Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

As a veteran defender, Ayala is indeed experienced. Under Li Qi's observation, Ayala's defensive choices and positions are impeccable, and his defensive movements are also standard, without any flaws...

However, Li Qi figured it out quickly and made a quick decision: with such a large penalty area and so many open spaces, it is very difficult to defend one-on-one, and there is no need for too many fancy moves. The only way to defeat all martial arts in the world is to be fast.

While the other defensive players were not in position yet, Li Qi, who had originally slowed down, accelerated again, dribbled the ball diagonally towards the small penalty area corner on the right, and directly tripped Ayala from the side!

Ayala's only chance was to make a tackle, either to shovel the ball at Li Qi's feet, or to block Li Qi's shooting angle or poke the ball away at the moment when Li Qi dribbled past. Ayala chose the latter, because in a flash, Li Qi had already entered the penalty area. Ayala judged that it was too late to kick, so he could only try his best to keep up and bet on Li Qi's shot!

Li Qi bypassed Ayala's frontal defense and dodged the shooting angle, facing most of the goal sideways; he also saw that Cañizares had already attacked to block his shot at the near corner...

So Li Qi adjusted his posture and prepared to shoot with his right foot... But just when Li Qi let his center of gravity go, Li Qi suddenly changed his posture and turned the shot into a dunk.

But this shot did not completely get past Ayala. When Ayala put his center of gravity out to block Li Qi's shot, he was also careful and did not throw his body out completely. So he turned around and tried to block the ball that Li Qi dunked back.

But on the other side, Canizares' center of gravity was shaken and he sat on the ground.

Li Qi once again dribbled the ball back with his right foot, and lightly pushed it towards the baseline with his left foot. This time, Ayala, who turned back to block, was completely stunned, and even Miguel, who was chasing back to help defend, was knocked down...

Then, near the baseline, facing Canizares who was sitting on the ground, Li Qi shot with his right foot. He gently lifted the ball over the limit of Canizares' arms and sent it into the empty goal.

At the moment when the ball crossed the goal line, Ayala, who had been shaken twice, finally found the ball. He made an extreme leap and wanted to clear the ball with a back hook on the goal line, but his legs were ultimately short.

Li Qi then ran more than 70 meters with the ball and scored a wonderful goal. In particular, he was able to calmly change direction with two dunks after entering the penalty area, demonstrating a big enough heart and excellent waist, abdomen and lower limb strength.

In the end, Sevilla won 4-9 against their title rival with only players left. While maintaining their undefeated record at home, their points temporarily surpassed Barcelona, ​​which had one game less, and they once again got the top spot experience card.

However, this top-ranked experience card is only valid for one day, because on Sunday night Barcelona regained the top spot with a thrilling 4-1 away win.

After this round of the league, head coach Juan Ramos and the media praised Li Qi's wonderful performance, especially Li Qi's solo goal after running 78 meters with the ball, which completely ignited the adrenaline of the fans and the media.

"AS" directly identified Li Qi's solo goal as the best goal of this round of the league, and it is also the biggest favorite for the best goal of the month, and is also a strong contender for the La Liga best goal award this season: "Ricardo Li Qi's solo goal, from grabbing the ball to the final lob shot, ran a total of 78 meters with the ball, touched the ball 19 times, changed direction 4 times, bypassed 3 defenders, and shook 3 defenders including the goalkeeper, and finally lobbed the ball into the net in the calmest and most freehand way... It was as if this was a script written from the beginning, and the players on both sides were cooperating with Li Qi's magical performance!"

Marca directly raised Li Qi's goal to a higher level in terms of politics and life: "This wonderful and great goal is definitely the highest tribute and the most profound remembrance to the legendary Real Madrid star Puskas who just passed away! Li Qi will inherit the mantle of the great legend and contribute more wonderful and wonderful goals to the football world..."

Yes, just one day before the game, on the morning of November 2006, 11, the former Real Madrid legend and Hungarian superstar Puskas died in a hospital in Budapest at the age of 17.

Puskas, known as the "Galloping Colonel" and the "Magician of Malzar" during his playing career, won three European Cups with Real Madrid and the Olympic title with Hungary.

