Chapter 303: Long live! Tiger

Valladolid defeated Valladolid with the help of Osasuna desperately tied Real Madrid. Valencia once again expanded its lead advantage to three-pointers. With six rounds left in the league, this advantage is not big or small. However, the price of getting this result is that the entire team was exhausted before the start of the first round of the Champions League...

Leeds United is the biggest dark horse in the Champions League this season. At the same time, their consecutive matches against three La Liga teams also gave them a deeper understanding of the La Liga team's game style, although Valencia is somewhat different from other La Liga teams.

In the last round of knockout matches, Leeds United also played at home first. They relied on crazy pressing and fast-paced rushing and fighting without fear of mistakes and directly beat La Coruna into a sieve. The three-to-zero score allowed them to establish the victory in the first round. This style of play just made Valencia, who was not in good physical condition, feel quite embarrassed.

Cooper naturally would not ignore this point. Leeds United's advantage lies in their youth and impact. The name of the Young Guards is not in vain. Premier League teams themselves are physically excellent. What's more, Leeds United basically mainly focuses on young players. Cowell, Viduca, Smith, Bowyer and others are full of impact. If they rashly fight against the opponent in their current state away game, Valencia will most likely follow in Coruña's footsteps.

Cooper has a characteristic, that is, as long as it is for victory, he doesn't care much about his face. So in the away game on May 3, Valencia used an iron barrel defense to make Leeds fans at Elland Road Stadium boo for a full ninety minutes, which made Valencia's substitutes change their faces, but Cooper was still unmoved.

Before the game begins, nine players on both sides will be suspended if they take another yellow card. Valencia's Ayala, Caboni, Baraja, Tiger and Karu will be suspended if they take another yellow card. Leeds United also has Bowy, Batty, Hart and Smith in the danger of suspension. However, Valencia is extremely determined in defense and is not afraid of taking cards!

During the ninety minutes of the game, Leeds United shot thirteen times in the whole game, but only three shots were within the goal frame, while Valencia only had four shots, and once in the goal frame, the final result was zero to zero - Cooper won a draw away in the ugliest way, pressing all the bets on the home game.

Of course, Valencia paid a lot of money to win this draw. Baraja and Caboni were the two absolute main players who received yellow cards. In the next round of suspension, Aimal was hit by the opponent in the game and most likely couldn't play in the second round. Leeds United didn't get any better either. The bad-tempered Bower received yellow cards in the game. The next round of suspension was suspended. Without this midfield core, Leeds' offense would definitely have a great impact.

At this time of the game, all the teams were basically scarred. Now what I see is who can persevere until the end.

Returning to Spain from the UK, Valencia rushed to the Basque Country without stopping to challenge Real Sociedad away. Considering that the next game is the second leg of the Champions League against Leeds, he will be able to enter the finals of the Champions League twice in a row by defeating his opponent at home. No coach would pay attention to this situation.

Valencia is still three-pointer ahead of Real Madrid, which gives Cooper the confidence. In the game against Real Sociedad, he used a certain degree of rotation. Mendeta started, but Tiger was placed on the bench. Valencia once again endured Real Sociedad's fierce attack on the away game with tenacious defense, and finally successfully defended a draw.

However, what surprised Cooper was that in another game, Boske did more than him, and most of the main players were placed on the bench. In the end, Real Madrid lost 0-3 away at Celta. While Valencia tied the game, he expanded his lead advantage to four points!

"I would have won this game with all my strength if I had known it..." Cooper couldn't help but regret it. Real Madrid lost to Bayern 0-1 at home in the first leg of the semi-finals. It seems that they have to prepare for the second leg to enter the final. If Cooper wins this league with all their strength, then Valencia will be able to lead six points with only five rounds left in the league, and the championship has basically been confirmed...

However, when things have come to this point, it is useless to regret it. What's more, the Champions League final is right in front of you, and no coach will give up such an opportunity. If you reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, every game is enough to make all teams do their best, and Valencia will naturally be no exception.

"Because of those bastards at Leeds United, we missed the opportunity to lead six points! Brothers, what should we do in Mestalia in three days?" Tiger shouted loudly on the plane on the way back to Valencia.

"Kill them!" Valencia's players shouted loudly at the same time.

Looking at this scene, Cooper's mood began to get better again - Valencia's momentum has reached its peak now, and perhaps it would be a better choice to have to attack both ends with all their strength.

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May 9, Valencia.

The entire Leeds United team arrived in Valencia in three days. For this young team, this is also their first time in the Champions League in nearly nine years, but they reached the semi-finals in one go. This season is simply fantastic for Leeds United.

