After a brief celebration, the Torino players returned to their own half and waited for the whistle to restart as they took their positions.

It doesn't take a high IQ to guess that Atletico Madrid will definitely step up their attack immediately, hoping to equalize the score in the shortest possible time. Therefore, without the reminder of the coach on the sidelines, the two strikers of Belotti and Immobile are ready to retreat at any time to help their teammates help the defense, and everyone knows that the next few minutes will be the most dangerous time period for the team's goal, and it is likely that a bus will be placed.

Even commentators from broadcasters around the world believe that Atletico will launch a wave of onslaught from the disadvantage of falling behind, because according to tradition, high scores are rare in the finals of major competitions, and 1-0 is the most common, and if they can't recover the difference in time, the Sheets players will feel more and more psychological pressure, which is likely to lead to a complete collapse at the last moment.

Even though the Spanish side are known for their iron-blooded division, scoring a goal away from home to draw Arsenal in the first leg of the semi-final, they were bottom of the second leg at home and felt far less pressure than a winner-winning final.

It's just that the process of the game was somewhat unexpected by everyone, after the kick-off, Atletico Madrid did show a stronger desire to attack, but their first attempt was wrong, Koke wanted to connect Saul's pass was deviated under the interference of Baseli's efforts, and was intercepted by Belotti who actively came back to make up for the defense, and the Torino team immediately played a counterattack again.

With only one point left in front of Immobile, it was clear that the attack would have little effect, but the striker, who was temporarily leading the Serie A scorers' charts, was paired up by Benassi to help the Red Bulls get a corner with a clearly intentional cross.

Benassi took a penalty to the middle of the goal, Atletico Madrid obviously did a key drill to defend high-altitude set-pieces, and several strong points of the Torino team were very limited, and the first drop was finally pushed out of the penalty area by Jimenez. However, in order to limit the opponent's several point-grabbing players, Atletico Madrid left a little less on the periphery, and the second drop was obtained by Vukocevic.

The Montenegrin midfielder leaned on Antoine Griezmann, who tried to interfere, and seemed to be trying to volley the ball towards the goal, but in a hurry he couldn't get the ball right, and the ball flew back into the box like a powerful pass, just in time for Belotti to get it as he retreated with the big force.

It's just that because of too much force, the red babe with his back to the goal can't hold the ball steady in a short time, I don't know if it was intentional or an accident, he raised his right foot to stop the ball just in front of Diego Llorente. The Spanish red defender, who was about to retreat quickly from a corner, saw this, and almost instinctively fired a volley with his right foot, which caught all the Atletico players off guard.

Goalkeeper Oblak couldn't make a save because it happened so suddenly, the ball passed through the gap between the two defenders, and by the time he realized that something was wrong, it was too late to react.

But luck was on the side of the Madrid team this time, and the ball with a more obvious external spin, under the eyes of everyone, hit the post of the Atletico goalkeeper on the left hand, and then refracted outward, and finally flew out of the line. Atletico narrowly escaped death because of a few centimeters of distance!

And just when the whole Torino team was deeply regretting that it hit the post, the British BBC Sports host and former world-class striker Lineker, who broadcast the final live, also lamented that the Red Bulls missed the chance to seal the win when he spoke to guest former Manchester United centre-back Leo Ferdinand.

He popularized science: "It's really a little unlucky! Torino came close to taking a two-goal lead just over six minutes into the game, and in 10 of the 59 previous finals, including the City Expo Cup, the tournament's predecessor, the City Expo Cup, one side had a 2-0 advantage, and only one of them had a reversal. In the 1975/76 season, Liverpool faced the European powerhouse of the time, Club Brugge of Belgium, in the final and after being two goals down in the first half, the Reds scored three goals in just 350 seconds from the 59th minute in the second half to win the UEFA Cup that year, and it was future two-time Ballon d'Or winner Kevin Keegan who scored the winning goal for them. ”

"Leo, we've all been on stage as players in major tournament finals, have you ever been two goals down and what that feeling was like?"

