With four main players still defeated the Spaniards, Mallorca's condition began to fully recover, and their bench thickness also began to show their role in this situation.

After defeating Espanyol, Mallorca ushered in the fifth round of the Champions League at home. The opponent defeated Udinese four-to-three in the last round, and Bremen, who scored four points, Jose used all substitutes to play in this game. Romero Campano and Camponino and other players who played in a few games got the chance to play. Because the main players were not there, Mallorca began to rely more on defensive counterattacks to deal with Bremen.

It was the hit of Bremen's fatal point. They must win this game so that they can gain the upper hand in the last round. However, they were eager to attack and were constantly threatened by Mallorca by counterattacks. Mendeta's long pass and Farinos' organization allowed the two forwards to gain opportunities. Silva's breakthrough on the left can also bring a huge threat. Sissoko's crazy running in the middle effectively protected Mallorca's frontier in the penalty area, allowing Bremen

Miku, the core of the midfielder, did not perform much in the whole game. In this case, Mallorca still maintained a super high winning rate in the Champions League. Van Persie and Guysa each scored a goal in the game. Silva added icing on the cake in the second half. Bremen only relied on Klashnic to score a point before the end of the game. Mallorca defeated Werder Bremen three-to-one at home and won the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule. In another game, Udinese reversed 2-to-1 away.

Panasinacos ranked second with seven points - it is already quite dangerous for Bremen to qualify. In addition to defeating Panasinacos in the last round, they also have to hope that Mallorca, who is already indifferent to desire, can beat Udinese away - you should know that Mallorca actually attaches great importance to this game. After all, their home unbeaten record has so many games, and in the away game, Udinese only needs to get a draw to qualify...

This ending made Bremen very sad because they didn't know if they could qualify this time - although even if they qualify, they might only have to go one lap in the knockout round, but whether the group can qualify is two different things...

Jose doesn't care about this. In the next game, he will send all substitutes to deal with Udinese. Now his attention is only in the league...

In the last round of the league, Barcelona unexpectedly defeated Real Madrid 3-0 away, showing extremely excellent attack power and good condition. The new Real Madrid lost in front of Barcelona, ​​and its points were overtaken by Mallorca and dropped to fifth place. Mallorca's ranking rose to third place, two points behind the top two Barcelona and Osasuna - Osasuna also encountered a draw in the last round. Now the best condition in the league is Mallorca and Barcelona. Mallorca has won four consecutive games, while Barcelona has won five consecutive games...

Both teams are in good shape, and there are no strong opponents next. Next, it depends on who can get more points before the second round of the two sides on January 30th...

Mallorca's overall strength is better, but when it comes to the stability of the main lineup, Barcelona must be better. Compared with Mallorca, their important players, Ronaldo and Etoo, have better scoring skills at critical moments. The league competition this season will not be worse than last season!

Last season, Mallorca and Barcelona competed for the last moment of the league, and finally Mallorca made a successful comeback. This time they still want to do this, and Barcelona will no longer want to give Mallorca such a chance!

The two top teams in equally excellent form began to compete on both battlefields - like Mallorca, Barcelona also qualified two rounds in advance and suppressed Arsenal. Both teams started the same season, both of which performed poorly in the league and outstanding in the Champions League. Now they have recovered their form at the same time, and have begun to establish their position in the league with waves of victory!

On November 28, in the 13th round of the La Liga, Barcelona faced Atlético Santander at home, and Mallorca played Atlético Bilbao at home. The first game started was Mallorca. Mallorca, who was at home, did not give Athletico Bilbao too many opportunities. Under the crazy pressing of the opponent's midfield, Mallorca gradually gained the advantage in the midfield, and then looked for opportunities through continuous attacks. In the end, the two forwards, Torres and Klose, each scored a goal, Alonso and Ram added icing on the cake. Mallorca beat Athletico Bilbao four-zero at home, temporarily reaching the top of the standings.--(

One day later, Barcelona was not to be outdone. Etoho, Messi, Ronaldinho and Silvinho each scored a goal. Barcelona also defeated Atletico Santander four-one at home and continued to return to the first place.

Osasuna gritted her teeth and won. They defeated Alaves 3-2 at home and continued to rank second in the league. It is not easy for this team to play to this level now. Real Madrid was seriously injured after losing to Barcelona at home in the last round. In this round, they were tied by Real Sociedad 2-2 away and dropped to seventh place. They were gradually distanced by Barcelona and Mallorca.

