Chapter 110: God Is Fair
In the 2013-2014 La Liga season, after 37 rounds, Atletico Madrid, which should have won the championship in advance, suffered two consecutive defeats in the league, ranking first in the league with 89 points.
Barcelona, who had missed out on the league title, regretted seeing Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid drop points in a row, because if they win Elche in the penultimate round, they will have 88 points and have a better chance of winning the title, and it will also allow Real Madrid to miss out on the league title one round earlier.
In the last round of the league, there are three possibilities to win the championship, Atletico Madrid has two points more than Real Madrid because of the points lead, and the relationship between them is superior, as long as they do not lose, they can win the league championship and have the absolute initiative.
Second-placed Real Madrid must rely on Barcelona to beat Atletico Madrid at home if they want to win the title, otherwise everything will be in vain.
Barcelona are three points behind Atletico Madrid but the relationship between them is a draw, and the 0-0 draw at the Estadio Calderón means that beating Atletico Madrid at home can rely on the win-loss relationship to reverse the ranking in the case of the same number of points.
Of course, you have to pin on Real Madrid that they can't win the last round, otherwise they won't be able to win the championship.
However, this possibility is very small, Real Madrid's opponent in the last round is Barcelona's rival Espanyol, and the Spaniard has no desire, and it is impossible to fight Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium in the final round.
In general, Atletico Madrid have the highest chances of winning the title, and they can win the title with a draw, which is much simpler and clearer than Barcelona and Real Madrid, who have to rely on each other to win and lose.
The three major bookmakers in Europe have also offered relevant odds, and Atletico Madrid ranks first with the current La Liga points.
The Real Madrid players at the Valdebebas training base regretted that if they had been able to win two games in a row in the case of Atletico Madrid's consecutive losses, it would have been good to win one game, but ...... Now it depends on the face of the Barcelona people to win the championship.
With the final round of La Liga approaching, many extreme Barcelona fans say that even if Barcelona can't win the league title, it won't be given to Real Madrid!
Real Madrid fans are-for-tat, because Real Madrid leads Barcelona in points, even if Barcelona finally beats Atletico Madrid at home, Real Madrid will not lose points at home, which is equivalent to saying that Barcelona's 2013-2014 season will end up empty!
Atletico fans are very low-key, as this is the last time Atletico have hoped to win the league title in 18 years.
has unexpectedly suffered two consecutive defeats before, and the final round can not be lost again, nor can it lose character.
Thinking of Atletico Madrid's elimination of Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, Atletico Madrid fans have absolute confidence that the team they support can at least remain unbeaten even if they can't win Barcelona at Camp Nou!
And Atletico's requirements to win the league title are very simple, just one point!
In the blink of an eye, the time came to the day of the final round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season.
The time of the last round of league matches in the European national leagues is basically the same, in order to avoid match-fixing and tacit balls, the last round will be kicked off at the same time.
The suspense of the league championship was left until the last round, which was not expected by many media and fans, after all, Atletico Madrid, who had been very stable at the beginning of the season, was in a good situation, and they did not expect two consecutive defeats in the last three rounds......
With tee time or so to go, both the Bernabeu and the Camp Nou are already full.
It is worth mentioning that before the game, the Espanyol coach said something meaningful before the game, which brought great confidence to Real Madrid fans, he said: "We have managed to relegate, and there is no hope in Europe, of course we should give young players some chances, they are the hope of the club next season!"
The implication is already very obvious, the Spaniards will be mainly trained as soldiers.
On the other hand, Real Madrid, the main players have been able to recover well after a week's rest, and coach Carlo Ancelotti has sent a full squad to prepare for the Champions League final at the Stadium of Light a week later, so that the main players can find the state of the game.
On the other side, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also played their best in the final round of the league for the possible league title.
However, some Atletico Madrid fans are worried, and the Champions League final will be played a week later.
Compared to Real Madrid's easy mode against Espanyol, who did not send a main player in the final round, Atletico Madrid's opponent Barcelona is simply a desperate and difficult mode.
