The strongest winger

Chapter 896 Asian Cup Winning Declaration
During the period of negotiations between Valencia and the Chinese XX Football Association, Ai Luo heard a little bit. He didn’t want to leave the team early to reconcile with the national team, because he believed that the Asian-level teams could no longer shake the status of the Chinese team in Asia. After years of silent efforts, there are countless Chinese players who have studied abroad, and they can almost make up two teams who can play the main players in the European League...

Compared with the Asian Cup without much pressure, there are still the remaining two rounds of La Liga and the Copa del Rey 1/8 finals with Villarreal in the first round.

After a week of negotiations, the Chinese XX Football Association was still unable to reach an agreement with the Valencia club. In the end, Tang Shun, chairman of the Football Association, recalled the agreement with Ai Luo, and could only announce the abandonment of the negotiation, waiting for Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei to report back to the team within [-] days stipulated by FIFA.

Over the weekend, Valencia, who got a respite, beat Osasuna, which was hovering in the relegation zone, at home. Aiello contributed two goals and one assist, showing an excellent competitive state.

Although Valencia failed to release Aiello back to the national team to report in advance, Chinese fans did not complain too much, because they saw an Aiello in excellent condition, and the Chinese team did not only have one Ailuo, but also other outstanding players emerged in endlessly. Having Aiello is only a guarantee of the championship, and isn't Aiello also allowed to participate in the Asian Cup?
It's just that two weeks of joint training time is missing, it's okay...

Subsequently, the attention of mainstream European media shifted to UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, because the draw ceremony for the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals will be held here.

The media began to give their own predictions about the upcoming draw ceremony. According to the two avoidance rules, they listed all possible targets in the 1/8 finals. The weakest Copenhagen became the target that the other seven groups other than Barcelona wanted to meet.

Especially Real Madrid, which has not entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League for seven years, they sincerely hope to draw this weak opponent...

欧洲中部时间12月18号中午12点，2010-2011赛季欧洲冠军联赛1/8决赛抽签仪式在欧足联总部尼翁准时开始。

UEFA Secretary-General Infantino presided over the draw ceremony. He first sent his blessings to Manchester United who went to Japan to participate in the Club World Cup. Then he talked about some interesting things about qualifying for the Champions League group stage this season, such as Copenhagen and Shakhtar Donetsk for the first time in the history of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

The draw began, and the Serie A giants Roma were drawn first. They drew Shakhtar Donetsk, who is recognized as the weakest among all the groups. Therefore, it is a good draw for both sides.

The pace of the draw was fast, AC Milan VS Tottenham, Lyon VS Real Madrid, Chelsea VS Schalke 04, Marseille VS Arsenal.

After the results of the five-group draw came out, there was an uproar at the scene, because five of the remaining six teams were all giants. Bayern Munich, Valencia and Barcelona ranked first in the group, and Copenhagen was second in the group. Apart from experiencing the Champions League knockout rounds, Manchester United and Inter Milan were also extremely difficult opponents...

In the sixth group, Copenhagen was drawn first. UEFA Secretary-General Infantino, who was the guest host, said jokingly: "Who will be the luckiest?"

Immediately, Facchetti pulled Valencia out of the three group firsts.

When Valencia was drawn, the atmosphere of the draw reached its peak, because the rest were Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United and Inter Milan!

Regardless of the result of the draw, it will be a battle between wolves and tigers.

As a result, Manchester United and Barcelona were drawn together in last season's Champions League final opponents, while the remaining Inter Milan and Bayern Munich were forced to be together.

最后，欧足联秘书长因凡蒂诺还公布了欧冠1/8决赛的比赛时间，1/8决赛的首回合时间是2011年2月15、16日和2月22、23日进行，1/8决赛次回合时间是2011年3月8/9日和15/16日进行。

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After the results of the draw came out, some were happy and some were sad. Among them, the most relaxing one was Valencia in Copenhagen, and the most painful draw was Manchester United VS Barcelona and Inter Milan VS Bayern Munich.

Of course, Real Madrid's opponents should not be underestimated. Although their strength has declined in recent years, they are well-known Real Madrid stars. In the past seven seasons when Real Madrid failed to enter the Champions League quarter-finals, they were eliminated by Lyon twice.

