Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

When Li Qi passed Robinson again, there was no suspense. Under the gaze of more than 3 fans and the desperate eyes of Tottenham players, Li Qi, who passed Robinson twice, easily pushed the ball into the empty goal with his left foot. Sevilla took the lead again in the last minute of the 5 minutes, which basically ended the game and the two-round contest; even if there were 90 minutes of extra time, Tottenham could not score 5 goals in a row, it was over...

However, in the second minute of stoppage time, Tainio fouled Puerta and was sent off with a red card. This time, Tottenham lost both the game and the reputation. At the end of the game, Sevilla defeated Tottenham 3-2 away from home and eliminated Tottenham with a total score of 5-3 in two rounds to advance to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup!

At the press conference after the game, the head coaches of both sides were a little unhappy. For Juan Ramos, the main reason for his unhappiness was that they were already two goals ahead early on, but most of the main players had to fight to the end to decide the winner. It was all Tottenham and Jol's fault for being ignorant. Why resist? Isn't the result the same?

However, for Martin Jol, losing was not painful, as the Premier League was more valuable and important anyway; however, what embarrassed him was Kanoute's performance.

The Malian striker, who was sold to Sevilla last summer, eliminated his former club with two goals in two rounds; and in his new team, in addition to the UEFA Cup, he also has the dream of winning the La Liga and the Copa del Rey. Perhaps even Kanoute himself did not expect that after leaving White Hart Lane, his life would have such a big leap.

After eliminating his old club with two goals in two rounds, Kanoute's total number of goals this season has reached 24, which is a significant improvement compared to his 73 goals in 21 games for Tottenham.

Moreover, while crushing Tottenham's dream of qualifying for their first UEFA Cup semi-final in 23 years, he will also be expected to continue chasing Sevilla's first league title since 1946, as well as defending the UEFA Cup and the Copa del Rey.

Faced with being abandoned by his old club, Jol's contempt, and the boos and ridicule from Tottenham fans, Kanoute found the best way to fight back.

Talking about personally killing his old club and ending Tottenham's dream of European war in a blitzkrieg, Kanoute seemed to be venting his anger in addition to satisfaction: "In the first leg, we underestimated Tottenham. When we came to White Hart Lane, our goal was to score early and not wait for them to attack. As a result, things went smoothly... Yes, I think here, I have proved to Tottenham that I can play well."

After selling Kanoute, Jol spent 1900 million pounds, the highest price in the club's history, to bring in Berbatov. After a period of adaptation, the Bulgarian gradually showed his ability to match his price. Jol has boasted about his vision.

Before the UEFA Cup encounter with Sevilla, British media revealed that Berbatov was also spotted by several Premier League giants and was going to poach him from Tottenham after the season. For this reason, Berbatov vs. Kanoute became one of the biggest highlights of the two-round match against Sevilla.

Unfortunately, although the Bulgarian did a good job, he was overshadowed by Kanoute. Although Berbatov's performance was still remarkable and he had assists, there was obviously a gap compared to Kanoute.

The difference between Kanouté and Berbatov's purchase and sale prices is £650 million, but in this two-round confrontation, the Malian was clearly telling Jol that there was something wrong with his valuation or mathematics.

Therefore, many people want to hear what Kanoute’s former coach Jol thinks…

But obviously, Ricardo doesn't care about Jol's specious arguments at all, and doesn't care at all. He is already a loser and should start paying attention to his opponents in the weekend league or the next round of semi-finals:

在同一天晚上，不来梅在主场狂射20脚的情况下，4比1大胜阿尔克马尔。由于首回合双方战成0比0，于是不来梅最终以总比分4比1晋级。

而奥萨苏纳则在主场1比0小胜勒沃库森。首回合奥萨苏纳在客场3比0的胜局令次回合比赛几乎没有悬念；最后奥萨苏纳以总比分4比0淘汰勒沃库森。

西班牙人则是在客场0比0战平本菲卡。不过由于首回合西班牙在主场3比2先行奠定优势，最终西班牙人两回合仍然以总比分3比2涉险过关；本来有着客场进球优势的本菲卡只需要在主场获得一个1比0的胜利就可以翻盘，但是空有65%控球率的他们竟然破门乏术。

In the end, three La Liga teams plus Bremen from the Bundesliga advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-final matchups are Espanyol vs Bremen and Osasuna vs Sevilla.

Since Sevilla successfully advanced, the coaching staff gave the team a day off the day after they returned from the away game; Ricardo spent his vacation in London, dedicating it to the little princess Sarafina, and got to know several of her new rich second-generation girlfriends.

