Chapter 39: The Wind and the Clouds!
"Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both sides!"
With a 'heavy' commitment, Levi followed the queue into the court, and for a moment the sound and color filled his senses.
Espanyol fans are also a die-hard group throughout La Liga.
The reason is simple, there is one of the best clubs in the world in this city, and if you choose to become a Barcelona fan, you will immediately be with this giant club and be accompanied by glory from now on.
In such a situation, there is still a group of fans who can follow a team that is in the middle and lower reaches of the league, and the loyalty can be imagined.
The starting line-ups for both teams are as follows:
Home team: Espanyol: 433
Coach: Tingting Max
Goalkeeper: Christian
Defenders: Zabaleta, Danny Halke, Thiago Silva, La Cruz
Midfielders: Riera, Roman Martinez, Luis Garcia
Forwards: De la Pena, Tamudo, Levy
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Away: Valladolid: 451
Coach: Jose Luis Mendilibal
Goalkeeper: Sergio Asenjo
Defenders: García Calvo, Luis Prieto, Alberto Marcos, Pedro López
Midfielders: Álvaro Rubio, Borja Fernandez, Marcos Aguirre, Ángel Vival Dorado, Jonathan Sesma
Forward: Hennok Goitom
Levi looked in the direction of the Espanyol bench, in addition to familiar names like Bravo, Gabi, Diego Costa and Cesar Azpilicueta sitting on the bench waiting for their chance.
There were also a few players he had heard of in his previous life who had already been with Espanyol, such as the 22-year-old substitute centre-forward who later joined Napoli striker Callejon.
There is also Soriano, who once joined the northern capital of Guoan for 17 million.
Valladolid is not a well-known club, and Levi has not paid much attention to it before, and the only time it has been linked to it has been linked to it in a big news.
Or in 2018, the club had a new owner, and the owner's name was Ronaldo.
The captains of both teams exchange team flags, and the players of both teams warm up.
Espanyol kicks off first.
Striker Tamudo passed the ball to Levi, and after Levi won the ball, the formation of the two teams changed rapidly, and the figures wearing two-color jerseys were arranged around the attack and defense.
Levi observed the situation throughout the stadium and made sure that there was no chance of a single sword to seal his throat, so he moved to nearby Riera.
And pull away to the nearest pick-up.
He has already gained the trust of the manager through the game and the training within the team.
But at the moment he is still positioned as a winger in the team, and the tactical core of Tinting-Marquez is still Riera, who stayed in the team this summer.
Levi has no objection to this, and he believes that this situation will change in the near future.
The Espanyol midfielder was in steady control.
In the face of teams with different strengths, different tactics are often adopted.
The team played Barcelona Real Madrid and was all about shrinking the defense, waiting for the opportunity to steal one by one.
But against a team of the same strength as Valladolid.
It's going to be a lot better.
In the fifth minute, Roman Martinez tried to dispatch the ball again after receiving a pass from Luis Garcia on the edge of his own half, but the ball was blocked in advance and the ball was cut off by the opposing midfielder.
With the Spaniard in a position of heavy pressing, with most of the attacking players on the other flank, Valladolid quickly launched a quick counter-attack.
"It's the rhythm of gift-giving! Opportunity in Valladolid! Jonathan Sesma quickly counter-attacked after breaking the ball, the speed was already running, and Hernock ran out of position, can you give it over! ”
Valladolid centre-forward Noheke delayed his forward assault after receiving the ball, waiting for the other reinforcements to arrive and then distribute the ball again, but Zabaleta had already inserted it before, making it difficult to defend for a while.
The Spaniards had a local defensive disadvantage in the half.
"Jonathan gave Angel again, Lacruz couldn't follow, Angel hit the penalty area, this position can directly hit the goal!"
But Angel was very smart, and the two big defenders of the Spaniard up front, Jarque and Thiago Silva, were not out of position at this point.
Goalkeeper Christian is also on standby.
