In the 36th round of the league, Espanyol faced Sevilla.
For the Spaniards, who have secured a spot in the Champions League but have no hope of competing for the title, their goal is to win the personal honor of top scorer.
Facing Sevilla, the Spaniard was under no pressure.
Winning or losing doesn't matter, but Zhao Yang must score.
Helping Zhao Yang get the top scorer is the main task of the Espanyol team in the last three rounds.
For Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, the top three in the Western Premier League, competing for the top scorer is not their main goal.
Nowadays, the points difference between the three teams is no more than three points, and their goals are of course aimed at the championship trophy.
On the evening of the 30th, the Real Madrid game started first.
Real Madrid faced Real Sociedad, a team that had successfully avoided relegation and had no hope of qualifying for the European competition.
Judging from the strength and mentality of both sides, there seems to be no suspense about Real Madrid winning.
However, at the end of the season, gambling and various factors will affect the outcome of the game.
This game was not easy for Real Madrid.
Real Sociedad was very tenacious at home. Real Madrid's main players used all their strength, and Bale scored the only goal of the game in the 80th minute.
Real Madrid won the game, winning 10 consecutive games and temporarily ranking first in the standings.
After trailing Barcelona by 10 points in the first half and even ranking behind younger brother Spaniard in the standings, after the coaching change, Real Madrid fans were very satisfied and happy to be able to compete with Barcelona for the league title.
Of course, there are also many Real Madrid fans who are a little regretful because Ronaldo did not score.
Messi was injured this season and had to recover for almost two months. This is the best time for Ronaldo to become the top scorer.
What I never expected was that after injuring Messi, a Chinese young man came out from Spain C. This young man named Zhao Yang scored almost every game. Not only did he lead the scorer list all the way, but he also led the Spaniards to win the championship.
A Champions League spot.
Today, Zhao Yang tops the scorer list with 37 goals. Suarez, who scored 8 goals in two rounds, ranks second with 34 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo only scored 31 goals.
If he doesn't score in this round, Ronaldo will be further and further away from the top scorer, unless he can be like Suarez and score 8 goals in the last two rounds.
Of course, with Ronaldo's scoring ability, any miracle can happen.
Next up is Atletico Madrid's match against Rayo Vallecano.
Rayo Vallecano has entered the relegation zone. They are struggling to their death this round. If they lose, most of their bodies will sink.
Teams that dare to fight hard are the hardest to beat.
Even though Atletico Madrid was far superior to Rayo Vallecano, they still played very hard, and in the end they won the game 1:0 with just Griezmann's volley.
After defeating Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid surpassed Real Madrid by 2 points and once again topped the standings.
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have both won, and the pressure is all on Barcelona.
Seeing how difficult it was for the two competitors, Barcelona was fully prepared.
Facing Real Betis away from home, Barcelona won the game cleanly 2:0 with goals from Rakitic and Suarez, returning to the top spot again.
In one day, the royal flag on the top of the La Liga city changed, with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona taking turns leading the way.
However, Zhao Yang still leads the scorer list with a two-goal advantage, Suarez, who scored 35 goals, ranks second, and Ronaldo, who scored 31 goals, ranks third.
The match between Espanyol and Sevilla is on the 1st.
Sevilla is currently ranked 7th in the league, 5 points behind Celta Vigo, who is last in the European competition.
Celta will play Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao in the next three rounds. If Sevilla wins the last three games, it is very possible to advance to the Europa League.
Sevilla has won the Europa League four times and was also the champion of the last Europa League.
Sevilla has great experience playing in the Europa League, and they certainly don’t want to give up their qualifications to participate in the next Europa League.
Although the Spaniards are strong, they no longer have the desire to fight. If they challenge Espanyol away from home, Sevilla is naturally determined to win.
Sevilla head coach Emery is very clear about the key to Espanyol's rise this season. Without Asensio and Zhao Yang, Espanyol may still be the relegation team.
Emery also understands that the Spaniard will definitely create scoring opportunities for Zhao Yang in this game, so in this game, Sevilla will mark Asensio in the midfield and flank Zhao Yang in the backcourt, never giving Zhao Yang a chance to score.
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If it were not a critical period for the top scorer, Emery's approach would be completely correct.
But now that Sevilla doesn't let Zhao Yang score, the Spaniard team can't relax and can only continue to attack and create opportunities for Zhao Yang.
The game was very tense. Throughout the first half, both sides fought in the midfield. The game was no easier than yesterday's championship battle.
During the halftime break, on-site commentator He Weidao |: "This Emery is a bit stubborn. Why not let the game be more open and stage a goal battle. As long as Zhao Yang scores, will the Spaniard still care about winning or losing?"
Fang Jiandao: "It seems that there is no tacit understanding between the two sides. Sevilla is afraid that Zhao Yang will score, but they can't break the Spaniard's goal."
He Weidao: "Zhao Yang must score in this game. There is only two goals between him and Suarez! The gap between the two goals is too small. Suarez is a super forward who has scored 8 goals in two games."
Fang Jiandao: "With Messi as a wingman, it will be difficult for Suarez not to score."
He Weidao: "I hope Emery can figure out this key and achieve a win-win situation."
Fang Jiandao: "It's difficult. Emery is not Chinese. I'm afraid he doesn't have that many twists and turns in his mind."
After a fifteen-minute break, the game resumes.
Just like in the first half, Sevilla still locked Zhao Yang tightly and did not give him a chance to shoot.
The Spanish fans in the stands were very anxious, especially the Chinese fans who came from all over the country. They kept shouting in unison in the stands: Zhao Yang scores one! Zhao Yang scores one...
Zhao Yang also wanted to enter, and Suarez really put great pressure on him.
Previously, he thought he would compete with Ronaldo for the Golden Boot, but he never expected that his real opponent would be Suarez.
Although Zhao Yang once had the feat of scoring 8 goals in a game with the national team, it was against Asia.
Suarez was playing against a La Liga team and was able to score 8 goals in two games, which is enough to illustrate Suarez's strength. In the last three rounds, Zhao Yang's advantage of two goals was actually very small.
Zhao Yang's current predicament is that he has no chance to shoot. The opponents are marking him too tightly. They would rather Caicedo Moreno and others score goals than let Zhao Yang shoot.
Emery adopted a desperate tactic today. Not only did he not give Zhao Yang a chance to shoot, he also choked Asensio, who created the opportunity for you, to ensure that he did not concede the ball first and then looked for opportunities to score.
So far, it can be said that Emery's tactics have been very successful.