Chapter 192: Competition is fierce

Remember [New] for a second,! Li Qingqing did not give the King of Madrid a defeat.
With Meli Banega's goal in the 78th minute, the Madrid Kings, who were one less challenged, finally defeated the Catalan United 4:3 at home.
Got the most important three points in the league title race.
This season's league matches between the King of Madrid and the other two Western Super League teams are all over. Whether it is the Madrid Pirates or the Catalan United, it is impossible to directly threaten them.
Even if the Madrid Pirates beat Baetic next, as long as the King of Madrid does not make mistakes and maintains a complete victory, he will be able to maintain this one-point lead.
The Madrid Pirates and the Catalan United also have a strong dialogue, that is, in the final round of the league, the Catalan United host against the Madrid Pirates.
If the just-concluded "National Derby" is a "snipe and clam competition" for the Madrid Pirates, then the 38th round of the league in which the Madrid Pirates challenged the Catalan United away, for the King of Madrid, It's also a "snipe and clam fight", and this time, their "fisherman" will have the last laugh.
Because in the last round, the King of Madrid not only sat at home, but also the opponent is not strong Saria.
Even if the Madrid Pirates maintain a complete victory in the next league and are always only one point behind the King of Madrid, it will be very difficult for them to beat Barcelona away in the final round.
It is definitely more difficult than the King's home victory over Sarria. .
Who says La Liga is not competitive?
The competition for the league title this season is already fierce. A team like the Madrid Pirates, which has maintained a 12-game winning streak at the beginning of the league, has only lost two games in the 28th round of the league, but lost the first place in the league because of a draw. location, and how hard it is to retake the seaside.
Originally, the Madrid Pirates hoped that the King would lose to the Catalan United in this round of "National Derby", but Meli's goal disappointed them.
The next day at the team's last pre-match preparation meeting, head coach Parrotti could feel the disappointment of the Pirates players over the result of yesterday's "National Derby" and comforted them:
"Put the result of yesterday's game aside, and don't think about what happened after the first round of the league. Let's win today's game first. If we can't even win our own game, don't expect our opponents to make mistakes!"
Standing in front of all the players, Parrotti said these words with a serious expression.
Everyone's expressions were also serious.
Since the fifteenth round, the Madrid Pirates have been sitting on the throne of the league for thirteen consecutive rounds. For most of this season, the Madrid Pirates have also led the standings.
As a result, they lost the first place in the league because they were tied by Saria in the last round.
At the time, I thought I would be able to get it back soon.
Who would have thought that in the "National Derby", the Catalan United did not stop the progress of the King of Madrid.
The problem is a little more serious - the Madrid Pirates lost their best chance of catching up with the Kings.
But if everyone is concerned about gains and losses, then forget about the league title.
Professional players have the same very important ability, but they are always easily overlooked by outsiders.
That is the ability to adjust mentally.
Although everyone always praises those "winners", in fact "can afford to lose" is one of the most important qualities of a professional player.
Because professional players always have to face failure, face all kinds of situations that don't go your way.
If you encounter this kind of situation, you will be unhappy, and you will always be brooding, and it is very likely that sooner or later you will drive yourself crazy.
So how to properly face failure, to deal with those situations that you did not plan, is particularly important.
Now the players of the Madrid Pirates must quickly adjust their mentality and play the next game with Baétic. Instead of thinking about the King of Madrid beating Catalan in the "Clasico".
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In the match between the Madrid Pirates and Baetic, Hulai started.
But he didn't score in this game.
Maxi Carey came off the bench again in the second half with an underwhelming performance.
But the Madrid Pirates beat Baétic 2-0 away with goals from Tonini and Irasusta.
Twenty-nine rounds of the league have been played, and Baetic has only 19 points and is at the bottom of the rankings. He is the favorite for relegation.
So although Parrotti made a one-time rotation of the lineup in this game, it did not affect the final result.
With far more strength than Baetic, the Madrid Pirates won easily.
In the thirtieth round of the league in midweek, Madrid Pirates host Real Huelva.
Parrotti continued to rotate and Hulai didn't even start.
Facing the eleventh-ranked Real Huelva, the Madrid Pirates have to play much harder this time.
Seeing that the team had an advantage but could not score, Parrotti replaced Hu Lai in the 60th minute.
