On the first match day of the 2013-2014 Spanish Copa del Rey semifinals, Real Madrid faced their city rival Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium.

At the regular press conference after the game, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti vaguely said that Atletico Madrid's style of play completely abandoned the attack and was very negative.

This voice reached Simeone's ears, and he bluntly said: "Give up the attack completely, and don't forget that if we weren't lucky, we should have won!"

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have played each other twice this season, losing in the league and drawing in the Copa del Rey.

Although Atletico's style of play is not pretty, it is definitely the most effective technical and tactical play.

Their defence is different from Mourinho's goalkeeper's, with players running more and covering more and playing with plenty of enthusiasm.

As soon as there is a counter-attack, the number of people who flock to the front is very high.

Even if the first wave of quick counter-attacks failed to pose a direct threat to the opponent's goal, the next two waves of attacks relied on numerical superiority to bring greater threat to the opponent.

It can only be said that Atletico Madrid is not good enough to play with strong teams, but football games are not about the process but the result.

A two-legged knockout tie and an away draw is a very good result.

Real Madrid, who drew at home, did not have much time to focus on the Copa del Rey semi-finals, and they will have to play Villarreal at the Bernabeu three days later.

On the second matchday of the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-0 at home, making a good start to the two-legged knockout round.

In the blink of an eye, Real Madrid's home league game against Villarreal is coming.

I don't know if it was affected by the home draw at home to Atletico Madrid three days ago, and Real Madrid, who were once again at the Bernabeu, did not beat the menacing Villarreal.

2：2

This is the final score shown at the end of the match when the whistle sounds.

Tang Zheng was impressive, contributing a goal, but Cristiano Ronaldo's form seemed to be up and down, and Isco once created a penalty that he didn't score.

The second leg of the 2013-2014 Copa del Rey semi-finals is approaching, with Real Sociedad hosting Barcelona at the top of the game.

Although Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring for Real Sociedad, it was Alexis Sanchez's goal that equalised for Barcelona.

The 1:1 score remained unchanged in the ensuing match time, and in the end, Barcelona took the lead in this season's Copa del Rey final with an aggregate score of 3:1.

The game hasn't even started yet, and the Real Madrid players are already feeling the overwhelming pressure.

Starting with a 1-1 draw away at Athletic Bilbao in the league, the following Copa del Rey semi-finals were unwinnable in the first leg against Atletico Madrid and at home to Villarreal.

A wave of three consecutive draws in all competitions may not have a great impact on other teams, but Real Madrid, as the top giant in world football, is too obvious to draw and is easy to be criticized by major media.

Coupled with two consecutive draws in the league, the difference between them and Atletico Madrid has reached four points, and Barcelona have also caught up with the points thanks to Real Madrid's draw, only to remain in third place due to the win-loss relationship.

In fact, the home draw with Villarreal should be responsible for the head coach Carlo Ancelotti, who did not pay too much attention to the domestic league, and instead focused on the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg away to Atletico Madrid.

The shift in the center of gravity makes the players less focused on the league.

As a result, the home team dropped points again.

However, the league points have become a fact, and apart from the media scrutiny, the attention of Carlo Ancelotti's coaching staff and players has smoothly shifted to the upcoming second leg of the 2013-2014 Copa del Rey season.

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On the day of the match, the 54,000-seat Calderón Stadium was packed, and Atletico Madrid fans in red and white striped shirts filled the stadium almost the entire stadium.

Real Madrid fans dressed in white and scattered Chinese fans supporting Tang Zheng occupy only a small part of them, and they are like an ark in a vast ocean, very inconspicuous.

The players on both sides are still in the warm-up stage, and Atletico fans seem to have been influenced by the iron-blooded coach Simeone, and the deafening loud cheers continued.

Even as the players returned to the dressing room to prepare for the next game, the cheers from the Atletico fans in the stands did not subside.

Before the start of the game, the first list to be announced by the live announcer was the away team players and coaches.

"Woo-woo-"

As a result, the deafening huge boos swept through the audience, so that Tang Zheng couldn't bear it a little when he heard it.

