Zhan Jun: "Now we can say that Manchester United... is the champion!"
With the trophy lifted, the 2023-24 Premier League season officially came to an end.
Chen Xiaoliang scored the team's first league goal of the season and also scored the last goal, which symbolizes a new beginning and a new beginning.
Manchester United itself has gained great popularity all over the world, and with its return to the top and undefeated season, it has attracted reports from various media and many institutions have called to congratulate it.
Arsenal's legendary coach Wenger, who now serves as FIFA's "World Football Development Director", also specially recorded a video under the arrangement of FIFA to congratulate Chen Xiaoliang and his Manchester United, and said with a little helplessness that from now on, winning the championship undefeated will no longer be exclusive to Arsenal.
However, the old coach's main task at present is to devote himself to the "Wenger offside" formulated under his advocacy. This huge rule change will be implemented in major leagues and the Champions League next season.
For Manchester United, the huge success also made the club's transfer work for next season go very smoothly.
With money, honor, and a young main lineup, this is a team that will have long-term success in the future.
In addition to the young Australian international Ilankunda who has already joined the team and is still adapting, the team has also signed contract extensions with two full-backs Marc Jurado and Alvaro Fernandez who will play with the first team next season.
In addition, Jasim accepted Riise's recommendation and signed the 20-year-old young midfielder Leslie Ugochuk from Ligue 1 Rennes for 25 million euros. The player will join the team on July 1.
This deal is intended to respond to Casemiro's aging in advance, allowing the veteran to play a role in mentoring and helping the young people to gradually take over.
However, as people come, others go. Benzema talked to Ten Hag and Chen Xiaoliang separately and said that after half a season of games, he had gained football experience far beyond his expectations, but he is getting old after all at the age of 37. The intense pace of the Premier League and the numerous strong teams have made it difficult for him to adapt. After each game, he feels pain in the joints and muscles all over his body.
The Saudi team Jeddah United, which had been pursuing him for a year, offered a very high price to sign both him and 40-year-old Modric, and he has agreed.
Faced with the legendary decision, although Chen Xiaoliang felt a little regretful, he still wished him all the best in the future.
However, Benzema also said that in the last remaining game, as long as the team needs him, he will definitely make every effort.
Another player who is about to leave the team is Milinkovic-Savic, who is in his prime.
His situation is somewhat different from Benzema's.
Milinkovic-Savic, who has played in Serie A for too long, also feels that he is not most suitable for the fast-changing rhythm and style of the Premier League. From his performance of 4 goals and 1 assist in all competitions in half a season after his winter transfer to the team, it can be seen that his situation is very embarrassing.
Success is due to omnipotence, and failure is also due to omnipotence.
Being good at everything often means that there is nothing particularly outstanding.
On defense, his slow speed makes it completely impossible for him to help his teammates defend against speedy wingers with strong individual explosive capabilities such as Kaoru Mitoma, Saka, Rafinha, Mudrick and Saint-Maximin.
In this position, let alone Timberwolves, even McTominay is more suitable than him.
In the offense, Chen Xiaoliang, who is in his prime, is already in the central midfield position, and B Fee is in second place, so he is only in third place.
However, B Fee can rotate to play as the right winger, but he can only play in the middle.
Chen Xiaoliang's existence forces him to live in the shadow of the superstar's brilliance.
Manchester United has accepted Riyadh Crescent's offer of 40 million euros for him. They bought him for 10 million in the winter window and sold him for 40 million in the summer window. This deal is not a loss at all.
Another thing is Sancho's departure. Manchester United has accepted Aston Villa's transfer offer and is now just waiting for the player to agree to the salary terms.
Promoting youth training, introducing new stars and eliminating redundancies have made the team's structure more reasonable and healthier. The next thing to do is to introduce a backup center.
However, compared with Manchester United's steady progress, the two giants of European football, Real Madrid and Newcastle, have already started a fierce and aggressive shopping mode.
