Fox in the Penalty Area

The latest website: Hu Lai, who finished the treat, still did not spend the night in Leeds City.

Because there was no plane at a suitable time slot, he rented a private jet, flew directly from Leeds airport to Madrid, and then rushed home before midnight.

When Li Qingqing saw Hu Lai at the door, her eyes widened: "Aren't you..."

Hu Lai strode up to hug her.

Li Qingqing smelled a slight smell of alcohol: "Have you been drinking?"

"No, but they drank."

"Are you happy to be reunited?"

"Well, very happy."

"Didn't you say you wouldn't be back until tomorrow?"

"I want to surprise you!"

Li Qingqing laughed and patted Hu Lai on the back: "You must have heard this sentence many times tonight, but I still want to say: 'Welcome home'!"

Hu Lai closed her eyes, feeling the warmth and fragrance of the person in her arms.

Although the cost of renting a private jet is high, what is money compared to the nephrite jade in his arms at this moment?

After a fantastic night at Flanders, he couldn't wait to get back and share his feelings with his lover.

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The head coach of the Madrid Pirates, Parotti, was a little surprised when he saw Hou Lai on the training ground:

"Didn't you say you wouldn't be back until this morning? I thought you wouldn't be here for recovery training."

"I rushed back last night."

Parotti's eyes widened: "How did you make it back?"

"I chartered a private jet, sir."

Parotti sighed: "You are really professional, Hu!"

"Thank you for the compliment, sir!"

"alright,

Then go to training, and then we have a league match with Samir Sports. "

Parotti waved his hand.

Hu Lai was able to come back in time, which made him very happy. After all, he is in good shape.

But I don't know if it's because he just finished a fierce Champions League group match yesterday and came back late at night, but Hu Lai looked a little tired on the training ground today, his legs were weak, and he looked out of shape.

Parotti fully understood this and did not blame Hu Lai. Didn't even ask a question.

In his opinion, if Hu Lai can still maintain his excellent state and physical fitness, then there will be a problem.

Now it just means that Hu Lai is a normal person—occasional performance is not good, and there will be ups and downs, isn't that what normal people should do?

At the same time, Parotti also intends to prevent Hu Lai from playing the entire game in the next match against Samir Sports.

The starter still has to let him start, but he will be replaced in advance.

He hopes Houlai can score before being substituted.

In doing so, he will equal the club record for goals in consecutive games set by Augustin Rivero fourteen years ago.

This record was broken when I was coaching the team, and I am somewhat honored.

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On Saturday, October 2, in the eighth round of La Liga, the Madrid Pirates played against Samir Sports at home.

Since the Champions League match against Leeds City had just been played on Tuesday, Parotti rotated and adjusted the starting lineup of the Madrid Pirates for this game.

But no matter how the rotation is, Hu Lai still starts.

He's paired with high center Sanabria Ruiz for the Double Arrows.

Before this game, the biggest suspense is not even the outcome.

It's whether Hu Lai can score.

After joining the Madrid Pirates, he has scored in nine consecutive club games, scoring a total of 15 goals.

In the league, he scored 11 goals in seven rounds of the league, leading the scorer list.

The second place is Meli Banega, who scored seven goals in seven league rounds, and his average performance of one goal per game is considered very good.

If you put it in the previous few seasons, this performance is enough for Meli to lead the scorer list.

The result is now only second place.

In third are Meli's team-mate Serrados and Catalan's Mario Salado, who both scored four goals.

If Hu Lai can score in the game against Samir Sports, he will be able to tie with his predecessor Rivero.

The suspense didn't last long.

In the 27th minute of the opening game, Ruiz's header was blocked by the goalkeeper of Samir Sports, and Hou Lai cleverly made a supplementary shot in front of the goal!

The football flies into the goal of Samir Sports!

"Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooba

After the goal, Hou Lai ran to the corner flag area, ready to make his signature celebration.

But this time, when he spread his feet and landed on the ground, there was a sudden sound from above the Sea Island Park Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people:

"HUUUUU!!!"

Although it is not neat enough, the timing is not particularly appropriate.

But it was much more spectacular than the sporadic roars before.

Facts have proved that 80,000 people are nearly three times more than 30,000 people, so the momentum created by 80,000 people is also much more shocking than 30,000 people.

"Aha!" laughed Spanish commentator Alvarez Sanchez. "Obviously the Pirates fans have carefully watched the video of the Leeds City fans after the last game..."

He was right.

That video is all over the Internet, how could the fans of the Madrid Pirates not see it?

Especially those 1,100 Madrid Pirates fans who traveled with the team, they were the most shocked.

