Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

In the second half, Panathinaikos adjusted its defense and Kosios replaced Biscan, who made several mistakes in the first half.

However, soon after the second half started, Iniesta was injured by the opponent. Although the team doctor thought it was not serious, Rijkaard replaced Iniesta with Motta for safety reasons. Although Iniesta was rested, Barcelona's offensive did not decrease...

In the 57th minute, Motta, who came on as a substitute, made a wonderful pass with the outside of his foot. Ronaldinho received the pass and crossed it from the left. Messi followed up and shot from the middle, but unfortunately it was blocked by the opponent's defender again.

In the 60th minute, Ronaldinho's father made a comeback. He dribbled through the middle and suddenly passed the ball to Oleg, who replaced Li Qi as the right back in this game. After running at high speed on the right, he entered the penalty area and shot from a small angle!

Panathinaikos goalkeeper Galinovic was very focused and had no problem with his positioning. He guarded the near corner and blocked Oleg's shot from going out of bounds.

After this attack, Rijkaard replaced Van Bommel with Gabri, who had less chances to play this season. But Barcelona still attacked the opponent's defense relentlessly... That's because they just came on and wanted to perform well.

In the 65th minute, Xavi made a straight pass from the backcourt, Messi received the ball in the middle and made a two-pass wall pass with Ronaldinho before breaking through in depth, and then suddenly passed the ball to the left. Eto'o faced the attacking goalkeeper Galinovich and directly used the inside of his right foot to hit a wonderful arc ball in the left corner of the penalty area. The ball bypassed the goalkeeper's flying dive and went straight to the far corner of the goal, and fell into the net at the 10-minute corner where the crossbar and the post in the far corner of the goal met!

Eto'o scored his first hat trick since joining Barcelona! This goal also changed the score to 5-0.

Rijkaard on the bench saw the goal and smiled with satisfaction: It was really wonderful.

(Ricardo boasted to his teammates who were warming up on the sidelines: "I told you so. Before the game, some media complained that he would not score in the Champions League. Eto'o would definitely explode in this game. I didn't expect him to score a hat trick to slap the faces of the media reporters...")

(“But those journalists are shameless. They might even say that it was their ridicule that inspired Eto’o to move forward and unleash his amazing potential, scoring his first hat trick. Anyway, these uncrowned kings are right…”)

Shortly after the goal, Rijkaard used up his last substitution and replaced Xavi with Esquero to give Xavi a rest and avoid injury, and replaced Ronaldinho back to play as attacking midfielder, with Esquero to re-form the attacking trident with Eto'o and Messi.

In the 72nd minute, Ronaldinho's father once again tested the opponent's goalkeeper with a right-foot free kick from 19 meters in front of the goal. The arc ball passed the wall and fell rapidly. Galinovich dragged it out of the baseline with one hand: If it weren't for the goalkeeper's several rescues, Ronaldinho should have written his name on the goal list.

In the stoppage time, Esquero, who successfully beat offside, almost scored a goal with Ronaldinho's straight pass, but after Galinovich blocked the ball, the ball was destroyed by the defender on the goal line.

But Barcelona still won with a score of 5-0! It was so brutal...

After the game, reporters from all media outlets focused on reporting this overwhelming victory, and even several media outlets including UEFA used the same headline: "Barcelona: An Offensive Expo".

Looking at the four Champions League group matches that Barcelona has played, the killing of this beast is really amazing. With 4 wins and 3 draw, they have 1 points, 10 points ahead of the second place, and have already secured a place in the next round.

In 4 games, they scored 11 goals and conceded only 1 goal, which is the highest among other European giants. They shot on target 35 times, tied with Real Madrid for first place. They had an average ball possession rate of 59% per game, which is the highest among all the strong teams. 14 players in the team have completed shots, which is undoubtedly the highest in Europe. In all five data, Barcelona is the leader!

If we look at the last three league games, Barcelona has scored 3 goals and conceded no goals! This is also the second dream team carefully built by Rijkaard officially on track!

After a brief discomfort at the beginning of the league, Barcelona's high-speed chariot has once again started to run at full speed, galloping on both the La Liga and the Champions League fronts.

Daily Sports said: "You can think that the opponent is too weak, or that the goal in the first minute of the game against Panathinaikos made the game very easy, and there are various other factors, but there is only one reality: that is, this Barcelona is indeed fascinating."

