"Suker!"
The Spanish commentator González stretched out his words, leaping from his seat.
Inside Celta's penalty area, Suker was inverted like a taut bow, soaring above the crowd.
In the 26th round of the 2012/2013 season, in the match between Celta and Real Madrid, after 70 minutes of play, the score was tied 1-1.
Celta displayed incredible resilience in this match, especially their Goalkeeper Baras, who made save after save, repeatedly denying Real Madrid's shots.
Real Madrid's attack line was, for a time, unable to overcome Celta's goal.
But in the 72nd minute, Real Madrid launched a fierce series of shots inside Celta's penalty area.
Benzema's poke shot was blocked.
Bale's follow-up shot hit the post.
Kroos took another follow-up shot, but it was again saved by Celta's Goalkeeper, who made a diving save, sending the ball out wide, where Srna stepped up to receive it and sent in a cross.
This cross was originally intended for Benzema at the far post.
But Suker suddenly retreated from an oblique forward position, launching himself into an inverted bicycle kick, his body like a long bow, his feet alternating in the air, his right foot striking the front of the ball with force.
That's right! It was a solid, firm strike.
Many bicycle kick goals, in order to hook the ball, involve hooking the toes to prevent missing.
But Suker, while inverted, kept his instep perfectly straight, and due to the intensity of his inverted posture, it resembled a backflip.
His right instep struck the ball, and the ball, like a cannonball, pierced straight into the top left corner of Celta's goal.
The moment the ball entered the net and caused it to bulge.
The entire stadium fell silent.
Aside from a small number of Real Madrid fans cheering and applauding, the rest of the Celta fans held their heads in disbelief.
A full 70 minutes of struggle.
Celta's Goalkeeper, with a god-like performance, held out for 70 minutes straight.
But he still couldn't withstand Suker's shot.
"Gooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!"
"Suker!!!!"
González roared with excitement, mainly because the goal was so incredibly beautiful.
"Celta's dream is shattered; Suker's single shot has completely devastated Celta!"
"Celta's Goalkeeper Baras played very well, no doubt about it, he could have even led the team to a draw or even a victory against Real Madrid; they just needed a little more time."
"But that became meaningless with Suker's goal!"
"This is Suker! In times of difficulty and danger, he always steps up; Real Madrid needed this goal to continue to chase Barcelona in the overall League standings!"
"And Suker delivered such a brilliant goal!"
González took a deep breath, exclaiming with admiration, "Guys, this is the value of five Ballons d'Or! This kind of performance in a crucial moment is enough to make Suker the greatest player on this planet!"
The camera continued to focus on Suker.
It could be seen that Suker was also incredibly excited, shouting repeatedly towards the camera.
In fact, Suker himself was also inwardly turbulent.
This shot was a spur-of-the-moment decision, perhaps with a hint of taking the ball for himself.
But he really couldn't hold back!
Benzema and Bale repeatedly failed to score, which made Suker and the other players anxious.
And Suker was tightly marked, making it difficult for him to get possession.
For this reason, he finally seized an opportunity when the opponent was distracted to make a scoring attempt.
Even though he took the ball, he scored.
Benzema and Bale were also grinning.
He couldn't say anything to Suker, even if the ball was taken from him.
Who told them they couldn't score, while Suker directly scored with a bicycle kick?
Comparing the two, the difference was obvious.
"Awesome!"
They could only mutter a single word.
They truly admired Suker.
Especially Benzema, who initially played an auxiliary role, waiting for opportunities, or for Suker's form to decline.
Now, Benzema felt that being an auxiliary striker was quite good.
At least there wasn't as much pressure!
After a loss, Suker bore the greatest pressure.
With great power comes great responsibility!
However, Suker rarely, if ever, disappointed anyone.
Hiss~~~~
Inside Paris Saint-Germain's tactical room, Davide gasped.
This bicycle kick shot, from every angle, was perfect.
A crucial goal at a critical moment in the match.
Moreover, it was a highly difficult bicycle kick goal.
Even in the entire football world, bicycle kick goals are rare.
Even more rare is a bicycle kick like Suker's, which is so fluid, accurate, and straight.
"I'm already starting to worry about the next leg of the match!"
Beckham shook his head.
He wasn't being sarcastic; this bicycle kick shot was indicative of Suker's current form.
Facing such an in-form Suker, could they truly win?
Ancelotti also frowned deeply.
In the previous match, Real Madrid and Suker had already made him fully aware of the squad disparity.
Even though they had players like Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thiago Silva, and even assigned an extreme man-marker to Suker, they still couldn't secure a victory.
In the next leg, they would travel to Bernabéu to play.
Playing at the opponent's home, and with Real Madrid holding two away goals, although the advantage wasn't huge, it still caused Paris Saint-Germain a great deal of headache.
They continued to watch the match.
However, after this goal, Real Madrid immediately made defensive adjustments and began to stabilize their defense.
This also meant Celta had almost lost their chance.
