Chapter 212
The season ended with a fruitful result for Real Madrid, with the double title of the Copa del Rey and the league appeasing the fans who had long been eager for victory.
The Champions League final was led by Bayern and Barcelona and kicked off at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. However, no one from Real Madrid went to watch the live game, but they paid attention to the final result.
The two teams dragged the game to a penalty shootout, Messi missed the penalty, and Bayern won the Champions League this season.
Cristiano has returned to Portugal to participate in the World Cup qualifiers training camp. The third round of the World Cup qualifiers is just around the corner. He has not paid much attention to the events that are not related to the national team.
It was during the pre-match interview before the third round of the World Cup qualifiers that Cristiano paid some attention to the reporter who asked him a question about it: "Messi missed the penalty? Well, then you should interview him, right?"
He was a little tired of the media mentioning Messi in front of him. He shrugged and pointed to himself: "Maybe you should ask some questions about me, so that I may have more content to answer you."
Reporters immediately followed up after hearing this: "In the last league game, Benzema assisted and you scored the final goal that equalized the game and helped Real Madrid win the championship this season. Do you feel that your cooperation with Benzema has changed since the beginning of the season?"
"In fact, I think the coordination of our entire team is completely different from the beginning of the season. We have been polishing our coordination through dozens of games, and the team has naturally changed," Cristiano said.
He looked at the reporter and added: "The final victory for us is the result of everyone's efforts. The final attack was led by Kaka and Marcelo. Kaka knew exactly what he should do and what role he played. He connected our frontcourt, midfield and backcourt. We always knew what each other was thinking..."
Pepe cleared his throat.
Cristiano paused, then quickly added: "So we were able to cooperate, Pepe, Ramos and Arbeloa guarded Barcelona's final offensive steps, and Kaka's precise through ball and Raul's cooperation, Karim's final breakthrough... Of course, I won't be modest and say that my final shot was not wonderful, it was great. So this championship is what all of us deserve."
Pepe gave a fake smile. If he didn't say anything, Chris would probably have only kakakaka in his mind.
"I'm the Champions League Golden Boot? My agent told me so. I'm very happy. But I'd be even happier if my club could win the trophy." Cristiano pushed the microphone forward. "Let's stop talking about the club. I'd like to talk about our national team. I'm very happy to be the captain of Portugal and lead the team to the World Cup qualifiers..."
Cristiano guided the topic and directed the content of the pre-match interview in the direction he hoped. Several Portuguese newspaper reporters were still willing to cooperate. Of course, there were a small number of those who did not cooperate and were squeezed to the back row by others.
The Portuguese national team is currently in the most difficult period of transition from the old to the new, and Cristiano knows this well.
After the 2006 World Cup, the golden generation of Figo and Costa retired from the national team one after another. In last year's European Cup, Portugal unfortunately stopped in the semi-finals. Scolari also announced his resignation. New coach Carlos coached Portugal. Nuno, the last player left in the golden generation, also announced his retirement from the national team.
Today's Portugal only has Cristiano left from the main lineup of the last World Cup. Deco, Simao and Thiago are still guarding the midfield but their form is obviously declining with their age. Now they hardly play for any top clubs. Quaresma and Nani have become Portugal's new striker partnership, who are immature and still need to grow. Only in defense, Pepe and Carvalho are the pillars of Portugal's defense.
In the South Africa World Cup qualifiers, Portugal will face the strong Nordic opponents Denmark, Sweden led by Ibrahimovic, as well as Hungary, Malta and Albania.
In contrast, the biggest and almost only threat on the Portuguese side is Cristiano.
"Ronaldo, you didn't score a goal for your national team against Hungary. This seems a little unusual. Many fans are asking, what happened to Ronaldo?" The media reporter put the microphone in front of Cristiano and asked straightforward and sharp questions.
Cristiano was not provoked. He just said: "This just shows that I am just an ordinary person, not a robot. I can't score goals in every game. But I will score goals for Portugal. In the next game, I think yes. I will try my best."