How should I describe these second-generation rich girlfriends? They all look OK, but they are not polite to their abdominal muscles and biceps, and they touch them...

Ricardo, who had just returned to Seville, participated in a recovery training session with the team, and then hurriedly set off with the team to the away destination of this round of La Liga - Valencia.

Valencia has only won 6 games in the last 2 rounds and has been left behind in points by the first group - Real Serie A. It even slipped to fifth place and was overtaken by Zaragoza, which defeated Barcelona in the previous round.

In addition, in the Champions League quarterfinals in the middle of the week, Valencia lost 8-1 to the visiting Chelsea at home and was eliminated with a total score of 2-2 in two rounds. Therefore, Valencia urgently needs a victory to reverse the decline and keep the Champions League spot for next season at the end of the season.

The two sides have played against each other 61 times at Valencia's home stadium, the Mestana Stadium, with Valencia having a clear advantage with 45 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses. However, Valencia has lost to Sevilla at home in the last two seasons. But it must be said that in the Champions League match in the middle of the week, Valencia is playing at home and finished the European game one day earlier than Sevilla, so it has more physical advantages than Sevilla, who traveled to London and had less than 3 days of rest.

Juan Ramos also knows that the team's current state and physical fitness are in a delicate situation. The team doctor constantly warns that the main players are already very tired and may get injured at any time...

So when the starting lineups were announced at the weekend, Valencia only arranged two positions to rotate with all its main players, but Sevilla made adjustments to as many as 2 players, which basically meant they changed their lineup. After all, there will be the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final in 9 days...

Valencia fielded their usual 4-4-2 starting lineup, with No. 1 Cañizares as goalkeeper;

The four defenders are No. 2 Miguel, No. 4 Ayala, No. 24 Moretti and No. 5 Marchena;

The midfield quartet is No. 15 Joaquin, No. 16 Viana, No. 20 Albiol and No. 21 David Silva;

The two strikers are No. 9 Morientes and No. 7 Villa;

There are also strong players such as Angulo, Jorg Lopez, Del Horno, Albelda and Tavano waiting on the bench; while Baraja, Edu and Vicente are absent due to injuries.

On the Sevilla side, Juan Ramos conservatively adjusted the formation to 4-5-1. After all, the team's main lineup did consume too much energy and physical strength in the UEFA Cup battle in the middle of the week, and they were playing away games consecutively. It is not shameful to be conservative against Valencia, who urgently needs to win:

The starting goalkeeper was No. 13 Kobegno, because the old goalkeeper Palop had some muscle discomfort after the midweek game, so he was injured and did not go with the team;

The left and right backs of the back line are No. 24 Hinkle and No. 3 David, and the double center backs are No. 19 Dragutinovic and captain No. 2 Navarro;

The change in the midfield is to deploy a triangle midfield with two defensive midfielders. No. 25 Maresca and No. 18 Martí play together with No. 11 Renato, and the left and right wings are No. 15 Navas and No. 5 Duda.

The lone striker is No. 10 Fabiano;

Most of the regular starters, including Li Qi, Alves, Paulson, Korzakov, Adriano and Osio, were on standby on the bench.

When warming up on the field before the game, Li Qi greeted David Silva, Joaquin, Villa and others in a familiar manner. He had met David Silva at the World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, while Joaquin exchanged jerseys with him when he was still in Betis last season, and he met Villa at an event held by the Football Association.

The two sides had a lively match in the first half of the season, but because Li Qi had just recovered from an injury after faking an illness, Silva was sent off with a red card in the 19th minute of the game, and Sevilla ultimately won the game without mercy, they did not have time to talk too much before the game and were embarrassed to do so after the game.

However, today, Li Qi finally got a chance and decided to start a conversation before the game while the atmosphere was still normal, to expand his network in the football world and to get some information. Unexpectedly, Li Qi got a piece of big news. It turned out that Valencia was ready to go all out in this game. David Silva, Morientes, Albiol and others were all playing with closed hands.

This is unlike Sevilla. Palop and Kanoute, who had slight muscle discomfort after the game, did not travel with the team. In addition, Li Qi, Alves, Poulsen and Adriano, who were slightly tired, all started on the bench...

It can be seen that fighting on three fronts not only affected Sevilla's performance, but also gave Juan Ramos more fantasies. He began to worry about gains and losses, and unconsciously saved his strength for the more brutal cup competition. After all, it is acceptable to keep one point against Valencia in consecutive away games. Isn't the active change to 4-5-1 a sign of cowardice?

