It is of course a very pleasant thing to defeat Barcelona. Xu Qi and all his teammates were very happy, so after the game, he also had a very exciting lā with his teammates.

However, they did not have too long to celebrate this victory, because the most critical second round 1/8 final will be held soon. They will face Schalke, a powerful team from Germany, at their home court.

In the first leg, Xu Qi performed very amazingly, completing a double score, helping the team win Schalke 04 2:1 away. In this game, they are not losing to Schalke 04 at home, or in other words, with only one Lingbi score, they can advance to the final Champions League quarter-finals if they lose this game.

Before the game, Spanish media also interviewed Xu Qi. Xu Qi attached great importance to the next game. They did not think they had entered the Champions League quarterfinals early. After all, Schalke 04 is very capable and is very likely to play a turnaround in the second round of the game.

Xu Qi is not being modest, and indeed Schalke 04's strength cannot be underestimated.

For preparing for this game, Emery still mainly trains to perform defensive counterattacks in the training arrangements before the game. After all, Valencia is now in the lead.

If the King's Cup match was not taken seriously in the opinion of Valencia, although they reached the finals.

However, the UEFA Champions League match is crucial to Valencia. Because Valencia is a club that is very short of money, they really hope to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League, which is the semi-finals of the Champions League, or even the finals, so that they can get generous competition rewards.

It can be said that such a bonus is the so-called life-saving money.

Before the game, TV5 also made a very comprehensive report on this game, which made the game full of popularity.

Schalke 04 coach Magath said before the game that their team's hopes are already very slim, because Valencia is a very strong team and they are still in the lead.

They just defeated the very powerful Barcelona team last weekend, which was simply incredible.

Valencia is now in full swing, while Schalke 04 suffered a difficult situation in the league last weekend.

Schalke, who ranked tenth in the league, lost 0:1 to Stuttgart, the bottom three in the league. Hao Junmin got a chance to play in this game, but all he received was a yellow card.

Between one and the other, more people are optimistic about Valencia.

With the rush of many fans, the start of this game is finally approaching, and the starting list of both sides before the game has finally been released.

In this game, Schalke 04's starting lineup was almost exactly the same as the previous round of the match.

The only change is on the two full-backs. Ataki Uchida on the right is still replaced by Hao Junmin this time, while on the left, it was replaced by Escudro, not Schmitz, because Schmitz has accumulated yellow cards and has been suspended.

On the other hand, Valencia has set up a 4231 formation.

Xu Qi still appeared on the left side that he was familiar with this time, and he would have a direct confrontation with Hao Junmin.

The game officially started, and both teams fought fiercely, but the game situation was in a 55-5 situation, and no team had an absolute advantage. Both sides each played their own offensive characteristics and styles during the period after the game began.

The commentator of this game is still Duan Xuan, and his commentary style is very suitable for this game, and it seems a bit passionate.

The first turning point of the game occurred in the seventeen minutes, when Raul pulled out of the penalty area and was knocked down by Valencia's defender.

This foul came from Navaro. In this game, Navaro did not look particularly good.

The referee gave Schalke 04 a very good frontcourt set piece. Falfan took the penalty. His free kick was shot straight into a dead corner, which made Guaita sigh at the ball.

Schalke 04 took the lead in winning a game, and this goal gave them hope for advancement.

This is how football games are. Often when people think there is no hope, there will always be some twists and turns that will make them see hope.

So Western players like to thank God very much, and they believe that the victory of the ball game requires God's blessing.

However, whether they can grasp this dawn God has given them depends on themselves.

Then, Topal got rid of the left and made a cross, hitting the encircled Ricardo Costa in the face and almost bounced into the goal.

"Beautiful, Neuer completed a very magical save. His save allowed Schalke 04 to continue to maintain greater hope." Duan Xuan explained excitedly.

It is already very good that Schalke 04 can play like this at Valencia's home court, and now they hope to perform a miracle.

"From the scenes during this period, Valencia seems to be in a little trouble. They could have made the game unsuspended, and their goal lost has made the suspense grow and sprouted."

So far, Xu Qi has not performed many amazingly.

Maybe it was because he consumed too much physical fitness in his last game against Barcelona.

"From the content of the game, Schalke 04 is like a stronger team. Schalke 04 is indeed very strong, but Valencia is currently the third place in La Liga. They have repeatedly beaten Real Madrid and Barcelona this season."

In terms of historical results, Valencia's winning rate against German teams is not high.

So even though they won the first leg, many fans still felt uneasy, and now this group of fans are starting to feel nervous.

It seems that Hao Junmin knows Xu Qi very well. His defense against raising the flag is quite strict, which makes Xu Qi not get much breakthrough opportunities.

Schalke 04 has an old monster, Raul, who has rich experience in Champions League combat.

Whenever the team is a little panicked and impatient, Raul will take the initiative to control the ball to help Schalke 04 control the rhythm.

Many Schalke 04 fans who came to Mestalia Stadium in Spain are now singing loudly, expressing their support for the team. They also hope that the team can reverse this two-round battle.

The first half ended with a score of 1:0.

It can be seen that Valencia did not play very well in the second half of the first half.

During the halftime break, Emery also began to explain the next ideas to the players.

He said that the team can not take the initiative, but cannot give up counterattacking, and counterattacking must be efficient.

In the second half, Valencia's counterattack indeed improved a bit. Xu Qi did not try too much to make breakthroughs in this game, and his physical fitness was indeed difficult to maintain.

However, he has other magic weapons to help the team.

For example, his excellent passing awareness and his creativity.

The 62nd minute of the game.

It was Xu Qi who faced Hao Junmin and made a mid- and long-distance over-top pass.
Chapter completed!