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The 28th round of La Liga at the end of the weekend was over, and Barcelona also won this round of matches, so they still maintain an 11-point gap with Valencia.

It's just that with fewer league rounds, the chances of them reversing the title defense are getting smaller and smaller.

After winning the national derby against Real Madrid, Valencia quickly focused on the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, as they had no time to focus on the Copa del Rey for two more weeks before preparing for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Villarreal.

It is worth mentioning that the schedule of this season is also quite coincidental, because Valencia's opponent in the next round of the league is precisely their opponent in the quarter-finals of the Champions League - Villarreal!

Therefore, in addition to reporting on whether Barcelona can meet league rivals Valencia in the final of the Copa del Rey, this issue of the Spanish mainstream media is to report on Valencia's three matches against Villarreal in the next two weeks.

Of course, the most important thing is the two-legged contest in the Champions League!

Compared to these two games, next week's league game is less important.

As a result, the media began to deliberately create pressure for Valencia.

Among them, Catalonia's "World Sports" and "Daily Sports" are the first, like the capital Madrid's "Marca" and "As" are only slightly mentioned, which is more objective.

In order to let Valencia feel the pressure in advance, the headline of the "World Sports" page of the day's "La Liga News" page said, "In the next half month, Valencia will play Villarreal three times against derby rivals in the same zone, two of which are the crucial quarter-finals of the Champions League!" Of course...... The league where the two teams meet this weekend is also crucial!! Perhaps, this match will not affect the standings of the two teams in the league, but it will have a profound impact on the two legs of the Champions League quarter-finals. ”

“…… It would have been a miracle that Villarreal, a small city of 48,000 people, was able to beat the traditional Champions League powerhouse Ajax to reach the quarter-finals, but ...... Will this miracle develop further? Answer...... Of course it's quite possible! Although the small city has only 48,000 people, the home attendance rate for each game is very impressive, and the team, led by Riquelme and Diego Forlan, beat Manchester United in the group stage to become the top of the group and reach the round of 16! In the 1/8 finals, he eliminated Ajax, and was well known by various European giants, so he was given the title of 'Yellow Submarine'...... For such a team that is holding back a traditional powerhouse, Valencia will certainly be in trouble like never before. ”

Compared with the euphemism of "World Sports", "Daily Sports" is much more direct, "Whether Valencia can have the last laugh in the remaining 1/3 of the games, the next three games with Villarreal are very important!" This weekend's home league game against Villarreal can be said to be a test of the two teams before the Champions League knockout round, but ...... Here's the problem! If the home team loses this test match, then the gap with Barcelona in second place in the league will be reduced to eight points, and with only nine games left in the league, will Valencia be able to maintain this eight-point advantage when they are inferior to Barcelona in bench depth? ”

Two of the most influential professional newspapers from Catalonia have analyzed the headlines, which can't help but make other Spanish sports media start to think deeply, whether it is unrealistic to see Valencia as the La Liga champion this season in advance?

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But soon, Valencia handed over the perfect answer!

First of all, in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final in midweek, Valencia, who came on as a semi-main team, lost 1-0 away to Sevilla, but advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 4-2.

On the evening of the second day, Barcelona also welcomed the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

Because they defeated Getafe 4:1 at home in the first leg, Barcelona is also a semi-main lineup in this game, and they underestimated their opponents in general.

In the end, Barcelona scored two goals in extra time with its own profound heritage, eliminated Getafe, and met Valencia in the final!

Then this weekend, Valencia ushered in the second leg of this season's league clash with Villarreal!

Valencia, with the starters neat, beat Villarreal 3:0, but the opponent played without temper.

Interestingly, at the regular press conference after the game, Villarreal's coach Manuel Pellegrini said in an interview with reporters: "In order to prepare for the next Champions League quarter-finals, we must have reservations, so this league has no reference value!" Our goal is the last four of the Champions League! ”

The expression and tone of the voice were as if they were really releasing water......

