Chapter 189 It's not easy to win three championships.

Osasuna had a chance to break the deadlock in the 45th minute of the first half. David Lopez took a free kick from the wing again. This time Cruzaga headed the ball into the penalty area, but Cuellar, who was lurking at the far post, missed the ball that passed over the goal line...

Fortunately, the ball did not go in, so although Sevilla had more offensive opportunities, the two sides still drew in the first half. Juan Ramos entered the locker room with an uncertain look. Now the team has the opportunity to compete for the championship on all three fronts, which brings him great hope and also great pressure.

In the second half, Sevilla once again stepped up their attack, apparently with the instruction of Juan Ramos in the midfield, and this time it was Fabiano who was responsible for finishing the game. In the 47th minute of the second half, the Brazilian striker quickly sent Li Qi's through ball into the opponent's goal, but Fabiano's single shot was offside, so the goal was ruled invalid.

But when the entire Sevilla team was anxious that their attack was only blooming but not bearing fruit, Osasuna took the lead in the 55th minute, which made the entire Sevilla team depressed. They had shot nearly 20 times in the first and second half, but Osasuna scored with their first shot in the second half, the first shot on target? Who can they complain to?

Osasuna got a chance to counterattack, but it was intercepted by Li Qi in the midfield. However, the referee still called a foul, believing that Li Qi was trying to get a position from the side and was suspected of reaching out to pull. Li Qi felt a little wronged, as it was obviously a good ball, but thinking that the ball was near the midfield and close to the wing, it was still far from the goal, so he let it go.

But I never expected that... Maybe Dragutinovic and Navarro also thought the same way...

Once again, David Lopez made a long free kick from the right, and the ball drew a high parabola and fell straight into the middle of Sevilla's penalty area!

Soldado, who was loaned from Real Madrid, took advantage of the continuous pick-and-roll between Milosevic and Cuellar to shake off Navarro's defense, jumped high from 12 yards in front of the goal and headed the ball, which bounced off the ground and fell into the far corner... This time Cobegno didn't react at all, as there were too many distractions from the crowd in front of him, and the ball not only went to the far corner, but also bounced off the ground, and his reflexes couldn't keep up!

It is true that three times the limit, Osasuna successfully used a set piece to break through Sevilla's gate after being passive throughout the game, 1-0!

However, Osasuna, who had taken the lead, was in high spirits, while Sevilla, who were behind, was a little flustered. Three minutes later, Osasuna used a set-piece to create a threat again in the 3th minute. Once again, David Lopez took a long-distance set-piece from the wing, and this time Milosevic headed the ball at the back post. Punyaer's close-range shot, which should have expanded the score, went over the crossbar.

It seemed that Sevilla's air defense was weak when facing Osasuna's set pieces. Osasuna successfully formed extremely threatening attacks from four consecutive long-distance set pieces on the wing and scored a goal.

However, there were changes in the game afterwards. The referee Bramhall strained his leg muscle and was replaced by the fourth official Wink. The 6-minute suspension of the game gave Sevilla a chance to breathe and adjust.

Juan Ramos also took the opportunity to make substitutions, changing the parallel midfield to a diamond midfield, allowing Li Qi to be closer to the home team's goal. At the same time, he replaced Fabiano, who seemed a little weak today, with Korzakov - I don't know if his celebration with female fans after his wonderful performance in the last game was too much?

And just after the game resumed, Li Qi, who was closer to the opponent's goal, really seized the fleeting opportunity.

In the 64th minute of the game, Navas made a diagonal pass to the corner of the penalty area. Korzakov, who had just come on as a substitute, took the ball and tried to break through, but was blocked by Ezquierdo's tackle. However, the ball bounced to the top of the penalty area, where Li Qi was guarding and triggering the breaking point.

Sarafina, who is far away in London, and her friends went to a more stylish wooden bar this time. In the outdoor courtyard covered with grape vines, they watched the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final through the trendy outdoor projection screen. The owner, who is also a bartender, was also very generous. He even connected a professional Bowers & Wilkins cinema-grade audio system to broadcast the passionate comments of the commentators:

"...Oh, the referee is injured. This is such a rare event. The last time something like this happened was probably..."

"Well, the new referee Wenke dropped the ball to resume the game... Sevilla reorganized the attack..."

"Paulson...Alves...Navas, pass diagonally into the penalty area!"

"Korzakov leads the way! Ezquierdo's tackle breaks the circle..."

"Pot top position! Li Qi! Opportunity!"

"Shoot! Oh my god!"

"Ditch oooooh! Ditch oooooh! Ditch!"

"Li Qi faced the ball that was blocked by Ezquierdo at the top of the penalty area and shot it directly. It was a world-class goal and the ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal!"

