Chapter 416: Defending the title with glory, 4 crowns!

Chapter 416: Glory defending, four crowns!

What makes Manchester City strong is not the defense, but the offense!

Once they let go and attack with all their strength, even Real Madrid will tremble under their offensive firepower.

At the end of the game, Manchester City's offense became smoother and smoother.

The players' passing and movement were not inferior to the Real Madrid team in the first half. This made the fans at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium feel as if the team wearing blue jerseys was the real Galacticos!

Under the threat of Manchester City's powerful offensive firepower, Real Madrid could only be forced to defend.

Isco, who had just been substituted, had no effect and had to shrink back to the penalty area to be used as a defensive player.

In the final stage of the game, there was a grand scene of Manchester City sieging Real Madrid's goal.

Unfortunately, their luck was a little bit worse. In stoppage time, Zhao Jinge's shot was rejected by the crossbar, and they missed the opportunity to stage a big four at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Seeing this situation, the referee only gave three minutes of injury time.

Before the injury time was over, he blew the whistle to end the game in advance!

The winner of the Champions League from 2016 to 2017 is Manchester City!

The moment the final whistle ended, every Real Madrid player sat or lay slumped on the court. Some even knelt on the ground and covered their faces and cried.

With super teams such as Paris, Barcelona and Bayern all being eliminated, this Champions League final can be said to be the most promising time for Real Madrid to win the championship.

However, Real Madrid's proud Galacticos collapsed under Manchester City's fierce attack.

Even though they put a lot of effort into how to limit and defend Zhao Jinge, they were still beaten by the opponent with three goals and one assist.

This made them feel extremely frustrated, as if they were fighting aliens!

How to win against such an opponent? On the sidelines, Zidane's eyes were a little red. After working hard for so long, he finally fell short on the stage of the final.

He took a deep breath, rubbed his nose, took the initiative to walk to Manchester City's coaching bench, and hugged Manchester City's head coach Guardiola:

"Congratulations, Pep, your team performed better today and deserves this championship trophy!"

"Thank you, your team is also very good. If it weren't for the lack of luck, maybe the outcome is still unknown!"

Luck? ! Zidane does not believe that losing to Manchester City in the finals for two consecutive seasons is definitely not a matter of luck.

These were just words of comfort from Guardiola. Zidane did not continue the topic. After nodding, he walked to the court and comforted the sad disciples one by one.

After the game, he also felt that his mind went blank, but when he calmed down and thought about it, he realized that failure always runs through life.

Maybe, this is life! Failure is not the end of the world, they still have a chance to come back.

Real Madrid's lineup is still very young, most of them are still at the peak of their careers, and they have made gains on all fronts this year. They won the La Liga and Copa del Rey doubles after many years, and they can win more. Sponsorship and commercial income.

This helps them recruit more excellent players, and next season, Real Madrid will become stronger!

Zidane glanced at another Manchester City player who was celebrating half-time and secretly made up his mind:

One day, we will complete our revenge on you!

Manchester City's players could no longer care so much. The moment the whistle blew, they ran and chased around the field like crazy.

The staff and substitutes on the bench also rushed into the court like crazy and celebrated wildly with the players on the court.

This is their second Champions League title in team history! Although it is not the first one, the honor of being the first defending champion after the Champions League was restructured also makes this Champions League championship very meaningful!

After winning the most important Champions League trophy, Manchester City achieved the incredible feat of four crowns this season, becoming the first team among all Premier League professional clubs to accomplish this feat!

Considering that the three championships of Community Shield, European Super Cup and Club World Cup have not yet been won, Manchester City even has a chance to achieve the achievement of seven crowns!

If before winning the Champions League, Manchester City could only be regarded as an upstart with no background. If after winning the first Champions League, some people may still question that they just got lucky.

So at this time, after holding two Champions League trophies, they can already crush any doubts and become an extraordinary and wealthy team!

From now on, fans of other teams can no longer humiliate Manchester City with words like rich people and nouveau riche!

