[Football Fans] Glory

1998 is the competition year, and the No.16 World Cup will be held in France on June 6.

For this reason, the national leagues and the UEFA Champions League finals at the end of May every year start ahead of schedule. Players from various countries, mainly international footballers who can participate in the World Cup finals, are really exhausted.

Under normal circumstances, the players who can become the national football team are basically the main players of various clubs. The league and cup matches almost have to be fought to the end. By around 70 games, the exhaustion of the body can be imagined.

However, in La Liga, the main force of the national team is almost dominated by the two giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and other individual clubs such as Bibao or Atletico Madrid have contributed a few players. Especially this year, Barcelona was defeated early in the Champions League group stage. They were eliminated, and the domestic cup competition Copa del Rey was also eliminated. In the end, they had to put all their anger on the league and broke through Real Madrid's three-year championship suppression in one breath. top the list.

On May 5th, Barcelona played against Salamanca at home. Before the game, the whole team of Salamanca welcomed the arrival of the league champion.

Salamanca Football Club (Unión Deportiva Salamanca, SAD) from Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, is a small club that was promoted to La Liga after winning the La Liga Championship in 1995-1996. Leaving too many impressions, one of the events that later made this football club famous was Ronaldo becoming a shareholder of the club in 2003 and the cardiac arrest of Salamanca player Miguel Garcia in 2004.

Of course, at present, this club is not strong, and there are no big-name stars. The last league game against Barcelona has hardly attracted people's attention. Even the gaming industry is unwilling to place an order for this game with disparity in strength, because There is really no comparison.

And then, in this situation, the small club gnawed at Barça while their stars were indifferently waiting to play this game to end the season and go on vacation or prepare for the World Cup.

At the end of the game, looking at the conspicuous 1-4 score on the big home screen, the Nou Camp Stadium has long been quiet.

Barcelona coach Van Gaal stood coldly on the sidelines. This was the last game of the famous coach in Barcelona. Before the game, people knew that Van Gaal would no longer serve as Barcelona coach next season.

On the field, the Barcelona stars stood blankly. I am afraid that even they themselves did not expect that the final game would have such a result.

After watching the entire game from the TV broadcast, while Guti gloated, he also turned his head to look at Real Madrid's teammates who played today.

There are four games in today's league, and they are playing just after Barcelona.

In view of the fact that Real Madrid will participate in the Champions League final in 5 days, the starting players today are basically substitutes. According to the arrangement of the coaching staff, the main players will play in the second half.

Real Madrid is also playing at the Bernabeu at home today, and their opponent is Real Betis.

"Guys, you've seen it all!"

Guti turned around with a smile, "This is what happens when you don't take the game seriously and look down on your opponent."

Recently, Nedved has been leading the team to play in the main league. He laughed, "Jose, we will not underestimate the enemy."

Although Real Betis is not a giant, but they can always play in La Liga, they are not a role that can be trampled by others. If you don't pay attention, you will be bitten twice.

Of course, the two clubs, Real Madrid and Real Betis, have no grudges. Today's game does not involve relegation or relegation for the two clubs. One ranks fourth and the other ranks eighth. Really. It is also unlikely to be reckless.

In fact, Guti just reminded them, lest the young teammates playing today are too relaxed and will not fight recklessly, but if there is a chance to face them, the Betis players will not mind scoring two goals to show it.

In the end, Real Madrid, who played almost all off the bench, beat their opponents 1-0.

Both parties were happy.

The next day, May 5th, the 16-1997 La Liga season ended in the last game of Sporting Gijon against Deportivo de La Coruña.

The top four in La Liga this season are: Barcelona, ​​Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, and Real Madrid.

The three relegated clubs are: Sporting Gijon, Merida, and Oviedo.

Atlético de Madrid, who originally thought they would be relegated, made a sudden effort in the second half of the season and went all the way to an astonishing nine-game winning streak, which shocked a lot of eyes. At the end of the season, they ranked fifth in the league and won the UEFA Champions League next year. Even though they are only qualified for the Europa League, it is surprising enough. Thinking about it until the end of the first half of the season, their ranking was already so low that they were about to be relegated, but they were finally promoted in one breath (*).

On the phone, Guti also asked Kiko if you were drinking too much and kicked like crazy.

Kiko smiled without saying a word.

With him as a super-scorer, it wouldn't be a shame if he finished in the top three and the club was relegated.

What would it be like to witness a change in someone's tragic fate?

Guti felt very happy, very happy.

In the end, he came to his father's house with a good bottle from his own winery and had a toast with him.

After Guti explained why he was so happy, Dad raised his glass to celebrate.

Because that's a reason to celebrate.

Because Guti deserves his toast.

No matter how old this Guti came back from, he was a good boy.

"Hey, Dad, you praised me!"

The half-drunk Guti blinked his beautiful eyes, and he looked extraordinarily good-looking under the lamp.

