January 31, 2001, morning.

In the waiting hall in the T3 area of ​​Madrid Capital Airport, there was a rush of people.

Unlike the T1 area, which mainly uses long-distance international flights, the T2 area and the T3 area are mainly domestic and European short-distance routes, especially the T3 area, so most passengers are light and simple to travel.

Like other passengers, more than 20 people from Atletico Madrid sat in the hall and waited patiently.

Occasionally, one or two fans will come over and ask for autographs from their favorite stars, and the players will also be satisfied.

These are the rules of the club.

Gao Han was sitting in the front row, watching a tournament brief in his hand.

Due to live TV, Barcelona's first leg match with Espanyol was one day earlier than the other three games.

Barcelona, ​​who played away, defeated Espanyol 2-1 and won the derby victory.

Judging from the score, Espanyol probably has no hope.

At least, it is very difficult to reverse Barcelona at Camp Nou.

This season, Barcelona's performance in La Liga was not ideal. After the 20th round, they are currently ranked third in La Liga, only one point behind second-place La Coruna, but as many as eight points behind top Real Madrid.

And everyone knows that Barcelona has only one opponent, that is Real Madrid.

Especially after Portuguese Louis Figo switched to Real Madrid.

Not only La Liga, but also in the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona was eliminated in the first round of the group stage and was forced to play in the UEFA Cup.

Such achievements are absolutely unacceptable for Barcelona, ​​which is ambitious and determined to compete with the Galaxy Battleship.

For head coach Ferrer, half his foot has stepped out of the cliff. If he wants to keep the coach, the league must continue to maintain the pressure on Real Madrid. Both the King's Cup and the UEFA Cup are determined.

The Barcelona head coach without a champion will have to be dismissed!

The other three games in the quarterfinals of the King's Cup 8 will start at the same time today. The live broadcast is Zaragoza's match against Santander Athletics, and the match between Real Mallorca and Granada led by coach Aragones is also not live broadcast.

According to Gao Han's preliminary estimate, in addition to Barcelona's likely to advance, Zaragoza has the advantage in strength, and there should be no big problem in defeating Athletic Santander. Real Mallorca's luck in drawing lots is the best, and there is no problem in advancing.

If Atletico Madrid can defeat Celta and enter the semi-finals, its opponent will be Aragonese's Real Mallorca.

And Barcelona will encounter Zaragoza.

Of course, this is speculation. The game changes rapidly and unpopularity is coming, and it is impossible to accurately predict it.

Thinking of this, Gao Han let out a heavy breath.

If it was Atletico Madrid a year ago, there would be still a lot of play with other teams, but now...

But if you think about it the other way around, if the Bedding Legion was still the La Liga giants a year ago, Gao Han would not have had a chance at all.

So, things in this world are so strange.

Just as Gao Han was smiling bitterly, the team leader Carlos Pena walked over quickly.

"I'm not lucky, there are no tickets for business class, so I can only arrange some people to go to economy class."

The players seem to have been used to this.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid reversed Vallecano three to zero and broke Levante five to zero. After changing coaches, the morale was very strong, which put Celta in great psychological pressure.

But now, they are actually trying to die on their own and are fighting for an air ticket. It's really...

"It's good internal strife. They are now in conflict. The players will inevitably participate in the afternoon game with emotion. At that time, the overall combat effectiveness of the team will definitely be greatly reduced, and morale will definitely not last long."

Victor Fernandez said this, his eyes showed a hint of desire.

"I want to decide the outcome in one battle!"

The assistant coach also thought this idea was good.

Celta's game task this season is very heavy. Although his ranking in La Liga is not ideal, his performance in the UEFA Cup was very good and he also entered the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

So, if you can defeat Atletico Madrid in the first round, it will save a lot of effort.

"Then I'll go and convey it to the players."

Victor Fernandez nodded and smiled slightly after watching his assistant close the door and leave.

What is the name of the head coach at Atletico Madrid? What is Gao? Oh, by the way, Gao Han.
Chapter completed!