Chapter 261 The Champions League Is Full of Powerful Teams Lining up to Seek Revenge on Li Ang

Chelsea's efforts throughout the season finally paid off handsomely in early April.

While all the sports media in England were focused on London, Chelsea had already held a small internal championship celebration in advance.

This was not because the entire Chelsea team was floating.

Rather, Chelsea's management wanted to thank the coaching staff and players for their hard work, and to further boost morale before the next round of the Champions League.

There were certainly celebration banquets and beautiful speeches by leaders, but the atmosphere on the scene reached a climax only after Abramovich's generous bonus distribution.

Li Ang didn't care much about the amount of bonuses issued by the club.

After all, the company's and the team's bonuses together accounted for less than 20% of his income now.

But the boss Abramovich's undisguised close expression and gratitude still made Li Ang feel very comfortable.

Li Ang could actually feel that the old man was optimistic about him, but the old man's smile that would never change on the surface still made Li Ang unable to get close to him.

In a way, Florentino Perez is definitely a more qualified and better club helmsman than Abramovich.

As long as you are strong enough and the market behind you is big enough, you don't have to worry about some things off the field.

Including various awards and reputation enhancement, Florentino Perez and Real Madrid's public relations department will naturally take the initiative to help you.

If you want to choose a partner, Florentino Perez is almost perfect.

However, Li Ang still hopes that his boss is Abramovich.

Abramovich likes his team and likes a certain player, that is, he likes it undisguisedly.

His preference is unfair to the team's head coach and even some senior management, but for the players, he is the best boss.

At the celebration banquet that night, the team's senior management, the club's backbone staff, the players and the members of the coaching staff were all very happy.

Li Ang even drank half a bottle of red wine for the first time.

The next round of the league will have to wait until six days later, and the Champions League will have to wait until ten days later.

Chelsea players who have no game tasks in the near future can celebrate a little and have two days of vacation.

Almost all the Chelsea players who opened their mouths ran over with wine glasses to find Li Ang to drink.

Since he didn't drink much, Li Ang accepted everyone.

After eating and drinking with his teammates, Li Ang said hello to Mourinho and walked into the hotel lounge.

After opening the window to breathe for a while, Li Ang took out his mobile phone and started calling several young teammates who were loaned out in the second half of the season.

"Harry, this is Li Ang. Did you see it? We won the championship today. Haha, everyone is thinking about you, including the boss. Do well in the Championship. We will defend the title next year when you come back..."

"Mohammed, this is Li Ang. Did you watch the Premier League game today? Haha, I know you have played for the team in the Premier League. Of course, you have a share of this championship. We all remember it. Do well. Then you can win another Swedish Super League championship..."

"Hey, Natan, you have been doing well recently..."

After making the calls one after another, Li Ang felt his mind cleared up a lot.

Thinking of the young teammates who will return to the team next season, Li Ang couldn't help but smile more.

And after the celebration banquet ended that night and returned to the villa.

Seeing Anastasia standing in the living room with a pretty smile and giving him a surprise, Li Ang's heart suddenly surged with more warmth.

Li Ang stayed at home for two days without going to the training base for extra training.

Such a lazy rest happened during the season, which was rare for Li Ang.

He also truly understood what his former Real Madrid teammates and Mourinho often said to him, "Enjoy life more."

The emotional nourishment relieved Li Ang's tense fighting spirit.

But after the two-day holiday, Li Ang did not indulge in the gentle countryside, but regained his vigorous fighting spirit and returned to the training base in advance.

The coaching staff did not take the players to resume high-intensity training immediately on the day of reporting.

Most of the main players went to the physiotherapy room or the strength room to relax after the physical examination.

Of course, there are exceptions.

For example, Bertrand and Hazard were taken to extra training by physical coach Mr. Ruiz because their weight soared too much during the two days of vacation.

But the problem is not big. Weight loss is an easy goal for professional players in training.

In a relatively relaxed atmosphere, some of Chelsea's rotation players began to prepare for Sunderland the next day.

More Chelsea main players have started preparing for the tough Champions League match with Bayern early.

Tactical drills are very important, and tactical meetings have become an important task for the entire Chelsea team to prepare for the game during this period.

Speaking of Bayern, Mourinho and Li Ang are naturally the most familiar to Chelsea.

Because in the first two seasons, it was Mourinho's Real Madrid that frustrated Bayern Munich's Champions League dream.

Now this super Bayern, which is invincible in the Bundesliga and seems to have no rivals in Europe, can be said to be trained by the peak Real Madrid.

If there was no Real Madrid in the first two seasons, Bayern would have won a Champions League, which would have been an understatement.

