Chapter 266 – Yujong’s Beauty (1)
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All four matches of the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League are over.
Of course, the second match between Newcastle and Barcelona drew the most attention.
Wasn’t there a player who scored 9 goals in the Champions League finals, not semi-professional or lower league?
It also created an unprecedented and immortal record of scoring 9 goals alone against world-famous Barcelona, but it would be even more strange if attention was not focused on it.
After the first match between Newcastle and Barcelona, the global football community exploded.
—Woohyowwwww Korean older brother is also strong wwwww
—Why aren’t there players like that in Japan…
—It’s easier to give up
—Honestly, even if you look at Hongsang’s face and skills separately, his gene level is different!
—In fact, Hong’s ancestors are descendants of overseas Chinese who crossed to Joseon from the Shandong Peninsula.
—Enemy King!! Pride of Asia!!
—Who is the enemy king?
—He is the red king because hong means red
— And fuck… 9 goals against Barça? My heart grows grand because of the power of my cock.
—I went until I went to Barcelonahaha
—Is this Hong Min-joon’s country?
—This is Minjun Hong’s Minor Gallery.
—Uh huh, is he your friend?
—ㅅㅅ Now his name has completely disappearedhahaWhy do they just call it a threesome?
—Let’s do it for nothing
From Korea, East Asia such as Japan and China, as well as regions bounded by ‘Asia’ to Europe, America, and Africa.
How can someone who has some interest in soccer not be enthusiastic about this immortal record born in Europe, the center of world soccer?
And how can you naturally not be interested in the next match?
The world’s attention turned to the second leg between Newcastle and Barcelona, and no one cared about winning or losing.
There was only interest in whether Hong Min-jun would play and how many more goals he could score if he played, but there was no interest in Barcelona, one of the two protagonists of the match.
He would also be full of bad news in Barcelona for a week after the first game until the second game was held.
The resignation of the coach, the disciplinary action and complaint of Fernando Dominguez, several big protests throughout Barcelona and the dismissal of the board.
It is not enough to concentrate on preparing for the game, but bad news is constantly piling up, and besides, it has to be moderate to turn the circuit of hope, isn’t it a whopping 9 goal difference?
It’s not 1-2 goals, it’s not 3-4 goals, it’s a whopping 9 goal difference.
There has been a 4-goal difference against PSG in the second leg of the round of 16 in the 16/17 season, also known as the miracle of ‘Kam Know’, but even that is only a 4-goal difference, so the chances of advancing are virtually zero.
The second match, where everyone’s attention was focused on Hong Min-joon.
In the second game held at Newcastle home, Hong Min-joon drew attention as he started as expected, but… The main character was the visiting team, Barcelona.
The situation where the elimination was confirmed realistically due to all kinds of bad news.
In a situation where it would not be strange to lose helplessly, Barcelona showed unexpected potential.
It was a 4:2 victory after a slugfest in which as many as 6 goals were scored.
『Barcelona reaps the “Beauty of the last kind”』
『True warriors who did not give up until the very end』
『Why are we so passionate about Barcelona?』
『A team with roots will not collapse even if it stumbles』
『”Record Breaker” Min-Jun Hong writes a new history in the soccer world again!』
Hong Min-jun scored two goals and fought hard, and Newcastle advanced to the semi-finals, but public praise went to Barcelona.
It was the moment when public opinion about Barcelona, which was full of protest, anger, and ridicule, changed, and at the same time, it was a game that proved that ‘Hong Min-jun’ was rising to the ranks of living legends beyond the world’s best.
* * *
It is the end of April, just before the end of the season.
Except for the League Cup, which won the championship, and the FA Cup, which was eliminated, Newcastle now had only the League and Champions League.
Of course, there was a minor defeat in the second leg, overwhelmingly defeating Barcelona, but it was minor, so Newcastle was able to finish the rest of April by riding on the momentum and continuing the winning streak.
And the month of May, which will determine the direction of the championship, has dawned.
League matches against Manchester City and Liverpool, which are 1st and 2nd in the league, and—
『Newcastle advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since its founding!』
『Who is the opponent of Newcastle, who defeated Barcelona and succeeded in advancing to the semifinals?』
『Meet the two major mountain ranges of La Liga in turn! Newcastle face off against Real Madrid!!
The fateful May, when the Champions League semi-final match against Real Madrid was scheduled.
