Chapter 257: Where's Batman

At night, the entire Calderón stadium is lit up as bright as day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The stadium stands are like a volcano erupting from time to time, erupting with shocking passion.

The 29th round of La Liga is taking place at the stadium, with Atletico Madrid hosting Barcelona.

In the case that the La Liga championship this season has long been locked, the biggest suspense in this game is no longer Atletico Madrid, but whether the visiting Barcelona can get out of the way.

Because the La Liga giants are currently fifth in the league and are one step away from qualifying for the Champions League in the top four.

What is even more fortunate for Barcelona fans is that just this afternoon, Deportivo La Coruna unexpectedly drew at home to Rayo Vallecano, only getting one point, and the lead was greatly weakened.

This gave Barcelona an opportunity.

Barcelona this season has been like a nerve knife, with good and bad performances.

In good times, you can win in a row, and even stage a massacre of five or six goals, but in bad times, it is enough to break down.

In a game of the week, plus a 5-1 win over Malaga in the previous round, Kluivert scored a hat-trick and was in fine form, giving hope of an away win over Atletico Madrid.

So, this game is in the spotlight.

Even Barcelona coach Rexage said in an interview that the impact on the top four of the league has reached a critical juncture, and the team must go all out to win Atletico Madrid, reverse Deportivo La Coruna, and rush into the top four.

Losing the top four and missing out on next season's Champions League is something that no one could imagine.

Therefore, in this game, Barcelona, who was fighting away, looked very aggressive from the perspective of the arrangement.

Four-four-two formation, midfielder small diamond-shaped position.

From left to right, the Italian left-backs are Koko, De Boer, Puyol and Reziger.

In midfield was Motta in the back, Cocu on the left, Luis Enrique on the right and Rivaldo in front.

The two strikers are a combination of Saviola and Kluivert.

From this lineup, it is not difficult to see that Lexage has only one purpose, to seize the opportunity of Atletico Madrid's continuous hard battles and early championships, and win Atletico Madrid in one fell swoop.

Gao Han also adjusted the starting lineup in this game, changing to a four-three-three formation.

The goalkeeper is still Petr Cech, with Antonio López, Carvalho, Pablo Ibañez and Roberto at the back.

The three midfielders are Seydou Keita, Xavi Alonso and Baptista.

The front three are left winger Cristiano Ronaldo, right winger Fernando Torres, and Kiko in the middle.

Originally, Takahan's idea was to start defensive midfielder Oscar Mena, but after a training scout, he abandoned the idea because the veteran Argentine could no longer meet Takahan's requirements.

This is also Gao Han's current summer transfer request to the board, giving up Oscar Mena and other substitutes, and bringing in at least one strong substitute for a defensive midfielder.

Marcos Senna, this point, has always lacked a strong substitute, this season once the Brazilian defender is absent, Atletico Madrid has to move around, which also affects the team's combat effectiveness to some extent.

With the current situation of the Sheet Corps, the large frame is already very stable, and what is needed is local strengthening.

Before the start of the game, Barcelona also lined up on both sides of the exit of the players' tunnel to welcome the Copa del Rey champion Atletico Madrid, and the two sides looked quite friendly.

But as soon as the game began, both sides immediately fought with bayonets.

In contrast to Barcelona's desperate attempt to keep the ball under control, Atletico Madrid's style of play is simple and rough.

Highball!

After Cristanval's poor performance and loss of his main position, the highest point of Barcelona's back line was the 1.8 meter Italian left-back Koco, and the other three players, whether De Boer, Puyol or Reziger, were all below 1.8 meters.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, not to mention Kiko, Torres is 1.86 meters tall, and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, although he is only 17 years old, has also reached 1.85 meters tall, which is also outstanding among his peers.

But if that's all there is to it, it's nothing, and the most hateful thing is that Torres and Cristiano Ronaldo are shockingly explosive.

As a center forward, Kiko frequently retreated to respond, and the left and right wings were diagonally inserted into the ribs.

is such a simple routine, but it pried open Barcelona's goal in just three minutes of the opening game.

After Kiko retreated to receive the ball, he turned and assisted, Torres shook off Koko on the right rib and cut diagonally into the penalty area, receiving the ball and volleying home.

The whole process happened in a lightning flash, leaving everyone in Barcelona confused.

Barcelona then found themselves in a dilemma, wanting to fight back but worrying about the backline.

This bad mentality finally made them burst out of their weakness again in the 34th minute.

It was Kiko who retreated, Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball on the left and forced a breakthrough, shook off two defenders in a row, and then suddenly knocked back, Baptista inserted a long-range shot, and then the next one.

After scoring two goals in a row, Barcelona can be said to be defeated, and Atletico Madrid is firmly in control of the situation, although the advantage of possession is not obvious, but the defense is very solid, and Barcelona does not give the slightest chance.

In the 77th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid finally came back to power.

Torres, who was suspended for accumulating yellow cards in the last round, finally broke out this time, and under the attack of Koko and De Boer, he forced a breakthrough and jumped to score a brace.

