After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

Huang Kaiwen said, ”Of course not, Manchester United is a very strong team. Sir Ferguson is one of the best coaches in the world; he has many top players, and possesses a magical coaching level that can unleash the potential of players. Often, when you look at his starting lineup it doesn’t seem that strong, yet Manchester United can win matches. Facing such an opponent, we need to be very careful.”

”Final question, who is the most threatening player in the Manchester United team?”

”Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney are both excellent, Giggs and Scholes have a wealth of experience... Manchester United also has a top defense, and Van der Sar is getting craftier with age. I really can’t single out one among them,” Huang Kaiwen said after some thought.

As long as there were no hard feelings, Huang Kaiwen was willing to say more pleasant things about others.

Who knows if one day they may become teammates; it’s good to make more friends.

Speaking of this, Huang Kaiwen just remembered that he hadn’t recently asked any opponents if they wanted to play for Milan or Real Madrid, possibly missing out on some talented players.

What about the UEFA Champions League final?

Better leave that alone.

Just thinking about Sir Ferguson made Huang Kaiwen nervous.

Despite pleasant exchanges in previous encounters, if the Yellow Ball King dared to ask Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo about going to AC Milan, it would certainly lead to a falling out. Who knows, perhaps even at the post-match press conference, the Scottish Godfather might have a few words to say about it.

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After Real Madrid had clinched the league title early.

European mainstream media turned their attention to the upcoming UEFA Champions League final.

On May 9, Real Madrid won 2:0 at home against La Coruña, advancing to the Copa del Rey final.

The Copa del Rey final was scheduled for June 23rd, a month after the UEFA Champions League final, so it wouldn’t affect Real Madrid’s preparation for the Champions League.

A day later, Real Madrid’s opponent emerged as Getafe defeated Barcelona 4:0 at home, eliminating Barça with a 6:5 aggregate score, dashing the hopes of many fans who were eager to see another El Clásico.

Barça, who had won the first leg 5:2, were reversed, and Cruyff, who had been touting in his column that Barça would overpower Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey, lost face again.

But he probably didn’t care, as most players and coaches who turned into columnists and commentators thickened their skin considerably.

On May 12, Real Madrid hosted Espanyol.

The heavily rotated Real Madrid was tied 3:3 with the opponent at the 70th minute when Huang Kaiwen, coming off the bench to replace Arnold, faked a substitution at the corner to take a quick corner kick, which Raul, unguarded at the goal, easily put into the net, securing a last-minute victory.

May 20th.

There were three days left until the UEFA Champions League final.

Huang Kaiwen and the whole team went to the away venue.

This was the last match before the UEFA Champions League final.

Huang Kaiwen and the lady stayed in the hotel until after 4 PM before joining his teammates.

The two of them celebrated Huang Kaiwen’s birthday in the room for the day.

On the bus to Cologne-Bonn Stadium, Huang Kaiwen received many gifts.

Everything from thermos mugs to crystal ornaments.

Ramos’s gift was a set of car keys.

”You’re really generous, I wish my son would be as filial as you are!” Cassano exclaimed upon seeing the Porsche keys.

”You son of a bitch!”

Ramos leaped from his seat, chasing after Cassano on the bus.

For birthdays in Europe, one generally wouldn’t give expensive gifts; they are usually simple and practical.

Obviously, Ramos’s gift didn’t fit this category.

I’ll have to find an opportunity to repay my good brother’s kindness.

Capello stood at the front of the bus, smiling and saying, ”Today we will rest at the hotel for the day and take advantage of it to celebrate Kevin’s birthday. Tomorrow, we’ll fly to Greece. Of course, to ensure Kevin has a pleasant birthday, it’s essential we secure a victory!”

”Victory!!!”

In the first half of the match, Robinho and Radia scored one after another, enabling Real Madrid to head into the halftime break with a two-goal lead.

In the 55th minute of the second half, Huang Kaiwen came on as a substitute.

Having drawn the ”Merlot,” Huang Kaiwen’s performance was average, and Real Madrid narrowly won 3:2 against the opponent.

Huang Kaiwen didn’t take it to heart.

After drawing so many top prizes recently, it was normal to draw a fourth-tier prize once, and even with the ”lucky charm” boost, it wasn’t possible for his luck to be that good all the time.

Even with the Yellow Ball King’s ”abnormal” performance, it didn’t affect the mood of the Real Madrid players.

The atmosphere reached its climax, especially after the lady announced that she was picking up the tab for drinks tonight.

A pretty drunk Cassano popped open two bottles of champagne and jumped onto the table, shouting, ”Tonight you will witness my strength!”

”Come on, Antonio!”

”Stop the chit-chat and get on with it!”

”That’s your own words.”

Amidst the cheers from everyone, Cassano stuffed both bottle necks into his mouth and tilted his head back, gulping down the champagne.

Huang Kaiwen didn’t expect Cassano to have this trick up his sleeve; with this skill alone, becoming an internet celebrity after retirement wouldn’t be a problem.

Cassano, looking cool for three seconds, spat out the champagne from his mouth and swayed before crashing down straight as an arrow.

Diego Lopez raised a hand and caught Cassano, allowing the players to breathe a sigh of relief.

”Alright, play is play, but no more getting on the tables,” Raul warned.

If someone landed in the hospital before the UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United would probably die laughing without even playing.

”Kevin, perform something!”

A flushed Guti egged on, ”As today’s star, you should perform something.”

”Yeah, do something, Kevin!”

”You can sing, right? Last time you were happily singing up close with Shakira,” slurred Cassano, lying in Lopez’s arms, pointing at Huang Kaiwen.

Huang Kaiwen:...

He looked over at the lady and only relaxed when he saw her expression hadn’t changed.

Amidst his teammates’ goading, Huang Kaiwen played ”Für Elise” on the restaurant’s piano as a gift to the lady.

With proficiency in ”piano mastery,” Huang Kaiwen’s piano skills were decent, but a bit off-standard after drinking, hitting several wrong notes.

Even so, the lady was touched.

After returning to his room, Huang Kaiwen tried out the latest automatic pilot technology.

Catalonia.

After Real Madrid’s match had ended, Cruyff sat at his desk and wrote furiously.

After a few sentences, he frowned, crumpled the paper into a ball, and threw it behind him.

There were already several similar crumpled papers behind him.

The frustrated Barça godfather tossed his pen aside, took a sip of whiskey from his glass, and stared blankly at the desk.

After about ten minutes, he picked up the pen again and wrote the previous title, ”Kevin’s precipitous decline, Real Madrid will lose the UEFA Champions League final.”