84 Chapter 84

Before the start of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, all fans had already tacitly agreed that Dortmund would advance to the next round.

They are looking forward to other matches more than the uncontested matchup between Borussia Dortmund and Lille – yes, it can be said that the first leg of the match, with the exception of the Dortmund massacre, the other seven matches were full of suspense.

With four draws and only one goal difference in the other three, the giants, who were unanimously favored by the public, encountered stubborn resistance, and no one could say what the final result would be.

PSV Eindhoven won a surprise 1-0 win at home to Liverpool, while Roma lost to the Red Devils by a narrow goal at home.

Celtic stubbornly held AC Milan to a 0-0 draw, while Chelsea at the Stade d'Oro were unable to win Porto to draw 1-1.

French side Lyon and Arsenal are still tied 0-0, while Valencia draw 2-2 at home to Inter Milan.

The match between Real Madrid and Bayern, which received the most attention at the beginning, ended with the La Liga giants narrowly beating Bayern 3-2 at home.

Some online media did a poll and asked netizens about the most anticipated game in the second leg, and the results showed that the match between Bayern and Real Madrid was still the most eye-catching, followed by AC Milan and Celtic.

Dortmund vs. Lille unsurprisingly ranked last in terms of anticipation, with only three percent of all netizens who voted looking forward to the match.

Before the game, the team doctor checked the injuries of Franck Ribery and Yaya Toure again, and the results were gratifying.

To borrow the words of Dr. Schlenberger, "Ribery can be sent to the 100-meter dash if Yan Jing wishes" and "Toure is now as strong as a healthy African elephant".

Despite this, Yan Jing still did not put two people in the starting lineup, and the big win in the first leg made him feel that he did not need to be in such a hurry to send two main players who were recovering from injuries.

So in this 90-minute game, Ribery and Toure watched from the sidelines, spent most of the time on the bench, and were not substituted until the last 10 minutes to get a feel for themselves.

The whole game was as people imagined, there weren't too many spectacular and exciting scenes that couldn't breathe.

The whole Lille squad was sluggish, and it was clear that they didn't think they could score five goals in a row on the road, and the visiting fans who came to the Westphalian Stadium to cheer on Lille were so few that they couldn't find them at all.

One of the few highlights of the game was the skilful combination of the 'Double Davids', with Silva's beautiful and precise through ball finding his compatriot Villa, who also lived up to expectations and scored the only goal of the game.

Even the Dort fans in the stadium are using their mobile phones to swipe the results of other games.

"Real Madrid have scored again! Bayern should be out of action now, right?

“…… Damn, Bayern really scored two in a row!"

Ninety minutes on, seven of the eight teams that can continue to progress in the Champions League have been decided.

They were Borussia Dortmund, who won the most suspenseful games, Inter Milan and Manchester United who beat their opponents 1-0 in the second leg, and Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, who won PSV Eindhoven, Lyon and Porto.

Bayern scored two goals in the last 20 minutes to win 2-1 at home to Real Madrid, making it 3-3 on aggregate, and narrowly won the tournament with away goals, while Real Madrid was once again blocked out of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Only AC Milan and Celtic are still in action. The two teams were scoreless in 180 minutes of regular time in two games, with the Scottish side's gritty defence making it difficult for the old giants AC Milan.

Seeing that the game was about to be dragged into a brutal penalty shootout, "Son of God" Kaka suddenly staged a long-distance run from his own half, shaking four people in a row and finally locking his throat with a sword.

- Kaka is like a god who has come down to save the dying Milan!

After the game, Kaka's goal caused heated discussions among all the media and fans, and even the total popularity of the match between Real Madrid and Bayern was not as hot as him.

"My cumin tastes white intestines! Kaka's ball is so coquettish!"

Fabian Gotze and Mario Gotze sat on the couch and watched the replay of AC Milan's match against Celtic on TV, and Fabian couldn't help but exclaim when he saw Kaka's goal in extra time.

Gotze smacked his lips, Kaka was really coquettish in this ball, yes, he usually kicks such a beautiful ball - although he usually doesn't go it alone, but passes the ball to his forward teammates.

He was about to respond to his brother a few words, when the landline at hand rang unexpectedly.

"Hello, this is the Götze family, who are you looking for?"

Götze lifted the earpiece and spoke politely, and Fabian cast a look at his brother, finding that the joy began to spread to Götze's face.

"Okay, okay...... I understand sir, I'll be there on time!"

Götze hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and before Fabian could ask what was going on, he picked up the receiver and pressed it again on the telephone keypad.

"Boss, Mr. Engel just called me and I was selected for the final squad of the U17 national team!"

“……”

Seeing that his younger brother called Yan Jing to report the good news for the first time, instead of giving his brother who was close at hand a joyful hug, Fabian felt that his heart hurt.

Mario, you're not the brother you used to tell your brother about everything!

