Chapter 275 The last champion of the five major leagues, the Champions League!
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 275 The last champion of the five major leagues - the Champions League!
Wembley Stadium, the first half of the game has ended.
Manchester City temporarily leads Hull City 3:0.
The third goal came in the 37th minute of the first half. Yaya Toure's long shot helped the team further expand the score.
During the intermission, Manchester City's players returned to the dressing room talking and laughing one by one. The team's lead was too great, and the opponent's strength was far inferior to them.
As long as they don't pop champagne at halftime, the game is probably won.
"Have you received the training notice from the national team?"
Because the World Cup is approaching, more and more topics in the locker room of the players have begun to be associated with the World Cup.
"I got it, there shouldn't be anyone in our team who hasn't received it, right?"
"Hehe, the main players should all be called up by the national team, but the substitutes are hard to say. Like the favorites to win the championship, their national team is not so easy to advance!"
There are many Spanish players in the Manchester City team, and there are too many big-name players in Spain.
This makes it extremely difficult to enter the final 23rd list. People like Javi Garcia, Negredo, Navas and others may all lose the selection.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about it, which national team do you think will win the championship?"
Captain Kompany felt the disappointment of those players who were not selected, so he quickly changed the topic and started talking again on a topic that everyone was interested in.
"Hehe, I am optimistic about the Three Lions!"
As a British, Milner chose to support his motherland without any suspense.
"Let's forget about the British team. This configuration seems to be second-rate!"
Other teammates expressed disdain for Milner's words, and the 23-man squad for the British team has been announced.
Compared with a top team like Spain, many of the international players selected for the British national team are from ordinary teams in the Premier League. The value of the players alone cannot be compared with the Matador Legion.
"How about Germany? I feel that Germany is quite strong this year!"
It wasn't Kroos who spoke, he was always quiet in the locker room.
"It's quite strong, the age of the lineup is relatively young, and the German team's signing is also good. If there is no accident, the semi-finals should be able to enter. The championship is hard to say, it depends on luck!"
"Hehe, have you all forgotten the European Red Devils Belgium? Belgium is our number one team in Europe!"
"Haha, the Belgian lineup is good, but let's forget about the first gear, who cares!"
Of the eight seeded teams for the 2014 World Cup, four are from Europe and four are from South America.
The four seeds in South America are worthy of the name, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia, which are indeed the strongest four teams.
But whether the four teams in Europe are worthy of the first tier is a matter of opinion.
Everyone has no objection to the fact that the Spanish and German teams are ranked first in Europe. One of these two teams is the champion of the previous year, and the other is the top four of the previous year. Their record in recent years is also obvious to all. Big hit.
But for the other two teams - Belgium and Switzerland, everyone has a lot of opinions.
The French team and Italy were divided into third or even fourth tiers, which made people scoff at the ratings of this World Cup.
Can Belgium and Switzerland dare to say that they will definitely beat France and Italy?
Belgium's lineup is not weak. They have stars such as Courtois, Kompany, De Bruyne, Fellaini, Dembele, Hazard and Lukaku.
But these people are too young, and I'm afraid they will have to wait a little longer to rely on them.
What's more, they don't have any championships in their team history. They didn't even pass the qualifiers in the last World Cup in South Africa. In terms of background, they are far inferior to champion teams such as Italy and France.
"The teams in South America are quite strong this year, and it's their home court. Maybe they will take away the championship!"
After evaluating the top European teams, everyone evaluated the four South American heroes.
During the entire discussion process, there was a team that was clearly the elephant in the room, but was ignored intentionally or unintentionally by everyone, and was never mentioned during the whole process.
Lin Quan listened to everyone's discussion and felt a little funny.
Just don't talk about Spain, right?
It seems that Spain's dominance over the years has left an extremely deep imprint on everyone's minds, and they have subconsciously developed a Western phobia.
The 15-minute intermission ended quickly, and the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half.
Pellegrini did not make any adjustments to the technical and tactical play during the intermission, but only told the players to pay attention to the actions on the field to avoid injuries.
A week later, they will go to the Stadium of Light in Lisbon to compete with Atletico Madrid for the Champions League. At this time, they must not be injured, and the injury may be a lifelong regret.
