Chapter 507 Marching Towards Three Consecutive Champions League Titles!
When the midfield whistle sounded, Real Madrid fans online and offline were all excited.
This is the first time in 14 years that they have reached the Champions League final.
Real Madrid people feel that they are close to the tenth Champions League trophy in their team's history!
They only need to get past Manchester City to win the trophy they dream of.
However, this last level was obviously much more difficult than the previous tests they had experienced.
However, the morale of Real Madrid's soldiers seemed to be very high, and they did not have any fear because their opponent was Manchester City.
After the game, Ronaldo tweeted: "There is only one champion, and that is Real Madrid!"
Real Madrid fans were very excited when they saw this tweet, and they all echoed Ronaldo's tweet:
"He is serious. I will cry to death. If anyone dares to say that I am not a team player again, I will slap him to death!"
"Look, what does it mean to be a true team leader? A certain ape-like creature should learn more!"
"Real Madrid, what are you waiting for? Such a good player, hurry up and renew his contract!"
Real Madrid fans were booing and the Real Madrid club was also surprised.
They did not expect that Ronaldo would have such a strong sense of responsibility and would make such a statement at this time.
This greatly exceeded their expectations!
"It seems that he has really become more mature!"
A true leader is definitely not the kind of person who only cares about his own data and does not care about the entire team.
A true leader should shoulder the responsibility, lead the team forward, even make sacrifices when necessary, and do everything possible to help the team win!
Ronaldo's personal strength is indeed very strong, and his statistics are also gorgeous.
But he did not fulfill the responsibilities that a leader should fulfill. Although he is Real Madrid's top star, he cannot be regarded as Real Madrid's leader.
The leader of Real Madrid was Casillas before, and now Ramos!
And they are far inferior to Ronaldo in terms of fame and statistics!
If Ronaldo could realize this earlier and take the initiative to take on more responsibilities, maybe Real Madrid could win the tenth championship trophy earlier!
Florentino had just changed his impression of Ronaldo, but was immediately left speechless by another tweet from Ronaldo.
"There is only one best player, and that is me, Cristiano Ronaldo!"
Sure enough, it still smells familiar. This is the guy who said that I am the number one, second, and third person in the world!
"I'm awesome!"
"I am domineering!"
"Rush in the final and beat Manchester City!"
After Ronaldo's fans saw their idol's "domineering" declaration, they sent rainbow farts one after another, praising Ronaldo to the sky!
"Sure enough, there are exactly the same kind of fans as there are stars!"
"Haha, this is called birds of a feather flocking together!"
"Tell me, if we send Ronaldo's tweet to Emperor Lin, how will Emperor Lin react?"
Fans who were watching the excitement and didn't mind the trouble took action one after another, running to Lin Quan's account and copying Ronaldo's domineering declaration.
Some of the troublemakers even sent private messages to Lin Quan, making him unable to even read them!
This made Lin Quan feel very speechless. Just let Ronaldo say whatever he wants. If his mouth is on someone else's body, can I stop him?
You ask me what I think of Ronaldo's speech?
Then of course I would lie down and watch it. Lying down and playing with your phone is the real essence, okay?
Lin Quan originally didn't want to respond to this kind of thing.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo's speech was a bit arrogant, he did not mention him by name.
If he responded, it would be tantamount to taking the initiative to stand up and forcefully turn the final into a battleground for who is the best in the world.
Not to mention that besides him and Ronaldo, there is Messi. Even without Messi, there are countless outstanding players in football. The fact that the two of them claim to be the best in the world is a bit arrogant in itself.
Moreover, the competition is a competition between 22 players from both sides, not a stage for one-on-one duel between two individuals.
It would be too disrespectful to directly ignore the role and contribution of the other 20 people.
Therefore, Lin Quan ignored these netizens who were doing good things and did not respond to Ronaldo's tweets.
Just because he doesn't respond doesn't mean the outside world will give up.
What news media around the world are best at is hyping up topics.
The revenge battle between Manchester City and Real Madrid is the pinnacle battle between Lin Quan and Cristiano Ronaldo to compete for the number one player in the world and even this year's Ballon d'Or winner.
