Fox in the Penalty Area

"I really didn't expect Sarria to reach the semi-finals of the King's Cup..."

Hu Lai sighed at the TV screen.

At this moment, he was sitting with Li Qingqing in the living room at home, watching the live broadcast of the King's Cup semi-final.

The two sides are Sarria and Sporting Vizcaya. Sarria played at home, and the first round of the two sides was tied 0:0.

The second round will determine who advances to the final.

"The King and Catalan United played in the Copa del Rey with a rotation lineup, so they were eliminated early." Li Qingqing said.

In fact, it is not considered "early eliminated". The King of Madrid was eliminated by Sporting Vizcaya in the quarter-finals.

Catalonia was earlier, defeated by Real Caterjon in the quarter-finals.

In fact, for the rich teams, there is a lot of possibility of being eliminated from the third round of the Copa del Rey to the semi-finals.

Because the opponent is not a low-level league team, there is a high probability that it is a La Liga team, and its strength is not weak.

At the same time, the giants themselves will not be the main force, and basically use a rotation lineup to play, which leads to a decline in their own strength.

With the ebb and flow, the risk of being eliminated naturally increases greatly.

This is the case with King Madrid and Catalan this season.

Of course, the King of Madrid is even more regretful. They were eliminated when they were only one step away from the semi-finals. At that time, the King of Madrid had already begun to pay attention to the Copa del Rey. They did not rotate like before, but half-rotated-half of the main players were generally substitutes.

But football games are sometimes like this, and the result is not simply determined by paper strength.

The players of the King of Madrid obviously do not pay more attention to domestic cups than to the league and the Champions League, while Sporting Vizcaya knows very well that when the league is almost monopolized by the "Three Heroes of the Western Super League", the Copa del Rey is their only championship breakthrough.

If the whole army uses their lives, it is naturally stronger than the king who is absent-minded and hesitant.

It is not too surprising that the king was eliminated in the end.

The same was true for the Madrid Pirates last season, who were eliminated by Athletic Vizcaya in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey. In that game, the Madrid Pirates had a big rotation, including the main players such as Hou Lai and Di Kunzo, who did not even make the squad.

In the end, the away game lost 1:2.

Athletic Vizcair, a team from the Bilbao area, has a very tenacious will to fight. The stronger the opponent, the more vigorous they become. Even the three heroes of the Western Super League will have a headache when they meet.

They eliminated the Madrid Pirates last season, and this season they eliminated the Madrid Kings. In the King's Cup, it can be called the "Western Super League Killer".

However, Athletic Biscay, who is strong when he meets the strong, can't find the feeling of playing against the "Three Heroes of the Western Super League" when he meets Saria, who is not as strong as them.

So in the first round of the semi-finals, they were forced to a 0-0 tie by Saria at their home court.

Now the second round has been played for 60 minutes, and the score is still 0:0. Not only did Sporting Vizcaya fail to score in the game, they didn't even have an advantage on the scene.

They were able to eliminate the King of Madrid, but they performed mediocrely in front of Sarria.

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When Hu Lai was sitting on the sofa in the living room at home watching the match with Li Qingqing,

Seven days have passed since the last chapter.

In these seven days, the Madrid Pirates defeated the Sevilla Navigator 3:2 away in the league.

Hu Lai, who "goes home from a celebrity", faced the boos and scolding of the Voyager fans in the windsurfing stadium. He performed poorly and only scored one goal.

Failed to complete the Go Home and Wear the Hat achievement.

In such a comparison, perhaps the Sagrada Familia Stadium, home of the Catalan United, is his real "home", because he has been there three times as a guest, and completed a hat-trick three times... and at the sailing stadium, the home of the Seville Voyagers, He also only scored a hat-trick.

After the game, Hu Lai accepted the interview with a depressed face, he was not satisfied with his performance, and made a deep self-criticism.

Then he expressed his gratitude to the fans of Sevilla Navigator for their support, and he fully felt their enthusiasm.

I hope that next time when I return to the windsurfing stadium, I can show a better performance to give back to the enthusiastic Sevilla Voyager fans.

It's really yin and yang, but the public who understands the grievances and grievances of both sides did not criticize Hu Lai.

After all, this is a matter of your coming and going, your love and my wish...

The fans of the Voyagers of Seville also taunted Hou Lai maliciously, and it is normal for Hou Lai to taunt back.

Regardless of whether Hu Lai is really dissatisfied with his performance or pretends to be dissatisfied, the fans actually have nothing to dissatisfy.