"This time it was Osasuna's goalkeeper Ricardo's turn to have no reaction. His vision was disturbed, and Kanoute blocked Cuellar in the penalty area. At the same time, Li Qi's shot was so decisive and beautiful that the ball just passed through the side of Corrades who wanted to block Li Qi's shot. The speed of the ball was very fast and the angle was very tricky. Even if Casillas came, he couldn't stop the ball..."

"Ezquierdo's tackle turned into an own goal assist. Sevilla equalized the score within ten minutes after losing the ball! 1-1, the two teams are back to the same starting line, but Sevilla scored a valuable away goal..."

"It seems that Juan Ramos was right to push Li Qi forward and closer to the goal. Li Qi is much more reliable from initiating the attack to finishing it than Kanoute and Fabiano who were not in good form today..."

Osasuna, whose score was tied, was unwilling to accept the result and wanted to press forward to attack. However, they completely forgot that the reason why the home team was leading before was entirely due to their luck in taking advantage of the set-piece opportunity, not because they had an advantage in the mobile battle. Therefore, Li Qi almost seized the opportunity of the home team's formation pressing forward and assisted Kanoute to overtake the score.

Kanoute missed again in the 68th minute of the game. Li Qi received a long pass from Adriano and volleyed the ball over the top without stopping. Kanoute stopped the ball with his chest and broke through diagonally, using his physical fitness to overwhelm Cuellar who was in the front position.

But Kanoute's half-solo shot actually hit Osasuna goalkeeper Ricardo's arms near the penalty area...

The entire Sevilla team was in a state of panic. How full were they before the game? Five minutes later, Juan Ramos replaced the last starting striker, who performed well in all aspects except shooting, with Puerta. Li Qi played as a striker, closer to the Osasuna goal. Maresca and Paulson formed a double defensive midfielder, and Puerta played as a left midfielder.

However, even with 7 minutes of extra time, Li Qi, who lost the center's cover, had no good way to deal with Osasuna's retreating iron bucket formation. Because without Li Qi in the midfield and without the starting double center as a fulcrum, Sevilla was unable to get the ball into Osasuna's penalty area for a while; and once Li Qi retreated to support, Korzakov's small body could not stand alone in Osasuna's dense penalty area defense...

At this moment, Juan Ramos regretted replacing Kanoute a little bit; at the last moment, in the 86th minute of the game, Juan Ramos also replaced Adriano with Renato, trying to let Renato pass the ball to Li Qi near the penalty area.

But the time was too short, and Renato and Li Qi did not have the opportunity to pass and cut, and the referee blew the whistle to end the game. In the end, Sevilla tied Osasuna 1-1 away in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final. Although they did not win, at least they had a valuable away goal, which would also allow them to take the initiative in the second leg at home.

After playing this UEFA Cup match, Sevilla will have their last game of April in the middle of the week, facing another La Liga team that has reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals - Espanyol - at home.

Sevilla was the busiest team in the whole month of April. They played a total of 4 games from April 1 to 29. Since the international match day at the end of March, the Andalusians have maintained a high intensity of playing a game every three or four days.

Ramos knows that his team needs a rest, but the dream of winning the treble keeps them going. In the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final in the middle of the week, Sevilla had just fought hard for 90 minutes and tied the home team Osasuna 1-1. Fortunately, Sevilla's opponent Espanyol also has to distract themselves from the European war. Espanyol also needs to fight in the UEFA Cup semi-finals last week and next week.

In addition, Espanyol just reached the theoretical score of 42 points required for relegation a week ago, so there is no reason to fight Sevilla. In addition, this round they are going to Sevilla in the rainy season, so Espanyol almost fielded an all-substitute lineup.

Obviously, Espanyol, who has no desire in the league, has placed all its bets on the UEFA Cup.

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Palop, Osio, David, Hinkle, Renato, Marti, Puerta and Korzakov, who did not start in the last game, all entered the starting lineup, partnering with Dragutinovic, Navas and Li Qi to form the starting 11.

On the bench sat Maresca, Alfaro, Poulsen, Alves, Escude, Kanoute and Kobeño.

However, both teams played with almost all substitutes, but it was obvious that the home team's substitutes, led by Li Qi and Navas, were much better. Coupled with the home advantage and the sudden rain after the start of the game, the visiting team was helpless.

Sevilla almost enjoyed a half-time attacking training class. If it weren't for the outstanding performance of Espanyol goalkeeper Kameni, Sevilla's battle should have ended in the first half. After 45 minutes of the game, Sevilla had 12 shots, 8 of which were threatening, while Espanyol didn't have a single shot in the entire first half...

The rain made the field more slippery and the ball went faster. And because it fell after the game started, it didn't affect the grass or cause water accumulation. Instead, it made the substitutes of the visiting team who came from afar extremely uncomfortable. So Sevilla took the absolute initiative at the start.

