Chapter 517: Fifty-eight undefeated!

In the first round of the league, Atletico Madrid challenged Real Sociedad away.

In a sense, this game is also a highlight of this round!

Of course, Real Sociedad's results over the years have not been ideal, and they even fell into the situation of relegation for a time, so in terms of strength, the current Atletico Madrid is much higher than Real Sociedad.

However, because this game is related to whether Atletico Madrid led by Gao Bo can equal AC Milan's record, this game can also be regarded as a key battle.

A week before the start of this match, the media began to hype.

Not only the Spanish media, but also the rest of Europe, especially the Italian media, are also following the match.

Because Gao Bo's team is not attacking the record of La Liga, but belongs to the top five European leagues.

Under the leadership of the iron coach Fabio Capello, AC Milan, who owned the Dutch Three Musketeers at the time, set an astonishing record of 58 consecutive league games unbeaten in Serie A, which is known as the "Little World Cup".

Many people feel that from now on, it should be impossible for a team in Europe's top five leagues to surpass AC Milan.

But I didn't expect that by now, AC Milan's horrific record was in danger of being broken..... How can this not attract the attention of the world media.

Atletico Madrid is close to AC Milan's record unbeaten streak of 58 league games in 1991/92 and 1992/93.

Naturally, the Italian media does not want AC Milan's record to be broken, although this is Milan's record, but it also belongs to Italy.

So during this time, in Italy, there were many media outlets that believed that Atletico Madrid could not break the record.

Even now that Atletico Madrid is unbeaten in 58 league games, the Italian media have also found a reason why Atletico Madrid must fail.

That's the so-called samsaric curse.

Coincidentally, AC Milan's unbeaten record began with a loss to Pamar and ended with a loss to Pamar. There are several other teams that have gone dozens of games unbeaten in a row, and it is worth noting that, like AC Milan, they have fallen into the curse of "reincarnation". Dutch giants Ajax went on a record 54-match unbeaten run after beating Willem II in the 93/94 season, but they were beaten by Willem II in January 1996 to end their record.

The Italian media summed up that this is the "reincarnation curse" of undefeated, and then these Italians specially went to check the final round of the 2009-2010 La Liga season, Atletico Madrid's opponent happened to be Real Sociedad, when Atletico Madrid lost 0-1 to Real Sociedad away from home, ending that season, and then in the 2010-2011 season, Gao Bo began to take over, and Atletico Madrid began their undefeated road.

And now, when they are about to reach 58 games unbeaten, they are meeting Real Sociedad again, and according to normal development, they should have met in the first round of La Liga, but it is so good that the strike of the La Liga players' union has caused the first round of the League Cup to be delayed until now.

In the dark, it is as if there is a pair of hands of fate driving the development of things.

Such a discovery made the Italian press quite excited.

"God doesn't want Atletico Madrid to break the record of Italian football!"

The newspaper Sport Milan spoke out in its report.

It's just that the Italians may have overlooked something else, such as Arsenal's unbeaten run without a curse, starting with a defeat to Southampton and then ending it by Manchester United.

Everyone likes to find things that are good for them, and Italians are no exception.

On the Spanish side, most fans are not impressed by Atletico Madrid's imminent record-breaking.

In addition to the fans of Atletico Madrid, the fans of other teams are eager for Atletico Madrid to lose quickly, because their unbeaten streak is not a foil to the failure of these other teams?

The hype for this unbeaten record does not do Atletico Madrid much good, but may put the players in a nervous air.

Gao Bo was a little worried that this tense air would turn into pressure, and then the pressure would accumulate one by one, and eventually become a burden that overwhelmed his team.

But it's all played to this point, and there is only one game away from the record, and of course Gao Bo can't say to the players: "Let's play whatever you want, it's not a big deal if you don't record or anything.......

Now the whole world is watching this game, and if Atletico Madrid does not break the record in the end, it will hurt their morale even more.

Therefore, in the face of this game of Real Sociedad, Gao Bo made up his mind to win!

It's only one step away from breaking the record, so why not break it?

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Real Sociedad are Atletico Madrid's opponents for this game, but they are not the kind of team to play against.

Prior to this game, Real Sociedad were eighth in the league and sitting in the middle of the table.

Judging by this season's games, Real Sociedad is the quintessential home dragon and away bug.

Their home record is similarly impressive, with more than two-thirds of their points coming at home.

And in the early stages of the league, Real Sociedad suffered three consecutive defeats on the road, followed by two 0-0 draws, and it was not until their sixth away game that Real Sociedad scored their first goal on the road.

However, on their home turf, Real Sociedad are still very fierce.

With a strong home performance, Real Sociedad are firmly in the top 10 of the league and could potentially be on the way to the European places.

Therefore, in the away face against Real Sociedad, Gao Bo appeared to be very cautious.

Before the game, he tried to mobilize the morale and fighting spirit of the players as much as possible.

However, when it came to the game, Gao Bo still noticed the impatience of the players.

Faced with a record at their fingertips, Atletico Madrid's players were desperate to break the record, and they were slow to find the form to score on the pitch.

All the Atletico Madrid players looked anxious, they couldn't wait to score goals in the game, and they even neglected the patient passing play.

Even if there is a defense in front, it is a long-range shot that happens repeatedly on the field.

Gao Bo shook his head as he watched from the sidelines.

In the 60th minute of the second half, he brought on both Reyes and Sergio Aguero, who had been out of form up front, and brought on Koke and Diego Costa, before Antoine Griezmann moved to the middle.

At this time, he still chooses to believe in his henchman Antoine Griezmann, who followed him from Luton to Madrid.

Sure enough, Antoine Griezmann played particularly well in the middle, and in the 78th minute, he broke the deadlock with a shot from inside the box.

It was a goal that put a stone on the minds of all Atletico Madrid..... With a one-goal lead, Atletico Madrid will play much better, and even if they concede, it will only be a draw, and a draw can remain unbeaten.

The players of Atletico Madrid relaxed all at once. Their performance has also returned to normal.

In the face of Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid controlled the ball steadily, leaving Real Sociedad exhausted. Football was just going back and forth, and the Atletico Madrid players weren't in a hurry to shoot.

At this time, both Atletico Madrid and Gao Bo seemed very utilitarian, and no one criticizes them for being utilitarian now.

As long as they keep this victory, they will tie the record that has been sealed for more than a decade, and at this time, there is no possibility of utilitarianism.

There was an overwhelming boo over the stadium.

The home team's fans are naturally similarly dissatisfied with Atletico Madrid's behavior of delaying time with the ball.

But all they can do now is boo frantically from the stands. And this boo has no effect on the players who have become accustomed to Atletico Madrid.

As the game wore on, Real Sociedad lost their fighting spirit when Atletico Madrid turned the ball upside down.

In fact, in this game, Real Sociedad was still in very good shape, otherwise they would not have waited until the 70th minute of the game to concede a goal.

But they failed in the end, and they became the foil behind Atletico Madrid's record-equaliser.

In stoppage time, in fact, the players on the field were a little unintentional.

Real Sociedad was led by the nose by Atletico Madrid, and after consuming most of their physical energy, they finally had to give up pressing, and in the face of the opponent's possession, Real Sociedad could only accept their fate.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, was thinking about how to celebrate.....