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Chapter 372: Atletico Madrid Dynasty! This time, Atletico Madrid will be the protagonist! [-word chapter, please subscribe]

Near noon on Monday, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.

The 16th arrondissement on the right bank of the Seine has always been regarded as the wealthiest area in Paris. It not only houses the Bois de Boulogne, the second largest park in Paris, but also world-famous sports buildings such as the Parc des Princes and the Roland Garros tennis court.

But few people know that in the southern part of the Bois de Boulogne, adjacent to the Parc des Princes and Roland Garros tennis courts, the headquarters of the famous French newspaper L'Equipe is located here.

L’Equipe didn’t have a home here from the beginning.

This 110-year-old sports newspaper, which founded many classic events such as the Tour de France, Paris-Dakar Rally, UEFA Champions League, European Basketball Championships, and European Ski Championships, moved here only this year.

A modern office building with a glass curtain wall design on the exterior, as if to give this 110-year-old "old" media company a modern and youthful vitality.

The entire office building is very clean and tidy, and the management is very strict. Access cards are required for entry and exit. Even on weekdays, there is an endless stream of visitors.

There is a saying circulating in the sports circle: Even a refrigerator in the L'Equipe newspaper office has stories about athletes in it.

The French Amaury Group, the owner of L'Equipe, spent a lot of money to build such a modern office building for L'Equipe. The purpose is to revive L'Equipe's century-old glory and block the fierce impact from online electronic media.

Since the Puskas Award selects the best goals throughout 2010, the candidate list has not yet been announced.

Many people feel that Messi's goal is more exciting and more difficult than the volley scored by Hamit Altintop in the European Cup qualifiers.

In the movement before the goal, Altentop faced the penalty area, ran straight forward, grasped the landing point, and hit directly with his right foot.

This time the top three of each award were announced.

If I had to say it, Altentop would definitely be farther away.

Both goals were wonderful volleys, and the goal areas were actually similar. Altintop was on the right side of the top of the arc outside the penalty area, while Messi was inside the penalty area.

Not long ago, Messi's goal in the Madrid derby caused great controversy.

The standards are very high, and the guests are naturally not too bad.

The difficulty mentioned here refers to the difficulty of shooting, which is purely a technical consideration.

After negotiating with FIFA, the Amory Group finally decided to arrange the press conference to announce the top three players of the Ballon d'Or at the headquarters of L'Equipe.

It's not difficult to understand. The ball comes from the left. Facing the goal, it is relatively easy to hit it with your right foot.

No one knows whether someone will suddenly enter a more exciting super world wave next.

On this day, the headquarters of the team newspaper was packed with people.

What about Messi?
The Argentinian ran horizontally from the right side of the penalty area, met the landing point, and volleyed with his left foot.

After entering the lobby, what you are greeted by are the L'Equipe newspapers and French football magazines displayed around them. It makes people feel as if they have entered a sports media museum and can't help but be in awe.

The entire press conference process was very concise and the pace was fast.

As usual, every once in a while, FIFA and French Football Magazine will release news to the outside world. The candidate list is reduced again and again, from the earliest 50 people, and continues to shrink.

They took the invitation letter, passed the security check, and entered this new modern office building.

Although everyone is here for the top three candidates for the first FIFA Ballon d'Or, there are also candidates for other awards announced at the same time, such as Men's Football Coach of the Year, Women's Football Coach of the Year, and Football Player of the Year. Female football players.

For the hundreds of media present, it is not easy for most people to see Papin and Zidane on weekdays, and many of them are fans themselves.

Many people in the industry believe that Messi's goals are more difficult.

The awards ceremony is scheduled for January 2011, but the announcement of the top three candidates is already imminent.

Obviously, today is not the most suspenseful time.

This is really not a blind move by fans to worship stars, but there is such controversy in the industry.

Few fans know that the French football magazine they talk about is also from the Amaury Group.

The top three men's football coaches of the year are Spanish national team and Atletico Madrid coach Yang Hao, Real Madrid coach Arsene Wenger and Valencia coach Ancelotti.

Media reporters and practitioners from all over the world gathered.

The press conference began with congratulations from Zidane and Papin.

The passing direction of both goals came from the left. Altintop volleyed directly with his right foot, which was very beautiful.

The first to be announced are the Women's Football Coaches of the Year, namely Germany U20 head coach Meint, German national team head coach Ned and American head coach Sandhaj.

