Chapter 664 Congratulations!

As the world footballer and the European Ballon d'Or winner, Yang Yangfu quickly became the focus of the audience as soon as he appeared at the Grimaldi Conference Center in Monaco. Whether he knew it or not, he would come over to say hello.

Liverpool general manager Rick Parry came to the draw as a representative of the club. Yang Yang and Gerrard were invited by UEFA to attend the award ceremony. The two were interspersed, but the guest positions were divided.

With Ronaldinho's performance in the doldrums, Yang Yang has begun to replace him after last season's performance and has become the number one star in European football. This can be seen from the seat that UEFA has arranged for him. come out.

Even though Liverpool failed to have the last laugh in the Champions League last season, Yang Yang was still arranged to sit in the most conspicuous front row, next to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lampard.

Barcelona star Messi did not come to the scene.

And the AC Milan player Kaka, who sat here last season and competed with Yang Yang for the best player, after a season of peak performance, fell a lot last season, on the one hand, injuries, and the players themselves The adjustment also has a certain relationship, so it was not shortlisted for any awards.

There are even many people who speculate that Kaka is likely to experience a major decline in this year's awards.

Yang Yang is not particularly concerned about this. It is normal for professional players to have ups and downs. The key is whether Kaka can return to the peak as soon as possible.

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Although they were direct competitors, when Yang Yang met Cristiano Ronaldo, the two were still talking and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious. Obviously, the Portuguese was also in a good mood. He must know that he had won the best in advance. Players, because this award is usually given to the championship team.

Even if it is not given to the championship team, there will still be runners-up Lampard and Drogba and others, not Yang Yang.

But looking at it now, none of Chelsea's players are good enough for Ronaldinho, including Drogba, so it should be a sure thing for the Portuguese to win the best player, so he is in a good mood.

Yang Yang also asked about his injury with concern, hoping that he can recover as soon as possible.

Ronaldinho said that he has no problem and should be able to catch up with the game against Liverpool in mid-September.

It was the fourth round of the Premier League, and Liverpool faced Manchester United at home. This will also be the first double red meeting of the season.

"Then I'll be waiting for you at Anfield!" Yang Yang replied humbly.

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According to convention, the meeting was chaired by Infantino, Secretary-General of UEFA, who took the lead in introducing the situation of the Champions League in the past year, among which Yang Yang was highlighted.

UEFA has assessed that, as an Asian player, Yang Yang can have excellent performance in the Champions League for three consecutive seasons, winning the Champions League top scorer for three consecutive years, and also won the World Footballer and the European Gold last season. The Ball Award, along with a host of other major awards, has greatly enhanced the influence of the Champions League and Europa League in the Asian region.

The award ceremony started first, and the first award was the best goalkeeper, which was given to Chelsea's Peter Cech without any suspense.

Even though the Czech goalkeeper has been seriously injured and his performance has declined a lot, he is still one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Then entered the Champions League group stage draw for this season.

Last season's Champions League semi-final was hailed as a civil war in the Premier League. All four spots were swept up by Premier League teams. This caused a lot of repercussions in European football. Many people even believed that the Premier League was becoming the world's No. A league.

This has also led to the fact that of the 32 teams participating in the Champions League this season, four of the eight first-seeded teams are from the Premier League, and the remaining four seeded teams are Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Lyon.

Among them, Real Madrid, which has been in the top 16 for many years, was almost dragged out of the ranks of the seed team.

Liverpool were placed in Group D, which also didn't make much of a difference.

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The subsequent best defender was awarded to Chelsea's Terry, by the legendary AC Milan captain Baresi to award.

This is somewhat controversial because Ferdinand and Vidic are also doing very well at Manchester United, Manchester United was one of the best defensive teams last season, but maybe considering the combination of Ferdinand and Vidic, and the special It was a man who stood up to Chelsea's defence, so in the end it was Terry.

This kind of selection is always accompanied by various disputes, and it is impossible to satisfy everyone.

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Among the second-tier teams in the Champions League, there are Bayern Munich, Villarreal, PSV, Juventus, Roma and Porto and other very strong teams, especially strong teams like Bayern Munich and Juventus. Team, it's not easy to mess with.

But this time, Liverpool had good luck, and they won PSV Eindhoven. Although their strength is not bad, they are old opponents. Yang Yang still remembers that in the season when Liverpool won the Champions League in 2007, the opponent they encountered in the group stage was also Eindhoven. indhoven.

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The best midfielder was then awarded, this time to Chelsea's Frank Lampard, the first Chelsea player to receive the honour, and Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton. .