In Li Ang's memory, Bayern would have replaced Heynckes, who wanted to resign and retire, with Guardiola this season.

And the cosmic Bayern, which had almost no shortcomings in terms of lineup composition and tactical play, was dismembered by Guardiola's tactical experiment.

But now Heynckes' Bayern did not win the Champions League, Heynckes did not retire, and Guardiola also went to Manchester City.

So under the butterfly effect caused by Li Ang, "Cosmic Ren" survived directly to the 13-14 season, and also turned into the most terrifying revenge team in the entire European football.

To be honest, Li Ang is even a little bit empty in his heart now, because he has played against this Bayern.

Of course, he knows how strong Bayern will be if they have not declined in strength and are more mentally resilient.

If Li Ang is still in Real Madrid now, he does not think that Real Madrid this season will be able to beat Bayern.

Judging from the team's strength on paper, Real Madrid with Li Ang is of course the strongest in Europe.

But Li Ang can only guarantee that he still has a thirst for honor.

Maybe Ronaldo has it, but what about other Real Madrid players?

Do these Real Madrid players who have just won six championships, defended the Champions League, and defended the league still have the same eager mentality to prove themselves?

Mental will is always uncertain.

But Bayern does not have this problem. They are in the state of most eagerness for the heavyweight championship trophy, just like the Real Madrid in the 2011-2012 season.

The most terrifying Real Madrid is the one that dares to let go and fights with opponents like a beast.

But Li Ang doesn't think that Real Madrid can still be a beast this season. Maybe they have become hunters with all the means of hunting but no worries about food and clothing?

It's time to rest on their laurels and enjoy the honor. Even if they can finally wake up, most of the players in Real Madrid need to fall down before they can adjust their mentality.

At least that's what Li Ang thinks.

Rather than saying that Real Madrid and Bayern are both at the top of European football this season, it's better to say that Bayern has further transformed and monopolized the mountain.

Mourinho also attaches great importance to his old rival.

So every time he holds a team tactical meeting, he will tirelessly tell the players about the complexity and strength of Bayern's current tactical evolution.

After a tactical explanation, Chelsea no longer has the blind idea of ​​winning.

Confidence is important, but it is more important to recognize the gap in strength between the opponent and oneself and seek the right way to break through and win.

As time goes by, Chelsea's preparations are also being improved in an orderly manner.

Soon, April 19th arrived.

Before the start of the 35th round of the Premier League, Chelsea received a standing ovation from their opponent Sunderland at home.

But the Black Cats, who were in urgent need of points to avoid relegation, did not show any warmth to Chelsea in the game.

Chelsea, who sent a large number of rotating substitutes to start the game today, even fell behind Sunderland at the beginning of the game.

It was not until Oscar took the ball and played alone for two rounds and hit the post with a long shot that they slowly regained their position in the situation.

Even though Essien and Mikel, who started the game, were no longer at their peak, they were still players who had played old games in the Premier League.

Playing against a relegation team, after the opponent had fought through the opening three tricks, the two of them jointly blocked the midfield.

Oscar and Lukaku were responsible for the independent offense, and Essien and Mikel still helped the team a lot in defense.

It's a pity that Sunderland's luck on the offensive end was really good today.

Chelsea took the lead twice, but Sunderland equalized the score twice with set-piece opportunities.

In the end, Chelsea only achieved a 2-2 draw at home.

Fortunately, the league championship has been won, and the unbeaten advantage at home has been maintained, so this draw is not a big deal.

Anyway, Chelsea fans were very excited and active in the stands today, and even played Mexican waves in the middle of the game.

Leon, Ibrahimovic and Hazard all got the chance to play after the 70th minute of the second half, just as a warm-up before the Champions League battle.

After this round of the league, the goals of fans all over Europe and even the world are focused on the next Champions League battle.

On April 22, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid started the first round of the Champions League semi-final at the Calderon Stadium.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Atletico Madrid unexpectedly defeated Real Madrid 2-1 at home!

This hard-fought victory greatly boosted the morale of the Atletico Madrid team.

However, for Real Madrid, although the pre-match goal was not achieved, it was acceptable to score an away goal in the first round of the Champions League semi-finals.

The decisive match between the two teams still depends on the second round, and both strength and luck are important.

Judging from the performance in the knockout round, it is normal for the two Madrid giants to advance to this year's Champions League final.

After the exciting Madrid derby, the fans turned their attention to London.

On the morning of April 23, Muller joked in a pre-match interview with Sky Sports that they came to seek revenge on Li Ang this time.

And Li Ang finally realized the "disadvantages" of being too successful in the previous seasons.

Because he counted them carefully and found that the European giants who wanted to seek revenge on him in the Champions League seemed to have to line up...