Saudi Arabia has announced their "Great Football Plan", which will send a number of stars to Newcastle as the four major clubs in the Saudi Super League continue to buy.
The local media has listed the names of those negotiating loan agreements: Brozovic and Ruben Neves have already reached an agreement, and then B Silva, who will transfer to Saudi Arabia at the end of the season, Kyle Walker, and even Milinkovic-Savic will also be loaned by Newcastle.
Even Salah, who was still hesitating whether to accept the offer, appeared on the list.
Tonali, Brozovic, Milinkovic, B Silva, Ruben Neves, this midfield configuration will make Newcastle have one of the best midfield combinations in Europe.
In the backcourt, they plan to use the budget saved through loan to sign Barcelona center back Araujo and Inter Milan left back Dimarco .
On the front line, Riise got Roma's Roque before Barcelona made a move and became their primary target.
The reason why Saudi Arabia's oil daddy wants to do this is to make Newcastle show strong competitiveness in the reformed Champions League next season, and at the same time be on par with Manchester City's two giants, Liverpool and other teams in the league, instead of always being ranked fourth.
Chelsea's new owner Burley never imagined that after coming to the Premier League, the most eye-catching Premier League All-Star Game model that he strongly recommended to the FA would not be implemented, but Newcastle would already be forming an all-star team.
In the south of Europe, Real Madrid on the Iberian Peninsula is also actively preparing for big-money purchases, in addition to welcoming the Brazilian genius Enderique, who has been waiting for two years, and Mbappe, who is certain to join after the end of the season.
Manchester United's recovery and the traffic brought by the Premier League have deeply stimulated this veteran football giant. They have always regarded the Champions League as their backyard and vowed to return strongly in the new season to re-dominate La Liga and even the whole of Europe.
In fact, to put it bluntly, they are sharpening their knives in order to compete with Manchester United led by Chen Xiaoliang. The strength they have shown this season has made the whole of Europe tremble with fear.
At this point, no matter how many grudges there were in the past, they all placed their hopes on that unruly and arrogant man - Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho's season has been generally smooth sailing, but it has not been without trouble.
The biggest trouble is the long-running soap opera of feud between Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain at the beginning of the season.
Finally, with the mediation of all parties, even the president, Mbappe chose to take a discount on his loyalty bonus in exchange for playing wholeheartedly for one last year in Paris Saint-Germain, and then the club let him go to Real Madrid as a free agent.
Seeing that Mbappe was determined to not play for a whole year, and having invited a famous coach, the Paris Saint-Germain board of directors, which had initially offered Mbappe an incredible contract but later accused Mbappe of having no contract spirit, had no choice but to compromise.
After all, Nasser is not Jassim, there is no Al-Thani in his surname, and he is not a prince. He is just a worker under the leadership of the Al-Thani family.
The boss allowed him to squander money, but didn't let him spend it to become a laughing stock of the whole world. If he really wanted to fight to the death and lose both fame and fortune, he would be punished by the boss.
Mourinho's preparations were quite rigorous, and he issued a gag order to the entire club, prohibiting them from accepting interviews or leaking information about the team's preparations.
He also reached a consensus with Mbappe, who was not fully obedient to discipline but was willing to improve his status in football through achievements.
In the last game, we worked together, and after that everyone went home to pursue their own future.
Mbappe is definitely an outlier in the football world. He emerged at the age of 18 and scored 4 goals, each one more important than the last. He helped the team win the World Cup and was selected into the FIFA Best 11 that year, establishing his status as a super genius in one fell swoop.
Although he performed poorly in the subsequent European Cup, he still helped France win the UEFA Nations League and scored 8 goals in 7 games in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, winning the Golden Boot, but unfortunately lost to Argentina and finished second.
Messi has been working hard for the World Cup championship all his life. He won it as a main player at the age of 18. For the rest of his life, what he pursued was to establish his prestige in football at the club level.
