It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 101 99 The Hot Land of Shire

"Casillas was selected from thousands of other children when he took part in the Real Madrid squad test at the age of nine."

"At the age of 19, he was promoted to the first team."

"Although he had some twists and turns along the way, in the end everything went smoothly. We can even say that he was blessed by the goddess of luck."

"Compared to Casillas, Lewandowski's football journey is full of ups and downs."

"When he was 15, after an unexpected knee injury, his club said they were training a younger striker to take his place."

"The doctor said that this injury may affect his ability to play football properly for the rest of his life."

"The head coach even told him he would never be a top football player in his life."

Charles went over it in his mind, but couldn't remember the name "Lewandowski".

Well, the world of football is so big, it's normal that he doesn't know.

Just as Charles was warming up on the court, the pre-match press conference began.

Real Madrid coach Ramos was so angry that his teeth were about to break when he saw the long list announced by Guardiola not long ago.

What does "we have no intention of hiding anything about Ciel, but he desperately wants to play" mean?

Juan (Ramos) was so angry that he looked at the roster again and said to the assistant coach, "Damn Guardiola, he actually used such a dirty trick!"

The assistant coach took the roster from Juan and said, "Juan, Charles may not be able to play. He is just a substitute now."

Juan sighed, "I hope so."

……

【Charlotte Bar】

"Damn, he wasn't even on the roster for the last game, and he was just on the roster for this game. If it weren't for the fact that he looked pretty normal, I would have thought Charles was really sick and dying."

"It seems that Ciel's illness is quite serious. I guess he can only sit on the bench for this game."

"I think Ramos' face is about to turn green. Before the game, there were reports that Charr couldn't even make the squad. I didn't expect Guardiola to play such a dirty trick."

"Guardiola: 'We promised to be the first not to use Charles.'"

"I guess Guardiola will find time to let him play and exercise. Pepe has been suspended. With Puyol here, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Le, if Pepe wasn't suspended, Guardiola wouldn't dare put Charles on the squad without preparing a few ambulances. With him here, Charles' hand injury isn't just a problem."

"Is he available for an interview now? I have been waiting for an exclusive interview with Sports Weekly for a long time."

"It should be almost done."

……

"Station, stage, you are watching the 2008th round of the 09-34 La Liga season, Real Madrid vs. Barcelona at home."

“两队历史上共交锋234次，皇马89胜50平95负。其中，两队联赛中共交锋157次，皇马68胜30平59负，主场50胜14平14负。”

"Real Madrid rotated two players, Robben and Heinze returned from injury and entered the starting lineup."

"Guti, Sneijder, Van Nistelrooy, De La Red, Mohamed Diarra are absent due to injury, Pepe is suspended."

"Salgado, Vallejo, Saviola and Cordina were eliminated for technical reasons."

"Barcelona rotated one player, Puyol entered the starting lineup, Marcos, Milito and Pinto were absent due to injuries, Pedro, Hleb and Victor Sanchez were not selected due to technical reasons."

"Among them, Charles unexpectedly made the squad, but Guardiola still chose to put Charles on the bench."

"Here are the lineups for both teams:"

“皇家马德里(4-4-2)：1-卡西利亚斯/4-拉莫斯、5-卡纳瓦罗、21-梅策尔德、16-海因策/11-罗本、8-加戈、6-拉萨纳-迪亚拉、12-马塞洛/7-劳尔、20-伊瓜因。”

“巴塞罗那(4-3-3)：1-巴尔德斯/20-阿尔维斯、5-普约尔、3-皮克、22-阿比达尔/6-哈维、24-图雷、8-伊涅斯塔/10-梅西、9-埃托奥、14-亨利。”

"This time the Real Madrid-Barcelona national derby is different from the past. This time people no longer see it as a fight between central rulers and Catalan nationalists."

"Instead, we should look at it from the perspective of the impact on the league title race and interpret it from the perspective of the confrontation between two styles of play. Compared with previous national derbies, this national derby is undoubtedly a purely competitive duel."

"The only regret is that Charles didn't start the game."

……

Ciel sat on the bench near the water source.

He didn't bring any melon seeds today.

Normally, eating sunflower seeds at the Bernabeu is an orthodox activity, but after Puyol was talked to by Guardiola, the sunflower seeds at Charr were out of stock.

The game starts soon.

The game soon reached its climax. Even at the beginning, the fans were not yet able to get into the mood, but their hearts were already in their throats.

