The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 213 When we talk about this goal, France has already won.

Wow!

Seeing this ball,

The Spanish fans at the Calderón Stadium erupted in excitement; they were all too familiar with this kind of attack.

Spain has a history of breaking through their opponents in this way.

Whether they are Barcelona fans or Spanish fans, they prefer to call this kind of goal a pass into the goal.

That's what they did too.

Has the French team completed a replica?
oh!!

The next second, Spanish fans cheered as Matuidi's pass was intercepted by Ramos.

Gaio runs in the air.

The football was cleared by a long kick.

clap clap clap!
The home crowd erupted in applause; that was a close call.

Deschamps stood on the sidelines, pursing his lips and biting his nails hard.

If Matuidi had a slightly better footwork, and the ball had reached Gaio, Gaio, with his ability to handle the ball, would have basically won.

What a pity, what a pity.

Deschamps felt that the French team desperately needed a player like Xavi or Iniesta.

The French team's midfield lacks creativity these days.

Gaio gave Matuidi a thumbs up, then walked to the wing and glanced at the time on the field.

With stoppage time added, there are at most six or seven minutes left.

Both sides wanted to change the score in the final moments.

However, after everyone's physical fitness declined, they were unable to pick up the pace.

On the contrary, Gaio, who didn't perform much in the first half, was quite energetic in the second half.

When Cabaye passed the ball to his feet.

He passed the ball directly to Alba, who then made a wild run!

Alba, already on a yellow card, didn't dare foul Gaio and could only watch helplessly as Gaio took the lead.

Seeing that Ramos and Alonso were already guarding against his cut inside, Gaio decisively crossed the ball.

Bang!
The ball flew towards the middle, and Giroud, who was following up, gritted his teeth and jumped with all his might, because Ramos went to cover Gaio, and only Busquets was able to hold off Giroud.

However, his small size made him completely unable to stop Giroud.

Giroud headed the ball fiercely toward the goal.

It's practically a blind spot!
The football slammed into the ground and bounced toward the goal. Casillas slid to the ground at lightning speed, stretching out with all his might to save the ball.

Ribery, who had made a run forward, was caught between Juanfran and Xavi and was unable to get a shot off; Juanfran kicked the ball out of bounds.

Wow!

Spanish fans felt like they had been given a second chance; that shot looked too much like a goal.

Giroud and Gaio immediately shouted to the referee, "It's in! It's crossed the line!!"

The French players quickly surrounded Bridge, pressuring him, "That's definitely a goal! He saved it from inside the goal! It's a goal!"

"That's definitely a goal! The whole ball has crossed the goal line!"

The Spanish players rushed over, pushing aside the French players surrounding the referee, and said, "No, this isn't a goal, the ball didn't cross the line completely."

Casillas wagged his finger at Giroud.

Evra was still protesting to the referee when Ramos pushed him away, and Evra immediately blocked Ramos's hand with his own.

"what!"

Ramos screamed and collapsed to the ground, clutching his face.

Juan Forlán shoved Evra. "What are you doing?!"

Evra is angry right now and is directly confronting Juan Fran.

Players from both sides quickly caught up, and even players from the substitutes rushed over, seemingly ready to fight.

Gaio quickly pulled Evra and Sakho away from above.

In this era without VAR and goal-line technology, this kind of call cannot be overturned.

Just look at the injustice done to England's goal line two years ago.

The fans in the stadium booed loudly.

This is their home stadium, and many fans are throwing things onto the field.

Drop drop!
The referee quickly blew his whistle, and with the help of the assistant coach, it took a lot of effort to separate the two sides.

At this point, the players on both sides were completely fired up.

Bridge upheld the original verdict.

Deschamps received a yellow card for yelling at the referee, which turned into a red card, and he was sent off.

Deschamps laughed in anger, shook his head, and was asked to leave the stadium by staff.

Before leaving, he told Stephen, "Keep it as it is."

Stephen nodded.

On the field.

Bridge also became a card master, giving Ramos and Evra a yellow card each, as well as Juan Forlán and Sakho.