This is the only place in the entire office building that can accommodate so many guests from afar.

Especially not long ago, after Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid just experienced a so-called [Golden Ball War], the atmosphere has been pushed to a new peak.

The press conference was arranged to be held in the lobby on the first floor.

Both balls are very enjoyable to watch, and both are impeccable super world waves.

With the announcement of the merger between French Football Magazine's Ballon d'Or and FIFA's World Player of the Year to form the FIFA Ballon d'Or, every move regarding the 2010 selection has attracted worldwide attention.

The organizers obviously also intend to tell this group of colleagues in this way: This is the palace of sports media!

It is indeed more difficult to hit with the left foot.

……

The only exception is the Puskas Award, which is still being selected.

When the three people appeared at the press conference, there was a burst of warm applause from the entire audience.

In addition to Denis Chaumire, editor-in-chief of French Football Magazine, there are also former Ballon d'Or winner Papin and former Real Madrid legend Zidane.

It was directly monopolized by the three giant teams in La Liga.

Speaking of the best coach of the year, there is another interesting story that was also discussed by Zidane when he announced the list.

"In the past few years, we have actually not paid much attention to the head coach, so we have never set up a special award for the head coach. We pay more attention to the players."

When Zidane said this, he changed the subject and laughed, "Until a certain day of a certain year, a certain person suddenly started to accuse us all of ignoring the head coach. He said that he also wanted to win gold. Ball Award."

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter, and more and more people were cheering and clapping their hands.

This group of people who are familiar with professional football all know that the person Zidane is talking about is someone who has been "unofficially determined" to be the best men's football coach of the year.

Someone joked a long time ago that he asked for a "Golden Globe Award" for himself.

But it is undeniable that after he spoke out, FIFA did take it seriously and specially established the best coach of the year.

"Actually, as a former Real Madrid player and a Frenchman, I very much support Wenger, or Carlo Ancelotti is also a possibility. I have worked with him and I am very happy."

"I would like to see one of them win this award."

The scene immediately erupted in cheers again.

It would be much more interesting if someone started an appeal and ended up not winning the award.

They even wanted to see someone's expression at that time.

Maybe, he will really tear the FIFA president into pieces.

Of course, this is actually a joke.

After winning the Triple Crown, he led Spain to win the World Cup. Unless FIFA no longer wants this authority, otherwise, besides Yang Hao, who else is qualified for this award?
As for Wenger and Ancelotti, they are just running around.

Therefore, Mourinho, who has always been aggressive and aggressive, did not make the top three this time, and he did not express any opinions.

The top three candidates for the Women's Footballer of the Year award are Bajrama and Prinz from Germany, and Marta from Brazil.

At the end and the most important part of the day, when it came to the list of the top three candidates for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, Denis Chaumire took the stage at the same time as Papin and Zidane.

Denis Chaumire revealed that this is the most important Ballon d'Or selection in the past 20 years.

why?

This is the second time since 1988 and 1989 that a club has won the top three in the Ballon d'Or.

As soon as Denis Chaumire shouted out, the whole audience suddenly exclaimed.

Zidane, standing next to him, showed a wry smile.

The whole world knows that if a team really takes the top three, then this team must be Atletico Madrid.

This also means that Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo did not even enter the top three.

The surprise of everyone present was that they knew Atletico Madrid was strong, but they didn't expect it to be this strong.

The top three teams in 1988 and 1989 were all from the AC Milan team coached by Arrigo Sacchi.

First there was the Dutch Three Musketeers of Van Basten, Gullit and Rijkaard, and the next year it was Van Basten, Baresi and Rijkaard.

Although Van Basten won the award in both years, the heyday of the Milan dynasty is also evident.

After an absence of 20 years, there is finally a team in the top three again.

This is indeed quite surprising.

Dennis Chaumier was no longer secretive and readily announced the candidates for the top three.

They are: Kaka, Torres and Messi.

There was a burst of warm applause.

These three players are all the humerus generals who won the Triple Crown at Atletico Madrid. Kaká also led the Brazilian team to the finals in the World Cup, and finally lost to Spain.

Torres is the winner of the World Cup Golden Boot Award and made great achievements in conquering the city and winning Spain's first World Cup championship.

Although Messi's performance in the Argentina national team is sluggish, he has performed phenomenally in Atletico Madrid. Whether it is goals, assists, or performance on the court, he is the well-deserved number one in world football.

