Chapter 266: Rejoicing Too Soon
After the game against Stuttgart, Chang Sheng made a big rotation in the league, with a large number of key players not even in the squad for the weekend game against Espanyol.
The starting lineup is basically a substitute, except for individual positions due to injuries and other reasons, only let the main players continue to play.
Obviously, the constant win is to give more players a chance to rest and a chance to play.
However, such an arrangement will inevitably reduce the strength of the team.
So in the end, Valencia played out a 0-0 draw away from Espanyol.
After this game, some media in Spain said that the impact of the Champions League on Valencia has begun to be felt.
Because Valencia was held to a draw away from home by a team that finished second from the bottom of the league!
Because Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 4-2 at home in the same round of the league, the two teams are now close again on points, with only one point separating them.
A difference of one point is a gap that makes people think about it in a variety of ways.
With twelve rounds left in the league, the suspense of the league championship not only did not disappear, but grew bigger.
It seems that Real Madrid has a good chance of winning the championship this season!
At this time, Chang Sheng's words in the press conference after the match with Real Madrid were still in his ears.
He vowed that Real Madrid would not be able to win the title and that Queiroz would definitely fail.
If Real Madrid finally wins the championship, it will be tantamount to a slap in the face of the winners.
Real Madrid is also happy to see it happen. Florentino came out in a high-profile support for Queiroz, who had been questioned by numerous people after losing to Valencia.
'We have a lot of trust in Queiroz, he's done a fantastic job at Manchester United and at Real Madrid...... I believe the team can win the championship under his leadership. I am sure that at the moment we are on the right path! ”
It seems that Real Madrid have the same ambition to win the league title this season.
And Soler, the president of the Valencia club, also looked very happy when he saw this scene, and he couldn't stop snickering in his heart.
Valencia ended up losing the league title and that's what he would like to see the most. And he lost to Real Madrid, which made Chang Win extremely embarrassed, because he had sworn that Real Madrid would never win the league title.
At that time, the reputation of Changsheng, who was slapped in the face, will also fall to the bottom, and it will be logical for him to announce that he will not renew his contract.
He's already cheering for Real Madrid, even though he hates them himself.
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Just when everyone thought that Real Madrid would take the opportunity to catch up and leave Valencia behind.
The 27th round of the league is here, with Valencia hosting Deportivo La Coruna, along with Real Madrid's away game against Racing Santander.
This round of the league is considered a great opportunity for Real Madrid to overtake Valencia and move into the top spot.
Because Valencia are strong opponents, Deportivo La Coruna are currently third in the league. Real Madrid's opponents were weak, they took on Racing Santander away from home, and although it was an away game, no one believed that Real Madrid would not be able to win this game. It is important to know that Racing Santander is currently only 14th in the league.
Just before this match, Chang Sheng did not discuss his opponents, but talked about Real Madrid.
"I noticed that there were media members who were shouting for Real Madrid and ridiculing me for talking nonsense. I would like to say that I still stand by my opinion, Real Madrid will definitely not win the league this season! ”
Journalists think that Chang Win is vexatious, before the match against Deportivo La Coruna, what do you care about Real Madrid? It's better to take care of yourself first, your opponent is third in the league! Real Madrid's opponents are 14th in the league?
Which is more dangerous?
Even Real Madrid's head coach Queiroz felt a little inexplicable after hearing the reporter's relays of Chang Sheng's words.
"I don't know why he said that. Unlike him, I never judge other teams, especially against another team, which I think is disrespectful to the current opponent......" Queiroz also insinuated to provoke Deportivo La Coruna, hoping to stir up hatred between the two teams and allow Deportivo to fight Valencia desperately in the game. In this way, Real Madrid, who are second in the league, can take advantage of the fisherman.
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Although everyone is confident that Real Madrid will give Chang Win a slap in the face.
But it's a pity that the script is not written like this.
When the game was over, everyone was stunned.
On the big screen in the stands of the Mestalla Stadium, the final score was 3:0, and the home team Valencia beat the away team Deportivo La Coruna at home!
At the same time, on another pitch, the Santander Sardine Man Stadium, the final score on the scoreboard was ...... 1:1!
Real Madrid were held to a draw away by Racing Santander!
Valencia, on the other hand, beat Deportivo La Coruna at home!
The difference between the two sides has widened to three points!
A week ago, the media chanted "Real Madrid have touched the league trophy!" Now looking at the two scoreboards, they are all silent.
But Chang Sheng won't let them go so easily.
He grinned at his post-match press conference and asked, "Why don't you talk?" Yes? Does anyone still question me? Who said Real Madrid could win the title? ”
The tone and voice are extremely flat, and people hate it when they hear it.
A reporter finally couldn't hold back his cynicism, stood up, and shot back angrily: "It's just a game!" Four points only! There are eleven rounds of league games to come, and I don't know who will die! It's too arbitrary for you to say that Real Madrid won't win the title now! ”
Chang Sheng laughed out loud and slapped him - he was waiting for this!
