princely elegance

Chapter 405 World Footballer
Relying on Villa's header, Valencia maintained a tie with Real Madrid in the first half, and the score of 1:1 made most of the fans quite satisfied.

Over time, Real Madrid fans also discovered that their team performed better in the second half than in the first.Although not the reversal king of Manchester United, 70.00% of Real Madrid's five goals were concentrated in the second half.And Gago is also the kind of player who plays late, using the first half to observe the opponent's characteristics, and then in the second half with a fatal blow.

During the intermission, Koeman adjusted the team's tactics, from the first-half confrontation with Real Madrid to a defensive counterattack.He also saw the characteristics of Real Madrid's late strike. If they can lead in the first half, they will definitely defend in the second half. Although the draw is not the most ideal result, it is acceptable.

You must know that Real Madrid only drew one game this season. Apart from all victories, it is already a very honorable thing to score a point against Real Madrid.

However, Koeman still overestimated his team's defensive ability. Although it is estimated that there is no team in La Liga that pays as much attention to defense as Valencia, sometimes paying attention does not mean that it can be done.

Especially after Gago started to go crazy in the second half!
No. In the 605th minute, Gago and Silva entered the penalty area after consecutive twos and ones on the left. Under the double-teaming of Navarro and Torres, the ball was sent to the unguarded place on the right side of the penalty area.

Higuain scored twice with a left-footed shot and scored his No.16 league goals, [-] goals in [-] rounds, with an average scoring efficiency of more than one goal per game, allowing fans to see the new generation after Ruud van Nistelrooy The Rise of the "Goal Machine"!

Gago ran past Torres with a smile, and clapped Higuain's hands to celebrate.

Watching this scene, Torres clenched his hands tightly. Although he knew it was impossible to completely guard against Gago, when Gago really assisted Higuain to score in front of his eyes, he still felt a burst of disappointment.He originally thought that even if he couldn't guard against Jia Ge, he would be able to make him feel uncomfortable, but in the face of the facts, he was still thinking too naively!

After falling behind, Valencia had no choice. Even without Koeman's command, they began to press out. Anyway, they all lost. Losing one goal is the same as losing several goals.

And that thought cost them a third goal, Parejo was going for another long diagonal pass, but Alonso snatched the ball before Joaquin and sent it to Sneijder.

The Dutch No. 10, who has reached his peak form this year, looked up and sent a long pass accurate to the millimeter.Let Parejo know why he doesn't get enough playing time at Real Madrid.

Gago raised his foot and volleyed directly at Sneijder's long pass. This ability to volley directly without stopping the ball is also Gago's unique skill. The precise control of strength allows him to draw the ball as accurately as possible. position, draw out a world wave that any door god can't understand!

Even though Cesar had already moved his body in advance, the speed of the ball was too fast, and it hit the goal before he jumped up.

"goooooooooooooooooooooal!"

"World wave, 3:1, when Valencia fell behind in the second half, the outcome was doomed, but Gago's stunning long-range shot proved his name as the number one star in La Liga. Real Madrid owns Gago , it’s hard to lose!”

Scoring such a beautiful goal, Gago was also very happy, with a smile that could not be concealed on his face, he made a mocking expression to the teammates who came around to celebrate, and danced impromptuly with Marcelo on the sidelines A "twisted" dance.

This action caused the audience to burst into laughter. It has to be said that the dance performed by Marcelo and Gago was indeed not ordinary ugly. The two completed the task of pleasing the fans.

After falling behind by two goals, Koeman closed his eyes in despair. Now this Real Madrid team has never been overturned with a two-goal lead.

Schuster, on the other hand, sat calmly on the coach's bench from the very beginning of the game. Except for the intermission, he didn't move a step.

That's called being as stable as Mount Tai!

In the following period, Real Madrid completely took advantage of the scene, and nearly 70.00% of the possession rate made Valencia's players exhausted.But after that, Real Madrid's players were unlucky and failed to score again. Higuain's supplementary shots from close at hand were all saved by Cesar.

On the contrary, Valencia, who has not given up, pulled back a goal in the No. 80 minute. Joaquin showed the value of the second star of the Bat Corps.After passing Ramos one-on-one, he single-handedly scored on the right side of the penalty area. Casillas' short stature prevented him from picking up the goal.

This goal boosted Valencia's morale and launched a desperate counterattack against Real Madrid's goal in the remaining time. However, Real Madrid's defense is the best in La Liga this season. Sneijder came back to help defend After that, Valencia can threaten Real Madrid's offense can be said to be very few.

