In the days that followed, discussions continued to rage over Barcelona's decision to abandon the second leg of the Copa del Rey, with opponents arguing that Barcelona's move was a clear and unprofessional behaviour to lose, while supporters were slamming the Spanish Football Federation's schedule for being substandard – why should it be scheduled at this time when they know there is a friendly match for the national team this week? There are only nine players left in the Barcelona first team to play, so what can they do if they don't give up? This act in itself is disrespectful to the Copa del Rey!

But all this bickering has nothing to do with Dick and Atletico Madrid, they have got what they wanted, points are level on the relegation zone, the Copa del Rey is in the final, and they have been given an extra few days off – the past week has been quite wonderful for Atletico – at least in the bad backdrop of this season.

Now several teams in the relegation zone have begun to panic a little - needless to mention Numancia, who is now on the same level as Atletico Madrid, and the above such as Real Oviedo with 43 points, Espanyol with 45 points, Real Sociedad with 46 points, and even Málaga, which was thought to have successfully won 47 points from relegation, are also in danger of possible relegation - the relegation situation that has begun to become clear has begun to become confusing again!

There are more teams in danger of relegation, then the next league will become more intense, La Liga highlights in addition to winning the championship, the competition for the European arena area, and another relegation battle, for the La Liga organizing committee is naturally happy to see, the more fierce the league, the more eyeballs will be attracted.

Heading into May, Atletico will face Real Orvieto away in this round, and if they can beat their opponents, they will officially get out of the relegation zone - Real Oviedo are only two points clear of them, and whether or not Numancia can win, they will be able to hold one more team and at least finish 17th in La Liga and move into a safe zone.

Numancia are at home to Espanyol - a team that is still in danger of relegation, but in midweek they beat Real Madrid 2-1 at home to reach the final of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid and Barcelona both reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, but were eliminated by the upset, interestingly, it was Madrid's Atletico Madrid who eliminated Barcelona, and it was Catalan side Espanyol who eliminated Real Madrid......

The two little characters counterattacked the big brother, and the dick was painfully flattened, rich and handsome - happy to hear and happy.

These two games can be called the key to relegation, now that Sevilla have been relegated early, Real Betis has suffered a series of defeats, it is probably impossible to want relegation, these four teams will have to choose an unlucky ghost, and now they are facing each other, to a large extent, will affect the final relegation situation - this is almost undoubted.

"We were able to beat back-to-back opponents like Valencia and Barcelona in such difficult circumstances, so we must not fall at this most critical moment! Winning this game, we will be able to completely get out of the relegation zone and return to a better position, this is not the time to breathe a sigh of relief, if we relax at this time, then everything we have gained before will be lost! ”

After coming to Orvieto, Dick changed his previous image of going to a nightclub with the players to laugh and laugh, and began to intimidate the players again: "At this time, I have concentrated my energy, if there is any place to relax, don't blame me for being unkind!" ”

One of Dick's treats of his players is also a feature, he does whatever you want on the pitch and outside the training ground, he is too lazy to care, but on the training ground, in the dressing room and on the pitch, all the players must follow his command - although he has not yet punished anyone to prove his iron fist, but the serious consequences he revealed are not that the Atletico players dare not try.

After seeing the serious expressions of the players, Dick waved his hand: "Let's train well, and then think about how to break the dense defense...... Oviedo is definitely going to play against us defensively, we've used three counter-attacks and any team would have a lot of headaches for us defending, as Valencia and Barcelona have shown in their performances. Maybe a team like Real Madrid will use pride against our defence, but Oviedo...... Even if they wear a crown on their heads (Real Oviedo's team logo is the crown at the top), they can't wear it on a sheet (Atletico Madrid are known as the Sheet Army because of the red and white jersey, because Spain have been the same color for a long time). ”

Dick was now fluent in Spanish, and because of the success of Pedro's approach to education and the fact that Dick himself was a linguistic genius (Dick himself said it), he was even able to express his intentions with such metaphors.

Many players have a smile on their faces, it is true, it only took a few games, Atletico Madrid's defense is enough to make most people official, they are no longer the team with a poor defense that concedes more than two goals per game on average, Dick conceded two goals in the first game, only one goal in the second, and the next two games against Barcelona were both clean sheets - There are now many who believe that it was Atletico's courage in these two games that led Barcelona to abandon the second leg because they were not sure that they would be able to score in the game, let alone make up for the three-goal deficit, and they chose to avoid the humiliation of being beaten three times by Atletico in a week.

