After the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals, everyone has a clear goal.
But what should be done next?
After all, the Champions League quarter-finals won't start right away.
According to the schedule, the first leg of the quarter-finals will have to wait until April 2.
There are two rounds of league games and two national team games before this.
Since there is a World Cup this summer, the schedule is very intensive near the end of the season.
From then until the end of the season, there were almost double games every week.
The physical requirements on players are higher and they are more susceptible to injuries.
Therefore, before the World Cup, the probability of players getting injured will increase a lot.
At the same time, the performance of the players will also be affected - many players will not be able to give their best because they have to protect themselves during the game.
It's hard to criticize such an approach.
After all, no one wants to say goodbye to the World Cup because of an injury in a club game when they are about to participate in the World Cup.
Club competitions happen every year, and the World Cup comes every four years. If you miss one, you have to wait another four years.
And how many four years does a player's career last?
Besides, it’s hard to say whether the national team can still make it to the World Cup after four years when the players have recovered their health. Isn’t Maxikeri a similar example?
When his career was on the rise, his Dutch national team failed to reach the World Cup.
When he was at his peak and took the Dutch national team to the World Cup, he was injured during the World Cup training and had no choice but to bid farewell to the World Cup.
The first person among the "Four Heavenly Kings", he has never participated in the World Cup in his career. It is incredible to say that.
Fortunately, he probably won't be absent this time.
The Netherlands still reached the World Cup finals this year, and his move to Leeds City did not affect Carey's performance. He performed well whether in the national team or in the club and was an important core for both teams.
As long as he is not injured, he will definitely be able to participate in the World Cup this year. And he will participate as the main core of the Dutch national team.
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The Champions League draw is over, and national leagues are ushering in the weekend matchdays. Madrid Pirates will challenge Valentia away.
So far this season, Valentia is ranked ninth in the league and has performed poorly.
However, there are still twelve rounds before the end of the league, so there may not be any chance of reaching the top six in the league again and qualifying for the Europa League.
And if you want to achieve this goal, of course you have to start from the next round of the league.
Because their opponent in this round of the league is Madrid Pirates, they can only avoid their edge for the time being.
In the end, with goals from Jule, Camara and Di Kunzo, Madrid Pirates defeated Valentia 3:1 away from home.
Hulay did not play the whole game. After he opened the scoring for the team in the first half, he was replaced by Parotti in the 58th minute.
This is because there is a league game next Tuesday, and then Hu Lai will fly a long distance back to China to participate in two national team games.
Parotti fully considered Hulay's fatigue from the long journey, and in order not to increase Hulay's risk of injury, he chose to replace Hulay in advance.
Anyway, at that time Madrid Pirates already had a two-goal lead over Valentia.
Even if Hu Lai is gone, there are still other masters around, so the team won't collapse if Hu Lai is replaced.
Sure enough, after replacing Hulay, Madrid Pirates and Valentia scored one goal each in the remaining games. 3:1, Madrid Pirates won.
In this round of the league, the other two Spanish Super League teams also won, which is nothing to say. The one worth mentioning is Real Catalon.
They lost 0:1 at home to Canaria, the newly promoted team currently ranked 16th in this round of the league.
Their unlucky streak of four consecutive league games without a win continues.
And all of this originated from the 25th round of the league, when they challenged Madrid Pirates away from home.
Since losing to Madrid Pirates 0:9, Real Catajon has not recovered yet.
As for the Danish international Jakob Tipland who caused all this.
Although he angered Julay and brought the team the most painful defeat against Madrid Pirates.
But as the absolute main force of the team, Tipland did not lose the opportunity to play in the game.
Royal Cathorn still gave him enough playing time and opportunities to help him regain his form.
But it is a pity that now that four games have passed, Tiplande's condition has not only not recovered, but has become worse.
So in the 60th minute of the loss to Canaria, Jacob Tipland was replaced by Real Catajon head coach Benjamin Gonzalez.
But this still failed to change the result of Royal Caterhorn's defeat.
At the same time, Sporting Vizcaya defeated Sporting Oviedo 2-0 in an away game and rose to fifth place in the rankings, only six points behind fourth-place Real Catejon.
