Chapter 446: Su Dong's New Record
After defeating Real Madrid, Barcelona returned to the La Liga without stopping, challenging Valencia away.
This time, Sudon failed to appear at the Mestalla Stadium, but the fans of the Bats will not be disappointed, but should be fortunate, because without Sudon, Barcelona had an amazing ball possession rate but still failed to score.
In the end, Barcelona lost 0-1 to Valencia away from home.
After a wave of unstoppable victories, especially after the bloodbath against Real Madrid, no one would blame Barcelona for a defeat in La Liga. After all, it was reasonable for Barcelona to lose away games when Suarez and Deco were rested and Ronaldinho was suspended for an additional game due to his original red card.
Besides, Barcelona has a clear lead in La Liga and doesn’t need these three points.
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After losing to Valencia, Barcelona visited the Bernabéu Stadium in a defensive posture.
Rijkaard still did not send out all the main players, and Sudon, Deco and Ronaldinho continued to be kept on the bench.
This can be explained to some extent that Barcelona has already regarded advancement to the Copa del Rey final as a sure thing.
In the end, Barcelona lost 1-3 to Real Madrid away from home, but still advanced on aggregate.
The other opponent in the Copa del Rey final will be between Espanyol and Deportivo La Coruna.
In the first leg of the match between the two teams, Espanyol defeated Deportivo La Coruna 2-1 at home. If Super Deportivo La Coruna fails to turn the situation around in the second leg, the King's Cup final will be a city derby against Barcelona.
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After two consecutive defeats, public opinion still did not question Barcelona.
Anyone can see that Barcelona is preparing for the round of 16 of the Champions League.
The opponent is Lyon from Ligue 1, whose strength should not be underestimated.
But in the 24th round of La Liga, Barcelona played against Real Betis at home, and Rijkaard sent out all his main players.
Players such as Sudon and Deco who were resting all started, and Ronaldinho also returned from suspension, which made Barcelona complete.
In the 17th minute, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the left and made a diagonal pass to the right side of the penalty area. Messi received the ball and passed it horizontally in front of the goal. Su Dong in the middle rushed over and easily pushed the ball into the goal, opening the scoring for Barcelona, one to zero!
Six minutes later, Ronaldinho got the ball from the left again, broke through, dribbled into the penalty area from the left and crossed the ball to the front of the goal. Su Dong jumped high and headed the ball in, scoring another goal for Barcelona, 2-0! In the 29th minute, Ronaldinho passed the ball from the left again, Su Dong got in behind, and the opponent's central defender Meli chased him all the way, took the lead and slid to try to shovel the ball out of the baseline, but accidentally shoveled the ball into his own goal, an own goal, 3-0!
What was even more unexpected was that just five minutes later, a direct free kick from Ronaldinho once again hit Melli's shot, causing it to deflect and hit his own goal again, making it four to zero!
Mellie almost cried!
He hadn't scored a single goal this season, but he accidentally scored two, and they were both own goals!
What is going on?
Su Dong walked over with amusement and sympathy, patted Meli's shoulder and gave him some comfort.
This unfortunate kid is really trying hard.
But sometimes it's like this, the more you try, the more mistakes you make.
Real Betis lost confidence after two own goals. Before the end of the first half, Barcelona seized another opportunity. Deco made a forward move to the right and sent a cross.
Su Dong ran into the empty space, stopped the ball with his chest in the unguarded area at the back post, and shot with his right foot into the goal, 5-0! Hat trick!
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After the second half, Su Dong was replaced by Larsson.
Afterwards, Ronaldinho scored with a direct free kick, extending the score to six to zero!
Real Betis then scored a goal, but Messi dribbled past three people, broke into the penalty area and shot. The ball hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net, making it 7 to 1!
In the end, Barcelona won a resounding victory by defeating Real Betis 7-1 at home thanks to Sudon's hat trick and the outstanding performances of the stars.
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After the game, Barcelona's overwhelming victory made all the media feel extremely amazed, and Sudon's hat trick made him once again on the cusp of the storm, because with these three goals, Sudon has surpassed Puskas and became the player with the most goals in all fronts in a single season in La Liga history.
Now, the only thing left for Su Dong is the La Liga single-season league goal record.
The record of 38 goals in a single season set by Sara and Sanchez is now within reach for Su Dong, who has already scored 34 goals.
There are still fourteen rounds of the league, and everyone believes that it is only a matter of time before Su Dong breaks the record.
The real suspense is, how high can Su Dong raise the new record? …………
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February 22, Stade Gerland, Lyon, France.
Amid the cheers of more than 40,000 fans in the stadium and the whistle of Austrian referee Plautz, the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout match officially began.
