Chapter 069: The referee becomes the protagonist
Before Diego Costa helped Atletico Madrid score the ice-breaking goal, the possession ratio of the two sides in the game was 37 open, which means that Atletico Madrid at home occupied 30% of the possession, and Real Madrid occupied 70%.
"Whoa"
The Atletico fans at the Calderón Stadium were so excited that they created a deafening cheer.
Every Atletico Madrid fan was thrilled from the bottom of their hearts, as if they had seen the team beat Real Madrid twice in the league for the first time in 63 years.
Sixty-three years ago?
In 1951!!
Many of the fans who come to Calderón Stadium have never experienced that era.
The older generation of Atletico Madrid fans sitting in front of the TV were so excited that they couldn't suppress the long-hidden feelings in their hearts, even if the game wasn't over yet......
Losing to Real Madrid half a month ago, to be honest, Atletico Madrid fans don't care, they care more about the league title, after all, the last time they won the league title was 18 years ago.
If they can beat Real Madrid at the Calderón Stadium in this round of the league, the difference between them will widen to four points again, and there is a good chance of winning the league title with 1/3 of the league remaining!
The close-up of the live director showed Diego Costa, who scored the goal, and he looked very excited, like an angry lion.
If someone doesn't see him score, there's a good chance they'll be thought of as someone who provoked him.
The other players ran towards Diego Costa, who had scored the goal, and Diego Simeone, who was in front of the home team's dugout, looked even more excited, raising his arms and shouting, and also facing the fans in the Zhu stands, constantly waving his hands up and down to incite the fans at the scene.
The home fans gave Simeone a lot of face, and the deafening cheers instantly resounded in the sky, and those Atletico Madrid fans outside the Calderón stadium also cooperated with the fans to create more noise.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopes angrily hammered a grass in front of the goal, and his performance in this game was considered very good, with a high save to keep the goal intact, but the team switched from attack to defense and had problems, allowing Diego Costa to get a direct shot on goal.
The central defensive duo of Sergio Ramos and Pepe have an equally heavy responsibility as they are the goalkeeper's last guarantee.
Of course, the biggest responsibility is still Xavi Alonso, who conceded the ball at his feet.
But Xavi Alonso is one of the older players in the Real Madrid team and the core of the Spanish national team, and no one said anything about him, let alone dare to say anything.
But everyone will have the problem of mistakes, but unfortunately it was Xavi Alonso in this game.
Xavi Alonso is also aware of his problem, and instead of keeping his head down like a young player, he waved at his team-mates and took the initiative to admit his mistakes.
It's just that the other players were affected by the goal and were not in a good mood.
The game was well controlled until the goal was conceded, who could accept a sudden conceding goal?
This feeling is like a boiled duck...... flew.
Tang Zheng, who chased back to the 40-meter area of his own defense, was not affected by the conceded goal, and he turned his head to look at the scoreboard.
In addition to the 1-0 scoreline, it also showed that the game was in the 63'24th minute, with at least half an hour left including injury time.
Score a goal, time is enough!
Two balls, also possible!
The only thing that is difficult is to build up the defence and not concede the ball, because Atletico's quick counter-attacks are very fast, and can even be described as lightning fast.
If you want to score, you have to attack, which means that the problem of defense still has to be left to the defenders.
Before the restart, Real Madrid made the second substitution of the game, replacing the obviously out-of-form Benzema with Alvaro Morata.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei said: "Ancelotti's substitution adjustment is only for the state of the personnel on the field, although Benzema is not in good shape, but the state of the teenager Morata is also unknown, and his style of play is soft, whether he can adapt to the fierce atmosphere on the field is still unknown, so this substitution adjustment is debatable." ”
As it turned out, He Wei's words were reasonable.
Morata is a typical Spanish player, more aggrieved by physical contact, and will always subconsciously avoid the tough defense of Godin and Miranda.
The team needs a forward-standing striker at the front, and Alvaro Morata, who came off the bench, will always subconsciously run away, which is equivalent to saying that the team lacks a pillar at the front.
The pillar is very important to Real Madrid's existing supply system, because Cristiano Ronaldo likes to pull the side, and Isco likes to retreat to cooperate with Tang Zheng, if there is no pillar in front of him to contain Godin and Miranda, Atletico's defensive system will be much easier.
