*****

When Iroh's body began to fall slowly, and the football was already approaching the goal, his eyes were staring at the falling football, and his heart was constantly praying: Enter, enter!

But to his regret, the ball did not move as he wanted, and it slammed mercilessly into the right-hand post of the goal, before being kicked off the touchline by Van Bommel who returned to goal.

He knew that the game was over and there was no hope!

Sure enough, almost at the same moment, referee Collina blew the whistle in his mouth.

Two short and one long.

Iroh covered his face in pain, lying on the turf, he no longer had any face to greet the fans who trusted him in the stands, and after running for about sixty meters, he gradually felt the hot pain from his lungs, and his heart was pounding.

He never thought that his team would be eliminated from the semi-finals, and even before the end of the game, he still had a lot of confidence that the team would make it to the final, so it was very heart-wrenching at this moment - because the team was eliminated!

In the same vein as Elo, David Villa, Viana and Rufit, who stopped about 40 metres from Barcelona's goal, followed by Albelda, Albiol and Ayala in midfield......

Even goalkeeper Canizares had prepared to celebrate when Iello picked up his left-footed shot, but what he didn't expect was that the football would be ruthlessly blocked by the goal post of his home stadium.

And this block also blocked them out of the finals.

Deep unwillingness!

But that's not the case for the home side in the stands, who have far exceeded their expectations by reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, and have won La Liga and the Copa del Rey under Elo.

They didn't have any reason to blame Iroh at this time.

And they all know that without Iroh, it is also unknown whether the team can win the league championship and the Copa del Rey championship, so when Iroh covered his face in pain, they sang the "Song of Ai" under the leadership of Joe Pooh, the leader of the 'Batguard'

We have a kid from China on our team

Every game he brings us a different thrill

His speed is like a sports car speeding on the highway

Galloping on the green field brings us happiness

Goal after goal

Leading the team to keep moving forward

That's why we call him Prince

One day, he will ascend the throne and become our king

……

……

It's just that the lyrics this time have been slightly changed, and when I sang to the end, I added a little lyric:

No! He is already our king!!

The loud singing on the scene made Iroh subconsciously let go of the hands covering his face, and then lay down and looked at the stands.

But after that, another hand appeared in front of his eyes, and it was Puyol.

"Boy, your table is really good" Puyol did not demonstrate to Ailo as a victor this time, but sincerely happy to have an opponent like Ailo, "almost let you score again and bring the game to extra time!" ”

Iroh forced out a smile and met Puyol's right hand, standing up.

******

When Rijkaard saw Iroh pick up his left foot, he subconsciously closed his eyes, as if waiting for death to come, but this time he was surprised.

His assistant ran over and hugged him excitedly.

So Rijkaard was surprised, and subconsciously opened his eyes again and looked at the big screen above the court.

1：1

Well?

A possibility popped up in his mind, the goal didn't go in!!

Sure enough, there is no football in the goal!!

At this moment, he felt a sense of escaping death!

His Barcelona lost to Valencia in the league and the Copa del Rey, but eliminated Valencia in the all-important Champions League, which was also a good result for him.

You know, Barcelona haven't reached the final for 12 years.

*****

After the game, the Mestalla stadium director also complied with the request conveyed by UEFA and pointed the camera at Iro.

Although Barcelona qualified for the Champions League final, the game did not belong to them, but to a young man who was only 20 years old.

Hyde said sensationally, "The game is over, the game is over, but... Don't be too upset, boy, because you're only 20 years old this year and you still have a lot of room to grow, so this season is not destined to be your peak form, and I'm sure next season will be ...... You will definitely take us higher and farther! ”

It's just that he hasn't finished the rest of the words in his heart: "I just don't know, if we can keep you next season......"

After a short period of sadness, Huang Jianxiang returned to normal, after all, in terms of strength, this season's Barcelona is indeed very strong, Valencia can only rely on Ailuo to reach the Champions League semifinals is already very good, so said: "Domestic fans don't be too sad, Ailo can lead Valencia to the semifinals of the Champions League is already a very good result, after all, Valencia's strength is not as strong as Barcelona, and it is normal to be eliminated, of course...... And don't forget...... With a goal in this game, Iello has increased his Champions League tally to 16 in a single season, and is destined to leave a strong mark in the history of the Champions League.

