It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 116 114 Top of Europe (Daily Transition)
Time passed by minute by minute, but the miracle that the Red Devils expected did not appear.

In the 87th minute, Manchester United finally got another corner kick.

When Manchester United players took a corner kick, all the players standing in the penalty area jumped high. Ronaldo even jumped half a head higher than the crossbar. But at the moment he began to slide down due to gravity, the ball just happened to fly past his hair.

Tevez, who was standing not far behind him, hit the ball hard.

"boom."

The ball hit his head, but went straight over the crossbar.

Valdes kicked the ball out of the goal, and Ronaldo chested the ball and passed it to Vidic.

Vidic did not stop the ball when facing Ronaldo's pass, but passed it back to Van der Sar.

Van der Sar stood on the penalty area line, raised his hands and clapped. Charles couldn't hear what he was saying. Soon, Van der Sar took a few steps back, took a run-up and kicked the ball directly.

Just as Charles' eyes followed the ball and ran forward, Van der Sar's powerful pass almost crossed the entire football field and reached the top of Barcelona's penalty area.

Rooney rushed towards the ball between Sylvinho and Pique. Pique got the first step to block Rooney. Then, Sylvinho took advantage of this time to kick the ball away.

……

The ninety minutes ended quickly. After the exciting three minutes of stoppage time, Busacca blew the final whistle and the entire Rome Olympic Stadium turned into a sea of ​​red and blue.

Barcelona beat Manchester United 4-1 in Rome and reached the top of Europe for the third time!
"champion!"

"champion!!"

"champion!!!"

Amid the laughter of the crowd, the Barcelona players and staff who were originally standing or sitting on the sidelines with great nervousness all rushed into the field.

Keita, Pique and Hleb ran wildly on the court wearing the Mali flag, Catalan flag and Barcelona team flag that had been prepared long ago.

The moment Valdés heard the whistle, he knelt on the goal line and cried bitterly.

"That's great, Victor."

Valdez pulled Charles' hand and sat up, "Great, great."

As soon as Charles sat on the goal line with Valdés, he was surrounded by his teammates who were just preparing to celebrate.

Messi pulled up Eto'o, who was exhausted, and all the players sat in front of the goal around Charles.

As the night wind blew, red and blue pieces of paper fell like heavy snow in the fireworks thousands of miles away.

At the same time, Guardiola did not forget his demeanor, but shook hands with the Manchester United players around him one by one.

Ferguson stood up from his seat with a calm expression, comforted his disciples, and walked towards Guardiola gracefully.

Ronaldo seemed unwilling to believe what he saw. He stood on the lawn, shaking his head helplessly.

At the same time, staff are busy inlaying a plaque engraved with FC Barcelona onto the Champions League trophy.

“Between reality and ideal, the unchanging thing is the journey; between darkness and glory, the unchanging thing is exploration.”

"Manchester United reached the top of Europe last year. The Red Devils led by Ferguson were the strongest at that time."

"But in life, the next challenge will not give you a break just because you were the champion last time."

"After this summit, the next step is whether to climb to the top again and make another push towards Mount Everest, or whether to lose the glory of yesterday. Everything, before the end of the 90-minute game, before the referee blows the whistle, is a reef hidden under the sea."

"At this time, there will be different choices. Some people will choose to rest on their past achievements, but some people will choose to once again strive for a higher peak."

"Manchester United are the latter."

“The most glorious day in a person’s life is not the day when he achieves success, but the day when he challenges life from sorrow and despair and moves forward with courage.”

“In life, success is only temporary, and failure is the main theme. But every time we return from an unknown journey, there are brilliant lights waiting for us in the dark night.”

"But today, with the singing of the Italian blind singer Andrea Bocelli, the Olympic Stadium in Rome witnessed history - not Manchester United copying history, but Barcelona creating history."

"Gorgeous, smooth, pure artistic football conquered the Red Devils tonight. Under the night sky of Rome, in the singing of Bocelli, God also followed Barcelona's footsteps and turned around to dance."

"On the court, there are no permanent winners, nor permanent losers."

