Chapter 523 Endless Sighs

When the game ended, the Real Madrid players in the stands finally shouted wildly to celebrate. They burst into unprecedented momentum to cheer for Real Madrid's victory. Some crazy goals even crossed the guardrail and rushed into the stadium. This scene was captured by a few reporters, which is a scene rarely seen in other leagues.

However, this is not a good thing for Real Madrid players.

At this time, Wang Li was exchanging jerseys with Simao. No matter what, Real Madrid had already beaten Benfica, and Simao was Benfica's top star, so he was still qualified to exchange jerseys with Wang Li.

This is a friendly gesture and also a sign of mutual respect between professional players on the court.

However, some Real Madrid fans ran in from the stands.

Now that the game was over, the security and police at the stadium were not very strict, but these fans rushed directly towards Wang Li. So Wang Li didn't say anything to Simando, he quickly took off his jersey and snatched the jersey from his hand. After doing these things, Wang Li flew directly with light steps and slipped into the player tunnel.

Perhaps, that is the only place that is safe.

Of course, other Real Madrid players did not have the same treatment. Although there were not many Real Madrid fans who could enter the stadium, they were still much more than the number of players. Each of them was surrounded by many fans asking for autographs, and some even stripped their clothes directly.

At this time, the Real Madrid players were full of complaints, thinking, "Why am I not as smart as Alan!"

Unfortunately, they can only be surrounded by fans and slowly enjoy the feeling of being worshipped as idols. To be honest, this feeling is very good when you experience it for the first time, but as big-name stars, they hate this feeling.

After this farce, with the help of security personnel and anti-explosion police, the Real Madrid players were able to escape from the suffering, and they returned to the locker room together, eager to fight.

At this time, Wang Ligang took a comfortable cold shower.

So he was surrounded by these resentful teammates, and the locker room immediately became a mess, with clothes and shoes flying everywhere. When Carlo walked in, it was almost turned into a garbage dump, with mineral water, drinks and other things spilled all over the floor.

"Hahahaha, we're in the finals, and I'm the top scorer!"

Until this time, Carlos took one of Wang Li's shoes and shouted excitedly, but when he looked up, he saw Carlo's dark face: "Coach..., I was joking..."

Sadly, he was ignored.

"Alan, pack up and come with me to the press conference." Carlo said, turned around and walked out of the locker room.

It was not until more than ten minutes later that Carlo and Wang Li arrived. At this time, Benfica's head coach Kaman had been waiting for ten minutes. However, Koeman was not lonely because many reporters asked him some sharp questions.

Koeman has a strong restraint. No matter who asks questions, he always says: "Wait until the press conference starts."

In short, he just wanted to wait until the Real Madrid players arrived before answering.

The reporters' wait was not in vain. When Carlo and Wang Li arrived, Koeman finally spoke. In front of Carlo, he personally admitted that he lost with all his heart and emphasized that the gap between Benfica's strength and Real Madrid was too big.

"I have no excuses, I admit we lost."

Koeman said: "Real Madrid is the best team in football today, no doubt about it. They are the real dream team. I think if you want to beat this team, you must unite many giants."

"They have a black-haired kid who can do everything. I have no way to defend him. However, it's not just me who has no way. I think all the coaches in the world can't come up with a solution now."

"But......"

At this time, Koeman changed the subject and said: "...I succeeded in the first round. Although many people think it is just utilitarian football, I did succeed. He failed to score in that game, and Real Madrid failed to score. This is success."

"If any team thinks this is okay, they can come and try it."

"9:0 is a shame for Benfica, but I don't think it's a big deal. I will leave this team in a few days. I have nothing to say. Real Madrid is really strong. They have exceeded the imagination of ordinary fans. I think this time the Champions League title will definitely be theirs, there is no doubt about it."

"Benfica's strength is limited. It is almost impossible to lead such a team to beat Real Madrid without using my tactics. But we still lost. It's all because of Alan Wang in their team. I didn't lose unfairly. If I had such a player under me, I could also win easily."

After saying these words, Koeman nodded to everyone and walked out of the press conference with a lonely look on his face. I'm afraid that after returning to Lisbon, he will have to worry about finding a new club.

After listening to Koeman's words, almost all reporters wrote down every word of it immediately, and the Spanish media also developed some good feelings towards this coach, mainly because Koeman praised Wang Li to the sky.

However, there is some truth in what he said.

Who can beat Real Madrid?

