The final matches of the major competitions were in full swing, the Champions League was imminent, and the European Cup was the grand finale, making the football atmosphere throughout Europe incredibly intense.

Real Madrid secured their 36th League victory, allowing them to clinch the Championship two rounds early.

This match turned Barcelona's previous pursuit into a bubble, and in their anger, they slaughtered Rayo Vallecano 7-0 away.

In this match, Messi scored four goals, bringing his goal count to within two of Suker's.

"So annoying!"

Suker looked at the rankings on the board and couldn't help but shake his head.

He thought he had created a substantial gap, but in the blink of an eye, Messi had caught up again.

Barcelona had lost the Champions League and the League this season and could now only compete for the Copa del Rey.

For Messi personally, he would naturally focus more on the League top scorer list.

In the original timeline, Messi scored 50 goals this season.

However, perhaps due to the fierce competition with Suker, after 36 rounds, Messi's goal count had already exceeded 50, reaching 54 goals.

Suker, meanwhile, was in the lead with 56 goals.

Their incredible goal-scoring performances became a topic of discussion in the European media, as such prolific scorers, and not just one, astonished them.

Compared to Messi, Suker had a heavier task.

After all, they still had the Champions League to play.

Although winning the League Championship somewhat reduced the pressure, with the Champions League approaching, preparations needed to be put on the agenda.

Moreover, the 37th round of laliga with El Clasico featured Barcelona home against Real Madrid.

With Real Madrid having already secured the Championship, this match held little practical significance, but the key was the battle for the top scorer between Suker and Messi.

Barcelona would definitely help Messi score more goals in this match to surpass Suker in the top scorer list.

The problem for Real Madrid was whether to focus on the Champions League or go all out against Barcelona.

Logically, Suker was told he could ease the pressure a bit, as he had a two-goal lead, and the Champions League was imminent, which was clearly more important.

But his ambition urged him that the suppression must be thorough!

"Only a two-goal difference!"

As Suker pondered, Kaka suddenly spoke up in the locker room.

Hearing this, everyone turned their heads:

"Only two left?"

"I remember it was five before, right?"

"Messi scored four last game!"

"Is Rayo Vallecano's defense that soft?"

Everyone spoke up.

At this point, Kaka continued: "In the next match, Barcelona will definitely help Messi score more goals to surpass Suker in the top scorer list!"

"That won't do!"

"There's still some time until the Champions League, we can totally afford a big battle!"

"Take down Barcelona!"

"Help Suker score!"

Everyone shouted loudly.

The top scorer award was a personal honor, but they did not want Suker to lose this confrontation.

After all, if Suker won this honor, Real Madrid and they would also share in the glory.

Casillas also smiled: "It seems we'll have to fight another battle next game!"

"Anyway, we can beat Barcelona!"

"We haven't lost to them in years!"

"Help Suker win the top scorer!"

As everyone shouted, Kaka turned to Suker and subtly winked.

Suker also returned a smile to Kaka.

There were some things Suker couldn't say.

But Kaka knew what Suker wanted, so he spoke for Suker.

Besides, no one would refuse or object to such a thing.

In Real Madrid, Suker's core position was too high, which meant they would not harm Suker's interests.

In some ways, the honor Suker wanted to contend for was the will of Real Madrid!

On the way home, Suker drove and said to Kaka in the passenger seat: "Thanks!"

Kaka waved his hand: "Why are you being polite with me? I know what you want, and in that situation, it wasn't good for you to say it yourself!"

After a major battle, and with the Champions League approaching.

Asking Real Madrid players to help Suker contend for personal honor, even if Suker said it, they would agree, but it would definitely invite criticism.

After all, this was not a collective honor; it was Suker's personal desire.

Therefore, when Kaka brought it up, it was no problem.

Even his teammates understood that this was Suker's intention, just proposed by Kaka, so they would not refuse either.

Listening to Kaka's words, Suker couldn't help but turn his head and say: "I didn't expect you to learn to think!"

"You make it sound like I didn't think before!" Kaka retorted playfully.

Suker: "You really were like that before, or rather, both of us were!"

Back in Milan, they didn't need to think about these things at all.

Because Maldini would proactively bring them up, they didn't need to strive for them at all.

Kaka also smiled, and when Milan was mentioned, their faces couldn't help but break into smiles.

"By the way, Pato called me recently, he said he wants to come to Real Madrid!" Kaka said.

This was not the first time.

The world knew Pato wanted to come to Real Madrid.

After all, when he fell out with Milan, it was because he wanted to transfer.

Although they had reconciled now, Pato's desire to join Real Madrid remained unchanged.

"Why is that guy so set on this place?" Suker rubbed his temples.

