The eighth round of La Liga begins on October 20th.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the Rose Garden Stadium was packed with people. Malaga fans hoped to use their shouts to boost the team's morale and regain victory.
In the first seven rounds, Malaga achieved an excellent record of six wins and one loss, ranking second in the standings with only a one-point deficit.
This is the best start in recent years.
The last defeat at the Calderon Stadium ended Malaga's winning streak. Malaga fans hope that this is just an accident and that their team can regain the feeling of winning.
In addition, the news that Li Chuanqi has returned from injury has spread among Malaga fans.
"I heard that Li is back from injury!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! I also heard that he made the squad!"
"He scored in four consecutive games. Unfortunately, he was suddenly injured and unable to play. If he had not been injured, we would never have lost to Atletico Madrid and would have definitely ranked first!"
"Fortunately he has recovered!"
"Do you think it's possible for Lee to start tonight?"
"Of course I hope he can start, but he has just recovered from injury, so it will be difficult!"
"Why are you thinking so much? He can return to the game, which is the best news in itself!"
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At 7:10, in the home team's locker room, after Pellegrini announced the starting lineup, he made detailed tactical arrangements, and then said: "Some media think that our loss to Atletico Madrid is a signal, and think that we will continue to lose.
I don't believe this statement. I think the main reason for losing to Atletico Madrid in the last game was that we were too tired.
After a week of rest, I think we have recovered and are capable of winning again.
So we have to have confidence!"
When Li Chuanqi walked out of the locker room, Pellegrini tapped him on the shoulder: "Be prepared to play tonight. Don't put too much pressure on yourself after playing. The main task is to get back the feeling of the game."
and status!”
Li Chuanqi nodded: "Coach, I understand!"
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At 7:20, the starting players of both sides followed the four referees out of the tunnel, and were greeted by huge cheers and warm applause.
Málaga fans were quickly relieved when they did not see Li Chuanqi in the starting lineup. After all, Li Chuanqi had just returned from injury.
And before he was injured, he didn't start a game, but he still helped the team win.
"Super Substitute", as long as he is there!
"Beep!..."
At half past seven, as the referee blew his whistle, the game officially started.
Malaga, who was at home, launched an attack on Valladolid amid the cheers of the home fans.
Valladolid is currently ranked eighth in La Liga and is a very strong team. In their last game, they just drew 1-1 with Espanyol at home.
In the twelfth minute of the first half, Málaga got a good chance to score. Joaquín made a pass from the right. Saviola, who was ambushing in the middle, grabbed the ball and hit the goal. The football flew out of the field after grazing the post!
In the 19th minute of the first half, Isco planned the attack and made a wonderful pass that directly penetrated Valladolid's defense!
Saviola got the ball in the penalty area, faced the opponent's goalkeeper, and pushed the ball!
The football missed the goal!
"coax!……"
There was a huge cry of regret in the Rose Garden Stadium, and they hoped that Li Chuanqi could play as soon as possible.
In their impression, whether in Santa Malaga or Malaga, Li Chuanqi basically never missed a single goal.
In the following matches, Malaga continued to siege Valladolid.
Surprisingly, it was not Malaga who scored the first goal, but Valladolid.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Valladolid completed a steal in front of the penalty area and launched a quick counterattack.
After three quick passes, the football came to the feet of winger Ebert.
Ebert quickly advanced along the wing and passed the ball across the middle from the edge of the penalty area.
Center Manuccio, who was following up in the middle, stopped the ball slightly and then volleyed vigorously from the front of the penalty area, and the ball hit the net!
One to zero!
Valladolid, which has been passive in away games, successfully attacked!
The Rose Garden stadium was in an uproar, and Malaga fans booed loudly.
In the next game, Malaga's offensive firepower became stronger, but they were unable to break through the opponent's goal and were unable to equalize the score until the end of the first half.
After the start of the second half, Malaga continued to attack fiercely, but they seemed to lack a little luck. Their shots either missed the goal, were blocked by the opponent's defender, or were blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.
Not only that, Valladolid's counterattack was impressive. If it weren't for the solid back line of Malaga, and if it weren't for goalkeeper Caballero's two excellent saves, the score would have been widened long ago.
Are we going to lose two games in a row?
The Malaga fans were very anxious. When they saw Li Chuanqi warming up on the sidelines, they seemed to have seen the savior, so they shouted loudly:
"plum!"
"plum!"
"plum!"
In the 20th minute of the second half, Li Chuanqi followed the tactical coach to the sidelines, and the tactical coach kept explaining the tactical requirements in his ear.
"Li! Relax, your ability is enough, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Don't think you are the savior of this team, just be yourself!"
Pellegrini walked up to him and whispered: "Remember, your main task tonight is to find the feeling and state of the game!"
The Chilean engineer was trying to relieve the pressure on Li Chuanqi. Through this period of contact, he found that Li Chuanqi was a team member with a strong determination to win.
Now that I have just recovered from my injury, what should I do if I exert too much force and get injured again?
After the game, the Malaga media will definitely put the blame on him.
He had long discovered that Li Chuanqi was the "darling" of the Malaga media!
It's normal to think about it. He led the D-level team to help the city of Malaga win the King's Cup, which triggered the massive "Retain Li" campaign.
The "Keep Lee" campaign was fueled by Malaga media.
Moreover, Li Chuanqi scored goals as a substitute in four consecutive games to help Malaga win, proving his worth.
Pellegrini even suspected that if Li Chuanqi was not injured in an accident but was injured in training, the Malaga media would definitely think that there was something wrong with his training.
It's really a lot of pressure to lead players like this.
The Malaga TV commentator said loudly: "After two weeks, Li finally returned to the game!
During his injury, Malaga fans sent greetings to him in various ways and wished him a speedy recovery!
Now he is finally back from injury!
I hope he can play the key role again and help Malaga win tonight!"
A minute later, Malaga got a corner kick opportunity. Li Chuanqi came on the court as a substitute for Joaquín amid the cheers of the home fans.
