After the game, the media's evaluation of Bayern Munich immediately flipped.
Almost everyone and every media outlet is impressed by Bayern Munich's tenacity and resilience.
Because in the two games against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich equalized the score at the last moment!
Especially in this game, at the Bernabeu, under such difficult circumstances, they did not give up at all, let alone collapse. Instead, they were united and fought until the last minute.
Everyone was shocked by Bayern Munich's performance in this game.
At the post-match press conference, Real Madrid head coach Zidane also said helplessly that Bayern Munich's performance was indeed worthy of respect.
"Our players have performed very well and can seize opportunities during the game, but Bayern's players are more resilient."
"I feel very sorry for this result. But there is no way, this is football."
"Real Madrid often reverses its opponents in the Champions League and survives. This reflects the temperament of a team. But it is a pity that such temperament appeared on the opponent today."
"I can only congratulate Guardiola and wish him good luck in the final!"
In Pan Yi's view, this is a failure of Zidane's "metaphysics".
Guardiola, on the other hand, snatched away his "luck"!
In Pan Yi's previous life, Bayern met Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals this season. In the end, the two sides played with a total score of 2:2. Bayern was eliminated due to the disadvantage of away goals.
Imagine if the away goals system had been abolished at that time, what would have happened?
The game between the two sides will definitely change, and even if the score remains unchanged and enters overtime, Bayern, which is more physically dominant, may have a greater advantage.
If Bayern reaches the final, what kind of story will happen between him and Real Madrid, another team that reaches the final?
If Bayern finally wins the championship, what impact will it have on the future of football?
But there are no ifs in history.
In such high-level football matches, it is often just the slightest difference that determines the final result.
But this time, it was Bayern who advanced with the advantage of away goals.
They also entered the Champions League final this season and faced off against Chelsea!
Guardiola also said at the press conference that the players' performance surprised him.
He believes that every one of his players has turned into a fighter. This spirit allowed them to defeat strong opponents on the court and finally reached the Champions League final.
"We ended up in the semi-finals the past two seasons, which makes me feel a little frustrated."
"But today, we finally reached the final. I hope there will be no regrets in the final."
"Yes, our opponent in the final is likely to be the powerful Chelsea, but we don't have any fear."
"As long as we can play with the same spirit as Real Madrid, we will not lose to any opponent, not even Chelsea!"
"Pan Yi? Haha, yes, we are friends. We even agreed very early on that we would meet in the finals this season, and in fact we are about to do it."
"Next, I have to sit down and watch their game... I wish Pan Yi good luck!"
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The next day, Chelsea sat at Stamford Bridge and faced the challenge of Atletico Madrid.
The 4:2 win in the first leg away game gave Chelsea a more comfortable start and a steady start.
And it was Chelsea who scored first.
In the 19th minute, Hazard assisted Harry Kane and scored a goal.
But Atletico Madrid successfully equalized the score shortly after the start of the second half, and the scorer was Griezmann.
Chelsea retaliated again ten minutes later. Lukaku received Cancelo's cross and scored a wonderful volley, giving Chelsea the lead again.
In the end, Chelsea defeated Atletico Madrid 2:1 at home, thus successfully eliminating the opponent with a total score of 6:3, and reaching the Champions League final for the second consecutive season!
This battle was mediocre compared to the strategy between Bayern and Real Madrid, but it was even more impressive at the strength of Chelsea.
After all, Bayern only eliminated Real Madrid by relying on more away goals, while Chelsea defeated Atletico Madrid at home and away!
In comparison, Chelsea's path to the finals seemed much easier, and it also demonstrated Chelsea's unprecedented dominance this season.
Everyone said that after winning five championships, and having reached the finals of the FA Cup and Champions League, Pan Yi is getting closer and closer to his seventh crown.
Simeone, who has always kept his sights high, also expressed his congratulations to Pan Yi at the post-match press conference.
"He is an incredible head coach and the most successful head coach currently active."
"This is the fourth time he has reached the Champions League final, and he has done this incredible thing with three teams. I am also looking forward to seeing him win the Champions League championship for the fourth time!"
"I do not deny that I did borrow some of Pan Yi's ideas in my offensive tactics. To be honest, as long as you study it with concentration, you will find that Pan Yi's tactics are so fascinating."
"I believe Guardiola will agree with this. I have long seen that his -1 formation is actually a variant of one of Pan Yi's tactics."
