On York City's side, although he won the FA Cup, Pan Yi did not arrange too many celebrations.

It was only on the second day after the game, in front of all the first-team players, at the training ground, that he had announced that the £1.8 million prize money for last night's FA Cup final win had been handed out to each player's account, which immediately sparked cheers from the players.

Who would have less money and honor?

Of course, the total prize money for winning the FA Cup is not only that, the 1.8 million is just the prize money for winning the championship final.

For example, a semi-final win is 900,000 pounds, and a quarter-final win is also 360,000 pounds, including bonuses for each previous round, which Pan Yi has already given to the players.

Pan Yi's previous promises have now been fulfilled.

League promotion and title bonuses, FA Cup win bonuses, both of which were cashed out the day after the game.

Now, there's only one Europa League left!

The Europa League final is scheduled for the evening of May 20 at the Parc Olimpico stadium in Lyon, France.

Pan Yi also encouraged the players while handing out bonuses, and if they win the Europa League, the team will become the first team in European football history to become the first non-top league team to win the continental treble, and go down in history!

In addition, Pan Yi also promised that he would also distribute all the Europa League winning bonuses to the players, which made each of the players very excited!

Europa League winners! Enter the Champions League! More bonuses! A virtuous circle.

The only troubling thing is that Atletico Madrid is at ease, while York City is fresh out of a hard-fought FA Cup.

However, for this Europa League final, Scaloni seems to be full of confidence!

On behalf of the players, he assured Pan Yi: "Boss, you were able to go all the way to the Champions League final with the Hamburg team that was about to be relegated and won the treble, so what are we afraid of them doing today?" ”

Even, Atletico Madrid was also defeated by Pan Yi's subordinates back then, which also gave Scaloni a lot of confidence.

He Scaloni can beat Arsene Wenger, and of course he can beat Simeone as well! ——

Simeone, of course, is a very good manager.

He has been with the club for almost seven years since he became head coach of Atletico Madrid in December 2011 and has led the team to several heavyweight titles, including La Liga.

You know, trying to snatch a title at the hands of the deep-pocketed Real Madrid and Barcelona is a tough challenge for every La Liga team, and Simeone did it.

He led Atletico Madrid to compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona, also known as the "top three in the Spanish Super League", which is really not easy.

Under his tutelage, Atletico Madrid have shown a strong fighting will, with ferocity and iron will being their labels.

However, one of the things that makes people criticize them is that their style of play is too defensive, so that it is not very interesting to watch.

Whether it is in La Liga or in this season's Europa League, regardless of the strength of the opponent, Simeone still uses defensive counter-attacking play in most cases, and then steals one in the front court and dies down, makes a 1:0 and then goes home from work.

The second leg of the Europa League semi-final against Arsenal is a typical example.

They had already won a draw on the road, and then at home they were still in Simeone's usual 4-4-2 formation.

Goalkeeper Oblak, back four Lucas Hernandez, Godin, Gignas, Thomas Partey – the same one who later played at Arsenal at the back, this time Simeone asked him to play at right-back to strengthen the defence.

The midfield four will be Vitolo, Saul, Gabi and Koke, and the forward two will be Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa.

In first-half stoppage time, Atletico Madrid opened the scoring. Antoine Griezmann sent a diagonal ball from the right side of the frontfield, and Diego Costa carried Bhelmin's volley in the penalty area on the left side, 1:0!

Then the game went into a familiar rhythm for Atletico, and in the end Atletico Madrid held on to a one-goal advantage and thus reached the final.

Therefore, it can be expected that this Europa League final will be the same as the FA Cup final, another battle of spear and shield.

However, York City is the spear this time, and Atletico Madrid is the shield!

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When the final began, from the first minute of the first half, Simeone was on the sidelines.

This personality coach will sometimes roar at the field and get the inattentive players moving; Sometimes he would squat there by himself, quietly watching the situation unfold on the field.

He fielded a starting line-up that was almost identical to that of Arsenal, with the exception of Thomas Partey being put back in a midfield role, forming a midfield four with Saul, Gabi and Koke, and Croatia international Fosariko at right-back.

But no matter how he adjusts, the overall tactical thinking will not change, which is to focus on defense and rely on counter-attacks in midfield to score goals – even if the opponent is only a Championship team.

Simeone has always been cautious and today is the final, and of course even more.

York City can beat Arsenal and beat Ajax, of course, it is not an idle man.

Some will be fooled by the appearance of York City's "Championship team" and thus underestimate the enemy, but Simeone will not.

What's more, he knows that this is Pan Yi's team!

As we all know, as long as it is related to the name "Pan Yi", then this team will definitely not be simple......

Therefore, Simeone is cautious in both arranging troops and commanding on the spot.

In stark contrast to Simeone, Scaloni stands in his pocket not far away.

He's pretty relaxed today.

This was mainly from the very beginning of the game, with the situation on the field firmly in the hands of York City.

