With more than a minute to go before the game, everyone at Atletico Madrid couldn't wait to stand on the sidelines, ready to rush into the pitch at any time.

At this moment, the 22 players in the stadium are still playing.

Everyone knows that the more this time gets, the easier it is to let your guard down.

With the strength of Valencia's players, once Atletico Madrid is lax and is caught, it is really impossible to tie the score.

Ramos, Pepe and Neuer were all shouting out to their teammates, signaling them to stand up and organize their defense.

The two sides are near the center circle, and you are tugging back and forth.

In the stands, Atletico Madrid's fans couldn't help but cheer.

Even, when Atletico Madrid grabbed the ball in the front court, they directly kicked the ball back to Valencia's goal, which directly became the goal kick of the Bat Army, so as to consume the time of the game.

Valencia actually knew that the game was almost over, but the work ethic required them to hold on until the last second.

When Valencia attacked for the last time, Juan Mata dribbled the ball on the left side, forced a breakthrough through Alves, and broke directly to the bottom line, and the two of them were entangled with Alves, and the ball went out of the bottom line.

At this point, there were about 10 seconds left in the game.

Atletico's goal kick.

By this moment, the game had ended early.

Yang Hao smiled and looked at the assistants, players and employees around him who couldn't wait, ready to rush into the field, turned around and walked to the away team's coach's box, and walked towards Ancelotti.

An Fatzi looked depressed, but when he saw Yang Hao coming over, he could only squeeze out a smile.

"Congratulations, Yang!" Ancelotti took the initiative to open his arms and hugged Yang Hao.

"Thank you, Carlo."

Yang Hao shook hands with De Michelis in the coach's box, a prestigious coach in Italian football.

"You're doing really well." De Michelis praised.

"Thank you, Bruno."

"Gone."

Before Yang Hao turned around and walked back, he shook hands with Ancelotti again.

At this time, on the sidelines of the field, the players and employees of Atletico Madrid had already huddled together.

In the stands, Atletico Madrid fans have already stood up from their seats, cheering and singing loudly.

Inside the stadium, Atletico Madrid players are slowly walking towards the centre circle.

Neuer slowly walked outside the baseline to pick up the ball, slowly set it up, and then slowly retreated......

Everyone knows that it's a waste of time.

As the clock ticked 93 minutes, just 10 seconds later, referee Howard Webb finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.

At this moment, dozens of Atletico Madrid employees and players on the sidelines of the pitch rushed into the pitch in a frenzied manner.

They were all cheering hoarsely.

The entire Bernabeu stadium was filled with cheers and cheers from Atletico Madrid fans.

Yang Hao also clenched his fists excitedly and shouted hard.

It's been 3 years!

Atletico Madrid has been away from the Champions League for 3 years!

Do you know how he spent the past 3 years?

While Atletico Madrid were invincible in La Liga, they were in the semi-finals of the Champions League in a row.

This made everyone up and down Atletico hold back their strength and feel unconvinced.

As the king of Spanish football, Atletico Madrid will never allow themselves to fail to reach the Champions League for three consecutive years.

What's more, the Sheets also have the best and most extravagant superstar squad in world football today.

And all the grievances, all the depression, have been vented at this moment.

The players huddled in groups in twos and threes around the stadium.

When Yang Hao walked into the court, he was greeted by David Silva.

The Spanish teenager rushed to Yang Hao and hugged the head coach hard.

It is under Yang Hao's tutelage that he has become the best midfielder in world football today.

Many people say that his breakthrough ability and speed are not as good as Di Maria's, but David Silva's delicate footwork, outstanding technique, imaginative passing, and deconstruction of rib space are all his strengths.

Di Maria also turned around and ran over and hugged Yang Hao.

This is the first time that the Argentine Angel has won the Champions League and won the treble as the main player after entering the first team!

As Atletico Madrid's academy, Di Maria's role at Atletico Madrid is also pivotal.

Subsequently, Iniesta, Kaka, Torres, Adriano and others all came over and hugged Yang Hao.

Messi ran directly in front of Yang Hao from the other side of the court, hugged Yang Hao directly, hugged him and kept running, and kept shouting.

Everyone can see that the Argentines are very, very excited right now.

Winning this Champions League, winning the treble, scoring 49 goals in the league and 14 goals in the Champions League, this represents the peak of Messi's career, and it also means that Atletico Madrid will usher in a new history.

