PFC Chapter 347 Drop the Chain at a Critical Time
Chapter 347 Drop the Chain at a Critical Time
Chapter 347 Drop the Chain at a Critical Time
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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the entire Mestalla Stadium seemed to have fallen into extreme madness. In the minds of these fans, they never entered the semi-finals except for the UEFA Champions League final in the 99-00 and 00-01 seasons.
Although it's only been five years, it feels like they've been waiting for a century.
Canizares, who was sitting on the VIP seat in this game, also raised his arms at the same time to celebrate the team's advancement to this year's Champions League semi-finals!
He once thought that he would never have the chance to enter the semi-finals of the Champions League in his career, but he never expected... to have this chance at the end of his career.
only……
Canizares looked down at his gauze-wrapped right hand and sighed. He didn't know if he would still be in such a good state after his finger injury healed.
Looking at Ai Luo surrounded by his teammates, he felt sincerely happy. Under his leadership, Valencia will go further and further, but... how long can he keep him?
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On the second day, the mainstream media in Spain already made the "Derby Civil War Champions League semi-final" as the headline focus in advance.
And that night, Barcelona lived up to expectations, narrowly beating Inter Milan 2:1 at home, joining up with Valencia, who had advanced to the lower half, in the semi-finals, and achieved the La Liga derby in the Champions League semi-finals.
AC米兰回到主场3：1击败了里昂，而阿森纳在阿尔卑斯球场和尤文图斯战成了0：0，总比分2：0晋级半决赛。
So the opponents in the other semi-final are AC Milan and Arsenal.
As a result, the mainstream media in Europe began to speculate one after another, which team will be able to enter the final of the Champions League?
Of course, in addition to guessing which two teams will enter the final, there is another thing that shocked the entire European football world, that is, Aiello scored a goal in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Villarreal. Therefore, he also tied the record of scoring goals in a single season of the Champions League created by AC Milan's famous Altafini in the 1-4 season with 14 goals in the Champions League.
But the space he occupies is not very large.
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As the mouthpiece of Barcelona, "Mundo Deportivo" began to give data at the first time, but this data is not in the league, because in the past two seasons, Barcelona is absolutely inferior to Valencia, because Aiello scored 9 goals against Barcelona recently, and it is normal to avoid this disadvantage.
"Finally we are going to face Valencia! I believe that like many Barcelona fans, everyone is full of confidence in the next two rounds of semi-finals, right? Because we are a world-class giant, and they are just a little famous in China! We have won the Champions League, and they... just won two consecutive runner-ups! So... in the next two UEFA Champions League semi-finals, we must win the game!"
"...In the past four league games, Barcelona and Valencia have a record of one win and three losses, and are at an absolute disadvantage. But don't forget! This is the top league in Europe, the UEFA Champions League!! It is untenable to bring the results of the league into the Champions League. Neither the influence nor the rhythm of the game can be compared with the league. What's more, our experience in the knockout rounds of the Champions League is more abundant than Valencia, so... Barcelona must be the one who won the two rounds!"
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
Therefore, the two capital newspapers, "Marca" and "Aspen", abandoned all prejudices at this moment and began to cheer for Valencia. The theme used by "Marca" was: Bassac!
"As many fans know, Valencia has won three consecutive victories against Barcelona, scoring ten goals and conceding six goals. Among them, their top scorer Ai scored nine goals on Barcelona alone, completing a hat-trick of hat-tricks. This is an imprint that no one can erase. We firmly believe that Valencia will definitely stand out in the game against Barcelona and enter the Stade de France in Paris!"
The theme of "Aspen" is: Will there be a big four hat-trick?
"...Ai has completed a hat-trick of hat-tricks against Barcelona. I believe that at this time, many people can't help but guess, will his senior four hat-tricks come in the Champions League semi-finals? There is no doubt! This game will be the time when Barcelona's nemesis proves himself, and he will kill Barcelona immediately? We will wait and see..."
The focus of the local sports media in Valencia is different from the influential "Mundo Deportivo", "Marca" and "Aspen" in Spain. They focused on Aiello's goal in this game.