In the blink of an eye, the game came to 70 minutes, and the score was still Atletico Madrid's 1-0 lead at home.
The frenetic atmosphere at the Stadio Calderón continues to grow, with each of the home fans in attendance contributing their part.
With the score leading and the fans giving them a hard time, there is no reason why the Atletico players should not be careful.
On a limited number of quick counter-attacks, they always pose a threat to Diego Lopes in goal.
If it weren't for Diego López's excellent form, the score would have been 2:0 ahead of Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti, who was standing in front of the visitors' dugout, looked anxious and knew that this situation could not be sustained, otherwise there was a good chance that the team would lose on the road.
Real Madrid's overall strength is indeed higher than that of Atletico Madrid, but Atletico Madrid's game tactics are very targeted, and the fans are so powerful......
You have to find a way to solve the attacking problem, otherwise the loss will become a reality.
Not far away, Simeone seemed to be sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, and he had returned to the coach's box to discuss with his assistants how to adjust the game tactics next.
Just then, Cristiano Ronaldo's threatening long-range shot forced Courtois to make a crucial save, but Courtois saved due to the quality of the shot.
"Whoa"
Suddenly, there was a burst of exclamations over Calderón Stadium.
Morata and Godin ran to the ball at the same time, and it was at this point that Morata's inexperience in the game was exposed, and he chose to throw his body to kick the ball.
Normally, this choice is understandable, but the problem is that his opponent is Godin, who has been on the battlefield for a long time.
Godin sought physical confrontation at the moment when Morata threw his body, and the emaciated Morata was bounced away by Godin in an instant, and the football naturally did not touch.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Isco, who were standing not far from the place of the incident, subconsciously raised their arms in an exaggerated manner and looked at referee Ferrero.
The Atletico players didn't care about the complaints of the Real Madrid players, and Courtois, who reacted quickly, made a diving pounce to block the ball under him.
Courtois didn't keep the ball under him and spend a reasonable amount of time, but quickly got up, took a dash, and threw the ball out with a slam of his hand.
"Oops!"
Tang Zheng chuckled in his heart.
"Atletico fight back quickly!"
At the same time, Yang 5 commentator He Wei exclaimed.
Gabi, who received the ball, adjusted it slightly, then handed the ball to Coker, who pulled the side.
David Villa and Diego Costa fired at the same time and rushed towards Real Madrid's defensive half.
This time, the arrival rate of Real Madrid's defensive players is still okay, because the two fullbacks are not allowed to assist at the same time, so it is equivalent to three defenses and two
Marcelo, Pepe and Ramos!
Plus Xavi Alonso, who dragged at the back, is a four-three.
But...... This situation is very unfavorable for the Real Madrid backline!
After all, the defense is passive, the offense is active, and the defense has to be passive in the face of the offense.
Amid the huge cheers of the home fans, Atletico Madrid's quick counter-attack came to the 40-metre zone of Real Madrid's defense.
Koke, who had the ball, saw Diego Costa cut diagonally at high speed and passed straight through without hesitation.
Diego Costa naturally extended his left arm during the run, blocked Pepe, who was defending, and then ran with the ball to the right rib of the attack.
Due to Coke's advance, Marcelo did not dare to defend Diego Costa head-on, and the two were not in the same level, so he chose to fight and retreat, taking care of Coke.
When he reached the right flank of the attack, about 26 meters from the baseline, Diego Costa slowed down and pedaled his bicycle with both feet.
Pepe didn't know what Diego Costa was going to do, so he had to put on a posture to keep up with the changes.
While Pepe was guessing, Diego Costa suddenly pushed with the arch of his foot, and the ball rolled between Pepe's legs and into the penalty area.
Judging from the broadcast screen, David Villa and Diego Costa's passing direction are exactly the same!
Ramos and David Villa, who are teammates in the national team, are familiar with the way each other get the ball, and in the middle of the run, he kicked the sole of his left foot, threw the whole person, and stretched out his right foot to poke the ball.
But...... David Villa's feet seemed to move a little faster than Ramos, poking the ball out early.
By the time Ramos wanted to retract his leg, it was too late, and he kicked David Villa's right foot.
David Villa is a seasoned player who knows how to magnify things, having studied at La Masia Film and Television Academy.
