Chapter 325: The victory or defeat of a friendly match is a small matter, but the lack of personnel

C Ronaldo scored again. Manchester United played 6 games in March. The Portuguese started 5 games and scored 5 goals. His Premier League goal tally rose to 25, tying the Manchester United record set by Van Nistelrooy in the 02/03 season.

As Sir Alex Ferguson said last week, surpassing Best is not the end, Ronaldo is already aiming for even more terrifying records.

First of all, let’s talk about Manchester United’s league goal record. Former legendary killer Dennis Viollet scored 59 goals in the 60/32 season, which has not been surpassed in 48 years.

眼下联赛剩下7轮C罗恰好差7球，要知道他最近10轮可是打进了12球，在联想到本赛季他7次梅开二度1次上演帽子戏法，看似无法触及的里程碑对于目前状态甚佳的C罗并不遥远。

The second is the total number of goals scored in a single season. There are two tall mountains in front of Ronaldo. In the 63/64 season, Dennis Law scored 46 goals, setting the most terrifying record. In the 02/03 season, Van Nistelrooy was close to this myth, but eventually stopped at the number 44.

Ronaldo's total number of goals now is 35. If Manchester United can reach the final of the Champions League, Ronaldo still has 12 games to play. Although it is more difficult than the Premier League goal record, who can predict where Ronaldo's limit is?

However, Ronaldo is in big trouble right now. After 90 minutes of brutalizing Liverpool at Old Trafford, he felt pain in his left leg and will not return to the national team to participate in the friendly match between Portugal and Greece.

The injury of the top scorer is definitely a heavy blow to Manchester United and Ferguson, but there is another possibility. According to an Italian guy who does not want to be named, Ronaldo's injury is not serious.

But to be on the safe side, the club personally asked for leave from the Portuguese Football Association, and the other party agreed to this request out of understanding. After all, the upcoming games will play a decisive role in Manchester United's performance throughout the season.

This is truly a win-win choice for Ronaldo and the club. After all, he only missed an insignificant friendly match, saved a long distance trip and got three days of extra vacation. The club won this public relations battle very timely.

Originally, a certain Italian guy who did not want to reveal his name also wanted to use this trick. After all, his right knee was indeed a little uncomfortable, and the burden of the past two seasons was indeed a bit heavy...

But the Italian guy remembered that he still had two important tasks to shoulder, so he had to obediently set off for Spain to join the Italian national team the day after the game with Liverpool.

As for the two tasks? One is to communicate with the national team leaders about their willingness to participate in the Olympics after the European Cup.

Secondly, I had to hand in my homework to Julian, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time, before I even reported to the Italian national team. Fortunately, I didn’t hand all of it to Sarafina in Manchester, and I still had some left…

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Elche in Spain is an ancient town located in the Alicante Province of the Valencian Community in southeastern Spain, adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea and on the banks of the Binalopo River.

It has a pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. It has been famous since the fifth century BC and is a representative place of Iberian art. In 1897, archaeologists unearthed a colorful stone statue of the Elche goddess, which is believed to be a relic of the Iberians.

However, the most worth visiting attraction in Elche is the Palmeral date palm grove, which is listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site. It is the only surviving Arab agricultural area on the European continent, and the irrigation system built in the Middle Ages is still in operation.

The day before the friendly match with Spain, during the free time after morning training, Ricardo, wearing big sunglasses and a baseball cap to cover his face, took Julian, who was dressed in a casual girlish style, to visit the date palm grove.

After all, the average daytime temperature in Elche in early spring is only 16 degrees Celsius, which is still relatively cool. Julian tied her hair up, wore a small poplar bag across her body, a round-neck blue and white plaid long thin sweater, slim straight jeans and black boots.

Compared to the scumbag Lee who was fully armed for fear of being recognized by the paparazzi, Julian's dress was generous and decent, and also very youthful and playful.

Yes, after all, the scumbag Li Ke is now a darling in the eyes of the media. Although he has scored fewer goals than Ronaldo in the club, a careful check shows that his 19 goals in the league also ranks fourth in the Premier League scorer list, and is not far from Best's record.

What's even more exaggerated is that Ricardo has already had 20 assists in the league! This has tied the Premier League single-season assist record set by Henry the Great in the 02/03 season, and like Ronaldo, Ricardo is likely to break this record in the remaining leagues.

It's just that Ricardo has always been too bothered and doesn't want to expose himself too much in the media, so he appears to be very low-key; of course, to be honest, Ricardo is very afraid that his ridiculous life of being a scumbag with multiple girlfriends will be made public...

In any case, Donadoni has already made it clear to Ricciardo that he hopes Ricciardo will pay attention to maintaining his competitive form at the end of the season and avoid getting injured. Ricardo will be the organizational and offensive hub of Italy's frontcourt in the European Cup.

Moreover, this friendly match against Spain can be regarded as a preview of Italy's main lineup for the European Cup. Ricardo will also start the game, although according to the request of Sir Alex and Manchester United club, Ricardo will only play 45 minutes in the first half of the game. After all, he has to save his strength for the weekend league.

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Elche's Valero Stadium is the home stadium of the Spanish Second Division club Elche this season. It can accommodate 36017 spectators and is a large stadium with a length of 108 meters and a width of 70 meters.

At 2008 p.m. on March 3, 26, on this field, the newly crowned World Cup champions Italy, in white shirts and white pants, began their away challenge to the home team Spain, in red shirts and blue pants.

双方此前交锋27次，意大利战绩为9胜11平7负，但上次在西班牙本土赢球要追溯到1949年3月。

In this game, Donadoni still used a 4-2-3-1 formation similar to Roma;

Three Roma players, including Panucci, Perrotta and De Rossi, started the game. One player from each Milan team, Pirlo and Materazzi, appeared in the game. Camoranesi, Riccardo Ricci and Toni were responsible for the main attacking tasks.

