ball magic

June 2001, 6 was the final match of La Liga.

The battle between Barcelona and Valencia is also the focus of this round.

How important is this game to both sides?

Reporters from Spain's Fifth TV station interviewed fans outside Camp Nou.

After interviewing Barcelona fans in red and blue striped shirts, the hostess looked at Valencia fans in white jerseys.

In a sea of ​​white, two tall figures quickly passing through the sardine-like crowd caught her attention.

This made her gesture to the photographer, and then walked towards them without hesitation.

When the hostess approached the two, the cameraman also observed the three interviewees on the monitor.

Yes, three, because the taller fan is also cradling a kid in a Warren baseball cap with a bat sticker on his face.

This kid is so cute, so cute that he feels a little familiar.

At this time, the subject of the hostess was also passed to the parents. The moment the parents turned their heads, the sharp sword eyebrows, like drawn swords, broke into the photographer's field of vision.When the camera turned down and those deep and vast blue eyes came into view, the photographer felt the shock of the glacier disintegrating and crumbling in an instant!

Mamma Mia!It's Raphael!

Raphael!

Raphael's eyes also passed the microphone in front of him, and when he saw the camera behind the hostess, he raised his eyebrows in the direction of the camera.

Such an iconic action also shocked the fans watching the boring pre-match interview in front of the TV!

Raphael, is it actually Raphael?

That's right, the one next to him is Juan!

At this moment, Juan also sighed in his heart, he should remind Raphael to wear sunglasses himself, although it seems stupid to wear sunglasses at night...

In the shock of the fans, the hostess, who had regained her sanity, put the microphone in front of Raphael again and asked a question that made everyone want to laugh

"Excuse me, are you a Valencia fan?"

Rafael in front of the microphone glanced at the host of Wise Advisor, as if he wanted to say, "What the hell kind of question is this?"

But Juan beside him has already turned sideways and answered: "The team we support in La Liga is Deportivo, but today we are supporters of Valencia."

The hostess gave Juan a sad look, and I didn't ask you!

Raphael, who was stared at by her, nodded in agreement.

Luis, who was held by him with one hand, also shouted: "We support Valencia! Support Pabrido!"

This kid is so cute!

The hostess wanted to kiss him, but what she cared about now was his uncle.

Now the host didn't want to play the game of "we don't know who you are" any more, and directly asked, "Rafa, are you and Juan here to cheer for Aimar?"

"That's right." Raphael replied frankly, "Today's game is very important to him, so Juan and I are here to cheer for him."

The hostess smiled: "Have you talked about this with Rivaldo?"

The relationship between Rafael and Aimar is well known, but Rafael and Rivaldo are also inseparable friends, right?

Rafael, who was stunned by the camera, said lightly: "No, but I think if he knows, he won't care, but it may be regarded as motivation."

The hostess said excitedly: "You mean that Rivaldo really wants to see you deflated?"

Rafael: "I think it can be understood in this way. After all, I would like to see Valencia qualify for the Champions League."

Juan sighed in his heart, why did Haoduanduan meet the reporter? Now, Rafa is going to be labeled as a person who values ​​sex over friends.

Probably because of the existence of the cameras, more and more fans came over.

After seeing Rafael and Juan, the Barcelona fans retreated unhappy, and the Valencia fans had already sang Raphael's song "la la la la" after seeing Luis "dressed up" Song.

After Raphael thanked the fans, he and Juan left quickly.

As they searched for the stands, Aimar was poked by Angulo as he changed gear in the visitors' dressing room.

When he turned around, he saw Angulo pointing at the TV.

When Aimar looked at the TV, he saw a familiar figure on the TV.

Aimar: "..."

This idiot doesn't even wear sunglasses, he deserves to be recognized!Sorry for your condolences

But he also admitted that it made him feel good that someone took Louis to his game with such a nonchalant look.