Even from a basic point of view, the gap between Manchester City and Manchester United, Liverpool and other teams has almost been eliminated. The gold content of two consecutive Champions League titles can be imagined!

But as rising stars, their lineup is younger and more reasonable, and their transfer funds are richer.

Coupled with the existence of core-level players like Zhao Jinge, Manchester City will not have to worry about the team's lineup for a long time to come.

Therefore, in the next few years, Manchester City will not only continue to dominate the league, but can even imagine the dream of building a dynasty with three consecutive championships in the Champions League!

In addition, at the level of the five major leagues, Manchester City's consecutive championships mark that the Premier League has regained its competitiveness after a short period of silence, and has directly reached the peak of competitiveness!

The fans of the Premier League have regained the honor and pride they once lost. As long as Manchester City's lineup does not change too much next season, they will still be one of the favorites to win the Champions League.

As a result, not only was the scene of the Champions League final filled with jubilation, but the Internet was also plunged into the carnival of Premier League fans the moment Manchester City won the championship!

Compared with Premier League fans, Manchester City fans are much purer. They are immersed in joy and even become a little unbelievable because of the surprise. They can't believe that their team has won the championship again!

"Brothers, am I really not dreaming? Have we really won another championship? An unprecedented four crowns?"

"Yes, you are dreaming. I have had this dream for decades, but today's dream is especially real!"

"Haha, if this is a dream, I hope to do it again every year!"

"Before us, no team in the Premier League could even win the EFL Cup, FA Cup and Premier League title in the same year! But not only did we do it, we also won an extra Champions League!"

"Zhao Jinge is awesome, Guardiola is awesome, Manchester City are awesome!"

After the Manchester City players celebrated on the spot, they returned to the locker room and started celebrating again.

Some substitute players opened the champagne prepared in advance and sprayed it on the head of anyone who came in. Zhao Jinge, De Bruyne, and Mane, the team's great contributors, were sprayed by all their teammates. , almost all the people sprayed were covered with champagne.

Not to mention the players, even head coach Guardiola didn't let him go when he came in.

As a last resort, Guardiola had no choice but to change his clothes and wear a jersey when he went out to receive the award.

By the time the Manchester City players finished taking a shower and changing clothes, the podium on the court had been set up.

Ceferin, the president of UEFA, personally presented the award to the Manchester City players. "Zhao, you are such an amazing player. I hope you can contribute more exciting performances to everyone on the court!"

Ceferin has a good impression of Zhao Jinge. Although he is a lawyer-turned-UEFA president, he has a preference for technical players.

Therefore, when giving Zhao Jinge a medal, he kindly took Zhao Jinge's arm and chatted with him for a few more words.

He stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling person. The other person was so enthusiastic, so Zhao Jinge had no choice but to give him face, so he took advantage of the situation and chatted with Ceferin for a few words.

After the cup-holding ceremony, Zhao Jinge walked to the sidelines and hugged his long-awaited family members one by one to celebrate, and then hugged Guardiola again.

"Congratulations. When I was your age, I didn't even have a chance to play, let alone lead the team to win the Champions League twice in a row!"

Guardiola said with emotion that he was almost 20 years old when he debuted at Barcelona and debuted at Camp Nou.

After two or three years as a substitute in Barcelona, ​​it was not until he was twenty-two years old that he gradually became the main player.

Compared with himself, Zhao Jinge's career is much smoother. He is such an enviable young man!

Mansour, the boss of Manchester City, also came to the scene today. The moment he saw the team win the championship, he was as excited as a child in the box.

For Mansour and the Middle Eastern consortium behind him, Manchester City's Champions League championship is crucial!

If we talk about winning the Champions League, take the hat of being a fool and having too much money off his head.

So this season's explosion of Manchester City has fulfilled his wish and proved the value of investing in Manchester City. The performance of dominating Europe for two consecutive years has made Manchester City's finances extremely healthy. Manchester City has already made a large profit and can no longer Relying on blood transfusions from Middle Eastern chaebols, we are now self-sufficient!

