Chapter 367: Penalty?!

For Atletico Madrid, it was indeed a test game.

It was at Camp Nou, after his 5-0 thrashing of Real Madrid, that Barcelona also took Atletico Madrid as an opponent more seriously than ever.

Even their fans are the same.

From the moment the players came out, the players of Atletico Madrid felt that pervasive hostility from the stands!

Barcelona fans booed loudly from the stands, interfering as much as possible with the Atletico Madrid players.

Such a scene is usually seen when Real Madrid visits the stadium, and now, Atletico Madrid also enjoy a "special care" from Camp Nou fans.

Pep Guardiola was very polite, he took the initiative to walk next to Gao Bo, the two shook hands with each other, and soon the two managers were sitting back in the dugout.

On the court, players from both sides shake hands with each other, followed by a ceremony of picking edges.

Barcelona kicks off first!

There is no temptation! As soon as the game began, Barcelona took advantage of the home field and launched a fierce attack on the goal of Atletico Madrid!

Barcelona's tactics have remained the same for thousands of years, and they are still theirs.

This kind of tactic has given Barcelona the honor it deserves, and in the combination of short passes, such a tactical style will not be rigid and rigid, as long as the Barcelona players maintain tacit understanding and contact with each other, such tactics are indeed powerful.

Barcelona's attack was fluid and the stands were cheering for Barcelona's performance.

Atletico Madrid didn't seem to press Barcelona too much, they slowly retreated as Barcelona's pass advanced, and Barcelona didn't face much threat for the time being.

The football fell to Xavi's feet.

Xavi passes the ball to Iniesta, while also running into the open to pick it up.

And in the process of running, the midfield maestro is also looking for holes in Atletico Madrid's defence.

However, Xavi did not find a way to pass the ball for the time being, so he immediately looked for Messi.

Messi's breakthrough is a weapon to break the opponent's defense, and the ball passed to Messi does not need to be a good absolute chance, as long as the football reaches Messi's feet, it will basically be a threat.

As soon as Iniesta got the ball to Xavi, Xavi immediately gave up on the idea of passing forward.

Mario Suarez is right in front of Messi, and this guy follows Messi wherever he goes!

Gao Bo takes Messi very seriously in defense, and he brought Mario Suarez on to keep an eye on Messi.

Can the tactics of the sub be able to deal with Messi?

The answer, of course, is no, but Mario Suarez's purpose of existence is not to steal the ball at Messi's feet, but to cut off Messi's connection with the midfield.

Especially the link between Xavi, Iniesta and Messi.

Mario Suarez has a good positional sense, he is stuck between Messi and Xavi at all times, preventing Xavi from passing the ball directly to Messi.

And he always follows Messi has a role, that is, even if Messi receives the ball, at least two Atletico Madrid players can appear next to Messi in time to defend.

Today's Atletico Madrid is adding the dedicated point of Mario Suarez to the overall press.

In order to increase Mario's defensive interception ability, Gao Bo even used a card to increase his steal success rate by 15%.

Gao Bo knows very well that Barcelona in this era is probably the strongest moment in the history of their club, and it is impossible to be too cautious against such a team.

Messi looked confined for the time being, but soon Messi adjusted, retreating all the way to the centre circle and then suddenly taking a step forward and making another sharp stop.

At this time, Xavi's pass immediately passed to Messi's feet.

"Messi got the ball!!!"

The Catalan narrator shouted.

And on the field, Messi after getting the ball really showed his ability.

Mario Suarez's center of gravity was a little high, he was shaken off by Messi, and then Messi passed past him.

Messi, who broke through one man, did not continue to pass, but immediately passed the ball to Xavi, who ran into the open space, and Xavi passed the ball to Iniesta.

Andres Iniesta was watching Messi's movement before he got the ball.

Sure enough, Messi ran forward in the middle at high speed!

Gao Bo also saw this scene from the sidelines.

This is one of Barcelona's best attacking methods, Messi comes to the middle and others help him to open up the defense while playing Messi in the middle.

With Messi's ability to control the ball in a high-speed running state, this trick often works, Barcelona directly through the middle through the pass penetration to break through the defense, initiated by Messi, and finally by Messi to make the final pass or fatal blow!

Barcelona, who was still passing the ball slowly, suddenly increased the speed of the attack.