Valencia, which only has one La Liga title left, does not have so many concerns. This round's battle against Sevilla has become a decisive battle that started in advance; since Barcelona had already defeated Mallorca before the game, if Sevilla takes another 3 points from Mestalla, Valencia will be 8 points behind the top of the list with 10 rounds left in the league, and overtaking will be almost an impossible task.

But even if the hope of winning the championship is slim, we still have to at least keep our place in the Champions League, right?

Under heavy pressure, Valencia coach Flores had a tense face before the game started. The players could only fight for victory with all their strength; they had to grit their teeth and persevere even with the injection, which showed the belief of the whole team of the Bats in winning.

It seems that Sevilla will have a hard time today...

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Just as Li Qi judged before the game, Valencia fought fiercely and ran actively after the kick-off, taking advantage of the home court to suppress Sevilla in the half.

Fortunately, Sevilla's central defense was strong enough to hold out for a while. However, it was very difficult to organize the offense. After more than 20 minutes of the game, Sevilla had made very few successful attacks. In the 12th minute, Maresca used his personal ability to break through and forced a long shot from 30 yards to hit the opponent's goal; but it did not pose a threat and the ball was easily confiscated by Cañizares.

However, anyone who has played football knows that if you defend too long, you will lose. You cannot win a game by relying solely on defense, especially when facing a team of Valencia's caliber. It is not a reliable option to expect the opponent to perform poorly at home or to be blessed by the goddess of luck. Valencia's siege paid off in the 27th minute of the game, breaking the deadlock and taking the lead.

After Valencia intercepted Hinkel's pass, Marchena immediately passed the ball into the penalty area; Villa received the ball and rushed into the penalty area from the left rib 8 yards away. The ball drew an arc, passed Kobegno who was blocking the near corner, and fell into the far corner of the net! Valencia 1-0!

Sevilla, which was behind, also made certain adjustments. Keeping defending would definitely be a dead end, and the home team was still thinking about avenging the humiliation of conceding four goals in the first round; so Sevilla moved its formation forward and started to counterattack, mainly creating threats through breakthroughs by Maresca in the middle and Navas on the right.

Navas was in very good form today. In the first 30 minutes, apart from Maresca's long-range shot that hit the goal, only Navas's several strong attacks from the wing created a certain threat. Not long after Valencia scored, Sevilla, who kicked off from the center circle, gave the ball to Navas to launch an attack, and finally Navas successfully broke through to the edge of the penalty area and shot coldly, but unfortunately the ball was pressed under Cañizares' wonderful flying dive.

After taking the lead, Valencia relaxed their guard and gave the visiting team some space to attack. So in the 34th minute of the game, Navas, who had gained some space, seized the key loophole of the home team and created a killing opportunity!

The source of Sevilla's attack this time still came from Maresca. Since teaming up with Li Qi to become the Italian twin stars, Maresca has gained a large number of assists and goals and good performance on the court, and more importantly, he has gained confidence and an indomitable dominance.

Maresca boldly retreated to the front of the defense line to get the ball, and then made consecutive passing and cutting cooperation with David and Marty, allowing Maresca to break out from Valencia's high pressure!

After entering Valencia's half, Maresca faced Marchena's backup defense and sent a precise pass behind the latter to the feet of the winger Navas. At this time, Navas was unguarded, so he took off directly and rushed into the opponent's penalty area...

However, just after entering the penalty area, Navas pretended to cut inside to cooperate with Fabiano, deceived Miguel's center of gravity, and tried to break through to the depth of the penalty area; but Miguel subconsciously stretched out his legs to intercept, but he did not touch the ball that had been knocked behind him, but tripped the nimble Navas...

The referee who followed up from the midfield awarded a penalty without hesitation. The Valencia players pleaded in vain, and seeing that the referee would give a card if they continued to argue, they had no choice but to accept it.

However, the penalty kick taken by Maresca, who was full of confidence, was miraculously predicted and blocked by Cañizares. The ball changed direction and hit the left post and bounced out of the bottom line...

Maresca was embarrassed, because he had originally been trying to snatch the penalty spot from Fabiano and Renato. After all, it was obvious that Maresca was in hot form today, so everyone was willing to give way. Even though Maresca's penalty was pretty good, with a good angle and speed, Cañizares guessed the direction, so the penalty didn't go in!

Li Qi, who had rushed to the sidelines from the bench with great anticipation, was petrified when Maresca's penalty was saved: Chao! Could it be that he was also influenced by me? It seems that it is a wise choice not to take a penalty kick unless it is a penalty shootout...