Volume 2 The Miracle of Huo Village Chapter 285 Encounter
The results of the draw for the Champions League group stage were not shocking, most of the traditional strong teams drew an ideal signing, only Real Madrid and Juventus were more miserable, they entered the group of death, the reason why Group H is known as the group of death, in addition to the strong dialogue between Real Madrid and Juventus, the key factor is the League Cup runner-up Zenit St. Petersburg, although Advocaat's team is the first time to enter the Champions League stage, but neither Real Madrid nor Juventus against Zenit is completely sure of winning.
In addition to the group of death that has been hotly discussed, the most interesting group for reporters is the group B where Inter Milan and Hoffenheim are located, Hoffenheim was the most attacking team in Europe last season, and Mourinho was the most difficult team in the world to break when he was in charge of Chelsea, and now he is coaching Inter Milan The defense will definitely not be bad, and the battle between the sharpest spear and the strongest shield must be what everyone is looking forward to.
On top of that, the most special one, Jose Mourinho, has always been full of drama and controversy, whether in Porto or Chelsea, he has been able to excite fans and journalists alike. And Hoffenheim's super defender Li Huan is also a special one, a defender who is an incredible European Golden Boot winner, breaking the Bundesliga's dusty 17-year goal record, and never missed a free kick so far, such a player is definitely a special one. And Mourinho and Li Huan are the kind of unforgiving lords, and these two people will definitely be sparkling when they collide.
In fact, just after the draw ended, Li Huan challenged Mourinho, jokingly saying that Mourinho might be afraid that Hoffenheim would snatch the first place in Group B. However, Mourinho seems to feel that Li Huan's words are not weighty enough, he did not directly take the call, but talked about the championship lightly: "The Italian team has not played well in the Champions Cup in recent years, and now is the time to bring Italian football back to the top, I know that everyone expects too much from me, because I won the European Champions Cup when I was in Porto, and I almost won the championship when I was at Chelsea, but I like this challenge, we will win the Champions League." β
Everyone thought Group B was a contest between Inter Milan, Panaxinnacos and Hoffenheim, but a non-mainstream team in a remote corner of Europe that could not be detected by European radar also made their faint voice, "We have made history, but I am not the type of person who just treats the Champions League as a pleasure experience, and I and my players will not feel inferior in the game." We have come this far by relying on self-confidence. We quietly beat Olympiacos and Vienna Rapid and that attitude will not change. Now that Hoffenheim can win the treble, we have the potential to do a miracle."
It was a warning from the coach of Cypriot champions Anososis to his three opponents after the draw, but his voice was so weak that neither Inter nor Panax nor Hoffenheim responded to him and probably did not notice them at all.
Hoffenheim certainly didn't have time to pay attention to the Cypriot manager's conversation, as they focused on tomorrow's UEFA Super Cup clash at 8.45pm after the draw. Rangnick believes Manchester United will be the best test for Hoffenheim before the Champions League group stage, and the last Champions League winners will tell them how far they are from the European powers.
The UEFA Super Cup originated in the Netherlands, when Wiitkamp, the editor of the Dutch newspaper The Telegraph, wanted to hold a match to celebrate Cruyff and also wanted to know who was the strongest team in Europe, and in January 1974 the first officially sanctioned match was held at the Meazza Stadium, where Ajax beat AC Milan 6-1 over two legs. Since then, UEFA has given him a similar recognition to his current status. Now that the Super Cup has become the signal for the start of the European season, Wieterkamp's original vision has been fully realized.
Although the UEFA Super Cup is also an honor recognized by UEFA, but because it is not related to relegation, so there is still a lot of performance, and later because of the holding of the Club World Cup, the Champions League winners often pay less attention to it than before, so in the hands of the two sides, the number of times the League Cup champions have won the championship is also a lot.
