The fanaticism of Turkish fans is well-documented. To give a simple example, there was a media report that the loudest decibel record in a football stadium was created by Schalke 04 fans. After their team scored in a match, the Schalke 04 fans let out a cheer of 129 decibels. The noise of a rocket launch measured one meter away is only 130 decibels.

For a long time, everyone thought this was the highest decibel record for fan cheers in the world of football.

But in reality, this is only because the Bundesliga is one of the traditional five major leagues and has greater visibility.

In fact, Turkish league fans are even crazier than Bundesliga fans.

Just six months after Schalke 04 fans set the record, it was broken by Beşiktaş fans.

In a Champions League group match in October 2007, Beşiktaş fans generated 132 decibels of sound!

For those who don't know, decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale. Every increase of two decibels doubles the sound intensity. That means the sound made by the Beşiktaş fans at that moment was already twice the noise of a rocket launch!

This shows how crazy Turkish fans are.

Liverpool was about to play a match under such conditions, and the impact on them would be significant.

Seeing everyone looking up at the stands, Captain Gerrard, who came out with them, encouraged them.

"Nothing to see, it's just a bit loud, right? It's much less than the time we encountered! Don't take it to heart!"

He was referring to the time when Beşiktaş fans set the record, in a match where Beşiktaş hosted Liverpool.

In the end, Beşiktaş beat Liverpool 2-1 at home, which was considered an upset at the time. It can't be denied that the noise of up to 132 decibels played a role...

Gerrard is one of the few players in the current Liverpool squad who also participated in that match. In his opinion, the sound made by these fans now was far inferior to what it was back then.

Although it was still very shocking, the degree was different.

Chen Hero also acted as if nothing was happening.

Turkish fans are indeed awesome... but Chen Hero had already been through many battles. Although the boos of Napoli fans had not set any world records, they had persisted in booing Chen Hero non-stop for an entire season.

Turkish fans may have stronger bursts of energy, but in terms of endurance, they certainly can't compare to Napoli fans. So Chen Hero wasn't afraid of their booing weapon.

※※※

Of course, Beşiktaş fans don't just have boos as a weapon, they are much more creative than other fans...

If any Liverpool player gets a little closer to the stands, a lot of white things will fly out from the front row of the stadium stands... It's their spit!

If a player gets too close, they might actually get hit by some Beşiktaş fans with well-developed oral muscles...

The Liverpool players had also noticed this situation, of course, but having experienced Chen Hero's heavy-handed bombardment in the morning, their psychological endurance was now much higher.

Just don't get too close to the fans.

A group of people warmed up in the center of the field. Accompanying them were all kinds of curses.

Chen Hero was cursed the most, Gerrard, Suarez, Reina, Sanchez... these players, as long as they were relatively famous, were cursed.

Those who weren't famous were naturally ignored.

But in the match, it was a different story.

※※※

After warming up, the players returned to the locker room. Although they had endured the boos and curses, and even the spit and phlegm, of the home team fans, they had warmed up enough. Liverpool didn't rush to end the warm-up because of the opposing fans' disruption.

Warming up is very important. If you don't warm up sufficiently, you won't be in good shape, and you're also prone to injury. And warming up can also help you get used to the atmosphere of the match in advance, so you won't be scared by the opposing fans' boos and curses when you're actually in the match.

After returning to the locker room, Liverpool manager Martin O'Neill didn't put any pressure on the players.

The most important thing in this match is to maintain a normal attitude. Safety is the top priority. They can't get injured because of this, they can't get carded because of this, even if they lose the match, it doesn't matter. As long as everyone is fit, Liverpool has a good chance of beating Beşiktaş at home and advancing to the quarter-finals. Although repeating 8-0 is impossible, a score that guarantees the team's advancement should not be a problem.

With this in mind, Martin O'Neill didn't give a rousing speech to encourage the players.

His pre-match speech was very brief. He just clapped his hands and said, "This is just an ordinary Europa League match, guys. Just focus on playing the game well, don't worry about anything else!"

※※※

At the same time, in the Beşiktaş locker room, coach Havutcu was much busier, he was seizing the time to explain to the players how to defeat Liverpool in the match.