It can be said that all three of them performed very eye-catchingly and outstandingly.

At this moment, it is understandable that whoever wins the award will be somewhat controversial.

Denis Chaumire also revealed that in this year's Ballon d'Or selection, many superstar players who performed well and should have been selected were missed, such as Atletico Madrid's David Silva, Iniesta, and Adriano. , as well as Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Casillas, Valencia’s Villa, Barcelona’s Eto’o and Robben, etc.

But unfortunately, there are only 3 places in the top three.

Denis Shomire encouraged other players to keep up their efforts and perform better in order to be shortlisted next year.

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After the top three candidates for the Golden Globe Award were announced, they immediately aroused huge repercussions around the world.

Atletico Madrid became the first team in the top three in the past 20 years, recreating the peak of the Milan dynasty.

Many media and fans believe that Atletico Madrid is creating the peak of its own dynasty!

As for the top three finalists of Kaká, Torres and Messi, they have also been generally recognized by the media and fans.

When the news reached Spain, Atletico Madrid's superstars were interviewed by media reporters in Mahadahonda, and they all congratulated the three teammates on their selection.

Among the three finalists, Kaka, Torres and Messi all unanimously expressed their words, saying that no matter who among the three wins the award, it will be Atletico Madrid who wins the award, and they will all be proud of each other.

But on the other side of Madrid, Wenger accepted the interview with media reporters immediately after receiving the news, and publicly expressed his disappointment that Ronaldo failed to make the top three.

"It's very unfair because he deserves the Ballon d'Or."

Wenger said that Ronaldo is the strongest, most self-disciplined and hungry superstar among the players he has ever coached. They want to win every game and he is always eager to be the star of the game. .

"He totally deserves the Ballon d'Or!"

Wenger only said important things twice.

Ronaldo refused to comment. He only expressed respect for the choices of FIFA and French Football Magazine.

The implication is somewhat dissatisfying, thinking that there is a secret operation involved.

Real Madrid captain Casillas also stood up and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with FIFA and French Football Magazine.

"This list is ridiculous. Cristiano Ronaldo is an amazing player and the best player on the planet. He has made outstanding contributions to our team. I think he should be in the top three."

But when the media asked Casillas, if Ronaldo enters the top three, who can he replace?

Casillas shook his head and said he did not make such speculation.

But the vast majority of media outlets are positive about the top three candidates.

For example, Gazzetta dello Sport believes that the top three lists are similar to their guesses.

"Cristiano Ronaldo's defeat is certainly difficult for fans who like him to accept, but we must admit that compared with the top three superstars, he does still have some shortcomings."

There are also many Atletico Madrid stars, such as Paul Futre, Aguilera, Juan Muñoz, Baraja and Belleron, etc. They all came forward to defend Atletico Madrid stars in the media. They build momentum to support the superstar of the Sheets Army.

This also allows everyone to see the current influence of Atletico Madrid, and it is not a vegetarian.

Belleron complained for his younger brother, believing that David Silva should receive more rewards for his wonderful performance in the World Cup and his performance in Atletico Madrid.

"I feel very sorry for this. David is a very magical player, but it is obviously difficult to select him together with Kaká, Torres and Messi."

Belleron also mentioned Iniesta, believing that Xiaobai was one of the most decisive players in the World Cup in South Africa.

But it is a pity that neither Spanish midfielder was shortlisted.

There is no way, Torres is the team's top player, the golden boot of the World Cup, and the captain of Atletico Madrid. His inclusion in the top three is impeccable.

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The furor caused by the announcement of the top three Ballon d'Or winners by French Football Magazine did not stop Atletico Madrid.

Next, Atletico Madrid will also participate in the Club World Cup, and the schedule is still very tight.

In the middle of the week, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid, having already qualified first in the group, played with a full substitute lineup and challenged Marseille away. After a hard-fought 90 minutes, the two sides finally shook hands with each other 2-2. .

As a result, Atletico Madrid has an unbeaten record of 6 games, 5 wins and 1 draw, and heads up to qualify first in the group.

Marseille followed closely behind and advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Braga finished third in the group, while Zilina was eliminated at the bottom.

By the way, all four participating teams in La Liga qualified as first place in the group.

……

December 12, the 11th round of La Liga.

Atletico Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 at home thanks to Messi's brace.

Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 3-0 at home in this round.

Real Madrid defeated Zaragoza 3-1 away from home.

