Speaking to the media after the game, Pelagrini thought it was a fluke to win the game, and if it wasn't for Li Chuanqi's last-minute outbreak, tonight's outcome would be unpredictable.

Speaking about the next round, the Chilean engineer said: "The battle for the top spot, where will be easy.

It's going to be a tough game and both sides are desperate to get the better of their opponents.

As you can see from this game, most of our players have not yet returned to the level they should have.

The reason why Li can maintain such a good state is inseparable from his self-discipline.

As far as I know, he trained every day during the entire winter break, except for going to Zurich to receive the award!

And three times a day!

Such disciplined players deserve success. ”

Pellegrini unconsciously shifted the topic to Li Chuanqi.

Speaking to the media, the Deportivo coach said helplessly: "We have played well enough, but it is still difficult to get a win.

It wasn't fair, we played well in the first 90 minutes and the other side just had a flash of inspiration in the last few minutes to win.

This is very unfair.

It's been a tough season for us and it's even worse after losing this game. ”

When talking about Li Chuanqi's performance, he shook his head and said: "When he was warming up, I felt the danger.

In the end, it turned out that my feelings were correct.

He has a keen sense of smell in front of the door, and the most desperate thing is his ability to take chances.

Three shots, two goals, one hit the crossbar.

Such efficiency is hopeless! ”

Speaking about Málaga and Barça's fight for the La Liga title, he lamented: "At the beginning of the season, no one thought that Málaga would be in the title race, when the media was talking about the breakdown of Málaga's financial chain and Alsani's search for a home.

At that time, Malaga had a feeling of discouragement.

Who knew that after the start of the season, Malaga shocked the whole of Spain.

In seventeen La Liga games, they have lost only once!

The Champions League has been spotted three rounds in advance.

Malaga and Barcelona are very competitive right now, and I think after the next round of fixtures we may be able to see who will win La Liga this season. ”

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Malaga came back from behind to win at the Stadio Riazol, but Barcelona comfortably beat Espanyol 4-0 at home to Camp Nou to remain at the top of the table.

It's a feeling of despair, Malaga has been so impressive, but they have never been able to overtake Barcelona and climb to the top of the table.

Messi scored a goal against Espanyol and continued to occupy the top scorer chart with a penalty.

He narrowed his lead over Li Chuanqi to one goal.

With the eighteen-round rounds over, the attention of the Spanish media and fans is focused on Barcelona and Malaga, with a focus on Li Chuanqi and Messi.

Marca said: "It's not just a battle for the top spot, it's a clash between Lee and Messi!

As in the battle for the standings, Messi, who has just won his fourth Ballon d'Or, is as fierce as Lee in the scorer list.

Now the Argentine superstar is only one goal ahead, and the top spot is in jeopardy.

So another focus of this game is whether Messi and Lee can score more goals in this game, and whether the number of goals between the two is imminent, equalized, overtaken, or remains the same and widens the gap?

This suspense will be revealed in this game. ”

World Sports has great hopes for its team: "It was also the end of the winter break, and Barcelona won easily 4-0, with most of the main players playing.

And Malaga only relied on Lee's last-minute flash of inspiration to reverse the score.

The state gap between the two is obvious.

The only thing Barcelona need to pay attention to is Lee, who only needs to defend effectively to take Malaga and consolidate their top spot.

In preparation for this weekend's clash with Barcelona, Málaga put most of their main players on the bench for the match against Deportivo La Coruna.

The only thing that says this is that they don't have confidence in Barca.

No matter how magical Li is, no matter how supernatural he is in the game with Barcelona, can he defeat Barcelona alone? ”

The Malaga media cheered their team up: "Despite the poor performance against Deportivo La Coruna, we have reason to believe that Málaga will be back to their best this weekend.

Lee remained the biggest contributor to Málaga's victory, scoring two goals in just four minutes against Deportivo La Coruna.

We believe he can continue to be in form and be very efficient against Barcelona.

Whether Malaga can take advantage of the home advantage to beat Barcelona and occupy the top spot in the table will largely depend on Lee's performance in this game.

We don't want to put too much pressure on him because he has just moved from the lowest league to the top this season and needs time to adapt to the rhythm of La Liga.

Because he was only eighteen years old.

However, the reality is cruel and he has to stand up and he has to lead Malaga forward.

Because this is the mission that the history of Malaga has given him!

Come on, supporters of Malaga, and wait for this weekend!

Come on, supporters of Malaga, this weekend's Rose Garden Stadium needs you and your shouts!

Because your players will face a formidable opponent in this stadium – Barcelona!

Let's face Barcelona together! ”

The regional media of Malaga and Catalonia began to produce posters for this battle of focus.

The battle for the top spot has also caught the attention of the European media.

The French newspaper said: "This game will change the situation of La Liga title racing this season! ”

Milan Sport said: "The performance of Messi and Lee will determine the outcome of this match!" ”

The British Times said: "Malaga represents a new force in La Liga, can this new force overturn the traditional giants Barcelona and start an era of its own? ”

The German newspaper Bild said: "Our reporter interviewed the 'Emperor of Football' Beckenbauer, who has his own different views on the highlight of this weekend's La Liga match - Malaga vs Barcelona.

I've watched the video of Lee's game and I don't think he's on par with Messi right now, the gap between him and Messi is obvious. I wonder why a lot of media outlets are now discussing him and Messi together? ’

Lee does have a lot of goals, and a large part of it is because La Liga and European teams are not familiar with him. Once you get acquainted with him, he will never score that many goals! ’

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So it's too early to say what Lee will achieve in the future! ’”

Beckenbauer's comments displeased supporters of Málaga and Lee, who felt that he was too conservative to see a new man rise.