For the RCD Espanyol team, the refreshing feeling of defeating Barça at Camp Nou was even stronger than entering the European competition.
Of course, the unexpected three points in this game would also play a big role in their entry into next season's Europa League.
Many of the Barça fans at Camp Nou had already gotten up and left the field when Xia Ruofei scored the wonderful final goal. After the game's whistle sounded, the fans left the field one after another. No one wanted to see the scene of their arch-rival team celebrating at their home ground.
The Barça players also quickly left the field, but Ruby and his disciples were still cheering and celebrating on the field. The RCD Espanyol fans in the visiting team's stands also seemed to be celebrating, shouting the names of every RCD Espanyol player. Among them, "Xia" and "Wu" were the ones they shouted the most.
Xia Ruofei also laughed and celebrated with his RCD Espanyol teammates. Ruby ran over and gave Xia Ruofei a big hug and said, "Mr. Xia! Thank you! This is really a perfect game! "
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "You're welcome. I also hope that my team can have a good result!"
"You have become a hero in the hearts of the RCD Espanyol fans!!" Ruby said happily. "In Camp Nou, to beat our arch-rival Barça with such a score, you will definitely write a strong mark in RCD Espanyol's team history! And your two wonderful goals will also be remembered by people! "
Hearing Ruby say so, Xia Ruofei could not help but laugh.
At that moment, the stadium's lights suddenly dimmed. The celebrating RCD Espanyol players and the RCD Espanyol fans in the visiting team's stands could not help but be stunned. In fact, the RCD Espanyol team's celebration time was not particularly long. It was just that the Barça players had left the field in a hurry. In fact, there were still many Barça fans in the stands lining up to leave the field. No one thought that the stadium's main lights would suddenly turn off before the visiting players left.
Xia Ruofei and Ruby exchanged a look. Just as Xia Ruofei was about to call the players back to the locker room, an even more exaggerated scene appeared. The turf maintenance sprinkler on the field slowly rose and then began to spray water out!
This kind of sprinkler would rotate continuously to ensure that every piece of grass would be watered.
Now that the sprinkler system was turned on, the RCD Espanyol players, who were caught off guard, were suddenly sprayed with water. Many of the Barça fans, who had fallen behind when they left the field, could not help but laugh when they saw the scene. The RCD Espanyol fans in the visiting team's stands reprimanded the Camp Nou stadium for such behavior.
But in this way, there was no need for Ruby and the assistant manager to call out. The players naturally ran out of the field in a panic. Victor Sanchez, who had exhausted too much energy in the game, slipped when he came off the field, which made the Barça fans in the stands laugh wildly.
Xia Ruofei smiled helplessly at the actions of the Camp Nou stadium management staff. He gently shook his head and secretly said in his heart, There is actually such an operation!
After rushing into the players' tunnel, the RCD Espanyol players were all drenched. Ruby's face was a little ugly. He shouted, "Everyone, hurry to the locker room and change your clothes! Don't catch a cold! "
Ruby himself went to the locker room. He walked beside Xia Ruofei and whispered, "Mr. Xia, do you mind going to the post-match press conference with me?"
If it were any other player, Ruby would only need to say a word if he wanted the other player to participate in the press conference. Not to mention, it was also a privilege for the player to be able to participate in the press conference. But in the face of Xia Ruofei, Ruby had to use a pleading tone.
In fact, Xia Ruofei's performance in the two games was at a dominating level. The last time Xia Ruofei represented the RCD Espanyol, Ruby wanted him to participate in the press conference. But Xia Ruofei was the boss. Ruby thought about it and did not mention it. Instead, he brought Wu Lei, who had also performed well in that game.
Today, in the away game at Camp Nou, they beat their nemesis in the same city and won an unexpected three points. Ruby was quite happy. He could see that Xia Ruofei was also in a very good mood, so he took the opportunity to ask Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei thought about it and nodded. "Okay! But I have to change my clothes first! "
"Of course! I have to change my clothes too! "Ruby said.
