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Volume 3: Moving towards a wealthy club Chapter 850: Benitez who knows how to play in cup competitions

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    Real Madrid lost again.

    While Mallorca celebrated their victory, Real Madrid once again swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat. In this round of competition, they lost 2 to 3 at home to Valencia, and their points were already lost to Mallorca.  By eight points, such a big gap makes Real Madrid almost desperate - there are only nine rounds left before the end of the league. Although eight points in nine rounds is not unattainable, looking at the current momentum of Mallorca and Real Madrid  With the current situation of complete collapse in March, I am afraid that the most die-hard Real Madrid fans are not very confident that their team can catch up

    After all, no matter how intensive and devilish the schedule in April is, there are only four league games. Even if Mallorca is distracted by the Champions League and Copa del Rey and loses one or two games in these four league rounds, it can only get six points.  The gap leaves Real Madrid to catch up. With Real Madrid's current capabilities, can they win completely?  It's unlikely, and that face-to-face contest is Mallorca's home court. With Mallorca's current points advantage, as long as they can draw with Real Madrid at home, it will be enough to settle the entire battle!

    What Real Madrid fans can look forward to is that Valencia will cause some trouble against Mallorca next.

    Valencia's performance this season is very poor, it can be said to be quite poor. Although they defeated Real Madrid in the away game in the last round, they cannot cover up the fact that their performance this season is poor - now they are only ranked 11th.  Although their top three teams all have the same points as them, they are still six points behind Espanyol, who is ranked seventh, and 17 points behind Villarreal, who is ranked fourth.  It can be said that it is almost impossible to enter the Champions League next season. Their only hope of entering the European competition next season is in the Copa del Rey. They have already reached the Copa del Rey final, although because Mallorca is definitely  This is the reason why they will participate in the Champions League next season. They have actually locked in a spot in the UEFA Cup. However, for Valencia, their only goal for the rest of the season is to win the King's Cup and use an honor to win it.  End this failed season.

    Under this circumstance, Valencia did not show much strength at home in the next round of the league. Their focus began to be on the Copa del Rey to be held on the 14th next month.  in the final.

    After defeating Real Madrid in the last round, they have basically escaped from the relegation zone - which shows how dangerous the situation between them is. If they had not been able to defeat Real Madrid, their current points would be only four points above the relegation zone, and here  In this game, Valencia's head coach Flores hid most of the main players. Although Mallorca also hid a lot of main players for the upcoming Champions League, they scored a surprising score in the away game.  !

    Klose scored a goal for Mallorca in the first 12 minutes. Balotelli also scored for Mallorca before the end of the first half. In the second half, Klose scored twice for Mallorca.  In the end, they defeated Valencia 3-0 in the away game and once again led the league with 73 points!

    Although Real Madrid, which has regained its form, defeated Sevilla 3-1 at home, it is still eight points behind Mallorca. In the four rounds of the league in March, Mallorca won the league in a hurry.  After four consecutive victories, Real Madrid has two wins and two losses. After being eliminated from the Champions League, it has continued to suffer setbacks. With eight rounds left in the league, it is a full eight points behind Mallorca!

    What Jose hoped to happen happened smoothly. Before the devil came in April, Mallorca expanded their lead to eight points, which allowed them to quietly wait for the arrival of the Champions League.

    After returning from Valencia, Mallorca is waiting for Liverpool to challenge them. They will face Liverpool at home on April 2nd, Real Madrid at home on April 6th, and challenge Liverpool away on April 9th ??- this is the next week.  The real test for Mallorca will begin now.

    Jose is also very wary of Liverpool as an opponent. Although Liverpool is different now and in history, Benitez is still the coach who is good at building up his character and breaking out in cup competitions. In the knockout stages of the Champions League  The first round of games was like this. Inter Milan had also won consecutive victories in the league before, and was unbeatable. Liverpool was struggling in the Premier League and was in average form. However, they won 2-0 at home and 1-0 away from home.  The Serie A hegemon has entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Benitez's characteristics of being good at playing cup matches are clearly demonstrated.

    Jose didn¡¯t mean to underestimate Liverpool at all, but Liverpool still surprised him in the home game.

    Liverpool's signings this summer are also relatively strong. After the exchange for Sissoko, Benitez bought the French striker Anelka from Bolton - this is already the Frenchman's second entry in Liverpool.  There is no doubt about Nerka's strength, and his arrival also makes up for Liverpool's shortcomings on the offensive line.Lacking a scorer, such a Liverpool team is even better than before. Although not as stable as before, it can still burst out with huge energy.

    In away games, Benitez wisely adopted defensive counterattack tactics, accumulating a large number of troops in the backcourt, while relying on Anelka's speed and Kuyt's running in the frontcourt to create opportunities.  .

