The strongest winger

Chapter 369 Commendations
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When Ai Luo's body began to fall slowly, and the football was close to the goal, his eyes were fixed on the falling football, and he kept praying in his heart: Go in, go in!
But what makes him regret is that the football did not move according to his will. It ruthlessly hit the right post of the goal, and then was kicked out of the sideline by Van Bommel who returned to the goal.

He knows that this game is over, there is no hope!
Sure enough, almost at the same moment, the referee Collina blew his whistle.

Two short and one long.

Ai Luo covered his face in pain and lay on the turf. He no longer had any face to greet the fans who trusted him in the stands. After running for nearly 60 meters, he gradually felt the burning pain from his lungs, and his heart was beating thumping.

He never thought that the team would be eliminated in the semi-finals. Even before the end of the game, he still had great confidence in the team's advancement to the finals, so he felt very heartbroken at this moment-because the team was eliminated!
Also doing the same moves as Aiello were David Villa, Viana and Rufete who stopped about 40 meters away from the Barcelona goal, and then Albelda, Albiol, Ayala and others in the midfield...

Even the goalkeeper Canizares had already prepared to celebrate when Ai Luo swung his left foot to shoot, but what he didn't expect was that the football would be ruthlessly blocked by his home goal post.

And this block also blocked them from the final.

Deeply unwilling!
But the home team in the stands didn't think so. The team's ability to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League has far exceeded their expectations. Moreover, the team also won the La Liga and King's Cup double championships under the leadership of Aiello.

They have no reason to blame Ai Luo at this time.

And they all know that without Ai Luo, whether the team can win the league championship and the Copa del Rey is unknown, so when Ai Luo covered his face in pain, they sang the "Song of Ai" under the leadership of Joe Winnie, the leader of the "Bat Guard".

We have a kid from China on our team

Every game he will bring us different stimuli
His speed is like a sports car speeding on the highway
Galloping on the green field brings us happiness
goal after goal
lead the team forward

so we call him prince

One day he will be our king
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It's just that the lyrics have been slightly changed this time. At the end of the song, a line of lyrics was added:
No!He is already our King! !
The loud singing at the scene made Ai Luo subconsciously let go of his hands covering his face, then lay down and looked towards the stands.

But after that, another hand appeared in front of his eyes, it was Puyol.

"Boy, your performance is really good." Puyol did not demonstrate to Aiello this time as a winner, but was sincerely happy to have an opponent like Ailuo, "I almost let you score again and bring the game into overtime!"

Ai Luo forced a smile, met Puyol's right hand, and stood up.

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When Rijkaard saw Ai Luo swinging his left foot, he closed his eyes subconsciously, as if waiting for death, but this time he was surprised.

His assistant ran over excitedly and hugged him.

So Rijkaard was surprised, subconsciously opened his eyes again, and looked at the big screen above the court.

1:1
Ok?
A possibility popped up in his mind, the goal was missed! ! !

Sure enough, there is no football in our goal! !
Only at this moment did he feel a sense of narrow escape!
The Barcelona he led lost to Valencia in the league and the Copa del Rey, but they eliminated Valencia in the most important UEFA Champions League, which is also a good result for him.

You must know that Barcelona has not entered the final for twelve years.

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After the game, the director of the Mestalla Stadium also complied with the request from UEFA and pointed the camera at Aiello.

Although Barcelona won the Champions League final seat, this game does not belong to them, but to a young man who is only 20 years old.

Hyde said emotionally, "The game is over, the game is over, but...Young man, don't be too sad, because you are only 20 years old this year, and you still have a lot of room for growth, so this season is destined not to be your peak state. I believe that next season...you will definitely take us to a higher level and farther!"

It's just that he hasn't finished the rest of the words in his heart: "I just don't know if we can keep you next season..."

