Chapter 123: Before the Draw of Lots (Second Shift, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
After the game, many Italian media and even local Naples media mentioned this sentence in their reports: "Today's Naples has surpassed the Napoli of the Maradona era." ”
If this sentence had been a year ago, it would have caused an uproar and would have caused countless Napoli fans to protest and be angry.
But today, nothing has happened.
Yes, no one expressed their dissatisfaction.
As if they hadn't seen it, Napoli fans were talking about last night's game with great interest, not paying attention to the media's "contempt" for Maradona.
Maybe they still don't want to admit it, but Chen Yingying's original words have always been in their hearts. It is constantly fermenting, eroding and changing their minds little by little.
At least now many people tilt their heads and think that today's Naples can really be compared with the Naples of Maradona's time, and this is not a belittling of Maradona.
Everyone began to hope for what opponents Napoli would face in the quarter-finals, and although the quarter-finals list had not yet been released at this time, this did not prevent fans from fantasizing about it themselves.
Real Madrid lost, and the happiest person was Barcelona.
The next day, the Catalan media ridiculed and ridiculed Real Madrid, only this time they had no relationship with Napoli.
They were so hungry for Real Madrid: "It seems that the glory of Spanish football can only be maintained by us Catalans!" So just wait for us in Barcelona to avenge you, Masuuri! Hahaha! ”
"Even Napoli can't handle it, and you're embarrassed to say that you want to lift the 10th Champions League trophy on your home turf? Real Madrid is really dizzy! ”
"Having Cristiano, Ronaldo and Kaka, the two superstars, in exchange for six years of dreams, the cruel reality gave Florentino a slap in the face, telling him that football is not something that can be played with money, and that Serona's model is the king of football!"
Real Madrid fans gritted their teeth with hatred for the hunger of the Catalan media, but in the face of the cruel reality, they were powerless to fight back because they did lose, and they lost to Napoli, who thought it would be easy to do before the game...
Until now, they still don't think that they were eliminated because Napoli were too strong, they still think that they lost on themselves. Because in these two games, Real Madrid did not play at a normal level at all ().
What is a normal level?
In the league, it is normal to beat Valladolid away, Sevilla at home, Tenerife 3:1 away, and Villarreal 6:2 at home.
It seems that this is indeed the case, because Real Madrid played so badly in these two games, they didn't have any decent attacking at all, and the players were like headless flies on the pitch, smashing around.
"......, this Real Madrid superstar team, even if it can only play half of its usual level, it is enough to eliminate Napoli and reach the final...... it's a pity!"
In the end, the media in Madrid could only lament that.
They also admit that Napoli are really not too difficult opponents to play against and that losing to Napoli was a humiliating defeat.
Since the team itself did not produce a good real level, who is responsible?
"......, the Real Madrid hierarchy revealed to us that they are already looking for a successor for Pellegrini!"
"Jose Mourinho is rumoured to be likely to take over next season" the Chilean engineer. "Serving as the helmsman of the Galactic Battleship...,"
"After the game, it was said that a fierce clash broke out in the dressing room of Real Madrid. Manuel Pellegrini has lost control of this team, look at the team's performance on the pitch, I have no idea what the manager does and what role he has played in these two games......"
Look, it's all the manager's fault!
The quarter-final curse continues to haunt Real Madrid! 》
"The biggest dark horse in the Champions League in this game is Napoli ()! 》
"Napoli is back in the post-Maradona era! 》
There were quite a few newspapers on the table, all talking about last night's game.
Platini, who was sitting at the table, watched the newspapers repeat themselves one by one.
Naples.......
I didn't expect them to beat Real Madrid in the quarter-finals!
Knowing that the Champions League final was held at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid had enough reason and motivation to impact the Champions League final.
It's ironic that they fell ...... the door of the quarterfinals again.
But it's okay......
Platini was already unhappy with the kind of dollar policy that Florentino's Real Madrid had implemented. Last summer, they spent 150 million euros in a week to buy Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, which made the news of the event. In Platini's eyes, this news is indeed a serious blow to the order of European football!
He believes it is teams like Real Madrid and Chelsea that have undermined the purity of football and given the beautiful sport a stench of commercialisation.
Real Madrid have been in the quarterfinals for six years in a row after so many years, and Platini hopes to make Real Madrid realize that their business philosophy is complete
Wrong.
Who has the best business idea in Europe? Barcelona, of course, La Masia has become a model for youth training in Europe.
