Racing Santander has to fight for relegation, and there are also rumors about Barcelona's sniper bonus incentives. Many people think that Sporting Gijon will be blocked at the Sardines Stadium. At least it won't be that easy to win. However, the final result is that
Many people were shocked.
Six to zero!
Sporting Gijon won heartily at the Sardines Stadium, and the Santander people did not cause any trouble to the Gijon people.
After the game, even the sour Madrid media had to say with emotion that the Gijon people had burst out with huge energy. It seemed that nothing could stop them from winning the league championship. As long as they continued to win, even if Barcelona were the next two
He won every game and couldn't make a comeback.
In this game, the scissor-kick volley goal scored by Carlos after passing two people in succession has been rated as the best goal in this round of the league by the Spanish media in advance, although the thirty-sixth round of the league is now
Only Sporting Gijon has played one game first, and the other games have not started yet. This shows that the media has a high evaluation of Carlos' goal.
"A shocking and passionate goal scored by someone you didn't expect! It's hard for us to imagine that there will be any goal in this round of the league that is more praiseworthy than this one..." - "ABC" newspaper commented.
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After scoring this wonderful goal, Carlos was in a good mood, not just because of the goal, but after the game, his sister Alice cooked by herself and prepared a sumptuous dinner to reward him. Of course, if you enjoy it together
It would have been even better if there wasn't a certain head coach at the dinner... This boy missed the days when his sister loved him alone, but now someone took away most of it.
After enjoying dinner and seeing Carlos off, Leon and Alice enjoyed a wonderful night.
The next day, the head coach of Sporting Gijon felt refreshed because his team was about to launch the final sprint towards a championship!
They are leaving for Lisbon!
The European Championship awaits them!
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After the match against Racing Santander, before the Gijon people had time to savor the victory, their attention was attracted by the final three days later.
May 18, 2005, Portugal, Lisbon, Alvalade Stadium, 2004/2005 UEFA Cup final, Sporting Gijon VS Sporting Lisbon.
At the most glorious time in the history of Sporting Gijon, they had never reached the finals of the three major European Cups. This is the first time in the history of the team that they have the opportunity to get involved in the European Championship trophy!
The whole Gijon went crazy because of this game.
This final, objectively speaking, is unfavorable to Sporting Gijon, because the final venue happens to be the Alvalade Stadium, the home stadium of Sporting Lisbon, which means that in this final, Sporting Gijon will play away from home.
In fact, as early as half a month ago, someone in the Sporting Gijon fan organization was issuing an appeal for more fans to go to the away game to support the team.
“Let our boys feel our support!”
"They are not alone! We are with them!"
"Let's go! March to Lisbon!"
This call initiated by Bader Kure and Xavi Gradro was responded to by many fans.
On the second day of the match between Sporting Gijon and Racing Santander, and three days before the UEFA Cup final, many Sporting Gijon fans started heading to Lisbon, and some of them chose to drive there.
, Spain's national radio station even followed along and reported on the Gijon expedition to Lisbon.
"At this time, it is Gijon who stands up to defend the honor of Spanish football!" Gold medal football commentator D'Agostino also expressed emotion in his program. He called on the whole of Spain to support Sporting Gijon at this time.
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On May 16, the whole Sporting Gijon team set off for Lisbon.
For Sporting Gijon, the match against Sporting Lisbon is completely an encounter. They have never encountered a Portuguese team before.
Li Ang has repeatedly emphasized to the players to be careful of this opponent. Although in a few years, the Portuguese team's performance in the European competition has become worse and worse, but in the past few years around 2005, the Portuguese team can be said to be in a golden period.
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The Portuguese League cannot compete with the five major European leagues in terms of economic strength, but its clubs have many impressive records in the history of European competitions: In the 1960s, Benfica led by Eusebio broke Real Madrid's monopoly on the European Champions Cup.
