Borussia Dortmund in the first round of the knockout round is good news for the whole Real Madrid team.

Admittedly, Dortmund's strength is not weak, and they are not considered a top draw when they are drawn.

But who made Real Madrid so familiar with Borussia Dortmund's tactical style?

It's always easier to set up a tactical target with a familiar opponent than an unfamiliar one.

And Dortmund's current strength is also conducive to adding some pressure to Real Madrid, so that Real Madrid can improve their state more smoothly in order to meet greater challenges in the future.

Both teams know each other that Real Madrid's draw against Borussia Dortmund is a good sign, and Dortmund also understands that they are already unlucky against Real Madrid.

The comparison of strength has always been on the table, and the fans have seen it intuitively.

Even though the media likes to report on the classic case of the weak beating the strong, the fans are happy to see the weak team come back and turn the tables around.

But it is also an ironclad fact that Dortmund did not win much.

Hornets fans are not shy about discussing the loss to Real Madrid.

Perhaps when Gotze and Lewandowski were poached by Bayern one after another, they still kept their hearts and wanted to do a big job on the Champions League stage.

But after Jurgen Klopp also chose to leave England, Hornets fans woke up from their dream of the club's rise.

The reality is cruel, and the legend of Dortmund's youth storm has long since disappeared on the night of Lisbon in the summer of 2014.

It was the last fight of the Yellow and Black Army, and the last dance.

After losing the Champions League final, the Hornets had to face a realistic existential problem.

The club's hierarchy is right on the course of development, and Klopp's philosophy of wanting to lead the team to rise is right.

It's just that they went in different directions, so they could only part ways in the end, and the Hornets fans who stayed in place also chose to stick to it silently after recognizing the reality.

The club needs to live healthy first, strive for stable Champions League qualification every season, and have a virtuous cycle of financial income.

When these prerequisites are met, the Hornets will have the energy to further strengthen the team and challenge for better league and Champions League results.

Does it sound exactly like Arsenal when they were going to build a new home stadium?

If we have embarked on the same path of development, we will not be much different in the difficult situation we face in the end.

Arsene Wenger single-handedly made up for the sky, pulling Arsenal to finish the new home stadium, and maintained a steady record of entering the Champions League for many years.

It's hard work and it's hard to do.

But while Arsenal "survived", they were also rubbed away by reality their own pride and ambition.

To this day, Arsenal has laid the foundation for the giants to win the Champions League, and it is difficult for them to touch the butt of the Premier League champion again.

A lot of things are very mysterious, but the fans and even the players agree with it.

Spirit, ambition, pride, team momentum...

If you want to become a super team, these mental qualities are indispensable.

Arsenal still have a long time to do to rebuild mentally, and what about Borussia Dortmund, who have followed their old path?

Some of the Dortmund players who may choose to stay are determined and high-spirited, but they can't stand the decline of the team's overall momentum.

Leon likes the Dortmund team that rolled up his sleeves and was about to fight Real Madrid to the end.

That Hornet was the second best opponent Leon had ever seen in his career!

The best opponent is, of course, the sea cosmic Bayern.

For the current Dortmund, Leon has sympathy, regret, and respect, but he can no longer talk about liking.

Leon doesn't think Dortmund can bring a bigger challenge to Real Madrid in addition to being a whetstone.

He is confident in the current Real Madrid team, which has changed their tactical thinking, and he also firmly believes that Real Madrid will successfully advance to the second round of the Champions League knockout round.

Speaking of opponents, the fierce rivals who can enter Leon's eyes in the Champions League this season are Chelsea and Juventus.

According to UEFA's past urine, Chelsea will have to play at least the Champions League semi-finals if they want to meet these two clubs in the knockout rounds.

Therefore, Leon has set his goals for the new season long enough, and he will never allow himself to fall outside the Champions League semi-finals!

He also wants to reunite with his old teammates on the field and test their progress in the new season~

……

After the draw ceremony for the first round of the Champions League knockout round, fans enthusiastically predicted the probability of each team breaking through, and at the same time set their eyes on Paris, where the Ballon d'Or ceremony will be held.

Because in September this year, "French Football" officially announced the official separation of the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year Award, and in the future, the Ballon d'Or will be selected by "French Football" alone.

Therefore, compared with past years, this year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony has been brought forward to December.

The date also comes exactly one day after the draw for the first round of the Champions League knockout round.

So for two days in a row, the football boom in various countries did not subside.

