Chapter 1421: The Last Classical Front Waist (7)

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Some people may think that Ronaldo's provocative methods are too obvious, and no one with a little brain should be fooled. However, these people have apparently forgotten the important point that few of the stars who have come out of South America are well-educated and know what is best for the team when faced with a deliberate provocation or agitation from an opponent. In fact, when most of them are faced with similar situations, they either do it directly, or they have to twist up with the other party's rhetoric, as if they can't prove their abilities without this way.

As the last classical striker in international football today, Riquelme's individual skills and overall vision are excellent, and his dribbling and organisational skills are also first-class, worthy of the title of midfield master. But in the same way, he came out of the slums of Buenos Aires with a very obvious flaw in his character, quite sensitive and fragile. This led to the fact that when Ronaldo made a provocative statement, Riquelme, who was holding his breath in his heart, was full of thoughts about how to kick a spoon penalty as beautifully as possible, and he didn't think about how much damage his gambling behavior would bring to Villarreal once there was an accident!

Seeing this scene, Pellegrini's heart was full of alarms. Having worked with Riquelme for almost two seasons, the Chilean engineer is quite familiar with the personality and style of his senior player. Therefore, Pellegrini, who found that the situation was not right, hurriedly sent a message to Riquelme, hoping that the Argentines could stay calm and not fall for Ronaldo's machinations. However, Riquelme did not humbly listen to Pellegrini's reasonable suggestion, but chose to ignore the other party's opinion.

Riquelme's slightly disrespectful gesture naturally upset Pellegrini, and the Chilean head began to feel that he had to limit the Argentine's power in the future, and not allow him to continue to act so recklessly. Otherwise, he will have to be like the coach who worked with Maradona in Napoli, completely obscured by Riquelme's light, and will not get the voice and attention he deserves as a manager.

Just when Pellegrini was thinking about how to get himself and Villarreal out of "Riquelme dependence", on the field, the referee was already signaling that Riquelme could take this crucial penalty that was related to Villarreal's fate.

Taking a deep breath and after a mid-distance run-up, Riquelme, who had already prepared his mind, first pretended to push the right side of the goal, and then deftly rubbed his right foot and shot the ball into the middle of the goal, spooning the penalty!

However, contrary to Riquelme's expectations, Buffon, who was standing in front of him, was not in the least fooled by his feints. In other words, when Riquelme feinted to push the right side of the goal, Buffon had already judged that the Argentine definitely wanted to use a spoon penalty to respond to Ronaldo's provocation just now.

To be honest, a spoon penalty is a great demoralisation for your opponents, but it's only on the premise that it can be used successfully. If the intention of the penalty player is judged in advance by the opposing goalkeeper, then using a spoon penalty in the game is undoubtedly an active death.

"Buffon! He saved Riquelme's penalty! Seeing Buffon not moving in front of the goal and pounced on the spoon penalty shot by Riquelme, the commentator in the live broadcast room couldn't help but shout excitedly, "What an amazing judgment!" At such a critical moment, Buffon was able to accurately predict Riquelme's intentions and chose to trust his own judgment, and the title of the world's No. 1 god is really well deserved! ”

"Damn it!" Seeing Riquelme kick a spoon penalty like a dead kick, only to be confiscated by Buffon on the opposite side without much effort, Pellegrini was so angry that he threw the water bottle in his hand to the ground. Because of this irrational move, the Chilean engineer also received a warning from the fourth official.

Looking at Buffon, who was holding the ball in front of the goal and roaring loudly, and the Fiorentina players around him, like the stars and the moon, Riquelme, who missed the crucial penalty, had to hang his head high, as if in this silent way, admitting that this contest was a victory for Buffon and Fiorentina.

The Villarreal players who witnessed the scene were as dejected and listless as frosted eggplants – disappointed and unhappy to see Riquelme so easily squander Jose Mari's hard-fought penalty chance.

At the same time, looking at Riquelme with his hands on his hips in front of the penalty spot, bowing his head and silent, many older fans couldn't help but overlay the iconic image of Robert Baggio after he missed a crucial penalty in the World Cup final 12 years ago. It's just that Baggio carried the expectations of the entire Italian fans at the time, and everyone hoped that he could once again stand up and turn the tide and keep the possibility of competing for the Hercules Cup for Italy. However, Riquelme's kick this time is only Villarreal's first chance to reach the Champions League final in history, and the importance of the two is naturally incomprehensible.

Of course, in terms of the results and the subsequent impact on the parties, the two are obviously the same. Both Baggio and Riquelme's teams lost the possibility of going any further because they missed a penalty, and they became the culprit of the team's defeat overnight because of the penalty. At the same time, while the missed penalty gave Riquelme and Baggio a layer of "tragic heroes" and remained hugely popular with the fan base, from this moment on, their careers were already destined to return to their former peaks – even after that they produced equally impressive performances and results on the pitch.

It has to be said that Riquelme's missed penalty (especially in the case of a failed response to Ronaldo's provocation) was a devastating blow to Villarreal's morale. Therefore, when Fiorentina opened the ball, the unscrupulous Yellow Submarine players had no idea of continuing to play, and simply coping with the final minutes of injury time before accepting the fate of losing the second leg against Fiorentina.

In this way, Villarreal, the biggest dark horse in the Champions League this season, was eliminated by Fiorentina with an aggregate score of 0-1 in the two-legged match, officially saying goodbye to the Champions Cup final!