In the 35th round of the league, Espanyol suffered a disastrous away defeat, but because Villarreal was tied with Real Sociedad at home the next day, Espanyol finished fourth in the league three rounds in advance and qualified for the Champions League again in 10 years.
After the Villarreal game, tens of thousands of Espanyol fans rushed to the streets to celebrate Espanyol's promotion to the Champions League.
Even Zhao Yang's fans have forgotten the disappointment of Zhao Yang not scoring a goal and marched on the streets with other fans to celebrate the Spaniard's great victory.
Spaniard boss Chen Yansheng accepted the reporter's interview immediately after learning the news.
In the interview, Chen Yansheng said: "When I bought the Espanyol club, I said that our goal is to build Espanyol into a championship club and enter the Champions League in three years. Thank you to the players, to the coach, to the fans, you all
It’s so awesome. It only took one season to help me and the team achieve this goal. However, there are still three games to come. We can’t relax. We must keep up our efforts, play well, and repay the enthusiastic fans.”
Finally, Chen Yansheng said with great enthusiasm, "...This is just the beginning! Our goal is to win the La Liga championship and the Champions League championship."
Chen Yansheng's words are somewhat suspected of bragging.
Forget about the La Liga title, the Champions League title, let alone teams like Espanyol, even strong teams like Atletico Madrid and Arsenal have not won the Champions League title yet.
But today, when the team has won a historic breakthrough in ten years, Boss Chen's words are not out of the ordinary. The fans are deeply inspired, and many even shouted "the great dream of competing for the double crown next season."
Espanyol head coach Sergio was originally a firefighting coach with average abilities and experience. He himself could not have imagined that the team could achieve such results.
After receiving the news that Villarreal had been tied, Sergio was extremely surprised. He told reporters: "This is really unexpected. Although we are leading by so many points, my heart has not been relieved until this moment.
, it’s like a dream, I can’t believe this is true. We are in the Champions League.”
"To be honest, our goal this season is to avoid relegation. The club has new shareholders and we have money, but we don't have time to buy players. With our strength, avoiding relegation is a very realistic goal."
"I have to say that the arrival of Zhao Yang and Asensio has changed the team! Zhao Yang has given the Spaniards a new Tamudo! He is very hopeful to win the top scorer, and we will also help him win in the last three rounds.
This honor.”
"Asensio! His organization and dispatching in the midfield are indispensable! He is the core of Espanyol's midfield. We hope he can still stay with Espanyol next season."
"There are still three rounds left in the league. We cannot attack Kuma and let Nanshan go. We must continue to work hard to play better games and win more honors."
As the team's leader and new flag-bearer, Zhao Yang will naturally never lack interviewers.
Although he was very tired after the game, Zhao Yang still accepted an interview with reporters.
In the interview, Zhao Yang said: "I am very tired, but I am even happier. Entering the Champions League was something that no one expected. Happiness came suddenly."
"We are not a traditional strong team, nor are we rich. Well, boss Chen has just arrived and the money has not been spent yet. For a team like us, the task every year is to avoid relegation. We were also rushing to avoid relegation at the beginning.
I thought the more I played, the better I got, and I actually stayed in the top four."
"The team's achievement like this is the best reward for us. There are still three rounds of games to come. I will try my best to play the game well, score more goals, and strive to win the top scorer for the Spanish and Chinese fans.
honor."
In this round of competition, Barcelona and Real Madrid have also become supporting players, and the focus is still Espanyol.
After the game, Barcelona's local "Daily Sports" highly praised the Espanyol team.
"This is a miracle! Before the start of the season, if anyone said that the Spaniard could reach the Champions League, then he definitely had a brain problem! No one even believed that the Spaniard could reach the Europa League."
"In fact, the Spaniards were able to get tickets to the Champions League thanks to the Bat Legion. At that time, Valencia invested more than 100 million in the transfer market, aiming directly at the La Liga championship. The top three of the Spanish Super League, plus Valencia
In West Asia, the four Champions League places are all divided up."
"Unfortunately, Valencia, which has invested the most in the La Liga transfer market, has a very poor record. It is currently ranked 12th, which is far worse than last season. Valencia is abnormal, and Sevilla, a regular guest in the Europa League, also performed poorly.
The country is in a sluggish state and may not even be able to participate in the Europa League. The only one that is normal is Villarreal. Unfortunately, Villarreal has limited strength. In the competition with the Spanish, it has repeatedly capsized in the ditch, and finally achieved success.
The miracle of the Spanish.”
"The miracle belongs to the Spaniards, to the Spaniard fans, and even more to Zhao Yang! It is this Chinese forward who transferred from the Spanish Third Division. He attacked the city all the way and helped the Spaniards go from victory to victory. He was beaten by the Spaniard.
Fans hail him as the new Tamudo. In fact, this Chinese young man is even more powerful than Tamudo. The season is not over yet and he has already scored 37 goals. Not surprisingly, he will become the top scorer in La Liga.
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Another Barcelona media outlet, Mundo Deportivo, also congratulated the Spaniard and said that from today on, no one will think that Barcelona has only one team. From today on, the Catalonia derby will become La Liga’s biggest team.
One of the important derbies.
The Madrid media "As" also praised the Espanyol team, believing that this grassroots team is like Villarreal back then. It used poor funds to achieve great results and gave Jinyuan Football a hard time.
Remember the slap.
In addition to Spanish domestic media, major European media also reported the news in prominent positions and praised the Espanyol team.
If the news of the Spaniard's entry into the Champions League was a little dull in Europe, then it was like a storm in the media and the Internet in China.
Almost all media reported the news that the Spaniard had entered the Champions League, and the sports media even made headlines. Even CCTV News gave the news thirty seconds.
On the Internet, the three major portals and major online forums are all discussing the Spaniard and Zhao Yang.
On social media, the number of fans of Espanyol and Zhao Yang on Weibo increased by tens of millions in one day. Zhao Yang’s number of fans in China has also surpassed Messi and Ronaldo to become the number one person in the sports circle.
Almost overnight, Espanyol overtook Real Madrid and Barcelona to become the most popular team among Chinese fans. Zhao Yang also surpassed Ronaldo and Messi to become the most popular football star in China.