A 2-2 draw away to Inter Milan didn't make it easy for Flores as they continue their road trip, starting with a weekend run against promoted Mattaragona against their opponents in the 24th round of the league.

There is also a Copa del Rey quarter-final to play in midweek, but the good news is that they beat Osasuna 3-0 at home in early February, and progressing to the last four of the Copa del Rey should not be a problem.

Everyone expected Valencia's final two games at the end of February to be very easy.

But these two games have not been easy for Valencia.

They were first held to a 1-1 draw away from home by promoted Mattaragona and, had it not been for Elo's header, they might have suffered their first league defeat on the road, and then suffered their first defeat of the new season with a 1-0 defeat at the El Sardar Stadium in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

This result is very bad for Valencia, who are aiming for a treble this season.

Because they have to start the second leg of this season's Champions League quarter-finals at home next week, and coupled with the inducement of the media, the atmosphere in Valencia's team suddenly becomes tense.

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No one expected Valencia to draw one and lose one of their two matches at the end of February.

Not only did they draw away from league vice-captain Tarragona, but they also lost 1:0 to Osasuna in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, suffering the first defeat of the new season, and counting the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 away to Inter Milan, they have not won three games.

It was originally a strategic adjustment and an ordinary game, but it was promoted by the media as Valencia's competitive state plummeted, but not to mention, it really made sense to be narrated by the media.

"Since Valencia's 2-2 draw away to the mighty Inter Milan, they seem to have entered a strange circle, drawing away at league vice-captain Tarragona and then losing to Osasuna, who have been in a slump of form in the new season, is this really Valencia, the current leaders of La Liga? No! Let's take a look at the number of matches in Valencia's last three rounds, including more than 60 shots on goal, that is, an average of 20 shots per game, but only three goals, and it is worth noting that all three goals were scored by Ai, which means that if he is not in these three games, Valencia's results will be quite bad......"

"For Valencia, relying on Ai's individual performance, it will make them very passive in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, which means that Inter Milan only need to defend him to death, and then they can free up time to participate in the attack, perhaps, it is really possible to attack Valencia, who have won all at home this season......"

With the media digging deeper, Sport helped Inter Milan, who had lost their first move, to disrupt the hostile situation.

Indeed, when the new edition of Sport Milan became a bestseller in Europe, the fans who supported Valencia became panicked, and with the panic of the fans, there were some bad voices among the Valencia team.

Because victory can cover up a lot of things.

In the same way, failure can also make a team a lot of things.

During the winter break, the team broke the news that the chairman had embezzled the club's funds, which was infinitely magnified at this moment, because it meant that the future of many players at the club was very uncertain.

Many of the players in the team see Valencia FC as a company, and they are just part-time workers who do not have a deep relationship with the team.

According to the analysis of the media, Valencia will most likely not be paid wages next season, so it is normal for players who have no sense of belonging to the club to start looking for a way out for their future.

Naturally, the mind is not on the game, and it is normal for there to fluctuate in form.

Therefore, before facing Celta at home, the Spanish newspaper Marca broke the news that the agents of the team's famous players contacted the senior management of other clubs.

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Against this backdrop, Valencia welcomed Celta de Vigo at home.

Before the game, many media were not very optimistic about Valencia's prospects, after all, in a modern football world where money burns, no matter how good a club is, without money, it is nothing, because there is only one Belleron in the world.

Although the team's morale was weak before this game, but fortunately, it had the advantage of being at home, Valencia in the 50,000 fans in the stands cheered on, with Iro's pick and pass from Viana, who came on as a substitute in the penalty area in the 26th minute of the second half, scored from 10 yards out, and won the game with a difficult score of 1:0.

The next day's media reports were not optimistic about Valencia's victory in the league, but instead began to worry about the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final in midweek.

'Despite the win at home to Celta, the focus is on the process of the game rather than the final result, in this 90-minute game, the home team Valencia had a very rare lower possession rate than the away side Celta, and it is still unknown whether Valencia will be able to achieve their first win in the last four rounds if Ai had not seized the opportunity in the second half of the game......