Even the melon-eating masses who don't understand football have watched the hot search in the news in the past two days, and they all know about the draw for the Champions League knockout round and the award of the Golden Ball.

And Li Ang once again became a hot figure in the world's media attention on December 13th!

At noon that day, he made a high-profile appearance in Paris with Cristiano Ronaldo and Mendes.

This is not in line with Leon's usual style, but because of this, local reporters in Paris smell the rush of traffic!

"There have been rumours that Leon has received the news from France Football congratulating him on winning the Ballon d'Or in advance, what does Mr. Mendes think about this? Is the rumor true? ”

"Has Cristiano renewed his contract with Real Madrid? Is it true that the three-year contract extension is still at the top of the Real Madrid team? ”

"PSG have previously admitted that they have approached you in the summer window, can you give us a hint of what PSG are doing to bring in Cristiano?"

The local French reporter threw out one question after another, but Mendez, who got out of the car and was on the way to the hotel, smiled silently.

Li Ang and Ronaldo were filmed by reporters and entered the hotel's private elevator accompanied by security personnel.

The French journalists, who did not receive any response from Mendes, were not discouraged.

The news of the trio's appearance in Paris was enough for them to think about it and write several stories.

Messi, who then arrived in Paris, failed to attract much media attention.

No way, Messi won the La Liga championship with Barcelona in the past season, but compared with Leon's Champions League and Ronaldo's European Cup, the championship trophy he got seems to be missing a lot of weight.

Looking at the previous Golden Ball Award odds, Li Ang was significantly ahead of Ronaldo, and Ronaldo was significantly ahead of Messi.

Take 10,000 steps back, even if the Golden Ball Award is upset today, it is Ronaldo who relied on the European Cup to counterattack Li Ang, and it has nothing to do with Messi.

So the Argentine superstar was rarely given a "cold reception" before the Ballon d'Or ceremony began.

Of course, the so-called cold reception was only temporary, at least soon several local media in Paris learned from which channel the senior management of Grand Paris and Messi's father met in private, and poked it out.

The news fans of these small newspapers also had a good time, but when Le Parisien also followed the field to confirm that Messi's father was indeed having lunch with the top management of Paris, this matter suddenly broke the sky!

Many Barcelona fans immediately questioned the news.

The reason for questioning is also very simple, that is, Messi has only completed the contract renewal with Barcelona, and now the annual salary after tax is already the ceiling of football, far behind Ronaldo and Li Ang.

Messi has an absolute tactical core position in Barcelona, and he has also been absolutely "respected" by Barcelona's top management.

In addition, he has said for many years that he is very comfortable living in Barcelona, so Barcelona fans really can't think of any reason for Messi to leave Barcelona and switch to the local tyrant Paris.

In the face of inquiries from other onlookers, Messi and Barcelona's supporters replied in an orderly and serious manner at first.

Until a fan of Grand Paris on the Internet gave a fatal blow in simple words:

"We can give more money to Messi and the economic team behind him, no matter how much Barcelona gives him, we can give more on top of that, and we are not afraid of being sanctioned by UEFA, because we can give him more sponsorship money by letting Messi endorse Qatari enterprises~

You see, the methods are very flexible, as long as Messi can't resist the temptation of a sky-high annual salary, then why can't we talk to him about a transfer? ”

The Parisian man's speech was both bold and logical.

So much so that Barcelona's fan base began to mess up with itself.

Messi's current annual salary looks incredible, but if Ha, if Paris really dares to open double, and is not afraid of UEFA sanctions, then Messi really won't be moved?!

Many times the oil tyrants don't go through the process at all, and they don't talk about any logic, people are in need and willing to do this, so they spend money to do it!

Taking 10,000 steps back, Messi is reluctant to leave Barcelona, but if his agent's father can't withstand the sugar-coated shells of Paris, it will also be a trouble!

Seeing that things were getting bigger and bigger, Barcelona hurriedly made public relations and clarified one after another.

Messi's agent's father also spoke out through the local media in Paris not long after, saying that he was just accompanying Messi to the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

As for his meeting with the top brass in Paris?

That's just because there are other businesses to negotiate, and there is no intention of provoking Messi to make a transfer.

Naturally, this kind of frivolous explanation will not satisfy all Barcelona and Messi fans, but all they can get is such an official reply.

It's even more impossible to get a similar clarification from Messi's social media, as Messi would never tweet alone about something like this.

He was just silent again, which was in keeping with his character.

And judging from the fact that Messi appeared in front of reporters with a smile in the evening, he was indeed not affected by this transfer scandal.

