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Chapter 402 Champions League Single Season Goal Record

Chapter 29 UEFA Champions League scoring record in a single season
After hearing Calderon's order, Schuster, who originally planned to save some strength, had no choice but to take most of the main players to France to help AC Milan qualify.

When the French media got Real Madrid's roster, they all cursed.Damn you are already qualified, why do you want to kill them all? AC Milan is a wealthy family, bullying us poor dicks.

It is worth mentioning that this game ushered in three heavyweight superstars to watch. When Zidane, Papin, and Valdano appeared in the stands, they even attracted more shots than the Real Madrid stars on the field. them.

In this game, Papin is of course supporting Marseille, Valdano is naturally a diehard fan of Real Madrid, and Zidane, who is related to both teams, is not helping each other, although the "King of France" is from Marseille, But after all, it is one of the symbols of Real Madrid.

When Real Madrid's starting lineup came out, the home fans who had a glimmer of hope were desperate.

Goalkeeper Casillas, defense Marcelo, Pepe, Albiol, Arbeloa; midfielder Alonso, Mascherano, Gago; forwards Raul, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robben.

Although it is not the most peak lineup of Real Madrid, but at least it has the power of [-]% success at the peak.Most importantly, Real Madrid's number one star, Fernando Gago, who had just lifted the Ballon d'Or for the second time in France, also played.

Marseille had already lost confidence before the game started. Although Deschamps tried his best to boost the morale of the players, the morale of the whole team collapsed instantly after Gago scored the first goal with a direct free kick in the first half!
"goooooooooooooooooooal, Fernando Gago, the 8th goal of the Champions League this season, is also the 29th goal scored by the Argentine King in the Champions League. In the four seasons of joining Real Madrid, except for the first season because of halfway Joined and only played four games and scored two goals. In the next two seasons, Gago was the top scorer in the Champions League. Last year, if Real Madrid hadn't hated Stamford Bridge in the last sixteen, the Argentine king would have broken the Champions League A single-season goalscoring record is not out of the question."

"As if to make up for the grudges of last year, Gago told the world with a crazy scoring gesture in the first group stage of this season's Champions Cup that he wanted to break the record of 14 goals in a single season by the legendary AC Milan star Altafini. However It is easy to score goals in the group stage, but after the knockout stage it is not easy to score goals so easily."

"If Gago wins the Champions League top scorer again this season, then he will tie the record of winning this honor three times held by the German superstar Gedi Muller and his teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy. And the Argentine King is Defending the title for three consecutive seasons, only the most authentic 'goal machine' Gedi Muller has completed this record. The Dutch superstar Ruud van Nistelrooy won this honor three times. The time is not consecutive. Can do this , which proves that the current Gago is the most dominant superstar in the Champions League, which is incomparable to both Messi and Ronaldo!"

Obviously, the commentator of Marseille also put a lot of effort into this game before the game. He knew that his players were a joke in front of Real Madrid, who had played their best.In order to increase the ratings of the fans, he can only work hard on the superstar Gago, and the Champions Cup scoring record is undoubtedly a refreshing point that can fascinate the fans.

Although the two sides of the game are opponents, many Marseille players and fans are Real Madrid fans, even Gago fans.Since it is already a foregone conclusion for the team to lose, it is better to relax and watch Real Madrid's "beautiful football" which is known as unparalleled in the world.

Before the end of the first half, Gago's corner kick was headed into the opponent's goal by Albiol. This was also his first goal for Real Madrid.Although at the beginning of the season, due to the incompatibility with Real Madrid's system, he did not integrate into the team and play a role as quickly as Silva and Mata. Albiol was criticized by the media, but after nearly half of the season, this The famous players in La Liga gradually showed their strength.

And what's even more rare is that he has a gentle personality, even on the bench, he is very quiet, he does not make trouble or annoy him, and he trains hard.Schuster likes this kind of honest player very much, so even if at the beginning Albiol did not cooperate well and caused the team to concede several goals, he always gave him opportunities.

Since Heinze is too old, it is impossible to play a full season, so in actual playing time, Albiol as a substitute is no less than the main Heinze.

This is also mainly because Albiol is a Spaniard, there is no language barrier, and the speed of integration into the team is not beyond Schuster's tolerance.

During the intermission, Schuster expressed his satisfaction with the performance of the players and did not change anyone.

