The league is over, but City's preparations are not over.

Because they also have to prepare for the FA Cup final.

In the media, when the final round of the league is over, there are countless people talking about Manchester City's final results and their return to the Champions League.

Manchester City fans were jubilant, while Asen's fans were mournful.

But there is no way, the number of places is limited, and since Manchester City has risen, there will inevitably be other teams to be replaced.

Only this time it was Arsenal's turn.

The Manchester Evening News has published two special issues at the end of the season to review Manchester City's return to the Champions League.

First of all, starting with the 1968-1969 season, which was the last time Manchester City participated in the Champions League, and then in the long 39 years, Manchester City had a sinking and a brief period of glory, but they ultimately missed out on the Champions League.

In the past 39 years, the gold content and technical and tactical level of this competition have become higher and higher, even surpassing international competitions such as the European Cup and the World Cup.

But in the rapidly changing composition of world football, Manchester City has always been a spectator.

As if they had absolutely nothing to do with European football.

This space occupies half of the first issue.

Let's focus on this season.

Starting from the Abu Dhabi consortium to take over the club, he talked about the hope that Rongguang's joining brought to Manchester City fans, talked about Rongguang's speech that made Manchester City fans excited at the joining ceremony, and also talked about Manchester City's poor performance under the leadership of Mark Hughes, talked about Mark Hughes's dismissal, talked about Benitez's appointment, and talked about Manchester City's blood-boiling Jedi counterattack in the second half of the season...... talked about several very crucial games, 3:1 away to Liverpool, 3:0 at home to Aston Villa, 1:0 away to Chelsea, 2:1 away to Arsenal, 3:1 away to Manchester United, it was this key game that finally allowed Manchester City to stand in fourth place in the league at the end of the season and return to the Champions League!

The whole topic has a huge amount of confidence, so it will be done in two installments, and it will not be finished at all.

Illustrated and emotionally rich.

Many Manchester City fans even bought it for collection, and then took it out to tell their children about this rollercoaster season many years later.

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After the Premier League, the most important match in European football is the Champions League final. Alex Ferguson's side reached the Champions League final for the second year in a row, beating Grant on penalties in the heavy rain in Moscow last year to win the second Champions League title of his managerial career.

This time, the menacing Manchester United are aiming to beat Barcelona in Rome and become the first team to successfully defend their title after the Champions League restructuring.

Their opponents are Barcelona led by Pep Guardiola.

It's a battle of two teams that both have hopes of being treble-winning.

In this high-profile match, Manchester United lost 0-2 to Barcelona, with Cristiano Ronaldo failing to score in the final and his watch completely overshadowed by Barcelona's new king, Lionel Messi.

Barcelona won the Champions League after winning the league and now they will become the first treble winners in the history of Spanish football if they return home to win the Copa del Rey.

And what about Manchester United?

The Champions League dream is shattered, and it is a huge blow for them.

However, if they can win the FA Cup, it can be considered a double at all......

After the Champions League final, Barcelona reached the top, and the next day the European media generally believed that this represented a new generation of the first person in today's football.

In 2005, Kaka helped AC Milan beat Liverpool in the final to win the Champions League, and he became the world's No. 1 player.

Then in the 2006 Champions League final, Ronaldinho led Barcelona's "Dream II Team" to win the Champions League, and he also replaced his compatriot as the new World Footballer of the Year at the end of the year.

In 2007, Rong Guang successfully avenged in the Champions League final, defeating AC Milan led by Kaka, and while making Bayern Munich a double, he also reached the top for the first time, winning heavyweight honors such as the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or.

Later, with Rongguang's injury, Cristiano Ronaldo helped Manchester United defeat Chelsea and become the new king of Europe, and Cristiano Ronaldo naturally took over the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or trophy from Rongguang.

Now, Messi has beaten Cristiano Ronaldo to achieve positive results in Barcelona, and there should be no suspense that he will win the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or this year.

In the past year, when the media mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo, they said that he is the best player in football today, but from today onwards, people will have to mention Messi's name when they talk about the number one person in world football.

But whether it is Rongguang, Cristiano Ronaldo, or Messi, they all have a common characteristic, that is, they are very young.

