Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 209 The draw for the 18th finals, the last game in February against Real Madrid!
El País - Chinese singer Eason Chan's "Standing Before Mt. Fuji" topped Spotify's Spanish hot list this week.

Editor-in-chief of AS, Long Sero: Some people want to learn Tom's dribbling style by listening to the same songs as him, which is impossible. Tom is actually very hardworking, and I can see that he has similar qualities to Ronaldo.

The headline of the Villarreal Times: Why are you unwilling to give up the Europa League? The winning bonus for the Europa League knockout round is 63 euros. If Villarreal can win in the quarter-finals, they will get a promotion bonus of 1 million euros. "This money is very important to Villarreal."

There is a bonus in the Europa League knockout stage, which is why Villarreal is fighting on three fronts despite the huge pressure.

A prize of several million euros may not seem like much, but it can be accumulated over time.

According to the goals set by the top management for Villarreal, Villarreal needs to reach the top four of the Europa League.

If they succeed in the end, Villarreal will earn 1400 million euros from participating in the Europa League this season.

And if they can win the championship in the end, the total prize money will reach a considerable 2693 million euros!
Of course, the championship is not what Huang Qian desires.

“We need to take it step by step”

In the team cafeteria, half an hour before the draw ceremony for the Europa League round of 1, Escribá held a small meeting with the players.

"No matter what kind of opponent we meet, we have to find a way to win the game and go as far as possible. First the 1/8 finals, then the 1/4 finals, and then the semi-finals."

Escrivá didn't say anything more after the semi-finals.

At this moment, a "puff" sound was heard in the corner.

Escriva looked over there.

Tang Ye was seen holding a bottle of Coca-Cola in both hands, with his clothes and pants covered with foam from the cola.

"Mr. Phelan, I, I didn't mean to..."

"..."

Escrivá covered his face with his hands and gestured to Tang Ye to take a shower first amid the players' jeers.

"Tom, don't bathe with Coke, use hot water!"

"Hahahaha!"

Looking at Tang Ye running away, Bruno and Escrivá said, "I bet he will go to the next door to get a burger while you are not paying attention."

"Wow? Are you sure? I don't think he would do that."

Escriva smiled.

Bruno still has that stereotype about Tang Ye, which is absolutely wrong.

Escriva could see that the current Tang Ye was different from the Tang Ye when he first came here.

He won't do that!
"No, no, no, Phelan, Tom will definitely take the burger, and he will ask for a lot of salad dressing, he likes that thing very much"

"I bet you 5 euros"

Escriva held up all five fingers of his right hand: "5 euros, Tom, go take a shower directly"

"Phelan, you will lose"

Bruno sat down on the table.

Escrivá actually thought that he knew Tang Ye better than himself, which was absolutely impossible.

Bruno believed that he was definitely the person who knew Tang Ye best in the entire Huangqian.

He knows Tang Ye better than Alai!
"Then don't refuse my bet, Captain."

Escriva is also confident.

What a joke, he started studying Tang Ye since May last year when he was still in Utrecht.

When it comes to understanding Tang Ye, Escrivá is not comparable to Bruno!
“Okay, 5 euros”

Encouraged by his teammates, Bruno accepted Escrivá's bet.

"I'll go and help you guys!"

Musacchio climbed over the sofa and ran straight to the window at the corner, returning a few seconds later.

"What do you think Mateo, Tom didn't take it!"

cried the great god Escriva.

Musacchio shook his head.

The smile on Escriva's face suddenly froze.

"Haha! I win!"

Bruno jumped down from the table and said, "Ferran, 5 euros. I won't let you owe me more than one day. You must pay me before tomorrow."

"Bruno, you didn't win either."

Musacchio added.

"what?"

Bruno turned his head. "What do you mean? Didn't Tom take the burger?"

"He did take it, but..."

“He took 2.”

Musacchio chuckled.

"So, you both lose and you both owe me 5 euros"

"Depend on!"

