Although there will be no awards ceremony at home, Atletico Madrid fans still celebrated on a large scale, and they were not in a hurry, because in six days, they would be able to actually see the league championship trophy in the hands of Atletico Madrid players.
Passed from hand to hand, and they also firmly believe that in ten days, they will be able to see the team win the Champions League trophy for the first time in Scotland!
"Guys, I'm proud of your performance! Now, it's time to take a good rest. There is still one last game to play this season! After that game, we will reach a peak, our own peak!
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At the celebratory cocktail party after the game, Dick raised his glass and said loudly to the players.
The next day, the Spanish media published news that Atletico Madrid defended its league title and won the eleventh league championship trophy in the club's history.
"There is no doubt that Atletico Madrid definitely deserves to win the league championship this season. Despite being distracted by the Champions League, they completed the task of fighting on two fronts, and once the ownership of the La Liga championship lost suspense!
Although Atletico Madrid's advantage shrank sharply due to the distraction of the knockout stage of the Champions League, they still won this game and put the league championship into their hands! They are a well-deserved strong team! Now in the world
One of the best teams! From the verge of relegation to a top team, it only took them two years! Dick has done a great job as the head coach of Atletico Madrid!"
"This team, which has been established for more than 80 years, is about to usher in the second Champions League final in the club's history. The last time they lost to Bayern Munich from Germany in the Champions League final, they should have lost at that time.
Yes, because the Bayern team led by Beckenbauer and others was so powerful. They completed three consecutive championships in the Champions League. Even Ajax led by Cruyff was once suppressed by them.
!And this time, Atletico Madrid will face another team from Germany, but it has changed from Bayern to Bayer... Leverkusen's performance this season is also very outstanding. They have entered the Champions League with Atletico Madrid.
The Champions League final is really a surprising thing! But for Leverkusen, the disadvantage is that they have already fallen behind in the league before and are likely to lose the league championship in the final round with the high-spirited Manchester United.
Compared with the competition, it seems to be a little worse.”
Not only did they praise Atletico Madrid's performance as the defending champion, the Spanish media also basically expressed an optimistic attitude towards Atletico Madrid's performance in the Champions League final, because Atletico Madrid is indeed very good now, and although Leverkusen is also very good, however
Losing two games in a row and losing the first place in the league also proved that Leverkusen is not as stable as Atletico Madrid...
"Actually, let's not be disturbed by this statement... In fact, no matter how well Leverkusen does in the league, it will not affect their performance in the Champions League final. Because if they win the final round of the Bundesliga six days later
If they win the Bundesliga championship, their morale will be very high. If they don't win the league championship, then they have already lost the German Cup and league championships and have only the Champions League championship as the last way to go. They will definitely win in the final.
We must put all our efforts into it! So no matter what, in the finals we will either encounter a team whose morale has been boosted by a miracle win, or we will encounter a team that is sad and angry because it lost the league championship and wants to withdraw from the Champions League.
The team that won the honor...No matter whether we encounter one of these two, this final will not be easy to play! So we have to maximize our advantages! That is to put ourselves before the start of the Champions League
Adjust their condition to the best! Because Leverkusen will definitely fight hard in the last round of the Bundesliga. Regardless of victory or defeat, their physical fitness will suffer a certain loss. This advantage may be average, but it is
It may play a better role at critical moments... Do you understand? Relax your body, but tighten your nerves. You can't relax until all the games on the final day are over!"
After Dick gave the players a day off, he said this to the players on the training ground. He did not hope that the players would perform poorly in the finals because they underestimated their opponents, let alone that they would
He believed that his opponent in the final was vulnerable and that he had already won the Champions League - he did not want Leverkusen to fail to win the honor of Sanya King due to his negligence...
Of course he doesn't think he has won the league championship. It's nothing big if he can't win the Champions League. The honor of the Champions League is not the King's Cup or the Spanish Super Cup. No coach will think that there are too many such championships and lose interest.
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May 11th, the last round of La Liga.
Most of the suspense has been revealed. Although all Atletico Madrid players have flown to the Basque Country to participate in the last round of away game against Real Sociedad, Dick will not send his main players in such a game.
Atletico Madrid, who all came on as substitutes, eventually tied with Real Sociedad. Atletico Madrid won the league championship. The runner-up was Valencia. The third place was Deportivo La Coruna, which caught up in the last few rounds. Real Madrid finished fourth.
——Barcelona once again lost the opportunity to participate in the Champions League, Dick's curse is still in effect...
