What ball king, call me ball god

On December 12, the day after Manchester United lost.

The UEFA Champions League round of 16 knockout draw ceremony has officially begun.

All 16 knockout teams are announced.

Among them are 4 Premier League teams.Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea.

4 La Liga teams.Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Atletico Madrid
3 Serie A teams.Naples, Juventus, Atalanta.

3 Bundesliga teams.Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig Red Bull.

2 Ligue [-] teams.Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon.

This season's Champions League knockout round is also a special one. All teams from the five major leagues have no Portuguese Super League, no Eredivisie League, and no teams from the Russian Super League to advance.

The most powerful teams are the Premier League and La Liga, with 4 teams each selected.

UEFA President Ceferin started the process.

The Secretary-General and the invited guest Shevchenko came to draw lots.

The first is Barcelona, ​​and they will face Naples.Although Barcelona's coach Valverde has been criticized by fans, Valverde's coaching position is still stable in the situation of topping the league table and advancing to the Champions League.However, the situation in Naples is a little more complicated. The conflict between the team and the players has continued to the coach Ancelotti. The latter just issued a statement not to resign after the team qualified for the Champions League, but was kicked out by the team. The situation is really embarrassing. , And it is also a great disrespect to Ancelotti.People in the Naples team are fluctuating, and the team owner even bluntly said that there will be player adjustments during the winter window.

Bayern Munich faced Chelsea.Chelsea's youth storm has been a bit weak recently. In the league, it has continuously overturned against weak teams such as Everton, West Ham United and Bournemouth. This situation seems to be less and less likely to be resolved on its own. The winter window The good news is that they can strengthen their defense after the start. Chelsea's record against strong teams in the league, especially the big6, is really unflattering. It is really embarrassing to be beaten by Manchester United. They lack the ability to fight tough battles. The inability to play against the wind is a prominent problem, coupled with the hidden worries and lack of experience in the defense and center backs, facing Bayern Munich, the southern king, which has always been extremely strong in the Champions League, all aspects are more optimistic about Bayern Munich.

The third group is Manchester City vs Real Madrid.In this round of knockout rounds, the most exciting matchups in the Champions League are these two series. Real Madrid strengthened the front, middle and back in the summer with 3 million euros. The left back, left winger, center forward, and center back were fully reinforced. Looking back, they performed the best Still the original players.However, Manchester City spent more than 1 million to strengthen the midfield, but they did not expect that the central defender was constantly injured. The weakest link was the backcourt, and the Manchester City Derby also lost in the backcourt.In last year's Champions League knockout round, the two teams were unwilling. Real Madrid fell to Ajax's youth storm in 8/4, while Manchester City lost to Tottenham 4:[-] in two rounds due to away goals.The two teams should currently be the closest opponents in strength, with similar league points.However, after Manchester City welcomes back central defenders Laporte and Stones next year, there is still room for improvement in team strength, and there are also media rumors in the winter window that they need to strengthen.Real Madrid's extensive injuries may be relieved after the winter break, and if Hazard can gradually recover, Real Madrid's strength can be strengthened.But in general, Manchester City's game dominance is slightly stronger.

The fourth matchup is Juventus vs Lyon.From the perspective of strength on paper, Lyon is undoubtedly inferior to Juventus, but judging from the tactics of the two teams, Lyon is very restrained by the old Juventus.After Juventus welcomed Pogba back, the problem of insufficient creativity in the midfield was solved, but the problem of insufficient hardness in the midfield and the procrastination of the rhythm also appeared.On the other hand, Lyon plays offensive football in Ligue [-], and the style of play is extremely concise and efficient.The strength of the two teams seems to be very different, but when they really play, the winner is still unknown.

