Chapter 962 The Best Player in Europe

Barcelona drew 1-1 at home with Real Madrid and lost the Super Cup 2-4 on aggregate, but the public opinion after the game was a bit surprising, because many media focused on the first draw in two years, rather than Barcelona's loss Spanish Super Cup.

The Catalan media were all in unison, saying that Barcelona's performance in this game was improved compared to the first round, especially in terms of defense. The defense against Yang Yang was quite successful, except for the goal conceded. In addition, Yang Yang did not perform too much, and this will also be Barcelona's subsequent opportunity.

"Breaking the spell of losing streak against Real Madrid in the past two years, Barcelona in this game is undoubtedly a welcome improvement."

But the vast majority of the media, including the column of Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, ​​are still the same as before, all criticizing Real Madrid's conservativeness, believing that Ancelotti's tactics of adopting a three-back midfielder are also quite conservative.

Cruyff even sarcastically said, "When will Ancelotti fulfill what he said at his debut ceremony and bring offensive football to Real Madrid? He looks even more conservative than Benitez in this game!"

"Yes, he won the title, but he failed to deliver on the promise he made to the fans."

Media such as Marca and Aspen, which are inclined to Real Madrid, have said that Real Madrid failed to defeat Barcelona for the first time in two years, but from the perspective of the process of the game, Real Madrid's performance is still worthy of recognition, and Ancelotti still takes it. There are some eye-catching things, such as Kaka's many times in the game, the back row is very eye-catching.

"After the game, Kaka was elected as the best player of the game. In an interview with the media, he said that his post-cuts were all instructed by the head coach Ancelotti, and the head coach allowed him to follow the conditions on the pitch. The situation is free to play, coupled with the support of his teammates, so he chose to plug in a lot of times, which changed the game."

For the first time he switched to playing the midfielder, Kaka expressed surprise, but at the same time he was able to accept it because he felt good.

"Actually, I still play the same way as before, but my position is relatively back, but after leaving the area where the opponent is focusing on marking, I feel that my field of vision is wider. No matter which position I play, I will Completely follow the coach's orders."

In addition to Kaka, Real Madrid also has a new aid in this game, that is Luka Modric.

The Croatian midfielder came on in place of Xavi Alonso in the second half, but his performance was mediocre, with two errors conceding the ball, which led to a quick counterattack by Barcelona, ​​but neither conceded a goal.

However, the Croatian midfielder's investment in the game, especially his active counter-attack and wide-ranging movement, has left a deep impression on people. Everyone has no doubts about his ability and feels that he needs some time to adapt.

Yang Yang said in an interview with Real Madrid's official website after the game that Modric is a very good top midfielder.

"I've seen him in Croatia at the European Cup, I've seen him at Tottenham, I have no doubt he has the quality to be a top midfielder, but he's rushing from the Premier League now Going to La Liga, it will take a little time to get used to it, after all, it is a very unfamiliar environment for him."

After Modric joined Real Madrid, he once told the media that he joined Real Madrid because he received an invitation from Yang Yang. After the Champions League match last year, Yang Yang invited him to Real Madrid, and was later reported by media reporters. After Derich came to Real Madrid, he also lived in the La Mora Reha community, and Yang Yang was mentioned in several interviews.

For this, Yang Yang said that he was very honored, and at the same time affirmed that Modric would become a key force for Real Madrid.

"All of us know that he is a very special, different player!"

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Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup from Camp Nou and returned to Madrid to a warm welcome from Madrid fans.

But the new season is approaching, Real Madrid dare not be careless, the club did not arrange any celebrations, but this did not prevent fans from spontaneously celebrating in downtown Madrid.

The Spanish football strike was caused by the unpaid wages of the players. The first round of La Liga, which was originally scheduled to be held on the weekend, must not be able to be held on time. As for whether the second round of the league can be held on time, it depends on whether the Spanish Players Union and the Professional Football League can reach an agreement.

Therefore, Real Madrid have a full week to prepare for the European Super Cup against Porto after the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

The Portuguese Super League team won the triple crown last season, namely the Portuguese Super League championship and the domestic cup championship, as well as the Europa League championship. Boas, the former assistant of Mourinho, also became famous and became a He became a famous young coach in Europe, and was invited by Abramovich this summer to enter Stamford Bridge.

