I Am Scouted by Real Madrid

Chapter 598: Chapter 54: Tempers Flare, Chen Can’t Hold Back

Camp Nou, the frenzied Barcelona fans are pressuring the referee with boos, and Barcelona’s players have also surrounded the referee.

They’re shouting loudly, jumping around, with excited expressions.

”That’s definitely a foul!”

”Such actions are not allowed!”

”He should be carded.”

Some Barcelona players are simply yelling, just expressing their emotions meaninglessly.

Pedro initially wanted to get up, but after a sneaky glance at his teammates around the referee, he lowered his head back onto the pitch, protecting his leg with his hands, showing a pained expression.

Real Madrid’s players also gathered around, aware of Barcelona’s intentions. Sometimes, the referee might issue a red card in the heat of the moment due to such pressure; such incidents have happened in football.

Players from both teams surrounded the referee, and shoving was inevitable.

Even on the sidelines, players and members of the coaching staff from both teams started to argue and get into conflicts.

From the start until now, the match has been fierce between the teams. Look at Cristiano Ronaldo’s dirty shirt and Messi’s pitiful look, not to mention the boos and whistles echoing throughout the stadium.

And those relentless goals.

The players from both teams have long been simmering with anger inside.

However, the referee remained firm, whistling and waving his hand, indicating he saw clearly that Chen Zhong first tackled the ball, and it was Pedro who stumbled into it and fell.

Faced with this outcome, Barcelona’s players are unwilling but have no choice.

Players from both teams muttered to themselves as they walked away; Cristiano Ronaldo even raised his right hand, making a card-out gesture, as if to say, ”Given their intense words earlier, you should have carded them.”

”The first half is about to end.”

”It’s the 33rd minute.”

”Barcelona missed a golden opportunity.”

”Chen Zhong decisively slid in, disrupting their attack.”

”It almost sparked a conflict.”

”You can feel it; players from both teams are simmering with anger inside!”

”The match continues, Real Madrid on the attack.”

”Chen Zhong takes control of the ball, Messi wants to intercept.”

”Whoa~”

After receiving a pass from a teammate, Messi tries to repeat his trick, ”stealing” the ball from Chen Zhong’s back.

But Chen Zhong was already prepared for Messi’s tactic, actively using his body to meet him. Messi turns to dodge, but even a shoulder brush, combined with Messi’s momentum, causes him to stumble and almost fall.

After stabilizing himself, Chen Zhong passes the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese stops the ball and adjusts his posture, attempting a ”dribble,” but Alves directly tackles him, clearing the ball while also taking down the Portuguese.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s face was red, his neck flushed; he shot Alves a fierce glance, as it wasn’t the first time Alves had done this to him.

”Passed to C. Ronaldo!”

”Alves with the tackle.”

”Ball is out of bounds.”

”Barcelona’s defense against C. Ronaldo has been excellent in this match.”

”Guardiola picks up the ball.”

”C. Ronaldo!”

”This isn’t very calm at all!”

”This time.”

Real Madrid won a throw-in opportunity, and Guardiola picked up the ball from the ground. When Cristiano Ronaldo approached to ask for the ball, possibly due to Real Madrid’s aggressive play at the moment, Guardiola didn’t immediately pass the ball to him.

Instead, he threw the ball to the other side, watching the eager Portuguese.

From Barcelona’s perspective, Guardiola’s action is understandable; when the opposing team gets into a rhythm, using substitutions, fouls, or time delays to disrupt their flow is arguably a strategic move.

However, from Real Madrid’s point of view, this bald head is really infuriating.

And being direct as he is, Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t indulge Guardiola, forcefully pushing him to the side. Guardiola looked at Cristiano Ronaldo in surprise, backing up several steps.

This scene caused Camp Nou to explode instantly.

Barcelona fans cursed Cristiano Ronaldo; some even attempted to jump down.

Barcelona players immediately rushed over.

Iniesta, Xavi, even Barcelona’s goalkeeper ran from afar.

Pedro looked at Cristiano Ronaldo angrily and said, ”How can you do such a thing, you’re really a...”

Cristiano Ronaldo, originally holding the ball to throw it, looked at Pedro with dislike, saying, ”Who are you?”

Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo knew who Pedro was; he was merely expressing his disdain for Pedro. Pedro, unfazed, replied, ”I’m a world champion, who are you?”

In the recently concluded 2010 South Africa World Cup, Spain won the championship, with Pedro appearing five times for the Spain National Team, sealing the victory.