football's number one madman

Chapter 194 How Can I Lose?
When Nuno Santo removed Figuli and sent the under-20-year-old Brazilian midfielder Danilo Barbosa, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique already knew that the outcome of this game would not change.

He even gave up the final substitution adjustment and let the time go to the last second of stoppage time.

The referee Laos glanced at the quiet coaching bench, and blew the whistle to end the game:

"Drip, drip, drip~~~"

Over the Camp Nou stadium, boos are still loud.

But the Valencia players who came to visit took the boos as the best compliment!

[Barcelona fans, they hate us!They are afraid of failure! 】

"4:1! Valencia unexpectedly took a big win from the Nou Camp, and this is the second time they beat Barcelona this season!"

The Spanish commentator Valdano glanced at the guests with ease:
"The next round will be held in a week. Under the current circumstances, do you still think Barcelona have a chance to come back?"

Rivaldo rubbed his chin with his hand, opened his mouth, but finally nodded:

"Football is round, and anything can happen. Barcelona still have at least 90 minutes to make up for mistakes. I believe that with their strength, the current situation will not be more difficult than the Istanbul night 11 years ago."

Valdano let out a contemptuous laugh:

"I don't remember that the elegant Barcelona would put down the artistic football and learn from those Liverpool people who are rolling in the mud!"
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"VIVA! Long live!"

Amidst the cheers of more than 2000 visiting fans, Valencia's players were thanking them from the stands for traveling with the team.

Team captain Parejo even raised his arms and shouted to the supporters:

"A week later, we will kill them again in Mestalia!"

He didn't use conventional words like "defeat" or "overcome", but used the bloody "kill"!
"Kill again!"

The fans cheered even louder. Although the Barcelona fans who heard the sound were very annoyed, they could only lower their heads, speed up to leave the stadium, and then criticized in their hearts:
[These butchers! 】

[They don't understand the charm of artistic football at all! 】
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"A great victory, this is the charm of football, hahahaha!"

In the post-match press conference, Nuno Santo laughed heartily:
"Although there are still 90 minutes to play in a week, I must admit that we have fully grasped the initiative to advance to the final!"

Immediately a reporter from the audience asked him a question:

"Leading by three goals doesn't seem like a particularly safe score?"

Nuno's smile didn't decrease in the slightest, but instead added a hint of sarcasm:
"Hahaha, leading by three goals, and with four away goals in hand, and they have lost the core of the team's defense. Please tell me, with such an advantage, how can I lose?"

Sitting next to him, Li Poluo felt that he was looking at an extremely arrogant villain boss...

Sure enough, the reporter from "World Sports Daily" immediately gave him a negative example:

"We all know that in the football world, there has never been a lack of cases where a big score fell behind in the first round but was reversed in the second round. For example, in the Champions League, Deportivo de La Coruña reversed AC Milan in 2004, and Monaco reversed in the same year. Real Madrid, Chelsea reversed Naples in 2012... Don't you think that the current Barcelona is more capable of reversing than Deportivo, Monaco and Chelsea?"

Nuno was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect the other party to be so persistent, and he, who was not good at verbal confrontation, suddenly got stuck.

Fortunately, there was a press spokesman sitting beside him, and Li Polo unceremoniously turned on the microphone in front of him:
"What strength do they have?"

The young defender pulled out his phone, opened the La Liga standings and read it out to everyone:
"No.1: Valencia, 57 points;
No.2: Barcelona, ​​53 points. "

He put down his phone and looked at the reporter:
"Why do you think that the second-ranked team can reverse at the home court of the first-ranked team?"

"If they really have this strength, why did they lose so badly in the first round?"

Li Poluo raised four fingers:

"4:0, I remember it very clearly!"

[Negative sentiment from the reporter of "World Sports News", +10! 】
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Although Enrique and Iniesta later said that the team did not give up hope and that there was still hope for the second round, the public opinion in Spain has overwhelmingly believed that:

"Even if Barcelona can score in Mestalla, it will be difficult to reverse the three-goal gap."

"Valencia only needs to do a good job of defending, and it is enough to ensure that they will enter the final of the King's Cup!"

After all... the entire football world knows that Barcelona's football is art, but art has always been a fragile treasure. If it encounters a strong impact, it will only be shattered into powder.

Perhaps inspired by the hero of this game, in the 4rd round of La Liga 23 days later, Barcelona was tied 0:0 by the bottom-ranked Levante in an away game...

Obviously they have done their best, but they just can't score a goal!
At almost the same time, Valencia, who was a guest at the [Benito Villamarin Stadium], easily took 3 points from Real Betis with a half-main and half-rotation lineup.

The Argentine genius Piatti, who started the game, made a penalty kick in the opponent's penalty area at the beginning. Paco, who returned from injury, did his part to make a hit. After that, the rhythm was completely in the hands of the visiting team.

Mustafi, who received a red card in the cup match, did not affect his continued play in the league. The angry German central defender then used a header to assist Feguri to expand the score.

In the second half, captain Parejo kicked a scimitar and showed off to DePaul on the bench:

"See? The number one free kick master in the team will always be your captain!"

Li Polo, who played for 90 minutes, performed mediocrely, and Betis's offense hardly threatened his defensive area-after all, this 16th-ranked team only scored 22 goals in the first 15 rounds of the league. The ball, the average is less than 0.7 goals per game...

Considering Mustafi's personal emotions, Lee Polo sacrificed his offensive attributes most of the time, allowing this partner to frequently participate in offenses, showing a rare team spirit.

The Bats, which scored 60 points, continue to lead the standings, and the point difference between them and No.2 Barcelona has expanded to 6 points...

Although Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have won this round of the league, they are still more than 10 points away from the top of the list, and Valencia's leading position cannot be shaken in a short time.

There are still 15 rounds left in the league, and a 10-point advantage seems huge, but when calculated carefully, it seems to be nothing!

After all, in the next 15 rounds, Valencia will have to fight against the "Three Heroes of the Western Super League" one by one. In order to defend the status of the "Western Super League", they are bound to explode with unimaginable potential. Unprecedented powerful resistance!
But this is all for later. The closest opponent is Atletico Madrid in a month. When all the wounded have recovered and they are playing at home, Valencia will not be afraid of Simeone's gang!
Before that, Nuno Santo and Li Polo will draw a complete end to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey in Mestalla!
"Outside public opinion is right, we have such a big advantage, why should we fight against Barcelona?"

In the daily training session, Nuno stroked his beard:

"We'll fight back against them!"
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【Original Football in History】

In the first round of the Copa del Rey semi-final in the 2015-16 season, Valencia challenged Barcelona away. In the first half, Suarez scored twice, Messi expanded the score, Neymar missed a penalty kick, and Mustafi was controversial in the 45th minute Red card sent off.

In the second half, Suarez and Messi scored twice, and finally completely defeated the bat army with a disparity of 7:0. The second round became meaningless.

(End of this chapter)