However, the disputes and conflicts with Paris Saint-Germain, which were exposed every year at first and every month later, seriously affected and wasted one season after another.
At the age of 26, he is still young and can afford to wait. To be honest, he also hopes that going to Real Madrid can help him win the coveted Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year with his achievements, and then completely embark on the road to becoming the king of football.
But this does not mean that he will give up the Champions League final in 7 days.
Which prince would not be willing to take the throne early?
What's more, he doesn't even take Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi seriously, and he has always been unhappy with Chen Xiaoliang, thinking that Chen Xiaoliang stole the Golden Ball that should have belonged to him, and that he is the true number one in the world.
In the life script he envisions, he will lead the strong French team to win the World Cup again in 2026, or even defend the World Cup in 2030.
Then he played for the top football club Real Madrid until he was 35 years old and won at least five Champions League titles, making him the greatest football player ever.
How can Haaland from Norway and Chen Xiaoliang from the Red Country, two people who can't even enter the World Cup, be compared with me?
All of the above has made Mbappe, who has rested for two weeks and is preparing for the final these days, work particularly hard. He has only one goal, which is to completely overturn Manchester United at Wembley Stadium and let the world see that Chen Xiaoliang is actually a liar.
But Mourinho knows best whether Chen Xiaoliang is a liar. Not only Chen Xiaoliang, but Kva and Cesco are also his biggest concerns.
Fortunately, Paris Saint-Germain has been training under his tactical system for a season and has accepted the concept of high-intensity zone defense and rapid counterattack. This has not only significantly improved the team's performance, but also further enhanced Mbappe's offensive firepower in the club.
During this week's preparations, Mourinho's main arrangement and training was to effectively cut off Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt in the defensive third zone and his own half.
In a trance, the "madman" seemed to have the feeling of returning to Madrid in a dream, studying how to dismantle the peak Barcelona.
Dybala also helped Mourinho, explaining in detail to his teammates in Paris the habitual movements and defensive focus of Chen Xiaoliang, Kva and Cesco.
When the enemy comes, we will fight back; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. On the Manchester United side, Ten Hag had already discussed the strengths and weaknesses of Mourinho's tactical style with Chen Xiaoliang. Even in the tactical meeting, it was Chen Xiaoliang who introduced Mourinho's previous habitual arrangements on zone defense points and quick counterattack running routes.
Both sides have their cards open and there is the possibility of changing tactics, which has caused heated discussions not only within both teams, but also in the media and fan circles.
Needless to say, Mourinho's fans have no fixed team to support, but only an idol they will always support. This is also the origin of the term "fan of Mourinho", which was originally neutral but later became slightly derogatory. There is even a nickname of "Mourinho nation".
Mourinho's outspoken and rebellious personality adds a touch of challenging power and fearlessness to his persona. Coupled with his dealings with Guardiola's Barcelona and two Champions League titles with Porto and Inter Milan, he has become the most talked-about and most watched football coach on the planet in the years since 2010.
Some people like day, some people like night, some people like summer, some people like winter, some people like passing and controlling the ball, and some people like defense and counterattack.
But Chen Xiaoliang knows that his former head coach is not as sharp-edged as he appears to the outside world in private. He is also a mature middle-aged man with high emotional intelligence. He also likes to joke and is considerate of other people's emotions. Even now that he is old, he will make some compromises based on the actual situation on many of the insurmountable principles he originally upheld.
But there are some things that fans cannot know. Many people have left messages on Chen Xiaoliang’s social media, and even quite a few Roma fans have expressed their gratitude to Chen Xiaoliang for the happiness he once brought them. But now in order to support Mourinho to win, they will have to be strangers to Chen Xiaoliang when they meet next week.
During this week, Chen Xiaoliang also received many text messages. Everyone knows that he is busy preparing for training and his daily schedule is very strict, so text messages are the best way to communicate.
