Chapter 309: Artillery fire at the Bernabeu

Madrid derby, 19 January 2003. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On this day, even the air in Madrid became tense.

By the afternoon, the city was filled with a thick, almost suffocating smell of gunpowder.

On the street, everyone is rushing to and fro nervously, which is rare to see in Madrid, which is known for its laziness on weekdays.

According to the data given by the La Liga professional league, the match attracted more than 1,000 journalists from all over the world, and the two teams were worth more than 350 million euros, which can be called one of the most expensive pinnacle matchups in the world.

This match has attracted the attention of fans all over the world.

Will it be the star-studded Galaxy Battleship, with the most luxurious lineup in history, to repel an attacking rival on its home turf, or will the invincible Atletico Madrid once again restrain its rivals and continue the winning streak?

This became the suspense that everyone was guessing before the game.

This tense and confrontational atmosphere not only infected everyone in the city, but also inevitably affected the management of both teams.

Spanish National Television reported in real time that during the routine dinner before the game, Real Madrid President Florentino led the management to receive Atletico Madrid's vice president Cerezo and general manager Hill Jr., but the atmosphere of the dinner was very awkward, obviously deeply affected by the atmosphere of the game.

And before the game, there was another accident.

The Bernabeu Stadium, which can accommodate 76,000 fans, has turned away 2,000 Atletico Madrid fans.

This made the Sheets fans very indignant, and the scene became chaotic for a while, but fortunately, the police maintained order at the scene and there was no commotion, but the actions of the Bernabéu Stadium made the Sheets fans very dissatisfied, and they did not leave because they could not enter, but blocked outside the Bernabéu Stadium to cheer for their team.

When the players from both teams arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu, the entire stand was packed.

Although Real Madrid has suffered many heavy defeats at the hands of their city rivals in the past year or so, their fans still choose to come to the scene to support their team.

Moreover, this one is obviously different from the previous ones.

"We have Ronaldo!"

"Kill Atletico Madrid!"

"Ronnie will give you a taste of the Bernabeu fire!"

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The stands were decorated with banners, and fans held up signs with slogans written on them, but the most terrifying thing was the white sea, which was very shocking.

White is the jersey, 76,000 pieces, and black is the head, 76,000.

This also shows the determination of the Bernabeu fans, shame!

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Florentino entered the VIP lounge at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on time at 8 o'clock, as usual.

As long as he appears in public, he is always dressed in a neat suit, with a kind smile, and receives VIP fans from all over the world, as well as Spanish political and business celebrities in a relaxed and comfortable manner.

Every game at the Santiago Bernabéu is more than just a football game.

In the past, when these people met Florentino at this time, they would always jokingly ask: How many goals are you going to win tonight?

Even occasionally rising, everyone will play a hand.

But I don't know which derby to start with, when they meet Atletico Madrid, they always ask with a serious face: can they win tonight?

Florentino didn't like the skeptical tone of their questioning, nor the seriousness of their faces, as if they had just returned from the battlefield.

He likes to be confident, he likes to be calm, he likes to be elegant, he likes to be calm.

He still kept a polite smile and suppressed all the unhappiness in his heart.

After walking around the VIP room and returning to his seat, making sure that no one was paying attention, he withdrew his smile and looked at the man standing in front of the visiting team's dugout below the pitch instead of a grim one.

Alpine!

It was this person who brought Atletico Madrid, which had sunk into hell, to the ranks of the world's first-rate European teams, and cultivated a group of outstanding stars for the Sheets.

Ever since he came along, he's been like a nightmare for Real Madrid, oh no, a nightmare for all Spanish teams.

No one knows how he did it, but he did win all the time with Atletico Madrid......

Dig him up at the Bernabeu?

The thought really appealed to Florentino.

It's as if the president of Mendoza will snipe out Real Madrid champions Baldano and Redondo for two consecutive seasons and poach from Tenerife to the Bernabeu.

But he felt that it was not yet time.

Because he can't guarantee that the fans of the Bernabeu and the superstars of Real Madrid will be able to accept such a manager, he is still waiting.

But tonight......

Florentino looked at Bosque in front of the home team's dugout, and a twinkle of hatred flashed in his eyes.

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"The game is about to start and we see that both teams are already in position. ”

"Real Madrid's starting lineup is still a four-two-three-one. ”

The goalkeeper is Casillas, the backline is Roberto Carlos, Hierro, Elguela and Salgado, the two midfielders are Flavio and Makelele, the front three attackers are Zinedine Zidane, Raul and Figo, and the single striker is Ronaldo. ”

"This lineup is arguably the most powerful squad in football today, gathering some of the most top-ranked superstars at the time. ”

"Atletico Madrid is also playing as much as possible, and it still plays a four-three-one-two formation. ”

The goalkeeper is Petr Cech, the backline is Jankulovski, Carvalho, Marchena and Dario Srna, the back three are Deco, Xavi Alonso and Marcos Senna, Kaka up front and Villa in front of Villa Torres. ”

In the pre-match press conference, Atletico Madrid's head coach Gao Han said that the most dangerous player in the Real Madrid team is Zinedine Zidane, but he firmly believes that Marcos Senna will completely freeze Zidane, and Atletico Madrid's midfield will completely suppress Real Madrid. ”

At the same time, he also said that although it is an away game, the Sheets will continue to hold high the banner of offensive football!

