Volume 5 Chapter 8

At the end of August, La Liga officially rekindled the battle. Atletico Madrid will sit at home in Calderon in the first round against the underdog Sporting Gijon in northwestern Spain.

And their grouping in the UEFA Cup was also drawn. Atletico Madrid was drawn in Group B. In the same group, there were Germany's Leverkusen, Greece's Ares, and Norway's Rosenborg.

In addition to these games, in Spain, there is only one cup competition that La Liga teams need to participate in.

La Liga teams will start to join the competition in the fourth round in mid-November. Although there are not many rounds, there are a lot of games, because except for the final, each round is a home and away game system, which is similar to the two cups in England. where to go.

Ma Keqin carefully studied the schedule, and then discussed with Ancelotti, planning to make a formal comeback in early December.

This time point is just before the last two games of the UEFA Europa League group stage, and the fourth round of the Copa del Rey has just finished, and the league is probably less than 1/3 of the way, which allows him to have time to rest and add to the team Insurance, if something goes wrong, there is still a chance to remedy it.

At 9 o'clock in the evening on the 30th, Mark Qin in a formal suit appeared in the main stand of Calderon. This stadium has been in use for more than 40 years, and it is still a five-star stadium in Europe. Except that it cannot be expanded, all facilities are renovated. all good.

The stands of the stadium immediately burst into warm cheers. Mark Qin can be regarded as the biggest superstar they have ever purchased, and the fans naturally look forward to him.

The lonely host Zhan Jun sat alone in front of the commentary booth and explained this not-so-focused battle. If Mark Qin moved to La Liga, the domestic fans' opinions are relatively large.

They thought it was fine to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​but they went to Atletico Madrid. At this time, no one in China knows what kind of onion Atletico Madrid is.

Another reason is that La Liga games generally start late, with a 7-hour time difference, and the domestic time to watch the game is basically around 3 am, which generally increases the difficulty for domestic fans to watch the stars.

"Friends from the audience, Mr. Ma is sitting in the stands today. It is reported that he will not come back until early December. We have to endure a period of time without Mr. Ma," Zhan Jun chatted while explaining.

"At present, we have re-stationed resident reporters in Madrid. I believe that after a period of time, domestic fans will still be able to keep abreast of Mr. Ma's situation as he did in Liverpool before."

Today Atletico Madrid did not play well, it can even be said to be a bit chaotic, with no speed, no rhythm, and many mistakes in coordination. This is what they expected. After all, the formal tactical training session,

They only attended less than 3 sessions.

But in the end they won the game by virtue of their superior personal ability. Simao scored the first goal by inserting on the wing. In the second half, Forlan broke out and scored twice with two long-range shots. Atletico Madrid made a good start 3:0 .

La Liga is a very technical league. It doesn't compress the defensive space so hard, and the rhythm is not so fast. It is more conducive to the attacking team's performance. This has a lot to do with the league style.

Even the underdogs play tricks by passing the offense through their feet. The result is that the gap between the rich and the poor in La Liga seems to be very large, because basically they all have the same style.

Unlike the Premier League, the styles are diverse, so there are quite a lot of unpopular players in the Premier League. If you are not careful, you will capsize in the gutter, even if the league leader plays against the bottom team.

Because of the existence of the Western Super League, there is a fierce debate on the Internet about who is the first league in the Premier League and La Liga. This is the same as Guan Gong's battle with Qin Qiong. It is purely looking for trouble.

After the game, Mark Qin went to the locker room to congratulate the team on the good start of the season, and then accepted an interview with "Marca" in the channel.

"We got the win, scored three goals, we took our chances today, Fran put in a great performance again, it's a great start and as we get better together we'll definitely be champions strong contender for

"Of course, it would be unimaginable to invest more than 200 million in a team in one summer and not aim at the championship, even though our opponent is Barcelona..."

...

The weather in Spain is actually more suitable for playing football than in England. England has too many rainy days, and the weather in September is even more sunny and sunny. Although Mark Qin cannot participate in the game, he is doing his best to recover according to the plan of the rehabilitation trainer train.

And every day in the club's training session, he will also participate in the team's joint training, but he does not participate in heavy exercise.

Mark Qin asked the assistant arranged by Jonathan to find a villa in a high-end residential area not far from the training base, and he officially moved out of the hotel in the past two days.

He has no particularly high requirements for the house, as long as it is safe, quiet, spacious, and bright. After all, this is not his place to stay for a long time. No matter how good the house is, it will have to be sold in the future.

On September 12, the second round of La Liga was held as scheduled. This time Atletico Madrid played an away game against Javi Martinez's old club, Athletic Bilbao.

Next, they are three consecutive away. After this game, they will go to Greece to play the first group match of the Europa League against Ares, and then the much-anticipated Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid at home. Strong dialogue.

In the first two games, Ma Keqin will not go away with the team, but he will go against Barcelona. This is a bit premature for them, but it is indeed a key battle that cannot lose their backbone.

Before the team left, he went to Mahadahonda's head coach's office and found Ancelotti directly.

"You want to take leave to go back to Liverpool?" Ancelotti asked.

