On February 8, the 22nd round of La Liga.

Espanyol travels to Madrid once again, this time against Getafe at the Estadio Alfonso Pérez.

Founded in 1976, Getafe is currently the youngest team in La Liga.

Their presence is low, and if you ask a fan of other leagues how many teams there are in Madrid, the answer you hear is probably Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

A little more senior might tell you that there is also a Rayo Vallecano, but few people know that Getafe is a Madrid team.

In this game, Getafe put on a 442 formation, with a diamond-shaped midfield composed of Granero, Castro, Polanski and Soldado.

At the beginning of the game, Getafe's midfield defense did cause a certain amount of trouble for the Spaniards.

As the tide of battle slowly developed, the Spaniard, who had won two games in a row, once again disrupted Getafe's front with high pressing and sharp counter-attacks.

Just eight minutes into the game, Levi nearly penetrated the goal of Getafe goalkeeper Hakovo with a cut inside after a series of midfield advances.

The curly-haired Granero ran relentlessly around the field, trying to intercept Levy's advance, only to be brought to the ground.

After his comeback, his form got better and better, and this match almost became his one-man show.

In the 14th minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Coentrão, Levi moved at high speed on the left side, faced the help of Daniel Díaz and Cash, turned around Cash near the baseline and picked up a pass in the penalty area, and Callejon, who started the game, nodded the ball behind the penalty area.

“LEVY！！！”

In the silence, there was a sparse applause and cheers.

Levi looked at the stadium in surprise and saw that the sound came from some fans in white jerseys.

"Let's join Madrid! This is the best club in the world! ”

"We want to see you in a white jersey!"

The Afonso Pérez Stadium is very small, with a capacity of just over 10,000 fans, and in a place like Madrid, Getafe has very few fans.

So it's easy for Real Madrid fans to get in on the mix.

"They love you."

Levi walked up and high-fived Callejon, who had scored the goal, who said with some envy.

After all, Jose Callejón's football career started in Real Madrid's academy. Last season, he scored 21 goals in 37 appearances for Real Madrid's B team and won the La Liga B Golden Boot that season.

But in Real Madrid, which has top scorers such as Raul, Higuain, and Ruud van Nistelrooy, a young rookie like Callejon is obviously unlikely to get any chances.

Therefore, he joined Espanyol for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euros this summer, and Real Madrid has the right to buy it back.

Some time ago, Espanyol's main center Tamudo was injured, and Levi was out for more than a month, and he and Diego Costa supported Pochettino's offensive firepower.

"It's okay, Jose, they'll like you like it in the future."

In the 14th minute of the game, Luis Garcia received a precise through ball from Drabeno and sent the ball into the penalty area, and Levi scored again in the far corner without stopping.

In the 79th minute of the game, Pochettino made a substitution decision, and a round-headed, dark-stocked Brazilian stood on the sidelines to replace Levi, who made one pass and one shot in the game.

Douglas Costa ushered in his La Liga debut.

As soon as he took the court, Douglas Costa showed his amazing talent, strong explosiveness, delicate foot technique, and first-class counter-attacking ability.

On his first touch, he used an imaginative bull tail swing to get past the defender who was marking him.

It drew a whistle from the Espanyol bench.

Pochettino also nodded in satisfaction, although Douglas Costa is young and lacks game experience, it is easy to be deflated under the experienced old oil defenders, and there is a common problem with Brazilian demons, who like to pass people with all kinds of fancy moves, which often slows down the overall tempo of the team.

For example, in the team's training, he was defended by his Brazilian countryman Thiago Silva without a temper.

But such a fast horse on the wing often works wonders when he comes on the field in the second half of the race.

In fact, the Spaniards prefer to get a wing player in their prime this winter window, and their first target is Willian, a wide attacker who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.

It's a pity that Willian, who transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk a year ago, had already paid 14 million euros at that time.

It is 1.4 times the transfer fee of Levi.

And has become the main player in the team, in the face of the asking price of 25 million, the Spaniard really seems to be shy.

Secondly, they tried to loan Barcelona young striker Pedro, because the team has Henry, Eto'o and others, and the Sabres have not won many opportunities at Barcelona this year.

As Guardiola's extremely optimistic answer to the future striker, he was originally intended to be loaned out for training.

But it was rejected by the Barcelona hierarchy.

In the end, he had to sign Douglas Costa, who was still a little immature.

