Although in the next Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid was forced to draw 1-1 by Deportivo La Coruna at home, and finally missed the final of the Copa del Rey with an aggregate score of 2-3 over two legs, but Atletico Madrid fans don't care, now their lead in the league is very big, even if they can't win the Copa del Rey, it's not a big deal, the league is now big, and Atletico Madrid can naturally put more energy into the Champions Cup!

With the Copa del Rey exit, Atletico can focus on the league for the rest of the season, with a double fixture in the week, with Atletico playing Málaga, Betis and Real Madrid, followed by a week's break, followed by a Champions League match against Las Palmas.

"Kill the opponent with the attack, we have to try to extend the lead in the league!" Dick said to all the players on the training ground.

In the twenty-third round of the league, the main players of Atletico Madrid, who had rested for a week, began to play, they had been forced to draw 0-0 by Malaga at home, and now on the road, Dick naturally did not want to be a midstream team in the two-legged confrontation to gain the upper hand, although Malaga had drawn with Real Madrid before, but that game had the reason for Real Madrid's negligence, and their overall strength was not particularly good.

Dick is a guy who has to repay - that is, he can't tolerate his own team winning the championship and the opponents in the league facing him to have the upper hand in two meetings - to some extent, this is also some kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder or perfectionist tendency, so this season he has to kill Mallorca twice, in order to prove that last season was not Atletico afraid of Mallorca, but because Atletico Madrid was careless.

This attitude of his has also infected the players to a large extent, and the home team was forced to draw by Malaga before, so the away team must not lose, or even draw! To beat the other party, tell them that they were forced to draw by Malaga because their buddies were distracted by the Champions Cup, and if you don't distract from the Champions Cup, you can be killed in minutes!

Atletico thrashed them 3-1 on the road, with Jardel netting twice to take his tally to 20 in La Liga this season – a recent drop in his goal rate, which would have been a one-goal goal before the winter break.

Combined with Jorgensen's icing on the cake, Atletico beat Malaga away to lift their tally to 51 points.

What Dick didn't expect was that he thought that Real Madrid should win after two consecutive draws, and he didn't expect to be able to extend the lead again, but Real Madrid lost this round of the league! They lost 2-1 away to Espanyol! This extended Atletico's lead over them to eleven points! With 11 points left in the league with 17 rounds remaining, that lead is already a big one......

"Real Madrid have dropped the chain again at a critical moment! In fact, Atletico Madrid is not unbelievably strong, but Atletico led by Dick rarely makes some low-level mistakes in the league! They rarely lose in a row and are always able to get their morale back up with a win after back-to-back draws...... In this respect, Real Madrid is far less stable than Atletico Madrid! If this continues, we will only be able to see Atletico start celebrating their feat of defending the league title for the second time in their history after only a few league games......"

Now Bosque's position is really a little unstable.

The previous rumor is actually just a rumor, although Florentino has always wanted to replace Bosque, but it has been difficult to find a good coach in recent years - I don't see how many managers Barcelona have changed since Van Gaal's departure? Now the famous head coaches basically have masters, and the coaches of the enough level basically have no idle at home, who can he replace? You must know that even Aragonés is very happy in Mallorca, and he doesn't want to go to the troubled waters of Real Madrid.

"Even if Bosque can win some honours this season, we probably won't be able to keep him in the summer! Real Madrid did not make any breakthrough under his leadership! We bring him a superstar every year, but he doesn't bring a championship! Florentino said angrily at the club's small meetings - especially when Florentino was not on the stage that he won a championship trophy, but he did not win a championship under Florentino, which is what annoys Florentino the most......

"It's hard for us to find a top coach who is worthy of Real Madrid right now." Vulture Butragueno, the current technical director of Real Madrid and one of the former Real Madrid Five Eagles, frowned and said: "Among the managers we can look at, Lippi is at Juventus, Capello is at Roma, they will not leave, Hiddink is coaching the South Korean national team, he seems to be fascinated by Asia and does not want to return to Spain to coach." ”

"Where's Heynckes?" Florentino remembered the German coach who had led Real Madrid to the Champions League.

"He had a great time at Athletic Bilbao and turned down our offer." Butragueno said helplessly.

Florentino is also helpless - the current situation is like this, Real Madrid is not without money, nor is it unattractive, but now the managers they can look at are all coached in giants that are not much worse than Real Madrid, and their positions are already stable, and they can't look down on the managers who can be poached......

