We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 181 The strongest Champions League in history, the ball was stolen!
After the game started, the situation was pretty much what He Tianqi had expected.

In the sixth minute, Viana was roughly knocked down by Schweinsteiger on the wing.

In the twelfth minute, Viana and Mido cooperated to create an opportunity on the right rib, but were eventually brought down by Lizarazu.

Ribery "sat back and reaped the benefits" by scoring directly from a free kick.

The total score of the two rounds was an exaggerated 6 to 2.

This was a completely game-killing shot.

Bayern Munich must score five goals without conceding a goal to reverse Palermo.

This is absolutely impossible to accomplish.

Such despair made the Bayern players on the field extremely anxious.

A season’s hard work has turned to ashes, while the culprit is still “dancing” in front of you. What would you do?
In the 23rd minute, Lucio kicked Mido from behind when he received the ball. Mido staggered and tried to turn around to pass him. Lucio used his hands and feet to knock Mido down.

The referee blew the whistle.

Lucio gets a yellow card.

In the 29th minute, Ballack, who was at the center of public opinion, scored with a long shot, changing the total score to 3-6.

But Bayern did not celebrate.

Perhaps this was because the goal could not change the outcome, so no one was in the mood to celebrate.

But it also seemed that the atmosphere within the team had collapsed. The players believed that Ballack was corrupted by money and abandoned Bayern, so they were unwilling to celebrate with him.

In the 35th minute, Viana dribbled continuously on the wing, passed Schweinsteiger and was tackled from behind by the opponent.

Schweinsteiger receives a yellow card.

In the 42nd minute, Viana cut inside, but Lucio made an early move and made a flying tackle to steal the ball.

Viana was tackled to the ground and was unable to continue the game even after the team doctor came in to treat him. He was eventually replaced by Di Maria.

In the second half, Di Maria and Valencia played continuously on the right and continued to create damage.

In the 49th minute, Di Maria cut inside and dribbled the ball to Demichelis, and his jersey was torn by this national team teammate.

Demichelis received a yellow card for this.

In the 56th minute, Schweinsteiger launched a counterattack after stealing the ball from Valencia with a flying tackle. An angry Valencia stood up and chased back with the same flying tackle.

Schweinsteiger was injured as a result and Lahm came on as a substitute.

Valencia also received a yellow card.

Palermo is definitely not a team that won’t fight back when fouled.

It's okay for you to play against Viana and Mido, but it's not okay for you to play against Di Maria, who is the key player that He Tianqi has arranged to train.

In the 62nd minute, He Tianqi saw that Bayern was entering a low pressure zone and knew that the time was almost up.

Replaced Mido with Tony.

Then Ribery and Di Maria switched positions.

Di Maria went to the left, and as he was left-footed, he was mainly responsible for crossing.

Ribery came to the right. Although his dominant foot was his right foot, because he was a bipedal guy, he could still shoot sharply with his left foot after cutting inside.

This side has been almost washed away by Viana, Di Maria and Valencia, and many players have yellow cards, so Ribery should not play too easily.

Typical Tian Ji horse racing!
Vienna: ???

In the 68th minute, Ribery made a cross from the right, and Toni headed the ball wide.

Ribery gave the opponent the illusion that he was mainly passing the ball on the right.

In the 71st minute, Di Maria passed the ball back to Motta, who suddenly made a long pass over the top to the deep right side of the penalty area.

Ribery cut inside without the ball, received the ball before it went out of the baseline, and made a reverse triangle pass.

Tony scored a goal.

Seven to three!
In the 77th minute, Valencia and Ribery flew solo on the two wings.

Valencia passed the ball to Ribery not far away after going down the flank.

Ribery made a Matthews fake move and broke into the penalty area.

Lucio attacked decisively again. His previous tackle on Viana was done when Viana had a little more space with the ball, and it was not a foul.

But Ribery is different. He is not as fancy as Viana, but his dribbling ability is half as good as that of Cristiano Ronaldo!
boom!
Ribery quickly kicked the ball away, and then was brought down by Lucio.

The referee pointed to the penalty spot.

At the same time, Lucio was shown the second yellow card of the game.

Two yellow cards turned into one red card, and Lucio was sent off.

The already shaky Bayern situation was made even worse.

