351: The Europa League final is officially here
May 14, 2014, Turin, Italy, Juventus Arena.
Today there is a sea of people here, and the gongs and drums are noisy.
Fans from all over the world flocked to this stadium to watch the 2013-2014 Europa League finals, against Crystal Palace from the Premier League and Benfica from the Portuguese Super League.
Crystal Palace is the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season!
They unexpectedly won the 2013-2014 English League Cup and the 2013-2014 Premier League championship.
This newly promoted team is a dark horse among dark horses!
They may even win the Triple Crown!
As long as they win this game and win the 2013-2014 Europa League championship, they will be a veritable triple crown champion and the best newly promoted team in the history of world football, if not one.
hiss!
Fans all over the world were shocked by Crystal Palace's results.
This naturally attracted countless fans who were not fans of the two teams to come to watch the game.
They all came to witness the birth of a miracle!
Of course, Crystal Palace’s opponent Benfica is not simple either.
Benfica is the top club in the Portuguese Super League. They are the football club in Portugal with the most fans and fan members. Even on November 10, 2006, they became the football club with the most paid members in the world, ranking first in the world, and even entered the Guinness World Records.
This is not to mention their superlative results in the Portuguese Super League.
Since its establishment, they have won 33 Portuguese top league championships, 25 Portuguese Cup championships, 5 Portuguese League Cup championships, 5 Portuguese Super Cup championships and 2 Champions League championships.
This glorious history and countless honors are incomparable to Crystal Palace.
Benfica was founded in 1904, while Crystal Palace was founded in 1905. The two teams are only one year apart in history, but their situations are worlds apart.
In front of Benfica, Crystal Palace are really just country bumpkins from the countryside.
In the history of Crystal Palace for more than 100 years, just last year, Tong Yi led the team to win the first national top cup championship in the club's history. This year Crystal Palace also won the first national top league championship in the club's 108-year history.
However, Benfica was already weak and vomited when they won the championship of the country's top league.
There is really no way to compare!
Moreover, Benfica also won the 2013-2014 Portuguese Super League championship and the 2013-2014 Portuguese Cup championship. They are now also double champions!
Waiting for Benfica to win this game and win the 2013-2014 Europa League championship. They are also a veritable triple crown!
This game is really, as the Times media claimed, a Triple Crown competition!
No matter who wins this game, a Triple Crown team will be born in world football this season.
Now I just don’t know whether the Triple Crown winning team is Benfica or Crystal Palace.
At this time, outside fans and media reporters are more optimistic about Benfica.
Benfica has the foundation, strength and experience, but what do you have at Crystal Palace?
The calf born in the Crystal Palace has nothing!
So, isn’t it clear who will win this game and who will win the championship?
Which gambling companies in Europe are more optimistic about Benfica.
Therefore, Crystal Palace is not an optimistic team now!
By then, Ferguson saw things differently!
Yes, Sir Alex Ferguson, the former head coach of Manchester United, also came to the scene today to watch this game. Sitting next to him were Beckham and Wenger!
To be honest, this combination is really rare.
No wonder the cameras at the scene frequently scanned these three people.
Wenger asked Ferguson which team he was optimistic about?
Sir Alex Ferguson said without hesitation, "Do you still need to ask? Of course I am optimistic about David! The David of China is not the David around me!"
Beckham touched his nose when he heard this, feeling a little embarrassed!
Wenger said, "Are you really so optimistic about Crystal Palace?"
Ferguson did not answer directly, but asked, "You mean you are optimistic about Benfica?"
Wenger immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, no! I am also optimistic about Crystal Palace!"
Ferguson said calmly, "You see, you are optimistic about Crystal Palace. Why are you doing it for me? Why else? Isn't it because the head coach of Crystal Palace is David Tong? He will definitely lead the team to victory today!"
Wenger also nodded slightly, recognizing Ferguson's words very much.
Beckham was shocked. He didn't expect that these two old rivals who had been fighting for more than ten or twenty years would have such unanimous views on this issue. It was really a miracle!
What kind of magic power does this Tong Yi have?
Is he really that powerful?
Beckham's eyes were fixed on Tong Yi in the stadium, looking forward to the start of this game. He wanted to see what was so good about this guy Tong Yi?
There were many famous football players in the stadium today, such as Kahn, Beckenbauer, Zidane and others, who all came to watch the game.
Of course, Martina also came to the scene and was cheering Tong Yi in the box.
Joining her in cheering were tens of thousands of Crystal Palace fans. They all came to the scene to support Tong Yi and the Crystal Palace players. We must not lose this game today!
"Hello, viewers and fans! This is the China National Sports Channel. I am the Duan Jianhong you are familiar with. Today I am here to introduce you to the Europa League final!" Duan Jianhong said excitedly.
"Hello everyone, I am football commentator Zhang Hao!" Duan Jianhong's partner today is cross talk football commentator Zhang Hehe.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV were really excited and excited.
They really didn't expect to see Tong Yi in the Europa League final so soon.
The first time was only two or three years ago.
Tong Yi is really amazing, he deserves to be the best football coach in China!
Long live Tong Yi, Director Tong!
