Chapter 694: Re-entering the finals
(I wish the brothers all the best in the new year, and there are new books for support, collections, and the wind of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty)
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~~~ Lin Dong ~~~2:1~~~LORE ~~~ Lin Mo, who came off the bench, scored his first goal in the Copa del Rey with a stunner."
In the Copa del Rey in midweek, Lin Dong did not start until the 73rd minute of the game, and the score was 1:1 when Lin Dong came on.
Real Sociedad opened the scoring after 10 minutes and scored for Real Sociedad that was Simeone's favourite Griezmann, who quickly grazed Juanfran and slotted home into the box.
It has to be said that Griezmann is the kind of player that Atletico lacks in Madrid, with light and agileness, fast frequency at the feet, excellent dribbling skills, and first-class speed and explosiveness.
It was Costa who helped Atletico equalise, and after breaking the goal drought, Costa performed well, and Costa was also the heart of Atletico's attack in this game.
There is no harm if there is no comparison, although Costa is performing well, but if you compare it with Lin Dong, hehe, it is an absolute injury for Costa, it is not an exaggeration to say that Lin Dong is now a kind of damage compared with any center.
Now Lin Dong has no shortcomings, he is recognized by the media and many head coaches as a pervert, the most perfect center, and a player that all giants want to introduce.
In fact, Lin Dong also proved this, when there was Lin Dong in the last game, Atletico Madrid won Real Sociedad 5:0, but this time Lin Dong sat on the bench, and the score between Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad remained 1:1.
In the end, it was Lin Dong who broke the tie, coming on as a substitute and killing Real Sociedad with a long-range shot in the 86th minute.
When Simeone replaced Lin Dong, the Real Sociedad manager immediately changed his tactics and went all out to defend in an attempt to keep the scoreline.
Alassat had a good idea, and the Real Sociedad players executed it thoroughly, but unfortunately, even if they defended with all their might, they couldn't stop Lin Dong's goal.
Lin Dong, who had too many people in the penalty area, pulled out of the penalty area, and then received a diagonal return pass from Cork, picked up a heavy kick from outside the penalty area, and the ball passed through the crowd and went straight to the goal.
2-1 had the upper hand, but a 2-1 score was not enough to guarantee Atletico a place in the final, and everything had to wait until the second leg next week.
Before the second leg, Atletico Madrid still needs to play a league game, the twenty-third round of the league, the opponent is not strong, stretching out the relegation zone of Almeria.
However, it has been proven once again that football is round, and anything can happen on the football field, just like Barcelona lost in the last round and Real Madrid drawn, and it was also an upset.
It was a draw, but it was a difficult one, with Almeria taking a surprise lead early on, before the Atletico goalkeeper claimed a red card and a penalty for himself with a foul.
It doesn't matter if the penalty is given or not, but this red card is completely unnecessary, and the goalkeeper who started this game is Alan Suvia.
It can also be seen from this foul that the gap between Alan Suvia and Courtois, after being broken by the opponent, the opponent has already faced an empty goal, and Alan Suvia actually knocked Lin Dong down.
The worst thing was not this, Simeone not only brought Alan Suvia on the pitch, but also Courtois was not sitting on the bench.
So when Alan Suvia got the red card, everyone was stunned, this was Simeone's own decision, but the development of the plot was completely beyond Simeone's expectations, and all the fans who watched the game expected.
There is definitely no need to worry about how to choose between Lin Dong and Costa, even Costa himself knows that the possibility of being replaced is as high as 99%, and the remaining 1% is because it is himself.
It is true that Costa was replaced, even if Costa was very unhappy, he could only accept this result, and Lin Dong did not disappoint Simeone and Atletico Madrid fans.
After halftime adjustments, Lin Dong helped Atletico Madrid recover a goal at the beginning of the second half, a perfect individual performance.
Atletico Madrid counterattacked, Gabi passed directly to Lin Dong, after winning the ball, Lin Dong first passed the first defender, and then forced the second defender with speed, and when he rushed into the penalty area, he used a pendulum pass to pass the last defender, and finally pushed the first goal of the game.
Lin Dong's goal can be said to have greatly boosted Atletico Madrid's morale and dispelled Almeria's arrogance, but it also made Almeria a lot more vigilant.
In the following time, Almeria became a lot more cautious, but even so, Almeria still failed to keep the lead of this goal, or Lin Dong, another stunner, and even the way of scoring was similar, a long-range shot.
In the 88th minute, Lin Dong received a long pass from his teammates and stopped the ball on the chest of the defender, and then forcibly squeezed away the opponent and shot angrily.
Glad? Atletico Madrid should indeed be thankful that if it weren't for the chain between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the last round, the difference between the two teams would have narrowed to four points after this game.
On the second day of Atletico's draw, Real Madrid and Barcelona both won, and their opponents were not weak, and they were all teams from Group 2.
After the game, almost all the media gave praise to Lin Dong, and this game was completely relied on Lin Dong's power to turn the tide to get a draw.
However, Atletico's attention quickly turned to the Copa del Rey, and although the league was hard, the game was over, and Atletico were six points ahead of Real Madrid and seven ahead of Barcelona.
A win against Real Sociedad would see Atletico make up for last season's Copa del Rey again, and as things stand, Atletico have a good chance of reaching the final.
At 2:0, when the referee blew for the end of the match, all Atletico Madrid were in a frenzy as they reached the Copa del Rey final again, reaching the Copa del Rey final for the second year in a row.
Perhaps, for Real Madrid and Barcelona, reaching the final of the Copa del Rey is a common thing, but for Atletico Madrid, it is definitely something to be happy about.
The protagonist of this game is not Lin Dong, perhaps because the two consecutive games have exhausted Lin Dong's luck, in this semi-final, Lin Dong played a total of kicks and shots, but failed to score a goal.
It was Costa who helped Atletico Madrid score goals, and Costa, who was replaced in the last game, vented all his energy on Real Sociedad, scoring one goal in each half to help Atletico Madrid win the game 2:0 and enter the final with a big score of 4:1.
What made Atletico Madrid fans even happier was the semi-finals on the second day, in the battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona, it was Real Madrid who finally reached the final.
This gives all Atletico people hope for revenge, revenge last season.