved for the players and the club. The staff, as well as the family members of the players and guests invited, really may not be enough.

Because of this, Master Huan chose two hotels next to each other!

"I have inspected and there is a four-star hotel nearby, which is quite good. If it is not enough, the staff of our club will quit and stay in a four-star hotel. "

Yang Huan’s ideas were also approved by Nicola Cortes and Ferran Soriano.

In fact, Southampton and Atletico Madrid have been treated well enough.

"By the way, Ferran, how did Tsicky talk to Sporting Lisbon?" Yang Huan asked concerned.

"I just contacted him in the morning, and the talk is almost done. I guess he will contact you with Master Huan later." Soriano quickly replied.

If the team wants to come to Lisbon to play the Champions League final, they have to come early, and then they need a training venue.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid intends to borrow from Atlético, while Southampton is looking for Benfica.

This is also a very common thing, and it is a training class, basically there is no objection.

"Master Huan, how's the situation on Benfica's side?" Nicola Cortez asked with concern.

Although both Southampton and Atletico Madrid are the businesses of the young masters of Huan, Nicolas Cortez and Soriano represent Southampton and Atletico Madrid respectively, and it is naturally impossible not to compete.

After all, this is a Champions League trophy!

In the history of these two teams, they have not won the Champions League yet!

"I'm on my way to the Stadium of Light. I called before. It's not a big problem!"

Upon hearing this, Nicola Cortez was relieved.

"Last night I had a meal with the mayor of Lisbon and representatives of the Portuguese government. They mentioned that it is preliminary estimated that more than 150,000 fans will flood into Lisbon. The scale is very large and Lisbon is also very nervous."

"For the sake of safety, we must do a good job of the fans, while maintaining good communication and contact with Lisbon, there must be no mistakes, understand?"

"Understood!" The two in the video nodded together.

They also know how important safety is!

150,000 fans, in just one or two days, rushed into Lisbon madly. This is a heavy burden for any city, especially in recent years, the economy of Lisbon and Portugal has been so bad. Public expenditure is constantly being cut, and the pressure is hard to say.

Therefore, at this time, it is necessary for the club to assume its due responsibilities and take care of its fans.

This is not to say that we have to do everything, but to provide some necessary help and guidance within our capacity.

For example, Atletico Madrid has cooperated with a travel company in Madrid to launch a package for the Champions League final for fans. At that time, the travel company will use a bus to shuttle fans between Madrid and Atletico de Lisbon, leaving in the early morning and returning that night.

Moreover, because of the large number of people, the cost is very cheap and very popular with fans.

The same is true for Southampton, but because the United Kingdom is farther from Portugal, the club chose to cooperate with airlines.

Two or three days before and after the game, there will be more than 150 flights from Southampton and London to Lisbon, which is unprecedented in Europe. Among them, Qatar Airways, the official sponsor of Southampton, is the main force of this plan.

In addition, some fans choose to drive by themselves, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Champions League final, all the way from Madrid, from London to Lisbon.

Even before, there was a group of enthusiastic fans of the Saints of Southampton University. They launched an initiative on the Southampton official website, proposing to use bicycles to travel by car, and plan to make a documentary.

This initiative has been supported by hundreds of young fans, and the club has also given strong support, even inviting professionals to join the team to participate in the filming record.

If Yang Huan remembers correctly, they should have already set off!

Just last night, the Lisbon city government also promised to strengthen its vigilance and even dispatch multiple drones to patrol the fans at any time. The Portuguese government also stated that they will pay close attention to the two teams as soon as they enter Portugal. .

But even so, Yang Huan still dare not care.

Nicola Cortez and Ferran Soriano were repeatedly urged to be cautious and cautious.

The safety of hundreds of thousands of fans is more important than anything else!

Even after hanging up the phone, Yang Huan still couldn't rest assured.

He has done his best to do everything he can, just hope that nothing big will happen.

Just when he sighed long, the car drove off the main road and saw Benfica's Stadium of Light from a distance.

The location of this stadium is not remote, it is located in the urban area of ​​Lisbon, and the traffic is very convenient.

There is even an overpass around the stadium, and there is a lot of traffic, and there are many cars parked on the side of the road.

On the west side of the stadium, separated by a road, is an empty space overgrown with weeds, and on the south side of the stadium, there are many tower cranes that can see many high-rise buildings, but they don’t seem to be under construction.

This cannot help but remind people of the downturn and decline of the Portuguese economy in recent years.

The Stadium of Light is Lisbon’s second European five-star stadium in addition to the Alvalade Stadium of Sporting Lisbon.

With a capacity of 64,000 people, the upper level of the court adopts a steel frame structure with a very novel shape.

This is the 2004 European Cup final, Greece staged a dark horse miracle stadium!

Therefore, many media are now talking about it, thinking that this stadium will soon perform miracles again.

Because whether it is Southampton or Atletico Madrid, it is a dark horse miracle.

Perhaps, the Feng Shui here is very unique, it is the so-called miracle place!

But here is more than just a football field, there is also a supermarket and other shops, in addition to other facilities and venues such as a gym, basketball hall and a small open-air football field.

This is because Benfica is not just a football club, it also has other branches such as basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, which is similar to Atletico Madrid, but football is the main core industry of Benfica.

Surrounding the stadium, arriving at the entrance at the southeast corner, Yang Huan discovered that there was an underground parking lot.

But the driver turned directly from another channel, drove in, and finally parked in the administrative parking lot in front of the office.

When Yang Huan got out of the car, he could not help but shook his head and smiled bitterly when he saw the empty space on the east side of the stadium that had just been demolished but had not had time to level it out, and the row of commercial houses in the southeast.

In recent years, more and more Chinese have come to Portugal to invest, mainly buying houses.

Before at Lisbon International Airport, he had seen many Chinese billboards promoting luxury homes.

It can be said that investors from China have made great contributions to the real estate in Lisbon and Portugal.

But even so, there are still quite a few unfinished buildings.

Of course, the situation in Portugal is pretty good, and the ability to withstand the economic crisis is pretty good.

Turned around, raised his head, and saw the magnificent Stadium of Light.

This is the most popular stadium in the Portuguese market, averaging 50,000 people per game, which is not easy in European football.

But who would have thought that, behind such a hot market, it was Benfica's terrible finances?

Just when Yang Huan took the Dragon Five and walked towards the stadium office gate, Benfica’s chairman Luis Filipe Vieira had already taken a stride to greet them~lightnovelpub.net~Haha, welcome to the Stadium of Light , Mr. Yang Huan! "

Nearby, the staff of the club also hurriedly took pictures, making it as if Yang Huan was the leader to visit the countryside.

"Hello, Chairman Vieira!" Yang Huan could only smile and shake hands with him, and then generously let the staff take pictures.

Otherwise, how can I fix it?

But Yang Huan recognized the middle-aged man next to Vieira at a glance.

"Rui, Rui Costa!" Yang Huan shouted in surprise.

This is the superstar of a generation of midfield masters!

Now he is the general manager of Benfica Club.

"Hello, Mr. Yang Huan!"

Rui Costa, in a light gray suit, hurriedly held Yang Huan's hand with a sincere and enthusiastic attitude.