Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

At the same time as the league match between Sevilla and Deportivo La Coruna ended, there was another match. This was the match between Espanyol, who was competing with Sevilla for the UEFA Cup title in the middle of this week. Espanyol played at home against Getafe, Sevilla's opponent in the Copa del Rey final next week.

These two teams, which have reached the finals of heavyweight cup competitions, lack competitiveness in La Liga. Espanyol is currently ranked 12th in the league, which is a mid-to-lower-level team; while Getafe is currently only ranked 9th in the league, which can only be said to be a mid-level team.

But don't think these two teams are weak. Although Getafe this season is known by most fans, it is because in the first leg of the Spanish King's Cup semi-final this season, Messi copied Maradona's century goal against Getafe's iron wall, and this goal is also the best goal of La Liga this season.

Speaking of this classic scene that took place on April 2007, 4, I believe many fans still remember it vividly.

This may be the most exciting goal of Messi's entire career. It took a total of 12 seconds. He ran 55 meters from the center line area, passed Getafe's four defenders Paredes, Nacho, Alexis, Berenguer, Cortes and the opponent's goalkeeper Luis Garcia, and finally sent the ball into the goal with his right foot.

However, in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, Getafe showed the world its resilience and tenacity, making a miraculous comeback against the odds 4-0 and sweeping Barcelona off the altar.

Although Getafe's ranking in La Liga is not satisfactory, it is tied with Barcelona as the team with the fewest goals conceded in the 06/07 La Liga season, with only 38 goals conceded in 33 games; the team's main goalkeeper Abbondancheri also won the La Liga Golden Glove Award this season.

However, Getafe's good performance was not a flash in the pan. In the next season, Getafe entered the European arena and played the role of a dark horse all the way, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. Facing the world-class team Bayern Munich, Getafe was one man short in the second leg, but they stubbornly dragged the game into overtime and were unfortunately tied by Bayern with a score of 6-3.

Yes, Getafe, who were one man down, led until the last five minutes of extra time, before Bayern miraculously scored two goals in a row. It was a pity that they were eliminated by Bayern due to a slight disadvantage in away goals.

Back to Espanyol. Apart from being the team with the highest score in Europe before losing in the UEFA Cup final, they will also play a crucial role in the La Liga title race in the near future, just as Real Betis did in the last round...

However, in this round of La Liga, Espanyol suffered a terrible defeat at home. I don't know if it was because the dream of winning the UEFA Cup three days ago was shattered, which affected the mood and state of the whole team. Espanyol was defeated miserably by Getafe at home with a score of 1 to 5.

The Spaniard took the lead in the 4th minute of the game, but unexpectedly conceded 8 goals in a row starting from the 5th minute, which really shocked the fans.

However, the goal feast between Espanyol and Getafe was not the climax of this round of La Liga. The Real Madrid away game against Recreativo and Barcelona away game against Atletico Madrid, which were scheduled to kick off at the same time in the last game, were the real finale, which made the fans very excited!

2007年5月20日晚上19时，06/07赛季西班牙足球甲级联赛第35轮最后两场关键战役同时展开。

Real Madrid will visit the New Columbus Stadium to challenge newly promoted Recreativo.

In this game, Real Madrid had over 60% ball possession and a pass success rate of nearly 80%. In the 9th minute of the first half, Robinho scored his sixth goal of the season with an assist from Berlusconi.

But Villarreal's tenacity made the whole game thrilling.

In the last round, Real Madrid took the top spot in the standings for the first time this season thanks to their 4-game winning streak and Barcelona's careless loss of points at the last minute. They also took the top spot thanks to their superior win-loss record with Barcelona. You know, Real Madrid was 11 points behind the top of the standings at most this season. It was not easy to catch up and reverse the situation. There are only 4 rounds left in the league. Any more points lost may make the league championship in jeopardy.

Therefore, Real Madrid must win the game against the weak Villarreal.

In the 54th minute of the second half, Real Madrid did expand their lead. Raul passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area, and Robinho was tackled by Laque. The referee awarded a penalty kick, and then Van Nistelrooy took the penalty kick and calmly shot low into the bottom right corner of the goal, scoring his 22nd league goal of the season and helping Real Madrid lead the home team 2-0.

It seemed that Real Madrid's victory was almost certain, but when the game reached the 70th minute, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Recreativo first equalized in the 74th minute of the game. Uche turned and dribbled past Ramos in the upper right corner of the penalty area. Vazquez shot the penalty kick into the upper right corner of the goal, shooting through Casillas' fingers. This was his sixth league goal of the season and helped Recreativo to tie the score to 6-1.

However, the shock to Real Madrid fans was not over yet, as Villarreal actually equalized the score in the 87th minute of the game!

Eto'o took a corner kick from the left side. Raul and Van Nistelrooy made consecutive clearance errors in the front post. Uche, who was lurking behind, easily pushed the ball in from 6 yards in front of the far post and scored his 8th league goal of the season.

