Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

Ricardo was still wondering how his cousin could reveal his grief under his victorious posture and joyful expression... This really requires a certain level of split personality.

However, my cousin, who had just experienced great joy and sorrow, soon became panic-stricken and anxious, because less than 7 minutes later, Real Madrid fell behind again!

In the 64th minute, Zaragoza launched a wonderful attack. Aimar broke through several defenders in the midfield and made an accurate pass to Diego Milito. The latter stopped suddenly on the right side of the penalty area, dodged Carlos' sliding tackle with his right foot, and then pushed the ball into the far corner with his left foot from 5 meters in front of the goal to score!

With this goal, Diego Milito surpassed Ricardo's teammate Kanoute and moved up to second place in the scorer list with 22 goals this season.

The score became 2-1, the same as Barcelona's, but according to international practice, the visiting team Real Madrid's score is behind, while the home team Barcelona's score is ahead. Now in the real-time standings, Real Madrid is three points behind Barcelona...

Ricardo watched as his cousin, who was still indignant, completely broke down and simply knelt on the carpet in front of the TV like a wooden chicken, with a look of despair and despair on his face, muttering something like "May God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Heavenly Father, Infinite Heavenly Venerable, bless you"...

Real Madrid coach Capello quickly used the last substitution quota, replacing Robinho with Reyes to strengthen the frontcourt. However, facing Zaragoza, which was unbeaten at home in the second half of the league, Real Madrid obviously did not have many offensive methods.

Time was passing quickly, especially for Ricardo's cousin Francis, it seemed that the game had come to the last ten minutes in an instant. What made matters worse for the cousin, no, for Real Madrid was that Beckham's left ankle injury worsened when no one was fighting for the ball, but because Real Madrid had used up their quota of substitutions, he had to stay on the court.

Zaragoza also replaced Diego Milito, who scored two goals, with midfielder Oscar to further strengthen the defense.

On the other hand, Barcelona continued to take the initiative in the game. Although the Spanish team, which was behind, made substitutions, replacing Angel and Honatas to strengthen the midfield, Barcelona's attack was still more threatening. If it weren't for the heroic performance of the Spanish goalkeeper Kameni, who saved Eto'o's many powerful shots in the penalty area, Barcelona would have beaten the Spanish team long ago.

The game was about to enter injury time, and the championship trophy was about to leave Real Madrid. Real Madrid had completely ignored the formation and all players pressed forward to attack frantically.

My cousin was also making frantic phone calls. I didn’t know who he was contacting. He just kept asking if he could surrender and lose half of his money, or bet on Barcelona to win the championship to stop the loss. However, the bookmakers didn’t seem to have this kind of jumping-off gameplay, and the betting on this round of the league and the season championship had already been closed…

Fortunately, the gambling company did not let my cousin change his original intention, because in the last minute of regular time, a miracle really happened!

First, Real Madrid equalized the score again in the 89th minute. Guti passed the ball from the left rib, Carlos broke into the penalty area and made a triangle pass. Higuain made a shot from 10 yards in front of the goal, but Zaragoza goalkeeper Cesar bravely saved it. However, Van Nistelrooy fell to the ground and shot the ball in front of the goal line like a lion fighting a rabbit, and Real Madrid chased the score to 2-2!

However, what was even more dramatic was that almost at the same time, the Spaniard also scored a goal in the final moments and tied the game 2-2 with Barcelona, ​​which had been in the dominant position all the way!

Just one minute after Real Madrid scored, the Spaniards equalized the score in the 90th minute! Rufete passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area, Tamudo used his physical advantage to overpower Oleguer and broke into the penalty area, and shot low into the far corner from 12 yards in front of the goal...

My cousin, who was still holding the phone and making a call, was completely dumbfounded. Within just two minutes, when the game was about to end, the situation took a turn for the worse!

My cousin has completely lost his voice and just stared blankly at the TV screen and the scores and real-time standings scrolling on the screen.

The extra time was not long, just three to five minutes, but for Real Madrid and cousin Francis, every second felt like an age; but for Barcelona, ​​they were extremely anxious, but it was too late, because they had missed so many opportunities before.

In fact, Barcelona, ​​which had a shorter injury time, finished the game first, but because of the delay in the network broadcast, the broadcasts of the two games ended almost at the same time at Ricardo's home!

Both games were tied at the last minute, and the 2-2 draw allowed Real Madrid to regain the initiative again! As long as Real Madrid wins the last round of the league, they will not have to look at other people's faces and will directly win the La Liga championship this season!

After the final whistle, Real Madrid players and fans cheered for Van Nistelrooy and Tamudo's equalizing goals, and even Real Madrid president Calderon rushed into the field to celebrate.