Just 24 seconds into the game, Ramos made a mistake in passing the ball, Messi intercepted the ball in front of the penalty area and passed it horizontally, Xavi shot from the right side of the penalty area, but Casillas still played at a high level and saved the ball steadily.

In the 6th minute, Messi cut in from the right and passed the ball. Eto'o shot with the inside of his right foot at the top of the penalty area. Casillas once again turned into the Wall of Sighs and saved the ball.

Soon, just 7 minutes later, Ramos broke through Abidal on the right and made a cross.

Higuain, who was unguarded, was like a hound. He headed the ball from the center outside the small penalty area. Valdes had no time to intercept and could only watch the ball roll into the goal.

Real Madrid leads Barcelona 1:0 at home.

Just as the fans in the stadium were cheering and excited, Barcelona immediately responded.

Messi made a lob pass in front of the penalty area, Ramos flew to clear the ball but missed it, Henry received the ball outside the small penalty area and shot into the goal without hesitation.

The Wall of Sighs at the Bernabeu can only sigh at this moment.

Real Madrid 1:1 Barcelona.

The two sides fought back and forth, neither willing to fall behind, and after equalizing the score, Barcelona continued to push forward.

In the 19th minute, Cannavaro pushed Henry down near the left baseline and Barcelona got a free kick.

Xavi made a cross from the free kick, and Puyol headed the ball into the goal from outside the small penalty area.

Real Madrid 1:2 Barcelona, ​​just three minutes after equalizing, Barcelona overtook.

There were more climaxes after that, which made Charles very satisfied and feasted his eyes.

After missing a series of good opportunities, Robben once again seized the opportunity.

Almost in the same way as Barcelona scored in the previous game, after Real Madrid got a free kick in the frontcourt, Robben made a 45-degree free kick cross and Ramos headed the ball into the goal in the small penalty area.

At such a close distance, Valdes had no time to resist and Real Madrid equalized the score again.

Real Madrid 2:2 Barcelona.

The two sides seemed to be back at the same starting line, but not long after, Barcelona made another effort and left Real Madrid behind.

Casillas, who was constantly tested, finally fell in the 35th minute.

After successfully stealing the ball from Lassana Diarra in the frontcourt, Xavi passed the ball directly to Messi.

After receiving the ball in the penalty area, Messi directly faced the goalkeeper without any hesitation and shot low into the far corner with the outside of his left foot.

Real Madrid 2:3 Barcelona.

At this point in the game, both sides are getting angry.

There were endless dangerous moves, such as Puyol tackling Ramos from behind in the backcourt and Marcelo kicking Messi's ankle from behind.

Just when the powder keg between the two sides was about to ignite, the referee blew the whistle for halftime.

Back to the locker room.

Guardiola did not forget to ask the team doctor to check Messi's injury again. After all, his ankle was kicked. Although Messi said it was nothing serious, he was not at all worried.

"There's nothing wrong with Leo's ankle. He can definitely play the second half," Pruna pushed up his glasses.

Guardiola was relieved again after hearing this, but he still frowned, "Will there be any hidden dangers? Just like Marcos."

Pruna hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to be safe, it's best to rest and then go for a detailed examination."

"Then, Leo, you don't have to play later. Go to the hospital for a detailed examination first. Charles, you will play later."

When Guardiola heard this, he made a swift decision, "Wait a minute, Charles, you play as center forward, and Eto'o, you go to the right."

……

"At the start of the second half, Real Madrid did not make any substitutions, but Charles replaced Messi on the Barcelona side."

"But Messi wasn't on the bench either."

"In the first round of the national derby this season, Real Madrid tortured Messi at the Camp Nou. Now Messi should go to the hospital for a check-up."

Real Madrid has the ball.

After receiving the ball, Cannavaro took a few steps and just as he was about to approach the center circle, facing Barcelona's midfield defense, he confidently passed the ball forward.

Robben did not hesitate after receiving the ball. The ball did not stay under his feet for too long, but passed it diagonally to his teammate Higuain.

Facing the combined defense of Puyol and Alves, Higuain had no space to shoot at all.

At this moment, Marcelo's intervention seemed to give him hope.

"Snapped."

Alves moved quickly, trying to intercept the ball that Higuain passed to Marcelo, but Marcelo had already successfully stopped the ball.

Barcelona's defense players retreated urgently, and Alves slid towards the ball without any hesitation. At this critical moment, Marcelo could only pass the ball back to Higuain again.

As soon as Higuain stopped the ball with his left foot, Puyol pounced on him like a hungry tiger.