Lampard has been on the shortlist before, but that time he didn't have the last laugh, and this time he was able to beat the champion Manchester United's midfield core Scholes to be elected, it is indeed quite easy , even Lampard himself felt a little flattered.

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Liverpool's luck in Pot 3 is worse than the draw for Pot 2.

The eight teams in this tier are basically weak, but only Marseille from the Ligue 1 has a good overall strength.

This team is no stranger to Liverpool, because the Red Army encountered Marseille in the group stage last season, and it was not easy to play.

Unexpectedly, Liverpool once again drew the strongest team in the third pot this time.

After seeing this, Yang Yang, who was sitting in the front row, turned his head and smiled wryly at Gerald and the others behind him.

"It seems that our luck is indeed good, we are all old rivals." Yang Yang said.

Gerald nodded, "Good old rival, I'm not unfamiliar." He seemed eager to try.

Eindhoven is the opponent in the group stage of the 2006-07 season, and Marseille is the opponent in the group stage of the 2007-08 season. It is really possible to meet the old opponents again.

Yang Yang specially looked at the roster of the fourth-tier team, and it was a pity.

"There will be no old rivals in fourth gear, otherwise, maybe it will be more interesting."

"There are two worst teams to play, Fiorentina and Atletico Madrid, especially Atletico Madrid, this team is a headache." Gerrard frowned and said.

Liverpool's draw is one tier down, so don't be so unlucky in this fourth tier.

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Before the fourth gear was drawn, the award ceremony entered the most suspenseful part of the game, that is, the award of the best striker.

Yang Yang and Cristiano Ronaldo are undoubtedly the two most vocal people. Yang Yang relies on solid performance, but Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Manchester United in terms of winning the championship.

It can be said that the competition between the two is half a catty, each with their own strengths.

Not only the selection of the best striker in the Champions League, but also the selection of the European Ballon d'Or and the World Player of the Year.

So, in a way, this best striker is undoubtedly an appetizer.

But what is interesting is that the guest of honor is the famous black panther Eusebio from Portugal, which also made many people think that Ronaldinho should have won the award.

The media and fans who support Yang Yang are definitely not convinced, because in terms of attacking power, in terms of goals, and in terms of performance on the field, Yang Yang is slightly better than Ronaldinho. Even if they play Manchester United in the semi-finals, Liverpool will force Manchester United. Very embarrassed.

If it weren't for two miscalculations, Liverpool would not have lost the shootout at all.

Therefore, in this case, who can win the prize is still full of suspense.

After Eusebio came to power, the atmosphere at the scene obviously became very tense.

Although he already got it once last year, Yang Yang definitely doesn't mind taking more. Compared with last year, his mentality is indeed much calmer. Looking at Cristiano Ronaldo next to him, the Manchester United star is obviously nervous. Fantastic, hands clenched into fists on thighs.

When he saw Yang Yang turn his head to look at him, Cristiano Ronaldo managed to squeeze out a smile.

Yang Yang can understand his mood at this moment, he wants to win the two awards of best striker and best player, because this will make his award more valuable.

Otherwise, if he only wins the best player but loses the best striker, it will undoubtedly depend more on Manchester United's overall performance rather than the individual player's performance, and the gold content will be greatly reduced.

Understandable and understandable, the struggle is still a struggle.

If he is not selected for the shortlist, then Yang Yang can simply ignore it, but since he is shortlisted, then he definitely wants to win, there is no need to say nonsense such as fulfilling others.

He was invited to the Grimaldi Conference Center just to have a fight, otherwise he could not come at all.

"In the 2007-2008 season, the best striker of the UEFA Champions League season, the winner is..."

With Infantino's remarks, the atmosphere in the audience was extremely tense, and some even held their breaths and looked at the two people on the podium, especially Infantino.

He will announce the final winner, which is...

"Yang Yang!"

With a shout from Infantino, there was a burst of warm applause and cheers from the audience.

Yang Yang stood up from his seat, turned around, hugged Gerrard and Carragher and other teammates across the seat, and then stretched out his hands towards Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese's face became very ugly, because he knew very well that even if he was the best player, he would still be inferior to Yang Yang tonight. Even tomorrow, all the media reporters will trumpet Yang Yang.

Because his best player will get nothing at all.

But what can he say about it?

Fourteen goals, nine assists, just this transcript, Yang Yang deserves this award.

In desperation, the Portuguese could only step forward, hug Yang Yang, and say sadly, "Congratulations!"