The Estadio El Molinon was boiling and everyone was going crazy for Juan Arango's goal. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the midst of this huge cheer, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, and Sporting Gijón won 2-1 at home to Deportivo La Coruna.

The players went crazy and threw Arango high into the air.

It's no wonder they're so excited, as on their way to the league title, today's game is the first test they need to face, and if there is a mistake in today's game, it will be a huge blow to the morale of this team.

The whole stadium frenzy reached a new climax a minute later.

It was the voice of the live announcer who heard the news of Barcelona being held to a 0-0 draw by Espanyol on another venue!

The whole of Ermolinnon madness goes to the next level.

While it's not enough to say that these fans think their team is qualified to compete for the league title, it's a great thrill and pride for everyone to be able to close in on leaders Barcelona and narrow the gap to just one point!

And, at this moment, all the fans will have a mysterious feeling in their hearts: only one point behind Barcelona! In this case, is it really impossible for us to aspire to the league title?!

Once this thought and idea is formed in the mind, it can never be left behind.

Sporting Gijón's players are also crazy, and it is clear that the news that Barcelona have been held to a draw by Espanyol has everyone excited.

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"Thanks to the Spaniards!" muttered Scottry.

'We owe thanks to ourselves, we scored in the last minute and we survived!' said Banderas.

Leon's eyes were also hard to hide his excitement, the team killed the opponent at the last moment, and Barcelona was blocked there, which can be said to be a double happiness.

"All I know is that we were lucky to have taken Deportivo La Coruna, otherwise I would have died with regret now. Leon said to the two assistants.

The two nodded, convinced.

At the post-match press conference, reporters were full of praise for Arango, who had reached the Super World Wave, but the final focus was on the league standings.

Everyone knows that Barcelona was forced to draw by Espanyol, and now Barcelona is only one point ahead of Sporting Gijón, at this time, even those who did not think that Sporting Gijón had a chance to compete for the league title, have to think about a possibility: in this case, with the current state of Sporting Gijón, they really have no hope of winning the championship?!

There is no standard answer to this question, the answer is in everyone's heart, in their judgment.

However, the vast majority of people now have to face up to one thing: Sporting Gijón has joined the race for the league title!

It's not about whether Sporting Gijón admits it or not, it's a fact! The only difference is, what do the Atleticos Gijón think? Do they have the ambition to do something?!

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"Sporting Gijón's goal is to qualify for next season's European Cup. The season is less than two-thirds of the way through, and that goal still needs to be worked on to ensure it. ”

When asked again about the league title, Leon said that the team is aiming for a top-four finish.

However, even after Leon said this, the Spanish media still hyped up the change in the league title landscape the next day, and this time, the media really saw Sporting Gijón as a strong contender for the league title.

One of the most notable is that for the first time, Barcelona really felt the threat from Sporting Gijón, or arguably for the first time, the Catalans really began to face the threat from Sporting Gijón.

"Barcelona suffers a cold winter return": "World Sports" commented that although it was a Barcelona derby, but the cold wind and Wednesday's game, only 50,000 spectators came to Camp Nou to watch Barcelona's match with Espanyol, in the sudden cold wind, Barcelona was frozen, 0-0! A draw, at the most inopportune moment, behind Barcelona, Sporting Gijón finally showed their fangs!

"Now is not the time to complain about the opponent": Daily Sport made a rare criticism of Barcelona coach Rijkaard, mainly in response to Rijkaard's words in a media interview after the Barcelona match against Espanyol, "They are really anti-football, all nine players in the field are defending. Rijkaard complained after being held to a draw at home by Espanyol. In this regard, the "Daily Sports" sharply criticized that the opponent's tactics should not be blamed, and if they did not win the game, they could only find the reason from themselves, and if Barcelona did not raise their vigilance, then the Gijón behind them could turn over at any time.

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The sudden rise of Sporting Gijón and now its direct 'involvement' in the race for the La Liga title has caused heated discussions throughout the Iberian Peninsula.

