386 The Anti-Corruption Storm is Coming! The Football Emperor and Santa Claus are fighting! [10,000 words, kneeling and begging for subscription]
In Nyon, Switzerland, near UEFA's headquarters, in a luxury suite of a five-star hotel, UEFA President Michel Platini is furious.
He was very angry about what had happened recently.
First, some British media pointed out that he met with Qatari people at the French presidential palace before the World Cup bid.
This incident was very unfavorable to him in terms of public opinion, but in fact, it had little impact on him.
They are all mixed in the inner circle of football, who hasn't taken care of the interests of their country?
In this regard, Platini was angry, but it was also manageable.
But the BBC poked out this case, and the news that he received 2 million Swiss francs from Blatter is terrible.
This is no longer a matter of control.
This was a special thing that directly lifted the table, completely cutting off Platini's back path.
"Check, check it for me right away, where did the BBC news come from?" The French were so excited that they even looked a little hideous.
He knows very well that once this matter is confirmed, it is corruption, it is bribery.
"I checked with the BBC in the UK, but they kept the source of the intelligence secret and refused to disclose it."
Platini's answer was UEFA's media official, 35-year-old German Martin Hagmeister, who only joined UEFA in January.
"I'm in contact through other channels to see if I can find out where the news came from."
Platini glanced at this young subordinate, whom he had promoted, and said solemnly, "This is slander, a complete rumor, tell the BBC that you must clarify and apologize to me, otherwise I will sue them!" β
"I told you so." Martin Hagmeister replied, but looked a little embarrassed.
"What do they say?"
"They say the sources are authentic and reliable."
Everyone immediately turned their eyes to Platini, wanting to know if this was true or false.
Platini naturally felt the eyes of the people around him, and at the same time sensed their concern.
"This is slander! I did receive a sum of 2 million Swiss francs from FIFA, but not a bribe from Blatter, but the remuneration I was entitled to during my tenure at FIFA in '98-02. β
Except for the newcomer Hagmeister, all of them were human spirits.
For example, Secretary General Gianni Infantino, who has been with UEFA since 2000, was promoted to legal director in '04 and worked in first-class football, and in '07 he joined forces with Platini to overthrow Swede Johansson, who had been in charge of UEFA for 17 years, and became UEFA vice-president and secretary-general.
As an old fritter who has been in UEFA for many years, he certainly knows the doorway.
No one would take money from UEFA and FIFA so simply and rudely.
Over the years, Blatter, Platini, and even Johansson, everyone has done this.
Basically, UEFA and FIFA are used as their own ATMs, and whatever they want to do, they are all from UEFA.
Small amounts are simple, and large amounts come under various names.
Anyway, the accounts don't need to be made public at all, what's the problem?
"Now this matter, public opinion is fermenting very quickly, and sponsors are also very concerned."
The person who spoke was Belgian, UEFA marketing director Peter Williams.
Unlike Infantino, he has been in this position since '05, and he is a professional, not a bureaucrat.
In the world of professional football, the most important thing is profit.
Sponsors care about their own interests, and so does UEFA.
Platini realized that the matter had to be settled as soon as possible.
Coming from a top star, Platini has a very outstanding quality, that is, the more critical the moment, the easier it is for him to calm down.
Sources, authentic and reliable?
Who gave the BBC confidence?
When FIFA sent him this money, only a handful of people knew about it.
Blatter is also unlikely to make a big splash.
So the question is, who among those who know, will poke it out?
And after poking it out, it has to make the BBC think that it is real and reliable, then this person is not simple.
Platini went through the past in his mind one by one, using the method of elimination, and it was easy to eliminate them one by one.
In the end, there was only one name left in his mind.
Zheng Mengzhun!
"Has Zheng Mengzhun been in Europe lately?" Platini asked suddenly.
Because UEFA and FIFA are both in Switzerland, Nyon and Zurich are not too far apart, and many officials even serve bilaterally, so there is a lot of contact.
Naturally, the news also went back and forth very quickly.
After a little checking, you can immediately find out that Zheng Mengzhun was indeed in Europe a few days ago, but recently went back to South Korea.
Mainly because he met Blatter at FIFA headquarters, but it is said that when he left, he looked very unpleasant, obviously very unpleasant.
But, how did Zheng Mengzhun know that Blatter sent this money to Platini?
Platini couldn't figure this out.
