Since handing over the initiative, Lazio seems to have undergone a subtle change of thinking.

Fiorentina lifted the first European Cup Winners' Cup 38 years ago, and tomorrow tomorrow, at Birmingham's Villa Park Stadium, it may still be an Italian side – Lazio – who will take home the last Cup Winners' Cup.

With the European Cup Winners' Cup being merged into the UEFA Cup next season, the Cup Winners' will become synonymous with history after tomorrow. In recent years, the number of teams participating in the Cup Winners' Cup has become more and more inflicted, and its status has been declining, which of course has been closely related to the lack of attention from various countries.

But the two teams that collided in this year's final were quite classy. Both teams have topbed their respective leagues this season and are currently second in place, and fans will be hoping they will be able to put the finishing touches on the Cup Winners' Cup.

Three years ago, Mallorca were a second division team, and the arrival of Argentine coach Cooper in the summer of 1997 changed their fortunes. This season, they have even been at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga for several weeks. Club chairman Reigns described tomorrow's game as "the most significant event in the club's 83-year history." According to incomplete statistics, nearly 7,000 Mallorca fans will cross the channel to Birmingham to cheer.

In the face of Mallorca's strong desire to fight, Lazio had to be distracted, and this season Lazio team spared no expense to win the first Serie A title in 25 years, buying Vieri, Salas, Mihajlovic and others.

A little over a month ago, they were seven points clear of second-placed AC Milan in the standings, but last weekend they were replaced by AC Milan.

For this reason, the nerves of the club are tense, if this battle is lost, the damage to the team's morale is small, and the "no grain" of the whole game is the most terrible.

If this game falls out and the league finale at the weekend, how will the Blue Eagles face Parma, who have already won the double?

Therefore, coach Eriksson will be hoping tomorrow's result will bring them some solace.

He said: "While we are focused on the league, we have not put the Cup Winners' Cup on the back burner and we have to go to Birmingham with grit, determination and enough energy. ”

Villa Park is one of the best stadiums in England with a capacity of 40,000 people. The referee of the match was Benko from Austria, who caused controversy when he was officiated in the 1996 Under-21 European Championship final, in which Benko sent off two Italian players.

Since then, he has not officiated against an Italian team in a national or club competition. The newspaper La Repubblica made a big deal about it, and they thought that if he retired in one year, maybe he would trap Lazio.

On 19 May, the last edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup kicked off at Villa Park.

Just seven minutes into the game, Lazio defender Pancaro made a diagonal pass from the right side of his own half, and the striker in the penalty area, Vieri, still won the header under the pressure of defender Olezzola, and Mallorca's Argentine goalkeeper Roa touched the ball with his fingertips, and the ball still arced into the net.

Four minutes later, Mallorca's Miquel. Soler breaks down the left and passes to Yugoslav midfielder Golan. Stankovic. The latter sank to the bottom, shook off a defender and burst into the box before passing the ball to unmarked striker Dani, who fired a shot with the instep of his foot from five yards in front of goal and the ball passed between the legs of goalkeeper Maciegiani.

In the 18th minute, the brave Vieri collided with the opposing Roa and Argentine defender Civieiro for the pass of Argentine midfielder Almeida, and only suffered a head injury and was not returned to the field until the 25th minute, giving Mallorca a temporary advantage.

But that advantage didn't translate into a goal, and the next goal came close to the end of the game.

In the 81st minute, Czech midfielder Nedved made a miracle for our team with a cold shot, when Civiero made a header mistake under Vieri's pressure, Nedved won the ball outside the box and turned and hit a right-footed half-volley from 18 meters out, Roa could not do anything about the ball and the ball went into the top right corner.

3-0, Lazio bloodied Mallorca and won the three major European cups for the first time. It was also the first major title since winning the Serie A title 25 years ago.

Speaking after the game, Lazio captain Nesta said: "Mallorca were a big threat on the counter-attack, but we only allowed them to have two or three shots inside the woodwork. We were so excited, and now we're looking forward to celebrating the victory on Sunday. ”

If Lazio are lucky enough to win the league title, it will undoubtedly be the most successful season in the team's history.

Lazio boss Cragnotti also said: "We beat a strong opponent and I hope the team can win more trophies! ”

Everyone knows what Lazio mean by "more titles", and at this moment, all Blue Eagles fans are expecting AC Milan to "drop the chain" away from home.

Of course, they are only "expecting", after all, the initiative is in the hands of the Milanese.

......

