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Chapter 218

Captain, Responsibility, Growth, Goal

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When they saw that Neymar did not stop and continued to rush towards the Spain penalty area, the Spain fans in the stands let out huge boos.

Neymar was too focused and didn't realize that someone was injured. He thought it was Spain's fans who were just mindlessly booing him.

When Eric Garcia walked past Neymar, he hugged him directly and put him down hard on the ground.

Neymar took the opportunity to roll on the ground.

Eric Garcia glared condescendingly at the "pretentious" Neymar, and shouted angrily, "You clown, go back to the circus, you liar with no professional ethics!"

The referee ran over with a frown on his face and glanced at Neymar, who was still rolling on the ground. A trace of disgust flashed between his brows.

Seeing the referee coming over, Eric Garcia's anger did not disappear. He pointed at Busquets who was lying on the ground not far away, clutching his thigh, and said dissatisfied, "Mr. Referee, Sergio is injured, why don't you stop the game?"

The referee also knew in his heart that this time, it was entirely due to his own negligence that led to the conflict.

He first waved and asked the team doctors from both sides to come up and check the injuries of the two players who fell to the ground.

Next, he took out a topaz War God card, flashed it at Eric Garcia, and said, "Your action just now was too reckless!"

Eric Garcia is very angry. If you hadn't stopped the game, would I have used this foul method?

However, the referee had no intention of changing the decision. He shook his head seriously and told Eric Garcia to step back.

Enrique on the sidelines yelled angrily at the fourth official, "Didn't the referee see that someone was injured? Why didn't he stop the game immediately? Why did my team members get yellow cards for the referee's mistake?"

The fourth official stretched out his right hand and said, "Sir, please don't be so excited. The referee has his own judgment. I hope you will stop using extreme words. Otherwise, I will ask the referee to come over!"

Enrique got scared instantly. He had already been sent out once in the group stage before. Fortunately, there was no suspense in the last game against Syria.

If he is ejected from the field, even if the team reaches the finals, he will not be able to participate in the command of the finals, which will be a huge blow to himself.

Enrique was cursing, but he had already left the fourth official's side.

After checking Busquets's injury, Spain's team doctor looked very ugly.

When he saw the team doctor making a substitution gesture, Enrique kicked the water bottle away from his feet in frustration.

Substituting players right from the start will have a huge impact on your ranking and formation.

But there was no way, Enrique could only replace Busquets with a strained thigh muscle with Koke.

At this time, not only Enrique and Busquets were sad, Xavi, the head coach of Barcelona, must also be very unhappy.

Li Mingyu came to Busquets's side and helped Busquets up.

Busquets looked at Li Mingyu with an apologetic look and said, "Li, I'm sorry, I can't go on with you anymore!"

Looking at the somewhat sad Busquets, Li Mingyu knew that Spain's meritorious captain felt very sad.

This is the last World Cup for Busquets. Farewell to World Cup in this way should be the most regrettable thing for every player.

Seeing Busquets being carried away from the stadium on a stretcher, Li Mingyu yelled, "Captain, I will bring FIFA World Cup Trophy back to you!"

Li Mingyu was stunned for a moment when he saw Busquets on the stretcher, then he stretched out his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and waved it in his direction.

Li Mingyu glanced at the captain's armband in his hand and put it on his arm with great respect.

Spain National Team does not have a clear candidate for vice-captain, so generally speaking, after Busquets comes off the field, the captain's armband will be worn on De Gea's arm.

However, this time, Li Mingyu did not choose to hand the captain's armband to De Gea, but wore it on his own arm.

Looking at the blue and yellow captain's armband, Li Mingyu felt a sense of responsibility in his heart.

In Barcelona, the captain is Messi, the vice-captains are Pique and Busquets, and Li Mingyu has never had the opportunity to wear the captain's armband.

Coming to Manchester City, due to De Bruyne leaving the team, the captain became Germany's Gundogan, and the vice-captain was defender Stones.

Li Mingyu, who is new here, never knows what the captain means.

Today, he felt it.

The moment he put on the captain's armband, Li Mingyu felt something heavy on his shoulders.

It is the hope of Spain fans, the trust of teammates and head coach, and it is also a responsibility.

20-year-old Li Mingyu seemed to suddenly understand something.

Li Mingyu showed a faint smile.

Neymar is standing in front of the football, which is a good position for a free kick.

Spain National Team, who was deeply afraid of Neymar's footwork, formed a wall of four players this time, completely blocking the near corner.

The referee blew the whistle for kick-off, Neymar took two steps, kicked a curve ball, and the football whizzed past the wall.

The players in the wall jumped up desperately, hoping to use their heads or bodies to block the path of the football.

However, the football still flew over their heads and went straight to the upper corner of the goal.

De Gea stood there and could only pay attention to the ball.

With a "duang" sound, the football hit the intersection between the crossbar and the goalpost hard, bouncing high in the penalty area.

All the fans in the audience let out a cry of regret or desperate escape.

De Gea quickly started, moved over, jumped high, and picked the football off the head of Gabriel Jesus, who was about to grab a follow-up shot.

Neymar also held his head and curled his lips with a look of regret. It was such a pity that he failed to get such a good opportunity.

After De Gea won the ball, he quickly threw the ball towards Alba on the wing.

After Alba got the ball, he quickly rushed forward.

The ball is transferred and the opportunity for a quick counterattack comes.

Alba, is one of the best offensive full-backs in Spain history.

Although he is now thirty-three years old, the impact of Alba has not weakened with age.

Although his current speed is not as sharp as when he was young, his rich experience can make it easier for him to pass by when facing defenses.

After seeing Alba take the ball, Li Mingyu quickly moved towards the side, ready to meet Alba.

