Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 443: 18 consecutive victories to win the half-distance championship! Chen Yufeng approaches goals of the year! (Ask for monthly ticket)
On December 12, the 17th round of La Liga started at the Calderon Stadium, home of Atletico Madrid.

Except for those fans who have season tickets, the tickets purchased by other fans are 20% higher than before.

This is comparable to the previous record-breaking battle.

Even so, it is still hard to get a ticket at the gate of the stadium, and many fans pay higher prices to buy from scalpers.

As of the last minute before the start of the game, tickets were sold for 1200 euros.

Remember, the 20% increase is only an increase from regular ticket sales channels and does not include scalpers.

Why is this game so hot?

Because Atletico Madrid will set a new La Liga record every time they take a step forward? Is it because Atletico Madrid is about to complete the half-way victory in La Liga?

Admittedly, this is also the second reason.

But most importantly, today the Calderon Stadium will welcome its first Ballon d'Or winner!

It must be from your own club, other people coming here does not count!

Chen Yufeng will display his Ballon d'Or trophy at the Calderon Stadium before the start of today's game! !

Before the game started, four referees and players from the two teams lined up on both sides of the player tunnel to welcome the new Ballon d'Or winner.

Chen Yufeng has been staying in the player tunnel, holding his Ballon d'Or, waiting for the DJ's announcement.

"He helped Atletico Madrid complete 16 consecutive victories in La Liga. In the first 16 rounds of La Liga, he scored 33 goals and 6 assists. This is a unique performance!!"

"Next, let us welcome the 2017 Golden Globe Award winner, Chen Yufeng, with warm applause and cheers!!"

After hearing his name, Chen Yufeng walked towards the stadium holding the trophy.

Before he even entered, he heard the warm applause from all around and the cheers of the fans, "Oh...!!"

This impact on hearing reached its peak the moment he stepped onto the court.

"Yeah...!!" Atletico Madrid fans shouted excitedly when they saw him, as if they were celebrating a winning goal.

The Atletico Madrid players lining up on the side cast envious glances, and Chen Yufeng had no choice but to hug and high-five each of them, jokingly comforting them with a few words: "Work hard, and you will have it too."

This sentence was obviously inappropriate in front of several older people, so when Chen Yufeng walked up to Godin and others, he changed his polite words to another sentence: "Although you have no chance, the championship is still worthy of everyone." Go all out."

Judging from the expressions of Godin and others, Chen Yufeng's words of comfort did not have much effect. On the contrary, they were somewhat of a shock to everyone.

After coming to Griezmann's side, Chen Yufeng didn't say much: "I believe in you."

This is an incentive for players with superb skills and outstanding personal competitive level. He said that this sentence is good for Griezmann.

Griezmann had no expression on his face and just expressed congratulations to Chen Yufeng, "I am also very happy that Atletico Madrid can have a Ballon d'Or player. I will continue to work hard in the future. I also believe that you will win three consecutive trophies. This season, your Still in good condition.”

"Yes." Chen Yufeng nodded and continued walking forward.

In front are today's opponents, the players of Alaves, who also lined up at the door to express their welcome.

Chen Yufeng didn't see any familiar faces in their formation, but he could recognize some of the defenders Simeone had introduced before the game.

He said nothing to these people, just smiled and hugged them.

After doing all this, Chen Yufeng came to the center of the field.

There, the Golden Globe Award he won last year has long been placed. Today, he will hold a Golden Globe Exhibition at the Calderon Stadium, which can accommodate more than 70,000 people, and display his two highest honors!
"Oh..." Chen Yufeng stood at the center, picked up the two heavy Golden Globe Awards, opened his mouth, bowed his body, and made a gesture like holding the cup. The fans at the scene understood him very well and responded quickly: " Oh..."

"Yeah...!!" Then, he raised the two Golden Globe trophies high, and a round of cheers came from the scene.

Chen Yufeng was very grateful to the fans who could share this joy with him. He stood in the center of the field, raised his hands, greeted all sides, and then left the field.

The game starts later.

In this game, Atletico Madrid played relatively easily.

From the moment Griezmann scored, the game was almost one-sided.

Chen Yufeng's goal in the 77th minute of the second half ignited the audience and made all the fans chant his name.

After that, Cork assisted Chen Yufeng and scored a goal in stoppage time.

Another brace!

Chen Yufeng increased his La Liga goals to 35!
Halfway through, is the Golden Boot already secured?

From now on, it seems that Messi and Ronaldo are unlikely to compete. Even if Chen Yufeng stops here and competes for the Golden Boot at the end of the season with his current data, both of them will be under great pressure.

