Chapter 19 Renewal

After returning from Nice, the whole Lyon squad began to prepare to go their separate ways.

"Zhang, do you want to go on vacation to the Mediterranean with me?" Tolisso, the kid, had already arranged two weeks ago to go to the beach in the Mediterranean to bask in the sun.

"No, I still have to prepare to go back to China." Zhang Chaoqiang thanked Absolutes for his kindness.

"Really not going? There are endless beauties and bikinis on the beach. "This kid looks like a pervert, and he just drools.

"Then you look at it twice, and by the way, you can also read my share together......"

Teammates began to go on vacation one after another, and Zhang Chaoqiang continued to stay in Lyon.

He is nearing completion of contract renewal negotiations with Lyon, so he has to wait until he signs his contract before returning home.

By the way, while waiting for a few days, he absorbed the attributes he stole in the last game.

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All five major European leagues have ended, and the final champions of the five major leagues have all been decided.

The Bundesliga champion is Bayern Munich, and the Serie A champion is Juventus, and the ownership of these two major leagues is the least suspenseful.

However, both teams have not played well in Europe this season.

Bayern, as the new Universe team, and a coach like Pep Guardiola joined, naturally aim to defend the Champions League title.

But they were eliminated after only reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, and the most important thing was that they were slaughtered by Real Madrid at home.

It's really not very satisfying.

Not to mention Juventus, who were upset in the Champions League group stage, and then turned around to win the Europa League, and were beaten by Benfica, which is really a bit embarrassing.

However, they were ferocious in Serie A, winning the title with a high 102 points, the first team in the history of the five major leagues to have more than 100 points in a season.

The eventual winner of La Liga belongs to Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets are the biggest dark horse in European football this season, beating Barcelona and Real Madrid to win La Liga and reach the final of the Champions League.

If they can beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final and win the title, it will definitely be the most legendary season in the history of Atletico Madrid, and the bandit Simeone can be crowned a god.

The final winner of the Premier League went to Manchester City.

Liverpool had a seven-point lead over Manchester City with four games remaining in the Premier League, although that lead was a bit too big because City had two games in hand.

But in any case, the initiative in the title race at that time was indeed in Liverpool's hands.

It's a pity that everything is fate.

In the penultimate round of the Premier League, Liverpool host Chelsea, the last obstacle on the Reds' way to the title.

It was during the semi-finals of the Champions League, and Chelsea were all focused on the Champions League, with only one substitute team sent away to Anfield.

However, Liverpool failed to seize the opportunity, perhaps because the psychological pressure was too great.

Steven Gerrard slipped and sent Demba Ba to score, Torres sealed the win for Willian, and Liverpool lost 2-0 at home to Chelsea, giving up the initiative in the title race.

Blue Moon, who accidentally picked up the initiative, naturally did not show mercy, and cut down the Premier League championship with a knife in hand.

Chinese fans have always had an old saying that has been passed down by mouth:

Bitter or not, look at the Reds Liverpool.

That's true.

After the end of the five major leagues, it will soon be the closely watched European finals.

Benfica lost another Europa League final after a 120-minute draw with Sevilla before losing on penalties.

European fans have once again set off a discussion, and Gutmann's curse is in effect again.

In the 1961/62 Champions League final, Benfica, who was at their prime, defeated Real Madrid 5-3 under the leadership of coach Bella Gutmann to win the Champions League for the second year in a row.

At the end of the season, Gutmann asked Benfica's board of directors for a salary increase, but was brutally refused.

Because Benfica's board of directors believes that their team is the best in Europe, and the championship is deserved, the manager has no credit at all.

In today's parlance, it is a dog crown, and a dog on the coach's bench can win the championship.

Gutmann resigned in anger and left with the famous mantra of football: "From today, Benfica will not win any European championship in 100 years." ”

At that time, Gutmann was mostly just venting his anger for a while, but he didn't expect it to become a prophecy.

Since then, Benfica have reached five Champions League finals and three Europa League finals, for a total of eight defeats combined.

And if you look at history carefully, every time Benfica is a chess game in the final, losing the championship by a slight disadvantage.

In the 1962/63 Champions League final, Benfica lost 1:2 to AC Milan.

In the 1964/65 Champions League final, Benfica lost 0:1 to Inter Milan.

In the 1967/68 Champions League final, Benfica lost 1:4 to Manchester United, but the two sides drew 1:1 in regular time and lost in extra time.

In the 1982/83 Europa League final, Benfica lost 1:2 to Anderlecht.

In the 1987/88 Champions League final, Benfica 0:0 PSV Eindhoven lost the championship on penalties.

In the 1989/90 Champions League final, Benfica lost 0:1 to AC Milan.

In the 2012/13 Europa League final, Benfica was beaten 1-2 by Chelsea.

In the 2013/14 Europa League final, Benfica 0:0 Sevilla, lost again on penalties.

The point is that this curse is not spared even by the youth team.

Benfica's youth team reached the UEFA Youth League final last season, but they could only finish as runners-up.

After the Europa League final, the only thing left in European football is the Champions League final.

On May 24, 2014, this season's Champions League final was held as scheduled at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal.

Atletico took the lead early in the first half and used their best defensive tactics to defend to the point of injury time, only to be levelled by Sergio Ramos' header at 92 minutes and 48 seconds.

In extra time, Atletico Madrid couldn't stand it, conceded three goals in a row and collapsed directly, and watched Real Madrid win the tenth Big Ears Cup with a score of 1:4.

After the Champions League final, fans began to turn their attention to the southern hemisphere, looking forward to the World Cup in Brazil, South America.

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The day after the Champions League final, an announcement was made on Lyon's official website.

"Attention Ligue 1 defenders, we are delighted to announce that Zhang has agreed a three-year contract extension with Lyon and you are ready to take on the challenge of the eastern super striker."

At the same time as the announcement was released, the official website of Lyon also released a signed photo of Zhang Chaoqiang's contract renewal.

Soon Lyon's local media "Progress" revealed that Zhang Chaoqiang's annual salary after the contract renewal is 1 million euros, and if you add the goal bonus and ranking bonus in the contract, Zhang Chaoqiang's real annual salary is about 1.1 million euros to 1.3 million euros.

Three days after Zhang Chaoqiang's contract renewal announcement was released, another message was released on the official website of Lyon.

Remy Garde is no longer the head coach of Lyon due to physical and personal reasons, and the club would like to thank him for his contribution to the team over the past three years and wish him all the best for the future.

The day after the news of the manager's resignation, Lyon's official website quickly announced the new coach.

Hubert Fournier has been appointed head coach of Lyon on a two-year contract.

Tolisso, who was playing on the Mediterranean beach, finally learned about the new coach from his agent, and immediately called his friend Zhang Chaoqiang.

At this time, Zhang Chaoqiang had already returned to China and had just gotten off the plane.