But it doesn't matter.
Judging from the current situation, there are all kinds of signs that Zheng Mengzhun is the most suspicious person.
Others don't know, but Platini knows in his heart that he has just yin Zheng Mengzhun.
This made him instinctively feel that Zheng Mengzhun should have known that Platini did it, so he retaliated.
As for the Labrat going into the water, it looks more like a fish dead and a broken net.
Anyway, the dream of running for the FIFA presidency is shattered, and it is even difficult to serve in FIFA.
In that case, let's just flip the table!
Hemp eggs!
Blatter's old guy is really going back the older he gets.
Even Zheng Mengzhun didn't get it, and he tossed such a big mess of trouble.
Thinking of this, Platini had a feeling of enlightenment.
Something like this has happened many times in the history of UEFA and FIFA.
The end result is nothing.
Public opinion comes and goes quickly.
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While Platini convened a meeting of his subordinates in Nyon to discuss and analyze the situation, Blatter was in the office of FIFA headquarters in Zurich and called Zheng Mengzhun on the phone.
When the South Koreans received Blatter's call, they thought it was Blatter who had changed his mind, and first cried with blood and tears, but after listening to Blatter's inquiry, he was stunned.
"I didn't, really, I swear!"
But at this time, the oath also became extremely pale and weak.
Blatter told Zheng Mengzhun very rudely on the phone that he would investigate this matter.
"Better not let me know who it is!"
After hanging up Zheng Mengzhun angrily, Blatter rubbed his brows and sat behind his desk.
In front of him was his right-hand man, the Belgian FranΓ§ois de Kelsmaker.
The 53-year-old has been on the Belgian Football Federation's refereeing committee since '80, when he was just 22 years old, and has been vice-president of the Belgian Football Federation since '85.
From the Belgian Football Federation to UEFA, and then from UEFA to FIFA.
Today, he holds three very important positions as President of the Belgian Football Federation, Vice-President of UEFA and Legal Director of FIFA.
Jerome Valker is even younger, only 40 years old, and was recruited by Blatter in '03 as FIFA director and replaced Swiss Urs Lindsey as FIFA secretary general in '07.
These two men can almost be said to be Blatter's most trusted arms in FIFA.
"The whole thing fermented very quickly, as soon as the BBC reported it, the major British media followed up, and it spread all over the world at once, and in the Internet age, we simply didn't have time to react!" Kelsmaker said depressedly.
From the time the news came out to the present, it took a few hours, and it fermented too quickly.
That's the challenge posed by the Internet.
So how do clubs and football associations usually respond to such incidents?
Many media often talk to the parties before breaking the news, which is a very common thing in the club to suppress the negative news of the players.
Of course, there will definitely be some exchange of interests involved.
The same goes for FIFA.
But this time, the BBC didn't even talk to FIFA.
This is also due to the poor relationship between England and FIFA.
Since Britain lost to Russia in the 2018 World Cup hosting competition, the British media has been biting FIFA like a mad dog, and all kinds of news and revelations have emerged one after another.
To say that there is no official support and promotion behind this, who believes it?
But for these, Blatter actually didn't pay attention to it.
Over the years, he's become accustomed to being in control, especially in his football empire.
"The most important thing at the moment is to find out who revealed the news first." Kelsmaker reminded.
Only by knowing where the source of the leak comes from can we know how to plug it.
"What did Zheng Mengzhun say?" Secretary-General Valk asked with concern.
Blatter shook his head, "He flatly denied it. β
"What do you think?" Valk looked at Blatter and asked again.
"How did he know about it? And, even if he knew, would he have the guts to say it? β
After a pause, Blatter continued: "The actions they made when they bid for the 02 World Cup were no smaller than the current Qatar, and even Japan was very dissatisfied with them, Zheng Mengzhun knew it in his heart. β
The South Korea-Japan World Cup was actually in Japan's bid at the beginning, but then South Korea stepped in, and Zheng Mengjun's operation played a very key role, so it eventually became a South Korea-Japan co-host.
Japan is still very dissatisfied with this.
Especially later, South Korea entered the World Cup semifinals in that way, which made Japan, the host, also embarrassed.
In the future, whenever the South Korea-Japan World Cup is mentioned, all that comes to mind is the shamelessness of the host!
Who is willing to carry this black cauldron?