On the other end of the phone, Yan Jing, who got the good news from Gotze, went to inquire about the format of this year's U17 European Youth Championship.

This year's UEFA Under-17 tournament will be held in Belgium at the beginning of May, and in just over 10 days, the teams will compete in the qualifiers.

Unlike the European Championship and the World Cup, which take a long time from the start of qualifying to the final, the qualifiers for the UEFA 17 European Youth Championship are short and intensive, with only three matches and will be completed in six days.

All three of Germany's Under-17 qualifiers this year were played on home soil. They had good luck against Greece Under-17s, Scotland Under-17s and Ireland Under-17s.

If nothing else, Germany should be able to qualify from the group and head to Belgium for the 12-day final in May.

"Mario, come on. Yan Jing chuckled twice in response to the excited Gotze, "It happened that Dort didn't play during the qualifiers, and if the time is arranged, I will go to the scene to watch you play at that time." ”

Hearing Yan Jing say that he would come to see his game, Götze was so happy that he ran around the house, announcing to everyone in the family that he would be going to participate in this year's U17 European Youth Championship, and successfully upgraded the dinner to the deluxe version.

Not long after Yan Jing hung up Gotze's phone, a fierce news broke by the Spanish newspaper "Marca" immediately attracted the attention of the entire football world.

-- $250 million in five years! The next stop of the "heartthrob" Beckham is actually the major league of the United States?

In this article from Marca, they revealed that the LA Galaxy, a major league team, had been chasing the Englishman since last summer, but Beckham did not hesitate to turn down the Galaxy's offer at the time.

But after this season, when the conflict between Beckham and Capello deepened, and Real Madrid was not sincere in negotiating a contract extension with him, the LA Galaxy once again threw an olive branch to Beckham.

The ultra-high salary of $250 million in five years, all the image rights, such an amazing preferential treatment, coupled with the incessant ear wind of "Spice Girl" Victoria, made Beckham's attitude completely shaken.

It is reported that the two sides have reached a verbal agreement, and just wait for the official signing, the heartthrob will become a member of the LA Galaxy next season.

After reading the news, Yan Jing himself didn't have any ideas, but CEO Watzke quickly dialed his phone.

"Yan, did you see the news that Beckham is going to join the LA Galaxy?"

"Yes, I already know, Mr. Watzke. ”

"Yan, I heard that you have a good relationship with Beckham......"

Hearing Watzke's obvious hint, Yan Jing was almost choked, and he hurriedly cleared up the relationship.

"No, no, I've only met David Beckham twice in total, and I don't even have his phone number. ”

"Really?" said Watzke, apparently unconvinced, "you were reporting a lot about him at last year's World Cup. ”

You believe that...... Yan Jing sighed: "The media fabrication accounts for the vast majority, Mr. Watzke...... Would you like to invite David Beckham to join us?"

"If you look at it financially, there's nothing more valuable than Beckham coming in and we're going to make a lot of money. ”

Yan Jingwei paused: "The salary offered to him by the Los Angeles Galaxy is 50 million US dollars a year, so how much does our team plan to open?"

In the face of Yan Jingming's statement that Dortmund could not afford to invite Beckham, Watzke was not discouraged, and he obviously made some efforts to understand this.

"Yan, based on what you know about Beckham, do you think he went to the United States for money?"

Yan Jing hesitated and gave a negative answer: "I don't think money is the main reason, and his wife Victoria's words are more useful than money." ”

"From Europe, the heart of football, to the United States, the desert of football, do you think he has lost his thirst for glory?"

Seeing that Watzke seemed to have made up his mind to fight for Beckham, Yan Jing simply stopped speaking and waited for Watzke to finish.

"You look at what decent trophies he's won at Real Madrid over the years, nothing but a Spanish Super Cup. ”

"It seems to me that he has not lost interest in honor, but he is even more hungry than anyone else. ”

"I think the appeal of honour is much more important than money for a world-class player like him. ”

"It's unlikely, but why not go for it?"

Yan Jing's throat choked, and he seemed to see Watzke looking at Beckham as if he were seeing an inexhaustible cash cow.

When you see Beckham, you want to "marry into the family", is this a common problem of businessmen?

Yan Jing rolled his eyes helplessly, making a final struggle.

'Cuco did a good job at right-back and there was no need for Beckham...... Besides, as I just said, I don't even have a ...... Beckham's phone."

'It wouldn't be a bad thing to strengthen the midfield. Yan, you don't have to worry about this, I'll contact Beckham's agent, and it's best if the two of you have time to make an appointment to meet and discuss the possibility of joining us. ”

"Well, Mr. Watzke, I promise you. Yan Jing saw that this matter was destined to be impossible to avoid, so he simply responded, "I will try my best to convince Beckham, but I can't give any guarantees." 166 Reading Network