Because he scored goals in the game.

This is already his twenty consecutive league goals.

His record of scoring consecutive goals in La Liga is still going on.

Also in this round of the league, the Kings of Madrid capsized - they were tied 1:1 by Real Carterjon at home!

You must know that Real Catjon will play the second round of the Copa del Rey semi-final with the Madrid Pirates in the middle of the week. Everyone thought that Real Catjon would put all their energy on that game and give up the league directly.

The players of the King of Madrid may also think so, thinking that they can win no matter what they do against an opponent who is not interested in fighting at home.

The result was unexpected...

If it wasn't for Meli's goal in the 79th minute, they might even have lost at home to Real Caterjon!

The King of Madrid, who drew at home with their opponents, is still second in the standings, but their gap with the first-placed Madrid Pirates has widened from two points to four points, and the gap with the third-placed Catalan United has changed from the original Four points narrowed to two.

The competition among the three heroes of the Western Super League has entered a fever pitch.

Both King Madrid and Catalan have lost their qualifications for the Copa del Rey, which is actually a good thing for them.

Because they can put more energy into the league and the Champions League.

After all, the gold content of these two champions is far better than the Copa del Rey.

In many cases, the Copa del Rey is just a "consolation prize" without the league title and the Champions League. If the Madrid Pirates lose the league title and the Champions League in the end, they only win the Copa del Rey. No one will think that their season is successful. .

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The day before Hou Lai sat at home watching Huange's game, the Madrid Pirates had just finished their Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Real Caterjon.

The Madrid Pirates, who defeated their opponents 2:0 in the first round, did not take it lightly.

They learned from their city rivals' draw at home to Royal Carterjon.

They played almost all the main force when they went to the away game.

Real Carterjon really played very tenaciously.

At this time, Hu Lai stepped forward and scored the only goal of the game, helping the team win 1:0.

In the end, the Madrid Pirates eliminated Real Caterjon with a total score of 3:0 and took the lead in reaching the final of the Copa del Rey.

That's why Hu Lai was able to sit comfortably on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, Li Qingqing's arms around him, and watch another King's Cup semi-final.

It is really "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight".

"I feel that Saria's team has prepared for this game for a long time, and many tactics are targeted."

After watching the game for more than 60 minutes, Li Qingqing expressed her feelings.

"It's not just this game, they're like this throughout the Copa del Rey." Because whether it's Saria or Sporting Vizcaya, there will always be one of the opponents of the Madrid Pirates in the Copa del Rey final, so Hou Lai must have Get a little more informed.

Unlike the giant team's strategic rotation of the Copa del Rey, Sarria will instead strategically rotate the league and focus on the Copa del Rey when there is a Copa del Rey match.

Especially after the Catalan United and the King of Madrid were eliminated successively, their enthusiasm for the King's Cup is even higher.

Because they know that they will definitely not win the league championship.

The Copa del Rey is their only chance to touch the championship trophy.

If you win the King's Cup, you can also participate in the Europa League next season.

If they can participate in the Europa League twice in three seasons, it will be a remarkable achievement for the mid-lower team Sarria.

So Saria's team is very unified in thinking, that is, to work hard in the Copa del Rey!

This is not just what Hou Lai analyzed from Sarria's consistent performance, but what Brother Huan told them in the group.

Looking back now, Hu Lai felt a little embarrassed, and he sighed softly.

Hearing the sound, Li Qingqing asked, "What's wrong?"

Hu Lai smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, I just remembered that Brother Huan told us in the group before that their Sarria's season goal was the King's Cup...At that time, he probably thought that we pirates would not pay too much attention to the King's Cup. Like the Catalan United, they were eliminated early. But now we are advanced to the finals, if he also enters the finals, wouldn’t we know their secrets? Wouldn’t they be able to pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, making us underestimate the enemy?”

Li Qingqing smiled: "Hey, what kind of secret is this? Any team that reaches the final must be aiming for the championship, regardless of their strength. So if they can really enter the final of the King's Cup, they can't pretend to be pigs at all. Of course, unless you think they are pigs, they are arrogant and underestimate the enemy in the finals, and finally carelessly lose the championship..."

"With me here, it would be impossible for such a bloody thing to happen!"

Hu Lai patted his chest.

"If Brother Huan and the others make it to the final, I will go to the team to publicize Saria's 'wolf ambition' tomorrow! Let everyone be vigilant against them. If necessary, I can go directly to the head coach and tell Saria's Pass the information to Parotti..."