Fox in the Penalty Area

After reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, there is no need to draw lots to decide the match. According to the distribution of the upper and lower halves, everyone will know which two teams will meet in the semi-finals.

The Kings of Madrid and the Pirates of Madrid were assigned to the upper half when the quarterfinals were drawn. According to the rules of the match, they will meet in the semifinals.

This is also the first "Madrid Derby" in the history of the Champions League.

These two rivals in the same city have never met in the Champions League before.

Two weeks later, it was the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Before that, they still need to play two league rounds each.

The league is also very important to them because they are also fighting for the league title. .

The good news is that in these two rounds of the league, the opponents of the Madrid duo are not strong, and it can even be said to be "weak".

But the opposite of the bad news is that their opponents are all fighting for relegation, so the game may not be as easy as the supporters of the two teams hope.

On Saturday, April 8th, in the thirty-third round of the league, Catalan United played an away game against the fifteenth-ranked Royal Huelva. On the same day, the King of Madrid played against the 19th-ranked Phoenicians at home, and the Madrid Pirates went south to challenge the 18th-ranked Getafe 1326.

The top three teams in the league, Madrid Pirates, Madrid King and Catalan United, have 82 points, 80 points and 78 points, with the biggest difference of 4 points.

Their opponents, Getafe 1326, scored 31 points, the Phoenicians scored 30 points, and Real Huelva scored 34 points. The biggest difference is also four points.

The top three fight for the championship, and they fight for relegation.

Madrid Pirates' opponent Getafe 1326 is a professional team located in the municipality of Getafe in the south of Madrid. It is very young and was born in 1970. Belonging to the absolutely young juniors in La Liga.

In order not to lose to other opponents in terms of momentum, Getafe did a very strange thing at the beginning of its establishment:

If other teams add year numbers after their names, it generally represents the time when the team was founded. For example, so-and-so 1900 means that the team was established in 1900.

To show the team has a long history.

If Getafe add 1970 after the name of their team,

The momentum is a lot weaker. In European professional football, the teams that were established in 1970 are like grandchildren in front of their opponents.

So the Getafe club made a show operation. They added the time when the city of Getafe was founded to the name-Getafe was founded in 1326 AD, which is comparable to the founding time of all football clubs in the world. earlier.

And so Getafe 1326 was born.

Some people who don't know the truth are surprised to see this name-was the Getafe team established seven hundred years ago? !

People who can't figure out the situation are also awe-inspiring while being confused.

The purpose of Getafe 1326 will be achieved.

But in fact, don't look at the bluffing name of this team, the real strength is very weak.

Since their establishment, in their short 58-year history, they have spent most of their time in low-level leagues.

It was not until eleven seasons ago that they were promoted to La Liga for the first time, and then fell back to the second division a year later.

After struggling for three seasons, they were promoted again. This time they did not relegate again, but the goal of each season is basically to fight for relegation.

Last season was their highlight moment. Under the leadership of head coach Juan Usueta, Getafe 1326 achieved the best result in team history-fifth in the league and entered the Europa League.

However, after this achievement, the meritorious coach Usueta left the team and was poached by Atlético de Malaga with a high salary.

Getafe 1326, who lost Usueta, fought on two lines this season, but the two lines pulled their hips. Did not reach the knockout stage in the Europa League, and only ranked eighteenth in the league, in the relegation zone. Maybe it will be relegated to the second division again...

As for Usueta, who was poached with a high salary, he is actually no better than his former club.

He miraculously disappeared after he went to Atlético de Malaga.

Atlético de Malaga hired him in the hope that he could lead the team to qualify for the European Cup—they were impressed by Usueta's record of leading the not-so-strong Getafe 1326 to qualify for the Europa League.

As a result, Usueta coached the team for 20 rounds, and Atlético de Malaga only ranked fourteenth, including a five-game losing streak.

So halfway through the league, Juan Usueta, the meritorious coach in the history of the Getafe 1326 club, was ruthlessly fired by Atlético de Malaga.

It's really a lose-lose for Getafe 1326 and Usuette...

In the first half of this season, Getafe 1326 challenged the Madrid Pirates in an away game, but was beaten 7:0 by the Madrid Pirates.

Hou Lai scored a goal and contributed an assist in that game.

But the best player on the spot was not him, but his striker partner Di Kunzo. The Italian striker scored a hat-trick in the game.

That "tragedy" also became a turning point in the fate of Getafe 1326 this season.

Before that game, Getafe's 1326 highest league ranking was fifth, and it was also sixth at the time, and there was no sign of collapse at all.

After losing to the Madrid Pirates, Getafe 1326's league ranking began to decline all the way, and they were unbeaten in 15 league rounds.

