The Copa del Rey ended with Atletico Madrid winning the title, leaving only the La Liga title in suspense this season.
May 19th, Saturday.
The remaining matches of the 36th round of La Liga begin!
Barcelona faces Valladolid at home.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Camp Nou was packed with people.
The game started on time, and Messi continued to play the exemption card.
After the game started, Barcelona relied on their strength advantage to firmly control the football at their feet, penetrated layer by layer, and launched an attack.
In the 21st minute, after Harvey successfully intercepted in the frontcourt, he passed the ball straight and the football penetrated into the opponent's penalty area!
Pedro flew over, dropped his center of gravity, and shot with a shovel!
The ball flew under Valladolid goalkeeper Jamie!
Fly into the net nest!
The ball went in!
One to zero!
Barcelona breaks the deadlock!
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Barcelona expanded the score. Xavi took a corner kick, but Cesc Fabregas failed to win!
Valladolid center back Valiente made a mistake while blocking the football into his own goal with his thigh!
Two to zero!
After the start of the second half, Barcelona continued to control the situation on the field and firmly controlled the football at their feet, giving no hope to the opponent at all.
In the 44th minute of the second half, the situation on the field suddenly changed and Valladolid regained a victory!
Former Manchester United center Manucho, who came on as a substitute, took the ball outside the penalty area and forced his way into the penalty area!
Barcelona center back Montoya made a mistake and tripped Manucho down!
The referee imposed the death penalty!
Midfielder Victor Perez made a penalty kick!
Two to one!
Valladolid narrowed the gap.
But the ball came too late, and Barcelona did not give Valladolid any chance in stoppage time.
In the end, Barcelona defeated Valladolid with a score of 2 to 1, without opening a point difference for Malaga.
Barcelona's victory did not affect Malaga's preparations. They knew that no one could stop Barcelona's determination to compete for the championship.
Something very significant happened in this game.
Before Barcelona's game against Valladolid, Valdez received the green light from the medical team to recover from a left calf muscle injury and get the start.
This game is Valdez's 500th official game on behalf of Barcelona.
But this could also mean his farewell.
Valdes has played for the Barcelona first team for 11 years since he was started by Van Gaal in the Champions League on August 14, 2002. During these 11 years, he has completed 500 official games for Barcelona.
Game appearance.
These 500 games are composed of 360 La Liga games, 12 Copa del Rey games, 109 Champions League games, and 19 other games.
A penalty kick from Valladolid broke through Valdez's goal, bringing his total number of goals conceded in La Liga to 300 in his career.
Valdes has conceded 300 goals in 360 La Liga games, averaging 0.83 goals per game, which is the lowest among Barcelona goalkeepers who have played more than 100 games.
Valdes has won a total of 20 championship trophies for Barcelona, including 6 La Liga championships, 3 Champions League championships, 2 Spanish Copa del Rey championships, 5 Spanish Super Cup championships, 2 European Super Cup championships, and 2 Club World Cups.
Champion Valdes has also won the La Liga Best Goalkeeper Award 5 times.
Valdez's contract expires on June 30, 2014, but he has stated that he will not renew his contract with Barcelona.
If nothing else happens, Valdes will transfer and leave this summer.
A generation of legendary Barcelona goalkeepers is preparing to leave Camp Nou.
After the game, Barcelona coach Vilanova talked about the game at the Bernabeu in an interview with the media: "Real Madrid failed to defend their home glory. This is something I did not expect before the game.
I think that even if Real Madrid cannot beat Malaga at the Bernabeu, they should at least get a draw.
However, the victory in Malaga will not have much impact on us. We have long been mentally prepared for the final decisive battle!
The title race is not over yet, we will move forward and compete for the La Liga championship!
No one can stop our determination to win the championship!”
He answered what fans and reporters are most concerned about: "Messi is actively recovering and he will return! With his return, Barcelona's lineup will be more tidy."
As for Real Madrid's defeat in the Copa del Rey final and Mourinho being sent off the field, Vilanova did not discuss it.
In terms of reputation and qualifications, there is a big gap between him and Mourinho.
If he comments on Real Madrid's defeat and Mourinho, he will inevitably be attacked by fans and the media.
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Starting from the 33rd round, four rounds have been played. Malaga has won all the games, but still failed to open up the point difference with Barcelona.
Barcelona is still strong, at least in La Liga.
The battle for the La Liga title this season has come to an end.
The thirty-seventh round of La Liga will begin this weekend.
At the same time, this weekend the Champions League final, which attracts the attention of hundreds of millions of fans, will also start at Wembley Stadium in London!
The Champions League final has nothing to do with La Liga teams, they focus on La Liga.
Malaga and Barcelona will compete for the La Liga championship, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will maintain their qualifications for the Champions League, and the teams in the relegation zone will fight for relegation...
Only the teams in the middle are in a relaxed mood.
Malaga's opponent in the thirty-seventh round is a team that wants to avoid relegation-Deportivo!
Deportivo are now ranked second to last with 35 points. There are only two games left in La Liga. They must win them all to have any chance of survival.
Before the game, the media believed that Malaga would have little problem winning at home. Deportivo had too many problems this season. The defense was like a colander, coupled with the weakness of the forwards, it ended up where it is now.
Pellegrini did not belittle his opponent. In an interview with the media before the game, he said: "Although Deportivo has been relegated this season, fans who know their history know that this is a great team."
Barcelona will also stage a city derby this round against Espanyol.
It is said that Espanyol is a team supported by the Madrid government to fight against Barcelona.
At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 26th, Barcelona's away match against Espanyol begins at the Cornea-Eprat Stadium!
After the game started, the Spaniards took the lead.
Spanish forward Verdu made a free kick, and former Barcelona youth forward Sergio Garcia grabbed a header in front of the goal!
The football missed the goal!
In the next game, Barcelona took over the game and frequently put pressure on the Spanish defense.
In the 14th minute of the first half, Barcelona played a wonderful cooperation on the left. After Sanchez cooperated with Villa, he regained control of the football at his feet and cut into the left side of the penalty area.
Sanchez used a fake move to get past Raul Rodriguez and shot hard in the penalty area!
The football flew into the goal from the lower left corner of the goal!
One to zero!
In the next game, there was a lot of noise in front of the Spaniard's goal.
In the 20th minute of the second half, Messi came on as a substitute to find a feeling for the final round.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Messi dribbled the ball from the left and made continuous breakthroughs to the arc of the penalty area. Spanish defender Raul Rodriguez made a flying tackle!
Messi fell to the ground!
Raul Rodriguez was sent off with a red card.
In the end, Messi was carried off the field on a stretcher!
Barcelona fans look extremely ugly!
Messi has just recovered from injury. Is the injury serious this time?
After being examined by Barcelona team doctors, Messi was directly carried into the medical vehicle and rushed to the hospital for detailed examination.
Messi's departure did not affect Barcelona's final victory.
In the 41st minute of the second half, Pedro and Xavi kicked the wall together and volleyed from the left side of the penalty area!
Two to zero!
Barcelona won the game as they wished!
But there is a haze in the hearts of Barcelona because Messi's injury is unknown!
The next morning, Barcelona's official website announced Messi's injury status: Messi has injured his left leg and will rest for two weeks!
This means that Messi cannot participate in the most important championship game!