He had just celebrated with the players on the field. Naturally, he was not spared. Fortunately, Ruby also brought a set of sportswear. Otherwise, he could only go to meet the reporters with his wet clothes.
After Xia Ruofei returned to the locker room, he quickly took a hot shower and changed into RCD Espanyol's training clothes.
Manager Ruby had also changed his clothes, but his hair was still wet. He deliberately did not dry his hair.
"Coach Ruby, shall we go?" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
Ruby said, "Mr. Xia, there's no hurry. How about waiting a little longer?"
"If I remember correctly, the post-match press conference should have already started, right?" Xia Ruofei asked with some confusion.
"Yes, but the reporters will definitely wait!" Ruby said. "They must want to hear the winner's voice!"
In such a high-profile game, the post-match interview was also an excellent way to get first-hand information. Even if Ruby was late, the reporters would definitely not leave. They would definitely wait.
Even if Ruby really did not attend the press conference, the reporters would still have news to write. They just needed to write more about Ruby's arrogance.
Xia Ruofei also guessed Ruby's intention. He shrugged and said with a smile, "Okay! Then we'll go according to your plan! "
Ruby and Xia Ruofei sat in the locker room and rested for another ten minutes. Then the two got up and walked to the Camp Nou press conference room.
Ruby was right. Although they were almost twenty minutes late, there were still a lot of reporters in the press conference room. Almost no one was willing to give up the opportunity to get first-hand news.
When Ruby appeared, the photographers immediately grabbed their cameras and began to take pictures. When they found out that the hero of the Espanyol team, Xia Ruofei, also appeared at the press conference, the flashes became even more intense.
Xia Ruofei was also a person who had seen big scenes. He always had a gentle smile on his face. He nodded to the reporters as he walked to his seat.
Ruby and Xia Ruofei went straight to their seats and sat down. Then Ruby cast an inquiring look at Xia Ruofei. Xia Ruofei nodded knowingly and made a gesture of invitation. Ruby adjusted the angle of the microphone and cleared his throat. The scene suddenly quieted down.
Ruby said, "First of all, I would like to apologize to everyone. This press conference should have been held twenty minutes ago, but I was late … The reason I was late was quite ridiculous! After the game, when I was still celebrating with my players in the field, the sprinkler system at Camp Nou suddenly turned on. My players and I were covered in water. I didn't want everyone to see two drowned rats, so I had to go back to the locker room to take a shower and change my clothes first! "
Some neutral media reporters gave a kind laugh, while some of the Catalan media reporters who were pro-Barcelona's face became a little ugly. A few media reporters who were pro-Spanish even showed resentment.
Ruby continued, "I don't know why this happened! In my opinion, this is very unprofessional behavior! "
Ruby did not criticize the management of the Camp Nou stadium too much. This kind of thing only needed to be pointed out. Today, he had a head of wet hair and deliberately arrived twenty minutes late to the press conference. He did not hesitate to point out the matter. This was already conveying his attitude to the media.
To put it bluntly, the media was eager to see the world in chaos. How could they let go of such good news material?
Therefore, Ruby did not need to exaggerate the matter too much. The media would naturally play it.
On the contrary, if he said too much, it would be easy to leave a false impression.
On this point, Ruby was very smart, and even a little cunning.
To be honest, even if they were sprayed with water, Ruby and the RCD Espanyol players only complained about Barça's petty tricks. Their joy of defeating their arch-rival was not diluted by this incident.
Ruby just had the mentality of "it was good to make the arch-rival in the same city suffer a little more." That was why he deliberately talked about this matter.
