Barcelona, 9 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, accumulated 29 points, ranked first in the league.
Sevilla, 6 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses, accumulated 21 points, ranked second in the league.
Sporting de Gijón, 6 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses, accumulated 20 points, ranked third in the league.
Atlético Madrid, 5 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, accumulated 19 points, ranked fourth in the league.
Levante, 6 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses, accumulated 19 points, ranked fifth in the league.
Real Betis, 4 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses, accumulated 18 points, ranked sixth in the league.
RCD Espanyol, 5 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses, accumulated 17 points, ranked seventh in the league.
Valencia, 4 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses, accumulated 16 points, ranked eighth in the league.
Deportivo La Coruña, 4 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses, accumulated 16 points, ranked ninth in the league.
Real Madrid, 5 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses, accumulated 16 points, ranked tenth in the league.
Mitra, a reporter from the Voice of Gijón, held a copy of El Mundo Deportivo in his hands. In today's newspaper, the Catalonia media company listed the top ten in the La Liga standings in a prominent position.
There were no other side lines. It was just the standings!
When the Catalans saw this page, they would all laugh from the bottom of their hearts. Their pride was evident in their words.
Needless to say, at this moment, the standings were Barcelona's pride. It was Catalonia's humiliation to their arch-rival, Real Madrid.
For the past few seasons, Barcelona had been plagued by internal and external problems. They had been suppressed by Real Madrid. This made Catalonia's people very depressed. Now, this season, they had turned the tables.
Mitra did not care much about the feud between Barcelona and Real Madrid. He looked at Sporting de Gijón in the third place and felt proud. Before the start of the season, when Sporting de Gijón had lost twice in a row at the beginning of the season, who would have thought that Sporting de Gijón would be in the top three in the league? Sporting de Gijón had even been in the second place in the league!
This was enough to make any Gihon citizen proud!
However, looking at Li Ang, who was sitting in front of the stage, and the Barcelona manager, Rijkaard, who was beside him, Mitra felt a little worried. He was worried for Sporting de Gijón. Barcelona was at the peak of their power, and Sporting de Gijón would face great difficulties in this match! Camp Nou was the most terrifying home ground in the entire La Liga! It would be very, very difficult for Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón to escape unscathed!
*****
It was the pre-match press conference for the match between Barcelona and Sporting de Gijón.
Barcelona was a powerhouse in La Liga and the leader of the La Liga. Sporting de Gijón was a newly promoted team, but they were the biggest dark horse in La Liga this season. They were currently in third place in the La Liga standings. Such a match would be the highlight of this round of the league.
At the press conference, Li Ang had a smile on his face, looking like a polite and modest gentleman.
The people of Catalonia said that Li Ang was an "old friend of Barcelona." However, this was the first time that Li Ang had led his team to visit Barcelona. Therefore, although they had seen Li Ang's photos and news videos before, this was the first time that many of the people of Catalonia had seen Li Ang in person.
He had a humble smile on his face, and he looked very gentle and easy to get along with. This was their first impression.
Then, Li Ang's words made the people of Catalonia even happier.
The reporters of Catalonia first praised Li Ang, saying that the team he led was the biggest dark horse in La Liga this season.
Li Ang listened with a smile and nodded in thanks. He knew that the purpose of these people was not to praise him. The highlight of the show was yet to come.
Sure enough, after a slightly insincere praise of Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón, the reporters of Catalonia asked Li Ang to talk about Barcelona's performance this season and the recent games, especially the performance of the El Clásico against Real Madrid.
The smile on Li Ang's face widened. Li Ang had already guessed what they were up to. These vain people of Catalonia!
But this was exactly what he wanted. Wasn't this what he had decided to do today?
If you want to hear nice words, no problem. I have a basket of them here …
*****
"Barcelona played very beautifully. Their football made my eyes light up. This is currently the most pleasing football in the entire football world. Their game was very exciting. Their offense flowed like water. For a team like this, it's very difficult, very difficult to defend the goal and not concede …"
When they heard Li Ang say this, the people of Catalonia were first surprised, then very happy. They had heard before that this person's attitude towards the media was not good. He was almost pointing at the nose and scolding the media in Madrid. They did not expect to hear such words from his mouth now.
