The green devil

After Moreno's goal, Malaga tried to counterattack, but their offensive power was too weak to break through the Espanyol's goal.

Although the Espanyol team really wanted to score again, Zhao Yang was a little tired. After securing the goal, his desire to attack was not strong, and the other players were not capable enough to seize the opportunity. In the end, neither side scored again.

After the Spaniard beat Malaga 3-0 at home, the points reached 25 points.

Since the match between Atletico Madrid and Real Betis will be played on Sunday, the Spaniard temporarily overwhelmed Real Madrid with 24 points and ranked second in the standings.

Although Atletico Madrid has a high probability of defeating Real Betis on Sunday and once again surpassed the Spaniard in points, even if they only stay in the second position for one day, it is enough for the fans to be happy, because the Spaniard has reached the top three in the standings last time. It was 1 years ago.

The next day, almost all the sports media were commenting on the Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, boasting Barcelona to the sky as a model of artistic football, and demoting Real Madrid to the ground.

Naturally, the media did not forget the Espanyol.

After defeating Malaga and ascending to the second place in the standings, the Spaniard has initially revealed the true qualities of a big dark horse.

And with Celta behind the Spaniard losing, Villarreal is tied.

In other words, in a short period of time, the Spanish team will still occupy the top three positions in the standings.

"Aspen" commented: "The Spaniard's victory is still continuing. They have now entered the Champions League. With the strength of the Spaniard, it may be difficult for them to continue to sit in this position at the end of the season. But entering the Europa League The possibility is not small."

"The Spaniard's results are not only surprising, but the young players in their team are also eye-catching. Zhao Yang, who was recruited from West C, has now scored 10 goals and is the team's top scorer. He is also No. 3 in the La Liga scorer list. .11, Ronaldo and Suarez are ranked above him with [-] goals."

"Asensio was on loan from Real Madrid. In the talented Real Madrid, Asensio couldn't find a chance to play, but in the Spaniard, Asensio gradually grew into the core of the midfield. With Asensio's growth rate, Maybe in two seasons, Asensio will have to go back to Real Madrid."

"Gerard Moreno is not as dazzling as Asensio and Zhao Yang, but he is not weak. He is definitely a young man with great potential."

The pro-Barcelona "World Sports Daily" is naturally not interested in the Spaniard, but now no one can ignore the performance of the Spaniard this season. , the team with the best performance, reaching the top three in the standings, probably even their fans can't imagine."

Finally, the reporter of "World Sports Daily" did not forget to ridicule Real Madrid, "If you don't know about La Liga and read the standings, you may think that you will play the national derby against Barcelona, ​​and the Espanyol team will compete for the championship. Will treat Zhao Yang as Ronaldo."

Facing the compliments from the outside world, the Spaniards are relatively sober up and down.

Head coach Sergio has a lot of thoughts in his heart, but he said verbally: "The league has just played 12 rounds, and it is still too early to qualify for the Champions League and Europa League. We must recognize our own strength and not be blindly arrogant. "

In an interview with reporters, captain Victor Sanchez said: "Our results this season were indeed beyond our expectations. We changed to a new boss, but the new boss came too late and was not familiar with us. He didn't have time to buy players. Here comes a Zhao Yang from West C. We all thought it might be another season for relegation, but we didn’t expect that we would be in this position now. However, this is only temporary, we have not played in the Champions League for almost 30 years, There are also those who have not played in the Europa League for almost ten years, and we need to do better if we want to return to the European arena.”

Chairman Chen Yansheng once said that he was full of ambition when he looked forward to the future prospects of the Espanyol team after acquiring the Espanyol club. "I want the team to do well and reach the Champions League in three years..."

Now, Chen Yansheng's dream seems to be fulfilled ahead of schedule.

In this regard, Chen Yansheng was also a little unbelievable. He said: "The team's record is unbelievable. Now it looks like we are a championship team, but we must recognize the reality. We cannot be praised by the media. Going to the head, the game has to be played one by one, until the last game, we will not know who will be able to enter the Champions League and the Europa League. I will not put pressure on the coaches and players, but neither will I Do nothing, during the winter break we will add some strong players and increase the amount of winning awards and goal awards."

Zhao Yang may be the most high-profile player in the Espanyol team. When interviewed by reporters, he said: "Almost a third of the league has passed, and we are ranked second in the standings. We are proud of the result of our joint efforts, I know that the next schedule may be more difficult, but I believe we will be stronger, and I hope that at the end of the season, we can still stand in this position."

Zhao Yang obviously thought too much. One day after he said this, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis 1-0 in the away game, with 26 points, 1 point ahead of the Espanyol.

After the game, the head coach of Atletico Madrid, Simeone, said in an interview that the Spaniard started the season amazingly, Zhao Yang and Asensio have great potential, but Simeone believes that Atletico Madrid's competitors are still Barcelona and Real Madrid , the Spaniard may not have enough stamina, it is best to fight for a place in the Europa League.

For the next round of the Espanyol and Atletico Madrid match, Simeone is full of confidence. He said: "The Espanyol's attack power is very strong, with an average of more than 3 goals per game, and we conceded the fewest goals in the entire La Liga. It's a contest of spear and shield, but the Spaniard's goals are mainly concentrated on Zhao Yang's body. If Zhao Yang is locked, the Spaniard will hardly attack. This is their Achilles' heel. Next week's game, I will I believe we can come up with a solution to the problem.”

Since the bandit coach Simeone took office, Atletico Madrid's performance has been booming. It was the third place in La Liga last season and the champion of La Liga last season. The momentum is still unabated this season.

Although the Espanyol team has been in La Liga for more than 100 years, their best result is the third place, and they have only reached the top three of the standings four times in more than 100 years.

Facing the Espanyol, Atletico Madrid has a strong psychological advantage.