Mansour feels that his money was well spent. In just over five years, he spent one billion pounds in exchange for two Champions League trophies, four Premier League trophies, and a team with a strong lineup and unlimited future potential. Team!

Moreover, by investing in Manchester City, the world has become aware of the strength of the Middle East consortium, which has greatly enhanced their popularity and influence!

This deal is not a loss no matter how you calculate it, at least it is much more cost-effective compared to Paris Saint-Germain.

He established the City Football Group the year before last and began to build his own football kingdom. Manchester City's success is definitely a boost for the City Football Group's grand blueprint.

This proves that there is no problem with the business logic of investing in football. Although it will cost a lot of money in a short period of time, once Manchester City's youth training system and club operations are all on track, the money will become more and more reasonable. Finally, It can even be profitable.

Thinking of this, Mansour plans to continue to expand his investment territory.

Currently, City Football Group has four teams under its umbrella. In addition to Manchester City in the Premier League, there are also New York City Club of the American Major League, Melbourne City Club of the Australian Super League and Yokohama F. Marinos of the Japanese J-League.

It seems that City Group can continue to flex its muscles and start acquiring some other mid-to-lower European league teams.

Thinking about the grand blueprint of dominating European football in the future, Mansour also came to the celebrating Manchester City players, celebrated with them and spent a wonderful night.

On the second day after winning the championship, the entire Manchester City team did not board a commercial airliner, but took Mansour's special plane back to Manchester.

As soon as the players got off the plane, they were greeted by tens of thousands of fans outside the airport.

At this moment, Manchester City's players are the heroes of the city.

Inside and outside the airport, countless fans held various slogans and banners to welcome their heroes back home with honours!

Manchester City players were also a little surprised. When they were on the plane, they guessed that fans would come to pick them up.

But I didn’t expect so many people to come!

After seeing so many fans at the scene, they discussed it, took out the big ear cup, raised it high, and showed it to the fans at the scene.

After seeing the Big Ears Cup, the fans who came to the airport became even more excited.

They shouted the slogan "We are the champions, we are the champions again, we are always the champions", waved their arms, sang the team song excitedly, and celebrated with singing and dancing.

Although at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium and hotel, Manchester City's players have celebrated several times.

But at this time, after feeling the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene, their enthusiasm was also driven and they celebrated together.

Since all games this season are over, the team will give the players a day off after the parade, so most players have plenty of time.

As a result, many people began to meet the fans' requests, taking photos with them or helping them sign autographs.

Among them, the fans who come to Zhao Jinge for autographs and photos are undoubtedly the most numerous.

Soon, Zhao Jinge was surrounded by a large circle of fans wearing sky blue No. 9 jerseys.

Since the start of this season, the sales of Zhao Jinge's No. 9 jersey have been outstanding, far ahead of others.

And now, as he led the team to win the second Champions League trophy in team history, his status in the hearts of Manchester City fans has been elevated to a height that is difficult for others to reach.

After sending out many signatures, Manchester City ushered in the most important part of the celebration - a float parade!

Manchester City players rode on three floats, with Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne at the front, holding the Big Ears Cup symbolizing the Champions League championship.

Head coach Guardiola, Gundogan and others were on the second float, holding the trophy symbolizing the Premier League championship.

On the last bus sat captain Kompany and other players, who came to the finale with the FA Cup and League Cup champions in hand.

When the floats were parading through the streets, the sky in Manchester City rarely cleared up.

For Manchester, which rains several times a day, this is simply a blessing from God. The streets of Manchester were crowded with reporters and fans.

Three floats passed by, with pink ribbons flying in the sky. Countless fans held up their mobile phones and pointed them at the players on the floats, cheering for their fame and following the parade floats through the streets.

The whole of Manchester seemed to be occupied by the sky-blue army. On this day, the sky in Manchester turned completely blue!

(End of this chapter)