"Barcelona has many top star players. Ronaldinho's football talent is amazing … Harvey is the current and future core of Barcelona's midfield. Decaux's performance is amazing. Giuly and Larsson are the kind of players that people admire. Puyol is one of the best defenders in the world … Valdés's skills in front of the goal are getting better and better." Li Ang praised the Barcelona players, even the goalkeeper, Valdés, was not left out.
The people of Catalonia were very excited. They now really felt that this China man was good. He was worthy of being the "old friend of Barcelona" that they advertised. Yes, it was understandable that he did not get along with the Madrid media. He had a grudge against Real Madrid, just like how they, the people of Catalonia, would not say good things about the people of Madrid.
Li Ang glanced at the happy people of Catalonia. These people's excited eyes encouraged him: Continue, continue praising us, continue, don't stop! Harder! Ow!
Li Ang satisfied them.
"… I think this season's competition for the La Liga title is the most predictable in recent years. Barcelona's football is at least five years ahead of other teams … I'm not flattering anything, I'm telling the truth. The football that the Barcelona team plays is very modern and very advanced. They can win both the victory and the audience. This kind of football is really beautiful. To be honest, this has always been my goal … "
Li Ang looked very sincere and his smile was humble. This made the people of Catalonia like this person even more. What an honest person. He is worthy of being an old friend of Barcelona.
Some Catalonia reporters were already considering whether to call on the Barcelona players to not be too ruthless in the game. It would be enough if they won by three or four goals.
*****
Li Ang's words made the people of Catalonia happy and surprised the other Spanish reporters. Then, they despised Li Ang. This person had dared to go against Real Madrid and had been talking nonsense. They thought he was a brave man. They did not expect him to be a coward when he met with Barcelona. Despise!
Too flattering!
Too much!
Some reporters from Gihon also felt ashamed at this time. Although Barcelona was indeed very strong, as an opponent in the upcoming game, was it really good to flatter the other side like this?!
Only Li Ang's old friend, the reporter from the Voice of Gihon, Mitra, was shocked and puzzled at first. Then, he thought for a while and stared at Li Ang thoughtfully.
He knew this China coach. This was a person who was not afraid of anything, no matter how strong the opponent was. He dared to go against the other side. He dared to challenge Real Madrid and shout that they would regret it. Would he bow down to Barcelona? Impossible! This person was proud in his bones! Incomparably proud! No matter how strong the opponent was, he would never surrender without a fight! He would rather die in battle than raise his hands and surrender!
Mitra felt that he understood this person. Then, how could this scene be explained?!
At this time, Li Ang's words just now made Mitra feel that he had grasped something. He was sure of his judgment.
Li Ang praised almost all of Barcelona's players, but he did not mention one person. He did not mention Barcelona's striker, Eto 'o!
Did he accidentally forget this player?!
Impossible, Eto 'o was Barcelona's number one striker, the king of La Liga's striker!
Li Ang even praised the veteran, Larsson, who was still recovering from his injury. How could he forget Eto 'o?
Then, there was only one possibility. This person's praise of Barcelona was intentional. It was all to confuse! Was this a psychological battle? Was this a smoke bomb?!
*****
Why was Mitra so sure of this judgment? It was because Li Ang did not praise Eto 'o. Why? Because the Cameroonian was suspected of verbally humiliating his player, Milito! Li Ang was an extremely protective person. Even if he was the one who released the smoke bomb, he was not willing to praise the person who humiliated his player! This was this person's bottom line!
None of the Catalonia people at the scene noticed this detail. They were all confused by this person's flowery words. Only Mitra, because he understood this person, caught this detail.
"How to deal with this game?" Li Ang was answering a question from a Catalonia reporter. The other party asked him about his preparations for this game. Li Ang looked like he had a headache and was troubled. He said, "Barcelona's offense is so strong. What can I do? What can other managers do? We can only do our best to defend. This is not a secret, so there's nothing to hide. "
The Catalonia people's laughter came from the scene.
The corners of Mitra's mouth twitched. He resisted. He really wanted to shout to not be fooled by this guy's flowery words. Even though he was supposed to be on the side of Li Ang and Xi Hong, when he saw this person with a glib tongue and a hypocritical mask coaxing the Catalonia people to laugh, he could not stand it. This guy was really willing to do anything to win the game!
Mitra was convinced that the Catalonia people would be surprised.
"Li is not an old friend of ours from Barcelona."
"Yes, what a good person."
Mitra heard the discussion of the Catalonia reporters around him. His facial muscles twitched. His stomach hurt. He felt uncomfortable holding it in …
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