Chapter 124 The second champion
The Champions League semi-finals came to an end. All the matches were over, and two teams from Spain - Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The final at the Allianz Stadium will be the Spanish national derby, while other countries will become spectators.
Although there is no participation from their own national teams, the media in these countries still have high expectations for this final, because this is a showdown between the two teams with the highest level, strongest and most famous level in the world football world today. Who is the king of kings? This final can give everyone a clear answer.
For the two teams involved, their preparation pace is different.
Barcelona are basically hopeless to win the La Liga championship, and they are now facing a choice - whether to really give up the league completely, even if there is still a glimmer of hope in the league.
The benefits of giving up the league are obvious so that they can devote all their energy to preparing for the Champions League final. They have more than three weeks to study countermeasures, find Real Madrid's weaknesses, and conduct targeted training.
But in this way, they have to admit defeat in the league. For Barcelona, who has dominated La Liga for three seasons, can they accept such a painful reality?
Guardiola is very smart, and this problem has not troubled him for too long. He knows that instead of wasting energy and time in the league and being short at the end, it is better to make a contribution to the finals of the game and strive to defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League final. As long as you win the Champions League final, it doesn't matter even if you lose the league championship.
Compared with the league champion, the Champions League champion is more attractive and valuable.
So he decisively gave up the league. In the 36th round of the league, against Getafe, he sent all substitutes and youth team players. Despite this, the second team still beat Getafe 2:1 away.
The players of these youth teams all know that the head coach has given up the league, so they will get more opportunities in the last three rounds of the league. If they can seize these opportunities, they may complete the step of the carp jumping the dragon goal like Messi next season, advance to the first team, and gradually gain a foothold in the first team.
Pedro and Messi are their role models.
La Macia's children still have a lot of desire for the last three rounds of the league...※※ Guardiola originally thought Barcelona could give up the league, but Real Madrid could not. Unexpectedly, in the game against Vallecano, which kicked a day later than them, Mourinho actually sent a substitute.
He seems to be completely afraid of underestimating the opponent at home to lose to the team that wants to relegation because of his pride... You should know that Real Madrid has had such a precedent.
In this game, except for Chu Zhongtian and C. Ronaldo, everyone else was a substitute player or a youth team player. Even goalkeeper Casillas did not appear in the starting list. The goalkeeper who started was the young Adan.
After many people saw Mourinho's starting lineup, they were worried about Real Madrid. Vallecano, who vowed to relegation, overthrew Real Madrid, who underestimated his opponent on the road. In their opinion, Mourinho, who sent such a lineup, must have underestimated his opponent.
But when the whistle sounded at the beginning of the game, the game did not develop as everyone thought.
This Real Madrid team is full of desire for victory. They use their home advantage to hit the opponent's goal and penalty area again and again.
Besides, C. Ronaldo is very dissatisfied with him scoring twenty-six goals this season. He scored more than thirty goals last season. Although he finally lost to Messi in the competition for the scorer list, he is more than now.
He is now ahead of Messi in the scorer list, which does not make the Portuguese happy. His pursuit of goals will never be satisfied and stop.
Before he went on stage, he greeted Chu Zhongtian and asked Chu Zhongtian to assist him as much as possible in the game.
Chu Zhongtian completed this task. In the 48th minute, he passed C. Ronaldo. Ronaldo successfully counterattacked and scored the football alone. The score was 2:0. Before him, Adebayo scored a goal.
A 2:0 score basically means that Real Madrid will win. No one has ever been able to turn the defeat into a victory with Mourinho's Real Madrid leading 2:0.
Although Vallecano is very active and hardworking in the competition to survive, the huge gap in strength cannot be made up by active efforts alone.
Although they also scored a goal, the final score was 4:1. Adebayo, C. Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema each scored one goal, and Real Madrid ushered in a brilliant victory at their home court.
Now there is still the last round left to win the league championship - because of the rules of La Liga, as long as Real Madrid defeats Vigo Celta away in the 37th round of the league, no matter whether they draw or lose in the last round of the league, they will win the league championship trophy in advance. Because even if Real Madrid loses the last round of the game and Barcelona wins, both sides have the same points, Real Madrid will also beat Barcelona with the victory or defeat relationship between the two sides and become the league champion.
So after this game, some Madrid media described Real Madrid's winning situation like this - "They have won the trophy with both hands, and now they are only one step away from taking it."
