As European leagues and cup competitions gradually come to an end, all of Europe's attention is focused on the 2009/2010 Champions League final on May 23.
Not only in Europe, as it is recognized as the cup competition with the highest technical and tactical level at the club level in the world, the final of the UEFA Champions League has also attracted the attention of fans and media all over the world.
Whether it will be the madman Mourinho leading the Nerazzurri to the top, or Hoffenheim continuing their Hoffenheim miracle, countless people are looking forward to it.
China Central Television CCTV-5 specially sent a crew to Germany to film Lu Wenbin and Hoffenheim's preparations.
Because of Lu Wenbin's presence, countless Chinese fans will support Hoffenheim in this season's Champions League final and rush to watch the game, and many will support Lu Wenbin.
Of course, Inter Milan also has a lot of fans.
In the late 1980s, China Central Television began broadcasting Serie A matches, which was also the first of the top five European leagues to land in China.
Therefore, the first batch of Chinese fans who watched Serie A on TV in the late 1980s and early 1990s inevitably fell in love with the Serie A giants of that era.
Inter Milan has been continuously investing under its owner Massimo Moratti, and although its performance has not been good, it has been transferring superstars almost every year.
Especially the arrival of the alien Ronaldo in 1997, which brought Inter Milan popularity in China and around the world.
The fan-owner who loves the team extremely, the melancholy blue and black colors, the years of waiting without a championship, the label of star players as black holes, etc., have injected a strong tragic color into Inter Milan, making people empathize and becoming more and more attractive.
Inter Milan fans, who have accumulated over the past 20 years since the 1980s and 1990s, form a fairly large group in China.
Even though there are many fans supporting Hoffenheim because of Lu Wenbin, there are still many fans supporting the old giants Inter Milan.
What a Chinese fan in his 40s said in an interview represents the feelings of many Chinese Inter Milan fans: "I hope Lu Wenbin performs well, but Inter Milan will win the championship in the end. I hope Mourinho can lead the team to win the championship and fulfill Moratti's Champions League dream!"
Everyone knows that the ultimate goal of Inter Milan chairman Massimo Moratti is the Champions League!
Since winning two consecutive Champions League titles in the 1963/1964 and 1964/1965 seasons, Inter Milan has not tasted the Champions League trophy for 45 years.
For a team that claims to be a world-class powerhouse, not having won the Champions League for half a season is undoubtedly a poor result.
Moratti took charge of Inter Milan twice, the first time in 1995 and he stepped down in 2004 due to poor performance.
During that time, the team-loving owner Moratti spent huge sums of money every year to buy superstars such as Ronaldo in an attempt to compete for the championship, but in a full nine years, Inter Milan only won one UEFA Cup in 1998.
Apart from this, Inter Milan never won any championship again, either domestic or continental.
This is also the reason why Moratti is called the tragic boss, Inter Milan is called a black hole for stars, and in 2004 Moratti was called the sinner of the team by Inter Milan fans and was forced to resign as chairman.
Then, in 2006, the then Inter Milan chairman Facchetti unfortunately passed away, and Moratti was able to return to the palace to take charge of the Nerazzurri again.
From this year on, due to the impact of the Italian phone-gate scandal, Juventus was relegated, and teams such as AC Milan and Lazio fell into a trough. Inter Milan took advantage of the situation to rise and won consecutive championships.
After his second spell at Inter Milan, Moratti won four consecutive league titles, one Italian Cup and four Italian Super Cups.
There is no doubt that Moratti's second stint in the club was a huge success.
However, this is still one key link away from the "Great Inter Milan Era" that Moratti has always dreamed of: the Champions League title.
The Inter Milan under the leadership of his father Angelo Moratti can be called the Great Inter Milan Era because Inter Milan during that period not only won domestic championships, but also the Champions League.
If Moratti wants to recreate his father's Inter Milan era, it is not enough to win four consecutive league titles, he must also win the Champions League.
Therefore, after Moratti returned to the club for the second time, he continued to spend huge sums of money to introduce star players, fired the meritorious coach Mancini, and invited the madman Mourinho who had experience in winning the Champions League, with the goal of winning the Champions League.
This year is undoubtedly the closest Inter Milan has ever been to the Champions League trophy!
If Inter Milan wins the championship, they will not only win the Champions League, but will also become the sixth team in Europe and the first in Italy to win the treble.
Such an achievement can surely be called the second great Inter Milan era.
Of course, the prerequisite is that Inter Milan must beat Hoffenheim at the Bernabeu to win the championship.
Hoffenheim's performance in recent seasons can be described as invincible. As long as they participate in the competition, Hoffenheim will win the championship.
Such a record made Moratti, an oil tycoon who only won one UEFA Cup title in 9 years when he was in charge of the Nerazzurri for the first time, envious and jealous, and also very worried.
Therefore, at the celebration party after winning the Serie A championship, Moratti nervously asked Mourinho about his confidence in winning the Champions League.
Mourinho naturally expressed 100% confidence in Moratti.
Lu Wenbin's career in professional football can be described as a cheat, and Mourinho's coaching career is not much worse.
So far, Mourinho has won a UEFA Cup, a Champions League, and all the league titles and cup titles he has participated in, whether it is the Portuguese Super League, the Premier League or Serie A.
At this time, Mourinho was in the period of "God first, him second".
Let alone personality reasons, just talking rationally about the paper strength of the two teams, Mourinho also has enough confidence that his Inter Milan will win.
Inter Milan's lineup includes goalkeepers Cesar and Toldo, defenders Maicon, Lucio, Samuel and Materazzi, midfielders Zanetti, Cambiasso, Stankovic and Sneijder, and forwards Eto'o, Milito, Pandev and Balotelli. It is an absolute gathering of superstars.
What else does Hoffenheim have besides Lu Wenbin
Perhaps Ibrahimovic and Eduardo can barely be considered first-class players, but they are definitely not top-level players, let alone world-class players, and they cannot reach the level of Milito and Sneijder at all.
As for the comparison of players in other positions, Inter Milan completely crushed Hoffenheim.
Tactically, Mourinho's defensive counterattack is also designed to counter Hoffenheim's offensive football.
After two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals and three games in the German Cup final, Bayern Munich's defensive counterattack against Hoffenheim also provided Mourinho with a lot of practical references.
Mourinho is not just comforting Moratti, he has absolute confidence.
His mastery of defensive counterattack tactics, Inter Milan's strength, and the players' desire for the treble made Mourinho confident that Inter Milan could definitely beat Hoffenheim at the Bernabeu and achieve the treble, making his Magic Bird even more famous. (Seeking monthly tickets)