Chapter 959: A Problem Caused by a Sentence
No one could have imagined before the game that the Spanish national derby at the Bernabeu would be so hot, and even Barcelona, who have always been known for their infinite passes, sometimes had to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Real Madrid players, and the action was very ugly.
In the words of Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor: "I always thought Pepe, known as the 'warrior monk', was the dirtiest player on the pitch, but it wasn't, Barcelona's Sergio Busquets really did it and his performance made me ...... last half of Valencia's away game against Barcelona in the first half of the league season."
Martin Taylor's live commentary was based on a quick counter-attack from Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo latching on to Mesut Ozil's through ball and eating Busquets raw, who subconsciously turned and flew over like a goalkeeper on his side.
The action was very ugly, and the referee only gave a yellow card to Busque's action for the sake of balance on the field.
In response, the referee was also booed by the home fans.
Nevertheless, in the 31st minute of the game, Barcelona opened the scoring away from home.
Messi broke through Mesut Ozil, Las Diarra and Xavi Alonso in succession in his right corridor, and then made a one-two with Llorente to break into the box, and the Spanish international Ramos was so excited that he fell to the ground in the box and made a sliding tackle, only for Messi to rush the ball away first, Ramos kicked Messi's left instep on the instep, causing the latter to fall to the ground.
The referee on duty awarded Barcelona a penalty and a yellow card to Ramos.
Messi personally hit the score to 1:0.
However, Barcelona fans were not happy for long, less than five minutes after Messi created the penalty, Cristiano Ronaldo burst into the box with his superior individual ability on the left flank, and Mascherano, who has a record of many meetings in the Premier League, was too slow to kick the foot of Cristiano Ronaldo in disguise.
The referee also awarded a capital penalty, penalty + yellow card.
Cristiano Ronaldo easily sent the ball into the goal against ValdΓ©s, who was less than 1.85 meters tall, and the two sides played 1:1.
As the score was tied, the number of troops committed to the attack by both sides began to increase.
The commentators in the commentary booth were eager to try and start expecting more goals.
But the result was disappointing for them, the score was still 1:1 at the end of the first half, and the score was also 1:1 at the end of the game.
It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid and Barcelona were each sent off, and Las Diarra and Keita were rough with each other in the 78th minute of the game due to a scramble, and they each received a second yellow card of the game and went off the pitch.
In the end, Real Madrid and Barcelona played to a 1-1 draw, with one point each in the league.
This result can be said to be extremely unfavorable for both sides, because Valencia's opponent in this round is Almeria, and it is also playing at home.
Even if they have to take into account the Copa del Rey final in midweek, it is likely that they will be able to beat Almeria as a substitute.
As it turned out, this was exactly what happened.
Almeria, a team teetering on the brink of the relegation zone, are not part of their plan to challenge the league leaders away from home, and they also lead the substitutes to play in the Mestalla league with a small number of main players.
So there were no surprises in the league game later at the Mestalla Stadium, as substitute Valencia beat Almeria 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Ello, David Silva and Cazorla.
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In the 32nd round of the 2010-2011 La Liga season, Real Madrid and Barcelona drew and scored one point each, while Valencia beat Almeria at home, which means that Valencia's points with Barcelona have widened to nine points, and the gap with Real Madrid has reached ten points.
Therefore, the next day's mainstream European media reported that instead of Real Madrid and Barcelona's national derby, they couldn't wait to announce that this season's league championship award would go to Valencia.
According to the ranking rules of La Liga, the first thing to look at is the record of the two teams, and Valencia beat Barcelona home and away in the league this season, which means that Valencia is allowed to lose three of the remaining six league games......
It's just that it's very rare......
Because Valencia's remaining six league opponents are more difficult than Real Madrid, the other five teams are not worth mentioning: Osasuna, Real Sociedad, Espanyol, Levante and Deportivo La Coruna.
Three of them were at home.
As long as Valencia take these opponents seriously, they will have no problem winning three of their remaining six league games.
Of course, after Real Madrid's home draw with Barcelona, the managers of both teams claimed in their regular post-match press conferences that their teams still have a chance of winning the league title this season until the last minute.