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Buffon;

The back line from right to left is No. 2 Panucci, No. 5 Cannavaro, No. 23 Materazzi and No. 3 Grosso;

The double defensive midfielders are No. 10 De Rossi and No. 21 Pirlo;

The three midfielders are No. 16 Camoranesi, No. 20 Perrotta and No. 17 Li Qi;

The single arrow is No. 9 Luca Toni.

Spanish coach Aragones' arrangement was similar to that of the visiting team, using a 4-1-4-1 formation, and Torres recovered in time from a minor injury.

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Casillas;

The back line from right to left is No. 15 Ramos, No. 5 Puyol, No. 4 Marchena and No. 6 Capdevila;

The single defensive midfielder is No. 19 Senna;

The four midfielders are No. 16 Iniesta, No. 8 Xavi, No. 18 Fabregas and No. 21 David Silva;

The single arrow is No. 9 Torres.

The game officially kicked off with the cheers of about 3.5 fans on site!

After the start of the game, both sides played cautiously. There was fierce fighting in the midfield, but the offensive was more of a test, and the atmosphere was relatively friendly.

In the 9th minute, Cannavaro collided with Real Madrid teammate Casillas while competing for a corner kick. Li Qi, who was waiting to pick up the loose ball, discovered that the two Galaxy friends were actually smiling at each other...

Although it is not the rainy season for Elche, which is close to the sea in early spring, and it did not rain tonight, there was a strong wind, which caused certain difficulties for the cooperation and passing of both sides.

However, the visiting team Italy took advantage of the melee in front of the goal to score the first goal in the 13th minute.

Li Qi's breakthrough to the wing created a free kick in a good position in the frontcourt. After all, it was difficult for Senna to cover a 70-meter-wide stadium as a single defensive midfielder, especially when facing a frontcourt attacker like Li Qi who had a large range of movement and excellent physical fitness. He could only commit a foul if he had no time to make up for the defense.

Then Pirlo took a free kick from the left and spun directly into the middle of Spain's small penalty area...

Luca Toni got ahead of Casillas and headed the ball over Marchena, sending the ball into the far corner of the Spanish goal!

But just as Tony was about to perform his signature ear-shaking celebration, the Austrian referee Stuschlick ruled the goal invalid, saying that Cannavaro had fouled Casillas by pushing him in front of the goal...

Shortly afterwards, another accident occurred on the field. Puyol fell to the ground with a muscle injury. After a long period of treatment by the team doctor, the former insisted on playing for a few minutes, but had to be replaced by Albiol.

However, this seven-minute treatment and substitution seriously disrupted the rhythm of the two teams. So in the second half of the first half, the two teams were entangled in the midfield for a long time and had few shooting opportunities.

Italy benefited from Li Qi's dribbling and cutting in the middle, which created more passing points for Pirlo. In addition, the defensive toughness of De Rossi and Perrotta prevented the Italian midfield from falling behind.

The Spanish side benefited from better technology and more tacit passing and control. In addition, Xavi, Iniesta and Fabregas obviously knew Li Qi's playing habits very well. Together with Senna, they surrounded and intercepted the spirited young man in white, No. 17. It was obvious that they were well prepared.

As a result, the home team Spain had a slight advantage in midfield and ball possession.

However, it was not until the first half entered injury time that the home team, the Spanish team, got the best scoring opportunity in the first half.

In the 43rd minute, Xavi and Iniesta played a continuous wall-like cooperation, got rid of the entanglement of Li Qi and De Rossi, sent a diagonal pass in the middle, and broke through the left defense line guarded by Grosso...

Ramos made a high-speed cross from the bottom, and Torres shot near the penalty spot, but Buffon bravely blocked it on the goal line.

Then Fabregas's follow-up shot was blocked by Cannavaro's desperate interference, and the slowed down ball was lifted out of the baseline by Buffon who reacted quickly!

Neither side made any progress in the first half and the two teams entered the halftime break with a goalless draw.

In the second half, Italy made five substitutions, with Barzagli, Gattuso, Maresca, Di Natale and Borriello replacing Materazzi, Pirlo, Camoranesi, Ricci and Luca Toni.

The Spanish side did not make any substitutions yet.

Italy, which had replaced half of its team with fresh blood, seemed to have suddenly found its rhythm. In the early stages of the second half, it suppressed the home team and almost took the lead.

In the 51st minute, Grosso and Di Natale cooperated on the left and made a triangle pass from the bottom. Maresca shot at the top of the penalty area!

This powerful shot from the center penetrated Casillas's fingers, but hit the crossbar with a bang and bounced high into the penalty area...

Borello made a flying shot before Casillas got up, but was blocked by Albiol's flying shot!

In the 55th minute, Karagoones also made a batch of personnel adjustments, replacing three people in a row and changing the formation to 4-3-3. Riera, Xabi Alonso and David Villa came on to replace Senna, David Silva and Torres.

After the substitutions, Spain's momentum suddenly changed, the rhythm and speed increased, and they regained the initiative in the midfield.

In the 66th minute, Capdevila made a lob pass, Fabregas chested the ball, and Iniesta volleyed from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area. Fortunately, Buffon was positioned accurately and kept the ball steadily in his arms.

In the 71st minute, Iniesta knocked the ball back from the left, and Villa was tackled by Gattuso at the edge of the penalty area. There was an uproar in the stands, but the referee Stuschlik, who was nearby, waved his hand, indicating that there was no foul and the game continued...

Seeing that the substitutions were effective, Karagoones continued to make substitutions along this line of thought, replacing Xavi with Luis Garcia and Ramos with Arbeloa, continuing to strengthen the attack and running.