Athletic Bilbao played very actively throughout the first half, so they were rewarded accordingly.
Even though Valencia played at home and had a ball possession rate of 66, they still could not knock on the goal guarded by Ilesos. , the two sides ended the first half with a score of 0:0.
"I have to say that Athletic Bilbao, known as the Basque Lion, performed well throughout the first half.
The players moved very well with each other and ran actively.
According to the statistics of the entire first half, In the 45 minutes of the first half, all Athletic Bilbao players ran more than 63,000 meters.
No wonder the offensive firepower led by Aiello, David Villa and David Silva was lacking.
Can knock on their door.”
Howie, who was responsible for the live commentary of the game, admired the visiting team Athletic Bilbao.
"But Athletic Bilbao's physical condition in the second half is inevitably worrying.
After all, the players' physical fitness is limited.
Maybe they can keep running actively for more than ten or twenty minutes in the second half, but what about the last twenty minutes?
The decline in physical fitness will inevitably lead to a lack of concentration in the game, and then it will be Valencia’s opportunity.”
On the other side, Real Madrid and Barcelona, which have not yet played a game, are also paying close attention to Valencia's league.
They hope that Athletic Bilbao will score points in the away game, because only in this way will they have a chance to narrow the points between them. gap.
Especially Barcelona, which will face Valencia at home in the next round, Guardiola is even praying to God.
Only if Valencia loses points at home will Ancelotti be under huge pressure in preparing for the Nou Camp.
If this pressure can be successfully transferred to the players, Barcelona at home will be able to relax a lot.
At least the chances of winning will be much greater.
However, Valencia disappointed them in the second half.
The progress of the game was not much different from what Hevey predicted.
Athletic Bilbao relied on active running to make up for the strength gap between them, but the physical fitness of the players themselves It's still limited.
As their physical fitness decreases, their defensive attention becomes less focused than before.
Finally, in the 72nd minute of the game, Aiello received Azpilicueta's cross from the right and smashed the ball into the goal guarded by Ilesos, breaking the deadlock.
Two minutes later, Aiello made continuous breakthroughs on the right side of the attack.
Facing Illaura's defense, he suddenly dunked the ball to the left with his right foot, then raised his left foot and shot a long shot.
The football drew a beautiful line in mid-air.
The arc almost flew into the goal along the inner edge of the far goal post, beyond the reach of goalkeeper Elisos. 2:0 Valencia scored two goals in three minutes.
Athletic Bilbao coach Caparros had no choice but to play out the last two cards in his hand.
Among them was a young player born in 1992.
Muniain.
However, the substitution did not bring a goal to Athletic Bilbao.
Instead, Aiello used his personal ability to break through the ball in the 82nd minute and assisted David Silva to seal the victory.
In the end, Valencia defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at home.
After six rounds of La Liga in the 2010-2011 season, Valencia continued to top the list with 6 wins and 18 points.
It scored 17 goals and only conceded 2 goals.
In addition to scoring two fewer goals than Real Madrid, the number of goals conceded was The least in the entire La Liga, and it is also the team that has conceded the least goals among the five major European leagues so far.
Therefore, many local media in Valencia began to claim that Valencia will undisputedly win the league championship this season.
When these news reached Madrid and Catalonia, the Spanish media represented by Marca, Aspen, Mundo Deportivo, and Daily Sports ridiculed Valencia for not knowing the heights of the world, and the league was only in the sixth season.
They threatened to win the league championship in the first round, and they simply ignored the other favorites to win the championship.
It even caused the entire Spanish media to criticize the ignorance of the local media in Valencia.
As a representative, Valencia received a lot of ridicule.
Fortunately, a new round of international competition days has arrived, and the media's attention has been diverted to the national team's preparations for the upcoming 2012 European Championship qualifiers.
In addition to David Villa, David Silva, Mata and Albiol being called up to the Spanish national team, Valencia has recently performed very well with Cazorla and Aspi.
Liquita is also favored by Spanish national team coach Vicente del Bosque.
The Chinese Football Association has also arranged two warm-up matches for the Chinese team for the Asian Cup group stage to be held in Qatar next January, playing the United Arab Emirates on October 9th and Jordan on the 12th.
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In other words, Valencia was stripped of most of its players during international matches to participate in national team matches.
Therefore, head coach Ancelotti has a headache.
It goes without saying that the European Championship qualifiers are important, but international friendlies on other continents are equally important, especially Aiello and Wang Xiaolei will fly to the Middle East to meet with the Chinese team.
