On the second day of his flight back to Valencia, Iro was already able to start his off-the-ball training and on the third day he was able to practice with his team-mates.

Then the media eyes also returned to La Liga from the fever against Elo, because Valencia had won an astonishing eight consecutive league games, just one game away from Real Madrid's best start to the league with nine consecutive wins in the 1968-1969 season!

That's quite a record, and it's just a step away from a record that has been in the dust for 38 years.

Flores was still quite low-key when interviewed by reporters, and did not express the confidence of victory, he knew that if he really said that, then the away game must be very difficult!

"It's really difficult to equalle Real Madrid's best start of the 1968-1969 season with nine wins, even if we have eight wins in a row now because our opponent is Espanyol, a respectable opponent!"

When Flores's words reached Catalonia, Espanyol's coach Valverde's face was obviously much better, and when he was interviewed by local reporters, he smiled: "For the league game the day after tomorrow, I believe it is a great league!" ”

Although Valverde did not finish his sentence, the local Valencian reporter who received the news was very happy, because the meaning he wanted to convey was already very obvious.

As a great game, how could it be like that league game against Racing Santander?

This match is bound to be a fair showdown, the winner is king, and the loser is the loser!

The day before the race, the entire Valencia team arrived in Catalonia by bus, arriving at the hotel in the afternoon.

As the star of the house, Iello naturally received the most attention, and then it was normal to talk about whether Valencia could equal Real Madrid's best starting record.

After more than a year of experience, Iello answered in an orderly manner when facing the reporter's question of digging traps, "As Enrique said, Espanyol is a very respectable team, it is unfair to insist on using these words on us, this is just an ordinary league, the home team is Espanyol, the away team is our Valencia, that's all!" ”

Elo's answer couldn't help but give Flores a high thumbs up.

In fact, Flores is very eager to tie Real Madrid's best start.

After all, as a coach who came out of Real Madrid's academy, he naturally hopes to make some achievements for Real Madrid's senior management to see, and coaching Real Madrid is his lifelong dream!

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Ahead of this La Liga 9th round match between Espanyol and Valencia, Barcelona, who are already eight points behind Valencia, are away to Deportivo La Coruna.

I don't know if it was because of the home team's excellent form, or if Barcelona were affected by Chelsea's midweek draw, and the game was played 1-1

This result has all the fans who support Barcelona starting to worry!

You must know that Valencia, the biggest rival of the league, still maintains a full victory, plus Espanyol is Barcelona's sworn rival in the same city, not leaving aside the possibility that Espanyol may play negatively at home.

Anyway, their hopes of qualifying for Europe are not very good, so why not give a favor?

So before the Espanyol home match against Valencia, the local media in Catalonia began to deliberately create public opinion for the two teams, hoping to ignite the fire of both sides of the game, so that the home team can play well, and if they can beat Valencia, who is in excellent form, then at least force a draw, right?

With only nine league games to start and 10 points behind Valencia, it remains to be seen whether Barcelona, who have had a fluctuating season in form, will be able to catch up.

It is worth mentioning that in the other league game at the same time, Sevilla, winners of last season's UEFA Cup, beat Osasuna by two goals at home, so they overtook Barcelona to move up to second place in the table, six points behind Valencia after a game to go.

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This ordinary league has been made extraordinary by the fact that Valencia has the potential to equalling Real Madrid's record for the best start to the league in the 1968-1969 season.

Before the game, the Catalan media tried desperately to get the two teams to spark, but the result was as much surprise as both sides of the match remained silent about the match, no matter how hard they tried.

Ero was recovering from a serious illness, and Flores didn't want to put Elloh in the 18-man squad for this round of the game, but then Elloh expressed his desire to fight**, coupled with the assurances of the team doctor Hernandez, so he entered the 18-man squad for the game.

After all, a cold can be a big or small disease.

Now Iroh is already the soul of this team, and he can be without anyone, but he can't be missing! If you really let Iroh start for such a good start, it really won't be worth it!