Overall, there are nothing more than words of support and encouragement. At the same time, General Fan, whom he has never met, and his former teammate Wu Lei will also organize a cheering group to go to Wembley to cheer for him.
"The last Champions League before the reform", this gimmick alone was enough to give this final a sense of history, and the headline of "The battle for the best in the world" used by the media made the whole world's focus focus on this football match this week.
The 90,000 tickets had already been sold out, and tickets for the second-floor VIP stands had been booked early by celebrities. Seats near the substitutes' bench were even being sold for 10,000 pounds each on the black market.
Even in northern Europe, the two brothers who were still grumbling but had long since exhausted all their strength in the fight stopped fighting tacitly. They called it a negotiation, but in fact they just wanted to take a good rest and watch the game first.
In the last league match, Chen Xiaoliang scored 2 goals. Combined with his defensive performance, he won the last league player of the season, and received 14 training points (26→40) and 4 breakthrough points (70→74).
The day before the game, in order to actively cool down the media's hype that this final was a "two-person battle" between Chen Xiaoliang and Mbappe, the head coaches of both teams chose not to bring them to the press conference.
The match was held at 8 pm on May 26th local time. Unlike Paris Saint-Germain, which flew over two days in advance, Manchester United, which was closer, chose to take a special train to London in the afternoon of the previous day.
Before leaving, Chen Xiaoliang silently took out the small fireworks he had bought a long time ago, and then sneaked into the bathroom while Helena and Erica were not paying attention.
"Bang! Bang!"
The echo effect in the bathroom was good to begin with, so even small fireworks made a loud noise that scared the sisters. They smelled a sulphurous smell before they even got to the bathroom. When they rushed in, they saw Chen Xiaoliang holding a paper tube and setting off fireworks facing the yard outside the window...
The two sisters were completely stunned, staring at each other for a long time without saying a word...
Erica: "Sister, is he...under too much pressure?"
Helena nodded: "Maybe... yes..."
Erica: "Do you want to... take him to see it?"
Helena: "Yes... or no..."
At this time, David, who lived in the cabin next door, also noticed something was wrong and ran over. As a bodyguard, his first reaction was that an explosion had occurred somewhere, but the sound did not sound like a gunshot.
When he came in and took a look, he was also stunned...
I've heard of people being possessed by evil spirits, but I've never heard of Balotelli being possessed by evil spirits...
After the fireworks were over, Chen Xiaoliang got up from the bathtub and smiled at the three people a little embarrassedly:
"It's okay, it's just a small ceremony. In our place, it's called... uh... firing the cannon, or firing the gun. Anyway, it's an auspicious thing."
"Yeah……?"
Although the three knew that the Reds had the custom of setting off fireworks and firecrackers, they had never heard of setting them off in a bathtub...
Chen Xiaoliang nodded repeatedly, then took their luggage and headed towards the train station.
The system has already sounded:
【Dong Dong Dong】
[Balotelli Fireworks Card has been used]
[Effect: Set off a firework in your bathtub at home one day before the game. Two random skills in the game will have +2 attributes.]
[Dribbling +2 (18→20), Technique +2 (18→20)]
Chen Xiaoliang, who was already in the car, saw this and wanted to go home and light another bunch of fireworks, even if it meant blowing up the bathtub...
When they arrived at the train station, the players had already gathered in a special channel. For such a big battle, not only the players themselves, but also the wives and family groups came out in full force. Boss Jassim was very happy that such results could be achieved in the first season after buying Manchester United. Not only did he cover all the food, accommodation and transportation expenses for the family groups, he also invited his father - Hamad, the former Prime Minister of Qatar and current Chairman of Qatar Investment Authority.
What is the Qatar Investment Authority? Just think of it as the Qatari version of the Saudi Public Investment Fund. It is Qatar's sovereign wealth investment fund, with a management scale of about US$461 billion, and is one of the world's nine largest sovereign wealth funds.