"Okay, the players from both sides have come out of the tunnel. This game is about to start. Now let's introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides today!" Duan Jianhong said in an exciting voice.
All the fans in front of the TV were listening attentively.
Today’s starting lineups for both teams are as follows:
Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
edouard
The back four from left to right Robertson, Laporte, Van Dijk and Zhang Linpeng
Double defensive midfielder Paulinho and Kante
Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne
The front three from left to right Salah, Lukaku and Mane
Visiting team Benfica, head coach Jesus, formation 442
Goalkeeper Jan Oblak
Back four from left to right Guillerme Siqueira, Ezequiel Garay, Luiz and Maxi Pereira
Midfield four from left to right Miralem Soleimani, Ruben Amorim, Andre Gomez and Nicolas Gaitan
Double forwards Rodrigo and Rodrigo Lima
Looking at Benfica's lineup, Tong Yi's expression was very serious!
This Benfica team is not weak!
The goalkeeper is the one Tong Yi is most familiar with. This is Oblak who he once had his eye on.
If the team hadn't introduced Edouard and Alisson, Tong Yi would have taken Oblak to the Crystal Palace long ago.
Oblak just ended his loan career this season, returned to Benfica and stayed in the first team.
But he is not Jesus' number one goalkeeper, he is Arthur's substitute. But in the middle and late stages of the season, Arthur was suddenly seriously injured, and Oblak got his chance. As soon as he started, Oblak firmly established himself as Benfica's main goalkeeper.
In the Portuguese Super League this season, he played 16 times, only conceded 3 goals, and kept clean sheets 14 times; he made 2 appearances in the Portuguese Cup and kept no opponents; he made 3 appearances in the Portuguese Super League Cup and kept no opponents; he played in the Europa League Scored 3 times, conceded only 1 goal, and shut down opponents 2 times.
This performance is nothing short of miraculous!
Arthur, who had worked hard to recover from his injury, could only watch on the bench dreamily, while silently mourning for himself in his heart!
His injury directly ruined his starting position!
Jesus was also surprised by Oblak's performance. He is indeed a player that Tong Yi once took a fancy to!
Genius, super genius!
Which teams that followed Tong Yi and almost won Oblak really regretted it. Why didn't they bite the bullet and win this player?
Now they have no chance!
It is said that just a few days ago, Benfica had reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid in La Liga. They introduced Oblak for 24 million euros to replace Courtois who returned to Chelsea on loan.
This Oblak is absolutely
The match will be a stumbling block for Crystal Palace in this game!
Then Siqueira on the defense line once came from the Inter Milan youth training and played for Granada in the second half of the year. From 2010 to 2014, he played 100 times for Granada and was only loaned by the team in the second half of the season. Went to Benfica. He performed very well as soon as he went to Benfica, which included a buyout clause of 7 million euros.
Now Benfica is preparing to activate the buyout clause and directly win Siqueira after the season is completely over.
Who knew it was too late? Just a few days ago, Atletico Madrid and Granada announced at the same time that after the end of this season, Siqueira will leave Granada and transfer to Atletico Madrid for a transfer fee of 10 million euros.
Benfica really regretted it. They could have won it for 7 million euros.
Pity!
This is enough to show that Sikeira's strength is difficult to deal with.
Not to mention Garay, who was the champion central defender of the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands and a teammate of Messi. In the 2006-2007 season, while playing for Racing Santander, he penetrated Real Madrid's goal three times in two home and away games, including Including a stunning free-kick goal, which impressed Real Madrid. In 2008, he transferred to Real Madrid for 10 million euros. Unfortunately, his performance at Real Madrid was up and down and did not meet expectations. In 2011, he transferred to the Portuguese Super League giant Benfica.
After coming to Benfica, he became the absolute main force of the team. The central defender combination formed with the Brazilian international veteran Luison became the top central defender combination in the Portuguese Super League and was also the key player for Benfica's outstanding performance in recent years.
There is no need to go into details about Luison. The Brazilian international center back who joined Benfica in 2003 has now played for the team for 11 seasons and is the team's absolute main force, captain and absolute core of defense.
Except for injuries, he has been Benfica's absolute main defender for the past 11 years.
Before today, he had played 418 times for Benfica. Today is his 419th appearance on behalf of the Benfica first team. He is simply a living fossil of the Benfica club.
Moreover, his current strength is still the same as before, and he is still the indispensable and absolute core of Benfica's defense.
Very powerful!
Right back Pereira is the Uruguay international. He has been Benfica's main right back since joining in the 2007-2008 season. He has played 290 times for Benfica so far. Today is his 291st appearance with Benfica's first team.
This defense seems to be very well coordinated and very strong.
Tong Yi could feel Benfica's oppression.
No wonder the outside media are so optimistic about Benfica.
Benfica's midfielder is also very strong. Among them, Argentina international Gaitan has been the main force of the team since joining. He has played 178 times for the micro team. Midfielder Amorim also joined the team in 2008 and played 141 times for Benfica. It goes without saying that they have a tacit understanding.
Coupled with the two talented forwards on the front line, this Fika is really difficult to deal with.
No wonder outside media reporters and betting companies are optimistic about Benfica.
This game is very difficult to play!
