Chapter 433: Champion! Liverpool!
"It's game over! Liverpool defeated Arsenal 5-3 to win the UEFA Champions League! Congratulations! Their table xiàn deserves everyone's affirmation! ”
"Last year in Istanbul, Liverpool completed a miraculous three-goal comeback, beating AC Milan on penalties to win the Champions League, and now Liverpool is winning the title again! And they did! Winning the Champions League twice in a row, this can probably be described as a dynasty! Today belongs to Liverpool, to all the players and coaches of Liverpool, to all the fans of Liverpool! ”
"This night is destined to be crazy."
"Every Liverpool fan will remember today as they reached the top of Europe's highest honours, and for the second time in a row! They were the champions of the 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League, and now they are the champions of the 2005-2006 UEFA Champions League! ”
'Liverpool's title is golden, they beat Benfica, Barcelona and AC Milan, two of the most watched teams last summer, and then they beat Arsenal in Paris today to claim the top European club honours!
"Congratulations!"
"They deserved to win the Champions League!"
The crowd was thunderous with joy to celebrate Liverpool's Champions League triumph, and those French fans who came to the stadium, even those who supported Arsenal, also shouted Liverpool's name, and now the time belongs to Liverpool.
After the game, the short celebration also ended quickly.
The whole Liverpool and fans from all four directions took pictures, and then they returned to the dressing room to freshen up and prepare for the award ceremony, when the Big Ears trophy was already on the rostrum, and the only thing waiting was for Liverpool to come and take the trophy.
on the pitch.
Zhang Tiehan and his teammates celebrated and were ready to return to the locker room, and the game was over. The season's journey at the club is finally over, and for him, it was also his last game at Liverpool, and he glanced at the fans around him, and sighed in his heart.
But that's the case with professional football.
Everyone has to face the choice of a transfer and the fact of a transfer. He doesn't belong to Liverpool next season, but he'll remember the one thing here, and the only thing he can do is face it calmly.
Zhang Tiehan slowly walked off the court.
"Here, Zhang!" The two reporters with the camera greeted Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan was going to go back to the locker room, but when he saw that it was a Chinese reporter, he still stopped, and at the moment of winning the championship, he would not refuse an interview from a reporter from his hometown.
He smiled and walked over.
This is a short interview dedicated. The reporter had already prepared a camera, a microphone and a pen and paper, and the reporter immediately asked the question, "Hello, Zhang, it's a pleasure to interview you, this is your first Champions League title, do you have anything special to say now?" ”
"I'm so happy!" Zhang Tiehan raised his arms to the camera. "I've been looking forward to this title for a long time and now I've got it with my teammates. I was relaxed, I felt like I was letting go of all my worries, and I thought I could happily enjoy the joy of the championship. ”
'You scored one more goal before the game than all Arsenal scored, so you scored three goals today and Arsenal scored three, is it a shame for you?'
"Nope." Zhang Tiehan said with a smile. "There are no regrets about victory. The most important thing is that we beat Arsenal and we won and we didn't do what we said before the game, which I should have regretted but my team-mates helped me do it. Steven got the goal, Luiz got the goal, football is a team sport, I believe in my teammates, like they believe in me, we won, so there's no regret at all. ”
Zhang Tiehan naturally doesn't care about what he said before the game, 'score one more goal than Arsenal', what he pursues is victory, and he doesn't think about it so much in the game, otherwise the ball passed to Gerrard won't appear, which is too selfish.
Although the goal was not achieved, the team victory was the biggest goal.
I'm afraid no one will use this to criticize themselves, you know, he scored three goals anyway, three goals in the Champions League final, there are only three people in history who can do it, Pushkas, Di Stefano and Prati, and now he is the fourth, what else is there to say?
Journalists won't dwell on this issue, after all, Chinese journalists are just joking, they are not like those extreme Arsenal supporters, who will only speak ill of Zhang Tiehan before and after the game.
'You were in the game, the goal that was passed to Steven Gerrard was impressive, and a lot of people were amazed when Gerrard scored because you were passing the ball like you had eyes in your back, can you tell me how you did it? The reporter asked questions of interest.
It was Gerrard's goal.
Zhang Tiehan created a chance, he got rid of Ljungberg, Ashley Cole and Toure to create a single goalkeeper opportunity, but when he was on the verge of the goal, he gave the ball to Gerrard, the pass was wonderful to the extreme, and the most important thing is that the average player estimated that it was impossible to take care of his teammates or anything at that time, and the only option was to shoot, but Zhang Tiehan calmly passed a key ball.
This magical table xiàn is stunning.
