Chapter 306: Lucky Star

After winning the title, and defending it for the first time since the Champions League was restructured, and having won both the domestic league and the Champions League double since 1958, it was only natural that Real Madrid would be hosting a bigger parade than last year's 11th Big-Eared Cup.

At least 40 minutes after the medal ceremony ended, reporters from all over the world finally had enough photos and the players had enough joy in their hearts, the club's senior management, represented by Galeries Lafayette, began to invite the team's celebrities and related personnel to attend the celebrations that had been scheduled to start on the afternoon of June 4, Madrid time.

Li Mudi, who originally planned to return to Spain and take his girlfriend to visit his parents, naturally agreed very happily. Before he crossed over, he was quite interested in the celebration of the Harvest Goddess Square, and this time he had the opportunity to watch the most desirable event of the Meilingge on the spot, and he was really lucky.

The members of the Real Madrid club took a special flight back to Madrid overnight, while Raul and the others were ready to rest for the night in Cardiff and leave early tomorrow morning. The Turin coach originally planned to stay here for one night, but because he was invited to watch the ceremony, he took the train back to London overnight for fear that the next day would be too rushed, and the luggage of the two of them was still in the hotel over there. In this way, Lin Li CP, who was able to rest at five o'clock in the morning, was reminded by the alarm clock, and hurriedly got up before eleven o'clock, and then rushed to Gatwick Airport and boarded a flight to the Spanish capital.

Both cities are located in the western part of Europe, and they are not far from each other, with a straight-line distance of about 1,263 kilometers, which can be reached in less than two and a half hours by plane. But there was a time difference of one hour between them, so when Li Mudi and Lin Yun'er walked out of Barajas Airport, it was already half past fifteen local time. After checking the news that the parade bus was about to leave, the two decided to rush directly to the second event venue, the Municipal Square, where they waited for the arrival of the team members.

After calling Raul and Zizou, it turned out that except for the players and coaching staff, the rest of the people did not march with the bus, but would go directly to the municipal square to meet. What else could be said about this, and the two immediately took a taxi and set off. However, because the Real Madrid fans of the whole city ran out, the traffic conditions along the way seemed to make Li Mudi find the feeling of being in those metropolises of the Celestial Empire, it was too congested! After entering the city, less than eight kilometers away, the taxi ran for 40 minutes and did not arrive, or two people got off the bus three blocks in advance and walked through the crowd to catch up with the start of the event.

After a conversation on the first floor of the town hall, the staff of the city ZF came over to signal that the celebration was about to begin, and everyone was asked to take their seats. Non-club members such as the Torino manager are naturally limited to ordinary spectators, so their position is more marginal, standing on the edge of the hall.

Since it was an event organized by ZF, both the mayor and the mayor of the Region of Madrid were present, coincidentally, both officials were women. Mayor Kamena gave a speech last week's celebration of the league victory, so it was Mayor Christina Siferente who said the speech today, and she hoped that everyone would be here again next year, which would mean that Real Madrid would complete a treble in the Champions League.

First captain Sergio Ramos, second captain Marcelo and the team's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo then appeared on a makeshift platform in the square outside the city hall with the big-eared cups, showing the trophy symbolizing the honor of the best team in European football to the thousands of fans who had already packed the entire space, causing huge cheers.

After an hour of activity, the team came across the street to Siberez Square, the Harvest Goddess Square. In keeping with the team's tradition, the two captains climbed the statue of the Goddess of Harvest together, tied the team's scarf and flag, and kissed their statue of Lucky. Raul watched the scene and muttered a few words under his breath, as if recalling the first time he stood there for the team more than a decade ago.

Li Mudi, who found that his friend was strange, did not say anything, and when he was always holding his girlfriend with his right hand, he reached out and gently put his left hand on Raul's shoulder, giving the other party a support and comfort. Until I heard a voice: "No matter how many times you see this scene again, you will never lose your excitement and excitement." "I know that the heart of the former King of the Bernabeu has finally calmed down, and it seems that he is ready to return to the club and serve in the top management in the near future.

