Chapter 616 - 118: Unbeaten! The Big Three’s Private Tea Party! Dortmund’s Huge Hidden Danger! Real Madrid’s Devious Moves
The German media was also filled with overwhelming praise.
goals in a single season!
If Gerd Müller’s 40 goals in a single season had already struck fear into the hearts of every Bundesliga striker for the past 40 years, then Wang Shuo’s 50 goals were an insurmountable mountain!
But on the very day of the Freiburg match, Dortmund received news from the hospital.
Shahin had torn a ligament, ending his season prematurely!
Losing a key player so suddenly right before their match against Real Madrid undoubtedly cast a shadow over Dortmund’s prospects.
However, Real Madrid’s mouthpiece, Asi Newspaper, reported that even with Shahin’s injury, the club still wanted to sign the midfielder.
They even came up with a very exaggerated headline.
Shahin = Harvey + Harvey Alonso + Fabregas.
It’s worth mentioning that Fabregas had already rejected all other teams, including Real Madrid, and was dead set on joining Barça.
After he helped Spain win the World Cup in 2010, a photo of him celebrating in a Barça jersey began to circulate. After that, everyone was pretty much certain that Fabregas joining Barça was only a matter of time.
While Dortmund was crushing Freiburg 4-0 at home, over at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Real Madrid drew 1-1 at home against Barça, thanks to a goal from Ronaldo in the 82nd minute.
Following the fine tradition of the past many years, every time Mourinho faced Barça, a red card was guaranteed.
In this match, it was Albiol who got a straight red card in just the 51st minute and was sent off.
Messi scored for Barça.
After the draw at the Bernabéu, Barça had basically locked up this season’s La Liga title.
However, in the King’s Cup final 3 days later at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium, Mourinho’s team stubbornly fought Barça to a standstill, held the score at 0-0, and dragged the match into extra time.
Finally, in the 103rd minute, Ronaldo scored the game-winner.
Real Madrid defeated Barça 1-0 to claim the King’s Cup title!
Interestingly, in the final moments of the match, Di María received a second yellow card and was once again sent off with a red.
At this point, every time Mourinho faced Barça, someone was guaranteed to get a red card!
It was after this match that Ronaldo sent a photo in the group chat.
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[The Guy Who Just Won a Championship] has uploaded a photo, loading...
When Wang Shuo saw this message, he was completely floored.
’Who the hell is this?’
He took another look at the group members. That’s right, there were only three.
Wang Shuo and Messi’s names hadn’t changed.
Then it had to be Ronaldo.
’Holy crap, did that ridiculously flashy show-off really change his group nickname to that?’
Especially when the photo loaded, Wang Shuo saw that it was a shirtless Ronaldo in the locker room, holding up the Copa del Rey championship trophy for a picture.
’The group chat is about to blow up.’
[The Guy Who Just Won a Championship] not only sent the photo but also a message.
"Guys, I’m planning on taking it home as a decoration. It’s just a little heavy."
’Heavy, my ass!’
’That crappy Copa del Rey trophy?’
The real salt in the wound was that [The Guy Who Just Won a Championship] also tagged Messi, saying, "Look familiar? I remember you walking right past it a moment ago."
Wang Shuo almost burst out laughing. ’That’s just brutal!’
At that thought, he quickly changed his own group nickname as well, to [Director of the Office for Group Harmony and Stability].
Just as Wang Shuo was about to send a message in the group to tell Ronaldo not to be so smug, Messi replied.
"Congratulations. After two years in La Liga, you finally won a trophy!"
Wang Shuo felt like applauding. Messi’s retort was absolutely savage.
Messi immediately sent another photo, probably one taken when Barça won the sextuple.
A group shot of the La Liga, Champions League, King’s Cup, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup trophies.
To top it off, Messi tagged [The Guy Who Just Won a Championship] and shot back, "Why don’t you count and see which ones you’re still missing?"
Wang Shuo was finally figuring it out.
Many people thought Messi was just a good boy.
That was because they didn’t understand Messi at all.
This kid always got his payback!
"Haha, Rio, this season isn’t over yet! Also, you’d better be careful. Playing at Old Trafford isn’t so simple. Sir Alex Ferguson’s team will give you a hard time."
"Don’t forget the lesson from the 07/08 season."
In the 07/08 season’s Champions League semifinals, it was Barça playing Manchester United.
In the first leg at Camp Nou, Barça drew 0-0. Then, in the away leg, they lost 0-1 at Old Trafford.
Wang Shuo thought for a moment and decided to step in to ease the tension.
"Good evening, you two. I just finished training, checked my phone, and ended up stumbling into a massive scene of humble-bragging and savage comebacks."
After sending that message, Wang Shuo tagged Ronaldo again, adding a clapping and a drooling emoji.
"Wow, Cristiano, those incredible pecs and killer abs... how on earth did you sculpt those?"
"Ahem, Wang, are you focusing on the wrong thing? We’re talking about championships! You should be focused on the championship!!"
Messi quickly replied too, "Wang, PM me later. I’ll tell you some things to watch out for when playing Real Madrid."
"Experience on how to lose?" Ronaldo shot back.
"But, Wang, you really should be concerned about your match against us. You know, your away game at the Bernabéu will be the toughest match of your season. You’ll have a hard time making any headway!"
After saying that, Ronaldo smugly sent a photo of himself looking cool in sunglasses, taken at some unknown time.