The players of Huang Qian were playing poker in the cafeteria. Tang Ye, who had just finished taking a shower, came back and asked, "Is it started? Is it started?"

Tang Ye really enjoyed sitting on the sofa with his teammates and watching the news about the draw ceremony.

He didn't want to miss this wonderful time!

Lying down on the sofa, Tang Ye reached into Ale's bag of potato chips, and the Europa League logo lit up on the TV screen in front of him.

“You came just in time.”

The cafeteria was very warm. Tang Ye leaned back on the soft sofa, feeling relaxed but also a little bit expectant.

The top post by the football expert: The draw for the Europa League round of 1, Villarreal vs. Lyon, Manchester United vs. Rostov.

Villarreal's knockout draw was the same as their group stage draw, with not much luck.

Their opponent in the round of 1 is Lyon, a strong team from Ligue 8. In addition, Villarreal is in the same half as Copenhagen, Ajax and Schalke 04.

On the other hand, Manchester United's draw position is really good. In the entire lower half, only Manchester United and Celta have relatively strong overall strength.

The rest are very average!
Depend on!
Chinese fans now have only one thought in their minds.

It would be great if Villarreal and Manchester United swapped positions.

In this way, there is only one strong team in the entire lower half besides Villarreal, and that is Celta.

But so far this season, Celta has never beaten Villarreal once!
Doesn't this mean direct admission to the finals?

"..."

Looking at the draw results displayed on the TV screen, Escrivá kept his mouth shut.

Villarreal's coach is obviously feeling the pressure!
After the draw results came out, Escriva immediately received a call from Chairman Roig.

"Not a very good draw, Ferran, do we have a good chance of beating Lyon?"

Escrivá walked outside the cafeteria with his cell phone. He didn't really want the players to hear his conversation with Roig.

"President Fernando, to be honest, I think we have the ability to beat any team this season"

This is the conclusion Escrivá came to after coaching the team for several months.

Villarreal can beat any team this season.

But if there is tactical restraint, they may lose to any team!
Roig and Escriva talked it over.

The first leg of the 1/8 final against Lyon started before the Copa del Rey final.

What Roig meant was that the team should focus on the King's Cup final.

"What about the Europa League?"

"Of course we also need the Europa League. What I mean is that we really need a championship, so now the King's Cup has priority above all else. Both the league and the Europa League need to give way to the King's Cup."

……

Hot discussion among football experts: With a poor draw, how will Villarreal cope with the upcoming competitions?

[Playing against Lyon is actually not bad, as long as we don’t run into Manchester United directly, I think everything else is acceptable]

[It is like this, at present, Villarreal, Manchester United, and Ajax are in a class of their own in the knockout rounds, Celta and Lyon are slightly behind]

[I suggest giving up the Europa League and focusing on the King's Cup final. GGBond has never won the La Liga championship.]

The draw is not very good, which makes many Villarreal fans pessimistic about the Europa League.

Want to give up, but can't bear to do so, this is the problem that Villarreal fans are facing now.

However, the fans' attention was immediately diverted from the Europa League.

Because Villarreal’s last game in February is coming!

Home game against Real Marid!
The current first place in La Liga will face the current third place in La Liga. This is definitely a game full of highlights!

"Villarreal!"

"Villarreal!"

There were still more than five hours before the game started and the buses of both teams had just driven out, but the Ceramic Stadium was already bustling with activity.

Fans of the visiting team who came by train from Madrid arrived at the scene one after another, gathered together and sang songs.

"Sale el Madrid a luchar! (Go fight)"

"Sale el Madrid a ganar! (Go to victory)"

"Hala Madrid! (Forward Madrid!)"

"Hala Madrid!"

The championship battle with Barcelona is underway, and Real Madrid can be said to be determined to win this game.

……

"China Central Radio and Television! This is a live broadcast for you..."

"You can see that the players from both teams are ready in the player tunnel!"

In the camera, Tang Ye is chatting with Musacchio behind him.

