After the 30th round of the league against Sevilla, Spain's mainstream media once again focused their attention on Valencia, because if nothing else happens, they will defend this season's La Liga championship.
Of course, Barcelona and Real Madrid, who are ranked second and third in the league, still have the theoretical hope of winning the league championship, but the odds are not high.
But it's not entirely impossible.
After all, Valencia still has the tasks of the Copa del Rey semi-finals and the Champions League semi-finals.
This does not guarantee that they can still take into account the league in the two-leg battle of the knockout round format.
Therefore, these two traditional Spanish giants Seeing that there is still hope of winning the league championship this season.
At the post-match press conference, many reporters asked Flores about his views on the team’s next three-line battle.
At that time, he replied: “The league is fundamental, but the Copa del Rey and the Champions League cannot be given up.
Contest" Is this the rhythm of going hand in hand?
The reporters at the scene all looked at each other, confused.
The next day, Marca analyzed Valencia in this way, “In the next half month, Valencia will face a consecutive double-match week, the most important of which is the two-leg Champions League match against Liverpool.
In the semi-finals, when the league championship and promotion to the King's Cup final are not big problems, more attention should be paid to the Champions League.
After all, at this time, they not only represent themselves, but also represent It’s the whole La Liga” The same is true for Aspen, "At this time, it is natural to give up the league to save the hope of the cup championship.
In addition, there is no suspense about Valencia's league championship.
With only 8 rounds left in the league, they can only You need to win four of the opponents to win the championship.
Among the remaining 8 rounds of the league, only the opponents in the next round, Real Madrid, and Villarreal in the last round are strong.
The other opponents , it’s not a big problem” Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two major newspapers in the capital are constantly giving high hats to Valencia, Valencia has to bear their kindness at this time.
After all, the league and cup games are coming to an end.
At this stage, any game cannot be lost, and this is still under the circumstances where it is not difficult to defend the league championship.
Naturally, the next league should be abandoned to save unnecessary physical energy consumption for the cup.
On the notebook on Flores' desk are the names of three teams: Deportivo La Coruna, Real Madrid and Liverpool.
For him, the most important thing is naturally the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool.
It is related to whether the team can achieve zero breakthrough in the Champions League.
The Copa del Rey semi-final with Deportivo is also about a Copa del Rey championship.
Although last season's Copa del Rey champion was also Valencia, if we don't win the Copa del Rey title in the new year, it will always feel like a waste, so Flores doesn't want to give up, and more importantly This game is exactly one week away from the UEFA Champions League semi-finals next week, and there is no conflict.
It's just that Real Madrid, who is caught in the middle, is in trouble.
They don't have the two fig leaves of the UEFA Champions League and the King's Cup.
They are only left with the league championship.
I believe Capello will be very interested in this game.
If you focus, you will definitely hit Valencia, which is what Flores is worried about.
After the league match with Real Madrid, the UEFA Champions League semi-finals will begin immediately.
The team cannot bear any risk of injury, so after thinking about it for a long time, Flores decided to give up the match with Real Madrid. , specializing in Copa del Rey and Champions League semi-finals After clearing his thoughts, Flores made a call and asked his assistant Paul to come to his office to discuss the next event.
Compared with the league match against Sevilla at the weekend, the lineup for this Copa del Rey semi-final first leg match against Deportivo La Coruna at home has been adjusted.
Over the weekend, David Villa, Ballack and David Villa were rested.
Albelda and others returned to the main lineup, while Aiello and David Silva got a rest.
But to be on the safe side, both were placed on the bench.
Valencia, with most of the main lineup, easily defeated Deportivo La Coruna 2:0 at home, taking the lead in the two-legged Copa del Rey semi-finals.
It is worth mentioning that the second-round contest between the two sides was another one.
Months later.
In another semi-final held at the same time, Barcelona lost 1:2 at home to Sevilla.
With the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals over, Valencia has only one week left before hosting Liverpool in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
This period of time is very important for Valencia's preparations.
Therefore, Flores had to give up the midweek league game with Real Madrid for this game.
After all, in addition to this game with Real Madrid, there are still seven league rounds left.
Winning four of the opponents in these seven rounds should be a problem.
