As is customary, before the grand finale is announced, the three candidates need to take the stage for a brief interview.

The three of them are already familiar with such a scene, especially Yang Yang.

As the first person in world football in the past few years, he calmly said on the scene that he was very satisfied with the performance of the past season, whether he won the award or not, he would like to thank everyone under Real Madrid for their support, but at the same time, he also said that if Messi or Iniesta won the award, he would also send his heartfelt congratulations.

Yang Yang's statement was neither humble nor arrogant, which not only showed the pride and confidence of the first person in world football, but also took care of the emotions of Messi and Iniesta.

Later, Platini said that the scene entered a tense voting phase.

Football journalists from 53 countries and territories under UEFA's command participated in the voting, but the rules for the two rounds were different.

In the first round of voting, each journalist submits a five-man roster and ranks the five players, with five points for the first place, four points for the second, and so on, one point for the fifth, and finally the total score is calculated.

Although UEFA did not announce the total scoring results of the top three players in the first round, it has long been revealed by the media that Yang Yang won the first place in the total score by a narrow margin, because his treble in Real Madrid is too eye-catching.

But the voting rules in the second round were different, and the 53 reporters on the scene voted for the top three players, and each person could only vote for one player, and it was to see who could get more votes.

Judging from the rules, it is entirely possible that there will be a reversal result in these two rounds of voting, because the second round of live voting can only choose one of the three, which undoubtedly requires every journalist who votes on the spot to choose the only person in his heart, instead of the five-person list in the first round, which is undoubtedly more cruel.

The tense voting atmosphere affected everyone at the Grimaldi Convention Center, and everyone was speculating whether the two stars from Barcelona, especially Andres Iniesta, the best player in the European Cup, could challenge Yang Yang successfully.

If it can, it will undoubtedly be the first time in recent years that someone has surpassed Yang Yang.

Platini was also nervous, he stood next to Yang Yang, kept shaking his head, saying that he didn't know anything about the final result, and was very worried, and Yang Yang, Iniesta and Messi were also uncomfortable.

Although it has been soft to win awards in recent years, it is absolutely impossible to say that Yang Yang does not want to win such a heavyweight award.

The counting of votes ended quickly, and the results were quickly delivered to Platini.

The UEFA president also specially raised the envelope in his hand towards Yang Yang and the three people, as if to say, the future is in my hands, and then, he walked to the microphone with a smile and opened the envelope under the gaze of everyone.

"Wow, the competition is very fierce, it's very close, the first place and the second place are only one vote apart, full of suspense."

As soon as Platini's words fell, the audience was worried.

Only one vote missing?

Isn't that dangerous?

Could it really be that Iniesta counterattacked Yang Yang to the top?

This is definitely possible, as the 53 football journalists who participated in the vote were all from European countries, and it is understandable that they chose "their own man" Andres Iniesta, who shone at the European Championship.

In the final analysis, Yang Yang is an "outsider".

On the podium, Yang Yang, Iniesta and Messi all looked different.

Messi is the youngest of the three to win the award, although he has the support of Barcelona, but that is just the club's practice of supporting the number one star, there is nothing really to achieve, only he scored 51 goals in a single season, becoming the second only to Yang Yang, a player who has scored more than half a hundred goals in a single season.

But when it comes to goals and assists, Yang Yang is better than him, and there are three consecutive championships and three crowns in hand, Messi has no chance of winning, if Messi wins the award, it will definitely be considered shady.

Yang Yang was still somewhat apprehensive in his heart, but he was not too worried, because he had already obtained it many times.

On the contrary, it is Iniesta, who seems to be the most nervous, he obviously always wants to get an honor to prove himself, but unfortunately, when he helped Spain win the World Cup in 10 years, he lost to Yang Yang, so what about this year?

"Well, I'm now officially announcing that the winner of the 2011-2012 season is the best player in Europe......"

As Platini spoke, the entire Grimaldi Convention Centre fell silent and all eyes were on the UEFA president.

"Yang Yang!"

Yang Yang!!!!!

As soon as the name was revealed, the audience was in an uproar.

Yang Yang! It's Yang Yang again!

Although there was too much suspense before, I didn't expect the result to be Yang Yang.

But no one would think that Yang Yang does not deserve this honor, because he scored 79 goals for Real Madrid last season, and counting assists, he alone created more than 100 goals for Real Madrid, which is an unprecedented achievement.

