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Chapter 540 Before the Champions Cup

In 30 years, Hexi, Hexi, within two or three rounds, the situation changes so much that it makes people feel dazzled. First, Barcelona took advantage of Mallorca to play in Toyota Cup with one less game to expand the leading advantage to eight points. Then Mallorca won consecutively after the Toyota Cup, Barcelona drew one game and lost one game, leaving Barcelona with only three points and one more game. Just when Mallorca seemed to be able to surpass Barcelona in one go, they suffered two consecutive losses, while Barcelona won one straight win in one breath to expand the leading advantage to nine points that were unattainable. However, Mallorca quickly stabilized its position, won consecutively after Barcelona lost home, and won the score again after winning the make-up game, and then caught the behind-the-score gap to only three points - when they were about to play a one-on-one match with Barcelona!

The stalemate between the two teams has become the theme of La Liga this season, and Real Madrid is not outdone, including the game defeating Mallorca. They have already won six consecutive victories in the league, only four points behind Mallorca - this is because Mallorca won the make-up match to widen them by four points, otherwise they would only be one point behind Mallorca and still have hope of winning the championship!

In the 23rd round, Mallorca welcomed Albacete at home, Real Madrid and Barcelona challenged Osasuna and Zaragoza away respectively. In the next round, Mallorca and Barcelona will fight each other, and Real Madrid will welcome Athletic Bilbao at home, which is also a good opportunity to chase points for Real Madrid.

Mallorca's game was scheduled for the last game of this round - this is also a preferential treatment for Mallorca, who has a tight schedule recently. However, before Mallorca's game began, Real Madrid and Barcelona showed their outstanding form respectively. Barcelona relied on Juli, Etoo, Marquis and the opponent's own goals away from home to sweep Zaragoza, while Real Madrid relied on super substitutes Irving and Elgra to defeat Osasuna 2-1, 2-1, and both won. This ending forced Mallorca to chew the tough bones at home to continue to take the initiative.

Albacete once tied Mallorca with zero to zero at home in the first round of the game. They are also one of the few teams that can get points against Mallorca at home. Now they are challenging Mallorca away, so they naturally use the iron barrel formation to deal with Mallorca. Getting one point is the highest goal!

Facing a team like Albacete, Mallorca has a more headache than facing Cardas in the Toyota Cup. Although Cardas also uses extreme defense, they are not particularly outstanding in positioning and other aspects. At the same time, they are not very familiar with Mallorca, so they have created a lot of opportunities by Mallorca. They just persisted for 80 minutes because of luck and referee factors. The players in Albacete may have average foot skills, but they are already used to this defensive tactic. The overall regional defense is quite handy, and the rapid counterattack is quite threatening. Last season, they relied on the defensive counterattack and successfully relegated in La Liga by one-to-zeroism. This season, they have been able to swim on the edge of the relegation zone, and rely on this tactic - they are now two points ahead of the relegation zone...

Jose also made full preparations for this game. Albacete will definitely regain defense in the penalty area and reduce the opponent's shooting opportunities in the penalty area. So Jose sent Torres and Van Persie to partner in this game to increase the ability to break through. At the same time, Senna was placed on the bench by him. Puelta started to increase the breakthrough in the midfield - in the case of intensive defense, using breakthroughs to tear the defense line to achieve the effect of breaking the surface at the point. This is the only way...

The game was very difficult, and Mallorca's players kept trying their best to attack, which was comparable to the city's offensive and defensive battle. They used all kinds of ways to pass back and forth, and suddenly used breakthroughs to disrupt the defense, long shots outside the penalty area, crosses from both wings...

In the 53rd minute of the game, Mallorca finally chewed this hard bone. After passing and pulling back and forth, Mallorca finally opened a gap. Alonso, who was inserted in the back row, resolutely shot at the top of the penalty area, and the ball flew out of the dense crowd and flew into the dead corner of the goal. Thirteen minutes later, Puerta's forced breakthrough created a penalty kick. Kaka took the penalty kick, 2-0. Mallorca struggled to defeat Albacete at home. While throwing this tenacious team into the relegation zone, he also put himself in a relatively favorable position to face the next league and Champions League games!

