Chapter 491: Defending League Champion!
After a day of rest in Valencia, all the players returned to Valencia with non-stop coach Flores to fly to Deportivo La Coruna, Galicia, where they will take on Deportivo La Coruna, their opponents in the 33rd round of the league.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the main players who participated in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final should stay in Valencia to recover their fitness and prepare for the next Champions League final, but their schedule this time is a bit strange.
They will play two games in a row against Deportivo La Coruna at the Stadio Riazor in the coming week, first in the 33rd round of La Liga in 2006-2007, and then on the 10th against Deportivo La Coruna in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey at the same stadium.
Flores, as a giant coach in Spain, naturally has to take care of the overall situation, and when he has already qualified for the Champions League final and the league title, of course, he must also focus on the Copa del Rey semi-finals next week, so he has the practice of bringing the main team to Deportivo La Coruna.
As for Flores's arrangement, there is no media that finds it inappropriate.
As for whether he can play in the league against Deportivo La Coruna at the Stadio Riazor, it will depend on Flores' arrangement.
It is worth mentioning that as long as Valencia, who are playing away, win this game, they can successfully defend the La Liga title five rounds ahead of schedule, regardless of the next result of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
However, Valencia did not send any main force in this La Liga match at the Riazor Stadium, basically a starting team composed of substitutes and youth team players, with the second-half substitute Ailo assisting Morientes to save the winner, a 1-1 draw away to Deportivo La Coruna, extending this season's unbeaten league record to 33 games.
If we add last season's unbeaten record, the unbeaten run in the league has reached 37 games, which means that they are only one league away from Real Sociedad's record of 38 consecutive league games in La Liga, but this record is not valued by most Valencia players, who are more interested in winning a substantial trophy.
It's a bit of a pity that Real Madrid and Barcelona both beat their respective opponents in the next league game, narrowing the gap to 13 points, so Valencia can only wait until the 34th round of the league to host Zaragoza.
However, this is also in line with the needs of Valencia fans, who are no longer able to run away from the league title anyway, and they naturally want the team to lift the league trophy at the Mestalla Stadium instead of lifting the league trophy away from home.
Four days later, Valencia beat the home side 3-0 away to advance to this season's Copa del Rey final with an aggregate score of 5-0 on aggregate, despite playing away from home.
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It was only then that the Spanish media made newspaper headlines that Valencia had the honour of winning the first treble in Spanish football's history.
"La Liga's first treble?"
This was the unifying headline from the mainstream media in Spain the next day.
"Valencia have already qualified for this season's Copa del Rey final after beating Deportivo La Coruna away, and a week ago they drew 1-1 at Liverpool to reach the Champions League final 3-2 on aggregate, and with the almost certain La Liga title, they can compete for the first ever treble for the Spanish club......
Valencia Sport, the number one official newspaper of Valencia FC, naturally gave all the praise to the team: "With the league title within reach, we beat Deportivo La Coruna away to reach this season's Copa del Rey final, plus the second leg of the Champions League semi-final last week away at Liverpool... After six years of waiting, we have the opportunity to step back on top of Europe, to reach the top, Valencia, as one of the oldest clubs in Spain, we deserve the best record of zĂ o, and this record is just in front of us, yes! It's the Triple Crown! â
ââŠâŠ I believe that no one in this world will dislike too many titles, and the same is true of the accolades at club level, two weeks later, it will be the final day of this season's UEFA Champions League, against AC Milan, who have won six UEFA Champions League titles, but we are not afraid, so let's meet in Athens and cheer for Valencia to reach the top of Europe! â
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Valencia is the third largest city in Spain, known as the "Pearl of the Mediterranean" due to its strategic location, historically the financial capital of the Mediterranean Empire, and has its own unique traditions and language, while the Valencians are known for their individualism, sensuality and creativity.
Therefore, Valencia Club, which is the city's business card, has the opportunity to win the first treble in the history of a Spanish team, and as the indigenous residents of the city, it seems like a festival.
