Chapter 1028 Final Chapter: 2025
May 31, 2025, Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar.
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany.
Under lights as bright as day, an intense football match is in full swing.
This is the Champions League final that fans all over the world are looking forward to.
The two teams facing each other are the La Liga giants Real Madrid, wearing white jerseys, and the Premier League giants Manchester City, wearing sky blue jerseys. These are also the two teams with the most championships in the history of the Champions League.
Real Madrid, led by Haaland, Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo, has gathered the world's top superstars. Its lineup is dazzling and it is the most luxurious super battleship in the world; Manchester City, led by Phil Foden, Sterling and Jadon Sancho, is also the strongest team in the world.
These two super battleships, which gathered the world's top superstars, staged a peak showdown at the Allianz Arena that the whole world was looking forward to. It attracted strong attention from media and fans around the world. Even the New York Times commented before the game that this game was the most attractive Champions League final in history.
Players from both sides went back and forth on the field, engaging in a fierce offensive battle, and the game was quite exciting.
First, Manchester City veteran Sterling assisted Sancho to score a goal, and then Real Madrid superstar Mbappe equalized the score for the team, but before the end of the first half, veteran De Bruyne made a wonderful assist to help Foden increase the score again.
After the change of sides in the second half, the two sides continued to fight hard. Real Madrid took advantage of a mistake by Manchester City's defense, and Haaland used a free kick in the frontcourt to assist and score with a header, equalizing the score for Real Madrid again.
The score was 2-2, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
In the 80th minute of the second half, both sides still failed to break the deadlock.
Real Madrid has used up their three substitutions, and Manchester City has also used up two, saving the last substitution, as if they were waiting for something and were slow to make the final adjustments.
Not only the people in Manchester City, but even the fans in the stands seemed to be waiting for something and were not anxious at all.
At least, Real Madrid fans looked more anxious, as if they were worried about something.
All veteran fans know this.
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"This is Real Madrid's head coach, Zidane."
The live camera switched to the Real Madrid coaching bench and gave a close-up of head coach Zidane. The commentator also introduced this world-famous coach to all the fans.
"Since Manchester City won the Champions League for the first time in history in 2012, there have been 12 Champions League titles so far, and Manchester City has only lost three of them. Of those nine, all three were won by Real Madrid, two of which were won by Zidane, and they were defending champions."
"Even in 2020, it was Zidane who led Real Madrid to eliminate Manchester City in the Champions League final, causing Manchester City to fail in the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons and fail to win the championship. The meritorious coach Guardiola left Manchester City in frustration, causing Manchester City to fall into a turbulent trough."
"After leading the team to defend the Champions League, Zidane once left Real Madrid due to poor performance. However, last season, after Real Madrid's new president Butragueno replaced Florentino, he announced Zidane's return, and he lived up to expectations and led Real Madrid back to the Champions League final."
After giving a close-up of Zidane, the live camera moved horizontally to the other side, Manchester City's coaching bench.
Unlike Zidane, who was dressed in a suit and tie and standing in front of the Real Madrid coaching bench, a middle-aged man in training clothes was standing in front of the Manchester City coaching bench directing the game. This was obviously not in compliance with UEFA regulations, but no one was surprised.
Because he is both a player and a head coach.
And when the live camera focused on this person, almost everyone in the world could recognize him at a glance.
This is Su Dong, the most dazzling superstar in world football in the past twenty years.
Behind Su Dong is his luxurious coaching team, including David Silva from Spain, Toni Kroos from Germany, and Pepe from Portugal. They all joined Su Dong's coaching team after retiring and undergoing coach training.
But the most surprising thing were the two people sitting in the coaching seats.
Messi, wearing glasses and studying data on a tablet computer, and Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, rubbing his hands anxiously and walking back and forth between the coaching seat and Su Dong from time to time.
These two superstars retired at the same time two years ago. After a season of coaching courses, they have now officially joined Su Dong's coaching team and become his right-hand men.