Although winning the league championship trophy in an away game made Dick feel a little bit unsatisfied, in any case, being able to defend the league championship is still an extremely happy thing - and in the game in Germany,
Although Leverkusen won the last round, their opponent Dortmund also defeated their opponent and finally won the Bundesliga championship this season with a one-point advantage!
Two dark horses, both reached the finals of the Champions League. However, Atletico Madrid still won the league title even though their lead in the league shrunk, while Leverkusen fell short!
Same dark horse, different fate!
When this ending made many people sigh, they also began to have more interest in the Champions League final five days later - whether Leverkusen, which lost the league and cup in a week, learned from shame and courageously, or did it?
Atletico Madrid, which has already won the league championship, creates a miracle and makes another breakthrough in the Champions League?
It is worth mentioning that whether Atletico Madrid or Leverkusen won the league championship, they were the first teams to win the Champions League after Dortmund won the championship in 1997!
This is also the first new team to win the Champions League after the expansion of the Champions League.
Such an honor is enough to drive all head coaches crazy.
Whether it is Dick or Topmueller, there was a lack of some heavyweight champions in the previous coaching circles. The fifty-year-old Topmueller did not have many outstanding results before.
After Ham was dismissed due to a drug scandal, he was able to bring Leverkusen to such a height when he was called upon to do so. If he can still win the Champions League, no one will doubt his ability!
Not to mention Dick, two La Liga championships are enough to prove his level. In the European competition, he also has a UEFA Cup championship. If he can win this Champions League championship again, then he will immediately become a first-line coach.
Line up!
The 23-year-old world's top coach is an achievement that everyone can envy!
On May 12, the day after the league ended, Dick led the team to fly to Glasgow, Scotland, and did not return to Madrid to celebrate the arrival of the league championship - but everyone took this for granted.
, because next, they will face the Champions League final!
Atletico Madrid participated in the Champions League final for the second time in the club's more than 80-year history! Before, they lost to Bayern, which was in full swing, but this time, they no longer want to lose this game!
And now they have a great advantage. After winning the league championship, the team's morale is even higher. They also defeated their local rival Real Madrid in two fierce games. Their morale has reached its highest peak regardless of the state. But what about the opponent? This
This is not the first time that they have lost the league title in the last round of the season. Two years ago, they lost to Unterhaching with a draw in the last round and handed over the league title to Bayern. This year they lost the league title again.
That's right - it proves that Leverkusen is a team that can slip away...
What makes Atletico Madrid fans even more proud is that although Leverkusen also played Champions League games in the past two years, compared with Atletico Madrid in history, they are out-and-out **.
This team has not won the league championship since joining the Bundesliga. It is an emerging force that has only emerged in the past few years. Although Atletico Madrid seemed to be struggling in the previous few seasons, before the 1990s, they were an outstanding player in La Liga.
It is a giant that has no deductions. Its eight league championships are second only to Real Madrid, and Barcelona only has two more than them. If Cruyff hadn't taken over and made Barcelona rise in the 1990s, Atletico Madrid can be said to be the only one in Spain.
Real Madrid can have an overwhelming advantage over them!
When it comes to the present, their state is better than Leverkusen. When it comes to the past, their past was more glorious than Leverkusen. In any comparison, they have more advantages in the game!
But what is strange is that after arriving in Scotland, Dick seemed a bit low-key when being interviewed.
"What advantages do we have? Maybe we have some advantages before the game, but on the court, all other so-called advantages cannot actually be called advantages. The reason is very simple. On the court, what we are fighting against is
Eleven players. It is true that Leverkusen has been unlucky recently, but this unluckiness cannot be equated with their performance in the Champions League final. Like us, they only successfully entered after a very harsh game.
In the Champions League final, it is very difficult to beat a team with the kind of performance we had before. Before this game, we must use all our strength to prepare for this game. We cannot relax until the last moment.
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Dick's words made many people feel strange - has this guy changed his temper? Shouldn't reaching the Champions League final be something that makes him so happy? It's really strange... even if he doesn't play in the Champions League final
People can be confident and keep a low profile before the game to leave a way out for themselves, but is a guy like Dick really the kind of person who will leave a way out for himself? This is too unscientific...
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Only Dick knew that some of his previous high-profile actions were more of exaggerated actions to make himself more famous. After all, it would be faster to become famous if he did some stunts - for example, he and the man who had been arrested
The bet he had made with the poor reporter Mr. Rodriguez that he had forgotten immediately made Dick famous - but he was about to obtain the shares of Atletico Madrid, so he did not need to use those high-profile methods to make himself famous.
Once you get bigger, your position becomes more stable, and you get rich, it’s time to establish yourself...