However, many media reporters know that this is nothing more than Mourinho and Pep Guardiola's dead duck mouth......
Barcelona are left without a tricky league opponent after playing Real Madrid, and as long as there are no major mistakes, it will not be a surprise to win the remaining opponents.
It's just that with only six league games remaining, it's obviously unrealistic to expect Valencia to make a number of mistakes on their own, so Guardiola is focusing on the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla in midweek and the upcoming Champions League semi-finals.
In addition to facing leaders Valencia in the next league, Real Madrid also have to face Sevilla and Villarreal away respectively, and it will be difficult to break through these three league opponents wholeheartedly.
Therefore, there are also many media who use the Real Madrid schedule to ridicule Mourinho......
However, Mourinho has no desire to compete for the league title after the draw at home to Barcelona, and the difference of ten points is almost irreversible.
Rather than focusing more on the illusory league title, it is better to fight for this season's Champions League title.
In the eyes of Europe's top giants, only the Champions League winners can be included in their eyes.
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The Europa League often enters this time and also marks the end of the competition, with the Spanish League being played at the time of the Copa del Rey final.
The 2010-2011 Copa del Rey final will be played at 9 p.m. local time on the 20th, which is 4 a.m. Beijing time.
Although this time period has a serious conflict with the schedule of Chinese fans, it has not affected the enthusiasm of Chinese fans to watch the Spanish Copa del Rey final.
As early as half a month ago, CCTV gave a promotional video for this season's Spanish Copa del Rey final.
The exciting pictures and rhythmic music all attracted Chinese fans who watched the promotional video......
Valencia and Barcelona are actively preparing for this season's Copa del Rey final.
What worries the local media and fans in Valencia is that Valencia will face Real Madrid at the weekend and will face Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu four days later.
They are worried about whether Valencia will be able to withstand the onslaught of Barcelona and Real Madrid and make it to the end.
As the Copa del Rey final approaches, they feel stronger and stronger, and the thought of playing the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona will have to play three of the next four games against Real Madrid.
However, the presence of manager Carlo Ancelotti and captain Ello eased the concerns of fans and the media.
In particular, the words of captain Iroh are equivalent to reassuring the worried Valencian media, Chinese media and fans: "Looking at our past record, except for two defeats in the Copa del Rey, we have a very good record in the 32 rounds of the league, with 30 wins and two draws, and we have not tasted defeat in the Champions League." β
Speaking of this, Iroh's voice changed, he looked up at the sky at forty-five degrees proudly, and said, "Don't forget, the team is still here!" β
Every word was said sonorously and powerfully, so that everyone present firmly believed.
When I think of Iroh's ability to lead the team in the past, I believe it even more......
It's just that Iello's words made Barcelona feel very dissatisfied with the fans, and the media.
But the various cases of losing the war of words with Iroh in the past made these indignant Barcelona supporters want to stop talking, and finally swallowed their anger and disappeared......
Soon, Aillo's words reached the ears of Messi, who was preparing for the game in Barcelona.
Because the just-concluded Spanish national derby failed to win, the league championship was basically settled, and Messi, as the leading scorer, bore the brunt of the troubles, and now on the eve of the Copa del Rey preparations, I heard Iello's similar to the content of the 'declaration of winning the championship', which is naturally very unhappy.
At that time, he responded in an interview with reporters: "The game has not started yet, no one can make a judgment about the game, everything is based on the process of the game!" This is true for anyone! β
No one thought that Messi, who has always liked to express himself with actions, would give such an extreme response......
In this regard, Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, also insinuated in public: "Some players are very powerful, but they just like to talk big, and the result is determined before the game starts, aren't they afraid of flashing their tongues?" β
Juan Carlos, a well-known journalist for Le Monde Sport, who has always had a grudge against Elo, took the opportunity to tweet to cheer Messi and Cruyff: "Some people just lack education and don't know how to respect their opponents, do they let victory blind their eyes? Then I have to tell this guy who has no one in his sights that you have no future! Victory belongs to the great Barcelona!! β