So he looked at the impulsive reporter with a smile: "Then may I ask, who gave you the confidence before this, making you think that we can't win the championship at the moment at the top of the league, and Real Madrid, which is behind us, can win the league championship?" ”
"Uh......" The reporter was suddenly speechless when asked, not knowing what to say.
An elderly reporter couldn't stand it, so he stood up and helped: "Mr. Chang, you are using strong words. Who first said that Real Madrid would definitely not win the league title? It's not that we're right, right? It's you. So what qualifications do you have, and Real Madrid will definitely not win the league title? ”
Chang Sheng put his hands around his chest, held his head high, looked at people with his nostrils, and looked confident.
"Because I'm the manager of Valencia, I can lead the team to the title, and you guys can't do anything but talk about it! With saliva, you can't stop Valencia from winning the championship, and you can't help Real Madrid win the championship. ”
After speaking, Chang Sheng got up and walked away.
And the reporters once again experienced frustration in front of this arrogant and unscrupulous person.
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After playing against Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia Collective flew to Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday afternoon to prepare for the second leg of the quarter-final against Stuttgart.
Although many media believe that there is no suspense in this game.
But Chang Sheng still didn't dare to take it lightly.
He didn't want to make himself a background emperor. Just like AC Milan, when later generations think of a reversal, they think of AC Milan.
The regular win didn't put all the squad on the line-up, as the main players started the weekend against Deportivo La Coruna and this game should give them a break.
Although it did not play the main force, the strength and fighting spirit of this Valencia team are still undiminished.
The substitutes are making the most of the opportunity they have now.
Valencia, in particular, haven't had a full 23 this season, so everyone has had a lot of opportunities to play and their form has been very good.
Stuttgart were going to go all out at home, but they didn't have a good idea of what to do in the face of Valencia's tight tactics and formation.
It's okay if the football is at their feet.
But once the football falls to Valencia, it's like a stone in the sea, and it's going to be hard for them to grab it.
Playing a game like this made the Stuttgart players feel very aggrieved.
The last time the two sides met, the Stuttgart players felt very aggrieved, their running was much more active than Valencia, and the statistics after the game also showed that they were full of energy, but they couldn't grab Valencia's ball, but they were played by the other side.
They don't like it very much. They have always believed that if they put in the effort, they can win the game. And the more effort you put in, the better your chances of winning the game.
But the two games against Valencia turned their beliefs upside down.
No matter how hard they try, they can't win the game.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw between Valencia and Stuttgart.
Stuttgart scored the first goal. Valencia then equalised, and when Valencia equalised, the game was over.
With an aggregate score of 4-1, they still have a three-goal lead and an away goal, which means Stuttgart will have to score four goals in the remaining time.
This is obviously impossible. At that time, there were only fifteen minutes left before the end of the game.
In the end, Valencia eliminated Stuttgart with an aggregate score of 4:1 and broke into the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
The only fly in the ointment is that Ronaldinho received a yellow card in this game and will be automatically suspended for accumulating yellow cards and will miss the first leg of the next quarter-final match.
But this thing is really not something that Changsheng can control.
At this time, Chang Sheng can only congratulate himself on insisting on arranging two high-level players in every position. Now that Ronaldinho is out due to suspension, at least he has Vicente to step up......
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After the Champions League quarter-finals came out, UEFA held a draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals.
Eight teams from the quarter-finals came together to draw lots and go head-to-head.
Originally, in the last 16 of the Champions League, the Spanish team was the most powerful force, and they had a total of four teams to break into the last 16, one more place than the Premier League.
As a result, after the quarter-finals, there are only two La Liga teams left.
In addition to Valencia, Real Madrid also reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Therefore, the media in the Madrid area have been criticizing Chang Sheng, criticizing Real Madrid's vision loss this season as vexatious.
In the league, Valencia is biting, ranking second in the league, and successfully breaking into the quarterfinals in the Champions League.
Chang Sheng is purely because of the extreme hatred of the tears of the Royal Horse, so the brainless Black Real Madrid.
The Champions League draw was held in the evening, and Chang Sheng did not go to the scene. None of the managers actually went to the venue, and the draw was attended by representatives of the clubs.
Others watched the live broadcast of the draw ceremony in front of their television sets.
Winning is also among them.
He wanted to know for the first time that he was going to meet that opponent in the quarter-finals.
Valencia were drawn first, then in a home-and-away order, with Valencia drawn first away and then at home.
The camera gave a close-up shot of general manager Sanchez, who represented Valencia to attend the draw ceremony.
Sanchez had no expression on his face, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried.
Chang Sheng smiled in front of the TV.
A more favorable schedule.
He remembered that Valencia had been home and away in the quarter-finals last season, only to be knocked out by AC Milan. Although Valencia did well in the final away game against AC Milan, it still didn't help.
If it was the guest before the host, maybe the situation would be different.
Chang Sheng was thinking about it, and the lottery guests began to draw Valencia's opponents.
The guest's hand took a random ball out of the box, then unscrewed it, took out the folded note, and unfolded it again.
Then he said, "AC Milan." ”