From Kaka to Torres and now Messi, Atletico Madrid are constantly introducing the superstars they have cultivated.

And now, Atletico Madrid is not an exaggeration to describe it as a star-studded group.

With Kaka, Torres and Adriano as the three Ballon d'Or winners, Atletico Madrid will have four Ballon d'Or if Messi wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010.

This almost means that Atletico will reach new heights that have never been seen before.

You must know that even in the peak of the galaxy battleship, Real Madrid only has Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo, the three Mr. Golden Balls.

At that time, Real Madrid was already a superstar galaxy battleship, which can be called the pinnacle of professional football history!

But now, as long as Messi wins the award again, Atletico Madrid will have 4 Mr. Ballon d'Or, which will surpass Real Madrid!

And this also confirms what Yang Hao said before, this season is the beginning of Atletico's legendary history!

……

Valencia's players passed in front of Platini and Infantino one by one.

Infantino assisted in handing the medals to Platini, while the UEFA president put them on the heads of the Valencia players one by one.

Then it was the turn of Atletico Madrid, the champions.

When Atletico's first-team players passed in front of Platini one by one, the UEFA president shook hands with them and personally presented them with the winner's medal to give them recognition and appreciation for their performance.

He looked as happy as the champion.

Yang Hao and captain Torres stayed at the end.

After they had all received their awards, Platini walked with Torres to the middle of the chairman's stand with the Big Ears Cup in his hand, and lifted the trophy high in the midst of cheers.

After Yang Hao took a group photo with the players, he quietly retreated behind him and handed over the stage to his players.

Around, many guests also took the opportunity to come over to congratulate Yang Hao.

Including Platini.

"Congratulations, Yang."

"Thanks, Michelle."

"It's not easy to win this championship and I hope to see you guys do better." Platini smiled and encouraged.

Yang Hao also smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, we will definitely come again next year." ”

After a pause, Yang Hao added, "Not only next year, but also the year after tomorrow, and even the year after tomorrow, we will be on the podium again." ”

Yang Hao said this very resolutely and confidently.

Platini, on the other hand, listened visibly for a moment, and his expression froze a little.

He obviously also heard Yang Hao's words.

In the past few years, UEFA's suppression of La Liga, especially Atletico Madrid, is obvious.

Just like before this season, everyone knew that UEFA didn't want Atletico to win the title.

From this way down, Atletico Madrid's schedule is difficult, it can be described as overcoming obstacles.

But the Sheets Legion had the last laugh, relying on their own strong strength and amazing dominance.

Yang Hao's meaning now is obvious, from now on, Atletico Madrid has the strength and confidence to continue to impact the Champions League!

According to Yang Hao's own estimate, such a lineup configuration, this group of outstanding superstars, Atletico Madrid will not impact the Champions League, it would be a pity!

But to Platini's ears, this was somewhat of a competitive smell of gunpowder.

He can see that Yang Hao still has a lot of opinions about UEFA, and about him, the president of UEFA.

'The Champions League is a platform and we welcome all teams to play fairly, but you know, it's more competitive now and it's not easy to defend the title. Platini replied with a smile.

"Then rely on strength to speak, we not only have to defend the title, but even more impacts, such as three consecutive championships?"

It was a legend created by Real Madrid in the previous life.

With the current situation in European football, it is basically impossible to catch up with Real Madrid's five consecutive championships that year, let alone break this legendary record.

But to win three consecutive championships, the possibility is not small.

Platini obviously also felt Yang Hao's-for-tat, and also noticed that Yang Hao's intentions were not small, but he always maintained a kind smile on his face, smiling and encouraging.

"I'm looking forward to seeing the day when your wish comes true, and when the time comes, I will personally present the award to you!"

Yang Hao smiled and nodded, but secretly complained in his heart.

Next Olympics, you definitely have a chance to see that day, but awards?

Hard!

……

The Champions League final was held in Madrid.

When Atletico Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy at the Bernabeu Stadium, the whole Madrid was boiling.

Countless fans, Atletico fans or not, took to the streets of Madrid on this enchanting night.

They sang and danced and cheered Atletico Madrid's victory.

This is not only an honor for the Sheets Legion, but also for the whole of Madrid, for the whole of Spain!

