Chapter 507 Marching towards the third consecutive Champions League title!
When the halftime whistle sounded, all the Real Madrid fans online and offline were excited.
This is the first time they have reached the Champions League final in 14 years.
Real Madrid feel that they are very close to winning the 10th Champions League trophy in their history! They only need to overcome Manchester City to lift the trophy they have always dreamed of.
However, this final level was obviously much more difficult than the tests they had experienced before.
However, the morale of Real Madrid players seemed to be very high, and they did not show any fear because their opponent was Manchester City.
After the game, Ronaldo tweeted: "There is only one champion and that is Real Madrid!"
Real Madrid fans were very excited when they saw this tweet, and they all echoed Ronaldo's tweet:
"He really is. I am crying my eyes out. If anyone dares to say that I am not a member of the Luo team again, I will slap him to death!"
"Look at what a true team leader is. A certain ape-like creature should learn from this!"
"Real Madrid, what are you waiting for? Such a good player, renew his contract quickly!"
Real Madrid fans were booing, and the Real Madrid club was also surprised.
They didn't expect that Ronaldo had such a strong sense of responsibility and would make such a statement at this time.
This was beyond their expectations! "It seems that he has really become more mature!"
A true leader is definitely not someone who only cares about his own data and ignores the entire team.
A true leader should take responsibility, lead the team forward, and even make sacrifices when necessary, doing everything possible to help the team win! Ronaldo's personal strength is indeed very strong, and his data is also very gorgeous.
But he did not fulfill the responsibilities of a leader. Although he is Real Madrid's top star, he cannot be considered Real Madrid's leader.
The leader of Real Madrid used to be Casillas, now it is Ramos!
In terms of fame and statistics, they are far inferior to Ronaldo! If Ronaldo could realize this earlier and take more responsibility, perhaps Real Madrid could have won the tenth championship trophy earlier!
Florentino had just changed his impression of Ronaldo, but was immediately speechless by another tweet from Ronaldo.
"There is only one best player and that is me, Cristiano Ronaldo!"
It’s still the familiar taste. This is the guy who said that I am the first, second and third in the world!
"I'm awesome!"
"I am Luo Domineering!"
"Go, go, go, beat Manchester City in the final!"
After seeing their idol's "domineering" declaration, Ronaldo's fans all gave him compliments, praising him to the skies! "It's true that the kind of player you are, the kind of fans you have!"
"Haha, this is what they call birds of a feather flock together!"
"What do you think Lin Huang would do if we sent him Ronaldo's tweet?"
Some fans who like to watch the fun took action and went to Lin Quan's account to copy Ronaldo's domineering declaration.
Some nosy people even sent private messages to Lin Quan, which made him feel speechless. Let Ronaldo say whatever he wants. The mouth is on someone else's body. How can I stop him? You ask me what I think of Ronaldo's speech?
Then of course I will watch it while lying down. Lying down and playing with mobile phone is the real essence, okay!
Lin Quan originally didn't want to respond to this kind of thing.
Although Ronaldo's remarks were a bit arrogant, he did not mention his name by name.
If he responded, it would be tantamount to taking the initiative to stand up and forcibly turning the final into a battleground for who is the world's number one.
Not to mention that there is also Messi besides him and Ronaldo. Even if there is no Messi, there are countless excellent players in the football world. The fact that they two call themselves the best in the world is a bit arrogant in itself.
Moreover, the competition is a contest between 22 players from both teams, not a one-on-one duel between two people.
It would be too disrespectful to simply ignore the roles and contributions of the other 20 people.
So Lin Quan ignored these nosy netizens and did not respond to Ronaldo's tweet.
Just because he doesn't respond doesn't mean the outside world will let it go.
News media around the world are best at hyping topics.
The revenge battle between Manchester City and Real Madrid, the peak battle between Lin Quan and Ronaldo for the world's number one player and even the winner of this year's Golden Globe Award.
How can such an important game not make some big news?
So, a large group of reporters ran to the outside of Manchester City's training base to surround Lin Quan, wanting him to respond to Ronaldo's words.
