Chapter 344 The lively summer of 2016
The summer of 2016 was really a lively summer.
After the European competition ended, the football craze remained.
Because the European Cup is coming.
Compared with club matches, national team matches attract a significantly higher level of attention.
On the one hand, because the national team competition cycle is longer, it is held every four years, unlike the Champions League, which happens every year.
On the other hand, many fans are also looking forward to their favorite stars making breakthroughs in national team competitions.
For example, Cristiano Ronaldo, Griezmann and others.
At that European Cup held in France, the French team received the most attention.
And the French team's strong lineup makes them the favorite.
Portugal, England, Germany and other teams are also enough to attract attention.
As for Leicester City, their players are also about to make their debut in the European Cup.
Kante in the French team and Vardy in the England team are both looking forward to countless Leicester City fans.
It's a pity that the two of them had almost no chance to play.
On the England side, although Vardy has performed well in the past two seasons, he still does not get much favor from Hodgson.
Just occasionally come on as a substitute in the east half of the game, that's all.
And England's biggest problem that time also appeared on the front line.
The weak frontline allowed England to barely qualify from the group stage, but they fell directly into the quarter-finals.
They were defeated by Iceland in an upset 2-1. After the game, the most remembered thing was the Viking war hymn, but England's performance was completely unimpressive.
After that game, Rooney and other veterans bid farewell to the stage of history, and the once golden generation of England came to an end.
Also as a golden generation, Spain also exited early.
They were easily defeated by Italy 2-0. The pass-and-control football that they most depended on for survival had no penetration at all. Spain's golden generation also bid farewell to the stage of history.
The Italian team that defeated them did not go far. In the quarter-finals, they once again lost to Germany in a penalty shootout and missed the semi-finals.
Germany also failed to enter the final as they wished. They were defeated by the French team 2-0 in the semi-finals. Whether it was the talented Gotze, Muller, Toni Kroos, or the veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Boateng, they all
Unable to show dominance, I had no choice but to say goodbye.
The previous teams that reached the final were the hosts France and Portugal.
Speaking of Portugal's promotion, it was really stumbling.
They equalized the score at the very beginning of the group stage and advanced to third place in the group with their points advantage.
The subsequent games were also very difficult, and I tried my best to reach the final.
In the final, Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted due to injury in the 25th minute of the game, which plunged the Portuguese into despair.
But at this moment, all Portuguese players did not give up, they fought until the last moment.
In overtime, Ed, who came on as a substitute, blasted a shot, and the ball blasted away the goal guarded by Lori!
1 to 0!
Portugal breaks the deadlock!
In the past, they won the victory with that extremely precious goal!
Achievements in the European Cup!
On the awards stage, Cristiano Ronaldo opened his eyes with excitement and held up the trophy with all his strength.
That scene moved countless fans.
Xia Xing, who was watching the game at the scene, also kept applauding.
He suddenly recalled that after the Champions League final a month ago, he had wished Ronaldo the European Cup victory.
I didn’t expect the blessing to come true, it’s great.
On the other side, the French were dejected.
They hope that the team can win the European Cup on home soil, but it is just one step away.
Griezmann, who has always been said to be able to challenge Melo's position, is one step away from becoming a superstar.
And Kanter, who was sitting on the bench for the whole game, was alone and silent.
Xia Xing shook his head gently.
If the outcome is determined by God, then it is not football, then it is not life.
After that game, the European Cup came to an end.
Bu Nao, the lively summer of 2016 is far from over.
Because with the end of the game, the European football transfer curtain officially begins.
Many European giants have spent huge sums of money to implement large-scale signing plans.
Barcelona exchanged money for 120 million euros and bought 6 talents.
Andre Gomez, Umtiti, Diagne, Cillessen, Denis Suarez, Paco.
The addition of six talented players has strengthened every position in Barcelona.
At the same time, they cleared Bravo, Bartra, Alexander Song, Tello, Alves and many other players to free up salary space for the team.
Barcelona is still one of the most competitive teams in Europe in the new season.
Compared with Barcelona, Real Madrid's lineup adjustments are more conservative. Although Zidane did not win any silverware in his first season, he still gained the trust of the club. After signing a new contract, he bought back Moura from Juventus.
The tower cost only 30 million euros.
In the remaining time, they are cleaning up. Players such as Jese, Cheryshev, Llorente, Arbeloa and others have left the team, and Real Madrid is light on the field.
Ronaldo, who has been clamoring for a transfer, has not left. It seems that both the club and himself hope to give it another try.
Atletico Madrid did not sit idle during the transfer period. They spent 80 million to introduce Gameiro, Gaitan and Vrsaljko. In the new season, they are still a strong contender for the league championship and the Champions League championship.
In Serie A, Juventus has once again become the hottest team in the transfer market.
They lost Pogba, but instead of depositing the 100 million in transfer fees they received into the bank, they turned around and bought Higuain for 90 million euros. That transfer not only strengthened the team,
Moreover, it greatly weakened the strength of Naples in the competition, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
In addition, the addition of Pjanic, Pjaca, Lemina, Cuadrado and other players also gives Juventus more capital to fight for the Champions League title in the new season, which is what they want most.
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Compared with Juventus' huge spending, Inter Milan also directly spent 110 million euros on signings.
Joao Mario, Candreva, Duoduo, Ansaldi, Brozovic, Caprari, Biraghi, Laxalt, Barbosa and other players have joined in, and the reinforcements in various positions have been very strong.
Balanced, they are ready for the new season and look forward to returning to the great Inter era.
In addition to the two teams with the highest expenses, AC Milan, Roma, Naples and other teams have also made significant reinforcements.
The new season of Serie A should be very exciting.
In terms of the Bundesliga, Bayern and Dortmund still reject the duo.
Bayern's signings that summer were not huge, but they were very targeted.
70 million euros were spent to buy Hummels and Sanchez, and those two signings were very wrong.
After Dortmund sold its stars Hummels, Mkhitaryan, Gundogan and other stars, it recovered 100 million euros, turned around and invested in the transfer market, introducing Gotze, Schürrle, Dembe
Rai, Guerrero, Rod, Bartra and other stars.
In the new season, they still want to compete with Bayern.
Compared with those leagues, the most lively of the five major leagues is the Premier League.
And the starting point of that transfer boom did not come from the players, but from the coach...
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