The news of Lazio's last-ever European Cup Winners' Cup triumph returned to the Apennines and did not cause further disruption to Serie A.

Milan's last game was not a direct confrontation with Lazio, so what results did the opponent play, how did he perform on the field, and whether Vieri's head bleeding would lead to him not being able to play in the next game... Everything has nothing to do with Milan.

For the Rossoneri, they only need to win their final game to claim the coveted league title.

As for what happened to Lazio, the Milanese didn't bother to pay attention at all.

On May 23, Serie A ended the game.

For domestic fans, today is really busy.

In the past two days, the media broke the news that was infuriating.

As members of the National Olympic team, Zhang Yuli and Li Yan actually went out to clubbing before the competition, and they were photographed by the paparazzi!

"The National Olympic players clubbed before the competition, so how can the National Olympic Games face it?"

As soon as such news came out, people from all walks of life in football were outraged.

Naturally, the fans are filled with righteous indignation, don't you know how important the Olympic qualifiers are for you, a member of the National Olympic team? How can you go out clubbing at this time?

Is it a drink or a bang?

Caused physical exhaustion, weak feet on the court, and lost the game, is it worthy of the fans? Is it worthy of those overseas teammates? Is it worthy of the country's weight?

Leaders at all levels are also trembling with anger, what are you doing to eat, Zhu Guanghu? Can't watch your own players?

Zhang Yuxi, Li Yan, you are too, you don't know how to bring sunglasses when you go out to play? Why was it photographed? It's stupid!

Fans and the media talked about it, some said that the two would be banned, some said that they would simply play in the national Olympics, and some said that they would stay in the team first.

But no matter what, both of them are the main force of this National Olympics. At least before the overseas players came back, the two were basically starters in the team.

After 90 minutes, all the doubts and speculations turned into euphoria.

Zhang Yuli scored twice in the game and was finally replaced by Li Yi; Li Yan, who started the game, also scored a goal in the 79th minute to set the score at 4-0, and in the first round of the 27th Olympic Games qualifiers, the National Olympic Games won the opponent 4-0.

Seeing this result, most fans are still very satisfied.

Even if some fans are still picky, the score and victory are there, at most, it is just a warning to some players to pay more attention to their private lives in the future, and not to be confused about the importance of the occasion.

After the first match of the Olympic qualifiers, fans rushed to pay attention to the final match of Serie A.

In the shot, Ou Chuliang is waving his fists.

“... I already know the results of the National Olympic Games, congratulations to the National Olympic Games! As for me, I'm here to win the championship, so stay tuned! ”

"Look, isn't the game over? How can you still look at it? The hostess, in her apron, pinched her waist and stood in front of the television.

Let him watch a ball game, why do you have to make inches? Looks like it's endless?

"Wife, okay, let me finish watching this game!" The man begged: "It's the National Olympics that just ended, and now it's Serie A, it's two different games..."

"Different? What's the difference? The hostess raised her eyebrows, "Isn't it all a football field, and 22 people grab a ball to play?" What's the difference? ”

"Of course it's different, the National Olympic Games are our national team, and the Serie A League is foreigners..."

"What's the matter? Wasn't it a foreigner who kicked the National Olympics just now? This Serie A's Ou Chuliang is not us Chinese? Aren't they all Chinese and foreigners kicking? What's the difference? I'm telling you, you've got to turn off the TV for me tonight and go to bed honestly, or else... Hum! The hostess said, her two fists clenched together, and they clenched them so loudly that they clicked.

"Uh... Okay, okay. The man reluctantly glanced at Ou Chuliang, who was full of confidence on the screen, and seemed to have made great determination to press the power button.

Seeing that the TV was turned off, the hostess changed her expression and looked proud.

"Okay, don't look at it, let's go, wife, go to sleep!" The man stood up as he spoke, took the hostess's hand and walked to the bedroom.

"Humph! Even if you have a conscience... I'll give you some reward later, hee-hee..."The mistress who had achieved her goal grinned triumphantly like a victorious turkey.

As soon as he walked to the door, the man suddenly said, "Well, my tea jar is left on the coffee table, wait for me." ”

"Teapot? Why are you thirsty? ”

Before the hostess could react, the man quickly turned around and returned to the living room. Then the door slammed shut, and it was locked inside.

After a second, the hostess finally reacted to what had just happened.

"Dead Ghost!! Why are you looking for death!! Open the door for me!! The hostess shook her fist and slammed the door.