In the 4th minute, Li Qi sent a diagonal pass to Korzakov at the top of the penalty area, who was fouled and won a set-piece almost on the penalty area line. Renato and Li Qi discussed this ball and played a trick. Li Qi pretended to step on the ball to set up a shot for Renato, but in the opposite direction, he sent a hidden cross pass to Dragutinovic who was ambushing on the other side.

The latter shot hard outside the penalty area, and the ball shot through the defensive crowd without changing direction, but it also caused the Spanish goalkeeper Kameni to lose the ball! Unfortunately, Osio's follow-up shot hit Kameni directly and almost penetrated the opponent's goal.

In the 11th minute, Li Qi organized an attack again at the top of the arc and secretly passed the ball behind him, but the power was a little too strong; Alves, who came in at high speed, barely shot at a small angle and hit the side net.

One minute later, Sevilla made a comeback; this time, Li Qi attracted the defense in the middle and passed the ball to the wing. Puerta made a cross from the left. With Li Qi's advance cover, Korzakov, who was lurking at the far end, volleyed the ball from 1 yards in front of the goal, but it was miraculously blocked by Cameroon goalkeeper Kameni...

Obviously, before the game, Espanyol coach Valverde had studied Sevilla's recent games and knew that the two main center forwards of the home team seemed to have poor foot feel, so he deliberately arranged to focus on defending Li Qi, especially to prevent him from attacking the goal.

As a result, Li Qi, who was surrounded by enemies, did not have much space to shoot, and could only create opportunities for his teammates by constantly organizing and distributing the ball. However, his teammates were really not strong enough, and continued to miss shots as before...

In the 18th minute, Li Qi and Puerta switched positions and moved to the wing to receive Renato's pass and then sent a cross. Korzakov made a beautiful diving header with perfect posture and sufficient strength, but unfortunately the angle was slightly right and the ball was firmly pressed under Kameni who was waiting for the ball...

Seeing that his teammates were unreliable, Li Qi thought that he had to do it himself. Although the opponents were close, as long as he accelerated the movement of the ball and moved flexibly, he could create opportunities to score.

In the 22nd minute, Sevilla's attackers made a change; Li Qi, who had been responsible for organizing the transition, stretched out his legs and let go of the through pass from Marti. Instead, it was Korzakov's turn to pull out of the penalty area and make a pass. Li Qi then quickly cut back and went behind the Spanish defender.

This combination was extremely smooth and unexpected, and it immediately broke through the Spanish defense line that was hiding near the penalty area. However, Li Qi's single-handed shot after breaking into the penalty area was unexpectedly resolved by Kameni's magical dive!

This annoyed Li Qi. He had already got a one-on-one chance. He could have taken one more step to adjust before shooting, or even shot past the goalkeeper and shot into the empty net. However, Li Qi didn't trigger the explosive moment and wanted to play a cool shot, so he just pushed the ball without stopping. Unexpectedly, Kameni performed beyond his level and made an extreme dive. Although the power was not strong, the angle was tricky. He pushed the ball away on the goal line...

Then, half an hour passed in the game without anyone noticing. Sevilla continued to attack the Spaniards. The visiting team was also very resilient. There were many dangers in front of the goal, but the formation did not collapse.

Espanyol goalkeeper Kameni was definitely the busiest player on the field. In addition, Espanyol used up two substitutions in the first half. Celan and Jonatas left the field due to injuries in less than 30 minutes... This also made Juan Ramos alert. If he couldn't win the game and got one or two more injured, that would be a lot of fun.

In the 30th minute, Li Qi created another free kick near the edge of the penalty area. This time, Li Qi chose to take the free kick himself, which was about 22 yards away from the goal. The ball went around the wall, but was still slightly higher than the crossbar...

In the 37th minute, Li Qi wasted another wonderful cross from Alves. The lion shook his head near the penalty spot and it brushed the post and went wide of the far post...

Li Qi couldn't believe that his header, which he had practiced for more than a season, would lose its accuracy when there was no pressure. He even couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Chao! Could it be that Sevilla's center position is cursed? Whoever comes here will miss?

Then Li Qi consoled himself by saying that it might be caused by his teammates’ stinky feet. Of course, Li Qi would not admit that he was not a good shooter. He thought that others just spit and had stinky feet, and he was just unlucky. Maybe there was something wrong with his boots, the wind was not blowing, or he was even influenced by his teammates. He would naturally shirk responsibility if he had the chance…

So Li Qi started to focus on organizing the attack again; however, before the end of the first half, in the 43rd minute of the game, Korzakov received a through ball from Li Qi and finally scored a goal, but the referee indicated that he was offside first, so the goal was invalid...

Li Qi: I'll #￥@%&%...