Chinese champion

Chapter 139 Spoiler?Championship power?

On May 2003, 5, the majestic Bonawood Stadium.

More than [-] Real Madrid fans stared at the luxurious electronic display screen hanging above the stands with ashen faces. This screen that usually makes them proud is causing them such pain today!

1:5!This score is considered a big score in any football game, but in the eyes of Real Madrid fans, what they often see is that their home team beat their opponents with this score. At that time, they took it for granted, but today, When they saw the score again, they deeply felt the mood of the fans of the teams that had lost to Real Madrid.

Although Raul was suspended and Zidane was injured, the strength of this Real Madrid team is still world-class. This game is their first game since they took the top spot in the standings for the first time this season.

Real Madrid started very well. Ronaldo, who played well against Mallorca in the first half of the season, received a pass from Figo in the 9th minute of the game to open the scoring for Real Madrid and lead by one goal. The score was maintained until the end of the first half.

When Real Madrid fans were talking about their pride scoring a few more goals for them in the second half, they never imagined that just 45 minutes later, they would see their home team suffer the biggest humiliation at home this season!

No. 407 minutes, Mallorca launched a lightning attack, Pei Wei pulled to the right and made a cross, Delgado beat the teenager Pavon with a header to equalize the score!

In two minutes, Pei Wei made a cross after breaking through, and the four or five players in front of the goal failed to touch the ball. Pablo, who assisted the frontcourt, appeared at the back point. Sri Lanka surrendered again, and Mallorca overtook the score!

No.60 In the second minute, Pei Wei got rid of Makelele's defense and sent a through pass. Eto'o used his speed to break through the old Hierro's defense in an instant. 3:1!

No.608 minutes, under the instigation of Pei Wei, Ibagaza broke into the penalty area and made a pass. Robert Carlos, who returned to the goal, accidentally hit the ball into his own goal, 4:1!

Less than 25 minutes into the second half, Real Madrid's goal was pierced four times in a row by Mallorca's fierce counterattack. The huge contrast between the front and rear made the Real Madrid fans stunned!
In fact, during this period of time, Real Madrid still had the advantage in terms of possession of the ball, but their defense was completely unable to withstand Mallorca's counterattack. After Robert Carlos assisted the front court, Real Madrid's defense lost speed. Under the impact of To'o, Hierro's weakness of turning slowly has never been so obvious, and the young Pavon is obviously not strong enough to make up for the loss of Elguera's absence. Points, he is not 01:30 points worse than the old and hot Delgado.

In terms of offense, Ronaldo can't show the style of "alien" after losing the strong support of Zidane behind him. Light thunder without rain is the portrayal of Real Madrid's current offense.

Before the end of the game, Mallorca took another stab at Real Madrid, who had no desire to fight. After Pei Wei made continuous breakthroughs, he did not take credit for defending against Casillas. Instead, he passed the ball to a teammate in a better position. , Robert, who just replaced Eto'o, easily pushed the empty goal, 5:1!

This is the final score and the biggest loss at home for Real Madrid this season!
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"Stable Defense + Crazy Attack = Spoiler Mallorca? "

This is the headline on the front page of Spain's largest sports media "Marca" the next day after the game.

"1:5, an unexpected score! In the second round of No.30 of the Spanish Football League yesterday, the most interesting thing was not that Real Sociedad defeated Sevilla 1:0 in the away game. The news at the top of the list is that Real Madrid, which has just stayed at the top of the standings for a week, was bloodbathed by Mallorca at home. The score of 5:1 made the Madrid people lower their noble heads. The season's new record of goals conceded in a single game, Mallorca has no hope of winning the championship (seven points behind Real Sociedad with six rounds left in the league, basically only theoretical possibilities are left) and the qualification for the Champions League is basically obtained. They did not preserve their strength for the UEFA Cup as rumored outside. They beat Real Madrid to shame with their devastating offense. It can be predicted that Mallorca will successfully play the role of spoiler in the remaining games , the next round of home games against Real Sociedad will be the biggest test for Sociedad to win the championship..."

To the reporter's question about the "spoiler", Manzano asked back: "Can't we be the winners?"

The reporters looked at each other, and Manzano seriously analyzed the situation on the standings for them: "Look, there are still six rounds left in the league, and we are seven points behind Real Sociedad, but we will face them at home in the next round. If they can win, they are only four points away, and they can surpass them in two games, and Real Madrid is only six points ahead of us, which is also a gap of two games, and their opponents in the next five rounds include Valencia. Is the gap between the strong teams like Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid really that big?"

The reporters, as if they had found a treasure, published Manzano's "declaration of winning the championship" one after another, but Manzano knew well that with only six rounds left in the league, seven points, or even four points The gap is very huge. It is not impossible for Mallorca to win the championship, but the chance is too small, and although there are several difficult teams behind Real Sociedad and Real Madrid, Mallorca Why not? The next three opponents are Real Sociedad, Barcelona and Sevilla. None of these three teams are easy to deal with. What's more, Mallorca still has a UEFA Cup final to play during this period. However, with Mallorca's current strength, he can only be a "spoiler".

However, despite the heavy responsibility of the UEFA Cup, Manzano decided to do his best in the next match against Real Sociedad and Barcelona, ​​even if it affects the final of the UEFA Cup.

Ferlando didn't understand this decision, but Manzano's words dispelled his doubts.

"The role of these two games is not to win the championship this season, but to pave the way for next season."