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Not big, and this can only be established if Barcelona wins all the remaining 7 league rounds.
Just when Flores was about to leave Aiello and the main players in Valencia to prepare for the UEFA Champions League semi-finals next week, Aiello took the initiative to find Flores and expressed his desire to play in this game.
League aspirations.
"Decided"
Flores raised his head and looked at Aiello with a frown.
"already confirmed" Ai Luo did not give in and answered firmly.
Faced with such a determined Aiello, Flores could not refuse, so the two reached an agreement for this game.
Aiello could participate with the team, but he could not play the whole game, and could only play for 60 minutes at most.
In Aiello's words, sixty minutes is enough Because both Real Madrid and Barcelona's results in the league this season are not ideal.
At the regular pre-match press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the media from England asked Flores about the upcoming first leg of the Champions League.
When faced with the English reporter's answer, Flores did not throw away smoke bombs, but answered very seriously: "The game has reached the semi-finals, and our only goal is to win the championship."
Flores' answer was very direct, leaving the media from England a little stunned.
Next, under the reminder of the on-site press officer, the reporter's question returned to the 31st round of the 2006-2007 Spanish Primera Division, Valencia's away game against Real Madrid.
"We want both the league and the Champions League" More or less, Flores's routine press conference before the game was still a bit of a smoke bomb.
Because the starting lineup that appeared in the game against Real Madrid was not their strongest lineup.
Only Aiello and Joaquín on the front line can be regarded as meeting the status of the current Valencia championship team.
Among the golden three-man midfield combination, only Albelda started.
The back line is relatively neat, with Marchena partnering with Ayala, and the full-backs are Miguel and Del Horno.
Can such a team defend Valencia's undefeated status in La Liga this season?
Aiello used practical actions to tell the 80,000 home fans present that as long as the team starts with him, it will be the strongest lineup.
He scored a goal in each half and once helped the team lead 3:1 away from Real Madrid at home.
However, he was replaced in the 60th minute because he had to take into account the UEFA Champions League semi-finals next week. .
When Aiello was substituted, the team panicked, conceding two goals in a row before the end, and was equalized by Real Madrid, which also caused Valencia to miss an opportunity to expand its lead.
Because in another game that was played at the same time, Barcelona lost 1:2 to Villarreal at the Estadio da Estadio.
With seven rounds left in the league, Valencia is already 15 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid.
This is very good news for Valencia fans, which means that Valencia can only It needs to win 2 league games in the remaining seven rounds to defend the championship.
No one thought that Barcelona would lose to Villarreal at the Estadio delle Estadio, so when the 31st round of La Liga ended, the Spanish media and even some European media were surprised by the result.
After 31 league rounds, Valencia topped the standings with 27 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses, accumulating 85 points.
In previous years, this was a point that could definitely win the league championship, and they still have 7 league games to play, which means that Valencia will very likely continue to refresh the highest league record in La Liga history that they created last season.
Score 96 points.
But it's worth mentioning that Real Madrid is once again in the background.
Aiello scored one goal in each half of the league against Real Madrid, which means that his number of goals in a single season in La Liga this season has increased to 46, surpassing the 44 goals he created last season.
Single-season goalscoring record.
Valencia Sports newspaper used this headline: Liverpool, are you ready?
"With less than four days to go until the first leg of this season's UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Ai has rediscovered his form with Real Madrid, which is very good news for Valencia who are about to go on the road because With Ai in excellent form, any solid defense is useless in front of him, even if Liverpool has not conceded a goal for 373 minutes in the Champions League."
After Valencia drew with Real Madrid and Barcelona lost to Villarreal in an away game, the ownership of the league championship has basically been settled.
Marca and AS did not force it.
After all, the Champions League match day has another is coming, and Valencia is the only team in Spain, there is no need to show off when there is no chance, so they all started to sing the praises of Valencia.
Marca: "Despite the economic crisis in Valencia during the winter break, they quickly overcame it and made headway in the league, the Copa del Rey or the Champions League.
This season's league champion Basically, there is no suspense.
The Copa del Rey has already reached the final with half a foot, and the Champions League final is only two games away.
But for Ai, who has just refreshed his personal single-season La Liga scoring record, it is not.
What's the problem?"
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