Super Marshal

Chapter 923 Abidal is dead!

After Manchester City overtook the score again, Barcelona launched a fierce counterattack.

For a time, the La Liga giants also put Manchester City in a bit of a panic. Modric also fouled Iniesta and was given a yellow card by the referee. This was also the first yellow card of the game.

But soon, Alves also fouled Cristiano Ronaldo and received a second yellow card.

As the game progressed, especially after sixty minutes, although the two sides still persisted in attacking, they began to show some fatigue. After all, after an hour of fast-paced fighting, even an iron man would be overwhelmed.

What's more, there is still half an hour left in the game.

There was a stalemate in the stadium for a while, but in the executive VIP box, everyone was chatting lively.

But the topic has nothing to do with this much-anticipated Champions League final, but a major earthquake that will detonate European football.

Qatar Investment Authority to acquire Paris Saint-Germain.

"At present, all the terms have been basically negotiated and it is expected to be completed in early June." Tamim said confidently.

He is more envious of the Abu Dhabi consortium's acquisition of Manchester City, because two years later, this investment has proven to be worth millions, especially in the past two years, foreign capital has continued to pour in, and European football players are worth With skyrocketing prices, high-level stars are hard to find, and they are expensive but not marketable.

At least, no matter how much money Paris Saint-Germain invests, it will be impossible to replicate Manchester City's crazy recruitment of superstars, and it will be difficult to recreate the shocking effect that shocked the world.

This also made Tamim feel a little disappointed, because the Qatar Investment Authority's acquisition of Paris Saint-Germain had only one purpose, advertising effect.

However, fortunately, Tamim also got a piece of definite news from Mansour. As long as Manchester City wins the Champions League, Gao Han is likely to leave Manchester City. This will undoubtedly give Paris Saint-Germain an excellent opportunity to make a move.

It's just that PSG only finished fourth in Ligue 1 this season, missed the Champions League, and could only participate in the Europa League. It also lost to champion Lille in the French Cup final, which made Tamim a little dissatisfied but helpless.

If PSG hadn't been weak, it wouldn't have been possible to sell it so cheaply, right?

After Mansour heard that Tamim had almost successfully acquired Paris Saint-Germain, he also smiled slightly and asked, "Have you found the new management team yet?"

Tamim smiled slightly and pointed to a middle-aged Qatari man next to him who looked to be only about forty years old and said: "Nasser will be the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain. As for the general manager and technical director, Jorge introduced me to We have found two very good candidates, and we are in contact with them. If possible, we will basically have a deal."

Mansour glanced at Mendes and sighed to himself, he is really a shrewd businessman.

If the candidate he recommended officially takes office as the general manager and technical director of Paris Saint-Germain, wouldn't it be easy for Mendes to send his players to Paris Saint-Germain in the future?

For the Qatar consortium, this is also a very cost-effective deal. They can use Mendes's connections and channels to quickly form an experienced management team and build a competitive team. This small amount of money lost was not taken seriously by them at all.

What's more, their real purpose is not just these.

Qatar has just won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, but this has plunged the small countries in the Middle East into huge disputes. Because this time they defeated the two traditional powers, the United States and the United Kingdom, so there was a problem from the beginning. Many media have exposed the shady behind the bid to host the World Cup, as well as the remarks that the Middle East is not suitable for hosting the World Cup.

For example, not long ago, a French media published an article reporting that Qatar engaged in serious bribery and behind-the-scenes operations during its bid to host the World Cup, which even included French President Sarkozy.

The media published a photo of French President Sarkozy, Tamim and UEFA President Platini having dinner, and revealed that this happened during the World Cup bidding period, and before the dinner, Platini and UEFA UEFA's stance was pro-American, but after the dinner Platini changed course and backed Qatar, which ultimately led to Qatar's successful bid to host the World Cup last December.

After the successful bid, the Qatar Investment Authority also quickly announced its investment in the famous French nuclear energy group.

During the bid to host the World Cup, Qatar also invested 10 million euros and invited Zidane and many other football celebrities to serve as bid ambassadors. This further increased the outside world's doubts about Qatar's bid to host the World Cup.

Recently, in France, the Qatar Investment Authority has also caused huge repercussions. In addition to the heated acquisition of Paris Saint-Germain, beIN Media, a subsidiary of Al Jazeera owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, has bought out French media at a high price of 90 million euros per year. At the same time, BeIN Media also announced that it will compete for the bundled auction of La Liga broadcasting rights in 2013.

What’s interesting is that the president of BeIN Media is Nasser Halaifi, who will soon serve as the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain.

Tamim obviously doesn't care about the various doubts from the outside world, because he believes that these voices will gradually disappear soon. What he really wants to do is to continue to enhance Qatar's influence in world football and maintain this popularity. Paving the way for the 2022 World Cup.

Therefore, they chose to acquire Paris Saint-Germain, but this was just the beginning.

There are still eleven years between now and the World Cup in Qatar. They will continue to invest more in Paris Saint-Germain and strive to build this French Ligue 1 team into the top giants team in Europe and become the most eye-catching gold-lettered brand in Qatar. .