It's like a tiger slowly lurking before pounced on its prey, and then suddenly erupted to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

However, Atletico Madrid were also quick to respond, and their formation immediately shrank towards the middle, blocking the space in the middle.

When Iniesta passed the ball and Messi received the ball again in the middle, he was in front of the two dense lines of Atletico Madrid's defence, and behind him was Mario Suarez, who was entangled.

Messi could already feel Mario's heavy breathing behind him, so he picked up the ball and quickly flicked it to the left, then shot with his left foot, opting for a curling shot into the near corner.

Atletico Madrid's defense in the middle was very dense and the football hit the chest of Juanfran who had regained into the middle.

Juanfran took the ball to the side and Barcelona immediately laid siege to him.

Barcelona are also a team that takes defense very seriously, and many people refer to Barcelona with words like "tike-taka" and "attacking football".

But in fact, in his usual training, Guardiola puts a lot of emphasis on defense, more than many people think.

For example, now, Juanfran breaks the ball, Pedro and Villa on this side. Even Iniesta pounced!

Juanfran defended the ball and passed it to Godin, who played it to goalkeeper De Gea, who shifted the ball to Sandro on the left.

In the face of Barcelona's frontcourt pressing, Atletico Madrid also did it very calmly.

Barcelona's players immediately retreated to midfield to maintain the integrity of their formation.

It seems that Pep Guardiola is also very jealous of Atletico Madrid's attack.

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Barcelona's attack is over, and it is Atletico Madrid's turn to attack.

Raul Garcia and Luka Modric were well organised in midfield, and although Barcelona tried to interfere with Atletico Madrid's pass in midfield, Atletico Madrid hit the ball into Barcelona's 30-metre area after a few passes.

Diego Costa reaches for the ball with his back in the box.

Atletico Madrid's change of formation to 442 was actually Gao Bo's decision after considering Diego Costa's offensive characteristics.

Unlike Aguero, Diego Costa is 188 centimeters tall, very strong and has good counter-attacking ability to stand his feet in the box.

It would be difficult for Diego Costa to play like Aguero, so in order to give full play to Diego Costa's advantages, Gao Bo simply changed the formation to 442, and let Diego Costa act as a center forward in the penalty area, using his ball protection and confrontation ability to create opportunities for other teammates or himself.

Luka Modric tucked the ball in front of him and got it to the feet of Diego Costa.

Diego Costa leans against Pique, and the two are entangled.

Pique tried to push Diego Costa away a few times, but to no avail, but it was Costa's hand out of sight of the referee who was pulling Pique's shirt down, making Barcelona's centre-back feel uncomfortable.

Diego Costa came from the street football background in Brazil, and when it comes to small moves, he is definitely a master!

Diego Costa used his body to protect the ball, but also attracted enough defenders.

Barcelona players gathered around.

"Diego Costa is surrounded !!"

It looks like Diego Costa has nowhere to go, but that's because he has no intention of going anywhere!

Diego Costa, despite being an atypical Brazilian player, has some skill at his feet.

The ball was passed through the gap in the encirclement and rolled to the left!

Griezmann received a pass from Diego Costa almost undefended!

There was a big gap in front of him and instead of shooting directly outside the box, he chose to burst into the box!!

When Gao Bo saw this scene, he couldn't help but clench his fists,

That's what it is!!

This is Diego Costa's attacking routine on the field, and Atletico Madrid has also trained and honed on Diego Costa's characteristics during this time.

Antoine Griezmann burst into the box with the ball, and Barcelona captain and central defender Puyol reacted very quickly!

He rushed first, but instead of stopping Griezmann's ball, he knocked Griezmann to the ground.

"Penalty ?!!!"

In the stands, Aduris, the commentator for Corbe TV, roared.

Gao Bo also jumped up from his seat and waved his arms: "Penalty!! ”

He was overjoyed, and if he had scored the first goal at the start of the game, his chances of winning the game would have been much higher.

Puyol undoubtedly hit someone, and it was definitely a foul.

So there's nothing wrong with this penalty.

Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV were also cheering: "Penalty!!!!! ”

Look at the way they cheered, as if the penalty had already been scored.

But in the next second, everyone was stunned.

The referee ran into the box and crossed his hands in front of him – not a penalty!