De Jong's organisation in midfield is as solid as ever, the attacking power of the front trident is as sharp as ever, and Scaloni's carefully crafted defence does not give Atletico Madrid's two star strikers too many chances.

In the 15th minute, Scaloni also saw the scene he was most looking forward to: York City scored!

Under the tide of officination, Atletico Madrid's 100 secrets finally slipped.

Baker received a long pass from De Jong at the back, and the header was ferried to the penalty area, and Leao slapped the horse to score! 1：0！

At this time, Godin's slow pace looked a little powerless in the face of Leao's onslaught, and Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Oblak was powerless to save Leao's shot that was already close at hand.

Scoring first against a team like Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly very good for the situation, especially when the possession is mostly at your feet.

After that, York City played more patiently, using Baker as a bridgehead up front, and frequently attacked Atletico Madrid's backline with two wings.

This left Simeone's side exhausted, and they found that the individual quality of the players in York City's front court was too good, and combined with the tacit cooperation, it was really difficult to mark.

And when Atletico Madrid finally got the chance to counter-attack, York City started to make aggressive tackles from the front.

Even if Atletico push into midfield, they will immediately be defended by Frenkie de Jong, Tonali and Barella, and finally by the back four.

This made Atletico Madrid's attack repeatedly frustrated, while York City always suppressed Atletico Madrid on the field, even if Simeone made frequent adjustments, but still could not shake York City's advantage.

"Atletico Madrid are obviously helpless against York City's control of the ball. They may be able to stop it with a lot of fouls, but York City have several players who are very good at set-pieces. ”

"In the eighth minute, Tonali's shot from the leaf had already made Atletico Madrid break out in a cold sweat, so we can see that they don't dare to foul easily in their own half!"

"Simeone is really hard to do. If they don't dare to foul, York City's passing and receiving will be more fluid, and it will be more difficult for Atletico to limit them, so Atletico Madrid can only be pressed and played! ”

On the commentary bench, Lineker said with a smile.

Things are better for York City now than they were in the FA Cup final, and he's certainly happy as a York City fan.

"In England, it's hard to see a controlling style of play like York City, and I'm afraid that in addition to Pan Yi's Chelsea, there is only Arsene Wenger's Arsenal...... But York City's tactics are more aggressive, more direct and lethal than Arsenal's, and the pace of the game is quicker. Alan Shearer also said.

"Yes, look at the FA Cup final between Arsenal and York City, when York City played a defensive counterattack, but their counterattack was very sharp, and they grabbed Arsenal's loopholes and beat them hard."

"Today, the two sides are reversed, and York City has become the main attacking side. But we can see that Atletico Madrid's counterattack can't hit at all! ”

Lineker continued: "That's because York City have a strong sense of counter-attacking in the front court. You see, once they concede the ball, whether it is Baker, Leao, Kulusevski, or De Jong and Tonali in the back, they will actively participate in the counter-attack, which makes it particularly difficult for Atletico to advance. ”

"That's right......" Alan Shearer just wanted to analyze something more, but immediately pointed to the field, "Look at this steal!" Rice made a beautiful interception, then passed the ball to De Jong, who immediately got up and passed the ball to the right for Kulusevski! ”

Kulusevski directly faced the opponent's Fossarico and made two beautiful feints in a row very dexterously, the movements were fast, Fousaliko was deceived, and Kulusevski suddenly cut inside with the ball.

'The referee blew the whistle and Fosariko fouled him and he brought down Kulusevski near the corner of the box. It was a clear foul and the referee showed him a yellow card and York City got another set-piece in front! ”

"Who's going to take the ball? Tonali, De Jong and even Alphonso Davies ......"

On the pitch, several York City players stood on the edge of the penalty spot.

They discussed it a bit and decided that Tonali would be in charge.

Recently, his goal rate of taking free kicks is quite high, so let him come when the wind is relatively smooth.

And Tonali didn't shirk it, I saw him gently put the ball on the lawn, stepped on the turf a few times with his foot, took a few steps back, and stood!

All eyes were on Tonali alone.

Tonali took a deep breath......

The moment the referee blew the whistle, he ran up and kicked the ball.

The ball soared up, sliding a strange trajectory in the air, coiling around the leaping wall, and then falling rapidly.

Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Oblak judged the right route of the ball, but the ball went into the corner of the goal beyond his outstretched hands, 2:0!

The line of this ball is really hard to judge!

"In the 35th minute of the first half, York City took advantage of a direct free kick from Tonali in front of the field to score again! They are already 2-0 ahead of Atletico Madrid! Lineker said.

Alan Shearer also said: "Yes, from the perspective of the game situation, Atletico Madrid was passive, and conceded two goals in a row in the first half, which can be imagined as a big blow to the team's morale. I wonder if Simeone, who was on the sidelines, thought that he would encounter such difficulties today? ”

Lineker laughed: "Simeone must have done his homework, he knows what York City is capable of. However, Atletico are now accustomed to counter-attacking play, and it is a bit difficult for them to fight for possession with York City players. ”

"And the York City players looked really good today, probably because of the fact that they won two titles in a row. And I also heard that Pan Yi gave all the prize money to the players, which will also greatly increase the morale of the players. ”

'The individual quality they showed in the game today, combined with the intensity with which they executed their tactics, made them a very dominant team on the pitch.

