Carlo Ancelotti's strongest Valencia starting line-up did not come out in the warm-up match between Mestalla and Ajax, but continued to lead the young players with some of the main players, so as to summarize which players are suitable to stay in the team, which players should be sold decisively, and which players should be sent out on loan for polishing.

Valencia B's Isco, who had been a good substitute at Stamford Bridge, and James Rodriguez, who had spent €15 million on summer transfers, were in the starting line-up to replace David Villa and David Silva, who had just returned to the club and had yet to undergo detailed training on their systems, with Iroh being promoted to the centre-forward position.

The midfield trio is Juan Mata, Schneiderlin and Xavi Martinez, while the back four are Alba, Benatia, Godin and Cesar Azpilicueta.

This pre-season warm-up match was the first game played at the Mestalla since Iello returned to Valencia, so the stadium was packed, and huge posters, banners and slogans of Iello were hung everywhere in the stands, from the simple warm-up to the start of the game, as long as Ilo got the ball, the stands would erupt in huge cheers that swept the entire stadium.

So much so that fans watching the live TV had to turn down the volume of the TV to ensure that it did not disturb the neighbors' schedule, which shows how much Ailo is loved by Valencia fans when he returns to Mestalla.

Although David Villa and David Silva were on the bench, Valencia's attack was very fluid, Isco and James Rodriguez had a high ball quotient, a strong sense of small-range coordination, and an extremely tacit combination with Aillo, coupled with Mata's forward awareness and passing, Valencia opened the scoring less than five minutes into the game through full-back Azpilicueta.

At that time, Iro, James Rodriguez, and Juan Mata passed in succession, and then Iroh suddenly passed the ball to the left side of Ajax's defence, Azpilicueta took advantage of the situation to swipe the ball into the box, and then volleyed without hesitation, goalkeeper Stekelenburg did not expect Azpilicueta to choose to shoot, but the reaction was half a beat slow, and the ball rolled under his armpit into the goal.

The Ajax backline, which was at its best, may have struggled against Valencia's attacking line, but their attacking line was not to be underestimated, and Emanuelsson quickly equalised when Valencia broke the deadlock.

Of course, Ancelotti has long been mentally prepared for Valencia's defensive line, and the average age of the backline is less than twenty-three years old.

In addition, Godin's game was his first appearance in Valencia, and he has no experience in actual combat with Benatia, the main substitute last season, and there will always be mistakes when making up for each other's positions.

Carlo Ancelotti deserves to be called the 'good old man', and instead of blaming the team's mistakes at the back, he stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands on the sidelines.

Carlo Ancelotti proved to be right, the young players were all about encouragement, and they were quite good in the rest of the game, and the chemistry between Godin and Benatia got better as the run-in time grew, so the attacking players up front could put their energy into attacking.

In the 19th minute, Iello used his excellent foot skills to shake off De Zeu and Vertonghen in succession and then unexpectedly knocked the ball with his heel, and James Rodriguez directly stopped the ball and fired a left-footed volley into the corner of the goal.

The on-site director locked the camera on Iello and goalscorer James Rodriguez, and Howe, who was in charge of the game commentary, smiled knowingly: "It seems that the team's big brother Iello is using the game to help the team's newcomers quickly find their confidence in the game, and the Valencia Under-20 Championship player of the year, Hamel Rodriguez, who spent 15 million euros in South America, has also proved that he is worth the price!" ”

Valencia looked pretty good, running to goal-scorer James Rodriguez and patting him on the shoulder, butt or head as a sign of encouragement.

At this time, no one knew that James Rodriguez suddenly had the idea of staying in Valencia and waiting for his chance......

In the following game time, the attacking attack in the front court, although there were often mistakes, were more eye-catching touches and imaginative passes.

Before the end of the first half, it was scored by Ailo and Juan Mata each to give Valencia a 4-2 lead over Ajax.

In the second half, both sides made a wide range of substitutions, and several youngsters who were quite good in the first half were substituted.

In the end, Valencia won their first game of the pre-season with a 5-2 win over Ajax at the Mestalla Stadium.

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Valencia's big win over Ajax in the first pre-season warm-up game at the Mestalla received a lot of attention from the mainstream European media, especially the performance of the two starters Isco and James Rodriguez, who started the game, so much so that the Catalan and Madrid media were quite unhappy.

