Valencia escaped, and the players were frightened. They became much more cautious in attacking and did not dare to be as unscrupulous as before.
The Espanyol team has a goal and the initiative. They prefer Valencia to slow down the pace.
Valencia played at a slow pace for a while, and found that the Spaniard was able to cope with it easily, without any pressure. Seeing that the time had reached more than 60 minutes, Valencia had no choice but to continue to increase its offensive intensity.
Stars are most needed to step up at critical moments.
During the deadlock in the first half, it was Zhao Yang and Asensio who stood out for the Espanyol team.
When Valencia was in crisis in the second half, the players naturally thought of their captain Parejo.
Neither Parejo nor Paco started today. Paco has a cold and Parejo has a strain.
If the two players were not injured and started in the first half, the Spaniard might not have taken the lead.
Parejo took the ball to organize, and Diop, who came on as a substitute, followed Parejo to chase.
Parejo's small skills are quite good. Even though he is recovering from an injury and he doesn't dare to make any moves, he continuously spikes the ball, dials the ball, and turns around, making Diop spin around.
Diop has a very good advantage, that is, he is very tenacious. No matter how he is passed, he will not give up and chase after him again, preventing Parejo from easily organizing the pass.
Even so, Parejo still found the weakness in Espanyol's defense. Since the midfielder came out to mark Parejo, the two Espanyol center backs were empty in front. He saw Paco moving towards the center and made a diagonal pass.
Hit the gap in front of the centre-back.
I have to say that Parejo passed the ball really well.
The ball is in a position where it is difficult for the central defender to step forward and grab it.
As soon as the central defender hesitated, Paco rushed over and met the ball with a volley.
The kick was so powerful and heavy that it flew right between the two central defenders. The goalkeeper Paul couldn't react in time and the ball roared into the net.
1:1
Valencia equalized the score.
After scoring the goal, Paco raised his arms high, ran towards the stands, and performed a passionate kneeling slide.
The Valencia fans, who had been depressed for most of the game, finally let go.
They clapped, roared, and shouted the names of Paco and Parejo
Nuno breathed a sigh of relief.
After falling behind and then equalizing, although it is a tie, the momentum is different. As long as Parejo's injury is not serious, Valencia hopes to continue their efforts and win the game.
In the VIP box, Chairman Lin Fu jumped up and raised his arms and shouted with an exaggerated expression.
After the celebration, Lin Fu proudly said to Chen Yansheng: "This is the role of stars. You have Zhao Yang, and we have Parejo. If Parejo had played earlier, the situation might not be the same as now."
Chen Yansheng said: "Parejo turned out to be a member of Real Madrid's youth training, right?"
Lin Fook said: "Yes, like Asensio, his thigh strain is just right and he doesn't dare to move yet."
Chen Yansheng said: "Parejo is a good player and has already proven himself in La Liga. Zhao Yang can't compare with him."
Lin Fudao: "Yes, there are many short-lived players. An injury may destroy a genius. The top league is very cruel. It is not about who is more dazzling in one or two games, but who stays longer."
While talking, the game started on the field. After Zhao Yang got the ball, he was kicked to the ground hard by a Valencia player.
Chen Yansheng watched the game, laughed, and said: "Xiao Zhao's technical characteristics are a bit annoying. His opponents fouled him a lot. I have to persuade him not to be so cruel."
Lin Fu was a little embarrassed and said: "In fact, La Liga already protects technical players very much. If Zhao Yang plays in the Premier League, the risk of injury is very high."
Chen Yansheng said: "So, the La Liga players are bullying Zhao Yang, a newcomer. No, I will tell reporters later that although the Espanyol club is small, people cannot bully their own players at will."
Lin Fu and Chen Yansheng stopped talking, and everyone turned their attention back to the game.
The Espanyol team was playing at home and had taken the lead, so naturally they could not accept a draw.
When the ball kicked off again, Zhao Yang and Asensio asked for the ball many times, and Caicedo and Caicedo looked for cooperation in the frontcourt to attack Valencia from close range.
Valencia had just equalized the score and their morale was boosted. They also wanted to win this game. Faced with the Spaniard's attack, they did not retreat and started an offensive battle with the Spaniard in the midfield.
When the two sides were attacking, Parejo fully demonstrated his organizational talents. His ball distribution, control, forward penetration, and breakthrough not only can organize his teammates to attack, but he can also break through the opponent's defense at critical moments.
Under the leadership of Parejo, Valencia gradually took control of the situation on the field and got several consecutive chances to score.
In comparison, Zhao Yang and Asensio are a bit immature. They are more like attackers than organizers.
However, even though they were suppressed by Valencia, Zhao Yang and Asensio still used their personal breakthroughs to create several shooting opportunities.
In the 75th minute of the game, Valencia defender Abramovich intercepted the ball and handed it to Parejo.
Zhao Yang immediately went to grab the ball, but Parejo made an emergency stop and passed him.
Diop grabbed it again and was pierced in the crotch by Parejo.
When passing people, Parejo was still observing every move on the field. He saw forward Paco start running behind the defender. Parejo immediately passed the ball over the top and accurately found Paco who was advancing.
Paco was not offside, which just created an opportunity to go to the meeting alone.
Espanyol goalkeeper Paulo quickly attacked and grabbed the ball from Paco's feet.
Paco feinted with his upper body and pushed the shot into the far corner of the goal with the arch of his foot.
This shaking deceived goalkeeper Paul. Paul's body center of gravity has changed. It is no longer possible to block Paco's arch and push. He can only watch the ball fly towards the goal.
boom!
This sound sounded like celestial music to the fans' ears. The goalpost blocked the disaster for them.
Paco was so upset that he covered his head with his hands and squatted on the ground.
Seeing Parejo being so active, Sergio couldn't stand on the sidelines. He came to the sidelines and loudly asked the players to play hard and not let Parejo get away with the ball easily.
"He treats you like a clown! Mad! Why are you being polite to him?"
The coach's words made Diop feel ashamed. His main task was to mark Parejo, but he basically had no shooting effect. Parejo passed the ball when he needed to, and broke through when he needed to break through. He completely regarded Diop as air.
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In the 80th minute of the game, Parejo had just received the ball. Diop kicked the ball from behind and knocked Parejo to the ground.
Parejo fell on the turf, rolling around, and seemed to be in great pain.
The referee originally thought Parejo wanted a yellow card, so he came over quickly and gave Diop a yellow card.
However, Parejo still didn't get up and was still rolling around.
The referee felt something bad and quickly asked the team doctor and a stretcher to come in and take Parejo out for examination.