PFC Chapter 343 The Conspiracy Against Valencia
Chapter 343 The Conspiracy Against Valencia
Chapter 343 The Conspiracy Against Valencia
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The 28th round of La Liga on the weekend was all over, and Barcelona also won this round of the game, so they still maintain an 11-point difference with Valencia.
It's just that as the number of league rounds decreases, their chances of reversing and defending the title are getting smaller and smaller.
After winning the national derby with Real Madrid, Valencia quickly focused on the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, because they will not have the leisure to focus on the Copa del Rey in two more weeks. At that time, they will fully prepare for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League against Villarreal.
It is worth mentioning that this season's schedule is also quite a coincidence, because Valencia's league opponent in the next round is precisely their opponent in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League --- Villarreal!
Therefore, in this issue of Spanish mainstream media, in addition to reporting on whether Barcelona can join the league championship rival Valencia in the Copa del Rey final, it will also report on the three games between Valencia and Villarreal in the next two weeks.
Of course, the most important thing is the two rounds of the UEFA Champions League!
Compared with these two games, the league game next week is not so important.
As a result, the good media began to deliberately create pressure for Valencia.
Among them, Catalonia's "World Sports Daily" and "Daily Sports Daily" are the first, and the "Marca" and "Aspen" in the capital Madrid are only mentioned a little bit, which is more objective.
In order to let Valencia feel the pressure in advance, the headline of the "La Liga News" page of "Mundo Deportivo" said, "In the next half month, Valencia will play against Villarreal, the derby opponent in the same area, three times, and two of these games will be the crucial quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League! Of course...the league where the two teams will meet this weekend is also very important!! Maybe this game will not affect the ranking of the two teams in the league, but it will have a deep impact on the two teams in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. distant effects."
"... Villarreal, a small city with 48000 people, was able to defeat the traditional Champions League team Ajax to enter the quarter-finals. This is a miracle, but... Will this miracle develop further? The answer... Of course, it is very possible! Although this small city has only 48000 people, the home attendance rate of each game is very impressive. Under the leadership of Riquelme and Diego Forlan, this team defeated Manchester United in the group stage to become the first in the group, and entered the top 1! In the 8 finals, Ajax was eliminated, and they are well-known by all the powerful players in Europe, so people gave them the title of "Yellow Submarine"... For such a team that blocked traditional strong teams, Valencia will definitely encounter unprecedented troubles."
Compared with the euphemistic expression of "Mundo Deportivo", "Daily Sports" is more direct, "Whether Valencia can have the last laugh in the remaining 1/3 of the games, the next three games against Villarreal are very important!! This weekend's home league with Villarreal can be said to be a mutual test between the two teams before the Champions League knockout match, but... the problem is coming! If the home team loses this mutual test, then the difference with Barcelona, which is second in the league, will be reduced to eight points. With only 9 rounds left, can Valencia keep the eight-point advantage when the bench is not as thick as Barcelona?"
The two most influential professional newspapers from Catalonia have done their analysis well, which makes other Spanish sports media think deeply. Is it unrealistic to regard Valencia as the champion of La Liga this season in advance?
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But soon, Valencia handed over the perfect answer!
First of all, in the second round of the Copa del Rey semi-final in the middle of the week, Valencia, who played as a semi-main player, lost 1-0 to Sevilla in the away game, but advanced to the final with a total score of 4:2.
On the second night, Barcelona also ushered in the second round of the Copa del Rey semi-final.
Because they beat Getafe 4:1 at home in the first round, Barcelona also had a semi-main lineup in this game. They underestimated their opponents on the whole. When they were caught off guard, they were beaten 4:0 by Getafe in the away game. Fortunately, Rijkaard adjusted quickly in the second half and replaced Ronaldinho and Messi one after another.
In the end, Barcelona, relying on their own profound background, scored two goals in overtime, eliminated Getafe, and joined Valencia in the final!
Then this weekend, Valencia ushered in the second round of this season's league match against Villarreal!
Valencia played Villarreal 3-0 with the starting players in order, but the opponent was without temper.
