Chapter 283 The impact of Manchester City's championship, investment from the East!
At the moment when the final whistle blew, Atletico Madrid's players sat or lay on the court dejectedly, and some even knelt on the ground and covered their faces and cried.
With super teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern all eliminated, this Champions League final can be said to be the one in which Atletico Madrid has the best chance of winning the championship.
Before the final, their invincible defense had conceded only four goals in 10 games, making them the team with the fewest goals conceded in all the Champions League games this season.
However, Atletico's proud defense was completely defeated by Manchester City's fierce attack.
Although they put a lot of effort into how to limit and defend Lin Quan, the opponent still scored a goal and made an assist.
This made them feel extremely frustrated, as if they were fighting aliens!
How to win against such an opponent?
On the sidelines, Simeone's eyes were a little red.
After working so hard for so long, I still failed in the finals.
He took a deep breath, rubbed his nose, walked to the Manchester City coaching booth and hugged Manchester City coach Pellegrini: "Congratulations, Mr. Manuel, 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, the outcome might still be unknown!"
Pellegrini was referring to the fact that Atletico's main striker Diego Costa was injured and left the field just 9 minutes into the game.
If Diego Costa hadn't been injured, it would have been hard to say what would happen in this game.
Simeone did not continue the topic. He nodded, walked towards the stadium, and comforted the sad disciples one by one.
After the game, he felt his mind go blank, but when he calmed down and thought about it, he realized that failure is always present in life.
Maybe, this is life! Failure is not the end of the world, they still have a chance to make a comeback.
Atletico's squad is still young, and this year they have achieved success on all fronts, earning them more sponsorship and commercial revenue.
This will help them recruit more outstanding players, and Atletico will become stronger next season! Simeone glanced at the Manchester City players who were celebrating in the other half, and secretly made up his mind: One day, we will get revenge on you! The Manchester City players could no longer care about so much. The moment the whistle sounded, they ran and chased on the field like crazy.
The staff and substitutes on the bench also rushed into the field like crazy and celebrated wildly with the players on the field.
This is the first Champions League title in their team history! After winning this most important Champions League trophy, Manchester City has achieved an incredible treble this season, becoming the seventh European professional club to accomplish this feat! If the League Cup, which is less valuable, is also included, they have won a total of four championship trophies this season! Considering that the 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 championships! If before winning the Champions League, Manchester City could only be regarded as an upstart with no foundation.
So now, with two Premier League trophies and one Champions League trophy, they seem qualified to become a new top team.
From now on, fans of other teams will no longer be able to insult Manchester City by saying "what championship are you"! In fact, from now on, the BIG4 of the Premier League may have to be renamed the BIG5.
Although in terms of foundation, Manchester City is far behind teams like Manchester United and Liverpool.
But as a rising star, their lineup is younger, more reasonable, and their transfer funds are more abundant.
In addition, with the presence of core players like Lin Quan, 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 will even be able to try to defend the Champions League title, which no one has ever done before! In addition, at the level of the five major leagues.
Manchester City's championship victory marks the return of the Premier League to competitiveness after a brief lull.
Premier League fans have regained the honor and pride they once lost. As long as there are no major changes in Manchester City's lineup next season, they will still be one of the favorites to win the Champions League.
So, not only was there a jubilation at the Champions League final, but online, Premier League fans were also in a frenzy the moment Manchester City won the title! "Manchester City is awesome, adding another championship trophy to our Premier League!"
"Including this time, we in the Premier League have won a total of 12 Champions League trophies, tying with Serie A!"
"Which of the top five leagues has won the most Champions League titles?"
"La Liga, they have 13 in total, Real Madrid has 9, Barcelona has 4, if we get one more we can catch up with them!"
Although there is only one championship trophy missing, given the current competitive state of the three giants in La Liga, it is not an easy task to snatch the championship trophy from them.
Compared to the fans of the Premier League, the fans of Manchester City were much more pure. They were immersed in joy and even became a little unbelievable because of the surprise. They couldn't believe that their team won the championship! "Brothers, am I really not dreaming? We really won the championship? The Champions League?"
