Chapter 100: Fireworks

"Congratulations, lads, no one thinks you can beat Barcelona, but you did it and I'm so proud of you!"

Calderón's revelry was over, but the joy of winning the championship was far from over, and it was already early in the morning when he returned to the hotel to the cheers of many Malaga fans who had not yet dispersed, but it was clear that everyone could not sleep, and Sanz had the hotel prepare a small celebration party, at which he congratulated the team on behalf of the club.

However, the final is not the end. Three days later, the 36th round of the league will not be delayed by Málaga's victory. At the celebration party, Lin Sen still forbade his team members to celebrate excessively, let alone any alcoholic beverages, but even so, a group of people still made a fuss until nearly two o'clock in the morning.

And little Sans did not stay in the hotel, nor in Madrid, he went back to Malaga that night.

Malaga's victory in the Copa del Rey is a big deal for both the club and the city of Malaga, but for Sans Jr., now he has a bigger matter, that is, how to continue, Linsen's contract renewal has been put on the agenda, Linsen basically agreed to the renewal conditions proposed by Malaga, and the renewal of the contract between the two sides is only the final written work.

And this time, it was all done without one person, and that was Old Sans.

As president of Málaga, Sans watched the team's final in Madrid and attended the final ceremony. As the controlling man behind Malaga, the elder Sans did not watch the game in Malaga, he just met with one person, and then called the younger Sans afterwards.

The man with whom the old Sans met, was called Juan Villalonga.

This was their third official meeting and the decisive one.

Sans Sr. told Sù Junior: Villalonga has given up his candidacy for the presidency of Real Madrid, and he wants Sans Sr. to run.

At that time, the score was 1-0, Malaga was leading, and the shape at that time was that Barcelona was forming a siege against Malaga, you can imagine what kind of mood Little Sans was sitting in the stands at that time after receiving the call, Old Sans did not tell Sù Little Sans what his answer to Villalonga was, but in the eyes of Little Sans, there was no suspense at all.

The only reason why the elder Sanz has always been obsessed with football, and even the reason why he bought Malaga, is because he can't let go of the glory that Real Madrid once brought him, eight years ago, the old Sanz lost to Florentino for the first time, it was an accident, everyone admits it. Four years ago, the old Sans made a comeback, but that time, he was defeated by Florentino's men, that time, it was no longer an accident, the old Sans remembered Real Madrid, but Real Madrid already felt a little strange to the old Sans. Two years ago, Florentino left on his own initiative, and the old Sans thought that he had waited for the perfect opportunity, but Real Madrid had forgotten about the old Sans, and more importantly, the old Sans lost the most important thing while losing his appeal: that is, funds.

Like the Americans running for president, if you want to run for the president of Real Madrid, you also need real money, old Sans once thought that feelings could be eaten, but Florentino told him that superstars are the last word, and if you want superstars, you can't have money. Ironically, the old Sans, who was preparing to return to Real Madrid two years ago, used Florentino's old tricks, and his signature was Capelo Gaeto'o, but unfortunately, even so, he was still compared to the former Florentino's "little brother" Calderon, who played the signature of Cacarga Robben. Everyone knows the final outcome.

Now, Calderón has failed to deliver on his promise, so he has to leave in disgrace this year. Little Sans once thought that the old Sans had given up on this unrealistic dream, not because he had acquired Malaga, not because he had lost his enthusiasm, but because of his advanced age, but now it seems that the old Sans did not give up at all, or rather, he never gave up.

Villalonga's contact with old Sans was known to little Sans for a long time. He thought this was normal, because Villalonga, as a candidate who had already announced his candidacy for the presidency of Real Madrid, came to learn from the old Sans and get the support of the old Sans, which was reasonable and reasonable for him, not to mention that Villalonga's rival was the old Sans's sworn enemy Florentino.

But now, he thinks that Villalonga's mind may not be so simple.

Telecommunications giant Villalonga is a man of the day in Spain, once served as the president of the Spanish television company, he has a close personal relationship with former Spanish Prime Minister Aznar, and has a huge influence in the domestic political and economic circles, like the old Sans, Villalonga has always wanted to enter the football world, he has been a member of Real Madrid Club for the past 30 years, and has tried to buy two famous clubs, one is Liverpool in the Premier League, and the other is Valencia in La Liga, but they have failed.