"Some people say that Foden has shown the best form of his career this season, which is inseparable from the special training Messi has given him. Sancho has set a career-high record of 46 league goals in a single season this season, which is also inseparable from the special training given to him by Cristiano Ronaldo."
"There is also Iniesta, who is coaching Barcelona this season. He has been Su Dong's most capable assistant in the past four years. He has done an excellent job coaching Barcelona this season and is the best coach of Barcelona after Guardiola."
"And the most core person in the entire coaching team is Su Dong."
After winning the Champions League for the first time in history in 2012, Manchester City won the Champions League again in the following two seasons, winning a historic three consecutive championships and ushering in a dynasty era belonging to Manchester City.
In 2015, Manchester City's combat effectiveness was affected by the team's metabolism and Suarez's absence from the last three months due to a serious injury, and they eventually lost to Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
But the Bundesliga giants also lost in the final to Real Madrid led by Ancelotti, and Zidane was the chief assistant coach of Real Madrid at the time.
In 2016, with the strong comeback of Su Dong and the completion of Manchester City's metabolism, it ushered in another peak period. Soon in 2016, 2017 and 2018, it won three consecutive Champions League titles, which made Manchester City become the top giants in European football. It even won the Premier League quadruple twice, and its record is brilliant.
But everything that goes up must come down. With the aging of a group of players such as David Silva, Toni Kroos, Sudon and Busquets, Manchester City once again encountered pains, and was defeated in the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons. Even in the 2020-2021 season, due to the departure of Guardiola and the retirement of Sudon, Manchester City's performance collapsed. Before Christmas, it was even ranked in the relegation zone. The result was terrible.
At this critical moment, the club owner Mansour personally stepped in to persuade Sudong to return. As both a player and head coach, he took on the burden of the team and led the team to a strong recovery in the second half. Although the team failed to make it into the top four of the league and qualify for the Champions League, it turned the tide in the Champions League and won the Champions League title.
In just this half season, Su Dong once again won the Premier League and Champions League top scorer and best player, and in the following year he once again won all major awards including the FIFA World Player of the Year and the European Golden Ball.
After his comeback, Su Dong made every effort to promote the team's rejuvenation reform, focusing on a group of young players such as Foden and Sancho, and quickly integrated the team to form combat effectiveness. In the following 22, 23 and 24, they won the Champions League for three consecutive years, including 23 and 24, when they won the Premier League quadruple championship, achieving Premier League greatness.
Today, in 2025, Manchester City, led by Su Dong, has become the strongest team in world football, and has opened up its own dynasty era in the Premier League and the Champions League.
Today, this legendary team is on its way to winning five consecutive Champions League titles and four Premier League titles for three consecutive years.
Their opponent is none other than Real Madrid, the only club in the history of the Champions League to win five consecutive titles.
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The whole stadium suddenly burst into crazy cheers.
All Manchester City fans rushed out of their seats, shouting the same name at the top of their lungs.
Sodong!
In front of the Manchester City coaching bench, Su Dong was seen slowly taking off his training suit, revealing his iconic Manchester City No. 9 jersey, and slowly walking to the sidelines.
"We see that Su Dong is about to appear on the stage."
"Manchester City fans have high expectations for him. Although he is already 41 years old, every time Su Dong appears, he can turn the situation around for Manchester City. Now we have every reason to expect that Su Dong's appearance will change the situation again."
"By the way, fellow football fans around the world, this will be the last game we see of Su Dong."
"According to the decision announced by Su Dong before the game, he will retire after the Champions League final. He will not even plan to hold a farewell match, so this is truly his last battle."
"Not only Manchester City fans, but even Real Madrid fans stood up and applauded Su Dong who was about to play. He is the oldest player in the history of the Champions League final. If he can score a goal, he will become the oldest player in the history of the Champions League."
The live camera also specifically scanned the reactions of Manchester City fans and Real Madrid fans in the stands, and lingered on Su Dong's wife and children.