"Yes, you are dreaming. I have had this dream for decades, but today's dream is particularly real!"
"Haha, if this is a dream, I hope it can happen again every year!"
"Lin Huang is awesome, Pellegrini is awesome, Manchester City is awesome!"
After Manchester City players celebrated wildly on the scene, they returned to the locker room and started celebrating again.
Some substitute players opened the champagne they had prepared in advance and sprayed it on the head of whoever came in. Lin Quan and De Bruyne, the two main contributors to the goals, were sprayed with it by their teammates, and both of them were almost covered in champagne.
Not to mention the players, even head coach Pellegrini was not spared when he came in.
As a last resort, Pellegrini had to change his clothes and wear a jersey to receive the award.
By the time Manchester City players finished taking a shower and changing their clothes, the podium on the field had already been set up.
UEFA President Platini personally presented the awards to Manchester City players.
Barcelona, which plays a style of passing and controlling football, has benefited greatly from Platini's changes to the foul rules.
Therefore, there is a voice in the outside world that believes that there is some kind of hidden close relationship between him and Barcelona or Barcelona's star player Messi.
This has resulted in Platini having a bad reputation, and he has both good and bad reputations in the football world. There are many people who like him, but there are also many people who attack him.
Lin Quan has no special opinion on Platini because he knows that strictly restricting foul actions and reducing the degree of harm to professional players is the development trend of professional football as a whole.
This is not only true in football, but also in basketball. A few years later, the NBA's body hair whistles became more stringent than the tackle rules in football.
In the age of social media, the negative impact caused by vicious fouls is too great and is not conducive to the image and promotion of football.
Moreover, the influence of superstars is much greater than before, and their presence can bring great publicity and economic effects to professional football.
Therefore, it is almost an inevitable trend for UEFA and FIFA to introduce policies to protect star players.
Moreover, this reform to limit malicious fouls will be of great benefit to improving the viewing experience of football and extending the career life of players.
In recent years, the number of players over 30 years old in the five major leagues has increased. These people are actually the beneficiaries of Platini's reforms.
If they were in the previous league environment, they would probably have suffered more injuries and it would be impossible for them to maintain this state into their thirties.
Especially for technical players, if the previous rules were followed, Barcelona's passing and controlling tactics might not be able to be played at all.
"Lin, you are such an amazing player. I look forward to seeing you perform better on the court!"
Platini has a good impression of Lin Quan. He is a midfielder, so he has a preference for technical players.
Moreover, based on his football playing experience, he can tell at a glance that players of Lin Quan and Messi's level have a huge gap with ordinary players, which is like the difference between heaven and earth!
Therefore, when he put the medal on Lin Quan, he took Lin Quan's arm affectionately and chatted with him for a few more words.
It is a good idea to not hit a smiling person. Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Lin Quan couldn't help but give him face, so he took the opportunity to chat with Platini for a few words.
Seeing this scene, Mourinho and Ronaldo in the box had serious expressions.
Platini once publicly stated: For a player like Messi, we should protect him from harm.
Now he is so close to Lin Quan again, is he trying to give Lin Quan special care? If this is true, then it is not good news for Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Thinking of this, Mourinho asked: "Does Platini have a good chance of winning the UEFA election next year?"
Mendes nodded: "Very big, basically a sure thing!"
Mourinho frowned when he heard Mendes' words.
The term of office of UEFA president is 4 years. If Platini is elected next year, he will stay in this position until at least 2019! As if seeing Mourinho's concerns, Mendes said:
"But there are some rumors that Platini seems to have some dirty tricks in terms of finances. Some people who are dissatisfied with him are using this to make a fuss and try to bring him down. So, even if he is re-elected, he may not be able to complete his term!"
Mourinho nodded without asking any further questions.
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Given Mendes' connections in the football world, what he said is most likely true.
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After the trophy-raising ceremony, Lin Quan walked to the sidelines and hugged Guardiola, Serra and other family members one by one to celebrate.
"Congratulations! When I was your age, I didn't even have a chance to play, let alone lead a team to win the Champions League!"