During the warm-up, more than 8 Barcelona fans booed Valencia. The Valencia fans were like a white sailboat that could be overturned by wind and waves at any time.

Such a huge boo also highlights the importance of this game

As the home team, Barcelona is now 3 points behind Valencia. In this game, the Bats can qualify for the Champions League as long as they draw.

And Barcelona must get 3 points before they can get fourth place by virtue of their relationship with Valencia.

For Barcelona fans, as long as they don't win the championship, it is a failed season, let alone fighting for the fourth?

So when the Barcelona players came out to warm up, boos continued.

Yes, when they are dissatisfied, they are no different from Meilinger, and they will also boo their players.

It was Rivaldo, their core, who was "greeted" by the fans with the most enthusiastic boos.

But when the figure on the big screen at the scene turned into Rafael, the boos flying over the Nou Camp suddenly stagnated, and then turned into louder boos, applause and whistles.

This is enough to reflect how complicated the mood of Barcelona fans is at the moment, and how contradictory their positions are.

Rivaldo glanced at the big screen before continuing to warm up expressionlessly.

The Valencia players warmed up first and ended earlier.

When Aimar was about to enter the dressing room, Canizares hooked him by the shoulder and said to him: "Why don't you go over there and say hello?"

Aimar turned down the offer without any hesitation.

Compared to saying hello at this time, he wants to hug Louis after scoring a goal or winning.

The game started quickly, and as everyone guessed, it was a typical tough battle.

Barcelona, ​​which had to win 3 points, started to attack after the opening, and Valencia still continued the style of defensive counterattack.

But today's Valencia is obviously a bit slow. Before the players have fully entered the state, Rivaldo cruised from the center to the left. Just when he was about to cut inside and enter the penalty area, he was pulled by Angeloma Fall outside the restricted area.

The referee Anthony blew a foul and Barcelona got a free kick in the frontcourt.

As former teammates, Rafael and Juan frowned almost at the same time, because this is the most comfortable starting position for Rivaldo.

It is the "brick knife" who handles this free kick in the frontcourt!

With a whistle, just 3 minutes into the game, Rivaldo helped the team lead by 1 goal!

Rivaldo, who was still booed by the fans when he entered the field, immediately became the hero of the team. Amidst the cheers and applause, Rivaldo rarely showed his passionate side

He rushed to the visiting team stand, yes, it was under the stand where Rafael and Juan were.

and then?

The Brazilian, who was described by Western media as "cold", "unsmiling", and "has no friends", ticked his fingers at the stands.

Of course Raphael knew who the gesture was for.

He clapped his hands generously and responded to his old friend's provocation with applause.

Falling behind at the start, the pressure came to Valencia's side.

Under Cooper's command, Valencia did not rush to fight back. This is obviously a correct judgment, because Barcelona is not satisfied with a 1-goal lead, but continues to press down on the situation, trying to expand the score.

Rivaldo, who was in excellent form and wanted to score goals, also became the focus of the audience.

In the 7th minute of the first half, the Bat Corps suffered again from the Brazilian, and Albelda received a yellow card on Rivaldo.

Juan couldn't help frowning and said, "Valdo looks so good today, I think Valen will take a lot of cards today."

Rafael said indifferently: "This is the last round of the league."

Juan was stunned for a moment before laughing out loud. That's right, this is the last round of the league, as long as he doesn't get a ruby ​​card, why is Cooper worried about a yellow card?

In the next ten minutes, the situation did not change. Instead, as Juan guessed, Fabio also received a yellow card.

Valencia has long been accustomed to the team's current style, they are constantly waving scarves to cheer for the team, Luiz has followed suit.

Unlike the last Champions League final, this time he doesn't have to bear the title of "little traitor".

After squandering two more chances in Barcelona, ​​Raphael raised his watch to check the time. It was already 30 minutes into the first half.

At this moment, Portuguese striker Simao made a pass from the right and found Kluivert, but the Dutchman's header missed the position and the ball was easily confiscated by Canizares. Now is Valencia's chance to counterattack!