Therefore, the Madrid media is not worried about Real Madrid's opponents, but is secretly delighted that Barcelona has drawn Manchester United.

Although Manchester United lost Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, their rich background is still there. In addition, the old coach Ferguson is in charge, and there are many star players. It is also possible to beat Barcelona to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The media in Milan City and Munich were speechless. Both teams are top giants in Europe. This match will inevitably set off a bloodbath.

The attention of the local media in Valencia is no longer focused on the 1/8 finals. Facing the second place in the eight weakest groups, Valencia can get a chance to advance even if they play with the second team. Therefore, they still focus on what will happen when Valencia lacks Aiello in January.

Valencia's last league game before the winter break was an away game against Real Sociedad. With Aiello's one shot and two passes, they won the away game 4:1 and continued to top La Liga with six points. The second place is Barcelona with 38 wins, one draw and two losses with 33 points.

With the end of the 16th round of La Liga, the teams without the Copa del Rey mission began to have a holiday.

At the same time, those international players who played in Europe and qualified for the No.15 Asian Cup finals all took flights to the training grounds of their respective national teams.

However, Valencia still has a task for the first leg of the Copa del Rey 1/8 final, so Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei need to wait until the end of the game before flying to Kunming for a meeting with the national team.

Villarreal coach Garrido knows that there is no hope for this season's league title, so he puts his mind on the Copa del Rey.

Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Valencia are competing fiercely in La Liga this season, and they certainly won't care about the small Copa del Rey championship. This will be his first championship since taking over the meritorious coach Manuel Pellegrini!But people are not as good as heaven. They drew Valencia, the most ferocious player in Europe, in the 1/8 finals.

But sometimes it is like this, when God closes a door for you, he will also open a window for you. Earlier Spanish newspapers mentioned that Aiello will reunite with the Chinese team in January next year to play in the finals of the Asian Cup.

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The second leg of the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey between the two sides will be held on January 7 next year. At this time, it happens to be the first Asian Cup group match of the Chinese team in Qatar. That is to say, Valencia may selectively abandon the Copa del Rey in order to guarantee the league results in the double match in a consecutive week. This is the hope of Villarial to advance to the quarterfinals.

However... Aiello studied Valencia's schedule half a month ago. The opponents in the annual competition in January next year are not strong. They are Espanyol, Levante, Deportivo and Malaga. With Valencia's current strength, it is not difficult to win these four league opponents. What is difficult is that next year Valencia will have two consecutive weekly matches.

So Aiello is worried about whether Valencia can go further on the road to the Copa del Rey. They drew the powerful Villarreal in the 1/8 finals. Since they cannot help the team in the second round of the 1/8 finals in January next year, they can only do their best in the first round to help the team kill the suspense of the second round!
So... Valencia beat Villarreal 1-8 in the 4/0 final of the Copa del Rey at home, basically half a foot into the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

The end of the first round of the Copa del Rey 1/8 finals also means the end of all Spanish leagues at all levels in 2010 and the start of a two-week winter break.

Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei took a direct flight from Valencia International Airport to Shenzhen, China at noon the next day, and then flew to Kunming to meet with the national team.

Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei, who have the task of the King's Cup, are the last two players to return from the Chinese team's training camp, but they have attracted the most attention from the entire national team.

The two of them arrived in Kunming at two o'clock in the afternoon on the 24th. I don't know how the news leaked. Countless fans came to Kunming Airport to pick them up.

随着艾洛和王小雷在国家队下榻酒店报队，也代表着最强中国队彻底成型，各大博彩公司也再次调低亚洲杯冠军热门中国队的夺冠赔率，以1赔1·64的超低赔率领先日本的3·01和澳大利亚的3·25。

As usual, head coach Gao Hongbo held a press conference at the hotel where he stayed that night.

As the captain of the Chinese team, Ai Luo has naturally become the focus of media reporters. The most mentioned issue is the goal of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup. As before, Ai Luo said to the domestic media with a smile, without any thinking: "This Chinese team is the strongest Chinese team in history, and it is also the strongest national team in Asia, so winning the Asian Cup is a matter of course for our Chinese team."

(End of this chapter)