Chapter 203 The relegation team is not easy to play
After reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, there is no need to draw lots to decide the matchup. Based on the distribution of the upper and lower halves, everyone will know which two teams will meet in the semi-finals.
The Kings of Madrid and the Madrid Pirates were placed in the top half of the quarter-finals draw. According to the rules, they will meet in the semi-finals.
This is also the first "Madrid Derby" in the history of the Champions League.
These two rivals from the same city have never met in the Champions League before.
In two weeks, it will be the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
Before that, they still need to play two rounds of league games each.
The league is also very important to them because they are also competing for the league title...
The good news is that in these two rounds of the league, the opponents of the Madrid duo are not strong, and can even be said to be "weak".
But the bad news is that their opponents are all fighting to avoid relegation, so the game may not be as easy as supporters of both teams hope.
On Saturday, April 8, in the 33rd round of the league, Catalonia United challenged the 15th-ranked Real Huelva away. On the same day, the Madrid Kings faced the 19th-ranked Phoenicians at home, and the Madrid Pirates went south to challenge away.
18th place Getafe 1326.
The top three teams in the league, Madrid Pirates, Kings of Madrid and Catalonia United, have 82 points, 80 points and 78 points, with the largest point difference of four points.
Their opponents Getafe 1326 have 31 points, Phoenicians has 30 points, and Real Huelva has 34 points. The maximum point difference is also four points.
The top three are fighting for the championship, and they are fighting for relegation.
Getafe 1326, the opponent of Madrid Pirates, is a professional team located in the Getafe municipality in the south of Madrid. It is very young and was only born in 1970. It is an absolutely young junior team in La Liga.
In order not to lose momentum to other opponents, Getafe did a very strange thing when it was first established:
If other teams add a year number after their name, it generally represents the time when the team was established. For example, such-and-such 1900 means that the team was established in 1900.
To show that the team has a long history.
If Getafe adds 1970 to the name of their team, their momentum will be greatly weakened. In European professional football, teams that were only established in 1970 are simply the descendants of their opponents.
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So the Getafe club made a cunning move. They added the time when the city of Getafe was founded to the end of its name. Getafe was founded in 1326 AD, which is earlier than all football clubs in the world.
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And so Getafe 1326 was born.
Some people who don’t know the truth are surprised when they see this name. Was the team Getafe founded seven hundred years ago?!
People who couldn't figure out the situation were confused but also in awe.
The goal of Getafe 1326 has been achieved.
But in fact, despite the fact that the name of this team is very bluffing, the real strength of this team is very weak.
Since their establishment, most of their short 58-year history has been spent in low-level leagues.
It was not until eleven seasons ago that it was promoted to La Liga for the first time, and then fell back to the Second Division a year later.
After struggling for three seasons, they were promoted again. This time they were not relegated, but their goal every season is basically to fight for relegation.
Last season was their highlight moment. Under the leadership of head coach Juan Ursueta, Getafe 1326 achieved the best result in team history, fifth place in the league, and entered the Europa League.
However, after achieving this achievement, the meritorious coach Ursueta left the team and was poached by Atletico Malaga with a high salary.
Getafe 1326, which lost Ursueta, fought on two fronts this season, but the result was two-way. It did not reach the knockout stage in the Europa League, and was only ranked 18th in the league, in the relegation zone.
If not, it will be relegated back to the second division...
As for Ursueta, who was poached with a high salary, he is actually no better than his former club.
After he went to Atlético Malaga, he magically disappeared.
Atlético Málaga recruited him, originally hoping that he could lead the team to qualify for the European Cup. They were impressed by Ursueta's record of leading the weak Getafe to qualify for the Europa League with 1326.
As a result, Ursueta coached the team for twenty rounds, and Atlético Málaga was only ranked fourteenth, including a five-game losing streak.
So halfway through the league, Juan Ursueta, the meritorious coach in the history of Getafe 1326 Club, was mercilessly fired by Atlético Málaga.
This is really a lose-lose for Getafe 1326 and Usuet...
In the first half of this season, Getafe challenged Madrid Pirates away at 1326, but was beaten 7:0 by Madrid Pirates.
Hu Lai scored a goal in that game and also contributed an assist.
But the man of the match was not him, but his strike partner Dikunzo. The Italian striker scored a hat-trick in the game.
That "tragedy" also became a turning point in the fate of Getafe 1326 this season.
Before that game, Getafe's highest league ranking of 1326 was fifth, and it was also sixth at the time. There was no sign of collapse.
After losing to Madrid Pirates, Getafe's league ranking of 1326 began to decline, and they were winless in fifteen league games.
If they hadn't taken advantage of Valendia's distraction in the Champions League quarter-finals with Madrid Pirates and defeated Valendia 3:1 away from home, their winless streak would have continued to this day.
