It was not shocking news that Real Madrid, who were in top form this season, advanced to the Champions League final.
After all, Real Madrid had become the hot favorite to win the Champions League since the knockout stage.
However, the Spanish media still gave Real Madrid countless compliments.
Marca's front page in the next day's battle report was accompanied by the picture of Real Madrid's players exiting the field, supplemented by a big headline: Sweeping away the European champions for the past three years! The strongest Real Madrid makes a magnificent return!
Arsenal, AC Milan, and Liverpool all fell under Real Madrid's fierce gunfire. Now Real Madrid's strength had made the European powerhouses tremble in fear. There were even media reports that said: Real Madrid would dominate European football for at least five years!
Looking at Real Madrid's attack group, three of the players could maintain their peak for at least five years.
Qin Xiong, Snede, and Robben!
The only thing Real Madrid had to do was to find a suitable successor when Guti and Raúl were old. This did not seem to be very difficult. After all, in the eyes of the media, Real Madrid had enough strength to bring in top players.
AS, on the other hand, set higher requirements for Real Madrid.
"Forward, Madrid! Let's create a great legend! "
The legend referred to by AS was to remain undefeated in all competitions throughout the season and to win the Treble!
It was difficult to win the Treble, and it was also difficult to remain undefeated in the season.
But Real Madrid now had a chance to achieve it.
There were four rounds left in the league tournament and one final in the Champions League.
As long as they remained undefeated in four of the five league games and won the Champions League final, Real Madrid would create a modern football legend!
It would be an unprecedented dream achievement that would be unreachable for the future generations!
Their glory would be recorded in history and written on the monument at the top of Europe for all to worship!
That night, the Real Madrid players gathered in a hotel to watch the second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Manchester United and Chelsea.
When the game was over, Real Madrid also learned that their opponent in the Champions League final was Manchester United. Everyone's mentality did not change at all.
He had only casually said a few words while chatting.
"We've encountered too many Premier League teams this season."
Out of the three opponents in the knockout stage, two were from the English Premier League. Their opponent in the Champions League final was also from the English Premier League.
On the other hand, the media was very happy.
Because one of the hottest topics in European football was: Which was the best league in the world, the Premier League or La Liga?
Anyway, after Calciopoli broke out in Serie A, a league full of match-fixing and scandals was no longer recognized as the best league in the world.
Real Madrid carried the banner of La Liga to compete with the Premier League. This would probably be the epitome of the Champions League this season.
After all, three Premier League teams had broken into the Champions League semi-finals for two years in a row. This indeed represented the strength of the Premier League's giant group in the Champions League.
Real Madrid trained as usual on Thursday morning.
During the break, Qin Xiong took the initiative to come to Bosque.
Bosque was casually chatting with his assistant. When he saw Qin Xiong running over, he asked with a smile, "Do you want to take leave?"
Qin Xiong was stunned. Then he saw the teasing look in the old manager's eyes and knew that he had been teased by the old manager.
Qin Xiong could be called a professional role model. The number of times he had taken leave could be counted on one hand, and he was definitely a role model for players who did their best in training and games.
"I want to talk to you about the league this weekend."
Bosque nodded and began to walk around the sidelines. His eyes signaled Qin Xiong to accompany him.
The old man also needed to move his muscles and bones.
After walking about 20 meters, Bosque said, "The original plan was to let you all take a break. After all, the league tournament will be fast next week. There is also a league tournament in the middle of the week. We are going to play Barcelona at home. I need you to have enough mental and physical strength to play this game well. You should understand that whether we are the league champions or not, the game against Barcelona is always independent and special. "
This was the El Clásico, and its significance was beyond the scope of sports.
Qin Xiong nodded to show that he understood. When he heard the old manager say this, he fell silent and just accompanied Bosque to walk around the sidelines. He felt that what he wanted to say would seem selfish, so he could not open his mouth.
Bosque turned his head and glanced at Qin Xiong. He smiled understandingly and said, "Do you want to defend the European Golden Boot title?"
Qin Xiong laughed involuntarily when he heard this. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Who doesn't want to? Before I came here this morning, I looked at the goalscorer rankings of the major European leagues. The Premier League's goalscorer king is very close to me. "
The current Premier League's goalscorer king was called Ronaldo!
He was only two goals away from Qin Xiong's goal tally!
Bosque certainly understood Qin Xiong's idea. He wanted his personal career to be more brilliant.
Especially this season, in the fantasy Real Madrid, if there was anyone in the fantasy team who could be called a fantasy player, it had to be Qin Xiong.
He was a little selfish and wanted to make himself more detached from the mortal world. What was wrong with that?
If he was absolutely selfless, then it could also be said that he had no ambition!
It was just that Qin Xiong was able to balance selfishness and ambition.
On the premise of the team's success, he would not go too far to satisfy his own selfishness.
Bosque stopped and turned to Qin Xiong with a smile. "You continue to be in the starting lineup this weekend, but you have to remember that you still have to be in the starting lineup for the El Clásico."
Hearing Bosque say this, Qin Xiong was a little embarrassed. He stood where he was and did not know what to say.
Bosque patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "In the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, you did not consume much energy. I can see that you deliberately suppressed your desire to attack throughout the game. It must be very uncomfortable, right?"
Qin Xiong rolled his eyes as if he was recalling how he felt during the game.
He shook his head and said, "It's okay. The team's honor is more important."
Bosque laughed and said, "Well, then don't consume too much energy in the league this weekend. Quit while you're ahead. I need a 100% Qin Xiong to play in the El Clásico."
Qin Xiong beamed with joy and promised, "No problem!"
After leaving with satisfaction, Qin Xiong began to prepare for the league this weekend.
Compared to half of the main players who were on the substitutes' bench or did not make it into the main roster for the game, Qin Xiong led the half-substitutes' lineup to challenge Osasuna in an away game this weekend.
Qin Xiong's appearance made Marcelo very happy. In the game, Marcelo frequently created opportunities for Qin Xiong, and Qin Xiong's interaction with him on the field also received good results.
Osasuna, a member of the relegation team, did not resist for long on their home ground and surrendered.
Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 4: 1 in the away game. Qin Xiong, who scored twice, succeeded in increasing his goal tally on the goalscoring list.
The defending of the European Golden Boot was just around the corner!
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