The "forever young" Arsenal could not hold on in the devilish schedule.
In a London derby, even though Koscielny took the lead in scoring with a header from Arsenal, Robin van Persie failed to open the scoring account. Fulham staged a comeback in the 92nd minute.
2:1
Fulham defeated Arsenal at home.
Chelsea struggled to get three points from Wolverhampton Wanderers and finally got a victory in their recent slump.
20 rounds of Premier League games were over.
Liverpool was at the top of the table with 47 points, leading the table.
Manchester City was two points behind with 45 points.
Manchester United missed the chance to reach the top with 44 points after two consecutive defeats.
Chelsea had 37 points.
Arsenal had 36 points.
The competition in the Premier League seemed to have been polarized.
The top three teams competed for the title, while the two London powerhouses competed for a place in the Champions League.
Although there would be a two-week break in the league tournament, it did not mean that Liverpool could have a full rest.
On the weekend after the league tournament, Liverpool faced a challenge from Oldham Athletic at their home ground, Anfield.
The Red Army participated in the FA Cup!
Comain let the main players rest as much as possible and sent a large number of substitutes and young players.
This was not Liverpool's contempt, but the opponent's strength was not worthy of Liverpool to send all their elite players.
Even with the substitutes' lineup, Liverpool still defeated their opponent with a 5: 1 victory at home and successfully advanced to the fourth round.
At the end of this game, Qin Xiong began to prepare to go to Zurich to attend the Ballon d 'Or awards ceremony organized by FIFA.
Compared to last year, Qin Xiong's team behind the scenes created momentum for him, this year it was completely unnecessary.
He led the team to successfully defend the Champions League title and the Premier League title. Coupled with the brilliant achievement of scoring 86 goals this year, Qin Xiong won the Ballon d 'Or award without any suspense.
In the evening of January 9th.
Outside the Zurich Opera House, Qin Xiong arrived by car. The red carpet was laid out to the roadside and there were reporters and fans from all over the world on both sides. Dressed in a suit and leather shoes, Qin Xiong got out of the car. Before greeting everyone, he squatted down facing the backseat of the car. Qin Xiong, who was wearing a children's suit, got out of the car and threw himself into Qin Xiong's arms. Qin Xiong picked him up.
Qin Xiong, who was carrying his son with one hand, straightened up. Sylvia, who was dressed in a black evening gown, stood next to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong waved to the reporters and fans on both sides with his other hand. After that, he held Sylvia's hand and walked into the opera house together.
After entering the Zurich Opera House, a staff member led Qin Xiong's family of three to the lounge to wait for their admission.
Freddy was here in advance to carry out the necessary public relations exchanges with people from all over the football world.
Qin Xiong had just arrived and Freddy told him to casually chat with the reporters.
So Qin Xiong sat alone on the sofa in the corner of the waiting room to be interviewed by the reporters.
"You will defend the Ballon d 'Or award this year, right?"
"Hahahaha! What do you want me to say? Humbly, I'll say that the results are not out yet and I don't know. I don't have to pretend to be a saint. When others perform better than me, I will admit it and sincerely congratulate them on winning the award. For example, when Kaka won the award in 2007 and Messi won the award in 2009, I was there and did not feel uncomfortable at all. Competition does not mean that I will always win. There will be times when I will lose. But after the situation where I should have won but did not win, I think many people will be dissatisfied. It is human nature. "
The reporter also smiled and then asked, "Do you know that Real Madrid's manager, Mourinho, and Ronaldo, who was shortlisted for the top three candidates for the Ballon d 'Or, have announced that they will not attend the Ballon d' Or award ceremony?"
Qin Xiong smiled and said, "I heard about it."
"Do you have anything to say about it?"
Qin Xiong rolled his eyes, then spread his hands and said, "Should I say something? Maybe they are very busy, or maybe there are other reasons. I don't know, I don't care. Mourinho and Ronaldo are one of the focuses of your reporters. Sorry, but they don't play any important roles in my world. We have no friendship between us and now we have no interaction, unless we meet in the Champions League. Other than that, I can't think of why I should pay attention to them. "
The reporter smiled and then chatted with Qin Xiong about Liverpool and his personal career plans before the interview ended.
There were already many people in the waiting room.
When Qin Xiong returned to Sylvia's side, he saw Qin Xiong sitting on the sofa and staring at a person. He turned to Qin Xiong and said, "Dad, look, that person, the person who often appears on TV."
Qin Xiong followed Qin Ye's gaze and saw Messi in a dark red suit!
Yes, in this era, the top few people often became the topic of football programs.
The comparison between Qin Xiong and Messi had not been made for a day or two.
It was not unusual for Qin Ye to often see Messi on TV now.
Messi also happened to look over here. Qin Xiong patted Qin Ye on the back and said, "Go and say hello to that uncle."
Qin Ye obediently jumped off the sofa and walked towards Messi. Messi also walked over with a smile on his face.
"Hello, uncle."
Qin Ye spoke in English. Messi also bent down and said to him in English, "Hi, little guy, hello."
Messi appeared to be very friendly. After touching Qin Ye's head, he walked to Qin Xiong's side. Qin Xiong put Qin Ye on his lap and gestured for Messi to sit down.
The two superstars sat together and the reporters in the waiting room immediately came over to take photos.
Qin Xiong moved closer to Messi and whispered, "I'm tired of the media saying that there's a secret conflict between you and me, so please, smile more sincerely."
Messi did not know whether to laugh or cry. He suddenly smiled and said to Qin Xiong, "In contrast, I think your smile is more stiff. Compared to what you said, I need you to be more sincere."
"Why?"
"See, this is what you hate. You know why!"
Qin Xiong laughed.
Because Qin Xiong was the big winner!
Because Qin Xiong already had three Ballon d 'Or awards and five Champions League trophies!
If the media wanted to create a topic, most of it would be Messi who was not convinced by Qin Xiong, and only a few of it would be Qin Xiong who was not convinced by Messi.
It was completely unnecessary!
Qin Xiong was the king and Messi was the challenger!
It was that simple.
After the group photo, Qin Xiong smiled and said to Messi, "I heard that Barcelona's situation in the league is not good. I heard that Real Madrid, led by Mourinho, is very strong this season."
Messi shrugged and said, "Liverpool is not as powerful as they were in the past two years. I heard that the Manchester team is also putting a lot of pressure on you."
"Oh, the same to you. By the way, a reporter just asked me why Mourinho and Ronaldo didn't come. Do you know?"
Messi thought about it and said, "Because they won't receive the award. Why are they here?"
Qin Xiong nodded seriously and said, "That's true. Well, then why are you here?"
Messi suddenly got up and said to Qin Xiong, "I have a demeanor that you don't."
Qin Xiong looked at Messi who was about to leave and said, "You're doing something ungentlemanly now."
Messi sneered and turned his head and said, "I'm going to accompany my woman. I can't leave her alone over there. See you in the Champions League!"
Qin Xiong waved at him and smiled, "See you in the Champions League!"
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