How could such an important game not make some big news?
As a result, a large group of reporters rushed outside Manchester City's training base to surround Lin Quan, trying to get him to respond to Ronaldo's words.
"Lin, Cristiano Ronaldo said he would defeat you and your team in the finals. What do you think?"
"Lin, you and Cristiano Ronaldo are close in the Champions League scorer list. Who do you think will win the Champions League Golden Boot this season?"
Currently on the Champions League scorer list, Lin Quan and Ronaldo have exactly the same number of goals, with both scoring 16 goals.
Therefore, in the next game, the outside world is not only concerned about the ownership of the Big Ears Cup, but also who is the final winner of this Champions League Golden Boot.
Lin Quan was annoyed by the reporters' questions. These people were like a swarm of flies that he couldn't get rid of.
It seems that if they don't answer their questions, they won't give up easily.
And before the war came, Lin Quan could not show his cowardice.
Momentum is the most important thing at this time. If he keeps silent, the outside world may think that he is afraid of the other party.
If this affects the morale of his teammates, it will be worth the loss.
So, Lin Quan smiled and said:
"I didn't think about things like Golden Boots and Best Players. As long as I can help the team win the championship, it doesn't matter even if I lose these honors!"
"But Real Madrid is a good opponent. The last time we played against Real Madrid was a wonderful experience. I am looking forward to beating Real Madrid again!"
Two years ago, at the Bernabeu Stadium, Lin Quan scored three goals alone, helping Manchester City reverse the game at a huge disadvantage!
That game was the starting point of Manchester City's dream and the beginning of Real Madrid's nightmare.
If Real Madrid had won instead of Manchester City, maybe everything would have been completely different.
Lin Quan's response made the reporters very excited, and they quickly reported the contents of the interview non-stop.
After their reports came out, they immediately aroused heated discussions among fans.
"Haha, Emperor Lin is poking the lungs of Real Madrid people!"
"Yes, even though I am a Galaxy Battleship fan for ten years, the last thing I want to remember so far is that game two years ago!"
In the second round of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in the 2013-2014 season, when Real Madrid's opponent was sent off one man and they were leading 3:0, Lin Quan almost single-handedly led the team to complete the comeback and let their championship dream come true. Completely shattered.
Real Madrid had a strong team that season and had the best chance of winning the Champions League in the past decade.
Manchester City that season was not as strong as it was later. They had weaknesses on all lines, especially the defense, which was far from as strong as it had been in the past two seasons.
Considering that the opponent in the final is Atletico Madrid, as long as Real Madrid gets past Manchester City, they have a very high probability of defeating Atletico Madrid in the final.
Unfortunately, in overtime, Lin Quan's weird S-level free kick extinguished all their hopes, forcing Real Madrid's soldiers and tens of thousands of fans to watch their opponents advance to the finals at their home court. And finally win the cup!
Now that Lin Quan's old story has been brought up again, the sadness of Real Madrid people has suddenly been awakened.
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After all the talk, Lin Quan ignored the hype from the outside world.
He calmed down and seriously followed the team in the final preparations.
The Premier League has not yet concluded at this time, and they still have the last two games to play before the Champions League final.
In addition, the FA Cup final is also before the Champions League final.
Therefore, before the Champions League final officially begins, Guardiola has three opportunities to run in and experiment.
He certainly didn't pass up these opportunities.
On May 8, in the penultimate round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Arsenal at home.
Manchester City has already won the championship in advance, but Arsenal is fighting for a Champions League spot.
In the Premier League standings, Arsenal currently ranks third with 67 points.
But fifth-ranked West Ham United has 62 points, only 5 points away from them. If Arsenal loses the last two rounds and West Ham United wins, Arsenal will fall out of the Champions League.
Therefore, Arsenal played very carefully in this game, thinking only of keeping a tie.
Their goal difference is eight more than West Ham United. As long as they don't lose in this game, they can accept the rest of the results.
If it were the first half of the league, Guardiola would definitely give them a good lesson in the face of Arsenal who are not willing to make progress.
