Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 618 Celebrate to Your Heart's Content, Victors! (Second Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
"The match… the match is over!!!"
The Italian commentator used all his strength to shout those words.
"The match is over! Napoli is the champion! A Chinese player has raised the Champions League trophy for the first time!!" He Ping roared excitedly.
A tremendous roar erupted from Wembley Stadium, the cheers of Napoli fans. At this moment, their momentum completely overwhelmed the Barcelona fans.
When Kassai blew the final whistle, all the Napoli players jumped up. The Barcelona players were stunned for a moment, some slumped to the ground, while others continued to rush towards the referee—they never seemed to run out of arguments. As for whether they were going to the referee out of habit, or if there was something really wrong, the Napoli players didn't care.
The match was over, and they were not afraid of any more tricks from the Barcelona players. The championship belonged to them, and no one could take it away!
They had reached the top of Europe!
"Maradona probably never imagined that his former team could win the Champions League without him! This team's performance is admirable. A few years ago, they were still struggling in Serie C, having just experienced the pain of bankruptcy. Now, they are the best team in Europe! This is an inspirational legend belonging to the grassroots!"
After the match, the television broadcast immediately focused on Chen Hero, and now everyone's TV screen was filled with his smiling face. "When this man first came to Napoli, he said that if Napoli wanted to improve, they had to forget Maradona. This simple sentence caused an uproar, and the entire city of Naples even triggered a riot. It didn't look like his trip to Napoli would be peaceful or successful. In fact, in the beginning, that was indeed the case. He was hated by almost all Napoli fans, and his celebration of slapping his own fans after scoring a goal brought his relationship with the fans down to absolute zero… But who would have thought? Now he has become a legendary figure rarely seen in the history of Napoli, with thirty-eight goals in the league and thirteen goals in the Champions League, he broke a series of records and astonished everyone… Leaving behind an amazing legacy! Even in the Champions League final, I still heard the boos of Napoli's extreme fans towards him, but in these last few minutes, there were no boos! He never thought of conquering this place, but he did it unintentionally! This is him, Chen Hero! A highly controversial figure. Perhaps long after he leaves the team, many Napoli fans will still talk about his various anecdotes in this city. He will not become a god worshipped by the entire city of Naples like Diego Maradona, nor does he bother to become such a thing. But he is definitely a figure that this city will never forget, nor can it ignore."
The Italian commentator said a lot of sensational words about Chen Hero.
Those Napoli fans who were unable to go to the scene and watched the live broadcast of the game at home, in taverns, and in pizza shops did not refute the commentators, let alone scold him. They were all silent.
Many people even thought in their hearts that what the commentator said was quite right… In any case, Hero was a guy who made them love and hate him…
Now that he was leaving, although many people couldn't wait for him to get lost, after watching this Champions League final, many Napoli fans felt reluctant in their hearts…
He was leaving, what would happen to Napoli? Could they sweep across Europe like they did this season?
Many people felt it was unlikely.
Now many people were reflecting—if we had been nicer to this person in the first place, and booed him less, maybe he wouldn't have left Napoli so resolutely, right?
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. It was meaningless to think about those ifs, suppositions, and maybes now.
The members of the Blue Giant on the stands vigorously shook the huge jersey, with Chen Hero's number nine particularly conspicuous.
"I really want him to stay…" Scarn Card, the owner of the pizza shop, sighed to Andrea Posh beside him, while holding up the jersey above his head like everyone else.
"Who doesn't?" Posh, doing the same thing as him, smiled wryly. "Did you hear that, Scarn?"
Scarn listened carefully, and heard shouts of "Hero! Hero!" coming from other directions.
"Is that the extreme fans?" His expression changed. This was the first time in three years that the extreme fans had called out Chen Hero's name like this!
"They also realized their mistakes… It's a pity that if they could have realized it sooner, maybe Hero's relationship with us wouldn't have been so strained…" Posh said helplessly. "This city, perhaps, has never made him feel a sense of belonging. That's why he didn't hesitate at all when he wanted to leave. Now, before leaving, he has brought two championship trophies to Napoli, so he has no psychological burden when he leaves…"
"Humph! That group of mentally deficient hooligans!" Carl didn't have a good impression of extreme fans. In fact, anyone who simply loved football probably didn't have a good impression of extreme fans and soccer hooligans.