After pondering for a moment, Valker looked at Blatter again, and asked tentatively, "Do you want me to ask Chuck Blazer?" β
Chuck Blazer, the old man of FIFA.
This bloated and obese American, who looks like Santa Claus, was once a close collaborator with Blatter.
The 66-year-old American started out as a button trader before seeing the potential of soccer in the mid-'70s and starting to work in the U.S. Soccer Federation.
During this period, he successively promoted world-class stars such as Pele, Beckenbauer, and Cruyff to play in the United States, driving the development of American football, and also becoming the boss of the United States Football Association.
In the 90s, he first teamed up with Jack Werner, then president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, to create the current CONCACAF Gold Cup, which brought great economic benefits to the CONCACAF Football Association.
According to statistics, the income of the regional football association increased sevenfold that year, and Blazer and Werner have also made a name for themselves since then.
In the system of professional football, no one would refuse a master of money who is good at drilling.
As a result, Blazer and Werner rose to prominence, and they rose through the ranks under the FIFA system and became Blatter's right-hand men.
During this time, Blazer's greatest contribution to FIFA was the Confederations Cup.
The success of this cup match completely made the American a confidant of Blatter.
During this time, Blazer was also involved in the bidding for the World Cup in France '98, the World Cup in South Korea and Japan in '02, the World Cup in Germany in '06 and the World Cup in South Africa in '10.
All of this has led him step by step into the very core of FIFA's power.
But at the end of last year, during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids, Chuck Blazer and Blatter fell out completely.
Chuck Blazer supported Russia in the 2018 World Cup bid, and he also visited Russia in August 2010, received a meeting with the Russian president, and participated in all the preparations for the bid.
It was also during the meeting here that Blazer personally promised that he would definitely help Russia win the World Cup qualification.
And in the 2022 World Cup bid, Blazer is supporting the United States.
With this bid, Chuck Blazer has completely become a celebrity in the United States, famous among political and business celebrities, and even he has become the core of the World Cup bidding team together with former President Clinton.
Blazer also vowed that he would help the motherland win the right to host the event.
Prior to this, he had already received promises from Platini, Blatter and others.
Unexpectedly, at the last moment, both Platini and Blatter "betrayed" him and chose the Qataris.
This made the U.S. government, which is bent on using the 2022 World Cup to set off a round of infrastructure construction and stimulate the domestic economy, is very dissatisfied with this, and Blazer's image and status have plummeted.
Since so many resources have been invested, and the bid has not been successful, someone must be responsible for this.
Blazer is the first to bear the brunt.
Half a year has passed, but Chuck Blazer often calls and harasses Walker, and even Blatter, with some disrespectful words between words, and the alliance of more than 20 years has completely broken down.
In the past six months, Blazer has been like a mad dog, constantly taking revenge on everyone.
For example, Qatari and AFC President Ben Hammam wanted to participate in the FIFA election, but was reported for bribery during the election campaign, which led to Ben Hammam's defeat.
A number of CONCACAF executives who accepted bribes from Ben Harman, including president Jack Werner, were all forced to resign under the pressure of public opinion.
The person who reported them was John Collins, an American, the lawyer representing the CONCACAF region.
It was also revealed that after the failure of the bid to host the World Cup, the FBI launched an investigation into the economic situation of FIFA and the Central and North American and Caribbean Football Associations, including the match-fixing scandal in the just-concluded 2011 Gold Cup.
Because of this, Chuck Blazer is now a stranger to Blatter and does not serve at FIFA.
Blatter and the others had never thought of him before.
But as soon as Valker said this, Blatter couldn't help but think about it.
Now, there are many people who want to bring him down, and Blazer is one of them.
Blatter had a headache.
He was well aware that his empire was no longer impregnable.
Even, faintly began to present a situation that was difficult to maintain.
Zheng Mengzhun? Chuck Blazer? Or someone else?
Blatter really didn't know and couldn't think of it.
But one thing he can be sure of is that he won't sit still!
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Yang Hao just set a fire and let it burn, then sat on the other side and watched coldly, as if everything had nothing to do with him, silently observing every move of the insiders.
Public opinion fermented quickly, caught everyone off guard, and all parties responded in a panic.
The information about UEFA and FIFA has been continuously transmitted to Yang Hao's ears through Cerezo, Bilal and others, allowing him to understand the dynamics anytime and anywhere.
