Real Sociedad has always had no status in La Liga.

It also starts with "Royal", and the letters are also written as "real", but the strength of the two teams can be said to be very different.

Not to mention, in the 00-01 and 01-02 seasons, Real Sociedad finished 13th in the standings.

From here, it can be seen that Real Sociedad is just a relegation team in La Liga.

It's just a relegation team, so why can it participate in the Champions League?

Because last season, that is, the 02-03 season, the ranking of Real Sociedad in the standings, was second!

And the one who won the championship ahead of them was Real Madrid, which had Zidane and Figo, and introduced Ronaldo!

Real Madrid have 78 points and Real Sociedad have 76 points.

In other words, Real Sociedad, a team that is relegated, has retained the suspense of the La Liga championship until the last round!

Such a performance is naturally extremely eye-catching.

It is no exaggeration to say that Real Sociedad attracted much more attention last season than Aachen, who also won the league title.

After all, the decline of the Bundesliga is almost a recognized fact, and La Liga has Real Madrid in its prime.

Since Florendino proposed the superstar strategy, Real Madrid's achievements have definitely attracted a lot of attention.

Almost all fans are looking forward to the performance of this "Galaxy Battleship".

Why call this team the "Galaxy Battleship"?

Because it is generally believed in the fight that a team with such a strong lineup can find opponents on the planet?

They should go to heaven and find opponents in the universe!

Under this almost killing public opinion offensive, Real Madrid finally grabbed the championship.

However, Real Sociedad, which has been fighting with Real Madrid for almost a whole season, has naturally attracted a lot of attention.

This is different from the Bundesliga, after all, in the Bundesliga last season, Bayern dominated the top of the standings with an absolute advantage, and other teams have no possibility of being defeated at all.

If it weren't for the aura of Aachen's "promotion horse", they would have attracted less attention.

After all, Aachen is more than a dozen points behind Bayern, and this runner-up has no gold content no matter how you look at it.

Therefore, even if it is a home game, the media does not expect much from Aachen's performance.

"We don't expect Aachen to earn points for the Bundesliga, but at least we can't lose too badly." The Marc Oder is not at all optimistic about Aachen's performance.

"Aachen is going to play against another Real Madrid!" The Frankfurter Zeitung was alarmist.

"How can Aachen's defensive team block the onslaught of Nihat and Kovacevic?" The Süddeutsche Zeitung kicked out the question.

Seeing the media reports, the Aachen players were holding back a fire in their hearts.

But more people really don't have much self-confidence.

The game against Manchester United half a month ago was the first time that many people in Aachen participated in the Champions League.

It's not the first time I've participated, and I'm probably the only one in Mendieta.

It was such a memorable game, Aachen was slaughtered by Manchester United, and the score of 4:1 was so eye-catching!

Ruud van Nistelrooy, in particular, is already remembered by all the players in Aachen.

Of course, Manchester United is a giant, and Real Sociedad can't compare.

But everyone also knows that Real Sociedad fought Real Madrid to the end of the league last season.

Real Madrid is a much stronger club than Manchester United!

Can compete with Real Madrid, can Real Sociedad make it easy to mess with?

In fact, the rise of Real Sociedad was just last season.

But it was last season that Real Sociedad suddenly had players with 20 goals in two seasons!

The two of them are Nihat and Kovacevic mentioned in the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Nihat was transferred during last season's winter break, as was Kovacevic.

In this case, two players burst out, one scoring 23 goals and the other 20.

You know, Ronaldo only scored 23!

In everyone's minds, the sudden rise of Real Sociedad is actually because these two players suddenly broke out.

But in Hach's mind, the answer is different.

"Valery. Karpin, this Russian talent is the most important thing to pay attention to in Real Sociedad! Hach said in a solemn tone.

Valery. Karpin, he is undoubtedly a genius.

Before playing football, he was a member of the Russian national youth team for ice hockey.

Maybe he was tired of playing ice hockey, or maybe he thought it was too easy, so he ran to play basketball.

After playing basketball to a very high level, he probably got tired of it again and started to play football.

And the age when he officially started playing football was 18 years old!

At such an age, with such a hobby, maybe even his parents didn't think he could achieve anything in football.

However, on the contrary, after starting to play football, Valery's career can be described as a smooth progress!

After two years of training, Valery soon joined the Russian giants Spartak Moscow.

After finishing runners-up in the first league, he became the heart of the team.

Then, it was a triple crown in the Russian league!

His outstanding performance has undoubtedly attracted the attention of the five major leagues.

As a player from Russia, his technical level is very optimistic even for the Spaniards.

Real Sociedad, Valencia, Celta and other teams have all paid transfer fees one by one.

Moreover, he is an undisputed workhorse in every team.

In 38 league games in La Liga, he has not made less than 30 appearances in a season!

Seeing Valery's performance, maybe everyone will think about one question -

If he had been born in a country with a strong football atmosphere, what would he have achieved if he had started playing football early?

Perhaps, we can refer to the future "Tsar" Arshavin!

And now, Valery is no longer the talented young man he once was, he is now 34 years old.

The past ten seasons of La Liga career have made him extremely experienced, and he should be described by the word "demon".

And now, as a full-back for Real Sociedad, although he does not have the strong impact he used to have.

But years of experience have made him the heart of Real Sociedad's wing!

Last season's stats of 8 goals in 34 games are far from reflecting his role in this team.

It can be said that he is the source of Real Sociedad's attack.

Without him, Nihat and Kovacevic's performances wouldn't have improved so much all at once!

Among other things, Valery only joined Real Sociedad last season.

He had been playing for Celta de Vigo for the previous five seasons.

And he has maintained a stable attendance rate and maintained a stable level every season, and Celta has been hovering at the level of 5-7 in La Liga, which can be called a strong team in La Liga!

It can be said that Celta's status in La Liga at that time was similar to Hertha Berlin's status in the Bundesliga.

And Valery's level is probably no worse than Marcelinho!

But......

"Coach, I think the most important thing is him!" Zhuo Cunzhi pointed to a name.

Hach looked in the direction he was pointing.

Xabi Alonso！