The strongest winger

Chapter 870 Barcelona's Sense of Superiority

Chapter 870 Barcelona's Sense of Superiority

Athletic Bilbao played very actively throughout the first half, so they also got corresponding rewards. Even though Valencia played at home with a ball possession rate as high as 66%, there was still no way to knock on the goal guarded by Elisos. 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 movement between players was very tacit and active. According to the statistics of the entire first half, all Athletic Bilbao players ran more than 45 meters in 3000 minutes of the first half. No wonder the offensive firepower led by Aiello, David Villa and David Silva failed to knock on their door..."

He Wei, who was in charge of commenting on the live broadcast of the game, admired the visiting team Athletic Bilbao.

"However, Athletic Bilbao's physical condition in the second half is unavoidably worrying. After all, the physical fitness of the players is limited. Maybe they can keep running actively for more than ten or twenty minutes in the second half. Then what about the last 10 minutes? The decline in physical fitness will inevitably lead to lack of concentration in the game. At that time, it will be Valencia's opportunity!"

On the other hand, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​which have not played yet, are also closely watching Valencia's league. They hope that Athletic Bilbao will get points in an away upset, because only in this way they have a chance to narrow the gap between each other.

Especially in the next round to face Barcelona at home against Valencia, Guardiola is even still praying to God.

Only when Valencia loses points at home will Ancelotti be under tremendous pressure in preparing for the Nou Camp. If this pressure can be successfully transferred to the players, then Barcelona at home will be much easier.

At least... the odds of winning will be much greater.

However, Valencia let them down in the second half of the game. The progress of the game was not much different from what Howe predicted. Athletic Bilbao relied on active running to make up for the gap in strength between them, but the physical fitness of the players themselves was still limited. With the reduction of physical fitness, their defensive attention became less concentrated than before.

Finally, in the 72nd minute of the game, Aiello received a cross from Azpilicueta on the right and smashed the ball into the goal guarded by Elios, breaking the deadlock.

Two minutes later, Ai Luo made continuous breakthroughs on the right side of the attack. Facing Elora's defense, he suddenly kicked the ball with his right foot to the left.

2:0

Valencia scored two goals in a row within 3 minutes. Athletic Bilbao coach Caparros had no choice but to play the last two cards in his hand, and one of them was the young player born in 92, Muniain.

But the substitution did not bring goals to Athletic Bilbao. Instead, Aiello used his personal ability to break through in No.80 two minutes and assisted David Silva to seal the victory.

In the end, Valencia beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at home.

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After six rounds of La Liga in the 2010-2011 season, Valencia continued to top the list with 17 points and scored 2 goals. In addition to scoring two goals less than Real Madrid, the number of goals conceded is the least in La Liga. It is also the team that has conceded the fewest goals in the top five European leagues.

Therefore, many local media in Valencia began to publicize that Valencia will undisputedly win the league championship this season!

When these news spread to Madrid and Catalonia, the Spanish media represented by "Marca", "Aspen", "Mundo Deportivo" and "Daily Sport" satirized Valencia's ignorance and threatened to win the league championship in the sixth round of the league. It simply did not pay attention to the other favorites.

It even once caused the entire Spanish media to bombard the ignorance of the local media in Valencia, and Valencia, as a representative, received a lot of irony.

Fortunately, a new round of international competition days is coming again, so the media's attention is diverted to the national team's preparations for the upcoming 2012 European Championship qualifiers.

In addition to Valencia's David Villa, David Silva, Mata and Albiol being recruited into the Spanish national team, Cazorla and Azpilicueta, who have performed very well with Valencia recently, have been approached by the Spanish national team coach Bosque.

The Chinese XX Football Association also arranged two warm-up matches for the Chinese team for the Asian Cup group match in Qatar in January next year. They will play the UAE on October 12th and Jordan on the NO.[-].

In other words, during the international match day, most of Valencia's players were drawn to participate in the national team match.

Therefore, the head coach Ancelotti is quite a headache. Needless to say, the importance of the European Championship qualifiers, and the international friendly matches on other continents are equally important, especially Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei will fly to the Middle East to meet with the Chinese team. The round-trip distance exceeds [-] kilometers.

Ancelotti's head hurts even more when he sees the intensive schedule after the international match day organized by his assistant.

10月17号联赛客场打巴塞罗那，11月20号欧冠小组第三轮客场打日利纳，11月24号主场马洛卡，11月28号国王杯1/16决赛首回合，31号联赛主场打萨拉戈萨，11月4号主场欧冠第四轮打日利纳，11月9号客场联赛打塞维利亚，三天后又是客场的国王杯1/16决赛次回合，11月15号主场联赛打赫塔菲。

In other words, Valencia will continue from October 10th to November 17th before ending the intensive schedule of double matches for one consecutive week.

The continuous intensive schedule will also increase the probability of players being 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 to do, so he had to take one step at a time.

Of course, the same is true for the dense schedule relative to Barcelona and Real Madrid.

So this has 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 believe that China is likely to win the Asian Cup in Qatar in January next year, because the Chinese team has experienced the baptism of the top eight in the World Cup, and its strength has surpassed the strength of the strong Asian teams.

Especially in the second warm-up match against Jordan at the neutral stadium in Dubai, the Chinese team only sent three main players, four of whom were born in the [-]s, but it was this lineup that easily defeated Jordan, which had all the main players, and was more convincing.

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With the international break over, the players are back at their respective clubs to prepare for the upcoming league...

The Spanish media immediately focused on the upcoming Spanish national derby. The Madrid newspapers "Aspen" and "Marca" claimed that the league between Valencia and Barcelona would indirectly promote Real Madrid to usher in a good opportunity to reach the top.

As long as Valencia does not win the away game, Real Madrid can reach the top of the league standings as long as they get two or more goal difference in the away game against Malaga.

Therefore, the capital newspaper deliberately added chaos to the league match between Barcelona and Valencia. The headline of "Aspen" said: "Barcelona and Valencia have fought six times in the league in three seasons, and Barcelona has an absolute advantage with four wins and two draws. ..."

"Daily Sport" directly denied the opinion of "Aspen": "The past record can only represent the results of the past games, and it is absolutely impossible to affect the upcoming league. Barcelona, ​​who are playing at home, will definitely beat Valencia at home because they have gathered the best players on the planet: Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas, Mascherano... and Barcelona's Tiki-Taka tactics are also the most advanced in the world. What reason does Barcelona have to lose to Valencia, which relies on only one Chinese player?"

Immediately, Juan Carlos, a well-known reporter from the "Mundo Deportivo" also immediately supported the "Daily Sports": "The league victory in two days is destined to belong to Barcelona. Why? The reason is very simple. Barcelona is a very strong whole. If Nuo, Busquets, and Puyol can control him, then... Valencia's offense will be misfired, and then Barcelona will win a big victory at home!"

Below the column are Juan Carlos' questions and replies to Mascherano, Busquets and Puyol.

Mascherano said about Aiello's defense. He said: "Barcelona is a great team, and even more powerful as a whole. No one can rely on an individual to surpass the overall existence. Therefore, it is impossible for Valencia to rely on Aiello to win the game at the Nou Camp. Even scoring goals is very difficult!"

Busquets also talked about this issue, saying: "What Javier said is very good. The powerful Barcelona will definitely defeat the mighty Valencia at home, and we will also change the point difference between each other from three points to zero. I believe that with the deepening of the league, it will be easy for us to return to the top of the list!"

The captain Puyol who was interviewed at the end also deeply agrees with Mascherano and Busquets, and believes that Valencia will be won at home!

(End of this chapter)