"So in this game, the only tactic Real Orvieto can use is to defend on the counter-attack - because our previous excellent defense was based on full defense, if we attack, there will be more holes in the back, and this will be their only chance."

Dick said confidently that he won four games in a row, which made Dick a little fluttering, he didn't think he was a light enemy, because he had studied Oviedo's tactics very well, Oviedo's strength was not particularly good, it has always been the level of La Liga relegation teams, in the face of such a team, Dick has reason to be confident.

"Let's attack in this game, against Valencia and Barcelona because we need to win, but we can't give up and let Oviedo see how good our attack is! Although I won't change the starting lineup, I think you can adapt to the transition from defense to offense, score a few more goals, and get into the relegation zone with dignity! ”

With strong self-confidence, Atletico Madrid ushered in the 36th round of the league.

Hundreds of Atletico fans came from afar to watch the game, hoping to see Atletico leave the relegation zone with their own eyes, and at the same time believing that it would be a turning point for Atletico Madrid, with which Atletico could probably escape the bad luck of the past two years and usher in a new life!

Sometimes, however, if you want to have a new life, you need to go through some hardships first......

The previous four consecutive wins, especially after the brilliant record of two defeats to Barcelona and clean sheets, Dick did seem to underestimate professional football, although they beat Valencia and Barcelona, but it does not mean that they will be able to beat teams that look much weaker than Barcelona and Valencia - the charm of football is in this, it does not mean that the strong will definitely win, let alone that Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-0, and Barcelona once beat Espanyol 3-0 in the league, So Atletico will be able to beat Espanyol 6-0 in the Copa del Rey final – that's what the brain-dead would think.

Although Oviedo is now on the verge of the relegation zone, they have also beaten Barcelona by three goals at home in the league, and they have suffered such a thing in the league, and there are only three teams this season - Real Madrid, Mallorca and Oviedo.

In terms of strength, Orvieto is certainly not very strong, but they have done what Valencia and Deportivo have not been able to do, you must know that the current number one Deportivo La Coruna is still behind in the two-legged match against Barcelona, only a narrow 2-1 win at home, but a 1-3 defeat to Barcelona away - if the two sides are divided, then they will lose the league title!

After the start of the game, although Oviedo focused on defense, they did not recycle the defense, but boldly pressed to the midfield, and Atletico Madrid started a midfield confrontation - they are not worried that Atletico Madrid will play behind them, because Atletico Madrid does not have any fast strikers, as long as the gap behind them is not ridiculously large, then there is no problem!

So to the surprise of the Atletico Madrid players, Real Oviedo started a fierce battle with Atletico Madrid at home.

Rather than shrink their defence, they strengthened their midfield and counter-attacked, a tactic similar to what Atletico did against Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, which proved to be effective, especially against attacking teams without fast wingers

Real Orviedo's players have also played extremely well in the face of relegation pressure, constantly battling with Atletico in midfield and trying to score goals on the counter-attack, and now their role is the same as Atletico Madrid in the previous two games, while Atletico Madrid seem to have become Barcelona - Barcelona who have nothing to do against Atletico's defense, of course.

Although Atletico's defense has improved a lot in the first few games, it has not yet reached the point where it is difficult for the opponent to break through the door, and the two clean sheets against Barcelona actually have a certain element of luck and Van Gaal's continuous miscalculations have a big reason, and in the case of pressing the attack, their defense must not be as good as before.

After four consecutive wins, the state of Atletico Madrid's players inevitably showed a temporary decline, Barcelona gave up the second semi-final to make Atletico Madrid enter the final without blood, but it also made Atletico Madrid's preparation for the midweek game useless, this breath of relief, and it is not too easy to mention it again.

So in the first half of the game, Atletico Madrid's players did not play as well as in the previous games, and their luck seemed to run out in the previous games, in the first half of the game they created some chances, but did not take advantage of it, Belleron a volley from outside the box even hit the post, but in the 25th minute, the opponent's striker Losada seized the opportunity to counterattack and score first!