The gap between Manchester City and Liverpool cannot be said to be small, but considering the recent momentum, it is unknown if they lead both teams to victory.
Newcastle, who did not give up hope of winning the league until the end, succeeded in defeating Liverpool, second in the league, with a terrifying back force.
“Gool!! Hong Min-jun, has this player awakened again!? How, how can it change in such an instant!! Is this player robot!!”
“Minjun Hong’s consecutive goals!! Visa Aang!! Liverpool, Visaaaaang!!!”
“Liverpool’s infinite pressure doesn’t work!! What the hell is this player!! What kind of players are there!!”
Liverpool, who prepared firmly to avenge the defeat in the first half, went head-to-head with a tactic of intensively pressing Hong Min-jun… Hong Min-joon’s improved ability to de-pressurize made all of Liverpool’s checks null and void and led Newcastle to victory.
The Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid followed.
“Pillars of Real Madrid! Iron wall! Monster!! Alex Tillian blocks Minjun Hong!!”
“Aww!! Hong Min-jun, Hong Min-jun broke through!! Eventually, even Alex Tillian is pierced!! Even Real Madrid’s guardian, the world’s best centre-back, kneels in front of Hong Min-jun!!”
“Newcastle took the lead with Hong Min-joon’s opening goal, but Real Madrid’s counterattack is fierce. Jorge Garcia, as if he couldn’t lose, he scored a comeback goal straight away.”
The first leg held at Newcastle’s home St James’ Park was a battle of spears and shields, respectively.
The windows of Newcastle with Hong Min-jun at the forefront and Real Madrid with Jorge Garcia at the forefront were so close that it was difficult to distinguish superiority and inferiority.
Like Jorge Garcia’s interview before the match, “My only rival is Hong Min-jun,” The two showed off their performance on a completely different level—
“Hong Min-jun, once again get past Alex Tillian— Shuyut! Oh, unfortunately it popped up.”
“Jorge Garcia, Shu, fold it, no, pass it to the side… Goal!! Fantastic assist!!”
“Run, run Hong Min-joo Woo-woon!! Ah, foul! It’s a foul!!”
“Break through, break through!! Jorge Garcia breaks through Newcastle’s defense in an instant!! Score the second goal!!”
It was the level of the shield that decided the match.
Compared to the defense of Real Madrid led by Real Madrid captain Alex Tillian, who is regarded as one of the top 4 center backs along with Manchester City’s Roman Pavlov, PSG’s Silva, and Chelsea’s Gabriel Mbaba, Newcastle’s defense is a piece of paper. Or the same
Unlike Real Madrid’s shield, which can cope with Hong Min-jun completely but not completely, Newcastle’s shield was too weak to block the spear of Real Madrid led by Jorge Garcia.
“Ah… The first leg of the semi-final between Newcastle and Real Madrid, Real Madrid lead 3-1.”
“I still don’t know. We must not lose hope yet, our Hong Min-jun.”
“You’re right! The 2-goal difference looks great, but there are surprisingly many matches where the 2-goal difference is overturned. Our Hong Min-jun player can do it.”
“To do that, you have to do well in the next game, right? The next game awaits, a game that can never be ignored.”
“Yes. The watershed of winning the league right away. We are looking forward to the match against Man City.”
And then against Man City.
The game on which the league title depended — ended in Manchester City’s victory.
He was unable to overcome Manchester City’s intensive check on Hong Min-joon and fell to his knees.
It would have been possible to cope with the pressure to run to steal the ball like Liverpool, but Man City’s pressure was only the same aggressiveness, but the way was different.
If Liverpool rushed to get the ball from Hong Min-Jun, Man City moved to not give him a chance to catch the ball at all.
As an on-the-ball specialist, Hong Min-joon had nothing to do without a ball.
There were few Newcastle players who could deliver the ball to Hong Min-jun through Manchester City’s strong, thorough, and relentless pressure.
Naturally, Min-Jun Hong had no choice but to go down to receive the ball and catch it from a low position, and no matter how low Min-Jun Hong is, he cannot break through countless players and score goals every time.
In the meantime, he struggled and scored one goal, but in the end, Newcastle, who could not block Man City’s powerful attack, lost 3:1.
『Newcastle did not give up until the end, but the result was ‘King Maker’』
『Newcastle caught Liverpool, but lost to Man City and decided to win the league!』
Newcastle, who missed the league championship, now has only one thing left.
Champions League only.