Real Madrid is confident in playing Porto, but they don't dare to be careless, especially considering that if the strike ends after playing Porto, Real Madrid will play the second round of La Liga next weekend and challenge Zaragoza away. Running back and forth, the pressure is still not small.

Therefore, despite winning the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid did not officially celebrate. Ancelotti just gave the team a day off, and then continued to lead the team to carefully prepare the next schedule at the Valdebebas training base.

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On the evening of August 24, the Spanish Players Union officially issued a statement, saying that after a long-term negotiation, the players’ union and the Football League have officially reached an agreement, and the players’ strike originally planned to be held from August 26 to 29 has been cancelled. .

As soon as this excellent news spread, it immediately caused a shock in Spain and even among La Liga fans around the world.

In order to ensure the interests of the players and avoid the recurrence of the previous incidents of unpaid wages, the Professional Football League agreed to the demands made by the players union, including wage guarantees, and had the right to terminate the contract if the players were continuously owed wages for more than three months.

This is also to ensure the interests of the players in the middle and lower teams to the greatest extent, because according to the survey results of the players union, in the middle and lower leagues of La Liga, especially the lower leagues, many teams have serious arrears of player salaries.

Now that the problem has been resolved, the two sides have reached an agreement, and the strike will naturally be lifted.

Real Madrid heard the news after arriving in Monaco, and the whole team was delighted.

The next afternoon, after finishing the day's training, Real Madrid went to the Grimalti Conference Center in Monaco to participate in the annual UEFA Champions League group stage draw and award ceremony held here.

After the French Football Ballon d'Or merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, UEFA also cooperated with the European Sports Media Union to launch a new European Best Player Award. The original four individual awards were cancelled.

This new selection of the best player in Europe includes players who have played in various UEFA leagues. It is voted by football journalists from 53 countries and regions in Europe. Three reporters voted on the spot to decide the top three.

Yang Yang took the lead all the way in the first round of voting, ranking first, followed by Messi in second place, and Cristiano Ronaldo in third place, which basically represents the whole world football match against three. From the point of view of the superstars, Yang Yang is a unique team, beating Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

But this is a brand new award, so the ranking of the last three players depends on the live voting, and this award is scheduled for tonight's finale.

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As the defending champion and one of the eight seeded teams, Real Madrid were not lucky in the draw. The second draw was their old enemy, Leon, the third was Yang Yang's old club Ajax, and the third was Yang Yang's old club Ajax. Fourth gear is Dinamo Zagreb, which is Modric's old club.

This is Yang Yang's first encounter with his old club in the Champions League after leaving Ajax and Liverpool. It is also the first time he returned to Amsterdam Arena as a visiting team five years after he left Ajax. He was very curious. Wonder how Ajax fans will treat him?

Lyon, Ajax and Dinamo Zagreb are not good teams. The advantage is that they don't have to travel long distances, but the disadvantage is that these three opponents are not bad. able to care.

If Real Madrid's luck is not ideal, then Bayern Munich's luck is terrible.

The Bundesliga squad was drawn into Group A and met Villarreal, Manchester City and Naples. This is definitely the group of death, but Yang Yang's old friend Van Gaal has already been dismissed after the end of last season, so what is the luck of Bayern's draw? , has nothing to do with Yang Yang.

Barcelona had good luck. Although AC Milan was drawn in the second pot, neither Borisov in the third pot nor Bilson Victoria in the fourth pot could shake Barcelona, ​​so there was no suspense in their group at all.

When seeing the opponents drawn by Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid was full of sighs, which is really good luck.

Not to mention anything else, at least Barcelona's Champions League group stage will be much easier than Real Madrid, and they have drawn the two weakest teams in the third and fourth pots. Apart from applauding, what else can I say about this luck?

But no matter what, Real Madrid is not afraid of any opponent, whether it is Lyon, Ajax or Dinamo Zagreb, can not shake Real Madrid's top position in the group, as long as Real Madrid plays steadily and does not appear Major mistakes, the first in the group is basically a guaranteed victory.

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After the lottery, the atmosphere in the conference center became warm again.

When Platini came to power, he first donated one million euros to the Street Football League on behalf of UEFA, and then specially invited three candidates, Yang Yang, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, to come to power for a brief interview.

Xiao Luo looked rather lonely, because he knew very well that he was destined to accompany him.

Whether it is from personal performance or from the platform of the club, he is not as good as Yang Yang and Messi.

Manchester United is a giant, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are the giants among the giants!