Chapter 376: The Result of Helplessness
As the German commentator said, after Pep Guardiola's adjustment at halftime, coupled with Atletico Madrid's first half playing too hard, the physical decline was too fast.
After the start of the second half, Bayern Munich gradually and significantly strengthened the offensive and gradually took the initiative.
They create threats in a row.
And in the 54th minute, it almost equalized.
At that time, Martinez crossed, Alaba deceived the Atletico Madrid players after receiving the ball, and when he dribbled the ball forward, he found that the other players of Atletico Madrid did not come up to block it at the first time, so he simply shot directly outside the penalty area!
It was an unexpected shot and it was played of very high quality.
Oblak jumped up with all his might, but there was nothing he could do about the ball, he couldn't reach it at all!
The ball went down after passing Oblak's ten-finger barrier.
Then, just as everyone thought it was going to fly into the goal, it hit the crossbar headfirst......
After a crisp sound, the ball bounced back into the pitch.
"Alaba ——!! Ahh The German commentator exclaimed regretfully. He came close to equalising!! ”
Alaba himself was also very unwilling, he held his head in his hands and raised his head to the sky and roared.
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Although Alaba's goal did not score, it boosted the morale of Bayern Munich's players, and at the same time made the players of Atletico Madrid nervous.
It didn't seem to hit the crossbar, it seemed to hit the heart of the Atletico Madrid player.
It also hit the hearts of those Atletico Madrid fans.
Originally, there was still confidence in the first half, but at the beginning of the second half, he was beaten by Alaba's goal.
Attack, I'm afraid that there will be a hole in the backline, and I will be caught by Bayern Munich and lose the goal.
Don't attack, I'm afraid that a one-goal lead is not enough insurance.
In this ambivalence, Atletico Madrid played far less freely and relaxed than they had started with.
At that time, they hadn't scored yet, so they probably didn't have any baggage, and naturally they didn't have more ideas, they only had to think about one thing.
That thing was "Anyway, go to Bayern Munich's goal!" ”
Now that the goal has been achieved, I am a little confused.
Scoring more goals and worrying about conceding goals contradicts each other and takes their energy away.
And seeing the passivity of Atletico Madrid, Simeone became more and more excited on the sidelines.
His physical movements on the sidelines are getting bigger and bigger.
In the end, the mobile phone he hit in the pocket of his suit was too big, and he jumped out of the pocket and fell to the ground.
It immediately attracted a lot of attention, and even the TV broadcast was specially moved from the tense field to the sidelines, giving Simeone a close-up of picking up his phone.
Looking at Simeone who picked up the phone in the camera and checked for any damage, He Ping joked: "Gao Zheng is now the spokesperson of Huawei's mobile phone, right?" Huawei is also one of the sponsors of Atletico Madrid, so if it really breaks, don't feel pain, just let the sponsor send one! ”
Simeone's surprise on the sidelines eased the tension of the match.
And Atletico Madrid gradually found their rhythm and settled down after that.
In the 75th minute, Griezmann took the ball from the back and ran for a long time with the ball, and when he reached the front of the Bayern Munich penalty area, he gave the football to Gao Zheng, Gao Zheng buckled the pounced Alaba on the right side of the penalty area, and then caught up with the football, and bounced the football towards the goal with the outside instep of his right foot!
The ball flew past the onrushing Neuer, but bounced off the far post.
And Griezmann, who shot in the rebound, just missed the ball and didn't touch the ball.
"Atletico Madrid's counterattack! What a pity! The goalpost prevented Gao Zheng's brace! He Ping shouted regretfully.
If this goal is scored, Atletico Madrid leads by two goals, not only is this game stable, but it is also a good thing for the next leg. Going away with a two-goal lead would also give Atletico Madrid players more confidence.
Gao Zheng himself also looked very regretful, he covered his face with his hands and rubbed it vigorously, and then shook his head helplessly.
He naturally knew what it would mean if the goal was scored.
Pity......
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With Atletico Madrid only one goal ahead, Guardiola had an idea, so he quickly used up three substitutions in the hope of stepping up the attack, not only to equalise, but also to come back from behind.
If they can beat Atletico Madrid away, then Bayern Munich's qualification to the final is basically secure.
And at this moment, Simeone has not used up a single substitution......
Atletico Madrid didn't make their first substitution until the 85th minute, as Saul was injured and replaced by young defender Thomas.
It was also the only substitution of the game for Atletico Madrid.
Simeone may also feel that a one-goal lead is too unsafe, so he does not dare to easily replace Gao Zheng and Griezmann to maintain pressure on the Barcelona lineup.
As a result, everyone except for the injured Saul played the full 90 minutes.
When referee Clattenburg blew the whistle for the end of the match, the score was fixed at 1:0.
At the end of the game, Atletico Madrid beat Bayern Munich by a single goal on their home turf. I can't say that this result is bad, but I'm afraid it is not good......" José Maria said with some concern.
Anyone who knows a little bit about the Champions League format will understand the scoreline.
This is also why at the last moment of the game, Guardiola saw that Atletico Madrid was waiting for a serious position, and he did not change anyone, and he simply did not ask the players to press the attack, for fear that Atletico Madrid would steal another ball before the end of the game.
So in the end, the game ended in this tacit understanding and balance.
Pep Guardiola did this because he was perfectly comfortable with a 1-0 defeat away.
It's a defeat, but considering the Champions League is a two-legged game, there's still a chance to get back at home – just one goal loss, which is a big chance......
Think about Atletico Madrid losing three goals in the first leg and being able to get back when they come back at home.
We Bayern Munich have only lost by one goal, so what's not to be satisfied with?
Pep Guardiola believes that Bayern Munich, who have only lost by one goal, will be able to press Atletico Madrid to the ground and rub and rub again - his confidence comes from Bayern Munich's performance in this game, Alaba's long-range shot did not score, but before and after, Bayern Munich created many chances and it was entirely possible to win. If it weren't for the fact that he gave up in the end......
Sure enough, after the game, Guardiola, who shook hands with Simeone, did not have obvious dissatisfaction or frustration on his face, he was calm.
Because he knows that the decisive time will be in the next leg, and now Atletico Madrid's victory does not mean anything.
Simeone's face also didn't have the excitement on his face after the win.
Obviously, the manager who won the game also realized what the result was only 1:0.
It is impossible to say that he has not thought about winning more games at home, but it is not a matter of thinking about it, facing the powerful Bayern Munich, in the case of the team's physical decline rapidly, he did not dare to press the attack, and he was more than capable of strength.
In the end, I naturally had to accept this result.
At least it's better than losing, right?
The decisive battle will still be in the second round......