Leon, who was eating breakfast slowly, yawned and seemed not in good spirits. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

He studied the footage of the match late last night and, despite everything being arranged, he was still not too comfortable about tomorrow night's away La Liga 25th round of league games against Athletic Bilbao.

Combining Albertini's injuries and Diego Milito's injury, Sporting Gijón seems to be in good shape right now, but in Leon's view, once the team's momentum is hindered, there will be a ripple effect: Sporting Gijón's squad is too thin.

Of course, there is another reason why Leon attaches so much importance to this game, that is, Athletic Bilbao won 2-0 away at Real Madrid in the league last weekend, and it is not easy to take away a 2-0 victory from the Bernabeu, which shows that the 'Basque Lions' are indeed in quite good form now.

The news was playing on the TV, which made Leon feel energetic all of a sudden.

"Last night, the star-studded "Galaxy Battleship" Real Madrid went to challenge Deportivo La Coruna away. Due to Laco's current poor form, Real Madrid thought that they would win nine times out of ten, but instead did not score a goal, but were humiliated by their opponents twice and finally lost 0-2 at the feet of Deportivo La Coruna, making their chances of competing for the La Liga title even more slim. Because they didn't expect the home team to win the game so easily, many Real Madrid fans also came to cheer, but they were disappointed, and after the game, angry fans launched a fierce attack on the Real Madrid stars, Beckham and others were almost attacked by rotten eggs. ”

Leon's eyes lit up, Real Madrid lost?

For last night's Real Madrid game, Leon did not pay attention, he thinks that Real Madrid from Deportivo La Coruna is no problem, the Galaxy Battleship just lost 0-2 at home to Athletic Bilbao, it is impossible to accept the situation of two consecutive defeats in La Liga, I didn't expect to watch this sports news today, and I received a surprise: Real Madrid lost!

Leon looked at the TV screen with interest, and even the Spanish sandwich that he was tired of eating seemed to become relished.

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"After the defeat that night, the Real Madrid players were booed and abused by the away fans on the pitch, and none of them could hold their heads up. And when they finally got on the team bus and could leave this frustrating occasion as soon as possible, they were chased and intercepted by their fans on the street, and they were almost stuck in the street and could not return to the hotel, which was really embarrassing. At this time, the team's accompanying secretary called the police station in time and asked to send a police car to escort it. The local police also actively cooperated, and within a few minutes, five police cars were dispatched, three of which were cleared in front of the road, and two were broken, and finally a bloody road was killed. According to onlookers, the tension in which the police were in the face of a great enemy was almost like stealing their lives from the fans.

At this time, the Real Madrid fans, who were not given the opportunity to retaliate, became even more angry, and their shouts and threats increased by a lot of decibels. But even as the fans shouted, there was silence in the Real Madrid bus, and no one had the courage to talk back. Fans followed the Real Madrid players to the hotel where they were staying, and Beckham and others covered them tightly from head to toe with their coats and trotted into the hotel door. At this time, an egg flew out of the ranks of fans, and if Beckham hadn't dodged quickly, I am afraid that he would have made even more disgrace. ”

Leon saw the news footage of the rain of eggs flying towards the Real Madrid players, and the eggs finally landed a few centimeters at Beckham's feet, if it wasn't for the Englishman to hide quickly, he would have almost hit him.

Looking at the picture of Beckham fleeing into the hotel in embarrassment, Leon is also embarrassed, Beckham is not easy to play in Real Madrid, people always talk about his star wife, talk about his lace news, but ignore Beckham's efforts on the field, in fact, Beckham's professionalism is commendable, but people's attention is always on other things, and when the team is not performing well, Beckham is like this' Lace News' many stars seem to be more likely to be the target of criticism from the media and fans.

Of course, learning that Real Madrid lost, Leon was naturally happy and happy.

In this case, they are still three points ahead of Real Madrid even though Sporting Gijón has not yet played in this round of the league, but if they can win away against Athletic Bilbao, Sporting Gijón will be six points ahead of Real Madrid!

