Chapter 916: UEFA has attacked
UEFA president Alexander Cheferin remains worried.
To be honest, he has no presupposition about whether Manchester City can win the Champions League.
It's not a bad thing for Manchester City to win the title, and it can make more rich people willing to invest in football.
From an ordinary Premier League mid-to-lower team, after a lot of investment, it has become a Premier League hegemon, and even a top European giant.
This has given hope to many rich people, it turns out that football does not necessarily rely entirely on the background, and it can also make an ordinary team become a top team.
That's a good thing for European football.
But this is certainly against the interests of the old giants, and there are many people in the UEFA hierarchy who are the spokespeople of these giants.
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The major TV stations used this time to summarize the first half and look forward to the second half.
The Milan sports station commentator said: "At the beginning of the game, Liverpool got into the groove faster than Manchester City and continued to attack Manchester City, while Manchester City were unable to organise an effective attack under Liverpool's high pressing, and could not even advance to the front court.
Liverpool took advantage of the opportunity to take the lead, with Wijnaldum scoring to take the lead.
Surprisingly, the goal did not break City, but rather inspired them to fight.
It was as if at that moment, they lost their mentality of gaining and losing.
In the next game, Manchester City steadied themselves and took the rhythm of the pitch away from Liverpool.
The game slowly moved into the familiar rhythm of Manchester City.
Liverpool, of course, know how terrible their old opponents can be and focus on defence.
Many people thought that the first half would end with a Liverpool victory, but who knew that at the end of the first half, Calderón Stadium turned out to be a climax!
City equalised with a counter-attacking opportunity.
Lee made it past three people and smashed through Liverpool's defence.
The moment the football rolled into the goal, the entire Calderón stadium burst into flames.
In addition to Liverpool and Manchester City fans, a large number of Atletico Madrid fans gathered to watch tonight, as the Calderon Stadium is Atletico's home stadium.
So Lee's supporters include Atletico fans in addition to Manchester City fans.
Because he led Atletico Madrid to become the top club in La Liga in this stadium, not only dominating La Liga, but also helping Atletico Madrid reach the top of Europe twice!
Lee's goal ignited the excitement at Calderón Stadium.
The excitement came a minute later, when City made a tackle up front with a high press and Raheem Sterling picked up the ball and immediately launched a counter-attack on the spot.
It was an effective counter-attack, with David Silva's inverted triangle allowing Lee to find the back of the net.
Lee got rid of Henderson and finished a brilliant long-range shot with his right foot from outside the box!
Soccer balls fly into the net like arrows!
Two to one!
In this way, Manchester City set off an attacking frenzy towards the end of the first half, scoring two goals in a row to magically overtake the score.
Football was just that, Liverpool led most of the first half, only to be miraculously reversed by Manchester City at the last minute!
Lee, who scored twice, became Manchester City's biggest reversal hero!
Once again, he used his actions to tell the world that I can do anything!
Where will the second half go?
No one knows.
How will Jurgen Klopp adjust his tactics to face the odds?
All we have to do is wait for the second half to begin!"
The German national television commentator said: "To be honest, Liverpool played very well in the first half, if it weren't for those two defensive mistakes in the last moments...... Of course, it can't be considered a mistake.
Well, they played a perfect half.
It's a pity that Lee ruined all this.
Jurgen Klopp's mood must be mixed at the moment, as Liverpool were also involved in the battle for Lee last summer.
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They are offering an annual salary that is higher than Manchester City, and they are aiming to get it.
And tell Lee that Liverpool is a team with a lot of heritage, don't you want to win the Champions League?
We've won the Champions League four times in our history!
We reached the final of the Champions League this summer!
But...... Lee ended up opting for Manchester City, who were blank in the Champions League.
Maybe...... It has something to do with Pep Guardiola.
It is said that in order to get Lee, in addition to going to Malaga in person, Guardiola also used all the connections at his disposal to persuade him.
If...... We say what if...... Of course, it doesn't have to be this way, and it can be that way......
If Lee joins Liverpool, how will that change?
First of all, it is impossible for Liverpool to be beaten by Manchester City in the Premier League!
Without being killed by Manchester City, Liverpool is the Premier League champion!
Not only that, but tonight's final...... Maybe Liverpool had a big lead in the first half......
Of course, this is only if.
Someone once said that whoever wins Pep Guardiola wins the league championship, and whoever wins Li wins the championship!
This season, Lee is interpreting this sentence, and he has led Manchester City to win the League Cup, the Premier League, the FA Cup, and all the trophies they can win.
If they get their wish tonight, they will be the first quadruple winners in Premier League history!
It's going to be a shocking outcome!"
The Manchester City Sport commentator said: "When the score is down, Lee brings the players together in time to keep them in their minds, that's what a leader does.
The bold statement before the game, if you don't win the championship, you will retire, Li pushed himself into the storm of public opinion, and also forced himself into a dead end.
He stepped into tonight's arena under tremendous pressure.
At the beginning of the game, he was heavily guarded by Liverpool and could not get a football at all.
His first touch was a chance to get through a wide run.
Encouraged by him, City broke free from the tension and slowly adapted to the tense atmosphere of the final and found the rhythm of the game.
The game gradually returned to the rhythm that City were familiar with.
However, Lee still didn't have many chances, and Liverpool used methods such as choking, packing, and containment, and did not give him a chance to touch the ball at all.
It wasn't until the end of the first half that he finally found his chance, scoring twice in a row to help City turn things around.
He used two wonderful goals to show the world that he is the greatest star on the planet!"
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In the referee's lounge, the UEFA official in charge of the referee committee left in a hurry after a few words of emphasis.
The referees were silent.
As a referee in the Champions League final, their professional ability is passable, and it can even be said that they are the top referees in Europe and even the world.
Now they have been instructed to favour Liverpool.
The old man just promised them that next year's European Championship will definitely let them blow important games, and even the final is possible.
What an honor!
They are struggling very hard.
When there is a conflict between work ethics and future, how to choose?
Several other referees turned their gaze to the referee.
The referee closed his eyes, and after a long time, he said, "They just said one word - proportion!"
The referees looked at each other and nodded.
They know what to do.