Chapter 345: Gao Zheng Enters the Field
Wu Lei, who was off the field, also saw Gao Zheng who ran to warm up, after all, from the Atletico Madrid bench to the warm-up area, he had to go through the Spaniard's bench.
Gao Zheng ran past his eyes.
Wu Lei couldn't help grinning.
As soon as he got off the field, Gao Zheng was about to play...... Is your luck really so bad?
What he didn't know was that Simeone actually decided to let Gao Zheng play after watching Wu Lei go down.
Wu Lei's departure means that Espanyol coach Galca is afraid and wants to be more conservative.
They have lost the weapon that threatened Atletico Madrid's backline, and this is Atletico Madrid's best chance to attack with all their might.
So he replaced Gao Zheng on the field.
It's going to be a battle with the Spaniards.
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Gao Zheng was quickly replaced.
He is tasked with keeping Atletico Madrid's title hopes alive and has naturally become a key target for Espanyol players as soon as he takes the pitch.
But Atletico Madrid's attack with and without Gao Zheng is completely different. Even if he is closely marked by the opponent and cannot directly threaten the Espanyol goal, Gao Zheng can also create opportunities in other ways to help others in the team threaten the Espanyol goal.
After all, Atletico Madrid is not the only one.
It's just that as the offensive core of the team, Gao Zheng is on the field, and Atletico Madrid's offense can play more smoothly.
Watching Atletico Madrid, whose attack is becoming more and more threatening, the Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV are excited and cheering for them.
And Barcelona fans are desperately cursing Gao Zheng and Atletico Madrid - don't wonder why so many Barcelona fans are watching this game live, don't you think Manuel Blanco is also watching this game?
This game may be related to Barcelona being able to regain the top spot in the league, and naturally there are many Barcelona fans who pay attention.
"The Spaniards can only shrink back to defending passively now...... With 25 minutes to go, will they be able to hold on to that goal...... Even Asensio shrank back into his penalty area to help his team defend ......"
The situation was really critical for Espanyol, and the Espanyol fans in the stands even forgot to distract Atletico Madrid with boos when they attacked - they were too nervous to make any sound......
Gao Zheng had just completed a turning shot outside the penalty area, but the football was blocked by the Spanish player who gave up his body to block the bottom line.
"That's it! That's it! "The Catalan commentator is cheering for the Spaniards, whether it's for the Spaniards, it's for the interests of Barcelona, he, the Catalan, is cheering for the Spaniards.
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In the 75th minute, there were only 15 minutes left before the end of the game, and the score was still 2:1, and the Espanyol playing at home took the lead.
Gao Zheng took the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and in front of the two Espanyol players who defended him, he raised his right foot and seemed to want to shoot.
But when the Espanyol player was about to block with his body, Gao Zheng's right ankle was slightly broken, and he shot the ball as a chip, passing the ball to the right side of the penalty area with the outside instep of the football!
At the same time, Carrasco followed up and was in the middle of an empty space - the attention of the Espanyol players was on Gao Zheng, completely ignoring that there was another gap over there, and that there were other Atletico Madrid players.
In this way, Carrasco stopped Gao Zheng's pass with his chest in the air, and then directly volleyed with his foot!
The ball whistled like a cannonball into the far corner of the goal.
Although Espanyol goalkeeper Paulo López made a save, he was only in a hurry to deal with the powerful shot, and it was difficult to really stop the football.
Sure enough, the ball broke through his defense and swooped into the goal from the far corner of the goal!
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!” José Maria was particularly excited and roared loudly. Carrasco !! He equalized for Atletico Madrid! Hope to get back to Atletico Madrid! ”
He Ping was also very excited: "This ball is Gao Zheng's assist, a wonderful outside instep!" No one expected him to pass the football over there! ”
Atletico Madrid equalised the scoreline, and if the match were to end with this scoreline, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona would be level on points. Comparing the win-loss relationship between the two teams with the two teams on the same points, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are both one win and one defeat in this regard, with both of them claiming victories against each other at their respective home stadiums.
In this case, compare the goal difference between the two sides against each other. But goal difference is the same, with Atletico Madrid beating Barcelona 2-1 at their home stadium, while Barcelona also beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at their own home.
At this point, the only way to compare the total goal difference between the two sides in the league is to be compared.
Barcelona has an absolute advantage in this regard.
Although Barcelona have conceded more goals than Atletico Madrid, they have also scored more goals, so their goal difference is sixty-one, which is exactly the total number of goals scored by Atletico Madrid, who have a goal difference of only forty-seven......
So if there is a draw, in fact, Atletico Madrid will not take advantage.
A draw is not enough, it is necessary to win. Only by winning can you take your destiny into your own hands.
That's why José Maria said she wanted to come back.
Because it's just hope, it's not quite certain yet.
None of the Atletico Madrid players celebrated after the goal and they were clearly aware of the situation.
Torres rushed into the goal, picked up the ball and ran back, and beckoned everyone to come back.
Gao Zheng didn't celebrate, he just gave Carrasco a thumbs up from afar.
Carrasco also gave him a thumbs up.
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The equaliser made another change to the Spaniard, with Asensio being substituted and a defender brought on and Galca using up his last substitution, intending to defend to the end.
Since it's hard to get three more points at home, at least one point should be taken......
One point is better than nothing.
With this in mind, the Spaniards rallied as a team and built a wall in front of their goal.
Even Blanco is cheering them on, after all, if they can really hold back Atletico Madrid's pace in the league, wouldn't it be a double blessing?
It would be nice if people's prayers and cheering could really be transformed into tangible power to help the people who are cheering up.
Many Barcelona fans are thinking this way while cheering on their rivals in the city.
But they ignore the fact that if this can be achieved, it will only be them, not Atletico Madrid, who will be unlucky in the end.
Because behind Atletico Madrid, there is a large country with a population of 1.4 billion......
In terms of numbers, China has never been afraid of anyone!