Reorganizing the Premier League Goal Record Again! Cristiano Ronaldo is Going Wild! Premier League vs. La Liga in a Long-Distance Battle!
The San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.
In the stands, Athletic Bilbao fans, dressed in their iconic red and white stripes, erupted in a frenzy like a surging red sea.
Cristiano Ronaldo heard Marcelo say that Tang Long had scored two goals, widening the gap to four, a flame instantly ignited in his eyes—a flame of extreme desire to score.
He gritted his teeth, his fists clenched unconsciously, and his indomitable spirit was completely ignited.
"Okay, let's watch the second half."
The first half ended 0-0, which was undoubtedly an encouraging situation for the home team, Athletic Bilbao.
Their players were united and fought like a well-trained army on the field, organizing their defense in an orderly manner and successfully containing Real Madrid's sharp attacks from the BBC trio.
During halftime, in Athletic Bilbao's locker room, the head coach was visibly excited, waving his hands in the air and shouting:
"This is Bilbao! This is our home ground! We've already beaten Barca and Atlético Madrid here, and Real Madrid won't be able to take three points easily today either! We'll show them that San Mamés is their nightmare!"
The players gathered together, their eyes gleaming with determination, and shouted in unison, their spirits soaring.
However, the situation in the second half took a dramatic turn.
Upon returning to the pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo seemed to be imbued with a mysterious power, radiating a chilling fighting spirit.
Facing the relentless pursuit and interception of Athletic Bilbao's defenders, he showed no fear. He first launched a beautiful header, leaping high like a soaring eagle, and slammed the ball into the corner of the goal with a resounding thud.
Just minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo once again demonstrated his terrifying attacking prowess.
He received the pass on the edge of the penalty area, made a slight adjustment, and then unleashed a powerful shot with his right foot, which flew towards the goal like a cannonball.
The ball traced a beautiful arc in the air and nestled into the top right corner of the goal.
The opposing goalkeeper didn't even have time to react and could only watch helplessly as the ball went into the net.
"Siu!"
Cristiano Ronaldo leaps high into the air, spins in mid-air, and lands heavily, performing his signature celebration.
The Athletic Bilbao players were stunned by Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible performance. They stood on the field, dumbfounded, their faces filled with astonishment and helplessness.
But Cristiano Ronaldo was not satisfied with that. He had only one thought in his mind: to score more goals and surpass Tang Long!
During one attack, Cristiano Ronaldo received a brilliant pass from Benzema and broke into the penalty area once again.
This time, the opposing left- Nyom, pounced on Cristiano Ronaldo like a hungry wolf, attempting to disrupt his attack with a sliding tackle.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo displayed his amazing skill and courage. In the instant Nyom slid in, he cleverly used his left foot to gently cut the ball past his opponent and score.
But Nyom's studs still managed to leave a long, bloody gash on Cristiano Ronaldo's ankle, the blood instantly soaking through his socks.
"A hat trick! Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a hat trick!"
The players and head coach of Athletic Bilbao were completely plunged into despair.
The players were all dejected, their faces filled with disbelief.
They couldn't understand why Cristiano Ronaldo, who had been dominated by them in the first half, suddenly became so powerful in the second half, as if he were a completely different person.
The head coach stood blankly in front of the coaching bench, his eyes vacant, muttering to himself:
"What exactly happened? What happened during their halftime break?"
After scoring his third goal, Cristiano Ronaldo didn't bask in the joy of the goal for long. He quickly rushed into the net, picked up the ball, and ran back.
Clearly, a hat-trick was not enough to satisfy his burning desire to score.
"I need to strike while the iron is hot and score a few more goals. I'm only one goal behind Tang now, and I'm going to overtake him in this game!"
At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo had only one firm belief in his mind: to surpass Tang Long and become the European Golden Shoe this season.
Marcelo excitedly ran over, put his arm around Cristiano Ronaldo's neck, and said with a smile:
"Haha, I knew that if I provoked you with Tang, you'd turn into Super Saiyan!"
A cold smile flashed across Cristiano Ronaldo's lips, but he remained silent.
In Cristiano Ronaldo's mind, after years of hard work in the football world, he has already become a superstar with countless dazzling achievements.
Those heavy trophies and those brilliant moments of turning the tide on the field all demonstrate his excellence.
Tang Long, on the other hand, was just a newcomer who had only been playing professional football for a little over two years.
In his eyes, Tang Long was like a toddler still learning to walk; how could he be compared to him, a seasoned football superstar?
To Cristiano Ronaldo, the idea of taking the Golden Boot, the highest honor for a striker, from his own hands is utterly absurd, a pipe dream, and an impossible fantasy!
Last season, Cristiano Ronaldo lost the European Golden Shoe to Suarez, which was undoubtedly a major regret in his career.
Suarez, the Uruguay striker, has been famous for a long time. During his time at Liverpool, he demonstrated a terrifying goal-scoring ability and set off countless goal-scoring frenzies in the Premier League.
Despite his resentment, Cristiano Ronaldo still acknowledged Suarez's ability and was somewhat able to accept losing to him.
However, having the Best Striker award snatched away by Tang Long, a young and inexperienced player in his early twenties, is like a heavy blow to Cristiano Ronaldo's heart.
He asked himself countless times, but he couldn't understand it, and he couldn't accept this outcome.
Deep down, he believed himself to be the world's top striker, and the title of World's Best, symbolizing the highest individual honor in football, should undoubtedly be firmly associated with his name—it belonged to him alone!
However, just as Cristiano Ronaldo form and ready to continue his dominance, an unexpected situation occurred on the sidelines.
Zidane, the legendary Real Madrid manager, made a bold decision – to replace Isco Ronaldo with Cristiano Ronaldo.
The moment the fourth official raised the substitution board, Cristiano Ronaldo's face instantly showed an expression of extreme confusion and anger.
He turned his head, stared straight at Zidane, and shouted, "It's only been 70 minutes, why did you substitute me?"
Despite his reluctance, Cristiano Ronaldo, being a professional player, suppressed his anger and slowly walked off the field.
As he passed Isco, he gave Isco a high five and whispered, "Good luck."
However, when Zidane reached out his hand to try to communicate with Cristiano Ronaldo didn't even glance at him and walked past him with his head held high, leaving Zidane standing there awkwardly.
This scene was witnessed by Kovacic, Ødegaard, Carvajal, and others on the bench, who were all stunned!
It's almost unbelievable that a player who scored a hat-trick would get so angry about being substituted that he refused to shake hands with the head coach, who was none other than Real Madrid legend Zidane.
Several people couldn't help but worry inwardly. "Cristiano Ronaldo is too audacious."
Zidane, his face grim, chuckled dryly twice and said helplessly to his assistant coach beside him, "I think he's gone mad."
In fact, Zidane is not unaware of Cristiano Ronaldo's desire for the European Golden Shoe, and he is also well aware that Tang Long, as Cristiano Ronaldo's biggest rival, is still ahead in terms of goals scored.
But as the team's head coach, he must consider the overall picture.
In a little over ten days, Real Madrid will face Monchengladbach in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo, now in his thirties, needs to conserve his energy for the more important UEFA Champions League matches.
"At the beginning of this season, I clearly told him to conserve some energy in the league and focus on the UEFA Champions League. How did it turn out like this? It seems he still can't get over that hurdle in his mind." Zidane sighed slightly.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the English Channel, Manchester City striker Tang Long is also eager for the European Golden Shoe.
During an exclusive interview at Tang Long's home, veteran journalist Diletta looked intently at Tang Long and asked, "Are you confident of winning the European Golden Shoe this season?"
This issue has actually elevated Tang Long to a very high level, implying that it's a unilateral declaration that Tang Long has already won the Premier League Golden Boot.
Tang Long's answer was brief and forceful, "Why not? I enjoy competing with him."
In the days that followed, Tang Long and Cristiano Ronaldo engaged in a fierce goal-scoring battle, both remotely, on the fields of La Liga and the Premier League.
On April 2nd, in the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Middlesbrough.
From the start of the match, Manchester City displayed formidable attacking firepower.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Agüero was tripped in the penalty area, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot without hesitation.
Before Tang Long could react, Agüero, beaming, shoved the ball into his arms and said, "Tang, score that goal!"
As a striker, Agüero is not without the desire to score goals.
Last season, he won the Premier League top scorer title with 36 goals, and he was also full of hope for winning the European Golden Shoe next season.
However, this season, with the rise of Tang Long, his core position in the forward line has been gradually replaced by Tang Long. Not to mention the European Golden Shoe, even the Premier League Golden Boot is no longer within his reach.
But Agüero is a veteran Manchester City player, and he knows that if he can't win the European Golden Shoe, then he can help Tang Long win it. As long as Tang Long can keep scoring goals, he can lead the team to achieve better results in the UEFA Champions League.
Agüero knows very well that he has never won the UEFA Champions League in his professional career, and he is eager to realize this dream this season.
And this is entirely due to Tang Long's performance!
With the referee's whistle, Tang Long took a run-up, kicked the ball, and unleashed a beautiful Panenka penalty kick that arced gracefully towards the center of the goal. The opposing goalkeeper misjudged the shot and could only watch helplessly as the ball went into the net.
In the second half, Tang Long pulled off a spectacular archery demonstration at the gate!
About 30 meters from the goal, Tang Long received a pass from his teammate. He glanced up at the goal, then suddenly kicked the ball. The ball spun rapidly in the air, its trajectory unpredictable. Despite the opposing goalkeeper's best efforts, he couldn't prevent the ball from nestling into the top left corner of the goal.
39 pills!
Tang Long scored twice in this match, helping Manchester City to victory, bringing his league goal tally to 39!
After the match, he caused an uproar in the Britain football world!
Firstly, Tang Long has once again re-established the Premier League single-season goal record.
After breaking Agüero's record of 36 goals last season, Tang Long has pushed the record forward with every additional goal he scores!
However, it seems that for a long time to come, at least in the Premier League, no one else can catch up with this record except Tang Long himself.
Secondly, if Tang Long scores just one more goal, he will reach 40 goals in the Premier League, which is an absolutely astonishing number. Moreover, last season's European Golden Shoe winner, Suarez, only scored 40 goals.
Tang Long dominated the headlines of major media outlets, with headlines like "Twice he scored twice, the European Golden Shoe is beckoning to Tang Long!" appearing everywhere.
However, the revelry lasted only an hour.
In the La Liga match that started later that evening, Cristiano Ronaldo exploded once again!
In the second half, he seemed to be possessed by a god of war, scoring three goals in a short period of time, completing another hat-trick!
Every time he scored a goal, he would exaggeratedly perform his classic "Siu" move, leaping high into the air, turning in mid-air, and then shouting loudly.
His action was both a show of defiance towards Tang Long and a defense of his belief that he was the best in the world.
The La Liga media went into a frenzy.
Real Madrid's mouthpiece, Marca, couldn't wait to publish an article immediately after the match, with a striking headline. "Two braces in a row? No, look at two hat-tricks in a row!"
In the article, Marca unabashedly compared Tang Long and Cristiano Ronaldo, two of the hottest strikers in Europe football this season.
The conclusion reached was very clear. "After a poor start to the season, Cristiano Ronaldo caught up and went on a scoring spree, reaching 39 goals after scoring hat-tricks in two consecutive games!"
"He's neck and neck with Manchester City's young striker, Don, who has also scored 39 goals in the Premier League. Both have 78 points for the European Golden Shoe."
"However, Cristiano Ronaldo's stamina is clearly stronger in the final stretch."
"This is evident from the fact that Tang has scored 4 goals in the last two games, while Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 6 goals in the last two games."
"History teaches us never to underestimate or doubt Cristiano Ronaldo's strength and determination! He is Cristiano, and he is the only best in the world!"
"However, whether he will ultimately win the European Golden Shoe will only be known at the end of the season."
"This goal-fest, fought remotely, is still in full swing."
"Tang and Cristiano Ronaldo, these two top strikers in the football world, every goal they score, every duel they have, captivates the hearts of countless fans. At least for the fans, it's a feast for the eyes."
Who will ultimately win the European Golden Shoe this season?
"Is it the young, ambitious, and spirited Tang, or the experienced and domineering Cristiano Ronaldo?"
"The entire Europe football world is watching closely; this epic clash will undoubtedly be the most anticipated highlight of the season!"