An obvious joke by Li Ang did not cause any public opinion storm after the game.

After all, Real Madrid had already entered the Champions League semi-finals last year, and they still broke into it without Leon.

If there is only one round of knockout rounds this season and the quarterfinals are sent, it will be an absolute failure for Real Madrid.

And fans all over the world know that since the new generation of Real Madrid's Galaxy battleship set sail, Real Madrid has only one goal in the Champions League.

That was their tenth Champions League title.

After Lafayette came to power, he spent a lot of money to bring in stars, and he brought in Mourinho, not to continue to watch Barcelona dominate Europe.

So Leon's answer is still "modest" to a certain extent.

Many Real Madrid fans even encouraged Li Ang on the Internet to be more bold, and the next time he was interviewed, he directly said that his goal was to win the championship.

Real Madrid has this confidence, and Real Madrid fans have this confidence.

Leon was noncommittal.

His real idea is indeed to help the team reach the last four of the Champions League again.

Otherwise, he won't be able to enter the top four, so what kind of reinforcement will he be able to return?

As for whether to win the championship or not, he feels that it is more convincing to show his determination with his actions than to talk about it.

At that point, just fight it all and do it one by one.

The semi-finals to the championship are three games.

If you win, you are justified in the sky, and you are right in whatever you say.

What's the difference between the top four and the top 16 if you lose?

When the time comes, they will all lie down and be ridiculed anyway, and it will be difficult to divide who is more "successful" among a group of losers?

Jose Mourinho is pretty much the same thing.

Real Madrid's goals are well known, and all he can do is give it his all, and all that's left is to believe in his players.

The so-called slogan of winning the championship does not make sense to Real Madrid.

Because here at Real Madrid, not winning the tournament is a failure in itself.

At least in the past three seasons, last season's "Mu Yiyi" has been slightly less disliked by Real Madrid fans.

After all, he won a Copa del Rey championship and finally reached the last four of the Champions League.

For other teams, it is quite a good result to enter the Champions League every season and to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League steadily.

In the eyes of Real Madrid's top management and Real Madrid fans, it is not a commendable honor at all.

It's a scar on Real Madrid!

It's the same thing in La Liga.

Finishing second in the league for the past three years is not seen as a good result by Real Madrid fans.

Such rankings make them feel irritated and aggrieved.

Because Barcelona has already won the La Liga title three times in a row on their heads.

It was not until this season that Real Madrid's stable and strong performance in the league eased slightly.

Therefore, as soon as the group stage of the current round of the Champions League ended, Real Madrid fans eagerly awaited the La Liga match on the evening of October 2.

They want six wins in a row at the start of the league and they want to not give Barcelona the slightest chance to get close in the standings!

The Real Madrid team, which was burdened with the pressure of expectation and gained great motivation for the game, also arrived in Barcelona on the morning of October 2.

Callejon returned to Barcelona again, and his mood was still a little agitated, and along the way, he kept chatting with Leon, who was sitting next to him, about the attractions of Barcelona.

After all, he spent three seasons with Espanyol and played a good performance, and he can be called a Spaniard celebrity when he retires in the future.

The rest of the Real Madrid stars are less interested in the city.

Even if they don't play against Barcelona this time, they can see the Barcelona logo everywhere in the city of Barcelona, and they will instinctively feel a little uncomfortable.

It's the same thing with the Barcelona players going to Madrid.

However, Real Madrid has no hostile views on the opponents they will meet in this round of the league, Espanyol.

On the contrary, because of the status of the sworn enemy of the Spaniards Barcelona, Real Madrid has always been quite "friendly" to the Spaniards.

Jose Mourinho led his team here last season and was restrained in winning a one-goal victory.

Against other teams in the lower middle of La Liga, Real Madrid could easily win 5-0 or even 6-0.

But against the Spaniards, Real Madrid have always won around 2-0.

In terms of human face, Real Madrid can be said to have given enough to the Spaniards, and the game between the two teams has never had any major twists and turns.

The same can be said for tonight's game.

Even if Mauricio Pochettino, who led Espanyol to eighth place in the league last season, has resigned, the Spaniards have not started the new season well.

