Football irons are burning

Chapter 413 Unmatched
In another game, Barcelona and Valencia fought 1:1. In this way, the Espanyol led alone with 4 consecutive victories!

Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Valencia all have 3 wins and 1 tie, and are 2 points behind the Espanyol. Atletico Madrid has 3 wins and 1 loss, ranking fifth. These five teams have undoubtedly formed the first group this season.

Although the media is still optimistic about the Espanyol team, their opponents in the previous rounds were all weak teams, which also downplayed their results.

What the outside world thinks, the Espanyol team doesn't care internally. Anyway, the team's run-in has been completed now, and the combat effectiveness has been formed and is still very strong.

In the middle of the week, the Espanyol defeated Artmedia 6:0 at home, defeated their opponents 12:0 in two rounds, and advanced to the UEFA Cup group stage.

The grouping results will all be generated the next day.

The Espanyol is in Group F with Ajax, Austria Vienna, Sparta Prague and Zultvarrechem. In this group, Ajax is still an opponent. The other three teams are all food delivery.

No.1 of the eight groups will directly enter the round of 16, and then draw with No.3 of the eight groups of the Champions League, and then the top 8 will be determined in a two-round format. The final final will be played at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow.

For Li Tie, the UEFA Cup championship is undoubtedly the only goal.

He won the Champions League at Hampden Park back then, and now, the UEFA Cup is no problem.

Back in the league, the Espanyol team's opponent in the fifth round is Osasuna, another weak team. This year's schedule is indeed very beneficial to the Espanyol team. The running-in period is full of mid-lower teams.

As a result of the game, 5:0, the Espanyol team beat their opponents again.

Pochettino made a rotation, Pandiani, Figo, Owen, etc. all got a rotation, but the teenager Lewandowski staged a header hat-trick, which is also impressive!
This guy would have become a super striker in the future, but now, with the support of Li Tie, he is playing very smoothly.

At the press conference after the game, Pochettino also praised Lewandowski.

"The future of this young man is limitless. He is still young and has a lot of room for growth in the future. Of course, the pass Li Tie gave him also benefited him a lot. Therefore, if you want to become a star, come to the Espanyol team. This is your best choice."

Pochettino has not forgotten to advertise, and he certainly hopes to attract more talents.

The Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ended in a 1:1 draw, which once again made the Espanyol cheaper. The points gap between them and the Espanyol also widened to 4 and 5 points.

Barcelona and Valencia can still keep up, continuing to catch up with a difference of 2 points.

Don't look at this gap, once they play against each other and lose to the Espanyol, basically they will not be able to catch up with the Espanyol.

After this round, the international match day came again.

However, this time, for the Espanyol team, the FIFA virus finally came to them.

Owen was also recalled to the England national team because of his good performance in the Espanyol game. As a result, he was kicked by an opposing player in the game against Macedonia and injured his calf, and he was injured for at least two months!

In the match between Portugal and Azerbaijan, the veteran Figo was also kicked by the opposing player and injured his ankle, and he also needed to be injured for two months!

These two injuries also made Pochettino very dissatisfied with the Portuguese national team and the England national team, and almost cursed.

It's the club's fault again. This kind of thing has been tried and tested.

In the sixth round of the league, the Espanyol challenged Villarreal in an away game. Pochettino allowed Li Tie to return to the midfielder position. However, Lewandowski, Sanchez and Tamudo still formed a three-forward attacking lineup.

In Villarreal's formation, there are many powerful players such as Riquelme, Pires, Thomason, and Tacchinardi.

After the start of the game, Riquelme singled out Li Tie three times in a row, but they were all unsuccessful.

They tried it in the Club World Cup before, and now Li Tie is still an insurmountable barrier for Riquelme.

In the 14th minute, Li Tie tackled the ball to break Riquelme's foot, and then made a long pass. Tamudo unloaded the ball lightly, then flicked his foot, and the ball went straight to the back corner.

Uruguayan goalkeeper Vieira flew forward, the ball fell right at Lewandowski's feet, he pushed lightly, 0:1!

This goal, from Li Tie's pass, to Tamudo's flirting shot, to Lewandowski's supplementary shot, every link is very exciting.

Pochettino's three-forward tactic has also been successful.

He was on the sidelines, waving his fists excitedly.

After leading by one goal, the Espanyol played more easily.

This has also been confirmed in the past few games.

Before halftime, Li Tie judged Riquelme's through ball correctly in advance. After falling to the ground and breaking it, he immediately stabbed Wu Xi on the wing.

Wu Xi took the ball and was strong from the side. His breakthrough technique made the opponent embarrassing.

After cutting to the right side of the penalty area, Wu Xi suddenly changed his foot and made an arc with his left foot. Lewandowski jumped high in the penalty area again, shook his head and hit the goal. The ball went straight into the lower left corner, 0:2!

When the two were in the Little Boys Club, they cooperated very tacitly. This time, they connected again and scored again. Both of them hugged happily.

On the sidelines, Pochettino shouted to the sky, very excited.

The team's offense is so sharp, and he, the head coach, can see it very heartily.

The Love Song stadium was silent, and the home fans were all depressed.

Villarreal played well in the first few games, ranking sixth with 2 wins and 2 draws.

But facing the leader today, they lost so badly.

Half time score 0:2
In the second half, the Espanyol team still adopted the tactics of the first half.

However, after 70 minutes of playing, Lewandowski was replaced by Rufete, and the team strengthened their defense.

At 75 minutes, Torrejon also replaced Tamudo, and the team accepted the opponent's surrender in a defensive posture.

The opponent really did their best at this moment, but unfortunately, there was nothing they could do about the Espanyol's defense.

In the end, the Espanyol defeated Villarreal with 2 goals in an away game, winning 6 consecutive victories in the league.

This momentum is really a bit fierce. Before the start of the season, the Espanyol team themselves did not expect this situation.

Now it seems that they are still too conservative.

Among the other opponents in this round, Real Madrid once again lost to the little brother Getafe in the Madrid derby, and Mourinho also encountered a crisis of confidence.

With such a luxurious lineup of Real Madrid, they lost to a small club like Getafe. Mourinho's tactics will naturally be questioned!
If he can stop the loss in time, I'm afraid the handsome position will be lost.

Another strong team, Valencia, also suffered an away game. They were defeated by Celta Vigo 3:2, and they were also opened up by the Espanyol by 5 points.

Only Barcelona is still in hot pursuit. They had defeated Sevilla 4:1 and continued to put pressure on their rivals in the same city.

Now the situation in La Liga has become a Barcelona duo. This pair of city derbies will probably be compared with the Madrid derby, Milan derby, London derby, Manchester derby, etc. in the future, right?
(End of this chapter)