The ball was thrown into the middle by Canizares. Aimar, who was faster, got the ball before Guardiola. With his pass, the ball was sent to the top of the penalty area, and Baraja then kicked , a huge cheer from all Valencia fans!

Baraja's iconic world wave!

Valencia equalized the score!

Valencia, who equalized the score, did not take the initiative to expand the score, and the ball was more controlled by the Red and Blues.

Barcelona's gain and failure to score continued into stoppage time. Just when everyone thought that Barcelona had returned without success in the first half, Rivaldo shocked the world with an earth-shattering long-range shot!

He once again overtook the score for the team!

What are thighs?

This is the thigh!

Luis hissed the Brazilian super loudly, but then glared at his uncle.

Because his uncle became a "traitor" and actually applauded the opponent's players!

By the end of the first half, Louis grumbled and replenished his water. After shouting for half the time, his voice was almost hoarse.

Raphael wiped his mouth, and the little guy asked worriedly: "Will Papa win?"

He can already understand the game now, watching Varun being beaten for half the time, now he only has deep worries in his heart.

Rafael ruffles his curly hair and tells him: "Sometimes in football the side with the better performance wins, sometimes the side with the luck wins. All we can do is give our best and give everything. It doesn't matter if we lose because we'll still win the next game."

Louis nodded his head, but then lowered his voice and said cutely: "But Louis always wins."

Raphael twitched his lips.

After the summer, he should probably send Louis to the kids team instead of making him bully the kids in town.

In the second half, Barcelona replaced Simao with Harvey, which obviously wanted to strengthen midfield control.

The two teams changed sides and fought again, and Valencia launched a blitzkrieg. After the kick-off, Aimar made a long pass to find Baraja. With Baraja's lob shot, Barcelona goalkeeper Durut became the fans' eyes. the sinner

This guy actually left the goal line and gave the opponent a chance to hang the door!

After Raphael applauded, he saw Juan yearning for it.

This made Rafael raise his eyebrows and said, "It's okay to practice shooting in summer, I'll wait for the day you perform a hat-trick."

Juan couldn't help laughing at the suggestion.

His current position in the national team is Baraja's substitute, but he believes that as long as he continues to work hard, he will sooner or later become one of Spain's main midfielders.

After Valencia equalized, the game entered a stalemate.

In the next 10 minutes, Valencia received 4 yellow cards, and Barcelona exhausted 3 substitutions and did not overtake the score again.

When the time came to 85 minutes, Cooper, who still had 3 substitutions in his hand, used the substitution method.

The first to be replaced was Vicente, followed by Aimar, and the two defenders were replaced

Deschamps and Djukic.

With a defensive midfielder and a central defender, Cooper obviously wants to keep the tie.

As a fan of attacking football, it was difficult for Rafael to comment on Cooper's substitution options, because the end of the two of them meant that Valencia gave up the counterattack.

But when Aimar left the field, he stood up with the surrounding fans and gave him applause.

This is what Pubrido deserves.

After sending Aimar and Vicente off the field with applause, the fans of Valencia couldn't wait to sing. They firmly believed that the team will still compete in the Champions League next season, and maybe they still have a chance to enter the final...

But the truth is so cruel

Just 2 minutes later, De Boer made a pass from the left. Raphael, the famous old friend of "world class with left foot, disabled right foot", stopped the ball in the chest and used the right foot that fans always criticized. Foot, scored the game-winning goal!

The moment the ball slipped into the net from under Canizares' armpit, Camp Nou erupted like a volcano, and amidst the jubilation, the stands of the Valencia fans were so silent.

Louis stared blankly at the big screen, the score on it had been rewritten to 3 to 2...

Rafael looked towards the bench in the distance, looking in the direction of Aimar.

With Rivaldo's goal worth tens of millions of euros, the era belonging to Cooper is over.