Atletico's opponent in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup is Roma, who are now top of Serie A and have an almost unshakable advantage. [Full text reading. 】

This team almost solved Rayo Vallecano in the first leg, and Rayo Vallecano, a dark horse in La Liga with a fast attack and crazy running, was completely unable to resist under Roma's mercury-like attack, and they were poured three goals away from home in the first leg, so at that time Dick knew that his opponent in the semi-finals would probably be Roma......

In the second leg, they seemed to have left a lot of strength on the road, so much so that they lost 0-2 to Rayo Vallecano, and the aggregate score of 3-2 looked dangerous, but those who watched that game knew that Rayo Vallecano had nothing to do with Roma's defense throughout the game, and it was not until the last five minutes of the game that they took advantage of the problem that the Roma back line began to loosen up and scored two goals, and they actually had no chance in the whole game......

Sitting first in Serie A with a five-point advantage, Roma do have a strong quality this season, and being able to reach the last four of the UEFA Cup also proves that they have grown under Capello's tutelage this season, and they will certainly cause Atletico Madrid's biggest problems in the two semi-finals in April!

Dick didn't bother with Roma at this time, after all, the first game will not be played until April 6, and Atletico still have two league games to play before that.

These two league games, naturally, are the two rounds of the league against Barcelona at home and the away challenge against Real Madrid, if these two league games are not played well, then the league championship may be a little dangerous, after all, facing these two teams in a row, if you don't get it right, you will have two consecutive defeats, and now Atletico Madrid is only three points ahead of Real Madrid, if you lose two games in a row, maybe it will become three points behind Real Madrid......

Dick didn't want to do this kind of thing.

So after leading the team back to Madrid, Dick began to prepare for the next league - he beat Barcelona away in the first leg, and he deserved to win at home, but Dick knew in his heart that football matches are not so simple, and it is not uncommon for Dick to beat opponents away from home and lose by a large margin in the league.

Dick's luck seems to be starting to kick in, though.

Due to their midweek participation in the UEFA Cup, Atletico's home game against Barcelona was scheduled for the last game, which was played in the evening, and Real Madrid's away game against Mallorca was played on Saturday – because they did not play in midweek and the Champions League does not start until April.

Mallorca, who had beaten Real Madrid by two goals away in the first half of the season, once again showed their Real Leg's Bensè, relying on young striker Albert? Luke's lightning strike in the 39th minute and the defense of Sè, Mallorca beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home, giving Real Madrid a heavy blow!

I have to mention that Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o, who still has half of the ownership in the hands of Real Madrid, played an extremely key role in this goal, and it was precisely because of his lightning raid that he tore through Real Madrid's defense, and then selflessly passed the ball to Luke, that this golden goal appeared!

With one more game, Real Madrid is three points behind Atletico!

This means that if Atletico can beat Barcelona at home, they will be able to lead Real Madrid by six points with eleven games remaining in the league – not a huge gap, but it is enough distance for Atletico to feel safe!

You must know that the Champions Cup has only reached the quarter-finals now, and the League Cup has reached the semi-finals! In the next matches, Atletico Madrid will have a looser schedule than Real Madrid, and they will be in an extremely advantageous position!

However...... Barcelona at this time, however, showed the courage of a giant of the century - they did not want to see Real Madrid's jokes and deliberately lost to Atletico Madrid, although they are still a little short of finishing in the top four, but whether it is for their own results or to fight, they have shown their best form at the Calderón Stadium!

They were fighting to the death with Atletico throughout the game, and even after Rivaldo scored a goal, they did not hesitate to return to the defense to keep the win, although the substitute Torres scored a goal in the chaos, Atletico Madrid still regretted that they could not get all three points at home, and in the last fifteen minutes they pressed Barcelona in their own half and bombarded indiscriminately, almost all of them pressed up, constantly testing Barcelona's defense with shè goals, Barcelona stubbornly resisted Atletico Madrid's 32 shè goals with their flesh and blood, and finally snatched a point from Calderón Stadium!