In 1987, the young Futre led Porto to win this honor again. In the past three seasons, the Portuguese team has reached the European finals in a row. In the summer of 2003 and 2004, Porto won the UEFA Cup and Champions League.
In 2000, the Portuguese national team became the semi-finals of the European Cup and reached the finals four years later. Even UEFA praised Portuguese football on its website as "a new model in Europe".
Compared with the other two giants in Portugal, Sporting Lisbon has never won the Champions League and only won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1964. But if it can win the UEFA Cup this time, it will become the eighth team in history to win the winner's cup.
A club that has won both the Cup and the UEFA Cup.
At Lisbon's Portela Airport, the arrival of Sporting Gijon received huge attention from the Portuguese media. The Portuguese are also very interested in this season's biggest dark horse in La Liga and now want to be the leader of La Liga. Of course, there are also
There is a Chinese head coach of Sporting Gijon. As Sporting Gijon continues to advance in La Liga and the UEFA Cup, Li Ang's reputation is also growing. At least in mainstream European football, many people already know this.
La Liga's dark horse coach.
"Sporting Lisbon is a respectable club."
"Portuguese football is a star in Europe. Last year's European Cup was among the semi-finals. Porto also won consecutive European championships. Therefore, this final will be very difficult."
Li Ang, wearing a suit and leather tie, looked at the Portuguese microphone and looked very polite and gentlemanly. He also showed great respect for Portuguese football and Sporting Lisbon. This made the Portuguese suddenly have a good impression of the Chinese. This is also in line with the situation.
Their consistent impression of Chinese people is that they are restrained, humble and polite.
Seeing Leon's behavior, many Spanish reporters at the scene rubbed their eyes. If they were not blind, the world was upside down. Is this still the unruly and vengeful Leon they know?
Pack!
Just pretend!
Li Ang's humility won the favor of the Portuguese, and the achievements he led Sporting Gijon, a newly promoted team, this season also moved these Portuguese people. The strong will always win respect, so they are now
My impression of Li Ang is very good: a very capable and humble young Chinese coach.
Listening to the Portuguese reporters' praise of Leon, the Spanish reporters had strange expressions. They really wanted to remind these Portuguese people not to be deceived by this bastard's appearance and to be careful. However, this final is in the Iberian Peninsula.
In the confrontation between Spanish football and Portuguese football, which are close neighbors, even people who don’t like Li Ang and Sporting Gijon have to side with Sporting Gijon at this time... Therefore, the final result is to see Li Ang look elegant and humble.
He seemed to be chatting happily with the Portuguese reporters. The Portuguese had a very good sense of Leon, but some of these Spanish reporters really couldn't stand it anymore.
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The hotel where Sporting Gijon stayed was not too far from the Alvalade Stadium, the final venue. On the way to the hotel, they could even see the stadium from a distance.
A year ago, the whole of Portugal was going crazy for the local European Cup. A year later, major European football events returned to Portugal. Near the Alvalade Stadium, and even in Lisbon, all traces of the 2004 European Cup have disappeared.
"Lisbon 2005" logos were everywhere, and the background color was Sporting Lisbon's green. For three consecutive seasons, Portuguese fans have been able to cheer for their team in the European finals, which is an incomparable blessing.
The Alvalade Stadium, home of Sporting Lisbon, is considered one of the most beautiful stadiums in the 2004 European Cup. Currently, the stadium has been decorated by UEFA and shows the style of a year ago. According to the media's first release,
528 volunteers who had worked for the European Cup put on UEFA's green clothing again to serve in this final.
Sporting Gijon has just arrived in Lisbon, and the players did not have any communication with the media at the airport. Except for the head coach Li Ang, only the team’s senior captain Hierro said a few words in interviews with the media. It was just a formulaic response without any substance.
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On the other hand, Sporting Lisbon's players are quite active.
During the interview, Sporting Lisbon's players sent out a message of going all out to attack. The team's old striker Sa Pinto predicted that the game would be a goal battle. In addition, Sporting Lisbon's forward Lidson said that he would at least score.
a ball.
