Chapter 562: Impact

"It's over!It's over!We've beaten Barcelona! We've beaten Barcelona! We're five points ahead of them!It's amazing!Congratulations to Leon!Congratulations to the boys!Congratulations to them!They're the best!" The local commentator in Gijón exclaimed excitedly, "A very tough game!, but we won the game, long live Coach Leon!!"

Barcelona's commentator was frustrated: "At the end of the game, we lost the game, maybe after leading the whole season, but the league title is getting farther and farther away, Barcelona lost a game that they should not have lost......

As soon as the three whistles blew, the substitutes of Sporting Gijón rushed onto the pitch. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info celebrate their victory.

Leon didn't do that, and this time he didn't forget to shake hands with the opposing manager.

Rijkaard looked a little frustrated, he completed the handshake routine and walked straight to the Yongdao crossing. In today's game, Barcelona was the loser, Rijkaard was the loser, and he didn't want to stay in this stadium for a while.

Leon was surrounded by reporters, and even if it was a game that wasn't given so much meaning to beat Barcelona, he deserved more attention as the winner. What's more, the victory in this game will have a great impact on the competition pattern for the league championship.

'We won the game, which was great. I said our goal was to win the championship and now we are going further and further on the right path. Leon laughed, looking a little more satisfied, "Is there any chance for Barcelona to turn the tables [with a five-point lead]?

Since publicly declaring his desire for the league championship, Li Ang has changed his previous low-key and accumulating character, and he looks imposing.

This is because he knows that in such a situation, he needs to convey confidence to his players with such an aggressive and confident gesture: I firmly believe that the championship is ours!

Subsequently, Leon refused the reporters' requests for further interviews, and he wanted to be with his players. Although Sporting Gijón was the winning side, however, the players on the field were a little out of control, some players shed tears, some people sat on the ground, and the pressure on the players was also very high, especially after Pepe was sent off with a red card and the opponent scored a penalty.

This is the embodiment of extreme physical and psychological fatigue and extreme excitement.

Li Ang hugged this, patted that on the shoulder, whispered to this, encouraged them, praised them, won the game, and got closer and closer to the league championship, but Li Ang had to care for and encourage his players like a coach who lost, which is indeed very rare in football, who makes Athletic Gijon weak, and mainly young players, with little experience.

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This match between Sporting Gijón and Barcelona is highly anticipated.

As soon as the game ended, the whole football world was lively because of this game.

"Marca" issued an extra: Sporting Gijón 5:3 Barcelona!

"As" exclaimed: The Gijón people gave the Barcelona people a heavy blow!

ABC: We can't say how sure Sporting Gijón are of winning the title yet, but they are on their way to making history and it looks like a miracle could happen!

The Catalan media "Le Monde Sport" also had to lament: Barcelona lost a game that should have been won, and when the schedule came out at the beginning of the season, no one thought that the 32nd round of the league, facing such a promoted horse away, would be so important!

"Daily Sport" said with some frustration: Rijkaard was completely defeated by Leon, and now, Barcelona's fate is no longer in his own hands. That is the current situation.

Not only the media in Spain, but also the media in other European countries, and even many media around the world, have paid the most attention to this match.

The Guardian: Barcelona, who led almost the entire season, lost 3:5 to Sporting Gijón, a defeat that could have caused them to lose the entire season!

The British "Daily Mirror": The Chinese coach of Sporting Gijon has won again in the duel with Rijkaard, and the youngest head coach in La Liga is leading such a promoted polo team on the road to creating miracles and history.

The Sun: In Spain, something is happening that no one could have imagined, after winning this crucial game, the team of Chinese coach Mr. Li Ang is getting closer and closer to the key to La Liga, and the fate of his chaser Barcelona is no longer in their own hands.

Milan Sport: Everything is underway, La Liga's biggest dark horse is on the road to the league title, coach Leon showed the level and strength that everyone admired in this game, and his tactics and arrangements restrained Rijkaard's Barcelona-for-tat.

Italy's Sport newspaper has focused on Sporting Gijón's Argentine striker Diego Milito, who moved to Sporting Gijón from last season's Serie B side Genoa, and is now very close to the top of the scorer list in La Liga.

The French "Team Newspaper" praised Leon from the tactical level, they praised Leon for his clever mind in this game, Sporting Gijón's tactics perfectly restrained Barcelona from the beginning, and used psychological tactics to catch Barcelona off guard, and suffered a penalty + at Sporting GijónAt the time of the red card package, Li Ang insisted on letting the team attack with a resolute attitude that surprised everyone, and once again hit Barcelona by surprise, especially the Chinese coach who actually did a somersault on the sidelines, which is simply amazing, there has never been a head coach who used such a move to respond when the team needed confidence, judging from the results and process of the game, Coach Li Ang's behavior worked very well.

Finally, the "Team Newspaper" joked that it seems that in the future, the head coach will need to learn difficult moves such as somersaults, and when their team is in trouble, such a hand may be amazing.

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In this match against Barcelona, the whole team of Sporting Gijón was under a lot of pressure, and the players were very mentally and physically exhausted, even the players on the bench were not easy.

