Chapter 1417 The league is the bottom line
Being eliminated by the Kings in the Champions League semifinals was a heavy blow to the Pirates, but it was not the end of the world.
Pain is pain, life has to go on.
Pirates fans will not ask the entire team to stay in mourning until the end of the season just because the team was eliminated from the Champions League. In fact, it would be fine as long as the Pirates players don't show up on TV broadcasts with smiles on their faces in the immediate aftermath of a game.
As for whether the players smiled or not the next day, the fans didn't care.
They don't have the leisure to stare at the players' faces all day long to see who has poor micro-expression management...
Of course you will feel unhappy and depressed if you lose, but we are all adults and senior fans, so how can we not know that there is no permanent victory in football, and victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs?
Although it would be more unpleasant to lose to a rival in the same city, it is not that the Madrid Pirates have never lost to the Kings in the past.
Besides... isn't the league over yet?
We still have a chance to compete with the Kings for the league championship!
The debt of being eliminated from the Champions League must be settled in the league!
With this goal in mind, the dissatisfaction of Madrid Pirates fans about the team being eliminated from the Champions League by their city rivals will be reduced a lot.
It's almost equivalent to a mentality that allows the team to "take advantage of the situation and make meritorious deeds."
If the Pirates ultimately lose to the Kings in the La Liga title race, all the anger accumulated by the fans may be released.
And head coach Parotti may be under great pressure...
As a wealthy team, it is really unreasonable to miss any championship for two consecutive seasons.
After being eliminated from the Champions League, Madrid Pirates also lost all excuses and reasons. They must win this league championship.
At the same time, the King of Madrid has the opportunity to achieve the first "Triple Crown" glory in the history of Spanish football.
They have hopes of winning the league, and they are not small.
The Champions League reached the final, and the Copa del Rey also reached the final.
According to the schedule, Wednesday, May 3rd is the Copa del Rey final. The opponent of the Madrid Kings in the final is Catalonia United, the arch-enemy of El Clasico.
If they can defeat Catalonia and win the Copa del Rey, the process of the "Triple Crown" will be officially launched.
Next is the final round of the league on May 13th. If they can defeat Saria at home, and as long as the Madrid Pirates cannot win Catalonia away from home, the Kings can win the league championship again.
Finally, there is the Champions League final. To be honest, after defeating Blue and White Munich and Madrid Pirates, the Madrid Kings are already the number one favorite to win the championship. Compared with them, Stan Park Rangers are not as strong as them. The only advantage may be that they play in London, which is barely considered the home advantage of the English team.
But everyone is still more optimistic about the King winning the Champions League.
Therefore, the possibility of the King completing the "Triple Crown" is very high.
As rivals in the same city, the only thing the Pirates can decide is the league.
Therefore, after being eliminated from the Champions League, the league became the bottom line for Pirates.
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On April 30, Sunday, the weekend after the Champions League semi-finals, La Liga ushered in the penultimate round, which is the thirty-sixth round of the showdown.
In this round, Catalonia, which was not hindered by the Champions League, easily defeated Getafe 1326 2:0 at home. The Madrid Kings and Madrid Pirates have rotated their lineups to some extent.
For the Pirates, Carey was not able to start, and Hu Lai continued to start because there was no problem with his physical fitness.
He had not scored in two consecutive league rounds before, and finally broke his "scoring drought" against Turias, who was ranked 11th.
He scored a goal in the game to help Madrid Pirates defeat Turias 2:0 away from home.
His personal league goals also increased to 32nd.
Later on the same day, in the home game between Madrid Kings and Valentia, Melli, who had just finished the Champions League and played 120 minutes of the game, did not start, but played in the last 20 minutes of the game. Substitute appearance.
He scored a goal soon after coming off the bench, taking his league tally to twenty-eight.
However, because Hu Lai also scored a goal in this league round, the gap between him and Hu Lai in the scorer list is still four goals and has not shortened.
This is not good news for Mellie.
Hulay, who has no Champions League to play, can finally output with full firepower in the league.
If Melli wants to surpass Hulay and win the league's golden boot, he not only has to work hard, but also has to hope that Hulay will not score in the remaining two rounds of the league... This requirement is really a bit high.
But Melly has no intention of giving up on this somewhat arrogant goal.
Just like he did in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, he did not give up or admit defeat, and finally created a miracle. His assist helped Cerrados draw the Pirates, which broke the opponent's morale and laid the foundation for defeating them in overtime. Base.
So whatever he does, as long as it doesn't end, Melly will never give up early.
Even if it was all in vain in the end, at least he had worked hard for it.
With Melli's goal, the Kings of Madrid defeated Valentia 1:0 at home. Although the winning process was a bit difficult, we still won and gained precious three points.
So after this round of league play, the rankings of the top three teams in the league have not changed, and so has the point difference.
Madrid Pirates ranked first with 92 points, Kings ranked second with the same points, and Catalonia United ranked third with 90 points.
Everyone still has a chance to win the championship, and everyone can overturn.
It is also worth mentioning that Zhang Qinghuan's Saria has been eliminated from the Europa League, and their performance in the final sprint of the league was very good.
Previously affected by the knockout stages of the Europa League, they were winless in four rounds in the league. Now it has won two games in a row.
The league ranking has also caught up to eighth place from the previous ninth place, and is only six points away from seventh place Royal Cathorn.
With two rounds left in the league, there is a chance to grab seventh place.
Since this season's Copa del Rey final is between Madrid and Catalonia, both teams have already confirmed their qualification for next season's Champions League. So no matter who wins the Copa del Rey, the Europa League quota brought by this championship will be postponed in the league.
So seventh place can also qualify for the Europa League!
Saria also caught up with the last train of the Europa League by virtue of seventh place in the league last season.
This season, they may repeat this scene again!
If he can participate in the Europa League again, this will definitely be good news for Zhang Qinghuan.
Chinese fans are also happy to see Zhang Qinghuan continue to play in the Europa League - his performance in the Europa League this season is still very good, scoring a total of one goal and providing three assists.
At the same time, the Europa League is also very useful for his improvement.
If he can often participate in European competitions, it will be of great benefit to both Zhang Qinghuan himself and the Chinese team.
It is still very difficult for Saria to qualify for the Europa League next season.
On the one hand, they have to count on their direct competitor, currently seventh-ranked Royal Cathorn, to lose all the remaining two rounds of the league.
On the other hand, Saria also needs to win the remaining two rounds of the league.
Both requirements are difficult, especially the second one.
In the thirty-seventh round of the league, they faced Pamplona at home, who was fighting for relegation. It is common sense that relegation teams are difficult to play. So they may not be able to win this game.
However, Saria has home court advantage and the probability of winning is still high.
But in the last round, it is basically "mission impossible" for Saria - they have to challenge the Madrid Kings away from home, who are aiming to win the championship.
The opponent is the powerful King, and it is still at the King's home court. At the same time, the King also has to compete with Madrid Pirates and Catalonia for the league championship.
Even if only one of these three factors appears, it is enough to make Saria drink a pot.
Now three factors appear at the same time, and Saria has almost no reason to win away from home.
Therefore, participating in the Europa League for two consecutive seasons is destined to be nothing more than a dream for Sarria fans and many Chinese fans.
Although he will not qualify for the Europa League next season, Saria's performance this season has been perfect.
They finally reached the quarterfinals in the Europa League, and under such a premise, the league has not collapsed.
Thinking about the last time they participated in the Europa League, they were directly relegated at the end of the season... What else do Saria fans want nowadays?
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PS, today’s single update, thank you for your understanding! (End of chapter)