The situation of the game was similar to that of the first half. Manchester City firmly grasped the initiative on the field, slowly strangling their opponents like boiling frogs in warm water.
Hull City played very passively, and the offense was not effective and it was easy to be counterattacked by the opponent.
The defense was a bit exhausted and couldn't keep up with Manchester City's extremely fast game rhythm.
This kind of competition makes them feel desperate and suffocated.
At the Camp Nou, the Barcelona fans were also suffocating.
In the 49th minute, Atletico Madrid tenaciously equalized the score, making the smile on the face of the Barcelona people who only lasted more than 30 minutes freeze.
The score was equalized, which meant that Barcelona's three points and the championship trophy would fly away!
The moment the goal was scored, the Nou Camp was dead silent, and the faces of the Barcelona fans were full of shock and astonishment. It was obviously difficult to accept such an ending.
On the sidelines, Martino was completely panicked.
He hurriedly made consecutive substitutions in a short period of time, trying to re-establish the leading advantage.
But Simeone's Atletico Madrid was like a wall of sighs, stubbornly blocking in front of them, causing them to hit their heads badly, but they still failed to do so.
Messi also seemed a little anxious. He seldom took on defensive tasks, and even got a yellow card for a foul in a fight.
Messi's reactivation has given Barcelona fans hope in the Nou Camp.
This is a player who has created countless miracles. They believe in Messi unconditionally and firmly believe that he will lead the team to victory!
"Messi!"
"Messi!"
The Barcelona fans chanted Messi's name in unison, and seemed to put all their hopes on Messi.
Messi felt great pressure, he played very actively, and spared no effort to pass, catch, run and break through in the frontcourt.
But Atletico Madrid's defense is too strong, as strong as Messi, but it can only fail again and again.
The game time is consumed bit by bit, and the situation on the court is still not good for Barcelona.
They rushed to attack, but they couldn't start the situation. Instead, their opponents used counterattacks to launch several threatening attacks.
For this reason, defensive players such as Pique, Busquets, Mascherano, had to use tactical fouls to stop the opponent.
And they were punished as they deserved, and the camera was shown a yellow card by the referee.
In the 77th minute, Martino glanced at the bench and made the last substitution adjustment of the game.
He put on the 34-year-old veteran Xavi, replacing Cesc Fabregas.
Xiaofa walked down from the field dejectedly, and seemed to forget to give Harvey a high-five.
He chose to obey Barcelona's call and return to Barcelona to fight for the Red and Blues, not only because of the blood of La Masia flowing in him, but also because the Barcelona team back then was powerful and dominated Europe.
He is the captain of Arsenal, but Arsenal has no championships every year, and they can't see any big moves in signings. This makes Xiaofa feel that there is no future for staying in Arsenal.
And when he chose to join Barcelona, Barcelona won the Champions League twice in three years, and was once called the Cosmos team. The career prospects do not know how many times ahead of Arsenal!
However, the good times didn't last long. Not long after he arrived, the club's turmoil caused by high-level changes caused the meritorious coach Guardiola to leave.
After Guardiola left, Vilanova would have been a very suitable successor, but unfortunately, the latter had to step down because of cancer.
In three years, Barcelona changed three head coaches.
The team's record is naturally also greatly affected. In three years, he only helped the team win a league championship and a Copa del Rey championship. This record is far from what it was a few years ago.
This Barcelona team is exactly the same as the Arsenal team he chose to leave at the beginning, so desperate that he can't see hope.
Should I still stay in Barcelona and fight for the Red and Blues?
The faith in Xiaofa's heart began to waver. The strong impulse to fight for Barcelona at the beginning has been smoothed by the years.
Looking back at his teammates on the field, he glanced at the familiar Camp Nou stadium.
Fabregas made a decision at this moment: he will leave Barcelona after the World Cup!
Harvey and other Barcelona players did not know the decision Fabregas had just made. After he came on the field, he put all his energy on the offense.
As a 34-year-old veteran, Harvey is very clear that his days in Barcelona have entered the countdown.
Before leaving, he hopes to get some more honors for the team.
Moreover, this is Camp Nou, and any Barcelona native must swear to the death to defend the dignity of Camp Nou!