He originally wanted to use Zheng Mengzhun as a scapegoat, but unexpectedly, Blatter took the initiative to dig up a Chuck Blazer.
This guy is not simple.
In Yang Hao's previous life, many fans probably didn't notice this product.
He is nicknamed Mr. 10%, and he is the best at making money in FIFA, but later, the FBI investigation in the United States used him as a starting point, the reason is very simple, he spent so much money and used so many resources, but the World Cup was not held and he lost to Qatar.
If I don't kill you to vent your anger and resentment, who will I kill?
Chuck Blazer voluntarily turned into a tainted witness after being dealt with by the FBI, which wiped out everyone in FIFA and UEFA.
It was also at this moment that there was Yang Hao's previous life, in 2015, the U.S. government asked the Swiss government to cooperate, entered the FIFA headquarters, and took away a number of executives in one go, which shocked the media and fans around the world.
From that moment on, world football changed completely!
Yang Hao thought about it again and again, and in the end he didn't plan to get involved in the FBI and Chuck Blazer.
He was afraid of exposing himself, and there was no need to.
If nothing else, take Platini and Blatter as an example, as long as someone asks Yang Hao more, where did your news come from?
Zheng Mengzhun?
Confrontation!
Yang Hao was immediately revealed.
It's not clear what to do.
Therefore, he is now stopping at the point and waiting to see what happens.
Now that this fire has been burned, it proves that things are moving faster than in previous lives.
It is closer to the best time that Yang Hao is waiting for.
Thinking of this, Yang Hao was relaxed and calm.
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After two weeks of national team matches, the third round of La Liga was ushered in.
Atletico take on Valencia away.
Due to the fact that many international players participated in the national team competition, especially the South American internationals, Yang Hao had to adopt a rotation strategy.
After playing Valencia, both teams travelled away for the first round of the Champions League group stage.
In this case, Yang Hao adopted a strategy of large rotation.
Valencia didn't do their best, either.
In the end, the two sides played to a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium, and the two sides shook hands.
Carlo Ancelotti was very unhappy with the result.
Yang Hao too.
Real Madrid defeated Getafe 4-2 and counterattacked to the top.
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Three days later, the first leg of the Champions League group stage.
Atletico Madrid take on Porto away.
In the first half, Porto scored a goal in the 27th minute with an assist from Hulk to open the scoring for Porto and have some impact on Atletico.
But then in the second half, Atletico Madrid completed the reversal 2-1 thanks to the goals of Messi and substitute Di Maria.
Incidentally, James Rodriguez played the whole game and had an average performance.
However, Danilo and Alex Sandro were two full-backs who performed eye-catchingly.
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At the weekend, La Liga ushered in the fourth round.
Atletico Madrid beat Racing Santander 4-0 with Messi's hat-trick.
This battle has once again aroused heated discussions around the world.
In addition to missing the third round of La Liga, Messi scored a hat-trick three times in the first four league games of the season.
This is simply outrageous!
Who would dare to believe it if they didn't see it with their own eyes?
However, Real Madrid narrowly beat Levante 1-0 away and Valencia narrowly beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 away.
Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-0 at home.
Getafe, on the other hand, lost 1-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano, with Bam Adebayor scoring from a corner in the opening four minutes.
Set-piece defending, that's an old problem for Benitez.
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Due to the European Championship, the La Liga schedule has been compressed this season.
After three days of playing the fourth round, La Liga ushered in the fifth round again.
Atletico beat Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 at home.
It was Lionel Messi who set up Eden Hazard for a goal, and then Sergio Ramos scored from a corner.
In the end, the Argentine took it upon himself to score a brace.
Atletico beat Deportivo La Coruna by four goals at home.
Winning consecutive battles and winning battles, Atletico Madrid's performance in the new season is very amazing, and the offensive is like a tide.
However, Real Madrid also beat Racing Santander away in this round to maintain the top position.
Valencia, on the other hand, were twice leading at home before being equalised by Arjen Robben and Cesc Fabregas.
In the end, the Bats drew 2-2 with Barcelona.
First draw with Atletico Madrid, then draw with Barcelona, and all at home.
Carlo Ancelotti is clearly having some problems at the moment, especially at the back.
Anyone can tell that Lucio and Marchena are old, David Luiz and Jerome Boateng are still young, and it will take a little time for them to take over the burden.
As for Raul Albiol, the performance can only be regarded as mediocre.