"In addition, Chen Yufeng's goals for the year have also reached 94!"

“In the next game, they will play the final round of the half-season at the Espanyol stage, which is also their penultimate game in 2018!
"Whether we can win the championship in the middle, whether we can win the championship completely in the middle! It depends on the next game! Similarly, this game is also crucial to whether Chen Yufeng can complete 100 goals of the year! Let us continue to look forward to it!"

"..."

The commentator's words sounded, and the live cameras kept switching from the faces of each Atletico Madrid player, trying their best to capture the joy of the Atletico Madrid players at this moment.

Most people seemed to be in high spirits, hugging and celebrating with their teammates excitedly.

Chen Yufeng was the only one with a depressed look on his face, standing in front of Saul, shaking his head and complaining.

After the game, when attending the press conference, Saul told the media what Chen Yufeng complained about, which satisfied everyone's curiosity.

"He said that after winning the European Golden Boot, his scoring efficiency seemed to have dropped a lot. We all know that one of the requirements for the European Golden Boot winner is, 'Scoring twice should be Homely meals'.

"Chen Yufeng feels that the reason why he failed to complete a hat trick many times is because of this."

"Is this a bit involved in metaphysics? It seems so. I don't know if Chen Yufeng is a superstitious person, but I know that the organizers of the European Golden Boot will definitely be unhappy."

"What are you talking about? Do the organizers wonder why they awarded this award to Chen Yufeng at that time?"

"That won't happen. It's impossible."

"I could only award it to him at that time, otherwise who would it be given to?"

Saul smiled and ended the press conference.

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On December 12, Atletico Madrid players, who had just finished the 18th round of La Liga, sat in the team meeting room and watched the Champions League draw ceremony.

The draw for the Champions League round of 16 will end today.

Atletico Madrid will know their next Champions League matchup, which is their most important front this season and must be focused on.

Yes, after winning all 17 rounds of La Liga, Atletico Madrid has set more eyes on the Champions League.

People's desires grow slowly, and so do the team's desires. La Liga is going so smoothly, will the Champions League knockout rounds also go smoothly?
All Atletico Madrid fans are thinking about this.

There is another reason. La Liga has too many rounds and it is too slow to win the championship. However, the Champions League is different. From the top 7 to the championship, there are only games. The results are quick. Every step is a success. Stride. What's more, the gold content of the Champions League is also very high, on par with the La Liga championship.

Of course, they are only comparable from the perspective of Atletico Madrid being the third in La Liga. For other teams, the Champions League may be more important.

"Bayern Munich, Besiktas!" The first group match came out, and the southern king Bayern met Besiktas.

Atletico Madrid players were slightly relieved. No one wanted to face a team like Bayern in the first round of the knockout rounds.

"Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur."

The draw for the second group came out quickly, and Atletico Madrid players treated it calmly.

"Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain."

"Barcelona, ​​Chelsea."

"Manchester City, Basel."

It wasn't until the fifth group came out that Atletico Madrid's players had some emotion, "Why can't we meet a team like Basel? Every year we meet other wealthy teams. I really..."

"Atletico Madrid." The person who drew the lot said the name of Atletico Madrid, interrupting the complaints of some Atletico Madrid players. Everyone held their breath in anticipation.

Many people have shadows about the Champions League draw and still wave their hands dissatisfied.

"Shakhtar Donetsk!" Their opponent came out, Ukrainian Super League champion Donetsk!
This is a good sign!
The Atletico Madrid players changed their faces at the speed of light. Everyone looked at each other with smiles, and some even gave high-fives in celebration.

Although people can find many reasons why there are no underdogs in the top 16 of the Champions League, why Donetsk is first in which group, and why teams like Donetsk are not easy to play.

But...then what?

Would you rather face Liverpool or Shakhtar Donetsk?
Everyone will choose the latter.

"It's not that we're afraid of any team, the main thing is that from now on, we can put more energy into the league and keep the winning streak in the league longer."

Chen Yufeng smiled and said to everyone, "Set a small goal first, 20 consecutive victories! 20 points in 60 rounds! We will win the championship early in around 33 rounds. We want to give all Spanish teams a surprise."

Cheers rang out, and many people followed Chen Yufeng's words to encourage him.

When he went home at night, Chen Yufeng received a call from Chen Binghua. It seemed that something was wrong. "The FIFA awards ceremony has been postponed for 3 days and will be held on December 12. You can go and play against Espanyol." That game."

"Really?" Chen Yufeng's eyes lit up. He was worried about having few games and scoring few goals. "What's the reason?"