He will never allow Atletico Madrid to win the cup at the Nou Camp!
Harvey's physical strength is not enough to support him to play the whole game, but he was replaced in the 77th minute and only needs to cope with less than 30 minutes of the game. For Harvey, physical strength is not a problem at all.
Both Iniesta and Messi breathed a sigh of relief when their old partner played.
With Harvey, they can play more comfortably.
Affected by this, Barcelona's offense has gradually improved, and their offense has become more and more threatening to Atletico Madrid's goal.
On the long side, Simeone narrowed his eyes slightly.
As a coach from a defensive midfielder, he admires Harvey very much.
It is really commendable to have such a performance at this age, and he has played for one team throughout his career. This kind of spirit of one person, one city is also very admirable to him.
However, this is a professional arena, and it is a decisive battle to determine the title of the La Liga champion.
No matter how much he admired Harvey, it was impossible for him to show any kindness.
Thinking of this, Simeone quickly made personnel adjustments, specially arranging people to mark and limit Harvey.
This adjustment quickly achieved results. Boyd didn't have to do anything after he came on the field, he just acted as a candy and stuck to Harvey.
Harvey is getting older, and his ability to fight physically and get rid of defenses has declined.
Under Boyd's interference, Harvey became more and more difficult to play.
And without Harvey, the card dealer, Barcelona's offense, which had finally improved a bit, went out again.
In the end, the whole game ended, and Barcelona, who were playing at home, was reversed by Atletico Madrid, handing over the championship trophy to the opponent.
At the moment when the whistle ended, the Atletico Madrid cheered wildly at the Nou Camp.
This is their first league championship in 18 years, and coincidentally, the last time the person who helped Atletico Madrid win the cup again after 19 years happened to be Simeone standing on the sidelines.
Simeone, the young football coach who has only started to take up the coach for a long time, has proved his coaching ability in Atletico Madrid.
It is also from this moment that La Liga will change from a two-power struggle in the Western Super League to a tripartite confrontation between Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
And his Atletico Madrid, also in the five major leagues, has gradually emerged as a top team that no one can ignore.
Now, there is only the last game before them-the Champions League final!
If Simeone's Atletico Madrid can win this game, then they will become European legends!
……
Almost at the same time as the Camp Nou whistle sounded, the halftime whistle at Wembley Stadium also blew.
The score number on the big screen was fixed at 6:0!
There is no doubt that it was a carnage, and it was a carnage in the final.
This is the largest final point difference in FA Cup history, equaling the record set by Burleigh against Derby County in 1902-03.
In that game, Derby County also defeated their opponents with a score of 6:0.
Looking at this desperate score, the players of Hull City were all downcast. They tried almost all efforts, but they all failed.
This score is a true portrayal of the strength of the two sides, and they were convinced that they lost.
And Manchester City's players, at the moment when the halftime whistle ended, rushed onto the pitch one after another, cheering and celebrating together.
This is the third trophy they have won in the Premier League this season, second only to the league championship trophy.
The stands at Wembley have turned into a sea of blue, and Queen's song We Are the Champions resounds through the sky.
The awards stage was quickly set up. Officials from the FA and Prince William of the British royal family came to the scene in person to present medals and trophies to the Manchester City players who won the championship.
"Lin, your performance is awesome, I'm your fan!"
When presenting the award to Lin Quan, Prince William said to him with a smile.
"Thank you for your praise. Since you are my fan, I will give you an autograph!"
"Oh? OK, but I didn't bring paper and pen!"
Before Prince William could finish speaking, he saw that Lin Quan brought over the game ball that he had completed his hat-trick, signed his name on it, and handed it to him.
"I don't know this signature, is His Royal Highness satisfied?"
Prince William was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Of course I am satisfied, thank you, Lin, I would like to treat you to a meal when I have the chance, I hope you don't refuse!"
And Lin Quan scored a hat-trick in the final, and he can take this football away.
However, he gave the ball to Prince William, which made the latter feel the weight of the gift.
Naturally, Lin Quan would not refuse Prince William's overture.
Because they have already won three championships, Manchester City's players celebrated more restrainedly.
Their minds have all flown to the Champions League trophy!