He didn't dare to rush forward, and at this time, the center Hennock hit again, and Angel hurriedly divided the ball.
"Got into the box, Hennock volleyed with his right foot, and hit the goal from a tight angle!"
Goalkeeper Christian made a save and saved the ball with the palm of his hand, but this time the shot was not particularly good, and Hernock had a good angle.
But it was a save that gave Valladolid a better chance.
The ball was pounced directly back to the feet of Angel, who penetrated again after the pass, and in front of him was a large and spacious empty goal!
"The crisis has not been resolved, look at this time!"
Tintin-Marquez shook his fist in exasperation and turned his head to look at the box on the rostrum, some time ago in order to save costs and free up salary space, the Spaniard sold one of the team's most expensive players, Carlos Kameni, for 10 million euros.
Kameni is currently worth €8 million in Germany.
New signing Bravo did well, but Tintin-Marquez didn't dare to risk putting him in the starting line-up in the opening game.
But now it seems that Christian's performance is far less solid than Bravo's.
New signings are just around the corner.
"Angel fights again!"
He Wei shouted, this shot range was extremely wide, and he only needed to push lightly to score.
"Didn't get in!" Xu Yang said regretfully.
Just as Angel got to his feet, a tall figure swept the ball cleanly from his side.
"Espanyol's new signing Thiago Silva, who has also been Milan's long-awaited centre-back, has spent 77 million euros on reinforcements this summer and cannot afford to pay his transfer fee."
The Brazilian got up and threw his fist into the air, quickly eliciting a cheer of glee.
The relief in a desperate situation can detonate the audience's hormones just like the fairy ball.
Thiago Silva's debut made a good impression on the hearts of the fans.
'The ball was cleared to see if Valladolid had a chance, and Zabaleta, who had come back, got the ball.
Zabaleta met the ball, resisted the opposition player's body and turned and squeezed through.
Smooth the situation to Riera.
"Spaniard's chance to fight back!"
After three passes and two downs, Levi won the ball and scored a clever point, and a few seconds later came to the next gap, and the pass between several frontcourt attack points was unusually smooth.
The offensive came to the vicinity of the opponent's penalty area in an instant.
"The little combination between Levi and Riera was so comfortable, Luis Garcia got the ball, passed it to Levi and cut inside along the outside of the box!"
Levi's successive shoulder sinking feints made Valladolid's backline dare not easily scramble.
With Riera plugging in again, he returned the pass again.
"Riera doesn't stick to the ball at all, and then give Levi a cannon!"
Levi flicked his right foot, shook off the opposing central defender Alberto Marquez, and fired a low and fast volley with his right foot.
"The ball is in! The ball is in! In the seventh minute of the game, the Spaniard opened the scoring! ”
He Wei shouted happily.
"Very calm handling in front of the goal, directly shake the angle to hit the dead corner! The defender blocked the goalkeeper's view and Asenjo didn't even make a save. ”
He knew that although he had not yet encountered a strong team, this also dispelled some doubts about Levi.
After all, he had not been admitted to the five major leagues before.
"Levi scored his first goal of the season and the first of this La Liga!"
'He's celebrating with his team-mates and the Espanyol fans are very excited and very happy with the new signing's performance, maybe the fans have had some doubts about his age and his high salary.
Levi, on the field, ran to the sidelines, received the boiling applause of the fans, and held out a finger.
"As the saying goes, the only downside of expensive things is that they're expensive."
Xu Yang also answered, and both of them were in a good mood.
The game continued, and after Valladolid kicked off again, the formation began to be much more conservative.
Espanyol midfielder Rieira is well known, and he and De la Pena have also been the main targets of targeting, and the manager has told them to watch out for this young player.
But everyone didn't take it to heart, after all, you have to see it with your own eyes to know how many pounds and taels he has.
In the twelfth minute of the game, Halque stepped forward and cooperated with Roman Martinez to take the ball and distribute the ball to Lacruz on the wing.
