The 28th round of La Liga ended at the weekend.
Barcelona also won this round, so it still maintains an 11-point gap with Valencia.
However, as the number of league rounds decreases, their chances of reversing and defending the title are getting smaller and smaller.
After winning the El Clasico against Real Madrid, Valencia quickly focused on the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, because after two weeks, they would not have the leisure to focus on the King.
Cup, they will be fully prepared for the first leg of the 14-finals of the UEFA Champions League with Villarreal.
It is worth mentioning that this season’s schedule is also quite coincidental, because Valencia’s opponent in the next round of the league is exactly their opponent in the UEFA Champions League 14th final, Villarreal.
Therefore, in this issue of the Spanish mainstream media, in addition to reporting on whether Barcelona can join the league championship rival Valencia in the Copa del Rey final, they are also reporting on Valencia’s three games with Villarreal in the next two weeks. game.
Of course, the most important thing is the two rounds of the UEFA Champions League.
Compared with these two games, the league match next week seems less important.
As a result, the good-faith media began to deliberately create pressure on Valencia.
Among them are Catalonia's Mundo Deportivo and Daily Sports, with Marca and AS in the capital Madrid just mentioning it slightly and being more objective.
In order to let Valencia feel the pressure in advance, the headline of World Sports News on the La Liga news page of the day said, "In the next half month, Valencia will have to compete with the derby rival Villarreal in the same region.
They met three times, two of which were crucial in the UEFA Champions League finals of 14.
Of course, the league match between the two teams this weekend is also crucial.
Perhaps, this game will not affect the ranking of the two teams in the league, but But it will have a profound impact on the two rounds of the Champions League finals."
"Villarreal, a small town team of 48,000 people, can defeat the traditional Champions League team Ajax and enter the quarterfinals.
This is originally a miracle, but will this miracle develop further?
The answer is of course very likely.
Although this small town only has a population of 48,000, the home attendance rate for each game is very impressive.
This team has Under the leadership of Riquelme and Diego Forlan, they defeated Manchester United and became first in the group.
They entered the top 16 and eliminated Ajax in the 18th final.
They were favored by all the powerful players in Europe.
We are familiar with it, so people give it the title Yellow Submarine.
For such a team that blocks traditional strong teams, Valencia will definitely encounter unprecedented trouble. " Compared to Mundo Deportivo’s euphemistic expression, Daily Sports was much more direct, “Whether Valencia can have the last laugh in the remaining 13 games, the next three games with Villarreal are very important.
The importance of this weekend's home league match with Villarreal can be said to be the first time the two teams faced each other in the Champions League knockout rounds.
They were testing each other before, but the problem arises.
If the home team loses this mutual testing game, then the point difference with Barcelona, which is second in the league, will be reduced to eight points.
With only 9 rounds left in the league, Barron Can West Asia maintain this eight-point advantage when their bench is not as thick as Barcelona?”
The two most influential professional newspapers from Catalonia provided clear and logical analysis, which made other Spanish sports media start to ponder whether it would be inappropriate to regard Valencia as the La Liga champion this season in advance.
Is it reality?
But soon, Valencia delivered the perfect answer First of all, in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals in midweek, Valencia, who played as a semi-main force, lost 1:0 to Sevilla in the away game, but advanced to the final with a total score of 4:2.
On the next night, Barcelona also ushered in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Because they defeated Getafe 4:1 at home in the first round, Barcelona also had a semi-main lineup in this game.
Overall, they looked down upon their opponents.
They were caught off guard and were beaten by Getafe in the away game.
A 4:0.
Fortunately, Rijkaard adjusted quickly in the second half and replaced Ronaldinho and Messi one after another.
Only then did he stabilize his position and get a goal back before the end.
The game was dragged into Overtime.
In the end, Barcelona relied on its deep foundation to score two goals in overtime, eliminated Getafe, and met Valencia in the final.
Then this weekend, Valencia ushered in the second round of the league match with Villarreal this season.