Hoffenheim had been training for an hour at the Louis II Stadium in the morning, and when they went back to rest, they came across Manchester United, who had also come to do acclimatisation training. Rooney, Park Ji-sung, and Van der Sar, who had a one-sided relationship with Li Huan in the outer world, all nodded with Li Huan, while Ferguson and Rangnick, who were walking at the back, just nodded, but greeted Li Huan, who was also walking at the back, "Li, congratulations on drawing a good lot, I hope to see your little Li Feidao today." β
Li Huan looked at the surprised eyes of his teammates and Rangnick's expressionless faces, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, this old Scottish man always likes to make trouble for himself, if he is a female surname, it will definitely be a disaster. But he still said politely, "Sir is good, but you'd better not see it." β
Ferguson was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing and said, "No, I must see it." β
"Then I bet you're going to lose the championship." Li Huan said with a smile.
"If you can beat us, I'll give you a glass of wine." Ferguson said.
"It's a deal." Li Huan said.
"It's a deal."
When Li Huan walked on the team's bus, Ibisevic couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Are you familiar with Ferguson?" β
Familiar with a fart, Li Huan thought to himself, but he still said calmly: "It's just a one-sided relationship." β
"Oh." Ibisevic no longer inquired.
At this time, Eduardo behind Li Huan said: "Li, the team doesn't have a collective meal at noon, let's go to the Paris Hotel for dinner." β
Ibisevic said: "It looks like your prize money has not been squandered, and a lunch at the Grand Hotel Paris will cost at least 500 euros." β
Eduardo smiled mysteriously, and said in a low voice: "The Grand Hotel Paris is the most beautiful hotel in the world, and it is the second largest casino in the world, so it's not a pity not to play." β
Ibisevic was taken aback and said: "There is a game in the evening, and the manager knows that you are dead, and if you want to go, you can only go tomorrow." β
Eduardo snorted and said, "Tomorrow?" Two days after the Super Cup, we will go to Bayer to play Bayer Leverkusen, and if we have time, the coach will let us rest at noon so that we can have a good time in this European back garden. β
Li Huan couldn't help but feel excited, it was a pity to go back empty-handed in Baoshan, but he was worried about being photographed by reporters, and said: "If we are photographed by reporters, then there will be a joke to see, and the three cores of the front, middle and back fields will go to gamble together." β
Eduardo said disdainfully: "How come, you don't see how many celebrities there are in Monte Carlo, and there are not many reporters chasing stars like Rooney, what are we." Besides, let's just play for a while, see and come back, and definitely can't delay the afternoon training. β
Li Huan and Ibisevic were finally moved by the Brazilian kid with earrings, and after returning to the Noft Hotel where the team stayed, the three of them wore suits and sunglasses and secretly went to the Paris Hotel for lunch.
The Grand HΓ΄tel de Paris is one of the most beautiful and magnificent hotels in Europe, with all kinds of bizarre limited-edition sports cars parked in the open-air parking lot, and Li Huan and the three of them did not even recognize a third of the models, which made the three young people who thought they had stepped into the European high society ashamed.
The consumption of the Grand Hotel de Paris is also extravagant, a glass of Coke costs 30 euros, a sage veal costs 300 euros, and a Chinese meal costs them 2,000 euros.
The Casino de Monte-Carlo is just a few steps away from the Grand Hotel de Paris, staggered at a 90-degree angle, and when the three of them walked to the lobby of the Casino de Monte-Carlo, they were immediately struck by the baroque architecture of the luxury casino, which is simply a beautiful work of art. The atrium is paved with jade-white marble and is surrounded by 28 tall onyx columns; The interior of the various gorgeous and creative halls, the foyer on the first floor displays a variety of slot machines used in different periods, giving the casino a bit of a museum feel.
Gamblers and tourists came and went in the casino, they also saw Ronaldo and Rooney and other Manchester United stars, Eduardo and Ibisevic saw the hunt, and couldn't help but change some chips to play, but Li Huan didn't mean to gamble, he didn't like this kind of game, he was not a person with a gambling surname, so he took a look in the casino by himself.