The young Villarreal player's eyes glanced towards the right side where Ronaldo was, intentionally or unintentionally.

The Portuguese superstar was chatting with Ramos. He had a smile on his face, but Tang Ye could feel an inexplicable sense of oppression.

This feeling of oppression made Tang Ye very uncomfortable, as if something was missing... [In 2039, Real Madrid, which had won 20 Champions League trophies, encountered their low period. Now is the weakest period of the Galacticos, and it is also the best time to defeat them! ]

Oh!
coming!

Tang Ye knew that he was missing something!

The familiar battle of sinking ships.

The system is going to let him bully the weakened Real Madrid again!
[This task is divided into three levels of completion]

1. Run away. Even though the Estadio de Ceramic is your home ground, you lost the game, so you need to leave the stadium faster than Real Madrid. Reward: Real Madrid Castilla Youth Training Template.

2. Equally matched...

3. Battle of the Sinking Ship…

It’s a familiar feeling, there are still three levels of completion, from losing to drawing to winning, and the rewards are getting better and better.

The system thought that his task was to provide benefits to Tang Ye, but that was not the case.

Do you think you are facing the 54-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale, who retired long ago and has been playing golf for 20 years?
No, it's not like that.

In fact, you are facing Cristiano Ronaldo, who just won the Ballon d’Or, and Gareth Bale, who is at the peak of his career!
"fine!"

Alai put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder: "We are at home today, don't be nervous"

"Sebastian, I'm not nervous"

Tang Ye and Alai bumped fists and then walked out of the passage.

"Villarreal!"

"Villarreal!"

"Wowww!!!!"

Beep——!!!
Benzema's kick-off went directly to Casemiro behind him.

The game is on!

"Now let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams. First up is the home team Villarreal, still with the 4231 offensive lineup, with Tang Ye standing in the middle position."

"Then there's the visiting team Real Madrid, which is currently first in the La Liga standings!"

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Navas
Defenders: Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe, Carvajal

Midfielders: Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Modric

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale

Head coach: Zidane

After Pepe and Bale recovered from their injuries, Varane is the only injured player in Real Madrid.

The wing combination of C Ronaldo and Bale will undoubtedly bring great pressure to Villarreal's defense.

"Hey, Ferran!"

Villarreal fans behind the bench greeted Escriva.

From being doubted by everyone in the beginning to being followed by everyone now, Escribá has conquered all Villarreal fans with his performance as a leader.

Although there are still a few months until the end of the season, Villarreal fans have a hunch.

Ferran Escribá will be the most successful coach in Villarreal's history!
It was in his first season coaching Villarreal!
After raising his hand, Escrivá sat down on the bench.

I let out a long sigh, but the tension didn't ease much.

As expected, Real Madrid began to press Villarreal's backcourt with high intensity.

Ronaldo and Bale rushed forward from both flanks, cooperating with Benzema in the middle. The three of them formed a line and pressed Villarreal's player who had the ball at the same time.

Musacchio was watching with the ball, he wanted to pass the ball to Tang Ye in front, but Tang Ye's position was blocked by Casemiro.

Tang Ye swayed to the left and to the right, trying to get rid of Casemiro, but Casemiro was unwilling to give Tang Ye any chance.

There was nothing to be done, Musacchio quickly passed the ball back to Asenho.

Benzema bypasses Musacchio!

Keep moving forward!
“Oh!!”

Benzema's behavior made the fans terrified, but fortunately Asenho was very calm and kicked the ball directly out of the sideline with a big foot.

Less than 5 minutes into the game, Benzema directly threatened Villarreal's goal.

Escrivá must stand up!
"Pay attention!"

Escriva pulled his hands to the sides: "Sideways! Sideways!"

"Players on the wing should go over to provide support. Costa, where is your support?"

Costa, whose name was called by the coach, quickly raised his hand to indicate that he had heard what Escrivá said.

