Chapter 245: La Liga Situation Gradually Becomes Clear, Hazard Star Template Activated!

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: The Barcelona vs. Yellow Submarine match is underway; Barcelona currently trails 1:2.

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: If Barcelona loses this match, their league standing will be overtaken by the Yellow Submarine, and Sitting Like will become the only manager in the Yellow Submarine's history to lead the team to two victories over Barcelona in a single season.

"Drop back a bit, too far, too far!"

"Pass back, pass back!"

As the time remaining in the match dwindled, Sitting Like became increasingly active on the sidelines.

Considering Real Madrid and Barcelona's dominance over the La Liga standings in recent seasons, Sitting Like knew the significance of pushing Barcelona down from second place at this stage of round 36.

The 2016-17 season was a historic one for Villarreal; Sitting Like had already led the team to create history once in the Copa del Rey.

But this was not enough!

He still wanted to lead the Yellow Submarine players to create more historic moments!

Yes, right today!

"I got it, I got it!"

Tang Ye moved up behind Neymar, sealed the position, and squeezed Neymar straight out of bounds.

After gaining possession, he immediately launched a long boot toward the front field!

"As we can see, after taking a one-goal lead, Sitting Like adjusted the team's overall tactics; Tang Ye has been tracking back to positions near the baseline, a sight unseen in Villarreal's previous matches."

"That's true, but Barcelona's desire to attack is also increasing rapidly."

"They do not wish to lose the chance to contend for the La Liga title due to a defeat in this match."

Barcelona's players were still fighting hard to attack, but head coach Enrique had already sat down on a chair on the substitutes' bench.

In the current situation, the best Barcelona could hope for was a single point.

Considering that the teams Real Madrid would face in their upcoming matches were not strong, if Barcelona only secured one point in this match, it would essentially mean losing the chance to contend for the championship.

Let alone the fact that Barcelona could not even secure that one point right now.

After round 36 concluded, the gap between them and Real Madrid would widen to six points.

Unless Barcelona won two consecutive matches while Real Madrid lost two consecutive matches, it would be impossible for them to overtake Real Madrid in the standings!

Shaking his head, Enrique muttered to himself.

"This season is over."

"Beep, beep-beep—!!!"

The full-time whistle blew; ultimately, the Yellow Submarine carried the 2:1 scoreline to the end!

【At 39 years old, you practically carried the team to victory over Barcelona; although there was a slight element of luck, no one can deny the important role you played in it.】

【At least, well, at least until their true key players successfully register, Barcelona should have no opportunity to play the victim card against you guys.】

【You have obtained... the Barcelona Chest·Legendary.】

The Barcelona Legendary Chest!

This was the reward Tang Ye received from the system after overturning Barcelona!

Tang Ye's second Barcelona Legendary Chest!

Naturally, Tang Ye was excited upon receiving this chest.

The hallmark of Barcelona players is possession and control, so the Legendary Chest Tang Ye obtained would most likely be related to ball control.

It was worth noting that if Tang Ye's ball control attribute increased by just one more point, it would activate his 【Hazard Self-Sacrificing Ball Protection Template】!

Equip the Barcelona template, and incidentally activate the dormant Real Madrid template on his person.

All that nonsense about the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid was bullshit.

Tang Ye only knew that the Real Madrid template and the Barcelona template on his person were an inseparable family.

Only when the templates coexisted harmoniously would Tom's match performance continue to grow stronger!

Of course, there was no need to rush opening the chest; that could wait until returning to the apartment.

The match was already over; first, have a burger.

【You purchased Hazard Tata Sauce Burger +3.】

"Tom!"

Sansone stood up from the substitutes' bench and high-fived Tang Ye: "Two more assists!"

"He was born to provide assists."

Sitting Like walked up from behind and handed two bottles of mineral water to Tang Ye and Bruno.

"Actually, I prefer scoring goals."

Tang Ye added: "Although scoring is a bit difficult."

"So why aren't you drinking?"

Sitting Like pointed at the bottle of mineral water Tang Ye had been holding: "Is it because it's not cola that you're not drinking?"

"Ferran, you should have gotten Tom a bottle of cola."

Bruno placed his hand on Sitting Like's shoulder, prompting the latter to feign sudden realization: "Oh, Tom, my mistake!"

"Damn, you guys misunderstood me."

Drinking his mineral water, Tang Ye walked toward the locker room alongside Sitting Like and Bruno.

"Tom!"

