princely elegance

Chapter 392 The World Cup Qualifiers End
After sacking Zurich with five goals in an away game, Real Madrid's momentum in Europe reached its peak in an instant.Although the direct opponent is Barcelona, ​​several other giants aiming at the Champions League also launched investigations on the Blancos at the same time. As long as they keep winning, they will meet one day.

Unlike Real Madrid players who returned to Spain with full appreciation, Barcelona, ​​which had just been tied by Valencia in the last round, suffered a defeat for the first time this season.At the Nou Camp's home court, the Red and Blues led by Messi lost 1:2 to the Kazan Rubins in the Russian Super League.

This game is the biggest upset of this round of the Champions League. Although Inter Milan and Liverpool failed to win their opponents, Inter Milan has always been weak in the Champions League, while Liverpool's two cores, Gerrard and Torres, are absent.

No matter from which aspect, Barcelona has no reason to lose. The main players are all out, and they are at home.Since Guardiola took over Barcelona, ​​it has not been known how long it has not lost at home.As powerful as Real Madrid, they only got one draw and one loss in the last two century wars at Camp Nou.

But it is this Barcelona, ​​which will win no matter how you look at it, lost to the "underdog" Rubin Kazan at home without a temper.After the game, Messi was criticized by all the media because the team's first goal was due to his return error.And as the team's number one star, he performed sluggishly throughout the game.

At the beginning of the season, Messi's scoring state surprised everyone after he switched to center forward, but after that, all opponents increased their defense against him.So far, the Barcelona golden boy has not scored in five consecutive games.And it was his misfire that made Barcelona winless in two consecutive games recently.

Although from the current point of view, these two games do not affect the overall situation, but as the only superstar in Barcelona and even La Liga who can compete with Gago, his state naturally ushered in everyone's dissatisfaction.

The media is like this, when you score a goal, they praise you to the sky, and when you don't score a goal, they are the fastest to turn your back on you.

And it was under such circumstances that the last two rounds of the World Cup qualifiers began. Gago and Higuain and Aguero came to the national team again.

"Leo, long time no see!"

As a friend, Gago naturally knew about Messi's recent situation. Two hours after he came to the national team training base, Messi was also sent over by his father.

"Fair, it's been a long time!"

When Messi saw Gago coming to pick him up, a slight smile appeared on his expressionless face. It was not only Gago who came to pick him up, but also Aguero.The relationship between the three of them is said to be the best, and they have fought all the way up from all levels of the national team.

"Let's go, we came early, the training will start tomorrow morning, let's go out for a meal together!"

Aguero took the luggage in Messi's hand and suggested.

"No, I haven't been in a good state recently, but I don't want to play. I need to practice more!"

Messi shook his head. He is also a character who refuses to admit defeat. After being scolded by the media, he naturally wants to get it back.And the best revenge is to score a goal and let those paparazzi come and lick him again.

"It just so happens that I also want to practice free kicks, let's go together!"

Aguero was about to persuade, Gagola stopped him, and proposed to Messi with a smile.

"……thanks……"

After hearing this, Messi's lips trembled, and finally he whispered two words.

"Let's go, Akun, help us set the ball!"

Gago hugged Messi and pulled him to the training base, but Aguero kicked him directly for the proposal he made.

"It should be you who set the ball for the uncle!"

……

In the penultimate round against Peru, Basile did not hold back anything, and all the main players were out. Although they have already qualified ahead of schedule, this Argentine team is completely brand new. In order to achieve good results in the World Cup in South Africa next year, More grinding is required.

Peru is now ranked first from the bottom, with only 10 points. Even if they win the remaining two games, they will not be able to qualify.Now they are all fighting for honor, and this kind of opponent is still terrible at certain times.

The Argentine stars played with a completely playful attitude in this game, which led to being overwhelmed by the opponent at the beginning of the scene.Fortunately, Samuel, whose position was not yet stable in this game, showed his [-]% state, leading the defense to keep the goal clean.

The score of 0:0 in the first half made Basile extremely dissatisfied during the intermission, but his coaching style has always been soft. He did not make substitutions or yell at halftime, but confronted him with a gloomy face. The players once again focused on explaining the tactical layout.If Ferguson had been replaced, he would have been yelling and yelling, and whoever dared to retaliate would not have the chance to play for a whole season.

But at this time, the group of young people in Argentina's frontcourt came back to their senses. Apart from Messi, who was not in good shape, Higuain and Aguero also had guilt on their faces.As the core, Gago was the first to stand up and apologize after Basile finished speaking, and then called on his teammates to concentrate in the second half to ensure victory.