"At Atletico Madrid's level, they are already a dimensionality reduction blow in the Europa League, which is why they can reach the final. But Simeone may still have not imagined that today's opponent in the final would be so strong! Is this money...... Oh, the power of honor? ”

By this time, Tonali was already leading his players on the pitch to celebrate that goal in the stands of the York City fans.

The huge Olympic Park stadium also resounded with the melodious team song of Yorktown.

All the York City fans sang the anthem in unison, and they were showing their support for the team and their excitement about the goal!

"A team from the second tier of England who have beaten their opponents incredibly repeatedly to reach the final. And today's final is not over yet, but they seem to have everything in control. ”

"De Jong, Beck, Kulusevski, Leao...... They used to be unknown young people, but by bringing them to York City by Pan Yi, they let the whole world see their strength clearly! ”

"Pan Yi has single-handedly created a passionate youth guard, and the rise of York City is bound to bring a breath of fresh air to next year's Premier League!"

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In the first half, the two sides went into the break with York City leading 2-0.

Simeone, on the other hand, apparently made changes to his team at the break, changing the formation to 4-2-3-1 at the start of the second half.

Diego Costa burst forward and Antoine Griezmann played a midfielder behind him to better control the midfield.

This change did allow Atletico Madrid to win some possession in the midfield battle with York City after the start of the second half, but York City, who had two goals in hand, was not in a hurry at all.

They played slowly and methodically on the ball, slowing down and slowing down the tempo.

Of course, this does not mean that York City is so slow, but it is slow and fast, and it has been staring at each other's loopholes.

As soon as Atletico Madrid reveals even the slightest gap, York City will immediately seize this gap to play, and the speed of the whole team will immediately more than double!

This is the most typical attack in Yorktown, and it starts very fast!

Especially around 60 minutes into the second half, Atletico Madrid's left wing-back Lucas Hernandez received a yellow card after a foul on Leao, which also made his defensive actions on the pitch a little timid.

And Scaloni waved the flag, allowing De Jong to lean more to the right, including center forward Baker, and right-back Militão is also frequently inserted, which is to play this point!

As a result, York City's attack on the right side was fierce, wave after wave, and frequently threatened Atletico Madrid's defence.

Seeing this situation, Simeone had no choice but to replace the French left wing-back with one more substitution.

However, he did not have a full-time left-back on the bench at this time - in fact, Lucas Hernandez usually plays at centre-back - so he had to make a cameo with Montenegrin centre-back Savic.

In this way, Atletico's backfield defense is indeed stable, but the ability to assist on the side is almost gone.

As time passed, York City remained firmly in control of the situation on the field.

Atletico Madrid's few counter-attacks were denied after the York City half, but it was York City's attacking frenzy that came close to breaking Atletico Madrid's goal again.

With Antoine Griezmann's desperate long-range strike from outside the box in the last minute of stoppage time, this season's Europa League final is finally over!

2:0, York City once again won a well-deserved victory!

They won the Europa League!

Lyon's Parc Olimpico stadium has been transformed into a sea of joy for York City fans.

That's because the team they supported became the only non-top-flight team in the history of European football to win the Europa League!

At the same time, they are also Triple Crown winners!

No one can question the gold content of York City's "little treble", just as no one can question Yorktown's strength.

After all, they defeated many strong teams on the way to winning these three championships!

In this moment, York City fans are the happiest people in the world!

When the team closed the game, the reporter also quickly found Pan Yi and asked the owner to look forward to the next season.

After all, everyone is looking forward to what kind of surprises York City's Premier League trip next year will bring to fans.

And, they will also play directly in the Champions League!

A promoted horse will play directly in the Champions League after promotion, which is also unheard of......

But Pan Yi humorously said that since York City is a new team in the Premier League, the first thing to consider in the Premier League is relegation.

As for the Champions League, it doesn't matter where you can play, anyway, entering the group stage is already a success for York City!

All the reporters said, I believe you are a ghost, you are a bad boy, you are very bad!

At the beginning of this season, Pan Yi also said nonsense such as relegation in the Championship, but he not only won the Championship five rounds in advance, but also won the FA Cup and Europa League, becoming the triple crown!

This Pan Yi can really win the triple crown anywhere......

So, the reporter kept asking, hoping to get Pan Yi's true thoughts.

And in the end, Pan Yi could only smile and say: "Next season's affairs, let's talk about it next season." ”

"Don't forget, in addition to being the owner of York City, I'm also the head coach of the Italian national team."

"And this summer, the 2018 World Cup in Russia is about to begin."

"So, there's no way for my brain to skip it and think about next season just yet."

"Let's forget everything and enjoy a wonderful World Cup!"