Such a figure, before Florentino announced his candidacy, was the most popular candidate, and he also knew the key to running for the presidency of Real Madrid, and played a similar superstar strategy early on. But now, Florentino has just announced his candidacy on his heels, but he has run in front of the old Sans on his back heel, saying that he is ready to withdraw from the race and support the old Sans in turn?

Little Sans didn't know what Villalonga had told his father, but it was clear that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and Villalonga's support could not be without strings attached.

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A King's Cup.

In the Hall of Honour at the Rose Garden, the lonely Toto Cup has finally found a companion.

For the celebration of the Copa del Rey championship, after consulting the coaching staff and the team, Malaga did not plan to be too high-profile, after all, although Málaga's position this season has basically been locked in the Champions League zone, but the league is not over, so Malaga just hung the Copa del Rey logo on the homepage of the official website, with a group photo of the team under the colorful paper flying at the Calderón Stadium, congratulating the team on winning this year's Copa del Rey, other than that, other things have chosen to be low-key.

But the club is low-key, and the fans don't keep a low profile.

This is the first Copa del Rey in the history of Malaga, and this is also the best season in the history of Malaga, the fans of Málaga who can only watch the fans of other teams celebrate, and when it is their turn to celebrate, where may they still care about some low-key character and other, it is said that when Royce scored the second goal, there were countless fireworks in the night sky of Malaga, and after the game, Malaga almost became the city that never sleeps. On the second day of the game, thousands of fans blocked the Malaga airport, singing the team song, holding flags and chanting the names of the players to welcome their heroes back.

The presence of three people sparked the loudest applause from the Malaga fans: Reuss, who scored two goals in the final, captain Gámez, who held a replica of the Copa del Rey, and the last one was the head coach Linsen.

To paraphrase the next day's headline in The Free Newspaper with images of Linsen being tossed high by the player, "Malaga fans need to thank two people, one is Reus, who scored the goal and dominated the game, and the other is their manager, Linsen. Because it was these two people who starred and directed this victory that will still be talked about by countless Malaga fans many years later. ”

Of course, not all media have glorified Málaga. Once again, Le Monde Sports took aim at Málaga's style of play, arguing that Málaga had simply won an ugly victory, stealing the title from Barcelona. Of course, as a Catalan media, the Daily Sport is well-known for its thin tone, and naturally not many people really care about what they say, except for the local fans.

Compared to the Catalan media, which "had to" follow the match, the media in Madrid and the rest of Europe, after covering the final in a bland tone, focused more on another matter, and that was Florentino's candidacy. They began to predict what the return of Lafayette would bring to Real Madrid's fans, from managers to players, Arsene Wenger, Carlo Ancelotti, Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo...... One by one, the names were memorized, and I couldn't wait to go over the whole of Europe.

This is actually normal. The Copa del Rey is out of Spain, and not many people care who wins the championship, but Florentino is enough to cause shockwaves in the entire European football world.

Lin Sen naturally doesn't care what the media says, for him, the King's Cup is not an end, just a beginning, how long can a King's Cup let him "eat"? He has met a number of Copa del Rey winning managers in the league this season, and they all seem to have one thing in common: they are not in a good situation, and some are now in the depths of relegation.

So, don't get carried away at any time, especially when you're proud.

Linsen's thoughts are reflected in Malaga, who was still fighting Barcelona last night, and the next afternoon, they have resumed training, that is, they have only taken half a day off.

On the training ground, Linson welcomed an old guest - Aguilar.

As a witness to Linson and Malaga holding hands, Aguilar, who is highly respected at this club, has not been to the training ground many times this season, and every time he appears, Aguilar, who is a little fat and has a neatly trimmed white walrus beard under his nose, is wearing a suit and a pair of dark red sunglasses, and this time, he is no exception, after meeting Linsen, Aguilar took off his sunglasses and put a smile on his face.

Congratulations, young man.

Aguilar's first words are the one that Linson has heard the most since last night to today, after winning the title, he received a lot of congratulatory texts, some from acquaintances, such as Dina, some from half-baked ones, such as Jose Mourinho, and some who he has never met at all, such as Mendes.

After the greetings, Aguilar seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally told Lin Sen something, something that seemed to have nothing to do with Lin Sen.

The elder Sans, preparing to run for the presidency of Real Madrid.