The strongest winger

Chapter 971 The Right Choice
The commentators on the spot, the reporters on the sidelines, and other people who paid attention to the Spanish national derby were stunned after getting the starting lineups of both sides.

Immediately, they realized that they had been tricked...

It was agreed before the game to try our best to deal with the national derby?
Could it be that the two sides of the game communicated in advance?
Of course, this is not possible.

In fact, the two sides of the game really want to have a real contest in this Spanish national derby, so as to prepare for the next important two rounds of the semi-finals of the Champions League.

After all, last season's national derby results did not show Real Madrid's true strength. Mourinho has just taken office not long ago, and many domestic players have just bought back. The running-in period has not yet passed. Losing to the more mature Valencia is a normal result.

But after careful consideration before the game, Mourinho decided to give up the Spanish derby this weekend after a detailed exchange with assistant coach Faria, so as to focus on defending the first leg of the 2010-2011 Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu in the middle of the week.

When Mourinho first stated his plan, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also a Portuguese, refused. He believed that as a professional player, he should put in all his efforts for every game, especially the game with Aiello. He didn't want to give up even an almost insignificant league.

Under such circumstances, the good man Faria communicated with Cristiano Ronaldo in private instead of Mourinho, and analyzed the stakes of the two games. It is very irrational to still strive to prepare for the national derby when the league championship is basically hopeless, and Valencia will definitely choose to play on the bench.

At that time, the game will become the Chinese version of Tian Ji's horse racing. It would be inappropriate to neglect the first leg of the Champions League semi-final for the sake of the illusory league championship, and it will increase the chance of losing the first leg of the Champions League semi-final...

Cristiano Ronaldo is not the kind of player who is not good at thinking, otherwise it would be impossible to reach the current height, because the gap between ordinary players and superstars lies in whether they can use their brains when playing football. The smarter players are The more they know how to think, they know when to show weakness and when to give the opponent a head-on blow.

The home team Valencia has no other team that threatens its existence except Real Madrid in the remaining six rounds of the league. Even if they lose to Real Madrid at home, Valencia coached by Ancelotti will also be the winner.

Because Valencia's main players who play as substitutes at home can have more rest time and recover more physical fitness, so as to focus on the more important Champions League semi-finals, one will change, and the mid-week Champions League semi-finals will have a greater chance to score crucial away goals, and it is very possible to even win the game.

Reminiscent of the legendary Champions League, no one will continue to invest 100% of their experience in order to win more than half of the league titles.

You must know that the current Valencia team is very different from the Valencia team four years ago. Except for Aiello, David Villa, David Silva, Albiol and Wang Xiaolei, the main players in the team have not felt the feeling of the Champions League champion, so when the distance is so close, they will naturally approach this feeling.

It's like passing by a certain street and hearing familiar music, always approaching subconsciously...

With both teams focusing on the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in the middle of next week, it is normal to send a substitute lineup in this almost irrelevant league.

It's just... It's hard for those media workers who are eager to do a big career.

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Although the media workers were very dissatisfied with the choice of both sides of the game, the fans of both sides were not surprised. There are only six rounds left in the league. No one would believe that Valencia, which leads Barcelona and Real Madrid by nine points and ten points, will have a four-game losing streak in the remaining games...

Therefore, it is also a normal choice to give up this national derby appropriately in the first round of the Champions League semi-finals, which is more critical for both sides next week.

However, Valencia coach Carlo Ancelotti was a little disappointed when he got Real Madrid's starting lineup. He was a smoke bomb before the game. I hope that Real Madrid will also send the main players to the game. By then, they will have a big advantage in the first round of the Champions League semi-final in the middle of next week.

Pity……

In the end, this high-profile and disappointing national derby ended 2:2.

It is worth mentioning that these four goals were scored in the last 10 minutes of the second half. Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo, who came off the bench, both scored twice, showing a good competitive state.

In the end, the media reporters were not disappointed.

Because both Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo are in excellent form.

I believe their hot competitive state will continue well into the first round of the Champions League semi-final at the Bernabéu Stadium in the middle of next week.

Barcelona's later league win over Zaragoza cut them to seven points with Valencia.

But the European mainstream media and the world's mainstream media do not believe that Barcelona still has a chance to win the league championship, because Valencia's remaining opponents are the kind of teams that are easy to deal with.

So the news reports on the second day did not focus on Barcelona narrowing the gap between each other, but on the Spanish derby that ended last night.

Of course, the focus is not on the bench lineups sent by both sides.

European mainstream media have consciously focused on the amazing competitive state of Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo, paving the way for the Spanish national derby in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

The headline of Gazzetta dello Sport said: "Because of the first round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final and the competition in the middle of next week, the Spanish national derby, which has attracted much attention, chose to send the full main lineup tacitly and 'expectedly' to prepare for the first round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.

"The last national derby in La Liga this season was disappointing, but the second half was a feast for our eyes. Ai and Cristiano Ronaldo have shown their amazing competitive status. I believe that the Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu next week will be very exciting!" From "French Football"

"...Let's look forward to the Spanish national derby in the UEFA Champions League next week. Will Real Madrid beat Valencia at home, or will Valencia continue this season's unbeaten record against the top European giants except for the Copa del Rey? Let's wait and see!"

From The Times.

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