The stands of the Holy Family Stadium erupted into continuous cheers.
These were given to their midfielder No. 10 Kendall Kabangca by Catalan United fans.
At this moment, the players whose names they chanted were walking towards the sidelines.
There, there were teammates waiting to replace him.
Kendall Kabangka strolled to the sideline while enjoying the cheers of the audience.
There was a large screen in the stands of the Holy Family Stadium behind him, showing the game time and score at this time.
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At the end of the game, Catalonia, playing at home, led Manchester United by two goals.
Ten minutes ago, Kabangka sent his second assist of the game, helping Edmond Pettersson score, temporarily setting the score at 3:1.
Now that the game is about to enter stoppage time, Catalan United head coach Jose Bernal decided to replace Kabangca early.
This substitution has no tactical significance, it is purely a "reward" for Kabangka.
As a reward, he is here to enjoy the roar of the fans.
He deserves it.
Kabangca, who scored one goal and provided two assists in the game, was definitely the number one contributor to Catalonia's victory over Manchester United at home.
He was once again involved in all the team's goals.
However, after scoring the goal, despite the roar of the fans and the crazy celebrations of his teammates, he did not take the initiative to celebrate.
Because the goal he scored was for his former home team.
Just like he did two weeks ago at the shuttle field.
At that time, he also refused to celebrate after scoring a goal.
It's just that the Manchester Athletic fans didn't seem to appreciate it. Even though he didn't have any intention of celebrating at the time, the fans at the scene still booed him hugely.
Manchester United fans have had a complete break with their one-time hero.
Bernal now wants Kabangka to enjoy this special ceremony that belongs to him. In fact, it is to compensate Kabangka.
At the same time, this is also a protection for the new core of the team.
Kabangka also scored a goal in this game. After scoring this time, he did not celebrate even at home.
Perhaps he was afraid that he, who was already controversial, would receive more criticism after the game.
You can't celebrate after scoring a goal, so now let him celebrate when he is substituted.
Amidst the huge cheers, Kabangca raised his hands and waved to the Catalan United fans in the stands.
Seeing him waving, the cheers and applause from the stands became even louder.
"I don't know what the Manchester Athletic fans think when they see this scene..."
England commentator Cox said.
"I can understand the anger of Manchester Athletic fans, but I still want to say that Kabangka has contributed to Manchester United for seven years. In these seven years, he has won all the honors that can be won for Manchester United. He has not won.
The responsibility for this does not lie entirely with him... When he decided to end his cycle at Manchester Athletic, as a hero of the team, he deserved blessings and applause, not boos...
"Look at Hu, he didn't stay at Leeds much longer than Kabunka did at Manchester United. But when he decided to leave the team, what kind of treatment did he receive? When he returned to Flanders Stadium
, only warm slogans, cheers and applause greeted him, as well as the sound of 'huuuuu'... Maybe Manchester Athletic fans should learn to let go and let everything start again..."
Kabangka walked off the court, completed the handover with his teammates, and then walked to head coach Bernal, who extended his hand to him.
He thought the head coach wanted to shake his hand, so he extended his hand, but unexpectedly he was pulled directly into his arms, rubbed his hair vigorously, patted his back, and said in his ear:
"Well done, Kendall. I'm still glad we were able to get you last summer."
Kabangka only responded to the coach's "confession" with a smile and did not speak.
In order to pursue higher honors, he did not hesitate to "betray" the team he had played for for many years and the fans who once regarded him as a hero before joining Catalonia.
He only hopes that the championship honors he will receive in the future will prove that his transfer last summer was correct and that the infamy and boos he has endured are worth it.
After being forced to stay at Manchester United for one season last season, he won the Premier League championship and FA Cup championship, as well as the best player in the Premier League.
But this does not satisfy him. What he wants to pursue is higher honor.
In terms of team honors, of course, it is the Champions League championship, and individual honors are the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year.
At the beginning of this year, when he became the third best player in the world last year, people were still questioning why he was the third best player in the world.
Some people are even more exaggerated and simply question why Kabangka can be compared with Meili and Hu Lai...
