Real Madrid lost the Copa del Rey championship, but the Madrid media that supported Real Madrid, using their mouthpieces "Marca" and "AS" newspapers, diverted Real Madrid's attention and advocated that the Copa del Rey is a worthless competition.
Barcelona just talks about being the team with the most wins in the history of the Copa del Rey. In fact, no one cares at all.
Only the league and the Champions League are the directions that a wealthy and ambitious team should strive for.
The implication is that the media and team in Valencia are so happy for a Copa del Rey champion, which is really useless!
We can still compete for the league championship and the Champions League championship, so why should we feel pain and sadness for losing a King's Cup final?
Three days later, Real Madrid ushered in a key battle on the way to the championship at the San Mames Stadium.
They challenge Athletic Bilbao away!
This is the first game of the twenty-ninth round of the league.
Everyone's focus is mostly on Real Madrid.
I want to see if they can get past Athletic Bilbao and continue to provide pressure on Valencia.
The only team that can still threaten Valencia is Real Madrid.
Even Chang Sheng sat in front of the TV to watch this game.
The first half of this game was uneventful. Although there were some fierce scenes, the deadlock on the field was not broken.
But after forty minutes, the situation on the court suddenly changed!
In the 43rd minute, Yester opened the scoring for Athletic Bilbao, and the home team led 1:0!
Two minutes later, in the last minute of the first half, Urses expanded the score for Athletic Bilbao. 2:0!
This is almost like a bolt from the blue over Real Madrid!
Is Real Madrid going to lose to Athletic Bilbao in an away game? If Valencia wins again by then, the point difference will be as wide as six points!
At the beginning of the second half, Raul Gonzalez stepped forward to save Real Madrid and gave Real Madrid fans reassurance.
In the 46th minute, he equalized the score for the team.
Subsequently, the entire Real Madrid team has been working hard to score another goal.
Twenty minutes later, in the 66th minute, Raul Gonzalez scored twice, and he equalized the score for Real Madrid!
Real Madrid breathed a sigh of relief and the game finally got back on track...
They began to look forward to the fact that under the leadership of the captain, the team would complete a shocking reversal, finally win, take away three points, and be proud of San Mamés!
Fantasy is beautiful, but reality is often cruel.
In the 74th minute, Athletic Bilbao's young left-back Del Horno began his shining moment.
He first used his head to put the score ahead for Athletic Bilbao.
Then in the 76th minute, he used a long shot from outside the penalty area to blast away the goal guarded by Casillas!
4:2!
"Del Horno! Del Horno! The young left back almost defeated Real Madrid by himself! Scored two goals in two minutes, and Athletic Bilbao reestablished its two-goal lead!
"The commentator Moen yelled.
His voice reached Chang Sheng's ears through the TV, and he raised his arms and cheered.
He suddenly wants to see what the Marca and AS newspapers will say about this game tomorrow...
"There are fifteen minutes left in the game, and Real Madrid must score three goals in the next time! Yes, equalizing the score means little to them. If they want to continue to bite Valencia, this game is
Must win! But now it seems that this is almost an impossible task... Real Madrid players looked very tired. When Del Horno scored twice, the expressions on their faces were not even
Pain, but... numbness! They are already numb from exhaustion! Faced with such a defeat, they have no reaction at all!"
That's right, narrator! They're almost exhausted!
Chang Sheng said proudly in his heart.
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Until the end of the game, Real Madrid was unable to score another goal.
When Del Horno scored two goals in two minutes, Real Madrid's morale and physical strength seemed to be destroyed.
In this way, they lost to Athletic Bilbao with a score of 2:4.
All they can do next is hope that Valencia will capsize in the gutter at home and lose to Mallorca.
But is this possible?
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The next day's "Marca" newspaper published a photo of Beckham in San Mamés. In the background of the photo were Athletic Bilbao players running wildly in celebration, and Beckham was in front of them, holding his arms.
Head, with a look of pain on his face - he was the most expressive person in yesterday's game.
There is a vague figure in the distance, but it can still be seen that it is another superstar Zidane, who is lowering his head.
"Failure!" This was the title given by Marca.
"AS" reported the same moment, but it was taken from a different angle.
There are no Athletic Bilbao players, but one photo includes six superstars: Raul, Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Beckham, and Roberto Carlos. Beckham holds his head in his hands, and several others
They all have their heads lowered or their faces are expressionless.
No need for a title anymore, this photo says it all.
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Before the game against Mallorca, Chang Sheng was giving his final pre-war speech to his players in the Mestalla home team locker room.
"Real Madrid lost to Athletic Bilbao yesterday, which is good news for us. But it can also be bad news. If you are relieved, that is bad news, if you give your best
If so, it's totally good news. It's entirely up to you. Do you want good news or bad news?"
