Chapter 224 League Cup Qualification
Although it was Valverde who welcomed back the command, in the pre-match tactical meeting, Valverde's words were very brief, saying that he would continue to play Malaga last weekend, and did not say much about the rest.
In his pre-match press conference, Valverde was similarly sparse in his words: "It's going to be a tough game and we can't take it lightly. ”
'We can't just because Twente are out of qualifying and that just because Twente won't play a good game, every team will fight for glory.
Yes, FC Twente have lost their right to qualify and are not in great shape in the league. But when it comes to fighting for glory, there's no need for FC Twente to fight for an unnecessary game.
If it was the Spaniards who were in form in the previous games, it was really uncertain, but now the Spaniards have rebounded strongly, and there is no big problem in winning, even if it is a draw, there is still one last home game. The initiative is still in their hands.
However, the spinach company Chiguoguo is optimistic about the Spaniards and opened a handicap of Twente's half-one, which seems to be a foregone conclusion that the Spaniards will advance.
Even the fans of Twente are not optimistic about their team, and the fans who come to the stadium to watch the game are not even half of the seats, for them, this is a chicken rib game, of course, mainly because a team of the level of Espanyol cannot attract them, if it is a European giant, even if Twente is eliminated early, they will pay for tickets to watch the game.
They don't even know what the RCD Espanyol team has in their team, only that they lost 3-0 away to Espanyol.
It's such a tragedy.
However, unlike the fans of the senior team of Twente, the young fans know the name of Wu Sanshi.
"That's stone,"
'A year and a half ago he was captain of Ajax's youth team and he led the team to beat Twente's youth team to a losing temper.
"I didn't expect it to be the core of the Spaniards now."
"That's a dangerous guy."
'He's the best product of Ajax's academy.'
"When did the best player in Ajax's academy become a Chinese? I really want to go to the Ajax Academy! ”
"Don't discriminate against Chinese, there are a lot of football talents in China, but they don't get the opportunity to show themselves."
"You look at the fans of Stone, it's the red stand over there, there, there, it's all Chinese."
"It's scary, this support group ......"
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But in Spain and China, the match was very important, and both Spain and China broadcast it live. The former is about the Spanish team's prospects in the UEFA Cup, and the latter is of course what Chinese fans expect from Wu Sanshi.
The reason Spain are so focused on the UEFA Cup this year is the poor record of the Spanish teams, with the two teams with the biggest hopes of qualifying at the moment being Valencia and Espanyol, with several other teams likely to be eliminated from the group stage.
If that happens, then only Valencia and Espanyol will be on the table in the UEFA Cup. The more I was worried about something, the more I went in that direction, and the first two games, Sevilla away against Sampdoria and Deportivo away against CSKA Moscow, both lost.
This is where the most tragic scenario comes.
This means that in the UEFA Cup, Valencia and Espanyol are left, which is the worst for a Spanish team in recent years.
Early on, Callejon waited in front of the TV to watch the game, just like thousands of Chinese fans.
Hierro, the commentator of National Channel 6, predicted before the game: "There is no pressure on Espanyol and Valencia, Valencia can qualify if they draw, and Espanyol's opponent Twente directly sent a substitute, this is the escort ......"
'Favourites Stone to play a key role again in the game, he has a good chance of scoring a goal and of course, even if he doesn't score, he will probably have an assist.
Now that FC Twente is on the bench, the Spaniards are naturally much easier to play.
The Spaniard played frantically in the opening game, holding down Twente with an attacking stance.
In the 18th minute, they scored their first goal when Wu Sanshi broke down on the left and won a free-kick on the left side of the field, Riera crossed from the left and Tamudo headed home.
1:0。
"Valverde's brain has changed brightly, too?"
"It's not like his style, if it weren't for him standing in the command area, I would have thought Ruby was in command. Either way, it's a good thing. The Spaniards should be sure. ”
The Spaniards took the lead as they wished, and the players in Twente were too young to withstand the Spaniards' attack. In the 38th minute, the Twente team suffered another heavy blow, the Twente players knocked down Wu Sanshi who took the ball in the middle of the penalty area, and De La Pena scored a direct free kick, 2:0.
"Did you find anything?"
'Both set-pieces were created by Stone.
At half-time, the Spaniards took a two-goal lead and were all but assured of qualification.
"Will Valverde take down the stone? Will he repeat the mistakes of the past? ”
Before the big lead, everyone was curious about the choice of the Espanyol coach, but this time Valverde finally did not move, and still did not move.
Twente, for their part, made a substitution adjustment, perhaps completely giving up the game and starting to train.
In the 61st minute, Wu Sanshi broke through with the ball on the right side, and De la Pena played a quick two-on-one combination into the big penalty area, and pushed the goal into the near corner of the goal with his right foot in the small penalty area, although the Twente goalkeeper saved Wu Sanshi's shot for the first time, but Wu Sanshi immediately followed up with a shot, and finally sent the ball into the goal.
3:0。
In the end, Espanyol beat FC Twente 3-0 home and away.
In the standings, they overtook Manchester City to top Group A because of goal difference.
Don't underestimate the fact that if the Spaniards finish top of the group, their opponents will have very different options.
Because according to the rules of the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup round of 32, the top 3 teams from the 8 groups in the group stage and the 3rd place teams from the 8 groups in the Champions League will participate in the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup. Among them, the first of the 8 UEFA Cup groups will be the third head of the 8 UEFA Cup groups, while the second of the 8 UEFA Cup groups will be the third head of the 8 groups of the Champions League.
Naturally, it must be better to win the first place in the group of the League Cup, and if you get second, you have to fight against the opponents eliminated from the Champions League, and the strength of the guy who plays the Champions League is not bad at all......
So, while the Spaniards are expected to qualify from Group A, they will need to see the final round of fixtures if they want to top the group.