After knocking for a long time, I found that the door was still not moving, but my hand became red and swollen, and I shouted angrily: "You TM have lived with the TV all your life!" Don't come out of your TM for the rest of your life! Hum! ”

After saying that, the hostess returned to the bedroom in a huff. The door was locked with a bang, and the room fell into silence.

Seeing that there was no sound outside, the frightened man rubbed his chest.

"Huhu, fortunately, I'm witty, or I'll really miss the championship of Ou Chuliang!"

The final battle of Serie A started at the same time, and Lazio faced a desireless Parma, and they were sure to give it a go.

However, Milan is like a dusty man entering Beijing to catch the exam, and the future is unknown. What's more, Perugia had already released a statement before the game, saying that he would fight to the end.

In the stands of the home team, the white squad leader and my grandson Chen Tang both came to the scene. As special guests of Jianghu-Football Network, they naturally have the ability to get tickets.

"Why hasn't Ou Chuliang come out to warm up?"

"Can Ou Chuliang win today?"

"Ou Chuliang must not let little Japan score!"

The white squad leader held his cheeks and looked at the empty green field with an obsessive face.

Although the high school entrance examination is about to take place, the day squad leader's family has money and has already booked a key high school near his home. In addition, the day squad leader's usual academic performance is also top-notch, so when other friends are still worried about the high school entrance examination, the day squad leader has come to Italy to relax.

A huge banner has been hung under the stands on this side, on which the words "AC Milan come on, Ou Chuliang come on" are written in Chinese characters. At the same time, there is another banner hidden under the feet of the fans, this one is prepared for Milan to win the championship.

With 2,600 Milan fans + 1,000 neutral fans, it's really not worth mentioning in the stands that can accommodate 2.5W fans.

This was originally a plan of Perugia's top management, but they did not expect that the 1,000 Japanese fans arranged next to the home team fans were also half of the Chinese fans.

At first, they didn't know, after all, they couldn't tell the difference between Japanese and Chinese, and they couldn't tell the difference between kanji and Japanese.

But when the fans changed their clothes to Milan jerseys, the Perugia hierarchy realized that something was wrong.

"What's going on, why are there so many Milan fans in our fan zone? How do you do this? ”

"I don't know!" The person in charge spread his hands helplessly, "These 1,000 tickets are all sold in the island country, who knows how they will be fans of Milan?" ”

"Fack! Island country fans are really not angry, such a good seat was bought by the Chinese! By the way, you hurry up and check on the Internet, is it that the island country has been incorporated into China and has become a province of China? ”

Judging from the color of the jerseys, almost half of the fans took off the cheap fabrics issued by Perugia officials and changed into the Milan jerseys that had been prepared for a long time, as well as various flags and towels with the Milan and Acchulian logos.

Half of the tickets were bought by Chinese fans, and when Perugia's top brass saw that the other half of the Japanese fans would cheer for Ou Chuliang's save, they were completely dumbfounded.

Yumi Nakata stood in front of her seat, leaning at the backrest of the seat in front of her.

Her ticket here is the best, after all, Hidetoshi Nakata is the main force of Perugia.

But this little Lori with a double ponytail is holding a sachet tightly at the moment, looking at the court, and looking at the photo of the sachet Leo Chuliang.

"Osan, you must win..."

In the hotel of the national Olympic team, a group of members who had just obtained the national Olympic team did not accept an interview with reporters, nor did they have a large banquet.

They all sat in front of the TV, staring at the green field on the screen.

“... Don't look at Serie A, but this game can be said to be the highest scale and highest level of football today! ”

"Whoever of you has the ability to start in a game like this in the future will already be considered the best in the world!"

"Give me all the good looks, learn from the experience, and see how people play!"

"Don't forget, Ou Chuliang, Li Tie, and Discussion were still your teammates at the beginning, and Ou Chuliang was your captain!"

"Don't think that you will be complacent if you win a team like Vietnam, a group of frogs at the bottom of the well, see how big the gap is with your captain and vice captain!"

"Okay, I won't say more, let's watch the game honestly!"

"After watching the competition, each person will write 3,000 words of reflection, and hand it over to me at noon tomorrow."

After Zhu Guanghu finished speaking, he came to the chair next to him and sat down with a big mouth.

Although his hands were crossed and his chest was hugged, looking at Ou Chuliang, who was practicing passing and receiving balls on the screen to warm up, not to mention how happy he was.

This is his proud big disciple!

With Ou Chuliang's light, his Zhu Guanghu's status in Chinese football is also rising.

Now Chinese football still relies on foreign coaches, but maybe one day Santraci will terminate the contract with the national football team, and he will be the first choice for the position.