At the beginning of the Champions League, Leeds United head coach Olire has been inspiring the players by winning the championship last season, which was the first time he participated in the Champions League game in many years. For Leeds United, their performance so far this season is almost exactly the same as Valencia's performance last season. They started from the qualifiers, eliminated strong teams and giants all the way to the semi-finals. Now, what is blocking them is the dark horse of last season. Their goal of this season is Valencia!

"Zero to zero at home? There will be no problem. After all, in the away game, when we score one goal, Valencia will score two goals, which gives us even some advantage. Defensive counterattack? We will not use this tactic. The key factor in Leeds' outstanding results this season is our offense. We will not abandon our usual tactics in important games."

As soon as we arrived in Valencia, Leeds' head coach Olire was aggressive and full of vitality as his team, while Cooper's statement seemed very cautious, with the same personality as his: "This game will be difficult... Of course, we will strive for victory with all our might. If we can reach the Champions League final for two consecutive years, it will be the supreme glory. Leeds United is a very outstanding team. Now the Premier League team is performing better and better in the Champions League. They are not easy to play. However, at our home court, we should not be afraid of anything. Fifty thousand Valencia fans will be our most solid backing."

While passionate and cautious, this game will attract countless people to pay attention. Valencia achieved his goal last season. Will Valencia continue to enter the finals this season, or will Leeds replicate the miracle created by Valencia last season? All of this has attracted great attention!

Time soon came to this day.

"We're going to play an offensive game."

Cooper told all the players that Valencia's players were not surprised at this. In fact, although they had been using embarrassing defensive tactics in the first two games, Cooper did not give up on the drills of offensive tactics. Facing the energetic but inexperienced Leeds United, Cooper wanted to surprise the opponent!

"From the beginning, the attack is launched! The two wings attract their attention, and then give them a fatal blow in the middle... Although Leeds United's midfield has two defensive midfielders, their interception ability is not particularly outstanding, and the defense of the two central defenders is not so strict. This will be an opportunity we can take advantage of. In terms of defense, without Bowyer, their midfield organizational ability will be greatly reduced. If they stare at their two forwards and defend tightly in the penalty area, there will be no big problem. Just as Tiger said before, for this game, we have missed a chance to lead six points in the league, so we must win this game!"

"No problem!" Valencia's players waved their fists and shouted. The first two main defense games made them feel angry. This game is the time to vent!

"There is another thing to note. Tiger, Robert, you both will be suspended after taking another yellow card. Pay attention to the game, especially you, Robert, you have been suspended once before. Although we have players who replace you, you don't want to miss the final, right?" Cooper emphasized, mainly for Ayala to listen to.

Ayala nodded: "But coach, no matter what, I still have to focus on defense in the game... After all, in this game, we must first win before we can consider the final."

All Valencia players nodded at the same time, and they didn't have much advantage in the away game. If they couldn't win, they wouldn't be able to enter the finals.

"Yes, Robert, but don't worry, we will definitely win this game, and you will definitely appear in the finals!" Tiger said to Ayala with a smile.

Ayala shrugged: "You must be careful too. If you take another yellow card, you will be suspended... Although you are an attacking player, you will occasionally eat cards."

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Amid the cheers of 50,000 Valencia fans, players from both sides appeared. On Leeds, Norwegian midfielder Buck replaced Bower, while on Valencia, Aurerio appeared at the left-back position, and Alberda replaced Baraja's defensive midfield position. In front of him were Tiger and Aimal, Vicente and Mendeta on both wings - Aimal recovered well, which also prevented Valencia's main lineup from losing too much.

This is not a midfielder suitable for defense. Valencia will focus more on offense in this game!

Leeds United, which was the first to kick off, encountered a crazy blockade from Valencia in the midfield. After getting used to the situation where the opponent was pressed by himself in the first round, Leeds United seemed a little uncomfortable with Valencia's pressure and midfield pressing. In addition, Bower's suspension also reduced their technical content in the midfield. Buck is a player with stronger defensive ability. After a pass mistake, Alberda interrupted the ball in the middle.

After the interception, Alberda did not dribble the ball, but directly passed the ball to Tiger who retreated to get the ball. In this midfield, he had the best defensive ability. There were four other people on the offense, and his attention was only on defense.

Tiger just stopped the ball at his feet, and Dacott came up. In the first round of the match, Tiger already knew that the opponent was also an excellent defensive midfielder. Although Valencia's defense factor was involved in the last game, Tiger's failure to score was also closely related to Dacott's defense.