"Well, my girlfriend needs to go back, and the transfer is finalized. I also want to go back and give the fans an explanation. After all, I always feel a little sorry that I didn't say goodbye to them in person."

"I have no problem here," Ancelotti said after thinking for a while, "but you know your influence in England and Liverpool, you must pay attention to safety, we need a 100% healthy Mark this season."

"Thank you, boss," he replied with a smile, "I will fly back directly at night, don't worry, and besides, I will return to Mahadahonda before the team returns from Greece, and go to Barcelona with the team."

"Well, I just wanted to ask your opinion. After watching the first game, what problems do you think we have on the field?" Mark Qin was watching the video before he came.

"The biggest problem is tacit understanding. There is no way to do this. It will take time. My suggestion is to start with defense. Our defensive players in the backcourt are very capable. If we hold our defense firmly, we will be able to guarantee that when we play against the middle and lower teams. Get points, attack and then slowly run in"

Ancelotti nodded, having the same opinion as him, "Adjust your body well and strive to return to the game as soon as possible..."

...

In the dark of night, the Gulfstream special plane carried Mark Qin and Isabella from Madrid Airport to Liverpool quietly. Peter's car was already waiting at the airport, picked them up and returned directly to the villa.

During the time he was gone, newspapers throughout England were speculating about where he was going every day, and Dalglish also officially exposed the previous Liverpool acquisition agreement.

"His story in Liverpool over the past few years can be written in a book," McManaman finally said with a sigh, "There has never been a player whose career has been so dramatic."

Not long after that, the Spanish media reported the news that Mark Qin had settled in Atletico Madrid, causing an uproar in the entire British media, lamenting that money once again changed the fate of a club and a top superstar.

September 13, Anfield.

Sam and the others are shouting loudly to their partners in the diehard stands to raise the huge banner, which clearly says "Mark, this is Anfield, we are waiting for you to come back"

This is the fourth round of the Premier League. Liverpool's home game against Birmingham is like a reincarnation. His first appearance in the first team was also against Birmingham. Now he left for the first time and came back to face Birmingham.

"Listen guys," said captain Steven Gerrard, standing up unexpectedly in the dressing room before the game, "today is a very special day because someone who is very important to Anfield came to see us, I don't want to let He saw us lose."

Spalletti also nodded and said: "Mark is in the studio at the corner of the south stand. In the first three rounds, we won, one drew and one lost. This made me feel a little embarrassed in front of Mark. You can decide what to do today."

"Mark is back?", especially young players like Lallana and Kanter asked in surprise, after all, this name means too much to Liverpool and England.

"Damn it, I don't want to embarrass myself in front of him, as if we can't win without him", Carragher stood up and shouted, "Muzzle Birmingham"

"Yes, maim them..."

Just as the Liverpool players rushed out of the dressing room and onto the pitch, screaming, Mark was laughing and hugging Peterson and McManaman.

"To be honest, I'm not used to it without you commenting when I play football," Ma Keqin joked while sitting in the guest's seat.

The fans who were watching the live broadcast were stunned for a moment, then wiped their eyes, and screamed "Ah...", and then the news spread almost at the speed of light, and in an instant, all the fans in the stadium knew that Mark Qin was back!

"Mark, Mark...", "Welcome back...", before the game started, there was a tsunami of shouts from the stands, all directed at the studio at the corner of the south stand.

"Oh, it seems you have to say hello to the fans at the stadium," Peterson said with a glance back.

The director hurriedly projected the images from the studio to the big screen in the stadium. Ma Keqin was sitting in the middle of the studio with a smile on his face, and waved: "Guys, I'm back to see you..."

The stadium exploded in an instant. Although the east stand was completely closed due to the expansion, and only three stands were filled with fans, the sound was still soaring.

The atmosphere of the whole game started with a nameless enthusiasm, and the red attack wave after wave, Ma Keqin was really like a commentator, following the two live games with gags.

Perhaps it was because of the momentum today. In the end, Liverpool defeated Birmingham 3-0 cleanly and won a complete victory. Mark Qin and McManaman high-fived each other.

"Okay then, why are you coming back this time..." Peterson brought the topic to the part that had been arranged earlier, and the director also cut the scene.

"Let's say goodbye. I left too hastily at the time. I only said goodbye to a few teammates. Now that the dust has settled, I think I should come back and give the fans an explanation. Although you all know what happened now, I think I I also need to say sorry..."

"We don't need to be sorry, we need you to come back as soon as possible, you belong to Anfield...", the shouts in the stands came one after another.

Mark Qin smiled, and said to the camera: "One day, your Mark will come back..."

Flying hundreds of miles back and forth, just for this apology, but also for peace of mind, he needs to say goodbye to Red and Anfield face to face, and he needs to say goodbye to those old friends who have not had time or are inconvenient to tell the truth before, and then he Only then can we move forward with confidence and peace of mind.

When he returned to Madrid, Atlético returned from a 1-1 away game, beating Athletic Bilbao away and losing to Ares in Greece.

Then, they will rush to Barcelona...