But Real Madrid still gave face in the end, only scoring two goals from the Spaniards, and then quitting the army.

Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of Real Madrid's chance to score a header at the beginning of the second half.

After that, Real Madrid played a counter-attack, and substitute Higuain received Kaka's through ball and made a single contribution.

In addition, Real Madrid basically controlled the field and defended steadily, but Leon did not feel much threat from the Spaniard's attack

At the end of the game, Li Ang heard the prompt sound of the system prompting the reward points to be credited, and he couldn't help but sigh, now the points are getting easier and easier.

After a lacklustre victory, Real Madrid extended their winning streak to six games at the start of the season.

And after laughing back to the locker room, they got the good news from assistant coach Karanka that Barcelona drew with Sporting Gijón again!

In an instant, Real Madrid cheered happily in the away team's dressing room!

Mourinho had wanted to keep his face on his face so that the players would not be so excited, and that he had to stay calm first.

But in the end, he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, and then curled the corners of his mouth and smiled.

There's really no way not to laugh, the league has only played six rounds at the beginning, and Barcelona is already as many as six points behind Real Madrid, what is this concept?

Last season, when Real Madrid and Barcelona reached the 10th round of the league, Real Madrid was one point behind Barcelona, and by the end of the 19th round of the league, Real Madrid was three points behind Barcelona.

And at the end of the whole season, Real Madrid is three points behind Barcelona!

That's how intense Real Madrid and Barcelona struggled in the league last season.

Last season, Real Madrid trailed Barcelona by just six points when they were the most points behind.

And that is already the thirtieth round of the league, and it is the final sprint stage for the championship!

Therefore, looking at the points difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid, Real Madrid's players and Mourinho will be so sincerely happy.

Barcelona were able to crush Real Madrid to death last season after gaining a point advantage over Real Martin.

Why can't Real Madrid do it this season?

The league lead that exceeded expectations made every Real Madrid first-team player feel good.

Jose Mourinho's anxiety about the upcoming international break is also a lot lighter.

With enough margin for error, even if the first team is more affected by the international break, he can afford to draw a league game after returning.

After telling the players who were going to report to the national team to pay attention to the protection of their bodies, Mourinho looked at Leon.

"What's your plan for the two weeks of international break?"

Jose Mourinho is ready to wait for Leon to say the word "training" before he says his own supervisory requirements.

But he didn't expect Li Ang to simply say that he wanted to rest and run business activities.

"I'm not a real machine, although I can still survive this time, but it's time to take a good rest for a few days, take a four-day break, maybe shoot a commercial or two, and then go back to the base to practice."

Leon recalled the itinerary email Mendes sent to him a few days ago, and directly told Uncle Bird about his plan.

"That's good, it's time for you to rest for a while, I'm sorry you couldn't participate. Ahem, it's okay now, they play games, you can recover more during the holidays, remember to call me if you have something during the holidays, and remember to call me if you want to come back to train early! ”

Listening to Mourinho's last meticulous advice, Li Ang also nodded patiently.

For other young players in their mid-twenties, it may have been a bit impatient to face Mourinho's management style.

But Leon thinks this is very good, after all, looking at Mourinho with oriental thinking, he is a very qualified "strict teacher".

Essentially, he is responsible for the players under his control, hoping that the players can go further in their careers and grow more.

Sometimes it's a little too much, but this is a way for Leon to get used to.

After entering vacation mode, Leon was in no hurry to go on vacation in Spain along the Mediterranean.

Instead, I sorted out and reviewed all the Belleron game tapes I had watched before at home.

On the morning of October 5, he drove directly to A Coruña with his assistant.

In this harbor city along the Atlantic, outside the Riazo Stadium, home of Super Laco, which has long since disappeared, he meets Bellerón, who is smiling at him.

Tokassi's relationship with Raul, Leon successfully got the opportunity to meet and chat with Belleron.

This was not an untargeted appointment, nor was it a sudden whim on Leon.

Instead, he wanted to take this opportunity to get some answers from Belleron that would solve his recent doubts.

Some of the more he gathered information about Belleron, the more he knew that only Belleron himself could give him an answer.