Zhang Tiehan naturally wouldn't tell them that he had the ability to 'control' the sky, he only smiled and said, "This is a tacit understanding!" During my year at Liverpool, I had a good understanding with Steven and others, and when I dribbled the ball to goal, I knew that there would be teammates who would follow, and I found that the angle of the shot was not good, so I chose to pass, and it turned out that I guessed correctly, Steven followed, and he is always trustworthy. ”
The reporter asked, "You're leaving Liverpool, will you be sad?" ”
"No, it won't." Zhang Tiehan shook his head and said, "Everyone has their own path, and as a professional player, you have to face these things. It's not my first time making a move and I know it's a choice that I have to make and I can't help it. I wish my friends were on the same team as me but that's not possible, but imagine playing with my former team-mates and I'll be happy because I'm just leaving Liverpool to play in London, but we'll be friends in private. ”
"Still." Zhang Tiehan smiled, "When I meet Liverpool in the future, I may be more motivated to play." That's the greatest respect for my friends. ”
"A lot of people thought before the game that Liverpool had shit luck, even if you beat Barcelona and AC Milan, but they didn't do well in the league, a lot of people thought that Liverpool could get to the final and win the title and it was all about your goals. This is the Champions League title you brought to Liverpool, what do you think about that? ”
Zhang Tiehan smiled and said, "When I heard this question, my first reaction was to be very happy and thank the fans for recognizing me, but I must say that this championship belongs to everyone in Liverpool, not just me." I can't win the Champions League alone, because everyone is working hard for this title and before the Arsenal game I saw that everyone was training hard, everyone was serious about the game and everyone was working together. ”
"In addition to the final, against Barcelona and AC Milan and Benfica. The team prepares for the game more than a week in advance, Mr Benitez told us. The team's goal this year is the Champions League, we all believe in him, he's a very successful coach and he's very capable, and it's because of the team's commitment that we've gotten to where we are today. Win the Champions League. ”
"So I have to say that the championship belongs to everyone, to Mr. Benitez, to Steven, to Luis. Belongs to Jamie...... It belongs to everyone, including myself, of course. ”
The reporter smiled, looked at the time and nodded, "Thank you for accepting the interview." ”
"You're welcome."
After Zhang Tiehan responded politely, he walked directly towards the players' tunnel, there was not much time left, he had to go back to the locker room to change clothes, and then go to the award ceremony with his teammates.
Many Liverpool players are crazy on the field, many people return to the dressing room very late, when Zhang Tiehan comes back, the dressing room is already a mess, he walked in and saw Gerrard without pants at first sight, everyone seemed to thank him, and then pulled off his pants, Reese is running around with it, he and Gerrard grew up together in the Liverpool academy, and the two have a very good relationship in private.
Gerald clutched his crotch and yelled angrily.
But no one paid any attention to him.
Zhang Tiehan burst out laughing, he walked to his closet, found a piece of clothing and threw it to Gerald, before Gerald could express his gratitude, he had already taken a photo with the mobile phone out of his pocket as a souvenir.
Gerrard angrily stepped forward to grab his mobile phone, but his clothes were not yet dressed, and as a result, this scene was seen by Benitez who walked into the locker room, followed by several reporters, Benitez reacted very quickly, and he closed the door as soon as possible.
"Hahahaha......" a group of unscrupulous stars laughed.
"Steven, get dressed." Benitez said with a smiling smile, pointing to a group of players, "You too." ”
Everyone hurriedly changed their clothes.
The men's pace was still very fast, and within two minutes of a little tidying up, Benitez opened the door for reporters to come in and take pictures, and then the well-dressed players lined up and walked out of the dressing room to the stadium for the medal ceremony.
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By the time the whole Liverpool squad arrived at the pitch, the runners-up ceremony had already begun.
The whole Arsenal team walked up to the podium in turn, shook hands with UEFA president John Song, and then won the silver medal from him, which symbolized second place, and many Arsenal players cried.
These are not tears of excitement, but tears of failure.
Only a few would have put Jean John Son with the medal around his neck, and most would have just symbolically clutched the injury, their faces full of reluctance and regret.
They are not willing to lose to Liverpool, to lose the Champions League that is already in sight, and at the same time they are also sorry to lose the game, miss this time, and think about the next chance to participate in the Champions League final, that is really waiting.
They have reached this point, but they can only finish second in the Champions League.
John Son is also very regretful, there is no one in Europe who does not like the football of Arsenal and Barcelona, the football of these two teams is the real attacking football, and most of the other teams are defensive football, just like Liverpool who won the championship, it is certainly impossible to say that they have poor offensive ability, because they have Zhang Tiehan, but their game is really not good-looking, and Arsenal's football is the real attacking football.
Fans like attacking football, and UEFA also advocates playing football more beautifully, so that European football can attract more fans to watch.
Unfortunately, Arsenal failed.
When Arsene Wenger took the stage to accept the award, John Son said to him, "You didn't win. It's a shame. ”
Wenger said, "It's nothing, I've been prepared for it for a long time." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled.
That was the end of the conversation, by which time Arsenal had finished receiving the prize and there was really nothing to celebrate about the runners-up, but the French fans in attendance shouted 'Arsenal' along with the Arsenal fans. They rewarded Arsenal for such a great game.
