Chapter 373: The Battle More Than Forty Years Ago

The Barcelona players did not react very strongly to Suarez's announcement of his pursuit of their own goalscorer in front of the whole team, they fully understood Suarez's thoughts and they were willing to help Suarez. After all, if they can block Gao Zheng and Atletico Madrid, they are willing to do anything.

After hearing Suarez say this, many people in the dressing room breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled: "We are still worried that you will carry forward your style and not have the same knowledge as him......"

Suarez snorted: "How is that possible? How could it be that all the good things were for him? ”

Anyway, the league championship seems to be very slim now, so the league's top scorer must be in his own hands. He didn't want to see Gao Zheng's stinky fart smug appearance.

"Very well, we will try to get you this honor!" It was Messi who stood up and spoke this time.

Seeing that Messi actually said this, Suarez was also a little moved, and he said to everyone: "This is not my honor alone, this is the honor of our whole team!" ”

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After Gao Zheng's "I want it all" declaration, Chinese fans are looking forward to him competing with Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo for the top scorers, but before that, Atletico Madrid still have the Champions League to play and the league is a weekend affair.

On Wednesday, Atletico Madrid hosted arch-rivals Bayern Munich.

In the history of the Champions League, Atletico Madrid has played Bayern Munich twice. The results of these two times are one draw and one loss.

And it was again in the same season.

In the 1973-1974 season, Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League final for the first time in their history, and at that time the competition was not called the Champions League, but the European Champions Cup.

At that time, Atletico Madrid's opponent in the final was Bayern Munich, which had a number of superstars such as football emperor Beckenbauer and bomber Gerd Müller.

But Atletico Madrid are no worse, they have the legendary Aragonés, who later led the Spanish national team to Euro 2008.

This Atletico Madrid team made it all the way to the final, where they met Bayern Munich.

The final was played at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium – yes, the same Heysel Stadium that later collapsed during the final between Juventus and Liverpool – and ended in a 0-0 draw in the 90-minute regular season, with Atletico Madrid taking the lead in the second half of extra-time thanks to a free-kick from Aragonés.

Just as Atletico Madrid fans were about to celebrate their first Champions League triumph in history, they forgot that their opponents were the stubborn Germans.

Bayern Munich equalised in the last minute thanks to a long-range shot from defender Schwarzenbeck.

According to UEFA's winning clause in 1969, if the two sides still draw after 120 minutes of play, there will be no penalty shootout, but a replay on a later date.

For the first time, this regulation has never been used in the Champions Cup since it was promulgated.

So that year, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich met twice in the Champions League final and played two Champions League finals.

Two days later, the rematch was played at the Heather Stadium, but the crowd was only about half of the first.

Conceding a goal in the final had a devastating impact on Atletico Madrid, and it didn't go away until two days later. Atletico Madrid was depressed in terms of physical strength and morale, while Bayern Munich's players were thrilled to win back the chance to decide their destiny again.

Uli Hoeness scored a goal for Bayern Munich in the 28th minute, Gerd Muller scored twice in the second half, and Hoeness also scored a brace in the 83rd minute, and Bayern Munich finally beat Atletico Madrid 4-0 in the replay to lift the Champions Cup.

It is also the only time in the history of the Champions League that two finals have been played and the only one to have been decided by a replay.

Atletico Madrid lost their chance to make history, and since then they have known that the 2013-2014 season was a full 40-year race back to the Champions League final.

As a result, the trip to the final was also quite bitter, Atletico Madrid also took the lead and conceded a goal in the last minute, was equalized by Real Madrid, and finally the game was dragged into extra time, and then collapsed in extra time, and finally lost 1:4.

Atletico Madrid's Champions League final journey was so hard that people couldn't help but feel sympathy.

This meeting with Bayern Munich was the first meeting since the 1973-1974 Champions League final.

Forty-two years on, both teams are at odds. Uli Hoeness, who won two goals in the final that year, became the general manager of Bayern Munich, and was imprisoned in 2014 for tax evasion, and is still in prison.

Aragonés, who scored in the final for Atletico Madrid, led the Spanish capital to an international title in 2008 before dying of illness in 2014.

The two teams today don't have much to do with each other as they did 40 years ago, and some players didn't even come into the world when the final was played.

So there's no point in hyping up the grievances of the year.

The media didn't mention it, and many people didn't even know that the two teams had ever met in the Champions League final.

People are more concerned about the current situation.

There was media coverage before the game that Bayern Munich are now facing, as they have been unable to win away from home in seven consecutive Champions League knockout games before this game, with four draws and three defeats.

Atletico Madrid, under the guidance of Simeone, has conceded seven goals in 16 Champions League home games, and three of these seven goals were scored by Gao Zheng when he played for Sampdoria...... The record is 12 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. However, Atletico Madrid have won one of their last six Champions League knockout games, with three draws and two defeats in the remaining five, with the only win coming in a 4-0 home win over Barcelona in their last one.

The trouble for Atletico Madrid in this game was that their main centre-back Godin was absent due to injury, replaced by Savic, and formed a starting centre-back combination with Jimenez.

The forward line is naturally composed of Gao Zheng and Griezmann, who has returned from banning.

The match even caught the attention of King Felipe VI of Spain, who was personally on hand to cheer on Atletico Madrid.

Juan Carlos, the former king of Spain, was a die-hard fan of Real Madrid and can often be seen in the stands of Real Madrid's home games.

The current King Felipe VI of Spain is an Atletico Madrid fan, so he naturally came to support Atletico Madrid's game.

CCTV also broadcast the game live.

Countless Chinese fans waited in front of their televisions.

This is the first time in Gao Zheng's career to participate in the semifinals of the Champions League. His previous best result was reaching the quarter-finals and ending in the quarter-finals.

However, he can go further every year than the previous year, the first year is the top 16, the second year is the top eight, and this year it has become the top four, I don't know if he can make it to the final next year?

Many people think so in their hearts.

But there are also people who think so - I wonder if I can make it to the finals in one go this year?