Chapter 110: Champion, Champion

The summer of 2016 is destined to be a celebration for fans, with the quadrennial European Championship just around the corner in France, ahead of which the UEFA Champions League final is just around the corner. After 765 days, the venue has been changed from Lisbon's Stadium of Light to Milan's San Siro, and the two sides are still the same old rivals, but half of the starting list has changed. Real Madrid's side had six key players who also started in the final two years ago, compared to five for Atletico's side.

However, compared to the side of Real Madrid, which is plagued by injuries, the skeleton is barely alive, and his sworn rivals in the same city can be called a huge change in the lineup. The super configuration of the double strikers Villa and Diego Costa has become the double golden boy combination of Torres and Griezmann, which seems to have faded a little in terms of attacking power, and the sudden emergence of the teenager Saul has also shocked the attention of countless people. Judging from the odds given by the bookmaker before the game, Real Madrid, who drew the home team, corresponded to 2.46, 3.03 and 3.24 in the three results of winning and drawing in regular time, respectively, compared with the final two years ago, it seems that the outside world feels that the gap between the two teams has been narrowed.

There have been a lot of changes to the players, but the formation hasn't. As in the last final, Simeone still played 4-4-2, while Zizou followed Ancelotti's pattern and used a 4-3-3 tactic.

When the Real Madrid coach announced the starting list at the pre-match press conference, it also caused quite a stir in the media, because the starting line-up with an average age of 28 years and 175 days is the oldest record in the Champions League final in the past decade.

Of course, these numbers and statistics have nothing to do with Li Mudi, who has entered the spectator mode. He had taken a flight to Milan with Zizou's family, and after a short rest in the hotel, he met Rafael Nadal, who had just had to withdraw from the French Open two days earlier due to a wrist injury. Yes, the boss of Castilla found another ticket at the last minute, and it should be the most appropriate gift to comfort his friend who lost out on the ten-time French Open title and created his worst result at Roland Garros.

After briefly chatting about the injury of the left hand and predicting the situation of the game in the evening, the two left Li Mudi's room together, and when they came to the hall, they met Veronica and the four four boys like matryoshka dolls, and rushed to the court together. There are still two hours before the official start of the game, and it should not be too crowded when checking in to enter the venue, and there is still some security in terms of safety.

After coming to the parking lot, it was to buy snacks, queue up, check tickets, and enter the stadium step by step, some of which were not alarmed, but after entering the stadium, the mood of the coach of Castilla suddenly became excited. It's San Siro/Meazza here! One of the meccas of football! Since seeing the first live video of Serie A on CCTV as a child, Li Mudi has fallen in love with this country full of romance and melancholy. The Dutch Three Musketeers, the German Troika, the "Pulsatilla" Lavanelli, the "Bald" Lombardo, and the slightly more famous Baggio and Barty, of course, the god Diego Maradona in my heart! These names and memories that are still familiar to him nearly 30 years later accompanied him through a wonderful childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, until the complete demise of the "Little World Cup". The stadium was undoubtedly his favourite during his years of fascination with Serie A, with Van Basten, Jurgen Klinsmann, Ruud Gullit, Maldini and Baresi all once his idols, but how can he still be at peace when he finally gets the chance to be here in person?

Just as he sat in his seat and sighed, a large number of fans had gradually poured into the stadium, and it was understood that a total of 71,500 tickets were sold for today's final, which was indeed a rare gathering. As the number of spectators increased, the Champions League theme song and some famous European music began to play on the loudspeakers, and the atmosphere in the audience gradually became hot. There was a brief performance before the match officially began, after which Baresi, the hero of the two Milan teams, escorted the big-eared trophy into the stadium with Zanetti, and the big battle was about to begin.

With the whistle of English referee Clattenburg, the world-renowned Champions League final was announced. Both teams were cautious in the opening stages, struggling around midfield for a lot of time, and it wasn't until the fifth minute that Atletico's Koke had a shot on target, but unfortunately the force was too small and was easily denied by Keylor Navas. Real Madrid's side responded quickly, Bale's free-kick from outside the box on the right went straight to the middle, Benzema fired a left-footed half-volley from 4 meters in front of goal, Atletico goalkeeper Oblak made a shocking save under Casemiro's interference, and blocked the close shot with his left foot, and then Marcelo's long-range shot from outside the box was ridiculously wide, and the Sheets escaped. At this time, all the Real Madrid fans held their heads, feeling regretful for missing this great opportunity.

After that, both teams made a bit of a big move in the scramble, fouls were frequent, and Carvajal also received a yellow card, which didn't look very optimistic.

In the fifteenth minute, Real Madrid actually scored the first goal when the field was a little disadvantaged, and the breakthrough of Dasheng once again won a free kick a little further away for the team. After Kroos passed the ball to the front post, the Welshman directly headed the ball back, and the water master who was ambushed in front of the goal grabbed Oblak and poked the ball into the goal, 1-0, Real Madrid took the lead to break the deadlock. However, when the players and fans were celebrating wildly, Li Mudi hesitated and said to Nadal, who was shouting next to him: "This goal is offside!" Don't be in a hurry to be happy, see how the referee decides the penalty. Just when the clay king thought the ball was really going to be blown off, Clattenburg had already signaled that the goal was valid and waited for the halfway circle to kick off. Slap in the face! However, at this time, they didn't know that judging from the slow-motion replay of the TV broadcaster, this was indeed an offside goal, and Atletico Madrid was really wronged enough.

After the restart, fans who had expected the game to be more exciting after the balance was broken were disappointed, the two teams did not create any decent attack, various errors and the slightest threat of goal filled the rest of the first half, and the score was kept 1-0 until halftime, and Li Mudi was about to fall asleep watching it.