"In the second half, you guys continue to play, but be careful not to get yourself injured. Even if you lose, I hope that every player who goes up will come down intact!"

After exhorting, the Real Madrid players played again with a relaxed mood.However, the atmosphere in Marseille is much more dignified. After the adjustment of Didier Deschamps at halftime, they also know that this time is their life-and-death battle, especially when they learned that AC Milan, which started at the same time, fell behind Zurich 0:1.

They still have hope, as long as they win a draw and AC Milan does not win, they will still enter the knockout round.

"If only a draw is needed!"

With an extravagant attitude, the Marseille players launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid at the beginning of the second half, actively fighting, and the attitude of fighting for every goal seemed to be the last moment of the final.

The Real Madrid players were afraid of getting injured and did not dare to have too much physical contact with the Marseille players. Every time the opponent pressed the ball, they would transfer the ball.After such a transfer, the Marseille players finally found a chance to steal once, and this time they broke the goal.Although Albiol blocked the opponent's cross at the first time, the ball still fell at the feet of the Marseille player. The opponent's midfielder Lucho volleyed the incoming ball in the middle of the penalty area to get a goal back.

At the moment Marseille scored, the home players were very excited. They also got the news that AC Milan was behind Zurich at home. They still have hope.

Papin, who watched the sky, jumped up excitedly the moment Lucho scored a goal, while Zidane, who was beside him, smiled and applauded, and there was no gaffe.However, Valdano's face has not changed at all, he is full of confidence in the current Real Madrid.

To be precise, he is full of confidence in Gago. Although Valdano was brilliant as a player, his coaching career is even more legendary.

He is the Bole who brought Redondo to the top with one hand. In Tenerife, a team that could only relegation every season, he brought it to the UEFA Cup unprecedentedly after taking over, and also for two consecutive seasons. Defeating Real Madrid in the last round allowed Cruyff to pick up cheap for two consecutive years and won the league championship when he fell behind.

In the end, Sanz, the chairman of Real Madrid at the time, took him and Redondo's master and apprentice to Real Madrid at the same time, which opened the most glorious period of Real Madrid in modern times before the Galaxy Battleship, and also directly led to Cruyff's "Dream Team". collapse.

However, although he won the league championship for the team in his first year in charge of Real Madrid, the ruthless purge of the team's heroes Butragueno and Michel eventually led to chaos within the Real Madrid club, and he also resigned sadly.In fact, his original intention was not wrong. Like Capello, it was to complete the blood change for the team.

But people who make knives basically don't end well in the end. Capello is like this, and so is he.

It’s just that Valdano is more well-known when he was the manager of Real Madrid. At that time, Florentino, who had just defeated Sanz to become the chairman of Real Madrid, invited him to a bar in Madrid on his first day in office. After talking for four full hours, in the end when Florentino was in charge of the Galacticos, it was Valdano, the Argentine, who was in charge of everything about the team, big and small.

He can be said to be Florentino's most loyal confidant. After the end of this season, Real Madrid's four-year presidential election will be held. Naturally, they also came out of the mountain under his call.

This time Valdano and Zidane came together to have a good talk with Gago after the game.Among Florentino's subordinates, Valdano was the only one who would not arouse Gago's disgust. Besides being Argentine, Redondo's mentor status would make Gago respect him even more.

And when Valdano was thinking about how to talk to Gago after the game, there was a burst of exclamation from around him, and then the fans couldn't hide their cries.

Valdano regained his senses and looked up, only to see that the score on the big screen had changed to 1:3!

According to international practice, the home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back!

Real Madrid scored another goal to seal the victory, and it was Gago who scored the goal for Los Blancos. The Argentine king once again tricked Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda with an imaginative lob shot in the penalty area!

"The 9th goal, Messi and Gago, the top scorer in the Champions League last year, scored 9 goals, and now Gago scored 9 goals in just six group games. Now, basically The honor of being the top scorer in the Champions League this season has been announced in advance, and he has already been locked by the King of Argentina!"

"It is only 14 goals away from the 5 goals created by AC Milan's passing star Altafini in a single season. Looking at Gago's excellent state this season, as long as Real Madrid goes far enough in the knockout round, it is only a matter of time before Real Madrid breaks the record. Let's use our imagination, will the record be broken in the semi-finals or the final?"

The Marseille commentator didn't talk about the 1/4 finals and 1/8 finals, because that's too unrealistic!
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