Chapter 46: The opponent of the fifth round - Levante
After Li Chuanqi returned to school, he became the star of the school again, the eyes of his classmates were full of admiration, and he also became a frequent visitor to the principal's office, but this time it was not to deal with the fight.
Naturally, there are more and more love letters in his schoolbag, and his sister Li Xiaofeng wants to exchange her big schoolbag for him, saying that it can hold more love letters.
Of course, Li Chuanqi did not agree.
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During a family chat, Li Chuanqi finally learned why Liag didn't play in the upper league.
According to his brother's description, Liag was amorous back then, and he changed girlfriends more frequently than he changed clothes.
"In an important game, he did something unbelievable.
In that game, as the main striker, he was given a starting position.
At half-time, he didn't go into the dressing room, and no one knew where he went.
He didn't rush into the pitch until a few minutes into the second half, by which time the coach had already arranged for other players to replace him.
After the game, the coach asked him where he went at halftime, and he didn't answer, which made the coach very angry.
The next day, the coach finally understood what he had done at half-time. ”
Li Chuanqi opened his mouth wide and blurted out: "He won't ...... with his girlfriend at halftime"
Li Chuanrui nodded: "The reason why this matter was known to the coach was because it was seen by a court staff member at that time.
The staff member demanded that he give him money, but Liag was unwilling to give it, so the staff member poked the matter out. ”
Dad drank a glass of wine fiercely: "Strong! It's fucking strong! ”
Li Chuanqi was indeed shocked and ...... at halftime How is this guy......
"For Real Madrid, it's a scandal and of course they won't blow it out themselves, so keep a low profile and let Liag leave.
The football circle is only so big, paper can't contain the fire, this matter is known to other teams, and no team is willing to invite him. ”
Li Chuanrui said: "So, he said that many second division teams have sent him invitations, and it is very likely that he ......"
My mother looked at Li Chuanqi and concluded: "So, Huzi, you have to be calm when you do things in the future, there are some things that cannot be made up after you have done them." Why did your brother say this, he was reminding you. ”
I don't even know what a girlfriend is, what does that have to do with me as a single dog?
But Li Chuanqi still nodded obediently and agreed to his mother.
Liag's "toughness" really surprised Li Chuanqi, and he also knew why the professional team had not invited him until now.
In order to play in the higher leagues, Li Chuanqi trained harder and honed his skills in the Malaga League and the South Zone.
The biggest change for Santa Malaga from the win over Zaragoza was the increased confidence of the players.
At some point in that game, they were on par with Zaragoza on the pitch, and now there is a suggestion that the tactics could be changed appropriately and that more people should be involved in the attack.
The advantage of this is that the contact points are increased, which improves the success rate of the attack, and the disadvantage is that the defense will become weak.
This conundrum tormented Antonio.
As the coach of a D team, he must respect the opinions of the players, but he must also consider the team's results.
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In late December, the fourth round of the Copa del Rey was completed, with 16 teams advancing to the fifth round.
Among these sixteen teams, La Liga teams occupy 14 places, and La Liga side Mirandés won an upset victory over Villarreal to become the only seed in La Liga.
The most eye-catching is of course the D-division team of Santa Málaga.
According to the rules of the Copa del Rey, a two-legged home-and-away format will be played from the fifth round onwards.
Just after Christmas, the draw for the fifth round of the Copa del Rey was out.
Santa Malaga's opponent is La Liga side Levante!
The only one in their favor, the first leg is at home.
Levante is a club based in the city of Valencia in eastern Spain.
Named after the Spanish city of Valencia, Levante was founded in 1909, ahead of its rivals Valencia FC.
Levante's predecessor, the East Coast team, was founded in 1909 and was originally known as Levante FC.
After the end of the Spanish Civil War, the club's stadium was completely destroyed, and the city of Tarragona lost most of its players in the war, so in 1939 the two clubs merged to form a new team.
In particular, Levante was born from Valencia's grassroots team, and although they cannot match Valencia FC in terms of results, they have also had superstars such as Di Stefano and Mijatovic in their history.
Cruyff also played here in 1980-81.
has been mixed in La Liga all year round, which has made this team lose its former halo.
Returning to La Liga after 39 years, they finished 13th last season, so Levante will be hoping to stay in the first division for a long time and start a new future.
This season, Levante has become the biggest dark horse in La Liga, and now La Liga has played seventeen rounds, and the event is about to pass the halfway point, and Levante is ranked fourth in the standings!
In the third round, they beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home to move up to ninth, and then they won seven games in a row to move up to the top of the table!
However, they then lost three games in a row and fell to fourth in the rankings.
The biggest blow to Levante this season was away to Barcelona, where they lost 5-0.
Still, the fact that Levante has risen this season cannot be overshadowed.
So when the draw was announced, the Spanish media was almost one-sided that the magic of Santa Malaga would be ended by Levante.
"Santa Málaga's luck has run out, so they drew Levante, who beat Real Madrid, in this round.
Although Levante suffered a 5-0 defeat at the feet of Barcelona recently, it is necessary to consider that it took place at the terrifying Camp Nou.
So we think Levante is still a strong team!
The top four teams in the table have a chance to qualify for next season's Champions League, and the biggest suspense in the match between Levante and Santa Malaga is what score they will win.
If they want to win a little bit and send half of the main team into the game, if they just want a win, they can send in the bench.
The myth of Santa Malaga will end in this round and that's it, there can be no other outcome! ”
World Sport said: "Although Levante lost ugly at Camp Nou, they can't afford to lose at the hands of a D-division team.
Although this D-division team has created many miracles before, the reason why miracles are called miracles is that it is a small probability event. ”
The Málaga media expressed their disappointment at the draw, with the Malaga evening newspaper saying: "It is clear that God thinks it was a bad decision to let two teams from Malaga go to the fifth round, so this round is going to destroy both teams in Málaga."
Malaga are out of luck as they will face Real Madrid in the fifth round for a place in the quarter-finals.
Real Madrid have dominated the last six matches between the two sides with five wins and one draw, beating Malaga by four goals at the Rose Garden two months ago.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for Malaga to eliminate Real Madrid and advance to the quarterfinals.
Let's take a look at another team that has shocked us too much, Santa Málaga, who will face Levante in fourth place in the table.
The opponents of Santa Malaga in each round are teams that are stronger than them, from the third division to the second division, from the second division to the current first division, they have not been easy in every round.
In the words of their coach Antonio, 'we treat every round as if it were a final'.
It is this kind of determination that has allowed them to create miracles countless times.
Heading into the fifth round, they have once again set a new record for the best result of a Spanish D team in the Copa del Rey.
But their round is really difficult, on the one hand, Levante is not Zaragoza in the middle and lower reaches of the rankings, and on the other hand, it is basically impossible to expect Levante to repeat the mistakes of Zaragoza.
After learning of the results of the draw, this newspaper interviewed Santa Malaga coach Antonio for the first time.
He didn't say much about the draw result, but his mentality was still very calm, 'It's our luck to play against such a high-ranking La Liga team from Levante. In fact, we have been mentally prepared to play against high-ranked teams. ’
Speaking about his expectations for this game, he said: 'We are mentally ready for any result, whatever the result, this season has been fantastic for us. ’
Yes, they have had a fantastic season indeed, and in the long history of the Copa del Rey, they are the first D team to reach the fifth round.
We hope that they can enjoy the joy of football as they did in the previous rounds, and play their own style and tenacity in the game!
The results don't matter to them anymore. ”
Malaga's biggest selling media outlet is not optimistic about both teams in the city, as they have both faced strong opponents.