With five minutes to go before Atletico Madrid's away game against Sevilla, the starters of both teams, led by three referees, stepped out of the tunnel and onto the lawn of the Estadio Pizjuan.

At the same time, the head coaches of the two teams, who were standing closely with the players of the two teams on the field, shook hands with each other very friendly under the gaze of the major media, and then walked to their respective coaches' seats.

As the twenty-two players from both teams stood neatly in the middle of the pitch and then greeted the fans of both teams in the stands under the direction of the referee, the phone of Diego Simeone's Argentine compatriot and assistant coach of Atletico Madrid, German Burgos, suddenly came to mind.

Because the game is about to start, Diego Simeone, who heard the ringing of his mobile phone, couldn't help but show a hint of displeasure.

After seeing that his "boss's" face was wrong, Herman Boggs said with some embarrassment: "Uh...... It's Carlos (Menendez) that ......."

Before Hermann Boggs could finish speaking, the displeasure on Diego Simeone's face immediately disappeared without a trace, and at the same time he said very eagerly: "Give me the phone quickly." ”

Since the Estadio Pizjuan, which can accommodate more than 45,000 spectators, was full, Diego Simeone said very loudly into his phone: "Hey, Carlos, it's me, Diego." Did you pick up that Chinese kid? ”

Carlos Menendez: "Yes, boss. Moreover, he was also taken by me to the training base to complete a series of medical examinations. ”

"Good job, Carlos." Diego Simeone smiled, "So, did you want to tell me the results of that kid's medical examination sooner rather than later?" ”

"Yes, what I'm going to tell you is that kid's physical fitness is simply good and a little perverted." Carlos Menéndez said in an exaggerated tone. "And, the most incomprehensible thing to me is that even though the kid missed the whole summer build-up period, he was in better fitness than a lot of our first-team players."

"Carlos, what's so strange about this, have you forgotten that kid was still competing in the World Athletics Championships a few days ago?" Diego Simeone said in a flat tone. "Since he's been competing, it's only natural that his training program will include physical training."

"Diego, you're right. But you have to know that there is still a big difference between athletics and our professional football in terms of physical training. After a pause, Carlos Menéndez continued: "And, since the kid has been competing for a while, he will definitely not have a lot of physical training programs. ”

Hearing this, even the well-informed Diego Simeone couldn't help but be surprised.

Although Diego Simeone has not the slightest doubt about Feng Quan's football skills, he is still worried about Feng Quan's fitness status because Feng Quan missed the entire summer preparation period.

That's why Diego Simeone is worried about whether to include Feng in the Champions League group stage squad.

Now, when Diego Simeone learned that Feng Quan's physical condition was unexpectedly good, Diego Simeone immediately strengthened his determination to include Feng Quan in the Champions League group stage squad.

Just as Diego Simeone was secretly happy to dispel the doubts that Feng Quan's energy was not in good shape, another person's voice came from his phone.

"By the way, Diego, we have another piece of good news for you." Javi Torres snatched the phone from Carlos Menendez's hand and said excitedly: "Just an hour ago, that Chinese kid used his excellent performance to conquer Carlos, an old diehard, and also conquered our entire B team. ”

"Harvey? Are you with Carlos? Diego Simeone frowned.

"Yes, Diego. We're two old guys drinking together at the 'old place' bar. Javi Torres said happily.

"You just said that the Chinese kid conquered Carlos? What the hell is going on? Diego Simeone asked with some regret.

Immediately afterward, Xavi Simeone found Carlos Menendez for himself, and hoped to test Feng Quan's true strength by playing an internal practice match, as well as the general process of the match, and narrated the whole story to Diego Simeone.

Just as Javi Torres was telling Diego Simeone about the training match, Atletico Madrid's away game against Sevilla officially began.

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Since the contest between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla is a new season of La Liga, it is impossible for either team to make an accurate judgment on the true strength of the other team in a short period of time when there are large personnel changes in the summer transfer window of both teams.

At the same time, due to the lack of sufficient data to analyze, whether the opponent will continue to play the same tactics as last season in the new season's league, or implement a new game strategy based on the characteristics of the existing players, will also need to be verified as the game progresses.

As both teams wanted to stabilize the situation first and wait until they found out the "depth" of the opponent's strength before attacking, the start of the game was a bit dull. The dull game situation soon attracted bursts of boos from the audience.

It wasn't until 13 minutes into the first half that Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitić suddenly sent a long ball over the top near the halfway line.

Then, Vitolo, a Sevilla player who stepped forward at high speed near the top of the arc of the penalty area, pressed Gabi to cross the ball into the space on the right side of the box.

At the same time, Seville striker Carlos Bacca, who had been roaming on the right side of the field, suddenly shook off the gap on the right side of the penalty area for Filipe Luis, who was marking him.

In the next moment, Baca unloaded the ball with his right foot, and then completed a bounce with the outside of his right foot without waiting for the ball to land.

Although Bacca shot was from a tricky angle, it was not very powerful enough to be blocked by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with a stretched flying sideways puff. The subsequent corner kick from the Sevilla team was easily picked up by Courtois, who is nearly 2 meters tall.

It was only then that both teams finally completed their first shot that hit the goal range. And with the appearance of the first corner kick of the game, the boos in the stands finally calmed down a little.

Seeing that the opposition finally started to attack, Diego Simeone finally got up from the dugout and went to the coaching command area on the sidelines, and gestured to Koke, who was not far away, that only Atletico Madrid players could understand.