After Madrid Pirates got off to a good start in the new year in the league, they had another winning streak.
First, they defeated the Spanish third division team Caleta 2:0 in the Copa del Rey in midweek.
In this game, Hulay came on as a substitute in the last ten minutes of the game. At that time, the score was already 2:0, with Madrid Pirates taking the lead.
Hu Lai was not able to score any more goals after he came on the field, it was just like warming up.
However, in the 19th round of the league on Saturday, he started and scored twice to help Madrid Pirates defeat Samirspor 3:1 away from home.
It looked like he was in good shape, but Parotti saw the team's crisis in times of crisis.
So in the following Spanish Super Cup, he rotated the starting lineup.
Due to the intensive schedule and considering the physical condition of the players, Parotti did not use all the main players in the Super Cup.
Their opponents in the Spanish Super Cup, Catalonia United, took it very seriously and played with almost all their main players.
Although Julay opened the scoring for Madrid Pirates in this game, he was unable to save the team's defeat.
The absent-minded Madrid Pirates lost to Catalonia United with a score of 2:4 in the Super Cup semi-finals and missed the final.
But this is nothing to regret. For the current Madrid Pirates, the Spanish Super Cup is like worthless food. It is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless.
However, Catalonia attaches great importance to this honor. After all, they have failed to gain any championship honors for two consecutive seasons - the team's last championship was in the 2026-2027 season, when they won the La Liga championship.
After this, Catalonia United had no chance of winning the championship.
In the 2027-2028 season, Catalonia United reached the Copa del Rey final, but they lost to their mortal rivals, the Kings of Madrid, in the final. They almost achieved their mortal enemy's "Triple Crown", if it weren't for the Madrid Pirates...
The league championship that season belonged to Madrid Pirates.
As for last season, not to mention - all the championships belonged to Madrid Pirates.
Not to mention Catalonia, even the King of Madrid did not get a share of the pie.
Therefore, Catalonia urgently needs a championship to boost morale and give confidence to all supporters.
Even if this championship is the useless "Spanish Super Cup".
In any case, this is also one-sixth of the "Six Crowns"...
The reason why Catalan United head coach Reilly Vicente attaches so much importance to this championship is because the Super Cup is a relatively difficult honor that can be obtained before the league championship.
And the Super Cup semi-finals were against Madrid Pirates.
This team has ruined Catalonia's good fortunes at the last minute in the past two seasons and dashed their hopes of winning the title.
If they can defeat Madrid Pirates in the Spanish Super Cup, it will be of special significance to the players of Catalonia United.
It means they can escape the "nightmare" of the past two seasons.
This is extremely beneficial for the team to compete with Madrid Pirates for the league championship.
So even though it was playing in the Spanish Super Cup, Vicente fielded the strongest lineup he could field.
In this game, Madrid Pirates opened the scoring with Hu Lai's goal, but Catalan United soon equalized the score.
The person who scored the goal is none other than Catalonia's top star Cabanca.
He shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, and the football hit Danny Drew's leg, changed the line slightly, and turned into the goal.
At this time, only twelve minutes had passed since Hu Lai scored.
The Madrid Pirates also felt the feeling of being "blitzed" by the opponent - in the past, they always scored shortly after the opponent scored.
This is all due to the fact that they have a very efficient killer.
Kabangca equalized the score, which greatly boosted the morale of Catalonia United.
So they scored another goal before the end of the first half, rewriting the score to 2:1.
After the second half of the game started, Catalonia took the lead and then scored another victory.
It was Kabangka who scored the goal.
The 3:1 lead allowed Catalonia to play more calmly.
The Madrid Pirates, who did not play with all their main players, came out in full force.
Another opportunity was seized by Catalonia United.
The goal this time was Renardo Lima.
The Brazilian genius finally scored his first goal after joining Catalonia United.
With only three games, this performance is not bad.
This goal also greatly released the pressure on Lima - he missed the opportunity to kill his opponent at the last minute of the Barcelona derby, which caused him to receive some criticism after the game.
Although there are not many criticisms, it is not overwhelming.
But this is just the beginning. If Lima doesn't do something, public opinion will snowball and get bigger and bigger.
Now this goal has greatly relieved his pressure and won him the temporary right to breathe.
Madrid Pirates didn't score a goal until the last minute.
This is caused by Catalan United relaxing themselves.
It wasn't Hulay who scored the goal - he had already been substituted in the 77th minute.
