November 11-17 is the last day of the year's national team break, and the national teams of all echelons have begun a large-scale call-up of players, and Castilla will challenge Toledo (C.D. Brown) away on the 14th. Toledo) will have as many as eight players absent from the league, namely Odegaard, Lin Liangming, Rodriguez, Senna, Rubio, Mariano, Narvaez and Linhardt, plus Mbappe, who was transferred by the first team, and the team's forward line is completely wiped out.

Li Muddy temporarily transferred 18-year-old striker Rivero (Alvaro Rivero) from U19, but the training time was too short, and he couldn't find a tacit understanding for the time being, so he handed him back to Guti the day before the game.

On Saturday, November 14, at 20:00, it was broadcast live on local TV again. Toledo is located in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, which is so large that I can't remember how many times I've been there, but because it's adjacent to the autonomous community of Madrid, it's also a good thing for Castilla, after all, it's less time on the road. The stadium is called Salto del Caballo, which is exactly the same size as the home stadium of Castilla and can accommodate up to 5,500 fans, but the home team's attendance this season is very poor, only about 50%, which is another factor in the visitors' favor.

Castilla's starting line-up for this game: goalkeeper Yáñez, right wing-back Forlan, central defenders Bernabeu and Leon, left-back Abner, central midfielders Toro and Fabas, right winger Alvaro, left winger Pull left, double forward Enzo and Muñoz, no striker tactic. There was not a single centre-back or striker on the bench, so Li Mudi made a wish before the game, hoping that the two starting centre-backs would continue to play the whole game without injuries and red cards.

Before this round of matches, Toledo had 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses with 17 points, ranking ninth in the standings, 4 points away from the fourth place that can participate in the promotion play-offs, so it can be said that the strength is okay. This game is another home game, against a league leader with a seriously disorganized lineup, and it is really difficult to say whether the winner or loser. Its main right-back Carlos Expósito (Carlos Expósito) is from the Real Madrid academy, and is very strong, with no weaknesses in attack and defence, and his crosses have reached 15, which is on the same level as Carvajal, and is currently ranked ninth in the league with an average score of 7.62, and even more so among defenders. Right winger Jokin Esparza is the team's leading scorer, scoring six goals in 12 appearances, two more than the rest of the squad combined. In addition, the 32-year-old goalkeeper Manolo and Real Madrid's academy-trained striker Arroyo are also worth mentioning, and they have played well before.

The absence of a striker does not mean that the attacking threat is reduced, and Li Mudi instructed the two wingers and two forward midfielders to pay attention to frequent changes on the field, disrupt the opponent's marking arrangement, and look for opportunities. Another task for the four is to take turns challenging the opposing midfielder, Carlos De Lerma, whose aggression rating of 16 and bravery of 15 means that the risk of yellow cards is high and can be exploited. Of course, I also explained to the backfield players, asking them to pay attention to protecting the two central defenders, and try not to let them eat cards too early, there is indeed no one to change.

After the start of the game, Castilla gradually took control of the situation, facing the opponent's 4-2-3-1 formation with one more person in the midfield, and his individual skills were slightly better than his opponent's, so he mastered the ball more. The home team played steadily, not rushing into the attack, but focusing on the defense and waiting for opportunities to counter-attack. The visitors had a definite lead in possession, but they didn't create too many chances, and because they focused on defending against Esparza on the right flank, their left winger Javi Barranco played two surprise attacks, which caused right-back Forlan and right winger Alvaro to receive a yellow card for him.

At half-time, the 0-0 score was a fair reflection of the performance of both teams on the field, which was calm and plain.

In the second half, Castilla's front four changed positions more frequently, which finally led to a gap in the opposition defence, and from the 57th minute, the home team received five yellow cards in 17 minutes, including two fouls by Delema in the 62nd and 74th minutes, which forced Toledo to play with 10 men for the remainder of the game.

The visitors, who played one more man, achieved an all-round advantage on the field, forming a half-court siege. After several attempts, in the 83rd and 87th minutes, it was Toro and Muñoz who scored twice to help Castilla win all three points 2-0 on the road.

The post-match stats proved the scoreline reasonable, with Castilla having 57 per cent possession, 566 passes completed 89 per cent, 12 shots on goal and 6 on target, resulting in 17 fouls on the opposition, all of which were overwhelmingly advantageous.

The next day, after the team rested, Li Mudi returned to Madrid in the morning, and went directly back to the apartment to take a nap, but suddenly received a call from Xu Gengbao. Lao Shuai revealed to Li Mudi that he had completed the acquisition of Lorca and would hold a press conference tomorrow to officially announce it. Li Mudi naturally congratulated him, and offered to help if he needed it in the future.