Their main investment industries are concentrated in income investment, real estate, infrastructure, energy, etc.
Assets held include shares in the London Stock Exchange, Volkswagen, Glencore, Valentino, Premier League main sponsor Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and several airlines.
Like Mr. Li in Hong Kong, they are also keen on investing in the UK, having bought Harrods, the Shard, and the London Olympic Village. They are also the landlords of the Canary Wharf Group, the former British Army Chelsea Barracks and the embassy, ​​and through the "Fort Myers Hotel Group" they own three five-star luxury hotels in central London: the Berkeley, Claridge's (London's No. 1 Hotel) and the Connaught.
He also donated several million dollars in cash to the charity fund of King Charles of the United Kingdom. It is rumored that there was so much cash that he put it directly into a shopping bag at Harrods and handed it to the bodyguard of Charles, who was then the Prince of Wales.
Everyone in London knows that they are the ones who bought London.
As for Paris Saint-Germain, it was just an attempt to practice their investment in European football.
Nasser, the useless and offensive chairman of Paris Saint-Germain, is no longer in their main plan. This time, his son's acquisition of Manchester United in the name of the 92 Foundation is their core plan to fight against their neighbor Saudi Arabia.
This is also the reason why it was once rumored that Jasim would introduce Mbappe after buying Manchester United.
In fact, he really thought about it, but Nasser and Mbappe had a complete falling out, and the French king no longer trusted the Qataris at all. In the end, he chose to follow his "dream of becoming the emperor" and join Real Madrid.
The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London, with Hamad attending in person. British Prime Minister Sunak, a descendant of Samuel L. Hamad, hosted a banquet for this financial sponsor a day in advance, which was a great honor to him. However, Sunak was born in Southampton and he is also a fan of Southampton.
Because Qatari capital controls these two clubs, the final is also called the "Qatar Derby".
However, the boards of directors of both teams have stated that they have no affiliation with each other and there is no behind-the-scenes manipulation in the match. Whoever wins, it will be a pure football victory.
However, Hamad was not the only person Sunak wanted to meet. People from Po County on the Malacca Strait also came. The eldest son of the Li family and his wife, Wu Mi, an old friend of Chen Xiaoliang, also appeared at 10 Downing Street. Mr. Li is now the director of the Po County Science and Technology Bureau. Although he once said that he had no interest in politics, anyone with eyes can tell that he will become the third-generation head of the Li family. There is also a custom in their family that the husband holds political power and the wife holds financial power. Wu Mi's current identity is the assistant CEO of Danmaxi, and the CEO is naturally his mother-in-law.
Damn it, with a management scale of 300 billion US dollars, even the oil daddy would have to stand up and greet them politely. After all, the largest customer of Middle East oil is East Asia, and all oil tankers bound for East Asia have to pass through them.
Now, the daughter-in-law of the Li family is the daughter of the shipping magnate Mr. Wu. One quarter of the cargo ships traveling to and from East Asia belong to their family. The wealthy families are marrying together and forming powerful alliances. No matter you are an oil father or a gas father, you have to pay the toll when you pass through the Malacca Strait and dock.
When Chen Xiaoliang saw Wu Mi again on the morning of the day of the competition, the future successor of the Li Family Fund was no longer the young Italian teacher.
However, the two of them were not here to reminisce about their old relationship, after all, the sisters and the young master of the Li family were all around.
Having seen the pitfalls and successes that the Middle Eastern oil dads experienced when investing in European football, Dan Masi is also preparing to enter the football field.
However, they all have Chinese blood flowing in their veins, and their ancestors all came from hard times, so their thinking is naturally different from that of the oil dad who doesn't treat money as money. They sat together and briefly talked about future plans, mainly Chen Xiaoliang's own plans for the future.
After hearing Chen Xiaoliang's idea, Master Li and Wu Mi agreed immediately.