Ramos, seeing his yellow card, looked innocently at Bridge and said, "I got hit and I still got a card?!"

Bridge made a fake fall gesture.

They believe Ramos deliberately fell to the ground to provoke trouble.

Ramos tried to argue, but Casillas quickly pushed him away.

He was afraid that the young man might lose his temper and get another card, which would make things difficult, especially since Spain was already short-handed at center-back.

It finally calmed down.

Gaio looked at the scoreboard; more than ninety minutes had passed, and the exact time was no longer displayed.

He sighed. This chaos was too advantageous for Spain, just as France was gaining momentum, and then Ramos pulled this stunt.

soon.

The game continues.

However, the sign held up by the fourth official on the sidelines showed only three minutes of added time.

The French team intensified their attack.

Unfortunately, once Spain has fully recovered, it will be difficult to have a chance within three minutes.

Xavi cleared the ball with a long kick to midfield.

drop!
The final whistle blew, and the game ended.

but,

Fans outside the stadium were still discussing the goal. The slow-motion replay from the official broadcast showed that the ball had actually crossed the line.

But as I said before, without gate line technology, different broadcast camera positions will produce completely different results.

French and Spanish fans were arguing fiercely, neither side willing to concede.

At this time,
The commentators broadcasting this match inevitably discussed the application of goal-line technology.

In fact, FIFA has always opposed the introduction of goal-line technology, relying instead on referees and the fourth official to officiate.

Goal-line technology was first used in the 2010/2011 Champions League.

But this still couldn't sway Blatter.

Discussions about whether to introduce goal-line technology began in 2005 during a league match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

In that match, Tottenham's goal in the final minute was disallowed because neither the referee nor the linesman saw the ball cross the goal line, sparking widespread discussion.

Blatter commented that FIFA had conducted many tests, but the results were not ideal. In 2008, Blatter explicitly rejected the system, claiming that the technology had only a 95% accuracy rate.

In March 2010, the FIFA Council voted 6-2 to permanently abandon the use of the technology, with the two opposing votes coming from the Scottish and English Football Associations.

Many people say that Blatt didn't want the machine to influence the game because, in his view, the machine was absolutely fair and there was little room for manipulation.

However, what embarrassed Blatter the most were the several major misjudgments that occurred during the 2010 South Africa World Cup!
This includes the injustice involving the goal line in England.

then,

Less than four months after voting to permanently abandon goal-line technology, FIFA announced that it would resume discussions on whether to use goal-line technology.

However, even now, goal-line technology is still not available in FIFA matches.

Their discussion has yielded no results to date.

Gaio and his teammates high-fived each other, and everyone's face showed disappointment at not winning the game.

This feeling is completely different from before the competition.

Before the match, they felt that a draw would be enough. Playing to a draw against Spain, who had won 24 consecutive World Cup matches, was perfectly acceptable for the French team, which is currently in a rebuilding phase.

But they couldn't accept it after the game ended.

simply say,

Judging by the result alone, the French team is satisfied, but after watching the process, they are not satisfied with the result.

The Spanish team, on the other hand, did the opposite.

After the match,

At the press conference, Deschamps spoke frankly about the draw, saying, "It would have been unfair for France to lose this match. We even had a chance to win. Don't forget the referee disallowed a good goal of ours. Our players did not lose their belief; they fought until the very end."

He then spoke about the whole game, saying, "We were very passive in the first half. Our defense was not bad, but we didn't get the ball much and had almost no chance to attack."

The second half was completely different. France dominated, and we played freely, creating more chances.

Despite drawing with Spain away from home, Deschamps pointed out: "We must be clear-headed and calm because the French team is facing the best team in Europe and the world."

Our team members have been rewarded for their hard work.

France is a young team, and everything we're doing is moving in the right direction. We have the potential and room to improve. This French team lacks experience in major international tournaments, but playing like this will help us grow.

It will also make the players more confident.

I believe that with his performance tonight, Gaio, who will only be 18 next month, will have an even brighter future, facing both the European and World Champions.

This is a process of accumulating experience.

Our team has the ability, but the players need time to gain experience.