"But it's a pity that I couldn't beat Pan Yi with Pan Yi's improved tactics. So, I doubt Guardiola can either."
"No matter what, I still hope to see a peak showdown in the final!"
At the end, Simeone said with a smile: "When I first started coaching, it was in 2006. I was 36 years old at the time, and people called me Young Marshal."
"It's been 10 years now. I'm 46 years old and I still belong to the ranks of young marshals."
"But I won't allow you to call me Young Marshal anymore. Look at Pan Yi, he's not even 30 years old yet!"
"Perhaps my coaching performance is pretty good. After all, I have won the La Liga championship, the King's Cup championship, and the UEFA Cup championship. But compared with Pan Yi... I can't even win."
"Pan Yi gives me a wonderful feeling. I was a little jealous of him before, but now I admire him more."
"He really doesn't look like a person of our era. Tactically and in terms of looking at players, he has a very unique forward-looking approach. I think this is what makes him most unique."
"He is always leading the trends and trends in football. And I can also see from the changes in his tactics that he has been exploring and thinking, always improving and changing, which is also a rare quality."
"But the most terrifying thing is that he is really only 30 years old! It's hard to imagine what heights he can reach."
"Now I have to think about whether I should change careers. At least as long as Pan Yi is still in professional football, I don't seem to see the chance to win the Champions League..."
When he said this, Simone couldn't help laughing.
The entire press conference room also laughed.
But everyone felt that behind the laughter, there was still some sadness and helplessness.
This is actually the sentiment of many coaches of the same era.
Since they are born, how can Yi be born!
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Pan Yi got up from the bed and stood on the floor.
He walked over the shoes, clothes, and pants scattered on the floor and walked to the window.
It's already dawn.
The beautiful morning sun in Yorkshire shone through the window into the room, making Pan Yi's exposed skin feel warm.
Pan Yi turned around and looked at the bed.
Valentina was lying there in an extremely seductive posture, with the quilt slightly covering her abdomen.
As if feeling Pan Yi's eyes, Valentina's eyes also opened, and then she showed a sweet smile to Pan Yi:
"You're awake. Did you sleep well?"
"It's good." Pan Yi returned the smile, "I'm just a little tired. The battle last night was too intense."
Valentina spat, turned over and closed her eyes, pretending to continue sleeping.
Pan Yi smiled and turned on the TV.
After playing the Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid, Pan Yi suddenly became much more relaxed, at least recently.
Since the FA Cup final is on May 22 and the Champions League final is a week later on May 28, it is still early.
The Premier League that will be played during this period is no longer important to Chelsea.
Therefore, Pan Yi also took time to go to Yorkshire to meet Valentina and play several "China-Italy friendly matches."
As the saying goes, a long separation is better than a new marriage.
Therefore, these "friendly matches" were quite intense and quite tiring.
At this time, local news appeared on the TV screen:
"The latest news from our reporter from Yorkshire."
"York City, the dark horse club in English League Two this season, held a signing ceremony yesterday morning. York City officially signed two sponsorship contracts with a Western Siberian company from Russia."
"It is reported that the two sponsorship contracts are York City's stadium title sponsorship and jersey chest advertising sponsorship. The specific sponsorship amount has not been disclosed."
"These sponsorship contracts will officially come into effect next season. Due to York City's outstanding performance in League Two this season, they will appear in League One next season."
"Currently, 44 rounds of English League Two have been played. York City is ranked second in the standings with 87 points. Since they are 7 points ahead of fourth-placed Oxford United, they have secured the top three in the league. They can definitely do it.
Promotion to League One.”
"But even so, York City's ability to win the favor of the West Siberian company is definitely not just because of their performance. Otherwise, why don't the Russians sponsor Northampton, which is ranked first?"
"The West Siberian Company is part of the Evraz Group, which is one of the largest steel production and mining companies in Russia. In 2006, its total assets reached more than 7.3 billion US dollars."
"The largest shareholder of the Evraz Group is none other than Chelsea's owner, Abramovich... And the owner of York City? He is Chelsea's current head coach, Pan Yi."
"In this way, is the connection between the two very clear? It can also be understood why such a large company would choose to sponsor a club that is about to enter the League One."
"Considering that the Space Exploration Technology Company controlled by the Abu Dhabi Group also sponsored York City, this feels like a secret battle for Pan Yi's heart."
