Chapter 241: The first game of the table tennis Champions League

Kong Zhendong originally thought that the last few balls would be won by a fierce battle against Maimang, but he didn't expect Persson to lose the last point unknowingly in his stubbornness.

He and Persson were stunned for a moment, and then they came to their senses amid the enthusiastic cheers and regrets of the fans, and the two walked up to each other with a smile and a gentle hug.

Persson's personality is still very atmospheric, especially in table tennis skills, he is a pure person, so he stepped forward to hug Kong Zhendong and patted him on the back to express his appreciation for him.

In this game, Kong Zhendong went from the stubborn resistance in the first game, to the forehand Gaiting-style attack in the second game, and the unique backhand fight in the third game, with comprehensive technology, and clear and targeted tactics.

The table tennis fans at the scene were more tolerant than the football fans, as long as the opponent played a wonderful game, the home fans were willing to cheer for him, not to mention the more than 1,000 die-hard fans of the Wolverines and Skiers.

Even those skiers fans who originally just hoped that the Wolverines would defeat the Tibetan Mastiffs and came to watch the game, they all decided in their hearts that they must watch Kong Zhendong's games in the future!

The fans were still cheering enthusiastically and were reluctant to leave the stadium. Kong Zhendong and others didn't care about the hustle and bustle, hitting the ball into the audience and waving to interact with the fans.

Mrs. Edward stood up with Jazz's hand and said with a smile: "Zhendong not only won the ball himself, but also helped the team win, Victoria, it seems that your date can't run away, and Edward and I can only return to Stockholm alone." ”

Victoria blushed slightly and said: "Auntie, don't make a mistake, I'm just taking Kong Zhendong to Gothenburg as a tour guide, not to mention Madeleine." ”

Madeleine smiled and said: "Aunt said so, I have to consider whether I can't make this light bulb, or I'll go back with Uncle Edward, tomorrow the two of you can visit Gothenburg, you can go around the Musthugo Cathedral, anyway, where will your wedding be held in a few years, let's get familiar with it first~"

Seeing Victoria's shy desire to chase Madeleine, Sir Edward smiled: "Let's go back first, it's okay, the Wolverines will play their first Champions League group game at home the day after tomorrow, and they will have a day off." ”

Victoria and Madeleine, looking at each other, were also helpless.

The draw for the group stage of the Champions League was held in early December, and in order to coordinate with the Swedish team in the league and avoid the Christmas holiday, the league and Champions League matches were almost arranged as back-to-back matches, with only one day of rest.

Victoria and Madeleine's plans to travel with Kong Zhendong for the Christmas holidays will have to wait until after the Champions League group stage.

The European Champions Cup in Table Tennis has been an event between top European clubs since the seventies, and with the promotion of professional table tennis leagues in European countries, the level is getting higher and higher, and the number of places in the European Champions Cup is also increasing.

By the end of the eighties, the number of places in the European Champions Cup was basically fixed at 24, and the top teams in the strongest national leagues automatically qualified, while the remaining marginal league teams had to compete for places through the qualifying rounds in advance.

There are 24 teams in the Champions League, each of which is divided into a group, and the three teams in the group stage play a home-and-away double round-robin, and after competing for the round of 16, they will be eliminated in a home-and-away system until they compete for the championship.

Gaiting, Sever, Roscoff, Primorac and other clubs with top European players will compete in the Champions League.

Schulbeck, Rankpal, Jonier, Orlovski and other players who were active in the world arena in the seventies and eighties, all of them have the title of king of the ball, after the national team retired, they all continued to participate in the professional league, and in recent years, with the league and the Champions League, the state of these old guys has a tendency to rejuvenate the second spring.

The Wolverines finished fifth in the Swedish league last year and qualified for the league this year through qualifying, so the Wolverines entered the draw as the bottom of the group, and both teams in the same group will be seeded teams with a large number of world stars.

Thinking of the legendary characters who will be fought the day after tomorrow and leaving a glorious mark on the table tennis world, Victoria suddenly felt depressed, so let's enjoy a day of vacation.

The league is only one day apart from the Champions League group stage, so Bengersen has not scheduled systematic training. After a brief celebration of the team's victory, Bengersen gathered everyone and announced tomorrow's holiday, and everyone only needed to arrive at the club at 9 a.m. the day after tomorrow for acclimatisation.

There was nothing to say all night, and at seven o'clock the next morning, Kong Zhendong woke up first, and acted as a hotel wake-up call to the two sisters.

Considering the girl's complicated makeup in the morning, Kong Zhendong rushed to the hotel restaurant in advance to get a buffet for the two sisters.

At the breakfast buffet, Kong Zhendong noticed that his sister Madeleine was gobbling up and eating happily. My sister Victoria, on the other hand, ate some toast and drank a glass of milk, not even the poached egg in the middle of the bread sandwich.

