"In the 13th round of the just-concluded La Liga match, Sporting de Gijón continued to be a dark horse. They defeated the league leaders, Barcelona, 3-1 in the away game. Sporting de Gijón's Argentinian striker, Diego Milito, scored twice. The French youngster, Benzema, came on as a substitute and scored. Barcelona's Ronaldinho scored directly from a free kick, and Eto'o missed a penalty kick. However, it is clear that the match itself is not enough to arouse our interest. Let's take a look at the live footage."
France's National Channel 3 carried out a "comprehensive" report on the match in the half-hour Sports Hour program that aired after the end of the match.
Then the news cut to the match. Carlos and Eto'o grabbed each other's necks, van Bronckhorst made a move, and Pepe slapped Carlos's face. Then the two sides fought, and from time to time, someone went up to secretly attack and kick them.
The scene was a mess.
It was believed that those who did not watch the live broadcast of the match and only saw the news at this time must be stunned. Did they need to be sure that this was the La Liga match and not a war in the Middle East?
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"Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang, and Barcelona's manager, Rijkaard, have made a move that surprised everyone."
Then the scene changed, and the camera focused on the sidelines. Li Ang and Rijkaard were both angrily walking towards each other. Then the two red-faced and thick-necked "exchange" a few words, and actually walked towards the fourth official together. The two managers seemed to be agitated as they negotiated with the fourth official about something. The fourth official kept shaking his head. Suddenly, the fourth official called the referee on duty, Cadilamendi, through his headset. The referee on duty was busy trying to stop the conflict on the field. Cadilamendi asked the assistant referee to continue to stop the conflict between the players on both sides. Then he ran to the sidelines, took out a red card from his pocket, showed it to the two managers, and pointed in the direction of the stands. Then he did not even have time to watch the two men go to the stands. He quickly ran back to the field to put out the fire.
The camera kept following the two managers. The two men walked and talked. Both sides were agitated. Li Ang even kicked the billboard on the sidelines, and then went to the stands angrily. Rijkaard also showed that he had a temper. He kicked the corner flagpole, and then went to the stands on the other side.
Then, Li Ang, who was about to go to the stands, came back. He ignored the fourth official's advice and shouted loudly to the team's assistant manager, Scott Terry, to keep an eye on Carlos. Li Ang did not doubt Carlos' resentment towards Eto'o. He even suspected that if no one stopped him, Carlos would really beat Eto'o up. This time, the conflict between Carlos and Eto'o was only the fuse that triggered Eto'o's foul. Another reason was Eto'o's previous dive, which made Carlos gnash his teeth in anger.
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At this time, under the referee's shrill whistle and the constant "deterrence" of the cards, the conflict between the two sides was finally stopped.
On the Sporting de Gijón side, Carlos, who made the first move, was directly shown a red card and sent off.
Pepe, who slapped van Bronckhorst's face, was directly sent off with a red card.
Diego Milito, who came up to participate in the fight, was shown a yellow card.
Sporting de Gijón's captain, Hierro, was shown a yellow card as a warning because of a violent altercation with Puyol.
It was worth mentioning that Ribéry, who secretly came up to kick Eto'o, was very discreet and did not get noticed, so he escaped punishment.
On the Barcelona side, Eto'o was shown the first yellow card for a malicious foul on Ivanovic. Then, he argued with Carlos and was shown the second yellow card. Two yellow cards turned into one red, and he was directly sent off.
Van Bronckhorst's push triggered the final conflict to a certain extent, so he was directly shown a red card and sent off.
Barcelona's captain, Puyol, also received a yellow card.
The sky above Camp Nou was filled with boos. This time, it was not only the Barcelona fans who booed, but also the Sporting de Gijón fans.
On the Sporting de Gijón side, Ivanovic was injured and could not continue the game. The team's assistant manager, Martin Skrtel, made a substitution, and Alegre came on as a substitute.
When Carlos was sent off, Martin Skrtel faithfully carried out Li Ang's instructions. He arranged for someone to escort Carlos back to the locker room and absolutely avoid contact with Eto'o. Otherwise, he was really worried that Carlos would have a real-life boxing fight with Eto'o in the players' tunnel.
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In the following game, the players from both sides played with anger, and both sides made big movements.
When the game entered injury stoppage time, the emotional coaches of both sides clashed again on the sidelines.
Larsson was injured and fell to the ground in a tussle with Alegre and could not continue the game. Barcelona's assistant manager, Tenkat, could only replace Larsson with Gerard Lopez.
Then, an angry Tenkat walked to Sporting de Gijón's technical area and went forward to question Sporting de Gijón's rough style of play. They were not playing football at all, but maliciously injuring people.
Li Ang's assistant, Banderas, had long been unhappy with Barcelona. Banderas was a legitimate manager from Real Madrid, so he naturally came out to fight. Banderas said that Barcelona people should reflect on themselves before saying such things. This was not an excuse. The team doctor had just checked Ivanovic's injury, and the situation was not optimistic.
Tenkat was hot-tempered, and Banderas was not a kind person. If the colleagues from both sides had not tried their best to pull them apart, the two of them might have directly fought in front of the fourth official.
In the end, the referee sent both Tenkat and Banderas to the stands.
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Li Ang watched all of this coldly from the stands. He was furious. Although they had won the game today, Sporting de Gijón had also paid a great price. Ivanovic was injured and left the field. Carlos and Pepe were given red cards, and Hierro was also given a yellow card. He would be suspended for the next game because of the accumulation of yellow cards.
Of course, Li Ang was also sent to the stands as a punishment.
From Li Ang's point of view, all of this could have been avoided. It was the damn referee who did not control the game, which led to this situation.
Li Ang's face was cold, and on the other side, Rijkaard was also furious. His Barcelona team could be said to have lost both the game and the people. They had lost the game, and their unbeaten record at home was broken. More importantly, Eto 'o was given a red card, and so was van Bronckhorst. In addition, Larsson was injured and left the field. Also, Rijkaard was sent to the stands and would definitely be suspended for the next game. His assistant, Tenkat, was also sent to the stands. This meant that in the next round of the league tournament, Barcelona would have no coach to direct the game. They would have to call in a coach at the last minute.
Rijkaard glared fiercely at Li Ang, who was not far away. He did not expect Li Ang and his team to cause so much trouble for Barcelona.
In addition, there was another person whom Rijkaard hated. It was the referee of the game, Cadilamendi. This person did not control the game well at all. He did not take out his cards when he should have. As a result, the anger of both sides had been accumulating and finally exploded.
The referee obviously did not please both sides. He was not a person on either side.
"What a good show." The commentator, Dagestino, said sarcastically, "Do you think Madrid is going to be so happy that they're going to set off fireworks?" He asked his commentating partner, González.
Who would be the fisherman who would benefit from this good show? It would be Real Madrid!
PS: I just calculated that the monthly votes during the double monthly votes period are owed, as well as two guaranteed chapters that are owed, and one chapter that is owed for rewards. This month, I owe 14 chapters of updates. Xiao Qi will make up for it as soon as possible. It's just that I've been too busy these past few days. My friends, please forgive me.
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