Valencia defeated Osasuna 3-2 at home.

Carlo Ancelotti's team has been really solid this season, leading 3-1 in the first half but almost being equalized in the second half.

However, the Bat Legion is becoming more and more calm at critical moments.

After 15 rounds of games, Atletico Madrid still ranks second in La Liga behind Valencia with a 2-point disadvantage.

But after playing the 15th round, the Sheets Legion will go to the Middle East to participate in the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, which will cause Atletico Madrid to miss the 16th round of La Liga.

Therefore, the away game against Rayo Vallecano had to be postponed until next year.

When Atletico Madrid returned from Abu Dhabi, it was just in time for the last game before Christmas, the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16, away to Villarreal.

This fortune is really unfavorable for Atletico Madrid.

Before Atletico Madrid set off for Abu Dhabi, Yang Hao also heard a piece of news.

When UEFA President Platini was interviewed by a reporter from Spanish newspaper AS, he was disappointed that Ronaldo was not selected among the top three for the Ballon d'Or. The French star publicly criticized the selection of the Ballon d'Or.

"The World Cup is indeed the most important competition in the past year, and it is normal to use the results of the World Cup to measure the Golden Globe Award."

"But there are some great players who have performed very, very well over the past year, even the best players, and they should be recognized and recognized."

"Cristiano Ronaldo is not among the top three at the Ballon d'Or. This is unfair!"

However, Platini quickly changed the subject and turned to Atletico Madrid.

He said that as the president of UEFA, he will definitely support Atletico Madrid in the competition for the Club World Cup.

"I always hope that European teams can win the Club World Cup."

At the same time, Platini did not forget to take credit, "Since I became the president of UEFA, our Champions League champions have participated in the Club World Cup and won the championship every time. This proves that our football level is constantly improving."

The reason why Yang Hao noticed this news was not because of why Platini said this, but what did he want to do by saying this?
Atletico Madrid took the top three spots in the Ballon d'Or, which caused controversy around the world.

To use the saying of our ancestors: If you are not envied by others, you are mediocre.

It's no secret that Platini dislikes Atletico Madrid.

He even once said that Atletico Madrid cannot be allowed to dominate the Champions League like they dominate La Liga.

Suppressing Atletico Madrid and La Liga is also Platini's strategy for controlling La Liga.

Of course, from the perspective of the league, he wants to suppress La Liga. If it is broken down, within La Liga, he hopes to support other teams such as Real Madrid to suppress Atletico Madrid, thereby achieving the purpose of dividing La Liga.

Yang Hao is actually not worried about this.

In the final analysis, the common interests of La Liga today are far greater than the interests given by UEFA.

La Liga can distribute so much money every year, and it is still rising rapidly. La Liga teams are stupid, and they will cooperate with UEFA to recruit their own teams.

Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Getafe, Villarreal and other teams actually maintain close high-level contacts, and have even reached a commitment with each other not to poach each other viciously.

What do you mean?
No matter it is Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, or tycoon teams such as Valencia, Getafe and other teams, they will not viciously poach other teams in La Liga.

The advantage of doing this is simple, that is, to maintain healthy competition internally and keep the same gun to the outside world.

At the moment, although La Liga is one step ahead of the Premier League, it is not yet stable.

This is why teams such as Getafe and Valencia often like to poach players from other leagues.

In the final analysis, vicious poaching is not allowed, and the cost of poaching people from the same league will be too high. If there is a suitable one in other leagues, why not dig it?

Yang Hao did not think that Platini's words at this time were intended to divide Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

If the "friendship" between the Madrid duo was divided by such a simple sentence, then the Madrid duo would really become a plastic brotherhood.

What's more, the Hill Cup during this winter break will also be further expanded.

But Yang Hao didn't understand why Platini came out to complain about Ronaldo at this time.
This old boy is definitely a loser who doesn’t want to be early!

Is he opposing the merger of FIFA's World Player of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or?

……

Atletico Madrid arrived in Abu Dhabi from Madrid on a special Emirates flight.

This was an immediate hit with local fans and tourists in Abu Dhabi.

At the airport, Atletico Madrid could already feel the enthusiasm of the fans.

After an absence of several years, Atletico Madrid once again participated in the Club World Cup, and the players in the team are determined to win this event.

Cerezo, Hill Jr. and department heads also traveled with the team.