While the Atletico players were still celebrating wildly at the Bernabeu, more and more fans were already gathering on the road outside the Bernabeu Stadium, gathering from all corners of the city to gather at the Bernabeu Stadium and the Emirates Stadium.

The city government of Madrid is also prepared, and the traffic in the entire city is completely paralyzed tonight!

By the time Atletico Madrid players boarded the open-top buses with the Big Ears Cup, Copa del Rey and La Liga trophies, the outside of the Bernabeu Stadium was already packed with crazy fans.

Yang Hao, together with the players, stood on the bus, and slowly squirmed towards the south like a snail all the way.

This is a pre-planned route for the celebration.

But even the city government and the police department, which had been prepared for a long time, far underestimated the enthusiasm of Madrid fans.

It is said that in addition to Valencia fans, more than 100,000 Atletico Madrid fans from all over Spain came to Madrid tonight to witness Atletico's ascent to the top at the Bernabeu Stadium, the arch-rival.

Not only that, but tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world also gather in Madrid.

At this moment, these fanatical fans all poured into the streets, forming an overwhelming momentum, and the momentum they formed seemed to make the whole city tremble.

Finally, when Atletico's buses and parades arrived at the Emirates Stadium, they found that more fans had gathered here.

Even, the fans at the scene were so outrageous that the traffic in the entire surrounding area was blocked.

By the time the team arrived at the Emirates Stadium, it was almost early in the morning.

But this group of fans who haven't slept all night, as well as Atletico Madrid, who are excited and carnivaling, don't mean to be tired.

When we arrived at the Emirates Stadium, music and dancing followed.

The carnival was celebrated until the morning, and the fanatical fans gradually left.

The players were also picked up by the team's bus and returned to Mahada Hongda to rest.

……

For the next two days, Atletico Madrid was busy.

First of all, the team held a huge celebration banquet, not only players, employees and families, including sponsors and guests from all walks of life, all invited to gather together, and it was very lively.

As the president of the team, Cerezo naturally made an impassioned speech, hoping that everyone can continue to work hard and strive to perform so well in the new season and even every season in the future.

Later, after winning the treble on home soil, Atletico went to the palace to receive an audience from King Juan Carlos I and Crown Prince Felipe.

As the honorary president of Atletico Madrid, Prince Felipe is very satisfied with Atletico's achievements in recent years, and the royal family has not hesitated to praise him.

Media and fans around the world have also praised Atletico.

After winning the Triple Crown, Yang Hao's prestige was pushed to a new height.

Especially this summer, he will also lead the Spanish national team to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup.

With the momentum of the triple crown, Yang Hao and Spain have become the number one favorites.

But there is also a saying in the outside world, that is, the curse of the World Cup fever will die.

This is not unusual.

In the past few years, it has often been difficult for any team that is a big favorite to go far in the World Cup.

France and Argentina in '02, Brazil in '06, all the favorites almost died miserably.

Some even lost in the group stage.

In this regard, Yang Hao and the national team coaching staff are also prepared.

At the end of the day, there are many reasons why a big hit is going to die, including player replacement, or player injuries, and the condition of the players.

As long as the big favorites are, the players are basically internationals of their clubs, and they will definitely be the main internationals.

It's hard to say how much more they can put in at the Summer World Cup after an intensive season.

Because of this, there is a saying that whenever the superstars do not perform well in the club in the big year, they are all saving for the big game.

This statement is just unfounded speculation, and players will not do such unethical things, but the impact of the ups and downs of players' form can be seen to some extent.

Yang Hao has long asked Pintus, Ortega and Roca and others to prepare, taking advantage of the end of the season to the start of the World Cup, to try to adjust the state of a wave of players, hoping that the Spanish national team can show a better state in the World Cup.

As for the warm-up games during this time, Yang Hao actually didn't pay attention to it, mainly to adjust his state.

This time, Spain's 23-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa, Yang Hao also announced it early.

Goalkeepers: Casillas, Valdés and Reina;

Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Puyol, Pique, Antonio López, Arbeloa, Capdevilla;

Midfielders: David Silva, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Xavi, Xavi Alonso, Sergio Busquets, Xavi Martinez and Joaquin;

Forwards: Fernando Torres, Villa, Llorente and Juan Mata.

The list of 23 people has also caused a certain amount of controversy in Spain.

This is actually quite normal.