New coach Queiroz said: "Cristiano is the main player in the team, there is no doubt about that, but his role in the team is not just about scoring goals. His ability is reflected in all aspects, rather than just judging whether he is in good or bad condition by whether he scores a goal, or saying, 'What happened to him'."
"Maybe in other teams, you will see that when the team's ace player is in poor form and does not score a goal, the team loses the game. But here, as long as Cristiano is on the court, even if he does not score a goal, he can help the team score a goal. What he does and the role he plays is far more than what can be seen from just whether he scores a goal or not." said the coach.
Pepe and Deco, who were sitting nearby, also nodded in agreement.
In the next two games against Sweden, Cristiano fulfilled his promise and scored a goal, drawing with Sweden away and drawing at home.
After two rounds of World Cup qualifiers, Cristiano's vacation really came.
Like he said before, they were on vacation on a yacht.
Cristiano's family and Kaka's family both came, but they each had a yacht and were not together.
This was also what they had discussed. After all, traveling together all the time would attract too much attention.
The two took their families out to sea to enjoy a rare leisure time. After nearly a week, Cristiano thought they had given the paparazzi enough personal material, so they could "meet by chance" and make an appointment to go on vacation together.
So the two yachts were moored side by side, and Kaka was invited to board Cristiano's yacht to enjoy a sumptuous meal together - Cristiano's luxury yacht has three floors, but Cristiano's family is also larger.
They would go out on a yacht together during the day, and at night, Cristiano and Kaka would take turns sneaking onto each other's yacht. Under the cover of darkness, no one could see where the owners of the two yachts were, which were moored together.
However, the planned trip to Disneyland never took place because Luca had a stomachache for unknown reasons. Even the yacht vacation was terminated halfway. The group hurried back to Madrid and spent three or four days with the little guy on IV drip.
Luca lay listlessly on the bed, looking completely out of energy.
Junior sat next to him and saw Luca frowning tightly, his eyes were wet, and he was breathing a little fast with his mouth open. He looked like he was scared to cry. He comforted him, "Don't worry, you won't die."
Luca: “…Thank you.” Is it possible that I’m just feeling sick and want to vomit?
Cristiano came in with warm water. Seeing the two little guys sitting together, he squeezed onto the bed as well. “Does Luca feel better now?”
Luca looked at Cristiano, then at the door, and asked quietly, "Where's Papa?"
"Kaka is talking to the doctor and will be in soon." Cristiano said, he touched Luca's sweaty curly bangs, poor little guy, "Don't worry, it may just be because he tasted seafood for the first time and his stomach is a little sensitive."
Junior nodded and glanced at Luca, "That's what I told Luca."
Cristiano laughed when he heard this and ruffled Junior's curly hair: "How smart."
He fed Luca some hot water, then put the cup aside and touched the boy's forehead to check the temperature: "No fever, nothing wrong, you will get better soon."
Luca watched Junior consciously find a place to nestle in Cristiano's arms. Cristiano's muscles were full and soft, and he looked very comfortable.
He paused, crawled slowly a few times, and with great effort, climbed over Cristiano's thighs and sat in the man's arms.
Cristiano reached out and supported Luca. He was amused to see that the little guy was sticking to him even though he was obviously uncomfortable. He hugged Luca and Junior and gently rested his chin on the top of Luca's head: "Okay, papa will be here soon."
He picked up a small toy and performed a bad magic trick in front of Luca to distract Luca. He also made strange noises with his mouth and performed a small puppet show by himself.
Luca thought this was childish, but at the same time he watched with wide eyes in curiosity, with great interest - he had never felt anything like this before. His father would not hold him and do these tricks, and his mother would certainly not do that. He said that his mother was very gentle, but her personality and family environment made her only sit by his bed, kiss his cheek, and then pray to God with his father.