Real Catharine, which has been firmly in fourth place in the league, may not be able to play in the Champions League next season if they do not curb the downward trend.
After this game, both Real Catajon and Tipland became the targets of crazy ridicule by Madrid Pirates fans and Hulay fans.
But in fact, it didn’t just start after this game, it started after they lost 0:9 to Madrid Pirates, and it continues until now.
Four league games have passed and as long as Real Catharon fail to win a game, their taunts will continue.
They were so arrogant before that 0:9 game, and they are so embarrassed now.
Three days later, on Tuesday, in the 29th round of the league, Madrid Pirates defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 at home. Hulay only played half the game and was replaced after failing to score.
On the one hand, he is about to return to his country to compete, and on the other hand, the players of Kvette Sports are naturally very defensive against Hulay, and Parotti is worried that he will be injured.
It was hard for Hu Lai to tell the head coach that he was in trouble, and the chance of injury was very low. He had to be replaced obediently.
The other two teams in the Western Premier League also won the game. Therefore, the rankings in the standings remain unchanged.
It is worth mentioning that Real Catajon lost again as expected. They lost to Sevilla Navigator 2:4.
Still haven’t gotten over the “0:9 sequelae” yet.
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Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan took a flight back to China the day after the game. Other international players who were studying abroad in Europe also returned to China one after another to compete.
Unlike previous national team games, Dillon did not choose to continue training in Europe this time. Mainly because these were two "China Cup" games.
Since it is the "China Cup", how will it be played in Europe?
So this time only the hard-working players are allowed to cross the ocean and return to China to participate in the competition.
The other three teams participating in this "China Cup" with the Chinese team are Croatia, Senegal and Venezuela.
The Chinese Football Association originally wanted to find Portugal, the host of this World Cup, to participate in the "China Cup" because Portugal, Italy, and Spain are all European Latin football countries. In terms of preparations, it is normal to find teams with similar styles to warm up.
But Portugal did not agree.
On the one hand, they are not grouped with Asian teams in the World Cup groupings, and there is no urgent need to warm up with Asian teams.
On the other hand, Portugal does not lack warm-up opponents. There is no need for them to fly to China, thousands of miles away, to play two warm-up games.
However, the Chinese team was lucky enough to have an appointment with Spain before the World Cup group draw results came out. So they had the closest experience to Spain in the World Cup.
This will be of great help to the Chinese team's preparations for the World Cup.
The "China Cup" is the last two official games before the World Cup, but it does not mean it is the last warm-up match opportunity before the World Cup.
After the season is over and the national team gathers, some warm-up matches will still be arranged.
However, the "China Cup" is indeed the last national team match day before the end of the season, and it will give people the feeling of entering the final sprint to prepare for the World Cup.
After all, after the "China Cup", everyone wants to see the country again
All we have to do is wait for the European leagues to end. And at that time, it may not even be a month before the World Cup starts.
This "China Cup" is not only a key part of the Chinese team's preparations for the World Cup, but also the last opportunity for Chinese fans to watch the game at home before the World Cup. In a sense, it can be regarded as a "practice" battle.
Therefore, Chinese fans hope that the Chinese team can achieve good results in this "China Cup", which is not only a good sign, but also enhances the confidence of the team and fans.
Therefore, after failing to find Portugal to participate in the "China Cup", the Chinese Football Association reorganized their thinking and found some teams that had certain strength but were not very strong.
This can not only train the team, but also work hard to win the championship. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Of course, if you want to say that football is round, the Chinese team may not necessarily win the championship, which is also true.
But at least this choice of opponents is better than choosing France, Argentina, Brazil and other opponents to participate in the "China Cup". The Chinese team has a greater chance of winning, right?
This meaning can also be seen from the roster of Chinese team players participating in the "China Cup".
Jorge Dillon did not conduct a large-scale inspection of players this time, but chose the safest lineup, almost all of which did not surprise everyone.
Some Chinese media even believe that most of the players on this list should eventually appear in the Chinese team's 23-man roster for the World Cup.
As the most practical event before the start of the World Cup, the "China Cup" is more than just two warm-up matches.
