I Am Scouted by Real Madrid
Chapter 612 - 61: Mourinho Is Dissatisfied Again
Camp Nou
On the stands, Barcelona fans couldn’t believe their eyes. Chen Zhong managed to shoot under a triple team and scored a decisive goal.
Just like other teams feel helpless against Messi, they truly felt the helplessness when facing Chen Zhong.
Some Barcelona fans were even thinking, perhaps this is why the outside world now compares Chen Zhong to Messi? Because they both are unsolvable problems on the field.
On the sidelines, Guardiola shook his head and waved his finger, shouting loudly, trying to get the players to move.
He shook his head as if to say, "I can’t open my eyes; I hope it’s my illusion."
He waved his finger, unwilling to accept such an outcome.
Mourinho, on the other hand, was jumping excitedly on the sidelines, occasionally punching the air, and after a brief moment, he even put his hand to his ear, pretending to listen.
Barcelona players mostly wore bewildered expressions.
Busquets and Pique exchanged a glance. They had already exhausted their strength in the recent challenge yet still couldn’t stop Chen Zhong’s advance, feeling somewhat frustrated inside.
On the other side, Real Madrid players were invigorated. Even a fiercely competitive player like Cristiano Ronaldo was thinking, hurry up, hurry up, maybe I can score another!
"The main referee blew the whistle to end the match."
"Barcelona suffered their first defeat of the season, ending a seven-match winning streak."
"Real Madrid surpassed Barcelona by 5 points, widening the gap between the two teams."
"At the same time, Chen Zhong also set a record, as he has never lost a national derby match in which he participated."
"The 13 goals scored in this match also broke the goal record of the 1916 King’s Cup match between the two teams."
"Before this match, the highest-scoring national derby was the King’s Cup on April 13, 1916, and the King’s Cup semifinal on June 1, 1943, both produced 12 goals."
"In 1916, Real Madrid drew 6-6 with Barcelona at home, and in 1943, Real Madrid thrashed Barcelona 11-1, which was also a national derby match with the most net goals."
"In this match, Chen Zhong completed a hat trick, and Messi also scored against Mourinho for the first time."
This match attracted a lot of fan attention, and after the official match concluded, Spanish Television took advantage of the momentum to broadcast some highlights from the game.
For example, the pre-match communication between players and the referee.
The referee seemed unaware of how intense this match would be beforehand, chatting and laughing with the players, with Puyol even shaking hands and hugging him.
Of course, footage of interactions between Real Madrid and Barcelona players also emerged.
Compared to the fierce competition on the field, in the player tunnel, Casillas and Pique warmly hugged, Pepe and Xavi exchanged whispers, looking not at all antagonistic, Busquets and Xavi even greeted Casillas.
The usually aggressive Valdes also hugged Casillas during this match. Although they were main and backup goalkeepers in the national team, they were wishing each other good luck.
Alonso also high-fived and hugged Xavi when he came over.
Ramos arrived and also hugged Pique and Xavi in turn. The atmosphere was very friendly, with Busquets joking with Alonso, and according to later lip-reading experts.
Busquets was joking, telling Alonso not to hit the goalpost during the match.
In all this "joy and laughter," Mourinho appeared like a ghost, walking through the happy crowd as if he "didn’t exist."
Then Chen Zhong, Kaka, Marcelo, and other players came out, and when Chen Zhong appeared, the entire team atmosphere turned a bit solemn.
Ramos’ smile faded, Casillas stood straight with his hands behind his back, and Alonso stood expressionless. Only then did the teams feel that the big battle was about to start.
Subsequently, at the referee’s inquiry, both teams walked out of the field to start this match.
In the following footage, there was a sharp contrast with the previous scenes, with conflicts between players and coaches, and confrontations between players.
The previous cheerful atmosphere in the player tunnel was completely gone.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Guardiola had a verbal dispute, which was the fuse of the match. Guardiola’s "antics" met with a straightforward shove from the Portuguese, leading to conflict between the two teams.
Xavi questioned Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pedro also had a verbal argument with Cristiano Ronaldo. This scene later led to the Portuguese being criticized by media in the Catalonia Region, accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of disrespecting a world champion member, especially in Spain. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Then there were various fleeting scenes, later interpreted by lip-reading experts, such as Ramos yelling "What the hell are you doing, get lost!" while pushing Valdes out. The two pushed each other back and forth several times, with Valdes also cursing, "Get lost! Get lost! Idiot!" Pique hurriedly separated Valdes, and Pepe stepped forward to calm the Barcelona goalkeeper, after which Valdes calmed down.