Chinese champion

Chapter 107 The Last Game

Surrounded by bodyguards, Juan Carlos I entered a box in the middle of the stadium. In this cup named after him, he will attend the finals of each year to watch the game in person, and then he will hand the trophy after the game Awarded to the winning team.

When he entered the box, the chairman of Real Madrid, Florentino, had already been waiting for a long time.

Juan Carlos I has no airs as the king of a country-in fact, he is also a very cheerful personality, informal in private, and a king who loves football very much. It can be seen that there are many teams that he named "Royal" in front of the team name.

Coincidentally, today's Copa del Rey final is the two teams with the title of "Royal", Real Mallorca and Real Betis.

"Your Majesty the King, may I ask which team do you want to win today?" Florentino bent slightly and asked reservedly.

"Hehe!" Juan Carlos I laughed heartily: "I have awarded titles to both teams, and it is really difficult for me to choose... Both teams have something I admire this season. The players, they are all young and full of energy!"

"You mean..." Florentino had vaguely guessed, but he still looked confused.

"Haha! My old friend, your vision seems to have regressed from before!" Juan Carlos I pointed to the two people in the arena: "That Chinese boy named Pei Wei, I have seen him in a few games. The performance is very good! Especially the goal he scored for your team before Christmas last year is a rare masterpiece in recent years! The other one is of course our new generation of angel Joaquin in Spain! Spain has rarely appeared in recent years Such a bright new star!"

Florentino sighed, pretending to be regretful and said: "Unfortunately, there are already Zidane and Figo in these two positions, otherwise I really want to buy them both!"

"You are really greedy! Who is your next acquisition target? I am really looking forward to it!" Juan Carlos I said with a smile.

"Let's make a decision after the World Cup!" Florentino smiled slightly.

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On the field, players from both sides have been distributed on the field, and Betis kicks off first!
Mallorca is using the 4-4-2 formation they have used the most this season, while their opponent Betis uses a 4-4-2-4 that is close to the 4-1-1 formation. They ranked the famous Romanian player Felipescu and the Brazilian midfielder Assuncao who transferred from Roma this year. Denilson and Joaquin are on the left and right. The Nigerian striker Ikpeba plays the role of connecting the midfielder and the striker. , and on the front line, it is the former Spain international Alfonso who once won La Liga's top scorer.

The flaws in the full-backs have always been Mallorca's chronic problems this season. Finidi's defense is very rough, and he likes to step forward to assist, and is often hit by the opponent behind him. Although Curtis's performance is quite satisfactory, his ability The mediocrity makes him often a defensive gap, and Betis coach Ramos is obviously aware of this. In less than 10 minutes since the start of the game, Joaquin and Denilson have each made two breakthroughs on the wing. Fortunately, Nino and Nadal in the middle were very stable and kept a close eye on Alfonso, so they didn't let their opponents score first.

Pei Wei, who has bid farewell to the game for nearly a month, is obviously still a little unsuited to the game. Although he took the ball a few times on the field, he lost it under the pincer attack of the opponent's two midfielders. This also caused Mallorca's passive situation on the field .

No.17 minutes, the stalemate on the court was finally broken. Joaquin started his individual performance after several passes were wasted by Alfonso. Leaving the opponent behind, when everyone thought he would pass the ball like the previous few times, he unexpectedly swiped the ball horizontally and waded into the penalty area.

"Go up one and block him!" Roa shouted loudly, and Nino immediately rushed forward. As for Alfonso, with the experienced captain Nadal marking him, forgive him for not being able to do anything!
But before Nino rushed in front of Joaquin, Joaquin had already shot directly!

A powerful volley from the left side of the penalty area!

The ball roared and flew towards the upper right corner of the goal. Roa didn't expect Joaquin to shoot directly. He couldn't fully jump up after making a hasty save. The ball slipped through his fingers and fell into the goal!
1:0!Betis scored first!

"Good job!" Juan Carlos I stood up excitedly: "What an imaginative shot! Joaquin will be the pride of our Spanish national team in the future!"

"Well, although the king said that it is difficult to choose between the two teams, he still appreciates Betis led by the Spaniard Joaquin more. No matter how outstanding he is, he's just an outsider!" Florentino echoed the king's words, but thought in his heart.

Most of the more than 9 spectators at the scene were local fans of Real Madrid, and among these Real Madrid fans, the vast majority supported Betis. Stuck on this field and relying on defense, Real Madrid only scored one point and lost the league championship this season. In the eyes of Real Madrid fans, Mallorca is undoubtedly the culprit for losing this season's championship!
So when Joaquin was celebrating, almost the entire stadium was cheering for him!
"Bah!" Eto'o spat on the ground angrily: "Shit! I want them to know how good I am!"

After the kick-off, Eto'o passed the ball back to Pei Wei, and immediately rushed forward!

Pei Wei dribbled the ball into Betis's half. After avoiding Ikpeba's attack, he passed the ball to Ibagaza on the left before the opponent's two midfielders came up to press, and then accelerated forward. run away.

Ibagaza lost no time in passing the ball back to Pei Wei. Pei Wei didn't stop the ball and shot directly!
The opponent's goalkeeper tried his best to save, but the shot was unexpectedly fast. When he just made the halfway save, the ball had already roared into the small penalty area!

"It's over!" The goalkeeper just had this idea in his mind, when a loud noise rang in his ears, causing his soul to return to its place again!