The coach finally became the president of a Spanish club, and the call once again aroused Li Mudi's thoughts, and also ruined his plans to take a nap to catch up on sleep.

A few days later, Li Mudi saw the news of the press conference on the Internet, and saw more detailed content on several major websites of the Celestial Empire, and there was not even a splash in the big newspapers in Spain.

On November 20, the Football Association sent a notice that the draw for the first round of the Spanish Federal Cup had been completed, and Castilla drew Pontevedra C.F., S.A.D., a team from Group 1 of La Liga B, with the two games being played on November 26 and December 10 respectively.

The Spanish Federation Cup, the 23rd year of the Spanish Federation Cup, is a tournament set up by the Spanish Football Federation for the third division of the third division, which began in the 93-94 season. There have been 20 different championships in between, and the only two teams that have won more than one championship are no longer there, which may be a curse! Last year's champions were Real United, while Castilla will face the 06-07 champions in the opening round of the season. In addition, Castilla had played in the Spanish Federal Cup fourteen times in the previous 23 years and had not reached a single final.

On Saturday, November 21, at 20:00, the 14th round of La Liga B ushered in a major event: the battle for the top spot, Castilla sat at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium to challenge Barakaldo C.F., the second place in the league. It is said that it is the battle for the top spot, but in fact, the result of this game is not enough to change the position of the two teams, and the difference of 6 points is still quite large after 13 rounds. The home team welcomed back all the players except Mbappe and Odegaard after the national team break, and there are still some advantages in terms of strength, coupled with the bonus of playing at home, many media and fans are generally optimistic that Castilla can win.

Baracardo is one of the few teams currently competing in the third tier of the Copa del Rey in Spain, and the team's main striker Iker Hernández, who is on loan from Real Sociedad, has been in excellent form this season, scoring eight goals in 13 league appearances and six goals in three games in the Copa del Rey. The team is mainly in a 4-4-1-1 formation, and the five midfielders, including the front midfielders, have their own characteristics, and almost all of them have the ability to excel, such as speed, teamwork, headers, dribbling, which are extremely difficult to deal with together. However, the two main central defenders in this game, Kusidore and Sera Geria, one accumulated yellow cards and was suspended, and the other suffered a neck injury, and they were unable to play, which brought great difficulties to the team.

Castilla's starting line-up for this game: goalkeeper Yáñez, right wing-back Forlan, central defender Hector and Leon who have returned from injury, left-back Abnell, central midfielders Toro and Fabas, right winger Alvaro, left winger Pull Left, forward Enzo, forward Mariano.

Playing away from home, Valacardo continued to start the game with a solid defence, and despite the absence of the two main midfielders, the presence of Hernandez, the league's third-leading scorer, could still provide a strong deterrent to the home team. Out of concern for him, Castilla obviously did not dare to put too much energy into the attack, so they did not form enough threat. In the first half, both teams had just one great chance each, and the rest of the time it was a constant tug-of-war. In the 31st minute, the home team played a direct pass diagonal combination, but Mariano, who had no advantage in speed, did not completely shake off the opponent's central defender Ergezaba, and after bursting into the penalty area, the goalkeeper's shot did not hit the angle under the latter's interference, and was easily saved; In the 38th minute, Hernandez took advantage of a mistake by the home team's defenders to attack the goal from a tight angle in the penalty area, and although the ball bypassed Yáñez's hands, it hit the goal frame hard, and the home team escaped.

The technical stats after half-time showed that apart from a slight lead in possession, Castilla did not show the advantage that was widely favored before the game.

Shortly after the start of the second half, the home team created another chance to score, but Mariano's header and Enzo's subsequent follow-up shot were magically blocked by Valacardo goalkeeper Garcia, and through the FM system, Li Mudi saw his instant rating soar from the previous 7.0 to 8.5, while none of the remaining 21 players on the field had a rating above 7.1 at this time.

The turning point of the game came in the final fifteen minutes, when in the 76th minute, the visitors replaced Hernandez, who had just broken his nose while scrambling for a header, and the pressure on the Castilla back line was relieved by half; In the 83rd minute, central defender Quintanilla was kicked in the calf in a scramble and had to temporarily come to the sidelines for emergency treatment by the team doctor, but just before he returned, the home team seized on the marking error of the opponent's backline, and substitute Lin Liangming assisted Alvaro to score the only goal of the game.

In the end, Castilla, playing at home, won 1-0 against their main rivals in the league, Baracardo, with a somewhat lucky goal in the first five minutes of the final game, and the advantage in the table was extended to nine points.