"Huh! It's you! β
Li Huan was watching a 19th-century slot machine, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him, and he turned his head to see that it was Diane. Kruger, there is also a petite but perfectly proportioned beauty beside her, "Miss Diane, what a blessing, I didn't expect you to like this tone too,." Li Huan always can't help but like to be upright when talking to this dignified and well-mannered German beauty.
"I don't like it, come and relax." Diane Kruger said lightly.
"Why didn't Christine come?" Li Huan remembered seeing Stewart every time she saw Diane Kruger, and couldn't help but ask.
"Do we have to be together all the time? We're just friends. Diane Kruger said. If you miss her, why don't you go to Los Angeles to see her. β
The petite beauty beside Diane Kruger heard Diane and this oriental man talking so casually, and what she said just now actually had a sour taste, she couldn't help but be curious, and couldn't help but look at Li Huan carefully.
Li Huan touched his nose a little embarrassed, he really forgot about Stuart this holiday, Li Huan saw that the beautiful woman with brown hair and brown eyes was looking at herself, smiled at the petite beauty, and said to Diane Kruger: "Who is this beauty next to you?" Why don't you introduce me, I'm not a pervert. β
The petite beauty and Li Huan's aggressive eyes looked at each other, and they couldn't help but blush and lowered their heads.
"If you're not a pervert, no one is a pervert." Diane Kruger snatched Li Huan's words, but still introduced the girl next to Li Huan, after all, Li Huan is already a world-renowned star, not the little scoundrel-like guy back then, "This is Ellijie, Elejie, this is Li Huan." β
"Ahh
"Ahh
Although Diane did not introduce the identities of the two of them, Li Huan and Ellijie still let out an exclamation, secretly thinking that no wonder this person was so familiar. In fact, it is normal for two people not to recognize each other, in the eyes of Westerners and Orientals, most people have similar appearances, in the previous life, when Li Huan grew up, Elijie was already old, in this life, Li Huan has just crossed over, and Elijie has already gone into hiding, so Li Huan did not recognize the first day of the French two years after the first day of the "angel proportional perfect facial features". And Li Huan really became famous in Europe this season, so Ellie Jie didn't recognize Li Huan.
Li Huan didn't know French, and she didn't know if Ellijie understood German, so she said in English: "I'm glad to be there." I'm sorry I don't know how beautiful I am. β
Although Ellijie has been married for two or three years, she is not sociable, and she is not very comfortable with Li Huan's half-truthful way of speaking, so she said in English: "I don't think you are a handsome guy." β
Diane Gege smiled and said, "I touched my nose." β
Li Huan was very thick-skinned and didn't mind, and said with a smile: "That's because you don't have the habit of looking, I'm the kind of man who is good-looking, and if you look at it for a long time, you will feel that I am actually much more attractive than most men in the world." β
Diane Kruger listened: "Li Huan, two years have passed, why hasn't your face changed." β
Li Huan touched his face and said, "Hasn't it changed?" I think it's getting thicker. β
"Haha."
"Gege."
Both women laughed amusedly by Li Huan.
"Although Mr. Li is not a handsome man, he is really handsome in football, you guys were really good last season, even me, a pseudo-fan, was attracted, you are my favorite star besides Zidane."
Li Huan smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that you can't even recognize your favorite star, this pseudo-fan is really fake, Li Huan slandered his belly, and said with a smile: "You are not only a beauty, you sing better, even I, a pseudo-fan, am fascinated." β
Diane couldn't help but praise Li Huan and said: "I really can't see that in less than two years, you have become such a big name, but you are still so out of tune, you are going to play the Super Cup at night, and you are still gambling." β
Li Huan learned Kruger's tone and said, "I don't like it, come and relax." β
Diane snorted and said, "What do you have to distract, you have become famous, invested in the stock market and made a fortune, surrounded by beautiful women." β
Li Huan was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Diane, I didn't expect you to care about me so much." β
"Who cares about you, I listened to Christine, so I didn't bother to pay attention to your business." Although Diane Kruger said it lightly, there was a hint of panic in her eyes, but she was no longer a young girl, and she hid her emotions very well, and no one saw them.