Levi in front of him reappeared, and La Cruz observed and went straight down the wing.
"There's a big gap ahead, Levi is up to speed, see if you can catch the ball!"
Valladolid right-back García Calvo raced in front of Levy to cut the goal away.
"The two men got into hand-to-hand combat, and Levi got the ball and was forced to the sideline."
Garcia Calvo was delighted, Levi's straight line to the goal was temporarily blocked by him, and his team-mates behind him were also picking up.
"Near the sideline, step on it! Go to the bottom line again! ”
Garcia Calvo followed up after Levi pulled the ball, but the moment he picked up, Levi quickly pulled the ball back and braked sharply, drilling past him.
After shaking him off, he quickly left Garcia Calvo behind.
Gallop to the bottom line!
"The ball seemed to be stuck to his foot!"
Espanyol centre-forwards Tamudo and De La Pena burst into the box and reached for the ball.
Levi faced the returning midfielder Max Aguirre and shook the ball again, changed direction to pass him, and pretended to cut inside again.
But with a swipe of his right foot, he pulled the ball back and walked outside, and the ball narrowly brushed Luis Prieto, who stretched out his foot to clear the ball.
Luis Prieto, who lunged forward, hit Levi's shoulder at the same time that Levi volleyed a left-footed shot straight into the near corner.
Top-down violence banging on the door!
Thunder!
"Left foot volley! The ball is in again! In the thirteenth minute, the Spaniards led 2-0! ”
The director cut the end of the live game to the rostrum, in addition to the president of Espanyol, several Chinese were watching the game in the box, and they all left their seats and went to the railing to cheer.
"The Spaniards have also introduced new investment this year, and our company Huixing also holds 30% of the shares, and today their chairman Mr. Chen is also watching the game on the spot, looking very happy."
Levi held out two fingers with his backhand again.
"It seems that today Levi is determined to conquer the fans of this stadium with a very dramatic start!"
The stadium's DJ also shouted his name at this moment.
Número siete (number seven)!
Levy!
Gol!
The blue-and-white flags fluttered like clouds, reflecting the lonely Valladolid generals.
And the Spaniards, who have expanded their advantage, are like a rainbow!
...
"Great! That's great! What do I say, he must be a rising star! ”
In the stands, a middle-aged fan wearing a cotton navy blue armed hat and a flag wrapped around his neck, dressed like a medieval samurai, shouted loudly.
He was modeled after the great general Roger de Luria who led a fleet cruising the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages and besieged Catalonia.
"What? You've been scolding this kid in the bar for half an hour today. ”
The other person next to him laughed and debunked him.
"When have I ever scolded him? And, what this kid. ”
"Be respectful of my idols!"
He then added: "As long as he keeps scoring at this pace! ”
At this moment, the drum noise around him boiled again, and the fan took a look at the situation on the field, and then shouted.
Wave after wave.
The sparse voices of 50,000 fans stretched into a wave of voices that did not know its content.
“Levy...”
“Levy...”
“Levy...”
Valladolid were clearly blinded and were again tackled shortly after kick-off.
Now everyone knows that Levi is a tough stubble, and three players decisively stepped forward to surround him.
After Riera passed the ball to Levi, Levi didn't touch the ball, and after a light miss, he turned and picked up, directly past a defender.
Then the left and right feet are connected with the buckle, and the coherent croquettes pass the remaining two and then directly slide the ball out of the short distance.
"Levi hit the penalty area again, smashed the ball again, and faced the goalkeeper."
The goalkeeper can only move forward at this point and try to close the shooting boundary.
Levi stopped abruptly and tapped the bottom of the ball, sending it into the air and Valladolid goalkeeper Asenjo watched as the ball flew past him and fell into the net like a leaf.
“...... Ha! ”
He Wei took a deep breath and let out a breath of disbelief.
Xu Yang was silent for more than ten seconds and squeezed out a sentence.
"God."