Before the game, many professionals also believed that the biggest test for Real Madrid in this game would be at the back, and how to freeze Atletico Madrid's trident would become Real Madrid's biggest test. ”

"Real Madrid coach Bosque said before the game that a team like Atletico Madrid, if they want to defend, will be impregnable, if they want to attack, they will be invincible, which is also the highest evaluation that Bosque can give to the opponent. ”

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"Okay, the game is on. ”

"We saw that Atletico Madrid took the lead. ”

"Pass to the backfield, Carvalho takes the ball, Real Madrid doesn't press tightly, and then passes to Kaka, a straight kick ......"

"Nice through ball, pass to ...... behind"

"Offside!"

The linesman did not hesitate to raise the flag to signal that it was an offside. ”

"Torres started very quickly and had caught up with the ball and formed a one-on-one but fell into an offside trap. ”

The fans at the Bernabeu Stadium were also taken aback, no one expected that as soon as the game started, Atletico Madrid came to take the lead, but fortunately, Real Madrid's backline was very focused. ”

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"After the opening, it was basically Atletico Madrid who dominated the game, and the possession was at the feet of Atletico Madrid. ”

"Against their rivals, Real Madrid seems to be lacking in confidence. ”

But this may also be Real Madrid's strategy, first to stabilize the defense and then find opportunities to counter-attack, which is also the main tactic of Bosque when he led the team to win the Champions League. ”

'It's been five minutes and Real Madrid is very passive. ”

"Atletico Madrid is very fierce and the rhythm is very fast......"

"Okay, foul, Zinedine Zidane was brought down by Marcos Senna and Real Madrid won a set-piece in front. ”

"About 30 metres from goal, Robert Carlos came to take the penalty. ”

"Oops, the penalty is high, Carlos looks frustrated. ”

'It was Real Madrid's first shot since the opening, but it was a bit far from goal. ”

"Relatively speaking, Atletico Madrid have had two shots on goal and both of them have been in the box. ”

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"Okay, pass to the left and give it to Villa. ”

"Villa take the ball, force a break through Salgado, it's over!"

"Foul!"

'Salgado brought down Villa and gave Atletico Madrid a very dangerous set-piece opportunity up front. ”

"Xavi Alonso comes to take the penalty, crosses into the box and heads in ......"

Casillas made a flying save at the crucial moment to save Marchena's header. ”

"It's too dangerous!"

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"Atletico Madrid still maintains the initiative on the field, although Real Madrid is star-studded and playing at home, but in the face of the Sheets, they don't seem to have the slightest solution, and the defense is full of holes, which is not a good phenomenon. ”

Carlos misses the ball and Torres passes to Kaka. ”

"Kaka forced a breakthrough with the ball in the middle, the speed was very fast, straight into the penalty area, there was a chance, Villa ......"

"Oops, Villa, missed a great opportunity!"

'He looked more frustrated than anyone else and it was the best chance to score since the opening kick-off. ”

'It didn't look like Villa's feet were going well tonight, and if he had a shot on goal in normal times, he would have scored, but tonight he seemed to be on the wrong side of the line. ”

"You can see that the game has an impact not only on the players at Real Madrid, but also on Atletico Madrid. ”

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Dario Srna continued to press high and it was a change after Alpine's opening. ”

'Marcos Senna defended well against Zidane, and Dario Srna stepped in boldly to suppress the attacking threat of Carlos on the left side of Real Madrid. ”

'Okay, Srna on the right gets the ball, takes the ball high and passes it to the edge of the box. ”

"Torres headed in and off, Kaka took the ball and Elguera defended. ”

"Kaka uses his speed to force a breakthrough, it's over, good opportunity, pass to the left!"

"Villa and Salgado fight for the ball and head back to the middle......"

"Torres!"

"The ball is in!!!"

“goalllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!”

"Torres!Torres!!Torres!!"

"In the fourteenth minute, in the opening fourteen minutes, Atletico Madrid's initiative finally scored a goal!"

"Fernando Torres was very active at the start and opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid with his goalmouth shot!"

"Let's look at the whole goal, Torres was just heading in from outside the box, and at this moment, I saw Kiko's shadow in him, but he quickly turned and cut in and finally captured the chance!"

"It's so exciting!"

"Fernando Torres broke the deadlock!" )