Chapter 515 Celebration and Preparation

In this season's Spanish league, the early stage belonged to Barcelona, ​​but the late stage belonged to Real Madrid.

At the beginning of this season, or in other words, throughout the entire first half of the season, all the noise belonged to Barcelona, ​​because they were dominating the league and it was almost announced that Barcelona was about to reach the top halfway through.

They also did a great job.

Last season belonged to Barcelona, ​​and this season when they saw the team once again pull behind Real Madrid by a lot of league points, they did have the confidence to say they would reach the top halfway through the season, because Real Madrid's performance was very sluggish at the time and they had experienced a coaching change, which made Barcelona people not think that Real Madrid still had the ability to compete with Barcelona.

However, after another season and a half, all Barcelona fans have stopped trying. They kept their mouths shut and could only watch silently as Real Madrid continued to break records and got closer and closer to the top.

They have no choice.

And now, Real Madrid has won its first trophy - the Spanish King's Cup, which is by no means comparable to the Spanish Super Cup. The value of this trophy is only slightly lower than that of the league. Barcelona can only watch Real Madrid win the trophy and are powerless because they couldn't even make it to the final.

At this time, even the local media in Barcelona had to praise Real Madrid's performance. Football is borderless. Even if they support Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's performance is obvious to all. This King's Cup final was almost a complete victory. The Spaniards had no power to fight back. So what else can they say?

Perhaps, they were just saying sourly that "Real Madrid got a world-class player by luck". However, Florentino took on tremendous pressure and spent 200 million euros to bring Wang Li to the Bernabeu. This was not luck. At least Barcelona also had a chance, but they didn't do it.

Today is definitely a happy day for Real Madrid as they have got another trophy.

Last season, Real Madrid's performance was a mess. The team went through ups and downs but the results just didn't improve. They had no hope for this season's results, and like Florentino, the fans also focused on the next season. However, Real Madrid's strong outbreak gave the fans hope.

And now this strength has been exchanged for a championship trophy.

The moment the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the entire center of Madrid went crazy, especially the Plaza de la Virgen in the center of Madrid, where tens of thousands of fans gathered before the game started. They all came out to watch Real Madrid's game together in the square and celebrate the championship.

From that moment on, they started celebrating lavishly.

At the Mestalla Stadium, Wang Li also celebrated the championship with his teammates. After returning to the locker room, all the players took off their gentlemanly disguises and shouted and cheered more crazily than each other.

For Wang Li, winning the trophy is something worth celebrating because it proves the value of his performance for Real Madrid and it is a recognition of his hard work.

If you work hard, you will get something in return. For him, the championship trophy is the best reward.

At the award ceremony, as the captain of the Valencia players, Wang Li walked up to the podium step by step. After shaking hands with the award presenters, he directly raised the King's Cup trophy, and then kissed the trophy in front of everyone before handing it to his teammates.

Afterwards, each Real Madrid player received a medal, which was specially customized for the players.

However, there is no such thing for Real Madrid's second-team players. But the Spanish Football Association was very humane and gave Real Madrid many mini King's Cups as souvenirs, which can be distributed to the second-team players.

After the award ceremony, the players returned to the locker room together, and at this time, their way of celebration changed.

The celebration just now was just the craziness after the game, and now with the trophy, they had a reference, so they went forward one by one to take pictures with the trophy. Wang Li also took pictures crazily with his teammates. These are things that they can recall in the future.

In the locker room, Wang Li took photos with Robinho, Beckham, Zidane and others. Of course, the King's Cup trophy was indispensable in every photo, which was the focus of the celebration.

At the beginning, Carlo also celebrated with the players. It was rare to have such a friendly coach like Carlo, so the players all rushed to take pictures with Carlo, but after a while, in order not to disturb the atmosphere in the locker room, Carlo left. When the coach left, the locker room became more lively, and everyone was celebrating the championship crazily.

As the head coach, Carlo certainly cannot celebrate wildly with the players, mainly because the players can forget everything for a while, but as the team's head coach, he must remember that the team's road to winning the championship has just begun.

A few days after the King's Cup final will be the Champions League semi-final. He doesn't want to waste time celebrating, and before leaving, he requires all players to return to Madrid with the team.

Under Carlo's instructions, the lively scene in the locker room did not last long. When everyone felt a little tired, they began to pack their luggage and prepare to return to Madrid together.

After all, this is someone else's territory. When they arrived in Madrid and the club, it was only then that their celebration began.

Celebrating with Real Madrid fans is the real celebration.

