Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

April 16th, the 29th round of the Portuguese Super League.

Sporting Lisbon made some rotations.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, and Yin Bu added another goal, leading the team to a resounding 3-0 victory over their opponents, a very strong performance.

However, on the other side, Porto also maintained a strong winning streak.

Jardel's goal tally has reached a staggering 35, essentially ending Ronaldo's hopes of surpassing him.

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Jardel has been in the Portuguese league for five years, scoring 30, 26, 36, and 38 goals respectively. This year he has already scored 35 goals, and he is very likely to challenge for the 40-goal mark.

Jardel will undoubtedly be among the winners of this year's European Golden Boot, Silver Boot, and Bronze Boot awards.

He had previously won the European Golden Boot once and the European Bronze Boot once.

In an interview with the media, Cristiano Ronaldo stated frankly, "My goal has never been to become the Golden Boot winner, but to become a champion! Besides, the European Golden Boot only counts league goals. If you add my goals from the UEFA Cup, I'm no worse than anyone else!"

Cristiano Ronaldo said he didn't care, but his subsequent explanation revealed his true thoughts.

How could he not care about scoring a goal?

Back at their accommodation that evening, Ronaldo even gave Deng Kai a direct order: in the upcoming matches, Deng Kai should pass the ball to him more often and assist Quaresma less.

Deng Kai countered with a question: "Quaresma is leaving this summer, are you going to leave too?"

Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly went silent.

He still wants to play with Kai for a few more years.

After all, Kai's thighs are really tempting... well, don't get the wrong idea, that's just the literal meaning. Whether they're tempting on a deeper level or not, only Hathaway probably knows.

Hathaway: Ha! Now you remember me? You guys actually remember I'm the female lead? I haven't appeared for thirty or forty chapters! Even long-distance relationships aren't this bad!!!

Speaking of Hathaway, filming for Tomb Raider, in which she participated, has already wrapped up, but she immediately went to the United States to film commercial movies and participate in some of the film's post-production work.

Overall, it's been very busy.

For artists in their rising phase, their personal time is compressed to a pitiful degree.

In fact, it's not just celebrities; newcomers in all walks of life face a very tough start.

Only after you have achieved a certain level of success in this industry will you be able to have relatively more freedom.

Even so, you might not be able to stop, because the rewards of your hard work are visible at that time. If you rest for a day, you lose a day's worth of income, and that income is considerable, so it's really hard for you to give it up.

Hathaway's current schedule is so limited that she can only spare half a month each year to spend with Deng Kai, which is already a great luxury.

Of course, Deng Kai and Hathaway also make their own efforts. They try to arrange some activities at the same time and place so that they can spend a day or two alone together between work.

That's how the Golden Globe Awards ceremony is.

On April 18, the entire Sporting Lisbon team arrived in Barcelona a day early.

Barcelona is a world-renowned city, and when people mention it, in addition to the football team, they also think of its unique urban planning.

The streets and buildings of Barcelona are all square, like a chessboard, with clear lines and shapes.

While it stands out from the crowd, it also has significant drawbacks in terms of community and transportation.

However, regardless of the circumstances, it has broken away from the monotonous urban planning and has its own unique characteristics, which is commendable.

Sporting Lisbon doesn't have many fans in Barcelona.

It is understood that they will have fewer than 5,000 supporters at Camp Nou tomorrow.

The current capacity of Camp Nou is 99,000 people.

This is one of the largest stadiums in Europe.

The atmosphere was absolutely hellish.

Similar to when Sporting Lisbon went to Milan, Barcelona also had fans welcoming Quaresma at the airport.

They put up a banner that read "Welcome to Barcelona!"

Quaresma looked rather embarrassed.

Viana, however, understood Quaresma's situation and urged everyone to hurry up so that Quaresma could have some time alone with the fans.

When interviewed, Quaresma remained humble and composed: "I am very grateful to the Barcelona fans; they are very enthusiastic, which I did not expect."

"This certainly won't affect my performance tomorrow. As Kai said, the greatest respect you can show to a team is to give it your all. I hope Barcelona fans can see my abilities more clearly."

Quaresma's words did not offend Barcelona fans.

Because Barcelona still has the advantage in advancing.

To put it bluntly, Barcelona fans are already fully prepared to celebrate tomorrow's victory.

It's really difficult for Barcelona to lose at their home ground.

Player form, fan condition, home atmosphere, home advantage—all the factors combined.

This is also reflected in the refereeing of this match.

The referee for this match is Jamal Gandour, a head coach from Egypt.

He is considered a renowned referee in Africa, having officiated in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, the 1998 World Cup, the 2000 European Championship, and many other high-profile matches.

He will also participate in officiating at the Korea-Japan Confederations Cup held at the end of May.

This Confederations Cup is a preview of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, and referees who perform well will be qualified to officiate in the World Cup.

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Gandour is undoubtedly capable of officiating in the World Cup.

In fact, he did officiate at the Korea-Japan World Cup, including a crucial quarter-final match between Spain and South Korea.

His biased refereeing decisions successfully propelled the South Korean team into the World Cup semi-finals, making history.

However, the referee insisted that he upheld the correct ruling and that he did not change the outcome of the game, calling that the best performance of his career.

The fact that a referee with a tainted past and future record was officiating this match gave Deng Kai pause for thought.

Normal refereeing decisions are random.

However, most of the matches officiated by these special "black whistle" referees are specially arranged.

They all carried out missions.

Does Sporting Lisbon have the power to bring Gandour in to officiate?

Obviously not.

Therefore, Gandour's arrival will not benefit Sporting Lisbon, but will naturally benefit Barcelona.

Hemp egg!

Deng Kai discussed the matter of Gandour with Trigra and Maxa, so that they could be mentally prepared in advance.

But it's not convenient to tell the players this.

They realized that their competitive state and mental state were more easily affected.

The next morning, Barcelona announced their starting lineup for today's match.

Apart from replacing Gerard Lopez with Xavi, their starting lineup remained unchanged.

Sporting Lisbon also fielded the same lineup as in the previous match.

Both sides are full of confidence in their starting lineups.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.