The strongest winger

Chapter 312 Preheating
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When the media in Catalonia saw that the opponent drawn by Barcelona was Zaragoza, while the opponent drawn by Valencia was from the Second Division team, their psychology was completely unbalanced. They openly raised doubts about the fairness of the Western Football Association!
Because of the characteristics of the Catalonia Autonomous Region, the Western Football Association has taken similar measures against Barcelona, ​​and the draw for the quarter-finals of the King's Cup has naturally been questioned.

Why does Barcelona have been touching La Liga teams since the 1/8 finals of the Copa del Rey, but Valencia was able to draw the last team in the second division, Valladolid, in the 1/4 finals?

Why?
Therefore, both "World Sports Daily" and "Daily Sports Daily" raised their own doubts that day.

"Why were our opponents so strong before our decisive battle with Valencia? Why were Valencia's opponents so weak? You must know how low the probability of encountering a second division team in the Copa del Rey is? Here, we really have reason to suspect that the Western Football Association has made some adjustments in the draw to deliberately make things difficult for us..."

At this time, Barcelona, ​​as the representative of Catalonia, naturally cannot speak out. If they openly support the media and bombard the Football Association, they will suffer at that time.

At that time, the most punishment for the media is to be warned. Who made Spain a country that supports freedom of speech and freedom of the press?
But I have to make a public statement, because "World Sports Daily" and "Daily Sports Daily" are both to help Barcelona get ahead, so...

But you still need to be skillful when you speak. When Barcelona's chairman Laporta was interviewed by a reporter from "World Sports Daily", he talked about his views on Barcelona's next game.

"For competitive sports, luck... is often a force that cannot be ignored. You can never see it or touch it, but sometimes you need it. Just like in football games, sometimes you are lucky and you can score with one shot, while the unlucky team may not score with [-] shots in a row. This is luck! But... the luck of Valencia this time is too good, right?"

If this season's La Liga schedule hadn't been arranged long before the start of this season, it is estimated that the Catalan media will bring up the schedule to talk about it!
News spreads very fast in this day and age!

Surprisingly fast.

The words of the Barcelona chairman Laporta, who just finished being interviewed by reporters in the morning, were flooded in major Spanish online newspapers and forums in the afternoon.

Immediately, Barcelona fans in Catalonia collectively questioned the Western Football Association.

As a 'beneficiary' Valencia has also been affected.

Because when the Catalan media continuously drew stronger opponents in Barcelona, ​​Valencia drew weak teams from La Liga.

At this time, Valladolid's head coach Lopez stood up and checked his presence. When interviewed by local media, he said: "Although we are a team in the Second Division, we are not a weak team! Look at who we met in the 1/8 finals of the King's Cup? It was Villarreal who beat Manchester United in Group D in the Champions League group stage this season! We killed them both home and away!! Although our opponent is the current leader of La Liga, it does not mean that we have no chance, even if we know that the chances of winning are not high. , we have to give it a try, we have to clear our name!!"

The words of Valladolid's head coach immediately resonated with the team's players. At the same time, under the exaggeration of the media in Catalonia, they finally succeeded in targeting Valencia.

And Valencia was shot lying down!

Who made the Western Football Association take care of Valencia at this time instead of the team they supported Barcelona?
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But for the comments from the outside world, all Valencia players showed their high-quality side and ignored the outside reports and public opinion.

Because Valencia's stability this season is terrible, the league tops the league table, the Copa del Rey has also entered the quarter-finals, and the opponent drawn is the only remaining West Second Division team.

In the UEFA Champions League, it has also entered the top 1. Although the opponent in the 8/[-] finals is the Red Devils Manchester United, it is not without effort!
However, before this Champions League 1/8 final, there are still many key games to be played.

Therefore, the attention should return to the domestic competition again.

Three days later, it was the first leg of the King's Cup quarter-finals.

At the same time, this day is a rather extraordinary day for Ai Luo.

Of course, this day is not ordinary for hundreds of millions of Chinese people.

Because this day is the traditional Chinese Spring Festival.

Aiello remembers that on New Year's Eve last year, Valencia met Villarreal, and the Spring Festival of the new year was the King's Cup match against Valladolid at home.

Therefore, in the two days before the start of the Copa del Rey, the number of Chinese reporters at the gate of Valencia's training base began to increase significantly.

They were all planning to interview Aiello immediately after training in Valencia.

