Looking forward to Gao Zheng's good news is not only Wu Lei, but also almost all Chinese fans.

In Barcelona's home match against Atletico Madrid, I don't know how many Chinese fans waited in front of the TV all night, hoping to see Gao Zheng's good news.

Although everyone knows that this is Barcelona's home stadium, Atletico Madrid has not won in this stadium since Gao Zheng joined Atletico Madrid......

At the same time, there is a series of data to prove that Atletico Madrid is unlucky in this game.

For example, since Enrique became Barcelona manager, the team have won all of their Champions League home games, scoring a total of 27 goals and conceding just five goals in all Champions League games played at the Camp Nou.

“…… But it's not all bad news. For example, in the history of the Champions League, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have only met twice, and it is not too far away today - in the 2013-2014 Champions League, which was also the quarter-finals, Barcelona drew 1:1 at home to Atletico Madrid in the first leg and lost to Atletico Madrid 0:1 away in the second leg. And that season, after Atletico Madrid eliminated Barcelona, they reached the final in one go......"

Mr. Heping was building confidence among the Chinese fans in front of the television, painting a picture of the two teams being evenly matched.

Just after the start of the game, Atletico Madrid played really well.

In the twelfth minute, after Gao Zheng took the ball in the penalty area, he was knocked to the ground by Pique from behind, causing Chinese fans and Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV to chant "penalty" again and again.

But the German referee Bruch did not say anything, which caused the dissatisfaction of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on the sidelines, if it wasn't for Boggs to hold him down, he would have rushed up to "top the bull" with the fourth official.

"This ball still has physical contact, right?" He Ping euphemistically expressed his attitude through uncertain questioning - of course, he hoped that Gao Zheng would fall to the ground and count it as a penalty. However, Bruch seems to have a grudge against Atletico Madrid...... In the Champions League group stage last season, in Atletico Madrid's home game against Juventus, Gao Zheng's backheel shot hit Cáceres' open hand and did not cause a goal. The referee who officiated the match was none other than Bruch, who turned a blind eye to the obvious handball and did not award a penalty to Atletico Madrid...... This caused a lot of controversy at the time......"

When He Ping said this, many Chinese fans also remembered it.

In that game, Gao Zheng scored a total of three back-heel goals before finally breaking through Buffon's goal. But if it had been a normal decision, Buffon's goal would have been breached a long time ago.

Unexpectedly, that game turned out to be the German referee officiating......

Many superstitious Chinese fans suddenly had a bad premonition.

This sense of foreboding was further exacerbated in the twentieth minute when Carrasco, who started the game at Atletico Madrid, was injured in the game and could not hold on, and was replaced by Augusto Fernandez.

It was only 20 minutes into the opening game that he was forced to use up a substitution, which made the hearts of many Atletico Madrid fans sink with it.

Diego Simeone on the sidelines also looked solemn.

Everyone smelled an unusual, dangerous smell in the air.

That fear finally came true in the 26th minute – in the 26th minute, Alba sent a through ball in the ribs of the field, Suarez cleverly slashed diagonally behind the Atletico Madrid defender, and in the face of the passing ball, he did not stop the ball to adjust, but went straight to an unconventional tackle!

The football slipped into the goal from the halfway point goalkeeper Oblak!

"Suarez!! He's in great shape! Opening the scoring for Barcelona!! The Catalan narrator shouted excitedly.

The whole Camp Nou resounded in the sky with the cheers of the Barcelona fans.

Recently, life has been too depressing for them.

The top spot in the league was lost and the national derby was lost at home.

This anger is now being vented in this Champions League quarter-final.

“…… Suarez also made a small jump before the tackle, he seemed to know where the football would land, and his grasp of the landing point was really accurate...... "Even He Ping had to admire, Suarez can be said to be the top scorer in the world at present." He doesn't have to be fancy, he doesn't have to run long distances with the ball, his technique is simple but practical, and he does a goal-shooter's basic skills to perfection.

You just have to give him a chance in front of goal and he can take it.

This ball is like this, a sudden forward insertion, like a ghost, appeared behind the Atletico Madrid defender, and then relied on the accurate judgment of the landing point of the football, and made a shooting action in advance, even if the action was not standardized, it did not prevent him from shooting the football into the Atletico Madrid goal......

It is not for nothing that such a man can score 31 league goals in a single season in the Premier League.

He Ping had nothing to say about the goal, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were deeply frustrated.

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Atletico Madrid was not completely out of chances, and in the 35th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid played a brilliant quick counter-attack.

When his teammates crossed the football at a 45-degree angle, Gao Zheng, who ran to the front point, made a move to catch the ball, and after taking away a Barcelona defender, he shrunk his neck and leaked the football from his side.

Griezmann, who followed up in the middle, had a great chance.

However, Griezmann's cushion shot down the middle went high and the ball flew straight over the crossbar......

It was Atletico Madrid's best shot of the first half.

Gao Zheng then turned and shot from the edge of the box but was blocked by a defender, and then Saul's follow-up shot went wide of the left-hand post.

Until the end of the first half, Atletico Madrid could not recover the score.

However, Griezmann knocked down Messi in the process of returning to the defense, which attracted boos from all over the world.

Amid the boos, referee Bruch showed a yellow card to the French striker.

The yellow card caused displeasure in Simeone – he was still haunted by the fact that he was knocked down in the box by Gerard Pique, who felt he deserved a penalty. As a result, the referee did not give it.

Now, Griezmann, like Pique at the beginning, knocked down Messi from behind, and as a result, Griezmann was fouled and given a yellow card......

Boggs really struggled to control the impulsive Simeone.

When the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Simeone turned and shook everyone off and walked into the players' tunnel and towards the dressing room.

Back in the dressing room, when all the Atletico Madrid players had returned, Simeone did not criticize the team's performance in the first half, but, on the contrary, praised their performance: "You guys played well! That goal was just our luck, don't take it personally! We created some chances in the first half as well...... Keep playing like this in the second half and keep the pressure on them! ”

Simeone didn't make any tactical adjustments, he was confident in his tactics.

After all, having played so many games with Barcelona in Spain, they are actually very familiar with each other.

There are no secrets to speak of, and there is no sense of mystery. In order to compete for the league title, Simeone has studied Barcelona a lot. These findings are also useful in the context of the Champions League.

In Simeone's view, the reason why Barcelona led in the first half, not Atletico Madrid, was simply because Barcelona were a little luckier.