Unfortunately, the League Cup has not yet been reformed. Even if Espanyol wins the League Cup this season, it is still impossible to get the European Championship ticket for next season.

UEFA did not reform until 2013. The League Cup champions can directly qualify for the Champions League qualifiers, and later became a seed team.

Now, Espanyol can only seek opportunities in the Champions League through the league, so they must strive to keep their fourth position in the league so that they can participate in the Champions League qualifier next season. Even if they lose the Champions League qualifier, they will have a chance to participate in the League Cup.

Espanyol is now the only La Liga team in the UEFA Cup, and other competitors have been eliminated, which is very unfavorable for Espanyol. Espanyol's bench is too thin, and fighting on both sides is a test of the team. There are as many as 5 teams competing for the Champions League next season, Villarreal, La Coruna, Espanyol, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, and actually five teams between the Champions League and the League Cup are competing for tickets.

The top three are basically unshakable. Barcelona is far ahead at the top, ranking Real Madrid, which is four points behind, and Sevilla is third, but Sevilla is 8 points ahead of Espanyol, which is fourth, and there is almost no suspense in the top three. It depends on who is fourth, and the five teams are competing for fourth, and any game is quite a championship, and the ranking changes at any time.

Espanyol is not stable at all now, and they can only win every game. So Wu Sanshi's rest in the middle of the week is quite risky. If it were Valverde, Wu Sanshi would probably have started long ago, so how could he appear in the stands?

However, in this weekend's away game, Ruby put Wu Sanshi back into the starting lineup. He dared to play with fire at home, but he didn't dare to play with the away game.

What's more, it's against direct competitor Sevilla.

In fact, Espanyol's schedule is not easy. After playing Sevilla, he played against Real Madrid at home, and then played Aston Villa away. When he came back, he played against Villarreal and Aston Villa at home. Every game was a decisive battle, with three strong teams in the league, and the League Cup was also related to life and death.

The Spanish lineup is so thin, it is really difficult to take every step.

But the club's will is firm and has never given up any event. It will play the League Cup and the League! The morale of the players is also very high.

Although the UEFA Cup quarter-finals are still two weeks away, many players are already discussing Aston Villa.

Teammates discussing it from time to time on the training ground.

"Who is Aston Villa? I haven't heard of the players on their team."

"I think as long as we get a draw away, we can easily get them back to home. What should we do if we play Real Madrid?"

"It seems better to choose to give up Real Madrid's game and compete with Villarreal on the weekend."

Callehon made a small plan.

"Ivan's injury is a big problem, alas..."

De La Pena is expected to be injured for one month, and it is estimated that it will not be able to catch up with the first three games. The lack of a midfield brain will be a fatal blow to Espanyol.

Ruby was also upset about this matter. Although he defeated Ajax in the middle of the week, the team's control had dropped significantly. Nakamura alone still had difficulty supporting Espanyol's midfield. Especially when he played 433, Shunsuke Nakamura was a little overwhelmed. It is estimated that Ruby still chose to play back 442, which is more stable, but lacks offensive efficiency.

The training these days have also played 442. It can be seen that this lineup will be played on Sevilla on weekends. Hark returns to the stadium, which means that Moises will return to the midfield to protect Shunsuke Nakamura, Riera on the left, and veteran Rufit or Callejon on the right.

The forward is Stone's partner Tamudo, and the substitute is Louis Garcia.

Although Shunsuke Nakamura alone is unable to support Espanyol's midfield, if Shunsuke Nakamura did not come to Espanyol, the situation might not be so good now. It has to be said that Ruby's purchase of Shunsuke Nakamura during the winter break is really a preparatory decision.

"No matter who is missing, we have to do our best, right?"

“We have not obtained anything yet.”

Wu Sanshi took off his top and exposed his thin upper body. Although he already had eight pack abdominal muscles, the muscles on his chest were still pitifully small.

After he wiped his sweat, he suddenly remembered something.

The last time I said that I was sending sports cars to Ajax teammates was not done in the end. Why would I just use it to fool my teammates this time?

"Jose, haven't you driven a sports car yet?"

"I drove once, and I was still in Real Madrid at that time, and I drove Guti."

"What are you doing? You want to hit me, don't you?" Callehong rolled his eyes. He knew that Wu Sanshi was rich, but did he want to hit him with a sports car?

"No, no. I'm just thinking..."

"If we can enter the Champions League again this season and win the League Cup again, that would be perfect."

"If we don't keep some memorials for such a wonderful season, it would be unreasonable."

"And what, do you think about it? Give each of us a sports car?"

"Huh, how did you know?"

"Really?" Karehong's eyes lit up. He just said it casually, Wu Sanshi took it seriously.

Hark and Casilla next to him had a sharp ear and immediately came over.

“stone,”

"You're serious?"

"real?"

"A sports car?"

The reaction was exactly the same as Ajax teammates before. When everyone heard about the sports car, they were excited.

A sports car worth tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands per car, but the first team has more than one million.

"Yes, when did I tell lies? The premise is that we won the Champions League ticket and the League Cup championship, both are indispensable."

"No, no, I feel this is too difficult. I think it's better to take one step at a time." Harke quickly calmed down. The difficulty of this task is not average. It's possible to play in the Champions League and win the League Cup? No one dares to say that, and other teams are not idiots.

"That's why there is a sports car." Wu Sanshi smiled, "Let's do it, just get the UEFA Champions League ticket or enter the League Cup final, and complete one of them. I'll give everyone a famous watch..."

"It's not a street stall in the streets of Barcelona, ​​is it?" Callehong immediately covered his face.

"Do I look like it? Hehe." Wu Sanshi rolled his eyes, "This way, if you win the League Cup, it will be a famous watch and a sports car! This is more important. If you only have the qualifications for the Champions League, then there will be a famous watch."

"This is OK! This is OK!"
Chapter completed!