The two stopped talking, and focused on waving their arms, encouraging the giant jersey with the people around them. Although they may not be able to see what was happening on the court, this was what they had to do to create a stadium atmosphere.
After a while, Carl suddenly said, "Andrea, is the Blue Giant really going to disband?"
Posh nodded: "Hero is gone, what's the point of keeping our fan organization?"
"I think it's a bit of a pity… Although Hero is gone, we are still a group of fans who love Napoli. Since so many fan organizations can continue to exist, why can't we?"
"But… our name is Blue Giant, if there is no Hero, it always feels weird…"
"Hey, the name is just a symbol. Anyway, everyone is already very familiar with each other, why not continue to organize everyone to watch the games together? To be honest, Andrea… I've gotten used to watching games with the Blue Giant, whether it's away or home, when we watch the games in the West Stand, there are people we know all around us, they are friends, they are partners, that feeling is really wonderful! I'm a little reluctant to let everyone just break up like this…"
Posh was silent after hearing what he said.
In fact, he had also thought about continuing to keep the Blue Giant organization, but Chen Hero's relationship with the fans was strained at the beginning, so he didn't want to say so, for fear of being misunderstood.
In fact, he was also reluctant to part with the Blue Giant. Everyone watched the games together, like a family. That feeling was great, at least everyone could find someone to confide in when they had something on their minds…
"Okay, then let's keep it?" he asked.
"Of course, we have to keep it!" Carl nodded quickly.
Then the two looked at each other and laughed out loud.
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The Napoli players were celebrating as much as they wanted, while the Barcelona players, after failing to reason with the referee, had no choice but to accept the result.
They lost, lost to the opponent they least wanted to lose to. And they lost completely, allowing the other side to blow them up with just one person!
This person was still the person they hated the most.
The Barcelona players couldn't swallow this breath no matter what…
They looked at the Napoli players celebrating their victory, their eyes full of unwillingness, and when they saw Chen Hero, their eyes changed from unwillingness to anger…
He took off his jersey, revealing his strong muscles and the tattoo on his back, which was very conspicuous in the crowd, making it difficult not to notice him. The Barcelona players really looked down on him, thinking he was simply a nouveau riche, who forgot who he was after achieving a little success.
Chen Hero didn't care how the Barcelona players viewed him. Now he was the champion, so naturally he had to celebrate as much as he wanted. He was the champion, who had ever seen a champion who had to take care of the loser's feelings?
In fact, even if Chen Hero was tall, his height of one meter and ninety-five centimeters was not that rare. Why did the Barcelona players always seem to be able to spot him?
That's because he was always showing up in front of the Barcelona players, celebrating the victory…
This person is really cheap enough!
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The defeated Barcelona players quickly retreated. Despite having so much unwillingness and anger, they could only accept the result. At most, they would leave a harsh word, "We'll fight again next year," which could be regarded as a decent exit.
The victorious Napoli players celebrated for a while after they retreated to the locker room, and then returned to the locker room one after another.
After a little adjustment, they had to come back again. By then, the podium would have been set up. Here, they would lift the Champions League trophy and become the strongest team in Europe this season!
That was the highest honor that countless teams dreamed of, the ultimate goal that countless people fought for a season.
They were enviable, but how much effort they put in behind their backs, how many people saw it?
The entire Napoli team in the locker room was in an uproar, everyone was cheering and celebrating as much as they wanted, and some emotionally excited people simply took off their clothes and ran naked in the locker room.
Chen Hero was left with only a pair of briefs, jumping up and down in the locker room.
Some people couldn't wait to pick up champagne and spray it on each other.
Even Mazzarri joined in.
They were so excited and ecstatic that they didn't even know how much time had passed…
In the center of the stadium, the podium had been set up. Platini and other officials also came down from the stands, waiting to present the award to Napoli, but the protagonists were nowhere to be seen.
Reluctantly, they had to find a stadium worker to see what Napoli was doing.
After hearing the knock on the door, the Napoli players, who were messing around in the locker room, gestured to them to be quiet, and then, together with Cassano, Arshavin, Hamsik, Sanchez and others, hid behind the door with wine bottles. Then they suddenly opened the door.
The worker didn't suspect anything, took a step in, and opened his mouth to say, "It's time to attend the awards ceremony…"
Before he could finish his words, he heard Chen Hero roar, and then he was drenched in champagne from head to toe…
The stunned worker hadn't had time to react when the Napoli players laughed happily: "Ah ha ha ha ha!"
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