After an hour or so of bustling Harvest Goddess Square, the large army set off again for the last high of today's celebration. The final stage at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, where more than 84,000 Real Madrid fans have filled the stadium. Under the guidance of the live DJ, the appearance of every Real Madrid player and coach can arouse the enthusiastic cheers and applause of the fans, which can be regarded as a high-level high.

However, there is a very special situation here, as in yesterday's Champions League ceremony, Portuguese left-back Coentrão is still absent, and the official announcement is that he will not be able to come to the pitch due to being unwell. However, the Torino coach learned from Zizou that it was the player who chose to make trouble because he couldn't play in the team, and was punished by the club, so that he could not appear in public. It seems that in the following summer, the "Golden Retriever", who once set a record for the transfer fee of a left-back in world football, will definitely be excluded from the squad next season by Real Madrid.

After that, the manager and several important players spoke, and everyone thanked the fans, while the latter expressed their excitement by shouting the names of the Real Madrid members in unison. When Ronaldo made his trademark celebration when he scored, the whole stadium chanted: "Golden Ball"; And as Morata looked around with the trophy in hand, the fans shouted together: "Alvaro, stay!" ”; Finally, there was a group of radical fans shouting at the camera that recorded the celebration: "Bastard Pique, come here and salute the champion!" This is an alternative end to today's event.

At eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, the Real Madrid club held a dinner in the resident restaurant, and Li Mudi, who had long been sleepy, had to go to the appointment, while Lin Yuner could go to Raul's home in Madrid to rest first. Fortunately, I have a group of old acquaintances around me who can chat with each other about the current situation, such as Figo, who is likely to become a UEFA football consultant in a few months, Salgado, who is working at a Spanish football school in Dubai, Robert Carlos, whose third wife is about to give birth, who left his position as head coach last year and is currently in contact with a new job, etc.

Many of these people are returning to Real Madrid for the first time in several years, so everyone is taking the opportunity to catch up with other people's dynamics or take the opportunity to expand their network. As one of the hottest head coaches at the moment, Li Muddy has naturally become a central figure among these team legends, and he also intends to strengthen his relationship with these former stars, and maybe there will be some intersection in the future.

The dinner lasted until 1 a.m., but before that, Li Mudi and Raul drove back to the latter's villa to rest. After all, this trophy is not directly related to them, and it is enough to participate in the celebration a little as a supporter of the team, and know how to stop in moderation.

After a night in Madrid, on the morning of the 5th, the Turin coach took his girlfriend back to his farm in Mallorca, where his mother had prepared a sumptuous Celestial Empire dish and was waiting for his daughter-in-law's first visit. Because she had had close contact before, although Lin Yun'er came to the door for the first time, she did not pretend to be twisted, and got along with her boyfriend's parents very naturally, which was praised by the two old people, especially Li's mother.

The next day, the Turin coach took his lover with him to this world-famous tourist destination. Together they visited the Elmdana Palace, one of the palaces of the Spanish kings, the Parma Aquarium, which has the world's only live coral exhibit, and the most spectacular thousand-year-old stalactite wonder on the European continent - the Cave of Drautsch, and sent more than 40 photos of the viewing time to social networking platforms within one day, brutally abusing a wave of single dogs, attracting countless netizens to come and complain.

Early in the morning of the 7th, after eating the fried buns specially prepared by Li's mother, the couple hurriedly embarked on a journey again, and they will catch a morning flight to Paris to watch the match between Nadal and compatriot Calleno Busta in the quarterfinals of this year's French Open men's singles. At the Monte Carlo Masters at the end of April, Lee promised his friend that he would come to Roland Garros to cheer him on his 10th Musketeer Cup after he won his 10th Masters title.

Today's match is very crucial for Natto, because since he has participated in the French Open in the past 12 times, as long as he can reach the semi-finals, the probability of winning the championship is 100%, which is also unique in the history of tennis. In 2009, Rafa, who had just experienced the divorce of his parents and played with an injury, lost 1-3 to the Swedish cannon Soderling in the fourth round, handing over his first defeat on this court; In 2015, after completing five consecutive championships, he was unexpectedly shaved by Djokovic in the quarterfinals, which shattered his eyeballs; Last year, a serious wrist injury forced him to withdraw before the start of the third round, his worst result at Roland Garros.

