My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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[Goool─! He scored! Robert Lewandowski!!]

[Huh? Robert Lewandowski, who succeeded in scoring, is running towards Son Jinho to hug him?]

└ ?????

└ Well, this is cognitive dissonance. Wasn’t my brother playing for Dortmund, not Man U?

[That’s right. He’s sharing joy with Son Jinho. They were famous for being close during the Dortmund days, right?]

└ Son Jinho is roaring with Jürgen Klopp, and the Dortmund players are happy for him scoring. Hahaha!

└ Ah, what is this? Haha.

[Yes. Regardless of the win or loss, it’s turning into a very romantic match.]

└ So which team is Son Jinho on?

└ Manchester United.

└ But why is he happy?

└ Because they scored?

└ Huh? Isn’t it an own goal instead?

└ Anyway, the ball shook the net, right?

***

As Manchester United’s kick-off resumes the match.

[Oh! Turnover! Dortmund is launching a counterattack!]

[Sami Khedira makes a foul to stop it. Smart foul it was.]

[But Sami Khedira is collecting warnings now.]

With an equalizer in hand, Dortmund started to press Manchester United hard again.

“SIU. We need a goal.”

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo, having shown no special performance in this match, revealed his greed for scoring.

And just then, the moment he locked eyes with Son Jinho, who had the ball.

Ronaldo demanded a pass and surged into Dortmund’s backspace.

“Son Jinho!”

If they were winning, he would have asked for a pass in his usual goofy tone.

But when they’re tied or losing, that can’t happen.

“Hey, you bastard! I asked you to make a forward pass to Jinho!”

Alex Ferguson, shouting from the touchline, was scary.

Anyway, Cristiano Ronaldo, sneaking into the backspace, created a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper in an instant.

When he caught a glimpse of Robin van Persie at the right corner of his vision.

He cleverly used his teammate.

By pretending to pass to Robin van Persie, he deceived the goalkeeper.

Successfully bypassing the goalkeeper, Ronaldo attempted a shot at the empty goal with his left foot.

Swish─!

The ball shook the net without any resistance.

Was it because he was so impressed by Son Jinho and Jürgen Klopp’s celebration?

Ronaldo, immediately after scoring, ran towards Alex Ferguson.

As Ronaldo sprinted along the touchline, he caught sight of Alex Ferguson waving his arms at him.

Just as Ronaldo was about to jump into Alex Ferguson’s embrace.

“Hey, you bastard! That was offside! What are you doing right now?!”

Alex Ferguson’s reprimand echoed in Ronaldo’s ears.

***

In the 43rd minute of the second half.

[Finally! Cristiano Ronaldo!!]

Just barely avoiding an offside call, Cristiano Ronaldo succeeded in scoring after three additional attempts.

In a situation where Son Jinho had the ball, he subtly turned and ran off the ball, perfectly breaking Dortmund’s offside trap.

With the determination to score this time, Cristiano Ronaldo won the physical battle against Subotic and shot with all his soul, scoring successfully.

Having scored, Ronaldo dashed to the corner flag to celebrate.

The match ended with Manchester United winning 2 to 1, thanks to Ronaldo’s decisive goal.

***

After the match, I happily chatted with the Dortmund players.

“Jinho, you did great.”

“Thank you.”

“By the way, what was that you said earlier?”

“Huh? What about?”

“My first touch.”

“First touch? Ah, when the opponent presses strong, you seem to get anxious, so your first touch goes bad, didn’t you know?”

While Hongmin was bombarding questions to improve as a player,

“Jinho!”

“Jürgen!”

Jürgen Klopp, having shaken hands with Alex Ferguson, approached me with a smile.

We covered our mouths and casually asked about each other’s recent situation.

And a little later.

“Okay, see you at Signal Iduna Park next!”

As the smiling Jürgen Klopp left after saying his goodbyes.

I moved on to thank the fans who visited the stadium.

“Jinho!!”

After providing enough fan service to the Manchester United stands, I slowly walked over to the Dortmund away section.

“Boooooo─!”

Dortmund’s fans booed me as I approached, but I was aware that their boos were just for fun.

“Am I leaving?”

“Don’t go!”

After lightly joking around, I also showed fan service to the Dortmund fans before sending applause to the fans visiting the stadium as I entered the locker room.

***

[Manchester United wins 2-1 against Dortmund at home, Old Trafford.]

[Man U vs Dortmund, a thrilling and breath-holding match….]

[Jürgen Klopp, “Manchester United is a strong team. But we aren’t pushovers either. Next is Signal Iduna Park.”]

