Chapter 719: Encountering That Demon Again!
Although the filming of "French Football" has been completed, it is impossible that the filming content will be made public before the awards, and although Zheng Zhi already knew about winning the award, he did not admit it to the media. How to say this, as long as the Golden Globe Award is not in hand, it is impossible to admit it, otherwise it will not be him who will win the award, but someone else, and it will be laughed at by the whole world. Everything will have to wait until next week.
On Wednesday, Inter Milan welcomed the last opponent of the Champions League in Meazza with Jose Mourinho resting Zheng Zhi, and Inter Milan still won 2-0 at home to Glasgow Rangers, who had no hope of qualifying, and won the group of Group D.
The first group stage of the Champions Cup is over, and some people are happy and some are crying. For example, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in La Liga, as well as Zheng Zhi's old club Leverkusen, were directly eliminated from the Champions Cup, Barcelona and Leverkusen both got a ticket to the League Cup, and Juventus was directly out of the bottom.
After losing 1:3 away to Greece's Panathinaikos, Serie A powerhouse Juventus actually finished bottom of the group stage, and did not even qualify for the UEFA Cup, leaving only one Serie A competition left this season.
Serie A team, Juventus fell behind.
Immediately after the game, angry Juventus fans expressed their displeasure with the team in their own way. At Athens Airport, 30 fans travelling to Greece almost clashed with the club's chairman, vice chairman and executive director, but were stopped by the Greek police. On Wednesday night, local time, as soon as all the players left the Turin airport, they were immediately besieged by fans who had been waiting for a long time.
One of the targets was the number one sinner, Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who pulled down the opposing striker in the penalty area, and was not only ejected, but also penalized by the team! He became the target of fan attacks. As a result, under the push and push of the fans, general manager Moggi, defender Montero and striker Fonseca also joined the team. In the end, with the intervention of the police, the incident did not make a big fuss. The saddest of all is the golden boy Piero, the highest-paid star in the team who wanted to celebrate his 26th birthday with a victory, but his performance was extremely poor, and he was beaten by the Italian media after the game with a team-low 4.5 points!
Serie A now has AC Milan, Lazio and Inter Milan left on the battlefield for the second stage.
And AC Milan was also scolded by the Barcelona people, for the simple reason that AC Milan seemed to have released water. After AC Milan's Champions League tie with Leeds United ended in a draw, FC Barcelona president Gasparte accused AC Milan of having "no desire to win at all".
Despite a 5-0 win against the group's other team, Besiktas, the win did not ensure Barcelona finished second in the group and were left to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup, much to the embarrassment of the big-name Barcelona with their big names.
Gasparter was furious about the final 20 minutes of AC Milan's clash with Leeds United, saying: "What we feared most came out in the end, AC Milan were unmotivated, they didn't score a goal in the last 20 minutes, and it was a disappointment that the two teams ended in a draw. I never expected this to happen, even with a half-hour mark before the end of the game, AC Milan still had a chance to win, but if the player or the club wanted it to end in a draw, there was nothing they could do to change that reality. But what I was most angry about was that AC Milan should have told us earlier that they didn't want to win this game, and that we didn't have to watch the game all the time and waste more than 20 minutes. โ
"AC Milan had been vowed before the game that they would win against Leeds United, but that was not the case. I certainly don't want to doubt the work ethic and honesty of the AC Milan players, but from my personal point of view, I don't think they had any desire to win at all in the final stages of the competition. โ
"The last thing AC Milan should do is to keep saying they want to beat Leeds before the game, but in fact they are giving up the chance to win for their own benefit. Barcelona at least don't make a big deal about how they will beat their opponents before the game, which is an exaggeration. โ
"I'm sad about the result, but it's not a big blow and it won't have a catastrophic impact on Barcelona, either from a sporting point of view or from an economic point of view. We've never won the UEFA Cup yet, so now it's finally time to give it a try, and this year we're aiming for the top honours in the tournament. โ
This year's Barcelona should be better than last year, after all, Louis van Gaal stepped down, the manager became Ferrer, and the dressing room was reunited, but now it seems that this is not the case. After being eliminated from the competition, Ronaldinho immediately called Zheng Zhi and sought Zheng Zhi's comfort.
