The moment Feng Quan sent the football to the gates of Barcelona for the second time, the stands of the Wonderland Metropolitano stadium erupted into deafening cheers like a volcanic eruption.

Many home fans, who were briefly anxious and uneasy because of Messi's goal a few minutes ago, instantly waved their arms wildly as if they had been beaten to celebrate.

Compared with the crazy cheers of the fans, Feng Quan, the hero of the goal, was not too excited.

Feng Quan knows very well that against a strong opponent like Barcelona, a one-goal lead is not secure, and it is undoubtedly very difficult to ensure that a goal is not conceded with almost an hour left on the game time.

You must know that the opponent's team also has Messi, the "quasi-ball king" who can also change the situation by himself, not to mention that even if Atletico Madrid really keeps the advantage of this one goal, it is difficult to guarantee that the team will not accidentally capsize on the away trip after a week, after all, the Barcelona team can always receive "preferential treatment from above" at their home stadium.

Therefore, the only way to score as many goals as possible on their home turf will ensure that Atletico Madrid can make it to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

So, after the goal, Feng Quan did not celebrate in a big way, but only high-fived his teammates who came forward to congratulate him, and then walked back to the Atletico Madrid half.

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Although Barcelona, who fell behind again, immediately launched a counterattack, Feng Quan single-handedly overturned the strong performance of his entire defense, but their full-backs did not dare to press the assist as aggressively as before.

Before the start of the game, Luis Enrique asked the two full-backs to press into the 30-metre area of Atletico Madrid in attack, and even went into the box to find a link with Messi or Neymar.

Although the full-back's large pressure will cause a huge gap in the backfield, as long as the opponent's attack can be suppressed, the defensive pressure of the division can be greatly reduced.

Luis Enrique's set-up was undoubtedly a success when considering the attacking stats of both teams, but Feng Quan's second goal forced the Spanish boss to abandon such a risky option. After all, if you can't stabilize the defense at the back, it doesn't mean any amount of goals to score in the front line.

Therefore, Luis Enrique asked Alba and Danny Alves not to insert assists at the same time, so as not to take advantage of the huge gaps on the flanks to create a lethal counterattack after the attack was frustrated. At the same time, he also asked the two full-backs not to press too high, if the opponent is cut off the ball, it is difficult for them to complete the defense in the first place.

In addition, Luis Enrique has also asked Busquets to press less frequently and take on more of the task of sweeping in midfield.

Barcelona's change, while it helped to solidify their defence to some extent, made it more difficult for them to develop a truly dangerous attack.

In terms of the luxury of the midfield, Barcelona is indeed enough to dominate the entire European football world, but in the face of Atletico Madrid's ironclad defense, even if Messi lacks strong support, it is difficult to tear apart the defense on his own.

That's right, Messi, who turned on the "ZONE" state, broke through Atletico Madrid's four-man siege and sent the ball into the goal, but it also cost him a lot of physical exertion.

If Messi "gives up" the midweek league like Feng Quan, he may still have enough physical strength to open the "ZONE" state again, but if he is not in the best condition, if he forcibly turns on the "ZONE" state, it will not only be difficult to insist on playing the whole game, but may even affect the second leg of the competition between the two sides due to the overdraft of physical fitness.

In fact, Luis Enrique is well aware that without the support of full-backs, Barcelona will have a very difficult time to really tear apart the opposition's steel defence. However, with a valuable away goal in his hands, even if Barcelona were unable to turn the game around, he would be sure to win the game on his home turf.

Therefore, as long as they can guarantee that they will not be further extended by Atletico Madrid, then Barcelona, who have an away goal in hand, can also be considered to be the first to advance to the next round.

However, Luis Enrique's adjustment showed that while there seemed to be nothing wrong with it, judging from the reality of the game, his choice did not have the desired effect, but rather accelerated Barcelona's defeat.

As a team known for its attack, Barcelona's backline has world-class defenders such as Pique and Alves, but their overall defensive ability is not very strong. The reason why they are second only to Atletico Madrid in terms of the number of goals conceded in the league is more because they rely on strong attacking power to suppress the opponent and make it difficult to put more energy into the attack.

When Luis Enrique is forced by the strong deterrent of the wind and "self-defeating" to stabilize the defense at the cost of attack, Atletico Madrid, who have reduced the pressure at the back, can devote more energy to attacking.

Although Atletico Madrid's midfield configuration is not as luxurious as Barcelona's, the strong impact of Fengquan and Griezmann's agility can also disturb any opponent's backline even if it lacks strong support from the midfield.

The most fundamental reason why Atletico Madrid fell behind in terms of offensive statistics in previous games was that the midfielders put more energy on defense, resulting in very limited attacking participation.

Now, after the pressure dropped on the defensive end, Diego Simeone has allowed Koke and Saul to focus more on offense while keeping Gabi and Raul Garcia focused on defense.

With the strong support of his midfield teammates, the wind that was already a headache for the Barcelona backline was simply like a tiger.

In the 42nd minute of the first half, Saul took the ball away from Suarez and Iniesta in succession, attracted Sergio Busquets and passed the ball to Griezmann on the right side of the field.

Griezmann received the ball and first cut inside the edge of the penalty area, but when Alba then shifted his center of gravity to the inside, he slammed the ball with his left foot and then broke through towards the baseline.

At the same time, Feng Quan, who was originally ambushed at the top of the arc of the penalty area, first pretended to be in front of the goal, but when Griezmann broke through in the direction of the bottom line, it was a sudden stop, and then inserted into the empty space on the right side of the penalty area.

Immediately afterwards, Griezmann broke through to four or five meters from the baseline and sent an inverted triangle pass. The outflanked Feng Quanquan swept a shot straight before Mascherano blocked it, sending the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Faced with the disadvantage of being two goals down, Luis Enrique had to step up his attack again, otherwise he would not be able to turn the game back even if he returned to his home stadium.

However, due to the fact that the first half was about to end, Barcelona did not attack rashly, but chose to smoothly pass the final stage of the first half.

After the start of the second half, although the broken Barcelona set up an offensive posture, due to the excessive physical consumption in the first half, coupled with the strong deterrent power of the wind, it was difficult for them to threaten the goal of Atletico Madrid.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, which had many main players suspended in the first two rounds of the league, did not have any problems in terms of fitness. After withstanding Barcelona's attack, they continued to use the speed advantage of the two strikers to launch counter-attacks and threaten the opposition goal.

If it weren't for Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen's heroic performance in the second half, coupled with the price of four yellow cards paid by Sergio Busquets, Pique, Xavi and Danny Alves, I am afraid that the suspense of the second leg between the two sides would have been lost in advance.

In the 76th minute of the game, nearly 50,000 fans at the scene gave a standing ovation at the same time, offering the highest respect to Feng Quan, who scored a hat-trick and made the opponent pay the price of four yellow cards.

Although Feng Quan's departure allowed Barcelona to finally free up their hands to attack, in front of Atletico Madrid's iron bucket formation, Messi and other strikers with serious physical exhaustion did not knock on the opponent's door again until the end of the game.

In the end, with Feng Quan's hat trick, Atletico Madrid won the first leg of the battle between the two sides without danger.

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