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"Abidal is dying!"

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, his eyes fixed on the court, and he easily noticed Abidal on the back line.

Recently, after falling behind by one goal, Barcelona launched a crazy counterattack against Manchester City. They launched continuous offensives in the frontcourt. First, Iniesta passed the ball, and then Ibrahimovic got rid of Javi Martinez. A low shot in the penalty area was saved by Cech very bravely. Then Alves moved on the right side. After exquisite cooperation with Messi, the Argentinian's low shot was blocked by Kompany and then he was big-footed. Rescue.

The most threatening thing was in the 66th minute. After a one-two between Iniesta and Xavi, Ibrahimovic got the ball in front of the penalty area and fired a fast and powerful shot. It was urgent and the angle was perfect, but Cech once again pushed the Swedish center's shot over the crossbar with one hand, resolving yet another crisis.

After that, Pedro rushed to the baseline on the left and passed back. Iniesta followed up with a push shot, which hit Cech's arms directly.

Barcelona pressed Manchester City and attacked for ten minutes, but still failed to break through Manchester City's goal. This made Guardiola a little anxious on the sidelines, but more worried, especially when he saw Abidal bending hard. The sight of him leaning forward with his hands on his knees gave him an ominous premonition.

The game has entered seventy minutes. If Manchester City scores another goal at this time, then this game will be really desperate.

"Let Adriano warm up." Guardiola warned in a deep voice.

Assistant coach Vilanova also noticed Abidal's situation. After hearing Guardiola's words, he did not agree. He turned around and walked to the bench, asking Brazilian left back Adriano to warm up quickly, while he himself He quickly followed up and kept introducing the current situation on the field to Adriano.

Regarding this player, Barcelona has only one attitude, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

As long as he can hold on, the mission is complete.

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"Abidal is almost exhausted."

On the Manchester City coaching bench, Sergio Garcia held an Apple tablet and approached Gao Han.

Abidal's data is clearly listed above. After analysis, the conclusion is that the French left back is already overwhelmed.

In the final analysis, this game consumes too much.

Gao Han narrowed his eyes slightly and noticed the movement on the Barcelona coaching bench, but quickly looked back to the court.

"Tell them to try to get the ball to Sanchez."

"Understood." Brian Kidd immediately walked to the sidelines to convey Gao Han's instructions.

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Soon, Manchester City launched a counterattack.

The ball passed to Sanchez's side. The Chilean winger quickly dribbled the ball along the right side, trying to get into the penalty area from the right side of the penalty area, but Abidal defended tightly, preventing him from getting a chance at all and was forced to pass back. .

Kaka hit the goal with a curved ball from the front of the penalty area, slightly missing the upper right corner.

Although this counterattack failed to work, it still shocked everyone in Barcelona into a cold sweat.

Whether it is the coaching staff on the sidelines or the players on the field, everyone knows very well that this is a critical moment in the game. Either Manchester City scores another goal and Barcelona is completely finished, or Barcelona equalizes the score and reverses the situation.

As the game progresses, it is no longer just a technical and tactical contest, but also a test of willpower and desire to win. Neither side will give in easily.

Two minutes later, Manchester City launched another attack. Sanchez took the ball at the edge of the penalty area, but was tackled by Abidal and fell to the ground. Referee Casse indicated that this was a successful defense and rejected Sanchez's foul appeal.

A minute later, Manchester City's offensive came back and passed to Sanchez.

After receiving the ball, the Chilean winger faced Abidal one-on-one, suddenly started, got rid of the French left back, and made a pass.

However, this cross was a little too close to the goalkeeper. Valdes struck decisively and picked off the ball, resolving a crisis for Manchester City.

Manchester City seemed to have no intention of retreating and still pressed Barcelona inside the half.

All the fans in the stadium also realized that the game was at a critical point, and everyone looked anxiously at the stadium.

Valdes threw the ball and Barcelona quickly passed the ball, but Manchester City launched a frontcourt press, forcing Barcelona to transfer the ball with a big foot, and it soon fell at the feet of Manchester City.

Javi Martinez controlled the ball and passed it back into the Barcelona half.

After several twists and turns, the ball still fell to Sanchez on the right, but this time after Sanchez got the ball, before Abidal could get closer, he quickly passed the ball to the front of the penalty area, and saw Kaká quickly inserting from the back row. After the ball, he walked into the penalty area.

Pique returned to defense in time and stood between Kaka and the goal, preventing Kaka from any angle to kick the ball. Puyol next to him also stepped forward in time to attack.

But at this moment, they saw that Kaka was brave. After calmly stopping the ball in the penalty area, he suddenly rubbed the ball with his right foot and made a half-high ball. The ball passed from Pique and Puyol. It passed through the gap in the middle and fell to the left side of the goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, did not know when he got rid of the right back Alves and rushed to the goal like a bolt of lightning. He met Kaka's rub ball, judged the falling situation, and leaned over to make a diving leap. Rushing to the top, Kaka's pass was headed into the goal guarded by Valdez.

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