On the contrary, it was No. 807 minutes. Real Madrid took advantage of Valencia's overwhelming opportunity to score another goal and completely sealed the victory. It was Sneijder's long pass from the backcourt, this time looking for Mata on the right.The latter didn't hesitate after getting the ball. He used his left foot to make an inner arc and bypassed Cesar, then hit the inner side of the far post and bounced into the goal.

After the goal, Mata just walked back to his position with his head down, without any celebration. At this moment, the Valencia fans had mixed feelings.

This goal was also the last goal. Real Madrid defeated Valencia, which is third in the league, 4:2 away, consolidating their top position.

It's a pity that Barcelona also scored 1 points in the same city derby with the Spaniard relying on Messi's penalty 0:3. The difference between the two teams is still 4 points.However, after this round, Barcelona will go to Japan to participate in the Club World Cup, and the last round of the league before the winter break will be postponed until after the winter break.As long as Real Madrid can beat Zaragoza at home in the next game, they will be able to have a good Christmas with a 7-point lead over Barcelona.

"Let us use a big victory to make a perfect summary of 2009, and let the fans have the best mood to spend the cold Christmas."

"Marca" used this headline to encourage the Real Madrid players on the second day, and Schuster did not disappoint the fans.In the last game before the winter break, a rare big score was played.

Higuain scored twice again. Before halfway through the league, he has already scored [-] goals. As long as there are no accidents in the second half of the season, this season's top scorer and European Golden Boot are basically booked.

And Mata, who performed well in the last round with one pass and one shot, this time rotated Robben as the starter, and also used two goals to prove that his worth of more than 2000 million was worth it.

In the second half, Gago and Sneijder were the icing on the cake and scored two beautiful long-range shots respectively. In the end, Real Madrid beat their last opponent in 6 with a big score of 0:2009.

After the game, all the Zaragoza players fled and left the Bernabeu. They were ashamed and wanted to jump off the building after they had thought about exchanging jerseys with Gago after the game.

"In the 43 rounds of the league, Real Madrid won 7 and drew one. They have accumulated 2010 points ahead of Barcelona, ​​which has one less game, and entered [-]. With such an excellent record, Real Madrid may be able to accumulate more than [-] points this season. Of course, For Los Blancos, the most important thing is the Champions League."

"The venue for the final of the European Champions Cup this season is the Bernabéu. If they can win the championship at their own home court, the names of all players will be remembered forever and will be remembered by future generations of fans, just like Stefano and Puskas!"

"In the face of such a temptation, Schuster must not be able to bear it, so after the start of the Champions League knockout round in the second half of the season, it is Barcelona's opportunity. As long as they can focus on the league, they may be able to break Real Madrid's La Liga. monopoly!"

Of course, Guardiola, who is far away in Japan, scoffed at such a point of view. He is also a proud person. This season, he also wants to win all the championships.

In Yokohama on December 12th, Barcelona fought fiercely with the college team from South America. It was not until the end of regular time that Barcelona scored a goal to equalize the score, dragging the game into overtime.

In the 1-10 minutes, Messi showed his superstar value and completed the shot with an unconventional posture, helping Barcelona to kill the opponent and win the first Club World Cup in club history.

Champions Cup, European Super Cup, Club World Cup!
In a sense, Barcelona also completed the glory of the "Triple Crown" in 2009, and Messi also used his outstanding performance to prove that he is not worse than Gago.

It has to be said that Messi won the Club World Cup two days before the "World Footballer" selection, which added a lot of points to him.On the night of December 12, at the Zurich Opera House, Messi narrowly beat Gago to become the 22 World Footballer of the Year!

When the votes came out, everyone felt sorry for Gago.

No.1 Messi has 749 votes, while No.2 Gago has 743 votes!The votes were very close again, but it was a pity that this time it was Messi who laughed at the end.Still the same sentence, whoever won the award is controversial, but everyone can understand it!
When the results came out, Gago was the first to applaud and send blessings to Messi beside him!
"I finally won you once, it's really not easy!"

Before Messi came to the stage to accept the award, he whispered something in Gago's ear.

"This will be the last time, Leo, you won't have another chance!"

Gago said confidently to Messi's earlobe that this defeat made his fighting spirit even higher.

However, this time the awards ceremony was not without gains. The shocking barb he scored in the second round of the league match of the century last season was selected as the best goal of 2009!That is to say, the award named after the Real Madrid legend Puskas, Gago can be regarded as the successor to his predecessors.

And in the best team, he was also selected as the best midfielder. Together with Xavi and Iniesta, he formed the three midfielders of the best 11 players in FIFPRO.

But what made Gago laugh the most was that the "FIFA Development Award" was actually awarded to the Chinese Football Association!
(End of this chapter)