Chapter 183 One Hundred Years Crown (Part 2)
While the warm celebration was being celebrated, the broadcasting camera was constantly aiming at the table in front of UEFA President Platini. The Big Ear Cup was quietly his new owner! The silver-shining trophy represents the players' highest achievement in the club. Every player who has played professional football has won this Big Ear Cup as a symbol of his professional peak.
The Arsenal players did not return to the locker room at all, they stayed at the Bernabeu Stadium and were having fun. They were interviewed by reporters and accepted those sincere or polite congratulations. But the Gunners didn't care. They were just excited and simply wanted to vent their excitement because they were European champions!
The podium was soon set up in an orderly manner with the staff at the Bernabeu Stadium, and the award ceremony was about to come. UEFA President Platini walked onto the podium with the Big Ear Cup at this time. Xiao Qing didn't have much affection or dislike for Platini. Xiao Qing now only had the championship trophy quietly placed in the center of the podium. At this time, the Arsenal players also suppressed their excitement. They stood by the podium with a graceful manner to applaud the runner-up Bayern Munich players, and also to applaud the referees who enforced the game.
The referee, two assistant referees and the fourth official took the lead along the long-prepared steps and climbed up the gaps in the crowd. Even the loser of this game, Bayern players gave the referees the applause at this time. Although Bayern players couldn't laugh at this time, they still performed very gracefully. The referees came to the front of the podium and took the commemorative medal from UEFA President Platini! As a football referee, being able to enforce such a game in the Champions League final is definitely a huge honor.
After receiving the prize, the referee returned to the stadium. Now the protagonists of the finals have appeared. Under the leadership of head coach Van Gaal, Bayern slowly walked up to the podium along a long ladder and won the silver medal. Arsenal's Gunners lined up on both sides of the award ceremony channel, applauding their hands to pay tribute to Bayern's players; Xiao Qing had been in the Bundesliga for a season after all. Although he was not familiar with Bayern's players, Xiao Qing still shook hands with Bayern's players one by one. After the game, the players of the two teams had changed from opponents to friends, and it was also very important to show his own demeanor at this time.
Although Bayern did lose this game, and even for most of the game, Bayern's performance was average, the game was over. Arsenal fans in the stands also applauded Bayern's players like Bayern fans, because this is the demeanor that the champion team should show.
Bayern players took over the runner-up medal in frustration. Such medals are really meaningless for these runner-up teams. Perhaps it would be better for them to be able to leave the stadium directly. Because at least they don’t have to see their opponents reach the top of Europe.
When Bayern's players finished receiving the prize and walked off the podium, the voice of the commentator suddenly increased. "Ladies and gentlemen! Fans and friends on the scene, fans and friends from all over the world, let us now welcome the winner of this season's European Champions League - Arsenal, on stage to receive the award!"
The huge and magnificent Bernabeu Stadium burst out with the biggest cheers of the year. The raging waves in the stands were like fire, people were undulating, and the loud sound of shouting for the championship rushed straight.
Arsenal Club Chairman Hillwood was always strong and took the lead. He walked ahead of everyone; at this time, the Arsenal chairman would not be polite, this is a good opportunity to show off. This is the most important honor Arsenal has won since its establishment and the most supportive moment for him, the chairman. So Hillwood had already smiled and his eyes narrowed together, and the wrinkles on his face looked like a century-old tree bark.
Behind the two were captain Fabregas, goalkeeper Amunia behind, and other players followed one after another, and went up one after another; Xiao Qing was still relatively low-key at this time. He chose to be at the end of the team. At this time, Xiao Qing didn't mind getting his own Champions League medal later. Anyway, these honors are unavoidable now.
Everyone took the medals from the guests who presented the awards in turn. When Xiao Qing walked to Platini, Platini did not immediately give the medal to Xiao Qing, but hugged Xiao Qing intimately, and smiled and said, "I am very happy to be able to award you the UEFA Champions League medal. I am really happy. You are one of the best players now. I look forward to you getting more honors. I look forward to being able to put more medals on the championship for you."
