A magical grassroots team, the Champions League recreates Greek mythology! 1-0 century-old giants, the team was founded only 11 years ago

Come, come, there is another epic upset in the Champions League! In the fourth round of the group stage, the Cypriot team Paphos defeated the La Liga giants Villarreal 1-0 and won the first Champions League victory in the team's history. It was no worse than Barcelona's 3-3 draw with Bruges. The La Liga team suddenly became a point-giving boy. It was really fun! If they can reach the top 16 of the Champions League, where will the teams from the five major leagues put their faces?

What kind of grassroots team is Paphos? It is located in a small Mediterranean town with a population of only 37,000. It has only been established for 11 years (in 2014). It entered the Champions League for the first time. The total value of the team is only 26 million euros. Villarreal is a century-old club in La Liga. The total value of the team is as high as 280 million euros. They have been in the Champions League all year round, but were defeated by a team less than 10 times the value. It directly plunged the small town into a carnival, which was no less than the team winning the championship.

The biggest contributor in this campaign was Lucassen, who scored the only goal of the game. The historical moment occurred in the 47th minute of the game when Paphos won a corner kick. Sema kicked a cross with an excellent arc into the Villarreal penalty area. Lucassen, who was lying in ambush at the back point, leaped high and beat the defender and scored with a header. Paphos 1-0 Villarreal. The 6,314 home spectators were instantly excited. Finally, with this epic goal, they won the first Champions League victory in the team's history.

It is worth mentioning that the small city of Paphos has a mythical background. In Greek mythology, the birthplace of the goddess of beauty Aphrodite is here. It seems that the goddess "showed her power" to help her home team win. Greek mythology was once again born in football. Do you still remember the Greek team that won the European Cup in 2004?

In this way, this civilian team has scored 1 win, 2 draws, 1 point and 5 points in 4 rounds of the Champions League. It has bravely occupied the 20th place in the Champions League standings. If this ranking can be maintained until the end of the league stage, they will get a seat in the top 16 play-offs. For a new team that has been established for 11 years, this is like a dream. In addition, due to his own efforts, small clubs like Paphos also received generous bonuses from the Champions League, which was a complete windfall.

- Win one game: 2.1 million euros; - Draw one game: 700,000 euros; plus the basic bonus + participation share, their total prize money has now reached 24.6 million euros! You know, the total value of the team is only 26 million euros, which is almost equivalent to "buying another Paphos team." For club construction, investment in youth training, and future planning, this funding can almost change destiny.