Fame with a ball

On December 12, the UEFA Champions League group stage was completely over, with 8 teams qualifying and 8 teams entering the knockout stage.

The knockout round will not start immediately after the group stage. On December 12, UEFA will conduct a draw for the quarter-finals, but the official 16-to-16 competition will not be held until mid-February.In the gap of two months in between, the major clubs can be busy with league matches and cup matches, and if time permits, they can also play soy sauce during the winter transfer period.

It stands to reason that after the group stage, the media should focus their attention on the draw for the quarter-finals, but in the news on December 12, 8, and the entire week after that, many media were concerned. It is used to review many things that have to be said in the group stage.

Among them is the last game of the group stage, the game between Barcelona and Juventus, which was the highlight of many newspapers!

In the words of "Gazzetta dello Sport" reporter Isolite Couchman: "There are so many topics worth talking about in this game! Although the game itself is very exciting, Barcelona leads at home and Juventus reversed. The equalizer, the tactical duel between Capello and Guardiola, in the end even fouls, yellow cards, riots and other things that can appear in football games appeared, but even all of these were not as good as the media war after the game. And Juventus's comeback is wonderful!"

Yes, Juventus did have a narrow escape - but it wasn't like they won the game, which ended in a draw.In the few minutes left of the game, Capello retreated sharply in order to keep the last hope of qualifying, and used up the last substitution quota. The media in the Nigeria area ridiculed it as "10-0-0 turtle tactics", but Juventus supported Barcelona's sharp attack at the last moment, and Barcelona players, such as Messi and others, did not play a superhuman state Another goal for Barcelona.

Juventus drew 1-1 with Barcelona in the last group stage of the Champions League.

At the end of the game, the Camp Nou stadium was full of cheers, but it did not reach the point of overturning the stadium. Although most Barcelona fans were cheering for the team's victory, there were also many fans who were concerned about what happened at the end of the game. Lin Zhigao's yellow card incident is somewhat shocking.

Basically, all the fans hate flopping and malicious fouls. If the person doing this is a player from another team, they can spray each other to death with saliva, but if it is their own player... some fans will Turn a blind eye and close one eye, but there are also fans who will feel a little unclear about this player from now on. Anyway, there are so many players in the team. If you don’t like this one, there are still a lot of others for us to like. right?

Although Barcelona won the game, most of the players on the field looked unhappy.

Since Guardiola coached Barcelona, ​​Barcelona's achievements in world football have been getting better and better. However, their reputation is like walking a tightrope. Woolen cloth?In the eyes of many other club fans, or some reporters, they are always associated with the words flopping and acting.

China's "Southern Metropolis Daily" once published a special issue called "La Masia Film and Television Academy Admissions Guide". This news was specially made to satirize Barcelona's flopping. Chinese football was an instant hit.But domestic fans should not think that this title was created by the Southern Metropolis Daily. In fact, similar sayings have long existed in European football.

And the more famous people are, the more they cherish their feathers, and the same is true of Barcelona's superstars.Now Barcelona players seldom flop on purpose in regular games. Although sometimes the action of falling to the ground is a bit exaggerated, but most of it is because the opponent player really fouled, and they just added fuel to the flames and then made a move. .

But that situation is different from this game.Although the camera did not capture whether Lin Zhigao committed a foul or not, Thiago's appearance of falling to the ground after being stunned for a while was clearly captured, and the referee gave Lin Zhigao a yellow card The scene of Thiago getting up neatly after rolling on the ground for a few minutes was seen by more than [-] people.

The superstars of Barcelona didn't say a word at that time, and they finished the game conscientiously, but in fact, an unknown number of them were anxious and annoyed in their hearts: this brain is not clear!Is it important for us to win this game?Is it important? !But if you do it like this, our Barcelona's reputation will be rotten and rotten again!

Compared with the inner complaints of the Barcelona superstars, the head coach Guardiola was very calm. He even talked to Thiago after the game and praised him for his good football.

This also greatly relieved Thiago's tension. In fact, he regretted it a little as early as the moment he deliberately fell to the ground.But at that time, it was impossible to get up from the ground again, so he could only walk all the way to the dark with his head depressed.

Compared with the happy or complicated hearts of the Barcelona players and fans, Juventus is dead silent.

