amaotonovel Chapter 590
Chapter 590
Chapter 590 Entering the Final Four
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the most popular football program in the UK - "Football of the Day", a host in underwear was talking about the famous former England star "Lineker".
The reason why he appeared so strangely on the show is because he boasted last season that if his old club "Leicester City" wins the Premier League, then he will host "Football of the Day" next season wearing underwear.
And he did fulfill his promise this season, appearing on the show in underwear on time.
Originally because of this, every issue of "Football of the Day" has a certain funny atmosphere, but today is different, no one is laughing.
Because a person appeared on the big screen behind Lineker-Vivian Fu, the Cameroonian who died suddenly in the 2003 Confederations Cup.
Then the screen turned and turned into another person-Kanter, with the caption below-"The person who almost became the second Vivienne".
This is the language of television, and the two pictures say it all. At this time, the camera showed "Lineker" and he began to speak.
"On the football field, the health of the players always comes first. When Shinji Okazaki and Kanter collided, I think the referee should stop the game."
"Bayern's goal was beautiful, but immoral. I think Bayern's number 10 should have kicked the ball out of bounds instead of continuing to dribble and shoot."
At this time, the scene was in an uproar, and the fans in the studio were excited, but Lineker seemed to be inspired by some kind, he waved his fist and said more excitedly.
"Think about it, if it was Manchester United or Chelsea, what would the referee do"?
"Think about it, it was Messi who fell to the ground, so what would the referee do?"
"We have worked hard for so many years, we have eliminated racial discrimination in the stadium, but we have not eliminated discrimination against weaker clubs."
Lineker made a speech so impassioned that he almost jumped on the table.
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At this time, in Munich, thousands of miles away, Li Qiao was also watching this program. He threw away the remote control, "Garbage, you can say so, why don't you run for the British Prime Minister, why are you still a host?"
Seeing that Li Qiao's face was flushed with anger, Diana handed over a glass of orange juice, "here".
"Leave it alone, I'm bored",
"Punish yourself for other people's mistakes, are you stupid"?
Li Qiao understands the truth, but if one sentence can solve all psychological problems, then why do you need a psychiatrist?
Diana leaned over, put her arms around Li Qiao, and said affectionately, "Joe, we haven't had that for a long time."
Li Qiao smiled, "I know you are doing it for my own good, but this is not the only way to solve the problem".
Diana rested her head on Li Qiao's shoulder, "The referee has no opinion, so you have nothing to worry about."
"It stands to reason that I should kick the ball out of the sideline. Although this is not a rule, it is an unspoken rule on the court, but I used this opportunity to score a goal."
"It's not your fault anyway",
"But the British don't think so," Li Qiao continued to switch channels, as long as it was an English channel, they were all talking about this matter.
"I couldn't breathe, it felt really bad,"
This is what Kanter said in an interview with the BBC. Diana chuckled, "This guy is more hypocritical than Brahimi."
Li Qiao was also happy, "But like Xiao Hei, he kicks the lower back."
Finally, Diana resorted to her trump card, and she leaned into Li Qiao's ear and said, "I'm going to release the water, it's up to you whether you come or not."
Watching Diana disappear at the corner of the stairs, Li Qiao turned off the TV with a swipe and went upstairs.
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"Of course I support Leicester City's appeal to UEFA. Today we are all Leicester City people," England first said at a regular press conference at 10 Downing Street.
And another person expressed a completely different opinion, that is Mourinho. He said in an interview that if every injury has to stop a game, then modern football should not be 90 minutes, but 180 minutes.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with the Bayern player's approach. When he has the ball, there is a big defensive space in front of him. All he has to do is run forward, isn't it?"
"But Kanter is injured, what if he goes into shock"?
At this time Mourinho mentioned his famous saying, "Football is a man's sport. If he is so fragile, he should not play football, he can play golf."
The reporter at the scene burst into laughter, a madman is a madman.
"That is, you do not support Leicester City's appeal"?
Mourinho smiled contemptuously, "Appeal? If so, Leicester City is the most ridiculous Premier League champion."
Of course, these remarks also aroused the dissatisfaction of the Leicester City fans, but Uncle Psy happened to be fine recently, and his mouth was idle, so everyone really didn't dare to provoke him.
UEFA's attitude is very clear. After reading the referee's report, they did not accept Leicester City's appeal, but only expressed condolences to Kanter.