1960年格拉斯哥冠军杯决赛，他独进4球带领皇马7比3战胜法兰克福夺冠，这场比赛被评为冠军杯50年历史最伟大的决赛，他也成为了史上唯一一名在冠军杯决赛中打进4球的人。

On October 2009, 10, FIFA President Blatter will establish a new award to reward the football player who scores the most beautiful goal of the year, which is the FIFA Goal of the Year Award, also known as the FIFA Puskás Award!

Therefore, for a short period of time afterwards, Ricciardo received another honorary nickname: the Italian Puskas...

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The second day of the competition was Sunday. In the morning, Chiara was very satisfied and gave Ricardo another passive riding reward. Then Chiara spent almost the whole day on the phone with her parents, excitedly discussing travel plans and arrangements for the Christmas holiday, until Ricardo went out to the club for training and sent him to the airport.

Even after kissing Ricardo goodbye at the boarding gate, Chiara was still wearing headphones and excitedly chatting on the phone with someone she wasn't sure was her best friend or her family.

Ricardo naturally had no objection. After Chiara was arranged, there would be only three left. Eva would probably be arranged as long as money was available. That would be the most convenient. Now he lacked everything except money...

The private training class on Monday was a comprehensive test and evaluation for Ricardo. The evaluation results showed that Ricardo's physical condition has returned to the best condition at the beginning of the season. At the same time, the dribbling skills training he did some time ago has also achieved good results. The main training of heading last season is also approaching the consolidation stage...

So Ricardo was in a pretty good mood these two days, and everything went well. However, during the evening training session, something unpleasant happened, but it was not Ricardo's unhappiness, but Ricardo's Italian fellow countryman, Maresca.

Every family has its own problems. Among the four teams that are recognized as having the greatest chance of winning the La Liga title, Barcelona and Valencia have been plagued by injuries recently; Real Madrid is still trying to find a balance between Capello's calmness and the passion of the fans; Sevilla, which seems to be the most optimistic, has problems within the team: Maresca, the Italian midfielder who played the main role last season, has recently become the maker of discordant notes.

Two months ago, Maresca left the team privately because he failed to play in the derby against Real Betis, and had a small verbal battle with head coach Ramos; and in the regular training on Monday, he had a big fight with teammate Osio...

The conflict between Maresca and Osio originated from a not very violent collision during a training match. Osio, who stood up first, stretched out his hand to pull Maresca, but the Italian pushed his hand away, stood up with a fierce look on his face and cursed. Osio was not to be outdone and went straight to meet him. At first, the two of them used their foreheads to fight like bulls...

So today's game ended hastily ahead of schedule, and head coach Juan Ramos called Maresca and Osio for private talks respectively.

Ricardo, who watched all this, was also thinking: Did his arrival squeeze Maresca's playing time? At least, seeing that he, an Italian player, had more opportunities and performances, he would be jealous, right? When he first joined the team, Maresca was still very enthusiastic to help and accept him. Should he play more with Maresca in the following games? After all, Maresca is still very capable and can play an important role at critical moments...

So the next day, Ricardo also talked to Juan Ramos and Maresca separately, and had his own plan - Sevilla's Italian Twins Plan!

"I'm sorry, Kanoute, but you're almost in double digits..."

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2006年11月23日晚上21时45分，06/07欧洲联盟杯分组赛C组第三轮比赛展开了两场较量。

Because there are 5 teams in the group, Sevilla had a bye in the last round of competition; therefore, before this round of games, Sevilla only had 1 point and was temporarily ranked third in the group.

And tonight, the defending champion of the UEFA Cup will host Braga at home.

Head coach Juan Ramos made a major rotation in this game, and Li Qi returned to the starting lineup thanks to his outstanding performance in the last round of the league.

Sevilla still lined up in a 4-4-2 formation, but because the opponent was weaker, Juan Ramos replaced six starting players at once.

The goalkeeper is still No. 1 Palop;

The back line from left to right is No. 5 Duda, No. 14 Escud, No. 19 Dragutinovic and No. 24 Schinkel;

The central defenders from left to right are No. 7 Li Qi, No. 25 Maresca, No. 11 Renato and No. 17 Hesuli;

The forward combination is still No. 10 Fabiano and No. 12 Kanoute.

Navas and Navarro are still out due to injuries, and on the bench are Alves, Puerta, Renato, Marti, Puerta, Salas and Copa.

At the beginning of the game, Sevilla showed good form, especially playing at home. After the kick-off, they basically suppressed Braga in the half.

