dhibooks Chapter 359 The battle for the first crown is about to begin
Chapter 359 The battle for the first crown is about to begin
Chapter 359 The battle for the first crown is about to begin
The 2005-2006 Spanish Copa del Rey final will be held at Valencia's home stadium, the Mestalla Stadium.The opponents are Real Madrid and Espanyol.
Another life-and-death match between the Madrid team and the Catalan team, the Mestalla Stadium, as a neutral stadium, may favor the Spaniards due to league competition.
For Real Madrid, this is the first championship battle of the season. At this point, they will not give up. Nothing can stop Real Madrid's determination to hit the "Triple Crown".
Leaving aside this final, the Copa del Rey's survival space has been gradually shrinking, especially in two-round matches, often due to the obvious strength gap between the opponents, the second round becomes garbage time.
In addition, in the Copa del Rey, some big clubs are used to sending youth team players to play, and at best they are only marginal players of the first team. Anyone can be selected.
The rules of the competition require that the combat effectiveness of each participating team has inevitably been weakened, and Real Madrid and Barcelona even use the Copa del Rey as a training time for substitute goalkeepers.In this way, the enjoyment of the game can be imagined.As a result, the number of spectators in many games cannot exceed [-].
If Real Madrid hadn't set their goal as the "Triple Crown" this year, then they might be facing Zaragoza and the Spaniard now, or maybe Real Madrid couldn't even pass the Athletic Bilbao level.
It is conceivable how many people will watch the irrelevant knockout match?
Of course, the final is still pleasing to the eye.When it comes time to compete for the championship, no one will give up the glory of the championship, and the final is not a two-round match, so there is a neutral court.
Counting the Copa del Rey finals, there have been times where the final venue was pre-determined, and then the team that owned the stadium reached the final. In this way, there was a favorable time, place, and people, but there were also unlucky ones, such as Real Madrid in 2002.
At that time, Real Madrid, which was on its 1th birthday, lost 2-[-] to Deportivo at the Bernabeu. That game should be an interesting story that has been widely praised in the Copa del Rey over the years. For those non-Real Madrid fans, this This game is definitely a past event that can be talked about after dinner.
Of course, there are many classic stories about Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey, even legendary.
The Copa del Rey final in July 1980, perhaps many old Real Madrid fans will proudly tell their younger generations.
That year, Real Madrid's youth team Castilla miraculously made it to the final in that season. Their opponent in the final was the first team of Real Madrid.
It's a pity that the Real Madrid youth team failed to create a miracle, and they eventually lost to Big Brother.And this legendary story has become a swan song, because this "family civil war" prompted the competition committee to change the rules and banned the youth team and reserve team from participating in the King's Cup.
Even so, without reaching the final, people still don't care much about the team's performance in the previous games. When it comes to the championship, everything seems irrelevant.
Especially now that the competition system has been reformed and the games started during the winter break, many big clubs feel that its existence will only get in the way. Some tireless feeling.
The historical background and importance of the Copa del Rey are not as important as the FA Cup in England. The latter has gradually lost its charm, not to mention the Copa del Rey, which is of little historical significance.
Of course, this is also related to the influx of a large number of foreign players into the league teams. They do not have the innate affection of local players for the cup.
The existence of the Copa del Rey has lost its appeal to the big clubs, and the small clubs have no spare time to distract them. Therefore, the trend of this event is bound to look low.
This year, after the reform of the competition system, although it is beneficial to the clubs in the first division, not many people still care about it.If it weren't for Real Madrid's strength, perhaps this year's Copa del Rey would be bleak under the cover of other competitions. Even except for the fans of the participating teams, no one knew who won the championship in the end.
How to solve these problems, at present, the management levels of the Spanish Football Association have not found effective means, or maybe they don't care about the possible ending of the King's Cup at all.
Just like now, Real Madrid's desire to win the championship is stronger, but the Spaniard, who was supposed to fight for the championship, is muddling along. Even the team of the deadly enemy Madrid, they have no interest.
Anyway, regardless of winning or losing, they will get a place in the European competition. Why not save some energy and strive for a good place in La Liga?
Of course, considering Real Madrid's poor performance in the Copa del Rey final in recent years, the Spaniard will not give up directly.
In 2000, the Spaniard defeated Atletico Madrid in the final to win the championship.The striker Tamudo who made contributions to the team at that time is still in the team.Although Real Madrid is strong, it is not omnipotent.
Because of the geographical relationship, the Spaniards in Catalonia and the Madrid people are born with a hatred bonus. Even though the Spaniards and Barcelona are sworn enemies, they have no way to be friendly to Real Madrid.
Even if they don't plan to fight Real Madrid, the Spaniards have not surrendered their guns and surrendered. The neutral stadium Mestalla will be almost full of fans from both sides. Of course, there are more Real Madrid fans, and no one wants to miss it. The first crown of a season that could make history for Real Madrid.
The Mestalla Stadium is a sacred hall that has witnessed the history of the Valencia team. After renovation five years ago, they can now accommodate 55000 fans.
This eternal "temple" in the hearts of Valencians is now full of fans from hostile areas. The local fans can't see it, curse Real Madrid's death, and sit at home watching soap operas.
It was not the first time for Xie Rui to come here, but the previous boos had been replaced by louder cheers. If he hadn't been too familiar with the Bernabeu, he almost thought he had returned to the home court.
Of course, all kinds of insults mixed with the cheers were directly filtered by his ears. No matter how much Espanyol fans don’t like Real Madrid, they can’t hate Real Madrid players like Barcelona fans. Back, facing such a small scene now, Xie Rui felt like he was scratching an itch, without any negative emotions.
"The Mestalla has now become a battleground between Madrid and Catalonia, which is really a strange setup, Valencia is Real Madrid's strongest remaining opponents in the league title. The Spaniard is their current opponent in the Copa del Rey final, and another Catalan team is likely to become their ultimate opponent in Europe. This game has too much meaning outside the game..."
(End of this chapter)