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The quarter-finals of the Champions League are held for two consecutive weeks. After the weekend league, Leicester City rushed to Munich. Because of the conflict in the previous round, the second round of the game became full of gunpowder. Coupled with the festivities between the British and German fans, the Munich police were on the verge of an enemy.
The English police intercepted the customs at the customs, and all fans with football hooliganism records were not allowed to leave the customs. All English people who went to Germany to watch the game were repeatedly told not to cause trouble in Munich, otherwise the English government could not protect them.
And Munich has also issued a red alert, and riot police with live ammunition can be seen everywhere near the Allianz Arena patrolling.
The Leicester City players also felt the atmosphere was different. As a small club, it was the first time they had seen such a level of security.
Ranieri said jokingly: "I feel like the Prime Minister of Italy. This level of security can be enjoyed by the Prime Minister in our country."
But the other players felt more nervous. In the first round, 1-3 basically declared them out, but the people of Leicester City refused to admit defeat. They are all men in their 20s. Who is worse than whom?
Vardy talked about his dream many times in an interview. He himself is a miracle, a miracle of grassroots success. "When I was a low-level player, I felt many times that I would be like this all my life. Whenever I saw Terry, Gerrard, and Lampard playing for England, I always thought, Maybe my son can be like them in the future, but I can't."
"But look at me now, I am an England international and the Premier League champion, so although it is difficult, we will fight until the last moment in Munich."
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For Bayern, it was not easy for them this week. There was a lot of pressure from public opinion, and Sammer had to come out repeatedly to explain his position.
In the end, Bayern negotiated a solution, that is, Rummenigge personally presented flowers to Kanter and expressed a certain apology.
So before the start of the game, I saw Rummenigge walking into the field at the Allianz Arena, Kanter took the flowers from Rummenigge, the audience applauded, and Kanter and Rummenigge shook hands, which is considered to be a stop to the farce of the week.
In this game, Leicester City's "Drinkwater" was suspended, and "Shrupp" replaced him. On Bayern's side, Vidal was suspended, and Vidal was replaced by "Rod".
After the start of the game, Leicester City scrambled like mad dogs. This was their last chance, but Bayern adopted a possession-based style of play in this game, basically in their own half, but in the midfield. In this way, Leicester City's quick counterattack was useless.
At the end of the half, the score was 0-0. Leicester City still needed three goals. After the start of the second half, Summer replaced Li Qiao and Martinez.
Leicester City replaced Gray, replaced Ulloa, and made the last fight. Now Leicester City has four forwards-Valdy, Gray, Shinji Okazaki, and Ulloa.
This is a typical Premier League style of play. Some people say that the inventor is Mourinho, but it is not. If the Premier League team falls behind at the last moment, they will send all available strikers. This seems to be a tradition.
But this tradition did not work in Munich. Bayern kept the 0-0 score until the end. Maybe it was an accident in the last game. Bayern saved face for Leicester City in this game and did not score.
After the game, the picture of Li Qiao and Kanter shaking hands appeared in front of the camera. This is a kind of show, a tacit understanding between the two sides.
After this game, Bayern has reached the top four of the Champions League for five consecutive seasons. This is a very powerful record, and Sammer is one step closer to his goal. If nothing else, the top four of the Champions League this season should be Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain.
The quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League were all over the next day. The semi-finals were exactly as everyone predicted, and the semi-finals required UEFA to draw lots.
Judging from the odds offered by major European gaming companies, Bayern has a relatively high probability of drawing Barcelona.
Sammer personally said that he didn't care, but all fools know that among the top four, Paris should be the weakest, and whoever draws Paris will make a profit. Real Madrid coach Zidane said that he doesn't want to meet Barcelona, and other things don't matter, but the Barcelona coach didn't say anything.
The UEFA Champions League draw will take place after the UEFA Europa League ends on Friday. This arrangement is because the UEFA Europa League matches also need to be drawn at the same time.
Because there are only four teams, the result is produced within 1 minute, Bayern and Real Madrid meet.
When the result just came out, the first reaction in the mind of the Munich black was revenge. The 4-0 that year was too dazzling.
But Zidane is calm, he said that he has experience playing Bayern, for Li Qiao, the upcoming semi-final is very meaningful, this is the third consecutive year since he landed in Europe to enter the semi-finals.
After the semi-finals came out, from the perspective of winning odds, Barcelona is still the lowest, while the odds of Bayern and Real Madrid are basically the same, and the upcoming semi-finals are highly anticipated.
(End of this chapter)