Chapter 81 Preparation

"The game is over!! It's over!! ”

"Congratulations to Manchester United, they won the 2015-2016 English Premier League!!"

"With 28 wins, four draws and just three defeats in 35 league games, Manchester United have 88 points from 35 league games, 14 points ahead of second-placed Leicester City, and with three rounds of league games remaining, Manchester United have no suspense to lift the Premier League title this season!!"

Although Duan Xuan was far away in China, he was still quite excited at the moment, as if he was on the scene.

"This is United's 21st top-flight title, they are England's most successful club, and after a brief period of decline following Alex Ferguson's retirement, United quickly regained the Premier League title. Of course, this also has to do with the club's abundant financial resources, and in today's increasingly commercialized football, Manchester United's marketisation strategy has been a huge success, which has allowed them to spend nearly 200 million euros in a single season to improve the team and bring in strong reinforcements. ”

"And the main contributor to Manchester United's championship this season is undoubtedly Li Qingshan, who has scored 42 goals in the league, compared with last season, Li Qingshan's league goals have decreased slightly, but you must know that this is in the more competitive Premier League, and the season is not over yet, Li Qingshan still has the opportunity to continue to expand his goal record!!"

Amid the cheers of Old Trafford, Manchester United's players and coaches celebrated the occasion in the stadium.

And in the center of the field, the podium has been erected.

The Barclays Cup with its red streamers was placed on the centre stage and shimmered against the lights of Old Trafford. The jubilant crowd also flashed through the mirror of the trophy.

After a brief cheer of celebration, the United players lined up on the side of the podium to receive their awards.

Wayne Rooney, who came off the bench in this game, was at the front, he was the captain of the team, and it was the captain who did everything like lifting the trophy.

Behind him is the vice-captain Carrick.

Led by the captain and vice-captain, Manchester United's players crowded in front of the trophy.

Rooney looked at the Premier League trophy with burning eyes, he has made up his mind to leave Manchester United next season, he is only thirty-one years old now, because Li Qingshan's performance is too good, in the position of center forward, Rooney is not able to compete with him, and Rooney does not want to continue to waste his career on the bench, he must find another way. And the chance to lift a Premier League trophy before leaving is perfect for Wayne Rooney.

It was his sixth Premier League trophy, all at Manchester United. On top of that, he also has a Champions League trophy, which is perfect enough for a career.

Of course, it would be nice to win the Champions League again this season.

In the expectant eyes of his teammates, Rooney picked up the trophy and held it high.

After Rooney lifted it, everyone originally coaxed the vice captain Carrick to come again, but Carrick didn't excuse himself, and he pushed Li Qingshan next to him to the front.

To be able to win the championship this season, Li Qingshan has made great contributions.

Li Qingshan did not refuse, he took the trophy from Carrick's hand, and then held it high.

It was his first weighty title in England.

He started his career in England, arguably in England, where he embarked on the path of professional football.

Then he went to the Chinese Super League, La Liga, and then returned to England.

It seems like fate, in the end, he still has to return here and conquer here!!

...........

After the award ceremony, Manchester United's players celebrated in the stadium.

Many players brought their wives and children into the stadium, and the fans were reluctant to leave for a long time.

However, since the season is not over yet, the team has not arranged other celebrations, so the players can only go out to celebrate privately.

Carlo Ancelotti gave the squad a day off so that the United players could relax for the day.

Thankfully, the United players remembered that they had a Champions League semi-final game three days later, so they didn't have too much fun, and around 11 o'clock in the evening, the players went home.

Three days later, United face a tough game at home to Atletico Madrid, and a 1-0 defeat in the first leg will undoubtedly make it more difficult for United to win and eventually qualify.

After returning from the holiday, the whole United squad was preparing for this game.

Ander Herrera has returned from injury and the current injury situation at Manchester United is not serious, which allows Carlo Ancelotti to field the main squad in the second leg of the semi-final.

That doesn't mean the game will be easier, though. Because on the side of Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid's main central defender Godin, who was absent due to injury in the last game, returned from injury, and Atletico Madrid can also play with all the main force, and the injury has little impact on both teams.

In terms of training, Ancelotti mainly focuses on recovery training, playing three games in ten days, which is a severe test for the team's physical fitness.

"There is no doubt in this game, we are the side that we are going to attack, for us, the sooner we score, the better, so we have no other choice in this game, we are going to attack in this game, and it is not safe to score a goal, we just want to win as many goals as possible at home, so that they have no chance of turning the tables!!"

At the tactical meeting, Ancelotti emphasized.

"However, Atletico Madrid's defense, especially the high pressing in the midfield, is very well organized, and we must be very careful at this point, and there must be no such thing as losing the ball in the midfield and being counterattacked by the opponent. field, if the opponent has too many people in the midfield, we will bypass the midfield, play long passes to both sides, let the wings create opportunities for crosses and set-pieces, leave the ball more around their penalty area, and at the same time defend their counter-attacks closely, especially against Griezmann! ”

Carlo Ancelotti emphasised the precautions of the game, and he spoke in detail, especially on the counter-attack, and he took care of almost every player at Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, flew to Manchester a day earlier after playing their league assignment and temporarily borrowed Manchester City's training grounds.

Since Manchester City is going to fly to Munich to play Bayern, Atletico Madrid can enjoy it on their own at the Manchester City training base next door to Carrington's training base.

Both teams are seriously preparing for the second leg of the matchup.