On this evening, Plaza de la Virgen in the center of Madrid was undoubtedly the most lively place. When the King's Cup final started, more than 10,000 fans had gathered here. They watched the live broadcast on the big screen in the square to watch the game together.

As the game progressed and as Real Madrid scored goals one after another, more and more fans gathered here. The fans obviously knew that if Real Madrid won the King's Cup, all Real Madrid players would definitely come to the Plaza de la Condesa to celebrate the championship with the fans.

The reason for celebrating here is that Cibeles, the goddess of nature and harvest, is the patron saint of Real Madrid. Every time Real Madrid wins the championship, they will come to this square to put a scarf on the statue and then celebrate the victory with the fans.

Next to the Plaza de la Virgen is another square called Plaza de Poseidon, which belongs to Atletico Madrid.

However, there were only a few people in the square at that time. At the beginning, Atletico Madrid fans gathered together and kept cursing to God for Real Madrid not playing well. But as the game progressed, they found that Real Madrid would definitely win the championship, so they gradually dispersed. No Atletico Madrid fan wanted to see Real Madrid celebrate.

That would be very frustrating for them as their city rivals.

When the Real Madrid bus drove into the Plaza de España, the entire bus was immediately surrounded by fans. However, after mediation, these fans consciously made way for the bus to continue moving. Each of them had a smile on their face, and every Real Madrid fan was filled with joy.

This night belongs to Real Madrid and its fans. They have every reason to cheer for the team's championship. After going through the days of nothing last season and Real Madrid's disappointment in the first half of the season, the fans now cherish the championship very much.

"adrid!!! We are the champions!!! Champions!!!"

"The championship belongs to Real Madrid!!!"

When the bus stopped, the fans in the square shouted loudly. The shouts were mixed together, but after a while they gradually became uniform. This might be a ritual, or a preparation before the carnival.

Amid such cheers, Real Madrid players got out of the bus and lined up in the square. Then, Wang Li walked out from the crowd, holding a huge scarf in his hand, and walked towards the statue of the goddess of nature and harvest in a very formal manner.

The Real Madrid fans also spontaneously made way for him. Even though there were only a few police officers around, the fans were orderly in the current situation. They just stood around and watched Wang Li walk slowly, shouting "adrid!!!" in unison.

This moment seemed so sacred.

Wang Li had never experienced such a ceremony. When his teammates told him about this ceremony, he was even a little stunned. He couldn't believe that the team had to perform such a religious ceremony after winning the championship.

However, the team unanimously nominated Wang Li as the person to put the scarf on the goddess. Wang Li was a little curious and did not refuse.

The statue of the goddess is very tall, and it is difficult for one person to climb up without tools. Next to the statue, Real Madrid Club had already prepared a scaled-down lift platform for Wang Li to climb up, which was very convenient.

Under the gaze of all the fans in the square, Wang Li climbed onto the elevator step by step. After reaching a certain height, he did not look back, but very formally held the scarf with both hands and carefully tied it around the goddess' neck.

After completing the ceremony, Wang Li let out a long sigh. He stood on the elevator, looked down at all the fans in the square and waved to them.

"Alan!! Alan!! Alan!!"

At this moment, the cheers of the fans in the square were no longer in unison, but they all shouted Wang Li's name. This was partly because they liked Wang Li, but perhaps more importantly, Wang Li's current position was too conspicuous. He stood at the highest point, looking down at all the fans as if he were looking down on his subjects, which made the fans feel a sincere awe.

"King, it's time for you to ascend the throne." When Wang Li got off the elevator, Beckham greeted him and joked.

At this time, the entire square was in chaos. Many fans were shouting the names of the players. Amid the cheers, the Real Madrid players hurriedly hid in the bus again.

In the bus, the players celebrated with the fans. It was not that they did not want to get off the bus to celebrate, but there were too many fans. Even if Wang Li got off the bus, he would be stripped naked by the fans in a few minutes. The headline of the newspaper the next day might well be 'Real Madrid wins the King's Cup, Alan Wang excitedly stages a naked streaking farce'.

This was not the first time Wang Li won a championship. When he was at Chelsea, he won four important championships. However, when Chelsea celebrated the championship, it was not as enthusiastic as Real Madrid, and there was no such strange ceremony. All of this made Wang Li feel novel, and also made him feel the difference between Real Madrid and Chelsea.

After all, Real Madrid is a traditional giant, and much of their heritage is indeed not comparable to that of the new Chelsea.

When returning home that evening, Wang Li put his medal and mini King's Cup in a small box, ready to take them back to London when he had the chance.