Only when they got that trophy, they deserved their real celebration!
(End of this chapter)
Wembley Stadium, the first half of the game has ended.
Manchester City temporarily leads Hull City 3:0.
The third goal came in the 37th minute of the first half. Yaya Toure's long shot helped the team further expand the score.
During the intermission, Manchester City's players returned to the dressing room talking and laughing one by one. The team's lead was too great, and the opponent's strength was far inferior to them.
As long as they don't pop champagne at halftime, the game is probably won.
"Have you received the training notice from the national team?"
Because the World Cup is approaching, more and more topics in the locker room of the players have begun to be associated with the World Cup.
"I got it, there shouldn't be anyone in our team who hasn't received it, right?"
"Hehe, the main players should all be called up by the national team, but the substitutes are hard to say. Like the favorites to win the championship, their national team is not so easy to advance!"
There are many Spanish players in the Manchester City team, and there are too many big-name players in Spain.
This makes it extremely difficult to enter the final 23rd list. People like Javi Garcia, Negredo, Navas and others may all lose the selection.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about it, which national team do you think will win the championship?"
Captain Kompany felt the disappointment of those players who were not selected, so he quickly changed the topic and started talking again on a topic that everyone was interested in.
"Hehe, I am optimistic about the Three Lions!"
As a British, Milner chose to support his motherland without any suspense.
"Let's forget about the British team. This configuration seems to be second-rate!"
Other teammates expressed disdain for Milner's words, and the 23-man squad for the British team has been announced.
Compared with a top team like Spain, many of the international players selected for the British national team are from ordinary teams in the Premier League. The value of the players alone cannot be compared with the Matador Legion.
"How about Germany? I feel that Germany is quite strong this year!"
It wasn't Kroos who spoke, he was always quiet in the locker room.
"It's quite strong, the age of the lineup is relatively young, and the German team's signing is also good. If there is no accident, the semi-finals should be able to enter. The championship is hard to say, it depends on luck!"
"Hehe, have you all forgotten the European Red Devils Belgium? Belgium is our number one team in Europe!"
"Haha, the Belgian lineup is good, but let's forget about the first gear, who cares!"
Of the eight seeded teams for the 2014 World Cup, four are from Europe and four are from South America.
The four seeds in South America are worthy of the name, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia, which are indeed the strongest four teams.
But whether the four teams in Europe are worthy of the first tier is a matter of opinion.
Everyone has no objection to the fact that the Spanish and German teams are ranked first in Europe. One of these two teams is the champion of the previous year, and the other is the top four of the previous year. Their record in recent years is also obvious to all. Big hit.
But for the other two teams - Belgium and Switzerland, everyone has a lot of opinions.
The French team and Italy were divided into third or even fourth tiers, which made people scoff at the ratings of this World Cup.
Can Belgium and Switzerland dare to say that they will definitely beat France and Italy?
Belgium's lineup is not weak. They have stars such as Courtois, Kompany, De Bruyne, Fellaini, Dembele, Hazard and Lukaku.
But these people are too young, and I'm afraid they will have to wait a little longer to rely on them.
What's more, they don't have any championships in their team history. They didn't even pass the qualifiers in the last World Cup in South Africa. In terms of background, they are far inferior to champion teams such as Italy and France.
"The teams in South America are quite strong this year, and it's their home court. Maybe they will take away the championship!"
After evaluating the top European teams, everyone evaluated the four South American heroes.
During the entire discussion process, there was a team that was clearly the elephant in the room, but was ignored intentionally or unintentionally by everyone, and was never mentioned during the whole process.
Lin Quan listened to everyone's discussion and felt a little funny.
Just don't talk about Spain, right?
It seems that Spain's dominance over the years has left an extremely deep imprint on everyone's minds, and they have subconsciously developed a Western phobia.
The 15-minute intermission ended quickly, and the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half.
Pellegrini did not make any adjustments to the technical and tactical play during the intermission, but only told the players to pay attention to the actions on the field to avoid injuries.
A week later, they will go to the Stadium of Light in Lisbon to compete with Atletico Madrid for the Champions League. At this time, they must not be injured, and the injury may be a lifelong regret.
