Chapter 116: Glory Belongs to Castile

What is the effect of people's psychological state on the quality of luck? This seems difficult to prove. But in the first leg of the 15-16 season La B championship final, there was such a wonderful scene. The Castilla players, who were lucky enough to equalise in the first half after missing a few great chances in the first half due to a lack of luck, seemed to have regained their good fortune after regaining their fighting spirit and determination to win.

Just 40 seconds into the second half, when Fabas made a successful steal in front of the field and split the side, Kuchi crossed from the right after playing a beautiful triangle pass with his team-mate, and Mariano volleyed into the bottom left corner with the outside of his right foot from 5 meters in front of goal, 2-3, and the visitors took the lead again. In the 55th minute, Castilla continued to extend the results, Toro split the ball in the middle, and Forlan, who was very active today, assisted on the right side, and completed the kick with Alvaro, who received the ball and knocked it across to the goal, all the way to the penalty area Forlan hit the ball into the far corner at a small angle of 8 meters in front of the goal, and the score became 2-4.

Reus Athletic coach Nat Western O Gonzalez is about to collapse when he sees this situation! He immediately began to transfer troops, made two substitutions in a row, and changed his side's formation to 4-5-1, hoping to see if he could find some luck in the first half under the premise of solid defense. It's a pity that the visiting players who have gone crazy are no longer something they can stop.

In the 62nd minute, the home team's striker Harrow struck a feeble left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area, which was easily collected by Yáñez, and it was Atletico Reus's first shot on target in the second half, only the last time of the game. Castilla then scored two more in a row, completely killing the suspense of the championship.

In the 69th minute, Forlan passed through and Alvaro dribbled past the opponent's left-back on the right side and crossed low into the box, Kuchi finally found his senses and pushed the ball into the top right corner of the goal near the penalty spot, 2-5, the home team's goalkeeper Badia looked very depressed, even when he picked up the ball from the net, he looked expressionless. Subsequently, Li Muddy replaced Cedres and Forlan with Pieters and Moroccan teenager Rashraf Hakimi respectively, maintaining a good physical condition.

In the 77th minute, when Almeida, the defender of the home team who had just been replaced, faced Kuqi in the penalty area, who had dribbling skills and the style of the king of plum balls, he was accidentally wiped by the opponent from his side, and subconsciously reached out to block it. The referee's whistle immediately followed, pointing his finger at the penalty spot without question, while pulling a yellow card out of his pocket and moving it towards Almeida, who was standing on the sidelines, dumbfounded. Mariano, who had already scored twice, took the ball and took two steps after the whistle to push the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal to complete the hat-trick of the game and set the score at 2-6.

Due to the weather, in the remaining ten minutes, both teams slowed down their rhythm, especially Castile, who had possession of about 70% of the time, and left the ball more in their own half, not easily pressing the midfield circle. So under the "tacit cooperation" of the two sides, the game ended peacefully, Li Mudi led his boys to bloody Reus Athletic away from home, and has won the championship with a probability of 99.999......%, as long as the game does not lose three days later, it will be able to complete the undefeated feat of the whole season.

The Castile coach who returned to Madrid ushered in a piece of news that could not be said to be good or bad, Glick's transfer to Ligue 1 powerhouse Monaco was completed, and because the new season of Ligue 1 started earlier than other leagues, the transfer market opened much earlier. The final price negotiated between the two teams is 12.8 million euros, but Monaco will pay 8 million euros immediately, and then pay the remaining 4.8 million by January 30 next year, and Valentino Cairo is smart enough to get a special deal of 5% of the profits from the next transfer of the Polish defender, which can be said to have exceeded the task.

However, after the money was deducted by the club by 20%, it was spent before it could be covered on the books. Ventura, who was unaware that he had been driven away by Torino, had made a deal with Roma two months ago, and Serbian striker and right winger Adejic, who had been the FM demon and almost bought by Manchester United, would join the Red Bulls for a fee of 6.8 million euros when the transfer window officially opened on July 1. The talented player, who debuted with Partizan Belgrade, was brought in by Manchester United at the age of 17 at a high price because of his style of play, and was loaned back to his parent club due to his labor certification. However, a year later, United announced that they would not sign Rajadzic, which dealt a huge blow. He has since landed in Italy, starting with Fiorentina before joining Roma in 2013 as a stand-in for Lamela. Rajadzic, who gradually lost his main role at the Red Wolves last season, was loaned to Inter Milan, but he failed to stay, and was finally bought directly by Ventura.

The deal had already been negotiated, so no one could stop it, and when the laughing Valentino Cairo relayed the details to the new coach, the latter could only reluctantly accept the reality. However, he was thinking in his heart: This Nima is the pick-up man! Or can you call it "happy to be a dad"? I can't imagine that I have to pay for others one day.

But reality is always much crueler than ideal, and a day later, Li Mudi was again informed that the 20-year-old Argentine striker Lucas Boye would join the Torino club from River Plate as a free agent until 2020. This transfer completely angered the Castile coach, what the hell is this? A kid who has never heard a name can sign in so casually, although it is not yet known what his potential is, but if Ventura is allowed to operate so indiscriminately, it will be very difficult for him to take over the team in the future. Therefore, Li Mudi immediately called Turin chairman Urbano Cairo and asked to suspend all transfer operations except for the few sales transactions that he had approved before, which stopped the old fox's big blood change. Li Mudi is so looking forward to the end of the European Championship at this time, so that Ventura can hurry up to scourge the national team, and as for the construction of the new season in Turin, it is better to leave it to someone who can do it.