"This week may be the last midweek we can rest before the end of this season, so I hope everyone can relax during these two days of vacation. When the game starts again, we need to focus all our attention on the game! The first round of the Champions League next week will be a league match next week, and the second round of the Champions League next week will be the second round of the Champions League... During this period, the opponents we have to deal with are not only Liverpool, but also league opponents like Barcelona and Villarreal, so we will not have any room for relaxation... Next, there will be national team games and the Cup of REE competitions. Our schedule will appear very strict. Focus all our spirits. We will attack them for any champion!"

Jose issued a statement of battle, and at the same time he had a clear understanding of the next game.

"In the away game against Barcelona, ​​we must strive to win, but we are not necessarily winning in this game. The league still has a long time, and Barcelona cannot win all the next game. We are only a mere three-pointer away. As long as we do not lose to them away, we will have an advantage in the relationship between wins and losses, which is very important. We can't be anxious to win in this game, let alone pay too much in this game, because the next Champions League match is also important, which is related to our income... Do our best in this game, but we cannot lose too much. This is my requirement."

Both sides were a little afraid of the confrontation before the start of the Champions League knockout round. The reason was very simple. Mallorca met Liverpool, while Barcelona met Chelsea. Both opponents were not easy to deal with. Although Barcelona valued the league more, they also valued the Champions League. Although they had not been able to win the league for a long time, they were not too short of the league championship. However, in the Champions League, they only had a record of winning once in 1992. Not only did they not compare with their arch rival Real Madrid, who had won nine times, but even Mallorca surpassed them with two Champions League championships. In this case, when Barcelona recovered their state, they had only one goal, that is, to win the championship in the league and make breakthroughs in the Champions League!

So this game is not a game where both sides can attack with all their strength, because they have concerns, because the knockout round of the Champions League involves their attention...

Of course, not being able to attack at full strength does not mean that Jose and Rijkaard will retain their strength in this game or something - no one will ignore this game. In addition to being able to equalize points, Mallorca won this game and also completed a double kill against Barcelona this season, accumulating more psychological advantages; if Barcelona can defeat Mallorca, in addition to being able to regain their disadvantages in the win-loss relationship, they can also expand their leading advantage to six points, but they will not treat this game as a final, and will not try their best in this game - but they will not try their best, but they will not fight to the death.

If their goal is only the league, then they may be desperate in this game. However, Jose's attention is to focus on all the games. Rijkaard will not be willing to only strive for one league championship in the good situation and in good condition. He has surpassed his predecessor in the past four years. What he wants to surpass now is Van Gaal, who led Barcelona to the league championship twice but failed repeatedly in the Champions League!

As a junior with two identities: the Dutchman and Barcelona head coach, it is impossible for Rijkaard to not want to surpass Van Gaal. After all, for the Dutch head coach, Van Gaal is a peak. Only by surpassing him can one prove his status.

Time flies quickly, February 20th is coming soon. Mallorca comes to Barcelona for the second time in ten days to challenge another local team, and Barcelona, ​​which ranks first in the standings!

The competition between the first and second places has attracted the attention of most Spanish fans, and this key game has also received the attention of the key game - this game has become the earliest game in this round, which is to allow both sides to have more time to rest after playing this important game to face the challenges from the British team. The Spanish Football Association is still very caring for the teams playing in the European arena in this regard...

At Camp Nou, the two teams with the strongest attack power this season launched a fierce attack - Barcelona scored forty-seven goals in the previous 23 games, with an average of more than two goals per game, while Mallorca is even more exaggerated. They scored fifty-nine goals in the 23 rounds of the league! Average goals per game are more than 2.5! In the 23 games, they only scored three games, while three goals and more than three games have reached fifteen games! However, their conceded goals are also exaggerated, with twenty-seven goals conceded the most among the top five, and only Betis, who ranked sixth among the top nine, conceded one more than them. If it weren't for this reason, their goal difference would not be more than Barcelona two - Barcelona conceded ten fewer than them...

In this game, both sides of the offensive football team made the fans in the stands scream. Mallorca's marking against Etoo and Ronaldo was excellent, but Deco showed excellent level. His two-wicket long-range shots helped Barcelona score two goals in a row, while Mallorca relied on the goals of two strikers to tie the score. In the 70th minute of the game, Jose and Rijkaard replaced Ro, Etoo, Kaka, Torres and other main players from the field to prepare for the next Champions League match. In the end, the two sides tied in two, shook hands and made peace. Both sides will focus on the next Champions League match!
Chapter completed!
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