Guardiola said with emotion that when he made his debut at Barcelona and stepped onto the Camp Nou stadium for the first time, he was almost 20 years old.
After being a substitute for two or three years at Barcelona, he gradually became a main player after he was 22 years old.
Compared to myself, Lin Quan's career has been much smoother.
Lin Quan smiled and said, "If you had not chosen to wait in Barcelona, but had been loaned out like me, with your ability, I believe you would have secured your place as a starter much earlier."
That's right. Guardiola touched his big bald head and the feeling of loss in his heart gradually disappeared.
"Brother, can I take a picture of you and the championship trophy?"
Maria couldn't wait to share her joy with the fans who followed her, and she knew very well that these guys were not following her for her, but for Lin Quan.
In that case, let me share more photos of my brother.
"Sure, Marius, Valentina, are you two coming too?"
"Yes, I want a photo with you. Please sign it and write the date on it!"
Marius was like a devout fan, with little stars in his eyes.
Valentina didn't have so many thoughts, she just wanted to go to the lawn to play ball.
"Let's go!"
Lin Quan picked up Valentina and put her on the lawn. He also asked the staff for a ball for the little girl to kick.
Maria was very dedicated in her work as a photographer. She found a professional camera from somewhere and helped Lin Quan take a few photos in a very professional manner. Finally, she asked the staff on the scene to help take a group photo of their family.
As expected, after this photo was posted online, it immediately attracted numerous positive comments.
Manchester City's big boss Mansour 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 title is crucial!
Since spending 180 million pounds to acquire Manchester City in September 2008, Mansour has spent more than 1 billion pounds on Manchester City.
If he doesn't produce any results, he will probably always be labeled as a rich and stupid person.
Although he doesn't care because he has money, this title is not a good reputation after all, and he certainly hopes to take off this hat as soon as possible.
Manchester City's explosion this season has fulfilled his wish and proved the value of investing in Manchester City.
Mansour felt that his money was well spent. In just over five years, he spent 1 billion pounds to win a Champions League trophy, two Premier League trophies, and a team with a strong lineup and unlimited future potential! Moreover, by investing in Manchester City, the world has recognized the strength of the Middle Eastern consortium, which has greatly increased their popularity and influence! This deal is not a loss in any way, at least it is much more cost-effective than Paris Saint-Germain or even Chelsea.
He founded the City Football Group last year and began to build his own football empire. The success of Manchester City is a shot in the arm for the grand blueprint of the City Football Group.
This proves that there is no problem with the business logic of investing in football. Although it will cost a lot of money in the short term, once Manchester City's youth training system and club operations are all on track, the money spent will become more and more reasonable, and in the end it will even be profitable.
Thinking of this, Mansour plans to continue expanding his investment territory.
Currently, City Football Group has 4 teams under its umbrella, including Manchester City of the Premier League, New York City Club of Major League Soccer, Melbourne City Club of the Australian Premier League and Yokohama F. Marinos of the Japanese J-League.
Right now, the Chinese Super League is in its heyday and is showing signs of becoming the sixth largest league in the world, which makes Mansour somewhat interested.
The huge potential of the Eastern market and the rapid development of football contain enormous business opportunities.
Should he invest in a club here to expand the territory of the City Football Group? He had just come up with this idea when he received a call from his secretary.
"Boss, several investment companies in the East are interested in acquiring shares in our City Football Group!"
"Oh? Really? Which companies are they? How sincere are they?"
Mansour is in a good mood. City Football Group is currently wholly owned by a Middle Eastern consortium.
However, if they want to expand their influence worldwide, they must attract investment from all over the world.
Only if you have as many friends as possible can you get things done when you get to the local place.
"Mainly China Media Capital and CITIC Group, they are willing to invest at least $400 million to buy 10% of our shares!"
In recent years, companies in the East have been trying to go abroad and expand their business territory overseas.
Investing in football and buying teams has gradually become a trend under the leadership of a certain boss.
Compared with Mouda's investment in a team like Atletico Madrid, it seems wiser to invest directly in the new Champions League champion.
"Let's make an appointment so we can talk!"
(End of this chapter)