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Chen Hero draped the unfolded Five-Star Red Flag over his body, then grabbed two corners and tied them in a knot in front of his neck, wearing the national flag like a cloak.

Facing the cameras and reporters surrounding him, he did a twist in the air, turning his back to the camera, and pointed his thumbs at the national flag, signaling everyone to photograph the national flag behind him.

China's national flag!

Blindingly red!

Sure enough, the cameramen cooperated very well, holding their long guns and short cannons, and pressed the shutter at Chen Hero's arrogant and unruly back, and the flashbulbs flashed for a while.

Then everyone surrounded Chen Hero and insisted that he say a few words.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hero's first sentence shocked the reporters present for a long time.

He pointed to the sky with one finger and said loudly: "One championship doesn't mean anything, we will come back to defend our title next year!"

Everyone was shocked and completely did not expect Chen Hero to say such explosive news as soon as he opened his mouth.

Defending the Champions League title!

Since the Champions League was reformed, no team has been able to do it again.

Chen Hero actually said such a thing.

Was he too happy after winning the championship, and just impulsively said something casually?

Just like the words of a drunk person can't be taken seriously...

Maybe when Chen Hero wakes up the next morning, he will deny that he ever said such an awesome thing.

Seeing that the reporters didn't believe it, Chen Hero curled his lips, put down his hand, and then shrugged. "Forget it, what's the point of me talking about this with you guys? How can sparrows know the ambitions of heroes! Anyway, you'll find out when the time comes, don't say I didn't remind you in advance!" He waved his hand and walked away.

A group of reporters looked at each other, and no one chased after him, they hadn't recovered yet.

I don't know if Chen Hero is deliberately mystifying, or if he really has this ability...

The difficulty of defending the Champions League title is quite high, and it can't be done just by talking about it.

Even if Chen Hero can score twenty-one goals in a season and win the Champions League's top scorer, the reporters generally don't believe it. Because if Chen Hero really had this ability, last season it wouldn't have been Bayern Munich and Barcelona fighting for the championship, but rather a preview of this final. But was there?

No.

Liverpool was defeated at the Allianz Arena.

The Champions League depends not on one person, but on an entire team. This season, Liverpool was lucky. Although they encountered the defending champion in the Champions League's round of 16, Barcelona was able to win the championship last season by relying on luck, and their strength was not strong in the first place. In the quarter-finals, they surprisingly encountered a weak team like Porto. And AC Milan in the semi-finals is no longer the red and black giant that could dominate the world...

Liverpool may not have such good luck next season... Just like Barcelona, they were so strong back then that even Real Madrid was suppressed and could not turn over. They played in the 2009-2010 Champions League as the defending Champions League champions, but they were eliminated by Mourinho's Inter Milan in the semi-finals. Then Inter Milan participated in the 2010-2011 Champions League as the defending Champions League champions, and were eliminated by Chen Hero's Napoli.

So, wanting to defend the title is very difficult.

Countless heroes have fallen on the road to defending the title, and they don't believe Chen Hero can be an exception.

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Chen Hero wouldn't pay attention to the reporters' opinions. Whether they believe it or question it. Anyway, he has already said it here, and whether he is boasting or not will naturally be known a year later.

He just wants to celebrate the championship with his teammates now.

For these Liverpool players, many of them are winning the Champions League, the highest honor for European clubs, for the first time, so they are very excited.

Chen Hero is taking it for the second time, and he is still very excited.

Because to surpass Messi's number of honors, even if he wins ten more such championships in the future, he will not feel tired of it.

Perhaps someone will ask: "Is it interesting to刷 (shua - grind/farm) honors, 刷 (shua - grind/farm) goals, 刷 (shua - grind/farm) all the data that can be 刷 (shua - grind/farm)ed?"

Chen Hero will definitely answer very seriously: "It's interesting, very interesting, very interesting!"

In fact, this feeling is like 刷 (shua - grind/farm)ing the numbers on a savings account. Do you think it's interesting to see the savings increase? I think 99% of people will think it's interesting...

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Watching the Liverpool players celebrate their victory on the field.

The Liverpool fans in the stands once again sang "You'll Never Walk Alone."

Pavlov extended his hand to Phil Jackson next to him: "Congratulations to you!"

He was a little envious. As long as Chen Hero doesn't leave Liverpool, he can foresee that such scenes will definitely not be rare among Liverpool fans in the future.

