Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 166 European Super Cup (Second Update, Please Vote for Me!)
Chapter 166
European Super Cup (Second update, please vote for me!)
Judging from the situation in the first round of the league, the competition for the Premier League this season may be very fierce. Because all the traditional strong teams won... Liverpool won Sunderland 3:1 away from home, Arsenal narrowly defeated West Bromwich Albion 1:0 at home, and Chelsea defeated Stoke City 4:0 at home. , Manchester United defeated Newcastle United 2:1 after a hard battle at home, and Manchester City defeated Aston Villa 4:2 away from home. []
"There are no upsets, no suspense, all the strong teams have passed. This indicates that the competition in the Premier League this season will be more intense. The traditional top four of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all performed very well. Although Manchester City has been in the Premier League for two consecutive seasons. They lost the championship at the last moment, but their management made a very correct decision. After a summer full of rumors, they kept Mancini, so Manchester City also continued their strong performance in the past two seasons. Defeated Aston Villa 4:2 away from home... It seems that we can have more to look forward to in the Premier League this season."
"In addition, Tottenham and Everton are also performing well. This season's Premier League has the grandeur of the Serie A Mini World Cup. Many teams have the strength to compete. It seems that the overlord Manchester United has to face many challenges. The opponent’s challenge..."
Liverpool, who got a good start in the league, continued their efforts in the second round. They defeated Stoke City 2:1 at home.
After two rounds of league games, Liverpool won two games, but Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea also won two games. Arsenal lost the game and fell behind temporarily in this long-distance race.
After this league match, the Liverpool team will prepare for the European Super Cup with Real Madrid.
In addition, Liverpool general manager Niang has to go to Monaco on behalf of the club to participate in the new season's Champions League group draw ceremony.
Chen Yingxiong also followed the team to Monaco, but he did not participate in the draw ceremony. Although UEFA invited him because he was one of the three finalists for this season's UEFA Ballon d'Or, many media had already broken the news in advance. It will belong to Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who led Real Madrid to win the domestic league championship and the Champions League championship. Chen Yingxiong is not there to serve as a foil.
Chen Yingxiong doesn't do this kind of thing of being a green leaf for others. Not to mention that Ronaldo, like Messi, can't deal with Chen Yingxiong.
Why bother to cheer up someone you don't want to deal with?
Chen Yingxiong simply declined UEFA's invitation because he wanted to concentrate on preparing for the Super Cup, so there were only two candidates present at the scene this time-Messi and Ronaldo.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chen Yingxiong is uncomfortable with UEFA and the two candidates. However, everyone knows that this is Chen Yingxiong's style, so there is no fuss. Only a few people complained that Chen Yingxiong was too rude to do this. Those who said so were the media in Portugal, Spain and Argentina.
Chen Yingxiong ignored it.
In fact, it's not just a random excuse for not wanting to go. This European Super Cup is indeed very important to Chen Yingxiong. Because once Cristiano Ronaldo wins the award, he will have a chance to talk directly with him. He wants to defeat Ronaldo in this game, not to prove that he is more worthy of the Golden Globe Award than Ronaldo. Football awards are more important than team honors. He knows that the Europa League champion is indeed not as important as the Champions League champion... He just wants to stir up trouble at Ronaldo's celebration banquet and add some unexpected trouble...
To put it bluntly, it's just to disgust this enemy who dislikes each other.
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Not surprisingly, Platini finally awarded the Ballon d'Or to Ronaldo, who was in high spirits. The Portuguese had been suppressed by Messi for many years, and finally succeeded in regaining the Ballon d'Or with his explosive performance last season.
Although Messi was applauding next to him, the lonely expression on his face made many of his fans feel heartbroken for him.
If this Ballon d'Or belonged to him, his supporters would have been eager to shout the title of "New Ball King", but he was stabbed by Ronaldo at the most critical moment.
When the whole world was watching the awards ceremony and lottery ceremony live, Chen Yingxiong did not watch it. He is practicing hard in the dungeon.
Skillfully using his left foot to control the ball is very painful and difficult for Chen Yingxiong, who is not left-handed, not to mention that the person who passed the ball to him was Maradona who deliberately made things difficult for him.
But Chen Yingxiong still made great progress. This is first due to his persistence, and then the training effect bonus in the copy. Another important factor is the talent of "Inverse Foot Accuracy". After obtaining this talent, Chen Yingxiong threw in all the talent points he gained from upgrading. Currently this talent has been upgraded to level four. Nowadays, each level requires a lot of experience, and upgrading is much more difficult than before. It is indeed not easy for Chen Yingxiong to be able to advance to three levels in such a short period of time after acquiring this talent.
The mission of the Europa League helped him a lot. Otherwise, he would not have been promoted until he had accumulated experience points in training.
When Chen Yingxiong was tortured by Maradona for another hour and a half, he collapsed on the ground, his chest heaving violently, and his whole body looked like he had been fished out of the water.