Just before the final whistle blew, Getafe's Hurtado scored a goal as the Spaniard managed to snatch all three points from the Estadio Alfonso Pérez thanks to goals from Callejón and Levi.

After the game.

Getafe's midfielder Granero offered to exchange jerseys for Levy.

"Can I sign your name?"

Granero demanded: "It's better to write a blessing in Chinese." ”

Levi was stunned, not understanding what Granero meant, but politely complied.

"My brother Pedro is married to a Chinese girl from Shanghai and is a big fan of yours."

Granero then explained.

Espanyol made it three wins in a row in the second half of the season, while Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 1-0 the day before, while Barcelona beat Sporting Gijón 3-1 at home to a much-beaten club in La Liga this year.

Barcelona are still far ahead of the table, still maintaining an eight- and nine-point gap with Espanyol and Real Madrid.

The latter two teams are chasing the latter two teams, and they are currently tightly biting the score difference and not relaxing.

Such a points gap is not safe in the second half of the thirteen rounds, and Barcelona also hope to further widen the gap to more than 10 points.

It basically depends on the last three rounds.

As in the first half, Espanyol will face Sevilla, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

"What do you think of the next death schedule you're up against? You lost away to Sevilla in the first half of the league and it looks like your worst defeat of the season, and it looks like they have a bit of restraint in their style of play, and you're going to play against Barcelona and Real Madrid. ”

"Hmm, can you tell me what you hope to achieve in these three rounds?"

After the game, Levi accepted a mobile interview with the media, and when the first reporter put the microphone to his mouth, Levi met a pair of familiar eyes.

There is a hint of resentment in the depths.

After breaking up with Sara Carbonero, this was the first time the two had spoken face-to-face.

"Excuse me, lady, the microphone is too close."

Levi pushed the microphone, and Sarah's face showed a hint of annoyance.

I used to call people baby in the middle of the night, but now I call me this lady?

'Of course we want to win those three games.'

In an instant, countless spotlights clicked at him, and the reporters rushed to hear Levi's remarks, and even abandoned Pochettino, who was careful and unobtrusive nearby.

"Winning three games is a bit of an overconfidence? Keep in mind that Sevilla FC have pretty much the best defence in La Liga this season, and they beat you in the first half. ”

The Marca reporter squeezed Sara away without grace and asked.

'It was on their home turf and you know home advantage isn't just talk, the restlessness of the fans at the Estadio Pizjuán had a certain impact on us at the time.

"And they've not been in good form lately."

Levi explained slowly.

Say it or not, you must not show a trace of weakness in the face of the media.

Whatever words leave a line are fake.

People ask you whether you win or lose, and the person who didn't have the confidence to win before the game didn't deserve to win.

'And next round we will be back to our home game, and it will be their turn to be affected by the away game.'

At this time, the reporter of "Daily Sports" also came up, with a meaningful smile on his face.

In his opinion, Levi said this to pave the way for the battle at Camp Nou in advance, even if he loses at that time, he can also use:

"I said the Camp Nou was not a good away game, and you still don't believe me." and so on.

This has fueled the arrogance of the Catalan media.

One by one, the microphones came up, and the general meaning between the words was:

Now my Barcelona coach is capable, and the good will be full.

How can the fluorescence of rotten grass such as Langer be compared to the bright moon in the sky?

If you turn against your armor and take the initiative to give in, you will still exit without losing a small loss and save face.

"The game against Barcelona is at the Camp Nou, and you will not only face a strong Barcelona team, but you will also face pressure from the 90,000 fans at the Camp Nou, will that affect your confidence?"

Levi said slowly in the face of the words that we Barcelona are invincible:

'What I've said before is limited to Sevilla and as for Barcelona, we've already beaten them once in the first leg.

"Another victory is not inconceivable."

On February 14, the 23rd round of La Liga began.

There is a clear difference in the strength of the two sides in this round of league matches, and there are almost no matches with strong dialogues.

The only exception was this year's dark horse Espanyol against Sevilla.

Since the start of the second half, Sevilla, which had a relatively good performance in the first half, has won three consecutive defeats against Racing Santander, Sporting Gijón and Real Betis.

And against the Spaniards, who have won three in a row.

The only thing that Sevilla can do is keep a clean sheet against Espanyol in the first half.

(It's a big oolong, this time is a mess, I misremembered the time of the two games against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey as March, in fact, it was already played at the end of January, and my timeline was written in February.) Sorry, I'm a fool)

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