Chapter 257: Are you setting off smoke bombs again?
There is also an important Champions League quarter-final that night, Real Madrid faces Galatasaray at home.
Real Madrid ranks fourth in the La Liga standings, which is its worst result in recent years, and it is 14 points behind Malaga at the top, which is a big gap.
There is basically no chance to catch up, so the Champions League has become their most important game.
Mourinho's team achieved a 3-0 victory in this much-anticipated game, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Higuain each scoring one goal.
It laid a solid foundation for Real Madrid to enter the semi-finals!
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The next day, major European media commented on last night's two games.
Almost all the media praised Real Madrid and believed that it was only a matter of time before they advanced to the semi-finals.
The media's view of the match between Malaga and Dortmund was different.
L'Equipe commented: "Although Malaga won at the Rose Garden, it was a victory for the stars. To put it more directly, it was a victory for Lee. Not Pellegrini's victory!
The Chilean engineers' change of formation was actually unsuccessful. If it weren't for Li Chao's outstanding performance, it would have been a home defeat for Málaga.
With a U-shaped position in the midfield of 442, Saviola's defensive ability was already very weak, and Li focused most of his energy on offense, which resulted in Malaga's defense in the middle, missing a line of defense.
Klopp keenly grasped this and frequently threatened Malaga's defense in the middle.
Putting Isco on the wing is also a big mistake. He served more as a wing attacker in the game and failed to assume the role of midfield organizer.
This is not his problem, but Pellegrini's problem.
Fortunately, Li is strong. With his passing and shooting, Malaga won a thrilling victory at home.
With the main backline absent, it is understandable that Pellegrini made changes.
But his change of formation failed.
Lee was injured last night and came off the field for treatment, only to return to the field two minutes later.
Moreover, after the game, reporters did not see Li in the mixed interview area. Joaquin confirmed that Li went to the hospital after the game.
This shows that Li's injury is not as simple as people think.
This further shows that the Chileans’ change of formation was a failure.
Malaga's ability to achieve such shocking results this season is inseparable from Li's phenomenal performance.
Once he misses due to injury, let alone the Champions League, he will not be able to keep the top spot in the La Liga standings!"
The British Guardian commented: "In this collision of youth storms, Malaga won with Li's wonderful performance, won the first Champions League quarter-final victory in team history, and wrote a new history.
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For a team playing in the Champions League for the first time, this is extremely difficult.
In order to bring out Lee's intimidating power, Pellegrini asked him to play center. Judging from the process and results, it was successful.
All tactics must be based on the results. Malaga won, so Pellegrini's change of formation was successful!"
Gazzetta dello Sport commented: “The media has discussed a lot about the U-shaped midfield position of 442, so we won’t discuss it here.
Li's condition is still stable, and he is the guarantee of Malaga's victory.
In this much-anticipated game, he scored a free kick that could be included in the textbook, which shows that he is transforming into an all-around forward!
With the blessing of free kicks, Lee's threat will be even greater.
However, Malaga still lacks a stable scoring point. Saviola is no longer the Saviola he used to be. He wasted two excellent opportunities and only seized the opportunity in the third time.
Looking at the overall situation, Klopp's Hornets are more aggressive and their overall strength is more dominant.
So in the second round, there is a high probability that the Hornet will win."
Marca commented: "Why did Pellegrini change his formation in such a crucial game?
The fundamental reason is that there is a problem with the defense, but to solve this problem, his starting point is not the defense, but the midfield and frontcourt.
This is a novel idea.
Although Malaga finally achieved the home victory as hoped, and Li also played a core role, Malaga's defensive problem still has not been solved.
That goal was conceded because two central defenders had problems one after another.
If Pellegrini can't solve the defense problem, they won't be able to get past the Hornets!
Therefore, the main problem facing the Chileans now is not how to activate the offense, but to solve the defensive problem!"
The media has seen that Malaga's biggest problem now is defense, and Pellegrini is also helpless, with only a few available defenders.
At noon that day, Malaga's official website announced Li Chuanqi's injury, "After careful examination at the hospital, it was found that Li had a slight bone fracture in the middle of the fourth rib of his left rib and a slight contusion of the soft tissue of his left rib. The doctor believed that Li would need to rest for ten days before he could return to health. Arena!”
Ten days?!
Málaga fans were shocked, didn’t they have to miss the second leg against Dortmund?!
Can Malaga win without Lee?
Malaga fans vented their anger on the culprit Kyle, leaving a message on his social account:
"Li will miss the second round. Are you satisfied?"
"Despicable! Why are you so dirty?"
"Shabi, next time you come to Malaga, I will definitely 'entertain' you well!"
"I wish you and your whole family good health!"
Kyle immediately accepted an interview with the German media: "I apologize to Li. It was during the game and I was eager to fight for it and didn't think so much.
No one wants to miss such an important game and I feel Lee's pain and the disappointment of the Malaga fans.
I hope he recovers soon!"
Malaga fans were not satisfied with his apology and continued to attack his social accounts.
They didn't stop attacking Kyle's social accounts until an opinion article appeared in Mundo Deportivo.
“In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Malaga went to the Estadio del Rey. Before the game, Pellegrini and Lee both said that he was injured and might miss the game, but Lee started the game!
Pellegrini and Lee fooled the world.
During the match between Malaga and Dortmund, Li did leave the field briefly and did not appear in the mixed interview area.
So many people think his injury is serious.
However, our reporter went to Malaga Hospital for an unannounced visit, and Li was not in any hospital!
If it takes him ten days to return to the game, it means the injury is still serious, so why is he not treated in the hospital?
What does this mean?
It shows that Pellegrini is setting off smoke bombs again!
So, we think Lee will definitely be available for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals!"
Malaga fans were very happy after seeing this report.
Really, Pellegrini is setting off smoke bombs again, making us worry in vain.
They both thank Mundo Deportivo and hate Mundo Deportivo. If you say this, isn't Pellegrini's smoke bomb in vain?
