It was 8:30 pm local time in Paris on July 10, half an hour before the official start of the European Cup final.

At this time, in the Portuguese team's players' lounge, the players are making final preparations before taking the field.

"Brother, I really didn't expect to play the finals so soon. I always feel a little unreal, as if all this is like a dream." Leonard responded.

"Let's wait until the game is over to talk about dreaming. Although you are a substitute, you may come on at any time, so you must not let it slip by then! If you dare to sleepwalk on the court, I will not forgive you.

Yours." Li Zhao said seriously.

"I understand, brother, I will definitely not let you down!" Leonard responded seriously.

In fact, when it comes to nervousness, every player has some. The key is the difference in the ability to withstand pressure between old players and new players.

"Hi, Richard! Why do I feel that you are a little nervous? It seems that your breathing rate is a little too fast." When Cristiano Ronaldo happened to pass by them, he suddenly grabbed Li Zhao and said.

"Haha, it's normal to be a little nervous. After all, this is the last and most critical final. But in fact, I am more excited. It seems that every cell in my body is full of energy and I want to fight immediately.

." Li Zhao was actually pretending to be calm, but on the surface he could control his emotions very well.

"Okay, it's just a joke. I hope your super energy can play an important role in the game for a while. I really didn't expect that you, a newcomer, can withstand pressure better than me, an old team member. I'm very doubtful now.

Are you inhuman?" Ronaldo couldn't help but sigh. Of course, his words were mostly ridiculing.

"Captain, I feel that Egypt Del over there seems to be a little weird, why don't you go and take a look!" Leonard suddenly made a rescue at this time, but he was not wrong.

Then Ronaldo looked in the direction of his finger and found Edel sitting in the corner looking a little distracted.

"Hey, are you okay?" Ronaldo quickly sat next to him and asked with concern. As the captain, he needs to pay attention to the state and emotion of each team member in a timely manner.

"Captain, it's the last game. Do you think I can still make a contribution?" As a relatively marginalized substitute player, Edel is obviously worried about his future when he can't even guarantee a chance to play.

But not so optimistic.

"There will be a chance. Maybe your luck will come today. Maybe it's not impossible to become famous in one battle!" Ronaldo's comforting words are actually more of a comforting nature.

Even he couldn't interfere in the question of who would play.

"Okay, I believe there will be a miracle." Unexpectedly, Edel trusted him.

But no one expected that just because of Ronaldo's unintentional move, he would inadvertently create a good story.

"Li Zhao, I have a special situation to inform you, that is, you are not in today's starting list. This is a decision made by Santos and I after discussion." At this time, Figo appeared at the door of the lounge and announced

received this important news.

Suddenly hearing such news, Li Zhao couldn't help but feel as if he had been struck by lightning, and his previously enthusiastic state immediately cooled down. But he understood that this decision would not change, so he calmed down after a moment and responded calmly.

Said: "Okay, I understand."

Figo obviously noticed his emotions and quickly comforted him: "Hey, don't be discouraged! This is actually not a bad thing, but one of our strategies and tactics. You are still on our priority substitute list.

So you have to be ready to play at critical moments at any time, do you understand?"

"Yes, Richard, for necessary tactical purposes, even I, the captain, will come on as a substitute." Ronaldo naturally understood that Li Zhao must not be feeling well at the moment, so he came over to persuade him.

"It doesn't have to be like this. I already understand the coach's intention. This arrangement is very reasonable. Just don't let me wait too long off the court!" After the buffering moment just now, Li Zhao had actually figured out the problem.

"Of course, it's just that you don't believe that old fox Santos. How can I still trick you, cousin? In short, when it's time for you to play, your movements must be neat. What I'm worried about now is how you will be able to do it after you become the main force.

Are you adaptable to such a substitute appearance?" Figo responded.

"Don't worry! I'm ready and on standby." Li Zhao's attitude was obviously much more positive at this time.

Soon it was time for the players to play, but at this time, Ronaldo's face twitched slightly, and he quickly and quietly pressed his left knee with his hand, and then pretended to be nonchalant.

.But Li Zhao noticed all this. He knew that this was an old injury of Cristiano Ronaldo. The recent continuous battles also left him no time to receive systematic treatment. However, Cristiano Ronaldo did it in order not to cause worries to the team members.

He had been pretending to be calm all the time. Fortunately, during the warm-up exercises that followed, it seemed that the problem would not be big, but Li Zhao felt that the problem would not be that simple. While he admired him in his heart, he also felt a little worried.

"What's going on? It seems that my brother didn't attend!" Doleza, who was at the scene, realized there was a problem first, and with her relationship with the Portuguese football club, they even won the first place earlier than the media.

Hand information.

"Don't be anxious! This is the final after all. It's normal for the coach to make some changes in his formation. Trust them! And I guess your brother will definitely appear later." Felix was right.

He could see clearly that he had worked in this field when he was young, so he comforted Dolsa at this moment.

"I understand, I believe brother and the others can do it." Doleza also regained confidence after Felix's advice.

This final of the European Cup is naturally attracting worldwide attention. Countless pairs of eyes around the world are watching the performance of players from both sides. This year, because of the presence of Li Zhao, an Asian, he has the largest population in the world and a large fan base.

Country C, which is a very large country, is paying even greater attention to this European Cup final. Not only country C, but other countries in Asia also seem to be paying more attention to this event.

At this time, Li Zhao's teachers and friends who were far away at the Genbao Base in Shanghai were also paying attention to the game. As soon as they switched the TV channel to CCTV Sports, they discovered that the host this time was Duan Xuanhe, a specially invited guest.

Two guests, Wang Tao.

At this time, Duan Xuan spoke first: "Okay, I've got the starting list of players from both sides, so let's announce it first.