Ribery scored a penalty kick, changing the total score to 8-3.

Bayern replaced Demichelis with Jeremies and Guerrero replaced Lizarazu.

But in fact, these substitutions are meaningless.

Nothing can be changed.

In the 84th minute, He Tianqi replaced Valencia with Ashley Young.

It seems like the troops have been called off.

In the 88th minute, Tony asked for the ball after leaving the penalty area.

Modric passed the ball to Toni, who turned around and faced the frame, faked a shot, attracted attention, and then made a lob pass to the back post.

Ribery once again shook off the defender and rushed to the back post to volley the ball.

The football hit the ground, bounced, passed the goalkeeper and went into the goal.

The total score is nine to three!

Palermo beat Bayern twice!

And both games were a massacre!

Ribery scored a hat trick and was named the best player of the match.

Palermo has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive years, continuing to create Champions League history and pushing the highest result that a team entering the Champions League for the first time can achieve.

This game also completely convinced the whole of Germany.

Kicker: "Coincidence or destiny? Even though He Tianqi rotated Toni and Ribery, the two players still scored all the goals in the two rounds!"

Bild: "There is no other striker combination in the world that is as strong as this one! Toni and Ribery scored hat tricks one after another. The two of them are enough to defeat Bayern!"

The Sun: "Nine goals, five assists! Ribery and Toni have become Bayern's top players!"

Transfermarkt: "After scoring nine goals and making five assists in two rounds, Ribery and Toni's value has increased by another 10 million, tying Ronaldinho for the highest in the world!"

"Mirror": "Confirmed to rebuild, emulate Real Madrid! Bayern will change to the superstar route. Apart from the World Cup, their biggest task this summer is to sign Ribery and Luca Toni!"

European football was shocked!

Bayern also needs to rebuild!

Why say "also"?
Because Real Madrid, which was eliminated by Palermo last time, has already decided to enter reconstruction.

It’s not quite accurate to describe it as reconstruction, it’s called disintegration!
Zhu Xi resigned from the club.

In comparison, Bayern is in a better situation, they are just rebuilding.

Two giants in a row were beaten and had to rebuild.

In European football, Palermo has completely become a hunter of big clubs, hunting down souls and seeking revenge.

Mainly because they won too much.

5 to 1 Real Madrid, 9 to 4 Bayern, which wealthy club can afford such a score?
For a time, although no one said it, many clubs had a consensus that a club as powerful as Palermo really could not continue to exist.

Otherwise, all the European nobles would really be defeated by him.

what the hell is this?

A European liberation movement?
Moreover, such a strong Palermo also made people realize how powerful their players are.

After this season, all the major clubs will do whatever it takes to buy Palermo's players.

Look at the clubs that have bought Palermo players, who is not doing well?
Torino upgrade.

Juventus is top of the Serie A table and is still competing in the Champions League.

Arsenal and Barcelona are still in the Champions League.

Anything produced in Palermo must be of the highest quality!

Bayern has now booked Toni and Ribery in advance.

Other teams may have similar ideas.

And there are all kinds of good stuff in the Palermo team.

Next, the scout heads of Europe's giants will gather at the game in Palermo to study who they should buy and how much euros they should pay for it.

……

Soon, the top four teams in the Champions League were all announced.

The "Red and Black Army" AC Milan drew 0-0 in the first leg and won 3-1 in the second leg, eliminating the "Yellow Submarine" Villarreal.

Inzaghi scored twice and Shevchenko assisted and shot.

The "Gunners" Arsenal defeated the "Old Lady" Juventus 2-0 in the first leg and 0-0 in the second leg.

Henry and Eduardo scored.

In the game that Juventus lost, Chiellini was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards and failed to play. In the second round, Chiellini started and successfully froze Arsenal's forwards, but it was too late.

The most interesting match is between Barcelona and Inter Milan.

In the first leg of the match between the two sides, in the 36th minute, Cordoba, who was playing as Inter Milan's left back, made a flying tackle on Messi and was sent off with a red card.

This is the same as the last round against Chelsea, Barcelona's opponents are always sent off with a red card at a relatively early stage.

The penalty was a bit harsh because Cordoba retracted his foot, while Messi clearly jumped up early to defend himself and gave up the ball.