The game is about to end. If it ends with this score and Real Madrid is tied by Recreativo in an away game, they will lose the top spot they have been chasing for a whole season. With only three rounds left in the league, they may never have a chance to catch up.

However, the Galactic Fleet is lucky and the stars played a role at the critical moment.

Real Madrid scored the winning goal in the 91st minute of stoppage time!

Higuain, who had just come on as a substitute for less than 2 minutes, took the ball to initiate a counterattack, and then Beckham passed the ball diagonally to Gago. Then the Argentine midfielder calmly turned and passed the ball to Roberto Carlos who was running at high speed on the other side at the front of the penalty area. The Brazilian player rushed into the left rib of the penalty area, and 10 yards in front of the goal, he shot at the goalkeeper who was attacking, and the ball hit the net directly in the upper corner of the near post of the goal!

Roberto Carlos scored a last-gasp winner in injury time, his first league goal in more than five months, helping Real Madrid to defeat Recreativo 5-3 and achieve five consecutive league wins. They have also won eight of the last nine league games, earning 2 points and continuing to lead the standings!

另外，皇马此役拿下的联赛第11个客场胜利还追平了西甲改制成20支球队后巴塞罗那创造的联赛最佳客场胜绩。04/05赛季巴萨19个客场取得11胜5平3负的战绩，如果皇马能在接下来的最后一个客场中再次战胜萨拉戈萨，也将追平巴萨创造的西甲最佳客场积分纪录，而且还要多胜一场。

But everyone knows that flags should never be placed randomly at any time...

When Real Madrid won, Sevilla's two-hour top spot naturally expired; and Barcelona, ​​which finished the game at the same time, also overtook Sevilla again and closely followed Real Madrid.

The match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid was held in the slippery Calderon Stadium in the rain.

这是双方联赛中的第140场交手，虽然在总体历史战绩上，此前巴萨57胜35平47负占据上风。但是在69个客场中，巴萨的成绩仅为17胜18平34负，处于劣势；而且马竞在双方近5场联赛交锋中取得3胜2平，巴萨上次做客取胜马竞还要追溯到2000年的4月。

Compared with Real Madrid's overwhelming advantage, it was only a narrow victory; in this game, Barcelona turned all the overwhelming advantages into victory.

Although Atletico created 17 shots during the game by accumulating numbers in the midfield and pressing fiercely, Barcelona still firmly controlled the tempo of the game; Barcelona also had over 6% ball possession and over 8% pass success rate throughout the game, and eventually won the game with a score of 6-0 without any suspense.

Barcelona took the lead in the 39th minute of the game. Messi broke through the middle and passed the ball. Eto'o passed the ball back from the left side of the penalty area. Messi shot the ball into the right side of the goal from 10 yards in front of the middle goal.

From then on, Barcelona was unstoppable.

Barcelona extended their lead in the 43rd minute. Thuram made a long pass, Atletico goalkeeper Cuellar made a rash mistake, and Zambrotta shot into the empty goal from the edge of the penalty area.

In the last minute of the first half, Barcelona scored again. After clearing the corner kick, Barcelona launched a quick counterattack. Ronaldinho passed the ball directly to the left side of the penalty area, Deco made a cross from the bottom, and Eto'o volleyed the ball into the empty goal in front of the goal to score.

In the second half, Barcelona continued to score in the 58th minute. Ronaldinho cooperated with Eto'o through the wall and broke into the penalty area from the left side and shot low into the near corner from 10 yards. This was the Brazilian elf's 19th league goal this season.

Then, in the 72nd minute, Eller received a second yellow card for a tactical foul on Ronaldinho. He accumulated enough Ruby War Cards to be able to leave the field to rest. As a result, Atletico Madrid was trailing by a large margin and had one man less; while Barcelona continued to be unreasonable and took advantage of the situation to attack.

Barcelona changed the score again in the 80th minute. Van Bronckhorst made a long pass and Messi scored his second goal with a lob from 10 yards on the left side of the penalty area.

Eto'o completed an assist hat-trick in the 90th minute of the game. He made a diagonal pass in a quick counterattack and Iniesta easily pushed the ball into the goal from 10 yards.

The trident fired at full power and all scored goals. In the end, Barcelona continued to put pressure on Real Madrid, who had the same points, with a resounding 6-0 away win.

Whether it was a small win or a big win, a reversal or a decisive victory, the processes are different and it doesn’t matter. The three points in hand are the key. The four teams that still have a chance to win the La Liga title have all won in this round of games.

So after 35 rounds of La Liga, the situation in the standings has not changed. Real Madrid still ranks first with the advantage of win-loss record over Barcelona. Sevilla ranks third with only two points difference, followed closely by Valencia, which is only one win away from the top.