In the past ten years, Wang Chuqing gave birth to two sons for Su Dong, both of whom now play for Manchester City's youth team. The nine-year-old eldest son was once hailed by media and fans around the world because of a wonderful game video. He was recognized as a football genius by countless professionals and received attention and favor from many giants.
The seven-year-old second child is also not bad and has inherited his father's football talent.
The live camera soon returned to the football field.
Su Dong officially came on as a substitute.
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The end of the game is getting closer.
Zidane set up a tight net specifically for Su Dong. No matter how hard Manchester City players tried to pull and run for Su Dong, they were still unable to create a chance for Su Dong to shoot, and it was even difficult for him to touch the ball.
Time passed by little by little, but Manchester City players were not in a hurry at all.
Over the years, Manchester City players have had a habit, that is, as long as Su Dong is on the court, Manchester City will be able to score a goal, and they are used to this situation, so they are not in a hurry at all.
On the other hand, in Real Madrid, Zidane kept shouting at the players on the sidelines, asking them to be careful and pay attention. People who don't know the situation must be very puzzled. Why does it seem that Zidane is more anxious than anyone else?
The answer was soon revealed.
When veteran De Bruyne made a deadly diagonal pass, it landed just in front of Foden.
After the English genius stopped the ball steadily, he shook off the defender and took the initiative to perform an exquisite small-range wall cooperation with Sterling, dribbling into the penalty area and attracting Real Madrid's defenders.
Foden suddenly stopped and passed the ball to the middle.
At the moment the pass was passed, the center of Real Madrid's small penalty area was empty.
But the next moment, Su Dong's figure suddenly appeared in front of the small penalty area like a ghost. Before the defensive player, he kicked the ball into the goal guarded by Real Madrid veteran Courtois.
3 to 2! In an instant, the entire Allianz Arena erupted! All Manchester City fans, and even many Real Madrid fans, couldn't help but rush out of their seats and gave a deafening cheer.
Sodong!
Su Dong scored again!!! Another crucial winning goal! I can’t remember how many times this has happened.
But they all remember that in the past few years, whenever Manchester City encountered difficulties, as long as Su Dong was on the court, all difficulties would be solved and all problems would no longer be problems.
After Su Dong completed the shot lightly, he turned and ran off the court.
His speed and explosiveness are no longer as fast as when he was young, his body is no longer as strong as when he was young, and his technical movements and flexibility are not as good as they used to be.
But he is still Su Dong!
Just like he did back then, he rushed out of the stadium after scoring the goal, all the way to the bottom of the stands, looked directly at his wife and children in the stands, kissed the ring on his left hand hard, and finally turned around and hugged his teammates and assistants who were running towards him.
This is already the injury time.
Su Dong's goal at this time sentenced Real Madrid to death, and also brought Manchester City the eleventh Champions League in the club's history, making Manchester City the second largest club in the history of the Champions League with the most Champions League titles, second only to Real Madrid.
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The whistle for the end of the game sounded on time.
Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 3-2 thanks to Su Dong's final goal.
Everyone inside and outside the stadium cheered, and everyone stood up and cheered and applauded the Manchester City players on the stadium, especially Su Dong.
"This is another Champions League final that belongs to Su Dong!"
"Even though he is 41 years old, even though he only played for more than ten minutes, even though he is no longer young, he is still so strong and still so amazing!"
"Over the past 20 years, he has been like a monument in world football, admired by the world!"
"After tonight, there will be no more player Su Dong in the world, but as the head coach, Su Dong will still lead Manchester City and continue their legend in the Champions League, the Premier League and world football."
"We have every reason to believe that under the leadership of Su Dong, this powerful Manchester City will create more legends!"
"And we will always remember that after Pele and Maradona, another football king was born in the world who dominated world football for 20 years."
"He's from China, his name is Su Dong!"
【End of the book】
(End of this chapter)
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