Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

In the second half, Barcelona accelerated the pace of passing and cutting according to Rijkaard's midfield arrangement, trying to break through the dense defense of Athletic Bilbao by speeding up.

In the 48th minute, Llorente returned to the backcourt and fouled Edmilson who suddenly ran forward with the ball. Barcelona played a clever free kick from 25 yards in the middle, and finally Marcos shot a curved ball from outside the penalty area to the far corner, but it was saved by goalkeeper Lafuente.

One minute later, Eto'o dribbled in the middle and attracted the defense before passing the ball. Messi broke into the right side of the penalty area and forced a shot with his left foot from a small angle, but the ball was caught by Lafuente who was in a good position at the near post.

However, Barcelona's speed increase still paid off, and Barcelona overtook the score in the 51st minute!

Ronaldinho's father dribbled forward and attracted a double-team, then suddenly made a long pass to the right. Bilbao defender Esposito headed the ball away hastily; but the ball was intercepted by Van Bommel at the edge of the penalty area, and then he took a long shot from 22 yards on the right.

This powerful shot was once again saved by Lafuente, but the ball was not blocked far away. Messi, who was unguarded, cleverly found an opportunity and shot into the empty net from the left side of the penalty area. This was the Argentine's second league goal of the season.

(Ricardo was shocked on the sidelines: "Wow! My league goal tally was tied by a little flea!")

Barcelona took advantage of the opportunity and almost expanded their lead in the 57th minute.

This time it was Messi's turn to dribble through and suddenly pass the ball directly to the right side of the penalty area. Van Bommel made a diagonal run and successfully made an offside move. He twisted his waist and shot from 16 yards in front of the goal, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out of bounds.

In the 61st minute, Messi, Ronaldinho and Deco played a dazzling series of cross passes in front of the penalty area, and then Messi was responsible for setting up the shot. Van Bommel in the back row took another long shot from 22 yards on the left side outside the penalty area, but it was saved by Lafuente who was very focused. Then Eto'o's follow-up shot also missed the goal.

In the 65th minute, Eto'o broke through on the right and made a cross from the bottom. Deco received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and made a lob pass to Messi who was cutting into the penalty area, but Bilbao defender Prieto cleared the ball out of the baseline in time.

In the 69th minute, Amorebieta recklessly tackled Van Bommel in the backcourt, but luckily he escaped the second yellow card. Ronaldinho made a free kick on the right side, and Marcos headed the ball from 12 yards in front of the goal but it went wide.

In the second half, Barcelona took control of the game by speeding up the passing and cutting and pushed Athletic Bilbao back to the half. Although the visiting team replaced three players in a row from the time Barcelona scored to the 60th minute to maintain the running intensity, it was still useless and they were still beaten by Barcelona for 3 minutes.

However, as the rain got heavier, it somewhat affected the performance of technical players, and Barcelona's torrential offensive also paused a little.

So Rijkaard frequently changed his players to control the situation on the field and replaced players whose physical fitness declined.

In the 76th minute, Iniesta replaced Van Bommel.

In the 83rd minute, Larsson replaced Messi.

In the 85th minute, Li Qi replaced Oleg and played as right back.

Shortly after Li Qi came on the court, near the end of the 90-minute game, a conflict suddenly broke out on the field.

Deco was first hit by Gurpeji's high elbow when he was competing for a high ball, and then Deco was blocked by Gurpeji when he broke through on the left side and fell to the ground, but the referee did not see it and did not call a foul. Deco was lying on the ground pretending to be in pain, but Gurpeji ran over and grabbed Deco's collar and pulled him up... Facing Gurpeji's continued provocation, Deco was also completely enraged by the opponent's action, and he stood up and grabbed the latter's hair...

("This bitch is very skilled at pulling hair! It seems Deco has practiced this trick on the streets before..." Li Qi, who was watching from the outside, did not intervene rashly. Instead, he pretended to care and cheered on the side, claiming that he acted after careful planning: "Anyway, it seems that we have the upper hand now, and we are ahead in the score. I will go in when we start to suffer a loss!")

The scene suddenly fell into chaos, and Eto'o, who did not score in this game, seemed to join the battle and spit at Esposito twice. Fortunately, the referee did not see this scene, otherwise he would have been given a red card.

As a result, Deco was in the wrong and was directly shown a red card. Players from both sides who stepped forward to participate in the dispute were eventually persuaded to leave, and Rijkaard personally persuaded Deco, who looked aggrieved and unconvinced, to leave the field.

Then Li Qi did nothing but wait for the referee's final whistle...

Barcelona then reversed the situation at home and beat Athletic Bilbao, which ranked second from the bottom, 2-1. Not only did Barcelona continue to create a team record of 2 consecutive wins, but they also achieved the highest half-season points in the club's history since La Liga was changed to 17 teams.

