Chapter 692: Ascending to the Top of Europe
"Champions, champions, we are champions!"
At the end of the game, the Bernabeu became the world of Inter Milanes, and the Red Devils fans no longer had the motivation to sing the team anthem, and many people left the stadium as soon as the whistle blew, and the rest could only watch in silence and frustration as the Inter Milaners celebrated wildly.
Inter Milan players, coaches and club staff all came to the stadium to celebrate with the fans in the stands.
Most of Inter Milan's players are married and have children, and at the moment of the biggest honor in their lives, in addition to young players such as Gao Xiaodong, Balotelli and Thornton, almost all players, coaches and staff have brought their children and the entire group of relatives and friends to the Bernabeu.
Mourinho's son and daughter Mathilde also came, Jose Jr. was wearing an Inter jersey, holding a ticket in his right hand, sitting on his father's shoulder, and Mathilde held Mourinho's hand to play, although today's protagonist is a player, but because of Mourinho, the two little guys have also become the object of the camera's pursuit,
While the Inter Milan players were celebrating, President Moratti also came from the stands to the players.
In 1995, Moratti bought Inter back from Ernesto Pellegrini, and Massimo hoped to restore the glory of his father Angelo, so for 15 years, Massimo Moratti has never spared in the transfer market and spent a lot of money, but it was not until 10 years later that Inter Milan won the league title for the first time, and in the Champions League competition that Moratti most desired, Inter Milan still got nothing.
Now, 29 years after the death of his father Angelo, Moratti has finally inherited his father's legacy - to let Inter win the Champions League again.
With tears in his eyes, Moratti shook hands with every player, coach and staff member, thanked them for their contributions and efforts to Inter Milan this season, and applauded the Inter fans in the stands from time to time to thank them for their unwavering support for Inter Milan.
During the celebration, hundreds of reporters on the scene were not idle, they were looking for interviews everywhere, such as Gao Xiaodong, Mourinho, Moratti, Milito, Eto'o, the heroes of the treble, of course, the first target of reporters, each of them surrounded by a lot of reporters.
On this happy day, almost no one would turn down an interview from a journalist, with the exception of Jose Mourinho, who told reporters that he did not want to be interviewed right now and that he had a lot to say, but he preferred to wait for the press conference after the awards ceremony.
Moratti, on the other hand, gave an interview to reporters, and the Inter president affirmed the performance of the players: "The players on the pitch were perfect, they had a sense of responsibility on their shoulders, it was a wonderful Champions League journey, we deserved the honour of the title. β
Moratti is thrilled that the Nerazzurri are finally returning to their former glory and reaching the top of Europe: "It's like going back 45 years, it's a wonderful moment and I hope it will stay in the hearts of the fans for a long time. β
The reporter inevitably asked Mourinho and Gao Xiaodong where they will go next season, in this regard, Moratti looked a little helpless, he said: "Xiaodong should stay, as for Mourinho, if he wants to go, I will try my best to stay, this is a night of victory, now I just want to taste the taste of winning the cup, after the award we will go back to Milan, and then we will go to see what happens." β
I don't know if it was because the Sky reporter couldn't speak, or if he deliberately blocked Moratti, a reporter from Sky actually asked Moratti: "How do you feel about finally taking off the label of 'chairman who only spends money and doesn't win championships'", Moratti's face immediately changed, he replied: "I have to be clear, we have been fighting against a group for all these years, and now they are being interrogated, you have to take these things into account when analyzing and evaluating Inter's results in previous years." With that, Moratti turned away with a grim face.
Moratti also encountered the problem Gao Xiaodong, after the reporter asked Gao Xiaodong how he felt in the clichΓ©, he immediately asked Gao Xiaodong if he would stay at Inter Milan next season?
Gao Xiaodong now has a headache for such a topic, although he has not yet decided whether to stay or leave, but at today's happy time, Gao Xiaodong does not want to sweep the interest of his teammates, club executives and fans, so he told reporters that he has no plans to leave Inter Milan now, and joked that if he plans to leave Inter Milan, he must hold a press conference to tell the world first.
Next, the reporter asked Mourinho if he would leave Inter Milan next season, although Gao Xiaodong knew very well that Mourinho would definitely go to Real Madrid, but he still pretended to be confused, saying that he didn't know anything about it, but any decision made by Mourinho must have his reasons, if Mourinho left Inter Milan, then he can understand.
