My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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[Carles Puyol! Barcelona’s captain Carles Puyol scores a dramatic equalizer in injury time!]

└ Damn, can’t they stop that?

└ Wow. The match is over, and yet this happens lol.

└ Shout it out! Puyol!

└ So what happens now? Did Barcelona win?

└ No, no, both teams scored 3 away goals, so it goes into extra time.

[Ah, this means that the aggregate score is tied, and both teams have scored 3 goals away, right? If the second half ends like this, we’ll head into extra time.]

[Manchester United urgently pushes forward after kick-off, but Sergio Busquets clears the ball away, ending the second half.]

[Yes, and as soon as the second half finishes, both teams’ coaches start getting busy.]

***

The match between Manchester United and FC Barcelona has reached 7-7 and is heading into extra time.

I remember in real history during the 2017/2018 season semifinals, Liverpool and AS Roma recorded an aggregate score of 7-6, setting the record for the most aggregate goals since the Champions League restructuring.

This time, we broke that record by a step ahead.

Perhaps today’s match will be remembered as one of the fiercest tournament matches ever?

‘Huh. Let’s concentrate.’

Well, anyway.

That wasn’t particularly important.

What mattered was.

Victory.

There was no need for consolation that we fought well despite the loss.

In time, it would simply be recorded as a loss.

“We’ll drop the line in extra time and go for a strike.”

I calmly steeled myself and began preparing for extra time, listening to Alex Ferguson’s tactical instructions.

***

[Now, the first half of extra time has begun with the referee’s whistle!]

[This match has drawn much attention even before it started, and it’s turning out to be a fantastic game as expected.]

With the referee’s whistle, the game begins with Barcelona’s kick-off.

[Manchester United is busy trying to fend off FC Barcelona’s barrage!]

The early moments of extra time were dominated by FC Barcelona, who had gained morale after an incredible equalizing goal just before the end of regular time.

[Given that Robin van Persie has been subbed out, it seems that a defensive approach with counterattacks is the only choice for Manchester United, who have many defenders.]

Manchester United pulled back, drawing FC Barcelona into their territory, just like in the first half, and aimed for counterattacks.

But perhaps due to their depleted stamina.

FC Barcelona could not create a decisive chance to break open Manchester United’s goal.

Time continued to tick away.

Extra time, 8 minutes in.

[Oh! Lionel Messi has lost the ball.]

A mistake occurred with Lionel Messi, who had been showing an overwhelming presence worthy of the nickname “God of Football.”

Chris Smalling, who took the ball from Messi, passed it to Son Jinho, who was helping defensively.

Son Jinho, having recovered the ball, connected a pass to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was charging forward.

Even though Son Jinho had reached his limit in stamina, it wasn’t a clean pass.

However, there was no problem for Cristiano Ronaldo to control the ball.

Anyway, like a fish in water, Cristiano Ronaldo sped toward Barcelona’s side.

Having reached near the penalty box, he secured space for his shot with his arm and immediately attempted a shot with his right foot.

The powerful shot flew precisely toward the goal.

At the moment Ronaldo thought it was a sure goal.

Barcelona’s goalkeeper Valdés stretched out his hand to block Ronaldo’s shot.

“Puta Madre!”

[Oh… Ronaldo’s shot is blocked by Valdés’ save.]

[Ronaldo, disappointed after missing the goal, pounds the grass with his fist. That might have been a crucial chance to seal the win!]

The embodiment of competitiveness, Ronaldo struck the ground hard in frustration.

[It’s such a shame. If only it had been just a bit more to the corner.]

***

With Ronaldo’s shot ending without any special moments, the first half of extra time concluded, and the second half followed.

[Oh. Lionel Messi’s killer pass was headed towards Neymar, but Neymar couldn’t receive it.]

[Yes. It seems the players have reached their limits.]

Both teams, already exhausted, failed to create significant opportunities in the second half of extra time.

[As the second half of extra time ends, the match will go to penalties.]

The match had now entered the penalty shootout.

Lionel Messi stepped up as the first kicker.

