"FC Schalke 04 has a legendary player in their squad!"

  "But unfortunately, he's hurt!"

  "Of course, I'm not saying FC Schalke 04 won't give us trouble without Raul!"

  "Anything is possible in football!"

  "After all, FC Schalke 04 is still second in the Bundesliga!"

  A lively pre-match conference.

  Valencia skipper Emery faced the camera and spoke eloquently.

  "Mr Emery, I wonder what you think of Vardy, the wonder player in the FC Schalke 04 squad? Can he create a threat to Valencia?"

  Journalists won't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

  Vardy's been the superstar newsmaker in world football lately, going from England's lower leagues, to back-to-back goals in the Bundesliga, to appearing in the UCL.

  All this gave him the title of Miracle Child.

  "Vardy?"

  "Eh, he's an opportunist!"

  "But, after all, it's the UCL stage now, so hopefully he can have a good game!"

  Emery didn't say anything bad about Vardy, the West is a typical old double standard.

  He didn't want journalists to catch him in the act and put a high hat on him for not being able to see eye-to-eye.

  And Magath on the other side had finished his speech.

  From start to finish, Magath didn't say one more word about anything outside of the match.

  Especially with Raul's injury.

  The Spanish journalists' concerns were all focused on Raul's injury.

  Seems to be in the eyes of these pompous Spanish journalists.

  Without Raul, FC Schalke 04 is just an ordinary country team that couldn't be more ordinary!

  As for Su?

  Now journalists don't care about him anymore.

  What can a scrumhalf do without a superb shooter?

  Without Raul, what can a rookie take away from the horrible Estadio de Mestalla?

  They can't take anything with them except failure.

  Back in the locker room, Magath didn't make any passionate speeches either.

  He just calmly tapped Vardy on the shoulder to emphasise the tactical play.

  Perhaps Magath himself isn't sure FC Schalke 04 will make it all the way to the Estadio de Mestalla.

  Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.

  ...........

  "Su, it's my first time to play in Spain, I always think La Liga is a bad team!"

  Inside the players' tunnel, Hao leaned over Su's shoulder and whispered.

  "Hao, it's okay, just run forward later, I'll give you a pass and you'll definitely score!"

  "Cut! Which time I didn't run, but I've only scored a few goals here!"

  Su and Hao were just chatting away.

  And the sports channels are in the temporary broadcast booth at the Estadio de Mestalla.

  Both Duan and Wang were also waiting with anticipation for the players to come out!

  "Valencia and FC Schalke 04 have never met in their history!"

  "But Valencia is definitely a very strong opponent for FC Schalke 04!"

  "This season's Valencia League campaign has been extremely impressive!"

  "After twenty-two rounds, they are third in the table with just seven points less than Bar?a and one point less than Real Madrid Club de Fútbol!"

  "And they even drew the mighty Bar?a at Camp Nou in the league not long ago!"

  "Valencia OC Emery is even a master tactician!"

  "In an era when the passing flow style of play is popular all over the world, Emery has made Valencia an ironclad army!"

  "The lightning speed of the advance and the superb impact of Soldado in the middle of the pitch will create enough problems for FC Schalke 04's back line!"

  "With a rousing UCL opener!"

  "The knockout stage of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League is finally here!"

  The Estadio de Mestalla, which has a capacity of more than 50,000 fans, is packed to the rafters at the moment!

  Valencia fans wearing Bat Legion jerseys and excitedly waving the Valencia flag!

  They frantically chanted Valencia's team song!

  It was in this frenzied atmosphere that players from both sides walked out of the players' tunnel.

  After guessing the side, the referee also looked at the wristwatch on his hand.

  "Beep!"

  "Sports channel!"

  "Sports channel!"

  "Here for you is the live broadcast of the 2010-2011 UCL quarter-final, Valencia at home against FC Schalke 04!"

  "Attacking from left to right in their traditional white jerseys is the home team Valencia!"

  "Debut goalkeeper: #1 César!"

  "Backline: 2-Bruno, 20-Costa, 4-Navarro, 22-Mathew!"

  "DUAL DEFENSE MIDFIELDER: 6-Albelda, 18-Fernandes!"

  "left - sided midfielder: 19-Pablo, attacking midfielder: 21-Banega, right wing - half: 28-Alba!"

  "Single FORWARD: 9-Soldado!"

  "On the other side in the traditional blue jersey ......"

  The game kicked off.

  First up is Valencia's possession!

  Emery on the sidelines looks at his players with a calm expression on his face.

  And the Valencia players are like their head coach.

  There was no option to go on a frenzied attack right off the bat!

  Soldado gave the ball to Banega behind him after the whistle!

  Valencia is directly dispersed on both sides.

  Instead, Banega, who caught the ball, sidestepped the ball to Alba on the right after dodging Vardy, who was first on the ball!

  Alba picks up the ball, doesn't get forward, stops the ball solidly, and then gives it back to Banega again!

  There was no furious attack.

  Valencia started the game off by controlling the ball at their feet, passing it back and forth constantly!

  "Gaffer!"

  "Is this Valencia's plan to control the tempo?"

  Hughes on the sidelines was also a little perturbed to see Valencia uncharacteristically playing ball control.

  Magath, who heard Hughes' words, frowned tightly and didn't respond.

  He had vaguely sensed something, the cunning Valencians, were they planning to paralyse FC Schalke 04?

  And then a deadly attack?

  However, just as everyone was waiting for Valencia to attack.

  Su, who was not doing much at Midfield, was the one who suddenly started up!

  At this point!

  Valencia just moved the ball to the left.

  Receiving the ball, Valencia left - sided midfielder No. 19 Pablo did what he was supposed to do and sidestepped to knock the ball back again when he realised that Chinese, who had been in the middle of the pitch, had suddenly appeared in front of him.

  Su didn't hesitate!

  A slip shot!

  Scooped the football straight out from under Pablo!

  Immediately after, Su held the turf with one hand and rose violently, hooking the ball back with his right foot and making a smooth trip.

  A mad dash towards Valencia's backfield!

  At the same time!

  In front of Su, Vardy, Klaas - Jan Huntelaar on the left and Hao on the right, the trio started straight away!

  FC Schalke 04the attacking third trident plunged straight into the Valencia heartland!

  The otherwise boisterous Estadio de Mestalla was also silenced by this sudden storming back from FC Schalke 04.

  ..........