This shows that in the past two years, he has actually been retreating instead of advancing.
Many people don't remember his performance when he led the Brazilian national team to the World Cup finals and led Manchester United to the Champions League finals.
So much so that he thought he was in vain...
This is really... You must know that before Hu Lai's rise, Kendall Kabangka was recognized as a super genius on par with Meili!
Now everyone is talking about Hu Lai and Meili, who is strong and weak, and they have a "Where did this guy come from" attitude towards him.
Kabangca believes that Manchester United's foundation and strength are still a bit poor, and it has never been able to break through the hurdle from an English giant to a European giant.
So he came to Catalonia.
In European football, it is also a true "European giant" that can be compared with the Kings of Madrid and Blue and White Munich.
Now that he has a big enough stage, the next thing he has to do is to give full play to his abilities on this stage, prove himself, and win enough honors.
Although they are six points behind leaders Madrid Pirates in La Liga this season, Cabonca has no intention of giving up.
The league will definitely still be chasing after him.
At the same time, the Champions League has reached the quarterfinals. Kabangca certainly hopes to realize his Champions League dream in Catalonia this time.
He is eager to meet Melli or Hulay in the next game. If he defeats them both, he can clear the biggest obstacle to winning the championship.
The defending champion Madrid Kings are still the top favorites to win the Champions League this season.
And the Madrid Pirates team where Hulay is in hot form recently is also favored by many people.
As long as Kabangka can lead his team to defeat these two opponents, then he will be confident to conquer the entire Europe.
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Not long after Kabangka came off the field, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
In fact, he blew the whistle half a minute earlier than the time stipulated in injury time.
But the Manchester Athletic players don't care anymore.
After Kabangka left the field, they played feebly in the remaining minutes.
Completely lost his fighting spirit.
It was indeed a bit cruel for them to be defeated by their former teammates.
You know, just a year ago, they were fighting side by side in the Champions League.
In the quarter-finals of the Champions League at that time, Manchester United defeated Sporting Bordeaux with a total score of 7:2 in two rounds, and Kabangka took the greatest credit.
At that time, he was still the hero of the team...
It's really sad now.
After the game, Kabangka walked onto the court again. Instead of celebrating the victory with his teammates, he went to comfort his former teammates one by one.
Manchester United managed to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League last season, but this time they were eliminated in the round of 16.
For the defending Premier League champions, it is a bit... shameful to be eliminated so early.
In addition to comforting his teammates, he also went to shake hands and hugged Manchester Athletic coach Jairo Gutierrez to comfort him.
After doing all this, he returned to his team and celebrated the victory with his teammates.
Amid thunderous applause and cheers, this time he could finally smile.
The sporadic boos from the Manchester Athletic fans were also drowned out by the cheers of the dominant Catalan United fans, and they were completely unable to utter.
But more Manchester Athletic fans just stared blankly at the figure on the field, all they could see was how he looked like a nineteen-year-old boy when he first came to the shuttle field.
Time has passed by seven years, and no matter how touching the vows of eachother were, they were ultimately unable to withstand the bumps and bruises along the way and turned into a fleeting cloud.
All feasts in the world never come to an end, and they failed to go to the top of European football with Kabangka to enjoy the scenery there.
Now I can only watch silently as he celebrates the victory with his new teammates and bids farewell to yesterday.
British commentator Matthew Cox is right, they should send applause and blessings to Kabangka. After all, in these seven years, Kabangka has won four league titles and two football matches for them.
A total cup championship, a League Cup championship, four Community Shield championships...except for zero honors in European competitions, I have won all the domestic championships I can win.
Kabangka became a leader in Manchester Athletic who could compete with Melli, and also made Manchester United the dominant player in the Premier League.
It is reasonable to applaud such heroes.
But how many Manchester Athletic fans, who have just been eliminated by Kabangka, can be so generous?
I'm still a little bit confused.
But no matter what they think in their hearts, the facts are in front of them. Both Kabangka and Manchester Athletic fans have to say goodbye to yesterday.