Chapter 671: King of the World

On the evening of April 29, at the Alfonso Pérez Stadium, a key battle in the 33rd round of La Liga - Getafe's trumpet city derby against Real Madrid kicked off on time in the attention of the outside world.

The reason why everyone is so interested in this matchup with a huge difference in strength between the two sides is mainly related to whether the La Liga champions will be officially crowned here this season. If Limdoudi's side can pick up at least one point in this round, they will have defended their title with five league games remaining, a huge 16-point lead over second-placed – Atletico Madrid, who were previously second in the table, have already won, otherwise they would not have to wait for the outcome of this game to be known.

While Real Madrid have a crucial Champions League semi-final second leg to play in three days' time, a 3-1 win away from home in their opening game will allow them not to focus too much on PSG. In the eyes of many people, especially the Meilinger, the most important thing now is to determine the ownership of the La Liga title as early as possible, so that the team can enjoy the glory of the opposing team's welcome when facing the two sworn enemies Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the next two rounds of the league.

And Li Mudi is also very willing to try to meet the wishes of the team's supporters when everything is under his control, so he only rotated individual positions in this derby to ensure that his side can exert enough energy at the Alfonso Pérez Stadium to get the required points.

It's just that what everyone didn't expect was that until the 80th minute of the game, the Galaxy Battleship, which was started by the bookmaker to have ultra-low odds to win, failed to score even a single goal. Even though their head coach had brought on Riverola and Ferran Torres early in the second half to put their best attacking combinations on the pitch, they still couldn't find the back of the net for Getafe. The opposing team's legendary goalkeeper David De Gea was arguably back to the top, making the home fans hoarse with excitement and unable to fully develop their excitement about the miracle tonight.

No one can deny that the visitors' superstars did create a number of chances before this point in time. Even if most of them weren't must-score, at least three times even the TV commentator who broadcast the matchup almost blurted out the iconic goal broadcast (i.e., a series of goals).

But a 38-year-old veteran named David De Gea Quintana has proved to the world what it means to be immortal by setting a record for 12 successful saves in a single game this season. The former Atletico Madrid and Manchester United goalkeeper was like a wall in front of goal, intercepting all of the Real Madrid players' mid-range targets on the way to the goal line.

In the 42nd minute, Cesar Helabert sent in a precise cross from the right, and Pellegri, who used the world's top movement and timely judgment, headed a powerful and tricky header with little interference from the opposition defenders, only to be blocked by the home goalkeeper who reacted so quickly that there was almost no delay on the post, and the ball was immediately cleared out of the danger zone.

The Italian centre-forward, who was ready to celebrate his goal after landing on the ground, immediately saw the result with a look of surprise in his eyes. To have Manuel Pellegri, who has scored 27 goals in the league and has a chance to be the top scorer in the league, is enough to show how difficult De Gea is to save and how brilliant he is.

Real Madrid came closer to scoring in the 77th minute of the second half, when substitute Ferran Torres took a tactical corner from the left, left-back Alvaro Fernandez crossed into the box, and the Portuguese centre-back Tom Almeida, who has grown rapidly this season, scrambled with the opposing player and rubbed the ball to the back post, just in time for Mbappe who was ambushed there. The French king did not stop the ball, and directly volleyed the ball with his left foot into the far corner of the goal, although he kicked a half-high ball that the goalkeeper was easiest to save because he was too eager to shoot at the goal, but the victory was very close to the goal line, and the speed was still very fast, and the threat was naturally great.

It's just that the duck reacted faster, shifting and pounced almost at the speed of light, and struck the sudden attack with both fists.

However, the danger was not completely cleared, as a large number of players from both sides gathered in front of goal, and the ball was intercepted before it could fly out of the six-yard box, and bounced off the thigh of Getafe defender Thomas Belmont, who could not react in time, causing chaos in this area.

As a result, another Real Madrid centre-back, Vallejo, found an opportunity to complete a close-range stabbing shot, which shocked all the home team players and fans at the scene.

At the crucial moment, it was De Gea who stepped up again - well, it should be said that he sat down, and used his famous stunt in global football "duck sitting lotus" (I don't know if it will be a river crab), and blocked the close goal with his left calf. Mbappe's second follow-up shot hit the blocking defender's toe and flew off the bottom line after grazing the post, finally allowing Getafe to survive in a nearly desperate triple and hold on to the possibility of earning points.

For the Blues, who still have a chance to earn a ticket to next season's European competition, every league game and every point will be crucial, which is why they will give their all in a game that they care so much about, regardless of their camaraderie with Real Madrid.

When the danger was lifted, Alfonso Pérez burst into loud cheers and applause at the stadium, cheering for the home players, especially the savior-like old goalkeeper.

But in the face of a huge gap in strength, the Getafe defense, which had been struggling to support for more than 80 minutes, still made a mistake near the end of the game, Real Madrid left-back Alvaro Fernandez, who assisted him, crossed the ball from the side, and was cleared out of the penalty area by the defender, Belmont, who was originally guarding near the second drop point, felt physically exhausted because of the continuous suppression of the whole game, and the ball was obtained by Marcos Llorente, who rushed from a slightly distant position.

The Real Madrid captain didn't care about 3721, and when he raised his foot, he hit a long-range shot that hit Pellegri, who couldn't dodge, and rebounded to the right side of the penalty area, but it just fell in front of Mbappe, who had not walked out of the penalty area for a long time. In the face of this pie falling from the sky, the first person in active football naturally would not miss it, and quickly swung his leg to pump the ball to the far bottom corner of the goal.

