At 6:30 that night, Santa Malaga took the hotel bus to the Valencia Municipal Stadium. The players got off the bus and went directly to the locker room without being interviewed by the media.
Reporters interpreted this as "not confident", because Antonio seemed very cautious when being interviewed at the airport, and Santa Malaga's top scorer is likely to miss tonight due to injury.
Soon after, the Levante bus arrived, and head coach Ignacio Martinez readily accepted interviews with the media.
"After the winter break, our state was far from returning to its best, so we didn't play very well in the two games and failed to live up to the fans' expectations.
But as time goes by, our condition will get better and better!
Maybe tonight we can get back to our best!"
Last week's defeat at the Rose Garden Stadium was a disastrous defeat against a D-level team, which put heavy pressure on Nacio Martinez.
Immediately afterwards, they were tied by their opponents at home in La Liga, which put even more pressure on him.
At this time, Nacio Martinez is full of confidence in tonight's game and he wants to give the fans confidence.
When talking about the rumors of Li Chuanqi's injury, Nacio Martinez said: "We didn't pay attention to these. Our problem is not the strength of our opponents, but our own state.
I have said before that when we return to form, we are not afraid of any team, and I feel that tonight we will return to our best form.
The players have long been looking forward to tonight, they want to avenge their disgrace at their home court!"
When talking about the prospect of promotion, he said: "Although it is very difficult, we will not let go of any hope. Santa Malaga can create miracles, and so can we!"
He seemed to feel that there was something wrong with what he said, and immediately continued: "And for us, it is not a miracle that we can advance!"
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As if to witness the new record, Malaga TV sent a broadcast team to the scene to broadcast the game live.
At 7:10, the Malaga TV live broadcast started, and the commentator said into the microphone: "The Valencia Municipal Stadium is packed with people tonight, and the attendance rate is estimated to be 80%. This is a very amazing number!
Before the game, our reporter interviewed fans outside the stadium. The main reason why Levante fans came to the scene was that they believed that the team was in a difficult period and needed their support!
The second reason is that they think their team can perform a miracle and eliminate Santa Malaga to advance to the next round!
Of course, the main reason why so many fans came to the Valencia Municipal Stadium tonight is because of Santa Malaga. Half of the fans at the scene came from all over the country to support Santa Malaga.
Most of them are players active in D-level competitions across the country. In an interview, they said that Santa Malaga needs their support and they want to witness with their own eyes that Santa Malaga once again creates miracles and enters the next round!
However, supporters are generally worried that Santa Malaga's top scorer will not be able to play tonight. There were rumors before the game that Li will miss tonight due to injury.
When Santa Malaga walked out of the airport at noon, judging from the way Li walked, he was indeed injured.
If Lee is unable to play tonight, it will indeed have a big impact on Santa Malaga's attacking power.
The reason why Santa Malaga has reached this point is inseparable from his amazing performance.
Scored a goal in every five games and scored an astonishing eight goals!
Last week, it was with his hat trick that Santa Malaga created the history of the Copa del Rey, the largest score record for a D team to beat a Serie A team.
Of course, we must not forget that Santa Malaga is a team known for its tenacity. Their success is inseparable from their defense.
In five games in the Copa del Rey they have conceded only three goals!
For a D-level team, this is extremely rare, because all the teams they encountered in the King's Cup were high-level teams!
I hope Santa Malaga can surprise us tonight and continue to advance in the Copa del Rey!"
At this moment, the starting players of both sides had entered the stadium, overwhelming cheers rang out, and the Malaga TV commentator also got the starting list of both sides.
So he immediately began to introduce the starting lineups of both sides: "Let's first introduce the Levante lineup. Ignacio Martinez arranged a four-three-three attack formation.
Goalkeeper: No. 1 Munua; the four defenders are: No. 12 Juanfran, No. 18 Ballesteros, No. 15 Del Horno, No. 17 Venta; the three midfielders: No. 14 Xavi -Torres, No. 4 Farinos, No. 10 Ivora (; three forwards: No. 19 Pedro Lopez, No. 23 Bardo; No. 2 Aruna Cone.
This lineup is exactly the same as last week and is Levante's main lineup!
Ignacio Martinez really wants to make a comeback at home tonight!
Let's take a look at the Santa Malaga lineup again. Antonio has a 4,2,3,1 formation...
Sure enough, Li did not appear in the starting lineup!
However, he entered the substitute list..."
Valencia TV was also broadcasting live. After introducing the starting list, the commentator said: "Santa Malaga's top scorer did not appear in the starting list. It seems that the rumors are true!"
On the Levante bench, the assistant coach carefully looked at the starting players of Santa Malaga and whispered in Ignacio Martinez's ear: "It seems that the rumors are true, that little guy did not appear in the starting lineup." .”
Ignacio Martinez did not speak, but exhaled heavily.
"Beep!..."
At 7:30, with the referee's whistle, the game officially started. Levante, who was the first to serve, immediately launched an attack without passing the ball too much in the middle and backcourt!
Santa Malaga stands ready.
Soon, Levante used a breakthrough on the wing to tear apart the Santa Malaga defense. The full-back Juanfran made a pass. The center Baldo who was ambushing in the penalty area rose up and scored with a header. Door!
The football was slightly over the crossbar!
Two minutes later, Levante made a comeback. Midfielder Xavi Torres launched an attack from the center, got rid of the defense and suddenly shot a long shot!
"Bang!..."
After a muffled sound, the football hit the blocked Barris Addo in the face, and Barris Addo fell to the ground.
Pablo kicked the football out of the field with a big kick, and the referee immediately suspended the game. Barris Addo fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
Barris Addo, whose face was covered in blood, was carried out on a stretcher and then immediately put in an ambulance and taken to the hospital for rescue.
There are dark clouds in the hearts of Santa Malaga and Santa Malaga. Barris Addo is the absolute core of the team's defense.
Forward Li Chuanqi is out due to injury, and now defense core Baris Addo is unconscious...
