Chapter 578 - 44: Provoking Me?
The Spanish Television broadcast a segment titled: "Why Always Chen?"
This segment features Chen Zhong on the field engaging in physical confrontations with strong opponents, with Fernando Llorente also making a shining appearance.
This "intentional" footage is suspected to be Real Madrid’s counter against recent comments, where Chen Zhong always emerges as the victor.
This has also displeased Athletic Bilbao fans, who deliberately found a scene from last season’s El Clásico: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, under Chen Zhong’s defense, scored a beautiful goal with a scorpion kick.
This clip was also retweeted by Fernando Llorente on Twitter, with many fans leaving messages for this Basque Lion, hoping he could showcase his abilities in the upcoming away game.
Some fans even said he shouldn’t be so low-key and should be more flamboyant and individualistic, achieving a goal as beautiful as Ibrahimovic’s at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Apart from Chen Zhong, Athletic Bilbao fans also started mocking Higuain.
Higuain has been very active on Twitter lately, with many fans leaving him messages.
Meanwhile, many fans of Higuain believe he should be the undisputed starting center forward for Real Madrid. Of course, there are also supporters of Negredo, who feel that a player who can miss three one-on-ones in a single game offers less than what Negredo contributes.
The match day arrived quickly.
Outside the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the crowd in white gathered, singing songs and seeming in good spirits, while the "away" fans of Athletic Bilbao appeared more reserved.
Evidently, even the most optimistic Athletic Bilbao fans wouldn’t think they could defeat Real Madrid in this match; even their slogans are calling for Fernando Llorente.
Clearly, they hope to use their strongest man to defeat Real Madrid’s strongest man.
"Now we’re live broadcasting the 12th round of the La Liga match."
"Real Madrid hosts Athletic Bilbao."
"Real Madrid has won 9 times and lost once in their last 10 league matches against Athletic Bilbao."
"In their last 11 home league matches against Athletic Bilbao, they have 10 wins and 1 loss, including 5 consecutive wins."
"In their 158 league encounters, Real Madrid leads with 77 wins, 31 draws, and 50 losses, including 51 wins, 15 draws, and 13 losses at home. Mourinho continues with the recent winning starting lineup."
"Pre-match banter occurred between the players of both teams, with Fernando Llorente, known as the Basque Lion, wanting to have a good contest with Chen Zhong."
The commentator sat upright and serious, while the screen displayed some highlights of Fernando Llorente and Chen Zhong. After the broadcast, the score of Barcelona’s match in the same round appeared.
0:8
Barcelona achieved an 8-goal victory over Almeria in an away match.
This team, once home to Negredo, stood no chance against Barcelona, showcasing how hot Barcelona’s form is in this match.
"After this round of matches."
"Is the eagerly awaited El Clásico."
"Barcelona is in very hot form."
"In the recently concluded league match, they secured an 8-goal win over Almeria away."
"In this match, Messi scored a hat-trick."
"His three goals not only helped Barcelona sweep their opponent in a breeze."
"But also left everyone amazed by everything he displayed."
Catalonia fans and Argentine fans are still in a frenzy and stupor even after the match, with many Argentine legends offering sharp commentary on the upcoming El Clásico.
They believe Cristiano Ronaldo is too one-dimensional, while Chen Zhong is too savage, neither can compare to Messi’s genius performance.
Even in the post-match interview, Messi admitted: "I should contribute such performances."
"I will continue to score."
"Including the next match against Real Madrid."
"Chen?"
"Maybe he’s excellent, but I can get past him."
Throughout the season, the Argentine repeatedly pulled off hat-tricks.
After one match, Messi immediately thinks about the next, with his hunger knowing no bounds; he proves it every time he steps on the pitch.
It seems every goal makes him grow; he always hopes for more, and the more he scores, the hungrier he becomes.
Many coaches and defenders in Europe say that only with a gun in hand can they stop Messi.
But now, it seems even being fully armed on the pitch might not withstand Messi.
Everyone knows Messi is extremely threatening; everyone will go all out to stop him from scoring, yet there is no way to stop him from kissing the net.
Madrid newspaper "Marca" marveled post-match: "Who can stop Messi?"
Against Almeria, Messi scored another hat-trick. In the last 9 national and club matches, he has already scored 15 goals. It’s fair to say, Messi isn’t scoring one goal per match anymore but rather almost two goals per match.
In the face of such excellent performance by Messi, some people mentioned Chen Zhong, believing that Chen Zhong has provoked this Argentine, leading to such a display.