"But there is no doubt that Abramovich has the upper hand, both in terms of their feelings and the depth of their cooperation."
"According to York City Chairman Jason McGill, the West Siberian Company is interested in participating in the team's future stadium renovation, training ground upgrade, youth training facilities and recruitment system upgrades."
"Especially in terms of stadium renovation, York City plans to expand and renovate the two dilapidated stands in the north and south. By then, the stadium's capacity will reach about 20,000."
"This plan has been handed over to an architectural design company from Longguo, and construction is expected to start as soon as the second half of this year."
"In York City Club's plan, when they can establish a foothold in the English League One, or even enter the English Championship League, the renovated stadium will be put into use!"
"And this Busham Crescent Stadium... no, it should be called the West Siberian Stadium now, and it will also increase a lot of ticket revenue for York City in the future!"
Pan Yi had already sat back on the bed and gently stroked Valentina's hair:
"Well done and our club is on the right track."
Valentina turned around and opened her eyes: "Don't you know it yet? They are all here for you. Look, even the news reporters know it!"
Pan Yi smiled and said nothing.
Valentina asked again: "So, have you thought about it? Where are you going to go after the contract expires?"
Pan Yi originally signed a two-year contract in Hamburg, and it was the same at Chelsea.
And now, as the two-year period is approaching, Valentina will naturally be concerned about her boyfriend's whereabouts.
"Actually, I'm not sure," Pan Yi said, "The main reason is that this season is not over yet. If I don't win the seventh crown, then the promise to Abramovich will not be fulfilled, then..."
"What if we win seven crowns?" Valentina asked again.
"I haven't thought about this seriously." Pan Yi reached out and touched Valentina's smooth shoulder again, "Otherwise, I won't be a coach for a while and spend a good time with you. Anyway, I am a coach and can be there at any time.
On duty."
"Really?" Valentina's eyes lit up, but then dimmed immediately, "I believe you, you are such a bad old man. How can a football-loving guy like you be willing to take a rest?"
"Haha..." Pan Yi laughed, "Just because I say I'm not a coach doesn't mean I don't care about football. Think about it, York City is ours, Scaloni is leading it; and Nagelsmann
In Hamburg, Inzaghi's situation in Milan is also average, I can help them."
"Do you want to be the emperor?" Valentina glared.
"But it's much easier than being the head coach myself." Pan Yi patted Valentina's face, "I don't have to go to work, so I have more time to accompany you. I can also do more work.
'fighting'……"
Valentina's face suddenly turned red and she cursed: "You're not serious. Maybe you won't win the Champions League, after all."
Pan Yi nodded: "Of course I will be careful. Bayern Munich's strength this season has improved a lot compared to last season, but what surprised me most is their tenacity. To be honest, if we met last season
Now that they have arrived, I really don’t think they have much confidence in winning.”
Bayern Munich is really impressive this season, especially in the second half, playing better every game in the Champions League knockout rounds.
Many times, this kind of team is what you fear the most in football matches, because you don’t know how much potential it has yet to tap. God knows, will it suddenly break out when playing against you?
Valentina suddenly became worried again: "What about now? Are you sure?"
Pan Yi showed his signature confident smile: "Don't worry, I'm making progress too. No matter how hard Guardiola tries, I can handle him!"
Valentina smiled sweetly, and the quilt on her shoulders fell off, which made Pan Yi suddenly feel a wave of heat coming up from bottom to top.
"Forget it, let's continue fighting...I will use different tactics from last night to defeat you..."
"Ah... don't... um... ah..."
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Of course, just because Pan Yi went to York City to take a vacation does not mean that he will not care about the team.
After staying for a few days, he set off directly from York City to Sunderland to join the team.
What will be held here is the 36th round of the Premier League, Sunderland's home game against Chelsea.
Sunderland are fighting to avoid relegation, while Chelsea have nothing more to ask for.
However, Chelsea also has to prepare for the upcoming FA Cup final and Champions League final, so its attitude towards the game is still very serious.
Pan Yi is not at the training base these days, and Arteta is in charge of the team's daily work, and this game also took the opportunity to be directed by him.
Therefore, although Pan Yi is still nominally the head coach on the team roster, today Pan Yi only sat in the coach's seat and did not directly interfere with Arteta's instructions.
During the game, Chelsea still encountered stubborn resistance from Sunderland.
At this stage, the relegation teams in the Premier League are not easy to mess with!
