Despite taking the team to Lisbon, Portugal in four days to prepare for the Champions League final on May 24, Diego Simeone has given all the first team two days off after the final league game against Levante, so that the players can take advantage of the rare break to recover as much as possible and be in the best possible condition to meet the challenge of rivals Real Madrid at the Stade de Luz.

Although a win-or-lose game like the Champions League final has a lot of accidents, in the opinion of Simeone, who has led the team to win the "Madrid Derby" four times this season, there is almost no suspense in leading Atletico Madrid to win the "Big Ears Cup".

Four successive victories over Real Madrid this season have given Atletico Madrid players a psychological advantage, with Toni Kroos and Marcelo depriving Carlo Ancelotti of two more right-hand men due to unexpected injuries to Toni Kroos and Marcelo against Espanyol in the final round of La Liga.

Originally, the overall strength of Madrid City's "sworn enemies" was in the middle of the match, when one side has a complete lineup and occupies a certain psychological advantage, anyone will subjectively think that Atletico Madrid, who has just won the double, has a better chance of winning the Champions League trophy this season.

It is precisely because of this that Diego Simeone, who has absolute confidence in himself and the team, dared to let the players rest before the decisive battle.

Of course, Diego Simeone doesn't think Atletico Madrid's road to the title will be unusually smooth. Real Madrid were able to put on a defensive stance against their own team when they were fully staffed, and now when the two main players of the opposing side are likely to miss the game, the opponent is likely to drag the game into extra time or even a penalty shoot-out with bus tactics like Chelsea in the semi-final.

So, after the players finished their two-day vacation, Atletico Madrid's training focused on how to crack the "bus tactic".

In fact, even the mouthpiece of Real Madrid's media "Marca" believes that its "master" can only resist the morale of Atletico Madrid by relying on defensive counterattacks. If they choose to attack, once the opponent takes advantage of Feng Quan's unbeatable speed advantage to launch a counterattack, Real Madrid is likely to suffer a fatal blow.

And just when the vast majority of people thought that Real Madrid would be on the defensive in the Champions League final, the team's coach Carlo Ancelotti began a strict closed training session a week before the game, not only refusing fans and all media, including Marca, to watch the team's training, but even asking Real Madrid players not to disclose half a word of information about training to the outside world.

However, Diego Simeone did not pay too much attention to the news blockade of Real Madrid. In the Argentine's view, the reason why opponents choose closed training is nothing more than a desire to win by surprise. However, when both parties are very familiar with each other, even if they can be "surprised", they may not necessarily be able to "win", right?

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On May 21, just two days after the end of La Liga, La Liga officials announced the list of the best coaches, best players, and best teams of the season on their official websites.

Diego Simeone, who led Atletico Madrid to an unbeaten season and broke many La Liga records in succession, won the title of La Liga Coach of the Year.

Feng Quan, who has scored 51 goals in 31 appearances this season and also contributed 24 assists to the team, was undoubtedly elected the best player in La Liga this season.

Although the best players in La Liga in previous years have basically been won by the championship teams, the best players of some seasons can cause some controversy, but this time, Feng Quan was undisputed unanimously elected the best player of the season.

Not to mention the unstoppable dominance of Feng Quan in the game, judging from the terrifying statistics of 51 goals and 24 assists, it is not an exaggeration to say that Feng Quan alone pushed Atletico Madrid to the throne of La Liga champions. You must know that Feng Quan alone created nearly sixty percent of Atletico Madrid's goals.

At the next moment when La Liga officially announced the best lineup, Feng Quan received a prompt from the system: "Football Professional Daily Tasks (4)".

After receiving 10 skill points and 20 "Soccer Pro Attribute Value" rewards, Feng Quan first used 9 "Soccer Pro Attribute Value" to increase [Shooting Accuracy] and [Shooting Power] to full value, and then used the remaining 11 "Soccer Pro Attribute Value" to increase his [Free Kick Accuracy], [Dribbling], and [Technique] to 95, 96, and 90 respectively.

Unlike the best coach and best player, the official announcement of the best team in La Liga has caused some controversy.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;

Defence: Felipe Luiz, Godin, Sergio Ramos, Danny Alves;

Midfielders: Gabi, Koke, Di Maria;

Forwards: Feng Quan, Messi, Ronaldo.

Although Atletico Madrid occupies six spots in the best team, the omissions of Diego Costa and Miranda have left Atletico Madrid supporters and some neutral fans unhappy.

In their opinion, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos are excellent, but when it comes to the overall performance of the players, Diego Costa and Miranda are clearly more deservedly selected in the best team. It was only because Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos were more famous that they were selected in the best team.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is third in the scorer list, may be more or less reasonable, after all, he has scored five more goals than Diego Costa. But in reality, if you remove the penalty of the two men, Diego Costa has one more than the opponent.

Miranda, who has the advantage in terms of average defensive statistics and overall player ratings, was still squeezed out of the best team by Sergio Ramos, which really can't convince Atletico Madrid's supporters and neutral fans.

On the surface, the best team in La Liga is just a personal honor and has no real bonuses, but in fact, many players have a clause in their contracts with clubs that "XXX bonuses are awarded for being selected for the league team". And Diego Costa's contract with Miranda contains such a clause.

Therefore, Diego Costa and Miranda did not publicly express their dissatisfaction with La Liga officials, but they secretly made up their minds to give their best performances in the Champions League final, so that those "blind people" could taste the taste of being slapped in the face.

However, when the Champions League final at the Stadio Luce in Lisbon began on 24 May, there was a scene on the pitch that surprised everyone......