Chapter 1319: That's one to compare
After the weekend's Europa League break, Messi's breaking Gerd Muller's record was the focus of all European sports media coverage and discussion.
In contrast, the Premier League's early decision of the champion has become less important.
Everyone was cheering for Messi's new record.
In the battle for glory, Messi won glory for the first time.
Even if it's only temporary, at least the new record is the one he set, no matter how long it lasts.
Besides, Glory may break Messi's record, but Messi may also continue to rewrite his own record.
Either way, Glory will challenge Messi as a chaser.
Gerd Muller was also interviewed after Messi's record-breaking, expressing his congratulations and optimism for losing Messi.
"Messi is a very good player and great, he is one of the greatest players of this era on the planet."
He added a "one" because the greatest player in his mind is not just Messi.
Some reporters also ran to ask Rongguang what he thought of Messi's record-breaking.
Rong Guang nodded after hearing this and said: "Congratulations to him, it is not easy to score sixty-eight goals in a single season......
But the reporters didn't come to listen to Rongguang and Messi's show of affection, and some people reminded Rongguang that he himself has now scored 65 goals.
Rongguang smiled: "So you want me to compete with Messi?" ”
He asked the reporters directly what they were thinking.
The reporters who were seen through their minds also laughed, they did not directly answer Rong Guang in words, but their laughter and attitude already explained it.
"Hmm......" Glory groaned for a moment, then smiled, "Then compare!" ”
The reporters let out a sigh of relief, and some even applauded and whistled - the world was so boring, and of course they wanted to see something interesting.
For them, the duel between Glory and Messi is a very interesting thing.
Not just in one match, but throughout the season, the two of them do their best in each game, which can be seen as their aerial duel.
Now their air duel is finally coming to the most critical moment.
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The content of this interview with Glory soon appeared in the media throughout Europe, and in the age of the Internet, it is natural that the topic is discussed on the Internet.
This may be the first time that Glory has publicly promised to compete with Messi.
That alone is enough to get everyone excited, especially those Messi supporters.
You know, last season, Rongguang met in the knockout round of the Champions League on behalf of Manchester City and Barcelona, and Rongguang once said something that caused controversy, saying that Messi was not his opponent.
Although his willingness is that he has a good relationship with Messi, he does not treat Messi as the kind of opponent who fights to the death.
However, the fans of Barcelona and Messi still complained about Messi, thinking that the glory was arrogant and Messi was looked down upon.
Although the media and many Messi fans in Catalonia were very dissatisfied at that time, and they thought that they still caused a lot of pressure on Rongguang for various attacks on Rongguang, but Rongguang did not explain what he said, and he did not tell the media reporters and fans what he meant by saying this, and whether he really looked down on Messi.
Because he hasn't explained, everyone has tacitly accepted that Rongguang looks down on Messi, and Rongguang has not regarded Messi as an opponent has become a recognized thing, which is naturally an insult to Messi, Messi's fans feel worthless for Messi - you have a good relationship with Rongguang, but people don't look down on you at all!
But now, Glory finally said that he wanted to compete with Messi!
What does this mean?
It shows that Glory finally regards Messi as an opponent! He admitted that Messi posed a threat to himself, so he finally looked at Messi as an opponent!
This must be Messi's outstanding performance in the Champions League in the last two seasons, so that Rongguang finally has to face him.
You must know that in these two seasons, Messi once led the glory in the Champions League scorer list, and the glory only overtook Messi at the last moment, which is completely different from the previous situation where the glory rode on the top scorer list from the beginning of the season and was far ahead of everyone.
So everyone thinks that it must be Messi's excellent performance that makes Glory can no longer continue to ignore him.
Now that Rongguang Ken and Messi are competing, what sparks can the two of them collide with?
This is what everyone is most interested in.
Messi has now scored sixty-eight goals, while Glory's total number of goals is sixty-six, only two goals short, two goals should not be a problem for Glory, if he is in good shape, it will be done in one game. Even if the form is poor, the two games can be almost completed.
So what can Messi do in response to the aggressive pursuit of glory?
These two of the best players in football today, when they are both at full throttle, everyone wants to know how far they can go......
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In midweek, Manchester City and Norwich City have a make-up league tie just around the corner.
In this game, Benitez rotated, and he brought on more substitutes and young players to rest most of the main players.
