Chapter 434: The Birth of a New Champion

What happened at the Bernabeu on the night of April 11? No one can tell.

The media, fans, everyone is discussing. Why did Real Madrid, which took the lead in the first round, be so vulnerable in the second round?

Is it because of the suspension of Ricardo and Elguera? It stands to reason that the absence of one or two players will not have such a big impact on the team. And as Capello said, Real Madrid still has Kaka, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raul, Cassano, Higuain, Beckham...why did they fall down without fighting back? At the foot of AC Milan?

Is it because the players are slacking off? It stands to reason not. In an interview after the game, Kaka was very confused. He said: "Everyone worked hard, we made a lot of preparations and put everything into this game. In the first 20 minutes of the game, we completely controlled the game. I don't know what's going on, it's like a nightmare and when I wake up, we've lost."

Is it because of Capello's improper command, or improper selection and appointment of personnel? "Aspen" commented: "Capello has done everything he can do, his tactical arrangements are beyond reproach, and the selection of personnel is not controversial. In the case of two away goals, he chose to play at home. Defensive counterattack, no one can make a mistake. However, AC Milan scored two goals in 4 minutes and stunned the defending champion Real Madrid. Although Capello made adjustments hard, AC Milan's next defense did it Flawless. Congratulations to AC Milan, they deserved to go through. Congratulations to Maldini, despite being 38 years old, he is still the best defender on the planet."

No one can figure out why. But the fact is, Real Madrid lost. One defeat, lost the whole season.

They can only focus on the league. It was the only honor they could contend for.

However, the impact of this defeat on Real Madrid has not disappeared.

In the 30th round of the league, as a guest at Racing Santander, Real Madrid was in a downturn.

Their start in the away game was not bad. In the 26th minute of the game, Raul received a wonderful pass from Ricardo to break the deadlock.

But after entering the second half, Diarra and Cannavaro's fouls gave the opponent two penalty kicks one after another. Racing Santander naturally accepted it, and Garay scored two penalty kicks, directing a reversal.

To make matters worse, both Herguera and Mejia received red cards. At the last moment, Real Madrid had to fight with 9 people, and they could only swallow the bitter fruit of failure in the end.

Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, defeated Mallorca, chasing the points gap to only 1 point.

Sevilla lost the ball and continued to maintain a 5-point gap with Real Madrid, basically withdrawing from the championship.

After the game, Capello had to hold a team meeting in an attempt to reverse the team's low morale.

It's hard to tell if the meeting made a difference or if the players were just about to bottom out.

On April 22, in the 31st round of the league, Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3:1 at home.

On April 30th, in the 32nd round of the league, Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 5:1 away. Ricardo scored a hat-trick and scored his 30th league goal of the season.

May 7th is a day worth remembering. Real Madrid sits at home and faces Sevilla, third in the league.

Although Maresca opened the scoring with a world wave, goals from Ricardo and Ruud van Nistelrooy helped Real Madrid equalize the score. In the 80th minute of the game, the score was still 2:2. At this time, Ronaldo came off the bench. After leaving for nearly a year, he returned to the court!

Almost all the Bernabéu fans stood up and applauded him.

4 minutes after debut,

He received a through ball from Ricardo and scored the winner for Real Madrid. The aliens are back!

On May 13, in the 34th round of the league, Real Madrid played against the Spaniard at home.

Pandiani scored a hat-trick at halftime, and Real Madrid fell behind 1:3 in the first half.

The Spaniards were very happy, but they forgot that Real Madrid has Ricardo and the comeback Ronaldo!

After the start of the second half, Ricardo scored twice in 5 minutes to help Real Madrid equalize. In the 71st minute, Ronaldo came on as a substitute, and in the 89th minute, he succeeded in turning offside. After receiving Kaka's diagonal pass, he scored the reversal lore!

After losing to Racing Santander, Real Madrid played a wave of 4 consecutive victories!

At the same time, Barcelona has 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie, and the point gap with Real Madrid has widened to 6 points. With only 4 rounds left in the league, it can be said that Real Madrid has already grabbed the championship trophy with one hand!

There was no suspense about what happened after that.

In the 35th round, Real Madrid defeated Huelva 4:2 away.

In the 36th round, Real Madrid beat La Coruña 4:1 at home.

Although Barcelona also won two consecutive victories, it didn't help. Real Madrid won the championship trophy two rounds ahead of schedule!

The Spanish Football Association has long been prepared to bring the championship trophy to the Bernabeu. At the championship celebration after the game, the players threw Capello high into the sky! Although there was some unhappiness between the players and the head coach this season, the joy of winning the championship overcame the estrangement!

And Beckham also brought his three sons to appear. He will not play in the last round of the game. This is the last time he played on behalf of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Next season, he will go to the United States to start a new dream.

Ricardo and Ronaldo hugged tightly. Ronaldo smiled and said loudly: "This transfer didn't disappoint you, did it?"

Ricardo responded with a smile: "I am a little disappointed that I didn't win the Champions League. Next season, let's bring the Champions League back together!"

"as you wish!"

In the last two rounds of the league, Ricardo continued to score goals, scoring 4 goals in the two games, and fixed his league goals at 37 goals.

To achieve this data, he used a total of 30 league games, of which 29 starts.

Unfortunately, he failed to break the record of 38 goals set by Hugo Sanchez in the 1989-90 season.

But he has surpassed the 34 goals Ronaldo scored for Barcelona in the 96-97 season.

After all, this is his first La Liga season, and he still has the opportunity to continue to challenge the record!

In this season, he did not play in the Copa del Rey; in the Champions League, he played 7 times and scored 9 goals; he played 1 time and scored 3 goals in the UEFA Super Cup.

A total of 38 appearances, scoring 49 goals, surpassing Ronaldo's record of 49 appearances and scoring 47 goals in his first La Liga season!

In the 1996-1997 season, Ronaldo was 20 years old. He got his first World Footballer of the Year.

In the 2006-2007 season, Ricardo was 20 years old. He won his first World Footballer, the first Ballon d'Or.

One cycle has passed, and a new cycle has begun.

No one doubts that Ricardo will step on the footsteps of Ronaldo and step on the throne of the world champion!

Everyone is witnessing the birth of a new ball champion!