Then the reporter naturally asked the question of the national team, it turned out that the reporter asked Gao Xiaodong why he didn't enter the national team, and now some reporters began to ask Gao Xiaodong if he wanted to enter other national teams.
In this regard, Gao Xiaodong replied very simply, he said that he did not plan to join other national teams, and he was not ready to join the Chinese national team, Gao Xiaodong hoped to wait for the next World Cup cycle to consider this issue.
Finally, the reporter asked about the Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer of the Year, Messi and Kaka Ronaldo both won the Golden Ball Award for their outstanding performance in the Champions League, and the reporter asked Gao Xiaodong if he was confident to win the Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer of the Year award.
The Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer of the Year are the highest awards for individual players, and Gao Xiaodong is of course extremely eager to win these two awards, but in terms of results, Gao Xiaodong won the triple crown, the top scorer in the Champions League and the league, and his performance is no worse than Messi and Kaka Ronaldo.
But Gao Xiaodong's luck is average, this year he won the triple crown and the top scorer, but he just met the World Cup year, in such a year, the general Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer will come from the championship team, even if the World Cup champion team does not have outstanding players, 06 World Cup year, the World Footballer is also Italy's defender Cannavaro.
So even if Gao Xiaodong has a magical performance this season, it is extremely difficult for him to win the Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer of the Year without a national team game.
Gao Xiaodong is very clear about this, so he is very cautious when answering, "I performed well this year, but to be able to win the triple crown is mainly the strength of the collective, for me personally, of course I will be very happy to get these awards, but it is normal not to get it, my goal is to enter the top three." β
While the Inter players were celebrating and being interviewed, the podium had already been set up and the Big Ears trophy had been transported to the podium, just waiting to be presented to the Inter players.
First up on the stage was runners-up Manchester United.
For a giant like Manchester United, winning the runner-up is the biggest failure, and receiving this award, the players are very disappointed, one by one, as if they have been captured.
When the president of FIFA and the president of the Spanish Football Federation presented awards to Manchester United players, they also specially comforted Sir Alex Ferguson, Ryan Giggs, Scholes and other old players of Manchester United's 92 class.
After the runners-up received the award, the next step was the championship award, and the Inter Milan fans at the scene were excited, all stood up and watched the podium, and some even stood on their seats to take pictures of the moment of winning the cup.
"After 45 years, he regained the Champions League Big Ears Cup and was crowned the first treble in Italian history, Inter Milan made new history, Mourinho has only been in charge for two years, but he has been enough to go down in the history of Inter Milan, in the 103-year history of the Nerazzurri, only Mourinho can be compared with the "wizard" Herrera of the big international era. Gao Xiaodong became the core and vice-president of Inter Milan in his first year, and led the team to win the treble, in terms of record alone, he is already one of the greatest players of Inter Milan, and it only takes time for him to become a symbol of Inter Milan......"
Amid the passionate praise of the on-site commentators and the cheers and applause of the fans at the scene, the players and coaches of Inter Milan walked to the podium.
Moratti led the way, with Jose Mourinho behind him, then Zanetti and the rest of the Inter players.
As the president of the club, Moratti should not have won a medal, but it is surprising that UEFA president Michel Platini still hung a gold medal around Moratti's neck.
The on-site commentator exclaimed: "Although it is not in accordance with the regulations, UEFA is the right exception, football needs a president like Moratti, he is the driving force for football to move forward, he deserves this gold medal." β
Then the players and coaches of Inter Milan received the award one by one, and after receiving the award, it was time to raise the glass, according to common sense, the trophy should be lifted by the captain from the UEFA president, but after the captain Zanetti took the ball from Platini, he called Mourinho and Moratti over and said that he wanted to raise a glass with them.
Mourinho hesitated and agreed, and after the persuasion of the players, Moratti also agreed.
Under the watchful eyes of fans around the world, Zanetti and Mourinho held one handle of the Big Ears Cup, and Moratti held the other, and the trio chanted the championship and lifted the trophy high into the sky.
At the same time, the applause was like thunder, the singing was like a sea, fireworks were lifted into the sky, salutes were fired, and golden confetti fell all over the sky, and the Bernabeu Stadium instantly turned into a sea of celebration for Inter Milan.