At 8:15, the starting players from both sides followed the four referees into the stadium, and they were greeted by cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
"Avenge Levante!"
A prominent banner was unfurled in the Valencia fan stands.
This makes the Levante players and fans watching the game on TV feel very uncomfortable. Damn it, are you taking every opportunity to mock us?
I wish you all the best from Santa Malaga!
The Malaga TV commentator shouted loudly: "Fans and friends!
The first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, the match between Santa Malaga and Valencia is about to begin!
Tonight Valencia plays at the Mestalla Stadium, while Santa Malaga plays away.
In this season's Copa del Rey, Santa Malaga's away record is very good, with four wins and one loss!
The only defeat was the last away game against Levante. Young player Li was absent due to injury, which led to the loss of Santa Malaga's attack power. In the end, they lost 1 to 4.
However, Santa Malaga eliminated Levante and advanced to the quarter-finals with the advantage established by 4-0 in the first round!
Now we will introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides. The first one is Valencia.
Valencia coach Unai Emery formed a 4-2-31 formation, with goalkeeper: Guaita; defenders: Costa, Rami, Alba, Barragan; midfielders: Fernando, Albelda; midfielder:
: Mateo, Pablo, Soldado, forward: Aduriz..."
Valencia TV commentator said: "Valencia coach Unai Emery is very confident about this game. In an interview with our station before the game, he said, 'We have several small goals for this game. First of all
, of course, to win the game, secondly, to keep the opponent clean, and thirdly, to basically confirm the promotion situation!'
Judging from the last match between Levante and Santa Malaga, Santa Malaga's level was average.
If Levante hadn't underestimated their opponents in the first round, they could have achieved a comeback at home.
Therefore, we believe that it is not a big problem for Valencia to win the game at home tonight. The main points to watch are the last two points mentioned by Unai Emery. One is whether it can keep opponents clean, and the other is whether it can secure promotion in advance.
situation!"
…
"Is that the young man Emery was talking about?"
At the VIP table, Valencia president Nuel Llorente pointed at Li Chuanqi and asked the club executives next to him.
"It's him. He is seventeen years old now. He has been training in Malaga since he was a child. Later, he was expelled for fighting. Then he trained with this D-level team."
The senior management obviously did some research on Li Chuanqi.
Nuer Llorente nodded with satisfaction: "Then let's take a good look at his performance tonight. I don't know if our players will give him a chance to perform, hahaha!..."
The club's top management also laughed: "What you said makes sense! I hope our defender won't be too ruthless and give him one or two chances to perform!"
The technical director of the club not far away shook his head in his mind: Eight goals in five games, where do you get the confidence?
The top management of the club has this attitude, but what about the team?
Valencia's technical director had an ominous premonition.
Behind the Santa Malaga bench, two little girls, Li Xiaofeng and Yaisa, stood together. Yaisa closed her eyes and prayed, and Li Xiaofeng clenched her fists nervously.
"Yaisa, do you think my brother and the others can win?"
"I don't know. I'm praying to God that they can win."
"Oh, then you can continue to pray..."
…
"Beep!..."
As the referee blew the whistle, the game began. Liage kicked the football back into the backcourt, and Li Chuanqi began to advance quickly.
Valencia's midfield and frontcourt flooded through half the field like a tide. They had to press the frontcourt and not let Santa Malaga advance comfortably.
Li Chuanqi moved very fast and quickly reached the frontcourt.
Costa, who was guarding him, smiled and said to him: "Boy, why are you running so fast? Do you think they can pass the football to your feet?"
Li Chuanqi turned to look at him but said nothing.
Costa thought it was because Li Chuanqi was so nervous that he couldn't speak. He smiled and said: "Don't be nervous. It was the same when I first stepped on the King's Cup. I was so nervous that I almost made a mistake on the first ball. Gradually it became clearer."
alright."
At this moment, Pablo, who received the pass from Barris Addo, turned around and suddenly made a long pass!
The football flew towards Liag who was at the front!
Li Chuanqi quickly made a judgment in his mind, can Liage win the ball?
When the football was ten meters away from Liag's head, that strong premonition appeared!
Li Chuanqi immediately adjusted his body posture, faced the Valencia goal, and kicked the ground with his right foot!
Liage and Lamy behind him both jumped high, they were competing for the top!
In a flash of lightning, the football hit Ramy's head, and the football arced backwards towards the penalty area!
"This is not the first time I have stepped onto the Copa del Rey court!"
Li Chuanqi immediately started up at high speed, surpassing Costa like a bolt of lightning and heading towards the football!
What's the meaning?
Costa immediately realized that this was Li Chuanqi responding to what he just said.
Hold him!
At the same time, Costa instinctively stretched out his left hand to grab Li Chuanqi's jersey.
However, he failed to do so, and he couldn't even touch the jersey!
"ah!……"
Some Valencia fans screamed, Damn it, no way, giving the opponent a chance at the beginning?
The Malaga TV commentator exclaimed: "Rami failed to push the football back!
Li's forward thrust is very fast!
The opportunity has come!
Can he seize this opportunity and finish the shot?"
The Mestalla became tense due to Rami's mistake.
"What is Costa doing?!!!"
Valencia coach Unai Emery, who was sitting on the bench, yelled angrily: "Damn it, what is he doing? Why are you watching Lee slip away from him?!!!"
On the court, Li Chuanqi and Alba, another central defender of Valencia, ran towards the football!
Li Chuanqi was not in a hurry to handle the ball, but blocked his position and trapped Alba behind him!
"pretty!"
The Malaga TV commentator said loudly: "Who would have thought that a seventeen-year-old boy would have such rich competition experience?!
If he touches football for the first time, Alba will definitely interfere with him!"
After holding Alba behind him, Li Chuanqi calmly used his right thigh to gently push the fallen football forward, then adjusted his steps and raised his left leg!
When the football was still twenty centimeters away from the turf, Li Chuanqi's left instep hit the mid-back of the football hard!
Then pull it upward.
The atmosphere at the Mestalla was extremely tense!
Some timid fans closed their eyes, while other fans stared closely at Valencia's goal.
Valencia goalkeeper Guaita, who was standing in front of the goal line, looked at the football flying towards his right side like a cannonball, jumped up and flew towards the football!
In a flash of lightning, the football hit Guaita's finger hard, then changed direction slightly, flew over the goal line, and hit the net!