At least no team has beaten Real Madrid with Wang Li yet. Is it true that only other giants can compete with Real Madrid if they unite? People don't know, but they know that even if that happens, Real Madrid is still likely to win.

The most important thing is that in this game, the strength displayed by this black-haired boy is amazing!

Compared to Koeman's loneliness, Real Madrid coach Carlo was full of pride. Koeman bowed his head and admitted defeat. No matter what he said, it was an affirmation of Real Madrid. As the head coach of Real Madrid, this is certainly something to be happy about.

“I’m very happy because we made it to the final!”

Carlo said: "The next game will be held in Paris. Whether our opponent is Villarreal or Lyon, I have the confidence to lead Real Madrid to the top of Europe!"

Carlo's words were very morale-boosting and could be considered a declaration of victory.

In fact, at this moment, many fans are still concerned about another game, that is Lyon vs Villarreal.

In the first round, Villarreal lost 1:2 to Lyon at home, and this game is being held in France, only one hour later than Real Madrid's game.

Now the game has reached its final moments. According to the news from the front line, the current score is 0:1, which means that Lyon has gained the advantage with two away goals, but if Villarreal scores another goal, they will also be eliminated.

There are only more than 10 minutes left in the game.

Does Villarreal still have a chance? This is a question that all of Spain is concerned about.

In last season's Champions League final, Chelsea and Liverpool faced off. The confrontation between the two English teams undoubtedly brought new vitality to the usually dull English football, and English fans also had reason to be proud.

Now, Spanish fans have reason to be proud as two of their teams have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. If Villarreal can eliminate Lyon, the Champions League final will turn into a civil war among Spanish teams.

This is what Spanish fans want to see.

Wang Li, who was at the press conference, certainly couldn't watch the game live, but he was also concerned about the game, which would determine Real Madrid's opponent. Wang Li hoped that the opponent would be Villarreal, a team Real Madrid knew well. If the two teams met in the final, I'm afraid that even if Wang Li didn't play, the team would probably win easily.

Is there anything more comfortable than winning the Champions League trophy safely?

When Wang Li walked out of the press conference, he got the news from a reporter---Lyon finally defended the goal and eliminated Villarreal with the advantage of away goal difference.

This means that Lyon will be Real Madrid's opponent in the final.

Upon hearing the news, Wang Li just felt a little moved and smiled. It would be good for Villarreal to appear, but it doesn't matter if Lyon qualifies, right?

Real Madrid made it to the European final, which was not an unexpected result. However, the next day, the Spanish media's coverage of the two European Champions League semi-finals could even be said to be a bit bleak, simply because the other team, Villarreal, did not qualify. This prevented Spanish fans from seeing the Champions League showdown between the two Spanish teams, which was a pity.

However, for Real Madrid, the media and fans all agree that their situation is bright, and Koeman's words at yesterday's press conference gave this confidence a shot in the arm!

"Benfica coach Koeman: Real Madrid is the real dream team!"

The next day, many newspapers used this sentence as the headline on their front pages. The report by Marca, the top supporter of Real Madrid, was the most intense. They said in their report: "In today's football world, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the strongest. They are far ahead of Barcelona, ​​which has always praised itself as 'excellent'. The Catalan team was very powerful, but was still beaten 8:0 by Real Madrid."

"This year's European champion will definitely be Real Madrid. They are about to win their 10th UEFA Champions League title (European Cup). This is a memorable moment. No team can be compared with Real Madrid. We believe that from now on, Real Madrid will create one glory after another!!"

At the end of the article, they talked about the players of the 'Dream Team' one by one, and the description of Wang Li was particularly eloquent: "...He is a miracle, the king of Real Madrid in this era. Florentino brought this young man to the Bernabeu, and he directly reached the top. No player can do better than him, he is the eternal pride of Real Madrid!"

Compared with Real Madrid's first supporter, "Real Sports" analyzed Real Madrid's final. In the analysis, they pointed out that Lyon's three fronts were quite different from Real Madrid, especially the forward line. The two teams were not comparable at all.

“This is a battle without any suspense.”

In the article, they said: "Real Madrid will win in the end, I think there will be no dispute about this. Although Villarreal failed, Real Madrid is different. They are the 'Dream Team', with the best team in the world and the best lineup. We believe Real Madrid will bring the championship trophy to Spain."

"Four years later, another hope."

This kind of headline obviously belongs to neutral foreign media, which look at this final from a normal perspective. They traced back the history - in 2001/2002, Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League trophy, and in the three years between now, Real Madrid has not been able to enter the semi-finals again. Now, they have the opportunity to compete for the championship trophy again.