The fifth group duel is Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid.If you refer to the league, Atletico Madrid is simply a "dumpling" in front of Liverpool (34 unbeaten games across the season). The only problem is what to eat. The "drawing team" Atletico Madrid performed mediocre in the UEFA Champions League group stage, and did not show the ability to wrestle with the top teams. In the league, they slipped to 5th, with 4 games tied 1:1 and 4 games tied 0:0. The teams in the relegation zone are slightly inconsistent with their big signings in the summer. The only thing that is commendable is their tradition-defense. At present, they maintain the lowest number of goals conceded in La Liga (10 goals). The opponent only allowed 6 goals in the field.But Liverpool has the strongest attacking ability in the Premier League. Their 5-80 minutes of snatching the right to breathe is not uncommon this season.However, in the previous European games, the two sides won each other. Liverpool faced Atletico Madrid 90 times and only achieved 4 victory (1 win, 1 draws and 2 loss). Whether it can be maintained is a problem. Recently, Liverpool's central defender Matip and Lovren's injury truce has exposed the hidden worries in the defense.Therefore, although the victory is tilted towards Liverpool, the outcome depends on Liverpool's own state.

The sixth group duel is Paris Saint-Germain vs Borussia Dortmund.The scenes of the two teams should be a combination of stabbing each other, and they must not be wrong in terms of viewing. Paris always gives people a very false feeling, obviously strong on paper.Dortmund staggered out of the death group, considering the gap in configuration, and the state of Paris with 3 or even 4 arrows when fighting firepower, Paris is the more optimistic side.

The seventh group duel is Valencia vs Atlanta.The league rankings of the two teams (6th and 7th) are still relatively close, and relatively speaking, they are the opponents most want to meet each other.Objectively speaking, Valencia is still superior. In the group stage, they only lost one game to Ajax, and the rest of the games were undefeated. They beat Chelsea and Ajax to win the group top spot. Rich.And Atlanta lost to Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev respectively, with a goal difference of -4. bigger.

The eighth matchup is Manchester United vs Leipzig Red Bull.The Leipzig Red Bulls are currently number one in the Bundesliga. Compared with their super-efficient scoring 42 goals and conceding 16 goals in the league, their results in the Champions League group stage can only be said to be mediocre. They are in the weakest group with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss with a total of 11. scored 10 goals and conceded 8 goals, especially in the last two group matches, the game was ups and downs, reflecting the instability of the team.And Manchester United ranked first in the league, with 18 wins and 17 loss in 1 games, which can be said to be the team with the best record in Europe.Not to mention that Manchester United also has a terrifying Link who scored 41 goals in all competitions.

So this group of Manchester United has a higher winning rate!
On December 12, in Paris, France, the 25 Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Here, set up a huge stage.

And this day also started in the morning, and the official social media of "French Football" began to announce the list of 30 players for the Ballon d'Or. Of course, the final top three will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Tied for 28th (3rd place): Felix (Atletico Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris), Van der Beek (Barcelona)

Tied for 26th (2 places): Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Benzema (Real Madrid)
Tied for 24th (2 places): Coulibaly (Napoli), Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
No. 23: Lloris (Tottenham)

No. 22: Sun Xingmin (Tottenham Hotspur)
Tied for 20th (2 places): Aubameyang (Arsenal), Tadic (Atletico Madrid)

No. 19: Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

No. 18: Mane (Liverpool)
No. 17: Firmino (Liverpool)
No. 16: Aguero (Manchester City)
15th: Alisson (Liverpool)

No. 14: De Bruyne (Manchester City)

No. 13: Hazard (Real Madrid)
No. 12: Sterling (Manchester City)
No. 11: Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)

No. 10: Mahrez (Manchester City)

No. 9: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

No. 8: Lewandowski (Bayern)

7th: De Ligt (Manchester United)

No. 6: De Jong (Manchester United)

No. 5: Salah (Liverpool)

No. 4: Ronaldo (Juventus)

The period was announced until 19:[-] in the evening.

Then the final three players enter the venue.

They are Messi, Van Dijk and Link.

But even if it is not announced now, everyone will understand that the winner must be Lin Kedi.

And the Golden Globe awards ceremony is not as complicated as the FIFA and UEFA award ceremonies. It just comes up, interviews three people, and then Lin Kedi walks on stage to receive his first Golden Ball prize.

