Chapter 555: Champions League Semifinals
The 1/4 knockout rounds of the Champions League are all over.
Major football media have made in-depth reports on the knockout rounds.
Overall, the four battles were exciting. The focus of the major media reports is also different.
"Daily Sports": "Barcelona has fallen into the sand, although Messi is still glorious!"
In Funchal, Portugal, Barcelona were beaten by young Maritimo in the same way as in Funchal, Portugal. They were all defeated by fast-paced, high-confrontation high-level pressing. Previously, Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain, and Bayern Munich have all defeated Barcelona in this way. NOW THAT BARCA'S PASS-AND-POSSESSION FOOTBALL HAS HIT A BOTTLENECK, TIKI-TAKA, WHICH ONCE LED THE WORLD, SEEMS TO BE ABOUT TO BE OUSTED FROM THE THRONE BY A NEW, SHARPER AND MORE FEROCIOUS STYLE OF FOOTBALL.
However, Barcelona lost, but Messi did not, the Argentine king is still the mainstay of the team, and his performance is still wonderful, but he lacks helpers around him. The current Barcelona is not worthy of Messi......
As for Messi, Messi was almost invisible in the last 20 minutes of the game, both in terms of data and play, he was completely blown up by the younger Wang Zi in the opponent's team, and the plum ball king himself's sentence "There are talented people in the country, and each has led the way for hundreds of years", all of which were selectively ignored by Barcelona's royal mouthpiece.
The pro-Real Madrid newspaper Ass focuses of course on Real Madrid's matches.
"Real Madrid were beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo and we need Ronaldo at this moment"
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to the Bernabeu after many years away from Real Madrid. The Champions League champions have once again shown their true qualities as Mr. Key. In extra time, he bombarded with his best header, broke through Real Madrid's city gate, and also sent his old club into the abyss completely.
It's amazing that the 37+ Ronaldo can still jump so high, maybe the sky is his limit!
On the other hand, Ronaldo's successors and successors, whether it is Hazard or Vinicius, whether it is Asensio or Mariano, are as disappointing as ever, and the true colors of the soft-footed shrimp of the competition are fully revealed.
After Ronaldo left, individual Real Madrid fans played the sign of who needs Ronaldo in the stands of the Bernabeu, and now it seems that the most needed Ronaldo is Real Madrid, which has repeatedly hit a wall in the Champions League! ”
As the largest daily newspaper in Germany and all of Europe, Bild naturally focuses on the performance of the "Bundesliga South King".
"Bayern and Liverpool have staged the biggest collision in European football! Two teams full of rock and roll style used passion, physical energy, speed and strength to present a feast for the fans!
In the end, the tradition continued, and Klopp's team fell at the feet of Bayern again! ”
Bayern's mouthpiece never forgets to satirize his Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund.
No way, Bayern excavators not only like to dig into the corners of their opponents, but also like to joke about their opponents. It's like a gentleman, who not only forcibly occupies other people's girls' bodies, but also says that other people's jobs are not good enough.
Beinsport Arabic-language TV station, which is owned by Qatari, the back-of-the-scenes patron in Paris, rejoiced at PSG's victory.
"In a matchup that could be called a beautiful football, Paris had the last laugh!
In the face of sheer strength, Pep Guardiola's pass-and-control football lost his way. With Mbappe's more and more mature and Neymar's old and strong, PSG finally has absolute strength this year, as long as they step over the mountain of Bayern Munich and are ashamed, then no one can stop Paris from winning the Champions League!
As the Arabic proverb goes: even the most majestic desert will be conquered by tough camels! ”
Media outlets such as Sky Sports and team newspapers have focused on the competitiveness of the league.
"Surprisingly, the Premier League and La Liga teams were wiped out! Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester City, in the original top 8, the teams in the Premier League and La Liga accounted for half of the country, but none of them entered the top four! This is the second time after the 2014-2015 and 2019-2020 seasons that two teams known as the world's strongest leagues failed to reach the last four of the Champions League. Does this mean that the Premier League and La Liga are no longer competitive? It's a matter of opinion! ”
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At this point, the Champions League semi-finals have been released. They are: Juventus, Maritimo, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain.
In the previous top 8 battles, Maritimo's appearance still gave people an abrupt feeling, but with the complete victory over Barcelona, no one dares to underestimate this young Praetorian Guard!
The Champions League semi-finals have also been decided:
Juventus vs Maritimo;
Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain.
Bayern vs Paris, naturally, there is no need to say much. This is a repeat of the 2019-2020 Champions League final, which is destined to be a contest between Mars and Earth. Considering the fame and strength of the two teams, many see this as an early stage for the final.
The other semi-final was also interesting. You must know that Maritimo has just eliminated Messi's Barcelona, and now he has met Juventus led by Ronaldo. This is the rhythm of eliminating the king of the ball all the way!
Especially considering the large number of young talents in the Maritimo team, the first thing that many media think of is gimmicks such as "the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves" and "the old king is old, and the new king should stand".
In order to cater to this hype, it is also the first time that a European media has put forward "Wang Zixinwang said".
The media's argument is that if Maritimo knocks out the giants all the way and finally wins the Champions League, then Wang Zi, the core of this youth army, is the best choice for the Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer, and his legendary victory over Messi and Ronaldo may be the will of God in the dark, and this promising young man may embark on the same road as his predecessors!
This statement, of course, is hype. Wang Zi's current strength is only one of the attacking duo in the Maritimo team, at least Ronaldo's performance is not inferior to him, and in the midfield, Curcy and Joao also play an important role. Not to mention, the "wall of sighs" that has blocked the must-score countless times has been born.
The reason why Wang Zi is so concerned. In addition to superb football skills, the main thing is the idol bonus in the young and handsome appearance and temperament.
Now he is not comparable with Ronaldo and Messi, but he is a little similar to Beckham, and they are all heartthrobs who are popular with thousands of girls!
This is also one of the important factors for the media to believe that Wang Zi will win the Ballon d'Or, considering that he will attract a large number of female audiences and have a huge role in promoting football, FIFA will not turn a blind eye.
For such hype, Wang Zi naturally scoffed, and even was very disgusted.
What he wants to prove to the world is his own strength, and it is not an idol effect.
However, his teammate Pan Xinyue didn't think so, as the captain of the prince's personal guard, Pan Xinyue had already expressed his position at the team's training mobilization meeting, and then he would train and play hard, and he must let the team win the Champions League and let Wang Zi win the Golden Ball.
"Whoever doesn't make a effort, I'll scratch him!"
Pan Xinyue's scream with her claws stretched out made everyone shudder involuntarily.
It seems that the weight of winning the championship has increased again......
However, in any case, this is the first time that the world media has regarded a Chinese player as one of the best candidates in the world, and it can be regarded as a milestone event worth remembering in Chinese football!