Rongguang, who was born on September 6, 1985, is only 23 years old this year, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was born on February 5, 1985, is 24 years old, Messi is even younger, and he is only 21 years old this year, who was born on June 24, 1987.

In comparison, Kaka, the World Footballer of the Year in 2005, was born in 1982 and is already considered an old man......

World football has swept a rapid storm of youth.

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Manchester United lost the Champions League final, so what impact did it have on Manchester City?

It doesn't seem to be, but it's actually a zài.

Injured in the Champions League final, Manchester United are like a beast, and the injury has made them even angrier, and their desire for the FA Cup has intensified.

After losing one title, you have to make up for it with another.

So the FA Cup final will definitely be more intense than previously predicted.

Manchester United are likely to take all the anger they received in the Champions League final out on the FA Cup final and on their opponents Manchester City......

"Is there such a statement?" Glory looked at Debola.

Debora put down the newspaper and said to Rongguang, "That's what this newspaper says anyway. ”

"Because Manchester United lost the Champions League final, they will take their anger out on us?" Rongguang thinks that the logic of the media's analysis is too interesting. He spread his hands: "So you blame us?" ”

Debora was amused by his tone.

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The next day, the team finished training, and Rong Guang stayed on the training ground alone as usual to practice free-kicks.

Towards the end of his practice and return to the locker room, he met Benitez.

"Have you read the analysis in the media?" Benitez didn't say anything to Rongguang, and asked straight to the point after seeing him.

"You mean the article about what impact Manchester United's loss of the Champions League final would have on the FA Cup final?" Rong Guang asked.

Benitez nodded: "What do you think?" ”

"I think...... . Rongguang looked up at the sky and said.

"No, that's not nonsense." Unexpectedly, Benitez did not agree with Glory's opinion, but held the opposite opinion. "I think the same as the media. But not just because United lost the Champions League final, but also because they had lost to us at home. When Alex Ferguson finds that conventional tactics can't stop you, maybe he'll do something else. In short, you have to be careful in the game, Rong. ”

"How?"

'Maybe they'll foul you, like they did in the last ten minutes of the last derby.'

Rongguang immediately thought of the scene at that time, it was really ...... He was almost unable to play well anymore, and was constantly organized by Manchester City players with fouls or no fouls, and he played awkwardly for ten minutes, because the game could not be played normally and smoothly......

"Be careful in the game when the time comes, Rong, don't get hurt." After Benitez finished speaking, he turned around and left, and he didn't continue to talk to Glory or anything.

Rong Guang stood in place, frowning slightly, as if imagining what it would be like if the whole game was like a ten-minute game......

He thought about it for a while, then gave up on going back to the dressing room and went back to the training ground to continue working on his free-kicks.

He kicked the ball towards the goal with his left foot.

The ball went around the wall, made a clear arc in the air, and then drilled into the top right corner of the goal!

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'Losing the Champions League final is not the end of the world, we will keep looking forward and the FA Cup final is just as important. The team will give it their all. On the TV, Ferguson blushed slightly and said in front of the dense microphone.

"There are rumours that Ronaldo has once again germinated the idea of leaving Manchester United because he lost the Champions League final, ......"

Ferguson interrupted the journalist without waiting for him to finish: "Nonsense. Cristiano has had a great time at Manchester United and he won't leave. ”

Then the screen turned, back to the studio.

The presenter said: "Although Alex Ferguson is simply Cristiano Ronaldo will not go anywhere, he has little credibility in his words after losing the Champions League final...... The FA Cup final is going to be crucial, and if United can't even win the FA Cup, I'm afraid it will further strengthen Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to leave Manchester United......

Glory pushed the door in from the outside and saw the image playing on the TV screen.

Debora, who was sitting on the couch, turned her head to look at him.

"Done?"

"Hmm. Yaoyao slept? ”

"Just fell asleep. Just now a reporter on TV asked Ferguson how he would deal with you during the game. Guess what he said? ”

Rongguang shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"No comment." Debora chuckled. "You're giving Ferguson a headache."

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PS, I wish you all a happy new year, all the best and good health in the new year!

I also hope that in the new year, I can go down with you and see the future scenery together!