Nadal took advantage of the break to go to the bathroom for convenience, but was recognized by the fans and forced to do a group photo maniac, plus there were too many people who went to the convenience, causing him to return to his seat after solving his personal problems, the scene had changed dramatically.

Simeone was still a little dissatisfied with the performance of his midfielder in the first half, so he replaced Augusto with Carrasco at the beginning of the second half, hoping to bring change to the team. As a result, his goal was achieved soon after the kick-off, just 50 seconds after kick-off, Griezmann crossed diagonally into the box with the right rib through the crotch, Torres was kicked from behind by Pepe, who wanted to rush forward to clear the ball, and Clattenburg decisively blew the penalty, which the Real Madrid players were very unhappy about. Nadal had just walked to his seat and before he could sit down, he witnessed Atletico Madrid's penalty, and the frustration was understandable.

Then, just when the fans of both sides were ready to return to the starting line, the referee blew the whistle and called a timeout for the penalty kick, and at the same time stepped forward to give a yellow card warning to Navas, who was delaying the time, and everyone's spirit was tested again. Perhaps interfered with by the opposing goalkeeper, Griezmann's penalty unexpectedly hit the crossbar in the middle of the goal, and Real Madrid were pulled back in front of the goal. Suddenly, the sea of white in the stadium began to surge, and all the Melinger were frantically celebrating this catastrophe, and Nadal and Li Mudi hugged each other and shouted loudly.

Since then, the morale of Real Madrid seems to have gradually gained momentum, and slowly gained a slight advantage in the scramble in the midfield. However, Carvajal's injury in the 52nd minute interrupted the team's good momentum, and the famous "Dani Leak" came off the bench later.

In the next nearly 20 minutes, Atletico Madrid suppressed the sworn enemy on the field, and the possession rate and the number of shots that were originally behind gradually caught up.

Almost identical to the first half, Zizou's side had another good chance to open the scoring without dominating the game. In the 70th minute, Modric sent a through ball on the counter-attack, Benzema cut into the box at high speed on the right, but unfortunately his one-on-one push shot was so outrageous that it hit goalkeeper Oblak directly, Real Madrid missed the perfect opportunity to seal the win, and the stupid horse who lost the ball was replaced by Lucas Vazquez seven minutes later.

Those who waste chances will be punished, and just when Real Madrid's attack was rising higher and the next goal seemed to be about to be scored again, Simeone's side seized a chance to level the scoreline. Atletico Madrid captain Gabi suddenly sent a pick pass at the edge of the penalty area, Juanfran inserted the ball on the right side and passed the ball directly into the small penalty area, and the Belgian international Carrasco, who came on as a substitute not long ago, grabbed ahead of Vazquez, fell to the ground and scored the ball into the opponent's goal, and it was Danilo who came off the bench to miss the goal!

The goal came so suddenly that almost everyone was unprepared, so when the score really returned to the deuce, the supporters of both teams fell into the ice. In the two heavens of fire, Li Mudi also kept shaking his head and sighing, and at the same time sighed in his heart: "I said before, this Brazilian is unreliable, how about it!" If it were me, he would sell it before his worth was too great. It's a scourge for this guy to keep in his hands! ”

Zidane, who was equalized, began to look a little conservative, because the two main core players Kroos and Benzema were replaced when they were in the lead, so the team's offense is very unsmooth now, plus Bale has become a wave of shots, Ronaldo is also focused on defense, Real Madrid suddenly fell into an offensive drought, and the ability to create opportunities plummeted. Fortunately, Atletico Madrid also failed to find any chance to score, and after 90 minutes, the two sides could only play 30 minutes of extra time to fight it out.

Seeing this situation, the Castilla coach can make extremely accurate judgments without recalling the memories of his previous life, the only way Real Madrid can win is a penalty shootout, with the current lineup on the field may be difficult to break through Atletico Madrid's goal, and then it is safest to focus on defense.

Sure enough, in the 30 minutes of extra time, Atletico Madrid used the physical advantage to firmly suppress the sworn rivals in the same city, Bale even suffered from leg cramps after a barely goalkeeper, but unfortunately the team had no substitutions, he could only limp on the field. Simeone, who looked more sophisticated, still had two substitutions in his hands at this point, and he replaced the physically demanding Felipe and Koke with Lucas Hernandez and Ghana midfielder Tomas Partey in quick succession in an attempt to kill each other in the remaining time. It's a pity that they couldn't score, but Real Madrid played a few counterattacks to form an attack. In the end, both teams failed to score in extra-time and had to go to a brutal penalty shootout.

At this point, the result of this game is no different from the previous life, Li Mudi clearly remembers that Real Madrid won on penalties in the end and won the eleventh Big Ear Cup in team history, so he can still maintain his composure in such a tense atmosphere. The family members of Nadal and Zizou, who were already afraid to look at the field, gradually relaxed after seeing him predict Real Madrid's victory, and jumped up excitedly when Juanfran pushed the ball to the bottom of the left post of the goal after the fourth round. Dozens of seconds later, when Ronaldo calmly pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal under tremendous pressure, the entire San Siro stadium became a sea of white, and the other part of the red and white striped shirt instantly turned into a painful hell, and the tears of this night drifted everywhere......

After the game, the coach of Castilla did not see anyone, and immediately returned to Madrid non-stop, and led the team to defeat the semi-abandoned opponent Wu Kangda with a score of 2-0 in the second leg of the championship semi-finals two days later, and successfully advanced to the final finals, and the championship honor is already beckoning to Castile not far away.

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