Looking at his status today, and then thinking about the dilemma when he ran for Jianlibao coach, Zhu Guanghu couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Speaking of which, it's really blessed by the ancestors." Jianlibao has students like Ou Chuliang, and whoever goes up to be a coach is also the result of fame! ”

There is still a little time to leave the game, and there is no one who suffers more than the Lazio fans at this time.

Fans watching the game at home have a remote control in their hands, and they will watch the match between Lazio and Parma on Roma TV and Milan TV to watch the opponents. I kept rotating between the two consoles, and the remote control in my hand didn't drop for a second.

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In the dressing room, Zaccheroni had his tactics laid out early. The room was quiet, and the players were putting the finishing touches on their equipment.

Counsel sat down in front of Ou Chuliang and carefully helped him put on his gloves. Not only did he fasten the buckle, but he also checked the tactile sensation of his fingertips.

Yousbao did what he promised, and Ou Chuliang's gloves were improving almost every month. So far, this is the 10th time that Ou Chuliang has proposed a revision.

It can be said that this pair of gloves is equivalent to Ou Chuliang's second skin.

After Li Tie tied his shoelaces on the side, he squatted down to help Ou Chuliang tie his shoelaces, and sorted out his trouser legs by the way.

Before Li Tiehe came, Ou Chuliang's sneakers were either buttoned. If the shoelaces are opened, Ou Chuliang will tie a dead button indiscriminately and step on it directly with his foot after the game.

Anyway, if you have money, you can change things like sneakers often.

But after all, there is a possibility that the new sneakers will not fit, so after Li Tiehe discussed joining, the "heavy responsibility" of tying the shoelaces fell on the shoulders of the two.

Just then, Maldini stepped forward.

Seeing Maldini step forward, Zaccheroni stepped aside in amusement.

"Guys, you've heard the cries outside. I believe that there is only one belief in everyone's hearts at this moment, and that is to win the game and win the championship! ”

"We've been fighting for it for a season and this season we're the first to be in the lead. But we don't have to worry about being overtaken by others like Fiorentina or Lazio. ”

"We just need to win one game and win the last one game to get the final victory!"

"I've also said a lot about what motivates you to win the championship, and I think you saw it when you just warmed up, the Bertoni Cup is there, and they (the Italian Football Federation) have brought it to Perugia!"

"As for the one on Parma's side, it's just a fake!"

Maldini sneered softly at this: "Do you want to see the Lazio guys celebrating the championship with a fake?" Hehe, that's ridiculous! ”

"Hahaha," the others laughed along with Maldini.

After the laughter, Maldini looked around the crowd again, and finally held out a finger: "One! ”

"Just win one game!"

"Win one more game!"

"Win this one in the end!"

"This is the only !!"

After repeating it several times, Maldini suddenly raised his voice.

"If you win this one again, you will be the champion, you will be the hero of Milan! Your names will forever be written in Milan's book of merit for future generations! Let's not forget, this year is Milan's centenary celebration, the club needs a champion, the fans need a champion. I think all of you here need a champion too! ”

"Champion! Champion! Champion!!! All the Milan players stood up and roared.

"Bang bang bang"! There was a knock on the door outside, signaling that it was time for the game. With a wave of his hand, Maldini was the first to take the lead and burst out of the locker room.

Then there are Costa Curta, Boban, Bierhoff, these Milan feats and main players, all of them also walked into the player tunnel one by one.

Ou Chuliang followed in the back position, and was pulled by Zaccheroni at the door when he was about to leave the door.

"Coach, I know what you're trying to say."

Looking at Zaccheroni, who was silent but clutching his cuffs tightly, Acchulian said softly, "This is my first season in Milan, and I, like you, value this title more than anyone else!" ”

Hearing Ou Chuliang's "guarantee", Zaccheroni's fingers gradually relaxed, and the smile on his face became more and more vigorous.

"Oh, I believe in you!"

Ou Chuliang shook his hand, made an "OK" gesture, and strode towards the depths of the corridor.

Soon, Ou Chuliang caught up with his teammates at the stop sign and high-fived each of the starting team members one by one.

Everyone moved out of the way to the side so that Ou Chuliang could walk forward.

People who don't know see this scene and think that Ou Chuliang is the captain of Milan.

As he walked to the front of the row, Maldini reached out and held Ouchulian tightly.

"Oh, come on!"

"Don't worry, Captain." Ou Chulian patted Maldini on the back, "I'll leave the back to me!" ”