"Eighth league championship trophy!" This is the slogan that was held up the most by the local residents before the 34th round of the league when they hosted Zaragoza.
The second is "Damn Real Madrid, Barcelona salute the champions!" â
In the history of Spanish football, the domestic championship is basically won by Real Madrid and Barcelona, so as the third largest city in Spain and the third largest club, it is normal to have a great hatred for Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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Just one day before Valencia hosted Zaragoza, the club's general manager, Carboni, approached Ello and thought that the club had a serious decision to sue him, but ...... After Carboni told him about it, the boss opened his mouth.
Because...... The future President Xi Jinping is coming.
Hearing this, Iroh understood a general idea.
In fact, as early as more than a month ago, he paid attention to the recent international current affairs, Zhejiang Province is actively establishing a friendly province with the Valencian Autonomous Region, as the number one person in Zhejiang Province, he naturally shouldered to come to Valencia on behalf of the entire province to do the final investigation, if there is no problem, you can sign the relevant documents.
As the number one well-known figure of the Chinese in Valencia, Xi Jing should also meet with Ailo in public and private, and it is not easy to fight for the Chinese in a foreign country, plus he is a football lover himself, so Ailo was not too surprised after learning the news from the general manager.
At 9 a.m. on the day of the match, Xi Jing arrived at the Mestalla Stadium, accompanied by key officials from the Valencian Autonomous Region and the head of the embassy in Spain.
As the representatives of the Chinese players in Valencia, Ailo and Wang Xiaolei were among the welcomes, while Wu Xi and Jiang Zhipeng from the youth team also came to the scene under the leadership of Ailuo, but only Ailo was among the accompanying figures.
After more than an hour of visiting, the entire history of Valencia was explained, and Xi Jingping, who has always loved football, also kicked on the green turf, but to be honest, the footwork was not good, but whether it was the players, officials or journalists who came to the Mestalla stadium, they all applauded.
After visiting the Valencia Club, Iroh was unexpectedly asked by Xi Jing to attend a lunch banquet in Valencia, much to everyone's surprise, including Iroh himself......
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From the camera, the Mestalla Stadium was full that night, and many fans came to the stands as a family, some old and some young, and many fans even wore the championship thorn printed with the number '8' sold by the club in advance, basically surrounding the entire stadium.
Various banners and slogans wishing Valencia to win the La Liga championship can be seen everywhere.
Champions, champions, champions!
Before the game even started, the fans at the scene couldn't wait to shout for the championship, which showed how much fans expected of their beloved club.
However, it is worth mentioning that in the pre-match press conference, the Zaragoza manager made a bold statement: "In any case, we will not rest on our laurels at the Mestalla Stadium!" â
Many of the main players expressed their desire to win this game**! They are determined not to let Valencia step on their own corpse to reach the top of La Liga!
Because Valencia is already 13 points ahead of second-place Real Madrid, and there are still 5 rounds left in this round, which means that as long as this game is not lost, regardless of the victory or defeat of Real Madrid and Barcelona, they will win the league title this season, so it is normal for the manager of Zaragoza to make remarks that he is not willing to rest.
But sometimes that's the case, the ideal is abundant, but the reality is tragic, when the game is 30 minutes into the game, the score becomes 4:0, in which Iello scored his fifth hat-trick of the season, and the final game is 7:0, Valencia used a massacre to justify the title.
It is worth mentioning that Zaragoza had a chance to break the egg in this game, but before the end of the game, Ayala was too slow to close his feet and tripped Diego Milito to the ground, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, but when Diego Milito's penalty was faced with Wang Xiaolei, he was rejected by Wang Xiaolei, thus losing the opportunity to break the egg.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the fans in the stadium were boiling, regardless of whether they knew each other nearby, they all hugged their arms and jumped one by one, making the fans watching the TV broadcast think that the scene was trembling.
One of the most touching scenes was the 38-year-old veteran goalkeeper Canizares lifting the league championship trophy as the captain, and this scene also left many fans at the scene with tears of emotion, because after this season, he is very likely to choose to retire and leave more opportunities for the young people next to him......
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