Ricardo's contract extension negotiations have been going on like a tug-of-war for more than half a season, and now it's finally finalized.

Thanks to his excellent performance, he almost single-handedly brought Real Madrid to the last four of the Champions League, and the club finally relented and agreed to the high salary clause and image rights clause offered by Fala.

On April 27, Real Madrid, who rotated most of the main players, swept Athletic Bilbao 5-0, and Licardo scored a hat-trick in the first half before being replaced early.

On the 28th, Real Madrid's official Weibo published a dynamic: Ricardo and the club renewed his contract until 2013.

His annual salary after tax will reach 250,000 euros, surpassing Ronaldo and becoming the team's top salary. The signing fee is 4 million euros, and the appearance fee, goal bonus, Golden Boot bonus, Champions League winning, etc. have also been raised.

With his goals this season, it should come as no surprise to win the Golden Boot. If you can win the Champions League again, then it is reasonable to win the Ballon d'Or again.

If these conditions are met, he will receive more than 4 million euros in bonuses alone in the next six months.

And the most critical part of this new contract is not the annual salary, not the bonus, but the fact that he finally got back 70% of his portrait rights.

This can bring him tens of millions of euros more per year.

Ricardo doesn't think he has a lot of money.

The last conversation with Olivia gave him a new goal: to buy a club of a high standard.

At a young age, he could play for this club and bring a lot of honours. When he is old and retired, he can also coach at the club and continue to be close to football.

He never wanted to leave football for the rest of his life.

As for which club to buy, he hasn't decided yet. And the current liquidity on hand is not enough, if you want to buy a high-level club in Europe's top five leagues, you need at least one or two hundred million euros in cash, right?

If you want to buy a wealthy family, you have to multiply it several times.

Serie A, Ligue 1, etc. will not be considered, Ligue 1 is too weak, Serie A will continue to decline in the future, and revival is far away.

If you want to buy, buy a strong team in the Premier League or La Liga, and you have to qualify for the Champions League every year.

The problem is that some of these teams are impossible to sell unless they pay a large premium.

Looking at it this way, there are not many teams to choose from.

Do you want to buy Manchester City first? The thought crossed Ricardo's mind.

But then it was thrown away.

Now is not the right time. Let's play a few years and then win a few Champions League trophies.

Honor is always the merrier. He was eternally hungry for victory and honor.

On the evening of April 29, at the Bernabeu Stadium, the second leg of the 07-08 Champions League semifinals is about to start.

In the dressing room of the home team, accompanied by the excited singing of the fans, Pellegrini made the final exhortation and mobilization.

'We have a one-goal lead and two away goals, so objectively we have a huge advantage, but that doesn't mean we're going to qualify. You all know that football is changing quickly and Barcelona is a team that can do wonders. ”

"So I'm asking you to forget about the scoreline, treat it as 0-0 now, get serious for me and fight every ball as if it were a crucial goal. I want to get a big win, and I want us to keep each other at bay from start to finish and not give them a chance! ”

"Forward, Madrid!" After saying that, Pellegrini suddenly followed the rhythm of the fans and sang loudly.

"Forward, Madrid!" The players looked different, but they also sang along.

Pellegrini nodded with satisfaction and waved his big hand: "Let's go!" Crush them! ”

Meanwhile, the mobilization in the visitors' dressing room was coming to the last minute.

Rijkaard said with emotion: "We have reached the last moment, and now we are on the edge of a cliff. If we don't turn back in time, we will die without a place to bury. ”

"Do you want to go down for a season and get nothing? Do you want to watch our mortal enemies take all our honor? You are all big-name stars, praised by the media, you have luxury cars, you are like beautiful flowers, football makes you famous, but if you don't pay attention to football, you will also become nothing! ”

"I want you to be ashamed and courageous! I hope you will meet your opponents at a dead end and fight to the end! I hope you can ignore our current disadvantage, give 100 per cent and fight every ball with your heart until the dawn of victory! Can you do it? ”

The Barcelona player replied sporadically: "It can be done!" ”

Rijkaard sighed darkly. The hearts of the people are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead......

He looked at his players, and in those eyes, there was confusion and lack of confidence......

Entering the game with such a mentality, I'm afraid it's ...... Everything points to disaster.

But everything he could have done had already been done.

The rest is up to the players.

His gaze swept over Xavi, Samuel Eto'o and Messi. These are the three most indispensable players in his mind.

His gaze rested on Messi's immature face, and Rijkaard sighed again.

If you give you another three or five years, you might be the best player in the world.

But tonight...... Can you take on the burden of saving the team?

"Let's go, let's go and win a victory!" Rijkaard let out a low roar from deep in his throat.

Barcelona made only one change in the starting line-up compared to the first leg, with Puyol replacing Marcos, who had accumulated yellow cards and was suspended.

Rijkaard is not a madman, he didn't put in four or five strikers from the first minute.

On Real Madrid's side, there is not much change from the previous leg, that is, Cannavaro returned to replace Heinze, Van Nistelrooy started as a lone striker, and Raul played as a right winger. The formation is still 4231.

Barcelona went on the attack from the first minute. What they didn't expect was that Real Madrid, who had already established the lead, also started to attack from the first minute, and seemed to be going to carry out the offensive football to the end.

The two sides quickly fought for real fire in the midfield, and fouls were frequent.

In the 4th minute, Real Madrid got the first chance, after Ricardo cut inside, he pushed the ball to Raul, who met the ball and curled the ball with his left foot, but the shot was too straight and the ball was held by Valdés.

Barcelona then went back in color, Xavi and Iniesta played a wall-to-wall combination, Iniesta took the ball and sent a through ball, Eto'o turned and shot in the box, and was also firmly held by Casillas.

After five or six minutes of fast-paced play, Real Madrid began to consciously close and slow down. Fall more in the middle and back, attract Barcelona players to grab and then pass straight to the front.

Pellegrini smiled slightly. Of course I know you want to play fast-paced games. Because if you are fast, you are easy to make mistakes, and if you make a lot of mistakes, you will have a chance to turn the tables.

But will I do what you want?

It is said that Barcelona plays well with the ball, and today you should also try Real Madrid's possession.