"There is no reason, and I don't know. I just saw the news, and then I received a call from there. Your whole team should know this tomorrow."

"That's great." Chen Yufeng clenched his fists and shouted excitedly.

"Play well in the last game of the half-season. I will go to watch that game. Come on."

"Well, try to break the 100 goals of the year." Chen Yufeng nodded.

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On December 12, the penultimate game of the Spanish Serie A season arrived.

In Catalonia, Atletico Madrid met Espanyol at home.

The full name of Espanyol is Real Espanyol. It is the first Spanish team formed by locals and has a long history.

However, their strength is far inferior to their names.

This team has been wandering between La Liga and La Liga, and has been struggling.

When they encounter Atletico Madrid, which has a strong momentum, they will most likely not be able to resist.

Not long after the first half started, Griezmann assisted Chen Yufeng to score a goal.

Later, Partey, who started today, scored a rare goal.

Although Sercio Garcia scored a goal back for the home team at the start of the second half, within a few minutes, Chen Yufeng's violent volley hit, helping Atletico Madrid expand their lead!

"Chen Yufeng scores goals with ease! I can't count how many such explosive shots he has had. He scored the 37th goal in La Liga with such ease. I am really speechless."

The Spanish commentator sighed helplessly: "Some people say he is a phenomenal player, but I don't think so, because no phenomenal player can really do it as easily as he does."

"He is like a high-speed, meticulous, and emotional scoring machine!"

The game continued to develop backwards, and Chen Yufeng wanted to get rid of the title of 'scoring twice should be commonplace'.

He kept fighting hard, looking for the next scoring opportunity.

Finally, in the 62nd minute of the game, he successfully intercepted the pass between two defenders with a tackle, and then formed a single goal.

When facing the goalkeeper, Chen Yufeng had many shooting methods in his mind. He wanted to be foolproof, but he almost hurt himself.

When the Spaniard goalkeeper fell to the ground to save, his outstretched hand almost broke the ball from Chen Yufeng, who was still hesitating.

After reacting, Chen Yufeng quickly moved the ball to the side and in front, and dodged it, but the football quickly ran towards the bottom line.

Cursing secretly, Chen Yufeng kicked off, and when he finally felt that he couldn't reach it, he slid out.

"Stab!" "Bang!"

Two voices sounded one after another. Chen Yufeng kicked the football that was about to cross the baseline towards the goal. Spanish defender Rumpu quickly chased back and also made a sliding tackle in an attempt to make a clearance.

Unfortunately, the ball was one step ahead of him and rolled into the goal!
"Thank God." Chen Yufeng took a deep breath after scoring the goal. If the goal had not been scored, he would have blamed himself for a long time.

The cheers of the fans soon came to his ears. Chen Yufeng got up from the ground, rushed to the Atletico Madrid fan area, and smiled.

hat trick!

Another hat trick!

The 97th goal of the year!
As long as he scores 3 more goals, he can complete the achievement of 100 goals for the year!

The next game is the Copa del Rey against Lleidaspor. This is an underdog team. As long as Chen Yufeng plays well, he should be able to score many goals.

He believes that his teammates will help him.

The game ended with a score of 84-, with Torres scoring a goal in the th minute to give Atletico Madrid the icing on the cake.

18 consecutive wins!

Atletico Madrid's points in La Liga have reached 54 points!
Horror!
Media around the world began to report on this, and Atletico Madrid became the darling of social media in the new season and the focus of fans' attention.

"An incredible 18-game winning streak and an easy win at the halfway stage! Did Simeone use people wisely or buy people wisely?" - The cover picture of Emperor Qiuqiu, paired with the cover of Chen Yufeng
"Immediate results! After buying Chen Yufeng, Atletico Madrid easily won the half-way championship of La Liga, already 9 points ahead of second-place Barcelona! This requires Atletico Madrid to lose three games in a row and Barcelona to win three games in a row to recover!" ——Aspen
"If there is truth in the world, the name of truth must be Chen Yufeng." - Famous British magazine 442
"Scoring 40 goals in half, who can do it? Chen Yufeng is close to the La Liga single-season record!" - French Football

"The World Footballer Award Ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on the 23rd, which conflicts with Chen Yufeng's participation in the Espanyol game. Everyone knows that Chen Yufeng will use the last two games to hit the annual goals. The probability of missing one game will be greatly reduced. Is FIFA specifically praising Chen Yufeng?" - Barcelona News
"Conspiracy theory! Barcelona newspaper openly insulted FIFA and Chen Yufeng!" - Madrid newspaper

(End of this chapter)