In fact, Gago's performance in this game was not bad, but he passed the ball more to Messi, wanting to let his friends break the scoring shortage, which made it easy for the Peruvian players to defend.

And in the second half, when he started to return to his usual self, Argentina scored, again through Gago's through ball and Higuain's counter-offside.Using this method, Higuain has already scored several goals in Real Madrid, and this time in the national team is no exception.

Then in the No. 705 minute, Heinze, who had an assist, made a diagonal pass from outside the penalty area, and Cambiasso headed the ball into the goal without any defense.

After Argentina returned to normal in the second half, the goal came immediately.

Although Peru used a corner kick to get back a goal in stoppage time, it did not prevent Argentina from winning Peru at home and continuing to lead the standings.

The last round is the finale of this qualifier, Uruguay vs. Argentina.It's just that after Paraguay defeated Venezuela in an away game in the last round, the four places in the entire South American region to directly advance to the finals have all been determined.

Argentina with 36 points, Brazil with 33 points, Paraguay with 33 points, and Chile with 30 points.

Although Uruguay is ranked fifth, their 24 points have disqualified them for direct promotion. Even if they beat Argentina in the final round, they must participate in the cruel play-offs.

However, as a powerhouse in South America after Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay showed its dignity in the final round.The stalemate with Argentina, the leader in South America, lasted until the last minute, before being shot by Gago in front of the goal.

After this round of competition, it was announced that the South American qualifiers were all over. Argentina advanced to the finals of the World Cup in South Africa with an absolute advantage of 39 wins, [-] draws and [-] losses with a total of [-] points.

"Leo, it's a pity I can't let you score!"

When parting at the airport, Gago said regretfully to Messi that in the last two qualifying rounds, he had passed the ball to Messi as much as possible. line.

"No, I should thank you, Phil, I feel that my condition has almost recovered, and I will be able to score goals in the next round of the league. Don't regret it then, help me, a direct opponent."

This time, Messi's face is full of confidence. Although he failed to score in the national team and broke his scoring shortage, he has already walked out of the shadows under the care of friends like Gago and Aguero. come out.

"I have no opponent at leisure, it would be best if you can catch up!"

After listening to Messi's words, the confidence on Gago's face became even more dazzling.

"goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

……

This time, after the national team match day, Schuster began to frown, because someone was finally injured. Robben, a glass man, found that his ankle was uncomfortable after a physical examination and needed a truce for half a month.

Although Real Madrid can be said to be saturated at the winger position, Robben's injury just allows Mata and Silva to play a little more time.But Schuster was still very troubled after it happened. It is undeniable that Silva and Mata are very talented, but compared to Robben, there is still a gap.

In today's football, in the position of winger, after Ronaldo and Messi is Peter Pan of the Netherlands, and the battle with AC Milan is about to begin. Robben was injured at this critical moment, which made this battle of giants happen. slight change.Originally, most people were optimistic about Real Madrid, but now the odds of both sides are almost equal.

"Fortunately, Phil wasn't injured, otherwise those sons of a bitch reporters would have sent out all the manuscripts about Real Madrid's loss!"

Schuster breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Gago pass the team doctor's physical examination smoothly.

Although Sneijder could replace Gago, the two were not at the same level in terms of deterrence. As long as Gago stood on the field, even if he didn't get the ball, AC Milan had to devote most of his energy.And Sneijder at most let Gattuso pay a little attention.

Probably because the previous ten consecutive victories in various competitions were too dazzling and hurt people's character. In the eighth round of La Liga, Real Madrid was tied 0:0 by Sporting Gijon in the away game.In this game, Schuster was considerate of Gago. Sneijder and the others had just played the qualifiers, so they should be rotated to have a good rest.Let Guti be the commander of the frontcourt, but the shortcoming of Master Fourteen's ups and downs was fully exposed in this game.

Although it was just a draw, La Liga and even the entire European teams concerned about Real Madrid breathed a sigh of relief.

"Nimma finally stopped winning. If you continue to win, we will just give you the championship."

And this round, taking advantage of the opportunity of Real Madrid being tied, Barcelona scored a crazy score at home, sweeping away the shadow of the previous failure in the Champions League.

Keita's hat-trick, Iniesta, Henry, and Messi each scored a goal. The score of 6:1 made the media who had previously bad-mouthed Barcelona immediately forget what they had said earlier.The manuscript that was completely contrary to the original was freshly released the next day, and Messi, who broke the scoring drought, was once again praised by the media.

(End of this chapter)