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The roof leak happened to rain overnight.
Carlo Ancelotti had just been held to a draw at home by Barcelona and failed to beat Mauricio Pochettino's side in the sixth round of La Liga at the weekend when he challenged Sevilla away to Sevilla with two more players.
Sevilla beat Valencia 1-0 thanks to a goal from Guredo in the sixth minute.
It is worth mentioning that in the game, Trokhovsky and Escud received red cards one after another.
But the youngster Courtois performed very eye-catching in this game, and he turned the tide with one person and kept Sevilla's goal.
The better the performance of this group of young players in Sevilla, Yang Hao also benefited.
Especially in the future, Atletico can also bring in reinforcements from Sevilla if they need it.
Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 6-3 at home thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick, goals from Raphael Varane, Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain, and the two sides played a crazy offensive battle that won full applause.
Atletico Madrid challenged Barcelona away in this round, and Messi scored a hat-trick again to help Atletico beat Barcelona 4-2 away.
At the beginning of the new season, in just 6 rounds of the league, Messi has scored 14 goals and 4 hat tricks, which is simply a crazy rhythm!
What's even more outrageous is that Ronaldo also scored 8 goals and also performed extremely well.
Everyone is also beginning to realize that Messi is 24 years old and has begun to usher in a new peak of his career.
Ronaldo is 26 years old and in the golden years of his career.
The battle between the two superstars is completely hot.
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In midweek, the second round of the Champions League group stage.
Recently, the scoring form has been out of control, and Atletico Madrid, who are in full swing, have shown strong attacking firepower at home again.
The opening was followed by a round of indiscriminate bombardment.
In the 10th minute, Kaka opened the scoring for Atletico.
In the 13th minute, Messi scored again.
Atletico then launched a tidal attack, and Messi scored another hat-trick.
The Sheets ended up with a 7-0 home win over Genk.
Obviously, it was a game that was not symmetrical at all.
Especially at Atletico's home turf.
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Weekend, La Liga 7th round.
Valencia beat Granada 1-0 at home thanks to Sneijder's goal.
Atletico beat Sevilla 3-1 at home thanks to a brace from Fernando Torres and a goal from Lionel Messi.
In addition to scoring two goals, Torres also had an assist, which was very eye-catching.
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2 away.
Arsene Wenger's side have started the season on a seven-game winning streak and have been impressive.
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After playing the 7th round of La Liga, it ushered in two weeks of national team competition.
Spain have two European Championship qualifiers to play, against the Czech Republic and Scotland.
It was also the last two matches of the qualifiers for the European Championship.
Yang Hao still focuses on the run-in lineup when the team has won the right to advance in advance, and two different sets of lineups are arranged for the two games.
They beat the Czech Republic 2-0 away and Scotland 3-1 at home.
In the end, Spain won all the games and qualified for the European Championship with their heads held high.
During the European Championship qualifiers, there was once again some news in international football.
The first is that Chung Mong-joon made a series of remarks in South Korea, criticizing Blatter and Platini for corruption and bribery, arguing that FIFA is hiding dirt and should be reformed.
This has sparked quite a bit of controversy.
But with Zheng Mengzhun's influence today, it is difficult to bring much wind and waves in the world.
His remarks were more to pave the way for his next development in South Korea's domestic political arena, and he even made remarks in South Korea, saying that he had an irreversible relationship with Yang Hao.
"I'm thinking about inviting Yang Hao to become a Korean citizen!"
This is undoubtedly the big news.
Yang Haoyuan was in Europe, and when he heard the news, his first reaction was, I want to become a Korean citizen, but I don't know it!
The other thing is more serious and more troublesome.
After almost 3 weeks of fermentation, the Swiss authorities finally reacted.
The Swiss Attorney General's Office issued an announcement, after the British media exposed, the Swiss authorities attached great importance to it and immediately launched an investigation, and the prosecutor's office has officially notified UEFA President Platini and FIFA President Blatter to ask the two to assist in the investigation of the 2 million Swiss francs [disloyal remuneration].
The so-called disloyal pay refers to the cost of harming the employer.
Switzerland believes that if there really is 2 million Swiss francs, it is to the detriment of FIFA.
Blatter is just the president of FIFA and an employee.
Platini was the first to issue an emergency declaration.