[Alex Ferguson, “Jürgen Klopp is an excellent manager….” Is the next manager of Manchester United Jürgen Klopp?]

[The winner of the ‘SON Derby’ is Son Jinho.]

[‘1 goal 1 assist M.O.M’ Son Jinho, about the away game at Signal Iduna Park…. “Feels like returning home for the holidays.”]

[In response to a cheeky reporter’s question about which team’s legend he is…. “I am a football legend.”]

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As the match for Manchester United concluded, the results of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals started to come in.

On the same day as Man U’s match, Real Madrid faced Bayern Munich.

[Bayern Munich wins 3-1 against Real Madrid at home.]

The clash between the two teams ended with the home team Bayern Munich winning 3-1.

The faces of Bayern Munich players were brimmed with aggression, looking like anyone who wronged them would meet instant death.

Even the notoriously eccentric Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer showed serious faces with no smiles during the match broadcast.

[Real Madrid’s bright start and despairing finish.]

In reality, after scoring the first goal, Real Madrid entered a knockdown state as they received three consecutive goals.

The Bayern players relentlessly pummeled the mentally shattered Real Madrid after giving away three goals in a row.

If only a bit more stoppage time had been given, might they have added another goal?

[Jupp Heynckes, despite the 3-1 victory…. “I’m still hungry.”]

└ The Bayern guys are insane, lol

└ These guys seem to be left with nothing but wickedness, lol.

Anyway, the next day.

The remaining four teams of the Champions League played their matches.

[Juventus, 1-1 draw in an away match.]

Juventus recorded a draw in an away match.

[Barcelona wins 2-0 in an away match against Chelsea.]

[‘1 goal 1 assist’ Lionel Messi descends upon the pitch like a football deity.]

The match between Chelsea and FC Barcelona was highlighted by Barcelona’s victory.

– Cheolmo: ….

Chelsea fans looked like they were in complete shock after a lethargic defeat at home.

– Gyeouri: Lol, losing 2-0 at home. Just another big club’s appeal….

If I hadn’t desperately stopped Gyeouri from recklessly typing a message, perhaps that day would have turned tragic at home.

Well… just because I stopped Gyeouri doesn’t mean it passed quietly.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Hahahahaha

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Did you get wrecked by Barcelona without being able to do anything?

There was Chairman Hwang Geum-soon, who had been waiting for this moment since they were eliminated by Bayern Munich in the Round of 16.

It was surprisingly fortunate that Chairman Hwang Geum-soon was in Korea at that moment.

Because one wrong move could have made the situation in reality tumultuous.

– Cheolmo: Yeah, your FA Cup opponent is Man U.

Anyways, with Chairman Hwang Geum-soon’s provocation, a battleground opened in the group chat, and while the chairman normally would have backed off here,

Maybe it was due to newfound confidence after Arsenal defeated Chelsea in the League Cup final?

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Yes, no titles for this season ^^

This time, he didn’t back down easily.

“Wow. Looks like Uncle’s tanking skill went up.”

Gyeouri happily watched the fierce debates unfolding in the group chat.

***

Two days after the Champions League quarter-final first leg match on April 18, 2015.

[FA Cup semi-final. Manchester United vs Arsenal.]

└ Hah. After leaving Stoke City behind, I’m facing another Stoke City, damn it.

└ Lmao.

└ Guys, when’s the Premier League postponed matches?

└ In May.

└ Thanks.

After defeating Mourinho’s Chelsea and clutching the League Cup trophy, Arsenal, who was in great shape, faced Manchester United, who had realized the depths against Stoke City in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Most football fans expected a win for Manchester United.

Even if Wenger’s Arsenal had managed to defeat Mourinho’s Chelsea, Manchester United was showcasing strength that was on another level.

[Overseas bookmakers predict a win for Manchester United….]

└ This time too, won’t Arsenal get beaten up again by Man U?

└ No way, is there any suckers betting against Arsenal?

└ For real, lol, this is a secure asset for Man U, haha.

└ The long and short will be known when it’s judged, you fools.

└ Yeah, anyone can see that Arsenal is shorter.

But not long after the match began.

In a situation where Arsenal had been getting beaten up by Manchester United in the previous match, Arsenal began to retaliate.

[Huh? Laurent Koscielny is choking Robin van Persie from behind!!]

└ …??

└ …??

└ …??

└ …??

└ …What the heck? Am I dreaming?

A scene that made every football fan in the world doubt their eyes was unfolding.

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“Geh! He… help….”

At the moment Robin van Persie was being choked.

“What’s this? Have they fallen?”

“SIU.”

Ronaldo and I chatted comfortably.

“…Help me, you bastards!”

It was spring.

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