Italian striker Borini scored the first goal, actually leading the Premier League champions.
Although Chelsea scored two goals successively in the 25th and 45th minutes by Lukaku and Matic, in the 70th minute of the game, Sunderland still scored an equalizing goal from veteran Defoe.
This also made the score of this game fixed at 2:2, and Sunderland got a key point on the road to relegation.
However, compared to the players of the two teams in this game, the real protagonists are not them.
During the warm-up activities before the official game started, a young Sunderland fan named Bradley became the focus of the audience.
This boy was unfortunately diagnosed with neurocytoma in 2013, and it was still at an advanced stage.
After two years of painful chemotherapy, Bradley almost "completely recovered" last year. Unfortunately, the jealous boy, the disease invaded his body again in June last year.
Bradley's family had to accept the fact that no matter how they received treatment, they would not have much time left for their children.
Therefore, in today's game, in order to realize Bradley's dream, both clubs arranged for him to wear a Sunderland jersey and appear on the court with his idols to warm up.
Immediately afterwards, he became the main penalty kicker and broke the goal guarded by Courtois.
The little boy's goal also received unanimous applause from the players on both sides and the fans present!
Later, Bradley also took photos with the players of the two teams, and of course the coaching staff including Pan Yi and others.
The most touching picture among them is undoubtedly the photo of Defoe holding Bradley.
Bradley had a smile on his face, but Defoe looked like he wanted to cry but was holding back.
As the most famous star in the Sunderland team, former England international Defoe is also Bradley's number one idol.
Defoe is also very kind to him, and their relationship can be said to be very sincere.
It can be said that in this football stadium, which is full of competition and filled with gunpowder smoke, there are actually many warm and touching stories happening!
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After playing Sunderland, Chelsea's last two opponents in the Premier League are Liverpool and Leicester City.
If we meet these two teams in the middle of the season, maybe there will be some sparks between the two teams;
But now, the situation in the standings is very clear.
After 36 rounds, Leicester City has 78 points and has secured qualification for the Champions League.
Even, their points are 7 points higher than third-placed Manchester City. In other words, Leicester City also won the runner-up spot in this season's Premier League two rounds ahead of schedule.
The last two Champions League seats will be between Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City. Their point difference is only about 3 points. The last two rounds of games will determine their fate.
What about Liverpool?
They are ranked 9th with only 57 points and are destined to miss out on the European competition next season.
If Klopp wants to revive the Red Army, he can only wait until next season.
Therefore, whether it is Chelsea VS Liverpool or Chelsea VS Leicester City, the two games are theoretically "friendly matches".
In addition, there is no grudge or grudge between these teams, so the game is even more dull.
But after all, Chelsea had the upper hand and they were playing at home, so they still won these two games.
The scores of both games were 2:1, with Chelsea winning slightly.
The first is the game against Liverpool.
Chelsea took the lead in the 32nd minute. Hazard and Goretzka cooperated by kicking the wall. The Belgian winger broke through Milner one after another. Lallana and Firmino later reached the edge of the penalty area. Facing Lovren, he decisively kicked into the right corner.
Lower corner, 1:0!
Then Chelsea expanded the score in the 56th minute. Cheek made a direct pass, Mignolet hesitated to attack, and Gnabry's curved shot from the right side of the penalty area hit the dead corner. 2:0!
The Red Army did not equalize until the 92nd minute. Ocho, who came on as a substitute, made a pass from the left. Chelsea goalkeeper Martinez, who started today, made a mistake after receiving the ball. Benteke easily headed into the empty goal. 2:1.
Then there’s Chelsea’s home game against Leicester City, which is also the final game of the Premier League this season and a head-to-head showdown between the first and second-ranked Premier League players!
In the first half of the game, neither team scored a goal.
In the 59th minute, Cancelo made a cross from the left. Shinji Okazaki tripped Matic while defending in the penalty area and sent a penalty kick. Then Harry Kane scored in one stroke and Chelsea led 1:0.
In the 82nd minute, Leicester City attacked. Drinkwater suddenly took a long shot from outside the penalty area. Although Courtois fought hard to save, he was unable to prevent the ball from entering the net. Chelsea 1:1 Leicester City.
In the 90th minute, Chelsea counterattacked and Abraham hit the target with a volley!
Then the final whistle sounded, Chelsea 2:1 Leicester City.
At this point, this season’s Premier League is all over!