Our current goal is to qualify for the Brazil World Cup; this is our first step, and many more goals await us in the future.

Subsequently,

The reporter suddenly asked a question unrelated to the current match—

When asked about his views on Rennes' U21 midfielder M'Vila and three other players' unauthorized trip to a Paris nightclub, which resulted in Rennes' defeat to Norway and elimination from the European U3 Championship finals, leading to a ban of over a year by the French Football Federation, Deschamps was asked to comment on the matter.

"The Football Association has already imposed the penalty, and M'Vila has the right to appeal, but this has nothing to do with me."

Deschamps declined to comment further on the punishment imposed by the French Football Federation.

On the other hand, Del Bosque said, "Spain controlled the game in the first half. We played well, but perhaps we lacked some depth. Indeed, we could have secured the victory with a 2-0 score in the first half."

The second half became more open, and I don't know if that's why the Spanish players got tired, but the game started to turn against us.

"That last goal was a brilliant save by Casillas. I don't want to comment too much on the referee; whatever decision they make is what it is."

The reporter also mentioned that Fabregas missed a penalty in the first half, which was a major reason why Spain failed to get 3 points.

Vicente del Bosque responded: "I've said it many times, I won't assign penalty takers on the fly during a match. There are many players in the team who can take penalties. Anyone can fail a penalty, and that's okay. If the team loses just because of one penalty, then we don't deserve to win."

At last,
Vicente del Bosque praised the French team, saying, "They played very well. Their flanks put a lot of pressure on our defense, especially Gaio, who is a very strong player. If possible, I would prefer him to play for Spain instead of France."

tonight.

This match was destined to be a controversial one.

French media used a slow-motion replay of the football crossing the line as their cover story, with the headline reading, "This is not a goal."

The fans also launched a barrage of insults against referee Bridge.

Simultaneously,

There are growing calls for FIFA to further introduce goal-line technology.

This is yet another case of wrongful conviction regarding door-to-door service.

FIFA has not yet issued an official response.

but,

Some French fans are very clear-headed, such as Henry, who wrote on his personal social media:

"Whether this ball goes in or not, it can no longer change the outcome of this game. What we need to discuss now is not whether the goal was scored or not."

Because when we talk about this goal, France has already won.

We need to see the gap between the French and Spanish teams; the players went to Madrid with the mindset that they might lose.

But does it still exist now?

No, I think the lads are definitely thinking that when they get back to their home ground, they must beat Spain!
Because, after all, they're nothing special.

Henry's words.

This successfully diverted the attention of some French fans elsewhere.

indeed,

French fans have also noticed that although the French team is still in the rebuilding phase, they already have Gaio as the cornerstone of the team.

Gaiola showcased his talent perfectly in the second half of the game.

This put Spain's flank defense in a rather awkward position.

On the contrary, Spain's core players are getting older year by year.

The French don't think Spain can defend their title and win their fourth major championship.

The French players did indeed do much as Henry described.

In the locker room after the game.

Everyone was regretting that they couldn't take the three points; they could have won.

Gaio and Giru, among others, parted ways.

Kanté returned to Bastia with the team, despite Kanté failing to make his debut in this World Cup qualifier.

They will face their fifth Corsican derby in Ligue 1 in just three days!
They face another Ligue 1 team from Corsica, Ajaccio, away from home!

This is a grand occasion for football fans across Corsica.

Neither the Bastia nor the Ajaccio wanted to lose!

But obviously,
Bastia, currently second in the league, holds absolute control.

After landing in Bastia, Chatham personally drove to pick up Gaio.

on the car.

Chatham, filled with righteous indignation, said to Gai and Kanté, "That damn goal should have been a goal! The referee stole a victory from us!"

Gaio and Kanter have come to terms with the matter, and their emotions are not as intense as Chatham's.

Chatham said fiercely, "When we get back to our home ground in France, we'll show them what we're made of!"

Finish this.

We quickly returned to the topic of the Corsican derby.

"This match is very important, but it will also be difficult, not so much on the field, but more off the field."

(End of this chapter)