If it weren't for Valentia's distraction and the Madrid Pirates' Champions League quarter-finals, they defeated Valentia 3:1 in an away game, and their winning streak will continue until now.

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Because he just played in the Champions League, Parotti continued to rotate the team's starting lineup.

Maxi Carey, a member of the "atmosphere group" who came off the bench in the last ten minutes of garbage time in the Champions League, started the game in this league.

Hu Lai did not start. After all, he has started four consecutive games in the past two weeks. No matter how strong his physical recovery is, Parotti feels that Hu Lai needs to rest.

So this matchup with Kyrie is DiKunzo.

This is also the starting striker combination of the Madrid Pirates for most of the second half of last season.

But that doesn't work well with combinations.

There was no spark between the two last season.

Although there was a reason why Kyrie was in poor condition when he returned from injury, it is also true that the playing styles of the two are indeed incompatible.

Because both of them are players who have to let football be at their feet in order to make a difference. They play at the same time, and if no one sacrifices himself, there will be overlapping styles and conflicting roles.

Today's game against Getafe 1326 once again proved that Maxi Carey and Di Kunzo really can't pee in the same pot.

On the other hand, Getafe 1326, who are aiming to avoid relegation, played very proactively at home. They seized the chance that the Madrid Pirates had just finished playing the Champions League and were a little tired. The two main strikers could not cooperate, and frequently created threats.

As long as they have a striker who is better at seizing opportunities, they may take the lead in the first half.

In the 40th minute, Riva Moreno, who was still the central defender of the Madrid Pirates, took advantage of a free kick in the frontcourt, scored a header in the penalty area and successfully scored, breaking the deadlock for the Madrid Pirates.

At halftime, Parotti replaced Di Kunzo with Hou Lai.

Let Hu Lai, who does not occupy the ball, partner with Carey, the effect may be better.

After the start of the second half, Getafe 1326, which was only one goal behind, was not affected by the conceded goal at the end of the first half. Perhaps their coach re-inspired the players' fighting spirit and morale during the intermission.

In short, after the Madrid Pirates took the lead, they failed to push through and crushed the past, completely suppressing Getafe 1326.

The latter fought for survival and broke out extremely high combat effectiveness in their own home court.

Their main midfielder, Venezuelan international Angulo Castro, even received a second yellow card in the game and was sent off for fighting so hard.

Even though there was one less player, Getafe 1326 did not collapse, and they continued to grit their teeth and deal with the Madrid pirates. And they didn't shrink back because of one less person, and put a bus in front of the goal. Instead, they were able to use counterattacks to threaten the goal of the Madrid Pirates.

The commentator Sanchez said with emotion: "The performance of Getafe 1326 is awe-inspiring..."

He Feng sighed: "I have to wait until I'm about to be relegated to burst out with such fighting power, what did I do?"

His subtext is - don't drag Hu Lai into the water just to keep yourself from relegation! If he performed well earlier, there is no need to relegation now, so he would not have to work so hard to fight the Madrid Pirates. We are all in the Madrid team, isn't it good to save each other's face?

Getafe 1326 means who the hell is the same city team as you? We are the team of the Municipality of Getafe!

Then in the last ten minutes of the game, he pressed with all his strength and attacked crazily, completely ignoring that the large gap behind him might be seized by the opponent.

At this moment, they are no longer qualified to look forward and backward.

As a result, Getafe, who were pressing across the board, was counterattacked by the Madrid Pirates in the 84th minute.

Carey made a long pass behind the center circle and accurately found Hu Lai who was going forward.

The latter used his chest to stop the football forward to the top of the free throw arc outside the penalty area, facing the attacking Getafe 1326 goalkeeper, and calmly pushed to the far corner.

The football rolls into the goal!

He sealed the victory for the Madrid Pirates!

"Oh oh oh oh! huuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! He scored again! At the same time, this is also the second consecutive league game in which Kyrie has given Hu an assist! Even though Kyrie has rarely pushed up due to poor physical fitness in the last ten minutes, he You can still contribute to the team's offense with your excellent skills and awareness! This long pass is not only accurate, but also decisive!"

"Hu Lai! The 31st goal in the league! It is only one goal away from the record of 32 goals in the league he created in Leeds City!" He Feng was more concerned about Hu Lai's situation when it was confirmed that the Madrid Pirates won the game. personal performance.

Now it seems that Hu Lai is very likely to win the honor of La Liga Golden Boot just after landing in La Liga!

In front of the coaching bench of the visiting team, Parrotti applauded and smiled at Valentine, "Call it! Replace Kyrie and let him rest well! He will be a substitute in the next game against Aihl."

Hearing that Valentine was a little surprised: "You plan to let him start in the Champions League against the Kings?"

Parotti smiled slightly: "Why not?"

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