"Is Christine okay? Is the film finished? Li Huan asked.
"What can she do as a child, the film is finished and premieres in December." Diane said lightly.
Li Huan laughed and said, "When the time comes, I'll go and cheer her up." β
Ellie said curiously, "Diane, you are talking about Christine's Christine." Stewart? Is she filming "Twilight"? β
Diane said: "It's this little girl, I met in Hollywood." β
Ellijie looked at Li Huan with a strange expression and said, "I didn't expect that even Stewart knew him." β
Diane said: "That was two years ago when he was injured and went to Los Angeles to heal and met Christine. β
Li Huan saw Ellie's strange expression and knew that she had heard about her affair, and Suo surnamed said with a smile: "Diane, in fact, if you want to say that I seduced Christine, just say it, why bother around the bend." You two be careful, I'm the best girl among the players, and the best player in the boy. β
The two women laughed again, Li Huan appropriately laughed at the introverted and shy Ellie Jie, and Diane Kruger obviously appreciated Li Huan's grace and generosity towards girls now, and the three of them had nothing to do, so they chatted casually in the hall on the first floor. It turned out that when Diane was a model, she spent most of her time in France, and she and Ellie Jie were old acquaintances. This time, Ellie was very thoughtful, and she was also preparing to make a comeback at the strong request of fans, and she came to Monte Carlo to attend the release ceremony of her new record prepared for her by her agent. And Diane Kruger is here to attend the Venice International Film Festival, and this time by the way, she came to attend the release ceremony of her friend's new record.
The three of them chatted unconsciously for more than an hour, when Ibisevic and Eduardo came down from upstairs, judging from their expressions, Ibisevic must have lost a lot, and Eduardo seemed to have won.
Seeing Li Huan chatting with two stunning beauties, one tall and one short, Ibisevic and Eduardo were brightened, thinking that Li Huan had just soaked the girl, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, this Chinese is really a satyr, no wonder he just didn't gamble money, it turned out to be ready to pick up girls.
"Wow! Beauty, Li Huan, introduce us to it. Eduardo came over and put his arm on Li Huan's shoulder, looked at Ellie lightly, and said.
Suddenly, his pupils were released, and his mouth opened and he couldn't hold it anymore, and said, "Ellie, ah! Diane Kruger. Oh my God, I'm so lucky to have met an idol. β
But Eduardo's impolite image of Brother Pig obviously frightened the two beauties, Diane frowned, and said to Li Huan: "We still have something to do, let's go first." β
Ellijie didn't even look at Eduardo and Ibisevic, and smiled sweetly at Li Huan: "Goodbye Mr. Li, Diane and I will go to cheer you on at night." β
The beauties cheered Li Huan naturally couldn't ask for it, but in front of the two teammates, Li Huan still said lightly: "It's an honor, I will dedicate the goal to the two ladies." β
Ellie's smile made Edward multi-colored and disillusioned, but unfortunately the beauty refused to look at him more, and Eduardo said with some frustration: "Li, I'm more handsome than you, why don't the beauty ignore me." β
Li Huan laughed and said, "You must have won." β
Edward reluctantly looked at the peerless demeanor of the two beauties hidden in the crowd, and sighed: "The casino is proud and disappointed." β
Ibshevic knew that he could not attract girls and men, but he was very open-minded, and said: "I lost money, and I am not proud of the love scene, go back quickly, there is still training in the afternoon." β
Eduardo couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and the depression in his heart was much less, and the three of them walked out of the Grand Casino of Monte Carlo and walked towards the hotel where they were staying.
(To be continued)