The UEFA president said that he was indeed asked by the Swiss authorities to assist in the investigation, and he was also very cooperative with the work of the relevant institutions and authorities, and provided corresponding evidence.
"I would like to make it clear in particular that the 2 million Swiss francs that FIFA has owed for many years and that the honorarium that needs to be paid to me is based on my FIFA contract."
Platini said that he had submitted relevant evidence and believed that the Swiss prosecutor's office would soon clear his name.
"I will always be living in Switzerland while assisting in the investigation, and I can accept their inquiries at any time, and I just hope that they will find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible."
Blatter made similar remarks and made it clear that this was not some kind of disloyal reward.
But the words of the two also caused controversy in the outside world.
Platini's tenure at FIFA was more than three years between the '98 World Cup and 2002, during which time he worked as a consultant to Blatter.
So what exactly is his role in FIFA?
Why should the salary in 2002 be paid in 2011?
And at such a sensitive moment?
Neither Platini nor Blatter have provided an explanation for this, which has further sparked speculation.
At the same time, in the case of Platini and Blatter, public opinion around the world, led by the British media, has exerted pressure to demand that the Swiss prosecutor's office release more details of the ISL corruption case.
In announcing the progress of the disloyal pay case, the Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office revealed that it is closely monitoring the development of the matter and does not rule out the opportunity to announce the relevant matters.
This caused another uproar.
After the ISL corruption case was exposed by the BBC last year, it attracted great attention in the industry and became a big rock above Blatter's head, but because the Swiss prosecutor's office promised FIFA not to disclose the details of the case and the names of the officials involved, the outside world has been talking about it.
Now, Ben Harman and other officials are reselling World Cup tickets, corrupt and bribing votes, and scandals are continuing, and the pressure of public opinion is constantly forcing the Swiss prosecutor's office to give in and demand that the details of the ISL corruption case be made public.
This anti-corruption trend is intensifying.
Of course, from the perspective of professional football, cases like this have appeared repeatedly in the past few years, and each time it has been unresolved, and this time it is estimated that the same.
Only Yang Hao knew it in his heart.
Blatter will send it by all means this time!
Moreover, the progress seems to be faster than Yang Hao's previous life.
The club's side should also hurry up and prepare.
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After two weeks of national team breaks, the 8th round of La Liga was ushered in.
Real Madrid beat Real Betis 4-1 at home with Higuain's hat-trick.
Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 3-0 thanks to goals from Carlos Tevez, Arjen Robben and Xavi.
Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, beat Granada 2-0 away with two goals in the 79th and 81st minutes after Messi came on as a substitute.
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3 days later, the 3rd round of the Champions League group stage.
Atletico thrashed Basel 7-0 at home.
Adriano kicked his head and feet on his own, staged a big four, and ushered in the first outbreak of the season.
In fact, this also shows from another level that Atletico Madrid's overall strength crushes the momentum of teams such as Basel.
In the two consecutive Champions League group games, both of them were 7-goal wins at home, which shows the strength of Atletico Madrid.
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Back to La Liga, ushered in the 9th round.
Real Madrid beat Malaga 4-1 away thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick.
Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Mauricio Pochettino's side.
Atletico beat Real Mallorca 2-1 at home.
One of the goals conceded was a yellow card and penalty for a foul in the box just two minutes later.
In the end, it was Messi who had two assists and Atletico Madrid reversed 2-1.
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In midweek, La Liga held another match and ushered in the 10th round.
Barcelona beat Granada 1-0 away thanks to Xavi's goal.
Valencia beat Zaragoza 1-0 away thanks to Alba's goal.
Real Madrid won 1-0 against Villarreal thanks to Benzema's goal.
The continuous intensive schedule seems to have affected the strong teams.
Although they were all victorious, they did not perform very well.
Atletico Madrid will face Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao away in this round.
Although the Sheets Army was not in good shape, Yang Hao overcame rigidity with softness, and with excellent passing and ball control skills, he took a 2-0 lead in the first half with two goals from Torres and Kaka.
At the start of the second half, just four minutes later, Di Maria received Xavi Alonso's long pass, and after forming a single knife in an offside position, he scored another goal for Atletico Madrid.
In the end, the Sheets defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 away.
However, Messi has not scored in 3 consecutive games.
The outside media began to hype up Messi's goal drought.
In this regard, Yang Hao said that he was speechless.