First of all, they needed to contain the opponent's goals. Liverpool's attacking firepower is very strong. They are now the team with the most goals in the Europa League.

And Chen Hero and Suarez are the guarantee of Liverpool's attacking firepower. Suarez assists, Chen Hero scores, many of Liverpool's goals are scored like this.

So they have to cut off the connection between these two people first.

Originally, this task was very difficult, because Chen Hero and Suarez have a good relationship and have a tacit understanding. The cooperation between the two of them sometimes has no warning at all, and it is completely based on their own whims. But since Chen Hero and Suarez had a conflict, the problem has been solved.

They have a conflict, and their connection on the field is definitely not as close as before. This is an opportunity to take advantage of.

He asked the defense to double-team Chen Hero and Suarez respectively, separating the two. As long as they can't form a connection, the pressure on the defense will be much smaller, and they can only get support from the midfield. But defending the midfield is another matter...

※※※

Phil Gibbs and his companions walked into the stadium together, and then, under the "protection" of the police, came to their viewing area.

Looking at the fully armed, fierce-looking Turkish police around him, and looking up at the stand in front of him surrounded by barbed wire.

Gibbs said to his companions, "I feel like we're entering a concentration camp..."

Not far from them was a large group of fanatical Beşiktaş fans, waving their fists at the Liverpool fans, and some were giving the middle finger, grinning and roaring.

They couldn't understand most of the words, but they could still understand international universal words like "fuck."

The Liverpool fans also seemed very low-key. They lowered their heads, pretending not to hear the various provocations of the opposing fans, and walked into their stands.

About ten policemen guarded the exit, and other policemen were scattered in other parts of the stands.

The Beşiktaş fans cursed obscenely, waiting for the match to begin.

When the players from both sides came out, the cheers and curses in the stands reached another climax.

When the stadium announcer called out the names of the home team players, there was a cheer louder than the last. When it came to the away team players, it was unbridled profanity and boos.

During this process, the Liverpool fans couldn't make a sound.

You should know that Liverpool fans are not incompetent either. Last season, the English Premier League had an official statistic that counted the decibel level of cheers made by fans while watching the match.

In the end, Liverpool fans topped the list with an average of 97 decibels, nearly twice as much as Manchester United fans, who ranked second!

But such a group of fans were silent in front of the Beşiktaş fans, unable to make a sound.

It can be seen how terrifying the Beşiktaş fans are...

"I'm really worried that if there were no railings and police, these people would definitely rush down and kill our players..." Phil Gibbs said to his companion.

"I'm very worried about Hero and Suarez... They just had a fight, and they're playing under so much pressure, will they be affected in any way and lead to a poor performance?" Tom Jackson also frowned.

"If I were a player, I would definitely apply not to come to away games... I think my legs would be weak when I got on the field..." Adam Smith's words were ridiculed by his two friends.

"It's a good thing you're not a Reds player, Adam!"

"You're really embarrassing us, Adam! Don't say you know us when you go out in the future!"

"Damn it! Aren't you afraid?" Adam Smith gave them the middle finger.

"What's there to be afraid of, they can't climb over the barbed wire to stab us!" Tom shrugged.

※※※

While the three were bickering in the stands, the players from both sides on the field had completed various ceremonies, and then stood in their respective positions, waiting for the match to begin.

Liverpool kicked off, Chen Hero and Suarez stood in the center circle, Chen Hero stepped on the football, looking around.

Suarez stood beside him with his hands on his hips.

"The stands are all full..." Chen Hero said, looking around.

"Did you hear those curses, Hero? You're the most popular with them!"

"Fuck off! You're not much better, okay!"

"I wouldn't dare, you're the boss now. Of course, the boss is the one who rushes to the front when cutting people, blocking knives and bullets for the little brothers!" Suarez said with a smile.

Chen Hero snorted.

The referee looked at his watch, it was just the right time, he blew the whistle in his mouth.

Chen Hero gently knocked the football out: "I'm on, buff up!"

"Buff your sister!" Suarez followed up with a kick and kicked the football back to his own half, and then he ran out as well.

Amidst the huge "fcuks" of the Beşiktaş fans, this ordinary Europa League round of 16 match finally began!