Replacing Hulay also means that Parotti has completely given up on the Spanish Super Cup. Since they have decided to give up, there is no need to leave the absolute main force on the field to waste energy and increase the risk of injury...
In the end, Catalonia defeated Madrid Pirates 4:2 in the Super Cup semi-finals.
This is their first victory against Madrid Pirates in the past three years.
Just as Rayleigh Vicente hoped, the victory in this game greatly boosted the morale of the team and made the players more confident in competing with Madrid Pirates for the league championship.
Being eliminated from the Super Cup is not a good thing for Madrid Pirates.
If you can win championships, who would think there are too few?
Just to win the Super Cup, which is a somewhat tasteless championship, the price you need to pay is a bit high, and it is really not cost-effective.
Even if they win Catalonia in this game, they will face the challenge of King Madrid in the final.
You have to fight against the two Western Super League heroes continuously to have a chance to win the title with the least gold among the "six crowns".
At the same time, there is also the risk of player injury.
It's not cost-effective no matter how you look at it.
In fact, the Madrid Pirates also made a substantial rotation in the Super Cup semi-finals last season, and Julay did not even play. But the team was lucky at that time, and they eliminated Sporting Vizcaya 2:1 and reached the final.
Since they reached the final, they naturally had to take it seriously, as they could win the championship after all. Not to mention that the final was a showdown with the Kings of Madrid, so the Pirates did their best and finally defeated the Kings of Madrid 1:0 and won the Super Cup.
The situation is different this year. We met the powerful Catalan United in the semi-finals, so there was no need to fight to the death.
Therefore, even if they were eliminated from the Super Cup, the reaction of the Madrid Pirates to this defeat was not great.
Some Pirates fans even breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the team could retain more energy to deal with more important league games.
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On Saturday, January 19, when Madrid Pirates hosted Sebastia in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, Catalonia and Madrid met in the Super Cup final, with the latter eliminating Sevilla in the semi-finals.
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In this "El Clasico" in the Super Cup, both teams invariably performed a small rotation.
After all, they also have to consider the pressure of multi-front operations.
Even if you are a wealthy family, it does not mean that you can ignore the series of problems caused by multi-front operations.
It can only be said that their ability to withstand the risks of multi-line operations is better than that of ordinary teams.
Because they are playing in this Super Cup final, their respective fifth-round matches of the Copa del Rey can only be postponed to a time when there is only one game a week.
This means they have one more double match a week.
The Super Cup was originally supposed to be a relatively high-value "warm-up match" before the start of the season. However, after the reform, it became a tournament system. The importance did not increase much, but the number of games increased. This caused the Super Cup to be taken seriously.
The level plummeted.
This "El Clasico" in the Super Cup ended with Catalonia defeating Madrid Kings 4:2.
The bad news for the Kings is not only that they lost the Super Cup final, but also that the team's main goalkeeper and captain Rodriguez Bakker was injured in the game and will miss two months of the game.
These two months are very critical for the Kings, because the Champions League knockout rounds will begin in full.
But fortunately, I only missed two months of competition. If the absence lasts longer, it may also affect Spain's defense of the World Cup in its home country...
In the showdown between the Kings of Madrid and Catalonia, the contest between Melli and Kabangca is naturally the top priority.
In this game, Melli scored twice and scored all the goals of the Madrid King.
Can't say it's not in good condition.
But Kabangka is in better shape than him.
The Brazilian scored a hat-trick in the game, continuing his outstanding performance in the Super Cup semi-finals.
He scored five goals and assisted once in two Super Cup games.
He is the number one contributor to Catalonia winning the Spanish Super Cup.
Melli once again lost in a direct dialogue with Kabangka - in the previous twelfth round of the league's national derby, Melli's Madrid Kings were completely defeated by Catalonia United 0:3.
But what's better than that time is that this time Melli's personal performance was much better. At least the loss of the Madrid Kings was not entirely his responsibility.
Of course, this makes no sense, because after the Kings lost, he was the one who got scolded the most...
Not just the Super Cup, the Kings' performance in the league this season is not particularly good.
At present, the league has played nineteen rounds, and the Madrid Kings are ranked third with 44 points.
Ranked second is Madrid Pirates with 49 points.
First place Catalonia United has 52 points.
The difference between Kings Madrid and Catalonia is as much as eight points.
Such a huge gap, coupled with Bucker's injury, makes many people think that the Kings may have bid farewell to the league championship early this season...
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