"Tonight, Ferguson once again wore the tie that Manchester United wore when they won the Champions League in 1999, with red and grey stripes. But 10 years later, the process and the outcome are no longer the same."

"In the 2009 Champions League final, Barcelona climbed to the top of Europe by stepping on the corpse of Manchester United, the old king of Europe in 2008."

"Barcelona's success is not inevitable, and Manchester United's failure is not predestined."

“Those who never win rarely lose, and those who never climb rarely fall.”

"Tonight, Manchester United failed."

"But there is still a long way to go. At this point, there are two choices. Some people will be devastated after a huge defeat, but others will regroup and charge toward the top of the mountain again."

Guardiola walked towards Barcelona's goal step by step with a smile on his face and tears of joy in his eyes.

Charles and others stood up one after another, and both sides opened their arms and embraced each other silently.

The 35-year-old Sylvernio, who played the entire game, turned around again and looked up at the fireworks on the Olympic Stadium, tears streaming down his face.

No one will stay young forever, but there will always be young people.

As a player, he has achieved what most players only dream of and should be satisfied.

But when he thinks about leaving Barcelona this summer, he still feels reluctant.

Charles stood quietly on the sidelines. It wasn't that he was unhappy, but he felt like he was dreaming and he wanted to remember everything in his mind.

Carrick took off his jersey and walked over to Charles, "Want a change of jersey?"

"of course can."

Charles readily agreed and took off his jersey and handed it to Carrick.

The two men hung their jerseys on their shoulders and walked and chatted along the sideline amid the cheers of the fans.

"Charles—Charles—Charles—"

As the two men walked past, the fans near the sidelines let out bursts of screams and shouts.

At this moment, no words could express what was in their hearts. People from various countries, speaking various languages, shouted the same name in unison.

They wanted to express their excitement, ecstasy, loss and melancholy, and in the end, it all became the name of the man wearing the red and blue No. 17 jersey.

"This is truly an unforgettable night. I don't think I will ever forget it, especially you," Carrick smiled and patted Charles on the shoulder.

Charles turned to look at Carrick, "Everyone will have unforgettable memories on this night." Puyol came over and patted Charles on the shoulder, "Let's go and change clothes."

Charr Carrick waved his hand and said, "I'm leaving first," and then stood on the sidelines with his teammates to change clothes.

The award ceremony begins soon.

The first to appear were the four referees.

"There have been many controversial referees in the Champions League this season, but Swiss referee Busacca performed almost perfectly in this game."

"UEFA President Platini was very satisfied with Busacca's performance. He smiled and patted Busacca on the face."

Charles and his teammates lined up to welcome runners-up Manchester United to the stage.

Ferguson walked at the front of the team, with captain Giggs following closely behind him. As Cristiano Ronaldo, the last player to accept the reality of Manchester United's failure, walked up to the podium, the Red Devils fans who were still standing had tears in their eyes again.

There are never two winners on the football field, but they are willing to accompany the Red Devils through victory and defeat.

After the Manchester United players hurriedly left the podium, Laporta, who was originally standing on the podium presenting awards, walked to the players in advance with great excitement.

After giving his blessings, Laporta led the team to the podium.

Charles followed the team onto the podium, and Platini reached out and hugged Charles, "My son, you were outstanding tonight. Domeneg made the right choice by recruiting you into the national team."

"Thank you! I also hope I can make my own contribution to the national team."

Platini is also French. He was a skilled player with a good business sense. After retiring, he ran a thriving company and became the head coach of the French national team.

When he was a player, he was the best player and top scorer. After becoming a coach, he was named the best coach in the world. After resigning from his coaching job, he successfully ran for the presidency of UEFA in 2007.

The winners in life probably refer to this type of people.

Berlusconi looked at Charles and, like Platini, hugged him affectionately. "Being able to see young talented players like you in Italy proves that our football is getting better and better. Enjoy your championship tonight."

Ciel nodded, "Thank you."

Laporta also hugged Charles with a smile on his face and said, "I am really glad that I had negotiated the contract renewal with your lawyer before this game. I think we should promote our cooperation now."

"Leave professional matters to professionals. I will listen to my lawyer in everything," Charles smiled.

