Chapter 415: Four consecutive wins at the beginning
Although the Almeria team, which was two goals behind, did not collapse immediately, the morale of the team still suffered a big blow.
As a result, the Atletico Madrid players, who were already firmly in control of the situation on the field, performed as easily as a leisurely stroll in the subsequent games. And as the mentality of the game became more and more relaxed, Alda Turan, who finally returned to his favorite forward position after many days, also made some impromptu moves from time to time in the game, which could not help but attract bursts of cheers from the audience.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Alda Turan, who got the ball near the center circle, actually used the crotch pass twice in a row to get rid of the entanglement of two Almeria players.
Unfortunately, when he tried to wear the crotch again to get past the third defender, he was viciously knocked over on the turf by the opponent.
Alda Turan helped Atletico Madrid win a well-placed free-kick, but also paid a yellow card to the defender who knocked him to the ground. However, Diego Simeone, who was standing on the sidelines, was not only happy about this, but also had a faint look of dissatisfaction on his face.
Unlike ordinary fans, who like to see opposing players deflated, Diego Simeone, as the coach of the team, is more concerned about the team's final victory than with some fancy Chinese moves or clever passing and cutting to please the team's supporters.
In Diego Simeone's view, when Alda Turan gets rid of his first two defenders, the most natural option is to pass the ball to a teammate in a better position, rather than just playing cool for himself and ignoring the overall interests of the team.
So, taking advantage of Atletico Madrid's free-kick in front, Diego Simeone called captain Gabi in front of him.
"Tell Aldana later, I don't want to see him play the way he did it again. If he doesn't want to play, David [Villa] can replace him at any time. ”
Sure enough, when Alda Turan learned about Diego Simeone's "dissatisfaction" from Gabi's mouth, he immediately reined in his previous mentality of "profligate" and performed more decently in the game.
Despite this, the cheers from the stands have been somewhat reduced, but Atletico Madrid's control of the situation on the pitch has improved by a few points.
In the 41st minute of the first half, Alda Turan collided with Diego Costa in the middle of the front to attract the attention of three defenders and distributed the ball to the left side of the front.
Harvey Manquillo, who was high forward, took two steps forward after receiving the pass, and when he saw that Diego Costa had already hit the box, he sent a quick cross to the goalkeeper.
Although Diego Costa beat the tall Trujillo to grab the first point, under the interference of the opponent, Diego Costa's header finally grazed the goal post and flew out of the bottom line.
Although Diego Costa's header failed to help Atletico Madrid extend their lead again, coach Diego Simeone had a satisfied smile on his face. In his opinion, when the team is in the lead of the score, even if the opportunity cannot be converted into a goal due to some objective factors, as long as the team plays reasonably, it will not let the victory in hand slip away.
Just as the first half was about to enter stoppage time, Atletico Madrid once again extended their lead.
At that moment, Juanfran dribbled over the halfway line and immediately sent a pass over the top into the open space on the left side of the field.
Harvey Manquillo, who was on the cut in at high speed, hooked the ball back into touch with the inside of his left foot before it was about to fly off the touchline. Then, before the defenders could make up for it, he shifted the ball laterally to the undefended area on the right side of the frontcourt.
Facing the goal, Feng Quan, used his chest to pause the ball that had been transferred by Xavi Manquillo and then lifted the ball over his head with his left foot. Then, Feng Quan, who completed the turning action with the momentum, used his right foot to complete the ball again without waiting for the football to land. This time, the ball was over the heads of both Feng Quan and Hans Martinez, who was marking him.
Although at the same moment when Feng Quan completed the lob for the second time, Hans Martinez was ready to turn and block the opponent even if he did not hesitate to foul. But it's a pity that Feng Quan, who has excellent physical fitness, didn't even leave him a chance to foul, and swept past the right side of his body like a bolt of lightning.
The next moment, in the face of Almeria central defender Trujillo who pounced, the wind directly swung his right leg to complete a volley without waiting for the football to land.
Trujillo's outstretched left foot blocked the ball shot by the wind, but the ball bounced back and fell in front of Diego Costa, who was inserted into the box.
With the attention of Almeria's defenders all focused on Feng Quan, Diego Costa, who had just returned from injury, sent the ball into the opponent's goal for the third time almost without any interference.
So far, it took Diego Costa just 45 minutes to complete his first hat-trick in La Liga this season. It was also the Spanish striker's first hat-trick in La Liga.
With only one minute of stoppage time left in the first half, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half after Diego Costa had finished celebrating his third goal.
After the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid, who had the advantage of being at home, did not slow down the pace of attack because they already had a three-goal lead. And the Almeria team, which swallowed three eggs in the first half of the game, completely surrendered.
In the 47th minute of the second half, Feng Quan broke through two defenders on the left side of the front field and came to the edge of the penalty area, and sent a well-placed cross to the front of the goal.
Although Diego Costa's header was saved by goalkeeper Esteban, Gabi's subsequent corner helped Raul Garcia score Atletico Madrid's fourth goal of the game.
Ten minutes later, Juanfran received a ball from Alda Turan on the right side of the pitch and sent a long diagonal pass straight into the box.
Since there were nearly a dozen players from both sides in the Almeria penalty area, goalkeeper Esteban knocked the ball out of the box with both fists to be on the safe side.
Unfortunately, the football that was knocked out of the penalty area by Esteban happened to fall at the feet of Cork, who was ambushed near the top of the penalty area.
After stopping the ball with his right foot, Koke sent the ball into the top left corner of the goal with a powerful heavy shot from about 22 meters from the goal.
With the Champions League group stage of the new season set to kick off in four days' time, when Koke scored his fifth goal for Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone replaced David Villa and Adrian Lopes for Diego Costa, who had completed a hat-trick in the game, and Feng Quan, who provided two assists.
Although Feng Quan failed to score again as he did in the previous two games, when he was substituted, Atletico Madrid's supporters still stood up en masse and gave him a round of applause for his wonderful performance in the game.
In the end, the home team Atletico Madrid defeated the visiting Almeria team with five goals without much effort, and further consolidated their lead in the standings while winning the first four consecutive games.
At the same time, due to the relationship that the match of the Barcelona team will be played a day later.
As a result, Diego Costa, who scored a hat-trick in this game, temporarily tied Messi, who scored 5 goals, and tied for the top scorer with him.
In addition, Feng Quan also temporarily squeezed out Real Madrid's Argentine star Ngelmaria (Ngelmaria) with 3 assists, and occupied the top spot in the assist list of La Liga. 2k reading web