He was like a tourist to Paris, who didn't care about anything noisy from the outside world, and walked the red carpet with his hands in his pockets.

The Ballon d'Or ceremony that officially began after that did not have much to do with Messi.

His camera can't be said to flash on the big screen of the live broadcast, but it is indeed slightly inferior to Leon's wonderful performance in the Champions League and Ronaldo's European Cup.

It's just that in order to force the suspense to the end, the organizers have not let Li Ang, Ronaldo and Messi make a public appearance on the scene.

It wasn't until Ronaldo came to the stage as an award presenter that the final mystery was gradually revealed after interacting with the host.

The last time the big screen of the live broadcast was released, the avatar of the Golden Globe Award candidate, and then the screen turned, and what appeared in the eyes of fans around the world was the panoramic view of the Eiffel Tower.

And in the flickering lights under the night sky, the Eiffel Tower in the live broadcast camera is constantly being pulled closer, and closer!

A tall and straight figure appeared in front of the eyes of fans all over the world, and Messi was the first to be passed.

And as the tall figure calmly turned around with the Golden Ball, the final suspense was lost, and only one last word remained in the minds of fans:

Deserved!

Leon smiled and held the Golden Globe with his right hand, and gestured two fingers with his left hand to the camera.

This represents both victory and his success in winning the Ballon d'Or for a second consecutive year!

The host then appeared on the live camera, smiling and congratulating Leon while introducing this year's Golden Globe winners to the audience.

When Li Ang returned to the live broadcast hall accompanied by the staff, Ronaldo and Messi also appeared on the scene, and the other on-site personnel applauded Li Ang!

Leon's parents and his girlfriend Anna were sitting at the scene, and it was the first time that the three of them appeared in front of a global audience.

The live camera quickly focused on Anna's delicate face, and I don't know how many fans exclaimed at this moment, lamenting Leon's "picky" eyes when looking for a girlfriend.

According to the award process, Li Ang first thanked his family for their support on the road to success.

Later, Galeries Lafayette, dressed in formal attire, was invited to the stage to speak as the president of the club where Leon now plays.

Watching Lafayette talk at the scene, Li Ang actually felt a little weird in his heart.

After all, his Ballon d'Or was won when he was still playing for Chelsea, but now Abu has not been able to show up, and Lafayette is standing in front of the stage, which is a bit of a "peach picking" meaning no matter how you look at it......

Leon complained slightly, but he still had a polite smile on his face.

It wasn't until Mourinho, who sat in the front row as a special guest tonight, took the microphone that Leon really smiled comfortably.

"Well, when I took you away from Real Madrid, I told you that I would take you to all the honors you wanted, and now we have done it, but seeing that you have won your second Ballon d'Or, I still feel a little incredible, I was just texting my wife to show her how good I was at seeing people back then!"

As soon as Mourinho finished speaking, the scene burst into laughter, and Leon himself couldn't help but smile and touch the back of his head.

"That's a bit cheeky, isn't it? But to be honest, I'm really glad I saw you on the training ground, who worked hard and gave everything for the future, little lion, this is a very wonderful start to a journey, and I am sincerely proud and happy for you to grow along the way, I think I can now understand Sir Alex Ferguson's thoughts and ties to Cristiano......"

Mourinho's calm and soft voice seemed to bring memories to the audience and the fans in front of the TV.

Brought into the not so long ago era when Leon was just emerging and gradually became an excellent midfielder under Jose Mourinho.

"I didn't really think that you would grow to such heights before, so now that you take a step forward, the more proud I feel in my heart for you.

Even though I have praised you countless times in private, today I still want to say that you are the best kid I have ever coached, continue to move forward on your career path, you no longer need anyone's guidance, you are already a legend and role model for countless young players! ”

Mourinho's words fell, and Li Ang also took the initiative to walk off the podium with red eyes and hugged his mentor tightly!

Once again, there was thunderous applause!

Ronaldo's eyes flashed with relief, and he was sincerely happy for Leon.

Messi's eyes are a little complicated, not envious, maybe more regretful.

It's a pity that after Leon really grew up, he had already begun to enter the second half of his career.

And how long will Leon rule this football scene in the future?

Messi didn't know, and neither did the fans around the world who watched the live broadcast.

But one thing is clear to them.

That is, Leon is not a third person in football since tonight.

He has completely broken Meroe's monopoly and forged his own legendary path.

The legendary path that belongs to the "Lion King"!

(End of chapter)