    This tactic is very simple, and Mallorca did not find it difficult. In the last final, Pepe and Bellamy had a fierce conflict. This incident did not have any impact on this game, because  Bellamy has moved to West Ham United, and the Liverpool players did not feel that they had any grudge against Pepe. Although Pepe reacted violently at the time, it was Bellamy who started the incident

    Mallorca's offense was still sharp. Although Liverpool continued to block Mallorca's offense with excellent defense, the deadlock was still broken by Kak¨¢ at the end of the first half. The Brazilians were defeated by Klose and Henry.  Under the influence, he grabbed the first spot in the penalty area. After receiving a cross from compatriot Maicon, he pushed the ball hard into the dead center of the goal!

    This is Kaka's fourth goal in the Champions League this season. This season, his goals in the Champions League have begun to decrease. That is because Mallorca's tactics have become more flexible, coupled with Henry's  In good condition, Kaka's goals were not as good as before - however, his performance did not decline, and he began to help his teammates score more goals through passing and containment.

    The top scorer in the Mallorca Champions League is Henry. Now Henry has scored seven goals in the Champions League. His desire for the Champions League is evident!

    A one-goal lead in the first half obviously did not satisfy the Mallorca players. In the first home game, the Mallorca players were not used to small wins, although Jose felt that Benitez would definitely arrange something.  He used tactics to deal with himself, but his confidence in Mallorca made him continue to choose to attack with all his strength.

    As long as the lead can be expanded in the game, no matter what conspiracy Benitez has, it will be useless. In the face of the gap in strength, any conspiracy is useless!

    In fact, Benitez is also betting that his team can withstand Mallorca's attack, betting that his team can counterattack to get the score back before Mallorca expands its lead!

    Liverpool's players are quite tenacious, which is one of their characteristics. After Sissoko joined this season, Liverpool's midfield has become tougher. Sissoko's sprinting up and down, Mascherano's running back and forth,  Coupled with Gerrard's ability to attack and defend, this midfielder may not be top-notch, but it is quite practical.

    Kuyt and Kewell on both wings are running quite actively, which also effectively helps the defense. In addition, Anelka is still very lethal in front, and he can also contain Marlowe very well.  Card's attack.

    Liverpool's defensive status in this game was quite good, and they were also lucky. Klose's header hit the crossbar, and Henry's curved ball from the inside of his right foot after breaking into the penalty area circled around.  It passed Reina's hand, but hit the post and popped out.

    Mallorca, who missed consecutive opportunities, also made a mistake in the defense. In the 73rd minute, Pepe made a mistake in clearing the ball. Anelka got the ball and went straight in. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, he calmly pushed  A shot into the far corner equalized the score!

    When Anelka seized on a mistake in Mallorca's defense and equalized the score for Liverpool, who was passive throughout the game, the entire Conch Stadium became silent!

    Mallorca fans did not expect that despite having a huge advantage throughout the game, Mallorca was unexpectedly equalized by Liverpool - in fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon, but it is not uncommon.  If things fall on their own heads, few people can accept it, especially in recent years, Mallorca has been invincible at home, but was forced to a draw at home by Liverpool despite being favored by others

    After being stunned for a while, the Mallorca fans roared loudly, inspiring Mallorca to launch a counterattack in the next game, and Jose immediately adjusted his lineup. Silva and Ronaldo were both eliminated.  Send on the field to strengthen the attack!

    Amid the cheers of Mallorca fans, Mallorca launched wave after wave of attacks, constantly putting pressure on Liverpool through the midfield. However, Benitez also made timely adjustments and recovered across the board - in  A draw with a goal in the away game is enough to satisfy him. After returning to home, he can better face Mallorca, which at least greatly increases the team's hope of advancement!

    Liverpool's players used their tenacious will to withstand Mallorca's tidal counterattack. They continued to use their bodies to block the holes of the gun. The central defender line composed of Carragher and Agger was as solid as a rock. When Gerrard retreated,  After that, the three midfielders also??The front edge of the penalty area is tightly protected, and there are also enough manpower on both wings

    Under such intensive defense, Liverpool successfully maintained the tie until the end. When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Mallorca fans had no choice but to accept the fact that they were tied at home -  -Although Mallorca maintained their unbeaten record at home, this draw put them in a disadvantageous situation before the start of the second round.

    "Liverpool's defense is very tenacious Our luck is not very good. A draw? This will not be too unfavorable. After all, when we get to Anfield, Liverpool will not defend like this game. We will definitely score in the away game."  If you want to eliminate Mallorca, you can¡¯t just rely on defense.¡± Jose said at the post-match press conference.

    Benitez just said lightly: "Liverpool does not just know how to defend. At Anfield, we have the ability to defeat all attacking enemies. We lost to Mallorca in the final last season.  We won¡¯t make the same mistake as last time. You know, Liverpool this season is much better than last season!¡±

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