The distance is more than 10,000 kilometers, which virtually increases the players' risk of injury.
Ancelotti's head hurt even more when he saw the intensive schedule compiled by his assistant after the international break.
On October 17th, the league will play Barcelona away, on November 20th, the third round of the Champions League group will be played away at Zilina, on November 24th, Mallorca will be played at home, on November 28th, the Copa del Rey 116 final first leg will be played, and on November 31st, the league will be played at home Play Zaragoza, the home game against Zilina in the fourth round of the Champions League on November 4th, the away league game against Sevilla on November 9th, and three days later the second leg of the Copa del Rey 116 finals away game, at home on November 15th League match against Getafe.
In other words, Valencia will have to last from October 17th to November 15th before ending the intensive schedule of double matches for one consecutive week.
Continuous intensive schedules will also increase the probability of players getting injured, and the team's performance will inevitably be affected to a certain extent.
However, in the face of this situation, Ancelotti himself did not have much choice but to take one step at a time.
Of course, the same is true for the intensive schedule compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Therefore, this has also become Ancelotti's best psychological comfort.
The Chinese team achieved two complete victories in the two warm-up matches in the Middle East, 5:1 UAE and 4:0 Jordan.
Many media in Asia already believe that China will be very likely to win the Asian Cup in Qatar next January, because after the Chinese team has experienced the baptism of the World Cup quarter-finals, the strength shown has surpassed the strength of the Asian teams.
Especially in the second warm-up match against Jordan at a neutral stadium in Dubai, the Chinese team only sent three main players, four of whom were born in the 1990s.
However, this lineup easily defeated Jordan, which faced all the main players, and was even more convincing.
As the international break ends, the players return to their respective clubs to prepare for the next league match The Spanish media immediately focused their attention on the upcoming El Clasico.
Madrid newspapers AS and Marca claimed that the league games between Valencia and Barcelona would indirectly give Real Madrid a good opportunity to reach the top.
As long as Valencia does not win on the road, Real Madrid can top the league standings as long as they get two or more goal differences in the away game against Malaga.
Therefore, the capital newspaper consciously added chaos to the league match between Barcelona and Valencia.
The headline of AS reported: "Barcelona and Valencia have met six times in the league in three seasons.
Barcelona has an absolute advantage with four wins and two draws, but if the battle records are compared Counting from the second half of the 2004-2005 season, the two sides have met eleven times in the league.
Valencia has regained the upper hand with five wins, two draws and four losses.
Also counting the battles in the King's Cup, the Champions League and other competitions, the historical record of the two sides will be overall. in Valencia” Daily Sports directly denied Aspen's view: "Past results can only represent the results of past games, and it is completely impossible to affect the upcoming league.
Barcelona, which plays at home, will definitely defeat Valencia at home, because they Gathering the best players on the planet: Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas, Mascherano, and Barcelona's tikitaka tactics are also the most advanced tactics in the world.
Now Valencia's tactics are still based on the fake tikitaka extended by Barcelona.
So what reason does the genuine Barcelona have to lose to just one player?
Where is Valencia with a Chinese player?”
Immediately, Juan Carlos, a well-known reporter of Mundo Deportivo, immediately expressed support for Daily Sports: "The league victory in two days' time is destined to belong to Barcelona.
The reason is very simple.
Barcelona is a very strong whole.
Valencia relies on it."
It’s just their star player, Valencia scored a total of 6 goals in six league rounds Seventeen goals, of which the leading striker Ai contributed ten goals, accounting for nearly 60%.
What does it mean if one person accounts for so many goals?
If Mascherano, Busquets, If Puyol can control him, Valencia's offense will be muted and Barcelona will win at home."
Juan Carlos's questions and responses to Mascherano, Busquets, and Puyol are also stated at the bottom of the column.
Mascherano said about Aiello's defensive issues: "Barcelona is a great team and a strong whole.
No one can rely on an individual to surpass the overall existence, so Valencia relies on Aiello.
It’s impossible to win the game at Camp Nou, even scoring goals is difficult.”
Busquets also talked about this issue, saying: "Javier said it very well.
The powerful Barcelona will definitely defeat the invincible Valencia at home, and we will also reduce the point difference between us from three points to zero points. , I believe that as the league progresses, it will be easy for us to return to the top of the list.”
Captain Puyol, who was interviewed at the end, also deeply agreed with Mascherano and Busquets’ views and determined that he would win Valencia at home: