Ronaldo's Absolute Speed (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

February 28, 2021.

Spain.

Camp Nou.

FC Barcelona faced the visiting newly promoted side, Huesca.

Huesca was last year's Segunda División champion, having just been promoted to the top flight this year.

Currently, Huesca's performance has been poor, placing them at the very bottom of La Liga.

Initially, everyone believed this would be a match without any suspense.

However, shockingly, it is already the 35th minute of the second half, with only 10 minutes left to play.

Score: 0:2.

The home team, Barca, is actually being hammered by two goals at Camp Nou by the bottom-ranked team in La Liga.

Barca's forward line seems to have left their shooting boots at home today.

Griezmann, who transferred from Atletico Madrid two years ago, has had no impact whatsoever.

The highly anticipated young Spanish talent, Pedri, is running around the pitch like a headless chicken.

Barca's spearhead, Messi, is also completely devoid of form in today's match.

As the soul of Barca, he is physically and mentally exhausted after the transfer saga of last season.

The Messi of today is no longer the sprite of Camp Nou.

The entire Barca side is sinking.

The fans in the stands have fallen silent.

In the Champions League, Barca has already been eliminated.

In the Copa del Rey, Barca had long since given up.

Only the league remains. Barca has now played 25 matches, with 16 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses, totaling 53 points and sitting in second place.

In third place is Real Madrid, with 16 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses; with one game in hand, they have 52 points.

And in first place is Atletico Madrid, with 17 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses; with two games in hand, they have 55 points.

With only a dozen or so matches left, if Barca does not want to end the year empty-handed, every remaining round is crucial.

Yet, in this match they were expected to win, Barca is on the verge of a total collapse.

"Li, I'll give you only one minute to warm up!"

Barca's head coach, the Dutchman Koeman, growled in a low voice with his arms crossed and a grim expression.

Li Mingyu sprang up from the bench like a coiled spring and headed to the sideline to begin his warm-up.

The broadcast camera quickly shifted to Li Mingyu.

After all, with Barca trailing by two goals, everyone wants to see how Koeman will react.

In the previous two times they trailed, Koeman made adjustments quickly, but the results were mediocre.

Now, this final substitution will be Koeman's last chance!

"Li... seems to be a player of Chinese descent from Spain. According to the data, he is a youngster promoted from the La Masia Youth Academy. I feel Koeman is taking a risk. In such a situation, what can bringing on such an inexperienced youngster bring to the team?"

The commentator at Camp Nou sounded somewhat dejected. For the past two years, Barca has been in dire straits.

Two years ago, a tragedy occurred that no one associated with Barca wants to remember.

In the Champions League, Barca encountered a red-hot Bayern Munich. A humiliating 8-2 defeat tore away the last shred of Barca's dignity.

The head coach resigned, Messi fell into a crisis of confidence, and the entire team was in turmoil.

The Barca of today cannot withstand any more shocks.

If they cannot even win this match against the bottom-ranked team, it is estimated that Koeman will be packing his bags and leaving.

With no more cards to play, Koeman has placed his final bet on a 19-year-old youngster of Chinese descent.

Li Mingyu's heart was pounding wildly. As a 19-year-old player, being able to join the Barca first team is the highest honor.

Li Mingyu never expected that after being promoted to the first team just yesterday, he would get a chance to play today.

As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger.

While warming up, Li Mingyu carefully observed every move on the pitch.

The Barca players on the field seemed to have lost their spirit. A careless pass from Messi was intercepted by the opponent. Seeing the opponent about to launch a counterattack, Messi couldn't care less and reached out to pull the opponent down.

The entire Camp Nou stadium fell into a deathly silence.

Messi's heart sank. He clutched his head and looked at the referee in despair.

Because he had already received a yellow card in the first half for a push from behind.

And this time...

The referee, Novella, did not go easy just because it was Messi who committed the foul. He reached into his breast pocket, pulled out a Yellow Card, and flashed it at Messi. Then, he reached into his shorts pocket and pulled out a bright red Ruby Promotion Card, sending Messi off to the showers.

At this moment, the entire Barca squad had completely lost their fighting spirit.

Usually, in a situation like this, the players would have swarmed the referee to protest.

This time, however, the Barca players just stood where they were, unwilling to even move an inch.

Messi took off his captain's armband with a look of helplessness, tossed it to Griezmann, and walked off the pitch, dejected.

Even Koeman stood on the edge of the pitch with a blank expression. As Messi walked past him like a walking corpse, the two didn't exchange a single glance, nor did they shake hands.

"Coach!"

Koeman seemed to wake from a nightmare, turning his head mechanically to look at the person who had spoken: it was Li Mingyu.

As if stung by the intensity in Li Mingyu's eyes, Koeman said in a low voice, "Li, once you're on the pitch, I don't care how you do it—just get that damn ball into their goal!"

Li Mingyu straightened his expression and shouted, "Don't worry, Coach, I will definitely get it done!"

Hearing Li Mingyu's voice, Messi, who was preparing to head back to the locker room, turned his head slightly. Seeing Li Mingyu's back, Messi let out a bitter, lonely smile.

It's good to be young.

Born in 1987, Messi was not even 34 years old yet, but he already felt like a hero in the twilight of his career.

"Koeman has played his final card. As expected, he chose to bring on the number 36, Li Mingyu, replacing the number 21 midfielder, De Jong. This is a do-or-die substitution!"

As number 21 De Jong left the pitch, he gave Li Mingyu a light hug before returning to the bench with a blank expression.

Li Mingyu was incredibly excited; this was his first La Liga match, and his first official match at the senior level.

The moment Li Mingyu's right foot touched the turf:

[Stadium Check-in System bound successfully. Host, please check in.]

Li Mingyu paused for a split second. Seeing that the opposition had already kicked off, he silently muttered, "Check in," and then pounced toward the ball like a tiger descending from the mountain.

[Congratulations to the host, check-in at Camp Nou successful. Obtained passive talent: Ronaldo's Absolute Speed.]

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