Considering that many of the main players have been physically and mentally exhausted by the consecutive doubles in the last three weeks, in the 37th round of La Liga against Malaga on May 12, all seven main players, including Diego Costa and Felipe Luiz, were on the bench. As the absolute core of the team, Feng Quan did not even enter the 18-man squad for this game.

Although the lack of most of the main players has reduced the strength of Atletico Madrid, the attacking group composed of Griezmann, David Villa, Diego and Saul still makes the Malaga team feel enough pressure for the already "wantless" team.

Unlike Feng Quan and Diego Costa's wide open attack, Griezmann and David Villa, who are not physically strong, have created space for themselves to attack with more agile movement and more frequent interspersed runs.

In the 16th minute of the first half, Griezmann cut inside from the right flank, first passed the ball to Diego in the middle, and then went straight into the space on the left side of the field.

At the same time, Saul, who had been cruising on the left side of the field, quickly leaned towards Diego, while David Villa, who had been ambushed on the right side of the box, withdrew from the box and pulled to the right side.

After receiving the ball, Diego first made a gesture and shot from distance, but when Camacho stretched his leg to block, he smashed the ball with his right heel to Saul behind his flank.

Saul received the ball and then continued to move to the right, but there was a sudden stop when Dadel stepped forward to interfere, and then made a 180-degree turn and stuffed the ball into the space on the left side of the box.

Griezmann, who was high enough to cut into the void, did not choose to shoot on his own, but after attracting the attention of three Málaga players, passed the ball to David Villa, who was unguarded on the right side of the box.

The next moment, the unmarked David Villa sent the ball into the opponent's goal without any suspense.

Although the backline composed of Javi Manquillo, José Jimenez, Alderverreld, and Xu Xin is not porous in the face of Malaga's attack, the performance on the field is still much inferior compared to the "semi-main" lineup in the front.

Even though Málaga had only the eighth lowest attack of any La Liga team, they still managed to capitalise on a passing error by Javi Manquillo in the 35th minute of the first half, and Julian Mi assisted Juanmi to score the equaliser.

In this defence, even if one of Jose Jimenez and Alderweireld had noticed Juanmi's forward insertion, rather than focusing on Eliseu at the same time, they would still have a good chance of preventing the opposition from scoring.

If Miranda and Godin were to start, Miranda, who was responsible for the interception, would rush to Eliseu as soon as possible, and Godin would be dragged behind to protect him.

Diego Simeone on the sidelines did not blame the two centre-backs for conceding the goal, after all, the two have played very limited minutes this season, and it is obviously a bit unkind to expect them to be able to immediately reach the level of understanding between Miranda and Godin. What's more, the biggest person responsible for this conceded goal is still Javi Manquillo who made a passing error.

In fact, Simeone's dispatch of José Jimenez and Alderweireld in this game is not only to keep Miranda and Godin recuperating before the Champions League final, but also to prepare for future matches.

While the centre-backs have been at their peak for a longer period than the midfielders, the duo of Miranda and Godin have been so impressive this season that nearly 10 clubs from the other big five leagues have been poaching.

As the coach of the team, Simeone knows very well that although the investment of Wonder Group has improved the club's financial situation to a certain extent, there is still a big gap compared with those top giants with real financial resources. Even if the team's main framework can be retained next season, it is difficult to ensure that the club can withstand the Jinyuan offensive of other giants and retain all the core players.

It is precisely because of this that Simeone will take the risk of the team's "golden body" and create more opportunities for young players to play. And it turns out that Atletico Madrid's young backline is indeed worthy of Simeone's trust.

In the ensuing game, although José Jimenez and Aldervireld did not "reborn" the performance, after Jimenez took the initiative to intercept the task, Atletico Madrid's goal was never breached by the opponent.

At the same time, the solidity of the backline has also allowed the midfielders to devote more energy to attacking.

In the ninth minute of the second half, David Villa, who had retreated to pick up the ball near the centre circle, suddenly sent a precise through ball to the left side of the field.

Saul received the ball and cut inside to the middle to attract the attention of the opposing two players, then suddenly turned and passed the ball into the space on the left.

Harvey Manquillo, who was plugging in at high speed, took a step forward and swept the ball against the ground towards goal.

Diego, who was outflanked in the middle, did not choose to shoot after receiving the ball, but passed the ball to Griezmann, who was lying in ambush outside the box.

Griezmann slid a diagonal shot and then took a left-footed shot from around two metres inside the penalty area to put Atletico Madrid in the lead.

Nineteen minutes later, Saul, who had just scored from distance for the first time in his career, fired a powerful shot from around 25 metres from goal.

Saul's shot was a little off-target, but just as the goalkeeper's center of gravity had shifted to the right side of the goal, and he was just waiting for the ball to fly and then confiscate it steadily, the ball flying in mid-air was refracted by Angelelli, who suddenly killed, and flew into the net by grazing the post on the right side of the goal.

In the end, Atletico Madrid, who won 3-1, extended their unbeaten streak in La Liga to 40 games, and were only one step away from creating a full-season unbeaten run in La Liga for the first time.

Five days later, Atletico Madrid, who played all the main players, won the La Liga crown without controversy with an undefeated record of the whole season after easily defeating the Levante team with a score of 4-0 at the Wonderland Metropolitano Stadium.

After a week's rest, Feng Quan not only scored a brace of his own in this game, but also assisted Diego Costa and Gabi to score a goal each.

After this round of matches, the 2013-2014 La Liga standings have also been settled.

Atletico Madrid, who won the title unbeaten in the whole season, not only set a new record for the highest score in La Liga to 106 points, but also broke the La Liga record of 121 goals set by Real Madrid in a single season with 126 goals in the 2011-2012 season.

In terms of individual awards, Feng Quan, who scored 51 goals in 31 appearances this season, not only easily won the top scorer in La Liga, but also "dominated" the top spot in the assist list with 24 assists.

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PS: La Liga scorers

(1) Wind all 51 balls

(2) Messi 43 goals

(3) Cristiano Ronaldo 35 goals

(4) Diego Costa 30 goals

(5) Griezmann 27 goals

La Liga assists

(1) Wind full 24

(2) Di Maria 14

(3) Cesc Fabregas 13

(4) Griezmann 11

(5) Messi 10