Suker's social media accounts were managed by a dedicated department, uploading daily life and training videos, and sharing his life.

And once a Real Madrid training video appeared on social media, Pato would inevitably like, comment, and save it, a triple action.

"Pato respects you greatly! He wants to follow you!" Kaka smiled; "I heard him say that when he first came to Milan, he was full of fear and unease, as it was understandable for him to feel pressured coming from Brazil across the ocean to join the strongest football club in the world at that time, and you played a very good role for Pato then, even because of your influence, he also became a very disciplined person, able to gradually realize his talent!"

Suker did not deny this achievement.

After all, at that time, it was to lure Kaka away as well, so cultivating Pato and letting him stay in Milan was a certain kind of return.

But now, Pato's performance was getting better and better, and his mind was full of continuing to follow Suker.

"Can he really not establish himself at Real Madrid?" Kaka asked.

In fact, Kaka also had his own selfish motives.

He hoped Pato would join Real Madrid, as compared to the current Milan, Real Madrid was more competitive and offered more honors.

Before Neymar's rise, Pato was definitely Brazil's most central player after Kaka.

Therefore, Kaka also hoped Pato would play better, and experience more intense competition and high-level matches.

"Of course he can!"

Suker said casually.

Pato's talent was never an issue, and he had already proven himself at Milan.

"But the problem is, he's used to playing a core position at Milan, and coming to Real Madrid, he can only be a role player, a tactical piece. I don't know if he can accept these changes."

Pato's problem was that he played a core role at Milan, but he would inevitably be a role player at Real Madrid.

After all, Suker was the core!

But the problem was, Pato consumed resources!

Suker couldn't share resources!

Bale's presence had already taken a small portion of resources, and with Pato added, Suker would be pushed to the wing.

This was impossible!

Therefore, in Real Madrid's current squad, there was no place for Pato.

Especially in Mourinho's tactical system, he didn't need too many attackers; fewer and more refined was key!

Of course, he didn't mind having regular substitutes on the bench.

But would Pato accept being a substitute or rotation player?

So, Pato currently had no place if he joined Real Madrid.

Rather than not playing and just being a rotation substitute, it would be better to be a core player at Milan.

When Suker returned home, Sukic and Zorancic were playing football on the small pitch in the yard.

The two chased and played, and Luna also chased the ball with her tongue out, having a great time.

"You're back?"

"Dad!"

The two greeted Suker, Sukic continued to play with the dog, while Zorancic walked towards Suker.

"Are you planning to be a full-time nanny?" Suker said playfully.

Zorancic has been holed up here during this period, practically just playing with Sukic unless absolutely necessary.

"Sukic has high talent, I plan to nurture him from a young age!" Zorancic said with a smile.

"You're not a Youth Coach," Suker said grumpily.

Zorancic used to play football, but he really didn't have much talent as a player.

Zorancic laughed a few times, waved his hand and said, "I haven't found a suitable person yet, and I also really like Sukic, so I've been accompanying him. Once I find a suitable candidate, I can get busy with other things."

"The agency has a dedicated department for that, I don't need to constantly monitor it."

Suker: "You're a very carefree boss!"

Zorancic: "Very important contracts still require me to go personally, but currently, only you and Luka are heavyweight clients. Others don't need me to step in directly!"

"Oh, right!" Zorancic said, "My agency contacted that Brazil prodigy. We plan to secure his European agent role!"

"Neymar?" Suker asked.

Zorancic nodded; "His father is his agent, but he doesn't have many connections in Europe and isn't very familiar with the situation, so he plans to outsource the agency rights. We evaluated him and believe he has great potential."

"Well, no kidding!" Suker rolled his eyes.

Neymar's burgeoning talent was obvious to anyone who saw it.

"Ha~~~~~~"

Zorancic suddenly sighed, "But there are also some problems. We were talking very well, but recently things have become less amicable."

"What happened?" Suker asked.

Zorancic sighed: "Perez changed his mind. He stated that if Neymar wants to join Real Madrid, he must go through the B team; he must respect the tradition of Real Madrid!"

Suker said in surprise: "Florentino changed his mind?"

Zorancic nodded: "That's right! Our outsourced agency negotiations were also based on the premise of Neymar joining Real Madrid. After all, if he joined Real Madrid, we would be a very good choice. But now, Neymar's side has started contacting Barcelona!"

Suker couldn't help but frown.

Florentino suddenly changing his mind, from a certain perspective, was a warning to Mourinho.

After all, it was Mourinho who wanted Neymar to join.

And it was also based on Mourinho's suggestion that Florentino had stated there was no need for the B team baptism.

