On the way back to Latubi, Mbappe introduced Ronaldo's previous European Championship records. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even Caldeira couldn't help but marvel at Ronaldo and the Portuguese team, the young Mbappe actually knew better than himself, a 43-year-old authentic Portuguese.

What impressed Li Liang the most was the 2004 European Cup in Portugal. He was still in the summer vacation of junior high school at the time, and he remembered that the Greek team defeated the host Portugal team in the final and successfully created the "Greek myth".

Under Mbappe's description, Li Liang knew that it was the closest Portugal had come to winning the European Championship in so many years.

Is that also the Portuguese Ruid? Costa, Luis? Figo's "golden generation", the generation of players born between 1969 and 1974 who won the World Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991, is the last swan song.

The 'Golden Generation' has never been able to win a continental tournament for Portugal, with their best results being runners-up at Euro 2004 on home soil and fourth place at the 06 World Cup in Germany.

In the opening game of that tournament, Portugal lost 2-1 to future champions Greece at the Stadio de la Bolnario de la Dollo, with the 19-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his first goal for his country.

The final was played at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal lost to Greece again, becoming the first host team in history to lose after reaching the final, and the young Cristiano Ronaldo also left tears of sadness after the game.

Li Liang, who was fascinated by the listen, suddenly asked: "Killian, if this final is between Portugal and France, who will you support?" ”

Mbappe was speechless for a moment, and Caldeira, who was driving, laughed and said: "Kylian, you may have the opportunity to play at least three or four European Championships, and the next title will definitely belong to France." This time the championship belongs to Portugal! That's it! ”

On June 15, Caldeira, Li Liang and Kylian Mbappe arrived at the Geofrois-Quichal Stadium in Saint-Etienne, where Portugal's match against Iceland will be played in Group F.

Soon after the game, the Portuguese team firmly controlled the situation on the field with their superior strength. In the 30th minute, Vierinia stepped in to instigate the attack, Gomez swept the ball in front of the goal on the right side, Nani followed up and stabbed the ball in, 1-0, Portugal took the lead!

But in a good situation, in the 50th minute, Gudmundsen crossed from the right, Portugal's defense leaked, and Barnathan scored with a volley at the back point, 1-1, Iceland equalized!

In the end, the score was 1:1 at full time by the tenacious Icelanders in midfield, and with 72 per cent possession and an astonishing 26 to 4 shots on goal, Portugal unfortunately only managed one point.

What shocked Li Liang the most was that a group of bronze and silver card players of the Icelandic team, under the leadership of the team's only gold card player with a total rating of 78, "Icelandic Sniper" Gilfi Sigurdsson, faced the luxurious lineup led by Ronaldo with a total rating of 93 and stubbornly resisted to the last moment.

Li Liang feels that his perception of football has been changed again.

As they prepare to leave, the Icelandic players start to take a leave of action, come up to their fans, wave their hands and start interacting with the fans with loud roars.

Li Liang experienced such a scene for the first time, and more than 30,000 Icelandic fans and players in the stadium moved in unison, making a deafening majestic roar, which made Li Liang's blood boil!

He was very excited in his heart, and he was extremely glad - although this path was difficult, he did choose the right one, just like the "Viking War Cry" in front of him, which was one of the inexhaustible motivations that drove him to keep struggling forward!

Four days later, they were back at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Portugal welcomed Austria, who had previously lost to Hungary, and this game was not to be lost for both teams.

Portugal started off with an attacking stance, as in the previous game, but Austria's defence was almost flawless.

In the 77th minute of the game, Ronaldo was pulled down by Austrian defender Hinteregger in the penalty area, and referee Rizzoli decisively awarded a penalty.

The penalty was taken by Cristiano Ronaldo himself, who deceived Austrian goalkeeper Almer but hit the post. The trio of Caldeira, Li Liang, and Mbappe, like the Portuguese fans around them, hugged their heads regretfully, and the audience let out a huge sigh.

Cristiano Ronaldo then headed home but the goal was disallowed for offside. In the end, the two teams exchanged blanks, and Portugal went from being one of the favorites to the brink of being eliminated in the group stage.

On June 23, in Lyon, the trio returned to the sad place of Monaco at the Parc Olympique in Lyon to watch the final round of Group F, Portugal vs. Hungary.

Before this match, all the matches from Group A to Group D have been completed, and according to the qualification rules, Portugal only needs a draw to qualify for this game.

Hungary took the lead thanks to a long-range strike from veteran Guerra before Cristiano Ronaldo set up Nani for the equaliser.

In the second half, Zhuzak's deflected free-kick put Hungary ahead of the scores, but three minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo equalised with a brilliant backheel.

Ruzak then scored again with a deflection but Ronaldo soon headed in a cross from substitute Quaresma to make it 3-3.

The score remained until the end of the game, and both teams joined hands to advance to the round of 16 of the European Championship.

Caldeira was full of regrets, but was still satisfied with Portugal's thrilling advance. He told Li Liang that such a strong team in the tournament will slowly adjust its state, so he is more optimistic about Portugal's performance in the future.

Mbappe is also excited that his idol Cristiano Ronaldo has regained his form, and he is about to report to the Clay Fontaine base, and can no longer continue to watch his idol's performance on the spot.

The next day, Li Liang finally met his good friend Falcao at the base of Latubi, and he witnessed Falcao successfully pass the physical examination.