It's like being able to travel back 25 years, find 15-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo and 12-year-old Messi, and offer to sign an exclusive lifetime contract with them. Anyone would be willing to do that.
But when they parted, Wu Miduo looked back at Chen Xiaoliang. The perceptive Helena didn't say anything, but Erica said: "She must like football very much. She must be your loyal fan."
Chen Xiaoliang shrugged and said nothing.
Putting aside things other than football, after a brief warm-up at the training ground in the second half, the players of both teams boarded a bus and, with mounted police leading the way, arrived at the holy land of football - Wembley Stadium.
Although the FA Cup was won here just 10 days ago, the Wembley Arch still gave Chen Xiaoliang an unprecedented sense of shock.
Although he is still far from being the best in football, he is really just one game away from the crown of the best player in the world.
However, he understands one thing better than anyone else, as he has been clearing obstacles for his teammates through defense since his first appearance in an official game. In the world of football, no matter how good the individual performance is, it will be useless if the team cannot win the championship.
Moreover, many people seem to focus too much on him and Mbappe, ignoring the existence of Neymar, who was once the third best player in the world.
After arriving at the stadium, the players took off their tailor-made formal clothes and put on training clothes. They went to the field to stretch, jog and do some ball training.
After about 30 minutes, I returned to the locker room and began the final pre-match preparations.
90 minutes before the game, the starting lineups of both teams were announced:
Paris Saint-Germain 3-4-2-1 in dark blue jerseys:
Goalkeeper Donnarumma;
The three central defenders Lucas Hernandez, Skriniar and Axel Disasi, who has kept captain Marquinhos on the bench this season;
Nuno Mendes, left wingback, Ashraf, right wingback;
Double defensive midfielders: Ugarte and Kone;
Double attacking midfielders Dybala and Neymar;
forward Kylian Mbappe;
Head coach Mourinho.
It was a standard Mourinho tactical system, with two fast horses, Nuno Mendes and Ashraf, on the wings, and two beastly midfielders, Ugarte and Kone, protecting the backcourt. As for the offense, the wingbacks would quickly make counterattacks, and the rest would be left to the three front players, especially using Mbappe's ability to resolve the battle.
For Mourinho, winning championships through defense is an unbreakable truth. The offense only needs to be simple and practical, and the focus is on the defensive arrangement.
On the other side, Manchester United, wearing their traditional red jerseys, set up a 4-2-3-1 formation:
goalkeeper David de Gea;
Defenders: Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lima, Luke Shaw;
Double defensive midfielders Timber and Casemiro , central midfielder Chen Xiaoliang;
Left winger Kwa, right winger Rashford, center forward Cesco.
This starting lineup is almost a regular lineup that outsiders can guess without any guessing.
Chen Xiaoliang started his last pre-game mobilization of the season in the locker room.
Everyone listened quietly as he reviewed his experiences throughout the season. He did not talk too much about the victorious and glorious moments, but instead focused on recalling the difficult moments.
They ranked second in the Champions League group, drew with Manchester City away, and faced Barcelona and Manchester City in the Champions League knockout stage. Then they had a series of devilish schedules and suffered intensive injuries to players. In the end, they eliminated the defending champions of Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League and reached the Champions League final.
As he spoke, he recalled the words that had inspired him from the beginning:
"Everyone has their own shining moment in life. I don't know where your shining moment is."
He looked at Benzema and Casemiro: "Three consecutive Champions League titles?"
Then he looked at Lima and Varane: "Win the World Cup?"
"I asked my teammates this question before last year's Champions League final and I told them 'My best moment is now'."
"However, if you ask me this question again today, my answer will still be this!"
"As long as life has not ended, as long as we are still fighting for our beloved career, as long as we still have requirements for our career, this question should not always be now. It is not until the day when we are too old to run and look back that we can know where the real glory is and leave no regrets!"
