Chapter 523: 5 consecutive championships in the league
After the great victory against Barcelona, there was a jubilant atmosphere within the Real Madrid team, but Wang Feng remained composed. He reminded his teammates that it wasn't time to celebrate yet since they hadn't secured the league title.
Soon, they faced Real Zaragoza at home in the 34th round of La Liga. In the 34th minute of the match, Wang Feng forcefully dribbled down the left flank and passed the ball back with a reverse triangle to Alonso, who slotted home from the 14-meter position, opening the scoring for the home team.
In the 72nd minute of the second half, the active Chinese superstar, with his characteristic ball control, evaded the opposition's central defender in the middle and suddenly chose to shoot horizontally, unleashing a world-class shot from over twenty meters that pierced through Zaragoza's defense.
The final score remained 2-0, with the Galacticos securing a comfortable victory.
As warned by Wang Feng, despite the chaos within Barcelona, many players still hadn't given up hope of winning the league title. The two-point gap wasn't an insurmountable barrier.
In this round, the Catalonia team narrowly defeated Real Sociedad 2-1, coming from behind after conceding the first goal to achieve a comeback through Messi and Villa.
In the subsequent Champions League semi-final second-leg match, Guardiola simply gave up hope, resting all key players to focus on the league. Similarly, Benitez also fielded only partial starters.
Wang Feng scored a goal in the 24th minute, and in the second half, Morata came on for him. Albiol and Granero each scored for the home team, resulting in a final score of 3-0.
An aggregate score of 8-1! The Galacticos slaughtered Barcelona, entering the Champions League final for the fifth consecutive year!
This gap also became the largest in the history of Champions League semi-finals. Everyone knew Barcelona would fail, but they didn't expect the defeat to be so complete.
As expected, Real Madrid's Champions League final opponent was Manchester United, led by Ronaldo. In an interview, the Portuguese expressed confidence in their ability to settle old scores with the Galacticos.
On May 7th, in the 35th round of La Liga, the Galacticos faced Sevilla away. Despite Di Maria assisting Higuain to open the scoring, the home team quickly equalized through Navas's long-range shot.
The Spanish forward was exceptionally active in this match, threatening Casillas's goal with consecutive shots after halftime.
At a critical moment, Wang Feng stepped up to stabilize the situation. In the 69th minute, the Chinese superstar intercepted Quagliarella's pass in midfield, dribbled past two defenders, and unleashed a shot from the edge of the penalty area, catching the goalkeeper off guard and scoring a crucial goal.
With this key goal, Real Madrid won 2-1 against Sevilla, securing all three points.
After the match, they received news of another match. Barcelona defeated Espanyol 2-0 at home. Sneijder wiped the sweat from his forehead in the locker room: "Fortunately, we won the game. Otherwise, we would have lost the top spot again. Barcelona seems to be crumbling. Why are they still so resilient?"
Wang Feng timely encouraged everyone: "As you can see, we are always on the edge of danger. We need to fight for each game that follows and not rely on our opponents for hope!"
Everyone agreed that they held the initiative now and losing in this situation would be too unjust.
Next, they faced Getafe at home. The entire Real Madrid team erupted, with Di Maria, Sneijder, Ramos, and Wang Feng each contributing a goal, leading the team to a 4-0 victory over the opponents.
This goal also pushed the total number of goals scored by the Chinese superstar past the 50 mark again, reaching 51 goals. Since joining the Galacticos, except for last season, his single-season goal tally has consistently been 50 or more.
In the away match against Villarreal, Wang Feng scored twice to help the team win 2-0, but Barcelona kept winning, so the suspense for the league title dragged on to the final round.
On May 21st, in the 38th round of La Liga, the Galacticos hosted Almeria at the Bernabeu.
The visitors were far inferior in overall strength, and coupled with the players' full concentration, the situation quickly became one-sided.
In the 17th minute, Wang Feng broke through the middle, attracted defenders, and passed to Marcelo, who scored with his left foot from the left post, opening the scoring for the home team.
Before halftime, Wang Feng once again capitalized on a corner opportunity, heading in a goal that bounced off the turf, eluding the goalkeeper's save and finding the net from the bottom left corner.
With Di Maria's goal in the second half securing the victory, Real Madrid won 3-0, once again lifting the La Liga trophy, achieving a fifth consecutive league title!
After the match, an interesting scene occurred. While celebrating, Di Maria, still excited, reminded the staff to bring the trophy quickly.
However, the staff member helplessly explained that there was no trophy and it would be awarded before the opening match of the next season. The Argentine's joyful expression instantly froze, turning into bewilderment. Not awarding the trophy was quite puzzling.
This amusing scene was captured by a nearby cameraman and became one of the classics that Real Madrid fans would talk about. At that moment, Di Maria was filled with question marks, thinking the staff was deliberately being difficult.
Fortunately, Wang Feng appeared in time to resolve the "crisis." He explained to the Argentine that this was how La Liga rules worked. If they won the league early, the league could prepare to award the trophy either in the last round or the last home game.
But this season, both Real Madrid and Barcelona had the chance to win the title in the final round. The trophy couldn't be in two places at the same time, and there was no replica to substitute, so they had to wait until the next season for the award ceremony.
"Okay, this system is really bizarre," Di Maria shrugged. "La Liga is too stingy. They don't even want to make a replica. This is my first championship, and I don't feel anything real about it."
Wang Feng patted his shoulder and said, "Then let's strive to win the championship early next season. How about lifting the trophy on the spot?" The Argentine nodded, showing a longing expression.
With joy, there was also sadness. At the Rose Garden Stadium in Malaga, when the referee blew the final whistle, almost all Barcelona players collapsed on the ground in tears.
They defeated Malaga 3-1, but still faced failure. All their efforts and glory were scattered.
In fact, during halftime, when they found out Real Madrid was leading by two goals, everyone had already despaired. But they still fought until the last second, praying for a miracle, but ultimately, there was no miracle. It seemed that the only person who could summon a miracle was that Chinese man.
Messi had cried himself into a tearful mess and only managed to leave the field with the help and comfort of Puyol.
In the final standings of La Liga, Real Madrid secured the championship with 33 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses, and 102 points, winning the title after a year with a hundred points.
Barcelona finished second with 32 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses, and 100 points, once again breaking the record for the second-highest points in the league, a scene of great tragedy.
The other two teams to secure Champions League spots were Valencia and Villarreal, while the three teams relegated were Deportivo La Coruna, Elche, and Almeria.
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