The selection of players for each World Cup will cause controversy in every country.

One of the most talked about issues is that Atletico Madrid has seven internationals in the finalisation, making it the club with the most selections.

But this has been the case with every national team training camp in the past.

The real problem is the selection of Javi Martinez.

The young midfielder has squeezed out international players such as Cazorla and become a key member of Spain's World Cup in South Africa, which has caused a lot of controversy.

After all, Javi Martinez is still a little younger, and the card is not big enough.

But Yang Hao chose him, the most important thing is to be safe.

In the No. 4 position, with Xavi Alonso, Busquets and Xavi Martinez, Yang Hao is more assured.

The midfield configuration is the most luxurious in Spain, David Silva and Cesc Fabregas and others, it is estimated that it will be difficult to grab positions in the midfield, Xavi and Iniesta will be the main force that cannot be beaten.

As for the backline, Ramos plays on the right, Pepe and Puyol are combined, Antonio Lopes and Capdevilla on the left are competing, and the left is a little weaker, less than world-class, but the overall strength is still very strong.

Not to mention the striker, Villa and Torres will be the core workhorses.

In another position, Yang Hao still chose David Silva.

This is also a relatively mature and stable squad configuration that Yang Hao has polished for the Spanish national team in the past few years.

Then the real test is the form of the players.

In the reception at the Spanish Royal Palace, Juan Carlos and Prince Felipe both encouraged Yang Hao, hoping that he could do his best to bring Spain the first World Cup championship in history.

"Our whole country is looking forward to your triumphant return!"

……

Before the team left for South Africa, news broke out in Spanish football.

A consortium from Qatar has officially completed the acquisition of Getafe.

Although the formalities have not yet been processed, the transaction is already a certainty.

It's just that there is no further say about the next move after the acquisition of Getafe.

It has been revealed that the Qatari consortium hopes to increase the recruitment efforts to strengthen Getafe's competitiveness and avoid the relegation of the team after the acquisition.

After all, the competition in La Liga is too fierce now.

In addition, Getafe is also actively contacting famous coaches, including not only Bayern's Van Gaal and other famous coaches, but also excellent managers in La Liga such as Emery, Valverde, and Pellegrini, all of which are within the scope of Getafe's investigation.

And all the teams are mentally prepared.

The landing of the Qatari consortium in La Liga is bound to set off a bloody storm, especially the funds brought by the Qatari consortium, which is bound to trigger another wave of acquisitions.

According to an interview with Nasser, the head of the Qatari consortium, the Spanish media said that the latter made it clear that Qatar is very determined to run Getafe, and will invest in it for several years without a budget ceiling.

That's right, that's how rich you are!

Where is like Atletico Madrid, which has been in business until now, everything still has to be carefully calculated.

Before the start of the national team training camp, Yang Hao specially went to the headquarters of Atletico Madrid for a meeting to summarize last season's income and business conditions.

According to the estimate of Fernando Vázquez, the God of Wealth, according to UEFA's previous announcement, the Champions League will distribute a total revenue of 746 million euros this season.

Then, as the champion, Atletico Madrid, is expected to have a revenue of close to 50 million euros, which is expected to be around 49 million.

There's really no way around it.

Or rather, it's another problem that comes with La Liga's strength.

The income of the Champions League is mainly divided into three parts, appearance fees, match bonuses and broadcast fee sharing.

Among them, the appearance fee and the tournament bonus are easy to calculate, including the rewards received for each promotion, which are clearly marked and come out after a little calculation.

The broadcast fee is divided according to the participating teams and the results of the game to divide the prize pool of the football association.

The size of the prize pool is related to the auction of broadcasting rights in the country where it is located.

To put it simply, the higher the price for broadcast rights in the UK, the bigger the prize pool in the Premier League.

La Liga is still inferior in this regard, and it has suffered a loss that is not big enough in the local market.

In recent years, La Liga teams have been very strong in the Champions League, and the prize pool is basically divided into four equal parts, which is not much different.

As a result, La Liga teams have a good record in the Champions League, but the advantage of prize pool income is not very obvious.

For example, Bayern, the Bundesliga is dominated by Bayern, almost half of the prize pool in Germany, which leads to Bayern's results are not very good, but the total income ranks fifth.

There is also Manchester United, with a relatively large prize pool in the United Kingdom, Manchester United's income is also good.