The thousands of Juventus fans who came to watch the game with the team were emotional. They refused to stand after the game, shouted, made a scene, scolded the Barcelona fans across the air, and even almost fought.Fortunately, the police officers in charge of security were very dedicated, and quickly resolved several thrilling conflicts.

The Juventus players all returned to the locker room in silence, not even shaking hands after the game.Most of them sat around Lin Zhigao in the locker room, but after thinking for a long time, they couldn't find a word of comfort, and Lin Zhigao himself was expressionless from the beginning to the end, and he didn't know what he was thinking. What.So although the dressing room at Camp Nou was full of players, it was as silent as if no one existed.

They are all waiting for an ending, about the result of the match between Marseille and Pilsen.

Juventus currently has 11 points, and if Marseille wins Pilsen, Marseille will also have 11 points. The two teams have the same points, so it is necessary to compare the relationship between the outcome and the goal difference.

After waiting for an indeterminate amount of time, Capello opened the door with a complex expression. His first words were: "Do you want revenge?"

Juventus players certainly want revenge.

So Capello told them: "We still have a chance."

Shortly after the Juventus-Barcelona match, the match between Marseille and Pilsen also came to an end, but the result was beyond many people's expectations - Pilsen reversed the game in the second half and defeated Marseille 3:1.

So Marseille's current points are still 8 points. Although Juventus failed to beat Barcelona, ​​their points have remained at 11 points, which is enough for them to qualify as the second place in the group.

No one expected that with no hope of qualifying, Bilson played so hard that Juventus got the fruits of victory. It is not an exaggeration to say that this ending is a chance rewarded by God.

But no one in Juventus was secretly happy about this, because this emotion has not yet been revealed, and the anger of wanting revenge has already ignited, whether it is the always cold Capello or the mature and stable Buffon, Even Lin Zhigao's eyes are burning with the light of revenge - once they meet Barcelona in the knockout round, they will definitely get back the shame of this game!

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At the press conference after the game, as the loser of the game, Capello first accepted interviews with reporters.

Dozens of reporters huddled together, trying to get out of Capello's views on Thiago, the coach, and his thoughts on qualifying. If the iron-blooded coach can speak louder again It would be even better to criticize UEFA!

But despite being qualified to participate in the Champions League knockout, Capello was not happy, on the contrary he felt very annoyed.So Capello was not angry at all about the buzzing reporters who wanted to profit from him, and he was not in the mood to chat with them at all. He said directly to the reporters: "I don't think it is very important to enter the Champions League knockout round. How lucky it was, we deserved it. In the game just now, I think anyone with eyes could see what happened on the field... You said I accused the referee of making a misjudgment? No , I think the referee is right, and the one who misled the referee is at fault. To be honest, his acting skills are really superb. If it weren't for the precise capture of the camera, I think everyone would be deceived by him. You ask me Who is it talking about? Do I need to point it out specifically?”

"The last thing I want to say is that we're in the knockout rounds, so everything has a chance."

After saying this, Capello left the venue directly.

When he walked out of the hall, he happened to pass by Guardiola. The two looked at each other. Capello snorted coldly and walked straight forward, while Guardiola just raised his eyebrows, smiled, and walked towards The reporters who turned on the flashlight on him.

On the second day, various media reported on the game.

"Capello's face is not good and revenge" - Italy "Gazzetta dello Sport" "Capello's sword refers to Thiago's flop" - Spain "Aspen"

"The Knockout Qualification Picked Up? "——Spain "World Sports"

"God made a joke on Juventus" - German "Kicker"

"Barcelona Dives Again" - French "L'Equipe"

"Juventus and Barcelona are in dispute again, the two giants are feuding" - the British "Observer" "Thiago or Lin foul?Professional psychologists decipher facial expressions for you"——British "The Sun" "Pilsen's stunning Champions League final match, helping Juventus advance smoothly"—Czech "European Football" Almost all the media focus on two aspects : Whether Thiago really dived, whether Juventus's successful promotion will revenge Barcelona, ​​and incidentally caused the dispute between Lin Zhigao and Thiago in the European Golden Boy Award.

If Juventus does not break into the knockout round this time, then no one will pay attention to whether they will avenge Barcelona, ​​because it will be hundreds of years before Juventus meets Barcelona again.But Juventus got a chance to turn around in adversity, and they entered the knockout round!