"It's a fucking French again, these black men have a lot of tricks to defend." Tiger thought to himself.

However, he is now over the age when he sees a good defender who is about to break through the opponent. What's more, his current position is in his own half. If he breaks through, he cannot have too good results. Being intercepted is threatened by the opponent's counterattack. Of course, Tiger will not force himself to break through the opponent.

Aimal was on the court, and he had a helper around him. Seeing Dakot pounce on him, Tiger immediately passed the ball to Aimal and asked him to organize the attack.

Tiger, who was forward, attracted the attention of two opponent's midfielders. Aimal successfully dribbled the ball through the midfield, and then distributed the ball to Vicente on the left before Barty came up.

Seeing Miles coming to defend himself, Vicente was not afraid at all. There are many factors in Miles being able to become Leeds' main force this season. Kelly's injury gave him more opportunities. However, in the tactics before Valencia's game, Miles is an easy place to break through...

Forced the ball toward the bottom line, Vicente didn't play any fun with the opponent, just relying on speed to eat the opponent!

After Lopez left, the newly joined Vicente became the first best speed player in Valencia's team. Even Tiger's speed of nearly 11 seconds was not as good as Tiger. Of course, Tiger's sprint speed at a short distance was not worse than him.

After forcibly getting rid of Miles, Vicente did not make a direct cross. Valencia was not in the penalty area, especially when the main striker was Villa.

Vicente directly passed the ball to Tiger who followed at the front of the penalty area. Tiger swung his right foot, which attracted the opponent's Ferdinand to defend him, but raised his foot and directly passed the ball to the right. The following Gou Dietta kept the ball and shot directly!

Although the angle was not large, Mendeta's shot was quite high-quality. Leeds' goalkeeper Martin flew to save and barely blocked the ball. Matteo, who returned to defense, immediately cleared the ball with his feet.

Mendeta's shot sounded the horn of Valencia's offense, and then they launched a fierce attack!

It was not until the tenth minute that Leeds United had a chance to counterattack. After Cowell broke through on the left, he was hit by Canisales and punched him with two punches. Valencia launched an attack again. Villa who was pulling the edge broke through and was kicked out of the sideline by Ferdinand.

Anganoma ran up and threw the ball out of boundary. After the ball was transferred, it came to the middle. Aimal first made a pass to the left, then suddenly turned around and divided the ball to the right again. Wandieta, who ran out of the gap, took the ball, and then looked up and looked into the penalty area.

He immediately saw Tiger, running at high speed in the penalty area under the clamping attack between Dakot and Matteo!

Mendeta immediately thought of the header that Tiger scored in the game against Real Madrid. He did not hesitate anymore and immediately swung his right foot and passed the ball directly into the penalty area!

This cross shows Mendieta's excellent crossing ability. This is a cross comparable to Beckham's "Bay's arc". The ball drew an extremely obvious inner arc in the air and flew into the penalty area!

Martin stood in front of the goal and did not dare to attack. After Dieta made a cross from the stands, Tiger increased his speed by a higher gear, and accelerated and rushed into the penalty area under the attack of two opponent's defensive players!

Mateo, who was defending at the front point, wanted to intercept the ball in advance, but his forward rush was slowed down and the ball flew past him.

Tiger threw Dacott behind him in the sprint. Dacott kept interfering with him from behind, but still could not make his center of gravity shift. When he was just sprinting to the landing point, Tiger kicked his feet, threw himself out, and then topped his head with a flying ball!

Increase the header attribute to 200 points, and the effect was fully displayed at this time. Facing Mendieta's extremely fast cross, Tiger still accurately found the landing point of the ball, and with the help of the impulse, he directly pushed the ball towards the lower right corner of the goal!

While pushing the ball out, Tiger also fell down hard, causing a piece of grass to splash. However, the moment he fell down, a huge cheer from Valencia fans broke out in the sky above the Mestalia stands!

After the ball was pushed out by Tiger, it hit the lawn in the small penalty area, then bounced upwards, flew over Martin's desperate hand, and then plunged into the goal! One to zero, Valencia took the lead at home!

Looking up, he saw the ball flying into the goal, listening to the huge cheers of the home fans in his ears, Tiger lifted Dacott, who was pressing on him. Dacott's last defense just now failed to stop Tiger's header, but pressed directly on Tiger's body - then staggered into the stands and waved his arms desperately!

"Long live! Tiger!" Valencia's fans in the stands shouted in unison!

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