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Latest website: With the referee’s three whistles, huge boos erupted from the Catalan United Stadium.

Amidst the boos, the commentator shouted at the top of his lungs:

"The game is over! The game is over! Although Catalonia pulled a goal back in the 87th minute, it was of no avail... In the end, in this crucial game, Madrid Pirates defeated the away team 4:3. With Catalan United, they maintained their unbeaten record against Catalan United in the league in the past three seasons. At the same time, they also caught up with Catalan United in the league standings, sharing the same points with them, and with the advantage of mutual victory and defeat. , occupying the top spot..."

"Hu scored another hat-trick in this game. For him, the Sagrada Familia Stadium may be more like a home stadium than Buccaneer Park... Catalan United may be very unconvinced and think they just lost. Hu, instead of losing to Madrid Pirates. But who is called Hu and is a player of Madrid Pirates? And Catalonia could have signed Hu - five years ago..."

The commentator did not forget to rub salt into the wounds of Catalan United.

The thing that Catalan United fans can't let go of the most is probably the fact that they missed Hulay.

But in fact it is just their own intention.

Because there is actually no story at all between Hulay and Catalonia United. Many things were spread by the media and fans themselves, and in the end it seemed to become "facts."

The key is that Hu Lai, as a party involved, never explained it, so this matter was spread widely.

As for why Hu Lai didn't explain?

Of course it's because he's cheap, and I just want to see Catalonia fans regret missing him...

In short, he did not express any position on those rumors. When reporters came to ask him, he smiled and said nothing.

It leaves room for unlimited imagination.

Hulay, who now makes countless Catalan United fans hate and regret, in the close-up shot of the live game, he raised his arms and shouted, and then ran to hug his teammates in celebration.

Then another person gave a thumbs up to the camera and said loudly in Catalan: "Thank you Barcelona! I love the Sagrada Familia Stadium!"

If it were another player, if the media found out about it, it would inevitably cause a stir in the public opinion field and bring a lot of trouble to themselves.

But when Hu Lai said this,

It's not against the law at all, and no one will make a fuss. It's impossible for marketing accounts to succeed if they want to use this to attack Hu Lai.

Because everyone knows that Hu Lai is such a person!

He said "I love the Sagrada Familia Stadium", and he definitely didn't really love this stadium. He was just in a weird mood with Catalonia...

Apart from Catalonia fans who would be furious, everyone else would just laugh.

***

While Hulay and his teammates celebrated the victory, everyone on the Catalan United side was extremely frustrated.

They believe that after half a season of running-in, both the new lineup and the new coach have become more mature.

The last time they played Madrid Pirates away from home, they lost 2:3.

And it wasn’t Catalonia’s strongest lineup at the time.

Because the main defensive midfielder Victor van der Stern is absent due to injury.

Under such circumstances, if Catalonia United can only lose one goal and return to the home court with all the main players, wouldn't they be able to win this game?

All Catalan United fans think so.

For this reason, they have been looking forward to and longing for this game since the third round of the league.

Looking forward to revenge at home.

The result was another failure.

All the main players played at home, but they still lost!

Many Catalan United fans in the stands held their heads in their hands and stared blankly into the stadium.

The Madrid Pirates players were running wildly in celebration, while the Catalan United players were dejected.

Lima put his hands on his hips, biting his lower lip, and looked at the cheerful Madrid Pirates players.

Until a hand gently pressed on the top of his head.

Kabangka’s voice rang:

"You did well, Renado."

After coming off the bench, Renado Lima scored a goal for the team at the last minute of the game, leaving the Madrid Pirates' lead to just one goal and protecting Catalonia.

The last glimmer of hope remained.

At that time, there were still six or seven minutes before the game was completely over. Theoretically, Catalonia could score another goal to equalize the score.

It's a pity that Catalan United has no better way to face the Madrid Pirates' bus.

In the end, even their goalkeeper Schulman rushed into the penalty area and played as a center forward.

You must know that this is not when setting the ball in the frontcourt, but in a sports battle.

Schulman just rushed to the front. If other Catalan players made a mistake in passing the ball, or the ball was intercepted by a Pirates player, they would directly face a huge empty goal!

Fortunately, Catalonia's strong ball control advantage was fully demonstrated at this time, and the Madrid Pirates were not allowed to steal the ball.

But it is also difficult for them to threaten the Madrid Pirates' goal.

Because if they have to pass directly from the side, look for Schulman's high point and use his height to header the ball and try to score.

But this kind of cross from the wing is equivalent to handing over the ball easily.

Once the header misses and is pushed out by the opponent, his backcourt will be threatened.

Although Hulay had already left the field at that time, Camara was still on the court. The French winger could use his speed and personal ability to threaten Catalonia's goal.

As a result, Schulman didn't play much role after he came up.

It was not until the last attack that Catalonia finally used a cross from the wing to hit the football in front of the Madrid Pirates goal, but was pushed out by Danny Drew.