At present, after 26 rounds of La Liga, the La Liga standings are:

Barcelona has 16 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 54 points and leading the standings;

Sporting Gijón 16 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, accumulating 53 points, ranking second;

Real Madrid 15 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, total 47 points, ranked third in the league;

Villarreal 12 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, accumulating 44 points, ranking fourth in the league;

Behind Villarreal are Sevilla on 42 points, Real Betis on 41 points.

Therefore, at present, Barcelona is the leader who is really qualified to participate in the competition for the league title, and then there are only three teams in Sporting Gijón and Real Madrid chasing behind.

Many of the biggest names in Spanish football have also been involved in the discussion of league titles.

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The day after the league match, a special golf tournament was held on the beautiful island of Mallorca, and in fact, Cruyff, Camacho, Clement and Toshak were among the biggest names in Spanish football. Taking the opportunity to play, several coaches certainly couldn't forget to comment on the battle for the La Liga title.

When it comes to the ownership of this year's La Liga championship, several coaches have voted for Barcelona as the "first vote", including former Real Madrid coach Camacho.

"Barcelona have a clear advantage in the title race. Real Madrid have a lot of difficulties, and it's not just on the pitch. Camacho said: "There are also a lot of problems within the club, and the recent conflict between Ronaldo and Luxemburg is an example of this. ”

However, Camacho also reminded people not to forget Sporting Gijón, "I was shocked by Gijon's performance, Coach Leon is a genius, his team has surprised everyone, there are still twelve rounds in the league, it is still a long time, in terms of team background, Real Madrid seems to have more chances than Gijón, but, the terrible thing is that Sporting Gijón is in too good shape now." ”

While Cruyff praised Barcelona, he did not forget to tease Real Madrid, and then he commented on the spoiler Sporting Gijón, "Sporting Gijón plays very smartly, Lee is a coach with a lot of ideas, Sporting Gijón can play beautifully, play with the flavor of Barcelona, and can also play very pragmatically, such a team can often go a long way." ”

Former Spain national team coach Clement supported Barcelona to win the title, but at the same time seemed to look down on Sporting Gijón, saying, "Sporting Gijón's good form is not sustainable, their strength is not good, and they will soon fall behind." ”

The last to speak was also former Real Madrid coach Toshak, who led the team to the league and Champions League doubles. However, this time he did not talk much about Real Madrid, but praised Barcelona, "Barcelona has an advanced overall formation and should be the favorite in the league." Toshak said. Then against Sporting Gijón, Toshak is also not optimistic, "If Sporting Gijón can finish in the top four of the league after the game, it will be a victory. Regarding Leon's post-match press conference with Deportivo La Coruna, Toshak expressed his appreciation for Leon's knowledge of the current situation.

"These two old guys. Leon couldn't help but curse when he saw what Clement and Toshak said in the newspaper.

He is now accumulating character and is low-key, but it doesn't mean that he likes to be looked down upon.

Of course, compared to the contempt of Clement and Toshak, Cruyff's appreciation made Leon even more vigilant.

As we all know, Cruyff is the godfather of Barcelona and has a great influence on Barcelona, and even Cruyff has expressed his appreciation and praise for Sporting Gijón, so it is conceivable that the attitude of the Barcelona club towards Sporting Gijón is now: at least to be vigilant.

This is not good news for Sporting Gijón, who wants to wilt and bury their heads.

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After joining Sporting Gijón, the club helped Juan Arango rent an apartment, which was not a property in a wealthy area, and certainly not a slum area, but a middle-class neighborhood.

For the residents of the community, Arango's impression is that when they see him, they will either nod their heads, or at most say hello and say good morning, which is as plain as water.

This made the Venezuelan, who was worried about being harassed to a certain extent, relax and feel a little lost, which only shows that he is not famous now, and he is a dispensable role in the team.

This 'blandness' changed after the match between Sporting Gijón and Deportivo La Coruna.