Thinking of Victoria's anorexia, Kong Zhendong thought for a while, and thought about it, maybe that method could be tried.

Gothenburg is Sweden's first port across the sea from Oslo, Norway.

Because of the sea, the climate is pleasant and the sky is blue.

In the morning, Victoria and Madeleine took Kong Zhendong to visit Gustav Square, the 17th-century king of Sweden. Because Gothenburg is located in the heart of Scandinavia, it has been a battleground for Sweden, Norway and Denmark since ancient times.

Today's Gothenburg was built by Emperor Gustav and defeated the Danish invasion and opened up the sea to trade, making Gothenburg the most important port in Northern Europe.

In honor of this promising monarch, Gustav Square was built.

Kong Zhendong played around Sweden Square, admired the Nordic-style surrounding buildings, and watched the children rollerblading on the square, with a warm and leisurely atmosphere.

After visiting Place Gustavus, Victoria really took Kong Zhendong to visit the Musthugo Cathedral. This is also a building that has been inherited for nearly 200 years, such a church, Kong Zhendong has only seen the props and sets on TV before, and he is full of curiosity about everything when he visits the interior of the church for the first time.

Victoria patiently explained to Kong Zhendong, but she really looked like a competent beauty tour guide, but such a beautiful tour guide who blended youth and liveliness with elegance and elegance, I am afraid that the whole of Sweden will not be able to find a second one.

Contrary to Victoria's thoughtfulness and carefulness, Madeleine was really not interested in the cathedral that she had visited dozens of times since she was a child, and finally proposed boringly: "Sister, let's just take him to visit the seaside square~ There you can see the sea and the big statue!" ”

Victoria was reluctant to take Kong Zhendong over, and Madeleine's eyes rolled and said: "Sister, you don't look at what season it is, even if the seaside square is full of bikini beauties in summer, but now it is the winter of December, so I guarantee that you will wear more tightly than you." ”

Seeing Kong Zhendong looking at it curiously, Victoria could only explain with a smile: "Although the average temperature in Sweden is low all year round, due to the influence of monsoon and ocean currents, the temperature in Gothenburg is still very high every summer, so many tourists will go to the seaside square for sunbathing. Of course, there are no such people in the winter of December. However, near the statue, there are many artistic paintings depicting sunbathing scenes, if you are interested, we can check them out. His face was a little unnatural.

Bikini beauty, sunbathing, art painting +

Kong Zhendong didn't understand why Victoria's face was unnatural at first, but thinking about the meaning of art painting, he immediately changed the topic, he was only 13 years old, and it was not a good thing to be interested in that aspect now.

Kong Zhendong politely declined the suggestion to go to the seaside square, and Victoria immediately smiled, and was caught and teased by Madeleine for a while.

Coming out of the cathedral, the time was close to noon, and Kong Zhendong proposed to find a place to eat.

Victoria introduced three restaurants that were stylish and tasteful in Gothenburg, but Kong Zhendong refused them all.

Kong Zhendong smiled: "I still remember that on the plane to Sweden, we met for the first time. You said that it was a pity to intern in China for a few months, but did not have the opportunity to taste authentic Chinese food, let's find a Chinese restaurant here, it does not have to be very high-end and stylish, it is good to have the atmosphere of a neighborhood cottage. ”

Madeleine said with a smile: "Okay, good, Gothenburg has been turned dozens of times since I was a child, but I have never tried Chinese food, I am afraid that it is not easy to find, and I rarely saw Chinese here before." ”

Victoria thought for a while and said: "Let's go to Central Street from there, there are several pedestrian streets interspersed with Central Street, one of which is a food street, known as a collection of world cuisine, we can try it~"

The three of them walked along the central street, and Kong Zhendong found that this street and several auxiliary pedestrian streets around it seemed to form a block, a food area, a folk jewelry area, and a clothing area, which seemed to have the feeling of a large-scale shopping complex in later generations.

However, the atmosphere of the merchant philistine here is not strong, but more humanistic feelings, and it feels very comfortable to walk on the street.

Turn into the pedestrian street, and the street is lined with restaurants from all over the world. However, the décor here is generally retro, and each store is not large, but a few of them have the Michelin logo, and they are all small boutiques that are not afraid of deep alleys.

It's a pity that after a long time, there are European cuisines on this street, and later, Brazilian barbecue and African restaurants have been found, but Asian restaurants, except for a few Japanese and Korean cuisines, can not find Chinese restaurants.

In the end, Kong Zhendong stopped at the door of an English restaurant, because he had just seen a traveler with a Chinese face enter, and when he saw the name of the restaurant, although it was pure English, it was translated into Chinese as a Zunshang Seafood Restaurant, so named, most of them were Chinese, and Kong Zhendong and the three of them walked in together.