Hu Lai was active after playing, helping the Madrid Pirates to break the deadlock in the 71st minute.
His goal was the only one of the match.
The Madrid Pirates beat Real Huelva 1-0 at home with this ball.
At the same time, the Catalan United defeated Samir Sports 3:0 at home, and the King of Madrid defeated the Sevilla Navigator 2:1 away.
The three heroes of the Western Super League all won the ball, and the King of Madrid ranked first in points with 77 points.
The Madrid Pirates are one point behind in second place.
Catalan United ranked third with 73 points.
From the point of view of points, the situation is not good for Catalonia. If the three teams continue to win like this and win the final round of the league, then Catalan United, which is four points short of the king, will not be able to surpass the king to become the league champion even if they beat the Madrid Pirates at home.
But Catalan also have their advantage, that is, the team has been eliminated from the Champions League.
This means that they can put all their focus on the domestic league next.
The Kings and Pirates, the two Madrid teams, still need to fight on two fronts.
Even if it is a giant, the Champions League game will definitely affect the league.
Then the 31st round is over, followed by the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek.
The Kings first host Blue and White Munich on Tuesday in a "European derby".
Madrid's Pirates travel to Valencia on Wednesday to take on Valencia in a "Spanish Civil War".
Don't look at Valentia, which is regarded as a "Champions League gift package" by the other seven teams. They are currently ranked ninth in La Liga, and there is basically no hope of winning the league title or qualifying for the Champions League - they are 4th away from the league. Athletic Vizcaya has a full sixteen points difference.
But this also means that Valendia can devote more energy to the Champions League.
Maybe they will fight the Madrid Pirates in the quarter-finals of the two rounds to reach the Champions League final and create a miracle?
Valentia has reached the Champions League final once in the history, but they lost to the Ruhrlein, achieving the only Champions League champion in the history of the Ruhrlein club.
The Champions League is a cup competition, and the chance of upsets in the cup competition will be much higher than that in the league.
If the Madrid Pirates are distracted from the league, there may be a real possibility of overturning on Valentia.
Just like the Serie A giants Insubre.
Therefore, in the 31st round of the league, in the last league game before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the two teams, the Madrid Pirates and the King of Madrid, continued to rotate at the same time to prepare for the Champions League.
At the same time, in this round of the league, the highlight is the "Barcelona City Derby", where Saria will host Catalan United.
Both the King of Madrid and the Pirates are counting on Saria to stop the Catalan United at home. Even if they cannot win, they must draw the opponent and slow down the progress of the Catalan United.
In this way, the two Madrid teams can have more room for strategic maneuver.
Hu Lai also made a solemn promise to Brother Huan in front of other people in the group. If Brother Huan can help Saria defeat Catalan United, he will invite Brother Huan to have three meals.
Even if Saria was to draw with Catalonia, he would invite Brother Huan to a meal.
Under the reward, there must be a brave man. The Sarria team performed very tenaciously and well in this derby.
In front of Rosas, the midfield master, Zhang Qinghuan was not stage fright. He played well, and he only sorted out Saria's midfield offense in an orderly manner. At the same time, he occasionally threatened the goal guarded by Cordero with his long shots. .
It wasn't until the 80th minute that Catalan won a slightly controversial penalty.
Then through this penalty, Catalan led by one goal. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com and maintained the lead until the final whistle…
Catalonia defeated Saria 1:0 away, and cleared another obstacle on the way.
In response to their rivals, the Madrid Kings, who played in the rotation, beat Valero 5-0 at home, showing their recent excellent form.
The Madrid Pirates, who challenged Atlético Vizcaya away, won a difficult 2:1.
Thirty minutes left in the game, the Madrid Pirates 2-1 lead. It stands to reason that a one-goal lead is very unsafe, but Parrotti still replaced Hu Lai early.
Mainly because of the fear of Hu Lai's hands - Athletic Vizcaya has the fine tradition of the Basque nation, has a great fighting spirit, and plays very rough. They fouled frequently when the score was behind, and were shown a total of six yellow cards and one red card by the referee.
Parrotti was really afraid that Hu Lai would be injured by the red-eyed Basques.
Fortunately, Athletic Biscay failed to score in the end.
The Madrid Pirates narrowly escaped with three points.
Now they can play the Champions League with peace of mind for the time being.