Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

Seeing Nekonan's unconvinced face, Li Qi knew that this guy wanted to make trouble... Isn't that just right? It's hard to break through dense defense, and counterattack is the most effective means.

So after Osasuna restarted the game, Nekonen kept waving and asking for help, obviously wanting to show some heroism, equalize the score as soon as possible, and then enter the final and win the championship!

So when Nekonen was holding the ball on the wing again and preparing to break through, Duda and Puerta cooperated with Li Qi's gestures tacitly, making space, and this time they made space more thoroughly. Duda even exposed a flaw, allowing Nekonen to see the opportunity to cut inside and shoot!

At this time, a group of female fans who were watching the game in a private club in London were still chattering about the goal that had just been scored. Among them, Sarafina's new bestie pulled the little princess's arm and whispered in her ear: "Sara, is the blond handsome guy who just scored your childhood sweetheart?...Hmm...Wow, he is so handsome...He has a good figure, right? Have you tried it?...Huh?! So bad? So good...Haha...Ah! Look, it's him again!"

At this moment, the TV broadcast gave Li Qi a close-up, and the commentary of the broadcast attracted everyone's attention again:

"Nekonan, cut inside!"

"Ah! Beautiful! Li Qi intercepted the ball directly! Paulson received it..."

"Straight pass, Cruzaga failed to intercept it, and Fabiano got in position in front of the left rib again!"

"Fabiano breaks through! Ezquierdo made a mistake and failed to stop Fabiano..."

"Ditch oooooh! Ditch oooooh! Ditch!"

"After Fabiano broke through Ezquierdo, he shot a curved ball into the far corner near the corner of the penalty area!"

"Osasuna goalkeeper Ricardo dived to his limit but was unable to stop this wonderful arc shot..."

"Sevilla extended their lead in the 37th minute to 2-0! Within 3 minutes, Osasuna conceded two goals in a row. Now they are in a passive position. They have to score at least three goals away from home to save their fate!"

"The development path of this ball is almost the same as the previous one. After Li Qi stole the ball from Nekonen, he passed it directly to Paulson beside him. The latter sent a straight pass behind Osasuna's right defense line. Fabiano also pulled over here to wait for the opportunity."

“But this time, after Fabiano received the ball, he did not cross to the other side. He took advantage of the Osasuna central defender just coming over to defend and made a breakthrough in the opposite direction to create a gap. He then shot directly. He was decisive and calm!”

"It can only be said that Nekonen was too impatient. At the same time, Cruzaga obviously wanted to make up for the problem of not being able to receive the ball in time in the previous game and pulled the ball too far to the side. However, he did not expect that Nekonen would choose to cut inside this time. Paulson's straight pass was also just right, just passing over Cruzaga's toes when he made the tackle..."

This time, the goal was lost because of his own dribbling error, which made Nekonan a little embarrassed. He originally thought of becoming the hero of the team, but he didn't expect that he would push the team into the abyss instead.

Nekonen got a little anxious, and his defensive moves became more and more aggressive. He received a yellow card in the 42nd minute, and gave Sevilla a set-piece in a great position. However, Li Qi's free kick from the right rib allowed Kanoute to head the ball directly into the arms of the opponent's goalkeeper Ricardo from 5 yards in front of the small penalty area...

Osasuna coach Ziganda and Li Qi both shook their heads helplessly at the same time. Ziganda shook his head to Nekonen and to himself. He shook his head to Nekonen because Nekonen's emotions were out of control and he had lost his calmness and judgment. There was still a second half to play, but Nekonen's game was over. If he continued to play, he might be sent off at any time.

In addition, the young coach standing on the sidelines in a black suit was actually upset about his performance. With the chance of promotion basically lost, under the influence of huge disappointment, Ziganda came to his senses: he was still too young and inexperienced. When the opponent's No. 6 was injured, his mind was blank and he did not give clear instructions; and when his team fell behind in the score, he was not decisive or sharp enough, and still did not give clear tactical changes. Now the team is two goals behind, which is actually caused by himself. This season's UEFA Cup journey is coming to an end...

But when Ziganda looked at the players who were still running tirelessly on the field, he suddenly realized: No! We can't give up, otherwise we will be sorry for the team's efforts throughout the season! Even if we lose, we must lose with dignity! In the second half, we must let the team play in our own style...