With all the starting players in order, Valencia beat Villarreal 3:0, but the opponent they played had no temper.
What’s interesting is that at the regular press conference after the game, Villarreal head coach Pellegrini said in an interview with reporters: “In order to prepare for the next UEFA Champions League 14th final, we must We have some reservations, so this league has no reference value.
Our goal is the Champions League semi-finals."
That expression and tone seemed like he was really letting off steam.
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A large group of bewildered reporters were left behind.
Villarreal seems to be playing with all its main players in this game, right?
How could it not be of reference value?
After the two games in Valencia, Mundo Deportivo and Daily Sports did not shut up because of Valencia's perfect answer.
Instead, the trend became more and more intense.
What a coincidence is that before the end of this round of league games, Barcelona submitted an early application for the Copa del Rey final.
Unexpectedly, after this round of matches, the Spanish Football Association adopted Barcelona's proposal for the first time, and also agreed to let Barcelona provide Final time But whether to adopt it depends on the final decision of the Spanish Football Association.
But the Spanish Football Association has said it for this reason.
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 hint of conspiracy.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with moving the Copa del Rey from May to April, but far-sighted reporters saw the problem at a glance, because the Champions League schedule months are 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, while Barcelona has an equally high chance of knocking out Inter Milan.
Then the problem comes According to the previous schedule of the Champions League semi-finals, they were usually scheduled a few days later in mid-April, so these reporters followed the clues, and with a little bit of association, didn't this mean that the King's Cup final would be postponed?
In the middle of two Champions League finals When Barcelona president Laporta saw this report, he couldn't help but give these reporters a thumbs up.
Their plan is to defeat Valencia with a dense schedule.
Of course, if Valencia can't get past Villarreal, it doesn't matter which day the final is.
This plan is just to prepare for unexpected events Who told Valencia not to give face in these two seasons?
Is it so easy for Barcelona to win?
Under the analysis of Marca and AS, Flores also smelled a conspiracy.
This was completely a conspiracy against Valencia.
But he has no choice, because Chairman Soler is now burdened with debts, and he rarely goes to watch football matches, and rarely pays attention to recent news, let alone going to the Spanish Football Association to discuss it.
Therefore, everything still depends on the media’s public opinion creation to impress the Spanish Football Association’s final decision.
Not long after the Spanish Football Association announced that the Copa del Rey final would be moved forward, Valencia Sports Newspaper took the lead and came forward for Valencia, using the theme "A conspiracy against Valencia" as the headline of the day.
Although Valencia Sport is not as influential as Marca and AS in the capital and the local Mundo Deportivo in Catalonia, it still has a little popularity in Spain.
Even if the conspiracy cannot be resolved, public opinion can be used to persuade the Spanish Football Association to not 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.
According to the original schedule, Valencia is very likely to win the La Liga championship and the King's Cup championship without any pressure, but because of this An advance news about the Copa del Rey final disrupted all our plans, and it is likely to affect our plans for the league and the Champions League knockout rounds.
If we are not careful, this season will be empty."
Aiello put the current issue of Valencia Sports handed over by David Villa back on the table in the locker room, then sorted out his thoughts and said lightly, "In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are lost."
It’s in vain” After a slight pause, he raised his head and looked at David Villa, and said again with a smile: "Do you recognize the strength of our team?"
David Villa was stunned immediately, and subconsciously recalled the games of most of the season in his mind, including a double win against Barcelona at home and away, and then a double win against Real Madrid.
He soon became firm and nodded fiercely, "Of course we recognize that we are the current leaders of La Liga."
Aiello shrugged and said with a smile, "Isn't that enough?
Just play every game well."
Then, without waiting for David Villa's reply, he directly picked up his coat and walked to the first team training ground, immersing himself in another day of training.
Valencia in March is still a little cold.
Watching Ai Luo's figure gradually go away, David Villa came back to his senses and seemed to be talking to himself again, "Perhaps, as Ai Luo said, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies All the tricks are in vain." s: Book communication group: 426343867: