Chapter 203 Becoming the Theoretical Triple Crown Champion
After watching the thrilling Champions League final, Ricardo reviewed Kaka's performance in this season's Champions League the next morning. He was really unstoppable like a god, with 10 goals and 3 assists, and he won the title of top scorer of the Champions League for the team again after Shevchenko last season.
Looking back at AC Milan's road to winning the Champions League this season, Kaka's performance was really crucial. Due to the "phone gate" incident, AC Milan had to start the Champions League qualifiers without introducing any players.
In addition, famous stars such as Shevchenko, Crespo, Rui Costa and Stam who participated in the 04/05 Champions League final have left the team, and AC Milan's overall strength has been weakened to a certain extent. At the beginning of the season, not many people believed that AC Milan could eventually win the championship.
Although the group stage was uneventful, how could it be easy to get into the knockout stage of the Champions League?
Especially in the two rounds of the semi-finals against Manchester United, who had Ronaldo and Rooney and had just destroyed Roma, Kaka can be said to have performed the pinnacle of superheroism! In the away game of the battle of the gods, Kaka first single-handedly destroyed the entire defense of Manchester United and scored two goals to lay the foundation. Returning to the home court, he scored the first goal again, leading Milan to a successful victory and advance to the final...
This made Ricardo very excited and he had endless aftertaste: next season he must go to a team that has a chance to win the Champions League! It is not enough to just lie low, it is more interesting to confront these top players of the era and witness more legendary scenes!
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After the Champions League ended, the enthusiasm of public opinion did not ferment for long, and fans around the world focused their attention back on the rhythm of the La Liga championship. After all, among the mainstream European leagues and cup competitions, only La Liga and the Spanish King's Cup have not yet ended, and the current La Liga championship situation is still confusing, and all four teams still have the hope of winning the championship.
This not only caught the fans' attention, but also made them feel excited; at the same time, the bookmakers also made a lot of money. Until before the 36th round of the game, there were still fans betting on Valencia, which was ranked fourth and had the slimmest hope of winning the championship, looking forward to the emergence of a football miracle and the realization of super high odds.
Therefore, this makes Ricardo feel a little strange. The super slow pace of La Liga this season is already strange, and at the end of other leagues, there will be a strange sight of four teams competing for the championship. This is a fierce competition that has not appeared in more than a dozen seasons.
However, what triggered Ricardo's suspicion and thinking about conspiracy theories was the starting lineup of this weekend's league.
In order to leave enough time for the Spanish King's Cup final next week, Sevilla and Getafe have scheduled their league games at the same time in this round. Sevilla will challenge Mallorca away, while Getafe will go to Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona.
Similarly, in order to prepare for the final three days later, both teams sent out a starting lineup mainly composed of substitutes. However, Ricardo, who played only 3 minutes in the last round of the league, was not even on the bench. Juan Ramos said that he was resting him to save his strength for the final. However, Ricardo, who felt that his condition was pretty good, felt that it was a bit too rigid to arrange a rest in the sprint stage at the end of the season.
And even though Sevilla has achieved an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 3 draws in the last 2 away games against Mallorca, Ricardo still feels that the starting lineup arranged by Juan Ramos is a bit too arrogant.
In the third-to-last round of the league where not a single point could be lost, Sevilla actually started a 1-4-5 defensive and controlling formation that was rarely used this season. It was also the first time that this formation was used without Li Qi on the roster.
The goalkeeper is still No. 1 goalkeeper Palop;
The left and right backs are No. 3 David and No. 24 Hinkle, and the double center backs are No. 19 Dragutinovic and No. 20 Osio;
双后腰是8号鲍尔森与18号马蒂，左右两边翼卫是5号杜达与21号阿尔法罗，前腰是11号雷纳托；
The lone striker is No. 10 Fabiano.
With a week of adequate rest, the most offensive players in the team, such as Kanoute, Kerzakov, Alves, Maresca and Puerta, were all placed on the bench, while Navas, Adriano and Li Qi were not even included in the game roster...
Li Qi feels it will be difficult for Renato and Fabiano, who are not in particularly good form at the moment, to tear through the opponent's defense. Of course, it is not ruled out that Juan Ramos will play a trick of Tian Ji Horse Racing and strike back; but Li Qi feels that in such an important championship stage, the most energy-saving strategy should be adopted, right?
If the head coach is not being too careless, then there must be something else going on…
2007年5月26日晚上18时，06/07赛季西班牙足球甲级联赛第36轮同时展开早场两场比赛的争夺。
The match between Sevilla in white shirts and white pants and Mallorca in red shirts and black pants took place at Mallorca's home stadium, San Moise.
However, the trend of the game after the opening was similar to what Ricardo expected; Sevilla's offensive organization was very worrying, Alfaro and Duda were obviously too nervous in handling the ball, and the tactics of flying on both wings was basically useless; of course, Sevilla's defense was still stable, after all, the two defensive midfielders were in control.