Such a team winning the championship will help to promote the image and philosophy of football that he wants. In the past, people always said that "good football can't win championships", "offensive football is not the same as championships", "winning fans depends on offense, and winning championships depends on defense (). "He wants the whole of Europe, and indeed the world, to change this backward view. Nowadays, beautiful and beautiful offensive football and artistic football can also win championships!
It's only when the team thinks so that the exciting and beautiful flower of football can bloom again on the continent.
This is Platini's great ideal.
He wants to make good-looking football the mainstream of world football, so he especially hates the "negative football", "conservative football" and "utilitarian football" that Mourinho uses as a mobile phone to watch ωo.
If someone like Mourinho leads the team to win the championship, it will be simply an insult to the football concept he advocates, and it is also a blow, I am afraid that when the time comes, the world football will be passive and utilitarian football will take over, and everyone will play defensive counterattacks.
People like Mourinho must be strangled in the rockery.
But he didn't expect him to break through Chelsea's block and successfully break into the quarterfinals .......
Platini shook his head, feeling as if he was thinking that it wasn't Mourinho's problem now, it was Napoli's problem.
His dislike of Jose Mourinho can rise to the level of a different philosophy of football, while his dislike of Napoli is entirely resentful.
The thought of a player on this team slapping himself in front of him made him very unhappy. Chen Yingying's arrogant and rampant celebration was still replayed in his mind over and over again, and it was not so easy to forget.
But... That's it, Naples, your good fortune is over!
A week later, all the Champions League quarters were over.
The quarterfinals of the Champions League were then made: Bayern Munich, Lyon, Arsenal, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Napoli, Barcelona and Sevilla.
The eight teams will be drawn to determine the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Napoli played a league game this week, drawing 1-1 at home to Fiorentina. Chen Yingxing, who ended his suspension, returned and scored a goal in the game. However, his goal still did not help the team win, Napoli were held to a draw at home, but fortunately Palermo lost, otherwise Napoli would have lost fourth in the league.
The only good news was that this time Chen's rival Di Natale did not score, and Chen Hung Hung regained the top scorer with 19 goals.
After the quarterfinals were announced, UEFA held a draw in Nyon, Switzerland, and this time the draw ceremony did not meet the managers of the participating teams, but only some representatives, not even the president of the club, but a lot of media were present to watch the draw ceremony.
The draw ceremony was also very simple, with a guest invited to draw and all four sets of matchups drawn in one go.
Before the draw, Napoli fans were wondering what team they would play against in the quarter-finals. Signed in the group stage of the good memories, I hope that Napoli can be drawn with Lyon again, Napoli have a psychological advantage, victory over Lyon is not a problem, so that they can reach the last four.
Of course, the opponent that no one wants to face is ......, Barcelona!
Judging by the team's match against Stuttgart, "there is no team in European football that can stop them from moving forward.
This kind of longing and speculation is not only circulating among Napoli fans, but also within the Napoli team.
"I think it's good to play against Lyon, it's really not good" Sevilla is okay, it's not strong anyway! It's the safest way to do it! ”
"Why not Inter? We've doubled them in the league and I think we could have doubled them again in the Champions League! ”
Teammates expressed their wishes for the draw in the locker room.
Chen Yingying scoffed at them: "You unproductive people! How can you be fast before you fight? We've even eliminated Real Madrid, scared of other teams? If you want me to say, let's just talk to Ba..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was pounced on by a group of teammates and pushed to the ground, and everyone scrambled to cover his mouth.
"! Don't let him say it! ”
"He must not be allowed to say that name! He's a crow's mouth! ”
"Towels towels! Stuff his mouth! Stuff it in, right! ”
A group of people worked together to capture Chen Yingying, and finally blocked Chen Yingying's mouth.
However, when the teammates got up from the ground, they were surprised to find that it was not a towel that was stuffed in Chen Yingying's mouth, but a ......, and I don't know whose ...... it came from.
Everyone was frightened.
Chen Yingying apparently noticed this as well, and he ripped off his stinky socks like an angry giant bear and pounced on his teammates.
"You bastards! Suffer death one by one!! ”
"Wow! Come on! The hero is furious! ”
"Heroes spare their lives!"
"I didn't do it......,"
The teammates scattered one after another, and the locker room was suddenly filled with a miasma of smoke .......
Ahead of the Champions League quarter-final draw, the Napoli players didn't feel any nervousness. Voting for recommendation votes, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. )