Meanwhile, Camp Nou fell into a deathly silence...

As for Ricardo's family, his cousin, who had been holding up his phone for five minutes, seemed to be showing off his new Motorola phone and had completely forgotten what was going on and was talking incoherently. Fan Jin passed the imperial examination!

Ricardo quickly glanced at the final score of the Sevilla match, which was still 0-1 until the end of the game. Sevilla's previous record of winning all home games against Villarreal in the league history was broken, and it was also the second home loss of the season.

With the top two teams in the league both drawing and losing points, Sevilla also lost the last chance to close the gap in the league points, and even lost the game directly. Although it was indeed related to the team's serious injuries, losing three points is losing three points; with one round left in the league, it was 5 points behind the top team and completely lost the chance to create a miracle to reverse the two strong teams, and said goodbye to the competition for the league championship one round ahead of schedule.

The opponent Villarreal won seven consecutive games at the end of the season. As long as they win the next game, Villarreal will secure a place in the League Cup next season.

In addition, Ricardo also took a sneak peek at Valencia, which ranked fourth. The Bats unexpectedly got three Ruby War God cards in an away game, and lost 8-2 to Levante with 4 players.

As for other teams, Ricardo doesn't care. The championship race alone is dramatic enough. It's unknown which god on Mount Olympus wrote the script for this round of the league. Even if the Ducks were resurrected, they would definitely be amazed by such an ups and downs script.

Rice's second goal was enough for the Campano to celebrate their third consecutive league title, but in the last minute of the game, goals from Van Nistelrooy and Tamudo allowed Barcelona to push the league championship trophy, which they had held in their arms for almost the entire game, back to Real Madrid.

Paco Gonzalez, a famous broadcast commentator of SER Radio, was also very excited after the game: "I have been doing football commentary for 19 years, and I have never seen such a fierce and dramatic league competition. Even the time when Tenerife decided the championship was not so thrilling!"

Well, in this way, everything will proceed exactly as Raiola expected, and I can take leave directly for the last round of insignificant league matches. I can report to the U21 national team tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Ricardo thought as he prepared to go back to his room to rest, and he did not intend to participate in the heated discussion among his family members.

I'm so tired. I need to rest at home for a day. I've been exploited so much by Chiara in Milan these few days. She seems to be a little different from before. How come she's even more hungry than when we first met? She's not even 30 yet. Is there something wrong with her body? Let Uncle Charles arrange someone to help me keep an eye on her in Italy...

When Ricardo went upstairs, he inadvertently overheard his brother Andre curiously asking his cousin Francis how much he had bet on Real Madrid.

My cousin slapped me and explained in a serious manner: "At the beginning of the season, I thought that Ricardo had fled Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona would definitely not be able to do well this season, so I naturally bet heavily on Real Madrid. At the beginning of the season, the odds of Real Madrid winning the championship were 1 to 3."

Andre exclaimed: "So, cousin, you just bet 5 euros?"

Uncle: "5? That's enough for a few nightclubs... I'm planning to go there at least 100 times..."

Ricardo complained in his heart: No wonder he was so nervous. Damn it, he was right again, and with such weird logic...

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Naturally, the Sevilla club readily agreed to Ricardo's request for leave. After all, he was just a loaned player, and with no hope of winning the league championship, the last round of the league was dispensable. Juan Ramos also planned to send a mixed lineup of players who rarely participated in the game and young players.

In addition, although Sevilla missed the league title, it also won three important championships this season: the European Super Cup, the UEFA Cup and the Spanish King's Cup. Although it is not a small treble, it is enough to be proud of a self-deceiving pseudo-treble for decades...

一周之后，2007年6月17日，当里卡多已经在荷兰踢U21欧青赛的时候，06/07赛季西班牙足球甲级联赛的大结局也要上演了。

At 21 p.m., the final 10 matches of La Liga were also contested simultaneously.

Real Madrid played against Mallorca, who had no ambitions this season, at the Bernabeu. As long as Real Madrid won, they would win the La Liga this season. Real Madrid's starting lineup was the same as the previous game, except that Salgado replaced the suspended Elguera. It was reported that Beckham, who was injured in the ankle, played in the closed starting lineup.

According to media reports before the game, Real Madrid's chances of winning the championship are as high as 75%. Real Madrid's players have already firmly grasped the initiative to win the championship. As long as they perform normally in the game, they should be able to make the long-planned "Madrid Championship Celebration" go on as scheduled, and Real Madrid fans will also get a little comfort from the melancholy of Shell, Carlos and others leaving at the end of the season.

Barcelona, ​​who only have a 25% chance of winning the title, will challenge Tarragona, who have already been relegated, away from home.