At this time, at home in Seville, Ricardo, wrapped in a grey lace Chiara, was cheering for the home team through TV...
In Ricardo's perception, the first half seemed to end very quickly, as if it was a matter of seconds, and players from both teams entered the halftime break with a score of 0-0.
In the second half, Mallorca, who seemed to feel that Sevilla was not very good in this game, began to press forward by taking advantage of the home court. They even snatched control of the midfield from Sevilla, which had 5 midfielders. The situation on the field began to gradually tilt towards Mallorca.
Ricardo looked a little helpless, Renato was surrounded by the opponent's midfielder, and it was difficult for Paulson and Marti to deliver the ball to the frontcourt, and the two wings were basically suppressed by the opponent. If the ball was sent there, it would either be lost or destroyed, and it was difficult to get the ball moving.
Obviously, Juan Ramos also felt that the game situation was a bit awkward. Finally, around 15 minutes into the second half, he made a lineup adjustment. No. 9 Korzakov came on and replaced Paulson, restoring the formation to 4-4-2; then he replaced the young player Alfaro who was not in good form in this game with No. 25 Maresca.
So after the 65th minute of the game, Sevilla's offensive organization finally returned to normal and began to create some threats in the penalty area. However, just when Ricardo thought Juan Ramos would further replace the offensive player to end the game, something unexpected happened.
When the game was about to reach the 70th minute, the Sevilla defense, which had not made any mistakes in the previous half of the game, seemed to suddenly short-circuit and was penetrated by a simple through pass from Mallorca. So Dragutinovic could only commit a tactical foul on Gutierrez who was already halfway alone, and unsurprisingly received a red express pass that allowed him to take a shower in advance.
Fortunately, Gutierrez's free kick in front of the penalty area was saved brilliantly by Palop, and the two sides remained on the same starting line.
However, Dragutinovic's departure naturally meant that Juan Ramos could no longer send out additional offensive players, and he could only use his last substitution to fill out the defense. Escude came on to replace Fabiano, who was almost invisible throughout the game.
However, the 10-man Sevilla obviously did not give up and was still desperately looking for the key goal.
As Korzakov's shot was beautifully saved by Mallorca goalkeeper Moya, Renato's powerful shot was blocked, Maresca's low shot from the corner of the penalty area was also intercepted, and in the final moments, even Marti's close header in the small penalty area missed the target... Sevilla was helpless to draw with Mallorca with 10 men away from home, ending their three-game winning streak and becoming the first of the four championship teams to fall behind.
After resting enough, Ricardo turned off the TV helplessly. Is the dream of winning the Triple Crown only a theoretical possibility? He could only go to the bedroom to find Chiara to relieve his depressed mood. It seems that she just said to go to the room first and change into a purple lace style...
Ricardo gave up paying attention to another game that started at the same time because he had already seen the subtitles in the broadcast in advance. Barcelona defeated Sevilla's final opponent Getafe 1-0 at home, achieving their fourth victory in the last five league games and continuing to put pressure on Real Madrid.
However, there are many interesting stories about this match, which I learned about the next day after Ricciardo broke free from Chiara's arms and was watching the news replay while lifting weights in the gym.
Before the game, the two sides had only played against each other five times in the league history, and Barcelona had 5 wins and 4 draw, while Getafe had only tied with Barcelona 1-1 at home in the first half of the league this season. However, in the King's Cup earlier this month, Getafe set a record by winning 1-4 at home, reversing Barcelona and eliminating them. Therefore, the feud was formed.
Of course, when Messi scored a goal in the first round of the Copa del Rey, neither side realized that this goal would become a regular in history like the Istanbul Miracle; otherwise, the revenge status of this game would be reversed in an instant...
However, just 2 minutes into the game, Barcelona took the lead. Messi made a diagonal pass from the wing, Eto'o broke through the middle and decisively passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area in front of the attacking Abondanshelli. Ronaldinho followed up and calmly pushed the ball into the empty goal from 6 yards in front of the goal! This was Ronaldinho's father's 20th league goal this season and the only goal of the game.
The game then entered a stalemate phase. Although Barcelona had the upper hand, the overall situation was calm, with both sides attacking and defending. Until the 40th minute of the first half.
Ronaldinho, whose ball was intercepted, suddenly lost his composure and committed a retaliatory foul on the opposing team's captain, Glengool. He slid from behind and kicked his opponent directly between his thighs...(?Δ?)!
Although it did not seem to have much force, it was an extremely dangerous action that was insulting and harmful. The referee decisively showed the Brazilian elf the Ruby War God Card and sent him off directly; and it is very likely that Ronaldinho will miss the remaining two league games.
So Barcelona, who had one player on the field, could only use defensive counterattacks to deal with Getafe, and Barcelona's tight defense did not leave many opportunities for the visiting team. After Getafe missed two chances to equalize the score, Barcelona finally relied on the blitzkrieg at the beginning to win the fourth victory in the last five league games.
