Chapter 365: If you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of what if

The 4-3 reversal against Barcelona is indeed a crazy thing, and the impact on everyone is also very strong.

But no matter how big the impact is, it will pass, and no matter how happy you are, it will not be able to be eaten.

If you get caught up in the emotions of this game, it will be bad for the rest of the game.

So when the players returned to training, the first thing coach Simeone did was to make everyone forget about the game and look ahead.

Barcelona have already been eliminated by them, there is no need to spend energy on them anymore.

However, in the league, Barcelona still threaten them. If you are not careful, you may be successfully avenged by Barcelona in the league......

Now that Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League, they will only be able to compete for the title in domestic competitions.

This will force them to put all their energy into the league.

A Barcelona who can give their all in the league will certainly pose a huge threat to Atletico Madrid.

To avoid this, Atletico Madrid will have to get their own thing right.

So although in the next few days, on the Internet and in the media, the news about Atletico Madrid's shocking reversal was all over the sky, and Gao Zheng was blown into the sky, but Gao Zheng himself was very calm, and Atletico Madrid was relatively calm.

Over the years, they have often played against Barcelona and Real Madrid, whether it is the league or the Champions League, they are used to it.

Beating Barcelona isn't something incredible. While it was remarkable that they were able to come back and knock out their opponents in the second leg after losing three goals in the first leg, it didn't keep them quiet for days.

In the 33rd round of the league at the weekend, Atletico Madrid will host Granada.

Although Granada are currently fourth from bottom, they are also just one step away from the relegation zone. They are currently 17th in 17th place with 30 points, just two points clear of 18th-placed Getafe.

Therefore, Granada is also a relegation team, and they have to fight for relegation, otherwise, with only six rounds left in the league, they have a good chance of being relegated to the second division.

As we all know, every time at the end of the league, the relegation team is the most difficult team to play, even worse than the championship team.

After all, the championship is only about honor, and relegation is about life and death.

Life and death are greater than honor.

Atletico Madrid has just been stumbling with Barcelona for 90 minutes in the Champions League, so this game will definitely be rotated, and the rotation lineup plus fatigue will not be easy to play in the face of a relegation team.

Atletico Madrid's only advantage is that this is their home stadium, firstly, they don't have to travel to play away, and secondly, they don't have to worry about the relegation team having the bonus of home advantage, which will cause them more trouble.

But even so, Atletico Madrid does not dare to take it lightly.

After the 4-0 counterattack against Barcelona, everyone should be more careful. In the world of football, anything can happen. Since they can beat Barcelona 4-0, then the opponent can beat them as well.

Barcelona are also playing at home in this round, and their opponents are Valencia.

Barcelona should not be in suspense to beat their opponents.

So Atletico Madrid can't afford to lose.

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On April 17, at 5:15 p.m., the match between Atletico Madrid and Granada began.

This is the penultimate game of this round of the league.

And the last game was Barcelona at home against Valencia.

After the Champions League, everyone turned their interest into the league.

Because Barcelona's Champions League is out, they will definitely fight to the death with Atletico Madrid in the league, so that the competition in the league will be more fierce and the suspense will be maintained, which will naturally look better.

In the match between Atletico Madrid and Granada, Simeone did rotate the lineup.

Players including Antoine Griezmann and Koke were on the bench.

But no matter how it was rotated, Gao Zheng still appeared in the starting lineup.

The meaning of this adjustment is obvious - rotation is rotation, and I, Simeone, still want to win this game.

Just fifteen minutes into the opening game, Gao Zheng opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid!

"High !! Strike! He scored his 31st league goal of the season! Help Atletico Madrid lead Granada 1-0 at home! ”

The first half ended with a score of 1:0.

After the start of the second half, in the 59th minute, Gao Zheng assisted Fernandez Torres to score, rewriting the score to 2:0.

By this time, the game was basically out of suspense.

Atletico Madrid, who are two goals ahead, struggled to turn Granada over at home turf.

Gao Zheng was also replaced by Antoine Griezmann in the 71st minute.

When he left the pitch, he was greeted with a standing ovation from the Atletico Madrid fans.

Atletico Madrid fans actually did this in the Champions League in midweek, but Gao Zheng played the whole game in that game and was not replaced in advance, so they couldn't give Gao Zheng applause and respect alone.

Now they are making up for Gao Zheng in the league.

After Gao Zheng left the game, Atletico Madrid did not stop attacking.

In the 83rd minute, substitute Antoine Griezmann added the icing on the cake to extend the lead to three goals.

In the end, Atletico Madrid beat Granada 3-0 at their home stadium.

Continue the winning streak so that no matter what happens in the next match between Barcelona and Valencia, Atletico Madrid will be top of the league.

The pressure is on Barcelona's side, and if they are to keep their title hopes alive, they will have to beat Valencia at home.

This should have been something that was not in suspense......

But the actual competition greatly surprised everyone.

In the opening 26 minutes, Barcelona midfielder Rakitic scored an own goal to help Valencia lead 1:0!

Then, towards the end of the first half, Valencia's Santi Mina extended Valencia's lead again!

“2:0!! 2:0!! Barcelona were on their home turf and were two goals behind in the first half! As we said three days ago in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Barcelona have never conceded a two-goal lead this season, and in that Champions League game they broke the scoring and were beaten by two goals by Atletico Madrid, who eventually lost that crucial game. And now in the league, Valencia did the same, they were two goals ahead of Barcelona at half-time!! ”

'I feel like the Barcelona players haven't recovered from the Champions League in midweek, they seem to be mired in the psychology of being eliminated. Look at how they do on the field, it's no different from sleepwalking. What was Rakitic thinking when he scored an own goal, did he still think he was having a nightmare? The Catalan TV commentator was unceremoniously critical of the team's performance.

Of course, he is a supporter of Barcelona, but supporters do not mean that they have to be brainless, no matter what Barcelona performs, they can only praise but not criticize. On the contrary, a qualified supporter should dare to address his team's problems, because if you don't know the problems, you can't improve.

From midweek to now, he has been a real disappointment with Barcelona's performance......

Manuel Blanco, who was in the media box, had a bad thought in his heart - we won't lose the Champions League and lose the league?!

It was a ridiculous idea, but he just couldn't help but think about it.

It can't be that bad, right?

But...... What if?

This thought is like a devil, once it settles in his mind, it can never be driven away.