David De Gea managed to guess the direction.

[Wow… I must say Messi really shot that well.]

He couldn’t stop Messi’s shot heading for the lower left corner of the goal.

‘Why is that guy provoking again?’

Having cleanly succeeded in his penalty, Lionel Messi exchanged a glance with the first kicker of Manchester United.

[Oh. Son Jinho from South Korea takes a huge burden as the first kicker in the shootout!]

[With Lionel Messi scoring, the pressure is even greater.]

[Son Jinho cleanly scores in the same spot Messi shot!]

[Son Jinho! Has this player’s guts turned to steel? He scored without a trace of pressure on his face!]

Feeling it was a provocation, Son Jinho took the same spot Messi shot and glared at him.

‘…Wasn’t it a provocation?’

But as Lionel Messi nodded and raised his thumb, Son Jinho couldn’t help but be startled.

[Son Jinho exchanging glances with Lionel Messi, could they be acknowledging each other as rivals? It’s wonderful to see.]

***

[(Live) Manchester United vs FC Barcelona. Penalty shootout.]

– 2nd kicker Neymar scores.

└ Ah, damn;;

└ Why does Neymar take penalty kicks so crappily?

└ Neymar’s tempo is kinda off lol.

– 2nd kicker Cristiano Ronaldo.

└ Here he comes! Shindu brother!

└ Shindu brother came out early.

└ It seems Ferguson did well here. If the second kicker fails after Neymar’s success, the third kicker will definitely feel the pressure.

└ Please, just put it in, damn it;;

– Cristiano Ronaldo scores.

└ SSSSSS.

└ Whoooaaaa.

– All 3rd kickers score.

– All 4th kickers score.

– FC Barcelona’s 5th kicker, Xavi Hernández scores.

– Manchester United’s 5th kicker Ryan Giggs. Scores.

└ Damn, I feel like I’m gonna lose my mind.

└ Wow, I was super nervous thinking someone was gonna stop it.

└ Holy crap, did all 5 penalty takers score? LMAO.

└ These guys are really insane;;;

***

The nerve-wracking penalty shootout had now reached the 7th round.

[Jordi Alba successfully scores his penalty, and veteran Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United begins to prepare.]

[Ah… This match is really blood-curdling!]

With FC Barcelona’s 7th kicker Jordi Alba having scored, Rio Ferdinand prepared for his penalty with a determined expression.

[Ah… Rio Ferdinand fails, and FC Barcelona advances to the semifinals!!]

But the moment Ferdinand’s kick soared into the air.

“Vamos─!!!!!!!”

Unable to contain their joy, the FC Barcelona players rushed onto the field.

“I s’ha demostrat s’ha demostrat

Que mai ningú no ens podrà tòrcer. (We have shown that no one can defeat us.)”

Manchester United players hung their heads, hearing Barcelona’s anthem echoing in Camp Nou.

“Don’t hang your heads! You guys are gallant warriors today!”

And Alex Ferguson encouraged the players who had done their best as he moved towards the locker room.

***

After the match ended, the Manchester United locker room was filled with a gloomy atmosphere after losing to FC Barcelona in a penalty shootout.

Having heard about Ferguson’s retirement during halftime, the mood had further darkened.

Some young players of United were shedding tears of frustration and despair.

Knowing the truth, Son Jinho shot a glance at Alex Ferguson, pleading for him to do something.

“Aren’t we all disappointed? I sure am. So, I think I’ll have to stay on for another season. At least it would be nice to achieve the treble and leave on a high note.”

Ferguson clapped his hands to grab the players’ attention and declared that he would continue as coach until next season.

As Ferguson’s words continued, the players began to lift their heads.

The Manchester United team resolved to achieve an unbeaten league championship this season and vowed to lift the Champions League trophy next season, no matter what.

In that moment, the united purpose of all the players converged.

‘Right now, no one can stop these guys.’

Son Jinho suddenly recalled the Argentina national team during the Qatar World Cup in his mind, thinking of the transformed atmosphere in the locker room.