“…… On the other hand, if Valencia is in good form, Valencia can win or keep the team unbeaten, if the form is not good, it will be like the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Osasuna, so the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final in midweek is a bit dangerous for the home team. ”

A Champions League preview from the newspaper As.

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Under the rendering of the newspaper As, the morale of the players in Valencia became lower and lower, but fortunately, the head coach Flores and the general manager Carboni negotiated early, and a press conference was held in the afternoon of the day of the newspaper's release.

Faced with the problems that have recently come to light, Carboni gave an ambiguous answer, "Although the team is suffering from a shortage of funds now, it does not mean that we do not have the funds to invest in the preparation for next season, because there are already several international predators who have asked about the possibility of buying out Valencia...... And in the negotiations between sponsors and partners, the results will soon be reached, and everyone here needs to pay attention to the renewal or change of sponsorship contracts will be increased by at least two times, do you still think that the club will be short of money? ”

The reporters here are all thoughtful staff, knowing that if it is really according to what Carboni said, Valencia will really come back from the dead, and it is nothing new in recent years for international predators to buy football clubs, and as Valencia's results get better and better, there is indeed no shortage of doubling sponsorship contracts.

In fact, Carboni is only half right, most of the big bosses who have contacted Valencia have chosen to give up because of the team's high debt, and only the doubling of the team's advertising and sponsorship contracts is true, but they are all under negotiation.

He is most pleased with the sponsorship contracts of several large Chinese companies, namely the sponsor of the jersey and the sponsor of the chest of the jersey.

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After Carboni held a press conference on behalf of the club, the atmosphere of the team felt a sense of prosperity, and then the captain of the team also held a small meeting with the players in private, so that the players in the team could temporarily relax, because even if there is a situation where the salary cannot be paid, it will be next season, and it has nothing to do with this season.

Now that the future of the team is like this, what else is there to worry about? Kick a good ball and get a raise...

Even if you can't meet the requirements for a salary increase and get a good honor this season, won't you still have the capital to ask for good treatment when you go to your new club next season?

Once Valencia FC has solved the immediate needs, good things have followed.

On Sunday, the 25th round of the 2006-2007 La Liga season was over, and the most eye-catching thing was that Barcelona lost 1:2 away to Sevilla, which was a win and a loss with Valencia, and the point difference was widened to 18 points, which is undoubtedly a very difficult thing for Barcelona to win the championship in the new season.

Valencia and Barcelona have increased their points to 18 points, which can fully allow Valencia to fully focus on the Champions League and Copa del Rey in the next games, as long as there are not consecutive defeats in the league, then there should be no problem with the La Liga title this season.

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With the weekend's domestic league wrapping up and the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals approaching, the focus of the European mainstream media has shifted from their respective leagues back to the UEFA Champions League.

England's "Times" mentioned that after the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final between the two sides, Ailo did not complete the handshake with Materazzi, and put forward his own opinion, "After the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final between Inter Milan and Valencia half a month ago, Valencia's star Ai refused to shake hands with Materazzi, and after the game, both sides refused to answer questions in this regard, so... It's a topic worth looking into, as the second leg of the week will directly determine which team will advance to the quarter-finals, and the feud between Ai and Materazzi will be revealed in this match......

This point mentioned by The Times has been reprinted by many mainstream media in Europe, and Elo, who is preparing for the second leg in Valencia, Spain, naturally saw the news.

After half a month of recuperation, the wound on Aylo's left eyebrow bone has also healed, but he has never had a problem forgetting that Materazzi gave him that elbow, so he is ready to give him some color in the Champions League in midweek, and let him know that not everyone can be lightly 'offended'.

Of course, this color is naturally not a tooth for a tooth, but a 'tooth for a tooth', Materazzi likes to use fouls to stop Aillo, so Atlaszi has to use technology to humiliate Materazzi, thinking that not every game The referee's vision is not good, so ......

ps: Gray often thanks the two monthly tickets of the bereaved love, as well as the generosity of the book friend 1766536285, haha, continue to ask for tickets!