From the current point of view, Atletico Madrid can be in first place, but Valencia can only be in third place.

The Champions League results are good, plus the La Liga and Copa del Rey titles, winning the treble, Atletico Madrid's prestige and influence have reached a new level.

But in the past season's income, Atletico Madrid has a good chance to distinguish itself from Real Madrid, and even replace Real Madrid to become the football club with the highest revenue in world football.

"Last season, Real Madrid won the Champions League, which caused their commercial income to skyrocket this season, and from the current point of view, we should still stay in the middle of the match with Real Madrid, and our income will skyrocket next season."

After winning the Champions League, a significant increase in commercial income is expected, but there is a certain lag.

In other words, winning the championship this year will usher in a peak next year.

"We have recently been in contact with a number of main sponsors to start early renewal negotiations." Carlos Leo, Director of Marketing, explains their department's key plans for the coming year.

"Seriously, the contract we signed with Nike back then, sold for 150 million euros in 7 years, and now looking back, it was really a big loss, and we decided to start negotiations with Nike on a new contract as soon as possible."

The contract with Nike started in the 05/06 season.

At that time, Atletico Madrid was so poor that for the new stadium and the whole project, it was smashing the pot and selling iron, and even the leading stars were sold again and again.

Otherwise, how did the new stadium come about?

Now, Atletico Madrid's situation is improving, but the contract that seemed lucrative back then is really bad compared to now, and it can't match the current status and influence of Atletico Madrid.

Carlos Leao's idea is to take advantage of the momentum of the treble to finalize a new contract as soon as possible, try to negotiate a sponsorship contract, and finalize a blockbuster contract.

It will only expire in 13 years, and according to the usual practice, it is a matter of course to negotiate the renewal of such an important contract two or three years in advance.

With Atletico's influence now, there are many sponsors who want to work with the Sheets.

At the very least, sponsors such as Adidas and Puma are eyeing each other.

Emirates' sponsorship with Atletico Madrid is more complicated.

On the one hand, the title of the stadium has been around for 15 years, starting in 07, which is still far away.

However, the sponsorship contract for the shirt on the chest advertised began in the 05/06 season, and the sponsorship of 200 million euros for eight years seemed really expensive at the time, and it was also a shot in the arm for the construction of Atletico Madrid's new stadium.

But looking back now, it's really too cheap.

Back then, both Nike and Emirates brought great help to Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets Corps is not the kind of ungrateful person, and they have not been entangled with the two major sponsors over the years, and they still fulfill their contracts steadfastly, and the goodwill is quite good, and it has also brought rich returns to the sponsors.

It is indeed time to restart negotiations.

"If we can sign these two contract extensions, we are confident that we will surpass Real Madrid next season and become the highest-paid football club in world football." Carlos Leao looked confident.

Atletico now have a superstar, a lot of power, a very impressive commercial influence, and a treble this season, if this can't negotiate a blockbuster contract, then Carlos Leao, the head of marketing, will really step down and make way for Xian.

Yang Hao approved Carlos Leo's plan.

In the past few years, Atletico Madrid has also been conscientious and affectionate towards Nike and Emirates.

Now, it really should be in business.

In addition, there are several other sponsors, whose contracts are nearing expiration, and should be renegotiated.

It's really interesting to say.

At that time, Atletico Madrid signed those long-term contracts of six or seven years because of the construction of a new stadium, and now they are all expiring in these two years, so now is the peak period for negotiating contract renewals.

"Don't worry, we will definitely negotiate a satisfactory contract!"

In addition to the contract, there are other places that need to spend money, which also need Yang Hao's approval.

Incidentally, the rents of Atletico's two skyscrapers will not go into the revenue of Atletico Madrid, but will be separated from Atletico Madrid.

Yang Hao, Cerezo and Little Hill set up a joint-stock company to be fully responsible for the operation of the two skyscrapers, and the income naturally went into the pockets of the three shareholders.

Atletico's current revenue prospects are very encouraging, and there is no need to continue to throw money into it.

What's more, UEFA and La Liga are now increasingly regulating the financial status of clubs.

To paraphrase a sentence on the Internet in the previous life: Football makes money and football flowers, and they want to take them home.

With Atletico Madrid's current revenue, although Yang Hao, Cerezo and Little Hill have all received salaries, it is not enough.