His performance in Barcelona this season can only be regarded as unsatisfactory, leaving the quiet Bayer Leverkusen and coming to the world of flowers Barcelona, Ronaldinho is a little lost, with the title of the best newcomer in the Bundesliga, Ronaldinho is not completely focused on football, but prefers to linger in the wind and moon places.
For this reason, his elder brothers Assis and Wu Di often criticize Ronaldinho, and Zheng Zhi occasionally called to urge him, but although this guy nodded and agreed every time, he secretly ran to play behind his back.
"Ronaldinho,"
"Barcelona is out because of you. Do you know? โ
Hearing Zheng Zhi's words on the phone, Ronalnidio almost jumped up, "What did you say?" Why is Barcelona out because of me? The manager didn't give me a consistent start at all, so what can I do? He prefers the Dutch. If I started a lot, I wouldn't let things get like this! You see the two-legged match against AC Milan, once I was substituted at home, and once I didn't even make it to the squad, blame me? โ
Ronaldinho explained unconvinced.
"Yes, it's because of you. You think what you're saying makes sense, but why can't you start? Blame the coach? Of course it's your own fault, why didn't the coach let you start, don't you ask yourself? If you're strong enough, you can even replace your big brother Rivaldo as the heart of Barcelona because you start, and you can play around you, but you don't do it, you don't become a hero. You are frightened every day, secretly go to nightclubs, and deceive us, if you don't blame yourself, who can blame you? You could have been a hero for Barcelona, but look at it now, is your name on the Champions Cup scorers' list? I only saw Rivaldo's name, and the top scorer list, which is another Brazilian, Ronaldo, excuse me, what did you do? โ
Indeed, Ronaldo is in first place with 8 goals, Rivaldo is second with 6 goals, Inzagifer Johansen and Zheng Zhi are in third place, all three of them have scored 5 goals, followed by Frenchmen Anelka, Bowyer, Guti and Lรณpez with 4 goals.
"I can't find your name on the shooter list,"
"So, do you know how bad you can kick the bottom? Even I scored five goals. โ
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I'm going to the Golden Globes next Monday, you should have seen the news, I'm going to get the Golden Globes. I'm sorry, man, I'm not waiting for you, if you want to stop there, I'll bless you, it's just that you're going to be a loser, you can't even go to the World Cup, I'm not scaring you, I'm not alarmist, at your current level, that's a substitute for Barcelona. โ
honk
honk
Honk.
Zheng Zhi hung up the phone after speaking, not giving Ronaldinho any chance to argue and resist at all, just a few times just now were enough for Ronaldinho to digest for a long time.
Champions Cup scorer list?
World cup?
Golden Globes?
You Ronaldinho have nothing, you are nothing, and I, Zheng Zhi, am already ready to receive the Ballon d'Or and become the European Footballer of the Year......
was hit by Zheng Zhi like this, Ronaldinho's expression was really ugly, usually no matter what kind of expression he had, his little buckteeth were in a state of 'laughing', but today's state is only wooden, too stupid, stupid like a puppet.
After a long time, he spread his hands and said to himself, "Okay, man, you are right, I was wrong, I am a piece of shit now, a piece of shit that is nothing." โ
"But you're wrong, I'm not going to stop there, I'm going to catch up next year, I can, I can, and I won't miss the World Cup."
No matter how much Ronaldinho swears, he will have to wait for next season if he wants to perform in the Champions Cup, and of course, he can make amends in the UEFA Cup.
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The draw for the second phase of the Champions Cup will take place this Friday (tomorrow) and the 16 teams currently present include Real Madrid, Spartak Moscow, Arsenal, Lazio, Valencia, Lyon, Inter Milan, Galatasaray, Deportivo La Coruna, Panathinaikos, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Anderlecht, Manchester United, AC Milan and Leeds United. The 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each, including two group winners and two group runners-up in the first stage of the competition, where teams from the same country and teams placed in the same group in the first stage will not be placed in the same group in the second stage.
Spinach also offered odds to win the round of 16. Real Madrid, Lazio and Manchester United are tied as the favourites at 2-9. This is followed by AC Milan at 7 to 1, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan at 15 to 2, Arsenal at 9 to 1, Valencia at 1 to 14, Deportivo La Coruna at 16 to 1, and Leeds United at 20 to 1.
