Chapter 428
With Jia Yi's comeback, the Espanyol's offensive power has become stronger and stronger, and it seems to have entered an optimal state.

Now the Espanyol team is really afraid of everyone, and they lose when they see flowers.

And the team's enthusiasm for the battle is also getting higher and higher.

This made Wenger grinning from ear to ear. He finally returned to the state he had when he was in charge of Arsenal. There were so many fierce generals under his command, and the team was invincible.

On the last day of January, Espanyol played against Racing Santander at home in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final.

They won the away game with 2 goals in the first round, and this time, they played lightly.

Adriano did not appear in the league, he had a good rest, and in this game, Racing Santander hit Adriano's muzzle.

Less than 5 minutes into the game, he received Jia Zhizhi in front of the penalty area, turned around and volleyed the goal, 1:0.
The ball was played like a cannonball, and the net was shot through. It can be seen that Adriano is in good condition now.

Now he has also listened to Jia Yi's words, and his mental state is very good.

During this period of training, Adriano also worked very hard, and his physical condition has obviously improved a lot.

In 11 minutes, Jia Yi and Adriano cooperated, and after a simple hit-the-wall cooperation, they entered the penalty area and volleyed. The ball pierced the net again and flew into the stands.

Racing Santander's goalkeeper Toro was about to cry. In just 11 minutes, his opponent had already scored two goals. Seeing the net with a big hole in it, he felt his hair stand on end.

If this kicked him, wouldn't he be crippled?

The game continued, the opponent obviously had no fighting spirit, and the game completely became a half-court drill for the Espanyol.

In the 19th minute, Adriano received a cross from the winger Mkhitaryan, headed back, and the ball scored again.

In the 27th minute, he caught the ball in the penalty area and hit his heel, turned around to block the opponent behind him and volleyed vigorously, 4:0!

Throughout the game, Adriano kicked his head and scored 5 goals.

The Espanyol team also beat Racing Santander 8:0 at home, and advanced to the semi-finals with a terrifying score of 10:0 in the two rounds.

This kind of terrifying score also made the entire Spanish football and even European football turn pale.

We all know that Jia Yi's team is not easy to mess with, but I didn't expect it to reach this point now.

Moreover, there are not many big stars in this lineup, even Ballack, Drogba, and Adriano are not at their peak.

However, under the leadership of Jia Yi, this group of people is now thinking about the great cause of the Triple Crown and launched a sprint.

On February 2, the Espanyol team came to Madrid to face the Madrid suburban team Getafe.

The team in the relegation zone obviously wants to score points at home. Facing the Espanyol, they lined up with iron barrels.

Obviously, it is necessary to get at least 1 point by sticking to it.

However, they obviously don't know this method, and they still can't stop the opponent from scoring.

In the 19th minute, Jia Yi split from the middle, and Vidal made a cross with a curve ball. Drogba snatched the spot from the crowd and dived to score, 0:1.
After scoring the goal, the visiting team still has no intention of stopping. Their offensive and defensive system has been fully formed and they played very freely.

In the 30th minute, Jia Yi made a strong pass in the middle, Aloisio turned around and wiped it into the penalty area to catch the ball, then swayed the goalkeeper Abundan Cheri, and pushed the empty goal successfully, 0:2.
The Argentine goalkeeper sat helplessly on the ground and sighed. The opponent's attack power was too strong. On his side, so many defensive players couldn't stop Jia Yi's pass.

How did he know that Jia Yi's pass control is full, and he is completely a passing machine.

In the 39th minute, Drogba grabbed the header again. Abundan Sheri reacted quickly and saved the ball, but Rija rushed up in the penalty area and made a supplementary shot. The ball quickly went into the goal, 0:3!

This also declares that Getafe's iron barrel array has become a broken barrel array, leaking everywhere, and it is basically useless.

The final result of the score was 0:5, and the Espanyol team once again beat the opponent, pushing the opponent another step to the cliff.

This also made the chasing Real Madrid and Barcelona feel desperate. Facing such a crazy Espanyol team, no matter how they catch up, it will be futile.

Affected, Real Madrid was defeated by their opponents 2:0 in Almeria in the next day's game, falling behind the Espanyol by double digits.

In terms of rankings, they were also overtaken by Barcelona.

However, Barcelona is also behind the top of the list by double digits, which is really rare in the past few seasons.

In the following 23rd and 24th rounds, the Espanyol defeated Huelva and Sevilla easily at home, continued to maintain the unbeaten record, and expanded the points lead to 12 points.

Wenger uses rotation continuously, sometimes Aloisio and Drogba are used as strikers, sometimes Adriano and Tamudo are used, and the effect is very good.

Jia Yi's side is also constantly rotating, except for him, now his physical fitness has fully recovered to its peak state, and his physical fitness is abundant, so he does not need to rotate.

On the defensive line, the newly introduced veteran Campbell also played, and his performance was stable. In La Liga, he has a high probability of triggering his second spring.

The teenager Pique has also gradually shown his own characteristics. He is tall and tall, and he has a lot of experience in controlling the defense, and he also has good long-passing skills. This is obviously Wenger's proud work.

With this rotation lineup, there will be no problems in fighting on the third front.

On February 2, the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals kicked off.

Liverpool beat Inter Milan 2-0 at home, causing Inter Milan boss Moratti to be injured again.

Although it has gone smoothly in Serie A, it is still difficult to get ahead in the Champions League.

They are two goals behind, and it is not easy for them to return to their home court to make a comeback against Liverpool. After all, Liverpool have played well in the past few seasons.

Roma defeated Real Madrid 2:1 at home, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief for the Serie A team.

However, giving Real Madrid an away goal is also a hidden danger. With Real Madrid's strength, they will definitely find a way to come back when they return to the home court. Roma has always performed poorly in the history of the Champions League. This time Real Madrid has a great chance to counterattack .

Chelsea's 0:0 draw by Olympiacos in the away game also showed that it was no accident that the Greek team reached the top 16.

In fact, the opposite is also true. Why didn't Chelsea draw with Olympiacos away?They were at a disadvantage throughout the game, and Olympiacos even had three single-handed goals, but unfortunately they were all saved by Petr Cech, trying to keep the team's goal clean.

Chelsea, who are back at home, should have a slight advantage and have a better chance of advancing.

Schalke 04 beat Porto 1:0 at home and also took the initiative to qualify.

The German team has a tenacious style, while the Porto team is not strong enough. It may not be easy to comeback when they return to the home court.

These four games also reminded the other 8 teams that there are no underdogs in the Champions League, so be careful.

Except for the game between Schalke 04 and Porto, the other three games seemed to be dominated by the following, and the strong teams did not take advantage of the away game.

This is the Champions League.

The next day, the Espanyol ushered in a Champions League derby against Barcelona.

It seems a bit unfavorable to play host first and then guest, but they are all playing in Barcelona, ​​so how can there be too much difference between host and guest?

(End of this chapter)

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