In the 29th round of the league, Atletico Madrid hosted Deportivo La Coruna, and this league was a little different from the previous league.

Atletico Madrid will host PSV Eindhoven in midweek after this league game, a Champions League match that will determine whether they can reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

In fact, in the middle of last week, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals had already begun, Real Madrid defeated Roma 2-0 at home, and advanced to the quarterfinals with an aggregate score of 4:0 over two legs, becoming the first Spanish team to advance to the quarterfinals.

In the other three quarterfinals, Wolfsburg defeated Gent 1-0 and advanced with an aggregate score of 4-2; Benfica defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 away and advanced with an aggregate score of 3-1; Paris Saint-Germain beat Chelsea 2-1 away to knock out their opponents 4-2 on aggregate and advance to the quarter-finals.

In this way, the top four quarter-final teams were all born.

On March 15 and 16, the remaining four quarter-finalists will also be announced.

On the 15th, Atletico Madrid hosted PSV Eindhoven and Manchester City hosted Dynamo Kiev.

The next day, it was Barcelona's turn to play as they hosted Arsenal and Bayern Munich hosted Juventus.

As the Champions League progresses, the fixtures will become more and more intense.

There is still a gap of more than half a month between the first and second legs of the quarter-finals, only a week from the quarter-finals, and only a dozen days between the quarter-finals and the semi-finals.

The further you play, the more difficult it will be.

That's why the Champions League is a big game – if you don't have enough depth on the bench, you simply won't be able to survive such a dense and high-intensity confrontation.

Now that there are more and more games in a season, it is becoming more and more difficult for teams that rely on only one lineup to achieve good results on multiple fronts. It is becoming more and more impossible for a dark horse like Nottingham Forest to achieve good results on multiple fronts.

In the current Champions League, being able to reach the quarterfinals can already be regarded as a big dark horse, and you want to reach the final in one breath and win the cup? Daydream!

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Although the Champions League match with PSV Eindhoven was next, Diego Simeone did not make a significant rotation in the team's match against Deportivo La Coruna in the 29th round of the league before that.

He only adjusted two positions.

At least Gao Zheng is still on the court.

No matter how he adjusts, if he still wants to win, then he has to ensure that Gao Zheng is on the court.

Gao Zheng is the guarantee of victory.

Even if he doesn't score, he can assist his team-mates, just like he did in the last league game.

Of course, in this game, Gao Zheng scored a goal.

He helped the team change the score to 2-0 in the 60th minute.

He was then substituted in the 71st minute and replaced by Antoine Griezmann.

The French striker made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute.

They were not affected by the Champions League and won the game anyway.

This disappointed many Barcelona fans.

With Barcelona already beating Getafe 6-0, they are counting on Atletico Madrid to lose the Champions League or draw with Deportivo La Coruna......

But Manuel Blanco doesn't see it that way.

He believes that with the strength of Atletico Madrid, it is not right now that it will be affected.

He even feels that Atletico Madrid has a good chance of reaching the quarter-finals.

PSV Eindhoven will still find it difficult to cause problems for Atletico Madrid.

But once you're in the quarterfinals, it's different.

When the draw comes, Atletico Madrid will no longer face a second-rate team like PSV Eindhino.

The opponents have become stronger and the schedule has become more and more intensive, and it is only then that the impact of the two-front battle on Atletico Madrid will gradually be revealed.

Now it's really unnecessary to sigh because Atletico Madrid won, a group of young people who can't hold their breath!

He Blanco has been a reporter for so many years, what scene has he not seen, what wind and waves have not passed?

Wait, my predictions won't be wrong. Once you're in the quarterfinals, it's time for Atletico Madrid to collapse!

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Everyone thought that Atletico Madrid might be affected by the Champions League in the league, but Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 in the league, and it didn't seem to be affected by the mood at all.

It wasn't until the match between them and PSV Eindhoven started that everyone reacted - not that the league was affected by the Champions League, but that the Champions League was affected by the league!

In the course of 90 minutes, Atletico Madrid created a number of chances, but could not break through the goal of Zute, and the game was dragged into extra time.

Atletico Madrid's offensive dropped in extra-time and PSV Eindhoven tried to start with some attacks, but they were cautious and didn't commit much unless it wasn't particularly good.

In the end, neither side scored for 120 minutes and the game went to penalties.

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona played a "penalty shootout" in the league, and in the Champions League, they even had to rely on penalty shootouts to decide whether to advance to the quarter-finals......

Blanco, who was in front of the TV, saw this scene and sneered.

The effects are already starting to feel in.

But he doesn't want Atletico Madrid to be knocked out here.

If they are eliminated from the Champions League, they can go all out to catch Barcelona in the league. A team like Atletico Madrid, when they are all in one game, is a big threat to Barcelona.

So in order to avoid such a situation, Blanco still has to cheer for Atletico Madrid, hoping that they can have the last laugh in the penalty shoot-out.

Of course, this does not mean his betrayal of Barcelona.

This is just to make Atletico Madrid lose even worse in the future and ensure that Barcelona's revenge succeeds.

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PSV Eindhoven were the first to take the penalty shoot-out, with Marco van Ginkel being the first to come on the pitch, who was PSV Eindhoven's midfielder and had an excellent performance in the game, and it was the solidarity and cooperation of his team-mates that withstood Atletico Madrid's successive attacks and successfully dragged the game into a penalty shootout.

Generally speaking, the first player to take the penalty does not need to be too technical, but the mental quality must be strong and the physical fitness must be good. Otherwise, after 120 minutes of play, physical exhaustion will lead to deformation of technical movements when kicking, and reduce the free throw shooting percentage.

Therefore, the candidates for this penalty kick are basically midfielders, who have guaranteed physical fitness and excellent psychological quality.

Van Ginkel lived up to expectations and kicked the ball into the back of the net to give PSV Eindhoven a good start.

The first penalty on Atletico Madrid's side was Antoine Griezmann.

The French striker also hit a shot.

The score is 1:1.

PSV Eindhoven's second penalty was Guardado, also a midfielder. He also took the same penalty into the net as his midfield partner.

Atletico Madrid's second player was captain Gabi, who was sure to convert the penalty.

The two sides went back and forth like this, until the fifth round, and they were still tied.

PSV Eindhoven's Moreno, the fifth penalty-taker, also kicked the ball into the back of the net.

If Atletico Madrid's fifth-spot taker can't kick the ball in, PSV Eindhoven will knock out Atletico Madrid and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

On Atletico Madrid's side, the fifth person to take the penalty is Gao Zheng.