Chapter 930: The Champions League reignites

Before the start of the 23rd round of the 2010-2011 La Liga season, the Madrid and Valencian media had a quarrel over the different players they supported.

However, no players from both sides joined in, only the media of both sides spat on the Internet.

Prior to this, Iroh published a message on his personal social media in China: "I believe that the Chinese fans are very happy at this time, right? The Asian Cup championship is a New Year's gift to you in advance, and I hope you all have a smooth career in the new year, everything will be fine, and Chinese football will reach a higher level. ”

In just one minute, the official Weibo posted by Ailuo has been reprinted tens of millions of times, fortunately, the new wolf Weibo has been prepared in advance, otherwise it is very likely that the network will be busy during this time period......

From this perspective, it can also be seen that Ailo is very popular in China.

With the passage of time, Iro's Weibo has set a number of records, such as the most retweets, the most comments, the shortest time, and so on......

At this time, many fans are still reminiscing about the Asian Cup championship won by the Chinese national team in Qatar.

Valencia's league game at the Stadio Calderón attracted the attention of all of Spain over the weekend.

Atletico Madrid will be fighting hard at home to Camp Nou last time out, as a win will give them the upper hand in their bid for a fourth place in the Champions League against Villarreal and Sevilla, otherwise they will miss next season's Champions League.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho and Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola are both keeping an eye on this league game as only Valencia will be able to close the gap between them further if they drop points on the road.

At this time in the league, we can only hope that Valencia will take the initiative to make mistakes, otherwise when the league comes to Mestalla, neither Barcelona nor Real Madrid will have the confidence to win.

When there is no way, I can only hope for this......

However, the result was not what they had hoped for, and Elo, who scored a hat-trick at the Bernabeu in midweek, carried over to another Madrid side, scoring another hat-trick with an overhead kick in the second half to lead the team to a 4-2 win over Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Calderón. Valencia were seven and eleven points below Barcelona in the first game.

It was a bit of a pity that Real Madrid and Barcelona both won the league games that followed, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the absolute core of both teams, scoring a goal each.

Compared to Aillo's hat-trick in the spotlight battle, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's performances were dwarfed and not worth mentioning.

With only one goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi in this round of the league, the gap between Aillo and Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi has narrowed to 11 and 6 goals respectively.

Elo's strong form against strong teams has convinced many Valencia supporters and Airo supporters that he will overturn Cristiano Ronaldo to become the league's top scorer before the end of the league.

Of course, Iroh didn't say anything during this sensitive time.

Aside from his personal relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, he also has his own pride as the recognised number one star in today's football.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi were left behind on his first day in football, and the rest of his career will be left behind by him!

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After beating Atletico Madrid away, Valencia coach Carlo Ancelotti took out the schedule and looked at the next two games, which were the Champions League quarter-finals at home against Sporting Gijón and away at Copenhagen.

However, after playing the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in Copenhagen away, it will be more troublesome, if not difficult, because their next league opponents are Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.

Although Athletic Bilbao is not particularly strong, their home atmosphere is very terrifying, belonging to the kind of team that is strong and weak when it is weak, and often plays the role of a giant killer in La Liga.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have lost a lot of games at the San Mamés stadium, home of Athletic Bilbao.

Now Valencia, who have performed well, has also become the target of this very Bacchus national team!

Moreover, Valencia is playing away from home in a row, flying from Copenhagen to the Basque Country in Denmark, which is very physically demanding for the team.

Coupled with the fact that Valencia will play the national derby against Barcelona at home after playing Athletic El Baho away, with a four-point difference between the two teams, no team can ignore three points.

In other words, the winner of this game will have a good chance of winning La Liga this season.

Therefore, Carlo Ancelotti is still a little worried about Valencia's results.

But...... Considering Eiro's excellent form, he is confident of Valencia's results in the coming month.

On 20 February, Valencia returned to the Champions League at home, beating Sporting Gijón 7-0 at home to the Mestalla Stadium thanks to Aillo's fourth.

While Ailo narrowed the goal gap with Cristiano Ronaldo, he also led Valencia to one of the biggest disparities of the season.

Unfortunately, Real Madrid and Barcelona both won the matches later on, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice and Messi netting a hat-trick.

After 24 league games, Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the league with 41 goals, followed by Messi with 37 goals and Iroh third with 32 goals.

Interestingly, Villarreal goalscorer Nimar, who finished fourth in the league, scored just 14 goals.

In other words, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Iroh form the first group of scorers, while the rest of the scorers form the second group, which is basically the same as the current league standings.

Valencia is at the top of the league with 68 points from 24 games, 22 wins and 2 draws, followed by Barcelona with 64 points from 24 games, 21 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and Real Madrid is third with 60 points from 24 games, 19 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

In fourth place is Villarreal, with 15 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses with 50 points, 18 points less than the top Valencia, and eight points less than the third-placed Real Madrid, which is equivalent to losing hope of competing for the league title.

As for Atletico Madrid, who are in fifth place, and Sevilla are even further apart in sixth place......

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The mainstream media in Europe can only describe the three teams of Valencia, Barcelona and Real Madrid as the 'Western Super Group' that exists in La Liga.

At this time, the three teams of the Western Super Group also focused on the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals in midweek.

However, the Champions League 1/8 finals are a test for both Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Real Madrid are about to face Lyon, known as the 'Real Mark', while Barcelona will face an even stronger team, the Red Devils Manchester United coached by Alex Ferguson.

Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final at home to Barcelona was also rated as one of the most exciting Champions League knockout stages of the season, as they were opponents in last season's Champions League final.

Although Manchester United lost the absolute superstar of Cristiano Ronaldo after winning the Champions League, Ferguson's Manchester United should not be underestimated.

Manchester United's ability to reach the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons is not as simple as having Cristiano Ronaldo!

Of course, Valencia is no less easy.

Copenhagen's strength is not comparable to Valencia's, but they have the advantage of being at home, and the weather in Copenhagen in February hovers around 0 degrees Celsius, and snow can fall at any time, which is a difficult environment for Spanish players who are used to mild weather.

In fact, the Valencia players were in trouble at the Paken Stadium, home stadium in Copenhagen, and they always felt like something was missing when playing in this kind of weather.

Fortunately, Ailo's personal form continued very well, and his two goals helped Valencia take away a victory away from home, and it can be regarded as half a foot through the knockout 1/8 finals.

At the same time, another key battle was also decided, and the former Lyon tyrant Karim Benzema scored two goals in his parent club to help Real Madrid beat Lyon 3-1 away.

When the game ended, there was no telling how many Real Madrid fans in Madrid were overwhelmed by the excitement that the most successful club of the 20th century had failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League for six consecutive seasons, which was a serious blow to their reputation.

Fortunately......

The next day, the entire Valencia squad flew directly from Copenhagen to the Basque Country in preparation for the weekend's league match with Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés Stadium.

The Champions League 1/8 focus battle at Old Trafford that night also kicked off, and Manchester United, which had dropped sharply this season, defeated Barcelona 3:2 by virtue of its home advantage.

Mascherano and Fletcher were also sent off for accumulating yellow cards, and the combined contribution of 11 yellow cards from both sides shows the severity of the game.

However, it has little to do with Valencia, who are preparing for the game at the training ground provided by Athletic Bilbao.

Still, much of Valencia's attention will be on hosting Barcelona's national derby next weekend, as it is a game worth six points.

A home win against Barcelona would extend Valencia's lead to seven points.

Because in the case of the same La Liga points, it is to look at the relationship between the two sides first, and then look at the number of goal difference.

In other words, if Valencia beats Barcelona home and away, then this season's league title will be ten or ten......