With the Champions League final taking place in a week's time, Atletico players will certainly be worried about injuries and may have some hesitation in the open-game in many cases, and the World Cup in Brazil will kick off next month.
No one wants to miss the quadrennial feast.
Atletico Madrid's main players are basically at the main level of international players, and once they suffer serious injuries, they will definitely regret it.
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In the 38th round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season, which is the final round of the league, all 10 matches will be played at the same time, at 4 p.m. local time on May 17 in Spain.
The sun is shining and the temperature is suitable, which is a true portrayal of the final round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season.
However, it is not known whether the game was in harmony with the environment, at least there were some skirmishes in Barcelona before the game began.
Of course, there were only skirmishes.
The focus of attention is still on the game itself, with the home team Barcelona taking the initiative in the key game at Camp Nou.
Messi, who was eliminated from Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the two-legged Champions League quarterfinals, was very active in this game, whether it was passing, breaking through, or shooting, all of which dazzled Barcelona fans in front of the TV.
The Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV watched very heartbrokenly, but what made them even more heartbroken was that in the fifteenth minute of the game, the main Qian Feng Diego Costa was substituted due to a muscle strain that could not continue the game during the run.
At this time, Real Madrid led Espanyol 1-0 thanks to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo.
If the match ends with the current scoreline, Atletico fans will be able to see it, because the draw and Real Madrid's three points will only make the two sides equal.
According to the same rules in La Liga, the first thing to look at is not the goal difference, but the relationship between each other.
In this regard, Atletico have the upper hand.
However, the worst fears of Atletico Madrid fans finally appeared, in the 33rd minute of the game, Cesc Fabregas picked up a pass in the penalty area, Messi was alert to insert the ball, used Xiong to pad the ball to the right, and then swept the ball to the right side of the small penalty area before grabbing Godin.
Sanchez didn't stop the ball to complete a powerful volley, and goalkeeper Courtois didn't even have time to react, only to declare that he was out of reach.
Maybe it was a good thing, Barcelona had just taken the lead, and in the game at the Bernabeu, Espanyol equalized thanks to a goal from Portuguese veteran Simao!
If the match ends with the current scoreline, Barcelona will reverse Atletico Madrid to become the league champion by virtue of the home and away win-loss advantage!
In the information age, news spreads very fast, and as soon as the score has changed here, the latest news has been received there.
The mood of the fans of the three parties changed very quickly during this time, even faster than the rapidly changing content of the game.
So, it's tormented.
Until halftime, the scores of both games remained unchanged.
Barcelona lead Atletico Madrid 1-0 and Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Espanyol.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, but La Liga took into account the possibility of manipulation off the pitch and did the same as at the start of the game, which meant that the second half was kicked off at the same time.
In the second half, Real Madrid increased its attacking efforts, and Tang Zheng, who played as a forward midfielder, was even used as a center forward for a time to cover Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema.
The broadcast screen gave Ancelotti very nervous, not at all as relaxed as before the game.
In fact, it's normal to think about it, Barcelona is full of momentum in the game at Camp Nou, and the score is ahead, if Real Madrid can beat Espanyol, then they will overtake Atletico Madrid to become the first in the league!
However, Real Madrid, which has the advantage of strength and home advantage, has not found a way to overtake the score again, so Ancelotti is in a hurry.
Because once Barcelona beats Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid will win the league.
The Real Madrid players, who had no way to score, became more and more impatient, and Cristiano Ronaldo began to try to shoot from distance outside the box.
Cristiano Ronaldo has the ability, but the Espanyol players are very aggressive, and the players who have rarely played this season want to take advantage of the only opportunities they have to perform well and try to occupy a place next season, so the defense is very attentive and erects an efficient barrier at the edge of the penalty area.
Blindly choosing a long-range shot is tantamount to hitting the nail on the head.
Tang Zheng saw that Cristiano Ronaldo's several long-range shots in a row were blocked by the Espanyol players with their bodies, and took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to pull Cristiano Ronaldo to say a few words.
Next, Cristiano Ronaldo no longer chooses to shoot from distance, but gives it to his teammates.
To be more precise, it was handed over to Tang Zheng, and he would organize the team's attack in tandem.