They were not unaware of the cooperation between Hu Lai and the Leeds City fans before.

But being at the scene and hearing the thunder, it was different from live TV or online video, which shocked them even more.

These Leeds City fans yelled extra loudly as if deliberately showing off in front of them.

This made the fans of the Madrid Pirates feel competitive-how can we let you compare?

If 80,000 people are not as good as 30,000 people, it would be a shame!

So after returning from Leeds, the various Madrid Pirates fan organizations made a decision invariably-they must make a louder voice than the Leeds City fans in Saturday's home game.

For this reason, they found the previous video of Hu Lai after scoring a goal at the Flanders Stadium, to study repeatedly and learn to grasp the timing.

Some people asked Leeds City fans on the Internet, when should they start to inhale and accumulate energy, and how to ensure that so many people in the audience can make their voices at the same time?

After many efforts, the final result is such a result.

Although it is not completely uniform, it is much better than before.

For this result, those Leeds City fans in the "White Rose" bar gave a fair evaluation.

They said to the broadcast of the La Liga game on TV:

"It's okay, considering it's the first time they're trying to do it, it's pretty good. It's nice that the celebration we created has spread to Spain."

"Well, those Spaniards aren't too stupid!"

John sighed: "I feel... Hu has completely left us this time, and now even our way of celebrating has been learned by the Spaniards..."

Levin glanced at him: "Didn't you teach this?"

John gave him a blank look: "Even so, I still feel a little bit reluctant."

David Miller raised his glass: "Okay, don't think too much. No matter what, everyone will know that Hu is a superstar from our Leeds city! Come on, cheers!"

"HUUUUU!!!"

The old boys at the bar responded in this way.

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Considering that since Maxi Carey was injured, Hu Lai has been fighting continuously, starting every game, and then he will return to the Chinese national team to participate in the World Cup qualifiers.

In order not to continue to catch up, Parotti replaced him in the 61st minute.

Replaced by Italian forward Daniele Di Kunzo.

Although the Madrid Pirates at that time were only one goal ahead of Samir Sports.

Amidst the warm applause and cheers, Hou Lai walked off the court, hugged the head coach Parotti, returned to the bench, and high-fived his teammates one by one.

Finally, I sat on the bench, took off my sneakers and socks, and put on slippers to let my feet relax.

Di Kunzo, who came on as his substitute, scored after 11 minutes to make it 2-0 for the Pirates of Madrid.

However, the Pirates, who are leading by two goals, are obviously a little slack.

So in the 86th minute, a goal was pulled back by Samir Sports.

Fortunately, Samir Sports scored too late, leaving them with few chances to equalize.

In the end, the Madrid Pirates defeated Samir Sports 2:1 at home.

Because all three Western Super League champions won this round of the league without any suspense, the Pirates are still ranked second, with 24 points tied with Catalan United, and their goal difference is slightly inferior.

The King of Madrid lost to the Pirates in the last round of the league, so they were temporarily left behind by the Catalan United and the Madrid Pirates.

With 19 points, they are five points behind the top two and ranked third.

The team points after the top ten in the league have not broken through single digits.

If there is no accident this season, the league champion will be decided among the three Western Super League champions.

Although it seems that the gap in team strength in La Liga is not as close as that of the Premier League, this does not mean that the title race in La Liga will be easier than that in the Premier League.

In a sense, the La Liga competition is actually more intense.

Because the strength gap between the three teams is closer than the strength gap between the six Premier League teams.

Although the six teams of Stan Park Rangers, Tramed, Manchester Athletic, London Bridge, Warship Harbor, and North London Wanderers are known as BIG6, they are actually teams that can really compete for the league championship in the last five seasons That is, the two teams of Stan Park Rangers and Manchester Athletic.

Except for the sudden emergence of Leeds City in the 2025-2026 season, these two teams have won all the Premier League titles in the last five seasons.

Although the Premier League has only started eight rounds this season, Athletic Manchester has won eight games and eight games, accumulating 24 points, leading the second-placed Stan Park Rangers by as many as eight points.

In all probability, the final champion belongs to Athletic Manchester.

However, this season's La Liga is still very confusing so far.

The Madrid Pirates won all eight rounds, and the Catalan United also won all eight rounds.

It depends on who falls behind first.

Maybe wait until the tenth round of the league, the national derby between Catalan and King Madrid.

Maybe wait until the twelfth round of the league, the Barcelona derby between Catalan and Sarria.

Or maybe we have to wait until the 19th round of the league, the direct dialogue between the Madrid Pirates and the Catalan United.