This seems to confirm the previous concerns of Catalan United.

Renaldo Lima's goal was Catalonia's last goal in the game.

Although he scored goals, he failed to help the team avoid defeat, so he was dissatisfied with his performance.

"But Kendall, my goal is meaningless." Faced with Kabangka's comfort and encouragement, Lima was still very frustrated. "We still lost."

"Yes, we still lost. But this does not mean that our efforts are meaningless. Victory is the accumulation of countless failures. How can failure be meaningless?"

Kabangka was talking and mumbling to himself, and his eyes were looking into the distance where he didn't know exactly.

It was as if he was not speaking to Lima, but to himself.

After all, the past two years or so have been one failure after another for him.

If failure is meaningless, doesn't it mean that everything I have experienced in the past two years is also meaningless?

Kabangka will never allow this to happen.

So it absolutely cannot be meaningless.

He and Reynaldo Lima stood side by side, looking at the cheering Madrid Pirates players.

The Catalan United team anthem rang out from the radio at the Sagrada Familia Stadium, and the song was mixed with boos. This season's league clash between the two teams came to an end.

Madrid Pirates won both games and regained the top spot in the league with the same points.

If by the end of the league, Madrid Pirates still have the same points as Catalan United, then their final league ranking will be higher than Catalan United.

In an interview after the game, Kabangka said that the team will still fight until the last moment:

"I don't think the outcome can determine the final ranking. Because as long as we have more points than Madrid Pirates, it will be fine. The second half of the league has just begun, and we still have many opportunities to overtake Madrid Pirates, just like we did before Do it like that..."

The team's head coach Ray Levicente also continued to support the team's performance at the post-match press conference:

"Of course it sucks to lose. But we should look at the positive side. Hu's performance is incredible, he has maintained his usual high level. But if you put Hu aside, we will find that the gap with the Pirates is very small." ... Lima scored again, yes, he is in good condition and I will consider giving him more opportunities to play in the next games..."

Parotti, who won the game, seemed very cautious at the post-match press conference:

"A victory in one game doesn't mean anything. Whether it's Catalonia or Kings Madrid, they all have hope of winning the championship.

. I think it's too early to talk about the league title... We will try hard to play the remaining games, but can we win three consecutive league titles? This is not what I should be thinking about right now. Do your best and leave the rest to God..."

One reporter joked:

"Do you mean Hu by God?"

Parotti laughed: "Hu's performance is indeed remarkable. He scored hat tricks in four consecutive games at the Holy Family Stadium. No one has ever done it before..."

***

One day later, Madrid, Crown Stadium.

Zhang Qinghuan lay on the turf, breathing heavily.

Around him, players from both sides were entangled.

They are all putting pressure on the referee.

The Kings players thought Zhang Qinghuan was diving, while the Sarria players hoped that the referee would give Madrid Kings center back Sergi Peralta a red card!

Peralta was also complaining to the referee. He repeatedly made a gesture to tell the referee that he touched the ball first.

There were loud boos in the stands.

But these did not affect the referee's judgment.

He stood firmly on the penalty spot, holding a yellow card in his hand. He first waved away the players on both sides, and then motioned for Peralta to step forward alone.

Peralta had no choice but to accept it - a yellow card is better than a red card, right?

"Peralta fouled Zhang Qinghuan in the penalty area! The referee imposed the death penalty! But the Saria players were a little dissatisfied - they thought Peralta should be sent off with a direct red card!"

Zhang Qinghuan, who was lying on the ground, was pulled up by his teammates, but he was not very excited.

Because even if you get a penalty kick, it can't change the outcome of the game.

The score is now the Madrid Kings, even if the penalty kick is scored, it is meaningless.

But Zhang Qinghuan still stood in front of the football - Saria did not have a fixed penalty kicker, but implemented a policy of whoever creates the penalty kick takes it.

This ball was created by Zhang Qinghuan, so naturally he was the one to take the penalty.

Even if he kicked the ball in, Saria would still be five goals behind the Madrid king. With little game time left, the goal would be meaningless.

But Zhang Qinghuan stood in front of the penalty spot, with no confusion on his expression.

It seemed that the significance of this goal was not considered at all.

After the whistle sounded, he decisively took a run and kicked the football towards the goal!

Kings of Madrid goalkeeper Manuel Echebella dives to the left!

But the football was kicked to the right by Zhang Qinghuan!

Flying in the air, he turned to look at the football, his eyes widened, and there was nothing he could do...

"Zhang Qinghuan! Beautiful! The goal is scored!! He scored a face-saving goal for Saria! Although this goal cannot change the final result, this goal is his fifth goal in the league this season ! This has set a record for the most league goals in his overseas career!"

After scoring the goal, Zhang Qinghuan raised his hands to celebrate the goal.

How can failure be meaningless?

Every goal counts in defeat!

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Chapter 136 The meaning of failure