In the post-match press conference, in accordance with international practice, the first person to be interviewed was the head coach of the visiting team, Rafael Benitez, who accompanied him to the scene by the team's captain Steven Gerrard.

It was not easy to get an away goal against Valencia, and only one goal on aggregate, Benitez was in a very good mood, and he was not enough to say anything about the reporter's score.

For the first time, a journalist from England felt that this middle-aged Spanish man was so easy to deal with.

Of course, the question of the team's tactical arrangement in the second leg is not answered.

When it was the home team's turn to be interviewed, the attention of reporters was on Albelda, who retired injured at the last minute, and they were all desperate to know the final injury report, of course, what they wanted to know most was that Albelda could be in time for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final in a week's time.

After all, his role for Valencia is very large, the team's offensive and defensive hub, whether offensive or defensive, he has contributed a lot to the team, especially when the team is switching from defense to attack, as if it has been carefully calculated by the computer.

If Albelda misses the second leg, it is conceivable that it will cause disruption to Valencia.

Flores did not give a positive answer to the reporter's question.

The reporters present were also old fritters, and they did not dwell on the problem, and quickly focused the problem on the players in this game.

As Valencia's leading star, Iello is naturally mentioned the most.

However, Flores was not in a good mood today, and his questions from reporters were perfunctory.

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The next day, the entire European mainstream media picked up a good headline for Valencia's home game against Liverpool: a painful loss, and the suspense remained in the second leg.

There is also a heated debate in the media about which team will make it to the final in the end.

For example, the Spanish media are generally optimistic about Valencia to advance, while the media in the British Isles are optimistic about Liverpool, who have an away goal.

Because they believe that Liverpool's manager is Rafael Benitez, the famous cup guru whose classic was the 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League semi-final, a 0-0 draw away to Chelsea, and a ghost goal at home to eliminate Chelsea.

The next Champions League semi-final second leg is similar to the Champions League semi-final second leg, with only a one-goal win to qualify for this season's Champions League final.

On this day, the Times had a very detailed report on the second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Valencia and Liverpool: "Originally, the result of this game was Valencia beating the visiting Liverpool 2-0 at home, but what I didn't expect was that before the end, Liverpool's soul captain Gerrard pulled one back for the team, and this goal also pulled Liverpool back from the edge of the cliff, this result is very beneficial to them, They only needed a narrow 1-0 win at home in the second leg to qualify for the final, and it is worth mentioning that Valencia's captain Albelda was injured when Gerrard scored, and judging by the way he walked off the pitch, it was a bit difficult for him to catch up with the midweek game......

“…… Finally, it has to be mentioned that Valencia's star Ai, who has not scored in two consecutive games in the Champions League, specifically he has not scored for 227 minutes, and his last goal dates back to Valencia's away challenge to Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, which is a difficult reality for a super scorer who averages 1.77 goals per game in the Champions League... From this point of view alone, Valencia's strongest point of attack has fallen into some kind of crisis......"

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When The Times was published, it was well received by a wide range of readers.

At the same time, it has also attracted reprints from peers.

It is very rare for Ilo to fall into a goal drought, and he has not scored in two consecutive games, which is very surprising for many fans who are used to Aelo averaging more than one goal per game.

It has to be said that when most fans get used to Elo's high number jù, as long as his number jù has a slight downward trend, it will attract countless criticism.

"I believe that the second leg of the next Champions League semi-final will be very dangerous for Valencia, because their star Ai has not scored for nearly 230 minutes in the Champions League, which is a rare phenomenon for an active Champions League single-season goal record holder, but it will be a very good opportunity for Liverpool, because they only need to win the most economical 1:0 in the next second leg to qualify for the final... …”

The Guardian also reported on it.

But at this time, Cristiano Ronaldo mentioned the question about Ailo's two consecutive games without scoring in an interview with the BBC, "If damn Liverpool really think that they can easily win Valencia at home, then I can only say 'bye-bye' to them, because it will be Valencia who will advance to the final, why?" Because he (Iro) is one of the most unpredictable players in the world! ”

Cristiano Ronaldo's words immediately attracted a lot of criticism, but he didn't care, Manchester United and Liverpool were already described as water and fire, and there was no need to look at the problem from Liverpool's point of view for the sake of the so-called English team's honor.

Later, on United's prospects for the second leg at the San Siro, Cristiano Ronaldo said: "No one can predict the outcome of the game, and I am the same, I will only wait until the end of the game to find out. ”

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In the afternoon of the same day, the results of Albelda's examination came out, and the result was not serious, but it was not light—a thigh muscle strain.

One thing is for sure, though, Valencia captain Albelda will be out of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Although the Valencia club's hierarchy have issued a gag order to cover up Albelda's absence from the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, they have underestimated the energy of the media.

In the evening, England's Mirror newspaper published a message on their official website: "According to reliable sources, Valencia captain David Albelda's diagnosis has been released this afternoon and he will miss the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at Anfield with a thigh muscle strain......

In today's world of circulation, the news of Albelda's ironclad absence from the second leg of the Champions League semi-final is flooding the official websites of the mainstream European media.

"Marca" gave his own comment in the first time: "Although David Albelda will definitely miss the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, for this very mature Valencia, there is not much of a problem, they have a solid backline, and there are fixed goal points, which are the basic conditions that can make them stable in the final, so Albelda's absence will not impress the final result......"

Even the "World Sports", which has always been at odds with Valencia, spoke for Valencia at this time: "You never know how terrifying Valencia really is, when many people think that Valencia's forward line can score so many goals is based on a strong midfield, but ignore their star Ai's self-creation and ability to seize opportunities, although he has not scored in two games in the Champions League, but who can pack a ticket that he will never score?" ”

From this point of view, it is not difficult to see the strength of Valencia, and the absence of a player will not affect the final result.

But is that really the case?

The final result will only be revealed at 8.45pm at Anfield next Tuesday.

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Valencia have a league game ahead of the second leg of their Champions League semi-final away to Liverpool, but fortunately this game is against a team that has been lingering in the relegation zone for a long time.

In the past 31 league games, Valencia have been 15 points ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona in second and third places, which means that the risk of losing the league title is basically zero.

In addition to attracting attention in the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, in Spain, fans will be focused on these three matches: Valencia vs Huelva, Athletic Bilbar vs Real Madrid, and Barcelona vs Levante.

With only seven rounds left in the league, Valencia only need to win the game at home against Huelva, and the league trophy can basically be handed over to Valencia.

But if Valencia win Huelva at home and Real Madrid and Barcelona lose collectively, then Valencia will win the league six games ahead of schedule.

So the fans of Valencia were excited again, and immediately put aside the second leg of the Champions League semifinals, after all, the Champions League is still nearly a week away, so it is natural to focus on the league first, this is to avoid long nights and dreams, and if you can win the championship early, you must take it early, and be practical!

But in the home league Valencia only sent a full bench lineup, but still won Huelva with a score of 2:0, Valencia has been 18 points ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the first game, which means that if Real Madrid and Barcelona lose in the next league, then Valencia can win the league championship six rounds in advance!

Unfortunately, Real Madrid and Barcelona both won the league game the next day, so Valencia will have to wait until the next round if they want to win the league early.

Despite not winning the league title six rounds in advance, Valencia's players were not disappointed because in their minds, the league was already in their mouths and they couldn't run away no matter how they ran.

All the team's attention turned to the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at Anfield next Tuesday.

At this moment, the French newspaper "Team Newspaper" set a very realistic headline for this game: Anglo-Spanish summit showdown!!