Just after 8 a.m., Arango left the house to drive his used car worth 8,000 euros to the Malao training base.

Arango stepped on the brakes and motioned for the other party to go first, but he didn't expect the other party to stop directly, rolled down the window, and gave him a thumbs up, "Well done, man! That ball was awesome yesterday!"

"Oh, ah, thank you. Arango paused, smiling in response.

Then the other party also made a gesture to Arango to go first, and the Venezuelanan happily honked his horn and drove away.

Slowly driving along the roads of the community, Juan Arango noticed that everything was different, with people stopping to greet him from time to time, giving him a thumbs up, and even inviting him to a community party......

This Venezuelan young man who came to the Iberian Peninsula from the South American continent and felt that his heart had been clouded, and he felt that almost overnight, those gloom were gone, the bright sunshine came, and everything was so joyful and refreshing.

All because of a goal.

The love of the fans is so simple and direct, you play well, you score, they like you very much.

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Because of the 'delay' on the road, Arango was almost late, and when he arrived at the Malayo training base, he was still five minutes late, which startled Arango, and he wondered if he would have to leave the house ten minutes earlier in the future.

Before the training began, Li Ang glanced at Arango, who was a little excited, and teased, "Arango, sign for me after the training is over, you are famous now." ”

There was a good-natured laugh at the scene, and the Venezuelans were also embarrassed to laugh.

At the end of the day's training, Hierro, the captain of the team, found Arango and handed him a football.

Looking at the soccer ball, which was covered in the signatures of his teammates, Arango was stunned.

"What is this?"

"Yesterday's game ball. Hierro nodded.

Arango was amazed, after yesterday's game, he was 'lifted high' by his teammates to celebrate, and when he came down, he was a little dizzy and thought of looking for the match ball as a souvenir, but he couldn't find it. This left Arango a little disappointed.

"The coach specially asked you to come from the referee and told us to hand it over to you. Hierro smiled, "Then we all signed it, and we thought it made more sense." ”

The Venezuelan's eyes were a little red as he looked at the football with the team's signatures written on it, and he was moved.

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At the end of the next day's training, Arango approached Leon with the soccer ball signed on it by the whole team.

"You want me to sign it too?" Leon was surprised to hear Arango's request.

"Your signature is the most special memento. Arango said very seriously.

Looking at this serious player, Leon smiled, and as a result, he took a Parker pen and wrote his name in Chinese on it.

"It's my Chinese name, it's beautiful. Leon said with a smile.

"It's beautiful. Arango said.

Leon laughed, then squeezed his eyes, "One signature, another goal." ”

Arango scratched his head before he said, "No problem. ”

Leon smiled and nodded, he didn't take it seriously, the goal was not just scored when he said it, he just encouraged Arango.

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A day later, in the 27th round of La Liga, Sporting Gijón faced Real Betis away.

Sporting Gijón came back from behind to win 3-2 away at Real Betis.

Venezuelan Juan Arango, who came off the bench in the second half, scored the goal that leveled the score for Sporting Gijón.

After the goal, the Venezuelan rushed to the sidelines to hug his coach, shouting excitedly and triumphantly, "Coach, I said I did it." ”

It was the round, Barcelona 1:0 Osasuna, Eto'o savior at a crucial moment.

Real Madrid 1:1 Valencia, the Galaxy was forced to draw at home.

After 27 rounds of league matches, Barcelona has 57 points, Sporting Gijón has 56 points, and Real Madrid has 48 points.

Sporting Gijón is one point behind Barcelona and eight ahead of Real Madrid.

The headline of Le Monde Sport: Eto'o Savior, the people of Gijón continue to follow closely.

The headline of the Daily Sport: Juan Arango Savior again, watch out for the Gijón people!

The headline of Marca newspaper was: Real Madrid is left behind!

The headline of the newspaper As: Last chance for redemption - In the 28th round of the league, Real Madrid will face Sporting Gijón at the Estadio El Molinong, which is the best chance for the Galacticos to close the gap on Sporting Gijón.