Although the process is so simple, this Golden Globe Award is the highest personal award in the minds of many players, and of course it is the same for many, many fans.When Lin Kedi heard his name called out by the editor-in-chief of French Football, he was full of thoughts, and it was hard to restrain his emotions.

At the age of 18, I have only entered professional football for less than 3 years, and I have already achieved a personal honor grand slam.

Lin Kedi walked onto the podium step by step.

Received this golden trophy from the editor-in-chief.

Lin Kedi also became the first post-00s player to win this trophy, directly surpassing the post-90s generation.

At this moment, everyone at the scene stood up and applauded Lin Kedi.

Lin Kedi also became the youngest player in history to win the Ballon d'Or.He shortened this record by 3 years!Before him, the youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or was Ronaldo, who was 21 years old.

At this time, Lin Kedi was 18 years old!
Lin Kedi walked to the podium and put the trophy on the podium.

Lower the microphone a little.

"This year has been so perfect that it's unbelievable. In the first half of the year, I won an amazing treble with my Ajax teammates. In the second half of the year, I won the amazing treble with my teammates from Manchester United. We have won consecutive victories in all competitions and are now ranked first in the league!

As for myself, my achievements are inseparable from the support of my teammates and coaches. I am very happy to always work with the best coaches and be teammates with the best players.

What I feel now is that my dream has come true. The spark of a dream that I have had since I stepped into the professional arena has already ignited a prairie fire!
From the first time I came off the bench 3 years ago, until now, 3 years can be long or short, and my career has been brilliant enough, but I know that I will not be satisfied with this.The first Golden Globe is a great encouragement to me!He keeps me going!He can keep me going on the road of football.

Finally I would like to thank all the people who encouraged me in my football journey, I would like to thank my friends who supported me in my life and I would like to thank my girlfriend Janissa who gave me my heart support.I want to thank my parents, they always give me endless support, they are the backing of my heart! "

There was thunderous applause.

The image of Lin holding up the Ballon d'Or trophy became the front page of the next day's newspaper.

The news that Lin Kedi won the Golden Globe Award had already become breaking news on the Internet at that time.

Two days later, in the 19th round of the Premier League, Manchester United vs Newcastle.

This game is Manchester United's home game.

The Manchester United club also decided to hold a celebration ceremony for Lin Kedi before this game.

Lin Kedi raised the Ballon d'Or trophy before the game.

Accept the worship of the fans in the audience.

And Sir Alex Ferguson also arrived at the stadium. On behalf of the Manchester United club, he gave Lin Kedi an official Manchester United commemorative medal.

This was also the first time Lin Kedi had seen Ferguson so closely.

After Lin Kedi received the medal, he hugged Ferguson, and Ferguson said in Lin Kedi's ear: "It's great that you can come to Manchester United!"

Later, amid the cheers of the fans in the audience, Lin Kedi took the microphone handed over by the host.

"This is the third time I have spoken to you before the game. I have said so much to you here without bringing a championship to Manchester United. I hope that next year will be a good year for Manchester United! Yes! A championship year!”

There is no need to say too much. After Lin Kedi finishes speaking, the game will begin.

Today's opponent Newcastle lost 0-3 to Manchester United in their first match of the season.

At that time, Lin Kedi scored a hat-trick and also scored a direct free kick.

And today, when Lin Kedi held up the Ballon d'Or trophy at home, Lin Kedi's own buff status was directly filled up.

Lin Kedi scored 1 goal.

In the 67th minute, Lin Kedi received a pass from De Jong and shot a burst.

At the same time, Lin Kedi scored 34 goals.

Scored 19 goals in 34 Premier League games.

This can be said to be an unprecedented scoring efficiency.

After the game, Lin Kedi won the Ballon d'Or, and Lin Kedi tied the league scoring record. These two news made the headlines of various media.

And everyone is looking forward to Manchester United's away game against Burnley in the 20th round of the Premier League.

In that game, Lin Kedi was very likely to surpass the record. This is what all football people are looking forward to, and this thing is almost certain to happen.

This is the scariest thing, Lin Kedi is only 18 years old.There are still many records that he can break in the future. (end of this chapter)