This shows how powerful the momentum erupted at Calderón Stadium.

When it comes to the home team players and coaches, the same deafening effect is counterproductive, because the home fans create a cheering sound, giving the home team players a strong sense of belonging and fighting spirit.

—Diego !!"

The players from both sides followed the referee into the field, and when Simeone just walked out of the players' tunnel, the deafening huge cheers took on a tsunami-like posture.

Simeone not only had a huge impact on the team, but also on the home fans in the stands.

Atletico Madrid's ability to sit four points ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the table this season is closely related to Simeone's coaching ability.

In addition, the Copa del Rey reached the semi-finals, and the Champions League also reached the round of 16.

In the 2011-2012 season, he led Atletico to the final Europa League title with the same team left by Manzano.

As a slightly passionate coach in today's world football, Simeone is very good at inciting the excitement of the fans, so when he heard the huge momentum made by the fans, he turned around and waved his arms up and down towards the fans in the main stands, which means that he hopes the fans can be more powerful.

Sure enough!

The huge cheers of the mountains and tsunamis are completely in the sky, and even the downtown area a few kilometers away can hear the shouts from the Calderón Stadium.

In the final match of the 2013-2014 Copa del Rey semi-finals at the Calderón Stadium, Atletico Madrid, who kicked off first, did not relinquish control of the football as quickly as expected, but relied on the tacit cooperation of the midfielders to redirect the ball to the core of Real Madrid's defense.

Koke's split was very accurate, he received Gabi's cross pass and immediately stopped the ball to take a long pass, right-back Juanfran followed up in time, and then crossed directly.

Atletico's attack went from being moved to direct crosses in such a short amount of time that the entire backline didn't have time to react.

At this critical juncture, Tang Zheng appeared in a key position in time, and he came from the back up to head the cross from Juanfran to Diego Costa.

The blitzkrieg pursued by Atletico suddenly turned into a corner.

Diego Costa was already on the high for his head to strike, and the fact that he didn't have a defender around him to post it in time meant that Juanfra's well-placed cross was a good chance of a goal.

Outcome......

Tang Zheng grabbed the food and cleared the ball.

made Diego Costa very depressed, staring at Tang Zheng's back for five full seconds before leaving.

Tang Zheng didn't have time to pay attention to Diego Costa, he encouraged his teammates like a captain, telling them to focus on the game!

Meanwhile, Diego Simeone, who was in front of the home team's dugout, shook his head, having planned to attack first before the game.

Atletico Madrid has the impression of many people as a tough defensive attitude that is constantly running, so Simeone decided to do the opposite, wanting to catch Real Madrid off guard.

The effect was indeed very good, but Simone did not calculate his proud disciple Tang Zheng's amazing ability to read and focus on the game.

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German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said excitedly: "Don's concentration in the game is always the best, if Atletico Madrid's attack is changed to other teams, it is very likely to rely on blitzkrieg to form goals!"

PPTV commentator Su Dong was amazed: "Tang Zheng helped Real Madrid escape with his extraordinary sense of danger in less than a minute of the game! His arrival rate and success rate of supplementary defense are really surprising! You must know that he is a front midfielder and not a back midfielder!"

The implication is that Su Dong is dissatisfied with the untimely arrival of Real Madrid's double midfielders Xavi Alonso and Khedira.

At the same time, it also expressed that the two central defenders Ramos and Varane are not concentrated enough in defence, how can they give up defending Diego Costa as a goalscorer in defense?

Real Madrid's defensive attention has greatly improved after experiencing this dangerous situation in front of the goal, coupled with Atletico's tactical idea of grabbing the start, the blitzkrieg failed to return to the trajectory, honestly retreating to their own half, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

Compared to visiting the Bernabeu, Atletico Madrid is more effective in defending and counter-attacking at home, because the home fans can bring them a lot of energy, and at the same time, they can also bring some interference to the away team Real Madrid.

The deafening boos made it easy for the away Real Madrid players to be distracted.

Although most of Real Madrid's players are experienced in many battles, in the final analysis, players are still human and easily disturbed by off-field factors.