The Espanyol players work hard, but after all, they lack in ability, Tang Zheng is very patient in organizing the attack, using his breakthrough ability, physical strength and vision to frequently dispatch the Espanyol defenders' defensive focus.
Finally, in the 61st minute of the game, the balance was broken again, Tang Zheng unexpectedly used the outside of his right foot to cross the left rib, the football flew to the far end of the goal with an obvious outside arc of the right foot, and the right-back Carvajal who was inserted did not stop the ball on the right side of the small penalty area to complete a cushion shot.
Goalkeeper Casilla reacted subconsciously, but did not touch the football......
Real Madrid leads again 2:1 at home!
Suddenly, there was a huge cheer over the Bernabeu Stadium: "Whoa—"
The home fans were thrilled as they watched Real Madrid's home game while watching the game at Camp Nou on their phones, with Barcelona taking the lead, meaning that if Real Madrid won the game, they could win the league title.
Thinking of the Copa del Rey and the Champions League final, the first treble in the team's history is not without hope!
With a beautiful vision, Tang Zheng used a long-range shot opportunity to help Real Madrid expand the score to 3:1.
If Carvajal's goal ignited the passion at the Bernabeu Stadium, then Tang Zheng's world-wave goal can be described as detonating the whole game.
The deafening cheers swept through the stadium, and even the sound of the Bernabeu stadium could be heard clearly in the center of Madrid.
The home team's coach's box and bench were jubilant, and the Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou were clearly receiving the latest news from the Bernabeu, and the frenzy had dropped significantly.
Unbeknownst to the Barcelona players on the pitch, they were affected by the deterioration in the home atmosphere, and in the next corner, Atletico Madrid centre-back Godin put the ball into Valdés to guard the net unmarked......
The Atletico players who equalised were thrilled because they knew they could win the league title if they got points away from home!
Coach Simeone was even more excited to play kneeling celebrations, feeling that the goal was not contributed by Godin but himself.
Atletico Madrid fans who traveled to Barcelona with the team showed their presence when the Camp Nou lost their voices, and they tacitly tore open their throats and raised their voices: "Whoa-"
At the same time, the Real Madrid players who were also besieging the West Tooth Extractors were very depressed.
It stands to reason that a two-goal lead should be very satisfying and basically seal the win.
But...... Why did the frenzy at the Santiago Bernabéu decline so quickly?
Don't?
So, Tang Zheng, who was puzzled, took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to look at the coach's seat.
He saw head coach Carlo Ancelotti frowning, assistant coach Clement shrugging his shoulders in the same frustration, and the players on the bench shaking their heads from time to time.
Tang Zheng sighed, the result he didn't want to see finally appeared......
The rest of the Real Madrid players also understood the root cause of the frenzied decline, so there were obvious mistakes in the following passes.
Fortunately, most of the Real Madrid players have experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, and they are very receptive, but there are no fatal mistakes.
Only manager Carlo Ancelotti is regretting if ...... Rotate the squad in the two games in which Atletico lost, and maybe win the league title.
Those two draws, just one win.
But there is no if, and there is no regret in the world.
"Carllo, there is still time for the game, maybe Barcelona can go ahead again?"
Clement patted Ancelotti on the right shoulder and comforted.
As an assistant coach, he can feel a lot of pressure, let alone a head coach.
At this time, the psychological pressure must be very great.
Ancelotti shook his head, Barcelona and Real Madrid have a complicated relationship, it is impossible to fight, and Atletico Madrid's defense is not jealous, they will definitely work harder to defend without Diego Costa.
Sure enough!
Until the end of the game, the score did not change in any way.
In the end, Real Madrid beat Espanyol 3-1 at home, while Atletico held on to the score 1-1 on the road.
Other words...... Atletico Madrid won the 2013-2014 La Liga championship with a home and away win!
At the moment when the whistle sounded for the whole game, Tang Zheng covered his face with his hands.
However, it is reasonable for Atletico Madrid to win the league title under Simeone, and Real Madrid have made too many mistakes this season.
God is fair, sorry...... It's normal.