Chapter 217 The suspense of winning the championship
"Melli shoots!"
Melli, who dribbled over laterally, shot with his left foot.
Pamplona's center back Gagliar Prasueno stepped forward to block the ball. In order to maintain his balance, he naturally opened his hands.
But it was precisely because of his subconscious actions that brought disaster to the team!
His outstretched arm hit the football!
Or to be precise, the football that Melli shot out... hit Prasueno on the arm!
"Eh? This ball... it was a handball by Prasueno!"
After finishing the shot, Melli immediately raised his arms and complained to the referee.
Other Madrid Kings players also raised their arms high and slapped their arms with the other hand, indicating to Prasueno that this was a handball foul!
The referee's whistle sounded decisively and he pointed to the penalty spot!
"Penalty kick! A penalty kick was awarded! In the 84th minute of the game, the Madrid Kings won a penalty! In fact, whether or not this penalty kick will affect the outcome of this game, the Madrid Kings are already 3:3 at home.
0 ahead of Pamplona…”
The commentator Sanchez said this, but he obviously did not understand the internal situation of the Madrid Kings team.
For example, why did the Madrid Kings still let Melli come on as a substitute for this game even though the Madrid Pirates did not include Julay in the squad for the match against Valentia?
This is because Melli wanted to catch up with Hulay in the league's top scorer list, so Royvi gave him 25 minutes of playing time.
Therefore, whether or not this penalty kick is available is very important to Melly.
Now that he comes off the bench, he finally has a chance to score!
In the end, Melli stood in front of the penalty spot, and he wanted to take the penalty himself.
There was no suspense. After the whistle sounded, Melli made it in one fell swoop and the football flew into the goal!
"4:0!! The Kings of Madrid lead Pamplona 4:0 at home! Before the Pirates game started, they temporarily surpassed their rivals in the same city and ranked first in the standings!"
After scoring the goal, Melly was very excited. He punched three times hard at the Kings fans in the north stand of the Crown Stadium!
"This is Melli's twenty-seventh league goal this season! For Melli, this is a season where he breaks out. He only scored 13 goals in the league last season and has not scored any goals this season.
At the end, his number of league goals has doubled from last season... Although this is related to Royvi's adjustment of tactics, Melli's performance has not lived up to Royvi's expectations of him!"
Otherwise, why is Merry said to be a top genius?
As a winger who mainly played on the wing last season, Melly only scored 13 goals in the league. But after gaining the right to fire in the tactical position this season, it only took him less than a season to complete the goal.
The change in his tactical role, and through continuous training, his shooting skills have also improved rapidly, which is why he can score so many goals.
Blacksmith need its own hardware.
If his own shooting skills are not up to par, no matter how well he takes care of his tactics, it will not be easy for him to score so many goals.
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"He did it! Four more goals to go!"
In front of the Madrid Kings coaching bench, assistant coach Gonzalez cheered.
Since the Madrid Pirates have announced their squad for tomorrow's away game against Valentia, Julay is not among them. So Melli has really caught up with Julay.
From six goals behind to four goals behind.
There are still three rounds left in the league, maybe it can really be done?
"He has a fire in his heart..." Head coach Roy Wei nodded approvingly. "I feel that after playing in the Champions League semi-finals, although he did not win, he became more ferocious. Make good use of this, and we will definitely be able to win at home.
Comeback!"
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After celebrating, Melli ran back to his own half with his teammates.
There was an excited smile on his face, and he was obviously in a good mood.
Coming off the bench and only having 20 minutes of performance time, he still seized the opportunity and scored a goal. Finally, his efforts were not in vain.
Although it is said that the goal was scored by a penalty kick, he also created the penalty kick himself, so it is not considered an advantage.
He didn't have much playing time, but his performance was very good.
Melli continued his performance in the Champions League.
But if someone used this to praise him, he probably wouldn't agree with it.
Because he felt that his performance in the Champions League semi-finals was not good.
If it goes well, the Madrid king will not lose the game, and at least it should get a draw - he should have grasped the last shot.
And the second goal scored by the Pirates was started after Ramirez intercepted the ball passed to him.
At that time, he tried to defend, but he was just pretending... If he could have worked harder, or simply knocked Ramirez to the ground, even if he paid the price of a yellow card, Kyrie's goal would not have been achieved.
Yes.
So even though everyone was praising Melli's performance after the game, he himself was not satisfied.
For this reason, he has been holding back a lot of energy in his heart.
In the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals next Wednesday, he will never leave himself any regrets.
Since the Olympics, he and Hu Lai have played against each other four times.
He lost all four times.
So he thinks the arguments on the Internet about who is stronger between him and Hu Lai are ridiculous.
If I'm really better than Hu Lai, then why haven't I won even once?
No matter how I performed in the game, the result was there. If I didn't win, I didn't win. No matter how many reasons and excuses I found, it was useless.
