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Chapter 265 Challenger: Cristiano Ronaldo

Chapter 265 Challenger: Cristiano Ronaldo
Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy at their home ground.

They then had a championship parade in Liverpool.

Liverpool fans excitedly took to the streets to celebrate the team's brilliant achievements this season.

Actually.

For Liverpool fans.

Even if.
This season, they did not make it to the Champions League final and were even eliminated in the group stage.

They won't have any regrets.

because.

League title won.

The curse that has sealed Liverpool for nearly thirty years has finally been broken.

that's enough.

not to mention.

Liverpool can still continue to surprise them.

Media all over the world are reporting the news that Liverpool has won the Premier League title.

England's biggest club has finally ended its history of being without a Premier League title.

And for Liverpool players.

They had two days off after winning the league title.

Two days later.

They regrouped.

Then, head to Ukraine.

They are preparing for the last game of the season.

It is also the game they want to win the most: the Champions League final.

The final day is getting closer.

Media from various countries and around the world have also focused all their attention on the most important game of this season's European League.

Real Madrid, Liverpool.

The two teams in the final are both well-known and powerful teams.

Both sides have a large number of fans all over the world.

In addition, all the mainstream leagues have now ended one after another.

Football media all over the world have focused all their attention on this game.

Media from all over the world are warming up for the Champions League final in their own ways.

in England.

All the media are revolving around Liverpool's preparations.

Liverpool arrived in Ukraine, Liverpool held their first training session, Liverpool's head coach, interviews with the players, and more.

And in Spain.

Of course, people are paying attention to Real Madrid's preparations.

Champions League game.

sometimes.

It is also a showdown between the professional football leagues of various countries.

all the time.

The Premier League claims to be the best league in the world.

But in recent years.

What embarrassed them was.

In the Champions League.

The performance of Premier League teams is different from that of more than a decade ago, in the first decade of the early century.

It has been reduced a lot.

The last team to win the Champions League was Chelsea in 2012.
after this.

The champions are: Bayern, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Monaco.

It has little to do with the Premier League.

and.

Since Bayern won the championship in the 2012-2013 season.

Four consecutive Champions League finals.

There are La Liga teams that have made it to the finals.

Even the two seasons when Real Madrid won the championship.

Their opponents are both Atletico Madrid.

In the history of the Champions League final.

Yes, and only these two times, the city derby in the Champions League final was staged.

From the perspective of the combat effectiveness of the top teams.

The Premier League has indeed been a bit lagging in recent years.

just now.

Liverpool reached the final.

To some extent, it saved some face for the Premier League team.

And in China.

All the media revolve around Yang Guang.

after all.

Sunshine has a chance to become the defending Champions League champion.

Which players have won the Champions League for different teams in two consecutive seasons?
This information is hard to find.

But it was still found out by the Chinese media.

The most recent one, of course, is Samuel Eto'o.

Eto'o played for Barcelona in the 2008-2009 season, and Barcelona won the Champions League that season.

Eto'o then moved to Inter Milan.

Under Mourinho.

In the 2009-2010 season, Inter Milan won the treble - which of course included the Champions League.

Except Eto'o.

After the Champions League reform.

There are also two players who have defended the Champions League title - since no team has successfully defended the title after the Champions League was reformed, these two players naturally won the title for different teams.

They are Paulo Sousa and Marcel Desailly.

Paulo Sousa won the title with Juventus in 1995-96 and then with Dortmund in 1996-97.

Desailly won the title with Marseille in 1993, but then Marseille was banned and he moved to AC Milan, who won the Champions League in the 1993-94 season.

If Suns can beat Real Madrid in this Champions League final.

Then he will become the fourth player to win the Champions League title after the Champions League reform.

This "ranking" has excited both Chinese media and Chinese fans.

CCTV Sports Channel started warming up for the Champions League final a week before the game.

Domestic tour groups have also sold out nearly all available fans at the National Olympic Stadium in Kyiv.

This made the Madrid media very dissatisfied.

They believe that these tickets were bought by Chinese people.

They are all fans of Sunshine.

Thus.

In the final match.

Liverpool will get more support from fans.

This is somewhat unfair to Real Madrid - Real Madrid probably rarely encounters such an experience.

The Champions League finals are mostly played on neutral grounds.

And as the world's most famous wealthy family.

At neutral venues, Real Madrid often have more fans than their opponents.

But for this game, you don’t need statistics to know.

In the final match.

The voices supporting Liverpool are definitely louder than those supporting Real Madrid.
Although the media hype was going viral.

But the training grounds for both teams were quiet.

Both sides conducted closed training.

In addition to the fixed 30 minutes of media open time every day.

Most of the time.

It is impossible for the media to capture the training footage of both sides.

Both sides booked a relatively enclosed venue in Kiev as their local training base.