When Kaka sent the doctor away to see Luca, Luca had already fallen asleep next to Cristiano, holding the small toy that Cristiano had just held in his hand.
Cristiano also fell asleep quietly, hugging the two little ones. He curled up his legs slightly, with Luca on his left and Junior on his right. His sleeping position was just like the two children, with his hands resting by his ears.
Kaka tried his best to walk lightly. He squatted beside the bed, looking at Cristiano and the two children in the dim and warm floor lamp. He felt unprecedented satisfaction and gratitude.
Cristiano seemed to have noticed something. His eyelids moved slightly twice, then he opened his eyes, his vision slowly focused, and he saw Kaka beside the bed.
He was slightly startled at first, then he couldn't help laughing and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing squatting here?"
"I see you guys are sleeping soundly," Kaka said, he didn't want to disturb them at all.
Cristiano got up carefully, turned over and got out of bed lightly, and tiptoed out of the children's room following Kaka.
"What did the doctor say?" Cristiano asked.
"Sensitive stomach, no big problem." Kaka said, "Just like you said."
Cristiano raised his eyebrows: "I was right? Ha, I am always right."
Kaka kissed Cristiano's eyelids as a reward and approval: "Mr. Cristiano Ronaldo, who is always right, now it's our turn to rest."
Cristiano yawned and followed Kaka into the bedroom. He smiled and said, "I wanted to play for two more weeks. It seems that I can join the pre-season friendly matches and training early."
"There should be new teammates registering and joining before the friendly match," Kaka said.
The summer transfer window has opened, and all clubs are recruiting, and Real Madrid is naturally also in the process.
Cristiano thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Maybe there will be many old acquaintances."
He paused after he finished speaking, thinking of the news he saw not long ago, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Gerrard has arrived in Barcelona. This is his comfort zone. He has really started his journey."
After Pique ended his loan and returned to Manchester United, he came to Barcelona for 8 million euros. His height can help Barcelona's defense, make up for the lack of height of Puyol and Milito, and better control high balls.
When Guardiola signed Pique, it was hard not to think of Cristiano's high-leaping header. If Pique was there, at least the defense of this high ball would always be more powerful.
Kaka's eyelids twitched: "Pique?"
The one who would call in the middle of the night to complain that Chris had come to Spain and hadn't told him?
"I remember we had a friendly match against Barcelona? I wonder if he will play." Cristiano narrowed his eyes with interest. "That guy might have grown into a bear."
"Maybe." Kaka said seriously, "but maybe Guardiola won't let him play so soon."
"It's just a friendly match, so there should be some warm-up kicks, right? I'm looking forward to it." Cristiano said, "Do you remember what he said about me before? At that time he said he had seen through my moves, but in the end I still fooled him. Haha, his expression at that time is really worth saving."
Kaka pinched Cristiano's lips to start talking, and smiled, "It's time to rest Cris. Don't think about so many irrelevant things before going to bed, it's easy to dream about them. I hope that I'm the only one in your dream."
Cristiano blinked and said, "Oh... I will fulfill your wish. Then maybe I should repeat it now: Kakakakaka--"
Kaka didn't expect Cristiano to do such a childish thing. He pinched Cristiano's lips again, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and surrendered: "Nooo! Cris! God..."
As he spoke he couldn't help laughing. He shouldn't have talked nonsense in front of Cristiano because his boy had a hundred ways to make things even more ridiculous.
"Sleep, okay? Just sleep." Kaka kissed Cristiano and said after a while.
Cristiano calmed down, raised the corner of his mouth in satisfaction, and reached out to turn off the bedside lamp: "Of course. Good night, Kaka."
"Goodnight, Cris."
A few minutes later, Kaka heard Cristiano suddenly speak again -
"...One Kaka, two Kaka, three Kaka... Kaka comes into my dream..."
Kaka: "...I was wrong Cris."
Cristiano rolled over and over on the bed laughing so hard.
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