What's interesting is that at the regular press conference after the game, Villarreal's head coach Pellegrini said in an interview with reporters: "In order to prepare for the next UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, we must have reservations, so this league has no reference value! Our goal is the Champions League semi-finals!"
That expression, that tone of voice, seemed to be really pouring water...
A large group of journalists were left scratching their heads.
Villarreal seems to be playing with all the main players in this game, right?How can there be no reference value? ?
After the two games in Valencia, "World Sports Daily" and "Daily Sports Daily" did not shut up because of Valencia's perfect answer, but there was a growing trend.
Coincidentally, before the end of this round of the league, Barcelona submitted an early application for the Copa del Rey final. Unexpectedly, after this round of competition, the Western Football Association adopted Barcelona's proposal for the first time, and also agreed to let Barcelona provide the time for the final!
But whether to adopt it depends on the final decision of the Western Football Association, but the Western Football Association has talked all about this, will it not be adopted in the end?
Everyone knows it well!
As a result, many reporters with a keen sense of smell smelled a conspiracy.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with advancing the Copa del Rey from May to April, but the far-sighted reporters can see the problem at a glance, because the UEFA Champions League schedule is basically fixed.
In other words, there is a huge disparity in strength between Valencia and Villarreal. Valencia has a much higher chance of advancing to the semi-finals, and Barcelona has an equally high chance of eliminating Inter Milan!
So... the problem is coming!
According to the past schedule of the Champions League semi-finals, it is usually scheduled for a few days in the middle of April, so...these reporters followed the clues, and with a little association, isn't this to put the King's Cup final in the middle of the two Champions League finals?
When Barcelona's chairman Laporta saw the report, he couldn't help giving these reporters a high thumbs up!
That's their plan!Defeat Valencia with a dense schedule! !
Of course, there is also the fact that if Valencia can't pass the level of Villarreal, it doesn't matter which day the final is.
This plan is just to prevent accidents! !
Who made Valencia lose face in these two seasons?Is there such an easy win for Barcelona?
Under the analysis of "Marca" and "Aspen", Flores also smelled a conspiracy from it. This is completely a conspiracy against Valencia!
But...he has nothing to do, because the chairman Soler is currently in debt, and basically rarely goes to the scene to watch the game, and rarely pays attention to the latest news, let alone go to the Western Football Association for a theory?
So everything still depends on the media's public opinion creation to impress the final decision of the Western Football Association!
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Not long after the Western Football Association announced that the Copa del Rey final would be advanced, the "Valencia Sports Daily" took the lead in supporting Valencia, using the theme of "a conspiracy against Valencia" as the headline of the day.
Although "Valencia Sport" is not as influential as the "Marca" and "Aspen" in the capital and the local "Mundo Deportivo" in Catalonia, it still has a little bit of popularity in Spain, which is an acre of three points.
Even if the conspiracy cannot be resolved, public opinion can be used to get the Western Football Association not to set the date of the final between the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals.
"...Conspiracy! This is a conspiracy against the rising Valencia! Originally, according to the original schedule, Valencia was very likely to win the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey title without any pressure, but because of such an early news of the Copa del Rey final, all our plans were disrupted, and this is likely to affect our plans for the league and Champions League knockouts. If we are not careful, this season will be empty!"
Ai Luo put this issue of "Valencia Sporting News" handed over by David Villa back on the table in the locker room, then collected his thoughts, and said lightly, "In the face of absolute strength, all plots and schemes are in vain!"
After a slight pause, he looked up at David Villa again, and said again with a smile: "Do you recognize the strength of our team?"
David Villa was stunned immediately, and subconsciously remembered the game for more than half of the season in his mind, double-killing Barcelona at home and away, and then double-killing Real Madrid!
Soon...he became firm and nodded fiercely, "Of course I agree! We are the current La Liga leaders!!"
Ai Luo shrugged and said with a smile, "Isn't that enough? Just play every game well!"
Then he didn't wait for David Villa's reply, he just picked up his coat and walked to the first team training ground, throwing himself into a new day of training.
Valencia in March is still a little bit cold.
Watching Ai Luo's figure gradually go away, David Villa came back to his senses, as if he was talking to himself again, "Perhaps, as Ai said, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and schemes are futile, right?"
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