"Tie the record! Tie the 43-year Champions League scoring record in a single season!! It was once thought that no one can break the record, which was equalized by our prince last night, but everyone, don't forget, Valencia still has at least two Champions League games to play! There is another problem worthy of everyone's attention!! That is, we are facing Barcelona in the semi-finals. As we all know, Ai has scored nine goals against Barcelona. It can be said that he has contributed the most goals to a club since his career...
So we have reason to believe that it is Valencia who will finally enter the final!Because we have an omnipotent Ai! "
"Torino Sport", which has always been a supporter of Aiello, also expressed its support for Ailuo at the right time. "In another quarter-final match yesterday, Barcelona defeated Inter Milan 1:4 at home, so their opponent in the semi-finals was Valencia... If you follow La Liga fans, you will know that in the past three games, Barcelona and Valencia have not won a game and lost all! So we have reason to believe that in the next two semi-finals, Valencia will be led by Ai. Mighty Barcelona!"
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The mainstream media in Europe made a lot of noise about this game, and concluded that Valencia will probably beat Barcelona to advance to the final.
But is this really the case?
Flores doesn't think so!
The league is the league, the Champions League is the Champions League!
The league is a long season, and the knockout rounds of the Champions League are two-round contests. If there is a slight mistake, all previous efforts will be wasted, and the efforts of the entire season will also be in vain.
Therefore, this Champions League semi-final must not be treated with the attitude of the league, otherwise a few lives will not be enough to die!
Moreover, the report in the "World Sports Daily" is very reasonable. Barcelona's experience in the Champions League knockout is much richer than that of Valencia, and it is more comfortable to control this top-level game.
The next day, the day after the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, UEFA also gave the time for two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals.
两场两回合的半决赛的时间分别是：4月19、20号以及4月26、27号进行。
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At the weekend, Valencia ushered in a Cadiz game at home.
In this game, Valencia made some personnel rotation adjustments, but Aiello was not on the list of adjustments, because he was only four goals away from Pacino, the single-season scoring record in La Liga, so he wanted to use the next game to score more goals, otherwise it would be difficult to repay the fans who supported him.
In this regard, Flores was not surprised, but chose to support Ai Luo very cooperatively.
The semi-main lineup led by Aiello and Albelda finally defeated the relegation favorite Cadiz with a big score of 5:3. Among them, Aiello personally staged the fourth hat-trick of the season, directly surpassing the 88 league goals created by Atletico Madrid player Baltazar in the 89-35 season.
As soon as the game ended, Ai Luo was surrounded by a swarm of reporters.
In this game, he staged his fourth hat-trick of the season. Aiello was in a very good mood, and he also became the player with the second most goals in a single season in La Liga.
What's more, he still has seven league games left.
So, the media that interviewed Ai Luo thought of one thing, and then they were collectively stunned: How many goals can he score this season? ?
"It's not up to me to decide how many goals I can score, so...I hope everyone will focus back on this game. We are a whole, and I am just a part of the whole. If I were to play alone, I would have been kicked disabled long ago? Right..."
For this question, Ai Luo did not give a direct answer, but shifted the topic to the team.
So the media are even more curious.
On the second day, apart from reporting that Aiello surpassed the record of the second most goals scored by Atletico Madrid player Baltazar in a single season in La Liga in the 88-89 season, the media were just guessing how many goals he could score this season...
Among them, the "Valencia Sports Daily" guess is the most daring, "I firmly believe that at the end of this season, Ai will be able to score 50 league goals, because our next opponents are Celta Vigo, Espanyol, Athletic Bilbao, Alaves, Mallorca, Atletico Madrid, and Osasuna. Except for the away game against Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Osasuna, which is a bit difficult, the other teams have obvious differences in strength. We have every reason to believe he will score [-] league goals this season..."
That night, Barcelona also ushered in this round of opponents-Real Madrid!
Originally, the home team was full of confidence in this game, but what I didn't expect was that Real Madrid played against the home team Barcelona 1:1 with one less player in this game.
When the result came out, everyone was shocked!
With just seven games left in the league, Valencia leads Barcelona by 13 points.
At the same time, this point difference also shocked Barcelona's top management, because wasn't so many small moves made before to make up for the disadvantage of returning to the league?I just didn't expect... to drop the chain at a critical moment!
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