The strongest winger

Chapter 947 Who will break Ai Luo's record first
With the end of the second match day of the Champions League quarter-finals, the media paying attention to the quarter-finals of the Champions League will focus on the process and results of the game.

Valencia's 4-0 victory at home was not expected by most media before the game. After all, there is a certain gap between Tottenham and Valencia in strength, coupled with their serious lack of experience in the Champions League knockout rounds, it must have a huge impact on the team's overall performance, but... losing four goals in the away game is a bit surprising.

You must know that Tottenham's ability to advance to the quarter-finals is inseparable from the outstanding performances of Van der Vaart and Gareth Bale. It is really puzzling to have such outstanding offensive players but not be able to score an away goal.

This is also where the English media is dissatisfied.

The implication is that Tottenham can lose in the away game, or even a big defeat. The only dissatisfaction is that they failed to score in the away game...

However, this game was only covered by mainstream European media. Only Valencia media and Chinese media reported in detail. Valencia's four-goal victory at home means that they have basically passed the hurdle of Tottenham and entered the Champions League semi-finals.

In other words, following the 2006-2007 season, Valencia entered the semi-finals of the Champions League again after four years.

Most of the media's attention is on Raul, the former banner of Real Madrid, who scored a goal at the Bernabéu Stadium, and this goal was scored in stoppage time. That is to say, if Raul does not score this goal, then Real Madrid will beat Schalke 3 at home 1:04, which can be regarded as half a foot into the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven. Raul, a natural shooter, sent the ball into the Real Madrid goal with a subconscious shot in stoppage time.

With this stark contrast, "Marca" criticized Real Madrid's distraction at the end of the game, especially Sergio Ramos, who was promoted to vice-captain.

In the end, he didn't mark people tightly, which caused Raul to have plenty of space to shoot.

After the game, Mourinho also talked about the team's defense in his regular press conference. As the most defensive coach in the world, facing a team of Schalke 04's level would concede two goals at home, which was unacceptable to him.

Real Madrid's mouthpiece "Aspen" talked about their worries: "Real Madrid sitting at the Bernabeu last night failed to achieve half a foot at home in the Champions League semi-finals, which will inevitably arouse their preparations. This weekend, they will go to the famous Devil's home stadium, and next week, they will be a guest at the Schalke Stadium to challenge Schalke 04.

"For Real Madrid, this game must win and never lose. Otherwise, they will really miss the La Liga championship this season. In addition, they lost 2:6 as a guest at Camp Nou in the first half of this season. If they fail to beat Barcelona in the 32nd round of the league, then Real Madrid will lose face..."

The Spanish "Nation" and "Marca" both talked about the disadvantages of Real Madrid's schedule.

However, most of the Spanish media are very excited, because the two best teams in La Liga have beaten their opponents at home. Although Real Madrid conceded two away goals at home, as long as they do not lose to Schalke 04 in the away game, they will join hands with Valencia and Barcelona to advance to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

Nevertheless, the Catalan media "Daily Sport" satirized Barcelona's arch-enemy Real Madrid in the report of the day: "In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, all Spanish teams performed very well, but there was only one team that thought it was superior and extremely elegant, but was hindered. That's right! They are the disgusting Real Madrid. What makes people even more ridiculous is that it was their former banner Raul who scored one of the goals..."

"I think Florentino must have regretted it when Raul scored the second goal of Schalke 04, right? Last summer's decision was really ridiculous. In the world of football clubs, there is only one impersonal club like Real Madrid!"

So when Florentino saw the "Daily Sports" newspaper, the expression on his face was so rich.

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就在媒体对皇马主场3：2小胜沙尔克04的欧冠1/4决赛首回合而大肆报道的时候，皇马主教练穆里尼奥正用双手手指揉按着太阳穴。

With the failure to beat Schalke 04 at home, Real Madrid's troubles will appear one after another.

Especially the schedule, which made him very depressed.

On the 14th of this weekend, they will visit San Mames Stadium to challenge Athletic Bilbao. In the middle of next week, NO.04 will play a Champions League quarter-final second leg with Schalke 1 at the Schalke Stadium, competing for a seat in the Champions League semi-finals.

