Hat-Trick in the Copa del Rey
Ryu Ha-neul scored a hat-trick in the Copa del Rey!
In the second leg of the quarterfinal against Espanyol, Ryu Ha-neul recorded his first hat-trick since debuting for the first team… Meanwhile, Barcelona, fueled by Ryu Ha-neul’s performance, defeated Espanyol 5-0 in the second leg, securing a final aggregate score of 6-1 and advancing to the semifinals.
In the Copa del Rey semifinals, Sevilla would face Real Madrid and Barcelona would take on Valencia, making the possibility of an El Clasico in the cup final much higher. Would Barcelona indeed win the Copa del Rey…?
Let’s take a look at Ryu Ha-neul, who is currently dominating La Liga.
Ryu Ha-neul, FC Barcelona
League: 8 games, 7 starts, 1 sub, 6 goals, 3 assists, 5 POTM
Champions League: 3 games, 2 starts, 1 sub, 5 goals, 1 assist, 3 POTM
Copa: 3 games, 2 starts, 1 sub, 4 goals, 2 assists, 2 POTM
Everyone knows that Ryu Ha-neul became famous because he’s a man playing in a professional league. … Ryu Ha-neul has appeared in 14 games, scoring 15 goals and recording 10 POTM. The reason he’s in the spotlight isn’t just because he’s scoring a lot of goals, but his playmaking ability…
So Arnal started training, they say. Will Ryu Ha-neul still keep the starting spot even if Arnal returns?
Honestly, Arnal’s reputation makes it difficult, right?
With his current momentum, even if Ryu Ha-neul loses his spot, he might have to make room for Arnal?
But besides speed and good stamina, Ryu Ha-neul seems better than Arnal?
Ha… because of Ryu Ha-neul, the nationalistic fans are twisting things and now they’re ignoring Arnal too
But just looking at the play, Ryu Ha-neul looks better than Arnal, right? The Spanish media is reacting that way, but why are you going crazy in a foreign country?
Damn it
I’ll give you the link, go check it out.
Ryu vs Arnal. Who will be the striker to lead Barcelona?
VOTE.
Ryu. 16 years old, both feet, 17-18 season 14 games 15 goals 6 assists. 56%
2. Arnal. 24 years old, right foot, 12-13 season 7 games 0 goals 0 assists, 13-14 season 16 games 0 goals 0 assists, 14-15 season 32 games 12 goals 4 assists, 15-16 season 55 games 27 goals 5 assists, 16-17 season 50 games 36 goals 6 assists, 17-18 season 17 games 11 goals 3 assists. 44%
Indeed, it seems Barcelona fans rate Ryu higher, but domestic Korean football fans seem to have weird evaluations?
Just because he’s a man, and the gallery side is full of Ryu fans who trash Yoon Seo-hee like crazy, so the public opinion there is bad lol
Ah really?
Yeah lol lol lol lol, there in the gallery, Ryu vs Yoon fight is happening, they’re fighting each other like crazy lol
Ryu fans are intense lol
But the Yoon fans’ karma lol, when Yoon Seo-hee was shining at Arsenal, she was said to be better than Ryu Ji-hye on the internet lol
Ha-neul is so filial lol
So why are the Yoon fans going on about it?
Yoon Seo-hee’s European career high is 21 goals, but Ryu Ha-neul scored 15 goals in two months? lol lol
Damn it, is comparing a two-month debut guy with a 14-year veteran overseas the right thing to do? From Schalke to now, Yoon Seo-hee only scored 84 goals in the league
Yeah, Ryu Ha-neul has to surpass Kim Seul-gi first
Fact is Kim Seul-gi’s career high is 14 goals, but Ryu Ha-neul has already surpassed Kim Seul-gi lol lol
lol lol Arsenal, Liverpool bus-only bushee vs 16-year-old Barcelona ace Ryu Ha-neul, Ryu Ha-neul wins, Ryu Ha-neul wins lol lol, bus fans, just admit you’re outdated and retire from the national team too, remembering how in 14 years Yoon Seo-hee scored 0 goals in 1 win 2 losses, it still makes me sick lol lol
lol lol 14 World Cup, she was so sad, 17 shots, 3 on target, 0 goals, really lol lol
Are you bringing up the No Goal Incident too? Are you starting a war?! Let’s see! (grin grin)
lol lol lol lol
Clearly Ryu fans pretending to be Yoon Seo-hee fans and posting comments, look at how they get hooked on aggro lol lol
Oh, Arnal’s return article came out.
Training started from the first day of the second half, and she’s expected to start in the 29th match.
Then will the cup matches continue with Ryu?
Then who will be the starter?
Since it’s the Copa del Rey semifinals, isn’t that more important?
After the semifinals, we’ll see how they decide the league starter.
Ha-neul has played a lot, I hope he gets picked for the national team too. After watching Haekchuk for 10 years, this guy is really on another level from other players
Me too, I’ve been watching since Ryu Ji-hye’s time, definitely another level
Old lady… are you in heat? lol
Deportivo Alaves, or Alaves in the league 21st round, was Arnal’s return match after injury.
No matter how far they advanced in the cup, since they hadn’t been playing in the league much lately, I also wanted to play in the league, but
Seeing Arnal’s play as the lone striker against Alaves, if she was in that condition against Valencia, it would have been a disaster.
‘Indeed, even if you are a world-class player, it seems difficult after returning from injury.’
It was natural since it was her first match back from injury, but Arnal was in poor form, and facing a team like Alaves, it could have been dangerous.
“Ooh…”
“Starting from the first match was a bit much?”
The coach and coaches sitting next to me also seemed to think the same, and words of sympathy for Arnal flowed from their mouths.
Fortunately, since Barcelona wasn’t a team that would lose just because one striker was on the bench, except for Arnal’s touch miss, we maintained a favorable state throughout, and eventually before the first half ended, Alaves scored first and we could take the lead.
And halftime.
“Ryu, how about playing in the second half? As you saw, Arnal’s condition today isn’t great.”
“I’m fine.”
“Yeah, like I said yesterday, I’m thinking of starting you in the semifinal too. As long as there’s no physical issue, right?”
“Of course, Coach. I’m ready.”
“Yeah, I believe in you, Ryu.”
The coach secretly urged me to come on in the second half, and as soon as the second half started, I substituted for Arnal and entered the pitch.
After that, I orchestrated the game while conserving energy for the Copa del Rey semifinal, and in the 20th minute of the second half, my pass that pierced through the gap in Alaves’ defense reached Alaves’ foot, and Alaves scored their second goal of the match.
“Umm… indeed, your pass is better than Arnal’s.”
There, with Alaves’ intense gaze too.
Unfortunately, Alaves was substituted to prepare for the semifinal, so I couldn’t win her over, but I already felt she was addicted to my pass.
After Alaves left, I continued to adjust tempo while conserving energy, and when the match ended, we recorded overwhelming possession and defeated Alaves 2-0.
“Ryu, you were wonderful again today.”
“Thank you for believing in me, Coach.”
And after the match, in the coach’s eyes as he patted my shoulder, I confirmed one fact.
As long as Arnal doesn’t return in her best condition, my starting spot won’t be that precarious.