At the halfway point of La Liga, the lead was extended to 7 points. Other media reported that according to statistics, the probability of winning the La Liga halfway season championship is as high as 75%!

The data that attracted the attention of the whole Europe came from the goal. So far this season, Barcelona has played 29 games and scored 78 goals, with an average of 2.68 goals per game. Among them, 19 goals were scored in 49 league games, 6 goals were scored in 16 Champions League games, 2 goals were scored in 9 King's Cup games, and 2 goals were scored in 4 Super Cup games. In all 29 games, Barcelona scored 78 goals and conceded 20 goals. The average scoring rate of 2.68 goals per game ranks first among all European teams.

A total of 17 players in the Barcelona team have scored goals. Among the first-team players, only Belletti, Xavi, Oleguer, Edmilson and three goalkeepers have not scored. The number of goals scored by the team is unmatched in Europe. Among them, Eto'o and Ronaldinho have scored 41 goals together, which is also the most productive partnership among the European giants.

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Bilbao coach Clemente was anxious after the game. He kept harping on the issues of Deco and Eto'o. "Deco should be more gentlemanly. Pulling someone's hair is different from someone pulling your jersey. As for Eto'o? Only those who climb up and down trees would spit at others."

Eto'o accepted a radio interview with an innocent look: "No, no. I didn't do anything. It's true that I spit, but I didn't mean to target anyone intentionally. If I spit on him, I ask for his forgiveness..."

Ricardo saw Eto'o's interview and said: "Hey, the explanation from the big cat is not sincere at all... But it doesn't matter, he has already flown to Egypt to participate in the African Cup."

Rijkaard was satisfied with the team's victory after the game. He gave special praise to the players for their fighting spirit and mental outlook when they were behind in the score: "I want to congratulate my players. They have the spirit to fight to the end... In this game, the opponent retreated relatively far back and only wanted to counterattack through steals. We didn't get much space and the passing speed was not fast enough at the beginning..."

Rijkaard highlighted Messi's praise for the go-ahead goal: "This was a crucial goal. Messi was very fast and although he had little space in the penalty area, his positioning was very accurate. Messi's shot was excellent. He is a very talented player and we are very satisfied with him."

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However, Barcelona will be short of players in the midfield again in the next round of games, as Xavi and Motta are injured and Deco is suspended. If nothing unexpected happens, Ricardo will definitely be included in the squad as an important mascot, oh no, a versatile substitute; but I don't know if he will have the chance to start, and if he does, how many minutes he will play...

After all, the opponent is Alaves, the current second-to-last team in the league.

The 19th and 20th rounds of the Spanish Football League were separated by 7 days, so Barcelona had plenty of rest time.

Ricardo also once again welcomed the logistical support of the radiant goddess, Chiara, and his condition improved rapidly!

As the match was held on Sunday night, Ricardo, who was included in the match roster, had no chance to send Chiara to the airport this time. He could only express his satisfaction with Chiara's various gestures in the past two days by transferring money. Oh no, he was expressing his love for Chiara...

At 22:19 on the 20nd, local time in Spain, on Sunday evening, the weather was sunny. In the th round of the Spanish Football League, Barcelona faced Alaves at the Nou Camp. The final battle between the leader and the second-to-last team was about to begin.

Compared with the previous round of the league, Sylvinho replaced Van Bronckhorst as the starting left back, Iniesta replaced the suspended Deco as the starting player, Larsson replaced Eto'o who was called up to participate in the African Cup, and Giuly replaced Messi; while Ricardo continued to sit on the bench to cheer for the main players and make wonderful comments off the court!

In addition, in this game, Rijkaard made a formation experiment, arranging Puyol to play as a right back and putting Oleguer back to the center back position. It seems that Llorente's high-altitude bombing last time reminded the Black Swan that if Chelsea also played like this in the Champions League knockout round, Barcelona must have multiple response plans.

At the beginning of the game, facing Barcelona's heyday and almost abnormal technical and tactical capabilities, and also a away game, the Alaves team was unprecedentedly unified in their thinking, which was to defend, defend, and defend again, and as long as they lost less, they would consider it a win!

In the 6th minute, Barcelona started to make a show of strength! Iniesta passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area, and Ronaldinho made a shot that looked like a pass or a shot near the bottom line, hitting the crossbar and going out of the bottom line.

In the 11th minute, Ronaldinho fired a shot from the middle, and Van Bommel followed up with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, but it was blocked by the defender who flew over to block it. Then Ronaldinho's father took a corner kick from the right side, and Larsson accurately judged the spot and won the header from 8 yards in front of the middle goal, but unfortunately the final header missed the far corner...