It's not just this league game, but City will do the same in the remaining two league games.
They are already preparing for the FA Cup final and the Champions League final.
The league title is basically won in advance, and there is no need to put too much effort into the league. The most important thing is that if the main players are injured in such an inconsequential league and miss the FA Cup and Champions League finals, it will be more than worth the loss.
However, no matter how others rotate, Glory will never be rotated, and he still appears in the starting lineup for this league play-up.
Benitez is also aware of the recent rivalry between Glory and Messi.
Of course, he doesn't want his players to lose to Messi.
In this regard, he supports Glory.
The league match with Norwich was supposed to be just an ordinary league, after all, Norwich is not a strong team, this is not a strong conversation, Manchester City should not be difficult to win this game even if it is away.
But because of the current shape, the league match between Norwich and Manchester City has become a key battle to determine whether Manchester City can completely win the championship in advance, coupled with the competition between Glory and Messi, this game has also attracted much attention.
Everybody's watching this game.
If Manchester City can beat Norwich, they are six points ahead of Manchester United with two rounds of league remaining, and their goal difference is huge, which can basically be regarded as an early seal for the league title.
At the same time, will Glory be able to score in this game and how many goals will he be able to score...... These are all of everyone's concerns.
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Speaking to reporters ahead of the match against Norwich, Glory said he would give his all in this match.
Giving it his all has become a mantra on the lips of Glory, but he does give it his all every time.
So when he says that, it means that he really has to be serious.
This game will not be an exception.
Just nine minutes into the game, he hit the crossbar with a powerful header that sent Norwich fans gasped.
"Rong's condition today looks like it's going to be very good!"
"Of course, he said he wanted to compete with Messi......"
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Although he didn't score, Glory didn't lack opportunities to score, and the whole of Europe about his rivalry with Messi was stirred up, how could the players of Manchester City not know?
So the purpose of this game is very clear - to help the Glory score as many goals as possible.
This goal does not conflict with their goal of winning.
If Glory can score a lot of goals, then the victory of the game will be won.
Glory hadn't told his teammates about it, nor had he asked for their help.
Glory doesn't intend to make this a burden for everyone.
It's a contest between him and Messi, but not between Manchester City and Messi.
However, his teammates were happy to help him during the game.
In the next step, Rongguang received consecutive passes from his teammates.
Finally, in the eighteenth minute, Glory received a cross from Leyton Baines in the penalty area, and a beautiful leap to the top of the ball headed into the goal of Norwich goalkeeper Rudy.
"Rong! 1:0! Manchester City take a one-goal lead away from home! And Wing also scored his 67th goal in all competitions this season! He equalled Gerd Müller's record, but sadly, it wasn't the highest......"
Alan Hansen said: "It doesn't matter, judging by Rong's current form and the appearance of the rest of Manchester City's players, he must have scored more than one goal in this game!" ”
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In the twenty-seventh minute, the second goal of the game was born. But it wasn't Glory who scored the goal, it was David Silva.
The man who assisted David Silva was a glorious man......
Glory was on the flanks and he could have forced his way down the middle, but he opted for an easier path and he passed the ball between the two Norwich defenders in front of him. David Silva cut inside the box and received his pass before firing a shot from a tight angle that slid the ball through the gap between the goalkeeper and the post.
Manchester City lead Norwich City 2-0.
There is no suspense about the outcome of this game, and there is no suspense about the league title this season.
"Manchester City are already two goals ahead of Norwich! Unfortunately, the second goal was scored by David Silva. Rong is just an assist...... Alain, do you think Rong did this on purpose? He doesn't want others to think that his goals are the result of Manchester City's teamwork? John Mortenson asked.
"It's very likely." Alan Hansen said. "We all know Rong's temper, and in the contest with Messi, he will definitely not rely on external forces. I think he's reminding his team-mates in this way not to pass the football to him all the time. If his teammates have a better chance of shooting, they should shoot themselves instead of passing the football to themselves......"
Alan Hansen analyzed.
He has been commenting on Rongguang's game for four seasons, and he knows Rongguang's personality and style of play very well.
He believes that with his glorious temper, it is indeed impossible to accept the gifts from his teammates who sacrificed themselves in the duel with Messi.
"Well, Rong must want to compete with Messi in an upright way!"