They came to Abu Dhabi this time not only for the Club World Cup, but also to prepare for the team's training camp in the Middle East after Christmas, as well as the annual Hill Cup.

At first, this cup was played between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

But after Valencia was acquired by the Abu Dhabi consortium, the Bat Legion invited this event to Abu Dhabi.

Who said there is no stadium in Dubai?

Since the winter break in La Liga is not long, this cup competition can only be played once.

But Real Madrid was depressed.

There used to be a huge income from warm-up matches every winter, but now it’s gone.

Last summer, after Getafe was acquired by the Qatari consortium, they also had a strong interest in the Hill Cup.

Especially after Qatar successfully won the right to host the World Cup, it hopes to introduce the Hill Cup.

The first thing to bear the brunt is military expansion.

Qatar hopes to introduce the Hill Cup to Qatar, and it would be best to invite more teams.

funds?

Come on bro, is this a problem?
Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Real Madrid got together and discussed, yes, let's expand the army.

As a result, the Hill Cup has changed from the original 2 teams to the current 4 teams.

After the expansion, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Valencia will definitely be selected. These three teams have all played several times.

Since it was held in Qatar, the last spot for the participating team was naturally given to Getafe, which was acquired by the Qatari consortium.

Barcelona is depressed.

We all agreed back then that the three heroes of the Western Premier League would have fun together.

Okay now, you got rich, so you struck me out?
However, there is really no way.

The winter break only lasts so long, and it is quite rare for every team to go to the Middle East to play a warm-up match.

If Barcelona joins in, there will be 5 teams.

what's going on?

Are you planning to have a round robin?

The final result is that Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Valencia and Getafe will play in the Hill Cup held in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. They will draw lots and fight against each other, which will be held in Doha and Abu Dhabi.

A single game determines the winner.

As for Barcelona, ​​they failed to keep up with the chess game in the Middle East and had no choice but to go to Africa.

From the Club World Cup to the Hill Cup, the time is quite close, and Atletico Madrid is both involved, so the publicity and promotion of the Hill Cup is almost based on the popularity of the Club World Cup.

After Atletico Madrid arrived in Abu Dhabi, the enthusiasm for the Club World Cup was pushed to its highest point.

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On the evening of December 12th, Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

In the Club World Cup semi-finals, Atletico Madrid faced South Korea's Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

There is a huge gap in strength between the two teams. Chengnan Yi and Tianma showed a very aggressive defensive counterattack from the beginning, hoping to contain Atletico Madrid.

But the Sheets Army quickly broke the deadlock on the court.

Di Maria continuously changed directions on the left sideline, asking the defender to send a direct pass. Torres broke through with the ball and passed the ball across the baseline to the goal. Kaka stepped in and, under the double-teaming of two defenders, pushed and scored. , 1 to 0!

Subsequently, the game completely turned into a one-man show for Atletico Madrid.

Although Cheng Nanyi and Tianma showed great tenacity, in the end their skills were inferior to others.

Atletico Madrid scored 3 goals in the first half.

After changing sides in the second half, Atletico Madrid scored again.

Before the end of the game, Suarez's goal helped Atletico Madrid defeat Chengnan Yihe Tianma 5-0 and successfully advance to the Club World Cup finals.

This was actually within everyone’s expectations.

Atletico Madrid was eliminated, that would be a big upset.

After defeating Cheng Nanyi and Tianma, the most unexpected thing for Yang Hao was that many Korean media were singing praises for Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid, which probably meant that Yang Hao was one of their own.

This really made Yang Hao a little confused.

Even at the post-game press conference, some media reporters actually asked Yang Hao face to face: When will he consider marrying Lin Yoona?

This made Yang Hao smile bitterly.

The brain circuitry of Koreans is indeed unusual.

What is truly an upset is that African Champions League champion Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated the South American Libertadores and champions Internazionale Brazil 2-0 in the semi-finals.

This is really surprising.

The strength of this Brazilian international is not simple. There are currently famous players such as Sobis and Oscar.

Among them, Sobis once played for Real Betis, and Oscar is still relatively young. He was in Yang Hao's previous life and will later join Chelsea.

Unexpectedly, this team eventually lost to Mazembe.

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On the evening of December 12, Atletico Madrid faced Mazembe in the Club World Cup final.

Since Internacional was upset and eliminated, there has been no suspense in this game.

But at the beginning of the game, Mazembe kicked off a wave of offensive, but Atletico Madrid played steadily.