What's more, in the three years since he joined Real Madrid, Real Madrid has won three consecutive Champions League titles, and last season won the first treble in the history of La Liga.

But at the same time, there are many people who feel sorry for Iniesta because he missed one of the best opportunities.

If he can't shake Yang Yang this year, then he may have a hard time having another chance in the future.

At the club, Messi will always be the number one superstar in front of Iniesta, even if Barcelona overshadows Real Madrid in results, it will only be Messi who will win the award, not the midfielder Iniesta.

It can be said that the only thing Iniesta can count on after missing this year is the World Cup in Brazil two years later, and if he can help Spain defend the World Cup, there is definitely still a chance, but this is too difficult.

Yang Yang's first reaction after hearing Platini call out his name was to clench his fist, and then he turned to look at Iniesta and Messi, and took the initiative to walk over to shake hands with them.

From the eyes of Iniesta and Messi, Yang Yang saw unwillingness, but at the same time, he also saw unyielding fighting spirit.

They are professional players, and the stronger they are, the stronger they are, and constantly breaking through themselves is the spirit they should have.

Yang then solemnly received another award for Europe's best player from Platini, and in his acceptance speech, he kept thanking his teammates and everyone at Real Madrid, highlighting the names of Ibrahimovic, McConn, Maxwell and Kaka, who he hoped to share with these four friends.

"It's a great honour to receive this award, I want to dedicate it to all my team-mates at Real Madrid, and I'm also very honoured to be with two such great players, Andres Iniesta and Messi, who are very, very good."

Yang Yang's acceptance speech can be said to have taken into account all aspects and did a thorough job, which made people see the bearing and demeanor of the first person in world football.

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Real Madrid drew the Group of Death, which brought together four league titles, and Yang Yang was named the best player in Europe.

These two pieces of news can be described as a sad and a joyful, and soon spread all over the world, countless Real Madrid fans are depressed about the signing of the Group of Death, and many people even believe that UEFA is deliberately trying to get rid of Real Madrid.

And more people are cheering for Yang Yang, thinking that after winning the best player in Europe, Yang Yang is estimated to be the number one favorite for the FIFA Golden Ball Award.

However, some media analysts believe that Yang Yang's situation is still very dangerous, because he only has one more vote than Iniesta, and the number of votes between the two is 24 to 23, which shows that the competition is still very fierce, and no one can guarantee whether Yang Yang will be able to reach the top again at the FIFA Awards Conference.

If it is a matter of a few months before Yang Yang wins the award, then Real Madrid's encounter with the Group of Death is an imminent crisis, because Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax are not weak.

Manchester City have invested heavily in the past few years, and their results have improved by leaps and bounds, including winning the Premier League title last season, and their form this season is also quite good, both in terms of the squad and the experience of major competitions, which are second to none.

Sneijder, Aguero and Yaya Toure and other players are all first-line stars in Europe, this set of lineup against Real Madrid, there is still a certain chance of winning, and the head coach Mancini is a coach from Italy, and the defense is still quite good.

Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund has been on the rise in recent years.

The first time Yang Yang heard the name Klopp was when his national team teammate Zheng Zhi transferred to the Bundesliga, when he was coaching Mainz, and later because of his good coaching results, he was poached by Dortmund, and introduced Yang Yang's national team teammate Chen Tao from Anderlecht.

The current Dortmund is the main youth storm, and last season they trampled the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich under their feet, and the results were also quite good, winning the double, and players such as Gotze, Reus, and Lewandowski also became famous.

It can be said that this is a strange team, not easy to play, and according to the information given by Real Madrid's scouting team, Klopp's team has always been known for running and covering and pressing and pressing, which will make Real Madrid feel a lot of headaches, even if they win, the consumption will be very large.

Needless to say, Ajax is familiar with it, Real Madrid is still very confident in winning this Eredivisie opponent, but it is not completely without the possibility of an upset, the key is to see Real Madrid's own performance.

It is worth noting that after playing Ajax away, Real Madrid will go to Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona non-stop, two consecutive away games, back and forth, and the consumption of the team is also very large, especially playing Barcelona.

Real Madrid's public relations director Butragueno said in an interview with the media after the draw ceremony that the draw was very interesting, bringing together four league champion teams, the strongest of the eight groups, which can be called the super group of death.

"However, Real Madrid are still very confident that they can come out of this difficult group."