However, Ronaldinho's malicious foul cast a shadow on Barcelona's future championship journey.
Shortly after the match between Barcelona and Getafe ended, Real Madrid, who received the good news that Barcelona's offensive core would be suspended due to a red card, welcomed the challenge of Deportivo La Coruna at the Bernabeu with joy.
Deportivo La Coruna won at the Bernabeu in October 2004, which was the only time in nearly 10 years that Deportivo La Coruna defeated Real Madrid away in the league. That was also the peak period of Super La Coruna, which is far from comparable to the La Coruna this season. Deportivo La Coruna has only won two away games in the league this season.
在更久远的双方联赛历史交锋上，一共73场比赛，皇马取得了40胜17平16负的成绩，占据绝对上风，其中在36个主场有着30胜4平2负的压倒性心理优势。
Real Madrid, who have vowed to win the league title this season, are also focused on winning with all their main players and continue to maintain their winning starting lineup.
After the start of the game, Real Madrid continued to exert pressure, with wave after wave of attacks higher than the last, with no intention of giving Laco a chance to breathe; so Real Madrid took the lead in breaking the deadlock in the 29th minute of the game.
Beckham unexpectedly made a cross with his left foot from the left, Van Nistelrooy headed the ball towards the goal from a long distance, Raul's shot in front of the goal line was blocked by defender Lobo, but Ramos followed up with a shot and scored the ball into the empty goal!
After taking the lead, Real Madrid implemented the tactical style of the Italian coach, began to slow down the pace and counterattack, which gave Laco some opportunities.
In the 55th minute of the second half, La Coruna equalized the score with a cross from the left; the unguarded Capdevila received De Guzman's precise long pass and easily pushed the ball into the near corner from 5 yards in front of the goal.
Just when the audience thought that Real Madrid would also fail at the crucial moment, Real Madrid took only three minutes to surpass the score again after losing the ball. And it was the English star David Beckham who instigated the attack and delivered the key assist!
In the 58th minute, Beckham sent a classic Beckham cross from the familiar right wing, and Raul headed the ball from 6 yards in front of the goal, and the ball hit the far corner of the net! This was the Real Madrid captain's 7th league goal this season, helping Real Madrid to surpass the score again in a flash.
Real Madrid, who were leading again, did not give Laco any chances this time. Real Madrid sealed the victory in the 75th minute when Robinho passed the ball to Raul on the left side of the penalty area, but Coloccini's tackle sent the ball to Van Nistelrooy on the other side.
The king of the small penalty area is not good at missing the ball, but he just accepted the gift with a smile, and calmly shot the ball into the goal without being marked from 7 yards in front of the goal. This was the Dutch striker's 23rd league goal of the season, helping Real Madrid to kill the game and continue to lead the standings, while also allowing himself to continue to lead the La Liga scorer list.
The final score of 3-1 allowed Real Madrid to win six consecutive league games, including six consecutive home games, and won nine of the last ten league games, earning 6 points. Such an efficient scoring efficiency at the end of the season made other championship contenders ashamed...
Among the four championship contenders, the last to kick off was Valencia, whose home game against Villarreal ended only after Ricardo sent Chiara to the airport.
和皇马一样，瓦伦西亚在主场面对黄色潜水艇是有着绝对的心理优势的，因为在最近交手的7个主场取得了5胜1平1负的佳绩，而比利亚雷亚尔唯一一次在联赛中的客场取胜还要追溯到2003年的5月。
Similar to the original course of the game for Real Madrid, the home team Valencia also broke the deadlock and took the lead in the early stages of the first half.
In the 21st minute of the game, Villa broke into the penalty area and was tripped by Vieira. The referee on duty decisively awarded a penalty kick. Villa scored the penalty kick and helped Valencia temporarily overtake Sevilla in the standings.
However, the course of the game started to differ from that of Real Madrid, as Villarreal equalized the score in the first half.
In the 35th minute, Franco made a straight pass, and Fran, who had successfully made an offside move, calmly shot the ball into the near corner of the goal from 8 yards in front of the goal on the left side of the penalty area.
The Yellow Submarine then took the lead in the 79th minute of the second half. Matthijs Fernandez made a straight pass, and Thomason, who had just come on as a substitute, followed up and shot into the goal from 15 yards in front of the goal.
Naturally, Valencia, which was behind, pressed forward and attacked fiercely, but the visiting team secured the victory in the 87th minute of the game.
Thomason, who scored the go-ahead goal, made an assist with a direct pass. Fran cleverly stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area and dribbled past the attacking Cañizares, then easily shot into the empty goal and scored his second goal!
Although in the injury time of the game, Villa shot a free kick from a small angle outside the left edge of the penalty area directly into the far corner and scored, making the score 2-3, it was too late.
In the end, Valencia was defeated by Villarreal 6-2 at home. After this round of the league, it was points behind the top of the table. With rounds left, it was directly announced that it had completely withdrawn from the ranks of the league championship...