He soon began to comment on the game. "This is a great victory! I am very satisfied with the performance of everyone on the field! Everyone fully implemented my tactical arrangements and defeated Barça at the Camp Nou. Is there anything more wonderful than this? "
Then, Ruby focused on a few players. "Diego Lopez played the role of an old player. He is the anchor of the rear defensive line. If it weren't for his many difficult saves today, maybe the game would have had a different result. Wu Lei has fully integrated into the team. His progress is very obvious. He is now a very important player on our front line. I hope he can contribute more goals to the RCD Espanyol fans in the future! Mr. Xia Ruofei is a special player on our team. As everyone knows, he is not a professional player. But I have to say that this is really a miracle. With Mr. Xia's strength, he can sit in the main position of any team in La Liga. Today's game was also thanks to Mr. Xia's excellent performance that we achieved a good result. What I want to say is that Mr. Xia's two goals in this game are both worthy of being recorded. These two goals will definitely be replayed countless times in the future! I think the TV editors will have a headache when they choose the top ten goals of this round of La Liga. Of Mr. Xia's two goals, which one should be ranked first and which one should be ranked second? "
"Hahaha!" The reporters below could not help but laugh.
However, they did not think that Ruby was exaggerating. Anyone who had watched the game would think that Xia Ruofei had already taken the top two of the top ten goals of this round in advance.
Ruby then commented on the performance of their opponent, Barça. He said that Barça's strength was unquestionable. This was one of the most powerful teams on earth. It was just that they lacked some luck in this game and … Xia Ruofei!
Ruby's way of praising his own player in a roundabout way caused another burst of laughter.
Soon, it was time for the reporters to ask questions.
The beautiful reporter from Marca, Clatina, was the first to get the opportunity to ask a question. She stood up after getting the microphone and said in English with a smile, "My question is for Mr. Xia Ruofei. What is your comment on the fact that after the team won the away game, the sprinkler system was turned on in the stadium before they had time to leave?"
Marca was headquartered in Madrid and was a well-known pro-Real Madrid media outlet. Clatina naturally seized on Barça's point of criticism as soon as she came up. She hoped to get a first-hand evaluation from Ruby or Xia Ruofei's mouth so that she could go back and write brilliantly about this matter.
Of course, in comparison, Xia Ruofei was still more of a topic than Ruby, so she did not hesitate to throw the question to Xia Ruofei.
Of course, Clatina also hoped that Xia Ruofei, who looked very young, would not speak as flawlessly as Ruby, an old fox who dealt with the media all year round. If the interviewee did not make a slip of the tongue, how could he hype up big news?
Xia Ruofei shrugged and said in fluent Spanish, "I don't think this is gentlemanly behavior. Of course, I don't want to make any comments on Camp Nou's approach, but I can tell you clearly that no team will be treated like this in the El Prat stadium. Of course, that includes Barça!"
El Prat stadium was RCD Espanyol's home stadium. Although Xia Ruofei said that he would not comment on the matter of turning off the lights and sprinkling, in fact, he made an evaluation and directly pointed out that Barça did not handle it well enough.
"Thank you!" Clatina said with a sweet smile. "By the way, your Spanish is very good. It's simply beyond my expectations!"
Having said that, Clatina, who had gotten the answer she wanted, sat back in her seat with a smile.
Reporter Pablo of Sport Daily continued to ask questions, which were still thrown to Xia Ruofei.
He asked, "We noticed that after the game, you and Messi exchanged jerseys. I think the fans must be very interested. What did Messi say to you at that time? Also, what do you think of Messi? "
When Xia Ruofei answered the first question, she used very fluent Spanish, so this time, reporter Pablo directly asked the question in Spanish.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Messi said that I did a good job in the game. In addition, he said that he hoped to exchange jerseys with me. As for his evaluation … There is no doubt that Messi is a great player. Although RCD Espanyol and Barcelona are rivals in the same city, it does not prevent me from making such an evaluation of Messi, just as he gave full recognition to my performance. "
Pablo's eyes lit up slightly. Before the staff took away the microphone, he rushed to ask again, "So, you and Messi appreciate each other? Even if the relationship between your respective teams is bad, you still admire Messi? "
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