The Arsenal players were a little moved.
They were runners-up, but the fans still didn't forget about them.
With tears in his eyes, Thierry Henry kissed the silver medal and waved to the fans around him. This is also the final image left for Arsenal, and the rest of the time belongs to the championship.
Accompanied by Liverpool's team song, Liverpool took the stage to receive the championship trophy and medal.
St. Bride's Cup.
The trophy is also known as the 'Big Ears Cup' due to its two huge handles, and according to UEFA rules, teams that have won five UEFA Champions League titles or three consecutive titles. The original trophy can be kept forever, Liverpool won the fifth Champions League trophy in their history last year, and they already have a Champions League trophy in Liverpool's trophy showroom, and now they have a chance to 'get their hands on it' this new trophy.
Liverpool's name will remain on the base of the trophy.
They were able to return to Liverpool with the trophy to celebrate, but then they had to return the trophy to UEFA, which would have Liverpool's name engraved on the trophy.
That's it, it's a great honor!
For individual players. Everyone will have a medal that symbolizes the championship, and Liverpool will line up one player after another. stepped forward to receive the medal, the first in line was the captain of the team Gerrard, and Zhang Tiehan was in the last place, this is not that he was treated unfairly, the last one is often the same as the first one, it is the player who belongs to the finale. On the contrary, this proves the importance of Zhang Tiehan.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the stadium, UEFA President John Song personally brought the medal to Zhang Tiehan and smiled at him, "Young man, several of your goals are outstanding!" This gold medal is well deserved for you! ”
"Thank you." Zhang Tiehan smiled politely.
After Zhang Tiehan accepted the medal. After all the players presented the awards, it was time to receive the trophies, and the scene began to slowly boil.
"It's an exciting time!" The voices of the English commentators trembled a little.
"This is the sixth Champions League trophy in the history of Liverpool club, their number of trophies is only less than that of Spain's Real Madrid, undoubtedly, they are the most successful team in England in the past century, although Benitez's team is not as good as Chelsea and Manchester United in the league, but their results in Europe are not comparable to Manchester United and Chelsea, two Champions League trophies, they only took two years to get the honor that Manchester United has not been able to get in 50 years, and it is also an honor that is not difficult for English teams to touch!"
"This is Liverpool! This is the Red Army! ”
"In the 50-year history of the Champions League, Liverpool won the Champions League once, that was in the 1976-1977 season and the 1977-1978 season, when Liverpool's football dominated Europe brilliantly, but since the formation of the Premier League, Liverpool's past glory seems to be gone, the only thing they can do is compete for the Champions League places, they don't seem to be able to compete for the Premier League title at all."
"But now, they've reinvented the glory of the club's history!"
"Winning the Champions League for a second time, since the Champions League was restructured, no team has been able to do it, and now Liverpool has done it, they are the kings of Europe!"
"They're Liverpool!"
"They are the Red Army!"
With the commentator's exciting words, the atmosphere of the whole stadium also boiled, almost every pure Liverpool fan was excited to tears, including the young, some old, and the most excited are those who experienced the glory of Liverpool in the 70s and 80s of the last century, they are the most loyal Liverpool fans, and now they see the club re-embark on glory.
They couldn't get excited on their own.
In the audience, in the direction of the seats of Liverpool fans, many fans hugged each other, at this time, there was no racial distinction, and there was no gender distinction, as long as the other party was a Liverpool fan, their hearts were tied together, they hugged each other, and cried together enthusiastically and excitedly.
Because they're all Liverpudlians!
In this atmosphere, the president of UEFA on the rostrum signaled Liverpool to send a representative to receive the trophy, Benitez originally signaled Gerrard to come forward, he is the captain of Liverpool, he is eligible to receive this honor, last year, it was Gerrard who was the first to go up and lift the trophy, and today, the captain of the Reds deserves this honor.
But Gerald hesitated and called out to Zhang Tiehan, "Zhang! Here you go! ”
"Me?" Zhang Tiehan was stunned.
Gerald walked up to Zhang Tiehan and said sincerely, "You are our greatest hero, I don't think anyone will object!" He looked around, and the other Liverpool players also nodded, and said that Zhang Tiehan stepped forward.
Zhang Tiehan was a little moved.
He shook his head vigorously to prevent himself from crying, but it was visible that the circles under his eyes were still a little red, under the camera lens and lights, a tear in the corner of his eyes was clearly visible, he originally thought that this was a grand award ceremony, and he should be happy to set foot on the ceremony of the pinnacle of Europe, but when he heard Gerald's words, his tears could no longer help dripping.
He shook his head vigorously again, did not refuse, and stepped forward in front of the trophy.
He stretched out his hands, grabbed the two big ears of the trophy, and with the cries of various teammates and tens of thousands of fans at the scene, he raised the trophy high above his head.
Immediately the ears were filled with cheers.
"We are champions! Liverpool! Champion! Champion! Champion! (To be continued......)