It's just that he probably will never enjoy this opportunity.

The Champions League is still a toy for the giants after all.

Phil Jackson didn't just shake hands with him simply, but hugged him: "Thank you, Sergei! Thank you!"

Pavlov smiled: "Enjoy this moment, Phil."

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When the whistle sounded to end the game, and the Liverpool players and coaches on the sidelines rushed onto the field, a burst of cheers also rang out in the old Hatson's home in Liverpool.

Old Hatson stood up from the sofa, clenched his fists in both hands, and waved them at his daughter: "I have never felt so young as I do now, Vivian! Hahaha!" He laughed, and his cheeks flushed.

But Vivian became more cautious when she saw this, and at the same time signaled him to calm down.

"Don't worry, Vivian." Old Hatson said to her, "I feel very good. Don't worry, in order to see the day that Hero promised me, I will live well. But now, please let me enjoy this night..."

His son, young Hatson, laughed beside him. The power of football as a belief is fully reflected in his father.

Who could have imagined that this passionate, radiant old man looked haggard a few months ago, and looked like he might die at any time?

Maybe for others, intense football matches are detrimental to heart health. But for his dad, football is the best cardiac stimulant!

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While the Liverpool players were celebrating, the awarding stage was set up.

Barcelona players, as the runners-up, were the first to take the stage to receive their awards, but each of them looked unhappy. Even Guardiola's face was expressionless, looking blank.

The commentators were tirelessly comforting the Barcelona fans in various ways, saying that although they did not win the championship, reaching the final for two consecutive seasons was already a very remarkable achievement. Reaching the final four times in five years, with three runners-up and one championship, such a performance is already great enough...

But what they don't know is that what they think is great is precisely Barcelona's scar. Reaching the final four times, they only won one championship, and the other three times they were just foils. In the eyes of Barcelona players themselves, this cannot show that they are great, it can only show that they are very failures.

There's nothing to be proud of being the eternal runner-up.

Messi took the silver medal from Platini, who was smiling and comforting him. Platini patted him on the head and said to him: "Don't be sad, Leo. Your performance has been outstanding enough, it's just bad luck... Start again next year..."

Messi didn't listen to a single word of these words.

Fortunately, he didn't forget his manners. He mechanically shook hands with Platini and turned to leave expressionlessly. As soon as he left, he lowered his head and took off the silver medal, then clenched it in his hand.

He already had two silver medals hanging around his neck, and he didn't care about silver medals. What he wanted was the gold medal.

Platini turned his head and looked at Messi's sad back, shaking his head and sighing helplessly.

Then he went to comfort the next Barcelona player.

He sincerely felt sorry for this team. In his opinion, Barcelona is a model for today's football and should be the future development direction of football. They represent the most beautiful, artistic, and greatest football of this era. It is really not easy for such football to appear in the increasingly utilitarian modern football world, so each of us should carefully cherish them so that they can continue to play such football. It's just that it is so utilitarian now, and if you don't win the championship, even the most beautiful football faces the risk of disappearing. Therefore, he hopes that Barcelona will win the championship, and not just one, but many, many, so that it can drive a trend in the football world, allowing more teams to imitate Barcelona,抓青训 (zhuā qīng xùn - focus on youth training), attach importance to cultivating their own talents, adhere to their style for twenty years, and play such beautiful football on the field.

But since ancient times, beautiful women have had short lives, and the fate of this team in the past few years has perfectly matched this description.

They have reached the final four times in five years, which is already remarkable, but like they were possessed by an evil spirit, they only won one championship...

If they could still be unconvinced last year, this year... alas!

They didn't even win the head-to-head attack against Liverpool, and were beaten 4:2 with no power to fight back.

It seems that Barcelona is really not as good as before after Xavi retired.

What this team needs most is not Messi, but a brain like Xavi!

Guardiola was the last to come on stage to receive the medal.

Platini gave him a warm hug, and then said in his ear: "Pep, you did a great job, you have to persevere, I, on behalf of UEFA, thank you and Barcelona."

Guardiola was still very touched by the UEFA president's support, and he forced a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Platini."

Platini patted Guardiola heavily on the shoulder and sent him down the stage, his eyes watching Guardiola leave the stage.

Then he turned around and changed his expression.

His face was serious.

He was preparing to welcome the champion Liverpool to the stage.