So far this season, Messi has scored 17 goals in 10 La Liga rounds and 4 goals in 3 Champions League rounds, and his performance can be described as very eye-catching.
Now, it's just that you haven't scored in 3 consecutive games, and you've hyped up a goal drought?
Isn't that outrageous?
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At the weekend, La Liga ushered in the 11th round.
Valencia beat Getafe 3-1 at home thanks to a brace from Robin van Persie.
The contest between the two local tycoon teams ended with Valencia coming out on top.
Carlo Ancelotti's side have shown a more mature and consistent approach to this game than Getafe.
Barcelona beat Real Mallorca 1-0 at home.
Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 1-0 away thanks to Gonzalo Higuain's goal in the 9th minute.
Arsene Wenger's side have also been speechless this season.
A lot of the time, they've been able to get a goal with a player's performance in a poor situation, and then rely on the team's overall excellent defense to get a win.
It's a very similar way to Valencia last season.
Messi, who had been questioned by the media before, finally ushered in another outbreak in this round.
After a goal drought in three games, the Argentine scored a brilliant hat-trick to help Atletico Madrid beat Zaragoza 5-1.
This time, Messi's goal tally reached an astonishing 20 goals!
La Liga is only 11 rounds!
Yang Hao himself was shocked.
He never imagined that Messi would perform so well in the new season.
All data indicators are far better than before!
Obviously, the encounter in the Copa America in the summer has not only raised doubts for Messi, but at the same time, it has further stimulated him to perform better and better.
In Marca's statement, with such an amazing performance of Messi this season, who else can the FIFA Golden Ball Award be given to besides him?
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In midweek, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid challenged Basel away.
Since Atletico Madrid has basically broken through from the group stage, Yang Hao has undergone a large rotation in this game.
In the end, it was a 2-2 draw with Basel in the game.
Young players such as Virgil van Dijk and Toni Kroos started the game and played the whole game.
Isco, Lewandowski and other players also came off the bench.
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At the weekend, the 12th round of La Liga.
On the first match day, Real Madrid used a crazy slaughter to make the world feel the unrestrained spirit of La Liga.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema both scored hat-tricks to help Real Madrid beat Osasuna 7-1 at home.
This also basically confirms Yang Hao's previous views.
The middle and lower reaches of La Liga, which are composed of teams such as Osasuna and Racing Santander, have opened an insurmountable gap with the top teams in La Liga in terms of overall strength, especially the top four teams.
Unless the top teams in La Liga make a mistake, they will have little chance.
But there are exceptions.
Juande Ramos' Barcelona lost 2-1 away to Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao.
Ander Herrera and Llorente scored one goal each.
It was Cesc Fabregas who saved face for Barca.
Atletico Madrid are away to Getafe Benitez.
In this game, Benitez carefully arranged a cage for Messi and completely locked the Argentine into the cage.
Yang Hao has long been aware of Getafe's difficulty, especially Benitez's 4231 formation, so he has carefully made a lot of preparations, and he has also prepared a lot of targeted tactical arrangements with Guardiola.
But the centre-back combination of Godin and Pique is getting better, making Getafe's defence very solid.
As a result, Atletico Madrid were unable to win Getafe on the road, and the two sides drew 2-2.
Messi was unsatisfactory throughout the game and was closely guarded by his opponents.
When it comes to targeted defending, Benitez is a masterpiece.
In this regard, Yang Hao was more relieved.
Atletico tried their best, but they really couldn't win Getafe, and there was no way around it.
Taking the initiative to attack is always more difficult than defending the side.
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After playing the 12th round of La Liga, it was once again two weeks of national team breaks.
Spain played two warm-up matches, both away from home.
First, they went to England to challenge England away, and the two sides played a 2-2 draw.
Spain then traveled to the American continent to challenge Costa Rica away, beating 1-0 thanks to a goal from Fernando Torres.
Both games are for the purpose of training the team, grinding tactics, and playing against different types of teams is also good for Spain.
That is, during the expedition led by Yang Hao, the Swiss prosecutor's office finally couldn't withstand the pressure of public opinion from the outside world and had to disclose the details of the ISL corruption case.
Havelange, Ricardo Teixeira, Ben Hamann and other senior FIFA officials were all deeply involved, which once again caused an uproar in world public opinion.
The situation has developed more and more violently, and it has completely escaped Blatter's control.
The emperor of world football is finally starting to panic!
(End of chapter)