After returning from the press conference, Antonio still couldn't calm down for a long time. Tonight's game gave him too much stimulation.
From a good situation to hanging by a thread, and finally back to life, this process is too exciting and intense.
After returning to the hotel, he took Juan and found a bar to chat casually...
That night, the major football forums in Spain were once again abuzz, and the Serie D football circle was even more lively.
"My little heart almost stopped beating tonight!"
"What Santa Malaga plays is heartbeat! People who don't have a strong heart are best not to watch their games!"
"I think the main reason why Santa Malaga was so passive tonight and was almost overturned by Levante is that Li was absent due to injury, and his offensive power was reduced by at least 70%!"
"I think it's not just 70%, but at least 80%!"
Finally, they brought the topic to Li Chuanqi, and the result of the discussion was that Li Chuanqi was too important to Santa Malaga. After his absence, Santa Malaga's offense fell into trouble.
This also made Liage, who has been following the forum, very depressed: "I am the hero tonight. You are all talking about Li Zhongyong. This is not fair! It is not fair!"
What could Li Chuanqi say?
Can only blink.
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When I returned to Malaga, I was naturally greeted by supporters.
A hero's welcome was received in Santa Malaga and above.
Liage seemed very excited and communicated enthusiastically with the female supporters. Of course, he also left their contact information in the end, which was the most important to him.
On this day, Spain's major sports media reported on the two fifth-round matches of the Copa del Rey that took place last night.
Santa Malaga lost 1 to 4, but established a four-goal advantage in the first round and finally advanced with a total score of 5 to 4; the Spaniards sat at home and defeated the third-division team Córdoba with a score of 4 to 2.
In the end, they also eliminated their opponents and advanced with a thrilling total score of five to four.
They also advanced with a one-goal advantage, but the media severely criticized the Espanyol team. As a veteran La Liga team, it was so difficult to eliminate a C-level team.
"The Espanyol team was scored twice at home by a third-division team and was almost eliminated by their opponents. As a La Liga team, they should be ashamed!"
Marca commented: "Córdoba, who was eliminated, was respected by people. After the game, the home fans gave them applause, which speaks for itself."
AS commented: "It's okay that the Espanyol lost 1-2 away from home in the first leg. We can think that the winter break has just passed and the players are not in shape. But now that they have played two rounds of La Liga, they can still use it as they are not in shape.
Shirk?
The Spaniards should reflect on themselves and find the reasons within themselves!"
This makes everyone in the Espanyol team feel very aggrieved. Damn it, we have advanced, even if there is no applause, you still want to criticize us?
But when they read the media's comments on another game, they felt much better.
"The first leg was a disastrous defeat of 0-4, which basically announced that Levante has been eliminated.
However, Levante does not want to admit defeat and wants to use the home advantage to save themselves. Will Santa Malaga give them this opportunity?"
World Sports News commented: “The answer is no!
Due to the absence of Santa Malaga's main forward Lee due to injury, Santa Malaga's offensive power has dropped sharply.
Levante pressed forward throughout the first half, created multiple chances and scored three times in five minutes against Santa Malaga's goal.
At this point, almost anyone would have believed that Levante would stage a comeback last night. They were only two goals away from a comeback, while Santa Malaga were already on the verge of collapse.
It was halftime, giving Santa Malaga a chance to breathe.
We don't know what happened in the locker room, but after the start of the second half, Santa Malaga seemed to be a different team. They no longer stayed in the penalty area, but boldly attacked.
Santa Malaga did not collapse, even if their goal was breached for the fourth time, they still had to fight an offensive battle with Levante.
At that moment, Valencia Municipal Stadium was tragic.
After Valencia equalized the total score, they were only one goal away from promotion. They saw hope of a comeback.
However, they underestimated the ambition, or rather the dream, of this D-level team that has repeatedly created miracles.
With their lives hanging on a thread, Santa Malaga won opportunities by actively pressing in the frontcourt. In the 41st minute of the second half, captain Pablo completed the steal in the hinterland of Levante and immediately made a precise through ball.
Santa Malaga striker Liag moved forward quickly and formed a single sword, which was fatal with one blow!
In this way, Santa Malaga scored a golden away goal and once again led Levante in the total score.
This goal directly changed the situation on the field, and Levante had to complete two goals in the next few minutes.
The huge contrast caused Levante to collapse. They failed to score Santa Malaga's goal again until the final whistle sounded.
In this way, Santa Malaga relied on the huge advantage established in the first round to thrillingly eliminate La Liga team Levante and advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.
They once again set a new record for the best result for a D-level team in the history of the Copa del Rey!
The tenacity shown by Santa Malaga in the second half is admirable. The tenacity they showed in desperate situations is even stronger than the La Liga team.
This is a team worthy of everyone's respect, and this is a group of players worthy of everyone's respect!
Congratulations to Santa Malaga! Congratulations on advancing to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey!
I hope they can continue their amazing performance in the quarterfinals, and hope their football dreams can continue to bloom in the Copa del Rey!"
As for the tenacity of Santa Malaga, AS also recognized: "The tenacity shown by Santa Malaga in the game deserves people's respect. In contrast to it is Levante.
Faced with a desperate situation, the D-level team Santa Malaga chose to fight back, chose to fight back desperately, and in the end they succeeded.
Faced with the same desperate situation, La Liga team Levante appeared very panicked and failed to organize a decent attack and failed to form a threatening shot."
The media in Valencia did not criticize Levante as harshly as other media, but conducted an objective analysis: "Why did Levante face the D team of Santa Malaga in the same way as in La Liga?"
Performance is completely different?
Could it be that they underestimated their opponents?
If a disastrous defeat in the first round means they underestimate their opponents, they will definitely take it seriously in the second round.
Judging from the formation and game status of the second round, Levante indeed attached great importance to this game and once gave people hope of a comeback.
Levante actually played very well in the second round. The main reason why they were eliminated was that they conceded too many goals in the first round and dug too deep a hole. Therefore, no matter how good they performed in the second round, it would be difficult to advance.
No matter if the Copa del Rey is over, they can focus all their energy on the league. I hope they can find their form in the first half of the league and surprise everyone!"
