Although the people of the town prayed to God almost every day for the next week, it did not seem to have any effect, and sometimes the suffering came without the will of man, and even if the person concerned had tried extremely hard, the end result was still frustration and despair.

In the penultimate round of the league, Villarreal hosts fellow derby rivals Valencia.

After 90 minutes of fierce action, with most of the game trailing by one goal, the home team was extremely tenacious in stoppage time when Riquelme scored the equaliser.

If you only look at the record against Valencia this season, Villarreal has actually done well enough, with one win and one draw, and they definitely have the capital to be proud of in front of their derby rivals.

But that's not what Villarreal and the people of the small town want. They want to get three points, they want to stay in the top four and they want to be in the Champions League next season, but ......

The results of the match at the other venue have been passed in, and Atletico Madrid have won again, which means that with the final round of the league remaining, Atletico Madrid has completed the points overtake, and they have a two-point advantage to squeeze Villarreal, who won a draw in this round, out of the top four of the league, and sit on the fourth place.

If you follow this point ranking, Atletico Madrid will go to the Champions League next season, while Villarreal can only play in the UEFA Cup.

Although the Champions League and the League Cup are both stages in Europe, the influence and attention of the two are completely different, a very simple description, the Champions League is like the NBA of the United States, and the League Cup is China's CBA, although the CBA is not too bad, there are some attractions, but if an athlete is used to playing a high-level and high-income NBA, unless the brain is broken, he will be willing to play CBA.

Villarreal naturally doesn't want to play in the NBA, but many things are not what you want to do, you can do it, although the season is not completely over, they also have the hope of completing a comeback in the final round to regain the fourth place in the league - but such hope is undoubtedly more theoretical than practical, will Atletico Madrid give them a chance to turn the tables? No one is optimistic about this......

When the news reached the Love Song Stadium, there were countless sighs in the stands on all sides, and no one left the stadium, but unlike the previous aftertaste of enjoying victory, this time, the fans' faces were more gloomy and lost. But in the end, the love song stadium still resounded with bursts of shouts and applause.

Although it is now squeezed to the fifth place in the league by its competitors, the league is not over, and the last round is the team's last hope. And, even if the league is over, Villarreal still can't regain fourth place, so what? They were originally a small country team, they used to fight for relegation, and then they did their best to be able to go to Europe, and then they tasted the delicious taste of the Champions League, so they didn't want to leave...... In fact, even if it can only play in the League Cup, it is not bad, if it was a few years ago, as long as the team could go to Europe, whether it was the Champions League or the Europa League, it was enough to make people so happy that they couldn't sleep.

It's just that the only thing that makes people a little unwilling is that they have been extremely high in the rankings for most of the whole season, but at the end of the season, they were pulled down......

After the league entered the last five rounds, the team's performance was not terrible, but it was almost the same, the reason why the team would be defeated, everyone knew what was going on, the team lacked a force, or rather, the team's soul seemed to be sucked away in an instant - and who that soul was, of course, is self-evident.

But the people in the small town did not choose to complain, to blame, no matter what, that teenager has done enough for this team, without him, last season, this season, it is still unknown whether Villarreal will be able to dominate the top four of the league for a long time. The most important thing is that teenagers have brought them endless happiness, endless pride, and they are a family.

They will never speak ill of their children, resentful, all they can do is to support them as always, hoping that the brave and strong teenager can get back on his feet soon.

The love song stadium was still boiling, cheers and applause were intermingling, the familiar and warm ballad was also fluttering in the air, the players on the field, their eyes were unconsciously moist, and some people lowered their heads in shame, they felt that their performance was sorry for the fans who always supported them......

Fan Bizhuang's heartstrings were also touched, his lips moved while standing on the sidelines, but in the end nothing sounded, he wanted to go on the pitch, say something to his teammates, wave to the fans, but in the end, he still lowered his head and turned to leave.

The noisy stands, the quiet courts, the crying players, and the lonely and desolate figure of Fan Bizhuang...... When this scene came into Riquelme's eyes, he stood in place with his hands on his hips, and there was indescribable loneliness in his eyes.

"It's over. My last match here has been ...... It's over......"

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For Riquelme, it was indeed his last appearance at the Stade de la Love Anthem, and it would not be an exaggeration to say goodbye, because at the end of the season he will leave Villarreal and return to Argentina, where he will play the last of his dreams until his retirement.

He declined the club's suggestion to hold a farewell ceremony for him, in fact, there was nothing to say goodbye to, he had been here for many years, even if he had to leave in the end, but after years of accumulated feelings, he didn't think that he really left, his heart would always be here.

He can come back at any time, as Villarreal's most loyal and hardcore fan, which is a different kind of side-by-side fight.

In fact, in Riquelme's heart, he did not have too many regrets, with a beautiful fantasy of the future, he came to the Europa continent, after the unsuccessful experience of Barcelona, he came to the seaside town, here, he found himself again, found the familiar feeling of playing, although it is small, although it is difficult for this rural team to compete for the championship, but he feels very happy.

To be able to play happily and to be able to do what he loves with a group of like-minded teammates in this warm environment is enough for him to be satisfied.

What's more, although he didn't win too many championships here, his results were not bad. They've seen the world through the Yellow Storm, they've reached the last four of the Champions League, they've finished runners-up in the league, they've scared the league champions out of their pursuits, they've beaten Real Madrid, they've beaten Barcelona, they've beaten Manchester United, and they've had the best European results in the club's history...... He and his teammates have unswervingly moved forward, step by step from weak to strong, until now no one dares to underestimate this rural team.

Witnessing the growth of a small club as a participant to the point that no one can take lightly, Riquelme is both satisfied and full of fulfillment.

But deep down, at the thought of the words that the young man had said in his ear, he couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

"Roman, I think we've come this far, there's no reason to just give up!"

"We'll go further!"

"Champion? Why not? At the end of the season, you're leaving, and I've got to give you something to commemorate it. ”

Riquelme had a smile on his face when he said these words with the flyfulness and confidence of his youth, and even though he knew it would be difficult to do it, he still chose to believe it and work with it - even if the end result was not so good, but so what, they tried, they went crazy, they made the whole world remember their name!

It's just that......

It is somewhat unwilling, and although Riquelme had long thought that the dream of "reaching the end" would stop, he never imagined that the team would be forced to stop in such a way.

But in any case, his last season here is still full of good memories, and maybe on the day he gets old, he will proudly say to his grandson around him, "I have been in Villarreal for a long time, it is a very warm place, and it is also a good team, we work together to get to the Champions League final, and almost to get the Big Ears Cup that all professional players hope for......"

Thinking of such a scene, Riquelme couldn't help but laugh to himself.

However, after laughing, he walked in the direction of the outskirts of the town, and he felt that he should do something, at least, he wanted to let himself go without too many regrets.

When Riquelme stood outside the small courtyard outside the suburbs, the sky was already a little dark, and the cool wind was blowing lightly, and in the courtyard, Fan Bizhuang was sitting in a daze, as he had done many times recently, Fan Bizhuang didn't seem to feel anything about what was happening around him, just looking at a certain place, and was stunned for no reason.

The Spring Festival crawled at the owner's feet, maybe because of boredom, or because he felt the master's godless state, it was licking the owner's legs over and over again with its big tongue, if it was before, Fan Bizhuang might have laughed and scolded it to get out, but at this moment, Fan Bizhuang still just looked up at the sky, without the slightest reaction.

Even when Riquelme pushed open the gate of the courtyard and walked in lightly, Fan Bizhuang didn't seem to see it.