Dominate the Greenery

Chapter 386 Those stories that are about to end

"The total score was 6 to 1. Real Madrid won too easily against the Spanish brothers." Compared with Real Madrid, it was difficult to return to Camp Nou to withstand AC Milan's counterattack. In the end, the two teams drew 0-0, while Barcelona With a 1-0 away game, they won tickets to the Champions League final.

For a while, the story of the Spanish derby evolved to the European derby, and even the world derby. Of course, the topic that will never escape is the century derby.

But just when people began to line up for the match between the two teams more than half a month later, Zidane, who returned to France to record the World Cup program, officially announced his retirement decision through CANAL+ TV.

Although many people knew about Zidane's retirement plans before this, this time it was officially announced.

After this summer's World Cup, the international football maestro will retire from football.This is definitely heavy news, and all the highlights and layouts prepared by major media have appeared one after another.

"This is a signal of the end of an era. The superstars of the 70s will leave our sight one after another. Zidane is just the beginning here, but Zidane's influence is far-reaching. In this era, the only star comparable to him Probably only Ronaldo." This is an excerpt from an article published by Reuters, using Ronaldo for comparison, and in the article, a Reuters commentator spoke highly of Zidane's performance, "The three-time World Footballer of the Year has extraordinary technical ability , he transformed football into art and thus won the support of football fans all over the world."

For most fans, Zidane's technique is pleasing to the eye, and his possession has always been like dancing a ballet on a football field.

Zidane has won countless exclamations and praises for his elegant and unrestrained turn and unparalleled vision.At his peak, he possessed an uncanny ability to create space where there seemed to be no chance, and then pass the ball to his team-mates with incredible preparation and efficiency.

Just like the long-range shot in the game against Villarreal, apart from the dazzling turn, you can always remember his shocking volley, or the beauty of seeing blood seal his throat assists.Some people regard Zidane as a 'son of God' who combines the advantages of Pele, Maradona and Cruyff.

"He can control the ball as he wants, and when he dribbles, it's like having a pair of silk gloves on his feet."Former Real Madrid star Stefano so praised Zidane's extraordinary skills.

Algerian immigrants have not only become idols worshiped by countless French teenagers, but also captured the hearts of fans all over the world.

Originally after the 04 European Championships, Zidane had already announced his intention to withdraw from the national team.However, when the French team was on the verge of a collapse in the qualifiers, he chose to rejoin the team, and finally helped the Gallic Rooster win the World Cup ticket with the No.1 result in the group without any danger.

What can be paid for it is a season of football career. His contract is until the summer of 2007. Although Real Madrid has made various restorations, Zidane's decision was finally respected.The World Cup will be Zidane's last performance in the international arena, and he hopes to have a perfect ending.

But before that, he must use his ability to make up for Real Madrid.After winning the King's Cup and killing the Champions League final, the next step is to help Real Madrid win the league title ahead of schedule.

With four rounds left in the league, Real Madrid leads Valencia by 8 points and Barcelona by 10.So the first step is to get out the Champions League final opponent, the team's bitter enemy, and then let Valencia watch from the sidelines.

It feels so wonderful to have the initiative in your own hands, but this time the protagonist of Real Madrid is Casillas.

In most Real Madrid games, Iker Casillas will be the protagonist. No one will doubt that Zidane will not compete with Iker Casillas for such a title, because everyone has a different division of labor.However, Casillas is unwilling to be the protagonist of the game, that would mean that Real Madrid's defense has become a broken sieve today.

In today's game, Zidane actually didn't play, and other players who could steal the limelight with Casillas, such as Ronaldo and Xie Rui, also didn't play.So it is not difficult for Casillas to become the protagonist.

Of course, this also requires the cooperation of teammates.

The first half of the game was a bit quiet, and Real Madrid's starting midfielder Baptista even became the protagonist on the field for a while. He broke through and won a penalty kick, and then kicked it in again.Real Madrid took the lead, but there was only such a bright spot in the first half.

The Real Madrid players were visibly slack going into the second half with the lead, and it was Pablo Garcia who gave Casillas the chance to put on the show first.

In the 60th minute of the game, Real Madrid's defense, which had just overtaken Osasuna's counterattack in the second half, suddenly had a fault. Pablo Garcia, who was supposed to be in the midfield, stayed at the front of the penalty area. It was not wrong to do so. , But when De Bolt picked the ball behind him, Pablo Garcia turned around and rushed into the penalty area, but reached out to Webber when Pavon pinched at the same time.

It was definitely an unnecessary foul, especially in the penalty area.

The referee Dowden awarded a penalty kick without hesitation.

"If they score this goal, a draw or a final loss will not have much impact on our championship, but such a score may discourage us from moving forward. At the last moment, we cannot have Any mistakes, I don't want my teammates to lose confidence when they are about to hit the European championship. Even if he may have no chance to play."

Casillas did not criticize Pablo Garcia's impulse after the game.He used his actual actions to show his desire for the championship.

In fact, this is where the magic of Casillas lies.The kid from the Madrid suburb of Mostores always showed what he could do when his teammates at Real Madrid gave him a hard time.As a result, it was called "Saint Kathy" by the media.

Punyar's run-up, push...all movements are skillful and powerful.

But Casillas judged the direction of Pugnaar's kick in advance, stepped, sideways, and the football was blocked.Pablo Garcia rushed up excitedly and hugged Casillas.

The story of the penalty kick has passed, but the test that Casillas faced has not ended.

The game entered the final stage, and his teammates once again created a peerless problem for Casillas. This time Casillas solved the crisis for Real Madrid, but trapped himself in it.

Osasuna counterattacked and hit Real Madrid on the left. Real Madrid was completely empty on that side. Casillas had to rush out of the penalty area to make a clearance, but Weber was faster. Casillas jumped up and headed the ball slowly. With his hands behind his back, Casillas was worried that the opponent would kick the ball away first, so he could only rush over without stopping and bumped into Weber slightly bluntly.

The football flew out of the touchline, but Dowden gave Casillas a red card directly.It was the second red card for the Real Madrid goalkeeper this season.

"This unlucky kid, if you want to blame Carlos for not getting back in place. Real Madrid fans should be glad that this kind of story didn't happen at the Love Song Stadium."

In any case, Casillas is the hero of Real Madrid, and the eight-point advantage is maintained until three games left, and the overall situation is set.

There are still three rounds of La Liga to come to an end, and the time belonging to the league is running out.

(End of this chapter)