After the 30th round of the league against Sevilla, Spain's mainstream media has once again focused on Valencia, who will defend their La Liga title this season, if nothing else.

Of course, Barcelona and Real Madrid, who are second and third in the league, still have theoretical hopes of winning the league title, but the chances are not high.

But it's not entirely impossible.

After all, Valencia still have the task of semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and the semi-finals of the Champions League, which does not guarantee that they will be able to take care of the league in the two-legged format of the knockout round, so it also gives the two traditional Spanish giants hope of winning the league title this season.

At the post-match press conference, many reporters asked Flores what he thought of the team's next three-tier battle, and he replied at the time: "The league is fundamental, but the Copa del Rey and the Champions League are also games that cannot be abandoned!" ”

Is this the rhythm that goes hand in hand?

The reporters at the scene all looked at each other, not knowing why.

The next day, "Marca" analyzed Valencia like this, "In the next half month, Valencia will face a week of double matches, the most important of which is the two-legged Champions League semi-final with Liverpool, in the case of the league championship and the promotion to the Copa del Rey final are not a big problem, more attention should be paid to the Champions League, after all, at this time, they not only represent themselves, but also represent the entire La Liga ......"

The same goes for As, "At this point, it is natural to give up the league to save the cup hopes, plus Valencia's league title is no longer in doubt, with only eight league games remaining, they only need to win four of their opponents to win the title... In the remaining 8 rounds of the league, only the opponent in the next round is Real Madrid and the last round Villarreal is stronger, and the other opponents are not a big problem......

Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two major newspapers in the capital are constantly putting high hats on Valencia, Valencia has to bear their kindness at this time, after all, the league and the cup are close to the end, and any game cannot afford to lose, and this is still in the case of not having much difficulty defending the league championship, so it is natural to give up the next league to save unnecessary physical consumption for the cup.

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The notebook on Flores' desk is filled with the names of three teams: Deportivo La Coruna, Real Madrid and Liverpool, and the most important thing for him is naturally the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, which is a matter of whether the team can achieve zero breakthroughs in the Champions League.

The Copa del Rey semi-final against Deportivo La Coruna is also about a Copa del Rey title.

Although last season's Copa del Rey was also Valencia, the new year's Copa del Rey title will always feel a bit wasteful, so for Flores they don't want to give up, and more importantly, this game is exactly a week away from the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, without any conflict.

It's just that Real Madrid, who are caught in the middle, is in trouble, they don't have the two fig leafs of the Champions League and the Copa del Rey competition, and only the league championship is left, I believe that Capello will be very focused on this game, and will definitely beat Valencia, which is what Flores is worried about.

The Champions League semi-finals are just around the corner from Real Madrid, and the team can't afford to take any risk of injury, so ...... After thinking about it for a long time, Flores decided to abandon this match against Real Madrid and focus on the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and the Champions League!

After clearing his thoughts, Flores made a phone call and asked his assistant Paul to come to his office to discuss the upcoming event.

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The first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Deportivo La Coruna was restructured from the weekend's league tie against Sevilla, with David Villa, Ballack and Albelda, who had been rested at the weekend, returning to the main line-up, while Aelo and David Silva were rested.

But to be on the safe side, both were put on the bench.

Valencia, who have most of their main line-up, comfortably beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 at home to give them a two-legged Copa del Rey semi-final, with the second leg coming just a month later.

In the other semi-final at the same time, Barcelona lost 1-2 at home to Sevilla.

With the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final coming to an end, Valencia is just a week away from hosting Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

This period of time is very important for Valencia's preparations.

Therefore, Flores had to give up the midweek league match with Real Madrid for this game, after all, in addition to this match with Real Madrid, there are seven league games left, and winning four of these seven rounds should not be a big problem, and this is based on Barcelona winning all the remaining seven league rounds.

Just as Flores was preparing to keep Iroh and his team in Valencia to prepare for the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, Ilo approached Flores and expressed his desire to play in the league.