The old man watched him, and the dissatisfaction he had had was gone with the wind in Guti's kind and sincere way.

On May 5, the two teams that have reached the final of the Champions League will face off at the Amsterdam Stadium in the Netherlands.

In addition to Real Madrid, the other team in the final is Juventus.

In this year's UEFA Champions League group stage, Juventus, which was assigned to Group B, only won the second place in the group, and finally entered the knockout round as a substitute for No.2 ranked second in the group. After entering the knockout round, Juventus did not go all the way. Encountered several strong opponents, and finally reached the finals.

This year's Juventus team has Didier Deschamps, Zidane, Davis and other stars. From the perspective of paper strength, the strength of the two sides is evenly matched.

But the game, how can there be such a thing, whether it is strong or not needs to be played.

Before the game, Juventus announced the squad early:

Goalkeeper: Peruzzi

Defenders: Pesotto, Torricelli, Ferrara, Montero

Midfielders: Zidane, Deschamps, Di Livio, Conte

Forwards: Del Piero, Alen Boxici

"A formation of four four two!"

The Real Madrid players who were preparing in the locker room looked at the opponent lineup put out by the coach and began to discuss.

Guti poked Belleron with a smile, "Are you afraid?"

Belleron smiled a little shyly, "A little bit."

Enrique felt unwell before the game and could only take a truce. After discussion with the coaching staff, Belleron will start the game.

Starting in the Champions League final, Belleron was still a little nervous.

Thinking about the opponent's strength, he also knows that his style of play is a bit soft, but after playing in Real Madrid for so long, he has been trained well, but he doesn't know whether he can stand up to the opponent.

"Today your task is to organize and control. You don't need to force your opponent, so you just need to calm down."

Belleron used to play as a front midfielder, and poor confrontation was a big problem, but after retreating to the midfield, he can highlight his strengths. He doesn't need to attack, just stabilize the midfield. This is his specialty.

"... Montero's way of playing is a bit rigid, but be careful with his tackles. He is a defender who especially obeys the coach's instructions. It is not easy to call him out, so our offensive line must be careful."

The assistant coach is still analyzing the opponent's situation for everyone.

Guti suddenly laughed, and Bran looked over, "What's the matter Jose?"

"No, it's nothing, I just thought of Montero's younger brother Fabio, the two brothers look alike."

Bran shook his head, "The person you can think of is probably not an ordinary person, let's hear it."

In fact, how to play in the finals has been practiced countless times in this week, and the basic style of play has already been determined. This time, it is just that the assistants are giving instructions before the game, and there is nothing else. At this time, many players are also looking after themselves Listening to music or something, not listening to them very much.

Guti shrugged, "His younger brother, Fabio Cannavaro, is a defender of the Italian Olympic team. He is very handsome!"

Raul laughed, "Jose, is that all you remember? Handsome guy?"

"So what, good looks will make people feel happy, and it is human nature to appreciate beauty."

Guti spoke with confidence.

Hearing his words, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Jose, you are the kind of person you said, face control!"

Moran laughed.

Guti nodded generously, "That's right, I like beauties, regardless of gender."

This time, everyone laughed even more.

"Raul, you should still remember the guy you played against in the game!"

"As I remember, he was very handsome, and his technique was very good."

Raul remembered the situation where he was blocked by the defender in the match against the Italian Olympic team and nodded.

"Brother block it!"

Everyone couldn't help chatting.

The old man who had been sitting there listening to the chatter of his disciples smiled and beckoned Guti to pass.

"That Fabio is very powerful?"

he asked quietly.

Guti covered his mouth and replied in a low voice, "The future captain of the Italian national team, the player who won the Golden Globe as a defender!"

Also, he also played in Real Madrid, but it was only average.

Just as the Spanish players did not adapt in Serie A, the Italian players did not play well in La Liga. Although they are capable, their performance is unstable, and there are only a few people who can perform well.

The old man was really interested, chatted with Guti for a while, and asked about Montero's situation with some pity.

"He plays well and is Juventus' main central defender anyway, but compared to his younger brother, the difference in strength is huge."

Guti shrugged regretfully.

When everyone was chatting lively, the staff pushed open the door and told them that it was almost time to go out.

The old man stood up, "Don't be nervous, just play according to the plan."

After saying this, he took the coaching staff out first.

After that, the players who didn't start also walked out first, leaving space for the starting 11.

Real Madrid's starting lineup for today:

Goalkeeper: Irgner

Defenders: Carlos, Hierro, Redondo, Blanca

Midfielders: Mijatovic, Nedved, Belleron

Forwards: Rivaldo, Suker, Guti

The field captain is Hierro.

He said a few words to his teammates and got up.

"Let's go!"

The 1997-1998 UEFA Champions League final began.

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(*) In fact, Atletico Madrid were relegated last season, and they were re-promoted to the first division a year later.

PS: Another game, dizzy~~