The medals won at Chelsea and the trophies of the World Footballer of the Year, Top Scorer and other awards were placed by Wang Li in a small showroom specially set aside in Ellis's home. Now, Wang Li is not married yet and he has no fixed residence, so it is more convenient to keep these things in Ellis's home.

Thinking of this, Wang Li's heart moved and he slowly walked into the bedroom.

At this time, Angela was sitting on a chair in the bedroom looking at the computer screen. Wang Li walked over slowly and turned around. An English movie was playing on the computer. It was a movie about love, but it seemed that Angela's mind was not on the computer screen, because she had closed her eyes at this time, and her head was nodding, as if she was about to fall asleep on the table.

Since arriving in Madrid, the two of them rarely went to bed so late. Obviously, Angela was waiting for Wang Li to come back.

Seeing this scene, Wang Li felt warm in his heart. It was a good feeling to come home so late and find someone waiting for him silently. He walked over slowly, put his arms around Angela's shoulders, put his face on her shoulders, and sniffed the scent of her hair. A fragrance came to his face, making Wang Li intoxicated.

"Ouch!!" A scream interrupted the atmosphere.

Angela woke up from her half-sleep. She turned around and saw Wang Li, wrinkling her nose and asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were back?"

Wang Li smiled and said nothing, just hugged her quietly, feeling each other's warmth.

Gradually, after a while, the atmosphere in the room became a little ambiguous. Angela turned her head and looked at Wang Li, and everything was said without words.

Soon, the room was filled with babbling sounds. These irregular cries set the tone for falling asleep late at night.

The Spanish King's Cup championship made Real Madrid happy for two consecutive days. The atmosphere in the team's training during these two days was obviously much more relaxed. This was not only the influence of the championship, but also because after the King's Cup, they could focus all their energy on the Champions League. The feeling of fighting on a single front really made people feel a lot more relaxed.

The next round of the Spanish La Liga will not start until May 1st. They have already pulled 6 points behind Barcelona. With 4 rounds left in the league, Real Madrid only needs to win two games to win the league championship, which puts them under no pressure at all.

Therefore, during the team's internal training, the players talked and laughed more.

This does not mean that the players are slacking off in training. Each of them is training hard, but the atmosphere is more relaxed during training. For example, during the hard training, teammates will joke with each other, and so on. This is what the coaching staff wants to see, because it shows that Real Madrid players are under no pressure, so they can perform at their best in major competitions.

Everyone in the team was relaxed, with only one exception, and that was the team's head coach Carlo.

On the night of the King's Cup final, Carlo completely relaxed, but when he was training the next day, he had already started thinking about the next game.

For Carlo, everyone can relax except him. He must work out tactics for the next game as soon as possible. One King's Cup is obviously not enough for Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid and Carlo have only one goal, and that is the treble.

The only uncertain championship at the moment is the European Champions League.

As the most outstanding club in the 20th century, Real Madrid has won countless championships. They are accustomed to collecting championship trophies. In such a smooth situation, one championship obviously cannot satisfy the appetite of this galactic battleship or the appetite of the fans.

On the night of celebrating the King's Cup, many Real Madrid fans had already shouted the slogan of "Triple Crown". Although Real Madrid has won many championships in history, the Triple Crown is also a luxury for them.

In 1999, Manchester United won a treble, which is still being sung by fans today. This shows how hard it was to win the treble. Fighting on three fronts, it was too difficult to win all the games in the fierce competition without making any mistakes in the middle.

However, for Real Madrid now, the treble is very close to them.

“As long as I get the Champions League trophy…” Yes, it’s that simple.

Although the next opponent is only Benfica, a Portuguese giant, which is just a small club compared to a team like Real Madrid, the fact is that those who can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League cannot be described as dark horses. They can eliminate other teams, even Barcelona, ​​so they must have their own strengths.

There is a saying in European football that 'there are no dark horses in the Champions League', which speaks to this truth. Teams without strength have been eliminated in the group stage, and no matter whether it is the round of 16 or the quarter-finals, every team has to face the best teams in other top leagues. If they can persist in this situation until now, can they still be called dark horses?

At least, Benfica is a strong team, a strong team that can threaten Real Madrid.

The closer it gets to the end of the season, the more we cannot relax, because this is the gap between the giants and ordinary teams. Many teams perform very strongly in the early stages, but at the end of the season, their form declines drastically. Now it is the end of the season again, and Real Madrid is about to face the most dangerous game. As the team's head coach, Carlo cannot help but be worried.

He needs to get the team ready for everything.

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