The next day, the headlines of major European media were all about San Remo.
"Team Report": The legend is here! San Remo's miracle triumph in the UEFA Europa League, they are the best!
"BBC": Do you know the story of San Remo? If you don't, now you should!
"Kicker": Four-time champion of the season! Big clubs' harvester! This is the story of a small team!
"French Football": The biggest surprise in European Football this year—San Remo!
"Bild": Let's shout his name together—LU!
All Europe headlines!
Most popular in all Europe!
The phrase "San Remo miracle" quickly went viral, becoming a phenomenon-level term.
Once a term gains super popularity, it might transcend its literal meaning and be interpreted in other ways, continuing to spread until it becomes a classic.
Such as Lei Feng spirit representing helping others without seeking returns.
Such as women's volleyball spirit representing never giving up and always striving for excellence.
And now, the San Remo miracle has evolved into the San Remo spirit, meaning you can break your shackles and reach the peak despite a humble origin.
San Remo's victory turned them from a team into a spiritual totem.
This is something countless big clubs want to achieve but can't.
Even a super football powerhouse like Real Madrid, after lavishly spending tons of money, only earned a noble title, and they are still far from becoming a spiritual totem with broad significance.
Liverpool's story of winning the Champions League last year with a comeback might, over the years, also become a spiritual totem.
But Liverpool itself is already a big club; they are not weak at all. Their story cannot resonate with the broad grassroots population. It feels more like a comeback of a big club rather than a grassroots uprising.
Their foundations are different.
The best lineup for cup tournaments can always be selected very quickly.
This year's UEFA Europa League best lineup is a 442 formation, with the semi-final teams occupying eleven positions.
The best goalkeeper is Arsenal's Marduk.
Except for the final match, Marduk was the goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded in this cup, and he saved two penalty kicks, greatly adding value.
No surprises, this Arsenal goalkeeper will be England's first choice in the European Cup this summer!
Great British goalkeeper!
On the defense line, both fullbacks are players from Valencia, Valencia's duo on the wings produced explosive stats in this cup, very impressive.
For the central defender combination, the committee ultimately chose Bernulin from San Remo and White from Arsenal.
These two players are very steady, with very impressive individual stats and match performance.
In the midfield position, right midfielder Olic, he justified Arsenal's transfer fee of twenty-eight million euros, and they seem just one goal post away from the championship.
Left midfielder Lu Yang, simultaneously, Lu Yang was also elected as the MVP of the UEFA Europa League final and the best player of the European Cup this year, with twenty goals topping the UEFA Europa League scorer list, he is the leading figure in the tournament!
The central midfield combination is Finger and Morici.
The former carried Inter into the semi-finals with an assist hat-trick, earning plenty of goodwill.
The latter showcased glamorous stats of three goals and thirteen assists, also winning the title of assist king in this UEFA Europa League!
As for the forward line, relatively speaking, it's the era of newcomers, and can also be described as... nothing much to write home about.
They are the UEFA Europa League silver boot Talista, and San Remo forward Bai Zhami.
Bai Zhami scored four goals and provided four assists in this UEFA Europa League, his stats are very appealing. His stunning solo goal in the final showed his big heart, he's a forward player capable of delivering critical hits!
Of course, many excellent players emerged in this tournament, but since the best positions are limited to eleven, it cannot be all-inclusive.
But it's okay, those excellent players are being noticed by various teams.
Many teams pursuing progress will look for standout players in such large-scale events.
Even if not on the leaderboard, sometimes just a clever handling of the ball can catch someone's attention, and the player may receive an invitation from a strong team.
Notably, among these UEFA Europa League best players, except Bai Zhami, all others are members of their respective national teams!
And even Bai Zhami, if no surprises, will be called up to his country's national team next time.
His country is not a strong football nation.
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What does winning the championship mean?
It means prize money!
It means a pay raise!
It means the increase in market value!
Among the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, San Remo undoubtedly was the team with the lowest total market value!
But after winning the UEFA Europa League, the market value of players within San Remo team changed immediately.
Among the main rotation players, the lowest increase in market value was two million!
Take Camihong, San Remo acquired him for tens of thousands to two hundred thousand initially, but this year he directly attained a star market value, less than six million; San Remo won't even entertain you!
And after the UEFA Europa League... as long as San Remo is willing to patiently negotiate, ten million, perhaps, there will be buyers.
After all, Camihong is still very young, has yet to reach the prime of his career, he also has plenty of potential to tap into.
Naji is further arousing the interest of some Premier League teams through his matchup with Arsenal, his market value is moving upward of ten million.
According to his performance, him being selected as a substitute in the Italy National Team is just a matter of time.
Even if he doesn't make it this time, he definitely will next time.