Germany's Kicker commented: "Real Madrid has great hopes, they have the best players in the world. Lyon is not bad, but in comparison, Real Madrid is stronger. If Lyon wants to win the final victory and get the championship, they have to consider defense, because Real Madrid's offensive ability is too strong!"

“This is a very difficult topic.”

The Sun said: "Defense is not a very difficult thing to do. Mourinho is very good at defense. So far, in the Premier League, Thomas Clarke has kept a record of 1,654 minutes without conceding a goal. But this Chelsea team, facing Real Madrid with Alan Wang, was almost beaten into a funnel. So what will Lyon do?"

Olympique Lyonnais, referred to as Lyon (OL? and?Lyon), is located in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France. It is a newly emerging French football team in the 1990s. It is not an exaggeration to say that Lyon is now the giant of Ligue 1, because in French football, the fans are familiar with Lyon.

Lyon's predecessor was a football team that was a branch of the Lyon Olympic Sports Club. In 1889, it left the sports club and established a new club on its own, but Lyon's official website stated that the club was officially established in 1950.

In the French Football League, Lyon was one of the first members of the league. Unfortunately, it ranked 15th that year and was relegated to the Second Division. In the following year, in 1951, it won the first championship after its founding as the Second Division champion and was promoted to the First Division again.

But in fact, Lyon has not achieved any brilliant results in the history of French football. The more outstanding ones were reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup in the 1960s, reaching the French Cup final three times and winning the championship twice. From this we can see that Lyon is not actually brilliant.

However, in the late 1990s, the arrival of Paulinho marked the beginning of Lyon's rise. At the beginning, Lyon won the top three in the league for three consecutive times. In 2002, the team finally won the French top league championship for the first time. It was also in this year that Paulinho replaced Paulinho who went to coach the French national football team.

Afterwards, Le Guen led Lyon to maintain momentum, and with the outstanding performances of players Juninho Jr., Diarra, Cristiano Max Gomez, Michael Essien, Sidney Gove and goalkeeper Gregory Coupet, they swept three consecutive league titles from 2003 to 2005, winning the league championship for four consecutive years, tying the record of four consecutive championships set by Saint-Etienne in the late 1960s and Marseille in the early 1990s.

Last season, former Liverpool head coach Gerard Houllier returned to France as the new head coach and brought Portuguese midfielder Thiago from Chelsea and former Valencia striker John Carew to the team. After the departure of Essien and other players, Lyon's strength did not decline.

It is worth mentioning that before the Champions League semi-finals, that is, in the 35th round of the French Ligue 1 on April 15, Lille defeated the second-ranked Bordeaux 3:2 at home, thus winning the French Ligue 1 championship trophy four rounds in advance, while the second-placed Bordeaux team lagged behind by 14 points and could not catch up with Lyon in the remaining four games.

This is Lyon's fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title. After 2000, they became the leading team in French football, and their momentum of winning five consecutive championships is unstoppable!

Defending the French Ligue 1 title is not only an honor for Lyon, the practical benefits cannot be ignored: the fixed bonus is more than 11.5 million euros, the championship bonus is more than 16.5 million euros, and there is more than 40 million euros in television viewing fees. These have made Lyon huge profits, and the team's desire for another championship has become even stronger.

"If we win the Champions League, where will we be able to go?"

This idea not only made Lyon's supporters excited, but the whole of France was also looking forward to Lyon winning the European Championship. Now they are only one step away.

The burden of all this falls on the shoulders of the team's head coach, Gerard Houllier.

"champion?"

Houllier, who was still sitting in the office late at night, smiled bitterly when he thought of this word. As the head coach of Lyon, he also wanted to win the championship, but facing a real "dream team", his confidence in winning was really limited.

"What should I do?"

What worries Houllier most is how to defend the black-haired boy from Real Madrid.

Countless bloody lessons from his predecessors have told Houllier that this dark-haired kid is almost an all-around player and is simply unstoppable, but now he has to face this problem again because it involves a Champions League trophy.

"Two hundred million euros..."

Thinking about this, Houllier smiled bitterly again. Even if all the Lyon teams were sold, they might not be worth this price.

Two hundred million euros, which is almost ten tons of gold, how to defend a player worth so much money? This is enough to make people scratch their heads, and the other players of Real Madrid are not just for show. Robinho, Baptista, David Beckham are all players who need to be closely guarded.

What should I do?

Late at night, Houllier scratched his hair for a long time, but all he got in return was an endless sigh.

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