Players like Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo don't feel any difference, but the overall slump of their teammates makes them seem to be out of the overall and unable to play at their own level.

After all, Atletico Madrid is not an ordinary unknown, and the current Atletico Madrid is full of combat effectiveness under Simeone's tutelage.

The home team can also play content on the offensive end while maintaining the defense.

Such iron-blooded Atletico Madrid is what the home fans want to see.

Real Madrid's first threatening attack came from the connection between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng ran to the attack, and in a sudden cross at 45 degrees, Cristiano Ronaldo ran smartly to Godin to complete the header.

Young Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois reacted quickly and fell to the ground to save the ball off the line.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who did not score but posed a threat to the goal, gave Tang Zheng a thumbs up after regretting it, indicating that the pass was good.

Xavi Alonso's direct corner was still a threat, Tang Zheng pushed the ball towards goal ahead of Felipe and Diego Costa, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a save but didn't touch the football.

But the football did not score either, and the football flew out of the bottom line on the outside edge of the right post of the goal, shocking the home fans in a cold sweat.

The on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up, and then gave Simone a close-up.

Tang Zheng looked remorseful, but it was expected.

Simeone, different, frowned at the smell of danger.

And this feeling comes from his proud disciple, Tang Zheng!

So Simeone moved closer to the touchline, yelled at the captain Gabi, and made a tactical intent that only each other could understand.

This scene happened to be captured by the live broadcaster, and the Madrid TV commentator who is familiar with Simeone said worriedly: "If you don't guess wrong, Diego Simeone should feel a sense of crisis, after all, Real Madrid has never been an easy team to deal with, 0:0 away is a good result, but returning to home also means that you can't concede goals easily, otherwise you are likely to be eliminated because of fewer away goals." ”

Simeone did not return to the dugout, but remained in the home team's coaching area, keeping his eyes on the situation on the pitch.

Real Madrid still dominates the game with strong control, and Simeone's team seems to have rigorously completed all the tactics arranged before the game, but he always feels that Tang Zheng will break out at any time.

As the game progressed, Tang Zheng took the initiative to seek a change of position with his teammates when he couldn't find an opportunity.

He is switching positions with Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Di Maria.

It may be difficult to adapt to this change if you change to an ordinary player, but Tang Zheng is easy to get started.

He has the pace, the physicality, and the technique that makes Felipe and Juanfran struggle on the wings.

Especially when Tang Zheng entered the penalty area to fight for the top, the pressure he brought was huge.

In addition to goalkeeper Courtois who is 1.98 meters tall, like Godin and Miranda are less than 1.9 meters tall, and Tang Zheng's bounce is perverted, many times he can't compete with Tang Zheng, so he can only choose to stick interference.

Just because you can defend once or twice doesn't mean you will succeed every time.

In the blink of an eye, the game came to half an hour.

The frenzied atmosphere at the Calderón Stadium did not diminish because the score did not change, on the contrary, the home fans erupted in loud cheers from time to time in solidarity with the relatively passive Atletico Madrid.

In the 32nd minute, Tang Zheng saw Cristiano Ronaldo attacking on the left side, and he was involved like a left wingback as before.

Cristiano Ronaldo was very cooperative, he ceded the wing and cut inside.

Left-back Marcelo pressed forward to protect Cristiano Ronaldo and did not give Atletico a chance to counter-attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo just took two steps to the right and then quickly reversed the ball to Tang Zheng.

Koke quickly made up for the gap left by Juanfran and Tang Zheng did not give Cork a chance to follow, he first made an upper body shake to accelerate to the baseline, and then flicked the ball back when Coke's center of gravity changed, and pushed the arch of his right foot, and the football came to the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was coming and going.

Juanfran and Godin are a little far away from Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gabi and Thiago are naturally close.

Suddenly, there was a gap in Atletico's stable backline.

Simeone, who was standing in front of the home team's coach's seat, saw it, and Tang Zheng saw it too.

Because...... Atletico's defensive focus was so biased towards the right side that the left side was wide open.

So Tang Zheng quickly shouted and motioned for Cristiano Ronaldo to pass the ball back.