After a short period of sadness, Huang Jianxiang returned to normal. After all, in terms of strength, Barcelona is indeed very strong this season. It is very good for Valencia to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League with Aiello alone, so he said: "Do not be too sad for domestic fans. It is already a very good result for Aiello to lead Valencia to the semi-finals of the Champions League. After all, Valencia is not as strong as Barcelona. It is normal to be eliminated. He has raised the number of goals in the Champions League in a single season to 16 goals, and he is destined to leave a strong mark in the history of the Champions League.

Besides... we can still look forward to Valencia next season, they are the champions of La Liga this season, and Ai Luo is only 20 years old this year, his room for improvement is very large, I believe that next season, he will show a stronger self, then...we can look forward to his European championship..."

At the end of the game, the domestic fans did not turn off the TV or computer, but followed the TV signal to watch Ai Luo in the camera. When they heard Huang Jianxiang's words, they began to slowly relax.

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The camera of the stadium continued to focus on Ai Luo, he slowly walked towards his teammates, first David Villa who was the closest, "David, I'm sorry, I wasted one of your assists..."

David Villa raised his head, with a rather painful expression on his face. It was a pity that Ai Luo's ball hit the goalpost just now, "Uh...it's okay, no! It's my fault...if your physical fitness is not overdrawn, you...you won't be in a tight siege."

Ai Luo patted David Villa's shoulder with a smile, and stretched out his right hand, "Get up, we will come back next year!"

David Villa was stunned for a moment when he heard Ai Luo's words, and then a smile bloomed on his face. He followed the latter's right hand and stood up, "Okay! We will come back next year!!"

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Ai Luo is like a captain, one by one, he pulls the fallen teammates off the turf one by one until the last one.

"Captain, don't be discouraged, we will come back next year!"

Canizares raised his head sadly, thinking of his age, he will be 38 years old next year, and it is still unknown whether he can maintain his current state.

And Ai Luo also seemed to see Canizares' worries, bent down and sat next to Canizares, then raised his head, just saw the huge poster of himself, clenched his right fist, and said: "I believe your captain, we will definitely have a place in the Champions League final next year!"

"Oh?" Canizares turned his head, just in time to see the confident smile on Aiello's face, and instantly agreed with him in his heart, maybe... we will have a place in the Champions League final next year, right?

Will do!Canizares said firmly in his heart.

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What Flores didn't expect was that when he came out of the failure to comfort the players on the field, he saw Ai Luo performing his duty like a captain: comforting his teammates.

In his imagination, it was either the captain Canizares or Albelda who did this kind of thing, but what he never imagined was Ailuo...

This is the duty of the captain.

Concerned about this moment, Flores has already made up his mind that if Canizares retires, he will appoint Ai Luo as the No. [-] captain.

Although Valencia did not enter the final in the second round of the Champions League, it did not hinder Flores' mood. He walked towards Rijkaard with a smile and expressed his wishes.

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"...After two rounds of 180 minutes of fierce fighting, Barcelona finally eliminated Valencia with a score of 3:2. It is worth mentioning that Valencia's winger Ai almost let us see the second count lore again in the last few seconds. Milan legend Altafini’s record of 16 goals in a single season in the Champions League in the 62-63 season has increased by 14. Although Valencia has been eliminated, we can look forward to Valencia next season, because they are the champions of La Liga and will have a stronger Ai, but... don’t know if they can keep him.”

This was the headline from the well-known Spanish newspaper "Marca" the day after the game.

As for why the newspaper that day was not Barcelona, ​​who advanced to the final, but Valencia, which was eliminated, it was not occasionally questioned by everyone. In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final that ended last night, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the game was just Barcelona.

After entering overtime, whether Barcelona can advance to the final is another matter.

Even the Catalan newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" made a lucky comment in the news of the day, "After the Copa del Rey final was scored by Valencia five days ago, the second round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final match that ended last night almost had a second-time kill. It's just that luck is on our side in this game, otherwise the number of places to advance to the final is really hard to predict..."

Other newspapers also praised Valencia who was eliminated, especially Aiello, who almost beat Barcelona again in this game.

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