Atletico Madrid players thanked the fans and returned to the locker room.
The atmosphere in the locker room became heated, Simeone hugged every player, and some even danced!
After Simeone hugged the players and motioned for everyone to sit down, he was ready to speak.
At this moment, the door to the locker room opened.
Blatt!
The first person who entered everyone's field of vision was the President of FIFA, followed by Atletico Madrid's top management!
"applaud!"
Atletico Madrid president Serrezuo smiled and shouted to the Atletico Madrid players, and there was thunderous applause in the locker room!
Blatter smiled, hugged Simeone and congratulated him.
At the signal of Atletico Madrid's senior management, Atletico Madrid players stood up and shook hands with Blatter.
Simeone introduced the players to him one by one next to Blatter. When Li Chuanqi shook hands with Blatter, Blatter interrupted Simeone's introduction: "Li!"
Blatter opened his arms and took the initiative to hug Li Chuanqi.
"This is my first time watching a game live, and you gave me such a big surprise!"
Li Chuanqi responded politely: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for coming to Calderon Stadium! When I knew that Mr. Chairman was coming to Calderon Stadium to watch the game, I told myself that I must perform well tonight!"
Blatter was very impressed by Li Chuanqi's words and happily patted him on the shoulder and said: "I haven't seen such a wonderful game and such a wonderful goal in many years.
Keep up the good work, the future belongs to you!"
He looked at Simeone and others and said: "The future belongs to you!"
"good!"
Atletico Madrid president Serezo cheered happily, and the locker room burst into applause.
Blatter continued to encourage Li Chuanqi: "Not only must we give you more wonderful goals, but we must also pay attention to staying healthy!
Only by staying healthy can you contribute more wonderful goals.
Ronaldo could have left more wonderful moments for world football, but he suffered too many injuries and spent a lot of time battling them.
I hope you stay healthy for a long time!”
Are you planning to raise the plum tree?!
The atmosphere in the locker room became lively.
Li Chuanqi nodded and agreed.
Blatter held Li Chuanqi's hand, looked at the others and said: "As a new force in La Liga, I hope you will bring more surprises to the world!"
The locker room burst into applause!
…
Post-match press conference.
Barcelona coach Martino said: "This is a disappointing night, we failed to live up to the expectations of the fans.
The opponent played very aggressively, interrupting our smooth coordination and preventing us from organizing a decent attack.
At the same time, our defense was not good either. Many balls could have been blocked in advance, but our players did not do so.
This is the main reason for our failure!"
During the question-and-answer session, Li Chuanqi became the key to reporters’ questions.
A reporter from L'Equipe asked: "How do you evaluate Lee's performance tonight?"
Martino thought for a while and replied: "We all know that Li is the biggest favorite for this year's Ballon d'Or. This can fully prove that his ability has reached the highest level in today's world football.
His personal ability is amazing, completely comparable to Ronaldo at his peak!"
Comparable to Ronaldo in his prime?!
This review...
The Times reporter asked: "Why was Messi suddenly removed from the starting list? Please compare the performances of Li and Messi tonight."
Martino said: "We originally wanted Messi to start, but after the warm-up we asked him about his situation and he felt that his condition was not very good, so we took him off the starting list.
Messi has just returned from injury and is still looking for match fitness. Coupled with the opponent's targeted defense, it did not give him more space to attack, so he did not perform as well as he should tonight.
I believe he will return to his peak condition soon.
Judging from tonight's performance, Li is in better shape than Messi."
A reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport asked: "After Messi came on the field, we found that he was not feeling any discomfort. Some people said that he selectively gave up some games for this year's World Cup. Is that true?"
Martino shook his head and said: "We all know what the World Cup means to a player, and everyone knows Messi's desire for the World Cup.
But I don't believe he gave up part of his game for the World Cup.
It is a known fact that Messi is injured, so there is no fact that he selectively gives up some games!"
In front of reporters, Martino chose to protect Messi. Once he agrees with the reporter's statement, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among Barcelona fans.
A reporter from Aspen asked: "Are you optimistic that Li will win the Golden Globe Award? If you have the right to vote, who will you vote for? Messi? Li?"
Martino thought for a while and said: "The Golden Globe Award will be announced soon. Based on tonight's performance, Li is qualified to win the Golden Globe Award, but I heard that more than 70% of people have already completed their voting.
So, I don’t think Lee will win the Ballon d’Or!”
He didn't answer the hardest question.
After Martino's stance, Simeone came on.
"It was a great night and we got the result we wanted!"
Simeone said: “This victory not only allows us to win the half-distance championship, but also lets us know how strong we are!
Let us have the courage and confidence to defeat all opponents!
I know some people will criticize our game for not being exciting enough and spending a lot of time on defense, but isn't the purpose of tactics to defeat our opponents?
For those who are ready to criticize my tactics, please think back to the three goals tonight.
Which ball is not a classic?
Some people may sneer at my statement and think that it is entirely Li's personal ability.
Yes, I agree with this statement, but I want to ask, Messi is not weaker than Li in terms of personal ability, why did Messi not score tonight?
Please think deeply about the reasons behind this!”
At this moment, Simeone began to fight back against the media who said his tactics were ugly.
The Golden Globe Award is of course the focus of media reporters. A reporter from L'Equipe asked: "Are you optimistic that Li will win the Golden Globe Award?"
Simeone said in a positive tone: "Of course I am optimistic that Li will win the Ballon d'Or! In my heart, he is the only candidate for the Ballon d'Or!
If he doesn’t win the Ballon d’Or, the Ballon d’Or will lose its authority!”
This is not an unimportant statement.
The Guardian reporter asked: "If Messi and Li are both free agents, which of them will you choose to play under you?"
Damn, this is a proposition...
Countless reporters looked at Simeone curiously, wanting to see how he would answer this question.
Simeone laughed and said: "I am very greedy. I hope both of them can play under me!"
The reporters laughed kindly, and some even gave him a thumbs up.
Simeone continued: "If it were before, my first choice would definitely be Messi, but it is different now, Li is my first choice!
Li is younger and more impactful.
Of course, I'm not saying that Messi is not strong enough. He has proven his strength in countless games.
Li has not reached the peak of his career yet, he is improving every day, and no one knows what his peak will be."