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As soon as the 45 minutes of regular time of the first half arrived, the referee blew the whistle without giving a second of stoppage time, ending the first half.

The CSKA Moscow players stood cross-legged as if they had finished a ninety-minute game, panting and motionless, almost being pushed into the locker room by Gazaev and Akinfeev one by one.

"If I were CSKA Moscow's head coach Gazaev, I would have to thank the referee because he ended the first half without giving a second of stoppage time, and I can't imagine that in our current state, CSKA Moscow will concede a few goals in stoppage time... If Gazaev's midfield fifteen minutes can't change the team's mental outlook, then the game will be completely out of suspense..."

Sky TV's well-known commentator Andy Gray took advantage of the half-time period to comment.

"Although qualifying for the final is a certainty, I still have to remind the Valencia players not to underestimate any opponent, especially in a big competition like the European semi-finals, otherwise it will be troublesome to be reversed by Super Laco by AC Milan last season, and it will definitely become the laughing stock of the whole Europe..."

Barry would have offended most fans by saying such things at their happiest moments, but there were plenty of people who supported his views, as was the case with AC Milan in last season's Champions League quarter-finals.

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The fifteen-minute break soon passed, and the players from both sides were on the pitch, and CSKA Moscow was as listless as it had been at half-time.

Their head coach Gazaev sat quietly in front of the coach's box, knocking on Erlang's leg, his eyes closed, and he looked like he was out of sight.

It seems that CSKA Moscow has lost its morale.

Ranieri in the stands let out a deep sigh of relief before he sat down and watched the game leisurely, as if he had now become a neutral fan.

The second half of the game was as everyone expected, with the entire second half almost becoming garbage time, with the home fans in the stands chatting and laughing, while some away fans chose to leave the stadium early.

If someone had said before this game that Valencia would be able to win comfortably at home to CSKA Moscow, they would have said that he was crazy, because CSKA Moscow has a solid backline and they have conceded the fewest goals in the UEFA Cup this season!

From the referee blew the whistle of the second half of the game, it was announced that it had entered Valencia's attack drill, CSKA Moscow had no mood to resist, known as the strongest back line this season, they were like stakes by Ayro, Vicente, Ferrer, if it weren't for their young captain Akinfeev was still fighting, with a stream of blood, left and right blocked Valencia's various shots to keep out, otherwise the score at the moment would definitely not be 3-0 so little.

In the 48th minute, Vicente made a wide range of transfers on the right side, and Iro, who was on the left, glanced at his eyes and saw that A. Berezuski, who was defending him, had a wooden expression, and was overjoyed, saw the landing point of the football, took two steps back slightly, picked up his right foot, and pulled it hard at the middle and lower part of the football.

Like a cruise missile, the ball flew quickly and accurately towards the gate guarded by Akinfeev, but the latter concentrated his attention, jumped high, stretched his body in the air, and with a wave of his right arm, his fist hit the bottom of the ball, high above the crossbar.

In the 53rd minute, Aylo pulled the ball back on the left side, and crossed directly with his right foot, Ferrer grabbed before Ignashevic and V. Berezussky, hit the football, the football changed direction in the air, and flew to the back point of the goal.

Baraha, who was in front of the right side of the penalty area, saw the football and also took a kick, but - it was too strong, and the football flew over the crossbar and flew towards the stands.

Two minutes later, Albelda dribbled past the midfield until about 35 yards from goal, so he picked up his right foot and slammed it into the lower middle of the ball.

Countless CSKA Moscow fans have closed their eyes and exhaled at the same time, apparently already intent on conceding the fourth goal of the game.

Albelda also felt good, this one felt better than the one he had scored from distance before, both in terms of angle and power!

In normal times, Albelda's goal would have been a must-score, but it was met by a second-half Akinfeev who was like a god.

Despite his strength, the distance of thirty-five yards was still too far away, and Akinfeev had enough time to predict the trajectory of the football, he gritted his teeth, his mind was extremely concentrated, and he jumped out in the shortest possible time with his left foot as if he had more strength, roared in mid-air, and struck the ball with his left fist, which flew off the outer edge between the post and the measurement.

After saving this must-have goal, Akinfeev raised his arms and cheered as if his side had scored a goal!