In the new year, I believe fans across the country will be happy to be blessed by young players like Ai Luo who have won glory for the country abroad.

Facing a group of reporters who seemed to be seeing little sheep, Ai Luo said in a more cooperative way, "Here, I wish fans and friends across the country good health and all wishes come true in the new year!"

After speaking, Ai Luo added another sentence, "In the new year, I hope everyone will continue to pay attention to me and Valencia!"

Immediately, there was a burst of laughter.

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As time passed, Valencia also ushered in their opponents in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey at home.

In this game, Valladolid, who played in the away game, showed his strong side. Although he faced Valencia, who is currently ranked top in La Liga, in the first 10 minutes of the game, he played an inseparable game with Valencia.

Two of them directly threatened the goal of Canizares' handle. If the reaction was not fast enough at that time, it is estimated that Valladolid in the away game is now leading!
The other quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey held at the same time was not much better. When Barcelona and Zaragoza were fighting fiercely, the two sides played sparks for a while.

Zaragoza knows that it is very difficult to get the top eight in the league this season and qualify for European competitions, so if they want to qualify for the Europa League next season, they must find another way.

Therefore...the Copa del Rey this season has become their goal!

The champion of the Copa del Rey has a place in the top 32 of the UEFA Cup!
So in this game at Camp Nou, Zaragoza is ready to go all out!
The camera looks back at the Mestalla Stadium.

Valencia has gradually returned to the state of the game. Aiello's breakthrough on the left has always been the channel that Valladolid has focused on guarding, so it seems a bit biased.

The team's rhythm is under the control of Albelda, which makes Valladolid in the second league very uncomfortable. It is frequently mobilized and consumes physical energy.

The heroic feat before the game is more like a slap in the face at this time, spending energy in endless running.

The gap between the two sides was also slowly reflected. Before the end of the first half, Aiello assisted Vicente to score a goal.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Valencia continued their pass-and-control style of play, first using the breakthrough ability of Aiello and Vicente on the wing, and then through the scheduling of the midfield, swinging Valladolid's defensive players left and right.

This caused the Valladolid players to have continuous cramps in No. 70 minutes.

In fact, not only Valencia has La Liga missions on weekends, Valladolid, who is playing away, also has league missions. The intensity of La Liga is not inferior to the current La Liga competition!
So it is normal for them to have cramps at this time.

In the end, Valencia beat Valladolid with three goals at home, laying a good foundation for the second round of the game.

Barcelona, ​​who also played at home this time, did not have such good luck. They even lost to Zaragoza by one goal at home!

The number one upset of the Copa del Rey broke out! !

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Barcelona's home defeat to Zaragoza was unexpected by everyone, especially the "Mundo Deportivo" who deliberately created public opinion to arouse Valladolid's hatred of Valencia.

What they didn't expect was that not only did Valencia fail to lose at home, but Barcelona lost to Zaragoza in an upset at home!
This result was something neither the Catalan media nor the fans had thought of.

Isn't this just stealing chickens without losing money?
Therefore, this also ended Barcelona's [-]-game winning streak in all competitions.

After finishing the first round of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, Valencia flew non-stop to Deportivo, where they will start the No.1 second round.

Barcelona this round is at home against another La Liga team from Madrid --- Atletico Madrid.

It is worth mentioning that after the Copa del Rey ended in the middle of the week, the media in Madrid began to support Atletico Madrid, and at the same time helped them analyze Barcelona's weaknesses and strengths.

Among them, the "Tactical Analysis" column of "Marca" mentioned Barcelona's current problems, "If you look at the just-concluded Copa del Rey quarter-finals, Barcelona is not impeccable, and they also have weaknesses. The rib gap in the midfield and backcourt is very obvious, because both of their full-backs are assists, and the speed of returning to defense is not particularly fast, so they are easy to be used by teams that are good at defensive counterattacks..."

"...Atletico Madrid's most proficient use of this season happens to be defensive counterattacks. There is no doubt about the speed and skills of the young captain Torres. He has proven his ability in the past few years. In addition, the Argentine introduced this season.

"Besides, Barcelona has to take into account the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey in the middle of next week and the No.1 three-round match against Valencia next weekend. Whether their players can watch this game is also a question..."

Originally, Atlético de Madrid's head coach Bianchi did not include this game among the games that the team must score points, but after reading the analysis of "Marca", he suddenly realized that this game may not be impossible!

As a result, Atletico Madrid started a two-day closed training before going to Catalonia.

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