The situation of the game was similar to that of the first half. Manchester City firmly grasped the initiative on the field, slowly strangling their opponents like boiling frogs in warm water.
Hull City played very passively, and the offense was not effective and it was easy to be counterattacked by the opponent.
The defense was a bit exhausted and couldn't keep up with Manchester City's extremely fast game rhythm.
This kind of competition makes them feel desperate and suffocated.
At the Camp Nou, the Barcelona fans were also suffocating.
In the 49th minute, Atletico Madrid tenaciously equalized the score, making the smile on the face of the Barcelona people who only lasted more than 30 minutes freeze.
The score was equalized, which meant that Barcelona's three points and the championship trophy would fly away!
The moment the goal was scored, the Nou Camp was dead silent, and the faces of the Barcelona fans were full of shock and astonishment. It was obviously difficult to accept such an ending.
On the sidelines, Martino was completely panicked.
He hurriedly made consecutive substitutions in a short period of time, trying to re-establish the leading advantage.
But Simeone's Atletico Madrid was like a wall of sighs, stubbornly blocking in front of them, causing them to hit their heads badly, but they still failed to do so.
Messi also seemed a little anxious. He seldom took on defensive tasks, and even got a yellow card for a foul in a fight.
Messi's reactivation has given Barcelona fans hope in the Nou Camp.
This is a player who has created countless miracles. They believe in Messi unconditionally and firmly believe that he will lead the team to victory!
"Messi!"
"Messi!"
The Barcelona fans chanted Messi's name in unison, and seemed to put all their hopes on Messi.
Messi felt great pressure, he played very actively, and spared no effort to pass, catch, run and break through in the frontcourt.
But Atletico Madrid's defense is too strong, as strong as Messi, but it can only fail again and again.
The game time is consumed bit by bit, and the situation on the court is still not good for Barcelona.
They rushed to attack, but they couldn't start the situation. Instead, their opponents used counterattacks to launch several threatening attacks.
For this reason, defensive players such as Pique, Busquets, Mascherano, had to use tactical fouls to stop the opponent.
And they were punished as they deserved, and the camera was shown a yellow card by the referee.
In the 77th minute, Martino glanced at the bench and made the last substitution adjustment of the game.
He put on the 34-year-old veteran Xavi, replacing Cesc Fabregas.
Xiaofa walked down from the field dejectedly, and seemed to forget to give Harvey a high-five.
He chose to obey Barcelona's call and return to Barcelona to fight for the Red and Blues, not only because of the blood of La Masia flowing in him, but also because the Barcelona team back then was powerful and dominated Europe.
He is the captain of Arsenal, but Arsenal has no championships every year, and they can't see any big moves in signings. This makes Xiaofa feel that there is no future for staying in Arsenal.
And when he chose to join Barcelona, Barcelona won the Champions League twice in three years, and was once called the Cosmos team. The career prospects do not know how many times ahead of Arsenal!
However, the good times didn't last long. Not long after he arrived, the club's turmoil caused by high-level changes caused the meritorious coach Guardiola to leave.
After Guardiola left, Vilanova would have been a very suitable successor, but unfortunately, the latter had to step down because of cancer.
In three years, Barcelona changed three head coaches.
The team's record is naturally also greatly affected. In three years, he only helped the team win a league championship and a Copa del Rey championship. This record is far from what it was a few years ago.
This Barcelona team is exactly the same as the Arsenal team he chose to leave at the beginning, so desperate that he can't see hope.
Should I still stay in Barcelona and fight for the Red and Blues?
The faith in Xiaofa's heart began to waver. The strong impulse to fight for Barcelona at the beginning has been smoothed by the years.
Looking back at his teammates on the field, he glanced at the familiar Camp Nou stadium.
Fabregas made a decision at this moment: he will leave Barcelona after the World Cup!
Harvey and other Barcelona players did not know the decision Fabregas had just made. After he came on the field, he put all his energy on the offense.
As a 34-year-old veteran, Harvey is very clear that his days in Barcelona have entered the countdown.
Before leaving, he hopes to get some more honors for the team.
Moreover, this is Camp Nou, and any Barcelona native must swear to the death to defend the dignity of Camp Nou!
He will never allow Atletico Madrid to win the cup at the Nou Camp!