De Gea's superman's sense of smell and reflexes was once again evident at this point, as he fine-tuned his position long before Mbappe could shoot, and then immediately made a sideways move as soon as he saw the direction of the opponent's choice. Judging by that moment, the former world No. 1 goalkeeper was extremely confident that he could lift the ball out of the frame.

But just like the tragedy that all great goalkeepers can't avoid, there are always all kinds of pig teammates to help them return from the divine realm to the earth, and today the role of "cheat daddy" is the home team's Colombian central defender John Lukwumi. Even if he had the good intentions to come forward to block the opponent's shot, he self-defeatingly changed the course of the ball's flight, not only failed to intercept it, but instead did the opposite, allowing the ball to bounce off the middle of the net and into the net, making the whole effort of "Duck Daddy" go to naught at this moment.

Presumably, at this moment, De Gea, who has been reluctant to get up on the pitch for a long time, should recall the various experiences when he played for Manchester United, when he was on the field in addition to defending the opponent's attack, he also needed to watch out for his own defenders and even strikers' own goals at any time, that is called a tired! Originally, I thought it would be better to return to La Liga, but the result was also a variety of pits, but now if you analyze it carefully, maybe this is the so-called fate!

Fortunately, after this season, the legendary goalkeeper will choose to retire without having to suffer such a tragedy that has almost become a curse, so that it will not feel too uncomfortable to think about it.

In the end, with the "help" of the opponent's defenders, Real Madrid, who visited the Alfonso Pérez Stadium, won a small victory by one goal, with 30 wins and 3 draws, 93 points, 18 points ahead of the second place, won the La Liga championship this season five rounds in advance, and won this important tournament for the fourth time in five years.

After the game, Li Mudi did not express too many feelings about the achievement he led the team to achieve, but sang praises for the veteran De Gea, believing that this game fully proved the latter's greatness and deserves to be respected and learned by all juniors.

"David is a legend, just like the likes of Gianluigi, Iker and others before him, who, together with the great goalkeepers of the last century, such as Yashin, Banks, Zoff, etc., have made a huge contribution to the development and progress of world football, and we have to take off our hats for them.

Previously, the football world praised the so-called goalkeeper style of Manuel Neuer and Christian (referring to Real Madrid's current number one goalkeeper Flüchtel), believing that their style is the most desirable goalkeeper in the new era. However, in my opinion, one of the most important criteria for determining a goalkeeping is their goal-line skills, and in this regard, David's performance is a textbook that all players in this position should study and study.

His positioning, movement, anticipation and reflexes are absolutely historic, and what has set him apart from the many great goalkeepers in the last two decades: using his lower limbs to block shots close to the ground, is the best goalkeeper I've ever seen, no one can match it, not even Iker back then.

So when I heard the news that David was going to retire at the end of the season, I was very sorry because you might never see this amazing saving technique again. But after the game, I had a conversation with him on the sidelines and invited him to come to Real Madrid after the summer to take up the role of goalkeeper coach or join my training camp and teach his experience and top skills to the current players and young people. Although David did not agree immediately, he said that he would consider it carefully, and hoped to hear good news soon. ”

After that, the Real Madrid coach's words were interpreted by the outside world as dissatisfaction with Flüchtel, because the goal conceded in the first leg of the clash with Paris Saint-Germain was that the German international did not intercept it with his legs when saving the low shot of the opposing striker Gobels, and chose to fall to the ground and save sideways, resulting in a slow action of half a beat and conceded the goal.

This kind of remarks were temporarily quelled with Li Mudi's timely refutation of the rumors, but the discussion of the "foot goalkeeper" did not immediately subside, but occupied a hot position in major professional forums in the next two weeks.

However, the Real Madrid manager's attention shifted to the rest of the schedule long after that game, as his side were about to have a series of major games in a row.

On May 2, the Galaxy Battleship at home defeated the visiting Paris Saint-Germain by one goal with a set of semi-rotating lineups without the two cores of Pellegri and Marcos Llorente, and defeated the Ligue 1 overlord with an aggregate score of 4-1 without any suspense. This is the fourth time in a row that they have stepped onto the final stage of this top-flight competition, and it is definitely an achievement that will be extremely difficult for future generations to replicate in today's competitive football.

Over the next two weeks, Real Madrid were treated to three pre-match team courtesies in recognition of their tribute to the league title, including Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the two rivals that all Melinger had been waiting for for years. In the hope that the dialogue between the two powers, which could have a huge impact on the title race, was placed in the final rounds as much as possible, the second leg of this season's national derby and Madrid derby were both relegated to the end of the season by the Spanish Football Federation, which led to the opportunity for the early victory of the Galacticos to experience a moment of glory that has never been seen before in history.

As a result, Real Madrid, which has an advantage in morale and strength, did not let this honor suffer an unfortunate ending, gnawed these two hard bones one after another, and set a new points record in La Liga in one fell swoop, while also using these two strong opponents to adjust their state to a peak level, and made the most adequate preparations for the Champions League final later.

On 10 June, at Leipzig's newly built and two-year-old New Red Bull Stadium, Lee Moody's side dismembered the Blues 3-0 at the newly built and two-year-old Red Bull Stadium in Leipzig, becoming only the second team in history to complete four consecutive Champions League titles, as they did it last time.

The 2028-29 season has officially come to an end, and Real Madrid's performance of winning six major championships in a single season has made them undeniably the title of "King of the World", and no one will question their dominance in the year, and the history of world football has written a new chapter in this moment.

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