But considering that Cordoba committed a dangerous foul on Messi four minutes ago but did not receive a card, the outside world generally believes that this was a "balance" of the referee.

He didn’t give Cordoba a yellow card when he should have, then gave him a red card four minutes later when he should have, and then later missed a handball call against Inter Milan to make up for this overly harsh decision.

Overall, the refereeing was pretty bad and the standard was very low.

Then Barcelona and Inter Milan scored own goals respectively.

In the end, Eto'o scored the final goal, helping the team win the game 2-1.

After the game, Inter Milan head coach Mancini acknowledged Messi's excellent football skills while also sarcastically suggesting that Messi should go into acting, making an important contribution to the popularity of La Masia Film and Television Academy.

Inter Milan's former boss Moratti also criticized UEFA, saying: "When Inter Milan faces a team like Barcelona, ​​they must play with one less player in the 50th minute or even earlier."

"This is something that is written into the referee's notes!"

"In fact, this can no longer be called a game, because after the red card, the game is no longer pure."

In the second leg, in the 25th minute, young player Messi strained his thigh muscle and was replaced.

Ronaldinho then scored and Inter Milan equalized with a penalty kick.

With a total score of 3-2, Barcelona eliminated Inter Milan and advanced into the semi-finals of the Champions League.

After the game, Moratti said the famous quote that should have belonged to Mourinho: "We have never lost to Barcelona against 11!"

So far, Barcelona's two series after advancing to the Champions League knockout stage have been quite controversial.

Moratti became more and more excited as he cursed, and finally expressed all his dissatisfaction with this season: "Too many games this season have been subjectively influenced by certain people."

"Whether it's the Champions League or Serie A, this makes a lot of people who really love football sad."

"We've had enough of this, and we won't just sit there and wait for it to happen!"

Subsequently, UEFA and the Italian Football Association both fined Moratti 2,000 euros.

After the game, Barcelona announced Messi's injury. He will miss all the team's remaining games for two months.

There is even a possibility that he will miss the World Cup.

This is a huge blow to Messi's fans, because Di Maria, who is also in great form, will undoubtedly join the Argentina national team and participate in the World Cup as long as he is not injured.

Wouldn't that mean Messi is lagging behind and forced to defeat Argentina's four little swans?

Yes, with the rise of Messi and Di Maria, the original Argentine twin stars Tevez and Mascherano have been regrouped and called the Four Little Swans of Argentina, benchmarking against France and the Netherlands.

During this period, a number of supernovas emerged in various countries, and the success rate was extremely high.

Portugal continues to produce wingers.

England has a group of superstars headed by Rooney.

Spain has players such as Arteta, Vicente, Joaquin, Villa, Torres, Reyes, Iniesta and so on.

Italy even has players from Palermo.

Together with the old stars, it can be predicted that this year's World Cup will be a highlight in the history of world football!
The Italian media's hope of sweeping the top four did not come true.

But there are still two Serie A teams that have made it to the semi-finals.

It is a little worse than last year, but it is still a reflection of Serie A's dominance.

Milan and Palermo were lucky enough not to be grouped together.

There is a chance to create the great history of meeting in the finals for two consecutive years!

Milan drew Arsenal.

Palermo encountered Barcelona, ​​where "wherever it is, there is controversy."

At this point, the top four teams in the Champions League have emerged!
The strongest Wenger in history, with Vieira and Eduardo added - Arsenal!

The peak Rossoneri, the last Shevchenko - AC Milan!

The peak of Dream Team II + the peak of Ronaldinho + extremely controversial - Barcelona!
The peak of the first period of the Knights of the Apocalypse, the final sound of Sicily, the ultimate grassroots miracle - Palermo!

Four teams, four dynasties, each of which has been the finale in previous years.

This year there can only be one king!
There are so many highlights in this round of confrontation, including the confrontation between players.

Milan and Arsenal, Shevchenko and Henry.

One was the 2004 Ballon d'Or winner and the third in the FIFA World Player of the Year.

One was fourth in the 2004 Ballon d'Or and second in the FIFA World Player of the Year!
It's time to settle the old grudges.

Palermo and Barcelona, ​​Ribery and Ronaldinho.

One is the 2005 Ballon d'Or and the second place in the FIFA World Player of the Year. The other is the 2005 Ballon d'Or and the first place in the FIFA World Player of the Year.