The whole world says that Mellie Banega is the top star after the "Four Kings".
But if I can't defeat Hu, then I'm not qualified to accept the praises everyone gives me.
Because I don't deserve it!
Some fans found reasons for Melli's failure, saying that football is a collective sport and the failure of the Madrid Kings cannot prove Melli's failure.
Melly also disagrees with this statement. As a key player of the Kings, the team's failure is indeed his personal failure.
Moreover, the king's overall strength is not weak, and is even slightly stronger than the pirates.
So why couldn't the king win?
Hu Lai can help the Pirates win the game, why can't I help the Kings win?
Am I worse than him?
Melly did not accept this conclusion, and he must lead the King of Madrid to defeat Julay.
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Melli scored the penalty kick in the 86th minute, with a few minutes left before the end of the game.
When the game restarted, Melli, who had already scored, was still very active.
He also wants to score goals.
If he is just satisfied with scoring one goal in a game, he will not be able to catch up with Hu Lai by the end of the league.
So he wanted to seize the moment and score another goal.
But this time Pamplona did not fulfill Melli's wish.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score did not change anymore and was fixed at 4:0.
Kings of Madrid beat Pamplona with four goals at home.
They used a rotating lineup in this game, but Pamplona was not strong and the Kings were playing at home, so they ended up winning with four goals.
In the league between the two Champions League semi-finals, they passed smoothly.
The Madrid Pirates who also rotated were not so easy to pass. They faced a strong enemy in this round:
Valentia.
It's a real enemy road - Valentia had just been eliminated by Pirates in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
It is true that those who have been wronged must be repaid with injustice, and those who have been vengeful must take revenge.
Moreover, neither Hulay nor Carey came with the team to the away game this time. The rotation of Madrid Pirates is very large.
It almost makes people wonder if Parotti is giving up on the domestic league.
Facing the aggressive Valentia, Parotti asked the team to play defensive counterattack.
Except for the back line, almost all other positions have been rotated.
Betiya, who came on as a temporary substitute in the last game to replace the injured Amantegui, also started this game.
Parotti hopes he can play more games and get a feel for the game.
There is no problem with Betia's physical fitness. Parotti is not worried that after playing this game, he will not be physically able to cope with the Champions League semi-finals against Madrid Kings.
After Amantegui was retired for the season, the only solution Parotti could find was to let Betia take over.
Antonio Betia is a regular rotation player in the team.
He was trained by the Madrid Pirates Club's own youth academy and was in the same class as Joaquin Vela.
His ability is slightly weaker, but the victory is that he is loyal enough to the team to let him serve as a substitute. He does not complain or lose his temper. He is very clear about his positioning and knows that he cannot compete with the main combination of Moreno and Armantegui, but
He still enjoys playing for the team he has supported since childhood. The low salary and not being able to play in the main team are not a problem for him because he has realized his childhood dream.
It can be said that unless the Pirates Club no longer needs him, he will not take the initiative to apply for a transfer and leave.
Such a player is an indispensable role in any team, and is also loved by any head coach.
For substitute players, ability is not the most important thing. Otherwise, who would be willing to be a substitute if they had the ability?
Valentia launched a fierce attack on the Pirates goal from the beginning of the game.
They are eager for revenge and want to defeat Madrid Pirates at home.
As long as they can defeat the Madrid Pirates, the Madrid King will take the opportunity to take over.
Although Valentia is not a supporter of the Kings, if the Pirates can lose the league championship, it will be revenge for being eliminated from the Champions League by the Pirates.
The aggressive Valendia did score the ball first.
But they were only happy for eighteen minutes, before the end of the first half, they were equalized by Madrid Pirates.
The goal was scored by high center forward Ruiz, who started the rotation in this game.
Then Valentia fought hard.
But even though they paid the price of a red card, they still couldn't change the score.
The score of 1:1 remained until the end, and Madrid Pirates took one point away from home.
As a result, the Madrid Pirates have 89 points, which is the same as the Kings. With the advantage of the winning relationship between the two sides, the Pirates still rank first.
However, this first place is not guaranteed, and the suspense of winning the championship increases sharply.
In this round of the league, Catalonia, which had no interference from the Champions League, defeated Real Catalon 3:2 away from home.
Assuming that before the last round of the league, all three teams maintain a complete victory, then the points situation should be that Madrid Pirates ranks first with 95 points, Madrid Kings second with 95 points, and Catalonia United third with 93 points.
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If Catalonia wants to win the championship, they must defeat Madrid Pirates at home, and they must also rely on the help of their city rivals to defeat Madrid Kings away from home.
Judging from this, Catalonia's hope of winning the championship is the slimmest.
The Kings have the easiest time, they only need to defeat Saria, which is not strong, at home.
The Madrid Pirates, who have been in the lead for most of the season, are very likely to lose the league championship in the end.
If this really happened, it would be really tragic...