A week later, in the 14th round of the league, Barcelona challenged last season's miserable Villarreal away - this time they did not give the opponent any chance. Peña scored his own own under Barcelona's strong offensive in the first half. Deco laid the victory in the second half, and Barcelona temporarily expanded its lead.

Mallorca continued to chase Barcelona in the next game. In the next day's game, they defeated the newly promoted Alaves three-to-zero away, Kaka scored twice, Matthias added icing on the cake, and Osasuna continued to grit her teeth and followed closely. They defeated Malaga two-to-one away and grabbed the three-pointer in the most labor-saving way. Real Madrid recovered their vitality. They beat Getafe with a small goal at home, ranking back to fifth place, and split with Valencia.

In the middle of this week, Mallorca was going to play in the last round of the Champions League group stage. Jose did not bring the main players to Italy at all. Almost all the main players were left in Mallorca for rest. He brought fourteen substitutes and four youth team players to Udinese. This approach made the home team feel very happy because they only need one draw to obtain the right to qualify in the group. For this small team, qualifying in the group will increase the income a lot...

But they seemed to have forgotten one thing, that is, Mallorca's lineup has also defeated many outstanding teams. They may be worse than the main players in terms of strength, but in terms of physical fitness and victory, they have surpassed the main players...

In this game, Jose once again adopted the method of stabilizing the midfield and quickly counterattacking, because there were more Silva and Mödita on the wing, which gave the two forwards Van Persie and Guísa a lot of opportunities. Guísa was at the forefront, while Vísie was wandering around. This tactic is very simple, but it is very troublesome, especially for a team like Udinese who is better at counterattacking...

Udinese only needs a draw, but Mallorca suppressed Udinese with offense at the beginning. After a series of passes and melee, Guysa grabbed the first landing point in the penalty area and used a beautiful down-to-ground shot to make the goalkeeper surrender!

The next thing made Udinese players feel very troublesome - because they have to speed up the attack if they want to draw, but if they pressed up, Mallorca's counterattack was not a vegetarian...

However, they had to put up and attack, and Mallorca began to fight defensively. Campo and Nino were not particularly outstanding central defenders. However, although they were not young, they were experienced. One was fill-up and the other was in a confrontation. The cooperation between the two was still very good. In addition, they didn't play much in the game and there was no problem with physical fitness. They had blocked Bremen's offense in the last game, and in this game, he also left Udinese's Yaqunta and others helpless...

In the second half, Mallorca's lightning counterattack made all Udinese fans desperate - Silva drove straight along the side road, and after passing two in a row, he cleverly distributed the ball to Van Persie in the middle. Van Persie did not hesitate and directly volleyed the ball, and the ball went straight into the dead corner, Mallorca laid the victory!

This is excellent news for Bremen. They also seized the last chance and scored a hearty victory at home, eventually defeating Panasinacos with a 5-1 score, and also won the last qualifying spot in the group!

The Udinese can only play the League Cup with a sad face - but this cannot be blamed for Mallorca. Mallorca treats Bremen and Udinese fairly, winning two games each. If Udinese had not lost to Bremen away, even if he only got a draw or seized the opportunity to defeat Bremen at home, then they would be the one who qualified now. After all, Bremen also lost three-pointers from Panasinacos...

In the end, in this group, Mallorca made great strides and advanced to the semi-finals with five wins and one draw, while Bremen successfully saved himself when he only scored one point in the first three rounds. The spirit of the Germans still played a big role at this moment...

For Jose, Bremen is much better than Udinese qualifying. At least Bremen is indeed more distinctive than Udinese. And a stronger team that does not meet Mallorca in the knockout round is more in line with Mallorca's interests. After all, it can consume the strength of his opponents for Mallorca...

Even if you win the league, for La Liga teams, Serie A is suppressed and surpassed by Bundesliga, it is obviously more beneficial to La Liga teams, because although they get more points in the ranking of Bundesliga, they have more points from the League Cup. Serie A teams are still much more competitive in the Champions League than Bundesliga. Only one Bayern can be awesome in the Champions League, and other teams are a little worse. However, the three northern top three in Serie A are not bad in the Champions League. If there are only three places in Serie A, it will be much more beneficial to La Liga...

Jose has always been reluctant to play against Serie A teams. Although his winning rate is very high, beating Serie A teams is also a very difficult thing. In contrast, playing with Premier League and Bundesliga teams is much more in line with his appetite, which is also a little selfish intention of Jose.


Chapter completed!