And the medical photos he helped Falcao take quickly spread around the world through the Internet: after a two-year failed trip to the Premier League, the Tiger is finally back.

After Mbappe's departure, Falcao became Li Liang's new training partner before the team was concentrated.

On June 26, at the Borral-Deleuli Stadium in Lens, Li Liang watched the 1/8 final Portugal vs Croatia with three Portuguese players, Yaldim, Caldera and Barros.

It was a dull game. Until the end of the first half of extra time, neither side could have a shot on target.

However, in the 117th minute of the game, Portugal's first and second shots on target killed the game: Nani swept the ball into the box, Ronaldo's shot from a tight angle was saved by Li Liang's teammate Subaci in Monaco, and Quaresma completed the stunner.

Li Liang saw Ronaldo and Modric hugging each other tightly, and kept comforting the sad Real Madrid teammates.

Now, even Li Liang believes that Portugal is getting closer and closer to the championship.

On July 1, Marseille, Verodlom Stadium, Portugal vs. Poland 1/8 final, this match was also for Lewandowski and Ronaldo matchup.

Yaldim and his coaching staff watched the game with Li Liang and Falcao.

Less than two minutes into the game, Robert Lewandowski scored with a blitzkrieg and Portugal got off to a nightmare start.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Renato Sanchez, who started the game, scored a long-range shot through the Polish team.

The game then went to penalties, with all Portuguese players on the cards and Poland's Bwaszczykowski being saved to allow Portugal to advance.

Li Liang congratulated several Portuguese coaches, and Yaldim smiled: "Okay, our new central defender can also report in advance." ”

Sure enough, Monaco officially announced on July 5 that they had brought in Poland's main centre-back, Kamil Glick.

On July 7, at the Parc Olimpico stadium in Lyon, Li Liang once again witnessed a wonderful duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid teammate Gareth Bale.

The Welsh team had a big upset and eliminated the luxury division Belgium team with a very high demand for winning the bid, but the Welsh star Aaron Ramsey, who Li Liang has always liked very much, was suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards and could not play, which caused a major loss to the strength of the Welsh team.

Neither team achieved anything in the first half, and shortly after the start of the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo received a cross, jumped high and scored with a header.

Just three minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo swept the ball in front of goal in the penalty area and Nani slotted home. Wales were unable to organise an effective attack and the score remained in place until the end of the game.

In the end, Portugal advanced to the final of the European Championship again after 12 years.

Finally, as if it were a reincarnation, Portugal became the other team to challenge the hosts in the European Championship final.

On July 11, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Li Liang and the coaching staff and many teammates witnessed this meaningful final.

As soon as the game started, Portugal was hit hard, captain Cristiano Ronaldo was hit hard in the knee by French star Dimitri Payette in the scramble, and finally fell to the ground helplessly after holding on for a while, and was carried off the field on a stretcher.

Looking at Ronaldo who was hiding his face and crying, Li Liang's conscience was also cast a shadow, is Portugal going to repeat the mistakes of 12 years ago?

Portugal, which lost Cristiano Ronaldo, was obviously weak in attack and has been firmly suppressed by the French team.

However, Portugal goalkeeper Patricio played bravely, making seven saves to keep the ball in goal.

Both teams were scoreless for 90 minutes and the game went into extra time. At this time, the captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who had been replaced due to injury, also returned to the sidelines and did his best to encourage the team.

In the second half of extra time, Portugal substitute Eder became the hero of the team, and he won the match with France centre-back Laurent? After Koscielny's physical confrontation, he broke Lloris's 10-finger pass with a 25-meter long-range shot in front of the penalty area, and Portugal finally defeated the host France 1-0 and won the European Championship for the first time in history!

Li Liang, who witnessed Portugal's road to winning the championship, was excited, and he was extremely envious of these stars who stood at the pinnacle of honor. And Ronaldo was not surprised to win his fourth Ballon d'Or at the end of the year.

In the past 4 years, Ronaldo won the Golden Ball three times (2013, 2014, 2016), plus the first Golden Ball in 2008, Ronaldo also narrowed the gap between himself and Messi's Golden Ball Awards (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015).

After the end of the European Cup, a number of players introduced by Monaco have been in place, in addition to several main players who participated in the European Cup are still on vacation, everyone has begun rigorous training at the base in Latubi.

Watching the European Cup with his own eyes had a great impact on Li Liang, and it also had a huge effect on his subsequent progress.

Li Liang has been positioned by the coaching staff as an attacking midfielder, and Yaldim has frankly told him that Li Liang must start as a substitute in the new season. But Yaldim is also very much looking forward to Li Liang's integration into the team as soon as possible and into the regular lineup.

Kylian Mbappe also led France's Under-19s to the final, beating Italy 4-0 to win the title.

Mbappe also became an important contributor to the team's championship with the second-most goals in the team with five goals.

And from the team's friendly match against the Swiss Super League team Lugano on July 2, Li Liang was placed on the bench. But in four consecutive friendlies, he has never had a chance to play a single minute.

Li Liang was very unwilling, he took the initiative to find the coaches to communicate, Yaldim told Li Liang that the team's lineup and playing style in the new season will have a huge adjustment, so Li Liang must be patient.

Caldeira also told Li Liang to keep training hard, and there are still three friendlies before the start of the season, and the opportunity will definitely come.