Just before Sevilla entered the halftime break with a 2-0 advantage, Ziganda had already returned to the locker room to make new arrangements for the team. The team could not continue to be so passive in the second half. Substitutions were necessary, but more important was the consistent tactical coordination of the whole team.

However, just as Sarafina showed off to her girlfriends what she had learned from her male lover during the halftime break: although mental will is sometimes important in football, the entire team system is actually very scientific, and a few temporary lectures or tactical adjustments cannot change the situation on the field...

So in the second half, Osasuna replaced two players and their spirit changed. After attacking for 8 minutes, Sevilla seized the opportunity again, changed the score again, and completely secured the victory.

In the 53rd minute, Osasuna striker Wibo's first shot on goal was exactly what Palop wanted. Palop threw the ball and quickly launched a counterattack, and again gave it to Li Qi for organization.

Seeing another close-up of Li Qi, Sarafina and her group of girlfriends screamed again, teasing and joking with Sarafina; only Sarafina's new girlfriend Emma was still paying attention to the TV broadcast camera from the side:

"...Wei Bo's shot was too straight. It might be the first shot in a normal game. He hasn't found the feeling yet...Palop threw the ball quickly!"

"Li Qi... Paulson... Canute... Alves... Li Qi..."

"Sevilla made a series of passes and the ball reached the edge of Osasuna's penalty area..."

"Alves controls the ball and makes a lob pass!"

"Li Qi makes a run forward, not offside, and has a one-on-one chance!"

"Go straight into the air... Ditch oooooooooooo! Ditch oooooooooo! Ditch!"

"A beautiful world wave! The ball drew a wonderful arc and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal!"

"Li Qi scored twice in this game! Sevilla is leading the visiting team 3-0, and the score after two rounds is 4-1. Sevilla can be said to have entered the UEFA Cup final in advance; because there is still about half an hour left, it is too difficult for Osasuna to score 3 goals away from home..."

"In slow motion, Li Qi received a hand-thrown ball from Palop and launched an attack from his own half. He then made four consecutive one-pass passes, and then played a two-pass pass with Alves in the corner of Osasuna's penalty area. Li Qi made a high-speed forward run, successfully got past the offside, received Alves's pass and volleyed the ball into the goal..."

In a private room at a private club in London, Sarafina and her girlfriends were so happy that they were more excited to see Sarafina's childhood friend score a goal than they were to see him score twice... They all asked Sarafina to introduce this handsome blond boy to them after the season so that they could also touch his angular eight-pack abs...

Sarafina was shocked: "Ah! Damn it, how did you overhear?! Ahhhh..."

After the 3-0 victory, both Sevilla and Osasuna completely let go of their burdens. The former played for the home fans, but also slowed down the tempo of the game and reduced the intensity of the pressing. After all, they still had to save their strength for the midweek battle against Real Madrid in the league, while the latter played purely for honor...

So Osasuna performed better and almost scored in the 57th minute. David Lopez took a corner kick from the left, and Wibo headed the ball in front of the goal but it missed the near corner, but this ball was more threatening than the previous one.

Then, Sevilla was not to be outdone. Li Qi launched another swift counterattack. This time Alves' cross from the right was aimed at Fabiano, but unfortunately the latter's header at the front point also went wide of the goal.

Then in the 65th minute of the game, the head coaches of both teams made another personnel adjustment. After replacing Nekonen with Baldo and Juanfran with De Boerte in the midfield, Ziganda played his last card and replaced Raul Garcia with Muñoz, which basically meant giving up the game and letting the team play at will. It seems that Ziganda still recognized the reality, reason overcame emotion, and made the most accurate judgment and choice.

Seeing this, Juan Ramos also made substitutions at the same time, and used up the remaining two substitutions in one go. Korzakov replaced Fabiano, who scored one goal and made one assist, and Marty replaced Li Qi, who scored two goals and secured the best player of the game...

Although both sides attacked and defended each other afterwards, Sevilla did not give Osasuna any chance at all. In the end, the defending champion won the game 3-0 and advanced to the UEFA Cup final with a total score of 4-1 for two consecutive years, which was also the second time in the team's history to advance to the final.

At the press conference after the game, Ziganda generously complimented Sevilla's performance and strength, then affirmed the performance of his own players, and finally took all the responsibility for the defeat on himself, believing that it was his own tactics and misjudgment that led to the team's elimination...

