Su Dong's Challenge to the Champions League

Platini and Infantino had never expected Su Dong to suddenly come out with such an answer. They immediately exchanged bewildered looks, finding it rather amusing. But after thinking it over carefully, it seemed to make perfect sense.

Ever since Su Dong had left the Portuguese Super League and entered La Liga, he had first won the Champions League with Valencia, then joined Barcelona and gone on to win two Champions League titles in a row, becoming the first team since the competition's restructuring to successfully defend the title.

That also meant Su Dong had won the Champions League three years in a row.

In 2007, because he had fallen out with Barcelona, Su Dong had bought out his own contract during the Winter Break and transferred to Bayern as a free agent. That year, Cristiano Ronaldo had led Manchester United to the title.

But starting in 2008, Bayern Munich rose to prominence under Su Dong's leadership, sweeping up three consecutive Champions League titles and creating the greatest era in Bayern's history. They won the treble three years in a row—a feat the European football world had never seen before.

Those three years at Bayern had pushed Su Dong's career and historical standing to their absolute peak.

So much so that every media outlet was saying Su Dong was destined to become a legend inducted into the Bundesliga, Bayern, and UEFA Halls of Fame after retirement. Even though he had already left Barcelona, he was still a member of Barcelona's Hall of Fame.

Over the past seven years, Su Dong had won the Champions League six times, missing out on only one title. It had to be said—that was an astonishing achievement.

And because of that, he absolutely had the right to say such a thing.

As long as he was