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Chapter 962 The best player in Europe

Chapter 962 The best player in Europe

Barcelona drew Real Madrid [-]-[-] at home and lost the Super Cup with a total score of [-]-[-]. However, the public opinion after the game was a bit surprising, because many media focused on the first draw in two years, rather than Barcelona losing the Spanish Super Cup.

The Catalan media were all in unison, saying that Barcelona’s performance in this game was still improved compared to the first round, especially in terms of defense. The defense against Yang Yang was quite successful. Apart from conceding goals, Yang Yang did not perform too much. This will also be Barcelona’s subsequent opportunity.

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

But the vast majority of the media, including the column of Barcelona's godfather Cruyff, are still the same as before, all criticizing Real Madrid's conservativeness, thinking that Ancelotti's tactic of adopting three midfielders is also quite conservative.

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

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

The media such as Marca and AS, which are inclined to Real Madrid, said that Real Madrid failed to beat Barcelona for the first time in two years, but from the perspective of the game, Real Madrid's performance is still worthy of recognition. Ancelotti still came up with something that is eye-catching. For example, Kaka's many times in the game were very eye-catching.

"After the game, Kaka was elected as the best player in the game. When he was interviewed by the media, he said that his back inserts were all inspired by the head coach Ancelotti. The coach allowed him to play freely according to the situation on the court. Coupled with the support of his teammates, he often chose to insert, which changed the game."

For the first time he changed to play as a defensive midfielder, Kaka expressed surprise, but at the same time he was able to accept it because he felt very good.

"Actually, I still play as before, but my position is relatively farther back, but after leaving the area where the opponents focus on marking, I feel that my field of vision is wider. No matter which position I play, I completely obey the arrangement of the head coach."

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

The Croatian midfielder, who came on in place of Xabi Alonso in the second half, was rather mediocre, conceding a pair of errors which led to a swift counterattack by Barcelona, ​​but neither conceded a goal.

However, the input of the Croatian midfielder in the game, especially the active counter-attack and wide-range running, 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 have seen his performance in Croatia in the European Cup, and I have also seen him in Tottenham Hotspur. I have no doubt that he has the ability to become a top midfielder, but now he has transferred from the Premier League to La Liga. It takes a little time to adapt. After all, this is a very strange environment for him."

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

For this, Yang Yang said that he is very honored, and at the same time he is sure that Modric will become the key force of Real Madrid.

"We all 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 just around the corner, and Real Madrid dare not be careless. The club has not arranged any celebrations, but this does not prevent the fans from spontaneously celebrating in downtown Madrid.

Due to the arrears of wages to the players, which led to the Spanish football strike, the first round of La Liga, which was originally scheduled to be held on the weekend, must not be held on time. As for whether the second round of the league can be played on time, it depends on whether the Spanish players union and the professional football league can reach an agreement.

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

This Portuguese Super League team won the Triple Crown last season, namely the Portuguese Super League Champion, the Domestic Cup Champion, and the Europa League Champion. Boas, the former Mourinho assistant, became famous in one fell swoop and became a well-known young coach in Europe. He was invited by Abramovich this summer to enter Stamford Bridge.

Real Madrid is confident in playing Porto, but they dare not be careless, especially considering that after the Porto game, if the strike is over, Real Madrid will play the second round of La Liga next weekend, challenging Zaragoza away, and running back and forth, the pressure is still not small.

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

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On the evening of August 24, the Spanish Players Union officially issued a statement stating that after long-term negotiations, the Players Union and the Football League had formally reached an agreement, and the player strike originally planned to be held from August 26 to 29 was cancelled.

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

In order to protect the interests of the players and avoid the recurrence of the previous wage arrears, the Football Professional League agreed to the requirements of the players union, including the salary guarantee. If the player is in arrears for more than three consecutive months, he has the right to terminate the contract.

This is also to maximize the interests of the players in the middle and lower teams, because according to the survey results of the players union, in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, especially the low-level leagues, many teams are seriously in arrears with players' salaries.

Now, 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 very happy about it.

In the afternoon of the next day, after finishing the day's training, Real Madrid went to the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco after a short rest to participate in the UEFA's annual UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony and awards ceremony held here.

After the merger of the French Football Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year, UEFA also cooperated with the European Sports Media Union to launch a new best player award in Europe. The original four individual awards were cancelled.

The scope of this new selection of the best European players includes players who play in UEFA's various football association leagues. It was voted by football journalists from 53 countries and regions in Europe. After the first round of voting, the top three were selected, and then 53 reporters conducted a second round of voting on the spot to determine the ranking of the top three.

Yang Yang led the way in the first round of voting, ranking first, followed by Messi in second place, and Cristiano Ronaldo in third place. This basically represents the entire world football world's views on the three superstars. Yang Yang is the only one, beating Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

But this is a brand new award, so the ranking of the last three players depends on the on-site voting, and this award is scheduled to be held at the finale tonight.

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Real Madrid, as the defending champion and one of the eight seeded teams, did not have good luck in the draw. The second draw drew their old enemy Lyon, the third drew Yang Yang's old club Ajax, and the fourth drew 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 has returned to the Amsterdam Arena as a visiting team after five years of leaving Ajax. He is very curious, how will Ajax fans 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. Real Madrid is even better, but they must not be careless.

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

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

Barcelona was lucky. Although AC Milan was drawn in the second tier, Borisov in the third tier and Pilsen Victoria in the fourth tier couldn't shake Barcelona, ​​so there was no suspense in their group.

When they saw the opponent drawn by Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid was in a state of embarrassment. This luck is really great.

Not to mention anything else, at least Barcelona's UEFA Champions League group stage is much easier than Real Madrid, and the two weakest teams in the third and fourth tiers are drawn. What else can this luck say besides applause?

But no matter what, Real Madrid is not afraid of any opponents. Whether it is Lyon, Ajax or Dinamo Zagreb, they cannot shake Real Madrid's top position in the group.

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After the lottery was drawn, the atmosphere in the conference center became lively again.

When Platini came to power, he first donated 100 million euros to the Street Football League on behalf of UEFA, and then specially invited three candidates, Yang Yang, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, to have a brief interview.

Xiao Luo's expression looked quite lonely, because he knew very well that he was destined to run with him.

No matter in terms of personal performance or the platform of the club, he is inferior to Yang Yang and Messi.

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

(End of this chapter)