The player's agent is not responsible for negotiating these things, which are all handed over to the lawyer. He will check and argue every clause in the player's contract given by Barcelona to maximize the player's rights.

As Platini handed the trophy to Puyol, the last person to take the stage, the whole audience was boiling.

Barcelona players cheered and the fans applauded and sang for them.

Puyol came to the center of the stadium with the championship trophy, and all the Barcelona players stood in front of the arch of the 2008-2009 Champions League winners for a group photo.

After taking the photos, the Barcelona players carried the trophy around the field to show it to the fans. Wherever they went, the fans cheered and shouted in respect.

After sliding on the grass together, everyone stood together and threw Guardiola high into the air.

"Alright, alright," Guardiola begged for mercy after being thrown up, "I'm going to the press conference now."

……

Just as Guardiola was preparing for the post-match press conference, Charles was also pushed to the group of reporters, ready to be interviewed.

"How does it feel to be the champion, Ciel?"

“It’s amazing, it feels so good.”

"Di Stefano said you are a great player, creative and can score goals, what do you think?"

Ciel smiled and looked at the reporter, "It's a wonderful thing to receive praise from a great senior."

“If you didn’t play football, what would you do?”

"I think I might be a farmer, or a florist," Charles thought for a moment and said seriously.

Hearing this, the reporters wanted to put their microphones into Charles' mouths, "Why?"

Charles thought about it and reorganized his words. "When I was still playing football in Ajaccio, my mother told me that if I didn't want to play football anymore, I could work in her flower shop and she would support me."

A blond reporter finally came up and asked in broken Spanish, "Do you watch your own game video after the game?"

Before Charles could answer, Pique, who was passing by Charles, squeezed into the camera and said, "No, no, no, he only watches other teams' videos in Pep's office. He prefers to write team analysis reports for Pep rather than watching his own videos."

……

The press conference hall had nearly 300 seats, and the first two rows were occupied by British reporters.

The flash lights at the scene kept flashing, and Ferguson looked at the reporters majestically.

"The opening was very positive for us. But then our opponent scored a goal and we lost our composure. I watched the whole game carefully and defense was a problem." Ferguson twisted his tie knot, as if he felt it was too tight to breathe. "But we have to admit objectively that Barcelona did a great job."

"Sir, what do you think of Ciel?"

Ferguson looked at the reporters in the audience with a cold and expressionless face. "There is nothing to say. As long as you watch the game, you will know what kind of player Charles is."

He has always had a bad relationship with the media, so he was uncooperative during interviews and embarrassed reporters at press conferences many times.

After a row with a BBC reporter in front of a TV camera, he even stopped accepting BBC interviews and always let his assistant coach speak for him.

After a few questions, it was finally the turn of the non-British reporter in the back row to ask, "Even after making all kinds of arrangements and using all kinds of means before the game, if the result is still a failure, will you still have the motivation to lead the team to continue pursuing victory?"

Ferguson seemed to have salt rubbed into his wounds. He paused for a few seconds before saying stiffly: "I don't understand what you mean by this question. Also, you'd better make it clear. The thief before the game was not arranged by me at all. If you want to know the answer to this question, you should ask Real Madrid."

The reporter quickly explained, "I have no ill intentions..."

Ferguson interrupted him before he could explain, "I don't answer stupid questions. The team that performed better won the championship. I have nothing more to say."

After saying this, Ferguson left the press conference with his back still standing straight.

With Ferguson's departure, Guardiola also stepped into the hall.

Before Guardiola sat down, he clenched his fist and stretched out his arms to everyone in victory. "How can we not be excited to beat Manchester United, the best team in the world, in this way today?"

"... I want to tell my fans, celebrate as you like, but don't break windows or traffic lights in Rome."

The commentary for this chapter is really difficult to write. I read a lot of He Wei’s commentaries and kept revising them, but I still can’t write it well. I hope this final version can barely satisfy everyone.

The Spanish national derby is over. If Director M continues to hang Real Madrid, then Madrid will probably only have one King M - Bellingham.

Compared to this, I think Serie A's "Loyalty Derby" is more interesting - watching Lautaro torture Lukaku.

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(End of this chapter)