Neither side was willing to expose their teams and players too much to the media spotlight before the game.

before the finals begin.

The coaching staffs of both sides are trying their best to eliminate external interference.

Allow the players to focus all their attention on the game itself.

Although the media in England and Spain are listing information that is favorable to each other.

But the players won't even look at this information.

Before the game.

Many players even turned off their mobile phones.

The match day arrived in such a "tranquility".

On match day.

Ukraine is the largest country in Europe after Russia.

Its capital, Kiev, witnessed a scene that surprised local Ukrainians.

A large number of Chinese people poured in.

Chinese people can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Ukraine.

And as the game time approaches.

These Chinese people, with the Kiev Olympic Stadium as the center, poured in that direction.

in fact.

On the same day.

There are also large numbers of British people from Liverpool and Spanish people from Madrid entering the capital of this Eastern European country.

But because these people are all white.

Relatively speaking.

No Chinese people would stand out.

Media from all over.

Also poured into Kyiv.

This made the capital of this country, which is usually not paid attention to by the mainstream media, briefly become the focus of attention of football fans around the world.

"Dear audience, this is the hotel where Liverpool is staying. Now we can see that Liverpool's bus has stopped in front of the hotel. Liverpool's players are already waiting in the hotel lobby to board the bus. A large number of fans are already waiting outside the hotel."

The bus to Liverpool was not far away.

A large number of media cameras were focused on the bus that was about to take them to the finals venue.

The bus departed a week in advance.

It crossed the English Channel, entered Germany from France, continued eastward, passed through Poland, and finally arrived in Ukraine.

This is the bus that accompanied Liverpool players throughout the season.

It is about to head to its last destination of the season: the Champions League final.

Yangguang and his teammates came down from the hotel and into the lobby.

At this moment.

The fans waiting outside the hotel immediately cheered.

As the coaching staff came out.

The players stood up and walked towards the bus.

Wait until everyone is on the bus.

The car started and headed towards the destination.

Fans along the way cheered for Liverpool's bus.

And in the car.

The fans also waved to the fans through the car windows.

The reporter from CCTV's front-line broadcast team said to the camera, with the bus slowly moving forward as the background: "Liverpool's players have already set off!"

Ronaldo walked off the pitch along with the Real Madrid players.

"The weather is quite cold, let's get active!"

The voice of Real Madrid's fitness coach rang in his ears.

In May in Ukraine, the temperature at night is still not high. Compared with the warm Spain, the temperature here can be considered cold.

Ronaldo glanced at the other half of the field.

He saw the Chinese big man at a glance. Last season.

It is also the venue for the Champions League final.

The big guy beat him in the final.

Ronaldo originally thought that he could win the 2017 Ballon d'Or by leading Real Madrid to the Champions League final and helping Real Madrid become the first team to defend the Champions League title after the Champions League was reformed.

As a result, his vision was shattered by the sunlight.

But okay
this season.

He once again stepped onto the final stage.

The opponent has become Liverpool.

But it’s the same as last season.
He still needs to beat the Chinese guy.

This is a World Cup year.

Ronaldo is full of expectations for this year.

First led Real Madrid to defeat Liverpool and win the championship.

Then he led Portugal to win the World Cup in Russia.

He can become the world's number one because of this!

With such determination.

C Luo withdrew his gaze.

His era.

This will be the first step!
"Hey, Ronaldo is watching you."

During warm-up.

Mane bumped his shoulder into the sun.

"Don't worry about him."

Sunshine shrugged.

Of course he noticed Ronaldo's gaze.

He could understand the meaning of this look.

The opponent is strong and looks determined.

But Yangguang's attention is more on himself.

In the locker room.

Zidane stared at the tactical board, but his thoughts were no longer on the whiteboard.

He had already explained and arranged the tactics and the like.

This is the Champions League final, how could they emphasize tactics to the players only half an hour before the game?
It's this time.

What he needs to do is to boost the team's determination and bring confidence to Real Madrid players.

It stands to reason.

For the Real Madrid team, there is no need to emphasize "confidence" when playing in the Champions League final.

But this game was different.

On the other side, there is sunshine.

The defeat in last year's Champions League final was a heavy blow to Real Madrid players.

now.

In the Champions League final.

Meet the sunshine again.

He was worried that his players would be afraid of the sun - this guy was almost becoming a nightmare for Real Madrid players.

Klopp was also in the Liverpool dressing room.

He doesn't need to make any preparations.

For this passionate rock coach, how to boost the morale of his players is already a piece of cake for him.

Klopp recalled the final in 13.

This is the second time he has led the team to the finals.

The first time, he lost to Bayern.

The second time, he defeated Bayern and reached the final.

However, the opponent became Real Madrid.

Honestly.

Klopp didn't have much confidence.

This is the final match.