Back to the Champions League match against Panathinaikos, when Barcelona ended the first half with a 4-0 lead, Barcelona technical director Begiristain said: "It was a bit incredible to score a goal in the first minute of the game. It was a wonderful first half, but this is Barcelona... We have experienced wonderful moments in the past two weeks. The team has become much more balanced, and this is the Barcelona we are looking for... The substitutes have also proved their strength. Van Bommel strengthened the midfield, and so did Iniesta... At this time last year, we were full of injuries. This year we have to keep this momentum until next May!"

As soon as Begiristain finished speaking, Barcelona continued to maintain high pressure in the second half. Eto'o scored a lob shot that even UEFA commentators admired. 5-0, it is not wrong to say that Barcelona's game is an exhibition of offensive football.

In addition, there were two players who were the focus of the game after the game. One of them was Eto'o, who scored a hat-trick and was named the best player in the game.

In UEFA's Champions League player data ranking, Eto'o has the highest shooting accuracy, with a total of 11 shots. In this game, he hit the goal 5 times and scored 50 goals. If he maintains this hit rate, it is not impossible for Eto'o to achieve his goal of scoring goals in a season.

You should know that since this season, Eto'o has scored 12 goals (9 in the league) in various competitions for Barcelona, ​​and has 2 assists.

In an exclusive interview with the French newspaper L'Equipe, Eto'o once again made bold statements that surprised everyone.

There are rumors that Arsenal's King Henry may join Barcelona next season. Eto'o is not to be outdone by this prestigious King of Highbury, possible future teammate and competitor: "It doesn't matter to me whether Henry or Maradona comes. If he (Henry) can come, that's good. If the coach thinks he can appear on the front line alongside me, that's fine. So, whether he comes or not is Henry's problem. For me, even if Henry comes, it can't change anything. Will his arrival force me to be a substitute? No, no, Henry will be my substitute if he comes. I know some people think he is better than me, but others don't think so."

("Eto'o's father is really too crazy..." Ricardo couldn't help but stick out his tongue after reading the report, "You know, sometimes, who plays in the game is not determined by who is stronger... Isn't my long time on the bench an example?")

(“But it seems true that Arsenal will sell their captain again next year… They sell their captain every year, and it will take several years. Barcelona and Manchester United have done it more often…”)

In addition to Eto'o, the media actually focused more on Ronaldinho.

The big win in this Champions League group match and Barcelona's rapid progress on both the league and European fronts may also create a good atmosphere for Ronaldinho to win this year's Ballon d'Or.

Mundo Deportivo reported that in the first round of voting for the Ballon d'Or, Ronaldinho's votes were ahead of Chelsea's Lampard. The voting will end on November 11, and whether Ronaldinho can win the Ballon d'Or has become a hot topic in Barcelona.

In the match against Panathinaikos, Ronaldinho was the opponent's key guard. He had to face heavy defense every time he dribbled or passed the ball. Even so, Ronaldinho still contributed an assist to Eto'o, and his 5 threatening passes in the whole game were still the most in the team.

Ronaldinho didn't defend? Looking at the data, the player with the most tackles was left-back Van Bronckhorst with 6, and Ronaldinho ranked second with 5. Perhaps it is not difficult to imagine why Barcelona did not concede a goal in 5 consecutive games. If the current situation continues, while Barcelona is advancing on both fronts, Ronaldinho is very likely to win this year's Ballon d'Or.

(Ricardo looked at the calendar and suddenly realized: "No wonder Ronaldinho's father hasn't been to the nightclub recently... It turns out that the Golden Ball Awards are approaching and he needs to show his performance.")

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In addition to Barcelona's overwhelming victory over Panathinaikos in Group C of the Champions League, another match between Bremen and Udinese at home was also played with great passion and sparked widespread attention from the media after the game.

Bremen, who played at home, opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a header from German striker Klose from 8 meters in front of the goal into the far corner.

Then in the 24th minute, Bremen captain Baumann shoveled the ball into the net in the small penalty area to expand the lead.

Before the end of the first half, both teams had a wonderful shot that hit the goal frame.

In the second half, Bremen's Miku scored in the 51st minute after receiving Valdes' cross from the bottom, changing the score to 3-0.

Just when the audience thought the game had lost its suspense, Udinese launched a desperate counterattack, scoring three goals in six minutes and achieving a 6-3 comeback!

First, in the 54th minute, Di Natale scored a low shot with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area after receiving a free kick, recovering 1 goal. Then, less than 3 minutes later, Di Natale scored again with a shot from the outside of his right foot 9 meters in front of the goal, closing the score again.

In the 60th minute, it was Di Natale's turn to pass the ball. He crossed from the left, but the Werder Bremen defense, which was under great pressure, made mistakes. First, goalkeeper Reinke missed the ball, and then defender Schulz accidentally blocked the ball into his own goal when he returned to defense...