But the problem is that there are only three rounds left in La Liga, and only nine points are left in theory. Valencia can only have a theoretical chance of winning the championship, and Sevilla needs Real Madrid and Barcelona to lose a game at the same time to have a chance...

However, just as the whole world was nervously watching the final three rounds of the La Liga championship sprint, in the middle of the week after 35 rounds of the league, the world's attention was captured by another event, that is, the 06/07 European Champions League final!

是的，06/07赛季的欧洲冠军杯的冠军争夺战将在2007年的5月23日20时45分，于希腊雅典奥林匹克球场拉开帷幕。

What is also very annoying is that the Champions League final has already started, but there are still three rounds of La Liga this season to play? ! This season's La Liga is really too slow. Not only is the start delayed by a week, the winter break is also relatively long, and there is a national team match day after the next round of the league.

However, it is normal to have national team match days in June. After all, the leagues of other mainstream European countries have ended long ago.

The Premier League ended on May 5th, with Manchester United as the champion. The Bundesliga also ended on May 13th, with the young team Stuttgart winning the championship. The French Ligue 5 is about to enter its final round and will end on May 19th, with Lyon having already won the championship. The Serie A will also end on May 5th, with Inter Milan also having already won the championship...

Of the five major leagues, only La Liga is left, and the last round will be played on June 6, a month after the end of the Premier League. In addition, if the author had not secretly changed the time of the King's Cup final to the end of May, Sevilla and Getafe would have to wait until June 17 to have their summer vacation this season...

Of course, it will be hard for Sevilla, whose schedule is already so tight that it is overwhelming. However, this week is a rare chance for Sevilla to catch its breath. It is so rare, as they have played two games a week for more than three consecutive months!

Originally, Ricardo didn't plan to pay too much attention to this European Champions League. Wouldn't it be nice to sleep with Eva or play against her? But when he saw the overwhelming publicity, he became interested again. After all, the two sides of the duel have a history!

The two teams in the 06/07 European Champions League final were the protagonists of the miracle night in Istanbul two years ago, AC Milan and Liverpool.

It is a coincidence that the two teams met again in the Champions League final two years later, which is also their only two European matches. In addition, both teams entered the Champions League through the qualifying rounds this season and finally made it to the final. This situation has only happened once before, that is, Manchester United and Bayern in the 2/2 season, which is also a classic game that is repeatedly mentioned.

Liverpool in the 04/05 season and AC Milan in the 02/03 season also started from the qualifying rounds and eventually won the championship.

This is also the 58th official game for both teams so far this season. They have lost 3 games in the Champions League this season, tying the record for the number of losses of the Champions League final team in the season.

此前AC米兰10次参加冠军杯决赛6次夺冠，利物浦6次打进决赛5次登顶。1992年冠军杯改制以来，AC米兰创纪录地6次打进决赛。

Cup master Benítez led the Reds into the arena of the highest honor in European football again after two years. Ancelotti also led the team into the Champions League final for the third time in five years. The experience of the first two finals was one win and one loss. The win was in the 5/02 season, winning the Serie A civil war on penalties against Juventus. As for the loss, it is counted every year...

So Ricardo also felt that it was very unfair. Why did he lose only once, and it wasn't the only time he lost. He had lost before, although the process of losing was a bit ugly, so why did it keep being mentioned again and again? But why didn't people mention the several times he won, and the upcoming win, so much?

Yes, AC Milan defeated Liverpool 2-1 with Inzaghi's double goal, winning the Champions League for the 7th time, successfully avenging the reversal of the opponent in the final two years ago. However, old Li Qi told Ricardo that AC Milan would probably have a hard time avenging the revenge two years ago...

This year's Champions Cup also produced many classic and interesting records.

For example, AC Milan captain Maldini participated in the Champions League final for the eighth time, tying the record of former Real Madrid star Gento. At 8 years and 38 days old, he became the oldest outfield player in the history of the Champions League final. This was also Maldini's third time as captain in the Champions League final, breaking the record of 331-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper Ramalez in 3, becoming the oldest captain in the history of the Champions League.

In addition, three of the top four teams in this Champions League were from the English Premier League, but they were eliminated by the only team from Serie A. However, the league with the most points in Europe this season is La Liga, which has no place in the top four; the UEFA Cup is dominated by mid-tier teams.

And Bayern striker Makaay became the fastest man in the history of the Champions League; in the second round of the 1/8 final between Bayern and Real Madrid, Makaay took advantage of Roberto Carlos's error in stopping the ball and pushed the ball into Casillas' goal. The whole process took only 10.2 seconds.

In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Manchester United beat Roma 1-4 at home; it seems that this nightmare score has been engraved into Roma's genes, and it will appear again and again in the future. (???')

Finally, on February 2007, 2, PSV Eindhoven played against Arsenal at home. Chinese international Sun Xiang came on as a substitute in the 21th minute. This was the first time a Chinese player appeared in the Champions League...

The second and third people also had it, but after that, Old Li Qi’s answer was silence…