One battle will reveal who is strong and who is weak.

There has never been such an exciting super showdown in the past few years!

After the matchup was announced, the popularity of the event skyrocketed.

UEFA is thrilled and knows they have made the right decision.

This year's Champions League ratings will further break previous years' records.

Moreover, in terms of influence, it is far greater than the previous dark horse counterattacks of Porto and Palermo.

This is a sign that a top king is about to emerge!

In world football, there are good years and bad years.

A small year is like a mountain without a tiger, so the monkey becomes king. If such a team wins the championship, the influence is often not great.

In a big year, many super teams enter the final competition, and winning a championship at this time is more influential than winning two or three at other times.

This year is undoubtedly such a year.

Almost all the hottest and strongest players in the past few years are included in it.

Who can not love this kind of direct confrontation?
……

[Ding! Ribery hit it off at the Allianz Arena. He seemed to be particularly comfortable playing here, and was promoted from first-class player to top player, and received the "fried meatball"]

Good guy!
Ribery has also become a top star player.

You have to know that he is six years younger than Tony.

The key is that Ribery's endurance is also very long, he also played until he was 39 years old.

On April 9th, the 33rd round of Serie A, the championship race has reached a white-hot stage.

Palermo's opponent is Roma, which has fallen behind in the championship race. They currently need to compete with several teams for the Champions League qualification, which is the fourth place in Serie A.

Arsenal: What are you hinting at?
In this game, all three top scorers appeared.

In the seventh minute, Viana received a wonderful pass from Xie Lu and scored a wonderful world wave.

In the 18th minute, Mido was kicked on the instep by De Rossi after shooting. The referee awarded a yellow card and a penalty kick, and Modric scored with a penalty kick.

In the 66th minute, Xie Lu made a straight pass, Mido controlled the ball continuously in the penalty area and faked shots, and finally pushed the ball into the corner.

Palermo defeated Roma 3-0 without any bloodshed.

They have faced Roma three times this season and won all three times.

In the final stage of the game, Totti scolded Ibrahimovic for playing too independently, and Ibrahimovic retorted, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.

This is a typical example of "poor couples have many sorrows".

In a bad thing, everything is bad and every point can be criticized.

In a victory, even mistakes are fine, and all problems can be covered up.

After this game, Palermo remained unbeaten in twelve consecutive games and was promoted to the top of the Serie A standings.

Juventus, the former No. 1 team in Serie A, was defeated by the relegation team Torino in the "Turin Derby"!
Quagliarella scored two goals in the last five minutes to reverse the game.

Especially the last goal, Torino was inexplicably awarded a penalty, but their goalkeeper, former Palermo goalkeeper Sicignano, actually managed to hold the penalty and launched a counterattack.

DiDonato dribbled at high speed and made the winning assist.

After the game, Sicignano said in an interview that he seemed to hear He Tianqi's voice asking him to launch a counterattack, which was a scene that often occurred in Palermo's training that year.

After hearing this interview, Lippi smashed his glasses to pieces.

Mogi was also speechless.

Is it that my phone charges are not strong enough?
Even playing against a Turin team can lead to failure?
After the game, the referee assured Moggi that this would not happen again. It is an absolutely rare event for a goalkeeper to save a penalty.

Your phone bill should never stop.

April 12, the second leg of the Italian Cup semi-final.

It's still Palermo VS Roma.

This is the fourth meeting between the two sides this season.

But now, no one thinks Roma can make a comeback.

You know, they played against Palermo 3-4 in the first leg of the semi-finals. Although they lost, the loss was very small.

However, that game intensified the conflicts within the Roma team.

In the subsequent league, Roma was in internal strife again.

Now it has completely collapsed.

How do you say kick?
In the past few days, Roma did not make any technical or tactical adjustments, but instead launched a wave of internal attacks in the media.

Totti criticized Ibrahimovic in the Corriere dello Sport, saying that he only knew how to take and did not cherish the hard-won opportunities. And every opportunity is actually the result of the efforts of the whole team.

The statement is a bit old-fashioned, or old-fashioned, and has a strong daddy feel.

But it's true.

The forward's goal is enough to get the most attention, there is really no need to do so many fancy dribbling moves.

Unless you can't score, settle for the next best thing.