However, Sporting Lisbon coach Peseiro stepped forward to cool down, "Leedson is our best shooter, but no matter what, playing our own overall level is the most important."
Talking about the Portuguese team entering the European finals for three consecutive years, Pesero said: "Maybe we are at a higher level than we thought."
When talking about the opponent Sporting Gijon, Sporting Lisbon head coach Peseiro said, "It is hard to imagine that a newly promoted team has achieved this step. They faced us in the UEFA Cup final and are also leading the La Liga. This has already shown that
Everything.”
The Portuguese media are also offering suggestions for Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese media, "A" analyzed that Sporting Gijon is good at defensive counterattacks, and the players have good physical fitness and fast speed. Sporting Lisbon attacks at home with all its strength and must be cautious about the opponent's counterattacks.
Another Portuguese media "O Jogo" also warned Sporting Lisbon that the team should be careful about Sporting Gijon and be cautious.
The Portuguese media constantly remind Sporting Gijon not to underestimate the enemy and to be careful about this opponent. This is not only because Sporting Gijon is now the leader of La Liga. Such a team can beat the two giants of Real Madrid and Barcelona to lead La Liga. It has natural strength.
This caution should not be underestimated. This caution actually comes from the lessons learned from last year's European Cup final. Scolari's Portuguese national team lost 0-1 at home to the defense-oriented Greek team.
The Portuguese coach Scolari also expressed his views on this game. 'Big Phil' believes that Sporting Lisbon will win the championship, but they must play more rationally and smartly. 'Big Phil' also believes that Sporting Lisbon will win the championship.
Said that in this game, he will be a player of Sporting Lisbon and will cheer for Sporting Lisbon in the honorary stand of Alvadra Stadium.
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Sporting Gijon played in the European finals for the first time in its history, and club president Manuel Arango also came to Lisbon with the team.
At the hotel where he was staying, Scott Rui reported to Li Ang that the players had been arranged. Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief. He was now extremely stressed and tired.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jesus, you should rest early."
Li Ang saw off Scotre and was about to close the door for a rest, but he saw the club chairman Manuel Arango walking over. He stood at the door, looking at the chairman coming, thinking about the old Arango in his heart.
Longo’s purpose.
"Lee, let's talk." Manuel Arango said directly.
Li Ang glanced at old Arango in surprise. He didn't understand what the other party wanted to talk to him about before the war, and his expression was so serious.
"Let's go to the cafe." Li Ang nodded and said the location.
In the cafe on the third floor of the hotel, the chairman and head coach of Sporting Gijon chose a secluded corner to sit down and casually ordered two coffees.
"For the final, what are the chances of winning?" Old Arango asked directly without any pleasantries.
Li Ang frowned slightly. Since the last quarrel, the rift between the two people has become wider and deeper. Now there is no even false greetings when talking. It's really... Old Arango's attitude makes Li Ang feel like a part-time job
The embarrassment of being scolded by the boss.
"In such a final, there are many factors that affect the outcome of the game." Li Ang replied, "Sporting Lisbon is the host, and this team is also very strong, so it is difficult to say."
To be honest, Li Ang said that although he was extremely eager to win the championship and was very confident in his players, when it came to the result, he really didn't have much confidence. As he said, there were too many factors that affected the finals, one of which was very important.
, Sporting Lisbon is the host, which has a great impact. Also, Sporting Lisbon is a veteran team in the European war and has rich experience. Sporting Gijon has never played in such a final. The pressure and level of the European war final is the Copa del Rey.
The finals are incomparable.
Hearing what Li Ang said, old Arango looked unhappy. He was preparing to find another job, so his mind was not on Gijon? Thinking like this made him even more unhappy.
"You help the team win the UEFA Cup!" Manuel Arango suppressed his anger and said suddenly, "I agree to let you go to the top without any penalty."