After returning from the training session at the Allianz Arena the previous evening, Su Dong had dinner with the team. Guardiola had deliberately given the players two hours off to move around freely and visit their relatives and friends.
They were all staying at the same hotel, only a short walk away.
Su Dong went to visit old friends such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, and Iniesta. Naturally, once they had gathered together, they started talking about the upcoming final and shared their experience of how to play against Chelsea.
But football was always different from one moment to the next. Every match was entirely different.
Especially in the Champions League.
Take Drogba, for example. The Ivorian from last season was very different from the Drogba of this season.
Then there was Terry. This season, he had been embroiled in controversy over a scandal, which had affected his form. Although he had eventually recovered, who knew how much he could contribute in the Champions League final?
At the very least, he had been outstanding against Bayern Munich. If not for the center-back pairing of him and Cahill, Chelsea could never have escaped unscathed from Bayern Munich's fierce attacks.
After talking about football for a while, they started discussing Su Dong's wedding.
The island in the UAE, in the Middle East, had already been fully arranged, and the final preparations were now proceeding at full speed.
Mansour had been extremely supportive. For the sake of this wedding, he had even built many facilities directly on the island, including roads, greenery, lawns, and more, investing a great deal of money.
Of course, as they put it, this was not a one-time investment. They wanted to use Su Dong's wedding to establish the island's reputation and turn it into a future wedding destination, so