NO.17 played a home game against Barcelona that would affect the La Liga title this season.

After playing Barcelona, ​​​​you can take a break, but thinking of challenging the league leader Valencia in Mestalla on the 23rd, Mourinho feels that his first season in Real Madrid will be fruitless...

Fortunately, Valencia's schedule is more intensive than Real Madrid's.

Real Madrid has nearly a week of rest, but Valencia will play a fierce Copa del Rey final with Barcelona in the middle of the week.

Thinking of this, Mourinho's eyes lit up!
If you can beat Barcelona at home in the 32nd round and Valencia away in the 33rd round, it is not impossible to win a laurel...

Because according to the schedule of the Champions League this season, the national derby after Valencia's away game is the first round of the Champions League semi-final.

Double matches for a week in a row will definitely cause the Valencia players to lose energy and consume a lot of physical energy.

At that time, Real Madrid can use Valencia to take a break when they play the King's Cup final, use the gimmick of the No.30 three-round national derby to confuse Valencia, and focus on the first leg of the Champions League semi-final!
Of course, Mourinho's plan also has certain risks, and all success must be based on their ability to eliminate Schalke 1 in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of next week.

At this time, Guardiola also had a headache. After losing 5:3 to Valencia in the away game, he had long given up hope for the team's defending league title. After all, the gap of seven points faced this excellent Valencia.

But then again, the Barcelona coached by Valencia and Guardiola will have to endure a week of double matches, while Real Madrid will get a respite when Barcelona and Valencia are in the King's Cup final. At that time, the national derby in Mestalla before the first leg of the Champions League semi-final will definitely give Real Madrid a certain advantage.

With Ancelotti's prudent character, he will definitely not fight Real Madrid at home. After all, the Champions League is in the semi-finals, and he will definitely not focus on the league when the league has a seven-point advantage.

That being the case, Guardiola has more choices.

The five-goal victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals is tantamount to making the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals meaningless. You can completely focus on the league. As long as Valencia loses points in the league, Barcelona still has a chance to defend the league title.

It's just that this chance is too small, and Ai Luo's competitive state continues to be extremely good this year, with a hat-trick in the national derby and a hat-trick in the Champions League knockout round, and his feet are extremely hot.

His excellent form is enough to ensure that Valencia has a very high winning percentage against underdogs in the league.

Therefore, it is almost close to zero for Barcelona and Valencia to take the initiative to make mistakes.

And giving up the league too early and focusing all on the Champions League seems too early and inappropriate.

In general, Mourinho and Guardiola have a lot of headaches...

If Ancelotti knew what Mourinho and Guardiola were thinking, he would definitely sing a very lowly song: "I smile smugly, I smile smugly..."

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Ancelotti is very satisfied with Valencia's victory over Tottenham at home. The four goal difference has made Valencia more choices, and it is completely possible to temporarily return to the league... and the King's Cup final!

I have to say that the schedule of La Liga this season is very slippery.

After the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is the national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and four days later is the Copa del Rey final. Valencia will face Barcelona in Mestalla.

Three days later there was another national derby at the Mestalla Stadium, Valencia VS Real Madrid.

And after the national derby is not a chance to breathe, because the first leg of the Champions League semi-final is coming...

Continuous strong dialogue is a festival for fans, but for these strong teams, it is a kind of torture.

Difficulties of choice.

On the weekend, Valencia ushered in the 2010st round of the league opponent of the 2011-31 season at home, Villarreal from the same city.

This team has maintained a very high combat effectiveness under the leadership of Pellegrini in the first two seasons, but this season, as Pellegrini went to Malaga and the core players were poached, the team's ability has declined, but... still not to be underestimated.

Ancelotti made some position rotations for the team, so that those players who finished the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of the week can have a breathing space, otherwise the team's lineup will become stretched when the Champions League semi-finals come.

Before the start of the weekend league, the attention of the mainstream European media was once again focused on the West Super League...

Because of the 48th round of La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 47 goals, Messi 46 goals, and La Liga's single-season scoring record, Aiello also scored [-] goals in six rounds less.

The three are only a short distance away from the single-season scoring record created by Ai Luo in the 2006-2007 season...

So the media began to speculate... Who was the first to break Ai Luo's record?
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