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Because they had just played in the Champions League, Parotti continued to rotate the team's lineup.
Maxi Carey, a member of the "Atmosphere Team" who came on as a substitute in the last ten minutes of garbage time in the Champions League, played in this league game.
Hu Lai did not. After all, he has played four consecutive games in the past two weeks. No matter how strong his physical recovery ability is, Parotti still feels that Hu Lai needs to rest.
So Kyrie's partner in this game is DiCunzo.
This was also the forward combination used by Madrid Pirates for most of the second half of last season.
But this combination doesn't work well.
There was no spark between the two last season.
Although there was a reason for Kyrie's poor return from injury at the time, it is also true that the playing styles of the two were incompatible.
Because both of them are players who can only perform well if they have the football at their feet. If they play at the same time, if no one sacrifices themselves, there will be overlapping styles and conflicting roles.
Today's match against Getafe 1326 once again proved that Maxi Carey and Di Kunzo really can't pee in the same pot.
On the other hand, Getafe 1326, who were aiming to avoid relegation, played very proactively at their home court, taking advantage of the fact that the Madrid Pirates had just finished playing in the Champions League, were a little tired, and the two main strikers could not cooperate, and frequently created threats.
If they had a forward who was better at seizing opportunities, they might have taken the lead in the first half.
In the 40th minute, it was Madrid Pirates' central defender Riva Moreno who took advantage of a free kick in the frontcourt, headered the ball in the penalty area, and successfully scored, breaking the deadlock for Madrid Pirates.
At halftime, Parotti replaced Dikunzo with Hulay.
The effect may be better if Hu Lai and Kyrie, who do not occupy the ball, are paired together.
After the start of the second half, Getafe 1326, which was only one goal behind, was not affected by the goal conceded at the end of the first half. Perhaps their head coach re-energized the players' fighting spirit and morale during the halftime break.
In short, even after the Madrid Pirates took the lead, they failed to rush past and completely suppressed Getafe by 1326.
The latter fought for survival and broke out with extremely high combat effectiveness on their home court.
Because they fought so fiercely, their main midfielder, Venezuelan international Angulo Castro, even received a second yellow card in the game and was sent off with a red card.
Even though one person was missing, Getafe 1326 did not collapse. They continued to grit their teeth and deal with the Madrid Pirates. And they did not shrink back and put a bus in front of the goal just because they were missing one person. Instead, they were able to threaten the Madrid Pirates with counterattacks.
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Commentator Sanchez said with emotion: "Getafe's performance of 1326 is awe-inspiring..."
He Feng lamented: "You have to wait until you are about to be demoted before you can unleash such combat effectiveness. What have you been doing!"
His subtext is that you should not drag Hu Lai down in order to avoid relegation! If you had performed well earlier, there would be no need to fight to avoid relegation now, and there would be no need to fight so hard against Madrid Pirates. We are all Madrid’s teams, and we are mutually exclusive.
Wouldn't it be nice to save some face?
Getafe 1326 said who the hell is a team from the same city as you? We are a team from the municipality of Getafe!
Then in the last ten minutes of the game, he pressed forward with all his strength and attacked crazily, not caring at all that the large amount of space behind him might be seized by the opponent.
At this moment, they no longer have the right to look forward or backward.
So Getafe, which was pressing all the way, was counterattacked by Madrid Pirates in the 84th minute.
Carey made a long pass from behind the center circle and accurately found Hu Lai who was penetrating forward.
The latter used his chest to stop the football forward to the top of the penalty arc outside the penalty area. Facing the attacking Getafe 1326 goalkeeper, he calmly pushed the ball into the far corner.
The football rolls into the goal!
He sealed the victory for Madrid Pirates!
"Oh oh oh oh! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!! He scored again! At the same time, this is the second consecutive league game where Kaili has provided assists to Hu! Even though in the last ten minutes, due to poor physical fitness, Kaili has rarely pressed forward, but he
He can still contribute to the team's offense with his excellent skills and awareness! This long pass is not only accurate, but also decisive!"
"Hu Lai! The 31st goal in the league! He is only one goal away from the league record of 32 goals he set in Leeds City!" After confirming that the Madrid Pirates won, He Feng was more concerned about Hu Lai's success.
personal performance.
Now it seems that Hu Lai is very likely to win the honor of La Liga's Golden Boot just after landing in La Liga!
In front of the visiting team's coaching bench on the sidelines, Parotti applauded and said to Valentin with a smile: "Call it! Replace Kyrie and let him have a good rest! He will be a substitute in the next league game against Aiheer."
Hearing this, Valentin was a little surprised: "Are you going to let him play in the Champions League against the Kings?"
Parotti smiled slightly: "Why not?"
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