Any outcome is possible.

He stared at the tactics board in a daze.

at last.

He heard movement outside the door.

The German hurriedly corrected his expression.

The game starts in twenty minutes.

Zidane looked at his players.

"I am very happy that we can stand in the final again. I think you all remember what happened to us last season. Thank you for your hard work this season, which gave us the opportunity to avenge our previous defeat."

"I have always believed that you are the best players in the world because you play for the best team in the world. The best team in the world deserves the most prestigious championship in the world!"

"We have failed before, but we will never fail forever. To some extent, although the names of the opponents in this final are different, they are essentially the same. They are all teams with the Chinese big man as the core."

These words made all the Real Madrid players look solemn and serious.

Real Madrid has not made many personnel changes this season.

Because this team is already quite stable.

It's just one season, they don't need to make any major personnel changes.

All Real Madrid players raised their heads.

Ronaldo stood in the center circle with a serious expression, even with a hint of murderous intent.

He didn't allow himself to lose to the same opponent in the Champions League final... twice.

"The game is about to start, guys. Remember what I told you at the beginning of the season? We are the best team and we will not be afraid of any opponent."

Klopp's voice was not as passionate as his opponent expected.

"There's nothing much to say. You know what to do. We've been working hard for this moment."

"Stay calm, stay passionate, and don't panic no matter what situation you encounter. We have encountered various unexpected situations this season, but we have survived them all."

"Get on the field and play our football!"

Klopp opened the door to the locker room.

Sunshine stood up.

"Brothers, let's go!"

"Here they come! They're coming!"

In the commentary box.

CCTV commentator He Wei and his commentary partner Xu Yang became excited.

In the players' tunnel.

The players from both teams are already lining up.

This made He Wei couldn't help but raise his voice.

Even though he was wearing noise-canceling headphones, the cheers from the audience still came through.

Xu Yang next to him lowered his head and looked at the monitor.

really.

The TV broadcasts know exactly what the audience wants to see.

The TV broadcast first gave Ronaldo a long close-up.

Then he put the camera back to Yangguang's face.

At last.

The camera zooms out.

Put both of them in the frame.

Both stood at the end of their respective queues.

There was no exchange of pleasantries between the two sides.

Instead, look ahead.

"These are the two key figures in this game. Although Real Madrid's performance in the league this season was not satisfactory, they only got 76 points in the league, ranking third in the league, 17 points behind Barcelona, which won the league championship, but they performed very well in the Champions League and made it all the way to the final. For Real Madrid, the Champions League final is the redemption of their season. If they fail to win the Champions League final, then Real Madrid will face an embarrassing season of nothing."

He Wei said.

Xu Yang, who was standing next to him, took over the conversation: "I don't think we care whether Real Madrid loses all four major titles. We just hope that Sunshine can win the Champions League."

The two laughed when they heard this.

In fact, He Wei is a very famous Real Madrid fan in China.

But in this game.

He must give up his identity as a Real Madrid fan and cheer for Liverpool and the Sunshine.

because.

As a commentator for CCTV.

He can't stand against the majority of fans.

Although on the Internet.

There are also some "die-hard" Real Madrid fans who insist that they will not cheer for Liverpool just because there is sunshine over there.

But this proportion is not very large among all Real Madrid fans.

not to mention.

in China.

Except for Real Madrid fans.

Fans of almost every other team.

Everyone will cheer for the sun.

The voices of the Real Madrid fans who cheer for Real Madrid.

Compared to the voices of all other fans.

It seems too small.

Just now.

Players from both teams lined up to appear on the field.

In the stands.

Real Madrid fans, Liverpool fans.

And a large number of Chinese fans wearing red jerseys cheered together.

"Come on, sunshine!"

In a stand.

Some Chinese fans pulled out a huge banner like this.

The sun can be seen as soon as you raise your eyes.

He waved toward the stands.

This caused thunderous cheers from the entire stands.

"Yang Guang was waving to the fans in the stands. A large number of Chinese fans came to watch the game. After the final spots were announced, many tickets were snapped up by domestic fans."

He Wei said.

Not far away.

The commentator of Spain's Cope Radio frowned: "From the perspective of the number of fans, there are many more fans supporting Liverpool than Real Madrid in this game. All this is because of the Chinese in Liverpool."

He cursed in his heart: Damn it, why are there Chinese everywhere?

When Ronaldo shook hands with the sun, he stared at the sun and said: This time, I will win.

Benzema on the side was surprised.

C Ronaldo has put himself in the position of a challenger.

But if you think about it carefully, it's normal.

Because now Yang Guang has been regarded by most media as the man who ended the Melo era.

Now many media even directly call the present time the "era of sunshine."

But in fact.

Ronaldo is now 32 years old.

He is still in his prime.

Is his era really over?

Benzema came back to his senses.