"Oh no! Gary, you rub salt in my wounds! Well, of course I've had that pain, not to mention the domestic cup competitions, but the most memorable of my favorite was the 2008/09 Champions League final, where United conceded a goal in each half and lost 2-0 to Barcelona. It was a terrible memory, and although I still think we had the quality to win the game, Samuel Eto'o's goal in the 10th minute disrupted our rhythm and in the second half Messi scored another goal through my defensive zone before we were in complete despair. So I know what you mean, it's better when you're one goal down, it's just a split second to equalise, even a little bit of luck, but two goals down...... It's really hard. ”

"Haha, well, Leo, thank you for sharing your painful past with everyone. Back to the game, although there have been cases of reversals with a bigger margin before, such as the classic Istanbul night, we need to know that it is really a very special case. Even though the Atletico Madrid team is very tenacious, even as Liverpool was back then, in the absence of Simeone, I still can't imagine that they can show the usual composure when they are down by two goals in less than ten minutes. Fortunately, their luck wasn't too bad and they didn't let the worst happen. ”

On the pitch, the Atletico Madrid players who experienced a frightening moment did confirm the comments of the two former professional players of the BBC with their performances, although they did not concede the second goal in a short period of time, but their psychological state was obviously disturbed, and they could not find the right direction in the next six or seven minutes, and they looked a little disorganized in the game.

It may be that the pressure brought by Diego Llorente's kick was too strong, so that the two central midfielders Gabi and Saul involuntarily reduced their investment in the attacking end, even when they were in front, they were always vigilant, and once they found that something was wrong, they immediately returned to the half. As a direct result of their actions, Atletico lacked a point of contact and playmaker in the middle to connect with the rest of their team-mates in various positions when attacking in the middle of the attack, and Griezmann had to retreat from the front line to take over the responsibility of the area, greatly reducing the pressure on the Torino defence.

With the two wing-backs more recycled and the team mostly in a back five, Torino were not afraid of the individual play of Cork and Correa on either side, and they only had to keep their eyes on Diego Costa and the opposition would not be able to burn out their own penalty area. Therefore, under the latest instructions of Li Mudi, Baseli teamed up with Vukovevic to tightly block Griezmann's attempt to break through in the middle, and try to drive him to two wings, even if the Frenchman has completed two changes with Koke, the defensive strategy of the Torino team remains the same, that is, the opponent cannot find any opportunities on the ground in the middle.

When Atletico's two successive crosses and a winger's attempt to cut inside failed, their assistant coach Boggs finally couldn't take it anymore and came to the sidelines to shout at his players, signaling that they should not be too afraid of the opponent's counter-attack, but still have to follow the pre-match plan to carry out the tactical requirements, and reminded Saul that he must go up in attack. It was only when the Sheets had just resumed their original tactical style of play that Torino found an opportunity and a threatening strike from Immobile dealt a big blow to the morale of Atletico Madrid.

In the fifteenth minute, Silvestri made a successful tackle on Coke, and Baseli dribbled forward with the ball, and after half-time it was handed to Benassi in the middle of the field. The latter continued to run towards the opposition goal at high speed, and at a distance of about 14 or 5 meters from the top of the arc of the Atletico penalty area, he took advantage of Belotti's diagonal run to contain the ball and passed the ball diagonally to Immobile in front of the right. The Torino 10 made a slight adjustment and fired a long-range shot from his right foot close to the turf, which went straight to the far corner of the net in the middle of the net in the block of two Atletico defenders.

Due to the long flight distance and the slight deceleration of the turf, the cold shot was not very fast, and even if the angle was very tricky, Oblak managed to keep the ball in front of the goal line with an agile down-to-earth save. Although they couldn't fully control it in the first shot, there was no opposition player to come up and make a follow-up shot, so the Slovenian international was able to react with ease and grasp the ball.

Perhaps sensing the danger of this counter-attack, Atletico were unable to use their full strength in attack for the rest of the first half, and one of their stubborn problems was clearly exposed by Li Mudi's clever arrangement, which was the lack of a dedicated midfield defender.

