I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 418 - 60: I Refuse to Accept C. Ronaldo

Estadio Vicente Calderón

This isn’t Chen Zhong’s first time at this frenzied stadium.

The only difference is, the first time Chen Zhong came to this stadium, he was a nobody, or maybe a somewhat talented player. But now he has become a thorn in the side of Atletico Madrid fans.

Everyone knows this match is a rehearsal for the King’s Cup championship; the victor is almost guaranteed to win the cup.

Both teams’ coaches take this match very seriously. Flores has almost deployed the main force, vowing to lead the team to beat Real Madrid on home turf and to seize the most promising championship this season!

And Pellegrini is also fighting for his "championship dream"!

In the stands, the red-white clad Atletico Madrid fans started with giant posters to intimidate the Real Madrid players, but the Real Madrid fans are not willing to be outdone.

Though outnumbered, they wave scarves emblazoned with the team logo, cheering loudly for their team.

This "Derby de Madrid" has attracted a lot of attention from fans who want to see whether the increasingly strong Atletico Madrid can overturn Real Madrid’s Galaxy Battleship.

"Hello, fans!"

"We’re broadcasting the first leg of the Spanish King’s Cup semi-finals live now!"

"This match has garnered much fan attention."

"Atletico Madrid players are in red-white jerseys, while Real Madrid players are in pure white jerseys."

"For this match, Atletico Madrid plays with full force at home, aiming to secure victory at Calderon Stadium and add glory to their championship journey."

"With the referee’s whistle, the match officially begins."

"Atletico Madrid players initiate the offense first."

Atletico Madrid players had the opportunity to kick off, and they launched a rapid offensive at home right away, quickly passing the ball to the front players. Fernando received the ball and immediately passed it to Aguero, who was advancing forward.

When Aguero received the ball, he felt his hair stand on end, seeing Chen Zhong charging at him full speed. But he wasn’t overly flustered because he was confident that he could reach the ball before Chen Zhong.

At that moment, a straightforward hit wouldn’t be satisfying?

Aguero’s idea succeeded partially; when the ball came to him, he did indeed touch it first, hoping to work an effective one-two with Fernando.

But Chen Zhong isn’t one to reason with.

He calculated the distance from afar, then performed a fierce sliding tackle on the ball, altering its trajectory and prompting Aguero to jump high with raised hands, avoiding Chen Zhong’s "connection."

Atletico Madrid’s attack was interrupted, and Chen Zhong’s sliding tackle set the stage for the fiery beginning of the match.

Baptista, retreating to defend, pushed aside the Atletico Madrid player and seized the ball, passing it back to Chen Zhong. Chen Zhong then transferred it to Callejon on the flank, before Callejon could even start!

Atletico Madrid’s Lopez charged up, shouting, and collided with Callejon from behind, bending him over.

Callejon staggered, protecting the ball with his limbs, while Lopez—after failing twice to kick the ball—forcefully shoved, sending Callejon tumbling to the ground, as the referee blew the whistle.

"What!"

"That was a very reckless move."

"Lopez pushed Callejon to the ground after failing to fight for the ball."

"The referee has blown the whistle."

"Will there be a yellow card?"

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid players gathered around, while Lopez shrugged and pouted, looking innocent as if saying, ’Did I do something wrong? I’m just playing normally!’

The referee wagged his finger at Lopez, then opened his mouth: "Such moves aren’t allowed."

"I hope next time you’ll watch your actions."

Everyone thought the referee would card Lopez, but surprisingly he only said those words, leaving a dissatisfied Callejon, who had been pushed, collided, and kicked.

He shouted, "He can’t be carded for such actions?"

"Are you blind... boo hoo!"

Chen Zhong walked over and covered Callejon’s mouth. His eyes widened, revealing curses that felt quite vulgar from his expression, while the referee, with a stern face, moved his hand into his pocket.

Meanwhile, both Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid fans circled them, starting to clash physically. But the difference was Real Madrid had the likes of Negredo, Baptista, Albiol; these brawny players gained an advantage in the body shoving.

"That indeed was a poor move."

"However, we respect your decision, but I hope it doesn’t happen again." Chen Zhong faced the referee with an imposing presence, his words firm yet polite, leading the referee—knowing his ruling was slightly flawed—to calm down upon seeing the tension that seemed ready to erupt around him.