Super Marshal
Chapter 255: Goal: UEFA Champions League
After the Bernabeu’s Copa del Rey final, the whole Madrid was torn apart by two very different emotions.
Real Madrid fans are generally pessimistic, because they feel that this season's Galaxy battleships will likely be uncollected, which is a shame for Real Madrid, which has its centenary birthday.
Especially when I lost the Copa del Rey at my doorstep.
But as a mortal enemy, Atletico Madrid is celebrating the team's double crown in advance.
La Liga won ten rounds ahead of schedule, and the Copa del Rey defeated the enemy to win the championship, which greatly excited everyone in the sheet army.
The last time Atletico Madrid won the double crown, it was already six years ago. At that time, Atletico Madrid was full of stars and masters, and it was at the peak of history.
Now that they have won the double championship again, the Bedsheets Corps is undoubtedly striding forward on the road to revival.
This good atmosphere outside obviously also infected the atmosphere of Mahada Enda Sports City.
Before the 29th round of La Liga, the team opened a training session. The fans who gathered at Mahada Enda Sports City were simply crowded. Not only were the sports city crowded, but even the periphery of the training ground was also crowded with onlookers. Fans.
This allows everyone on the team to deeply feel the boost brought by the double crown, and it quickly turned into the motivation for their desperate performance on the training ground.
Every wonderful performance of Atletico Madrid players on the training ground can be cheered by countless fans inside and outside.
After the team won two consecutive championships, the mentality was obviously more relaxed, and the players were all more active.
This makes an open training class seem like a big party.
By the end of the 90-minute training session, both the players and the fans still felt unfinished.
Gao Han also liked this atmosphere, but in the end he blew the whistle of the end of training.
All the players gathered in front of the head coach, automatically stood in two rows, and surrounded the head coach in a fan shape.
The members of the coaching staff stood straight in a row behind Gao Han.
"Everyone has worked hard, this is the end of today's training."
As soon as Gao Han finished speaking, there was a burst of warm cheers and applause inside and outside the training ground.
But soon, as Gao Han raised his hands, the scene suddenly fell silent.
All the fans can see it, the head coach has something to say.
"In the past week, we have won two championship trophies. This is very, very rare. I am very satisfied with the performance of every player in the team. Without the hard work of each of you, there would be no team. These two championship trophies."
When the players heard this, all of them turned their heads upright and felt proud.
The fans once again reported a more enthusiastic applause.
The double crown, tying the best record in the history of the club, for this, this group of people in the training ground is worthy of praise.
"But what I want to say today is that the season is not over yet."
Gao Han unconsciously took two steps forward. "We have won 28 rounds of La Liga this season, but I think we can do better, and you still have great potential to tap. So, We must not be proud, and we must not be slack in the slightest, because every step we follow will attract the attention of fans all over the world, creating the legend of La Liga."
Everyone on the scene, including the players in the training field, and thousands of fans outside the field, nodded their heads at the same time after hearing what Gao Han said.
For Atletico Madrid, now the biggest enemy is no longer the opponent, but themselves.
If only satisfied with winning the championship, satisfied with 28 rounds of victory, then they will soon fall from the peak.
"Also, we reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup this season. Our next opponent is Feyenoord of the Netherlands. This is also a strong team. They eliminated Freiburg and the Glasgow Rangers. The team entered the quarterfinals."
Everyone in the room understood that Gao Han's focus will be shifted to the UEFA Cup.
This is also normal, because the league has won early and the Copa del Rey has arrived early.
Winning the UEFA Cup, winning the Triple Crown, Alpine and Atletico Madrid will usher in a great season.
"The UEFA Cup is the European competition second only to the UEFA Champions League. It is also the best platform for countless teams and stars to prove themselves. The quarter-finals are filled with AC Milan, Inter Milan, Valencia, Dortmund, and Egypt. Indhoven and other strong European teams..."
When he said this, Gao Han deliberately paused and glanced at the players in front of him.
He could feel that the eyes of this group of people were shining with fiery light.
They are all young, eager to prove themselves, eager to challenge a strong competitor.
Today's UEFA Cup is full of gold, full of contests between different leagues, different styles, and different tactics.
Parma strong among the seven Serie A sisters, right?
As a result, in the knockout round of the 16th round, it was defeated by Israel's Tel Aviv Hapoel.
And it was an away draw and a disastrous home defeat.
And Ligue 1 class tyrant Lyon, the strength is good enough, right?
However, they drew at home and lost to Liberec of the Czech Republic 4-1 in the away game.
And Leeds United in the Premier League, are they strong enough?
But the result?
The away draw was a zero to one loss to PSV at home.
Although many people of insight are shouting, the strength gap between the top leagues and the sub-level leagues in European football is getting wider and wider, but the UEFA Cup is the group of sub-level league teams that prove their strength. The best platform.