At 8 p.m. on June 8, at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium, the Castilla football team will usher in the last official match of the 15-16 season: the second leg of the La B promotion play-off championship finals. With a huge lead in the first leg, after 90 minutes, Lee and his boys were in good probable a bid for an academy that has produced so many world-class stars.

The match was broadcast live on Madrid's local television, and the guests invited two of Real Madrid's previous captains, Raul and Guti, the latter of which was made purely of Castile, and the former can also be said to be refined from Castile, and he was also a close friend of the team's manager.

In addition to the two guests in the live broadcast room, the rostrum of the stadium also welcomed many familiar faces: Lafayette, Zinedine Zidane, the first team of Jesus, who did not receive a national team call-up, and the reserve players and U19 boys who did not make the squad, in addition to Nadal, basketball star Rudy Fernandez, and the cultural counselor of the Celestial Empire in the Kingdom of Spain, Zhuang Lixiao, the latter of which wanted to witness Li Mudi's history-making moment. Before this game, under the leadership of Li Mudi, Castilla had a total of 47 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses in the league and cup this season. Although there is a huge difference in the gold content of the unbeaten seasons in the top European leagues because of the level of the league, its winning rate of more than 92% has suddenly set a new record, which is something that no team has ever come close to before, and I believe that in two hours, countless people will go crazy.

Castilla's starting lineup for this game is: goalkeeper Yáñez, right wing-back Hakimi, central defenders Hector and Manu, left-back Tejero, right midfielder Alvaro, central midfielders Fambas and Peperu, left wing-back Lin Liangming who has returned from injury, and double forwards Kuchi and Mariano, with several rotation players getting the chance to perform last.

By the time the race officially began, the sky was dripping with a few invisible light raindrops, bringing a touch of freshness to the night's temperatures that also reached 25°C.

As soon as kick-off, the home team took the initiative on the field. In the seventh minute, Lin Liangming cut inside on the left side, shook off an angle in front of the big penalty area and then curled the ball with his right foot, but he didn't master the footwork well, and the ball deviated a lot from the goal frame. He then concocted a long-range shot that went over the crossbar and did not cause any real problems for the opposing goalkeeper.

In the 14th minute, Kuchi received a cross from the right side of Alvaro near the penalty spot, and his sideways right-footed volley was confiscated by Reus goalkeeper Badia, and then Febas suddenly cut into the right side of the penalty area and fired a low shot from a tight angle that could not get past the opponent's ten fingers. Four minutes later, Kuqi knocked back on the right, Lin Liangming shook the defender 11 meters away from the goal and shot directly with his left foot, again slightly higher than the near corner, the shooting skills of the Tianchao winger are still a little weak!

After a period of trying to find a crosshair, the Castilla players finally found their senses, and all kinds of exciting tricks and team combinations began to increase. In the 24th minute, Kutch, who retreated to the center circle to meet his teammates, suddenly showed his superb dribbling skills, only to see him as if Maradona and the plum ball king possessed, using rhythm and personal skills to dribble past the opponent's three defenders in front of and behind, and was put to the ground by the opponent when he tried to pass the fourth place, although he failed to complete the miracle of the super dragon, but also won a free kick in an excellent position for the team. Unfortunately, Alvaro's direct shot was narrowly off, grazing the right post and hitting the net behind.

In the 29th minute, the home team finally knocked on the door of the opponent, Tejero cut in along the left flank, received Lin Liangming's through plug and walked past the defender of the tackle with a low cross, Mariano scooped the goal from 4 meters in front of the goal, 1-0, Tejero has five assists in all competitions this season, the best result since the start of his career.

Unwilling to remain indifferent, Athletic Reus threatened for the first time in the 38th minute when striker Victor split the ball and striker Harrow burst into the right side of the box and fired a diagonal shot that was blocked by Yáñez, their only shot on goal in the first half.

At the end of the first half, the home side took a 1-0 lead thanks to Mariano's goal, with a staggering 75 per cent possession, 13 shots on goal and 5 shots on target, and a number of good chances missed.

At the start of the second half, Mariano found a chance in the box to turn his back and Peperu's fierce shot was tipped over the crossbar by Badia. Immediately afterwards, Alvaro took a corner from the left, and the Dominican center headed down from 8 meters in front of goal, and the in-form Badia made another successful save, falling to the ground on the goal line to seal the ball. After that, Kutch's hanging door from a small angle on the right still failed to get past Badia. He also interfered with Mariano's header two minutes later, and Kuchi's corner was deflected away by Hector in the middle, who headed over the back post before Badia could strike, but was too late to get on target and deflected wide of the post.

Just when Li Mudi thought he was going to repeat the mistake of wasting a number of chances four days earlier and being equalised, the home team scored a second goal to seal the win. In the 60th minute, Hakimi intercepted the opponent's clearance ball, Kuchi deliberately missed after attracting the opponent's defense, Mariano chased the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and shot lightly about eight meters from the goal, and the ball passed the attacking Badia and fell into the net behind him. 2-0, it was the 35th goal of the season for the Dominia international in all competitions, setting the best record of his playing career.

In the following game, Castilla, who firmly dominated the field, failed to break the visiting goal guarded by Badia, who played exceptionally well, and the final score was maintained 2-0 until the last minute, and Li Mudi's team ended the season with a complete victory. A La Liga B2 title, a Fed Cup title and a La Liga B title, combined with an unbeaten run throughout the season, left the fans here with an impressive answer before he left.