The first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey is approaching, and Santa Malaga is actively preparing for the game.

As time passed, Li Chuanqi's recovery condition got better and better.

Liag is still "firmly" playing the role of Li Chuanqi's teacher, although Li Chuanqi's performance has made him feel sorry again and again, but he still sticks to the role of "teacher".

"Break through him!"

"Shoot! Far Corner! …… Pretty! …… You see, I'll just say the far corner can go in......"

"'Whip of God'! Pretty! …… Shake him off! …… No! Why force a shot? Damn, what is the MiG doing? I couldn't save any of these balls! ”

"Liag, this is a dead end, damn it, or you will guard it!"

"Shoot! No...... Why should the damn it be over......"

"Liag, I think I can break through him and shoot from a better angle after the break......"

"Rub and shoot! Damn, why squirt! Is it bad to rub and? ”

"Liag, I think it's more comfortable to shoot, no matter how you shoot, you can score anyway......"

Liag, who was guiding on the sidelines, was scolded by Li Chuanqi and his teammates again and again, which made him very faceless, but his nerves were tenacious and he stood firmly on the sidelines to guide Li Chuanqi.

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On January 18, the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey began, with Espanyol and second division side Mirandez starting the game.

RCD Espanyol is a veteran La Liga team, a professional football club located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, with a history of more than 100 years, having won the Copa del Rey in 1929!

He won the 1940 Copa del Rey and the 1941 Copa del Rey runner-up. They reached the Copa del Rey final in 1947 and 1957, and won the Copa del Rey again in 1999.

In 2000, the Spaniards made it all the way to the UEFA Cup, beating German giants Bremen in the semi-finals before facing domestic league side Sevilla in the final.

After a 2-2 draw, Espanyol eventually lost the trophy with a 1-3 penalty loss.

Espanyol were the only team in UEFA Cup history to be unbeaten for 90 minutes, but were unable to take home the trophy.

Mirandés is a football club in Miranda-sur-Ebro, in the province of Burgos, Spain, struggling between the third and second divisions, never entering the first division, and is a small club.

Judging from the historical record, the Spaniard's results in the Copa del Rey are far from being comparable to the second division team Mirandés.

Ace newspaper made a pre-match analysis of the game: "The strength of the Espanyol team is obviously very strong, the La Liga team has a good home performance, the last round of the cup home beat the opponent, the recent 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss are in good form, and the recent home record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses is also very strong.

This round of home against the weak team, there is a great possibility of going all out to win.

The visitors are a La Liga side and while the team has been in relatively good form of late, it is almost impossible to win against Espanyol and their best wish should be to score away goals. ”

Before the game, the media and fans were not optimistic about Mirandez, and the newspaper did not even mention Mirandez's name, replacing their name with "away".

At 9 p.m., the first leg between the two sides kicked off at the Cornella El Prat stadium, home of Espanyol.

What people didn't expect was that it was Mirandés who scored first!

In the 28th minute, striker Arroyo's shot on the right side of the penalty area, the football hit the far corner post and went into the net!

Mirandés leads 1-0!

In the twenty-third minute of the second half, Mirandés midfielder Pablo Infante grabbed a point in front of the goal, and Mirandez extended his lead!

Two to zero!

Under pressure, the Spaniards burst with incredible energy and scored three goals in just five minutes.

In the 40th, 42nd and 45th minutes of the second half, Weiss, Rui Font and Berdu scored respectively.

In this way, the Espanyol team reversed the game thrillingly with a last-minute outburst.

However, Espanyol were not happy with this, and if it weren't for the late drop in fitness, they would have been upset at home by this second division side.

And more importantly, Mirandés got two away goals, and when they returned home, they only needed to win to eliminate Espanyol and advance to the semi-finals, writing their own history and glory!

The next day, the Copa del Rey continued to burn with Athletic Bilbao hosting Mallorca in a showdown between two La Liga teams.

There was an even more eye-catching game that night, and that was Real Madrid hosting Barcelona!

This is a matchup between the two giants of La Liga.

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Athletic Bilbao are currently ranked 5th in the Spanish Serie A, with a record of 4 wins and 2 draws in the last 6 games, scoring 10 goals and conceding 1 goal; Mallorca are currently 16th in the Spanish Serie A and the team's last 6 games are 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, scoring 10 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Before the game, it was widely believed that Athletic Bilbao would be able to beat Mallorca at home.

Marca made a pre-match prediction: "Athletic Bilbao came back to knock out their opponents 4-0 at home after drawing at Albacete away from home.

In this match against Mallorca, which is not as strong as itself, Athletic Bilbao, who has always been in the Copa del Rey, will not have any difference at home.

Mallorca's performance in the league has not improved recently, and the previous 6-1 home win over Real Sociedad was also due to the lack of strength of the opponent, but in terms of strength and form, Mallorca is not as good as Bilbao. ”

At eight o'clock in the evening of the 19th, the game started on time, and after 90 minutes of fierce battle, the superior Athletic Bilbao defeated Mallorca 2-0 and stepped into the semifinals with one foot!

After the match between Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca, the match between Real Madrid and Barcelona began.

The game captured the attention of the whole world.

After the start of the game, Real Madrid launched a fierce attack on Barcelona with the advantage of home field, and in the eleventh minute of the first half, Ronaldo received Benzema's pass on the left side and then cut inside and shot successfully, Real Madrid 1-0!

After the score was down, Barcelona launched a counterattack, and the game was white-hot.

In the fifth minute of the second half, Barcelona captain Puyol successfully jumped to the top of the Real Madrid penalty area to help Barcelona equalize.

The score was deadlocked until the thirty-second minute of the second half, when Messi picked up Abidal in front of the penalty area, and Abidal completed the stunner!

In this way, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabeu and laid a solid foundation for advancing to the semi-finals.

Of course, after this game, the two giants engaged in a fierce war of words......