Tang Ye encountered Neymar in the circular tunnel; the two exchanged a high-five.

It was evident that Neymar was not in a good mood, so after exchanging greetings, Tang Ye did not continue chatting with him.

"Have you ever thought that we could knock Barcelona out of the standings?"

Sitting Like suddenly asked Tang Ye a question; the latter shook his head, then nodded: "I suppose I have thought about it, but that was at the very beginning of the season when Real Madrid was second in the league; what I was thinking about was overtaking Real Madrid to become second, and later Real Madrid overtook Barcelona."

"The Champions League match has affected their mentality, and after next season Enrique is leaving; he's nearly lost his authority in the locker room."

As a fellow coach, Escrivá immediately saw the awkward situation Enrique now faced.

Coaching Barcelona carries too much pressure!

"I'll head to the press room first; you all go wait for me in the locker room."

Escrivá parted ways with the players at the locker room entrance, and Bruno pushed open the large locker room door.

"Vamos!"

"Haha!"

Tang Ye followed suit, mimicking Bruno by letting out an equally fierce roar.

The players filed in one after another, and Bruno pulled out a speaker hidden in the corner.

"Microphone? Where's the microphone, where's the microphone?"

"Here, take it!"

Ruiz tossed the microphone into Bruno's arms, and Bruno threw it to Tang Ye: "Tom, you do it!"

"Haha!"

"Wait, my phone, grab my phone, let's connect via Bluetooth."

"We are the victors of this match; although today wasn't at Camp Nou, defeating Barcelona here holds special significance for us."

"You've already beaten Barcelona in the standings; currently, there's still a five-point gap between you and Real Madrid, but... the bad news is that only two matches remain in La Liga this season."

Villarreal's momentum is fierce, and after defeating Barcelona, their remaining two opponents aren't particularly strong either.

But just as the reporters said.

Only the final two matches of La Liga remain this season!

"That's a pity."

Escrivá smiled bitterly: "This is my first season coaching Villarreal; the atmosphere at Villarreal is the best among all the teams I've ever coached, bar none."

"The players' abilities are the same; coaching such a team is an incredibly enjoyable experience."

"Mmm..."

Escrivá looked up at the camera, hesitated for a moment, then finally voiced what he wanted to say: "I have a feeling that if I could coach this group of players for another season, if we could hone ourselves for one more season, then..."

Then what?

All the reporters stared intently at Escrivá.

"Then we would truly have a chance to win the La Liga title."

"Yes, I'm speaking the truth."

Escrivá nodded.

It was an extremely arrogant statement, yet Escrivá's face bore a bitter expression as he spoke it.

... Marca front-page headline: Two assists, the verification battle—Tom's perfect 8.6-rated performance sends Barcelona to third place.

La Sexta: The 36th-round match against Yellow Submarine proves Tom can indeed become a crucial part of Barcelona's system. Barcelona needs a midfielder on the same level as MSN; only then will they have a chance to suppress Real Madrid, but Iniesta is already old.

Attached: La Liga Standings (Round 36)

1. Real Madrid, 88 points

2. Villarreal, 83 points.

2. Barcelona, 82 points.

4. Atlético Madrid, 73 points.

5. Sevilla, 63 points.

6. Real Sociedad, 58 points.

After the conclusion of La Liga's 36th round, only two teams changed their positions in the standings, yet reporters called it "La Liga's earthquake."

The reason is simple: the two teams whose rankings changed were this season's second-place Barcelona and third-place Villarreal.

Because Yellow Submarine defeated Barcelona, currently first-place Real Madrid only needs to win their 37th-round match to secure this season's La Liga title one round early!

"If Real Madrid suffers two consecutive league defeats, Villarreal still has a chance, but even with their focus needing to be on the Champions League, Real Madrid cannot possibly suffer two consecutive league defeats."

!

Lomax, editor-in-chief of AS, published his views on the current La Liga situation in the new season/phase of the newspaper.

"As for Villarreal's situation, it's not so good; they have a chance to gamble, but I don't think they will do so."

"For them, competing for the Europa League title is now the most important thing."

Back in the apartment, Tang Ye received a message from the first-team group chat.

Matí @mentioned everyone in the group chat, then reposted Yellow Submarine's upcoming schedule.

May 11, home match against Ajax (Europa League Semi-final Second Leg).

May 14, home match against Deportivo La Coruña (La Liga Round 37).

May 21, away match against Valencia (La Liga Round 38).