Originally, Gabi's ability could play the role of a midfielder, but his age made his speed a little slow, and he looked a little embarrassed under the special targeting of Benasi and others; Saul and Koke could have come back to help their team-mates, but neither of the two Spanish internationals, who are average in fitness, could juggle both offensive and defensive tasks throughout the game, and neither of them was a box-to-box player like Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante, so they had to choose one aspect to focus on. Compared with the ordinary level of defensive ability, I believe that no one will be stupid enough to let these two excellent midfielders act as defensive midfielders; As for Correa on the right flank, it was a disaster on the defensive end, and he usually needs to have teammates to help him fill the holes, so there is no need to count on him in this case.

The current situation is not to say that Atletico's midfield is not good, this squad is still world-class. It was only Torino who seized a chance to score in the opening stages, forcing the Sheets to make a difference in attack, but the Red Bulls' counter-attacking ability was also very good, taking advantage of Gabi's speed disadvantage and constantly attacking. The most critical thing is that the absence of coach Simeone caused Atletico to find a way to crack the opponent's tricks through timely adjustments, which made this Spanish powerhouse that should have been dominant in the eyes of the outside world encounter an embarrassing situation at this time.

In the next fifteen minutes, the two sides fully explained what is called the practice of no good ball in the final, and the game was played in a state of peace and stability, and there were few wonderful highlights.

Although Atletico Madrid, which is the top level of European football today, quickly calmed down the academy and gradually regained the rhythm that they were good at, but in the face of the Torino team that has a goal in hand and firmly plays defensive counter-attacking tactics, it really can't find a good way to deal with it for a while.

In order to avoid the midfield being penetrated by the opposition's quick pass again, Saul temporarily switched roles with the team's senior captain, and he played more of a role as a drag in the middle of the midfield, allowing Gabi to focus on the attack. This change still had some effect, but with the Red Bulls all but Immobile retreating to participate in the defense, Atletico Madrid are at a significant disadvantage in the front court, and once one of the two full-backs is forward, the Torino 10 will take the initiative to move behind him, and the attitude of always being ready to attack the void is quite deterrent.

As a result, the two teams fell into a stalemate together half an hour before the game, and the possession and passing statistics have been relatively balanced, and Atletico have also leveled the previous gap in the number of shots on goal, at least in terms of technical statistics, if not looking at the score.

However, Spain's third-largest club obviously won't be so muddled with time all the time, and when the audience is almost yawning with boredom, they suddenly offer a killer feature: high pressing. The two strikers, along with Koke and Correa, who had become wingers, stepped up their running and scrambling at the same time, raising the intensity of the game by more than one level in an instant.

The tactic worked surprisingly well, with Gabi's experience and high ball quotient allowing him to always be on the best routes for the Torino players, forcing several young players to look for other options. After feeling the pressure on a few occasions, apart from Bareka at the back, second-youngest centre-back Diego Llorente came close to making a big mistake. After receiving a return pass from Basseri, he wanted to see the next pass in advance, but he made a mistake in stopping the ball at his feet under too much tension and was tackled by compatriot Diego Costa.

In desperation, the 24-year-old defender, who was on loan from Real Madrid, had to make a tackle from behind the opponent's side, and although he touched the ball, he also brought down Sheng Shi Meiyan. Fortunately, referee Kujpels took into account that Ranocchia was still in the end, and the young man's movements were still somewhat restrained, so he only took out a yellow card as a warning and did not impose a capital punishment. This penalty naturally drew boos from Atletico Madrid fans at the scene.

However, what made the Torino team even more helpless was that Llorente strained his thigh muscle because of this tackle, and the team doctor diagnosed that he could no longer hold on, and was replaced by Goldaniga, who urgently completed the warm-up.

When he left the field, the Spanish middle and queen who was still looking forward to his first World Cup trip had tears of sadness, and the comfort of his big brother Cassie did not restore the calm of the young man who had already entered the national team training squad.

The Red Bulls, on the other hand, suffered injury losses in their second major final in a row after the Coppa Italia final a week ago, and a hint of unease fell on the hearts of every club member and their supporters, not knowing what fate would bring.