Chapter 140: The Roar of the BayArena
The atmosphere inside the BayArena crackled with electricity, alive with the unmistakable tension of a big European night.
As the teams stepped out of the tunnel, a wall of noise crashed over the Crawley players, a deafening roar that felt almost physical.
A sea of red and black moved as one, thousands of voices rising and falling in a thunderous climax.
The floodlights, so often a faint glow in Crawley's League One reality now blazed down like stage lights, exposing every flicker of nerves, every trace of focus.
Niels stood on the touchline, the chill of the German autumn nipping at his cheeks not that he noticed.
His focus was locked on his team as the Europa League anthem filled the stadium, majestic and almost overwhelming.
