Chapter 961: Atletico Madrid's counterattack

'The referee gave Atletico a penalty and he thought Bonucci had knocked down Antoine Griezmann. ”

Bonucci was not convinced, he wanted the referee to explain, thinking that he used a reasonable collision, but the referee did not listen to his defense, Yan Tao, Musacchio and other players also came up to explain clearly, but the referee still ignored it.

Penalties were inevitable, and just three minutes into the second half, Atletico Madrid were awarded a precious penalty, with Antoine Griezmann carrying the ball to the penalty spot, and Donnarumma jumping in front of goal to distract Griezmann. However, Antoine Griezmann was unfazed, as he comfortably converted the ball to save a point for Atletico.

"Now it's 1-2 and Atletico pull a goal back. It was Griezmann's sixth Champions League goal of the season and his only penalty so far. ”

Simeone's goal at the start of the second half also gave Simeone hope of an equaliser or even a win, and he shouted from the sidelines for his players to press up and attack, taking advantage of everyone's momentum to try to score another goal in a short period of time.

AC Milan, on the other hand, did not expect to concede a goal at the beginning, and in the face of Atletico Madrid's more frantic pressing than in the first half, they were a little confused for a while, and soon lost the ball after kicking off in the center circle. Atletico Madrid is attacking wave after wave, and AC Milan is a little overwhelmed.

For the next ten minutes, AC Milan did not have a single shot on goal, while Atletico had three, only one of which was wide and the other two were dangerous. And in this short period of time, AC Milan was basically suppressed at the back. Although AC Milan originally intended to play defensive counterattacks, they have been pressed in the back half of the field, and it has become "only defense, no counterattack". Even Zhang Shujie was forced to return to within 30 meters to participate in the defense.

Seeing the constant danger in front of his own goal, Inzaghi also shouted on the sidelines for the players to attack immediately when they find an opportunity. Zhang Shujie, as the captain of the team, also boldly pressed forward after letting the two wide players get the ball on the field, even if there was only a moment of opportunity, he had to hand the ball to the front.

Chen Zihua blocked Tang Ling's pass off the line, and Simeone used a second substitution, replacing Carrasco with Juanfrán. Although Juanfran is older but more experienced, like Torres, Simeone hopes that Juanfran can form chemistry with Tang Ling on the right and improve his wide attack on Atletico.

As soon as Juanfran came on the pitch, he passed a threatening ball, but Torres didn't get it on target, Donnarumma confiscated the ball, he glanced at his team-mate's position, and then tossed the ball to Conte, who played a one-two, past Felipe, and Conte rushed forward along the touchline with the ball.

Inzaghi was very satisfied after reading it. Yes, that's how you play, any team, no matter what attacking ideas it uses, there will always be some space on the wings, and AC Milan is going to use this rule reasonably. The pitch is so big, make the most of its width.

Atletico Madrid are attacking, and the backfield defenders are not enough, and they can't grab it if they want to surround it, at least for a short time, they can't form a pinch attack on Conte. Conte dribbled the ball all the way across the halfway line and handed it over to Zhang Shujie just as Felipe and Saul were about to get closer.

Godin and Gabi immediately pasted it, Zhang Shujie returned the ball to Xu Ziyi, Xu Ziyi did not stop the ball, a mid-distance over-the-top pass passed to Silva, Silva unloaded the ball on his chest, and stuffed it to Zhang Shujie.

AC Milan's passes were very exciting, concise and effective, and Inzaghi's thinking was also clearly displayed in front of everyone's eyes, he just wanted to use such a quick pass to hit the ball to Atletico's backfield.

Zhang Shujie received the ball outside the penalty area, reversed his left foot, and buckled past Savic, Godin hurriedly came to fill the position, Zhang Shujie gently knocked the ball to the right front with his right foot, and the ball reached the right side of the penalty area, Chen Zihua inserted it from behind and rushed over.

"Good chance! Chen Zihua shot the goal completely! This is a mistake in Atletico's defense! If this goal is scored, then Atletico will be basically hopeless. ”

Chen Zihua sideways left foot pushed into the far corner of the goal, Oblak fell to the ground to save, did not touch the ball, the ball jumped to the far end, Chen Zihua was about to celebrate the goal, but the ball hit the inside of the goal, bounced back, bounced to Oblak.

Oblak didn't expect the ball to bounce to him, he was unprepared for a while, instinctively grabbed the ball, but he didn't grasp it, the ball changed direction and rolled towards the goal, Godin rushed up, turned and kicked the ball out, but kicked it on teammate Juanfran again, over the crossbar, and flew off the bottom line.

"Ouch, this ball is dangerous. The ball changed several times in front of Atletico's goal and finally went over the crossbar. It is estimated that the hearts of Atletico Madrid fans are about to jump out just now, and the goal did not score can only be said to be too lucky. ”

There is good luck and bad luck, Chen Zihua is like this, the ball that hits the goal frame is generally not the problem of the player itself, it is indeed too bad luck. The goal more than seven meters wide was not kicked in, but it hit the goalpost with a diameter of only 10 centimeters, and this kind of luck can be used to scratch the lottery.

Simeone touched his face, probably not wanting to be seen how nervous he was at the moment, knowing that the team could not concede any more goals, otherwise the confidence that the players had just built up would likely collapse. He needs to pick up points at home, even if it's just one.

The corner kick was taken by Chen Zihua, he drove the ball to the penalty area, drove to the middle, Oblak was about to attack, but saw that the ball landed far away, and after a few steps, he retreated to the goal. Zhang Shujie saw the incoming ball, bent his knees slightly, took a deep breath and tightened his waist and abdomen, his legs were like springs, and he pressed Godin and Tang Ling beside him and jumped to the highest point.

The ball fell in front of him, he tilted his head, and a flick of his head hit the goal, the ball smashed into the goal, Oblak pounced, but the ball was already a little high, grazing the crossbar out of the bottom line. The referee gave Atletico a goal kick, but Zhang Shujie quit.

'It was a corner kick and Oblak's finger touched the ball. ”

The referee naturally ignored Zhang Shujie's statement, as a law enforcer on the field, he has his own law enforcement basis, and it is impossible to change it at will because of the player's words. Coupled with the introduction of video referees, the referee's judgment can be more accurate and does not need to be reminded by players.

Oblak put the ball in the penalty area, drove forward with a big foot, Godin put the ball down, the second drop was pushed by Kessie, and the third point was snatched away by Griezmann, but Griezmann stopped the ball and didn't stop well, Kessie snatched the ball back. It seems that Griezmann's form is indeed average, and in the past, he would not have any problems stopping the ball with this difficulty.

Inzaghi looked at the time, it was almost 70 minutes, and the fitness of the Atletico players should have reached a bottleneck.

(End of chapter)