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The Westfalenstadion is really big.

This was Wei Le's first impression when he walked into the stadium.

He has been to most of the stadiums in England, whether it is the Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 100,000 people and is known as the largest professional football stadium in Europe, or the famous Old Trafford Stadium and Anfield Stadium, or those Premier League home stadiums full of industrial beauty and oppression, such as Newcastle United's home stadium St. James Park and Etihad Stadium.

But none of them will give people a greater shock than what I felt today at the Westfalenstadion.

The Westfalenstadion is not called the Westfalenstadion.

In 2005, it was renamed by Signal Iduna Company and changed its name to its current name until June 2021. Its official name should be Signal Iduna Park, although both Dortmund fans and fans in other parts of the world are more familiar with its original name-Westfalenstadion.

Although today is an empty-field training before the game, Wei Le standing on the sidelines can already imagine it full of people.

The Westfalenstadion can accommodate more than 83,000 spectators during domestic matches, of which the South Stand can accommodate 25,000 fans. It is the largest single-sided stand in European stadiums. The yellow waves of the South Stand are one of the most breathtaking scenes in Westfalenstadion.

This yellow and black wall once witnessed Dortmund's entry into the final of the Champions League.

The Westfalenstadion actually does not cover a particularly large area, at least not as large as Wembley Stadium.

One of the reasons is that it can accommodate about 15,000 fewer people than Wembley. Another reason is that the Westfalenstadion's stands are built very, very steeply.

The South Stand is a standing stand, and its angle is obviously much steeper than other stands. In the case of an empty stadium, the rows of railings on the South Stand are enough to give people a sense of oppression.

I'm afraid it will really be a wall, but it is a wall of life composed of yellow and black interweaving tens of thousands of fans loyal to Dortmund.

"That's why you have to adapt to the field and understand the field." Wei Le said to the players, "You are now familiar with the structure of this stadium, the quality of the grass, and most importantly, you have expectations for everything you will face."

"This is much better than coming here to play football without knowing anything. This is the purpose of the field training."

Next, Wei Le will attend a pre-match press conference, and then the game will be the next night. After the field training, the Wolves went home to their hotel and prepared to rest.

Wei Le was one step behind them and would return to the hotel alone after the press conference.

"You have seen the magnificence of the Signal Iduna Park Stadium. Do you have the confidence to stay calm in front of tens of thousands of fans in this amazing stadium?" Dortmund reporters came up and started to put pressure.

Wei Le raised his eyebrows. It seems that today's pre-match press conference will not be very ordinary.

"The Westfalenstadion is a spectacular stadium, one of the largest football stadiums in Europe, and the quality and conditions of the venue are world-class, so I am looking forward to tomorrow's game." Wei Le's praise aroused the pride of the Dortmund reporters in the hall, but Wei Le immediately changed the subject.

"But this does not mean that Wolves will hand over the victory. Wolves are not such a team, never." Wei Le said word by word, but firmly, "And I believe that Dortmund fans also want to see a wonderful game, don't they?"

After Wei Le said this, he thought about it and showed his usual warm smile.

"You asked me if I can stay calm in the Westfalen tomorrow, so I hope Dortmund fans can also be prepared to face a tough team."

Amid the uproar of German reporters and the applause of English reporters, the press officer quickly switched to the next question.

But the frequently flashing lights have told Wei Le that his words have surprised too many people.

"I hope Dortmund fans are ready to face a tough team! 》

"Ruhr News" directly quoted Wei Le's words as the title, and the content has already refuted the visiting Wolves, and it is almost like "you just give up" is hanging on the face.

"How dare they say that?!"

This is the surprise and dissatisfaction of Dortmund fans when they see the cover of the newspaper. When will it be your turn as a second-tier English team to bully us Dortmund? !

When we were in the Champions League final, you were still in the English League One!

Sure enough, when Wei Le returned to the hotel, he saw that there seemed to be a lot more Dortmund fans surrounding the hotel.

Although the statement of "Bild" is moreObjectively, they believe that although Wei Le's statement is indeed "extremely aggressive" and will definitely make Dortmund fans unhappy, Dortmund must not take this game lightly.

"Indeed, Wolves' current performance is not good enough to beat any of the Premier League BIG6, but if you dare to underestimate a Premier League fifth-place team that has scored 45 goals, you will definitely suffer a big loss."

But who would care what Bild said at this time? They usually say a lot of good things about Bayern Munich. Would such a media outlet praise Dortmund at this time?

Dortmund fans will now only selectively ignore Bild's statement.

February 16.

In the hotel restaurant, the players chatted while eating breakfast. De Paul, who was drinking milk cereal, smiled at this time, "I hope that the fans who disturbed the public last night will not be members of the South Stand today."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"We slept all night without being disturbed and refreshed. They knocked all night and are probably exhausted now. We have to fight for several more hours tonight. How can ordinary people hold on?"

"From this point of view, they come to disturb us, probably more to disturb themselves."

Everyone listened to what he said and felt that it made sense.

After hearing this, Wei Le did not stop them and asked them not to underestimate the enemy. Of course they would not underestimate the enemy. They have seen the strength of the enemy, and suppressing their emotions at this time will only backfire and make them feel fear.

But now that I think about it, it seems that the enemy is not so strong that it is invincible.

In the afternoon, they didn't hear much Dortmund fans beating gongs and drums under the hotel. It seems that they also need to rest. The Wolves arrived at the Westfalen Stadium on time without any obstacles.

Because the Wolves' bus had no markings at all, no one would recognize it as the Wolves' bus. Everyone would just think it was a tour group traveling to Germany.

But as the game time approached, the noisy sound returned to the ears of the Wolves players. It seemed that the Dortmund fans had already arrived, and compared with the noise this time, those below the hotel could only be called minor fights.

During the warm-up, the fans in the south stand had already given the Wolves some shock. They were close to Dortmund's warm-up area, so they kept cheering and singing and shouting their names when every player got the ball.

Looking up from the field, the South Stand composed of Dortmund fans who kept jumping seemed to really rise and fall like waves, a yellow and black wall with vitality.

Even Wei Le was surprised and stopped.