【Matí: Three matches remain, though strictly speaking, we should have four left.】

【Bruno: However, our final won't be easy to play; Tom and Sebastián will be countered by Ten Hag.】

【Ale:???】

【Musacchio: Damn, then we're finished.】

"Haha!"

Tang Ye tossed his backpack onto the floor, plopped down on the bed, and immediately began typing on his phone keyboard.

【Tang Ye: Ten Hag is no match for me.】

Just as he sent the message, Tang Ye's phone vibrated again.

【Escriva: @Tang Ye, remember your words.】

【Tang Ye recalled a message.】

【Escriva:????】

【Ale:????】

【Bruno: Someone here is afraid, but I won't say who.】

"Haha!"

With only 5% battery left, Tang Ye placed his phone on the table to charge, changed his clothes, and headed to the bathroom.

The facial cleanser was gone.

"Rod, Rod, are you there?"

Knock knock knock!

"Are you planning to take a shower tonight?"

Rodri handed his facial cleanser to Tang Ye, who then punched Rodri lightly on the chest: "Because I have a sense of ritual."

"Phew..."

Sitting in his gaming chair, Tang Ye popped a piece of gum into his mouth and then turned his attention to the system.

As per habit, he tried placing the treasure chest he had obtained into the savings jar.

As expected, the Legendary Treasure Chest could not be upgraded further.

Just open it then!

【Open Barcelona Treasure Chest · Legendary?】

【You have obtained the Cruyff Backline Turn Template (Legendary).】

Minimum requirements: Ball Control attribute 85 (not met), Speed attribute 75 (not met).

"..."

Tang Ye's worst fear had come true; it was just like when he obtained the Cristiano Ronaldo and Hazard templates.

His current attribute values did not meet the template's requirements!

He shook his head.

A moment's thought made it clear: Tang Ye's bug-ridden system had never anticipated that he would sequentially receive a La Liga Legendary Treasure Chest and a Barcelona Legendary Treasure Chest while his comprehensive attributes totaled only 81 points.

This is going to be troublesome...

Sitting in the chair and letting out a long sigh, Tang Ye noted that he now carried both the Hazard Superstar Template and the Cruyff Legendary Template, yet neither could be activated due to insufficient attribute values.

Indeed.

Recent experiences had taught Tang Ye a lesson: having a system alone is not enough.

Hard work!

Tom has to get moving!

【Ball Control: 82 → 83】

"Hmm?"

Tang Ye raised his eyebrows.

Wh-why did I suddenly get stronger!

Standing up from the chair, Tang Ye's face turned slightly red.

Damn it!

What is going on? He was just preparing to double his efforts in tomorrow's training session, yet now the 【Hazard Tartar Sauce Burger】 suddenly started exerting its effect!

Isn't this a misunderstanding of him?

Touching his cheek, he felt it burning hot.

Mr. Eric had told him before that persisting in doing one thing is also not easy.

Tang Ye had persisted in stuffing a Tartar Sauce Burger into his mouth immediately after every match ended.

How could this not be considered hard work?

Thinking of this, Tang Ye's feelings of guilt instantly improved greatly.

Sitting back in his gaming chair, Tang Ye wanted to see what his hard work had brought him.

【Hazard Self-Sacrificing Ball Shielding Template (Superstar)】

Status: Activated

【Ball Control: 83 → 84】

【Physical Confrontation: 77 → 77】

【Speed: 72 → 73】

The Hazard Self-Sacrificing Ball Shielding Template was quite special, relating to three attributes: Ball Control, Physical Confrontation, and Speed.

Because it involved a full three categories, the experience points Tang Ye gained for each attribute category were not very high.

But coincidentally, Tang Ye's levels in these three attributes were all relatively low.

Therefore, his Ball Control and Speed still leveled up!

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye felt a bit excited now.

Hurry and check his current status panel!

Tang Ye (39 years old)

【Ball Control: 84; Passing: 88】

【Shooting: 77; Heading: 49; Set Pieces: 76】

【Pace: 73; Stamina: 72; Physicality: 77】

【Defending: 70; Vision: 95】

Overall Rating: 82

Hmm.

It looks like two attributes were upgraded, but in reality, it was three.

His overall rating has risen to 82!

Manchester United is very strong, especially the Manchester United under Ten Hag; that team is truly, truly incredibly strong!

But it doesn't matter!

Tom is also getting stronger quickly!

……

(End of Chapter)