"Lin, Ronaldo said he wants to beat you and your team in the final. What do you think?"
"Lin, you and Cristiano Ronaldo are ranked close in the Champions League scorer list. Who do you think will win the Champions League Golden Boot this season?"
Currently in the Champions League scorer list, Lin Quan and Ronaldo have exactly the same number of goals, both have scored 16 goals.
Therefore, in the next game, the outside world is not only concerned about who will win the Champions League Golden Boot, but also about who will be the final winner of this year's Champions League Golden Boot.
Lin Quan was annoyed by the reporters' questions. These people were like a group of flies and could not be driven away.
It seems that they will not give up easily unless their questions are answered.
Moreover, before the war comes, Lin Quan cannot show any weakness.
Momentum is the most important thing at this time. If he doesn't express his position, the outside world will probably think that he is afraid of the other party.
If this affects the morale of teammates, it would be a waste of time.
So, Lin Quan smiled and said:
"I have never thought about the Golden Boot, the best player or anything like that. As long as I can help the team win the championship, it doesn't matter even if I lose these honors!"
"But Real Madrid is a good opponent. The last time I played against Real Madrid was a great experience. I am looking forward to beating Real Madrid again!"
Two years ago, at the Bernabeu Stadium, Lin Quan scored three goals alone, helping Manchester City to reverse the game despite a huge disadvantage! That game was the starting point of Manchester City's dream and the beginning of Real Madrid's nightmare.
If it was Real Madrid instead of Manchester City who won the game, perhaps everything would be different.
Lin Quan's response made the reporters very excited, and they reported the content of the interview quickly and without stopping.
After these reports came out, they immediately aroused heated discussions among fans.
"Haha, Emperor Lin is poking at the Real Madrid players' lungs!"
"Yeah, even for me, a fan of Galaxy Battleship for ten years, the game I least want to recall is the one two years ago!"
In the second leg of the 2013-2014 Champions League semi-final, Real Madrid was leading 3:0 after their opponent was sent off, but Lin Quan almost single-handedly led the team to a comeback, completely shattering their championship dream.
Real Madrid was strong that season and had the best chance of winning the Champions League in the past decade.
However, Manchester City that season was not as strong as it is later. They had weaknesses in all areas, especially the defense, which was not as strong as in the past two seasons.
Considering that their opponent in the final is Atletico Madrid, as long as Real Madrid can get past Manchester City, the chances of them defeating Atletico Madrid in the final are very high.
Unfortunately, during the extra time, Lin Quan's strange S-level free kick extinguished all their hopes, forcing Real Madrid players and tens of thousands of fans to watch their opponents enter the final and win the trophy in their home stadium! Now that Lin Quan's past was brought up again, the sadness of Real Madrid players was suddenly awakened.
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After the verbal attack, Lin Quan no longer paid any attention to the outside hype.
He calmed down and worked diligently with the team to make the final preparations.
The Premier League has not yet ended, and they still have two final games to play before the Champions League final.
In addition, the FA Cup final also comes before the Champions League final.
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Therefore, Guardiola has three opportunities for running-in and testing before the Champions League final officially starts.
He certainly didn't give up these opportunities.
On May 8, the penultimate round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced the challenge of Arsenal at home.
Manchester City has already won the championship, but Arsenal is fighting for a place in the Champions League.
In the Premier League standings, Arsenal currently ranks third with 67 points. However, West Ham United, ranked fifth, has 62 points, only 5 points away from them. If Arsenal loses the last two rounds and West Ham United wins both, then Arsenal will fall out of the Champions League zone.
Therefore, Arsenal played very cautiously in this game, and their only focus was on maintaining a draw.
Their goal difference is 8 more than West Ham United. As long as they don't lose this game, they can accept the rest of the results.
If it was the first half of the league, Guardiola would definitely teach Arsenal a lesson for not making progress.
However, considering that the main players consume a lot of physical energy, they need to conserve energy, reduce consumption and lower the risk of injury.
