After drawing with Atletico Madrid with a remnant formation, Yun Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the result was not so satisfactory, at least it was not the worst result.
Before this game, Depor suffered a series of draws, and their league advantage has been drawn closer and closer by their opponents.
The standings before this game have been played for 21 rounds of La Liga. Depor, who is ranked first, has 57 points and his top position is still stable. However, compared with the situation where we were more than ten points ahead of the second place a few rounds ago, our competitors are now gradually approaching.
Barcelona is in second place with 52 points, Atletico Madrid in third place with 50 points, and Real Madrid in fourth place with 49 points.
After a draw with Atletico Madrid in the 22nd round of the league, as Barcelona and Real Madrid both won, some changes occurred in the top four of the league standings.
Depor still tops the list with 58 points, followed by Barcelona with 55 points, Real Madrid with 52 points and Atletico Madrid with 51 points.
Why was Simeone a little pessimistic about defending the league title after the game? Because in addition to Deco, the other two competitors continue to be in great shape!
Barcelona is currently only three points behind Deportivo. As long as they win, they can catch up with Deportivo!
The distance between Real Madrid and Deportivo is only 6 points, just two games!
Due to widespread injuries in the team, Deportivo went from a record 18-game winning streak at the beginning of the season, leading the top three in the Western Premier League by more than ten points, to now being about to be caught up!
Now the situation is very dangerous for Deportivo!
What makes Yunsheng even more worried is that in the 23rd round of the league a week later, they will face the challenge of Barcelona at home. Barcelona is bound to win this game!
Can Yunsheng, who drew with Atletico Madrid with his remaining form, get an advantage from Barcelona this time?
In the next week, Yunsheng paid close attention to the team's tactical drills, especially the defense in front of the penalty area, and carried out targeted strengthening.
You must know that what they are about to face is the No. 1 pass-control football player in Europe, or even the No. 1 pass-control player in football history!
After training, Yun Sheng went to visit several wounded people.
Irving and Berba have recovered 90% from their injuries and will be able to train with the ball soon. They are expected to return to the court before the end of the month.
Maicon and Balzaretti are also recovering well. They have already started training with the ball, which is about the same time as Irving and Berbatov are expected to return.
What makes Yunsheng most happy is that Riquelme returned to the court early!
He even participated in several training matches this week and his condition has returned to 70% to 80%.
In the current situation of personnel shortage, Yunsheng put him on the bench and considered letting him appear in the next round of games - this was also Riquelme's initiative.
Although Riquelme told Yun Sheng that he had let go of his unpleasant experience at Barcelona, this did not affect his desire to challenge Barcelona.
Yun Sheng can understand.
Two days before the start of the game, Yunsheng determined the starting lineup for this game.
Considering the physical problem, Yunsheng made some adjustments to the lineup. In the midfield position, Beckham, the best player in the previous game, started, replacing Belleron; the double midfielder Gattuso and Cai Huikang, Still getting the chance to start, these two people are an important part of Yunsheng's blocking of Barcelona's passing control.
On the front line, Drogba and Henry got a rest. James Ronaldo and Pogba started the game and appeared in the shadow forward position, delivering cannonballs to center Wu Lei.
On the evening of February 9th, the Riazor Stadium was bustling with people, and this much-anticipated battle for the top spot was about to begin.
After encountering a wave of consecutive league draws, Deportivo not only lost their points advantage to their opponents, but also lost their goal difference advantage. Now they even have two goal differences less than Barcelona.
This means that as long as Barcelona can win this game, they will return to the top of the standings!
Therefore, for Barcelona, they must win this game!
This season Barcelona has reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League and they are aiming for the Champions League title. In the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, they defeated the Hercules 3-0 at home and are already more than half way into the Copa del Rey final.
For Vilanova, their goal this season is very clear, which is the Triple Crown!
At the side of the court, Vilanova, who was determined to win, saw Yun Sheng who had already entered the court, and the two hugged cordially.
Yun Sheng smiled: "Tito, how is your health?"
"I'm recovering well. I'm undergoing conservative treatment recently and preparing for surgery at the end of the season." Vilanova looked at Yunsheng gratefully. "Dear friend, I hope you don't think I'm verbose. I must express my gratitude to you again. , you saved my life..."
Yun Sheng waved his hands repeatedly: "Tito, I really dislike your verbosity. You are always verbose about trivial matters. You are not allowed to mention this matter again, otherwise I will be angry."
Vilanova nodded with emotion, patted Yun Sheng's shoulder hard, and said nothing more.
Yun Sheng was delighted: "You're quite strong. It looks like you're recovering well. In fact, you should have the surgery as soon as possible."
Vilanova shook his head: "I hope to lead the team to finish this season and achieve the Triple Crown before taking a good rest."
"You are really a perfectionist," Yun Sheng smiled bitterly, "But the problem is not big. I heard experts from Yuntian Medical Laboratory tell me that your condition is getting better and better, and the impact of later surgery will not be big. My Continue to arrange for the medical team to help you."
"Thank you so much, my friend!"
"Well, I can help you in the medical field, but you should change your dream of winning the Triple Crown."
"Change it to what?"
"Change the goal of the Triple Crown to the Champions League," Yun Sheng said with a smile. "After all, the league and Copa del Rey titles belong to us, Deportivo."
Vilanova also smiled: "You are really confident, but after this game, the top spot will change hands."
"Haha, let's meet on the field then."
"Well, if we take away three points from Riazor, I hope you won't be angry with me."
Yunsheng and Vilanova have a very good relationship, and the two chatted on the sidelines.
On the court, familiar players from both sides were also saying hello.
As a former Barcelona player, Henry has the best relationship with Barcelona players.
During the few years he played for Barcelona, Henry got the championship he wanted, especially in the magical year of 2009 when Barcelona won the title. Henry won all the glory with Barcelona and his career was complete.
Seeing each other again, Henry was filled with emotion.
Several old friends Xavi and Iniesta are still in style, Messi, the little flea back then, has also grown into the world champion in the era of twin prides, and there are also new players such as Cesc Fabregas and Sanchez who joined Barcelona after leaving the team. This Barcelona is getting stronger and stronger.
Xavi, Iniesta and other stars hugged Henry warmly and talked about the past of the six-time championship season. Everyone was quite emotional.
Times have changed and the situation is different, which is sad.
Both are former Barcelona players, but the attitude of another Depor player is completely different from Henry...