"I have to say that I admire Barcelona...... They actually fought to the death for a point, is this Barcelona, which is known for its magnificent attack? They are so desperate, but only for one point...... It's a little strange to me, is this still the same dream team Barcelona that won almost everything in the 90s? They only have one point in their eyes, just to keep us from winning, and they are willing to get a point with the ugliest defensive counterattack...... I'm so disappointed that Barcelona don't deserve to be our opponents in a few years. Well, congratulations to Barcelona, who have finally secured the precious point that has widened their gap to the Champions League region to six points, and are a solid step towards qualifying for next season's UEFA Cup! ”

Dick's bitter sarcasm after the game made Barcelona fans want to be a human bomber to kill this bastard, but although Dick satirized Barcelona up and down, he still admired Barcelona a little in his heart, at least they didn't deliberately let Atletico win because they couldn't get used to Real Madrid, from this point of view, Barcelona is much more backbone than Atletico Madrid - a few years later in history, Atletico Madrid once lost six goals to Barcelona without temper in order to make Real Madrid not win the league championship, The only effort in that game was Torres, but he alone could not save the whole situation, Torres, who has always insisted on leading Atletico Madrid on his own, was completely disappointed in Atletico after that game, and chose to transfer to Liverpool after the end of the season, leaving Atletico Madrid, where he planned to die of his life.

A team can hate a team, but if you deliberately lose to the team's competitors in order to hate a team, then the team is far from being worthy of the identity of a giant! Later, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan and let Juventus win the championship in advance when there was no hope of the Champions Cup, this approach is the practice of a team with backbone, a giant can temporarily sink, but can not lose such a bone, with such a bone, Barcelona finally became the team that dominated the entire European continent in one fell swoop after sinking for four or five years, not without reason.

The Atletico fans were a little disappointed to be held to a draw at home by Barcelona, but they also knew that the players and Dick did their best - who knew that Barcelona, who hated Real Madrid to death, would rather lose face than steal a point away from home? This point does not do them much good, but it leaves Real Madrid with unlimited hope, and it seems that there is nothing to say about being robbed of a point by such a team......

After this round of league games, La Liga ushered in a break, the next week and a half is the FIFA match, and it will not be until April 1 that the 28th round of the league will be ushered in, but in Atletico's favor, they do not have many internationals...... In the main lineup, Jardel, Camoranesi and Vicente are not internationals, but Cruz was selected for the Argentine national team.

The midfielders of Barajabellelong and Makelele are all internationals, but they are not the absolute main force in the national team, they will not be too tired, there is only one international player in the backline, although Gamara is also an international, but now he has been reduced to a substitute, Capdevilla lost the Spanish national team this time, which is also a good thing for Atletico Madrid, and Marchena is not yet eligible for the national team.

So this FIFA match ri, for most of the players of Atletico Madrid, it is a chance to rest, Atletico Madrid in this FIFA match ri will also be a little better than the competitors, because like Real Madrid and Barcelona have many more internationals than them - who wants to be a giant, and these internationals are basically the absolute main force of their respective national teams, the impact of this kind of consumption is much greater for Real Madrid, relatively speaking, Atletico Madrid is much less affected.

During this time, Dick was also resting, he was studying the tactics of Real Madrid and Rome, he already had a draft in mind against Real Madrid, and he still needed to think about it against Rome......

When the FIFA match is over, La Liga is once again rekindled, Atletico Madrid's away game against Real Madrid, is undoubtedly the highlight of this round, they are now ranked in the top two of the standings, such a top battle, the same city derby, will undoubtedly attract the attention of countless people!

The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was packed, with 5,000 Atletico fans pouring into the Bernabéu Stadium, but in front of the overwhelming Real Madrid fans, they didn't seem to make a splash......

Before the game, Dick was full of confidence: "We will defeat all the pride of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu!" Our lead will be extended to seven points! Victory will be ours, and the 10th Champions Cup is beckoning! If we can beat Real Madrid at home, we can beat Real Madrid away from home! I've led the team to break the six-year winless record against Real Madrid, and now I'm going to break the nine-year winless away record against Real Madrid! ”

Not to mention, when Dick shouted this kind of slogan, many people were frightened by him, especially Real Madrid fans, if they were killed by the city's rival Atletico Madrid in a season, it would be really humiliating......

What's more, Dick has now established an indestructible image in the hearts of many people, and has also established an image of doing what he says, although he often lied before, but strangely, it did not leave people with the impression of going back on his word......

So when the game started five minutes later, everybody broke down.

Because from the first minute, Atletico Madrid put on a stubborn posture, except for Jadel and Vicente, the other players in the front field were back on the defensive, like the army that had retracted the fortress, pointing all the guns at the city, and then shouting at the enemy: "Paralyze you!" I'll shoot you if you come!" ”

Don't be so shameless! Forget it before to deceive Barcelona, such a Madrid derby, such a top battle, such a Madrid derby and a top game, the whole world is looking forward to it - I'm going to take off my pants, and you're going to show me this?