"I think so too. If I can continue to stand on the podium of the Champions League championship next season, I think this will be an amazing result. I like this feeling very much, and the championship makes people crazy." Although Xiao Qing knows that no team has been able to defend the Champions League championship since the reform of the Champions League, Xiao Qing is really looking forward to creating a new history at this moment.
"It seems very good, and I am also looking forward to seeing you hold up the championship trophy in the next season." There is a lot of hypocrisy in it. Xiao Qing doesn't mind at all. The Champions League championship is won, not commanded by Platini.
After receiving the medals, all the players gathered on the platform to be built for celebration. The most exciting time to welcome the audience is coming! UEFA President Platini walked out of the podium, separated the cheering crowd, came to the platform to celebrate, and solemnly handed the Big Ear Cup to Arsenal's captain Fabregas! Espanyol took the trophy, bent down and grabbed the cup firmly with both hands, and then suddenly raised the trophy over his head.
At this moment, the twelve salutes and fireworks on both sides of the podium released the most beautiful red ribbons and paper confetti in an instant. The song of "We Are the Champions" sounded at the same time, and tens of thousands of Gunner fans gave a burst of cheers like a sea of joy. The entire court was shrouded in a joyful atmosphere.
Xiao Qing, Van Persie... All the players raised the Big Ear Cup, which represents the club's highest honor, one by one. The camera helped them remember every moment worth remembering for a lifetime. When Professor Wenger also raised the Big Ear Cup, all the players rushed up and held Wenger and the trophy high together.
This is Wenger's thirteenth season in coaching Arsenal. He finally raised the first and most important championship trophy in his coaching career. Although this championship trophy was obtained by players on the court, Wenger made an indelible contribution to the formation of such a championship team!
At the same time, in London, England, countless Gunners fans flocked to the streets. They all wore Gunners' jerseys, held fan scarves, and shouted the slogan "We are the European Champions League" to celebrate the team's first win of the Champions League trophy; in North London, this moment belongs to Arsenal. As for Arsenal's century-old rival Tottenham Hotspur fans selectively disappeared, because Arsenal performed very well, Arsenal reached the top of Europe, and Tottenham Hotspur may only be looking forward to his debut in the Champions League next season.
Xiao Qing trotted at the Bernabeu Stadium with a trophy and accepted the cheers of tens of thousands of fans. This feeling was really good; however, the Arsenal players did not stay in Spain for too long. Everyone couldn't wait to bring the Big Ear Cup back to the UK and London to celebrate with the Arsenal fans waiting in London, which made the fans of the city's arch rival Tottenham envious to death!
After the team attended the award ceremony, Arsenal club owner Kroenke had arranged a charter flight and led the players back to London overnight! At Sisro Airport, nearly tens of thousands of fans were waiting to welcome the arrival of their heroes at the airport. At the already open Emirates Stadium and around, more than 100,000 fans gathered there, looking forward to the championship trophy and the heroes who won them back.
When Arsenal's chartered flight arrived at the airport, the fans rushed up like a tide and gathered around the players and shouted that hundreds of security guards prepared in advance at the airport could not stop the crazy fans. Although they had experienced a long flight and were excited about winning the championship, the Arsenal players were not tired at all. The excited players were still excited to show the style of the champion team in the cheers of the fans.
Arsenal club officials were unwilling to disappoint fans on such a festive day, so they let the bus slowly carry the players and the Big Ear Cup toward the city like a parade. As time went by, more and more fans gathered around Arsenal buses. When they arrived at the Emirates Stadium, the fans following the Arsenal bus had completely blocked the road.
The vast number of fans were like a triumphant return, and rushed into the Emirates Stadium. After Arsenal's players got off the bus, they began to hold trophys around the stadium to congratulate the fans. At this moment, Arsenal was the champion. They won the only heavyweight Champions League championship in the team's history. Arsenal created a new history and proudly became the best team in Europe!
The atmosphere at Emirates Stadium is hot, and Arsenal players are running tirelessly on the stadium, and the hot Big Ear Cup is displayed in the center of the stadium; this is the championship trophy that Gun fans have been looking forward to for a long time. At this moment, Arsenal fans are excited and happy because they are champions, which has fulfilled the championship dreams of many Arsenal fans!
Chapter completed!