Chapter 222: A Vacation in a Foreign Country

Atletico Madrid won two in a row before the Christmas holidays, beating Alaves 2-1 at home and beating Espanyol 1-0 away thanks to Wen Zhihao's set-piece.

At the same time, the 17th round is also the world's attention to the Spanish national derby, Real Madrid faces Barcelona at home. Real Madrid showed their determination to win at home, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema scoring in each half, and the final fierce battle ended in a 2-2 draw, with Messi scoring twice.

A draw, with the biggest winners being Atletico Madrid and Valencia. Atletico narrowed the gap at the top of the table to four points and extended their advantage over Real Madrid to four points, reaching more than one game.

Towards the halfway point of the league, the top four teams are Barcelona with 42 points, Valencia with 40 points, Atletico Madrid with 39 points and Real Madrid with 35 points.

Atletico Madrid's gap between the top two teams is just one goal, and as long as they can maintain their good momentum after returning from vacation, it will not be difficult to equalize or even overtake them to the top.

Before the breakup of the holiday, Simeone specifically warned everyone not to just think about the beach beauty, and after the goal of the end of the season is achieved, it is time to fully enjoy the vacation.

Wen Zhihao does not plan to return to China for vacation this year, on the one hand, the La Liga schedule is very tight, and the domestic New Year's Day and New Year are not over, Atletico Madrid will refocus on preparing for the second half of the game, and the more important reason is that Wen Zhihao wants to take out this time period to practice and improve himself.

The end of the season is and the World Cup is approaching. For his first trip to the World Cup, he had to sacrifice his vacation.

Wen Zhihao told his family that he would not come back for Christmas, and he could feel that his mother on the other end of the phone was very disappointed: "Every year you can't celebrate the New Year at home, just count on this opportunity for our family to get together, I will discuss with your father, if you don't want to toss back and forth, we can go to Madrid." ”

Wen Zhihao also felt that his decision did not take care of his parents' emotions, he briefly stated the reason, and finally said in a flattering tone: "Mom, you are the most reasonable, for your son, the World Cup is the ultimate dream, you will definitely support my decision, right?" Rest assured, I'll be home as soon as the season is over this year and try to spend more time at home before the World Cup. ”

After a while on the other end of the phone, Dad Wen took the phone, and after understanding the reason, he was very supportive of his son's decision: "Boy, Dad supports you." You are about to become an adult, men should focus on their careers, the World Cup is something that several generations of Chinese players dare not think of, you have the opportunity to participate at such a young age, and you must cherish it. Work hard over there, and don't worry about the two of us. When the time comes, I'll go to Russia with your mother to cheer you on. ”

Wen Zhihao immediately grinned, it's good to have a hardcore fan father, and many times they have a common language.

The people in the training base were all empty and became deserted, and the janitor was surprised why Wen Zhihao didn't leave: "Wen, are you still there?" ”

Wen Zhihao smiled: "Uncle Sergi, we don't have the tradition of Christmas. ”

The janitor reacted immediately and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you should celebrate the Spring Festival, a traditional Chinese festival." ”

Wen Zhihao smiled and said, "Uncle Sergi, help me open the door of the gym, I want to go in." ”

Sergi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded approvingly to Wen Zhihao, it is already very unusual not to enjoy the holiday, and he can still take the initiative to practice at this time, Sergi saw from Wen Zhihao that Chinese players also have the other side of hard work.

On Christmas Eve, the Christmas atmosphere in Madrid is spreading, and Wen Zhihao wanders the streets at night, and the shops on both sides can be seen lit Christmas trees and Santa Claus everywhere, just like the Chinese New Year.

Wen Zhihao will go to the Chinese neighborhood of Madrid for several days in a row, and spend Chinese New Year's Eve with his compatriots here on New Year's Day. I miss my relatives every festive season. Although his parents are not around, in a foreign country, surrounded by Chinese elements, Wen Zhihao has a special feeling when he ushers in 2018.

On New Year's Day and New Year's Eve, Wen Zhihao received a call from captain Gabi: "Wen! Didn't bother you! I'm calling you based on the time difference in China. Happy New Year! ”

The corners of Wen Zhihao's mouth hooked up two points: "How can you say it's an interruption, the two of us are at the same moment." ”

Gabby was surprised that Wen Zhihao didn't go home, and after hearing the reason, he laughed and scolded the pervert, and then invited: "Wen, is it necessary to fight so hard?" What a wonderful thing a holiday is, and you must not be wronged when it is time to enjoy it. Come out hi, anyway, I won't be back until the day after tomorrow! ”

Wen Zhihao heard that the voice on the other end of the phone was very noisy, the sound of the stereo was loud, it was either a bar or a discotheque, Wen Zhihao had never been interested in this kind of entertainment place, but Gabi insisted: "What are you doing in the house all day?" It's time for you to come out and meet the adult world, children, there are a lot of unexpected fun. ”

Wen Zhihao didn't expect that less than ten minutes later, there was a car parked directly under the apartment building, and it was actually Griezmann

"Gabi asked me to pick you up, get in the car!" Griezmann added angrily: "You are really good enough, and you actually asked the captain to let Uncle Ben be the driver!" I didn't want to say yes, but the passenger is you, and I can't feel comfortable if I don't come. ”

"Then you can go, anyway, I'm not interested in that kind of occasion, and I feel like I owe you a lot of favors."

Griezmann immediately shook his head: "That's not good, Gabi said, if you can't catch you, he will instigate you not to draw my pass on the field...... Although I understand that you are unlikely to be this kind of person, I still want to ask, will you? ”

Wen Zhihao joked casually: "So I know, don't talk to me in the tone you just had, I'm not happy, the consequences are serious." ”

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Ten minutes later, the two arrived at a bar on the high street.

To put it nicely, it's called a bar, but it's actually different from the rest of the country, and it's a place where you can have all the fun you want. Stimulated by the energetic music, the young men and women on the dance floor in the middle show their youthful vitality.

When Wen Zhihao saw this scene, the first thing that popped up was an idiom: Demons dance!

If anyone knows how a seventeen-year-old adolescent feels in a bar, they either think that the person is insane, or wonder if he has traveled from ancient times to be reborn. But Wen Zhihao just doesn't like it, and is naturally resistant to the hustle and bustle of the environment.

But what about football matches with thousands of fans?

Wen Zhihao said that on the pitch he is absolutely focused on football and enjoying the game.

As soon as Wen Zhihao sat down, Gabby handed over a glass of poured whiskey and said, "Have a drink!" ”

"Well, I won't." Wen Zhihao waved his hand and excused himself.

Gabby patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Wen, you are so self-disciplined. But it's going to be a lot of fun, and you're going to be eighteen years old in the new year, right? In the past, it was called bringing bad children, but now, it should be allowed to experience the adult program......"