Therefore, after the game, Li Ang immediately announced that the whole team would have a day off.

It was a bold and bold decision, considering that just three days after this match, Sporting Gijón will face the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, where they will face Atletico de Madrid at the Estadio Calderón. Considering that the Copa del Rey title is Atletico Madrid's last hope this season, this game is definitely not easy, and under such circumstances, it is indeed surprising that Leon actually gave the whole team a day off.

Li Ang made this decision on the spur of the moment, but it was by no means a hot head. He keenly captured the exhaustion of the whole team, in such a situation, the team is fighting on the third line, and the mental and physical exhaustion may collapse if you are not careful.

Therefore, Leon immediately and decisively decided to give the whole team a day off, and at the same time, it almost meant that the away game against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final was basically equivalent to giving up early.

Sporting Gijón, who had just experienced a tough match against Barcelona, was not in good physical condition, and after winning against Barcelona, the whole team was at a point of mental fatigue after being extremely excited, and this game was indeed very difficult.

Therefore, Li Ang decisively decided to give up the first leg of the away game against Atletico Madrid, and the goal he set for the team was to lose as little as possible and leave hope for a comeback in the second leg.

In the end, in this game with Atletico Madrid, Leon adopted a large rotation, and almost all of the starting eleven were rotated except for Albertini, who returned from injury, and central defender Pepe. And Pepe played because the Portuguese was suspended for the next league game.

In the end, at Calderón, Sporting Gijón lost 0-2, and despite the hard work of the rotation players who got the chance to start, it was normal to lose and only lose by two goals, which was also within the acceptable range of Leon.

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And the day after the whole team returned to Gijón from Madrid, Leon received a call from his agent, Miss Betty, who defeated Barcelona in the league, and the impact of getting closer and closer to the La Liga championship has come out, Inter Milan contacted Betty again, this time, the Nerazzurri made it clear that they were eager to invite Leon to coach, and the most noteworthy thing is that it was not Inter Milan's manager Oriari who called Betty, but Inter Milan's owner Mr. Massimo Moratti.

"Mr. Moratti has expressed a clear and strong will, and it is clear that this gentleman does appreciate you. Miss Betty said.

Leon nodded, Moratti's appreciation made him happy, and he was slightly proud, but he was not carried away, just smiled and said, "Do they have any specific plans?"

"Sign a three-year contract and show your support in the transfer market. Betty said.

"So the transfer power belongs to me?" Li Ang came to be interested, which was the one he valued the most.

"Well, this, I haven't made it clear to the other party. Betty hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I know what you value the most, and I will continue to communicate with the other party about this." ”

"Hmm. Li Ang nodded and said, "Don't be too anxious, be calm." ”

Betty listened and laughed and said, "How do I feel that you are not excited and looking forward to it at all?"

"Didn't I say before that everything will be decided after the season. Leon shook his head and said, "So I'm not in a hurry to talk to them now, and Betty, you also have to be confident, and in the end, whether it is staying in Gijón or going to Milan or other places, it will be beneficial to us!"

"What do you mean?" said Betty, thoughtfully.

"That's right. Leon nodded, "Sporting Gijón is getting closer and closer to the league championship, the Spanish Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup, we also have a chance to win the championship, if you wait until the end of the season, you can imagine, the treble coach or the current dark horse coach, which is more valued? ”

Betty was shocked by the prospect of a treble coach described by Leon, she really didn't expect Leon to have such big ambitions, because at present, only in the league Sporting Gijón has a slightly better chance of winning the championship, after all, it is five points ahead of Barcelona, and in the Spanish Copa del Rey, Sporting Gijón lost 0-2 to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the semi-finals, and in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, Sporting Gijón met the Russian Premier League giants CSKA Moscow, considering the depth of the bench of Sporting Gijón, they will not be easy to pass。 Betty really didn't expect Leon to dream of winning the Triple Crown.

"Well, I'll see, our Triple Crown Coach. Betty said with a smile.

Leon heard that Betty didn't believe it, he smiled, didn't say anything, he knew that Betty's attitude was quite good, if other people heard that he actually dreamed of the Triple Crown, they would probably scold him for being a paranoid and a madman...... It's useless to talk about it, let's wait until the season is over.

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Two days later, the 33rd round of La Liga ended.

Sporting Gijón beat Levante 1-0 at home, and it can be seen from this game that Sporting Gijón's fatigue is also visible, although the Copa del Rey was rotated in midweek, but it seems that the game with Barcelona overdrew the players' energy, and this game was relatively dull, but fortunately, Sporting Gijón was lucky, with Albertini's direct free kick score, a small 1-0 victory over the opponent.

On the other field, Barcelona slaughtered Málaga 4-0, and the Barcelonans seemed to have taken out their grievances and anger at the away defeat to Sporting Gijón, all of which were vented on Málaga, and the poor island team endured their anger for no reason.

However, Sporting Gijón is still five points ahead of Barcelona.

In the words of the Spanish newspaper El País, as the league passes another round, Sporting Gijón is getting closer and closer to the league title......