But now, suddenly changing his mind, this was a warning to Mourinho not to meddle too much and to focus on his job as Head Coach.

Suker was also a little curious what Mourinho had done recently that caused Florentino to start actively warning Mourinho.

Inside Real Madrid's Head Coach office.

Mourinho rubbed his brow, looking a bit pained.

Just a while ago, Mourinho recommended several players to the technical department and, bypassing Florentino, began to actively contact the technical department, interfering in transfer matters.

The technical department was also extremely troubled by this.

After all, he is a meritorious coach.

He won the sextuple in his first season at Real Madrid.

Now he has won the League Championship and is challenging for a consecutive Champions League.

It can be said that the technical department also trusts and respects Mourinho very much.

But this does not mean that Mourinho can directly interfere with the technical department's work, which is not allowed under the club's regulations.

But Mourinho did it anyway.

Florentino also learned of this news. He subtly warned Mourinho through his secretary, and at the same time, suddenly changed his stance on Neymar's transfer.

All of this was telling Mourinho that he was the leader of Real Madrid, and Mourinho could not overstep his work boundaries, much less challenge his position.

"Have I probed too much?" Mourinho also sighed.

He didn't expect Florentino's reaction to be so strong this time.

"I told you you were playing with fire!" Faria said grumpily; "Jose, the technical department is not something we can touch. Can't we just be honest coaches?"

Faria felt things were good now.

They worked together to win honors, and morale was extremely high.

As long as Mourinho put aside his ambition and no longer dabbled in the technical department and transfer matters, they could certainly become a historic coaching staff for Real Madrid.

"Faria, you know me." Mourinho said seriously; "I want to build the team according to my own will, not be dictated to in the process!"

"For a club to operate efficiently, everyone needs to do their job!"

"No one knows better than me, the Head Coach, what kind of players the team needs, so the Head Coach must be in charge of the technical department, because I know the team's problems best, rather than them buying players and making me play a jigsaw puzzle game!"

Mourinho said in a deep voice; "This is not an ideal model!"

Faria: "But Perez will not give up this right."

"Then let him compromise!" Mourinho smiled; "As long as I perform better and win more championships, I will eventually gain these rights!"

Faria sighed and shook his head: "Forget it, I can't persuade you!"

The next day, inside the Real Madrid locker room, everyone looked at Mourinho in astonishment.

Then they all turned their heads to look at Suker.

They found Suker's expression gloomy.

A suffocating atmosphere permeated the entire locker room.

Mourinho seemed not to notice, and continued: "As I said before, in the next match, and the matches after that, the main players can get more rest. I have already won the League Championship, so there's no need to exert ourselves in the League. The Champions League is where we need to focus!"

Kaka turned to look at Suker and said, "Sir, you should know what the situation is now, right? Suker and Messi are competing for the Golden Boot. Letting us rest at this time..."

"I am very clear about that!" Mourinho waved his hand; "But you must also prioritize collective honor; the Champions League is key! Of course, I will also give you some playing time to maintain your form!"

With that, Mourinho turned and left.

Mourinho left, but the locker room was silent.

They had just said they would help Suker win the Golden Boot, and Mourinho immediately told them to rest.

Of course, from Mourinho's perspective, there was no problem with this, as collective honor was indeed the most important.

But there was still a time span; Real Madrid could handle one big match.

However, Mourinho placed too much importance on the Champions League.

This was a crucial part of his involvement in the technical department, and he could not afford to lose!

Anything could happen in their big match against Barcelona.

If a few players got injured, leading to key players missing the Champions League, that would be another huge loss.

Mourinho would not allow such a thing to happen.

Suker pursed his lips; he should have seen through this guy!

Mourinho is a pragmatist; he would not consider so-called El Clásico or Suker's so-called personal competition.

In his opinion, these could all be sacrificed for the club's interests.

But it was precisely this point that angered Suker.

I've been scoring goals like crazy all season, and there are only two matches left. You want me to give up? Impossible!

Casillas looked at Suker, a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

You didn't step up then, and now you're in hot water, aren't you?

In his opinion, he and Suker should have teamed up then to directly drive Mourinho away.

But now, he couldn't drive him away, so he could only endure it.

After training, Suker did not leave immediately but actively sought out Mourinho.

Mourinho seemed to know Suker was looking for him, as he had coffee ready in his office.

"Sit down, I know you want to talk to me!"

Suker glanced at Mourinho and sat opposite him.

"My request is simple: we cannot give up the last two matches!"

Suker said directly.

Mourinho: "But that doesn't fit with the club's interests!"

"It doesn't fit with your interests, does it?" Suker looked up and stared directly at Mourinho.