"It's decided?"

Flores looked up, frowning at Iro.

"It's decided!"

Iroh replied firmly.

In the face of such a determined Aelo, Flores is also difficult to refuse, so the two reached an agreement for this game, Aelo can participate with the team, but he cannot play the whole game, at most sixty minutes.

In Iroh's words, sixty minutes? Enough is enough!

Because Real Madrid and Barcelona have not achieved good results in the league this season.

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At the regular pre-match press conference at the Bernabeu Stadium, the media from England asked Flores about the upcoming first leg of the Champions League.

In the face of the answer of the English reporter, Flores did not throw away the smoke bomb, but replied very seriously: "The game has reached the semi-finals, and our goal is only the championship!" ”

Flores' answer was so direct that it left the media from England a little stunned.

Then, under the reminder of the on-site press officer, the reporter's question returned to the 31st round of the 2006-2007 Spanish Liga season Valencia away to Real Madrid.

"The league and the Champions League, we want it!"

More or less, Flores was still a bit suspicious of setting off smoke bombs in his regular press conference before the game.

Because the starting line-up that appeared in the game against Real Madrid was not their strongest line-up, only Iello and Joaquín in the front line are considered to be in line with the current status of the Valencia champion team.

The golden trio of midfield was the only one with Albelda starting.

The back line was more neat, with Marchena partnering Ayala and full-backs Miguel and Del Horno respectively.

Can such a team defend Valencia's unbeaten run in La Liga this season?

Iroh told the 80,000 home fans present with practical actions that as long as the team with him as the starter, it is the strongest lineup!

He scored in each half to give his side a 3-1 lead at home to Real Madrid, but he was substituted in the 60th minute to prepare for the Champions League semi-final in midweek.

When Iello was substituted, there was a bit of panic in the team, conceding two goals in a row before the end of the game, and Real Madrid equalised, which also made Valencia miss an opportunity to extend the lead.

Because in the other match played at the same time, Barcelona lost 1:2 to Villarreal at the Love Song Stadium.

With seven league games remaining, Valencia are already 15 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, which is very good news for Valencia fans, meaning that Valencia only need two league wins in the remaining seven games to defend their title.

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No one expected Barcelona to lose to Villarreal at the Stade de la Love Song, so when the 31st round of La Liga was over, the Spanish media and even some of the European media were surprised by the result.

After 31 rounds of league matches, Valencia topped the standings with 85 points from 27 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.

This is a point that would have been a league title in previous years, and with seven league games to play, Valencia will likely continue to record their highest league point in La Liga history last season - 96 points.

However, it is worth mentioning that Real Madrid is once again in the background.

Aiello scored one goal in each half of the league against Real Madrid, which means that his tally in a single season in La Liga this season has improved to 46, surpassing his own record of 44 goals in a single season in La Liga set by Zào last season.

Valencia Sport uses the headline: Liverpool, are you ready?

With less than four days to go until the first leg of this season's Champions League semi-finals, Ai has found his form again with Real Madrid, which is very good news for Valencia! Because of a man in great form, any solid backline is a void in front of him, even if Liverpool already have a record of 373 minutes without conceding a goal in the Champions League......

After Valencia drew with Real Madrid, and Barcelona lost to Villarreal away, the ownership of the league title has basically been settled, "Marca" and "As" did not force it, after all, the Champions League match day is coming again, and Valencia is the only seed of the Spanish team, there is no need to play tricks when there is no chance, so they all began to sing for Valencia.

"Marca": "Despite the economic crisis in Valencia during the winter break, they quickly survived, whether it was in the league, the Copa del Rey or in the Champions League, there is basically no suspense in the league title this season, the Copa del Rey has also half a foot in the final, and the Champions League final is only two games apart, but for Ai, who has just set a new personal single-season La Liga goal record, it is not a problem......

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