Exaggerated falls to the ground, as well as facial expressions in place.
The home fans in the stands feared that the world would not be chaotic, and they raised their arms one after another to put pressure on the referee.
Pepe didn't care so much, he didn't hear the referee's whistle, so he kicked the ball out of the sideline first.
However, referee Ferrero did not mean to blow the whistle, he crossed his hands and waved outwards to signal that Ramos had not committed a foul.
Ramos, who was suspected of fouling, saw the referee's decision, his waist instantly straightened, quickly stood up, and then bent down and roared at David Villa.
Diego Costa was furious when he saw that referee Ferrero did not blow his whistle.
Diego Simeone, who was standing in the coach's command area of the home team, looked furious, constantly moving, and his body language was so rich that the close-up shots of the live director did not show the Atletico players who were arguing with the referee on the field.
But the most eye-catching is Simeone's assistant Boggs, who is tall and muscular.
Immediately, the live director restored the physical contact between Ramos and David Villa in the penalty area just now.
According to the slow motion, Ramos did kick David Villa, and the penalty was undoubted.
But then again, David Villa's fall was too exaggerated, so Yang 5 commentator He Wei said: "The slow motion shows very clearly that Ramos did kick Villa, the problem is that Villa fell too exaggerated, I think this is the fundamental reason why referee Ferrero made a decision after a pause of half a second." ”
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Tang Zheng, who was actively defending back, breathed a sigh of relief, he was really worried about referee Ferrero blowing a penalty.
If a penalty is blown, the lightest penalty is a yellow card plus a penalty, and the problem is that Ramos already has a yellow card on his body, and if he eats another yellow card, he will have to turn two yellows into one red.
The referee's net side is open, which can be regarded as saving Real Madrid, which is lagging behind.
In the face of referee Ferrero's soft whistle, the home fans used boos and colors to put pressure on the referee.
Diego Simeone almost got into an argument with the fourth official, and if his other assistant hadn't reacted quickly to pull him away, it would have been possible to bring in the referee.
The Atletico players on the pitch still surrounded the referee, hoping that referee Ferrero would give them a penalty and give Ramos a yellow card by the way.
Now the score is 1-0, and if another penalty is awarded, the score is likely to become 2-0, and with Ramos turning two yellows and one red, it is appropriate to win the game with little time left.
However, referee Ferrero was very firm in his decision, believing that Ramos did not foul and only signaled Atletico to throw a sideline ball.
"Woo woo"
The home fans rejected the decision, and they created a deafening boo.
The Real Madrid fans who came with the team were naturally happy, dancing as if they had won the game.
Everyone knows what it means for the referee to open the net!
Atletico captain Gabi saw that referee Ferrero had made up his mind, shook his head, dispersed his teammates, and then motioned for Juanfran to throw the ball on the right sideline.
However, when the game resumed, the fans still did not let go of the referee on duty, and the continuous huge boos resounded throughout the Calderón stadium.
Two minutes later, the 26th round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season was controversial again.
Cristiano Ronaldo received Isco's through ball and entered the penalty area, and Juan Fran, who was adducting the defense, stretched his leg and stumbled over the left foot of Cristiano Ronaldo, who had dialed the ball in advance.
Juan Fran immediately raised his arms to show his innocence, and at the same time looked nervously at referee Ferrero.
Judging from the fact that no penalty was awarded just now, the referee's decision seemed to be in favor of Real Madrid.
In the apprehension of the home fans, referee Ferrero blew the whistle.
But...... Instead of blowing for a foul in the box by an Atletico player, he signaled Cristiano Ronaldo to fake a fall and pulled a yellow card out of his pocket.
Suddenly, dumbfounded!
"Oh-my-god!!!" exclaimed Thiago, a commentator on Spanish national television five, "this ...... It was Cristiano Ronaldo's second yellow card of the game!"
Sure enough!
Referee Ferrero pulled out another red card from his trouser pocket and flashed it at the bewildered Cristiano Ronaldo.
At the same time, the live director gives a slow-motion playback.
According to the slow motion, Juanfran stretched his leg half a beat slowly, and his right foot tripped Cristiano Ronaldo, which means that the penalty is undoubted!
No one thought that the protagonist in the second half of the game was Ferrero, the referee on duty who made mistakes again and again!