Harvey's physical strength is not enough to support him to play the whole game, but he was replaced in the 77th minute and only needs to cope with less than 30 minutes of the game. For Harvey, physical strength is not a problem at all.
Both Iniesta and Messi breathed a sigh of relief when their old partner played.
With Harvey, they can play more comfortably.
Affected by this, Barcelona's offense has gradually improved, and their offense has become more and more threatening to Atletico Madrid's goal.
On the long side, Simeone narrowed his eyes slightly.
As a coach from a defensive midfielder, he admires Harvey very much.
It is really commendable to have such a performance at this age, and he has played for one team throughout his career. This kind of spirit of one person, one city is also very admirable to him.
However, this is a professional arena, and it is a decisive battle to determine the title of the La Liga champion.
No matter how much he admired Harvey, it was impossible for him to show any kindness.
Thinking of this, Simeone quickly made personnel adjustments, specially arranging people to mark and limit Harvey.
This adjustment quickly achieved results. Boyd didn't have to do anything after he came on the field, he just acted as a candy and stuck to Harvey.
Harvey is getting older, and his ability to fight physically and get rid of defenses has declined.
Under Boyd's interference, Harvey became more and more difficult to play.
And without Harvey, the card dealer, Barcelona's offense, which had finally improved a bit, went out again.
In the end, the whole game ended, and Barcelona, who were playing at home, was reversed by Atletico Madrid, handing over the championship trophy to the opponent.
At the moment when the whistle ended, the Atletico Madrid cheered wildly at the Nou Camp.
This is their first league championship in 18 years, and coincidentally, the last time the person who helped Atletico Madrid win the cup again after 19 years happened to be Simeone standing on the sidelines.
Simeone, the young football coach who has only started to take up the coach for a long time, has proved his coaching ability in Atletico Madrid.
It is also from this moment that La Liga will change from a two-power struggle in the Western Super League to a tripartite confrontation between Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
And his Atletico Madrid, also in the five major leagues, has gradually emerged as a top team that no one can ignore.
Now, there is only the last game before them-the Champions League final!
If Simeone's Atletico Madrid can win this game, then they will become European legends!
……
Almost at the same time as the Camp Nou whistle sounded, the halftime whistle at Wembley Stadium also blew.
The score number on the big screen was fixed at 6:0!
There is no doubt that it was a carnage, and it was a carnage in the final.
This is the largest final point difference in FA Cup history, equaling the record set by Burleigh against Derby County in 1902-03.
In that game, Derby County also defeated their opponents with a score of 6:0.
Looking at this desperate score, the players of Hull City were all downcast. They tried almost all efforts, but they all failed.
This score is a true portrayal of the strength of the two sides, and they were convinced that they lost.
And Manchester City's players, at the moment when the halftime whistle ended, rushed onto the pitch one after another, cheering and celebrating together.
This is the third trophy they have won in the Premier League this season, second only to the league championship trophy.
The stands at Wembley have turned into a sea of blue, and Queen's song We Are the Champions resounds through the sky.
The awards stage was quickly set up. Officials from the FA and Prince William of the British royal family came to the scene in person to present medals and trophies to the Manchester City players who won the championship.
"Lin, your performance is awesome, I'm your fan!"
When presenting the award to Lin Quan, Prince William said to him with a smile.
"Thank you for your praise. Since you are my fan, I will give you an autograph!"
"Oh? OK, but I didn't bring paper and pen!"
Before Prince William could finish speaking, he saw that Lin Quan brought over the game ball that he had completed his hat-trick, signed his name on it, and handed it to him.
"I don't know this signature, is His Royal Highness satisfied?"
Prince William was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Of course I am satisfied, thank you, Lin, I would like to treat you to a meal when I have the chance, I hope you don't refuse!"
And Lin Quan scored a hat-trick in the final, and he can take this football away.
However, he gave the ball to Prince William, which made the latter feel the weight of the gift.
Naturally, Lin Quan would not refuse Prince William's overture.
Because they have already won three championships, Manchester City's players celebrated more restrainedly.
Their minds have all flown to the Champions League trophy!
Only when they got that trophy, they deserved their real celebration!
(End of this chapter)
