Chapter 63: Praise from the Media

After returning from the press conference, Antonio was still unable to calm down for a long time, and tonight's game gave him too much excitement.

From a good situation to a life hanging by a thread, and finally back to life, the process is too exciting and intense.

After returning to the hotel, he dragged Juan to a bar for a casual chat......

That night, the major football forums in Spain were boiling again, and the football circle of the D League was even more lively.

"My little heart almost stopped beating tonight!"

"Santa Malaga is all about the heartbeat! People who are not strong in heart, it is better not to watch their games! ”

"I think Santa Malaga was so passive tonight that he was almost overturned by Levante, and the main reason was that Lee was out of action due to injury, and his attack power was reduced by at least 70%!"

"I think it's not just seventy percent, at least eighty percent!"

Eventually, they turned the conversation to Li Chuanqi, and the result of the discussion was that Li Chuanqi was too important to Santa Málaga, and after his absence, the attack of Santa Málaga was in a difficult situation.

This also made Liag, who had been paying attention to the forum, depressed: "The hero of tonight is me, you are all saying that Li is important, this is not fair!" It's not fair! ”

What can Li Chuanqi on the side say?

Can only blink.

……

Back in Malaga, you will naturally be greeted by supporters.

Santa Malaga was greeted like a hero.

Liag looked very excited, enthusiastically communicating with the female supporters, and of course he left their contact information at the end, which was the most important thing for him.

On this day, major sports media in Spain reported on the two matches of the fifth round of the Copa del Rey last night.

San Malaga lost 4-1, but built a four-goal advantage in the first leg and advanced 5-4 on aggregate; Espanyol sat at home and beat Cordoba 4-2 before also beating their opponents 5-4 on aggregate.

It was also a one-goal advantage to advance, but the media severely criticized the Espanyol team, as an old La Liga team, it was so difficult to qualify.

"Espanyol were scored twice at home by Córdoba and were almost eliminated by their opponents, and should be ashamed to be a veteran La Liga team!"

Marca commented: "The fact that Córdoba, who were eliminated, was respected and the applause from the home fans after the match spoke for itself. ”

The newspaper commented: "Espanyol lost 1-2 away in the first leg, we can think that the winter break has just passed and the players are not in form, but now that they have played two rounds of La Liga, can they still use their absence to shirk it?

Spaniards should reflect on themselves and look for reasons from themselves! ”

This made the Espanyol team feel very aggrieved, damn it, we qualified, even if there is no applause, you still want to criticize us?

But when they read the media commentary on the other game, they felt much better.

"The 0-4 defeat in the first leg has basically declared that Levante has been eliminated.

However, Levante does not want to throw in the towel and wants to use the home advantage to save himself, will Santa Malaga give them that chance? ”

World Sports commented: "The answer is no!

Due to the absence of Santa Málaga's main striker Lee due to injury, Santa Málaga's attack power has been sharply reduced.

Levante pressed the ball in the first half, creating a number of chances and scoring at Santa Malaga three times in five minutes.

At this point, almost anyone would believe that Levante had come back with a big comeback last night, and they were just two goals away from a comeback, while Santa Malaga was already on the verge of collapse.

It's time for the break to give Santa Malaga a respite.

We didn't know what happened in the dressing room, but after the start of the second half, Santa Málaga seemed to have a different team, and instead of shrinking into the box, they boldly pressed the attack.

Santa Malaga didn't break down, and even if their goal was breached for the fourth time, they still had to play Levante against each other.

At that moment, the Valencia Municipal Stadium was tragic.

Valencia were just one goal away from promotion after equalising on aggregate and they saw hope of a comeback.

However, they underestimated the ambitions, or dreams, football dreams of this D-Division team that has repeatedly performed miracles.

With their lives hanging by a thread, Santa Málaga won the opportunity by actively pressing in front, and in the 41st minute of the second half, captain Pablo completed a steal in the heart of Levante and immediately made a precise through ball.

Santa Malaga striker Liag quickly stepped forward to form a single knife and a fatal blow!

In this way, Santa Malaga scored a precious away goal to once again lead Levante on aggregate.

It was a goal that changed the game of events and Levante had to complete two goals in the next few minutes.

The contrast was so great that Levante was unable to find the back of the net again until the final whistle.

In this way, Santa Malaga eliminated La Liga team Levante with a huge advantage established in the first leg and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

Once again, they set a new record for the best result in the history of the Copa del Rey for a D-League team!

The tenacity shown by Santa Malaga in the second half was admirable, and the tenacity they showed in desperate situations was stronger than that of La Liga.

This is a team that deserves everyone's respect, this is a group of players who deserve everyone's respect!

Congratulations to Santa Malaga! Congratulations on making it to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey!

Hopefully they will continue their impressive performances in the quarter-finals and their football dreams will continue to bloom in the Copa del Rey! ”

For the tenacity of Santa Málaga, the newspaper Ace also recognized: "Santa Málaga is in the game. The tenacity shown is worthy of respect, in contrast to Levante.

Faced with a desperate situation, the D team Santa Malaga chose to counterattack and chose to fight back desperately, and in the end they succeeded.

Facing a desperate situation, La Liga side Levante looked very flustered, unable to organize a decent attack and failed to form a threatening shot. ”

Instead of criticizing Levante as hard as other media, the media in Valencia analyzed objectively: "Why did Levante play completely differently against the D-League team of Santa Malaga than in La Liga?

Are they despising their opponents?

If the first leg defeat was a disparagement, they will certainly take it seriously in the second round.

Judging from the lineup and game state in the second round, Levante really attached great importance to this game, and once made people see the hope of a comeback.

Levante actually played very well in the second leg, and the main reason why they were eliminated was that they conceded too many goals in the first leg and dug too deep holes, so no matter how well they performed in the second leg, it was difficult to advance.

It's good that the Copa del Rey is over, they can put all their energy into the league and hopefully they can find their form in the first half of the league and surprise everyone! ”