Chapter 231: Before the Final
The Europa League is coming to an end, and the focus of fans around the world is starting to shift, to South America, to the World Cup.
However, before the start of the World Cup, there is also a high-profile Champions League final.
When the two sides of the Champions League final just came out, the European media generally believed that this was a five-to-five final, Real Madrid had a stronger card, but Atletico Madrid's record against Real Madrid this season was superior, and Atletico Madrid was still the top team in La Liga, and there was a high probability that it would win the La Liga championship.
However, after the final round of the league, Alda Turan and Diego Costa were injured and likely to miss the final, and the media turned to Real Madrid.
Atletico Madrid are also concerned about the injuries of Costa and Turan, and after returning to Madrid for a serious examination, Turan has confirmed that he is unlikely to attend the final, and Costa's situation is not optimistic.
Turan is absent well, Atletico Madrid's midfield is still available, and Turan's absence only makes the midfield less supportive of the attacking end.
Costa's absence has a great impact, there is no reliable substitute striker on the bench at present, and if Costa is not there, Ringer alone will be easily strangled to death on the offensive end.
The Atletico Madrid coaching staff is also quite distressed by Costa's injury, the club does not know where to contact the relationship, it is said that there is a "miracle doctor" in Eastern Europe who specializes in treating this injury, so the next day Costa was escorted by the team doctor to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, where he went to seek treatment in the hope of getting better before the Champions League final.
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An important game like the Champions League final is naturally indispensable for all kinds of noisy noise.
Atletico Madrid has just won the La Liga title, and although the team has serious injuries, it has a championship bonus, and it is indeed strong.
In order to boost Real Madrid's morale, "As" deliberately talked about the league championship.
"Losing the league title is not a bad thing for Real Madrid, who are the team that has won the most Champions Leagues, but they are not very good at winning the Champions League and league doubles.
"Real Madrid have won the Champions League nine times in their history, but only two of them have won both the Champions League and La Liga double, and the other seven times have failed to win the league title. And Real Madrid's last five Champions League titles, without exception, have all lost the domestic league title first, and then won the Champions League. The worst was in the 99/00 season, when Real Madrid finished fifth in the league and eventually won the Champions League. β
"So losing the league title is not a bad thing for Real Madrid, losing one league title before you can get another Champions League."
Real Madrid's mouthpiece said so, and there will definitely be people who disagree.
Catalonia's El Monde Sport was the first to express its dissatisfaction, and they also gave their own BarΓ§a law.
"Since the 07/08 season, in each season of the Champions League, the team that can knock out Barcelona in the knockout stage of the Champions League will win the Champions League for that year, and if there is no team that can eliminate Barcelona, then Barcelona will win the Champions League for that year."
In the 07/08 season, Manchester United eliminated Barcelona and finally Manchester United won the title.
In the 08/09 season, no one eliminated Barcelona, and Barcelona eventually won the championship.
In the 09/10 season, Inter eliminated Barcelona and Inter won the championship.
In the 10/11 season, no one eliminated Barcelona, and Barcelona won the championship.
In the 11/12 season, Chelsea eliminated Barcelona and Chelsea eventually won the title.
In the 12/13 season, Bayern eliminated Barcelona and eventually Bayern won the championship.
It really looks like that, Barcelona eliminated by Atletico Madrid this year, and according to the law, it is natural that Atletico Madrid should win the championship.
For the Catalan media, they would prefer Atletico Madrid to win the title rather than see Real Madrid win the tenth crown.
Soon, the newspaper "As" found another reason for Real Madrid to win the championship.
"This year's Champions League final was played on 24 May and was played by teams from Spain. The last time there was such a situation in the Champions League, that was the Champions League in the 99/00 season, and the Champions League final that year was also on May 24, the two sides in the final were Real Madrid and Valencia, and they were both teams from Spain, and Real Madrid won the championship that year, and I believe this time will be no exception~~~"
"Marca" also made a special report, called "Highlights of the Champions League Final".
"In this year's Champions League final, Madrid's two teams met for the first time in the Champions League final, which is the first time in the history of the Champions League final that there has been a local derby, and it is also the second time that the Champions League final has been won by a La Liga team."
"This final is very important for both sides, Real Madrid have been chasing for 12 years and have been looking for their tenth Champions League title. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, are desperate to win their first Champions League trophy in their history. For both sides of the final, if they can win this championship on the head of their rivals in the same city, it will definitely be quite meaningful. β
"It was also an important game for the managers of both sides in the final. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will become only the second manager in history to win the Champions League three times if he wins the title. And Atletico Madrid's manager Simeone, if he can lead Atletico Madrid to win the Champions League, he will become the first non-European manager to win the Champions League after the Champions League is restructured. β
And for the stars of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, it is also a competition between them. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 16 goals in the Champions League, a new Champions League scoring record, and he has a chance to continue that record in the Champions League final. Atletico Madrid's Chinese rocket Lin, his current Champions League goals have also reached 14, and he has completed three hat tricks in the Champions League this season, which is a record that Ronaldo is temporarily unattainable, and Lin also has the opportunity to continue to catch up with Ronaldo's goals, and this final is also a direct contest between them~~~"
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On May 20, La Liga officially announced the official best team of the season. It was nothing, but Ringer was speechless when he saw it.
The official of La Liga, it is really official, that really writes on the face that Barcelona is not to be seen.
In the official best team of La Liga, Barcelona, as the runner-up of La Liga, did not have anyone selected.
No matter how Barcelona is not treated by the Spanish government, it is impossible that no one will not be selected. But this kind of selection is everywhere, and no one cares too much, Ringer is just seeing it for the first time, and it's a bit rare and weird.
However, Atletico Madrid, who won the championship, was selected by a lot of people, Courtois, Godin, Felipe, Juanfran , Gabi, Koke and Ringer were all selected, and Atletico Madrid team was selected with 7, accounting for more than half.
It was also on this day that Atletico Madrid held a press conference to announce the official renewal of Ringer's contract.
Ringer and Atletico Madrid renewed his contract until 2018 with an annual salary increase of 10 million euros after tax.
At present, in European football, the highest annual salary is Messi, who just renewed his contract with Barcelona two days ago, with an annual salary of 20 million, followed by Ronaldo with 17 million, Ibrahimovic and Falcao with 14 million, and Thiago Silva with 12 million.
These are clear players with an annual salary of tens of millions, but Real Madrid's Bale and Barcelona's Neymar, the media estimates that their salaries are about 10 million, but for the stability of the locker room, the external announcement is slightly lower.
In any case, Ringer has become one of the top 10 paid players in football.
Atletico Madrid also gritted his teeth and gave this contract renewal, Atletico Madrid's agent situation is not good, and even owes a lot of foreign debts, giving Ringer this standard salary, and the other core players in the team will definitely have a salary increase soon, although it can't be as high as Ringer, but everyone adds a little, which is also a big burden.
The third watch passed 12 o'clock and was always late.