Li Mingyu's running suddenly shifted the defensive focus of Brazil National Team's midfield.

Brazil National Team's defense on the right suddenly became thicker.

But Brazil National Team's left wing is empty enough for herding sheep.

Alba passed the ball to Li Mingyu, and Li Mingyu immediately made a one-two match with Alba, which attracted Casemiro's attention to Alba and Li Mingyu.

After Li Mingyu's foot circled around the football, he quickly pulled the ball back and used his left foot to make an unexpected push, pushing the football to the other side of the court.

Pedri has been waiting there for a long time. He did not, like many players, wave and shout to pass the ball when he was free.

Pedri is convinced of his tacit understanding with Li Mingyu.

In fact, Li Mingyu already knew Pedri's movement. He deliberately ran to this side in order to attract all Brazil National Team's defense.

Sure enough, Brazil National Team's midfielder was fooled, and all three midfielders stood on this side, leaving Pedri on the other side empty.

Li Mingyu's pass is fast and accurate. Pedri who receives the ball can directly attack the back line of defense.

Pedri used two false moves to change directions, causing Sandro to stagger directly.

Pedri directly dribbles the ball and cuts inside.

Pedri used his speed to occupy a favorable position. Behind him, Sandro did not dare to make any foul moves. This was in the penalty area!

Pedri took the ball and came two steps outside the small penalty area. Facing the goalkeeper who had already rushed towards him, Pedri directly chose an inverted triangle pass and passed the football to the vicinity of the penalty spot.

Due to Pedri's breakthrough with the ball, Brazil National Team's defensive formation was directly pressed on the small penalty area line. Therefore, no one from Brazil National Team appeared near the penalty spot for this inverted triangle pass.

The young player Fati, also from Barcelona, understood Pedri's movement and passing. He retreated from the penalty area, ran in an arc to the penalty spot, and volleyed the ball in front of him.

Goalkeeper Alisson's line of sight was blocked. When he saw the ball, it was already too late. He reached out desperately to fish for the ball, but was unable to catch it.

1:0, Spain National Team opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute, leading Brazil National Team!

Fati was so excited after scoring the goal that Fati rushed directly from the penalty area to the bench and hugged head coach Enrique tightly.

Fati is very grateful to Enrique for allowing him to start consecutive games, and he has lived up to Enrique's trust and scored two consecutive games.

Enrique also patted Fati hard on the back. He also liked this junior who also came from La Masia Training Camp and FC Barcelona very much.

The two consecutive goals scored made many people who questioned Enrique's formation shut their mouths.

Li Mingyu and Pedri also quickly ran to the bench, and everyone hugged each other.

Pedri, Fati, Li Mingyu, these three are all young players from Barcelona. Enrique looked at these three young people and showed a happy smile.

This is the future of Spain National Team!

This loss of the ball caught the Brazil National Team players off guard, and there was a huge hole in the defense in the midfield and backcourt.

Casemiro looked very ugly. It was precisely because of his error in judgment that Pedri could easily get the ball, pass people, and assist on the other side.

Neymar stood in the middle circle, frowning. He did not expect to fall behind so quickly.

Although Li Mingyu is very strong, Spain National Team has loopholes in the midfield and backcourt. He was about to seize the opportunity to score a goal, but he did not expect that the opponent actually scored first.

Neymar gritted his teeth. This was the third World Cup he participated in. Now, at the age of 30, he is already at the peak of his career. If he cannot win the championship this time, then in the next World Cup four years later, when he is 34 years old, there is no guarantee that he will be able to compete in the same competitive state as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

This year is the best year for Neymar to win World Cup.

However, if he wants to win the World Cup championship, he currently needs to overcome the mountain of Spain.

Seeing Li Mingyu, who had surpassed him in both fame and worth, Neymar couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.

After the restart, Neymar's desire to attack became even stronger.

Constantly attacking Spain National Team's back line, the murderous look in Neymar's eyes grew heavier and heavier.

In the 25th minute, Neymar's continuous breakthroughs finally caused a murderous attack in Spain National Team's backcourt.

Midfielder Fred passed the ball to Neymar who retreated to receive the ball.

After catching the ball, Neymar made an unconventional catch and quickly turned around, leaving Li Mingyu behind him unable to react for a moment. He could only watch as Neymar passed by his hand.

All the fans in the audience let out an unbelievable exclamation.

Because this action of Neymar is a very difficult anti-joint passing action.

It was because of this that Li Mingyu did not expect that Neymar would break through to this side, and was unable to defend it for a while.

After Neymar passed Li Mingyu, he frowned slightly. The pass just now put huge pressure on his knees.

This kind of extraordinary movement will cause irreparable damage to his cruciate ligament if he is not careful.

But fortunately, Neymar's body is strong enough. This passing movement only made his knees feel some discomfort, and there was no injury.

After Neymar passed Li Mingyu, it started to rush forward wildly along the ribs on the left side.

Koke, who had just come on the stage, quickly got past Neymar, but facing Neymar with full firepower, Koke had no resistance and was passed by Neymar.

After passing Koke, Neymar's speed picked up completely and quickly reached the edge of Spain National Team's penalty area.

Chelsea's captain Azpilicueta, who got his first start, became the last obstacle in front of Neymar.

Azpilicueta is a defender who is good at offense and defense. Born in Chelsea, the word "iron and blood" is clearly reflected in him.

Facing Neymar's dribbling, Azpilicueta did not immediately choose to attack. Instead, he turned half of his body and firmly held his position, preventing Neymar from easily cutting inside.

What Azpilicueta didn't expect was that Neymar didn't even think of cutting inside. When he reached the edge of the penalty area, Neymar suddenly took off and volleyed with his right foot. The football drew a huge arc and flew towards Spain National Team's goal.

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