Manchester City used a large number of substitutes in this game, including Son Heung-min, Nasri, Jesus, Sane and other substitute players.
Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silva, Aguero and others sat on the bench and chatted and laughed.
Although they played with a substitute lineup, Manchester City's front attack group still had considerable offensive power.
In the eighth minute of the first half, Sane received a pass from Jesus and helped the team score the first goal.
Is this the strength of the Premier League giants?
That’s it?
After easily breaking through Arsenal's goal, the players on the field began to question Arsenal's strength.
Did they think their opponents were too easy to deal with? However, Arsenal only needed two minutes for Giroud to equalize the score, giving these young players a good lesson! In the 54th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min sent a cross from the wing, Jesus cleverly passed it to his teammate at the back post, and Nasri followed up and scored, helping the team take the lead again.
Guardiola is very satisfied with the performance of the substitutes. Although these players in the frontcourt are very young, they are very talented and will surely stand out in time!
However, just a few minutes after the praise, Manchester City's defense made a low-level mistake and gave the opponent a big gift.
In the 61st minute, Arsenal launched a quick counterattack. Sanchez broke through the wing and cut inside to shoot.
Rudiger made a mistake in stealing the ball and was easily dribbled past by the opponent. Kimmich hurriedly made a tackle, but he knocked both him and the ball into the penalty area.
The referee showed him a red card without hesitation and awarded a penalty kick.
But the slow-motion replay showed that Kimmich touched the ball first and then the person.
This penalty was probably a misjudgment! Kimmich felt very aggrieved and tried desperately to explain to the referee.
The referee insisted on his decision, signaled him to leave the field, and ignored his appeal.
Seeing that his protest was futile, Kimmich could only lower his head and leave the field in frustration like a defeated rooster.
"It doesn't matter. You should pay more tuition fees while you are still young. You will gain more experience in the future!"
Kimmich thought Guardiola would criticize him seriously, so he was prepared to be scolded.
However, what he didn't expect was that Guardiola not only did not blame him, but also comforted him with a few words.
Kimmich returned to the bench and several teammates tried to counsel him.
Van Dijk even discussed with him the methods and details of how to defend when facing winger cutting inside and shooting.
Sanchez seized the opportunity and scored a penalty he created.
The score on the field became 2:2. Although both teams made personnel adjustments in the following period of time.
Wenger also tried to take advantage of Manchester City's short manpower to launch a counterattack, but ultimately failed.
The score remained 2:2 until the end of the game, and Arsenal got 1 point from Manchester City as they wished.
And there was good news from West Ham United. They lost 1:4 to Swansea at home, which means that Arsenal has advanced to the Champions League one round ahead of schedule.
The Gunners successfully secured 4th place once again!
Arsenal is worthy of its name, the name of the maniac who protects the top four has been confirmed!
Arsenal had a bad start this season, but they picked themselves up in the middle and second half of the season and did not collapse in the middle and late stages of the season as in the past.
Compared to them, Manchester City's neighbor Manchester United is much more unlucky.
After two consecutive wins at the start, Manchester United started strong but ended up falling behind. After the penultimate round of the league, they only had 60 points, a full 5 points behind Arsenal.
This also means that Manchester United will miss out on the Champions League again. Who would have thought that the Premier League champions would miss out on the Champions League twice in just a few years after Ferguson retired? This speed of decline is also explosive in the entire five major leagues!
Of course, this is not the real bottom line for Manchester United. In the following time, Manchester United will refresh the bottom line of the team again and again, letting the world know that Manchester United will never disappoint people in the matter of disappointing people! However, the Red Devils are really rich. After more than ten years of tossing, they can still sit firmly in the position of a giant, and still have a large number of fans around the world.
This is simply incredible!
However, Manchester United’s troubles are naturally only dealt with by Manchester United themselves. As their neighbor, Manchester City doesn’t care at all about how bad their neighbor is.
After all, they are no longer the noisy neighbors that Manchester United mentioned back then! They have higher aspirations - winning the Champions League three times in a row!
(End of this chapter)