But he was very happy because he just heard a "ding"!
This sound effect means that he has upgraded again!
Gaining a brand new talent point, his left foot ability has reached a new level!
When he thinks that his left foot is better than it is now, Chen Yingxiong feels very excited and has a sense of accomplishment.
Everyone says that Cristiano Ronaldo is the most comprehensive player in world football today. I, Chen Yingxiong, want them to see who is the most comprehensive!
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Twenty-four hours after the awards ceremony, the European Super Cup kicked off at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.
Last season's Champions League champions Real Madrid will face Europa League champions Liverpool!
Real Madrid has a strong team, and Liverpool is not far behind. This is a top European matchup at the truly wealthy level. Unlike in the past, the winners of the Europa League were mostly teams from second-tier leagues or second-tier teams from first-tier leagues. It’s not like some European king of kings competition at all.
This time, both Liverpool and Real Madrid have many records in the European war that they can be proud of - these two teams have won the Champions League a combined 15 times! It is one of the most successful teams in European football history.
And the two teams are quite related.
There is kindness and resentment.
Real Madrid's current head coach Mourinho was very close to the Champions League final when he was coaching Chelsea. But his team were beaten on penalties by Liverpool in the semi-finals. He has been coaching Chelsea for many years and has not been able to lead the team to the finals, which has become his regret.
Secondly, when Chelsea defeated Liverpool and won the League Cup in the final, he made a "shut up" gesture to Liverpool fans, which caused an uproar and also showed his attitude towards Liverpool.
He once said that he would never coach Liverpool. Although he did not disclose the reason, everyone is guessing that this may be because he wants to succeed Ferguson and coach Manchester United, so he will not choose to coach Manchester United's mortal enemy Liverpool.
Mourinho's feelings towards Liverpool are personal.
Also a personal grudge is the Liverpool players' views on Cristiano Ronaldo - during the Premier League period, Ronaldo was not liked by Liverpool players because he was a Manchester United player and Liverpool's mortal enemy. And now that Liverpool has Chen Yingxiong, they feel that compared with Chen Yingxiong, Ronaldo is nothing! Yesterday, Ronaldo won the UEFA Ballon d'Or. The Liverpool players were still very aggrieved for Chen Yingxiong. They felt that Chen Yingxiong was not inferior to Ronaldo in terms of strength. Ronaldo can win the Golden Globe Award, but his reputation is greater than that of Chen Yingxiong...
The feud between Liverpool and Real Madrid is between the team and the team. Real Madrid was once severely slapped by Liverpool in the Champions League. It was still the 2008-09 season. In the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid was beaten 1:0 by Liverpool at home, and was swept by Liverpool 4:0 in the away game. That game was full of controversial penalties, so the Real Madrid people were not convinced when they lost. The two teams never met again.
Of course, the two sides are not entirely "grudges". There are players on both teams who have played for each other. On Real Madrid's side there are Xavi Alonso and Arbeloa, and on Liverpool's side it's Shaheen. This also somewhat strengthened the connection between the two teams. It is worth mentioning that both Alonso and Arbeloa participated in the 4-0 home defeat of Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout round that year. They were Liverpool players at the time.
In addition, there is another thing that always reminds the two teams together——
In the 2011-2012 season, Real Madrid had an away jersey that was all red.
Since both teams were still sponsored by Adidas at the time, Real Madrid's red away jersey would make people think it was Liverpool's home jersey at a glance.
Even Xavi Alonso said that he felt strange when wearing this red jersey - "I always think that I am still fighting for Liverpool..."
It can be said that for some people, this game is tense, but for others, I am afraid it is quite warm...
Alonso not only shook hands when the players of both sides shook hands, but also hugged Gerrard. The two were midfield partners in Liverpool. Liverpool reversed AC Milan and created a miracle in Istanbul. That night, the two men blew the whistle in the midfield. The clarion call for Liverpool's counterattack sounded. Gerrard scored a goal and Alonso scored a penalty kick to equalize the score and completely defeat the psychological defense of AC Milan.
Alonso was still quite young at that time. Now he has become a veteran... It is inevitable that the two former teammates and friends will be a little sad when they meet again on the court.
Chen Yingxiong and Cristiano Ronaldo are both global spokespersons for live football, but they both look down on each other. They all feel that they are the most awesome and arrogant person. Among such arrogant people in this world, I am enough, and the other one is completely redundant.
Therefore, when the two shook hands, they had a tacit understanding, and neither one looked at the other directly - Chen Yingxiong looked far away, looking at the stands in front, and Ronaldo simply turned his head while shaking hands.
"We all know that the hero is not convinced by the result of this Golden Globe Award. This game will be interesting to watch! Hahaha!" The commentator laughed, because if these two players perform at their best, it will be a good thing for the fans watching the game. .