Barcelona did not surprise the outside world, nor did it disappoint the fans waiting in front of the TV. They sent out their main lineup, with Ronaldinho, Sudon and Messi forming a front trident. From the very beginning, they were like an angry lion and launched a fierce attack on Lyon.
Lyon head coach Houllier played it safe at the start, trying to hold his ground and keep the goal.
This should also be the thinking of most teams playing at home in the Champions League knockout stage.
But in the second minute of the game, Lyon got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
Su Dong immediately took the initiative to act as a human wall, letting Messi and Ronaldinho lead the way.
This took everyone at Barcelona by surprise.
"I'm studying Juninho's free kicks!" Su Dong said seriously.
Juninho didn't know what happened on the Barcelona side, but he still took a very high-level free kick, which made a beautiful arc, passed over the walls of players and went straight into the goal.
But maybe because Su Dong was too tall, Juninho's kick was still a little too high.
The angle was very tricky, but the ball just brushed the crossbar and went out of the line.
Su Dong didn't even look back, but he felt Juninho's free kick head-on, which was very exciting.
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Juninho's free kick was just a highlight at the beginning of the game. The real game was always controlled by Barcelona. Just seven minutes into the game, Iniesta sent a precise through ball from the right.
Sudong shook off Casapa and Abidal, quickly passed between two Lyon defenders, successfully made an offside, caught up with the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and without waiting for Coupe to react, he shot with a powerful right foot.
The ball hit the Lyon goal, one to zero!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Just seven minutes into the game, Su Dong's first shot went into Lyon's goal!"
"His shot was as powerful and beautiful as ever, with perfect footwork and a very strong force. Although Coupet reacted, he was still a little slow."
"This is Su Dong. Many people said that he looked like Batistuta, but now he looks more like himself!"
"It's been a long time since I heard the nickname of Little God of War!"
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really.
I don’t know since when, Su Dong rarely heard people call him Little God of War anymore.
Just like not long ago, when Cristiano Ronaldo called Su Dong, he happily told him that now many British media no longer call him Ronaldinho, but call him C Ronaldo.
He felt very happy. Just this nickname could make him happy for the whole night.
Although it was just a change of nickname, it was clear that the media and fans began to accept him and recognize him.
To put it simply, Cristiano Ronaldo deserves the surname "Ronaldo".
This is not unique to Sudong and Ronnie either.
In his early years, Ronaldinho was also called Ronaldo Jr., but now, who still calls him Ronaldo Jr.?
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Barcelona has been in excellent form recently, taking the initiative and launching an offensive from the very start of the game.
In the 13th minute, Van Bronckhorst cooperated with Ronaldinho and Deco on the left to tear open Lyon's defense. The Dutch left-back quickly went down the flank and made a low cross into the penalty area.
Ronaldinho at the front tried his best to chase but still failed to catch up.
Su Dong had been waiting in the middle, and he kicked the ball into the Lyon goal just before the center back Chris, 2-0! The entire Gerland Stadium was stunned! It was only thirteen minutes! ...
Houllier soon came to his senses and began to realize that the team must adopt a more stable defense.
It’s not that Lyon’s tactics were too aggressive, but that Barcelona’s offensive firepower was too strong.
Su Dong, Ronaldinho, Messi, which one of them is not a star with super personal abilities?
Combining forces, this attacking lineup made it impossible for Lyon to resist.
Houllier's adjustments have also produced certain effects. Lyon's strength is also good, especially the midfielder Mohamed Diarra, who has performed very well this season and has attracted the attention of many top teams including Real Madrid.
After that, the game fell into a stalemate.
But before the end of the first half, Lyon tried to launch a wave of attacks, especially Malouda in the 41st minute, after a beautiful two-pass combination with Pedretti, Pedretti volleyed the ball, which slightly slipped out of the goal, making everyone sweat.
Lyon then tried to grab a goal before the end of the game, but Barcelona decisively seized the opportunity.
Puyol's long pass from the back line went directly to the front court.
Lyon center back Chris was facing his own goal and thought he had found the ball. There were no Barcelona players around him, so he was a little too arrogant and wanted to wait for the ball to fall before passing it back to the goalkeeper.
But at this moment, goalkeeper Coupe shouted in horror.
Chris was shocked, but it was too late.
Su Dong, who was quite a distance behind him just now, somehow suddenly ran to his side so fast, pushed him away with his body, and headed the falling ball forward lightly.
The ball fell into Lyon's penalty area. Su Dong chased forward and kicked the ball before Coupet could get in position.
The ball passed under Coupet and fell into the goal behind him.
In the 44th minute, Su Dong scored again and completed a hat trick!
The 40,000 Lyon fans in the entire Gerland Stadium watched Su Dong spread his arms and soar over the French stadium.
(End of this chapter)
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