Left behind a large group of confused journalists.

Villarreal seems to be playing with all the main force in this game, right? How can it not be a reference??

After these two matches in Valencia, "World Sport" and "Daily Sport" did not shut their mouths because of the perfect answer sheet handed in by Valencia, but there was a tendency to get more and more intense.

Coincidentally, before the end of this round of the league, Barcelona submitted an application for the Copa del Rey final in advance, but what I didn't expect was that after this round of games, the Spanish Football Association adopted Barcelona's proposal for the first time, and also agreed to let Barcelona provide the time for the final!

But whether to adopt it depends on the final decision of the Western Football Association, but the Western Football Association has said everything to this point, will it not be adopted in the end?

Everyone knows it!

As a result, many journalists with a keen sense of smell smell of conspiracy.

There is nothing wrong with moving the Copa del Rey from May to April, but far-sighted journalists can see the problem at a glance, as the Champions League fixture schedule is largely fixed.

In other words, Valencia and Villarreal have a huge disparity in strength, Valencia has a much better chance of advancing to the semi-finals, and Barcelona has an equally good chance of knocking out Inter Milan!

So...... Here's the problem!

According to the previous Champions League semi-final schedule, it is usually set a few days after mid-April, so ...... These reporters just touched the vine, plus a little thought, isn't this to put this Copa del Rey final in the middle of the two Champions League finals?

When the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, saw the report, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up to these reporters!

That's what they planned! Take down Valencia with an intensive schedule!!

Of course, if Valencia can't pass Villarreal, it doesn't matter which day the final is.

This plan is just in case!!

Who let Valencia not give face for these two seasons? Is Barcelona so easy to win?

Under the analysis of the newspapers "Marca" and "As", Flores also smelled of a conspiracy from it, which was completely a conspiracy against Valencia!

But...... But he didn't have any way, because the chairman Soler is now in debt, and basically rarely goes to the scene to watch the game, and rarely pays attention to the latest news, let alone go to the Western Football Association theory?

Therefore, Yiqiē still has to rely on the media's public opinion to create an impression of the final decision of the Western Football Association!

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Not long after the Spanish Football Federation announced that it would bring the Copa del Rey final forward, Valencia Sports took the lead in Valencia's headline, with the theme "A conspiracy against Valencia".

Although Valencia Sport is not as influential as the capital's Marca and As, as well as Catalonia's local Le Monde Sport, it is also a little more well-known in Spain.

Even if the conspiracy cannot be resolved, public opinion can be used to get the Spanish Football Association to set the date of the final between the two legs of the Champions League semi-finals.

“…… Conspiracy! This is a conspiracy against the rising Valencia! Originally, according to the original schedule, Valencia was very likely to win the La Liga championship and the Copa del Rey without pressure, but because of the early news of such a Copa del Rey final, our plans were all disrupted, and this is likely to affect our plans in the league and Champions League knockout rounds. ”

Iello put the issue of Valencia Sport handed over by David Villa back on the table in the locker room, then sorted out his thoughts for a while, and said lightly, "In the face of absolute strength, all intrigues and tricks are in vain!" ”

After a slight pause, he raised his head to look at David Villa and said again with a smile: "Do you recognize the strength of our team?" ”

David Villa was immediately stunned, and subconsciously remembered the game for most of the season, home and away double against Barcelona, and then double against Real Madrid!

Soon...... He became firm and nodded vigorously, "Of course I agree!" We are the current leaders of La Liga!! ”

Iroh shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Isn't that enough?" Just play every game! ”

Then, without waiting for David Villa's reply, he just grabbed his jacket and walked to the first-team training ground to devote himself to the new day of training.

In Valencia in March, it was still a little cold.

Watching Iello's figure fade away, David Villa came back to his senses, as if he was talking to himself again, "Perhaps, as Ai said, in the face of absolute strength, all intrigues and tricks are futile, right?" ”

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