At the end of the 90-minute match, Real Madrid defeated Celta 2-1 away, continuing their winning streak.
Moreover, this match had a significant impact on Paris Saint-Germain's players, and their confidence was somewhat shaken.
On the field, as soon as the match ended, Suker was immediately surrounded by the media.
After a brief explanation of his goal and the match result, Suker immediately returned to the locker room.
"How was Barcelona's match?"
Suker quickly asked.
In this round, Barcelona played against Atletico Madrid.
This was a good opportunity for Real Madrid to narrow the points gap.
Of course, the prerequisite was that Barcelona had to lose.
"It was a draw!"
Srna shook his head.
Suker couldn't help but sigh.
A draw was fine too!
This reduced the 5-point difference to 3 points.
And Real Madrid and Barcelona still had a match in the second half of the League; they didn't hope for Barcelona to lose, but Real Madrid had to have some initiative.
This initiative came from the fact that as long as they played well in the Spanish National Derby in the second half of the season, Real Madrid could equalize the points difference.
Soon, the players gathered and started chatting.
Their focus of discussion was naturally Celta's Goalkeeper.
"Did that guy take drugs? He was so fierce today!"
"I hit a ground ball to the far corner, and he still saved it."
"What's that? I shot to the near post, and he still saved it, didn't he?"
"That's why you have to look at Suker!"
Benzema turned and grinned, giving Suker a thumbs-up: "Awesome!"
Suker, holding a banana and munching on it, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Marcelo, next to him, couldn't help but tease, "Are you afraid of being scolded?"
Benzema immediately looked embarrassed.
When Suker was tightly marked, Real Madrid's attack shifted towards Benzema and Bale.
But these two failed to score repeatedly, and were even saved by the opponent's Goalkeeper repeatedly.
Failing to score, they instead boosted the opponent's morale.
Moreover, Benzema had so many shots without scoring; if it weren't for Suker, and Real Madrid had been held to a draw, Benzema would have been cursed to death.
In a sense, Suker saved Benzema.
Of course, he still deserved to be scolded.
A striker who can't seize opportunities will naturally be scolded.
And this was not a good thing.
Suker still hoped for the forward line to have multiple scorers; only then could he play the rhythm he wanted.
If Benzema only focused on passing, what would be the difference from before?
Real Madrid won this round of the League.
After entering the second half of the season, the matches indeed became tougher.
Moreover, they also had Champions League to play.
In the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid defeated Sevilla to reach the final; they and Atletico Madrid would play the Copa del Rey final, but that would be in mid-May.
As for Barcelona, under immense League and Champions League pressure, they voluntarily gave up on the Copa del Rey.
The next day, Real Madrid began preparations for the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16.
In the first leg, they drew with Paris Saint-Germain away from home, and despite having two away goals, they had a certain advantage, but it was not large enough.
Moreover, Real Madrid knew what mistakes they had made in that game, so they would not continue to make them.
In fact, the problem was also very obvious!
However, the current Real Madrid does not have a strong enough coaching staff to help them solve the problem.
Mourinho leaving with his coaching staff was also a loss for Real Madrid, but the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.
After all, if Mourinho stayed, he would infringe upon Florentino's interests, and the conflict would escalate, which might cause Real Madrid to continue facing problems.
Therefore, long pain is not as good as short pain; it was better to make a clean break.
Real Madrid is still in continuous contact with Ancelotti, and Zorancic has also helped Ancelotti settle things with the senior management of Paris Saint-Germain, although this also came at a cost.
But for Zorancic, he gained Ancelotti, a top Head Coach, broadening his scope of business.
For Real Madrid, they are one step closer to Ancelotti's coaching.
And for Paris Saint-Germain, they also received some compensation from Zorancic and Real Madrid.
Even for Ancelotti, he will lead Real Madrid, this Galácticos, in the future!
It can be said that this transaction is a perfect win-win model, with no losers, and the negotiations naturally became very smooth.
However, Paris Saint-Germain was a bit temperamental, so it needed some time.
However, according to the progress, it has basically been finalized.
Seeing that this matter had a certain outcome, Suker also breathed a sigh of relief.
What he feared most was dragging it on.
A season of turmoil was enough; if it lasted longer, it would not only consume his interests, but Real Madrid could not afford to wait either.
They couldn't just focus on Ancelotti alone!
Three visits to the thatched cottage were already sincere enough; if there was still no progress, Florentino would have to find other Head Coaches.
Fortunately, things progressed, and after breaking through the key hurdle, everything became even smoother.
Currently, Ancelotti is not only studying Real Madrid to prepare for his appointment, but also treating Real Madrid as an opponent, looking for their problems and weaknesses.
From this perspective, Ancelotti's thinking also opened up.
He found that Real Madrid's tactical plasticity was too strong, and he also thought of many tactics to experiment with, but these would all be after he took office.
On March 5th, Tuesday, the entire Paris Saint-Germain team arrived in Madrid.
Led by Ancelotti, they were about to face Real Madrid away from home.