Real Madrid's victory in this game has further strengthened Guardiola's plan to give up the league. Look at Real Madrid's game, they sent a substitute and still won the ball at home. Instead of continuing to fight against Real Madrid in the league, it is better to withdraw early and prepare for the Champions League final.
※※※Because I won Vallecano, there is only one last step left to the league championship, so the atmosphere in Real Madrid is quite relaxing now.
The league championship has been decided by them, and everyone is beginning to look forward to how to celebrate the league championship in the last round of the league at their home court.
In such a relaxed atmosphere, Real Madrid ushered in a away game against Vigo Celta.
It seems to be deliberately adding some suspense to Real Madrid's championship, raising Guardiola's interest.
The first goal in this game was the home team Vigo Celta.
Vigo Celta is also a team that wants to relegate. The difference between them and Vallecano is that they play at home in this game, with a strong momentum and much better than Vallecano.
He was too excited before the game and thought about how to celebrate the 32nd league championship, Real Madrid players underestimated their opponents. They did not expect Vigo Celta to be so powerful at home.
"Ah! Real Madrid is behind! This is a rare situation... Vigo Celta burst out with energy beyond imagination at home for his own survival! Real Madrid scored real-time points at the bottom of the screen - since Barcelona has not scored yet, Real Madrid is still three-pointer ahead of Barcelona. But I believe that it won't be long before the news that Real Madrid is behind will reach the Camp Nou!"
The commentator said nothing.
Although Guardiola has decided to give up the league, at Camp Nou, there are still many people paying attention to the final of the rival Real Madrid. Some people still have expectations in their hearts, hoping that miracles can happen - Real Madrid loses all the last two rounds of the league, and then Barcelona wins all the ball, and can overtake Real Madrid for three-pointers and win the league championship!
What's more exciting than a final round of league win over a stalemate?
"They are behind! They are behind!"
Such shouts came from the stands by Barcelona fans who heard the latest score from the radio.
This is a reminder to Barcelona players on the court that Real Madrid is behind and they still have a chance to win the league championship!
This move really worked. Barcelona, which was originally in the second-tier lineup, was in a deadlock and could not start the situation. When they heard that Real Madrid was actually behind, they burst out with fighting spirit.
Their offense is much sharper than before.
At the same time, in the coaching bench in Barcelona, head coach Guardiola also heard the excited voice of assistant coach Biranova: "Real Madrid is behind! They are behind Celta 0:1 away!"
Guardiola was not as excited as Bilanova, because he was very sure from the bottom of his heart that this backwardness was just a small episode, and it could not change the result of Real Madrid's final defeat of his opponent... Reversal of Real Madrid in the last round?
Such a chance is unlikely. You should know that in the last round, Real Madrid was playing at home. In this stadium, they can always burst out with huge energy, and no team can stop them at the Bernabeu. In addition, Real Betis has no worries about relegation, and there is no hope in participating in European competitions, so Real Betis is destined to be unable to do his best to block Real Madrid in that game.
"Don't worry about others, play our own game."
He said to Bilanova.
Soon, Barcelona scored a goal under the stimulation of Real Madrid's backwardness.
There was a huge cheer from the Camp Nou.
Barcelona fans seem to see hope of reversing their arch-rivals in the last round of the league to win the championship...※※※"Barcelona scored a goal..." Caranca said to Mourinho.
Mourinho said hushing, saying that he knew. Barcelona's goal was not news, and Barcelona won the game at home was not news. If they couldn't win, it might be news.
Mourinho stared at the game on the court. Now that Real Madrid is still behind, he is not in a hurry.
He believes that falling behind is just an episode, and these do not prevent them from winning in the end.
He has this confidence.
Because Chu Zhongtian was on the court.
Vigo Celta fell into a contradictory situation after leading the way - should he continue to score goals and strive to expand his lead? Or should he stop and turn to defense?
To be honest, Celta's previous goals have some luck. If they continue to attack and strive for another goal, it is hard to say whether they can score a goal, but their defense is likely to be sieve by Real Madrid.
If they are defending... they scored too early, leaving Real Madrid with enough time to equalize the score or even overtake. With Real Madrid's offensive strength, even if they defend with all their strength, it's hard to say whether they can defend it... Celta is struggling in this dilemma and doesn't know what to do.
In the 39th minute, Chu Zhongtian liberated them.
"Chu-Chu-Chu!!!gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!"
"He scored his fifteenth goal this season! He equalized the score for Real Madrid! Although he didn't score many goals, they were all key! Whenever the team encountered difficulties and dangers, he was always the first to stand up to save the team and the danger!"
