Chapter 279: Assist hat trick!
With the Champions League semi-finals over, Spanish fans have turned their attention back to La Liga.
La Liga is playing out the drama of Malaga and Barcelona battling it out for the title.
This drama is likely to end in the last round.
On the evening of 4 May, Málaga took the lead as they travelled away to take on Granada.
At half past seven in the evening, the game started on time.
Málaga played very aggressively, pressing forward in formation and compressing the opposition's passing space.
Li Chuanqi was once again chased and intercepted by the opposing defenders.
In the seventeenth minute of the first half, Li Chuanqi created an opportunity through his sharp breakthrough and shot hard outside the penalty area!
Soccer ball misses the goal!
Five minutes later, Malaga made a comeback, Li Chuanqi moved inside, Yin Sko made a direct pass, Li Chuanqi pulled the football with his left foot and threw it backwards during the run!
Let's try it soon, everyone. 】
The football magically penetrates the opposing two defenders and comes to the feet of Santa Cruz!
Santa Cruz, who scored twice in the last game, took the ball in the box and then pushed it away!
The ball flies towards the bottom left corner of the goal!
The Granada goalkeeper couldn't reach it and could only watch the football roll into the net!
1 to 0!
However, the Malaga fans didn't rejoice for long, as Granada attacked from the right and crossed diagonally into the box at 45 degrees.
Demichelis, a centre-back returning from injury, handballs in a scramble for a header!
The referee sentenced him to death!
Granada striker Yin Geharo made it overnight!
One-to-one!
The two sides ended the first half with a score of 1-1.
At the beginning of the second half, Malaga launched a lightning attack!
Li Chuanqi relied on his sharp breakthrough, like a sharp blade to cut through the opponent's defense, and made an inverted triangle pass near the bottom line!
Yin Sko followed up and shot with a shot!
Football blasts Granada goals like cannonballs!
Two to one!
Malaga leads again!
Granada immediately counter-attacked amid the shouts of the home fans, and Malaga responded calmly.
In the fourteenth minute of the second half, Li Chuanqi was brought down by the opponent at the edge of the penalty area, and Malaga got a direct free kick opportunity in an excellent position.
So far in the game, Li Chuanqi has become the team's No. 1 free kick master, so he took this free kick.
Soccer balls fly over the human wall!
Smash it towards the top left corner of the goal!
"Pong! ……”
The soccer ball hits the crossbar and pops off the bottom line!
The fans of Malaga who came from afar burst into applause after regret.
In the twenty-seventh minute of the second half, Li Chuanqi broke through strongly with the ball and was instantly surrounded by five players!
"Smack! ……”
Li Chuanqi did not choose to break through, but chose to pass!
The ball moves towards the feet of left-back Monreal, who is inserted in the back row.
Monreal stops the ball in the box and then shoots it out!
Football is once again blasting Granada's goal!
Three to one!
Malaga extended the lead, and Li Chuanqi scored a hat-trick of assists!
In the next game, Li Chuanqi returned to normal, no longer making risky breakthroughs, and once the opponent came up, he transferred the football to the feet of his teammates.
At this critical moment in the race for the title, in the case of guaranteed victory, physical health comes first.
In the end, Málaga won away from home and extended their advantage to four points.
Speaking to the media after the game, Pellegrini praised the backline: "We only conceded one goal tonight, which shows that our defence is improving!
I believe it will get better and better in the future!
The back is the key to our championship!
Of course, I also want to praise the strikers, especially Lee.
He played unselfishly tonight, providing three assists.
We all know that he is now only three goals behind Messi and has a very good chance of competing for the La Liga Golden Boot.
We communicated privately, and he told me that he was willing to choose to sacrifice his personal interests in the face of collective interests!
It's a great quality, and it's amazing that he's only eighteen years old, and that he can have this kind of realization!
He interpreted what he said tonight, selflessly sending the football to the feet of his team-mates in better positions! ”
Li Chuanqi also talked about this issue in an interview: "Regarding the Golden Boot, as a striker, it is fake not to want to compete.
But choosing between the Golden Boot and the Championship, I would definitely choose the latter!
There are plenty of chances to compete for the Golden Boot in the future, but Malaga is going to win La Liga, maybe only this once!
I'm leaving Malaga next season and I hope to leave a trophy for Malaga! ”
After listening to what he said, Malaga fans left messages on his social accounts, hoping that he could lead Malaga to the La Liga title.
"If you can lead Malaga to the La Liga title, I will support you wherever you play in the future!"
"Forgive you, Lee! Come on, we support your choice! ”
"Attack, young man, we'll support you!"
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Although Barcelona was humiliated by Bayern Munich with seven goals in the Champions League, they are still the kings when they return to La Liga.
At half past seven in the evening of May 5, Barcelona welcomed the challenge of Real Betis at home.
Messi, who is injured, did not start and sat on the bench.
As soon as the game began, Real Betis launched a blitzkrieg, in the first 100 seconds of the opening game, Barcelona goalkeeper Pinto kicked off the ball, the football was cut off by Real Betis, Alez Martinez headed the header, Papong burst into the penalty area and shot low!
The ball flies into the net from the bottom left corner of the goal!
1 to 0!
Real Betis leads!
Barcelona immediately launched a counterattack.
In the ninth minute of the first half, Iniesta crossed from the left, and Sanchez jumped into the net from the edge of the small penalty area!
One-to-one!
Barcelona equalised!
In the next game, Barcelona firmly controlled the ball and launched a fierce attack on Real Betis.
Real Betis was passive and could only play defensive counter-attacks.
Forty-three minutes into the first half, Real Betis had a chance to counter-attack.
Midfielder Nosa received a pass from his teammates in the hinterland of Barcelona and knocked it back directly, and winger Rubén Perez made a slight adjustment after taking the ball and shot from a distance!
It was a world-class shot!
Soccer ball hangs in the dead end!
Barcelona goalkeeper Pinto could only look at the ball and sigh.
Two to one!
Real Betis is leading again!
In the end, they went into the second half with a one-goal lead.
Malaga fans were so excited that they took to the Real Betis Fan Forum to speak.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona continued to put pressure on Real Betis' defence.
In the eleventh minute of the second half, Alves crossed from the right!
Real Betis had problems in their defence, and the unguarded Villa headed home from the edge of the small box!
Two to two!
Barcelona equalised!
The Malaga fans wailed helplessly, Real Betis' defense line and Malaga have a fight......
Barcelona made a substitution immediately after the equaliser.
Messi replaces the goal-scorer Villa!
This upset Villa.
Messi created a free-kick opportunity in front of the pitch after two minutes on the pitch!
It was a free-kick in a great position and Messi took it personally!
Three to two!
Barcelona reversed the score!
In the next match, Barcelona laid siege to Real Betis' goal.
In the twenty-sixth minute of the second half, Barcelona launched an attack from the middle, Iniesta passed the ball with his heel, and Sanchez passed selflessly on the right side of the penalty area, which was successful in the offside position, and Messi easily scored on the edge of the small penalty area!
Messi scored twice, Barcelona led 4-2 and kept the score until the end of the game!
With this victory, Barcelona continued to bite Malaga tightly and sit in second place with a one-point deficit.
Málaga failed to extend their lead.