The draw for the third round of the Champions League qualifying round has always been a chicken rib.

Not to mention that UEFA President Johansson did not preside, and even other UEFA executives did not arrive, but symbolically arranged for several department heads to come to the scene, including Platini, who was in charge of the disciplinary committee.

The Frenchman has been in the limelight lately, appearing at Collina's retirement ceremony to thank him for his contribution to European football on behalf of UEFA, and when he spoke to reporters at the time, he inevitably had to answer some questions related to Yang Cheng and Liverpool.

Tired?

It's a bit true, but I have to admit that a lot of fans like to see news like this.

Fans like to watch arguments, and they like to watch Platini and Yang Cheng fight, so every time a reporter interviews Platini, he will ask, and the French are also happy to take the opportunity to raise their popularity, so he always answers as people wish.

Yang Cheng is just a head coach, even if he is a traverser, but in fact he can do very little in some aspects, such as the talent selection between UEFA and FIFA, so even if he looks at Platini very unpleasantly, in fact, he still has no choice but to watch the other party rise step by step.

Platini and his godfather Blatter have already laid the groundwork for the French on the road of UEFA, and it can even be said that from the time when the president of the French Football Federation automatically applied to resign from the UEFA executive committee and let Platini replace him, everyone knew very well that Platini's goal was the president of UEFA.

This is a tacit understanding, which can also be seen as the unspoken rule of the industry, if it were not for this, I believe that the French Football Federation would not make such a sacrifice, and this point cannot be changed by anyone, even Johansson, who is the president of UEFA.

Today, Platini is still in the stage of accumulating fame, so he has to show his face frequently.

The draw itself was not very attractive, but after the draw was over, Platini spoke to reporters about a whole host of issues, including the impact of Collina's retirement, including the latest moves by UEFA's disciplinary committee.

Of course, what is indispensable is Platini's true character of Zorro, who from the very beginning advertised himself as speaking for the weak, because he knew very well that although these weak forces had little influence, they had a lot of votes.

After a bit of nonsense, Platini was asked again about Liverpool.

"Mr. Platini, I judged that it was difficult for Liverpool to defend the European Champions Cup, and Yang Cheng did not respond, do you think it ......?"

"Of course he didn't dare to respond!" Platini said with a smile, as if he was a winner, "You know, after the Champions League restructuring, no team has ever defended the Champions League, so I dare to say that Liverpool's so-called Champions League favorites this season are all blown out, and they are absolutely impossible to win the championship!" ”

Whether it is in the eyes of the industry leader or some forces, it is a very terrible thing for the same team to win any tournament consecutively, which is not conducive to competition and operation.

Therefore, since the Champions League reform, no team has ever successfully defended the title, whether it is really fiercely competitive, or in other aspects, at least no team has really defended the title, this is a fact!

"But a lot of fans scoff at your words!" The reporter said with a smile.

Several reporters around him immediately laughed, because in many battles with Yang Cheng, Platini gave the impression of a big mouth, a bit like some harlequin who specializes in holding big mouths to win attention, but he himself enjoyed it.

"They don't believe what I say, it's because they are too blind and can't see the situation clearly, with the competitiveness of the Champions League today, any team wants to win the championship for two consecutive seasons, it is tantamount to climbing to the sky, let alone other teams, Barcelona in La Liga alone is enough to defeat Liverpool."

Speaking of Barcelona, the reporters suddenly had another topic.

"Do you think Barcelona can beat Liverpool?" The reporter asked.

"Yes!" Platini nodded, "I think this year's Barcelona is very strong, and the overall strength has improved very significantly compared to last season, especially the frontcourt combination of Giulli, Eto'o and Ronaldinho, which allows us to see the most gorgeous offensive cooperation in the world, coupled with Messi, Iniesta and other young players, Barcelona is definitely the most interesting team in Europe this season." ”…,

One of the important reasons why football is fun and why it is repeated every year but no one gets tired of it is that every season is a new beginning. "Are you optimistic about Barcelona?" The reporter asked.

"Yes!" Platini replied in the affirmative, "I love Barcelona football very much and I want to be a Barcelona fan. ”

The reporters all laughed.

"What if Liverpool do succeed in defending their title?" An English journalist asked unhappily.

At home, he may not be a Liverpool fan, but on the continent he represents the interests of the English team.

"Then I'll eat the ball!" Platini replied with a smile.

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

I have to admit that the French man's eloquence is really good, especially the tone of his voice and facial expressions, which are really charismatic when matched, which is a very important reason why he can achieve his current status.

And he is not stupid, he knows very well what kind of effect this remark will bring.