In another UEFA Cup semi-final that took place at the same time, Bremen lost to Espanyol again at home 1-2. The latter advanced to the final UEFA Cup final with a total score of 5-1. This was also the second time in Espanyol's history that they reached the UEFA Cup final.

不来梅首回合客场0比3惨败，但在不莱梅的历史上从来不乏逆转的好戏。1987/88赛季，不来梅在客场1比4落败后在主场通过加时赛6比2取胜翻盘。1年后，不来梅客场0比3输给柏林迪纳摩，但回到主场再次通过5比0大胜翻盘。99/00赛季，不来梅同样在客场0比3落后里昂，但在主场又一次4比0大胜翻盘晋级。

However, Espanyol has not lost in the UEFA Cup so far, conceding only three goals in six away games.

So although Bremen got off to a dream start in the 4th minute with Almeida scoring a goal, K was penalized for diving in the 20th minute and was sent off with two yellow cards, which completely put Bremen in a passive position.

In the second half, Coro equalized the score in the 50th minute, and then La Cruz scored a header in the 61st minute to overtake the score, which completely ended the two-round contest...

However, in this game, the Spaniard's top scorer Pandiani, known as the Uruguayan rifle, did not score a goal, which made his UEFA Cup goal record remain at 11 goals in the first leg of the semi-finals.

Behind Pandiani was Ricardo Ricci, who scored twice in the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final. As an organizing player, he has scored 10 goals in this season's UEFA Cup. He scored his first goal away from home against Atromitos in the first knockout round, and then scored three goals in the group stage. He then scored one goal each against Steaua, Shakhtar and Tottenham. In the two legs of the semi-final against Osasuna, Ricci scored three goals, catching up with Pandiani.

In addition, Li Qi also had 4 assists in the UEFA Cup... and the third place in the UEFA Cup scorer list this season is Dinamo Bucharest's Niculescu, who has only 8 goals, and the fourth place is Tottenham's handsome Berbatov, who has 7 goals.

There is no doubt that as opponents who have reached the final together, Pandiani and Li Qi both have the opportunity to win the Golden Boot of this season's League Cup.

So at the post-match press conference, a reporter asked about Li Qi's performance and his chances of winning the Golden Boot. Juan Ramos, with a flushed face, excitedly replied: "Yes, Li Qi's performance this season is extremely impressive. He is an important cornerstone for the team to keep moving forward on three fronts..."

"If there is a chance, we definitely hope to help Li Qi win the UEFA Cup Golden Boot this season, so we will do our best to stop Pandiani from scoring. Not only Pandiani, we will not let the Espanyol team score... It's a pity that Li Qi doesn't like to take penalties, but I believe he has the absolute ability to score a goal in open play..."

"As for where Li Qi will be next season? We should discuss this question after the end of the season. Of course, I hope to continue working with him..."

"The performances of the other players in the team are also quite good. Alves and Fabiano are both strong contenders for the UEFA Cup's best player..."

"Adriano should be fine, but the final result will be known after a comprehensive evaluation by the medical team tomorrow. I hope he doesn't miss too many games. Every game we have left is related to the ownership of the championship, and every game is a life-and-death battle! In just three days we will go to Madrid, and the winner of our two teams will be qualified to compete for the La Liga championship this season..."

Not only Juan Ramos thinks that Sevilla's away game against Real Madrid three days later will be the key to the league title, but the entire Real Madrid team also thinks so.

"As long as we can beat Sevilla at home this weekend, we can win the championship!" Real Madrid's official website issued a declaration of victory before the game.

Because before the 33rd round of the league, the ranking of the La Liga championship group was very tight; after 32 rounds of the league, Barcelona topped the list with 62 points, but the lead was not much, because Sevilla was only 1 point behind, and Real Madrid also scored 60 points, chasing closely.

但是巴萨最近的状态比不算太好，在第31轮就在客场0比2输给了比利亚雷亚尔，第29轮又是在客场0比1输给了萨拉戈萨，而在第30轮和32轮巴萨也都是以一球小胜，而且巴萨还有为国王杯的半决赛第二回合分心。

However, when it comes to distraction from other cup competitions, Sevilla, who are currently fighting on three fronts, are under the greatest pressure. Fortunately, in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final next week, Sevilla has accumulated enough lead to go all out against Real Madrid first at the weekend...