In the match against Real Sociedad, Simeone rotated, and some of the players who participated in the national team did not appear in the starting line-up.

But Gao Zheng is here.

Although it is an away game, with Gao Zheng here, Atletico Madrid fans have some confidence in their hearts.

And Gao Zheng did not disappoint them, just nine minutes into the opening game, he received a pass from Cork and fired the football into the Real Sociedad goal with his left foot.

It wasn't until the 87th minute that Gao Zheng was replaced, and Griezmann came on as a substitute.

Not long after Griezmann came on the pitch, he sealed the victory for his team in the 91st minute - he and Gao Zheng's goals helped Atletico Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 away.

In this round of the league, the main rivals Real Madrid beat Levante 3-0 and Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2.

However, Villarreal lost 1-2 at home to Celta Vigo.

Their league standings have also dropped from their previous second place to fourth.

The league has only been played for eight rounds, but Villarreal is already showing signs of falling behind.

Now the top spot is naturally Atletico Madrid, with Celta Vigo, who beat Villarreal, in second, Real Madrid in third with seventeen points and Barcelona in fifth.

However, everyone felt that Vigo Celta would definitely not last long.

That's the daily life of La Liga – no matter how hard a team tries and how good it is, even if they can actually get to the top of the league table, they can't last. After all, the league is a marathon, and small teams that have not accumulated enough in the long schedule are easy to fall behind.

At the beginning of the league, everyone was fierce, and some people were able to rush to the front with a momentum and be a leader who was out of the limelight.

But then what? It is only natural that the leaders, who are gradually losing their physical strength, will be overtaken by those experienced giants.

So don't look at the current Barcelona ranking is not very high, but no one dares to despise this team, and no one will think that fifth place is Barcelona's final ranking. Everyone felt that as the schedule progressed, Barcelona would definitely return to the top of the league table. Because they are giants, how can giants not fight back?

In the end, it will return to the pattern of the two giants competing for the championship in the Western Super League...... Oh no, it's the three heroes of the Western Super League.

Nine times out of ten, this season's league title will be won between Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

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After the match against Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid welcomed Astana at home.

It was the first time they had played against a team that had always been from Asia.

Before the game, the Madrid media popularized the science to the majority of Atletico Madrid fans why a team from a country in the heart of Central Asia can participate in the Champions League.

Against the weakest team in the group, Atletico Madrid naturally have to go all out to win, otherwise Atletico Madrid may run the risk of not being able to appear in the group.

This is not alarmist.

Think about how Napoli failed to qualify from the group with 12 points?

Every team aiming for the knockout rounds must follow the example of Napoli in the 2013-2014 season and must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Besides, if you want to beat Astana, this may be the only chance......

In the last round of the group stage, Astana sat at home and faced Galatasaray, thinking that the Turkish powerhouse would have no trouble beating Astana.

But unexpectedly, this team was forced to draw 2:2 by Astana.

This team still has two brushes at home.

In addition, Astana's home stadium is thousands of miles away from Atletico Madrid, and Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, where Galatasaray is located, is a little closer to Astana.

How can Atletico Madrid guarantee that they can fly twice as far as Galatasaray and still win?

At the end of the two rounds of the Champions League, Atletico Madrid won one and drew one, and the two teams had the same goal difference.

If Atletico Madrid can't win Astana at home, they will have the upper hand in the competition with Benfica.

Simeone did not let up in this game because the opponent was the weakest team in the group, he sent the strongest team, and the main players who rested against Real Sociedad in the previous round also returned to the starting line-up.

The re-start of Gao Zheng and Griezmann showed Simeone's determination - this game must let Astana come in vertically and go out sideways!

Although this may seem a bit too much, considering that Astana only had 15 people in this away game, except for the 11 players who were going to start, there were only four people on the bench, and considering that one of them was a substitute goalkeeper, only three of them could be substituted. It can be said that it is just enough to use up the substitution quota.

In the face of such a team that can be said to be a "remnant", Atletico Madrid has put on the strongest lineup, which will make people feel that Atletico Madrid is a cannon to fight mosquitoes.

But Simeone doesn't care about that, no matter how others think of him, it's not as good as getting three points.

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After the start of the game, Atletico Madrid launched the most fierce attack on Astana's goal, and Astana could only shrink and put a bus in front of their goal.

At this time, no one will think that it is a shame for Astana to put a bus, and if people are not strong, they should put a bus.

I think it would be a shame if Atletico Madrid couldn't even attack Astana's goal.

In the sixth minute, Antoine Griezmann's powerful shot was blocked by an Astana defender with his body, and Atletico Madrid won a corner. After Gabi drove a corner, centre-back Godin leapt high in front of goal to head the ball but it was met by Astana goalkeeper Erik.

Two minutes later, Atletico Madrid's attack returned. Gao Zheng's long-range shot from outside the box went high.

In the fifteenth minute, Atletico Madrid won another corner, this time Gabi took a corner and Godin headed it in.

Seeing that the football was about to fly into the goal, it was saved by Astana goalkeeper Eric bravely!

In the nineteenth minute, Gao Zheng went straight to the goal, Saul got the ball in the penalty area and shot directly, but the football hit the side netting and went out of the bottom line.

Atletico Madrid's offensive was so strong that Astana was like a boat running around in a stormy sea, and the Astana fans who followed the game on TV at home were terrified that the boat would capsize in the next second.

The commentator of Kazakh TV is cheering the audience: "...... The brave Astana players withstood the onslaught of Atletico Madrid! Although Atletico Madrid's attack is fierce, there is nothing they can do to take Astana's goal! Hold on! As long as we don't concede a goal in the first half, as time goes by in the second half, the players of Atletico Madrid will definitely become more and more impatient, and maybe we will have a chance to counterattack and score! ”

He has a wonderful picture for the Astana fans, in which Astana will not only go unbeaten, but even win the first Champions League match in the history of the club and in the history of Kazakhstan football.

Many Astana fans in front of the TV set he said were also excited, as if it could really be realized.

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