Of course no one wants to hear bad news.
So Valencia went all out at home and defeated Mallorca with a score of 3:1.
As a result, the point difference between them and Real Madrid widened to six points.
Although there are still nine rounds of league games before the end of the league, the six-point gap is not too big.
But is Valencia, the team that always wins, the kind of team that easily gives opportunities to its opponents?
A six-point difference is enough to decide a lot of things.
Real Madrid suffered a heavy blow in the league. They can only temporarily focus on the Champions League, hoping to make a breakthrough in the Champions League. It would be even better if they could directly win the tenth Champions League.
Real Madrid got a good draw in the Champions League quarter-finals, and their opponent was French Ligue 1 team Monaco.
From Real Madrid's perspective, Monaco is obviously a soft persimmon that can be pinched at will.
Entering the semi-finals is just around the corner.
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After the match against Mallorca, Valencia went all out to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against AC Milan.
The whole team has entered the sprint stage.
At this time, something happened on Vicente's side.
After a training session, Vicente felt some pain in his left thigh muscle.
Logically speaking, he should tell his head coach, but when Vicente thought about being the only one on the left side of the team in the next Champions League game, he gave up the idea.
He was worried that head coach Chang Sheng would ban him from playing if he knew about his physical condition.
This is what he least wants to see.
This season, Vicente was very unlucky. He was seriously injured just after the league started. Former team doctor Longbart said that he would only need three months to recover. But the actual recovery time was four months, until before Christmas.
, he just returned to the court.
From January to March, his body was in good shape and he was not injured again.
But his main position had been lost during the previous four months of serious injury.
Originally the absolute main force on the left, he became a substitute, while Brazilian Ronaldinho became the main left winger.
So now he especially cherishes every opportunity to play. He hopes to win back the main position with his own efforts.
This Champions League quarter-final will be the best opportunity.
In the important match against AC Milan, Ronaldinho was unable to play, so he will start in his place!
If he performs well and helps the team defeat AC Milan in the away game...can he regain his starting position?
But now his muscles are aching, which may ruin his bright future.
If he goes to the head coach... he will be doomed.
He knows who Chang Sheng is, and he will never let himself take risks. Although this is love for himself, Vicente does not need love now.
He needs a chance to play.
It's just muscle soreness...
Maybe it’s because you used too much force during training, and you just need to rest more.
Vicente returned home with this idea in mind, did nothing, and had a good night's rest.
When he got up the next day, he was able to exert his strength.
I found no discomfort at all.
He felt relieved.
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There were only two days left before the Champions League quarter-finals. On this day, the entire Valencia team had to fly to Milan, Italy after training.
I stayed at the hotel there and had another day of acclimatization training before starting the competition.
Today's training is not very intense and is mainly focused on recovery.
But Vicente still felt discomfort during training this time.
He frowned and used his hands to massage the muscles of his left thigh from time to time.
This scene did not escape Rudy Gonzalez's eyes.
He said to Chang Sheng: "There is something wrong with Vicente."
Chang Sheng looked over and after observing for a few minutes, he agreed with Rudy Gonzalez.
Something was wrong with Vicente.
"Stop the training and call him over for questioning." He gave the command loudly.
So Rudy Gonzalez blew the whistle to pause the training, and then he hooked Vicente: "Vicente! Come on!"
Vicente hesitated a little when he saw this action.
It seems that... it has been seen.
But he couldn't just stand there, so he walked over step by step and stood in front of Chang Sheng and Rudy Gonzalez.
"What's the matter, coach?" he asked in as normal a voice as possible.
"What's wrong with your left leg?" Chang Sheng asked bluntly.
When Vicente heard this question, his heart tightened.
Still found...
He originally wanted to lie in front of Chang Sheng, but when he thought about the consequences of lying, he backed down.
Finally Vicente told the truth.
After listening to Vicente's explanation, Chang Sheng frowned.
"Muscle soreness?" he asked.
Vincent nodded, but immediately followed up with an explanation: "I think I'm a little tired, just take a rest. I'm more concerned about it because, uh... I've been injured before. But I think it might not matter, because I've been injured before
The ankle injury has nothing to do with this part..."
Chang Sheng interrupted him: "It doesn't matter what you say, Vicente. But it doesn't matter what we say. So we'd better find someone who has the final say, a professional person..."
Speaking of this, he thought of Genel.
Ginelle is now the head of Valencia's team medical team. In terms of expertise, he is the most professional among them.
But he is from Solaire...
This thought emerged in Chang Sheng's mind.
Is this person’s ability and character worthy of trust?
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