Inter Milan are not the favourites, they are only in the middle of the pack like Bayern Munich. But the odds have a point, Leverkusen's odds last season were not high, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Lazio were also bad, but in the end it was Leverkusen who won the championship.
At 8 p.m., the draw for the second group stage of the European Champions Cup took place in Geneva.
In the draw, the sixteen teams that advanced from the first stage of the group stage were divided into four brackets, with the first two brackets being the eight teams that topped the first stage group and the eight teams that finished second in the last two brackets. One team from each bracket will then be drawn to form a group in the second stage, but only if teams from the same league and in the same group in the first stage cannot be drawn from the same group.
The four tiers are based on the UEFA club standings, with the first tier being the four seeded teams, as follows:
Tier 1: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, AC Milan.
Second tier: Deportivo La Coruna, Arsenal, Anderlecht, Valencia.
Tier 3: Lazio, Manchester United, Spartak Moscow, Paris Saint-Germain.
Pot 4: Lyon, Galatasaray, Panathinaikos, Leeds United.
After the results of the draw came out, each group seemed to be the group of death.
The results of the draw are as follows:
Group A: Valencia, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Panathinaikos
Group B: AC Milan, Deportivo La Coruna, Paris Saint-Germain, Galatasaray
Group C: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Spartak Moscow, Lyon
Group D: Real Madrid, Anderlecht, Lazio, Leeds United.
Last year's runners-up, Real Madrid, had a dangerous future ahead of them, and the team was drawn alongside Lazio and Leeds United. Last season's UEFA Cup winners Galatasaray will take on Serie A giants AC Milan, reinvigorated French giants Paris Saint-Germain and La Liga champions Deportivo La Coruna. In Group D, Arsenal and Bayern Munich will face challenges from Lyon and Spartak Moscow.
Inter Milan have dropped into Group A, alongside Manchester United, Valencia and Pancinaikos, also in a Group of Death. At the draw site, but when listening to Manchester United being put into Group A, Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson suddenly burst into a foul language on the spot - "Ah, Fake, I have met that demon again!" โ
There was an uproar at the scene, but on second thought, that demon must be referring to Zheng Zhi, Zheng Zhi played against Manchester United four times on behalf of Bayer Leverkusen last year, and each time it made Manchester United cry. And Zheng Zhi is the player Ferguson has always wanted the most, and the reaction just now is very normal.
Later, in an interview, he also bluntly said that it was because of Zheng Zhi that he burst into foul language, "Yes, I thought of him at that time." โ
"I'll have to go back and weld an iron cage and put him in."
"It's a much more dangerous guy and after winning the Ballon d'Or next week, he's going to change again and become a super-top player, and then it's going to be even more difficult. Everyone has seen that Inter Milan was not strong enough to deter opponents before, but what a crazy thing have they done lately? 5:2 win over Juventus? Oh my God, it was Juventus, and that guy scored a hat-trick! He's just a midfielder! โ
Other groups have something to say, with Lauren Popeller, president of Paris Saint-Germain in Group B, saying: "We drew a tough group, but in fact there was no easy group. Everyone is fair, and each team has a chance to advance to the quarterfinals. Last season, Bordeaux and Monaco found the second stage to be a lot tougher and we are well aware of that, which will allow us to strengthen ourselves. I think we can manage to deal with the opponents in the group. AC Milan are a great team and many teams have suffered from them. As for Deportivo La Coruna, we have played against them in the past and it's a different kind of challenge. In the first stage we faced teams from Northern Europe, and now it's the turn of Southern Europe. โ
AC Milan manager Galliani said: "Our group looks very evenly balanced and the opponents are very strong. It is also important to note that the clubs come from footballing powerhouses. โ
Group C looks to be a clear group of strengths and weaknesses, with long-established powerhouses Bayern Munich and Arsenal, who have risen to prominence in Europe this season, seem to be the natural favourites in this group. Arsenal vice-president David Dane looked happy with the draw but showed a certain amount of apprehension about having to travel to Russia, saying: "We want to win the trophy and of course it's not easy, but we'll do our best. It's going to be cold in Moscow and I'm well aware of that because we just came back from Ukraine (Arsenal lost 3-0 to Donetsk). The last time we played Spartans was in 1982 when we lost 4-8 on aggregate and we had to prove our strength this time. โ
Bayern Munich's vice-president, Rummenigge, expressed his satisfaction with his opponents and was glad that they did not have to challenge Sparta in the snow and ice, saying: "The game against Sparta will be next year, when the weather will be better. We should be happy that the draw was not too bad. We've never played against Arsenal in Europe and I know they're very attacking. The first game is against Lyon, and I think Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain are the two best teams in France. We must not be complacent, and no game will be won easily. Just look at Barcelona and Juventus, who were eliminated in the first stage of the group. โ
Lazio and Real Madrid seem to be superior in Group D, but let's not forget Leeds United, a young guard who knocked out Barcelona with a disorganized team, and their strength should not be underestimated. The other opponent in the same group, Anderlecht, was able to beat Manchester United in the first stage of the game to win the group, and it is by no means a good generation.
