The Spaniard defeated Rayo Vallecano in an away game, while the Yellow Submarine was tied with Real Betis this round. This allowed the Spaniard to take another step forward in the standings, ranking 4th, second only to the top three of the Western Premier League and Selec
The two towers have 18 points.
This is the first time in eight years that the Spaniard has entered the Champions League in the standings.
After the game, "Aspen" commented: "Espanyol fans would like to thank Real Madrid for sending Asensio and thank the new chairman for bringing Zhao Yang. The twin stars pulled Espanyol from the relegation zone to the Champions League zone in one fell swoop."
The Espanyol fans are naturally in an even more surprised mood. Although this is the early stage of the season and the second-tier teams Sevilla and Valencia have not yet exerted their strength, it is enough to show that the Espanyol team already has the strength to impact the European theater.
Especially in the two games against Deportivo La Coruna and Rayo Vallecano, the Spaniard came back to win after falling behind by two and three goals.
This shows that in addition to strength, the Spaniard's will, quality and awareness of winning are much stronger than last season.
Many fans regard the game against Real Madrid as a watershed.
In that game, Zhao Yang came on as a substitute when trailing 0:5 and scored two goals in ten minutes, saving a bit of face for the Espanyol team and injecting blood and resilience into the Espanyol team.
Looking back on the past nine games, Espanyol fans were surprised to find that Espanyol only lost one game in which Zhao Yang played, which was against Real Madrid in his debut.
Why is a player from West Division 3 so good? Why would such a genius appear in this barren land of football in China?
After Espanyol entered the Champions League, Zhao Yang suddenly became popular in Spain.
Major media outlets have conducted exclusive interviews with Zhao Yang, and even local companies in Barcelona have approached Zhao Yang for advertising endorsements.
In Spain, Espanyol's 5:3 victory over Rayo Vallecano was not an ordinary league match, but its impact in China was no worse than the Derby of the Century between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
It has been 4 years since a Chinese player appeared in a top league, and it has been 8 years since two Chinese players faced off in a top league.
In China, this is the pinnacle showdown between Chinese players.
In China, this may be the beginning of a prosperous era of Chinese football.
After the game, Zhao Yang's Weibo followers surged by 10 million, and he successfully entered the top ten in the Weibo fan rankings. He was also the only football player to enter the top ten.
Although Zhang Dong did not perform well in the match between Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano, he still gained a wave of fans with the aura of his La Liga debut.
In the tenth round of La Liga, the Spaniard faced the challenge of Granada at home.
Compared with its opponent Rayo Vallecano in the previous round, Granada is weaker.
In the last round of last season, Granada drew with Atletico Madrid at home before narrowly avoiding relegation.
Granada has made few additions in the summer transfer market and is one of the biggest favorites to be relegated this season.
Before challenging Espanyol, Granada suffered three draws in a row and was in very average condition.
However, having just experienced a difficult battle with Rayo Vallecano, the Espanyol team did not dare to underestimate the opponent. Head coach Sergio sent the strongest lineup to meet Granada's challenge.
Sure enough, the game was not as easy as the fans imagined. Granada played very tenaciously, and the tight iron barrel formation gave the Spaniards a hard time - they had nowhere to go, and their counterattack also made the Spaniards tremble with fear.
The Spaniard was tied by Granada in the first half and did not score a goal.
At the beginning of the second half, Granada took advantage of a free kick and Guban's header broke the Spanish team's goal.
With an excellent record this season, the Spanish players were full of confidence. When they fell behind, they did not panic or be anxious. Under the leadership of captain Victor Sanchez, they patiently dealt with Granada.
In the 75th minute of the game, the Espanyol team finally found a chance. Asensio broke through and scored. Zhao Yang received the ball and turned around with Cruyff, deceiving the player who was closely marking him, and was brought down by the defender when he hit the goal. The Spaniard
Received a free kick opportunity.
This is the second time the Spaniard has received a free kick from such a good position. The first time Zhao Yang's shot was saved by the brave goalkeeper Robert.
This time, Zhao Yang successfully challenged Robert again. He cut off a leaf with one kick and the ball went straight into the corner, equalizing the score for the Spaniard.
Granada had drawn three games in a row. After Zhao Yang scored, they stepped up their offensive in an attempt to break the vicious circle of draws.
This gave the Spaniards a chance. In the last ten minutes, the Spaniards got consecutive scoring chances, but Asensio and Caicedo both hit the goal post and the crossbar.
Until the last minute of stoppage time, Zhao Yang, Asensio and Caicedo made a very patient cooperation in the frontcourt. Zhao Yang and Asensio broke through and scored consecutively, disrupting Guerra.
Nada's defense, then Asensio passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and Zhao Yang hit the crossbar with a header.
Just when the Spanish fans were disappointed and thought it was going to end in a draw, Caicedo suddenly appeared in front of the ball and successfully hit a follow-up shot to beat Granada.
The Espanyol team, which has won three consecutive victories, will challenge the Basque Lions Athletic Bilbao away in the 11th round.
After playing against Athletic Bilbao, the league is temporarily suspended, and the players will return to their respective homes to compete in the World Cup qualifiers that occur every four years.
Athletic Bilbao is one of the traditional strong teams in La Liga. It has won the league championship 8 times in history. The number of championships is second only to the traditional top three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Bilbao has also won the second most Copa del Rey.
The team won a total of 23 championships.
Before the season, Athletic Bilbao had just defeated Barcelona to win the Super Cup. They were stronger than the Spanish. Since they never used foreign aid and only used local Basques, the team was very united and had the best fighting spirit.
La Liga.
In addition, Athletic Bilbao is not like teams like Rayo Vallecano and Granada, whose team has a core.
Striker veteran Aduriz scored 18 goals in 31 appearances in the league last season. At the age of 34, he set a new high for goals scored in a single season in his La Liga career. In the Spanish Super Cup before the new season, Aduriz scored twice
He scored 4 goals for Barcelona in the round and was the perfect terminator in Athletic Bilbao's offensive system.
However, the strongest point of Athletic Bilbao is their head coach Valverde. This is a famous coach in La Liga, not a fire-fighting coach like Serbia. According to rumors, both Barcelona and Real Madrid wanted Valverde to go.
Coaching, this shows Valverde’s coaching ability.
Therefore, Athletic Bilbao is definitely the strongest opponent that Espanyol has encountered since the start of the season, apart from Real Madrid.