The intermission passed in anticipation or suffering.

Players from both sides returned to the pitch.

Neither team made any substitutions.

After all, Valencia is only one goal behind, and Malaga is on the leading side, so naturally there is no need to change.

At the start of the second half, Valencia began to intensify their attack on the flanks, especially on Mata's side.

Joaquín also moved closer to Mata's side.

It looks like Unai Emery is intent on tearing apart Málaga's defence by attacking one side.

However, Málaga are also prepared for this, and Pellegrini certainly knows which side of Valencia's attacking strength is - Mata is on the wing, but he is not a typical winger, but a type of player who has emerged in recent years.

Since the tactical system of modern football has developed to an increasing tempo, pressing intensity and speed of play.

The battle between the two sides on the edge of the penalty line was fierce and the defense was very tight.

This deprives the traditional classical type of midfielder of room to survive.

Quite a few teams have made changes in response to this situation.

The more classic change is the front midfield back - it can also be said to be the back of the organization's core.

The position of the forward midfielder is fiercely contested, and the defensive density is too high, so put the core of the organization in the back position.

Typical cases include players such as Andrea Pirlo and Xavi Alonso.

Nowadays, many teams that play a two-back system usually have a full-time defensive midfielder, a "passing master" who is responsible for the ball at the back.

For example, in Real Madrid, Khedira and Xavi. Alonso, AC Milan's Andrea Pirlo and Gattuso's midfield combination are all classics.

But in addition to the idea of putting the playmaker in the midfield, there is also an idea of putting the playmaker on the wing, and letting a player who is good at organizing the attack receive the ball on the side to instigate the attack.

In this regard.

Juan. Juan Mata and his former team-mate, now moving to Manchester City's David. Silva is one of the more successful "wide midfielders".

And in David. After Silva's transfer, Valencia's attacking organization has to rely more on Mata, so Valencia's attack this season seems to be very "right-leaning".

When Pellegrini arranged the defensive tasks of this game, he paid relatively attention to the right side of the opponent's attack and the area on the left side of his own defense.

Plus Malaga is now in the lead.

Málaga, who are bent on counter-attacking, are very advantageous in this situation - how else would many underdogs choose to defend and counterattack against strong teams?

The tactic of counter-attacking is sometimes criticized as "utilitarian football".

But it is indeed a very economical tactic, especially when you are ahead.

At the start of the second half, Juan Mata also organised a couple of dangerous attacks, but they were all cleared up by the Málaga defence.

As the game time ticked by.

The mentality of Valencia's players is also starting to get a little anxious.

This is reflected in the fact that the number of passes is starting to decrease, and the number of dribbles and shots is starting to increase....

This is probably the characteristic of Juan Mata's type of wide midfielder, who needs the trust and understanding of his team-mates, and his ability to burst alone is not as good as that of a traditional winger.

In this case.

Valencia's attacking threat has been greatly reduced.

To say who is most anxious among them.

Of course, it was the Spanish center Soldado, who was holding back his strength to compete with Yelo.

Yelo has already scored, while Soldado hasn't shown much so far.

"Blanca's watching this game!"

Come to think of it.

Soldado was even more anxious.

After licking for so many years, I have licked out my feelings.

How could he allow himself to look so sloppy in front of the goddess?

And so.

Soldado began to pull out more of a centre-forward position, went to the right to receive the ball, and squeezed out Mata's position.

This reduced the ball at Mata's feet, and Valencia's attacking organisation was quite chaotic for a while.

The seventy-eighth minute of the game.

After receiving the ball in the corner of the box, Soldado led the ball and turned into the box, ignoring Mata's signal to reach for the ball and instead picked up his own foot to shoot.

However, the moment he lifted his foot.

Demichelis saw the opportunity to hook the ball over, then sideways to block Soldado and kick the ball forward with his right foot!

Looking for the top of Baptista's head!

The Brazilian beast leaps high and heads the ball to the right!!

Yelo had already started when Demichelis made a long pass.

Baptista's header was squarely placed in front of him.

Ye Luo easily got the ball, took it and went forward to get up to speed!!

"Ye Luo!! Not again!! ”

The commentators exclaimed.

In the stands of the Mestalla Stadium, the Valencia fans suddenly let out a sharp boo, only this time... No matter how you listen to these boos, it makes people feel a little desperate with insufficient confidence......

In the midst of shrill boos.

Yelo dribbled forward along the flank, but this time it wasn't a smooth road ahead of him, but there were several Valencia defenders.

Valencia's two midfielders, Banega and Albelda, left wing-back Alba, and left centre-back Navarro are all shrinking to this side!

Banega came straight with a big sliding shovel.

In the midst of an exclamation.

Yelo just continued to accelerate, past Banega's sliding tackle, and continued to move forward along the side, and another defender, Albelda, ran directly in the direction of his penalty area when he couldn't catch up, while Alba fought and retreated, not daring to kick easily.

However, he was retreating, but Yelo was accelerating, and when the distance between the two sides was only one meter, Yelo smashed the ball with his right foot, changed direction with the ball and killed the middle, Alba immediately turned and contracted in the direction of the penalty area, and Navarro was also approaching Yelo.

At this time, goalkeeper Moya on the goal line also put almost all his attention on Ye Luo.

At this point, Yelo, who cut inside, caught the attention of four Valencia defenders.

As soon as he cut inside, his left foot was already in the air!

"Yelo shoots !!"

In the midst of the exclamations of all the commentators.

Yelo's raised left foot did not shoot the ball towards the goal, but gently rubbed the ball with the outside of his instep, and the ball passed through the waist of Navarro and Albelda in mid-air with a slight arc and fell to the other side of the penalty area.

Off camera...

Isco plugs in at high speed!

The moment he entered the penalty area, Yelo's pass landed in front of him just right.

What he had to do was simple.

Raise your right foot and shoot with the arch of your foot!!

Goalkeeper Mo Ya didn't expect Ye Luo to pass the ball in this situation!

He quickly adjusted his position, but it was too late to make a save.

As soon as he turned around, the ball had crossed the goal line from his right hand!

Two to zero!!

Malaga's twin stars teamed up to score another goal to seal the win!