Looking at the puzzled Ferrando, Manzano smiled: "We are serious about these two games to build momentum for next season, so that other people can see that we have the ambition to win the championship in Mallorca. Our signings for next season will have an immeasurable effect, you know? A team with a desire for championships is very attractive to players who want to win championships, especially those who are getting older and have not yet won a championship. The stars of the title, they would rather take a pay cut than go to a team that has the potential to win the championship. This is very good for our finances. My hope is that next season we can bring Mallorca the history. The first league championship trophy!"

Ferrando still has some doubts: "But... if we do this, will our brilliance only last for a while? When those stars get the honor they want, they will lose the motivation to fight, maybe next year If we can win the championship, what about the year after? What about the year after that?"

There was a wry smile on the corner of Manzano's mouth: "Do you think that Mallorca can stand in the top of La Liga like those giants? One championship can make Mallorca fans happy for a lifetime! All we have to do is to It's just to make up for Mallorca's regret..."

Ferrando was speechless. Indeed, in modern football, it is already a miracle that a team like Mallorca with insufficient financial resources and no solid background can achieve a single glory!Just like Kaiserslautern, who created the myth of newly promoted Bundesliga champions, they fell into a landslide immediately after winning the championship, fighting for relegation every year, but their fans still have no complaints or regrets.

This kind of team is the only brilliant one achieved at the cost of overdrafting their own financial strength and future survival, just like a match, a brilliant spark is at the cost of their own disappearance.

Manzano smiled wryly: "Although the price is high, it is worth fighting for! We have written a brilliant stroke in the history of the Mallorca Club, even if the following is endless torture, we have no regrets! Besides, Mallorca has achieved good results in the past two years because we have a group of cheap and practical players, like Pei Wei and Eto'o, do you think they will stay in Mallorca for a long time?"

Ferlando was stunned, and then he let out a long sigh...

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In the last game, although Pei Wei didn't score a goal, no one can deny his great contribution to the team. You must know that among Mallorca's five goals, he directly assisted four!And the own goal scored by Robert Carlos was also caused by his wonderful pass to Ibagaza.

Real Sociedad obviously knew the importance of Pei Wei to Mallorca, and they also focused on Pei Wei, but they still couldn't stop Pei Wei who is now unstoppable!

At Mallorca's home court, Real Sociedad proved that their lead in the standings was not a fluke. In the 9th minute of the game, Nihat took advantage of a penalty kick to win the game first. In the second half, Eto'o started a long-distance attack. After equalizing the score, they immediately relied on Kovacevic's header to take the lead again!
At this time, Pei Wei once again proved his strength!
A pick pass after passing three people in a row, a 25-meter long shot, and two flashes, all the efforts of Real Sociedad were wiped out!

3:2!Mallorca beat the top team again!

At the same time, an amazing news came from another field. Real Madrid seems to have not come out of the shadow of the last fiasco. They were tied 0:0 by the underdog newly promoted Huelva in the away game, although the points tied with Real Madrid. society, but they still rank second due to their disadvantage in goal difference!

The biggest winner of this round of competition is undoubtedly Mallorca. Not only have they secured their qualification for the Champions League next season, but they are only four points away from the top spot!

Four points!Five rounds!
Now the blind man can also see that apart from Real Sociedad and Real Madrid who have been chasing after each other this season, the third championship force has surfaced again, and that is Real Mallorca!
"Catalonia Sports" said enviously: "I am afraid that the happiest person in this situation is King Juan Carlos I of Spain, because the three teams that are eligible to win this year's league are all crowned with the title 'Royal King'. ' title, this is probably the first time in history!"

Putting aside the sour words of the Catalans, Real Madrid fans have changed their views on Mallorca. They had lost the league title after being tied by Mallorca at home last year. The first enemy is Barcelona, ​​and the second enemy is Atletico Madrid)'s hat was put on Mallorca's head. The dissatisfaction reached its peak in the last round of home defeat, but this round of Mallorca's performance made Real The fans in Madrid felt: Oh, these guys are not so hateful, and they are not targeting us. Although their help did not make us top the standings, it was because of ourselves.

And the victory of this game made the fans of Mallorca completely crazy. From the establishment of the team to the present, the league championship has never been so close to them, so that in the away game against Barcelona on May 5, with the team The number of Mallorca fans who went to the stadium reached a terrifying level. More than 18 fans arrived at the Nou Camp, which also set a new record for the number of visiting team fans at the Nou Camp.

Fortunately, it is the largest Camp Nou stadium in Europe. If you change to other stadiums, I am afraid that there are not seats that can accommodate so many fans of the visiting team.

In fact, Barcelona has less than 1 seats for visiting team fans, but God knows how other Mallorca fans got the tickets. Since this game is irrelevant to Barcelona, ​​they came to watch the game There are only more than 5 Barcelona fans in China, and those crazy Mallorca fans have almost turned this place into Mallorca's home stadium.

The Barcelona players also seem to have no intention of fighting. In fact, they would rather let Mallorca win the championship than let their old rival Real Madrid increase the number of trophies ahead of them. , 2:1, Mallorca beat Barcelona away, Kluivert scored two goals, but unfortunately one of them was headed into his own gate, and Robert, who played in the second half, scored the winning goal.

Real Sociedad and Real Madrid did not allow Mallorca to narrow the points gap again. They defeated Huelva and Malaga respectively at home, and continued to entangle in the first position in the standings.

(End of this chapter)