"In the summer, maybe there will be the right person, after all, there will be some personnel changes after the World Cup." Butragueno continued.

"Can't wait until then." Florentino said decisively: "Although I may be a layman...... But I also know that having a manager in office on a temporary basis has a big impact on the team's preparation! Only by contacting the decision in advance, and then waiting for him to take over as soon as the season is over, can he buy players according to his requirements! Wait until after the end of the season to reach out, and then it's too late! ”

Butragueno nodded, Florentino's words can be regarded as to the point, the temporary purchase of players will make the players need time to integrate into the team, not to mention the temporary hiring of coaches, a team of Real Madrid's level naturally needs to contact the next coach in advance before the end of the season, and even before the end of the season, the target for next season has been determined!

"Perhaps, we may have only one person to poach......" said Butragueno with some hesitation.

"Who?" Florentino looked at Butragueno and saw the latter's hesitant expression, and he understood what the assistant meant.

"You're talking about the guy I signed some time ago...... But don't forget, Emilio, that guy is a madman! The rumors like that last time made him make that kind of move in the game, and if he is allowed to take office, I'm afraid the fans will take the initiative to oppose us! He offended not only us, but countless Real Madrid fans! Florentino said decisively: "It's really not good, even if I keep Bosque, I won't want to bring him in, even if he can get more championships, what?" Real Madrid fans won't like him! Bringing him in might have allowed Real Madrid to win enough titles, but ......"

Florentino didn't finish what he said next, but Butragueno understood what he meant - Dick's coaching of Real Madrid may be a good thing for Real Madrid club, but it is not a good thing for Florentino, and they will lose the welcome and support of Real Madrid fans!

"And another point, Zidane also doesn't like this manager, if he really comes, then Real Madrid will be lively, besides, what kind of power does he have at Atletico Madrid? If he is allowed to coach Real Madrid, then you, the technical director, will probably become an idle position. Florentino sneered and said: "Such a head coach is the old guy who dares to use the old Hill, because Atletico Madrid is his private property!" ”

Butragueno nodded again and again, indeed, with Dick's power in Atletico Madrid, of course he will make such a request when he coaches Real Madrid, and when the time comes, how can he, the technical director, be embarrassed!

It's just that this still hasn't solved the problem, and the dignified president of Real Madrid can't find a suitable person to replace Bosque, which really makes Florentino extremely aggrieved......

Dick naturally didn't know that Florentino and Butragueno had such a conversation, after beating Malaga, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis in the next league, and Real Madrid finally won a victory, swept Las Palmas 7-0 away, and vented all his anger on this unlucky opponent!

It's just that the gap between them and Atletico Madrid is still as much as eleven points, and the next round of home against Atletico Madrid will be their last chance.

But Dick didn't plan to give Real Madrid this chance!

With just over a week to go, the Champions League is just over a week away, and beating Real Madrid will undoubtedly extend Atletico's lead to an unshakable position! Now it's time for Atletico to be at their best and to do everything they can to beat Real Madrid!

In the last round, Dick specially rotated half of the main force in the midweek game, and finally won by only one goal, and Real Madrid, who was eager to get rid of the winless situation, attacked with all his might in the game, smashed the opponent and also tired himself half to death, now Real Madrid's physical fitness is not the best, Atletico Madrid is recuperating, even if it is away, Dick has a great confidence to beat the opponent!

To beat Real Madrid, it still depends on two points - running and defending!

Although Stam's current injury is not yet healed and is still recuperating, Atletico Madrid's current defense is already quite good, coupled with Real Madrid's natural hard injury, Dick has a great confidence to defeat Real Madrid, completely defeating this opponent in the same city, so that they have no hope of winning the championship!

10 February, Santiago Bernabeu!

Countless Real Madrid fans were expecting their team to beat Atletico Madrid to win the league title again, but after 90 minutes, they were disappointed!

Real Madrid did their best in this game, all the main players played and played well, but the two sides were able to hold on in the first 70 minutes, Jardel scored first in the first half, Morientes equalized shortly after the start of the second half, but after 70 minutes, Atletico Madrid's physical advantage began to be fully played!

The Real Madrid superstars, who were crazy in the last round of the league, obviously felt a little powerless in this game!

And Atletico Madrid's super substitute Cruise showed his value in the 83rd minute, he beat the old Hierro, shook his head and put the ball into the corner of Real Madrid's door, which also made all Real Madrid fans feel cold in their hearts at that moment!

Atletico Madrid are 14 points ahead of Real Madrid!