Again...... We can also look forward to Valencia next season, they are the champions of La Liga this season, and Iroh is only 20 years old this year, he has a lot of room to rise, I believe that next season, he will show a stronger self, when the time comes...... We can expect his European champions......"

After the game, the domestic fans did not turn off the TV or computer, but kept looking at Ailo in the camera with the TV signal, and when they heard Huang Jianxiang's words, they began to slowly relax.

*****

The camera continued to focus on Iroh as he slowly walked towards his teammates, first David Villa, who was closest to him, "David, sorry, wasted an assist ...... you"

David Villa looked up, his face pained, it was a shame that Elo's ball hit the post, "Uh...... It's okay, no! It's me who is bad...... If you don't get out of shape, you're ...... There will be no encirclement. ”

Iroh smiled and patted David Villa on the shoulder and held out his right hand, "Get up, we'll come back next year!" ”

David Villa listened to Iello's words, first stunned, then a smile bloomed from his face, followed the latter's right hand, and stood up, "Good! We will come back next year!! ”

……

……

Like a captain, Iroh pulls his fallen teammates off the turf one by one, until the last one.

"Captain, don't be discouraged, we'll come back next year!"

Canizares looked up sadly, thinking of his age, he will be 38 years old next year, and it is still unknown whether he will be able to maintain his current state.

And Iroh also seemed to see Canizares's worries, bent down and sat next to Canizares, then raised his head, just saw the huge poster of himself, clenched his right fist, and said: "I believe in your - captain, next year's Champions League final will definitely have our place!" ”

"Oh?" Canizares turned his head, just in time to see the confident smile on Iro's face, and instantly agreed with his statement, perhaps...... Will we have a place in next year's Champions League final?

Yes! Canizares said firmly in his heart.

*****

What Flores didn't expect was that when he came out of the defeat and was ready to comfort the players on the field, he saw Iroh performing his duty like a captain: comforting his teammates.

In his imagination, it would be either captain Canizares or Albelda who would do such a thing, but he never expected it to be Ello......

That's the captain's job.

Concerned about this moment, Flores had already made up his mind to make Ello the third captain after Canizares retired.

Although Valencia did not reach the final of the second leg of the Champions League, it did not hinder Flores' mood as he walked towards Rijkaard with a smile and expressed his wishes.

*****

“…… After two legs of 180 minutes of fierce battle, Barcelona finally eliminated Valencia with a score of 3:2, it is worth mentioning that Valencia's winger Ai almost let us see the second kill again in the last few seconds, but it is a little pity, his shot was ruthlessly rejected by the goalpost, speaking of which, I have to mention that Ai set a single-season goal record in the Champions League this season, he scored a magical 16 goals in 12 Champions League games, Boosting AC Milan legend Altafini by 16 goals in a single season of 14 Champions League goals set in 62-63, and although Valencia has been eliminated, we can expect Valencia next season as they are La Liga champions and will have a much stronger Ai, just ...... I don't know if they'll be able to keep him. ”

This was the headline from the well-known Spanish newspaper Marca the day after the match.

As for why the newspaper of the day was not Barcelona who advanced to the final but Valencia, who was eliminated, it was not occasionally questioned by everyone, and the second leg of the Champions League semifinals that ended last night, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the game is just Barcelona's luck, if the luck is worse, then the game will go to extra time.

And after extra time, it is another matter whether Barcelona can qualify for the final.

Even the Catalan newspaper "Le Monde Sport" made a fluke comment in the news of the day, "After being beaten by Valencia in the Copa del Rey final five days ago, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final that ended last night was almost shocked again, but the luck of this game is on our side, otherwise it is really difficult to predict the place to qualify for the final......

Other newspapers also praised Valencia, who was eliminated from the competition, especially Ello, who almost beat Barcelona again in this game.

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