His place was replaced by Vicente, who did not play in the Champions League.

At the same time, Flores also made two changes to the line-up in this game, with Viana and David Silva replacing Ballack and Albelda respectively.

But the league game at the Estadio Cornea El Prat did not disappoint, with both sides playing beautifully from the first seconds of kick-off.

You come and go, so that the fans on both sides in the stands are very happy, but every time I see the opponent take the ball in the direction of their own goal, they will always be scared.

The two sides were 2-2 in the first half, with David Villa scoring a brace and clinging to the score.

It wasn't until the twentieth minute of the second half that Iroh came on to replace Vicente.

Interestingly, when he came on the field, both the home and away fans applauded Ello on the field, and thunderous applause resounded throughout the stadium.

Hyde, who was sitting in the stadium studio, couldn't help but sigh, "Ai's fighting spirit has been completely recognized by the fans of Espanyol!" At the same time, I am also sure that he will not disappoint the fans in the stands, the Spaniards are a respectable opponent, so they should be allowed to die more decently and directly!! ”

In the second minute after Iello came on the field, he created a great chance, he took the ball on the left side and used his speed to break through three defenders in a row, and then when he was close to the bottom line, he suddenly crossed with his feet, David Villa caught up, but what he didn't expect was that their goalkeeper Cameroon international Kameni reacted quickly, subconsciously reached out to block, and saved David Villa's inevitable header from the bottom line.

It also cost David Villa his first hat-trick of the season.

But as the game progressed, Iroh's form got better and better, and in the 73rd and 75th minutes, he scored two goals in a row to help the team overtake the score.

scored two goals in three minutes again, which once again made the die-hard fans from afar cheer!

Of course, this is not to be happy about the team's victory, but to be happy that Iroh has quickly found his form after recovering from a serious illness.

They all know that if this match ends with this scoreline, then the team will have the best start in the history of Zào, and it will also tie Real Madrid's best start to the league in the 1968-1969 season!

In the end, Valencia helped the team beat Espanyol 4-2 thanks to two goals from Ailo in the second half.

While tying Real Madrid's best start to the league, it also extended its points advantage in the league to 9 points!

That's what makes the team really happy!

Because after the start of the second half of the season, the team will have to fight on three fronts, and can extend the lead in the first half of the season, which will help the team to start the second half of the season.

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The ninth round of the league is over, Valencia is at the top of the table with nine wins, the second is Sevilla, a full nine points behind Valencia, and the third-ranked Barcelona is 10 points behind the top Valencia, not to mention the fourth-ranked Real Madrid, which has directly expanded to 12 points.

No one expected that the new season would only start and before 1/3 of the schedule arrived, Valencia would be far ahead.

Valencia's lead this season is even more pronounced than last season's early lead, with the local media and fans even joking about how many rounds they can win this season.

Of course, this is just a joke among the Valencia fans, and if the club did it, it would be tantamount to asking for it.

After Valencia's win over Espanyol, their next league opponent is the famous home Dragons away to Athletic Bilbao, and no one doubts that such a good Valencia will draw or lose at their home stadium.

Even Athletic Bilbao coach Felix led the team to Valencia for an interview, and said: "Valencia is the leader of the league and the contender for the league title, and we are just fighting for relegation, and our strength is not ......at the same level at all."

Many reporters in front of him subconsciously pursed their mouths, this show of weakness is too obvious, right?

Some people also added, it's too fake!

Truly.

Felix originally wanted to show weakness to let the home team let down their guard, and only in this way did they have a chance!

Otherwise, it would be really difficult to face such a good Valencia team!

After all, it is unacceptable to let your team become a stepping stone to Valencia's new record, and the only way to let their opponents down is to show weakness.

It's been a long time since Athletic Bilbao had won at the Mestalla, with the most recent victory coming back in the 1987-1988 season.

However, he underestimated Valencia's ambition to set a new record!

Against such a team, is it useful to show weakness?