As the plane slowly landed, Andy returned to the city once again.
Lisbon, the City of Light!
It's another sunny day!
He had fantasized countless times about his professional career starting here!
Benfica, once recognized as the club with the most paid members in the world, still boasts a large fan base.
A huge number of fans showed up to greet them!
Many Borussia Dortmund fans were holding up yellow and black scarves and banners!
But a lot of Benfica fans also booed!
As we exited the airport, Dortmund's team bus was already waiting in the parking lot.
For each expedition, the club's personal driver, Ford, would always drive the bus to the destination in advance.
After the players finish their match, he and his assistant need to rush back to Dortmund overnight.
It was tough!
But the salary is also very considerable!
The vehicle drove to the designated hotel, where the entire Dortmund team would rest for the night in preparation for the match the following day.
Andy looked down at the entire city from the floor-to-ceiling windows.
This is the wealthiest region in Portugal, and in addition to its rows of buildings, it is also known for its famous yellow trams.
He used to take the tram to the club for training every day.
Back then, there was always a group of fans who steadfastly supported the youth team, attending every match to cheer them on.
I wonder how they are now, and whether they would still choose to support me!
At dinner time, the whole team gathered on the floor that the team had booked for dinner.
Manager Zorc walked in with two men.
Andy looked at the person in the middle; the person seemed to have a visual impairment!
As expected, after some introductions, everyone learned the truth.
The young man in the middle is named Zorn, and he is blind.Next to him is his friend.
Both of them are die-hard Borussia Dortmund fans!
Since Zorn lost his sight in a tragic childhood, his friends have become his eyes.
Every time the two of them went to watch a game, his friend would verbally describe the game to him.
Such an event also alarmed Dortmund's top management.
The two were specially invited to watch the game.
The players were also deeply moved by Zorn's story and warmly embraced him.
Zorn was extremely excited!
"You are all players I like!I hope you can dominate the game tomorrow!"
With this blessing, the players finished dinner and returned to their rooms.
At 7 p.m., Tuchel held a pre-match press conference.
"Some people say that your four-goal lead isn't secure.Do you have anything to say about that?"
"They're absolutely right!"
Tuchel changed tactics and completely echoed the Portuguese media's statements.
"Benfica is a very strong opponent, and we must adopt the right attitude if we want to advance."
This statement pleased Benfica's local fans!
Face is something you give to each other; even if you know you've already won, you can't say you're relaxed.
After all, we're all in the football world!
It would be unfair if they later included a clause in the young player agreement prohibiting them from joining Dortmund.
On the other hand, Benfica's head coach Rui Vitória knew that a comeback would be difficult.
But he still displayed immense confidence when facing the media!
Not only did they field their full starting lineup, but they also appealed to fans attending the game to give the team their utmost support.
On the day of the match, Benfica fans surrounded the Estádio da Luz!
When the entire Dortmund team was practicing on the pitch, the stands were already more than half full of fans.
Andy was curious about everything on the court!
Looking left and right, I suddenly saw a cage placed on the second floor.
So he temporarily left the group and went over.
It's a bald eagle!
"Hey!Be careful!"
A staff member quickly came over and stopped Andy from reaching out his hand.
"This is our mascot, named Victoria, a purebred bald eagle!"
"He's not docile, so you'd better stay away."
As they spoke, the staff prepared to lift the cage and take it away.
Andy glanced at the eagle in the cage and followed it.
"Do you know me?I'm Andy, I used to be in the youth team."
How could the staff not notice?
If it were a regular player wearing a Dortmund jersey, he would have let him go long ago.
"No one should frighten Victoria."
Upon hearing this, Andy waved his hand.
"I fed it before, so it should remember me."
He spouted one lie after another, leaving the staff completely bewildered.
Taking advantage of the brief moment, Andy walked over and stretched out his hand towards the cage.
Victoria, the bald eagle, affectionately nuzzled Andy's hand.
Wang Defa?
What's going on?
The staff were completely numb!
Andy then casually opened the cage.
Victoria was sent flying in an instant!
"Oh no!I'm going to get fired!"
As soon as the staff member finished speaking, everyone on the scene noticed the soaring eagle!
With a cry of an eagle, the scene that was originally only to be seen before the competition was shown ahead of schedule.
After circling once, Victoria descended rapidly!
They charged towards where the two were!
"Go!Go quickly!"
I told you he was frightened!
Andy remained unmoved.
The next second!
Victoria slowed down and landed precisely on Andy's shoulder!
Everyone saw this!
I was also very surprised!
Benfica's mascot has landed on a Borussia Dortmund player?
Someone took out their phone and used the camera to zoom in.
The player's number was discovered to be Andy, number 24!
No one can stay calm now!
Benfica's mascot has fallen to Andy!
They even seemed very affectionate!
Reporters on the sidelines turned their cameras and started snapping pictures of Andy!
Some people have even come up with titles!
He was born the son of an eagle, but was framed and expelled from the team by treacherous people.]
After much pleading from the staff, Andy patted Victoria on the shoulder.
The man and the eagle parted ways!
All that's left are the staff who are about to be punished and the onlookers!
Back with his team, all the members were very curious about his experience!
Andy answered their questions with a joke:
"We're all friends.I even held that eagle when it was a kitten!"
Everyone: .
Meanwhile, the home team is having a discussion!
Head coach Rui Viktor pointed to the opposite half of the field:
"Let me reiterate the key points of the last game's recap!"
"Andy constantly pushed forward to link up the attack and delivered high-quality crosses."
"We absolutely cannot let him achieve this easily in this match!"
"Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded.
Rui Victoria pointed to the right side of the tactics board and said:
"As planned, we'll focus our attack on the middle lane!"
"Gaitan, you and Santos support on the left wing.Jonas and Mitroglou, you two draw as much defense as possible."
"If penetration through the middle becomes difficult, then switch to attacking the left flank!"
"I refuse to believe that you can be defended by a kid who just joined the first team!"