Then, through a quick counterattack, Messi opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

4 minutes later, it was Messi who broke through with the ball again, created an opportunity, and assisted Adriano to score, 2-0!

In the 24th minute, Adriano received a long pass from Alves and made a wonderful pass to Messi. He succeeded in countering offside, broke into the penalty area and scored, 3-0!

The game is completely over.

Subsequently, the Sheets Legion slowed down its offensive, and Mazembe also knew that his own strength was far inferior to his opponents.

After that, both sides attacked and defended, playing smoothly.

Until the second half, after both sides made continuous substitutions, Mazembe once wanted to go on the offensive, but in the 85th minute, Modric sent an overhead pass. Substitute Suarez stopped the ball with his chest. , stopped the ball exquisitely and smashed past the attacking goalkeeper, and succeeded in pushing the ball into the empty goal, 4-0!

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Mazembe with 4 goals in the Club World Cup final and won the Club World Cup!

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Perfect 2010!
After winning the Club World Cup, major media around the world praised Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets Army's performance throughout 2010 can definitely be considered perfect.

After the treble of La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey, after the start of the new season, the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup, and now the Club World Cup, Atletico Madrid won three cup championships in a row and won six crowns again!
More importantly, although the FIFA Ballon d'Or has not yet been announced, Atletico Madrid players have included the top three in the Ballon d'Or, and winning the award is already a certainty.

And Yang Hao and the Spanish internationals even won the World Cup.

It can be said that 2010 was a perfect year for Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao and Spain, and it was also an epoch-making year.

After winning the championship, Yang Hao was interviewed by media reporters and congratulated the players on winning the Club World Cup and winning six championships.

But Yang Hao also said that Atletico Madrid's challenge is still there.

"This is just the beginning for us."

Yang Hao said that winning the top three Ballon d'Or awards and achieving six crowns is not the focus for Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets Legion still has considerable untapped potential.

"I firmly believe that we can be stronger and better!"

As for who will be this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, Yang Hao did not answer directly, but said that no matter who wins the award, these three players are the pride of Atletico Madrid!

"I and all Atletico Madrid players and fans will be proud of them!"

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The Sheets brought a world title back from Abu Dhabi, causing quite a stir in Madrid.

But time, especially the intensive schedule, did not leave Atletico Madrid time to rest.

At noon on the 19th, Atletico Madrid flew from Abu Dhabi to Madrid without stopping.

After arriving in Madrid, it was already evening.

The players recovered and adjusted on the 20th, and had to rush to an away game against Villarreal on the 21st.

This is the first leg of the Copa del Rey knockout round of 16.

Yang Hao's attitude towards this game is still the same as usual, playing with rotation and substitute lineup, trying his best to advance.

But this time the players were obviously too tired, especially traveling back and forth between the Middle East and Madrid, which made the players consume a lot of money on the road and did not show their best condition at the Love Song Stadium.

Several young players, including Lewandowski and Suarez, failed to shoulder the burden at critical moments.

In the end, Atletico lost to Villarreal 1-2 in the away game.

Aguero of Yellow Submarine scored twice.

The Argentine youngster's performance at Villarreal has become increasingly outstanding, which has attracted the attention of many teams, and his value is also rising.

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After the Copa del Rey, La Liga was suspended and entered the Christmas holiday.

Atletico Madrid has also started a series of Christmas activities and procedures, including a massive celebration banquet.

Since teams such as Valencia, Barcelona and Real Madrid all won in the 16th round, Atletico Madrid's ranking, which has one game less, has dropped to behind Real Madrid, trailing Valencia by as many as 5 points.

This round of the minor league tournament will be scheduled in January, and by that time, Atletico Madrid's schedule will become more intensive.

As in previous years, Atletico Madrid's Christmas activities are all about interaction with fans and the community.

The only difference is that this time Yang Hao received invitations from the Spanish royal family and many major Spanish banquets.

Obviously, since he was knighted, Yang Hao's identity and status in Spain have also increased, and he has begun to be invited to attend many events and banquets.

As for the gifts sent from all parties, they are countless.

Of course, Yang Hao is indeed quite busy, and it is impossible for him to attend every banquet and event.

In the end, he carefully selected three events, one hosted by the royal family, one hosted by the Prime Minister's Office, and one hosted by the Madrid City Hall.

Lin Yoona always serves as a female companion, accompanying Yang Hao to these banquets and events.

