Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 595 If you do it too often, you won't cherish it anymore.
After finishing the 18th round of the league, the next match is the Copa del Rey Round of 16.

Granada's opponent in this round is Espanyol, also a La Liga team.

The schedule is currently very packed. Granada has six matches to play in January, and if they reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, the number of matches in that month will increase to eight.

Pellegrini also considered giving up on the Copa del Rey, after all, with such a dense schedule, it wouldn't be easy for Granada's thin squad to get through it.

Espanyol is not an easy team to beat. So far this season, they are ranked ninth in the league, which is a position that only a strong team can achieve.

More importantly, just two days after playing Espanyol away, the team will face Valladolid.

Therefore, it was natural for Pellegrini to consider forgoing the Copa del Rey match.

However, Shan Yongzhuo did not quite agree with this, and suggested to Pellegrini that he could lead the reserve team in the Copa del Rey.

Pellegrini ultimately could not refuse the offer.

After all, while the Copa del Rey is not as important as the league, it is by no means a meaningless competition; in Spain, it is still a very prestigious title.

Then came the away game against Espanyol.

As a result, the course of the match gave Pellegrini a boost of confidence.

With a reserve lineup, Shan Yongzhuo relied on counter-attacks and took a 2-1 lead in the first half thanks to his brace.

Although Espanyol equalized in the second half, Shan Yongzhuo scored the winning goal in the final moments.

Granada won 2-3 away from home, a result achieved by Shan Yongzhuo leading a group of substitutes, which pleased Pellegrini.

After all, if you can win, no one would think of giving up a competition.

Next up is the 19th round of La Liga matches on January 11th.

The match between Granada and Valladolid at Granada's home ground attracted everyone's attention.

This round of competition was certainly full of hype.

Of course, it's really just a gimmick.

Granada and Valladolid were originally just ordinary small clubs in Spain, with nothing particularly noteworthy.

The key issue is that Granada acquired Shan Yongzhuo this season.

Shan Yongzhuo's current league goal tally has reached 48, just 2 goals away from Messi's record of 50 goals in a single La Liga season.

If Valladolid cannot stop Shan Yongzhuo in this match, he is very likely to equal or even surpass Messi's record.

Valladolid are naturally unwilling to be relegated to the background, but they lack confidence.

As a result, once the match began, they were almost immediately and completely dominated by Granada.

In the 13th minute, Shan Yongzhuo scored a classic goal directly from a corner kick, giving Granada the lead.

"Shan Yongzhuo!"

"Goal! Goal! Goal!"

"Valladolid is powerless to stop Dan's advance; they simply cannot!"

“It’s very easy to score against them.”

"Granada is now in the lead!"

"His 1th league goal! Now, he's just one goal away from equaling Messi's record!"

The commentator was shouting excitedly. The Camenes Stadium had completely erupted; the only name that could be heard throughout the stadium was Shan Yongzhuo.

In less than half a season, he has already gained top popularity in Granada.

In the 29th minute of the match, Shan Yongzhuo once again broke through Valladolid's goal with his signature breakthrough and shot from the edge of the penalty area.

2-0!

More importantly, Shan Yongzhuo directly equaled Messi's record.

"As expected, Shan Yongzhuo did not disappoint. Before the first half was over, he had already scored twice, directly equaling Messi's record for most goals in a single La Liga season."

"Now, all we need to do is wait, wait for the new record to be set..."

The TV commentator sighed, feeling sorry for Messi.

After all, Messi's record of 50 goals only lasted for a few seasons, and it seems to be about to become history.

However, Shan Yongzhuo's second goal was only the last goal of the first half.

For the remainder of the game, Valladolid performed quite well, preventing Granada from scoring and maintaining a clean sheet for the latter part of the first half with a 10-0-0 formation.

After all, no team wants to see the other team break their record; nobody wants to be the backdrop.

but.

Ultimately, Valladolid could not escape this fate.

After the start of the second half, Granada launched a fierce attack on Valladolid.

In the 79th minute, Valladolid's defender was marking Shan Yongzhuo when Nainggolan didn't pass the ball to him. Instead, he dribbled into the penalty area himself. Valladolid's defender, who rushed over to defend, realized it was too late and, in desperation, pulled Nainggolan to the ground.

foul!

"Beep..."

The referee blew the whistle to stop the game, showed a yellow card to the Valladolid player who committed the foul, and pointed to the penalty spot in the penalty area.

Granada was awarded a penalty.

Under normal circumstances, it would just be a regular penalty kick, but when Granada was awarded a penalty, almost everyone realized a problem.

Shan Yongzhuo had already scored two goals, bringing his league goal tally to 50.

"Is this about to break the record?" the Spanish commentator said in a complicated voice. "If Shan Yongzhuo takes this shot, it will be the key goal to break the record..."

"Then, a league was conquered by Shan Yongzhuo."

"Serie A, Premier League, now it's La Liga's turn. The single-season goal record for all three leagues will belong to Shan Yongzhuo. Only the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are left."

"This is the most terrifying goal-scoring machine in football history. I'm afraid no one will ever be able to accomplish a feat like Shan Yongzhuo's again..."

the other side.

Nainggolan stood up from the grass, rushed over and hugged Shan Yongzhuo, laughing loudly, "Alright, thank me, you know, a young model can't solve the problem."

Dan Yongzhuo rolled his eyes at him and ignored the guy, his mood quite indifferent.

The reason is that this is not the first time he has broken a record, and he does not feel the excitement of breaking a record for the first time at all.

This is probably because after doing it too many times, people stop appreciating it.

(End of this chapter)