However, considering that the main players consume a lot of physical energy, in order to preserve physical energy, reduce consumption and reduce the risk of injuries.
Manchester City used a large number of substitutes in this game, including Son Heung-min, Nasri, Jesus, Sane and other substitutes.
Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silva, Aguero and others sat on the bench talking and laughing.
Although playing on the bench, Manchester City's frontcourt attack group still has good offensive power.
In the eighth minute of the first half, Sane received a pass from Jesus and helped the team open the scoring.
Is this the strength of the Premier League giants?
That's it?
After easily breaking through Arsenal's goal, these players on the field questioned Arsenal's strength.
Do they think their opponents are too easy to deal with?
However, it only took Arsenal 2 minutes for Giroud to equalize the score, giving these complacent young players a good lesson!
In the 54th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min sent a cross from the wing. Jesus cleverly passed it to his teammate at the back point. Nasri followed up and made it in one fell swoop, helping the team take the lead again.
Guardiola is very satisfied with the performance of the substitutes. Although these players in the frontcourt are all young, they have outstanding talents and will surely excel in time!
However, just a few minutes after the praise, Manchester City's defense made a low-level mistake and gave the opponent a big gift.
In the 61st minute, Arsenal launched a quick counterattack. Sanchez broke through from the wing and cut inside to prepare for a shot.
Rudiger made a mistake and was easily dunked by the opponent. Kimmich hurriedly released the tackle, but he tackled him with the ball in the penalty area.
The referee unceremoniously showed him a red card and awarded a penalty kick.
But slow-motion replay showed that Kimmich touched the ball first and then the person.
This penalty is probably a misjudgment!
Kimmich was extremely aggrieved and desperately wanted to explain to the referee.
The referee insisted on his decision, signaled him to leave the game, and ignored his appeal.
Seeing that the protest was fruitless, Kimmich could only lower his head and leave the field in frustration like a defeated rooster.
"It doesn't matter. Pay more tuition while you are young. It will be better when you have more experience in the future!"
Kimmich thought Guardiola would criticize him seriously, so he was prepared to be scolded.
However, what he didn't expect was that Guardiola not only did not blame him, but also comforted him.
Kimmich returned to the bench, and several teammates also tried to enlighten him.
Van Dijk even discussed with him the methods and details of how to defend when facing a wide player's inward shot.
Sanchez seized the opportunity and scored a penalty of his own making.
The score on the court became 2:2.
Although in the following time, both teams made personnel adjustments.
Wenger also tried to take advantage of Manchester City's lack of men to launch a counterattack, but ultimately failed.
The score of 2:2 remained until the end, and Arsenal got one point from Manchester City as they wished.
And there is good news from West Ham United. They lost 1:4 at home to Swansea, which means that Arsenal has advanced to the Champions League one round ahead of schedule.
The Gunners secured 4 again with a double hit!
It is indeed Arsenal, and the name of the four-guard madman is confirmed!
Arsenal had a bad start to the season, but picked up steam in the middle and second half of the season, and did not collapse in the middle and late seasons like in the past.
Compared with them, Manchester City's neighbor Manchester United is much unlucky.
After a two-game winning streak at the beginning, Manchester United started high and then low. After the penultimate round of the league, they only had 60 points, a full 5 points behind Arsenal.
This also announced that Manchester United would once again miss the Champions League. Who would have thought that the majestic Premier League hegemon would have missed the Champions League twice in just a few years after Ferguson retired!
This speed of degeneration is explosive in the entire five major leagues!
Of course, this is not the real lower limit of Manchester United. In the following time, Manchester United will refresh the team's lower limit again and again, letting the world know that when it comes to disappointing people, Manchester United will never disappoint!
However, the Red Devils' family background is really strong. After more than ten years of hard work, they can still secure their position as a giant, and they still have a large number of fans around the world.
This is simply incredible!
However, Manchester United's bad things are naturally a headache for Manchester United's own people. As their neighbor, Manchester City doesn't care at all how bad this neighbor is.
After all, they are no longer the noisy neighbors that Manchester United mentioned back then!
They have a higher pursuit-three consecutive Champions League titles!