Paris Saint-Germain fans were much quieter; perhaps failing to defeat Real Madrid in the first leg despite a huge advantage had somewhat impacted their confidence.
Or perhaps they were a bit intimidated by the Bernabéu Stadium.
After all, this is a place that contains 11 Champions League trophies.
After the Champions League was established, Real Madrid had proven 11 times that they had reached the pinnacle of Europe.
For reference, the current Paris Saint-Germain has none.
Throughout Ligue 1, only Marseille has won the Champions League once!
Lyon, who once dominated Ligue 1, also failed to reach the top.
And with such high difficulty, a trophy that the entire Ligue 1 combined only won once, Real Madrid, a single club, has 11.
This is heritage!
This is deterrence!
After arriving in Madrid, Ancelotti clearly felt that Paris Saint-Germain's players were a bit nervous.
Stars like Zlatan Ibrahimović don't count; they have seen the world.
But for the rest of the players, their Champions League appearances are few and far between, let alone playing against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu Stadium.
Away from home is away, home is home!
Many top giants double their combat power when playing at home.
For this reason, Paris Saint-Germain's players were somewhat intimidated.
Ancelotti conducted some psychological counseling, but the effect was not very good.
When it comes to psychological problems, if one cannot overcome them oneself, nothing others say will help.
And to boost morale, Ancelotti had no choice but to arrange a strong offensive after the match began!
There was no other way!
If the pace of the game was slowed down, with Paris Saint-Germain's current situation, they could easily be worn down by Real Madrid, leading to a complete loss of confidence.
Therefore, Ancelotti could only take a gamble!
Hoping these players could create opportunities!
Hoping they could gain an advantage.
"Zlatan, we will launch a strong offensive at the start tomorrow. You need to score goals to create an advantage for us. I believe you can do it."
Ancelotti found Zlatan Ibrahimović to talk.
He hoped to break the deadlock through Zlatan Ibrahimović, who was also the least nervous player for Paris Saint-Germain.
The arrogant, self-proclaimed God from Sweden, he simply doesn't know what nervousness or stage fright is!
Sure enough, Zlatan Ibrahimović patted his chest and guaranteed.
Ancelotti also smiled and nodded, watching Zlatan Ibrahimović leave.
After the other party's figure was out of sight, Ancelotti suddenly sighed.
"What's wrong, Father!"
Davide turned his head and asked; in private, he would still call him Father.
Ancelotti shook his head and sighed, "Zlatan Ibrahimović's ability is good, but I still don't have confidence!"
"Because of Suker?"
Davide asked.
Ancelotti did not answer.
However, when thinking of a strong offensive at the start, Ancelotti did think of Suker.
Among the players Ancelotti coached, Suker was the most comprehensive.
He could even digest any tactic he deployed and never disappointed him.
However, now Suker is an opponent, and he can only consider Zlatan Ibrahimović.
This made him think of Mancini.
During the Milan Derby at that time.
Ancelotti used Suker to make Mancini's Inter Milan look disheveled.
At that time, Mancini also wanted to use Zlatan Ibrahimović to launch a strong offensive at the start and gain an advantage.
But he would always be counter-schemed by him, using Suker's powerful counter-attacking ability to give the opponent a taste of their own medicine.
But in the current situation, Ancelotti can only trust Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Because he doesn't have Suker!
Although Suker is the most perfect candidate to execute this tactic, Suker is also an opponent!
For some reason, Ancelotti truly missed his time at Milan; at that time, they were on the verge of collapse and were almost not favored due to the decline of Serie A.
But in this situation, they still achieved a historic consecutive win in the Champions League, officially ushering Milan into its dynasty period.
This was also known as 'Serie A's last madness' in European football.
Ever since Maldini retired and players like Suker and Kaka left, Milan lost its competitiveness, and the entire Serie A also began to become lukewarm, gradually withdrawing from the mainstream Champions League stage.
Ancelotti shook his head and cheered up.
Now is not the time to think about these things; he still needs to focus on the current game.
The next day, Madrid was still a working day, but due to the Champions League, the entire city was brewing with a fervent atmosphere.
After entering March, the weather became warmer.
Even the blowing wind carried a refreshing feeling, instead of the previous chill.
The sky was bright with sunshine, warming the body.
It was a good day to play football, but the Champions League match was in the evening!
As night fell, people who had been busy all day rushed home, quickly finished dinner, and then put on their Real Madrid jerseys, contacting three or five friends to head to the Bernabéu Stadium together.
The Bernabéu Stadium has a high attendance rate, even for ordinary matches, let alone Champions League knockout games.
Except for fans who bought 'season tickets' and could enter directly with them, all other fans bought tickets on site.
However, the Champions League was popular, and tickets were hard to come by.
The original ordinary ticket price of 15 Euros was even resold by scalpers for 100 Euros per ticket, which was still considered cheap; the later in the Champions League, the more expensive the tickets would become.
Of course, Real Madrid severely cracked down on scalpers, but who knows if they were just talking and secretly taking kickbacks?