After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

”Who knows, last time they turned on the sprinklers.”

”It would be nice if the Barca players could line up to welcome us.”

Guti said with a smile.

”Don’t think about it, you’ll know when we get on the field.”

Salgado said, patting Guti on the shoulder.

Huang Kaiwen quietly put away the first prize lottery ticket.

Barça’s luck isn’t great today.

It’s been a long time since Yellow Ball King won a first prize.

He used his 100 excitement points to draw a prize.

[Ding, you’ve obtained the 1997-1998 UEFA Champions League final: Juventus VS Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane single-match experience card]

Damn, Xian Zong!

Earlier, Huang Kaiwen was wondering if he’d draw Vieri.

Just like the last time we played Barça, using his strength to the max.

Who would’ve thought he’d draw [Zidane]?

As a midfielder, aside from lacking speed, [Zidane] has almost no weaknesses.

He prefers using his body more than the average attacking midfielder, often seen shielding his opponents before outdribbling them—something rarely seen in other midfielders’ play back then.

Though he didn’t draw Vieri, Barça players won’t have an easy time either.

Huang Kaiwen couldn’t help but smile.

”Kevin, you’re starting today, but you won’t play the entire match.”

Capello said.

”Understood, coach.”

Huang Kaiwen nodded.

”Good to hear.”

Capello then addressed the other players: ”Although we’ve already secured the championship, matches against Barça always hold deeper significance. I don’t want any of you to take this game lightly.”

”Don’t worry, coach!”

Raul stood up and said: ”We’ll give our all. Even though we’ve secured the championship, we won’t stop pushing forward.”

”Good, now go warm up.”

Capello nodded.

During the warm-up.

The Meringue’s joy was uncontrollable as they held up various banners and handwritten signs, encouraging Real Madrid players while also mocking Barcelona.

The antagonism between the two sets of fans was even fiercer than among the players.

Every touch from a Real Madrid player was met with cheers from the Meringue.

While the Barça players were greeted with nothing but boos.

In the stands, Real Madrid legends and celebrity fans were dressed to impress; Di Stefano and Calderon were chatting together.

”Did you know, Real Madrid now has a huge influence in Asia.”

Calderon said, smiling.

”That’s really good news.”

Stefano nodded.

”Since I became the president, Real Madrid’s influence worldwide has been skyrocketing.”

Stefano nodded without expression: ”That’s true.”

As honorary president, Stefano was delighted to attend such events.

He wanted Real Madrid to win every championship.

However, sitting with Calderon was annoying; the guy always bragged about how successful he was as Real Madrid’s president.

In Stefano’s eyes, Calderon was just a lucky guy who happened to sign Huang Kaiwen.

Nadal was in the stands, constantly looking for Inzaghi.

Not finding him, Nadal felt a bit disappointed.

Last time Inzaghi’s inability to speak Spanish hampered their communication, so Nadal had even learned Italian, just to converse with him.

Who knew Inzaghi wouldn’t show up today.

Well, after all, he’s still a player and it’s mid-season.

The stadium’s PA system started playing music. Nadal promptly joined the die-hards in the south stand, waving his Real Madrid scarf, singing proudly: ”Forward, Madrid, forward, Madrid...”

”The players are back in the tunnel; the match is about to begin. Although it’s not a championship decider, the El Clasico is always intense. The Bernabeu atmosphere remains electric.”

”Indeed, let’s take a look at the starting lineups.”

Real Madrid’s 4-3-3 double pivot setup:

Goalkeeper: Casillas,

Defenders: Marcelo, Heinze, Pepe, Ramos,

Midfielders: Gago, Guti, De Jong,

Forwards: Huang Kaiwen, Raul, Robben.

Barça’s 4-3-3 single pivot setup:

Goalkeeper: Valdes,

Defenders: Abidal, Puyol, Max, Zambrotta,

Midfielders: Good Johnson, Toure, Xavi,

Forwards: Henry, Bojan, Messi.

”In their previous two games, Barcelona had many injured players. The absence of Puyol and Zambrotta on defense was significant, but fortunately, they have recovered.”

”Yes, Puyol is the most crucial player in Barça’s defense. However, Barça still suffers from a lack of players today. Xavi’s injury in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final after tackling Huang Kaiwen surprisingly healed enough to play, but Deco’s injury during training means he’ll miss this match – his absence is a big blow to Barça’s midfield.”