Real Madrid's sporting director, Waldno, said: "I know very well where we are. Lazio are certainly the stars of our group, they have a lot of star players, including the best Argentine internationals. Lopez is fast and has a fantastic left foot, while Crespo is a great finisher. โ
Zoff, the athletic director of the Lazio team, said: "I know all the groups are not easy, but ours is probably the most difficult. On paper, Real Madrid may be the strongest with us, but football is about winning on the pitch. Anderlecht have a great record in their history and they did well in the first stage. Leeds United, on the other hand, have a lot of good young players who played well against AC Milan. Our goal is to win the Champions Cup, but we have to make sure we qualify first and then talk about other wins, and it takes a bit of luck to get the title in the end. โ
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After saying goodbye to the Champions Cup for the time being, Inter Milan faced another strong opponent again in Serie A, the Purple Lily Army Fiorentina, although Rui Costa and Batistuta were gone, but the Purple Lily Army's combat effectiveness did not decline much, before they drew at home to the championship favorite Roma, and now facing Inter Milan, the Romans of course also hope that Fiorentina can snipe Inter Milan.
Even the god of war Batistuta called his former teammates, hoping that they could do their best to beat Inter Milan. It's just that Inter Milan is not Roma, Zheng Zhi, who is about to go to the award ceremony, ended the battle with two perfect assists, Adriano and Recoba scored a goal each, and Inter Milan won the victory 2-0 away.
Now, there is only one thing left in the whole of Italy, everyone's eyes are focused on Zheng Zhi, and everyone wants to know, can this guy really snatch the 2000 Ballon d'Or from Zidane and Figo?
Nearly 50 journalists, Italian and Chinese journalists, gathered outside Mr. Zheng's home on Monday morning, like a bride to be married, ready to be greeted out.
"When will Zheng Zhi come out?"
"It's almost noon, why haven't you seen any signs of going out?"
"You can't wake up yet, do you?"
"But from seven o'clock in the morning to now, I really haven't seen any movement, it's strange, how can I not see Wu Di today, and I haven't seen Yan Qiang? It's not scientific, such a big thing, it should have been in full swing here for a long time, like a wedding wine. โ
Some Chinese reporters seem to have noticed something not quite right.
Then someone took out his mobile phone and called Yan Qiang of "Sports Weekly".
Yan Qiang was surprised on the phone, "Isn't it?" Are you still in Italy? โ
"Oh my God, Zheng Zhi has already come to France, don't you know???"
"No, it's not, we stayed here at seven o'clock in the morning, and we didn't see Zheng Zhi go out." The reporter looked confused.
"Zheng Zhi didn't come in the morning, he came by plane last night, I thought you all knew it? How do you work on such a big thing? โ
As soon as he heard this answer, the guy who was calling almost collapsed instantly.
"I'm grass!"
"I'm grass!"
"I'm grass!"
"I'll grass your uncle, Zheng Zhi!"
"Colleagues, don't wait, that guy Zheng Zhi secretly went to France last night, and now he is not at home at all, hurry up and go to France! We were put on a show by him. It's too cunning, we are all Chinese, he just deceived the Italians, why should he even dump us? โ
I don't understand,
I can't figure it out......
Of course, Zheng Zhi did not deliberately make things difficult for domestic reporters, he made things difficult for Italian reporters, and a more important reason was that he appeared in France in advance, mainly to date a woman......