But Ibrahimovic also responded in "Barbara's Column".

He believes that Totti is the one who has the final say in Rome and everything can only be run according to what he says, but the question is, does he really have the ability to be responsible for the entire team?

Can his tactical thinking, his insight into the game, and his ability to command on the battlefield really surpass the sum of the other ten people?
Ibrahimovic believes that Totti is obviously not at this level, and his original words were "Does he think he is some kind of revelation?"

"Roma Sports" believes that Ibrahimovic's collusion with outsiders and division of himself is a foolish act.

"Barbara's Column" is the mouthpiece of Palermo. How dare you accept their interview?

However, Ibrahimovic believes that "Barbara's Column" is very fair and can give him a channel to speak out and clear his name at this time.

Otherwise he would be wronged by Roma fans like Cassano.

If Totti is really that good, such a leader, such a team spirit, then why is Roma getting worse and worse?
The two sides were engaged in a fierce battle in public opinion, and it was said that they were completely strangers on the training ground.

Ibrahimovic was isolated within the Roma team.

Once an avalanche starts, its speed will only increase.

The second leg of the Italian Cup semi-final is the best example.

In the 13th minute, Ribery shook off his opponent on the left and made a lob pass, and Mido scored with a header.

He faced Roma four times and scored four times, a real Ibrahimovic killer.

In the 24th minute, Xie Lu dribbled the ball continuously in the midfield and shook off De Rossi, turning into Zidane and scoring with a world-class shot.

In the 75th minute, after Valencia's cross was cleared, Viana received the ball in the penalty area and gained space, shook off his opponent, and then scored with a low shot.

In the 81st minute, Di Maria, who came on as a substitute, scored an own goal.

Four to zero.

Palermo slaughters Roma and advances to the Italian Cup final!
The first to attack after the game was actually Corriere dello Sport.

"Corriere dello Sport": "Mido is worse than Ibrahimovic. The Egyptian is good at passing, shooting and returning to defense. Ibrahimovic is not as stable as Mido. The Swede is ambitious but incompetent. Get lost!"

Gazzetta dello Sport also said from a neutral perspective: "Mido and Ibrahimovic have similar goal statistics this season, but have a lot more assists."

“Moreover, Mido played a significant tactical role in fighting on three fronts for Palermo.”

"Ibrahimovic has made Roma lose the chance to win the championship on three fronts!"

It is reported that Moratti is very interested in Mido. He wants to form the strongest double towers in Serie A and find someone to partner with Adriano.

The first choice is Tony, but there are too many competitors at the moment, including Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Manchester United, all of whom are really willing to pay.

Moratti's second choice is Mido.

Turin Sports Daily, on the other hand, is trying to get back on track, so it is also trying to defend Mido's performance last season: "Mido can become a brick of revolution in Palermo and move wherever he is needed. Why can't he do the same in Juventus?"

"Maybe we should discuss Juventus' internal management and the culture of suppressing newcomers."

"With the decline of old players such as Piero, Juventus must introduce more young stars if they want to improve, and the Mido incident is a wake-up call."

"We need to be more brotherly and make Juventus more open and inclusive. In fact, if Mido is willing to return to Juventus, we believe that this will eventually become a wonderful story!"

Even The Sun tried to dig up news about Mido and Ibrahimovic at Ajax, saying that Mido was taken away by Van der Vaart and Ibrahimovic because Mido was too versatile, so versatile that he affected Van der Vaart's performance.

It is said that this clue was provided anonymously by Sneijder, the former teammate of Van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic and Mido, and it is very valuable.

The reputation of Mido and Ibrahimovic further reversed.

Ibrahimovic's market value was 20 million euros at its peak, but now it is only worth 10 million euros, the same as when he first entered Serie A and joined Roma.

Mido's market value has soared from 5 million euros, the lowest point in his career, to more than 20 million euros.

And all this happened in just one season.

As fans, we are all amazed at the incredible performance of these two players.

But as players, they all saw the horror of Palermo.

Guardiola, Palermo's senior bench player and assistant coach, said: "For professional players, there are two chances in a lifetime to change their destiny."

"The first time is reincarnation."

"The second time was to join Palermo!"

"There are so many players like this who have proven that."