With thirteen rounds left in the league, six points, the difference between the two games, is not too big, but it can also give Sporting Gijón a respite.

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There was a lot of laughter at the Malato training ground on this day, and it was clear that Real Madrid's defeat made the whole team of Sporting Gijón happy.

Assistant coach Scott Ferry also joked that Sporting Gijón has had good luck recently, with Real Madrid being blocked by their opponents in two consecutive league games.

Banderas also laughed and joked that maybe the team's luck could have been better.

Then on the evening of this day, they arrived at the away stadium in Bilbao, and in the room of the hotel where they were staying, Leon, who was watching the game with two assistants, looked at Banderas with a surprised expression, "Pablo, do you know divination?"

The match between Sporting Gijón and Athletic Bilbao, the final match of the La Liga round, was played on Monday evening, which was Sunday, and Leon and his assistants watched the league match between Barcelona and Numancia in front of the TV.

The Pagaritos Stadium in Numancia was covered in snow before the game, and the weather was quite cold. Silvinho started at left-back in place of Van Bronckhorst, with Oleguer returning to central defence and Marcos once again taking on the role of central midfield. Poor conditions made it difficult for Barcelona to exploit their technical advantage, while Numancia dominated with long balls.

Numancia broke the deadlock in the 44th minute when the home side threw a powerful ball into the box from the left touchline, Oleg was on the back of the net with a header from high striker Miguel and the ball gried back in front of the goal, Juan Lu leaned on Marcos on the edge of the six-yard box and fired a beautiful barb into the net from six yards.

However, Barcelona quickly equalised in the 47th minute when Xavi took a corner from the right and Marquez fired a right-footed diagonal shot from the edge of the six-yard box into the near corner.

The final score of the match was 1-1, with Barcelona being held to a draw by Numancia away from home.

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The mighty Barcelona was forced to draw like this, which was definitely something that Leon expected, thinking that Banderas joked that Sporting Gijón's luck might be better that morning, so it is no wonder that Leon was so surprised to say to Banderas that he 'knows divination',

Barcelona were held to a draw by Numancia, so if Sporting Gijón can beat Athletic Bilbao away in this round of the league, then the gap between them and Barcelona will be reduced to three points!

It will be the first time this season that Sporting Gijón has come so close to Barcelona and the first time this season that Barcelona have been so close to their opponents!

Whether it was Leon, Banderas or Scottry, they were all overjoyed as the post-match press conference was being broadcast live on television.

After 90 minutes of agony on the snowy birdies course, Rijkaard walked into the press conference.

A reporter asked Rijkaard whether the draw by Numancia gave Sporting Gijón a chance to catch up and whether it meant that Sporting Gijón had a chance to compete for the league title.

Leon in front of the TV had sharp eyes, while Banderas and Scottry were stunned at first, and then breathless. In addition to Leon's early thoughts, even Banderas and Scottery never thought about the possibility of winning the league, they didn't dare to think about it, they didn't have this ambition, but now, when they are so close to Barcelona, they are shocked and excited when they hear the reporter ask this question.

This can be said to be the first time that the media asked so solemnly in front of the Barcelona coach about the possibility of Sporting Gijón winning the La Liga crown!

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'Sporting Gijón played great, they were in great form and [the draw at Numancia] it was a good chance for them to chase the points. ”

"In fact, Sporting Gijón has been threatening us. ”

Rijkaard was in a bad mood and didn't spend much time at the press conference, because in this game, Belletti and Giuli were injured one after another, which was another big blow for Barcelona, who had just shaken off the pain of injury. And both of them are right-footed players, and this injury, the situation of Barcelona's "vacuum" on the right side is becoming more and more serious.

Thankfully, a post-match X-ray showed that Belletti's back injury was not as bad as he thought and he will miss the Barcelona derby against Espanyol in midweek. As for Jiuli's injury, there is still no detailed report.

