Fortuna Sittard

[FM_TNSSO]

Chapter 73
KNVB Beker Final
17th May 2032

Our opponents in this year's Dutch Cup Final will be PSV Eindhoven...a team that have never beaten me!

Top goalscorer Rodiney has picked up an injury and would miss the game, so I called upon Christopher Nkunku's experience up front for the game!

Nkunku didn't get himself on the scoresheet and actually only had a pretty average game. However, the attacking midfielders around him all thrived and led us to another trophy as we complete a domestic double for the second season in a row.

Our next league game was also against PSV and also resulted in a win, this time with Nkunku opening the scoring!

Our semi final tie of the Champions League against Arsenal would see us play the home leg first and it was important that we take a lead to London to give ourselves a realistic chance of making the final. We did beat The Gunners 2-1 earlier in the season in the league phase of the competition and I'd be more than happy if we can repeat that performance/scoreline!

And I am more than happy! An excellent performance in front of our home fans gives us a 2 goal cushion going into the away leg...could we actually be looking at a Champions League Final?! The excitement is very real!

Naturally, everyone was rested for the league game against Go Ahead, but we still managed to get the result.

With the first choice 11 all rested and with a 2 goal lead in hand, we would have no excuses against Arsenal in the Champions League. And we didn't need any excuses as we come away with another 2 goal win, which means the aggregate score was actually very comfortable! I'm pinching myself but yes...Fortuna Sittard are in a Champions League Final!!!

It's Barcelona who await us in the biggest single game of the club's entire history!

Before the final, we had our final two Eredivisie fixtures to play and we round off the campaign with two more victories.

It means we finish the season with a record 97 points, winning 32 of our 34 games and scoring 114 goals in the process! What a season it has been for us in the domestic league!

So that just leaves the small matter of a Champions League Final left to play.​

 

[FM_TNSSO]

Chapter 74
Champions League Final
29th May 2032

It's here...the single biggest game of my career to date. The Champions League final, which will be played in the Estadio da Luz in Portugal, hosting 65,000 fans!

It might be the first time we have ever come this far and we are playing a side that has won this competition no less than five times, but we're not huge outsiders...in fact the fans and media are struggling to split the two sides!

Barcelona's dangerman is 24 year old Lamine Yamal, who pockets a whopping £750k per week in wages. In comparison, my whole wage bill is just over £1.2 million per week!

Lineups

We had been the better team throughout most of the first half, limiting Barcelona to just a single shot, so when Daniel Blanco cut inside into the penalty area on 41 minutes and blasted a powerful shot on goal which found it's way in at the near post, it was a fully deserved lead!

We went into the half time break knowing that if we now kept a clean sheet, the trophy would be ours!

Barca did come out with a lot more intent in the 2nd period and we were under a lot more pressure from the Spanish giants. However, we held our nerve to pull off the unthinkable...Fortuna Sittard are UEFA Champions League Champions!! ******* GET IN!!!

What an incredible achievement!

And it's just the tip of the iceberg for a season which has been pretty much perfect and without a doubt, my best ever in any version of FM!

 

[leckuno]

What a way to end the season and the suspense was huge while you kept us waiting for it as well

 

[FM_TNSSO]

Mate it was just as painful for me not having the time to play the game at all for a couple of days!