However, he didn't come up and throw out countless questions for Belleron to solve for himself.

Sitting in an old café with Belleron, Leon had some brief communication with Belleron before listening to the "Spanish Zidan" talk about his past career.

Let's start with the early days of his less-than-promising career.

From Las Palmas to Mallorca, to Atletico Madrid, to Deportivo La Coruna, whose fate is closely linked to him.

Belleron spoke very calmly, even when it came to the great period of Super Laco Mega in Europe, Belleron's statement did not have too many emotional complications.

Just like his current style of play and the character he has always had.

Calm, restrained, peaceful.

Leon listened patiently, because he heard more than just a story of going from the ordinary to the great and finally back to the ordinary.

Rather, I heard that a true midfield maestro has gone through a magnificent career, but in the end there is no half dissatisfaction with the return to the "ordinary".

Belleron said that this was his choice after doing his best, naturally, and now he has successfully returned to football itself.

When he said this, there was no unwillingness or regret, and he was so calm that Li Ang was a little surprised.

After all, if you look at it in later generations, Belleron's career is not "successful", and it can even be said that there are many regrets.

Because he didn't get enough heavyweight honors.

No matter how much he was admired by Bosque and Iniesta, how he was praised by his former opponents, how he was loved by Laco fans.

He has a poor reputation and strength among the wider fan base, and perhaps one day in the future, he will be questioned by younger fans as the midfield maestro.

Leon tried to put himself in Belleron's shoes and see something like this happen.

He found that no matter how he tried to calm his emotions, he would feel lost and uncomfortable in the bottom of his heart.

But in the eyes of Belleron, who sat across from him, he saw true peace.

"Don't you care about these things happening at all? Even if one day in the future, you are forgotten and questioned by a new generation of fans, will you accept this ending? ”

At the end of the final topic about Belleron's career, Leon couldn't help but ask such a sentence.

And Belleron, who had already vaguely answered Leon in his previous statement about his attitude towards football, still smiled and shook his head.

"I don't mind, the fans of Deportivo La Coruna should still have a place in their hearts, and to have the love and support of so many fans is enough for me, Leon, do you remember why you wanted to go on the path of professional football in the first place?"

Facing Belleron's rhetorical question, many thoughts suddenly flashed through Leon's mind.

Make up for the regrets of your youth?

Riding the trend after having a gold finger?

Earn more money and reap more accolades after becoming famous?

After flashing one thought after another, Leon finally blurted out.

"Because of my love for football"

"Yes, because of my love of football, I also chased honours and looked like a bigger career, but in the end I chose to stay here when Deportivo La Coruna sank because I found the right career path for me.

In this respect, I am actually not as big as many professional players, I don't have the same huge ambition as them, I don't have the decisiveness to go to the big clubs to seize the opportunity, and I probably have a little less courage to step out of my comfortable zone.

However, I have nothing to regret because this is my path, a career path that I personally chose and that I still don't regret. ”

Looking at Leon, who was silently thinking, Belleron finally made another joke.

"But don't follow my example now, an old player who has reached the end of his career, at your age, it's time to be brave enough to compete with your opponents on the professional path to compete for the championship."

Leon touched the back of his head and smiled, and Belleron also put his hand on his shoulder at this time, and suddenly asked again.

"Are you ready to pluck up the courage to start all over again on this road, whether you win or lose in the end?"

"I'm done."

"If you end up losing the last chance to compete for the title you most aspire to, will you choose to give up football?"

"Nope! Absolutely not! ”

Belleron finally laughed as he listened to Leon's resolute answer to the last question.

"Then you're already on your own path."

I was apprehensive when I wrote this chapter before, but I was forced to write this chapter because of the slow change in the protagonist's mental journey and the foreshadowing for him to really learn how to organize Belleron.

This will also be revised for the third time, and when it comes to this, I feel like I've done my best, and it's up to the readers to evaluate whether it's good or bad.

In addition, I read the word count of today's two chapters, and there is a thousand words away from 10,000 words.

So I'll make up this thousand words in tomorrow's update chapter, and please rest assured.

Above.

(End of chapter)