Villarreal's special tactics prevent them from allowing the attacking midfielder and center forward to retreat too deep. At this time, the role of the full-backs and wing forwards on the defensive end is very important.

You can't let Tom retreat.

What about the offense if Tom retreats?

The game reaches the 17th minute!

It's still Real Madrid's chance!

Carvajal's long pass from the backcourt accurately found Ronaldo, who chested the ball and passed it to Marcelo who came up to the wing to receive the ball.

Marcelo is also a ruthless guy. After getting the ball, he ran directly to the baseline, and Bruno almost couldn't react.

Catch up quickly!
At this time, Marcelo suddenly stopped and knocked the ball to the right with his left foot.

The Brazilian defender's feint caused Bruno to run too far!
boom!
Marcelo's through ball found Ronaldo in the front position, and after getting the ball, Ronaldo ran directly towards the penalty area.

Gonzalez defends Ronaldo alone!
"come on!"

"Guard him!"

"Tackle! Tackle!"

The fans started to make random calls again, and Gonzalez had to stay calm at this time.

Ronaldo!
Cycling!
Once on the left, once on the right.

Ronaldo's bicycle is not actually very deceptive, but he has his own strengths.

Suddenly accelerate and go straight to the baseline!
Acceleration and maximum speed are both advantages of the Portuguese superstar!

Snapped!
He passed the ball to Benzema in the middle with his left foot.

!!!

Asenho ran out quickly, but was still a step too late.

"Benzema!"

"Hit the door!"

"The ball is in!"

"C Ronaldo assisted Benzema to score!"

It looks like some very simple combinations, but Real Madrid can score goals with these combinations!
"My problem, my problem!"

Bruno raised his hand to signal his teammates, and Tang Ye and his captain, who ran over from the front, clapped their hands.

The thing you were most worried about happened!

Fight back!

Another counterattack!

Ever since Alaves defeated Villarreal in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a counterattack tactic, the head coaches of other teams have discovered the biggest weakness of Villarreal, the dark horse of La Liga.

Celta and Sevilla's counterattacks imitating Alaves both failed.

But Real Madrid will not fail!

The individual abilities of players in every position at Real Madrid are top-notch.

They can even play better defensive counterattacks than Alaves!

"call"

Escriva exhaled.

It's really not easy to get points from Real Madrid...

29th minute!

Modric ran forward with the ball, found the right position and made a straight pass to the front court.

Bell starts at the same time!

Costa and Rodri are both on the wing, and both have good intercepting and stealing abilities. The problem is that Bale chose a rather nonsensical way of breaking through.

He just ran at his own speed, causing Costa and Rodri to be passed before they had any chance to use their stealing ability!

Come to the restricted area!
Bell cuts inside!

Ronaldo ran from the left to the top of the arc, spread his hands and pointed at the open space in front of him.

This is an action that Ronaldo likes very much, which means asking his teammates to pass the ball to him.

Bale has a wide field of vision, of course he saw Ronaldo's gesture!

Snapped!
Give it to me directly!
Ronaldo!
Adjust it!
boom!
A powerful shot from Ronaldo sent the ball directly into the Villarreal goal.

Asenho had already jumped out, but Ronaldo's long shot was too fast.

"GGGG-OOOO-LLLLLL!!!"

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo pointed at Bale at the far end and then ran towards the corner flagpole on the left.

The index finger of his right hand kept spinning, and after accelerating during a run, he suddenly jumped up.

Turn in the air!

"SIUUU!!!!"

Today, there were not tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans shouting with Ronaldo, but there were already fans in the live broadcast room shouting "SIU".

Many Real Madrid fans failed to get tickets for the away game, but they will watch the entire game in the live broadcast room.

This is support for our own stars and team!
Dongqiudi's real-time battle report: C Ronaldo received Bale's inverted triangle and shot into the dead corner, Villarreal fell behind Real Madrid 0:2 away, and Tang Ye disappeared.

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(End of this chapter)