Maybe the team will lose this game, maybe it will lose badly, but I am a goalkeeper, the goalkeeper of our team, no matter how my teammates give up the game, I will not give up, I am me!

The members of CSKA Moscow seemed to feel Akinfeev's enthusiasm and came back to their senses, and Valencia never had the same opportunity as before.

"That's what a team looks like a professional team! Come on CSKA Moscow! You're still young, maybe you're going to lose this game! But your spirit of never giving up will be passed on, and we'll come back next year—"

CSKA Moscow began to defend with all their hearts, and Valencia had no good chance to extend the lead, so Ranieri communicated with Benetti on a small phone call, and at the 65th minute, he made two substitutions in a row, using Marchena and Albiol to replace Ferrer and Vicente, leaving Ailo alone in front to counterattack.

At the same time as the two left the field, the stands immediately erupted in warm applause.

Of course, this does not mean that Valencia has entered the full line of retreat, but only shifted the battlefield to the midfield, and strengthening the midfield control will have obvious benefits for maintaining the victory.

As a result, the two sides launched a fierce battle in the midfield, and it is normal for people to turn over on their backs, but the Russian players are all tall and powerful, and the Spanish players cannot take any advantage here.

The referee quickly noticed that the movements of both sides were a little bigger, and after showing three yellow cards in succession, the tempers of both sides were reined.

The clock ticked by and with 80 minutes to go, Valencia made one last substitution, with Corradi coming on for Elo.

When Arlo got off the field, he also got thunderous applause, and the fans' eyes were always bright, and whoever showed Xiàn was good, he would applaud whoever was good, which was unchanged through the ages.

There was no suspense in the game, and the fans in the stands sang the team song to celebrate the team's early qualification to the final.

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It's one of the best teams in the league

We are Valencia FC

We fought to defend a qiē

The whole world is filled with our colors

On the Algiros pitch

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The time on the scoreboard in the north stand of the Mestalla Stadium has reached 92 minutes and 32 seconds, and the referee is also paying attention to the time on his watch, and the Valencia coach's bench is already full of people, holding hands side by side, excited young players like Iello and David Silva, ready to rush onto the pitch the moment the referee blows the air whistle to celebrate the team's qualification to the final!

Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep –

When the clock reached the ninety-third minute, the referee finally blew the whistle.

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa——

Countless home fans in the stands fell into a brief frenzy, not caring who was next to them, in short, they hugged whoever they saw, and at the same time smiled politely and exchanged hugs with another person.

They all know that Valencia this season is not easy, after a season of ups and downs, the team suffered five rounds of winless at the beginning of the second half of the season, everyone thought they were going to be finished, the club's top management also rumored to change the manager, the whole club became a rumor, a few months later, the team was reborn, and once reached the final of the League Cup, it will be possible to become the first team in the history of the UEFA Cup to defend the title twice!

As loyal fans, they care more about the results of their favourite teams than the club!

At the same time, the home team's former coaches and players rushed into the field in the first moment of the game to share the results of the victory with their teammates on the field.

Ranieri in the stands also left his 'exclusive position' at the first time, and the club's staff were also very cooperative, opening the small door from the stands to the stadium the moment the whistle sounded.

Vicente, who was the biggest contributor to the game, and Ielloh, who opened the door to victory, were naturally the objects of their teammates' support, and Navarro, who had the most ghost ideas, suddenly came up with a clever plan, "lift them up, throw them up, catch them again, and so on..."

They had also played this move when they were on the training ground, so they didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

"Look, old man!! Throw him !! ”

Ailuo has a fear of heights, plus his teammates are now in an extremely excited state, and he doesn't know when he will suddenly let go. Just then, I saw Ranieri trotting over, and a disaster came.

The players in a state of euphoria had no room to think, and rushed to Ranieri almost as soon as Ieloh said it.

"Ahh Help me!!! ”

Half a second later, Ranieri noticed that the players' eyes were wrong, and quickly turned around and ran, how can he run better than the current professional players when he is over 50? It only took him two seconds before he was caught by the team, and he let out a terrible howl.

"Finals, here we come!"

More than a dozen players tacitly threw Ranieri upwards

"Finals, here we come!"

Half a second later, he threw the caught body up again, shouting loudly at the same time.

"Finals, here we come!"

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And so on and so forth