The host France team has a 4231 formation. From left to right, the starting lineup is goalkeeper: No. 1 Lloris; defenders: No. 19 Bakari Sagna, No. 21 Koscielny, No. 22 Umtiti

, No. 3 Patrice Evra; Midfielder: No. 15 Pogba, No. 14 Matuidi, No. 18 Moussa Sissoko, No. 7 Griezmann, No. 8 Payet; Forward

:No. 9 Giroud.

The Portuguese team on the other side has a traditional 442 formation. The starting lineup from left to right is goalkeeper: No. 1 Patricio; defenders: No. 21 Cedric Suarez, No. 3 Pepe, and No. 4 Jose.

Font, No. 5 Rafael Guerrero; Midfielder: No. 14 William Carvalho, No. 16 Luis Sanchez, No. 23 Adrian Silva, 10 Joao Mario; Forward: 17

No. Nani, No. 7 Cristiano Ronaldo.”

Just after Duan Xuan announced the list, the live broadcast room fell into a brief silence, but after just pondering for a moment, he continued: "It's surprising that Li Zhao is not in this starting list. I don't know why.

The reason that led to this situation is that it seems that his performance and physical condition were very good before, so it is completely unreasonable to do so..."

When Duan Xuan was about to continue speaking, Wang Tao, who was beside him as a special guest, interrupted him at this moment, and then decisively took over the conversation and said: "We are all a little regretful that Li Zhao was not able to start.

But viewers, don’t worry, after all, he can still come on as a substitute. Maybe the Portuguese coach Santos deliberately hid him and used him as a surprise player."

To be honest, Wang Tao was a little dumbfounded when he saw this first-hand player information, but as a more experienced man, he quickly understood this point, so after taking over the conversation, he started to talk about things in a more positive and optimistic direction.

On the other hand, this also made some viewers who were originally disappointed feel a lot better. At least such a setup was more or less acceptable to them. After calming down, the fans quietly turned their gazes again.

invested in this game.

"Master, do you think what Wang Tao said is reliable?" Fan Zhiyi, who was sitting next to Xu Genbao, asked.

"Don't keep nagging all day long, why don't you just watch the ball well?" Xu Genbao glanced back at Fan Zhiyi, and then continued to watch the ball. But after a while, he also took the initiative to explain: "Xiao Fan, anyway, you

I have also been a coach for several years. Can’t you see this trick? Your brain is still too little. A good player like Li Zhao will definitely use it in such a big competition. It’s just a matter of when to play."

Fan Zhiyi nodded his head honestly when he heard this, just like a primary school student's attitude towards his teacher.

The game finally started amidst everyone's expectations. After the referee's opening whistle, Nani, who kicked off first, passed the ball to his own backcourt, but before he could tip the ball a few times, the ball came out.

After being forced by the players of the French team, the ball was handed over to the opponent. The French team immediately launched a wave of continuous offensive. Fortunately, Portugal's defense was stable enough, and the crisis in this period was temporarily resolved.

.Then the Portuguese team also organized several effective counterattacks, but they failed to achieve results. Although looking at the situation alone, the Portuguese side is still obviously at a disadvantage, there has been some improvement at least.

But the good times didn't last long, and Ronaldo's old injury seemed to start to affect him as the game progressed. Around the 5th minute, his movements became a bit unnatural, and he subconsciously touched his left knee. His movements

Although it was not obvious, this move still attracted the attention of a certain opponent's player. Two minutes later, he was unexpectedly violated and suffered a heavy blow.

The incident happened in the 8th minute of the game. Payet had just completed a flying tackle on Sanchez, and then knocked over Ronaldo in the midfield robbery. The latter fell to the ground in pain on the spot. This action

In fact, the card could be given, but the referee ignored it and thought it was just a reasonable collision, so the game continued. As the instigator, Payet had no intention of stopping at all, and continued to send a ball forward after grabbing the ball.

The ball was passed with one foot until the Portuguese team's defender intercepted the ball and kicked it out of bounds, causing the game to be temporarily interrupted.

"This action seems to be very problematic. The slow-motion replay shows that there was a sideways Ronaldo between the ball and Payet. Logically speaking, if Payet was trying to cut off Ronaldo's ball route, he should not have allowed himself to appear on the left side of Ronaldo.

He turned sideways and tried to steal." In the CCTV live broadcast room, Duan Xuan was also confused about the situation.

"I don't feel like this is a normal tackling action. It's not impossible to say that he bumped into Ronaldo intentionally! But I hope he did hit the ball and not the person. After all, if there is a conspiracy theory,

, That’s really terrible.” Wang Tao put forward a more bold guess, but without conclusive evidence, it can only be limited to conjecture.

When Ronaldo was carried off the field for emergency treatment, Santos had already vaguely felt that the situation was not good. Anyone with a discerning eye could basically see that there was something wrong with Ronaldo's current situation. If he proposed to leave the field now, even though Santos knew this

It's a pity to replace him early, but for the sake of his career, I have to agree.

"How do you feel? Can you continue?" For the sake of employment tactics, Santos still asked.

"It's okay, let me continue!" Ronaldo acted extremely tough. After receiving simple treatment from the team doctor on the sidelines, he stood up again and prepared to walk to the court.

"Captain, if it doesn't work, don't force it, let me do it instead!" Li Zhao was obviously very worried.

"Don't worry, you will have a chance to play, but the game has only started now, so you are too impatient. In addition, a man cannot say that he is not good." Ronaldo turned to respond to him, but also did not forget to tease him again.

Li Zhao looked at it. He didn't want to come down so early. If possible, he wanted to persist until the end and personally bring his team the first European Cup championship.
Chapter completed!