Chapter 406: Olympic flag bearer

Chapter 406: Olympic flag bearer

The highly anticipated Champions League final has come to a close, but related news continues to dominate the front pages of major media outlets. As the two best-performing players in the final, Wang Feng and Cristiano Ronaldo naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Spain's "National Newspaper" was the first to congratulate Real Madrid on achieving the epic feat of winning both the league and the Champions League, emphasizing the significant value of this year's Champions League title.

"Everyone can see that English Premier League teams have performed exceptionally well in European competitions this year, occupying four of the eight quarter-final spots. However, the Galaxy Warship has successively fought through challenges to reach the final and lift the trophy, making their victory well-deserved!"

"As the best player in the final, Wang Feng was the main contributor to the team's victory. His performance was consistently efficient, helping the team take the lead early in the game and giving his teammates a psychological advantage, even in the face of Manchester United's fierce attacks."

The "National Newspaper" believes that the significance of Real Madrid's first goal was immense because Manchester United had a slightly stronger overall strength throughout the game and performed better on the field. Therefore, if they hadn't scored the opening goal to establish an advantage, the mentality of both teams' players would have changed significantly.

"When Cristiano Ronaldo equalized in the final moments, most Galaxy Warship fans would have become pessimistic. This blow was significant, but our players withstood the pressure and fought tenaciously until the last moment!"

"Their efforts were not in vain, as the Chinese superstar once again shone on the field, avoiding dragging the team into a cruel penalty shootout with a decisive goal, leaving the bitter fruit of defeat to Manchester United and the Portuguese star."

The "Marca" analyzed the team's performance from a defensive perspective, believing that the Galaxy Warship had made significant progress in defense compared to last year. Facing the efficient attacking duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, they did not show any obvious weaknesses.

With the foundation of having Wang Feng as their strongest spearhead, improving their defensive capabilities, Real Madrid's future performance is highly anticipated. They are very likely to catch up with and even surpass the immortal legends set by their predecessors!

"AS" interviewed former Real Madrid superstars who went to the scene to watch the game. The former Portuguese captain, now retired and playing for AC Milan, Figo, said, "Wang Feng's performance was amazing, and Cristiano Ronaldo's loss was not unjust. I hope he can quickly overcome this shadow."

The Chinese superstar will join the national team as an overage player to participate in the Olympics held at home. This is no longer a secret, but what is little known is that this matter was opposed by many national Olympic committees.

They expressed "indignation" at Wang Feng's current status and strength, believing that participating in the Olympics is simply "outrageous." "This is not his stage. The top European leagues, the Champions League, and even the World Cup are the battlefields he should go to!"

Officials from New Zealand once said passionately at a meeting that they, Belgium, and Brazil were drawn into the same group with the Chinese team.

Originally, facing strong teams from Europe and the Americas, the hope of advancing was very slim. Now, with Wang Feng leading the Chinese team, wouldn't New Zealand be eliminated from the bottom?

However, the response from our side is reasonable. Firstly, Wang Feng's participation fully complies with the Olympic overage player system. Secondly, including Brazil's Ronaldinho and Argentina's Riquelme, they are all world-class superstars, but they can still represent their respective national Olympic teams. Especially Ronaldinho, he has also won the FIFA World Player of the Year.

Thirdly, there has been some regression, that is, this Olympics held at home is an event that everyone in the country has been eagerly anticipating, so Wang Feng must participate. However, he will not be called up for the next Olympics.

With this, the final list of Chinese team participants has finally been reviewed and officially confirmed. Dong Zhuo, who is still recovering from injury, was retained in the list under Wang Feng's strong recommendation. Even if he cannot participate in the group stage, even if he advances to the quarter-finals, he is very likely unable to return to play.

The head coach of the national Olympic team is Ying Tiesheng. Originally, the top management wanted the national team coach, Alihan, but someone said, if the Dutchman achieves good results again, wouldn't it be too high-profile? It's better to change to our own person, so Ying Tiesheng took office immediately.

The other two overage players besides Wang Feng are Li Weifeng and Zheng Zhi. Li Weifeng was originally the captain of the national team, but this time, both the players and the coaching staff hope that the Chinese superstar can be the captain. His strength and qualifications are completely sufficient, so Wang Feng naturally took the lead.

It is regrettable that Lu Yao cannot take a long-haul international flight back to China at this time. Her expected delivery date is at the end of August.

Even though Lu Yao pleaded earnestly, Wang Feng still heartlessly refused. This is a flight of more than ten hours. If something happens, he will regret it for a lifetime.

"Yao Yao, you obediently watch me perform on TV at home, and I will call you every day."