The Two Trophies
To close our season out, we had two massive games - City away in the league, and Real Madrid in France for the Champions League. The big question is this - did we do enough to secure both titles and expand our silverware cabinet?
Premier League
We travelled to City knowing a point was all we needed. So we took all 3. With Xavier Torrent in fine form, we dominated the match to win 3-2, and seal the title in the den of our mightiest rivals. My former club Leicester couldn't quite save themselves, losing to Everton to go down, but we secure my 2nd title since my return. Kudos to Aston Villa as well, who secure Champions League football for next season. Man Utd also do, having beaten Celtic 1-0 at De Kuip for the Europa League final. Chelsea take home the FA Cup.
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Following the match, a number of awards were dealt with:
Sam Marshall - Young Player of the Year and Highest Average Rating in a PL Season (8.42)
Luis Felipe - Player's Player of the Year
Sam Marshall, M Wallner, P Mukendi, Luis Felipe, M De Rosa, X Torrent - Team of the Year
Robin Van Persie - Manager of the Year (Not me, but this one amused me)
Champions League
One down, one to go. The short trip to France was easy enough, and the match was entertaining enough. More so for us though as the Spanish champions couldn't cope with a beautiful counter attacking display. Destroyers in chief Torrent and Malenica combined time and time again to terrorise the defence, as we sealed a 3-0 victory.
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And now for more awards:
Xavier Torrent - Top Goalscorer - 14
Mislav Malenica - 2nd Top Goalscorer - 12, Best Player
Freddie Sands, Sam Marshall, Michael Wallner, Jose Exteberria, Cesar Neira, Gino Baack, Mislav Malenica, Xavier Torrent - Team of the Tournament
So, success on the home front. Can I do it again with England in Scotland/Wales?