Back then, when the pot was smashed and the iron was sold, two skyscrapers were finally built, should the income still be counted in Atletico Madrid?

Haven't Yang Hao's efforts over the years been in vain?

This is also the reason why Atletico Madrid's revenue has not caught up with Real Madrid.

Then there's the team's pay control.

There has been news outside that Real Madrid is likely to give Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, two ace superstars, heavy contracts, and the annual salary is expected to exceed 10 million euros, which is bound to lead to further increases in the player's salary.

As Real Madrid's opponent, Atletico Madrid will definitely have to keep up at that time.

Now, La Liga is still very restrained in the annual salary of players.

Whether it is the newcomer Valencia and other local tyrants, or the next Qatari consortium, this is basically the case.

This also relies on La Liga's preferential taxation.

However, with the rising income of La Liga broadcasting rights, and with the improvement of La Liga clubs' operations, it is also a matter of time before the salary of players is appropriately increased in a planned manner.

In terms of remuneration package, La Liga's control is already much better than that of the Premier League, and even much better than Serie A.

Both of these leagues bear high tax burdens, and at the same time pay huge annual salaries to players, so you can imagine the pressure to operate.

And Yang Hao also set a goal for the team at the end.

"We aim to surpass 600 million euros in revenue next season!"

600 million euros?

Everyone gasped, first thinking that the goal was too high.

After all, in world football, there has never been a club with more than 600 million euros in revenue.

From the current point of view, Atletico Madrid still has a real chance to become the first club in history to break 600 million euros.

And Yang Hao is not without purpose.

In the coming season, the team will continue to go hand in hand on various fronts such as La Liga and the Champions League, and strive to create good results.

Coupled with the help of this season's treble, as long as the marketing department works hard, Yang Hao believes that it can be achieved.

On the pitch, Atletico are the best team in the world.

Off the pitch, Atletico wants to be the best club in the world.

Either you don't fight, or you have to fight for the first!

……

On the fourth day after the Champions League final, when the whole of Spain was still immersed in the craze of Atletico Madrid's treble, the Spanish national team officially gathered in Madrid to kick off this summer's World Cup training camp.

The players of the two teams participating in the Champions League final, although they did not have time to rest, all returned to the team on time.

According to the previous habits, Yang Hao arranged for everyone to go to the Hada Hongda training base for a detailed physical examination, and grasped the physical condition of each player in every detail, including their injuries and hidden dangers.

In the past few years, under the strong promotion of Yang Hao, the Spanish national team has established a complete set of sharing networks with major clubs on the physical condition of players.

Clubs are kept informed of their players' status with the national team and vice versa.

On this basis, coupled with Atletico Madrid's advanced facilities and meticulous physical examinations, Yang Hao and others can grasp the situation of the players as soon as possible.

After the team's training camp, the coaching staff began to give the players physical strengthening training.

This is not the so-called mass, but a slightly stronger training to stimulate the players' physical fitness and adjust the player's condition.

Atletico Madrid have come to this wave every winter break over the years, and the coaching staff is very experienced.

The difference is that this time the time is relatively tight.

After all, there are only 22 days from the training camp to the first match of the World Cup.

Back in 2009, the draw for the World Cup finals came out.

According to the draw rules, the host South Africa and the top seven teams in the world in 2009 became the eight seeded teams, the so-called first pot.

Teams from Asia, Oceania, and North and Central America will be in Pot 2.

Five African and three South American teams are in Pot 3.

Pot 4 is made up entirely of European teams.

Spain, as a seeded team, are ranked better in the world than in their previous game, which led to the wrong group points.

In the second draw of the lot, Spain drew the South Korean team.

The two teams had a grudge during the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and now the two sides meet again, which can be regarded as creating more news and gimmicks for the World Cup in South Africa.

In the third pot, the team activated the principle of avoidance on the same continent and drew Chile coached by the madman Bielsa.

It's definitely a tough stubble as well.

You know, in the just concluded South American qualifiers, Chile's performance definitely surprised everyone.

It is not surprising to draw a South American team, because it has to be avoided on the same continent.

Yang Hao was even a little lucky, at least avoiding Uruguay, the strongest in this gear.

In the draw for the teams in Pot 4, Spain drew Heathfield's Switzerland.

It's really fate.

