Chapter 296: The last home game in the Rose Garden
"Beep!..."
At eight o'clock in the evening, at the Rose Garden Stadium, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time.
Deportivo, who was the first to serve, moved the ball to the backcourt, and Malaga's midfielder immediately stepped forward to press.
The commentator of Malaga TV loudly said: "Fans and friends, the thirty-seventh round of La Liga has begun!
This is the penultimate game of Málaga’s title race!
Malaga's opponent is Deportivo!
Yesterday, the match between Barcelona and Espanyol ended. Barcelona won 2-0 and temporarily surpassed Malaga at the top of the list with a two-point advantage!
Malaga must win the game tonight to regain the top spot!
In this way, you can establish a psychological advantage in the last game!
Once there is a draw and loss tonight, Malaga will have only one way to go in the final round - defeat Barcelona!
That will be a difficult task.
If Malaga wins the game tonight, it will need a draw in the final round to win the first La Liga title in history!"
The commentator of Malaga TV conducted a simple analysis of Malaga's championship situation.
Players from both sides slowly entered the state.
In the fourth minute of the first half, Deportivo got a long-range shot opportunity outside the penalty area, and the ball went over the crossbar!
Three minutes later, Malaga retaliated. Li Chuanqi and Isco formed a connection, and Isco passed the ball over the top.
Li Chuanqi removed the football with his chest on the left side of the penalty area, raised his right foot and volleyed!
The football blasted towards the goal like a cannonball!
But the shot was too direct. Deportivo's goalkeeper blocked the ball, and the center back made a huge clearance.
"coax!……"
There was a huge cry of regret in the Rose Garden Stadium, followed by thunderous applause.
Malaga center back Willigton controlled the football and Malaga continued to attack.
Two minutes later, Malaga launched an attack from the right. Joaquín reached near the baseline and passed the ball in an inverted triangle. Isco followed up with a explosive shot!
The football missed the goal!
As time went by, Malaga gradually took control of the situation on the field by virtue of its strength advantage and continued to put pressure on Deportivo's defense.
In the 27th minute of the first half, under heavy pressure, Deportivo's defense finally collapsed.
Isco, Santa Cruz, and Li Chuanqi played a series of wonderful cooperation in front of Deportivo's penalty area.
Li Chuanqi took the ball and passed it across the middle. Isco made a direct pass and found Santa Cruz who was standing on the arc of the penalty area.
Santa Cruz knocked back directly, and Isco passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area!
Li Chuanqi rushed over and controlled the football in the penalty area.
Facing the opponent's defender's pressing, Li Chuanqi dunked with his left foot!
The opponent's defender made a mistake and stretched out his right foot, knocking Li Chuanqi down!
"Beep!..."
The referee blows the whistle!
Penalty kick!
Joaquín achieved success in one fell swoop!
Malaga broke the deadlock, 1-0!
Huge cheers erupted from the Rose Garden!
The game restarts and Malaga continues to press!
Li Chuanqi relied on his strong premonition to complete the steal in front of the penalty area and directly passed the ball diagonally!
Santa Cruz flew over and shot with a push!
Two to zero!
In just two minutes, Malaga scored two goals!
The game restarted and Deportivo quickly moved the football into the frontcourt.
Malaga stifled the opponent's attack on the wing and quickly launched a quick counterattack!
A long pass from Isco!
The football flies towards Santa Cruz!
Li Chuanqi flew forward and penetrated!
Santa Cruz jumped up and crossed with a header!
The football flew towards Li Chuanqi!
Li Chuanqi quickly took two steps forward, raised his chest and removed the football!
Before the football landed, he raised his left foot and volleyed!
This is a powerful and powerful shot!
A white light shines, and the football enters the net!
Three to zero!
The Malaga TV commentator shouted excitedly: "Three to zero! Malaga scored three goals in five minutes to seal the victory!
Before the game, we all thought that if Málaga won tonight, there would be no big problem, but we didn’t expect Málaga to seal the victory in the first half!”
The Rose Garden stadium was full of singing and dancing, and Málaga fans were extremely excited. Except for ups and downs in the middle of the second half, their team has been stable at other times.
If a team wants to compete for the league championship, it cannot have big ups and downs during the season.
After leaving the Champions League, Malaga focused all its energy on the league, stabilized the situation, and regained the top spot.
With Barcelona winning consecutively, it is extremely difficult for Malaga to maintain a one-point lead until now.
In the next game, Malaga, who had the overall situation in hand, slowed down the pace, and Deportivo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The remainder of the first half was uneventful, with Malaga maintaining a 3-0 score until the end of the first half.
After a fifteen-minute intermission, both sides returned to the court.
The second half of the game begins.
Malaga began to practice defensive counterattack tactics.
After Isco got the ball in his own half, he frequently used long passes over the top to launch quick counterattacks.
He either passed the ball to Santa Cruz or directly to Li Chuanqi.
In the 24th minute of the second half, Isco passed a high-quality ball. Li Chuanqi controlled the football near the sideline and advanced quickly along the sideline!
Saviola, who came on as a substitute for Santa Cruz, quickly followed up in the middle.
"Pa!..."
Near the bottom line, Li Chuanqi crossed the goal with a kick!
Saviola grabs the shot from the front!
The football drilled into the net from the small left corner of the goal!
Four to zero!
Huge howls and cheers erupted again from the Rose Garden.
Two minutes later, Pellegrini replaced Li Chuanqi with Fernandez.
This is a routine operation for Chileans when the team has already won.
Li Chuanqi high-fived each other amidst the applause of the fans.
The Malaga TV commentator said: "Lee will leave the Rose Garden next season, and this is his last game at the Rose Garden!
In just one season, he became the king of this stadium!
He is also the only king in the history of Malaga!
He led Malaga to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and has a chance to compete for the championship in La Liga!
All this is absolutely fantastic for Malaga fans!
Last summer, Malaga fans launched a massive campaign to "keep Lee".
Now it seems that everything is worth it.
You give Li Nong a serious offer to stay, and Li will give you infinite honor!"
Several banners were displayed in the stands: "Li, keep going well, the Rose Garden will always be your home!"
"No matter where you go, you are the pride of Malaga!"
"Leave the best memories of Malaga with the championship!"
Li Chuanqi waved to the fans with tears in his eyes, and thunderous applause broke out.
At this moment, the focus of fans is not on the game, but on Li Chuanqi.
Li Chuanqi bowed and thanked the fans in the four stands.
Thunderous applause!
At this moment, everyone in the stands stood up, and even Malaga president Arsani in the VIP box stood up and applauded.