The experiences of DiDonato, Arteta, Mido, Van Persie and others particularly prove this point.

……

April 15th, the 34th round of Serie A.

Palermo made rotations in preparation for the Champions League semi-final.

It turned out that their opponents Cagliari were very tenacious.

Palermo's three top players came on the field one after another, but none of them could break through their goal.

It seemed that the team could only get one point, but young player Hamsik scored a world-class goal in the last minute.

Won three points for Palermo.

So far, Palermo has won 12 and tied 1 of 13 league games, accumulating 37 points and continuing to rank first in the Serie A standings!

On April 18th, Sicily was bustling with activity.

Barcelona's team bus pulls into the Friedrich II Stadium.

A wonderful battle is about to begin.

There are many areas of focus for people to focus on.

Ribery and Ronaldinho, who is the best player in the world?

Toni and Eto'o, who is the more deadly center forward?

How is Arteta, who has returned to his peak in Palermo, doing at Barcelona?
How is Motta, who was born in Barcelona, ​​doing in Palermo?

Can Rijkaard defeat He Tianqi and prevent him from winning the title of the world's best coach for three consecutive years?
However, no one expected that after the game, the referee became the protagonist.

In the first half, both teams defended well and did not give the opponent too many opportunities.

At the beginning of the second half, Palermo launched a blitzkrieg, causing chaos in front of Barcelona's goal.

Modric seized the opportunity in the chaos and scored with a lob shot in the penalty area.

The football was about to go into the goal, but was fished out by Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes.

Palermo players signaled a goal.

However, the Barcelona players said it did not go in.

The referee blew the whistle immediately, indicating that there was no goal.

Modric disagreed and asked the linesman.

But the referee team ruled that there was no goal.

In the end, Modric received a yellow card for protesting.

In the 57th minute, Ronaldinho pretended to break through with a bull tail, forced Toure away, turned around, created distance, and sent a straight pass over the top.

"French Cai Yilin" Giuly got behind Vidic and scored with a left-footed shot from a small angle.

Barcelona took the lead 1-0 and won the game!
This was Palermo's first loss in the Champions League this season.

This is also the first time this season that their strongest firepower in Europe has failed to score a goal!
Barcelona has made history!

He Tianqi expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee at the post-match press conference: "Palermo suffered an unfair penalty. Modric scored that goal. Everyone saw it, the whole world saw it! But the referee team couldn't see it!"

"If your eyes are not in use, you can donate them to people in need. Thank you!"

Modric also spread his hands angrily into the microphone: "I have many great nicknames, but the most popular one is the ball thief. And today, I met someone who can steal better than me, can you believe it?"

"The goal was stolen by the ball, it even sounds like a jingle when you say it!"

"Historically, the Barcelona team led by Cruyff was called the Dream Team, but I think today's Barcelona should probably be called the Thieves' Team!"

"They stole the victory from Chelsea and Inter Milan, and now they are stealing from Palermo. What a thief's hat trick!"

But Barcelona coach Rijkaard said: "I understand Palermo's impotent rage after losing, and I also understand that some Palermo people think it was a goal."

"Because it's normal to have visual errors when playing football."

"The ball obviously didn't go completely into the goal and if Valdes hadn't made the save it would have been a goal, but Valdes made a great save."

He Tianqi: "I definitely don't mean to make a personal attack on Valdés, but I think that action was not a save, but a shovel of feces."

"As a goalkeeper, his action was awkward, but he did nothing wrong."

"But the question is, why did the referee make such an outrageous decision? The referee was in a good position and there should be no visual error. It was a very obvious goal."

"Even if there was a visual error, he would have considered a goal when there was no goal. How could he have considered a goal when there was no goal?"

"This is totally unacceptable. I ask UEFA to investigate the referee and give Palermo an explanation. Otherwise, we will use legal means to defend our legitimate rights and interests!"

Related news directly dominated the major hot searches in Europe.

In comparison, the 0-0 draw between Arsenal and AC Milan in the first leg did not warrant any attention.

Mourinho immediately stood up to support He Tianqi: "That mysterious force that affects the game has appeared again. I think Barcelona will become the Champions League champion this season."

"Because 'God' said Barcelona would win, Barcelona won."

"Of course, this god is obviously not from the East, otherwise he would support Palermo."

(End of this chapter)