In Yang Hao's previous World Cup in South Africa, Spain also met Chile and Switzerland.

This is mainly related to the lottery rules, after all, the choice is just that, and there is really no way to change much.

But it's different from the previous life.

In Yang Hao's previous life, Spain's first game was against Switzerland.

But what about now?

Spain played South Korea in their first game, then Switzerland and finally Chile.

That's a pretty good schedule.

Because if you can win the first two games, then you can save a lot of energy in the third game against Chile.

Of course, if the first two games are not played well, then the last game against Chile will be very stressful.

It is precisely because South Korea, Chile and Switzerland were drawn that Spain specially arranged three warm-up matches before the World Cup, against Saudi Arabia in Asia, Poland in Europe, and Paraguay in South America.

These three warm-up games are all exquisite.

Saudi Arabia is an Asian team, and Spain intends to use him to study South Korea and adapt to South Korea's style of play.

Poland's style is a bit like Switzerland, which is also the purpose of Yang Hao's arrangement of this warm-up match.

As for Paraguay, this South American team is known for its defence and bravery, but it bears a bit of a resemblance to Bielsa's Chile.

According to the meaning of the Spanish Football Association, the team was originally considered to go to Austria for training, but after several considerations, Yang Hao and the invited teams were willing to come to Spain for training, so Spain also decided to play warm-up matches in China.

Although the temperature in Spain is a bit hot now, it is undoubtedly suitable to travel south from here to South Africa.

After Yang Hao led the team to conduct a three-day training camp in Madrid, the first warm-up match was ushered in, and the opponent was Saudi Arabia.

The two sides played a friendly at the Emirates Stadium in Madrid, which ended in a 3-3 draw.

Spain didn't play well in this game, falling behind three times and equalising three times.

In the end, it was Llorente who scored from a free-kick in front of the game in the last minute before the end of the game, and Spain barely managed to hold on to the draw.

Spain played poorly throughout the game.

Yang Hao said in an interview with the media after the game that this is because the team is still in the adjustment stage.

Most of the media in Spain believed Yang Hao, but a small number began to hype.

In other countries, many media and fans are happy to see Spain's big hit make a fool of themselves.

At the end of the day, it's the World Cup!

Football has no borders, but players and fans do.

Naturally, they are all countries that support themselves, and they want to let Spain, the big favorite, end.

……

After playing the first warm-up game, Spain continued to train in Madrid.

Four days later, on June 3, the team faced Poland at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Neither Saudi Arabia nor Poland reached the World Cup finals, so they were able to give everything against Spain and work very hard.

Atletico youngster Robert Lewandowski started the game and played the full game.

As a result, Spain did not perform well, and the players were clearly not excited enough, and although they were completely in control of the field, they were never able to create absolute chances.

The deadlock lasted until the 87th minute, when substitute Joaquín broke through with a succession of dribbles down the right flank to score the winning goal for Spain.

Spain beat Poland 1-0!

Facing a Poland that missed the World Cup finals, Spain played so hard and thrilling, Yang Hao's team is really hard to reassure.

But Yang Hao still insisted on his previous point of view, and the warm-up game was not important.

"The most important thing for us now is to adjust the fitness and condition of the players!"

"The purpose of the three warm-up games is just to get familiar with our next opponents and adjust the body and condition of the players."

"As for winning or losing, it doesn't matter!"

The final warm-up match was on 8 June, this time against Paraguay, at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

Spain's form has clearly improved this time around, but they will also face stronger opponents.

In particular, Paraguayan goalscorer Santa Cruz, who has played in La Liga for many years, is very familiar with Spain, and in the process of the game, he brought a great threat to the Spanish backline.

Spain, on the other hand, played well with the ball but never managed to find the back of the net against Paraguay.

You know, this South American team can qualify for the World Cup finals thanks to their defense.

In the end, the two sides shook hands 0-0.

3 warm-up matches, 1 win and 2 draws.

This report card can't be said to be bad, but there is still a very big gap from what the outside world expected, the number one favorite to win the World Cup, the super strong team that God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha.

Because of this, many media and fans are worried.

Will La Liga's strength be a drag on Spain's performance at the World Cup?

Also, will the curse of the death of the World Cup hottie be repeated in Spain?

Yang Hao, who has just led Atletico Madrid to win the treble, can he create another miracle in the Spanish national team?

(End of chapter)