If Real Madrid cannot win and Barcelona gets all three points, Barcelona will replace Real Madrid to win the championship. So Barcelona is not completely without a chance, so Rijkaard, who believes in miracles, also sent out all the main players; but compared with the previous round of the league, he also only used Ronaldinho who was released from suspension to replace Gudjohnsen, who has performed poorly this season.

As for other matches such as Sevilla's home game against Zaragoza, which almost defeated Real Madrid in the previous round but has already secured a place in the UEFA Cup, and Valencia's home game against Real Sociedad, which still needs to fight to avoid relegation, Ricardo does not have the energy to pay attention to them.

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However, Ricardo, who was watching the final round of La Liga in the hotel with his U21 national team teammates and coaching staff, couldn't help but think of the last round of the game when his cousin Francis experienced many ups and downs in life within 90 minutes, which was as exciting as a roller coaster. He kept wanting to laugh, and made his teammates and coaching staff think that Ricardo must be very dark inside, and he ridiculed other teams when he couldn't win the league championship.

Because Real Madrid's performance in this round of the league is still ups and downs, Ricardo estimates that his cousin who returned to Argentina is still suffering, right?

Cousin Francis, who is thousands of miles away: Aaaaaaaaah!!!

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There was no suspense at all in Barcelona's away game against Tarragona. The home team, which had been relegated, played very openly. Its main purpose was to show its spirit in front of the home fans and cooperate with the Universe team to play a wonderful game without regrets, so as to bid farewell to the A-League temporarily.

Therefore, Barcelona, ​​which had a technical advantage, had no difficulty in playing. After all, they dared to go against the Dream Team II, which meant they did not intend to look at the scoreboard.

After missing several good scoring opportunities, Barcelona took the lead in the 21st minute. Deco passed the ball to Messi, who crossed from the right side of the penalty area with the outside of his left foot. Puyol shoveled the ball into the empty net from 6 yards, which was his first league goal of the season.

Then, with the cooperation of the home team who ignored defense and resolutely attacked despite falling behind, Barcelona expanded the lead in the 35th minute. Deco passed the ball, Messi broke through horizontally, and the Argentine shot a left-footed arc ball from the edge of the penalty area and into the lower left corner of the net.

And then three minutes later, Barcelona could be said to have secured the victory.

Barcelona extended the lead again in the 38th minute. Calvo fouled Xavi in ​​front of the penalty area. Ronaldinho shot the free kick directly to the upper left corner from 25 yards. The ball bypassed the wall and Ruben Perez's flying save failed to prevent the ball from entering the net.

After the second half, Barcelona gradually replaced the substitutes, such as Motta, Esquillo and Oleguer. However, Barcelona still firmly grasped the initiative of the game and continued to change the score in the 51st minute of the game.

Messi made a straight pass, Eto'o passed Cesar on the right side of the penalty area and made a cross, Deco's shot was blocked, and Messi followed up and scored into the empty goal to score twice. This was Messi's 14th goal in the league this season, and he was only one goal away from Ricardo Liqi's 15 league goals. Ricardo, who was watching the game in the Netherlands, couldn't help but stop smiling and broke into a cold sweat.

In the 83rd minute of the game, Tarragona finally pulled one back. Irulsson made a cross from the right, and Gerlach made a shot from 15 yards. This goal seemed to have achieved the goal of the home team to score at home. The home team players and home fans celebrated wildly, venting the last passion of the season...

In the end, Barcelona set the score at 91-5 in the 1st minute; Italian star Zambrotta scored Barcelona's last goal of the season from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area...

Barcelona had already decided the victory and defeat easily, so the pressure of winning the league championship was all concentrated on Real Madrid and Mallorca.

Mallorca, which ranked 11th in the league and had already secured relegation but was destined to miss the European competition, lived up to expectations and quickened the heartbeats of Real Madrid fans and gamblers like Francis all over the world!

Mallorca, who played away, almost scored just 40 seconds into the game. Basinas made a straight pass and Arango's left-foot shot from 10 yards on the left side of the penalty area hit the outside of the left post and bounced out.

Just when Real Madrid fans and Francis were still in shock and comforting themselves that they would have good fortune after surviving a disaster, Mallorca really broke the deadlock in the 17th minute! Arango passed the ball, Salgado did not mark him closely, and Barrera, who was unguarded, shot from 15 yards on the right side of the penalty area and scored.

Real Madrid fell behind 1-0 at home, and this score was enough for Barcelona, ​​who was still tied at the same time, to win the championship.

Although they had already experienced the training in the last round of the league, the emotions of many Real Madrid fans and gamblers could not help but be aroused. Their heartbeats began to speed up, their breathing became rapid, their palms began to sweat, their faces began to flush, their mouths began to dry, and even their bladders began to feel like they were constantly urinating...

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