For example, in two thousand years, Turkey's Galatasaray defeated Arsenal in the final to win the title.
Therefore, even if Atletico Madrid has won in La Liga and the Copa del Rey, it does not mean that the team can win the UEFA Cup, especially against traditional strong teams such as AC Milan, Inter Milan and Dortmund. It is unpredictable.
"I know that now many people outside are wondering whether we have enough strength to continue this state of the team until the end of the season, or even the next season, especially in the European stadium."
"Because we will participate in the UEFA Champions League next season as La Liga champions!"
When everyone heard Gao Han's words, their hearts couldn't help but burst with enthusiasm.
The Champions League is the highest stage that all professional players dream of.
As long as it is a professional player, who doesn't want to prove their strength in the Champions League?
Since the expansion of the UEFA Champions League into the UEFA Champions League, the two-round group stage system has prevented the birth of a dark horse team to the greatest extent. Although it has led to a denser schedule and greater pressure on the team, to a certain extent , Which also makes the Champions League the four major leagues, especially the wealthy teams.
But there is also news that the Champions League will be reformed again from the 304 season, cancel the second stage of the group stage, and become the round of sixteen knockouts. However, this has little effect with Atletico Madrid playing the Champions League next season.
Having said that, Gao Han looked at the players in front of him again, felt that it was almost done, and smiled confidently.
"So, guys, don't be satisfied with what we have achieved now, this little result, because we are a team that is going to do a big game in the Champions League next season!"
Gao Han's remarks immediately won applause from the players and fans.
The Champions League is not only the dream of the players, but also the desire of the fans.
In the 100-year history of Atletico Madrid, it has never been involved in the Champions League.
In the past 100 years, this team has repeatedly carried the dream of impacting the Champions League, but it has repeatedly disappointed.
The closest to the Champions League was in 1974.
At that time, Atletico Madrid reached the final and encountered the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, but in the two rounds of the finals, they lost to Bayern Munich one to one and zero to four, and ultimately lost the championship.
Twenty-eight years have passed, and the Champions League has always been a thorn in the hearts of Atletico Madrid fans.
Especially in the past few years, Valencia has risen strongly under the leadership of Cooper and reached the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, while Atletico Madrid suffered a relegation nightmare. This has made many people even start to question the La Liga No. The title of the three giants.
Because Atletico Madrid has only entered the Champions League final once, but Valencia has twice.
Although in domestic competitions, whether it is La Liga or Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid has more championship honors than Valencia, but the rise of Valencia and the relegation of Atletico Madrid have greatly shaken the team's position in La Liga.
Fortunately, this season, under the leadership of Gao Han, the Sheet Corps has risen strongly.
With Atletico Madrid's performance this season, to stabilize the team's third largest in La Liga, there is no suspense.
But then, if Atletico Madrid wants to go further, it has to make a breakthrough in the Champions League.
And this is also the most eager expectation of all the bedsheets, from the management to the most ordinary fans.
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"What you said just now was so good and so exciting."
After the training, as soon as Gao Han walked out of the training ground, Paul Futre and Jorge Mendes followed.
The technical director was obviously aroused by Gao Han's words just now, and he seemed a little excited.
This makes Gao Han couldn't help but remember that Paul Futre’s fame was in the Champions League. The reason why UU Reading www.uukanshu.com joined Atletico Madrid is because Old Hill hopes that he can lead the team to gains in the Champions League.
But it is a pity that Paul Futre failed to complete his mission, which has also become a major regret in his career.
Today, the reason why he is with Jorge Mendes is mainly to talk about Cristiano Ronaldo's contract renewal.
With the outstanding performance of the Portuguese teenager in the Derby, it has successfully attracted the attention of the outside world.
If the club does not know how to renew the contract at this time, it is just right to be poached another day.
Fortunately, Mendes is also a smart man, knowing that at this time for Cristiano Ronaldo, staying at Atletico Madrid is the most beneficial.
At the very least, there is high cold here.
Back in the office, after sitting down for the main and guest, Gao Han began to boil water and tea.
"Paul, you can arrange for me. I plan to go to Israel myself." Gao Han said while washing the tea set.
"League Cup?"
Gao Han nodded, "Both sides compete in the first round."
As a result of the draw result of the UEFA Cup quarterfinals, Dortmund's opponent is not strong, Israel's Tel Aviv Hapoel.
But no one can guarantee that the Israeli team will not be upset anymore.
According to the schedule, if Atletico Madrid enters the semi-finals, it will meet the winner between the two teams.
Now that the schedule has entered the final stage, Gao Han himself is also very busy, but it is still very necessary to inspect his opponent personally.
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Paul Footley agreed immediately.
After getting the answer, Gao Han turned to look at Jorge Mendes and smiled.
"Jorge, you said you have good news to tell me, what good news? Come and listen."
good news?
Paul Footley also became very curious.