Chapter 990: Advance to the finals
In fact, in addition to the suspense of the Champions League champion, there is also a certain suspense about this season's La Liga Golden Boot and European Golden Boot.
Because Iroh has only scored one goal in this round of the league, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have both scored twice in their respective leagues, which has caused Iroh to score 56 goals in 34 league games this season, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have scored 54 goals each.
With five rounds of league games remaining, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have a chance to compete for the individual honour.
However, when both of them were interviewed by the media after the game, they both stated separately: "Team honor is more important than individual honor." If you can...... I'm willing to trade half of my goals this season for the team title. ”
After the weekend, the media turned their attention from their respective leagues to the European arena.
At this time, whether it is the Champions League or the Europa League, it has entered the final stage, especially the Champions League, the most influential league in Europe and even the world, which is the focus of attention of all football fans.
Although Valencia defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabeu 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, coach Carlo Ancelotti did not slack off, but emphasized the discipline of the game with his players, and the Italians' conservatism was vividly reflected at this time.
Of course, the conservatism mentioned here is not conservative in the macro sense, but Ancelotti is quite cautious about the future of the team.
In the past Champions League matches, there have been many cases of second-leg turnovers.
And Carlo Ancelotti himself was impressed, leading Liverpool 3-0 in the first half of the 2004-2005 Champions League final. In the second half, Liverpool scored three goals in nine minutes.
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It directly led to an imbalance in the penalty shootout mentality, and players missed penalties one after another.
In the 2006-2007 season, he reached the final again, leading Valencia 2-0 in the first 83 minutes, only to be scored by Iello four goals in the remainder of the game.
Led AC Milan to the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons in three years, and all of them were shocked by the reversal, even if Ancelotti's heart is higher than the sky and his self-confidence is bursting, in the face of such inhumane reversals in a row, the big heart will become cautious.
After all, being careful can make a ship of ten thousand years.
The collapse of those two Champions League finals has also become an indelible black history in Ancelotti's coaching career.
Real Madrid lost to Valencia 1:3 in the first leg, but the Real Madrid soldiers did not express their hope of losing the hope of advancing to the final after the league, but instead stated that they would reverse Valencia away from home and advance to the final!
Jose Mourinho took the opportunity to deflate the smoke bomb: "Our results against Valencia at home are really not ideal, but we are unbeaten on the road! ”
Only then did the media reporters remember that Real Madrid were indeed unbeaten at the Mestalla Stadium this season with one win and one draw......
So the pressure quickly came to Valencia,
However, just when Valencia was feeling hesitant, captain Elo used the media platform to speak: "This season we have played Real Madrid five times, with three wins, one draw and one loss, one draw and one loss at home, but don't forget...... I wasn't there in the losing game, and the draw was all about preparing for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals! Just remember, I'm here! You can't lose the game! ”
Although Iroh's words made many people feel very unhappy, no one stood up and said that he was not.
Over the years, many people have stood up to question him, but the final result is self-defeating, slapping his face.
Valencia, from the players to the fans, hearing Elo's words was like a reassuring pill, and confidence returned to him.
At the same time, Iroh also used his arrogant rhetoric to become a safe haven for his teammates, absorbing all the damage and allowing him to focus more on future matches.
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Real Madrid arrived in Valencia the morning before the game, the day Barcelona hosted Bayern Munich, to prepare for the second leg of a Champions League semi-final that was considered by the public to be meaningless.
At this time, only the Madrid media and the local Valencia media paid more attention to Real Madrid's movements, and most of the media focused their attention on another part of Spain.
And most of the Spanish media focus is also on this, because whether there will be a second final of Spain's top team in the history of the Champions League depends on Barcelona's performance.
That evening, the Camp Nou was packed.
The home team was cheered on by nearly 90,000 Barcelona fans, and every player showed his worth.
Three goals in a row by Lionel Messi, Pedro and Andres Iniesta basically mean that Barcelona will reach the Champions League final for the second year in a row.
It is worth mentioning that before the end of the game, Bayern Munich's Chinese striker Gao Lin used his strong body to find a good opportunity to help the team narrow the score to 3:1, but this score could not help Bayern Munich advance to the final, as they conceded three goals at home in the first leg......
In the end, Barcelona defeated Bayern Munich 3-1 at home to qualify for the Champions League final at the new Wembley Stadium this season with an aggregate score of 6-4.
The end of the game is also the most emotional moment for the Spanish media, regardless of the result of Real Madrid and Valencia the next day, the two teams that reached this season's Champions League final are from Spain.
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The first matchday of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals has come to an end and the media eyes have shifted from Barcelona to Valencia.
Although Valencia defeated Real Madrid 3-1 away, there is still a certain suspense in the second leg, but this suspense is relatively small......
Before the game, Real Madrid's leading goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo once again expressed his desire to beat Valencia away to advance to the Champions League final for his fourth consecutive season.
However, the course of the game was not as Cristiano Ronaldo had imagined, with Valencia taking an early lead at home.
Although Real Madri continued his strategy of limiting Airo in the first leg, he did not expect that Airo would suddenly switch roles from finisher to assister, setting up Cavani to score the goal of Iker Casillas less than ten minutes into the game.
A 3-1 defeat at home to Valencia and another goal away from home are undoubtedly in a desperate situation for Real Madrid.
They had to come out of the way and concede another goal before the end of the first half, scored by James Rodriguez.
Real Madrid are two goals down away and will only have to score four goals in a row if they don't concede more goals than to beat Valencia to the Champions League final.
This is obviously very difficult for Real Madrid, who have only scored a goal in the last game and a half.
Ultimately...... Valencia beat Real Madrid 2-0 at home to advance to this season's Champions League final with an aggregate score of 5-1.