Valencia is already very strong in the new season, and if they have these talented players with super individual ability, the future will be even more terrifying......

Looking at the relevant media reports, Mourinho and Pep Guardiola feel a lot of pressure, because Valencia, who has Elo, is not the strongest team to play, but it can still play a subtle combination to score goals, so what if the whole team plays? Does that mean that the attack firepower is stronger?

It was terrifying for both of them to think about it......

The next night, the first leg of the 2010 Spanish Super Cup kicked off, with Sevilla beating Barcelona 3-1 at the Estadio Pizjuan.

When the whistle ended at the end of the game, the camera of the live broadcast was immediately aimed at the head coach Guardiola, Barcelona invested more than 100 million euros for the first time in history for two consecutive seasons, and the team's top management was unwilling to let this huge amount of money go down the drain, so Guardiola in the camera frowned.

If anyone notices, they will find that Guardiola's hair is getting less and less......

Five days later, Valencia welcomed the Portuguese Super League giants Sporting Lisbon in the Mestalla, this game Valencia was the last warm-up game before the new season, so Ancelotti presented the strongest lineup, David Villa, David Silva and Iello as the team's trident all played at the front, Albelda, Cazorla and Xavi Martinez, the four defenders were Mathieu, Godin, Albiol and Azpilicueta, and the goalkeeper was still Chinese international Wang Xiaolei.

In the end, thanks to goals from Elo, David Villa and Juan Mata, a 3-1 home win over Sporting Lisbon made it two wins in a row and three unbeaten in the first half of the season.

In the post-match press conference, Carlo Ancelotti was quite satisfied with the team's performance, especially the tacit cooperation between the front three tridents, which often made Sporting Lisbon's defense useless, and if it weren't for luck, Valencia would not have scored as many goals at home......

Media reports also tend to favor Valencia's strict threat to Real Madrid and Barcelona's survival space, especially since Iello is no longer as 'lonely' as in the previous games, and he will more often use the tacit understanding between each other to bypass the opponent, so as to get better opportunities and play more maturely.

As Valencia's form became better and better, the top management of Barcelona and Real Madrid began to get anxious, especially the Barcelona executives, who withstood the pressure and invested heavily in the introduction of players, but did not expect to lose 1:3 to Sevilla in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, which was a lot different from their expectations.

Fortunately, Messi's excellent form saved Pep Guardiola, and his hat-trick at home helped Barcelona beat Sevilla 4-0 to win the Spanish Super Cup with a score of 5-3.

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As the new season is about to begin, the young players and some veterans in the Valencia team have been arranged, Isco is on loan to Malaga, but according to the loan agreement, Valencia will not be able to play in any match with Malaga, no one is surprised by this agreement, Isco's talent is there, maybe in the first round against Valencia to kill his old club, then there is no place to cry......

After careful consideration, James Rodriguez decided to stay in Valencia and wait for his chance.

Schneiderlin is on loan at Southampton in League One, Joaquín is on a €6 million move to Fiorentina and Fernandes is on €12 million at Besiktas......

The Valencia players did not let their guard down after finishing their pre-match warm-up matches, and they will be away from home a week away to Málaga, who have just been acquired by Qatari royal member Abdullah Alsani, a formidable opponent.

On the morning of the 27th, Carlo Ancelotti took Albelda and Iello to Monaco on a flight, and the draw for the 2010-2011 Champions League group stage will be held at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the Monte Carlo Convention Center.

The 2009-2010 Champions League winners were also awarded during the draw, with Manchester United the big winners, but Cristiano Ronaldo, the best striker and best player, is already at Real Madrid.

There was no doubt in the draw that La Liga giants Real Madrid and Valencia, who were ranked in the second tier, were the opponents that all the teams in the first tier would not want to face.

If you're lucky enough to get to Tottenham in the third tier, it's the Cool Death Group!

However, the most interesting thing is the draw results of Group C and Group F, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Valencia and Chelsea have been magically drawn into a group, which means that Cristiano Ronaldo and Elo, who have set a record for consecutive Zào transfers, will face their old clubs......

If it was a coincidence that Real Madrid and Manchester United were drawn in the same group, then Valencia and Chelsea were drawn in the same group, it was not so simple......