"This is the role that the core should play! A real core cannot just brush data when the team is smooth sailing, but should turn the tide several times and support the building to fall!"
After the goal, Chu Zhongtian raised his arms and shouted to celebrate the goal. Mourinho jumped up from his seat and cheered with him.
"Celta suddenly showed no way to play after scoring the goal, and their three lines were completely disconnected. Now, they can stick to the tactics they have formulated with peace of mind..."
The commentator joked.
※※※When Pique was getting the ball, a harsh boo suddenly rang out at the Camp Nou Stadium.
Those who don’t understand will definitely find it inexplicable - why do their players get booed when they get the ball?
Actually, this is not swearing at Pique, this is swearing at Real Madrid, and it is swearing at Chu Zhongtian.
Biranova told Guardiola the latest score: "Real Madrid equalized the score, and the person who scored the goal was Chu..."
The expression on Biranova's face when she said this was very ugly. It is no exaggeration to describe it as "like a loss of a family". He had previously fantasized that Vigo Celta could block Real Madrid and then decide the winner again in the last round of the league. Unexpectedly, Celta only lasted for less than twenty minutes and then raised his hand to surrender.
Although it's just a draw now, Bilanova is not so stupid that he thinks Celta can still score.
Real Madrid's victory is only a matter of time.
In other words, it is only a matter of time before Real Madrid's 32nd League championship... Guardiola looked at Bilanova's frustrated look and laughed: "Don't think about those things, the Champions League final is what we should consider."
The booing over the Camp Nou didn't last long and disappeared soon. Perhaps Barcelona fans also accepted the reality that Real Madrid was destined to win the La Liga this season - although it was a little helpless. All they could do now is expect their team to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final and avenge the double-killing revenge in the league.
※※※Although a draw can ensure that Real Madrid wins the championship, neither Chu Zhongtian nor C. Ronaldo, nor other Real Madrid players can accept the ending of being forced to draw on the road. As a battle to win the league championship, they hope to use victory as the most dazzling pearl in the league crown.
Just five minutes into the second half, Chu Zhongtian initiated the offensive and finally assisted C. Ronaldo scored the goal, rewriting the score to 2:1, and they led.
At this time of the game, although Vigo Celta still had the fighting spirit, she basically had no strength to fight back.
All they can do is try to make themselves lose less and lose better.
It has turned defeat into victory, but Real Madrid's performance has not ended.
In the 71st minute, Chu Zhongtian sent another wonderful pass. This time it was Benzema's turn to make achievements. After receiving Chu Zhongtian's pass, he shot directly, and the football came into the net.
Real Madrid leads Vigo Celta 3:1.
Such a score has made this game lose its suspense.
There was another booing sound at the Camp Nou, but it was much smaller than before. Many Barcelona fans no longer cared about the match between Real Madrid and Vigo Celta. They only care about Barcelona's match.
At Camp Nou, Barcelona has also scored two goals, leading the opponent.
But the victory of this game has lost its meaning. Even if Barcelona beat their opponents 20-0, it cannot change the ending of their complete loss of the league championship this season.
※※※At Vigo Celta's home court, when the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, Real Madrid players jumped up and cheered for victory.
They have won the league championship!
"The game is over! Congratulations to Real Madrid! Congratulations to Mourinho! Their team finally won the league championship this season! Ended Barcelona's monopoly on the La Liga championship for three consecutive seasons!"
"Real Madrid's performance this season is almost impeccable, especially they beat Barcelona at home and away! One sentence laid the foundation for winning the championship... This season, Barcelona's performance is also quite excellent. In any previous season, such an excellent Barcelona can secure the league championship, but for Guardiola, they have encountered Real Madrid, which is better, more stable and more terrifying this season! This is Guardiola's regret, but it is the luck of La Liga - to be honest, Barcelona's monopoly on the championship in the past three seasons has made us tired..."
"This is Real Madrid's second championship this season! Now it's only one championship away from their triple-winning champion! One season ago, when Mourinho just came to Real Madrid, he once said, 'My team generally performs better in the second season than in the first season'. Now he has fulfilled this sentence. Real Madrid, which has won two championships, has performed better than last season!"
"I think there are two very important decisions in Florentino to change Real Madrid. One is to poach Mourinho from Inter Milan, and the other is to spend 70 million last summer to buy Chu from Hoffenheim! These two are the keys to Real Madrid's championship this year!"
In the TV camera, two keys of Real Madrid are hugging each other tightly.
Who said in the middle of the season that they had conflicts?
Chapter completed!