For Yang Hao, this is really harder than coaching.

After Christmas and the players returned to the team one after another, Atletico Madrid organized the players, brought their families, took a special plane, and flew to the Middle East again, but this time they landed in Dubai.

As in previous years, Atletico Madrid's winter training is scheduled in Dubai.

Who put the headquarters of Emirates Airlines here?
During the week of training camp in Dubai, Atletico Madrid focused on physical reserves and also solved some problems the team encountered in the first half.

These are all relatively minor matters, which are not difficult to deal with for a mature team like Atletico Madrid.

Both games of the Hill Cup were broadcast by Al Jazeera, and the broadcast fees were sold well. Coupled with commercial sponsorship fees, the four participating teams were able to receive a considerable amount of appearance fees and shares.

Qatar and Abu Dhabi mostly hope to use the event to enhance their influence, and as for making profits from it...

Come on, with that spare time, it would be more cost-effective for them to dig an extra oil well in the ground.

The two games of the Hill Cup are Atletico Madrid playing Valencia in Abu Dhabi and Real Madrid playing Getafe in Doha, Qatar.

In the end, the Sheets Legion shook hands with Valencia 3-3, and Real Madrid defeated Getafe 3-1.

Galaxy Battleship won this year's Hill Cup championship.

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At the beginning of the new year, La Liga has also reignited the flames of war.

In the 17th round of La Liga, Deportivo defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1 away from home.

This is the opening game of La Liga in 2011.

Subsequently, Mourinho's team defeated Levante 2-1 at home.

Valencia defeated Espanyol 2-1 at home with goals from Villa and Juan Mata.

Atletico Madrid defeated Racing Santander 3-0 with Messi's pass and shot, and goals from Iniesta and Torres.

……

Midweek, the second leg of the Copa del Rey knockout round of 16.

After Atletico Madrid lost 1-2 to Villarreal in the first leg away from home, Yang Hao insisted on playing with substitutes and rotating the lineup when returning to their home court. After all, the pressure of Atletico Madrid's upcoming schedule was too great, and it was impossible not to rotate.

In the end, the Sheets Legion shook hands with Villarreal 2-2 at home.

With a total score of 3 to 4, Atletico Madrid lost to Villarreal and were eliminated from this season's Copa del Rey.

Yang Hao was not angry at all.

At the post-match press conference, Yang Hao expressed his satisfaction with the team's performance and also believed that being eliminated from the Copa del Rey was a good thing for Atletico Madrid.

"This will allow us to focus more on La Liga and the Champions League!"

Yang Hao said that in the past few years, the team has been fighting on multiple fronts after the winter break, and the pressure on the players is very high.

Now, he believes that the team can better display its strength after shrinking the front line.

Needless to say, the Champions League is what Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid are eager to win.

And La Liga.

Although they are still 5 points behind Valencia, Yang Hao feels that Atletico Madrid still has a good chance.

……

Over the weekend, the 18th round of La Liga.

Atletico Madrid defeated Hercules 4-1 in the away game, relying on Messi's pass and shot.

Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 4-2 at home, and Ronaldo scored a hat trick.

Barcelona defeated Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 away from home.

Valencia defeated Levante 1-0 away from home.

Yang Hao's consecutive victories against Valencia are quite speechless. This guy Ancelotti has been a bit shameless this season.

But after recovering, the Bat Legion's results were very stable.

……

After the 18th round of La Liga, Yang Hao and several players from the Atletico Madrid team packed up and gathered at the Madrid Airport the next morning. Accompanying his family and girlfriend, they boarded a special plane prepared by Atletico Madrid and flew from Madrid to Zurich. .

The annual FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony was held on the evening of January 1th at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich.

As the winner of the Coach of the Year Award, and with Atletico Madrid winning the top three Ballon d'Or awards, Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid are full of expectations for this trip to Zurich.

Especially Messi.

He has been pursuing the first Ballon d'Or in his career.

Now, it depends on whether it is a mule or a horse.

When Yang Hao and his party arrived in Zurich, resting in a hotel near the Opera House and preparing for the evening awards ceremony, Yang Hao suddenly received a piece of news.

In an instant, he understood why Platini wanted to support Ronaldo.

Instead of being dissatisfied, he was actually very happy.

The conflict he had been waiting for for so long finally began to surface.

This time, we, Atletico Madrid, will be the protagonist!
(End of this chapter)