On May 18, in the last round of the 0708 Serie A season, before the kick-off of Inter Milan's away game against Parma, at Inter Milan's suggestion, both sides observed a minute of silence on the court, and the entire Inter Milan team wore black veils.
This is the first team in the five major European leagues to pay tribute to the victims in the most solemn way.
A few hours later, in the far northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, A Coruña was led by Chen Tao and Li Weifeng, also wearing black gauze.
That's enough. Each team has a different relationship with China. China needs goodwill, and any amount is good.
Taking this event as a symbol, the disaster relief activities of Wang Ai and other overseas legions have come to an end for the time being. Even though various domestic aspects are still going on, such as CCTV's fundraising gala, there is very little that overseas people can do.
The huge pain needs time to heal, and it also needs the wonderful performances of athletes to slowly dilute it.
Before this game, Wang Ai was very angry. Later, after Xu Qinglian comforted and persuaded him several times, he slowly calmed down and focused on the court again.
This week, the five major leagues have successively decided their champions. In addition to Serie A's Inter Milan winning four rounds ahead of schedule, Bundesliga's Bayern won three rounds ahead of schedule, La Liga's Real Madrid won one round ahead of schedule, and Ligue 1's Lyon won the final round.
But the most interesting thing is the Premier League, specifically the battle between Chelsea and Manchester United.
In the past two years, Manchester United has a complete lineup and has a rising star like Ronaldo. Even though Chelsea has strong funds and a scary lineup, Sir Alex Ferguson's little hoe is also very fast. Last season, Mr. Roman and coach Jose reluctantly cooperated until the end.
Then the conflict between the two sides broke out. At the beginning of the season, Robben left and Jose left. It looked like the sky was falling and the earth was falling.
Sir Alex Ferguson originally thought that the spring of Manchester United was coming, but he did not expect that Jose's departure and Mr. Roman's hasty action unexpectedly liberated and inspired the team's strongest shooter. As a result, Wang Ai finished the game with the enthusiasm of participating in the World Cup finals.
In the first half of the 0708 season, all media believed that he alone had won 10 league points for Chelsea!
Wang Ai finally left, but Chelsea started the second half with an 8-point lead over Manchester United.
Spring is indeed here for Manchester United, but it’s so cold!
Before Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United and even Ronaldo, there is a dilemma: to protect the league or to protect the cup? Which one really means the revival of Manchester United?
The Champions League is of course more important than the Premier League, but there are so many strong players in the Champions League, and Manchester United's strong resilience in the league makes winning the league title look easier.
One is done in one step, and the other is done in stages. In the end, the old Sir Alex made up his mind while cursing: I want both!
So after Wang Ai disappeared from the Premier League, Chelsea and Manchester United launched a desperate competition. Every round and every game was thrilling.
As a result, Chelsea, who was expected to lose Wang Ai and be unable to fight, turned out to be unexpectedly tenacious. After analysis, Mr. Roman’s strong financial background, Grant wisely retained the integrity of the existing tactical system, and even Terry’s critical moment.
Serbia's counterattack prompted Chelsea to complete the replacement of old and new players as soon as possible, and it all had an effect.
In short, Chelsea did not surrender. Instead, under a "player autonomy" pattern, Chelsea unexpectedly won consecutive games, and not only maintained an 8-point advantage, but also widened the point difference. In the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th rounds, both sides
Won, 25 were tied. In the 26th round on February 10, Chelsea tied with Liverpool, but Manchester United lost, and the point difference was reduced to 9 points.
Sir Alex Ferguson was a man who refused to admit defeat. Even though he was 8 points behind, he gritted his teeth and chased for two months... but failed to catch up.
Ferguson is also a cunning and wise man. He knows that if he continues like this, Chelsea may not be so good, and Manchester United, which has been chasing and unable to catch up, may collapse. In addition, the Champions League quarter-finals and the Ligue 1 powerhouse Lyon may collapse.
The first battle of 2020 was coming soon, so a new plan was quietly made: rotation!
It's no longer possible without rotation. There are only 12 games left in the league. The 9-point difference means that Manchester United has 3 more wins than Chelsea, and Chelsea has not lost since the second half! Even because of Wang Ai's crazy progress in the first half
Ball, 3 wins for Manchester United are not enough!
No matter how much you think about it, you will probably get nothing in the end. The old Sir Alex was forced to do this, and he could only drink red wine and curse "the damn Russians" twice, and then adjust the center of his troops obediently.
But when he moved, Chelsea noticed it immediately and followed suit.
However, this does not mean that Manchester United has no ideas in the league. What if it happens? Even if they actually give up, they must put enough pressure on Chelsea to make life for the Russians not so easy!
So while the two sides were looking forward to the results in the Champions League, they were also fighting openly and secretly in the league. In the 27th round, Chelsea tied and Manchester United won, with a point difference of 7 points. In the 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32nd rounds, both sides won, and the points were still 7 points.
point.
On April 5, in the 33rd round, Chelsea won and Manchester United tied. The point difference returned to 9 points, with only 5 games left in the league. At this time, Ferguson was completely desperate, although with the thickness of the lineup, he could still play the last few league games vigorously.
, but what’s the use?
In round 34, Manchester United wins, Chelsea draws, 7 points. In round 35, Manchester United draws, Chelsea wins, 9 points. In this way, unless Chelsea loses all the last three games, Manchester United wins all and the goal difference in each game is no less than 7
, otherwise, the overall situation has been decided.
By this time, both the coaches and players of Manchester United had completely given up and focused all their energy on the two Champions League semi-finals on April 23 and April 29, because the opponent was the powerful Barcelona.
There is no room for Manchester United to think about things any more.
Therefore, in the direct dialogue between Manchester United and Chelsea in the 36th round of the Premier League between these two games, Chelsea won 2:1 and won the league championship two rounds in advance.
A few days later, Chelsea defeated Liverpool in overtime and advanced to the Champions League final.
By this time, the tired two sides could not help but regard this Champions League final as the "overtime" of this year's Premier League. Chelsea wanted to completely suppress Manchester United and create a dynasty, while Manchester United wanted to come back.
Keep hope alive.
In such a suffocating competitive situation, Sir Alex naturally did not care about many things, such as helping his beloved disciple Cristiano Ronaldo to accumulate "points" for two major awards.
Because of frequent rotations and compliance with tactical requirements, after the last round of the Premier League on May 11, Ronaldo's number of goals stayed at 27, ranking second with a difference of 7 goals.
The top scorer list still belongs to the man who has been away for half a season!
This chapter has been completed!