"In fact, for Bosque, his best choice is to give up the league and concentrate on playing the Champions Cup with us. Because even if they give up the league, we won't be able to win the league because Valencia is just nine points behind us on the same number of points. However, they could not do this, and Bosque did not dare to do so, because Real Madrid could not do anything to give up part of the pursuit of part of the thing, they could only grit their teeth and go together...... Besides, in fact, they are not so tired now, and now their state is completely stimulated, even if the league does not let the main team rest, it will not let their combat effectiveness drop too much. ”

Hearing Dick say this, Marriner shrugged his shoulders: "An inexplicable sense of superiority can always kill Real Madrid." ”

As a coach who has always played for Atletico Madrid, a member of Atletico Madrid from his playing days to his coaching days, Marriner has never hidden his dislike for Real Madrid, which is the consciousness of an Atletico Madrid, and Dick laughed when he heard him say this.

"Actually, that's where their pride lies, Bosque knows that, Real Madrid can lose some titles for a while, but they can't lose that fundamental, that's the biggest factor in their staying tall. The power of tradition is very strong, and Real Madrid's tradition is to go all out and go for the flamboyance no matter what the game, so although they sometimes lose something, what is the end result? They are one of the best clubs of the twentieth century. Compared with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid is actually inferior to this point. Atletico don't have traditions, they don't have something ingrained in themselves, and I was able to keep Atletico at bay for a while, but if Atletico didn't have their own traditions, Real Madrid would have gotten better sooner or later. ”

Seeing that Marriner opened his mouth to say something, Dick shook his hand: "Don't say that hatred of Real Madrid is a tradition of Atletico Madrid...... It's not enough to have hatred, if you want to become a wealthy family, you have to broaden your horizons and know what others say? Atletico only have Real Madrid in their eyes, but Real Madrid - but the whole world in their eyes...... This is the problem of the pattern, the pattern is too small, and it will not become a big climate. ”

Marriner was stunned, he really hadn't thought about such a question before, because he just instinctively hated Real Madrid, hoping that Atletico Madrid could suppress Real Madrid, but what was the use of just suppressing Real Madrid? Real Madrid doesn't win the title every year, but there are always other teams that will win the title, just suppressing Real Madrid, how much can Atletico Madrid get? What's more, most of the time it is suppressed by the other party......

Dick is right, the pattern is too small, and it is not so easy to fight against Real Madrid.

"Don't discuss this." Dick smiled slightly, he was already thinking about how to integrate the entire Atletico Madrid after he became a shareholder of Atletico Madrid, Cruyff can use twenty years to create Barcelona's worldly hegemony, then he can also do it, and he can also let Atletico Madrid create his own tradition!

Now he has no authority, and after having shares, he can naturally make the entire team, including the entire youth system, rotate with his will, and after becoming a shareholder, he will naturally gain more power.

Of course, this is a later story, no matter how eager for quick success, Dick will also strive for victory in these two games, and the results in the Champions Cup are the last word, if he can win Real Madrid, then Dick's status will be a step up, and then he will have more control over the team in the club, and he will be able to have better confidence.

"The only thing I'm worried about now is that if we win the next round of the league, Real Madrid will have little hope of winning the title, and then Bosque may justifiably give up a league game to fight us, but if he gives up the game...... I can't do this kind of thing, I always give up, it will lower the morale of the team. Dick said with some annoyance, this is also the problem he has been thinking about these days, if Real Madrid sees the hope of winning the league, then in the game before the start of the Champions Cup, they will most likely continue to play in the league to maintain the pressure on Atletico Madrid, in fact, this is beneficial to Atletico Madrid, because they may face a weaker Real Madrid. However, if a league game is abandoned, will Atletico's morale, which has become high recently, be affected? Dick had to think about this question.

"Then we won't give up, even if it's on an equal footing, can't we win against Real Madrid? If we can beat Real Madrid twice in the league, then we will definitely be able to beat Real Madrid in the knockout round! Marriner said confidently.

"It's a layman's idea, but I like your idea." Dick laughed, although there is no inevitable connection between having beaten Real Madrid twice and beating Real Madrid in the knockout round, but at this time, this kind of confidence and momentum can bring a lot of benefits.

"Then play all your best in the next round of the league and keep the main players in shape! If you want to rest, there are still ten days before the start of the Champions Cup, which is enough for them to rest, let Real Madrid lose their self-confidence, anyway, under the same conditions, we are not afraid of them! Dick waved his hand, then said in the affirmative.

On April 14, in the 34th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Sevilla, Real Madrid challenged Osasuna away, and Valencia challenged Mallorca away.

Three teams with a chance to win the title face three mid-table teams.

The result of this game surprised many people.

Despite Atletico's excellent performance at home, Sevilla FC were very tenacious, and they finally managed to stop Atletico Madrid on the road, with a score of 1-1 for Atletico Madrid to suffer three consecutive draws, which was also their ninth draw in the league this season, but they still maintained their lead, because the tired Real Madrid lost 1-3 away to Osasuna, and even Valencia was held to a 1-1 draw away from Mallorca!

With four rounds of the league remaining, Atletico Madrid is ten points ahead of Real Madrid and nine points ahead of Valencia, leaving only one game to win the league!

After consecutive wins, Real Madrid and Valencia finally did not hold on, and Atletico Madrid's league title is almost in hand!

'Bosque is good, really good, he is using this way to prove that the Real Madrid players are not in a big physical problem at the moment and cannot continue on the two fronts, so it is forgivable for them to send substitutes against the opponent in the next game...... But our players are starting to get tired, otherwise we should have been able to win the last round of the league, which is a bit of a pity, if we win, the league title will be four rounds ahead of schedule. ”

"Nine points and four rounds, this advantage is already very big, if there is no miracle, it is almost impossible for Valencia to catch up with us, we don't need to rush." Marriner seemed very open-minded.

"Real Madrid is officially out of the championship ranks! Of course, Valencia's situation is not very good, they dropped the chain when they should not have dropped the chain, and now Atletico are only one win away from winning the title! Although they have recently lost a lot of points in the league due to distraction from the Champions League, the huge advantage accumulated in the early stage still gives them a big advantage. The next four rounds of the league will not have too many waves, but it will be interesting to see the Madrid derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League! ”

Over the next week, both Atletico and Real Madrid are in full swing preparing for these two semi-finals, and they are now in the best form for both sides, with no injuries in the team and no main players suspended, and they can give their full strength in the semi-finals without any shortcomings.

This kind of confrontation is the most attractive.

Real Madrid has Casillas, Carlos, Figo, Zidane and Raul five superstars, and although Atletico Madrid does not have that kind of star-studded superstar, but they are not inferior to the superstar's strength, Jardel, Belleron, Makelele form a solid central axis, plus the world's No. 1 central defender combination of Thuram and Stam's central defender partner, their overall strength is also strong without defects, so the confrontation between the two teams is indeed enough to attract the eyes of countless people!

On April 24, Atletico Madrid will host Real Madrid, and on May 2, Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid at home.

There are still ten days before the start of the game, the fans of both sides have begun to build momentum for their teams, the flags of both sides can be seen flying everywhere on the streets of Madrid, originally in the city of Madrid, Atletico Madrid's support rate is not less than Real Madrid, in such a city for two confrontations, in the case of both sides can accumulate good physical energy and no one is absent, no matter who wins in the end, there will probably be nothing unconvinced.

Real Madrid's strength lies in their experience, and Atletico's strength lies in their wholeness. Real Madrid has countless experience in playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League, while Atletico Madrid can seize the weakness of Real Madrid's central defenders to attack, such a confrontation, who wins and who loses, no one will be sure who will win.

The major European bookmakers have the same view on these two games, that is, the odds of both sides are about the same, both are low to a limit, Atletico Madrid's odds to advance are one to two, Real Madrid's odds are one to one, Real Madrid's slight advantage is mainly because their past results have given people more confidence, but the interesting thing is that now about the odds of winning the Champions Cup, Atletico Madrid is actually lower than Real Madrid, indicating that people are more optimistic about Atletico Madrid winning the Champions Cup......

At the beginning of the season, Atletico Madrid's odds to win the Champions Cup were 13 to 1, but now they are 1 to 1 3, which is ten times lower!

This is what they have earned through a season of hard work and excellent performances, and in the eyes of everyone, Atletico are now a strong team that can challenge for the Champions Cup, and they already have the strength - although the quality to win the championship does not mean that they will be able to win the championship, it means that they have been recognized by everyone!

Time flies quickly, in the first round of the Champions Cup, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid coincidentally sent all the substitutes in the league, as a result, Atletico Madrid lost 0-2 at home to Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid narrowly beat promoted Mattenerife, after this round of the league, Atletico Madrid's lead has shrunk again, and Valencia, who won this round, narrowed the gap behind Atletico Madrid to six points.

However, Atletico fans don't care about this, they only need to win one game in the next three league rounds, and they are not worried about what chance Valencia will have to overtake!

Now, all they have on their minds is one thing, and that is the Champions Cup semi-finals ahead!