Pei Wei's shot was a little bit wide, and the sound just now was the sound of the ball hitting the billboard behind the goal.

Pei Wei stomped his feet in regret. It seems that not touching the ball for nearly a month still has an impact. Originally, the kick felt very good this time, but unfortunately it still missed a little bit.

Aragones, who had been standing anxiously on the sidelines, sat down instead. Although the goal was not scored, the shot had declared Pei Wei's resurrection, and now he could sit on the sidelines and watch with peace of mind.

Sure enough, after this shot, Pei Wei gradually became excited in the midfield. His holding and pulling the ball caused a lot of trouble for Betis' defense. Although Felipescu has rich experience, he is still young Things are already high, and he looks so old in front of Pei Wei, who is running all over the field, while the other midfielder Assuncao is a player who is strong in offense and weak in defense, and cannot bring much help in defense.

Pei Wei's relentless running on the field finally brought a goal to Mallorca. On the left side, he first got rid of Denilson who was chasing back, and then shook another defender with a false move. He got dizzy, and when the entire Betis defense line was loose, his flashy pass passed through the Betis defense line, and Eto'o appeared at that point in time. At this time, only the huge A goal and a panicked goalkeeper, Eto'o deftly swung past the striking goalkeeper, and then put the ball into the empty goal.

After scoring the goal, Eto'o danced African wooden drums on the sidelines, and his teammates went up and danced around him, but the clumsy dance seemed funny no matter how you looked at it.

Mallorca, who equalized the score, further controlled the situation on the field, but it is not easy to understand the changing situation on the football field. Betis made a seemingly non-threatening attack, and Denilson was outside the penalty area. Taking the ball, facing this famous flamboyant player, Panovic made a rather amateur mistake. When Denilson was doing the "cycling" action, he had already stuck to the opponent, but he did A meaningless tackle action, Denilson also sent his foot over in cooperation, and then he fell down.

The referee's whistle blew and he came up to give Panovic a yellow card before awarding Betis a direct free kick just outside the penalty area.

Assuncao stepped forward. In the Betis team, although Joaquin and Denilson have good footwork, as long as they get a free kick, he is definitely the first person to take the penalty.

Assuncao is a special player, his speed is mediocre, and his skills are mediocre. As a defensive midfielder, his physical condition and defensive ability can only be regarded as second-rate in Europe, but he has one thing that others can't. The skill that cannot be achieved is free kicks.

In today's world football, when it comes to free kicks, people will naturally think of Manchester United Prince David Beckham, but when it comes to the success rate of free kicks, he is not the best, and Assuncao, people study However, his free kick scoring rate is as high as 20.00%, which is still higher than Beckham.

When I was still in Rome last year, although there were superstars like Totti in the team, the task of taking free kicks was still undertaken by Assuncao.

Mallorca's defense began to tense as Assuncao placed the ball on the penalty spot.

This year Assuncao scored nine direct free kicks, which is definitely the number one in La Liga. As for the number of hits on the goalposts and crossbars, although no one has counted them, it is estimated that they will not be less than ten times.

Roa yelled for the defenders to line up the wall, and he commanded loudly, and he was slightly relieved when the wall completely covered the goal on his left.

The referee blew the kick-off whistle, and Assuncao did not retreat, but stood still and kicked the ball directly!

A crisp sound.

"Beep—" the referee blew the whistle, and Betis scored!

There was a burst of jubilation on Betis' bench!
Pei Wei's eyes widened. How did the ball score?

It turned out that Assuncao hit an arc that just went around the outside of the wall completely relying on the shaking of his ankle and the control of his feet. The ball did not fly high, but it was very fast and the rotation was very strong. Then it directly hit the inside of the goal post, which is the origin of the crisp sound, and then the ball turned directly into the goal because of the strong rotation. Roa has been preventing the ball from bypassing the wall, but did not expect Assuncao hit a curveball from the side and he didn't even react when the ball went into the net!

Before the end of the first half, Betis once again exceeded the score!
Shortly after Mallorca kicked off, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and Betis led Mallorca 2:1.

During Mallorca's rest, Aragones was racing against time to explain his tactics.

"Finiti, Curtis, you two should pay attention in the second half! Today our two wingers were the most penetrated, don't you feel ashamed? Finidi, you have to pay attention to Joaquin's inside cut, It doesn't matter if the cross is made, but once the kid cuts inside, it will be a big deal! You know? Curtis, are you afraid of that Brazilian who can only show punches and legs? Don't be fooled by his fake moves, as long as he is stuck, he may The breakthrough route is fine! Do you understand?"

"As for the offense, we did well in the first half, but not enough! This is not our real offensive strength! Don't have any scruples, this is the last game of the season and the closest we are to a championship time, so I need you to show your full strength!"

"I know most of you haven't won a title, except of course our captain."

Aragones' words caused the players to laugh. Of course, the captain Nadal has won all the honors that can be obtained in the club, but the other players are much more pitiful. Real Madrid once won the La Liga championship, but he hardly played. If he can win this time, this will be his first real championship!
"Now, the championship is in front of your eyes, but the championship is not so easy to win. It depends on your sweat, hard work and wisdom. Now, there are 45 minutes before the end of the game. I hope Can see the moment when you are on the podium after 45 minutes! Answer me! Do you want to win?"

"Think!" All Mallorca players shouted in unison, with momentum like a rainbow!
(End of this chapter)