Di Natale, who came on as a substitute for the injured Montari in the first half, scored three goals in six minutes, almost making Bremen's efforts in the previous hour come to naught.

After equalizing the score, Udinese’s morale was greatly boosted, and there was a great chance that they could score another goal to completely turn the tide!

However, Bremen's Miku stood up at the critical moment. In the 67th minute, Frings took a free kick near the right baseline, and Miku volleyed the ball into the far corner with his right foot from 5 meters in front of the goal, and Bremen once again surpassed the score.

This goal ultimately led to Udinese's defeat on the road, and the 4-3 score and the ups and downs of the process also made the audience and fans very excited!

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Back to the league, Barcelona will go to Madrid in the next round to challenge Getafe, who is close to them in the standings!

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So in this game, Rijkaard aims to get all three points and face the Spanish derby 13 days later with a better attitude, challenging Real Madrid away!

Yes, there will be about 2 weeks of national team match days after this game. Ricardo has received the call-up of the national team again. He will go to the Netherlands, his blessed land in summer, to play a friendly match with the Dutch national team, and to the neutral Switzerland to play a friendly match with the Ivory Coast national team.

In this round of the league, Rijkaard put Ricardo in the roster again, but still did not arrange Ricardo to start. Marcos, who returned to Mexico to deal with personal affairs, replaced Edmilson and returned to the starting lineup.

Still the classic 4-3-3 lineup:

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Valdés;

The back line from left to right is No. 16 Sylvinho, No. 15 Marcos, No. 5 Puyol, No. 23 Oleguer;

The iron triangle in the midfield is No. 17 Van Bommel, No. 6 Xavi and No. 3 Motta;

The forward trident is No. 8 Giuly, No. 9 Eto'o and No. 10 Ronaldinho.

It seemed that the good luck from the previous game continued or some tricks were found, and Barcelona got off to a lightning-fast dream start in this game.

Just one minute into the game, Barcelona took the lead: Sylvinho broke through on the left and made a triangle pass back to Eto'o at the front of the penalty area. The Cameroonian cheetah took a low shot from 1 yards on the left and the ball went into the near corner. This was his 25th league goal this season!

However, Getafe almost had a chance to equalize the score in the 8th minute. Getafe midfielder Cortero broke through Sylvinho and made a cross from the right. Getafe striker Guiza stopped the ball from 8 yards in front of the goal on the left side of the penalty area, leaned against Marcos, and then turned and shot with his right foot! Unfortunately, the ball hit the post and went out of the far corner.

In the 10th minute, Ronaldinho's father took a corner kick from the right side. Motta, who got his first chance to start in the league, headed the ball from 10 yards in front of the far goal, but unfortunately the opponent's goalkeeper Luis Garcia flew to save it. Oleger missed the chance to make a follow-up shot from 5 yards in front of the goal: he didn't even touch the ball and watched it fly past him!

(Voiceover:)

(Ricardo slapped his thigh and said, "Damn, if I were on the court, I would definitely have picked up this ball! Even my grandmother could score this goal!")

(Messi: "Ricardo... slap your own thigh...")

(Xiao Bai: "Yeah... Ricardo, your hand is quite strong, it hurts me...")

(Ricardo: "Oh, excuse me, Brother Iniesta, which monster in Journey to the West were we talking about just now? Oh, the White Bone Demon. The Monkey King shouted, Hey, that monster, take a stick from me!")

(Messi and Xiaobai: "...take a stick from me?")

(Ricardo: "Yes... Take this stick from me!")

In the 18th minute, Ronaldinho's father broke free in the middle and his powerful shot from 25 yards away from the goal was calmly caught by Luis Garcia.

In the 19th minute, Getafe midfielder Kubilo counterattacked and broke through to the right side of the penalty area and made a cross. Barcelona's right-back Oleguer's clearance from 6 yards in front of the goal was just above the crossbar and he almost scored an own goal.

In the 32nd minute, Oleguer, who was broken through, was forced to foul Getafe striker Ricky. Cortero took a free kick from the left and shot directly with his right foot. The ball arced over the crossbar.

In the 43rd minute, Marcos suddenly made a run and passed the ball to Motta, who followed up with a shot from the edge of the penalty area but was blocked by Kubilo. After that, neither side created any more scoring opportunities.

Getafe's aggressive fighting in the first half caused considerable trouble for Barcelona, ​​but the defending champions still took the lead thanks to Eto'o's lightning goal at the start of the game and entered the halftime break with a score of 1-0.

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