In this case, it will give the media a great opportunity to hype.In the survey conducted by the new issue of "French Football", 89% of the readers hope that in the next Champions League match, Juventus can encounter Barcelona again, so that they will have a good show.

As for whether Thiago really flopped, except for the unanimous denial by the media in Catalonia, most other newspapers and media in European football felt that Thiago's fall was indeed very suspicious. .

Even a reporter from the newspaper "Marca" in Madrid, Spain said: "Thiago's fall is indeed very smart. His fall not only resolved Lin Zhigao's almost successful shot, but even indirectly changed the goal. The situation of the whole game! Because no one knows, if Thiago hadn’t fallen to the ground and the referee hadn’t blown his whistle, would Lin Zhigao’s attack have scored a goal, and what the score of the game would have been. From From this point of view, the possibility of his diving is much higher than that of Lin Zhigao fouling."

Although everyone knows that "Marca" has always looked down on Barcelona, ​​because its official CP is Real Madrid.However, as a Spanish media, it is extremely rare to dare to say good things about Italian clubs in official publications and directly criticize their own country's teams.

Public opinion is really one-sided and a new round of criticism of Barcelona's diving style has begun. The fuse appeared in the back. The "Sun" seemed to dislike the fact that European football is not hot enough at the moment, and specially invited several authoritative experts in psychology Let them watch the video of the whole game and ask them to interpret the expressions and body movements of the two before and after Lin Zhigao was sent a red card, so as to decipher which of the two is lying.

The final conclusion of the experts is that Thiago's expression is obviously fake and artificial, and his movements are too exaggerated, and there is a deliberate acting element.And Lin Zhigao actually focused on the offense with a very serious and focused expression during the actions when he was sentenced to a foul, and his eyes did not change. It is almost impossible for Lin Zhigao to intentionally harass someone for a foul while he is concentrating on the offense. The possibility, and his anger and excitement after being yellow carded is also very real, just a sharp contrast with Thiago.

The "Sun" fanned the flames and told everyone loudly: Thiago was really a flop!Look, I have found all the evidence for you, so hurry up and make a noise, it is best to make a noise with UEFA, the more chaos the more happy I am!

Why is The Sun so anti-Barcelona and pro-Juventus?Probably on the one hand, it is because Barcelona’s suppression of Premier League teams in the Champions League in recent years has made all the British media dislike them, and on the other hand, it is because Lin Zhigao has come out of the Premier League after all. The media had a good opinion of him, and he was indeed wronged and justified in this game, so the "Sun" followed suit and started to muddy the water.

But the fact that Lin Zhigao, Thiago and the European Golden Boy Award had to be mentioned was not a trick that some newspapers found out first. Many people would not believe it when the person who mentioned it first said it, because he was—— Mourinho!

As for why Mourinho commented on such a game that he couldn't beat him at all, it was actually a coincidence.

At the end of the latest round of La Liga, a reporter from Spain's "Aspen" interviewed Mourinho with a question. Varane is also shortlisted, but the current ranking is relatively low, do you think it is possible for him to win this year? If not this year, what about next year?"

Mourinho picked up the microphone and replied: "Varane is a defender. His possibility of winning the award is much lower than that of forwards who can score goals. As for the winner of this year's Golden Boy Award? I am very happy. Be optimistic about Lin."

The original intention of the reporter of "Aspen" was to praise Varane, who had a substitute appearance in the just-concluded game, so he asked Mourinho this question, but Mourinho's answer was greatly unexpected He didn't expect it, so he was very surprised "Huh?"

Mourinho went on to say: "Obviously, the players produced by Barcelona now have more and more potential to be actors. I often surf the Internet these days and saw some videos made by Chinese domestic fans on Twitter. They called Thiago an 'Oscar actor-level actor' and said that he is directly comparable to his predecessor Butzkes, and I think everyone is still impressed by what Butzkes has done."

Having said that, Mourinho showed a smirk expression that is very rare for him, which also caused a series of laughter from many reporters.

"Also, the Chinese fans gave them a very nice name called..." Mourinho thought for a moment, and immediately said: "La Masia Film and Television Academy? I actually like this name very much. It is very appropriate. Very vivid and rich in meaning.”

The reporters laughed again.