And this year, Nadal, who seems to have found the secret recipe to restore his youth, can finally use all his strength to attack the world No. 1. After his 10th Monte Carlo title, he won two clay-court tournaments in his native Spain, the Madrid Masters and the Barcelona Open, the latter of which was the dream place for Natto to complete his second 10-time title. Before coming to France, he had already won 17-1 on clay this season (losing to world No. 7 Dominic Thiem of Austria) on clay this season, and had returned to the top four rankings, and was favored by many to be crowned here.

This was also proved in the first four matches, when Rafa won four 3-0 victories over France's Barray, Dutchman Hasse, Georgian Basil Lashvili and Spanish player Battista Agutte, dropping only 20 games in total, especially in the third round, when he almost gave away in three sets in a row.

Today's opponent, Busta, currently ranked 21st in the world, has just experienced a hard-fought five-set battle to eliminate the fifth seed of the tournament, Canadian Raonic in the last round, and the Spanish player's civil war has also become the focus of attention from the outside world.

The game will start at 10 o'clock in the morning local time in Paris, due to flight reasons, just walked out of Charles de Gaulle Airport in the northern suburbs of the city at 10 o'clock, and arrived at the Roland Garros Stadium in the western suburbs by taxi, it was already close to 10:50. Li Mudi comforted her: "The ball speed on the clay court is very slow, so the number of rounds is at least half more than that of other courts, and it is a duel between two Spanish players who are good at this kind of court, this match cannot be played in two and a half hours, and we only missed one set at most." ”

Although he said so, his actions revealed that his heart was not so stable, and when the car just stopped on the side of the road, he hurriedly paid the fee and got out of the car quickly, taking out his mobile phone to check the game information, and pulling his girlfriend to the other side of the venue.

Built in 1928 in honour of Roland Garros, the French nation and World War I fighter pilot hero, the complex was rebuilt in 1999 and now has 23 playing venues, the most important of which are the 15,059-seat Philippe Chartier Stadium, the 10,076-seat Susan Langgren Court and the 3,790-seat Court One, all three of which will be played by the top seeded players of the French Open.

Nadal's match today was played at the largest stadium, the Philippe Chartiers, and the two men trotted all the way into the stadium, which was not very well attended. After glancing at the scores on the scoreboard, he tried his best to avoid areas that interfered with the audience, and finally sat in the player box of Natto after a lot of hardship, and after saying hello to Siska and Uncle Tony, he was ready to watch the rest of the game.

In the first set that just ended, Rafa won comfortably with a score of 6-2. However, it is worth noting that he lost one of his service games and his form has been slightly fluctuating. However, the good thing is that the opponent's performance is even worse, so it seems that the hope of advancing is quite good at the moment.

Now it was the second game of the second set, and Natto only lost one point in the first game to easily hold serve, and at this time, he also got two break points in the opponent's service game, which can be described as a smooth sail. Li Mudi felt very lucky to see the possibility of breaking serve on the first ball after he was seated, but what he never expected was that there was only this one goal left in this match.

When Busta knocked a simple high net over the sideline in the next round, he signaled for the referee to withdraw, leaving the Turin boss stunned as he cheered his friend. After the explanation of Sisca next to him, it turned out that this player consumed too much physical energy in the last round of victory over Raonic, coupled with the old injury in his waist today there are signs of recurrence, and he has called a medical timeout during the previous break, and it seems that he can't hold on at this time, so he has to give up the next game.

When the audience gave a standing ovation to send blessings to the player, Uncle Tony said to Li Mudi with a smile: "You kid may be Rafa's lucky star, and he will retire the opponent as soon as he enters the game, this ability is also comparable to a mythical character, haha!" It made Rafa's girlfriend in the box snort and laughed, and the one he teased had a crying and laughing expression on his face, not knowing how to respond.