Benzema: "You are right. I have never won the treble, let alone the championship without losing. I thought my career was perfect, but today I found that it can be even more perfect."
Benzema's proactive remarks were not made on a whim, nor were they made out of seniority. He wanted to win another honor "for the public", but also wanted to see Mbappe eliminated "for personal reasons".
He and Mbappe have long disliked each other because of the French national team and the transfer to Real Madrid.
B Fee took over the conversation: "I haven't won the Champions League yet. Even if I sit on the bench the whole time today, I will fight with everyone until the last minute!"
Ten Hag once again emphasized the requirements for tonight: "We must try our best to win all physical confrontations! We must try our best to grab all half-balls! All defensive retreats must not stop without forcing the opponent to stop!"
"Don't think, 'Ah, we are strong, we will definitely win'. No weaklings can enter the finals, only weaklings will lose the game!"
Chen Xiaoliang: "Come on, stand up! Recite all the competition requirements in your mind and forget about everything else!"
All the players gathered together, and many of them even closed their eyes. No matter what experiences they had along the way, the tasks assigned by the coaching staff, or the actions and appearance of their opponents, everything was only related to tonight.
About a minute later, Chen Xiaoliang shouted, and almost every word could penetrate the ceiling: "Now! Let's shout champion three times together! Then walk into the court! Win the game! Starting tomorrow, this era will belong to us!"
Everyone: "Champion!"
"champion!!"
"champion!!!"
Ten Hag opened the door of the locker room, and the substitutes and coaches entered first, followed by the starting players who walked out one after another and lined up in the passage to prepare for the entrance ceremony.
Manchester United had just taken their stand when, at the urging of the staff, Paris Saint-Germain also came out.
Mourinho was the first to come out. He shook hands and greeted every Manchester United starter. When he saw Chen Xiaoliang at last, he was all smiles. He hugged him with his left hand and shook hands with his right hand.
“I knew this day would come when we won the championship together last year, but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon.”
"It's a shame, I'm going to win the Triple Crown again tonight."
Chen Xiaoliang: "Isn't it too late to use psychological warfare on me at this moment?"
Mourinho laughed, patted Chen Xiaoliang and walked away.
As soon as he left, Dybala, who was waiting behind him, came up and hugged Chen Xiaoliang.
When Dybala returned to the Paris Saint-Germain team, Chen Xiaoliang saw a pair of cold eyes looking at him.
It is Mbappe who is wearing the captain's armband. At this moment, he is not only the on-field captain of Paris Saint-Germain, but also the number one captain of the French national team.
Chen Xiaoliang stretched out his hand, and although Mbappe was a little reluctant, he still shook hands with Chen Xiaoliang.
As if he felt that Chen Xiaoliang had taken the initiative, he spoke:
"It's definitely me who wins tonight."
Chen Xiaoliang smiled, then said seriously: "It's not 'I', it's 'we'."
This is a pun. Mbappe knew that Chen Xiaoliang was implying that he only had himself in his mind and not his teammates.
Obviously, this superstar who dares to confront the president of the French Football Association, the head coach of the national team, and the club owner is unwilling to lose a verbal battle before the game:
"As someone who has never participated in a major tournament final, it's really not easy for you (he deliberately dragged out the sound here, responding to Chen Xiaoliang's previous "we") to get here. Maybe if you had a captain who has won the World Cup, you might have a better chance of winning."
This was an obvious mockery. De Gea and Casemiro, who were standing behind Chen Xiaoliang, had turned their heads and looked at Mbappe in surprise. Donnarumma, who was standing behind Mbappe, seemed to be used to it. He pretended to adjust his gloves and turned his head away.
Chen Xiaoliang patted De Gea on the shoulder to show that everything was alright. At this time, the staff had come over and were ready to let the two teams officially enter the stadium.
Chen Xiaoliang smiled and said the last words to Mbappe before walking out of the tunnel: "I will definitely win today because we have something you don't have."