In the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Sporting de Gijón equalized the score with a score of 2-0 and eliminated Atlético Madrid in the penalty shootout to advance to the Copa del Rey final this season!
After this game, everyone suddenly noticed a problem.
In the UEFA Europa League, Sporting de Gijón eliminated the Moscow team and advanced to the UEFA Europa League final. Their opponent was the Portuguese superclub, Sporting Lisbon.
In the Copa del Rey, Sporting de Gijón advanced to the final and their opponent was Real Betis.
Now in the La Liga, with three rounds left in the league, they were ahead of Barcelona by three points. Considering that Sporting de Gijón had the advantage in terms of victory and defeat between the two sides, this also meant that if Sporting de Gijón won two more rounds, they would be able to win the La Liga championship one round earlier!
The team was making the final push to win three championships. Three championships!
Realizing this, the media and fans in Gijón were in an uproar.
Many of the local media in Gijón began to hype this concept — — they said that Sporting de Gijón was making history and charging to win the Treble!
A week later was the UEFA Europa League final against Sporting Lisbon. Sporting de Gijón was charging for their first championship trophy of the season. They could be crowned as the King of Europe!
And before the UEFA Europa League final against Sporting Lisbon, Sporting de Gijón would face Racing Santander in the league. If they could defeat Racing Santander, then in the 37th round of the league three days after the UEFA Europa League final, if Sporting de Gijón could defeat Sevilla, they would be able to pick up the La Liga championship trophy one round earlier!
That would be two championship trophies!
Then, all that was left for Sporting de Gijón was to wait for the Copa del Rey final against Real Betis on June 12!
Although this sounded like a dream, with Sporting de Gijón's performance and strength this season, Sporting de Gijón now looked very hopeful.
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"If we can really win the Treble! It's just like a dream!! Although I know it's difficult, I believe that Li Ang can lead the team to do it. He can always lead the team to create miracles! Just thinking about the Treble makes me excited! "
"European champions! La Liga champions! Champion of the Copa del Rey! Triple Crown winner! If Sporting de Gijón could really achieve this record, they would create a glorious history for Spanish football! That would be a great miracle! "
"I know it's a bit whimsical to do this, but since we've already done so well, made it to two finals, led the league tournament, and there are only a few games left in the season, why can't we look forward to great glory?"
Sporting Gihon's media exploded with enthusiasm. They were all enthusiastically discussing the treble. Just as the Sporting Gihon media said, the treble sounded unbelievable, but they had already reached such heights. Why couldn't they go one step further and create more glorious history?!
The media in Gijón began to hype up the possibility. They described it vividly and excitedly. Even the fans of Sporting de Gijón began to pay attention to the possibility of the team winning the treble.
A newly promoted team from La Liga dreaming of winning the Treble!
If this was before the start of the season, no one would dare to think about it, not even a lunatic!
Even now, very few fans dared to dream of winning the treble. However, after the media hype and analysis, Sporting de Gijón's fans suddenly felt that what the media said was very reasonable. They had already created a miracle. They were already so good, so why couldn't they be even better? Since they were already creating history for a newly promoted team, why couldn't they be a superstar?!
Therefore, the entire Sporting Gijón was in a lively and fanatical atmosphere these few days. Almost all the fans of Sporting de Gijón were discussing the possibility of winning the UEFA Europa League, La Liga, and Copa del Rey.
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The entire city was excited and nervous.
The discussion began to spread to Sporting de Gijón.
"Treble?! That's a dream. I don't know if it's possible to achieve it. I can only say that the team is now at the most wonderful moment in its long history! " Although there were conflicts and cracks with Li Ang, this did not prevent Sporting de Gijón's chairman, Manuel Arango, from enjoying the team's current fantastic performance. He also said so in an interview.
The conflict between Arango Sr. and Li Ang was not so much about the differences in philosophy or the problems caused by the team's financial crisis. It was more about Li Ang's outstanding performance and rapid growth. Sporting de Gijón's small temple could not satisfy Li Ang's stage and ambition.
Therefore, although Arango Sr. had a headache and was annoyed with Li Ang, he had to admit that the team's outstanding performance this season was due to Li Ang's contribution. Of course, Arango Sr. still believed that he was the biggest contributor to the team. He was the team's boss.
Sporting de Gijón's general manager, Venita Arango, showed great confidence in the team's manager, Li Ang, when she was interviewed by the media. "He's so good. He's the best young manager in La Liga. If Li Ang thinks the team has the ability to compete for the Treble, then it's possible!"
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The people of Gijón were excited about the possibility of winning the Treble. However, the people of Gijón were discussing and looking forward to the Treble. In the eyes of the media from other places, it was like listening to a joke.
"I think the Gijón media's extravagant hope and discussion of the Treble is very foolish because it will put a lot of psychological pressure on the players. Who knows, maybe in the end, there will be a collapse of consecutive defeats and they won't even be able to keep their title? "— ABC News.
"Although Sporting de Gijón's performance this season is really amazing and they shocked us, when I heard the news that Sporting de Gijón is delusional about winning the Treble, I was still shocked by their arrogance and ignorance … Looking at the history of La Liga, no team has ever achieved the Treble. And today, the competition is getting more and more intense, so it's even more impossible for a team to achieve the Treble. In the most glorious era of Real Madrid in the 1950s and 1960s, the Real Madrid era, Real Madrid did not achieve this achievement, let alone today's Sporting de Gijón." — Marca.
"The people of Gijón are obviously overjoyed. They can't find north anymore … This is a very dangerous signal. You have to know that this weekend, they have to face Racing Santander, who are fighting desperately to avoid relegation. They also have to play the UEFA Europa League final next week. With the depth and ability of their bench, they are not cautious at this time. Instead, they are thinking about winning the Treble. It's ridiculous! If things go wrong, they will collapse. The arrogant and unreasonable people of Gijón … "— AS.
"In the history of Spanish football, no team has ever achieved the Treble. Even when Cruyff's Barcelona Dream Team was in the beginning, Barcelona did not achieve this! In the season when Real Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen and picked up the UEFA Champions League title, they did not achieve the Treble. Barcelona and Real Madrid did not achieve it in their century-old history. What does this mean? This means that in today's football world, winning the Treble has become an impossible task! Sporting de Gijón is delusional about winning the Treble? They are really crazy … What is the mentality of an upstart? This is it! With their mentality, they may not be able to win any of the three titles!! "— Daily Sport.
"The funniest joke of the season. Sporting de Gijón is delusional about winning the Treble! Hahahaha! "— Mundo Deportivo.
The people of Gijón were looking forward to winning the Treble. This was like poking a hornet's nest. It caused the entire Spanish media to discuss, or it could be said that it was condemnation and ridicule. Various media, especially the media in Madrid and Barcelona, cited the classics to ridicule and criticize Sporting de Gijón's fantasy.
Real Madrid and Barcelona had never achieved the Treble in their century-old history. Sporting de Gijón was delusional about dominating this great undertaking. How could the two powerhouses endure this?! Who else could they scold if not you?!
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