Chapter 244: beating Mars

"competition is over!"
As the referee blew the three whistle, the match between the Kings of Madrid and Sarria was over.
"This is really a somewhat surprising result - the powerful King of Madrid was not able to beat Saria at home, and they finally shook hands with their opponents 2:2!"
The King of Madrid players on the field looked very depressed and frustrated. Many of them stood on the field with their hands on their hips, staring blankly at the cheering Saria players.
"Although it is said that as long as the Pirates win, no matter what the outcome of the King's game here, they will also miss the league championship. But ending the season with a win or ending the season with a draw will still give people a different feeling... This draw means The complete defeat of the King of Madrid in the league!"
"The 'triple crown' dream has been shattered! Even a top giant like the King of Madrid is so difficult to win a 'triple crown'... They can sweep the giants from Europe in the Champions League, but they can't beat them in the league A team like Saria... Those who think that the competition in La Liga is not as fierce as the Premier League can watch this game! In the Premier League at least Tramede has won the treble, but there has not been one in La Liga. Triple Crown!"
Only La Liga and Ligue 1 in Europe's five major leagues do not have a triple crown.
The Premier League, Bundesliga and Serie A have all won the treble.
Ligue 1 is mainly less competitive in the Champions League, and La Liga has not had a triple crown so far, which is really surprising.
Some fans have said that the King of Madrid, as a top giant, doesn't even have a triple crown, so are they embarrassed to call themselves "a giant among giants"?
But no way, the competition in La Liga is so fierce.
After all, there are three first-class giants in La Liga.
If you want to win the Triple Crown, you must ask the other two giants whether they agree.
Take this season as an example. Although the Catalan United performed badly in the last round of the league, they also scored 93 points. This point is the points that can win the championship in the other four major leagues.
In La Liga it is only third.
In La Liga this season, the top three points all exceed 90 points, while in the other four major leagues, only the Torino Bulls in Serie A have more than 90 points.
Perhaps the overall strength of the mid-level teams in La Liga is not as good as the Premier League, but there is only one league title, and there is essentially no difference between six teams competing and three teams competing. The team that can win the championship always has to face direct competitors. Even if there is only one competitor, you may not win the championship if you cannot win.
This season, the king lost the league and was double-killed by the Madrid Pirates. If they can be tied with the Pirates with one win and one loss, the final round doesn't necessarily need to see the results of the Pirates and Catalan United.
However, the Pirates may not be able to suppress the King, so they were eliminated by the King in the Champions League.
Catalonia, as the defending champions, performed very well at the beginning of the season, but then with Rosas injured, the team's state declined and their results fluctuated.
The Clasico loss to the King of Madrid was the deadliest.
If they win that game, the points will surpass the Kings and Pirates to become the league's first.
In this last round, when facing the Pirates at home, morale will not be low.
The reason why the Pirates were able to win the league title in the end was closely related to their home and away double-killing of the King and their away defeat to Catalan United, these two direct competitors.
The "Western Super League" is well-deserved...
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Under the stunned gaze of the Kings of Madrid, Saria's players were celebrating, rushing onto the field, hugging each other and cheering.
Excited as if they were the ones winning the league.
But actually let alone winning the championship, they didn't even win this game.
But that didn't stop them from celebrating freely.
Because they're celebrating an amazing season -- a really amazing season for them, even if it ends up being nothing.
This is the philosophy of mid-stream and downstream teams like Saria:
There is no ambition to win the championship, as long as you can live well in La Liga.
On this basis, if you can still qualify for the European competition, it will be even better.
But these are the icing on the cake. It's good to have it, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't.
The key is to stay in La Liga.
This season, Saria successfully stayed in La Liga, and ranked well, and finally ranked eighth. Reached the quarter-finals in the Europa League and drew with the Kings in the final round. If it weren't for the pirates being too ambitious, Sariya almost became an important in determining the ownership of the league championship.
This is what makes Saria players and fans happy and content.
They do not have as high a goal as the giant Madrid King, and naturally they are easier to meet.
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When the news of the 2-2 draw between the Kings of Madrid and Saria at home reached the Sagrada Familia, no one cared.
The Madrid Pirates' coach and substitute players all left their seats and stood on the sidelines, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle of the end of the game before they rushed into the stadium to celebrate their victory.
They have already led the Catalan United 4:1, and it doesn't matter what the king's side is.
As long as the final whistle blows, they are the champions!
"Why didn't the whistle blow?" second assistant coach Enzo Nacher complained.
The first assistant coach Valentine glanced at the game time on the big screen and said, "There's still half a minute..."
"We are three goals ahead of the Catalan United, what can they do in the last half minute? Why don't we just blow the whistle to end the game!"
Najer was a little impatient. He came to Spain from Italy with coach Parrotti. This was his first La Liga title.
As an assistant coach, this title is a reward for his hard work and a nice addition to his resume.
The stands opposite the stadium looked a bit empty - many Catalan fans had already left the stadium early.
After Parrotti replaced Hulai, the Catalan fans left the field one after another.
They were extremely disappointed with their team's performance and expressed their dissatisfaction in this way.
At this time, about 20% of the fans had left the stands.
The remaining Catalan fans, although they have not left, have all died down and fell into silence.
So the screams of the Madrid Pirates fans can be clearly heard on the Sagrada Familia:
"United! People! Forever! Not to be! Defeated!"
"United! People! Forever! Not to be! Defeated!"
"United! People! Forever! Not to be! Defeated!"
After shouting, they began to sing the song of the same name, and the song floated over the Sagrada Familia.
"Get up! Sing! Let's go to victory!"
"Flag of Unity! Already moving forward!"
"Come on, too, and march with us!"
"You'll see, singing and flags flying!"
The 5,000 Pirates fans created a momentum comparable to 50,000.
In the singing, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game!
"The game is over! The game is over -! Congrats to the Pirates of Madrid! They won the 2027-2028 La Liga title!"
"The game is over! Hu Lai is the champion! A brand new honor has been added to his resume! In this way, in every league that Hu Lai has participated in, he has won the league championship! Chinese Super League, Premier League, and now La Liga! This is an amazing achievement!"
In the camera, Hu Lai rushed out from the bench, shaking off the things he was holding, and when the red bloomed, everyone realized that it was a five-star red flag!
I saw him running and waving the national flag with both hands. Along with his running, there seemed to be a red flame burning and spreading on the green field.
In the huge Sagrada Familia ~EbookFREE.me~ a person's flame is small, as small as a spark. But it attracted everyone's attention, so that everyone couldn't help but move their eyes.
Looking at the group of sparks, they ran from one end of the stadium to the other, and then plunged into the crowd. Even though they were surrounded by groups, there were still firelights that kept jumping out, burning stubbornly and not being extinguished.
Another gust of wind, and Mars stood out from the crowd and drifted elsewhere.
It seemed to set the whole stadium on fire.
"Thank you Hu Lai!" He Feng sighed at this scene, "Thank you for letting us see the flying Chinese red in Spain! I believe... I hope... No, I wish, I sincerely wish us in the future. You can see more of this scene in Europe...not just Hu Lai, but also other Chinese players! Come on, everyone! Please don't give up your efforts, and don't belittle yourself. Each of you is an insignificant spark, but The fire of the prairie is ignited by sparks like you!"
At this moment, there are countless people in front of the TV looking at such a picture and falling into a trance, including ordinary fans and players.
The fire started by Hu Lai burned in everyone's heart.