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Barcelona's trip to the far east was actually not successful, without Saviola, without Riquelme and Albertini, Barcelona's current number one star in the team is estimated to be Ronaldinho and Eto'o, as for Xavi, Iniesta and others, they are not qualified for the time being.

In other parts of Asia, they can still earn a lot of attention and support, but in China, they are treated more with boos and ridicule, because everyone knows that Barcelona and Yang Cheng are two sworn enemies.

Therefore, outside Barcelona's training ground, many domestic fans of the Holy Spirit Knights raised the banner to humiliate Barcelona, and even almost fought with Barcelona fans; In the Shenzhen Stadium, the home team was surprised to find that they had received the support of so many fans for the first time, and some people even did not hesitate to come from the capital, Shanghai and other cities.

Obviously not, because these fans are coming for Barcelona.

"We're going to let those bastards in Barcelona know that this is Caesar's home field, and if you want to make money, get out of here!"

"Give Barcelona an unforgettable Far Eastern nightmare!"

"Although we can't go abroad, we still have to use our way to support Yang Cheng and kill Barcelona!"

On the Internet, on the forum of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, many domestic fans excitedly appealed.

Barcelona was incomprehensible from top to bottom for such a move by Chinese fans, but it was clear that they were feeling hostile because they were Yang Cheng's sworn enemies, and the latter was the darling of domestic fans.

However, Far East Trip is not completely without gains, at least Barcelona have signed two crucial contracts and an important transfer at Far East.

'We are delighted because both Rijkaard and Ronaldinho have shown their loyalty to the team and we have signed Rijkaard on a four-year contract that will lead him until 2009.

After the warm-up matches, Laporta held a press conference to announce the two crucial contract extensions.

Rijkaard's contract is expiring, and this extension is more of an acknowledgment of him, as he has brought Barcelona their first trophy in six years, and his Barcelona side have shown enough potential to expect more from him.

As for Ronaldinho, he was more seduced by other teams, and he was clamoring for a salary increase before, but this time Barcelona fulfilled his wish, cutting off the eyebrows between him and AC Milan, and let him stay in the team with peace of mind.

"I had a series of in-depth conversations with Frank and I conveyed to him the appreciation from Platini." Laporta said with a smile that the appreciation was naturally the words that Platini said at the draw ceremony on the last day of July.

"Frank is very proud of this, he told me that he is also very confident, because everything in the team is going in a good direction, the run-in is getting more and more tacit, the overall quality of the players is constantly improving, especially the maturity of young players such as Iniesta and Motta, plus the emergence of young players such as Messi, Pedro and Busquets in the second team, which gives us confidence in the future."

Laporta smiled and said confidently: "We got our first trophy back after six years of absence, and we won the league against Real Madrid, which means a lot to us, but I and Frank feel that it's not enough. ”…,

'In the new season, the team's goals will be higher than at any time in the last few years, and we hope to have the opportunity to win the European Cup, which is 13 years away. This time, Laporta didn't dare to mention the number of times he won the Champions League, which is also a taboo for Barcelona fans, because Yang Cheng made a gesture of three at the Camp Nou and mocked Barcelona for getting one, and he took three, which was regarded as a great shame by Barcelona fans.

Now, Yang Cheng's Champions League has increased to 4, but Barcelona still hasn't been able to win, which must be a little depressed.

"In order to achieve this, we have brought in Gabriel Milito from Zaragoza for a transfer fee of 18.5 million euros, the Argentine centre-back will greatly strengthen our backline, he is on his way to join the team in Asia, and we believe that with him we will improve the overall quality of the team."

"This transfer also shows the ambition of the club, we hope to be able to make a big difference in the European arena in the new season, and at the same time refute the remarks of some people that Barcelona are short of money!"

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A day later, when Yang Cheng saw Laporta's words on TV, he couldn't help but be happy.

"Why didn't he just name you? Why beat around the bush? Paul Beyer looked puzzled.

Everyone immediately laughed in unison.

But no one thought that the war in Europe had not yet been ignited, but the war of words had already started first.

"I'm not going to respond to such provocations, I don't have that much time!" Yang Cheng pointed to the TV and said disdainfully.

He's the winner now, and he's got to put the score, doesn't he?

Even if Platini said in an interview with reporters before, if Liverpool wins the championship again, he will eat the ball, Yang Cheng did not accept the interview, but responded directly on Weibo, "You'd better ask if there is a football made of chocolate, otherwise I'm afraid you will have to eat rubber." ”

What's funny is that Adidas' official Weibo actually replied directly to Yang Cheng, "Football made of chocolate is available, but it can only be eaten, not played, if you want, you can make a reservation, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you, Caesar!" ”

Everyone knows that Yang Cheng's current sponsors are the same as Liverpool, they are all Reebok, Adidas has long wanted to cooperate with Yang Cheng, but has never been able to find an opportunity, this time seize the opportunity to follow.

