Before the final began, the special guests on the pitch were putting on their performance. The stadium was filled with drumbeats and cheers from the fans.
"Ce sont les meilleures équipes! (French: These are the best teams!)"
"Es sind die allerbesten Mannschaften! (German: These are the finest teams!)"
"The main event! (The greatest competition!)"
"Die Meister! (German: The champions!)"
"Die Besten! (German: The best!)"
"..."
As the Champions League anthem in various languages rang out at Dragon Stadium, the flags of Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea were unfurled diagonally in front of the players' tunnel. Between them stood the Champions League emblem bearing the "UEFA Championship" logo.
The cameras focused in as the referee emerged first and collected the match ball from its stand.
The players from both sides followed behind the referee.
"At the very front of Borussia Dortmund's line is their goalkeeper, Bürki, followed by team captain Marco Reus!"
The camera panned across and quickly focused on Tang Ye's face.
This was Borussia Dortmund's number 10!
[Watching from the front row!]
[Staying up tonight, not sleeping at all. Let's watch King Tang work his magic.]
[How does a lucky team like Chelsea deserve to play my Dortmund in the final?]
[I'm dying, Chelsea had a much easier path to the final than Dortmund. Dortmund practically had to smash their heads bloody just to reach it.]
[Looks like Chelsea are playing 5-4-1 today. Are they really going this safe?]
Marco Reus and Erling Haaland stood in the center circle, ready to kick off.
From the moment the players entered until now, the fans in the stands had not stopped making noise.
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Beep—!!!"
Smack!
"Alright, China Media Group, China Media Group, bringing you live coverage of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea."
"Today's