Chapter 136: The Lord of the Rings - Raul
This season, the Bundesliga has entered the penultimate round, and the suspense of the league title, the Champions League, and the relegation places has all been solved, and the only suspense left is the top scorer.
The 33rd round of the Bundesliga is the last home game of Bayern Munich's league this season, in order to let several of the team's departing veterans enjoy the applause and cheers of the fans at home again, but also to rest the main players who played the full 120 minutes in the midweek game.
Heynckes made some changes to the starting line-up, with veteran goalkeeper Bout, Croatian duo Olic and Pranic, and Japanese teenager Takashi Usami all in the starting line-up, and it was also the last game of the season for Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena for the four who are leaving the team at the end of the season.
This game is the 387th Bundesliga game of Bayern veteran goalkeeper Bute's career, and in his 16-year career, Bout has not won too many trophies, but has also won everyone's respect.
Against Stuttgart, Bayern would not have even been able to win the league with a clean sheet at home if it weren't for Bout's bravery.
In the game, Bayern's substitute defense was once again broken by the opponent, especially in the 10 minutes after Bayern's goal in the first half, Stuttgart's counterattack can be described as ferocious. Shinji Okazaki's header hit the post, and Gentner's close-range header bounced off the ball and was cleared away by a well-positioned Bout, allowing Bayern to escape.
Just 1 minute later, Ibisevic got a single chance on the counter-attack, but was easily defused by the experienced Bout, after the game entered the second half, Bayern completely controlled the game, Stuttgart never got any good chances, Bout also completed his curtain call at the Allianz Arena with 5 saves and clean sheets, I believe that after retiring, Bayern fans will still miss the goalkeeper who made great contributions to the team in the twilight of his career
Gomez scored again in this round against his old club Stuttgart, but unfortunately Gomez was replaced by the sea coach after only playing half of the game, and failed to further expand the goal number, and was taken away from the top scorer by Huntelaar, and the battle for the Bundesliga Golden Boot will be known in the final round.
Due to the early loss of the opportunity to compete for the league title, Bayern have made a big rotation in recent rounds, and Gomez, as the main striker, has also appeared in the European competition.
Bayern eliminated Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals in midweek, finally ending a month-long one-week double-match devil schedule, Bayern is still rotating in this game, Lahm, Piggy and other main players are all resting, considering that Gomez can still fight for the top scorer, so Gomez has become one of the few main starters.
Gomez played quite aggressively against his former boss, with a long-range shot in the opening four minutes. Gomez had three shots on goal and finally found the back of the net in the 32nd minute, and Muller made an active tackle and an unselfish assist, and Gomez comfortably scored his 26th goal of the season in the face of an empty goal.
However, Gomez, who had added one goal, lost the top scorer position he had occupied for a long time, and in the other game, Huntelaar scored twice to overtake Gomez with 27 goals.
Heynckes' premature substitution of Gomez may have been a fatal factor in the goal, as the boss replaced Gomez at the start of the second half, and Huntelaar scored twice in the other game to lead the scorers alone.
Muller's performance this season was average, with only four goals scored before the penultimate round of the league in the World Cup Golden Boot that year, and he was once seen as the successor to "Bomber" Gerd Muller, but he seems to have faded the aura of "genius star".
But against Stuttgart, Muller once again proved his ability, and the game started on a dull stage, with no good chances for either side, when it was Muller who fought for a chance in the opposition penalty area and crossed Gomez to score, which was also Muller's 13th assist in the Bundesliga this season and his 20th on all fronts.
Muller, who provided the assist, was more confident in the rest of the game, threatening with a couple of passes, and in stoppage time, Muller found a good position in the box and smashed a cross from Olic to seal the win.
In the penultimate round of the Bundesliga, farewell is the main theme, Ballack, Bout and a number of once dominant big stars have either changed their doors in the summer, or gone elsewhere, and some have hung up their boots and retired, but there is one person who is particularly special, he is the former prince of the Bernabeu, one of the core of the Feltins Stadium today, Raul Gonzalez.
At Schalke's last home stadium of the season, the Lord of the Rings said goodbye to the Gelsenkirchen fans and said goodbye to the two years he spent here, as well as the top leagues in Europe and the fans' concern for him.
A week ago, Schalke FC held a press conference to announce that Raul would leave the team at the end of the season, and the Spaniard was about to end his Schalke career, and the club even announced that Raul's No. 7 shirt would be sealed at the end of the season in order to pay tribute to the No. 7.
Speaking at the press conference, Raul said: "I had a great time at Schalke for 2 years and I enjoyed football again. Wherever I am in the future, Schalke will be an important part of my life. ”
Billboards around the Fairtings Stadium are also marked with the words "Say goodbye to Raul, thank you", and some fans even write the words "Raul, King of Football" on the banners, which shows the respect that Spaniards are held here.
Schalke extended the score to 2-0 in the 73rd minute, at which point the home fans could not sit still, they stood up, waved the flag in their hands, and shouted for Raul, hoping that the number 7 could score a goal at home and end his last home game at Schalke with a perfect performance.
In the 78th minute, Farfan did not choose to pass the ball to Huntelaar in a better position after bursting into the penalty area on the right side, but crossed to the goal to look for No. 7, but unfortunately the Spaniard did not follow up in time and missed the opportunity to outflank the empty goal.
In the 83rd minute, Raul teased Jankel in the bottom line of the penalty area, although he failed to score, but the sound of a tsunami erupted at the Fieldings Stadium, and fans liked to see Raul's brilliant performance the most. 1 minute later, the opportunity came, Raul received a corner kick from the right side of his teammates and carried Ebert in front of the goal with a low shot, 3-0, after many efforts, No. 7 finally scored, the TV camera immediately turned to the stands, the fans held up Raul's poster, excited celebration, after the goal, Raul knelt on the turf of Feltings and bowed to all the home fans, which instantly moved the audience.