In Puyol's eyes, he saw Higuain's body sway slightly to the right, and in just a moment, Higuain's left foot had already pushed the ball to the left.

Just as Higuain was trying to dribble the ball to the sideline, facing Alves' defense, he first stopped the ball, trying to shake Alves off with this sudden stop.

But as soon as Higuain stopped the ball, Alves adjusted his center of gravity instantly and still stood in front of him.

There was no other way. After realizing that this route was blocked, Higuain could only turn around and pass the ball back to Gago.

Iniesta tried to intercept, but Gago chose to volley the ball.

"Shh-"

But this attack was too hasty. After the ball passed the human wall in the middle, it was easily picked up by Valdes.

Valdes took the ball in his hand and patted it, then walked and looked around, and a second later, he threw the ball to Abidal.

Iniesta easily received the pass from Abidal, and just before he was about to dribble the ball across the center line, Robben quickly cut in from behind.

……

"The pace of the game was very fast, with both sides attacking and defending with all their might."

"Today, it was the first time that Charles played as a center forward on the field."

"Unlike Eto'o, who played as a centre forward, Charles played further back, forming a large inverted triangle with Eto'o and Henry, and then a tight small triangle with Iniesta and Xavi."

"This will not only give full play to Charles's ability to dribble and break through, but also help Xavi and Iniesta deal with Real Madrid's midfield siege."

……

When Iniesta spotted Robben in his peripheral vision, he also saw Abidal coming from behind.

Just as Robben was about to steal the ball, Iniesta tapped the ball lightly and sent it towards Abidal.

Robben had no choice but to brake suddenly, but Abidal had no choice but to stop and kick the ball hard with his left foot.

"Snapped--"

After seeing Puyol receive the ball, Real Madrid's midfield barrier kept moving. Seeing this scene, Charles also subconsciously moved forward.

Puyol took a few steps with the ball, and after seeing Charles, he twisted his body, exerted strength from his waist and abdomen, and kicked the ball hard with his right foot.

The ball seemed to be on a time train, turning into an afterimage and passing between Marcelo and Diarra.

Just as the ball was flying towards him, Metzelder also rushed over from not far away from Charles.

At this time, Charles was facing the ball diagonally, facing Metzelder.

Just as Charles stretched out his right foot to easily stop the ball, Metzelder seized the opportunity, also stretched out his right foot, aimed at the ball and wanted to poke it.

But Charles would never let him do what he wanted. Just as Metzelder stretched out his foot to poke the ball, Charles gently placed his right foot on the ball and pulled it towards his left foot.
After dodging Metzelder's outstretched foot, at the moment of pulling the ball, Charles jumped slightly with his left foot and changed direction.

At the moment the ball was pulled past and Charles' left foot landed on the ground, his right foot appeared on the ball again, pulling the ball back, while the whole body jumped up again and changed direction in the air.

In the blink of an eye, Charles successfully pulled the ball twice and went from facing Metzelder directly to leaving only his back to catch him off guard.

Just when Metzelder reacted, Charles had already passed the ball to Xavi on the wing without hesitation and rushed forward with big strides.

Metzelder didn't even have time to curse when he saw this scene. He just saw that after Xavi received the ball, Real Madrid's defense rushed backwards like water.

But Xavi's through pass, like a sharp blade, at that moment, was like cutting off water with a knife, and he passed the ball to the Real Madrid penalty area.

Casillas wanted to remain calm and watch the rolling ball passing through the dazzling crowd, but his intense heartbeat made his mouth dry.

“Charles, Charles rushed forward, without any adjustments, and shot directly... the ball went in!”

“Ciel!!”

"Just one minute into the second half, after Valdes picked up Real Madrid's shot, no one expected that with just a few passes from the backcourt to the frontcourt, Charles would send the ball into the goal."

"Real Madrid wanted to use Metzelder to defend Charles, but when facing Charles, he didn't even see where Charles' ankle was."

"Real Madrid failed to put the reins on Charles, Diarra and Gago were defending Xavi and Iniesta, Heinze was on the far left, Ramos wanted to come up to help, but it was useless."

"In the forest of Real Madrid's defense, Charles is like a gust of wind, free and unfettered, shuttling freely. Although the place where he is still belongs to Real Madrid in name, in reality, it has become Charles' hot land."

"Wherever he goes, he is the king of the land, and no one can stop him!"

Thanks to "I am a Pig" for the 100-point reward.

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