The 40-year-old legend of La Liga is still playing: gray hair, 30,000 people pay tribute! Barcelona superstar sends hug

In the 6th round of La Liga, Barcelona challenged Oviedo away, trailing 0-1 and reversing 3-1. Barcelona won three consecutive La Liga wins, 2 points behind Real Madrid. At the Carlos Tartiere Stadium in Oviedo, 40-year-old Cazorla became the focus: he started, 30,000 people applauded and paid tribute, and was respected by Barcelona players.

Before this game, Oviedo coach Banovic confirmed that Cazorla will start. In Oviedo's 4141 formation, Cassola acted as the front midfielder and lies behind center Long Dong.

40 years old and 286 days old Cazorla also set a La Liga record - La Liga in the 21st century, Cazorla is the oldest player in the starting lineup against Barcelona. Cassorla wears the captain's armband and enters his forties. His "third brother" looks a little vicissitudes. His gray hair is a trace of time and a precipitation of experience and maturity.

Players like Cazorla can get everyone's respect: low-key and tough. Nine years ago, Cazorla's ankle surgery caused an infection, and he underwent 11 surgeries and lost nearly 10 cm of native Achilles tendon. At the darkest time of his football career, Cazorla survived stubbornly. At the age of 40, he was able to start in La Liga.

In the battle with Barcelona, ​​Cazorla played 64 minutes, 2 key passes, 1 violation, whoscored scored 6.6 points, not considered outstanding. A 40-year-old veteran, Cazorla no longer has the physical fitness and explosive power to carry the ball and run the whole game, but his rich experience can play a role: he can give orders to his teammates and play the role of "coach on the court". When Cazorla was replaced, 30,000 spectators at the scene, whether they were home Oviedo fans or away team Barcelona fans, expressed their respect to the 40-year-old legend with applause, which is a tribute to the Spanish generation of superstars.

Cazora has played for Villarreal, Malaga and Arsenal. As a former Spanish international, Cazora has witnessed the glorious moments of the Bullfighter: he was a member of the 2008 and 2012 European Cup champions. There are very few superstars in Spain's golden generation and players who still play in the five major leagues, and 40-year-old Cazorla is still fighting.

Many players in Barcelona's team are full of respect for Cassorla. After the game, Pedri found Cazorla, and the two midfield masters talked and laughed, and hugged each other warmly.

40-year-old Cazorla and 22-year-old Pedri, which is a kind of inheritance: when Cazorla followed Spain to win the championship in the 2008 European Cup, Pedri was still a 5-year-old. Today, Pedri is a top master, taking on the glory of the Spanish midfielder.