But Yang Cheng didn't expect Laporta to jump out.

Coupled with Mourinho, who ran against Liverpool yesterday and could not win the title, it seems that this season is destined not to be peaceful.

"Gabriel Milito has been really strong in Zaragoza, Barcelona have got him, the quality of the backline will definitely be improved, and with their attacking power up front, it will be more and more difficult!" Benitez said with a frown.

He always likes to make himself a bitter ascetic character.

Everyone agrees with this, but Yang Cheng thinks more, because he finds that the history he is familiar with has become more and more, and even has deviated from the original trajectory.

For example, Valencia sold Mohamed Sissoko everywhere but had not yet found a buyer, but Zaragoza refused to accept their instalments because they only wanted cash, and Gabriel Milito's transfer was well funded, so Zaragoza eventually rejected Valencia's transfer request and announced that Villa would stay.

This is just part of it, and the other series such as Robinho going to Chelsea, Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy at Inter Milan, etc., have triggered a series of chain reactions, like a butterfly effect, which has brought a lot of changes to European football, and the most obvious change is from Barcelona.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Barcelona's group of second-team rookies around 17 or 18 years old did not have the slightest fame, that is, Messi emerged alone, and other players like Pedro and Busquets were still not famous.

But the problem is that with Deco staying at Inter and with Davies and Larsson moving to Liverpool, Barcelona's midfield problems are still very big, and Rijkaard has tried to recruit some second-team youngsters to come up as substitutes since last season.

Pedro, Messi, Busquets and other young players have all got some opportunities, although the performance is not eye-catching, but at least it also shows the potential and the strength of the Barcelona academy. …,

As for Iniesta, he has become one of the Barcelona duo, and the midfield duo composed of him and Xavi has performed better and better after last season's run-in, and he has been selected as one of the top ten most watched stars in Milan Sports Newspaper together with Xiao Xiaoluo and Robben.

Yang Cheng even has a feeling that looking at the performance of Rijkaard's dream second team now, he even feels that the Barcelona team in his previous life seems to be speeding up, especially after watching Barcelona's game at Anfield last season, his feeling is more obvious.

With the front court pressing around, will the possession at the back be far away?

Yang Cheng is looking forward to the arrival of that Barcelona team, because he also wants to see for himself how strong the Barcelona team in his previous life was that made countless giant teams fearful.

He has vague many details, and he only remembers approximately, so he can't say for sure whether he has a way to beat Barcelona, but he still has a certain coping strategy, but he needs to play and practice to test the effect.

Talking on paper will never have much effect, otherwise, Zhao Kuo will not lose the Battle of Changping.

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Despite being provoked by Platini and Laporta, Yang Cheng quickly put these people behind him, as he had a more important match, the Community Shield.

Although this cup match is a warm-up match, it depends on who the opponent is.

The Reds always had the upper hand in the contest between Liverpool and Chelsea, and although the Premier League title was taken by Chelsea last season, Liverpool only made Chelsea happy for a few days, as they quickly refocused the limelight on themselves with their fifth Champions League win in the club's history.

This is also the most unpleasant thing for Chelsea and Mourinho.

This season, with the likes of Del Orno and Lars Diarra, plus Robinho during last season's winter break, the current Chelsea team is theoretically unassailable.

The only weaker should be their striker, Gudjohnson is the kind of player who organizes and does the ball, tandem is a good player, but the scoring ability is relatively average, Chelsea originally wanted to get Eto'o at a sky-high price, but was rejected by Barcelona, and then brought in Trezeguet from Juventus, and the problem on the front line was forced to continue.

Kenyon is said to be heading to Madrid, and this time the player he has his eye on is Atletico Madrid's golden boy Fernando Torres, but it will certainly not be easy for Atletico to let go of his star player.

Chelsea's other target is AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko, with the second-choice striker being Finebahce's Nicolas Anelka.

Judging from the two types of strikers that Mourinho has eyed, they both prove one thing, his idea is the same as Yang Cheng, to improve the speed of the front court and play slow with speed, because whether it is Torres or Anelka, they are the kind of strikers who have a strong ability to attack head-on with the ball.

It is conceivable that once one of these two strikers joins, Chelsea's forward pitch will become even faster.

But until then, he has to continue to grind slowly with Liverpool.

At least, neither Torres, Shevchenko, nor Anelka will be able to come to the team until the Community Shield. 【Sailing small also provides】