Villarreal, who are currently in 7th place in the La Liga standings, still have hopes of challenging for a Champions League spot, so they are eager to get three points from Atletico Madrid.

Moreover, when Villarreal coach Marcelino (MARCELINO Garcia Toral) got the starting list of Atletico Madrid two hours before the game, and saw that the full-backs were actually two substitutes, he immediately put the direction of the main attack on the wing.

However, when the game actually started, Villarreal's two wide attacking players were surprised to find that Atletico Madrid's two substitute full-backs were unusually difficult.

In particular, Giovani dos Santos, who participated in the first leg of the contest between the two sides, even thinks that Xu Xin, who played as a right wing-back today, is better than Juanfran who sat on the bench in terms of defensive ability alone.

In addition, although Xu Xin did not assist the front court many times, a cross close to the corner of the opponent's right penalty area almost helped Griezmann take the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field.

Xavi Manquillo on the left flank was a little less defensive, but the alternating impact with Feng Quan made Villarreal's attack on the right flank tend to be paralyzed.

The good performance of Harvey Manquillo and Xu Xin, in addition to their own efforts, the increase for them after the wind turned on the [Great God's Light] is also a very important factor.

Since Villarreal are not a team that is good at defending, they only held out for more than 15 minutes before losing ground when it was difficult to open up the attack.

At that time, Griezmann won the ball in the middle of the front field to attract the attention of several defenders of the opposing team, and suddenly passed the ball to Javi Manquillo, who inserted the assist.

Harvey Manquillo, who quickly stepped forward, took advantage of the opponent's right full-back's footing to take advantage of the unheard, took advantage of the momentum and vigorously played the ball, and then suddenly accelerated and easily crossed the opponent's defense.

The running Xavi Manquillo glanced up at the situation in the box and then sent a straight cross into the middle of the box.

Although the header is not Fengquan's strong point, under the marking of Mateo Musacchio, who is weaker in height and bounce than himself, he still beat the opponent and pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal, 1-0.

Although he knew that Feng Quan's counterattack was unparalleled in the world, when his own side was behind, Marcelino had to order the team to strengthen the attack.

Diego Simeone, who was already smiling because his side was leading the score, saw that his opponent was "so bold", and the smile on his face became even brighter. "Want to step up your attack? Then I'll play with you. ”

As a result, Diego Simeone did not switch to defensive counter-attacks after taking the lead as before, but asked the players on the field to continue to maintain high-intensity pressing throughout the game.

In this way, the wind that scored a goal worked harder. As long as the team's pressing can force the opponent's Villarreal team to make mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, then the huge gap between the opponent's backline and the goalkeeper is the vast grassland where his "horse" gallops wantonly.

In the 26th minute of the first half, after Koke successfully cut off the ball at Cani's feet with the assistance of Mario Suarez, he immediately sent a pass over the top towards a huge gap on the left side of the field.

Feng Quan, who was running at high speed along the left sideline, unloaded the ball with his chest and went straight to the opponent's penalty area.

Facing Musacchio, who came from the middle, Feng Quan first slashed over the ball with his right foot, then pushed the ball forward with his left foot, and then swept past the right side of the opponent's body with a sudden acceleration.

When Musacchio, at the risk of receiving a red card, forcibly turned around and was about to shovel the wind to the ground, he found that the opponent did not even have a chance to foul himself.

Looking at the goalkeeper Asenjo, who had already rushed out of the small penalty area, Feng Quanda used a spoon hanging shot near the penalty area to expand the score to 2-0.

Eight minutes later, Xu Xin used his physical advantage to steal Dos Santos, and then passed the ball to Koke in front of the left.

After Koke took advantage of the situation to stop the ball and turn, he directly found Feng Quan, who was relocated to the right side of the front court, with an accurate through pass.

With his back to goal, Feng Quan first crossed the ball sideways to Griezmann in the middle, and then quickly turned around Musacchio, who was marking him.

Griezmann, who picked up in the middle, did not choose to stop the ball, but sent the ball directly to the space behind Musacchio.

With Villarreal's right wing-back Mario Gaspar unable to press forward in the first place, Griezmann's pass was just as fine as it was offside.

Feng Quan, who dribbled the ball to the front of the opponent's penalty area, did not choose to spoon and shoot in the face of the abandoned goal, but once again sacrificed his idol's signature move "pendulum pass" to shake the opponent down, and pushed the ball into the unguarded gate.

After taking a three-goal lead, Diego Simeone, who was supervising the game on the sidelines, finally gave his players the latest instructions to "reduce the intensity of the fight and slow down the pace of the game".

While most of the Atletico Madrid players are in good shape, none can claim to be able to sustain 90 minutes of high-intensity, fast-paced play.

Even after Atletico Madrid slowed down the pace of the game, Villarreal, whose morale had suffered badly, could not knock on the door of the opposition in the first half.

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With a hat-trick in less than half time, Feng Quan suggested to Diego Simeone at half-time to replace himself to save more energy for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals three days later.

Although Diego Simeone didn't speak, the message of "you are sensible" was conveyed to Feng Quan in his eyes.

Simeone then said to his assistant Hermann Boggs: "Let David [Villa] come on in place of the wind in the second half. ”

Yibian fought again, although Feng Quan's downplay reduced Villarreal's defensive pressure to a certain extent, Griezmann, who replaced Feng Quan as the core of the attack, still gave them a lot of headaches.

Although Griezmann does not have the physical conditions as perverted as Feng Quan, his more flexible and erratic movements, as well as more experience in the game, also make the opponent careless.

In order to keep the team in good shape for the Champions League three days later, Diego Simeone ordered all players except Griezmann and Villa to retreat to their own half, and when they were in possession of the ball, they used the backfield to consume as much game time as possible.

Although Villarreal has improved in attack because Atletico Madrid voluntarily gave up the midfield contention, Griezmann's speed and David Villa's rich experience have made it impossible for them to devote themselves to attacking.

Although both teams created a couple of dangerous attacks in the second half, the excellent performances of the two goalkeepers kept the score 3-0 until full-time.

After this round of league games, Barcelona can only save a huge gap of 15 points in the remaining six rounds, but Messi, who scored his third hat-trick of the season against Betis, still has hopes of competing for the top scorer in La Liga.

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PS: La Liga scorers list (as of round 32)

(1) Wind Full: 41 balls

(2) Messi: 37 goals

(3) Cristiano Ronaldo: 32 goals

(4) Diego Costa: 25 goals

(5) Griezmann: 23 goals