Although Rijkaard did not respond directly to the reporter's question, it was almost equivalent to admitting the reporter's meaning: Sporting Gijón does have a chance to compete for the league title!

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Turning off the TV, Leon saw that both Banderas and Scottry were looking at him.

"What do you want to see me do?" asked Leon.

"Well, that's what I said ......on TV," Scottry said.

"League champions, really?" Banderas said with some eagerness.

They had not thought about the possibility of winning the league before, this was due to the fear of the strength of the giants Barcelona, and did not think that Sporting Gijón had a chance to get their hands on the La Liga crown.

But now, when this layer of window paper was pierced, they realized that maybe their Gijón race really had a chance to give it a go.

Of course, Leon is the backbone of the team, the soul of the team, and Leon's opinion is crucial.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Leon shrugged, "I never said we didn't have a chance to win the championship." ”

Hearing Leon say this, Scottrie's and Banderas' eyes widened, and they both cheered in unison.

"That's right, we have a chance. ”

"Yes! Yes!"

"I said I had a chance, and you really believed me that much?" asked Leon in surprise, "Don't you think I'm being ashamed?"

"Why do you say that about yourself?" said Banderas, "of course we believe you. ”

"Yes, you said that if you have the chance, we will dare to fight. Scottry said.

Li Ang was stunned, he didn't expect his two assistants to trust him so much, he was a little moved, looking at the two of them, a smile appeared on Li Ang's face, "Haha, it's good, let's go fight!"

Both of them had a glow on their faces and nodded vigorously.

In fact, Leon underestimated his strong role in this team, he was the spiritual leader at Sporting Gijón, leading the team to achieve the current achievements, whether it was a player or a coach, they all trusted and admired him in their hearts, and they also trusted him very much in what he said.

As Banderas and Scottry said, Leon said that if there is a chance to fight, then they really feel motivated and confident.

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If Sporting Gijón wants to really fight for that crown, then they have to win the game against Athletic Bilbao.

Although it is not clear what Leon's attitude towards the league title is, there has suddenly been a massive discussion throughout La Liga about the possibility of Sporting Gijón winning the La Liga title.

If this topic had been discussed two months ago, no one thought that they would have had a chance of winning the league, even though they were already second in the league at that time. Talking about this topic will be ridiculed.

However, now, with Barcelona losing points, Sporting Gijón's threat to Barcelona's coveted La Liga throne has suddenly become the focus of attention.

The match between Sporting Gijón and Athletic Bilbao suddenly became the focus of attention throughout Spain.

28 February 2005, Bilbao, Estadio Nova San Mames.

“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool！”

“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool！”

"The goal is in, the goal is in, the result is incredible, the last-minute strike is from Javier Blanco, this kid is doing wonders, he has scored a goal that may be extraordinary!"

On the turf of the new San Mamés stadium, Javier Blanco was running wildly, yelling and flaring his fists, and behind him were the equally crazy Sporting Gijón players.

The game was already in the final minute of stoppage time, and the score was still 1-1, at this time, Di Natale's pass caused chaos in front of Athletic Bilbao's goal, and Javier Blanco tackled the goal in front of goal!

As the commentator received, it was a real stunner, as Sporting Gijón scored in the last minute to win the game with a 2-1 lead.

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On the sidelines, Li Ang and his assistants hugged each other excitedly, and they were also boiling on the bench.

Then the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and all the substitutes rushed onto the pitch like crazy and hugged their teammates.

The commentators of the match were also excited, talking about Javier Blanco's last-minute goal, talking about how remarkable it was to score three points behind Barcelona for Sporting Gijón, who won the three points, and about the possible impact of this promoted polo team on the La Liga title this season.

And in the dressing room after the game, Leon looked at the excited players, and he made a gesture to signal everyone to be quiet.

Everyone looked at him.

Leon took a deep breath and smiled.

"I think it's time." ”

He paused and continued, "It's time to talk to everyone about the league championship. ”