Mourinho suddenly corrected his expression at this time, and said seriously: "But I think that a professional player should be valued most by his own strength, not his acting skills, so I think Thiago and Lin There is no comparison at all. I am very optimistic about Lin being able to win this European Golden Boy Award, and if this happens, the judges still vote for Thiago, I will have a little doubt about the fairness of their vote. "

This evaluation can be said to be very high. Even though Mourinho has always been a man who dares to speak out, there are very few players who have been praised by him like this.

So the reporters asked very excitedly: "Then Coach Mourinho, do you appreciate Lin Zhigao very much?"

"Yes."

"Is it possible for Lin Zhigao to transfer to Real Madrid in the future?"

Mourinho raised his eyebrows, showing his very classic smile with deep dimples on the right cheek, and said: "I don't care about the transfer, you have to ask Florentino about it." Mr. Nuo. (President of Real Madrid)”

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The reason why Mourinho pays attention to the information released by Chinese fans is not because he is very interested in China, or because Real Madrid is planning to come to the third phase of the Galaxy Battleship, but because the fighting power of the 14 billion Chinese people is really strong. It's too tough.

From the moment Lin Zhigao was sent off by the referee, the Internet in China encountered a collective, spontaneous, unorganized and unconnected network traffic explosion.

Not to mention all kinds of screen swiping, all kinds of videos, animations, and spoof pictures made by talented netizens are the essence.And most of this is about Thiago and the Barcelona players.

Butzkes' performance at the actor-level performance of that intentional dive in the game before, and he secretly opened his eyes after falling to the ground, and watched the referee's reaction through the gap between his palms, was completely surpassed by his juniors——Thiago The realism of his movements and the vividness of his expressions made him the best famous alumnus of Laying.

Some netizens even posted a lot of pictures of Thiago, Butzquez, and Iniesta standing on the Oscar podium, holding the statuette and tearfully saying their acceptance speeches. Among them, Thiago's The most representative, in the picture, he said to the microphone and the audience: Thanks to the La Masia Film and Television Academy for teaching me to act, thanks to Coach Guardiola for his hard work in cultivating me, and thanks to my teammates for their personal demonstrations so that I can learn from experience. I can't win the actor today, I can't do without your support!

Although there were domestic Barcelona fans who protested this, but in the face of the aftermath of people's anger comparable to the vast ocean, they learned to be silent after being submerged a few times, and gradually began to watch those spoof videos and pictures more and more The more fun it is.

In the beginning, these spoofs were only circulated on the domestic Internet. Later, some netizens living abroad forwarded them to foreign forums on a whim, or tweeted them on their faces, which instantly caused an explosive chain effect: foreign netizens Marveling at the rich imagination and amazing creativity of Chinese netizens, they asked to see more similar pictures, so the network porters moved these things around at home and abroad, and finally spread the name of La Masia Film and Television Academy. To the seven continents and four oceans...

And foreign netizens also said in unison: the creativity of Chinese prostitutes is at the forefront of the world!Your humor is comparable to Chaplin!Moreover, the name Laying is really the image of Nima!

As a result, Mourinho, a hipster who loves the Internet and loves IPAD, quickly discovered these things from the Internet, and then showed them off in front of reporters.

In fact, it's not just Mourinho. I don't know how many people in European football. As long as they are those who often surf the Internet, they can't escape these videos and pictures that have been circulating recently. It's just that most of them are watching while watching. Just for fun, don't choose to talk to outsiders.

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Just after the game ended, Lin Zhigao received a text message on his cell phone.

Messi sent it, but just one sentence: go out for a drink at night.

Lin Zhigao was in an extremely complicated and inexplicable state of mind at that time. On the one hand, he was angry, on the other hand, he was dissatisfied, and he was a little excited after learning that Marseille lost to Pilsen.

So he replied directly: I'm not in the mood, I don't want to go.

The phone then went silent.

On the way back to the hotel with the team, Lin Zhigao was sitting on the bus, looking at his mobile phone, seeing the display of "unread text messages: 0" on it, and feeling a little unhappy: I said I don't want to go, why don't you go? Are you really ignoring me?Is there such comfort? !

Unhappy, he didn't even eat dinner, and when he returned to the hotel, he lay on the bed and died.

He fell asleep unknowingly, until he was awakened by the sudden ringing of his mobile phone in the darkness.

Lin Zhigao answered the phone and called out sleepily: "Hello?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds before someone said, "It's me."

Messi.