Alaves also created several chances in the few counterattacks. The closest chance came in the 18th minute. Alaves seized the opportunity when Barcelona's defense pressed too far forward, intercepted the ball in the backcourt and passed it directly behind Barcelona's defense.

Alaves striker Bodipo started the game in the first half and was not offside. He shook off the Barcelona defender and caught up with the ball and almost had a one-on-one chance!

Fortunately, Valdés attacked in time and stole the ball from Bodipo, but he made a mistake of handball outside the penalty area and was given a yellow card warning...Handro's free kick from the edge of the penalty area on the left was a curved shot. The ball went around the wall and fell rapidly, but unfortunately the speed of the ball was not too fast and the angle was not too tricky. Valdés blocked it with one hand and it hit the crossbar and bounced out...

Barcelona then continued to besiege Alaves, and Alaves had only sporadic counterattack opportunities.

However, Iniesta, Giuly, Larsson and Marcos of Barcelona missed good chances to score...

(Ricardo, who was warming up on the sidelines, was also anxious: "Oh my God! He spitted it out even after it was right next to his mouth?...OMG! Even my grandmother could have kicked the ball into the goal!...What? He's masturbating in the penalty area again?!...It's not okay to shoot outside! Shoot inside...")

Until the end of the first half, Barcelona had another golden opportunity!

In the 45th minute, Barcelona almost broke the deadlock... Ronaldinho's father made a diagonal pass from the left, and Van Bommel deliberately let the ball slip through the middle, but unfortunately the unguarded Giuly was obviously not fully prepared, and he stopped the ball wide on the right side of the penalty area... and then Costanzo made a timely attack to block the angle, forcing Giuly to have only a hasty low shot from 18 yards, but unfortunately the shot only hit the near corner of the net.

Although Barcelona had as many as 15 chances to attack in the first half, and 5 shots on target, Alaves's defensive strategy was still very successful for the time being, and the two sides entered the halftime break with a 0-0 draw in the first half.

However, Barcelona took the lead shortly after the start of the second half.

In the 47th minute, Giuly made a diagonal pass from the right edge of the penalty area to the far corner of the small penalty area. Alaves goalkeeper Costanzo made a mistake in his save and failed. Larsson followed up and easily blocked the ball into the empty goal! This was the Swede's third league goal this season, helping Barcelona lead Alaves 3-1.

Barcelona then continued to exert pressure, trying to expand their lead and secure victory.

In the 51st minute, Ronaldinho's father, Larsson and Van Bommel played a wonderful combination in front of the penalty area, passing the ball continuously, and then Van Bommel suddenly passed the ball diagonally to the side... Giuly received the ball on the wing and directly dribbled into the penalty area on the right side and made a cross. Larsson inserted into the middle to grab the point and shoveled the ball from 14 yards in front of the goal, but unfortunately he missed the target and the ball went out of the goal...

In the 56th minute, Giuly made a low cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Iniesta made a quick shot from 16 yards in the middle, but the defender who was trying to defend was blocked out of the baseline.

In the 62nd minute, Coromina tackled Larsson who was defending the ball with his back to the goal in front of the penalty area, and Barcelona got a free kick opportunity 25 yards from the right side of the penalty area. Ronaldinho's father took the free kick and shot through the wall, but it deflected to the other side of the penalty area... Larsson was the first to grab the ball and make a supplementary shot 10 yards from the right side of the penalty area, but unfortunately it was blocked by the defender.

However, although Barcelona continued to have good chances to score, they also kept missing opportunities to expand the score.

In the 67th minute, Giuly received a surgical diagonal pass from Ronaldinho's father on the right side of the penalty area and had a chance to score half-time. Unfortunately, his powerful shot from 14 yards in front of the goal was blocked by Costanzo and hit the crossbar and bounced back, then was cleared by the defender.

In the 69th minute, Ronaldinho's father once again made a surgical pass to penetrate the defense. Iniesta received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and had a better chance than Giuly two minutes ago, facing the goalkeeper directly!

Alaves defender Sallegui could only block the ball from behind, but he missed the ball and tripped Iniesta instead. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick... Ronaldinho's father took the penalty kick himself, once again performing a devil's pace and fooling the goalkeeper! Unfortunately, the shot hit the left post and went out of bounds...

Ricardo sighed helplessly: "Alas... Ronaldinho's father went to the nightclub quite frequently this week, and he even wanted to introduce me to the top busty girl...

Just by looking at the photos, you can tell that these busty ladies who are almost only wearing small clothes have very big breasts!

Although Ronaldinho's father is also a wave god, he is obviously no match for those wave tyrants...

Ronaldinho's father's legs are really weak. No, it has affected his condition...

Forget it, I understand..."

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