Li Qi, who partnered with Maresca in the left midfield, consciously cooperated with Maresca on the left and created opportunities. Moreover, Li Qi frequently fell back to take over the defense and deliver shells, allowing Maresca to play to his advantage of forward penetration and frequently teamed up with the double tower combination on the front line to attack the opponent's defense...

Under the pressure of Sevilla, the visiting team soon revealed its flaws.

After the opening, Li Qi played four consecutive counter-cuts with Maresca. Except for the first time when Maresca hesitated and failed to start in time, the other three times were successful.

Maresca was not prepared for the first time and kicked the ball directly from the edge of the penalty area and sent it softly into the goalkeeper's arms.

The second time, Maresca began to have some faith in his heart. After receiving another wonderful pass from Li Qiren, he half turned and shot hard in the middle of the penalty area. Unfortunately, this time the ball hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.

The third time, Maresca, who had full faith in Li Qi, unloaded the ball at the corner of the small penalty area. Facing the goalkeeper who was attacking, the overly excited pony exerted too much force and failed to even achieve a facial shot. Instead, he performed a 5-yard volley and kicked the ball directly into the stands...

Li Qi couldn't help but shake his head. It seemed that Xiao Ma was too frustrated. He shot hard whenever he got the chance! Three chances. In fact, the first two were better choices to pass the ball, and the third one was a more stable one to shoot calmly... But it didn't matter. The opponent was not strong anyway, so Xiao Ma might as well vent his anger. It would just attract the attention of the opponent's defense and create opportunities for other teammates to ambush.

After three consecutive passes, Maresca began to get excited. He started to frequently make requests, repeatedly tested the danger zone of Braga, and kept going deep into the visiting team's penalty area, just like a big troublemaker...

So, Li Qi felt that the time had come!

In the 25th minute of the game, Maresca once again cooperated with Li Qi with a few short passes and went straight into the penalty area; Li Qi also used his eyes and body language to feel that he was going to pass the ball behind the defense line and in front of Maresca again...

The Braga defense, which had been attacked several times by Maresca, was facing a formidable enemy and they all moved towards the direction of Maresca's advance or intercepted Li Qi's pass.

However, after Li Qi observed the overall situation and triggered the breaking point, he still sent a lob pass; but he passed it to the other side of the penalty area, where Kanoute was completely defended by the defender... This big black guy was in a bad state today. He was almost invisible in the first 20 minutes of the game. But it was also because of this that the -meter-tall guy was ambushed in the dangerous area of ​​the penalty area and was actually defended.

But Kanoute was not in good shape. Seeing Li Qi's overhead pass, Kanoute, who was not marked, did not choose to stop the ball and adjust before processing it. He actually chose to jump and head the ball directly...

"Brother, although you are strong, you started to head the overhead pass from behind 18 yards away from the goal? How reckless are you? It's hard to head it with enough strength... This is an offensive choice that even a dog would shake his head at!" Li Qi couldn't help but start to complain.

But just when Li Qi was about to retreat, a miraculous performance occurred. It was from the visiting team's defense. It was indeed possible that their spirits were too tense under the high pressure...

Kanoute's header didn't have enough power, but the angle was good, and the ball went towards the far post; if the goalkeeper had chosen to attack or the ball had been faster, this would have been a good goal! But Braga's goalkeeper was obviously on the goal line and didn't like to attack, so the goalkeeper flew over and hit the ball out...

But Li Qi was also surprised: Did he hit the ball instead of confiscating it? Was the ball hit with no power? Was he too nervous, so he made a defensive move that would make even a dog shake its head?

The ball first came to the front of the Braga central defender who came to defend, but he made another incredible choice. He did not clear the ball out of the baseline immediately, but wanted to control the ball first and then turn around to clear it...

However, the ball that was hit by the goalkeeper was obviously spinning strongly, so the center back stopped the ball too far and it bounced in front of Maresca who had been advancing...

"Ahaha! Little cutie, you're here... look at me, fuck! yeah... ditch oh oh oh!"

Maresca, who was still wondering why Li Qi didn't pass the ball to him this time, also witnessed the magical performance of Kanoute, the goalkeeper and the defender. Naturally, he would not be polite to the fat meat that was delivered to his mouth. He raised his foot and shot the ball that bounced in front of him. The ball, with a strong rotation, hit the unmanned goal 5 yards in front of him...