Chapter 364 Returning with Honor
Chapter 364 Returning with Honor
Real Madrid did not wait until the last chance.
Instead, in stoppage time, Southampton's backcourt clearance fell to Ronaldo's feet. The Colombian drove straight in with the ball, attracted enough attention and then passed the ball to Luke Shaw, who was rushing up at high speed. Luke? Xiao kicked a pass, and the ball drew an arc in the air and flew to the top of Suarez who was going forward.
Suarez took off. Although this position has a small angle, if he shakes his head and hits the goal, the chance of scoring is still very high.
However, Suarez did not shoot, but flicked the ball with a header and pushed the ball into the middle!
Vardy, who followed up in the middle, was just following up subconsciously, thinking to see if he had a chance to make a follow-up shot, but Suarez pushed the ball over!
Not only did he not expect this, Casillas and Real Madrid's defenders also did not expect, they could only watch Vardy stop the ball, and then kick the ball into the empty goal in the small penalty area!
"Suarez reciprocated and assisted Vardy! It's a pity. If Suarez scored this goal, it would be a hat-trick in the Champions League final! In the history of the Champions League, only Stefano, Puskas and Pus The three of Ratti can accomplish such a feat! However, the probability of scoring a goal is higher! Making such a choice undoubtedly requires enough courage and calmness, as well as the mentality that the interests of the team are paramount!"
After the goal, Vardy ran to Suarez, and the two hugged tightly.
Five to three, this is the final score of the game.
In the last minute, the Real Madrid players basically gave up their offense. Under such circumstances, there is really no need to work harder...
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Southampton players and coaches rushed onto the field and started celebrating wildly!
"Congratulations to Southampton, you guys did a great job."
When Ancelotti and Kiya shook hands, they still kept their own temperature.
"Real Madrid's tenacity almost broke us... It was a thrilling victory for us." Ji Ya sighed.
Looking at Ji Ya's young face, Ancelotti sighed in his heart. When he won the Champions Cup, he was also called the young coach, but in reality?He was born in 59, and when he won the Champions Cup in May 03, he was already 44 years old...
And now, Ji Ya is only 30 years old.
The youngest head coach to win the Champions League before was Guardiola, who was 38 years old when he led Barcelona to the first championship.
Ji Ya improved this record by eight years.
It is foreseeable that this is a record that will never be broken for a long time in the future.
And such a young head coach, how great can he achieve in his next coaching career?
Watching Kiya's leaving back, Ancelotti sighed.
This season was not considered a success for him. Real Madrid came in third in La Liga, and they only got the runner-up in the Champions League. There was only one Copa del Rey champion, which was obviously not enough.
I don't know if Real Madrid will find a new head coach in the new season.
The Southampton players started to celebrate wildly. They were in a dream at this time. At the beginning of this season, they never thought that they could win the Champions League.
At that time, the most daring idea was to defend the Premier League champions, and then enter the Champions League quarter-finals or semi-finals, which is already a remarkable achievement.
And now, they have won the double crown of the Premier League and the Champions League!
Are you going to win the Triple Crown next?
Thinking of this, they celebrated even crazier.
After venting their emotions a bit, the Southampton players returned to the locker room to take a shower, and then put on the winning T-shirts that had been prepared. During this period, a temporary podium was built in the center of the stadium, preparing for the final award ceremony.
After receiving the trophy from the current UEFA President Michel Platini, Ji Ya and Captain Wundt raised the championship trophy high!
The Southampton fans at the scene cheered at the same time, and at the same time, countless Southamptonians in the distant Southampton also began to cheer.
Not only the Southampton urban area, but also many surrounding fans started to shout loudly...
With Southampton's outstanding performance in recent years, they have attracted a large number of fans in the surrounding areas. After all, there are no decent teams in some nearby areas, and the fans of the arch-enemy Portsmouth are not particularly large.
After all, among the fifteen districts under Southampton's jurisdiction, there is only one professional team, Southampton!It is not a big deal for fans in other districts to support Southampton in addition to their own team.
This is also the key to Kiya's confidence in the next stadium expansion.
There are only 22 people in the urban area of Southampton, but there are more than 90 people in the Southampton region!
And as a port city, the route from other places to Southampton is still very convenient.
Southampton is also very convenient to go to London as a whole, it is only over 100 kilometers away, and it takes two hours to drive to the sky, so...
When the Southampton team landed at London Heathrow Airport carrying the big ear cup, they were stunned to see the vehicles from Southampton, which were almost crowded with the highway from the airport expressway to Southampton!
"Damn, this is against the law." Ji Ya couldn't help but say something.
"It's okay, I've already applied. Today, this expressway is only open to us." Benelli said cheerfully.
Ji Ya blinked his eyes, wanted to say something, but held back.
Next, the Southampton bus was in the middle, and then drove back to Southampton for two hours under the welcome of the lane.
Followed by the mighty returning convoy.
After returning to Southampton, a more grand welcome ceremony awaits them.
Needless to say, in the next few days, countless banquets and indulgences, all the local councils in Southampton appeared, and the councilors took the initiative to take photos with the players to catch their enthusiasm.
On behalf of the municipal government, the mayor presented the Southampton Club with the highest honor medal of this year, in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by the Southampton Club to the image of the city.
These things are cheap, but they are still very important.
At least after having a relatively good relationship with the city government, it will be much easier for Southampton to make any noise.
But this is also normal. As a small club like Southampton, being able to win the Champions League is almost comparable to the feat of Nottingham Forest defending the Champions League back then!
You must know that even Villa won the Champions League at that time, but Villa was in Birmingham, the second largest city in the UK, and it was an extremely experienced veteran team!
Southampton's achievement is enough to get all the praise!
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