That's it, Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 3-0 at home!

The three bloody goals made Rexage even refuse to shake hands with Gao Han after the game and returned directly to the locker room.

Who made you Gao Han fall into the well and not save any face for his old club?

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With a 5-1 win over Malaga in the previous round and a 3-0 defeat away to Calderón in this round, Rexach's side continued to play the role of a nerve knife, which also caused anger from Barcelona up and down.

In the perfect time for Deportivo La Coruna's home draw, Barcelona not only failed to capitalise on their chances, but also lost, which brought the dissatisfaction with Lexage at the peak of the Barcelona upside down.

In particular, the Barcelona coach's refusal to shake hands with Gao Han after the game was bombarded by fans and the media.

Even Barcelona president Gaspat had to come forward and criticize the poor performance of the players while apologizing for Rexage's irrational behavior.

With the current situation in Barcelona, a summer change of manager is a foregone conclusion.

The key question is that the original number one favorite Gao Han has renewed his contract with Atletico Madrid, who wants to take over the mess of Barcelona.

It was also in the 29th round that Real Madrid, which had just experienced the nightmare of the Copa del Rey, quickly came out of the shadows and won Villarreal 3-0 at home, and the shame of the Copa del Rey and derby was forgotten, and the third place in the league was stabilized.

As for Rafael Benitez's Valencia, in keeping with the tradition of making a fortune in a muffled voice, they beat Sevilla 2-0 at home in a low-key manner to continue to occupy second place in the league.

With the rise of the Bat Army's rankings, the coach Rafael Benitez has also become the most eye-catching discovery in La Liga this season after Alpine.

It's just that relatively speaking, whether he is in terms of results or coaching style, he is not as pleasing as Gao Han.

After playing Barcelona, Atletico Madrid rushed to the Netherlands to challenge Feyenoord away.

This is the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.

Don't look at Feyenoord as a team in the Eredivisie, but the overall strength is not weak, and the double striker composed of Eredivisie goalscorer Van Hujedonk and Danish killer Tomasson is very threatening, and the latter has even been linked with AC Milan.

Japanese midfielder Shinji Ono is currently playing the main role at Feyenoord, so this game is also regarded as a Sino-Japanese duel by fans in East Asia.

But in this game, Shinji Ono did nothing throughout the whole game, and failed to stabilize the midfield for Feyenoord at all, which directly led to Atletico Madrid firmly suppressing Feyenoord throughout the game, and in the 27th minute of the first half and the 45th minute before the end, with Villa's brace, successfully established the victory of the game.

However, in the second half, Feyenoord's coach Van Marwijk decisively adjusted his tactics, and left-wing youngster Robin van Persie came on as a substitute.

But after that, Feyenoord never got a chance again.

The match ended 1-2 with Atletico Madrid taking home a win away from home.

However, the game made Gao Han feel deeply.

First of all, the high school striker Van Hujedonk is indeed quite good, whether it is Carvalho or Marchena, in the face of this type of center forward, the physical confrontation is at a disadvantage, and it is very difficult to deal with.

In recent years, Dutch football has produced a lot of talents, and there are powerful stars such as Kluivert, Van Nistelrooy, Hasselbaink, Roy Mackay, Heselink, Van Yehutink, etc., which is indeed quite terrifying.

But it also reminds Gao Han that he must step up the development of strong high school defender Pablo Ibañez.

This rare Spanish power-back is a strong centre-back, who is excellent in physical confrontation but delicate at his feet, which is quite good, and will be the third choice in the central defender position when he is trained.

As for the old courtier Santi, he has been reduced to the fourth central defender and has not even had a chance to play this season.

Another big spot was Feyenoord's substitute left winger, teenager Robin van Persie.

Only nineteen years old, tall but thin, very dexterous, very delicate skills at the feet, especially the moment when he received a long pass from the backfield and unloaded the ball with his left foot, Gao Han was particularly impressed.

It was precisely because the ball was stopped so well that his next move was so clever that Dario Srna even struggled to complete an effective defense, and could only be watched by the opponent.

Gao Han specially used his fiery eyes to take a look, and found that this Van Persie's potential is as high as 185, and the standard superstar player is thin and thin, which is a big hidden danger to his future achievements.

"Robin, this name is wonderful, I don't know where Batman is?" Gao Han laughed.

"After Bergkamp, first Van der Vaart, then Robben, and now there is another Van Persie, this Netherlands is really talented!"

Because he was interested in players such as Van der Vaart, he also went to see Ajax, and not only found a number of powerful stars, including Sneijder and De Jong, but even unearthed a high school striker with a potential of 190.

The twenty-one-year-old Swedish center forward, Ibrahimovic.

It's a pity that Atletico Madrid is now stable, and Gao Han can't recruit all the players into the Sheets Army.

If they were really recruited, but they didn't give enough competition training, wouldn't it be a mistake?

But Jorge Mendes is taking action.

With a sharp eye, European football can be said to be gold everywhere for the cold. (To be continued.) )