i don't want to be king

Chapter 271
The UEFA Champions League, representing the highest honor and level of European club football, is considered to be the most prestigious and influential club football event in the world.

Of course, this is also one of the sporting events with the highest prize money in the world.

Since the reorganization of the 1992 season, more than one billion TV viewers have watched the game through broadcasting for each event, and this number is still increasing every year.

After the restructuring, there will be three qualifying rounds before the main match of the UEFA Champions League, and a final round of play-offs to determine the qualifications of the teams participating in the main match.

Monaco, as No.3 in Ligue 10, directly entered the third qualifying round in accordance with the rules of the competition system. A total of [-] teams were divided into five pairs for the knockout round.

五个胜者再与欧洲排名第1到第3的足协的联赛No.4、排名第4到第5的足协的联赛No.3一起进入附加赛。这10支球队也分成五对进行淘汰赛，最终的五个胜者将进入欧冠联赛小组赛阶段，也就是通常所说的正赛。

Monaco and Fenerbahce, like the other teams who went head-to-head in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, will start a two-legged duel for a place in the play-offs.

In addition to the huge honor, the high prize money is also an important reason why all the top European clubs put this event in a very high position.

In addition to the box office and TV broadcast share of the qualifiers, all clubs that enter the main match will receive at least 400 million euros in bonuses!
As the game progresses, each group stage win will get another 80 and a tie will get 40.

Those who win the group stage will receive an additional bonus of 480 million euros.

打入16强的每支球队再分到300万，8强再多330万，4强则是420万。

The broadcast fee share depends on the TV broadcast share of each team's country. Generally speaking, the team that can enter the Champions League final will receive no less than 5000 million euros in income!

Therefore, the European Champions Cup not only represents a great honor, but also means great benefits for a club.

The mature competition system and bonus distribution mechanism in recent years have enabled some "regulars" of the Champions League to achieve a virtuous circle of fame and fortune.

When high-level players change teams, they generally use whether the new club can participate in the Champions League as an important condition for personal choice.

When they met in London for the first time, Yardim told Li Liang frankly that if he performed well enough, he would definitely put him in the plan for next season, which of course included the Champions League.

After returning to the Latubi base from Switzerland, the whole team began to make intensive and meticulous preparations according to the plan. They are determined to win the Champions League qualification for Monaco.

Li Liang, like other teammates, is training and preparing for the desperate fight with the Turkish giant Fenerbahce.

In the past 10 days, Jardim and his assistants have hardly left Latubi.

With Vasiliev's extremely efficient efforts, all the important signings for the new season have been completed.

The four generals participating in the European Cup have also reported on time, and Mbappe, who just won the European Youth Championship for France U4, also returned to the team ahead of schedule.

But what makes Jardim anxious is that, except for Bernardo Silva, among the five who did not participate in the training camp, the recovery of the other four is not satisfactory.

After weighing the performance of his players during the summer training in Switzerland, Jardim had to start with the newly signed 39-year-old Italian goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis.

In addition to deciding to use Brazilian central defender Remelson Nascimento and old central defender Raj on the defensive line, Mendy and Sidibi, who performed outstandingly in the warm-up match, will also continue to start.

Bakayoko and Fabinho sit in the middle, Lemar and Dilar are still on both sides, and Falcao and Germain are still the strikers.

Yardim has been thinking about Li Liang for a long time, but he still can't make up his mind whether to put him on the substitute list.

In terms of his performance in Switzerland alone, Li Liang deserved to be selected into the 25-man squad, but Jardim is most worried about——

Li Liang, who has performed brilliantly in various friendly matches and warm-up matches, can he stand the test of this life-and-death battle?

In the end, Yardim gritted his teeth and made a choice.

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Until the moment he left the locker room and heard the deafening roar of more than 5 Turkish fans in the magnificent Sarajoglu Stadium, Li Liang was finally convinced that he really did not dream again this time!

He was first included in the team's 25-man roster for the UEFA Champions League qualifying match, and then as one of the 7 substitutes, Jardim put him in the 18-man roster for the game.

Hearing the huge cheers and cheers from the fans, Li Liang trembled all over——

He wasn't nervous or frightened at all, just shocked.

The Sarajoglu Stadium, which was flying various flags and huge posters, suddenly fell silent. The huge and majestic "Champions League" theme song began to reverberate in the stadium, and more than 5 fans at the scene began to sing loudly at the same time. stand up.

Since domestic TV stations began to broadcast the UEFA Champions League matches, the theme song of the UEFA Champions League, adapted from the British king's coronation anthem "Priest Zadok", followed the opening and accompanying advertisements before each live broadcast, as well as various highlights and special programs. It is well known to thousands of Chinese fans.

Listening to the familiar melody, Li Liang seems to have returned to the past in an instant——

Since his college days, he often stayed up late watching live broadcasts of the Champions League in Internet cafes or screening halls.

After graduating and going to work, I lived alone in Haicheng. I can’t remember how many late nights I sat in front of the TV or computer watching the wonderful UEFA Champions League games by myself with cigarettes, beer, instant noodles, pickled vegetables and marinated eggs. showdown.

As an audience, I have witnessed Inter Milan's shocking performance at the Bernabéu Stadium. I have seen Chelsea win the final victory from the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich with steely will. I have also seen the Madrid derby at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon. The Iron-Blooded Madrid The competition fell short at the last moment...

How many matches of the highest level are still fresh in my mind.

Is this the greatest club competition in the world, the Champions League?
(End of this chapter)