Chapter 629: Opportunity

Football is really full of unknowns, really full of wonders, just before the start of the match between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol, in another stadium, at the home of Osasuna, El Sardar, Osasuna and Barcelona played 0:0.

Although Barcelona's record at El Sardar is not dominant, with only 13 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats in the last 35 visits to El Sardar, which is an incredible record, the facts are in front of you, and Osasuna has done it.

This undoubtedly gave Real Madrid and Espanyol great confidence, and in this round of the league, Real Madrid is most concerned not about the outcome of their own games, but about the matches between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Atletico have fewer Miranda in their squad than before the international break, and there have been slight changes in midfield, with Turan not starting the game due to a minor injury on matchday and being on the bench.

Replacing the two are Alderweireld and Raul Garcia, who made his first start of the season.

The Ajax defender should have no problem in terms of strength, you know, in the past summer, Atletico Madrid took a lot of effort to grab him, and even Courtois used it.

For now, however, he has not had much of a chance, mainly due to the consistency of Atletico Madrid's backline, which was the best defence in La Liga last season, and now Miranda's injury is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

As for the midfield, captain Gabi is extremely solid, as long as there are no physical problems, Gabi will definitely start, and then Turan, this time Turan is because of a small injury.

The forward line and goalkeeper will also be unchanged without injury, with Lin Dong partnering Costa and Thibaut Courtois at the back.

Today the Spaniards played very actively, launching an attack as soon as they started, but really, the Spaniards took the initiative to make people a little confused.

But soon, the Spaniards used their own attack to tell everyone why they dared to take the initiative to attack, Simao, a veteran of Atletico Madrid, although Simão is old, but his skills are still excellent.

Attract defensive defenders on the flanks to cross Lopes, Lopes is also a Spanish surname, and the Spaniard's starters also have a player named Lopes.

Through passes, Lopes gets the ball and passes straight to Garcia in the Spanish team, this is called Sergio Garcia, who is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder and can also play as a striker.

"Shot ~~~ Pizzi ~~~ missed" Fortunately, this time the commentary is not López, another commentator of the Spanish National Radio 6, and also a surname on the bad street in Spain, Martinez.

"It's not right~~~ This is not the Atletico Madrid we are familiar with, the Spaniards attack too easily, and it is easy to enter the hinterland of Atletico Madrid, and even when Pizzi gets up, there are no defenders around him" A single wave of attacks found problems, so it can be seen that this Martinez is also an old commentator.

In fact, this point was not only discovered by Martinez, but also in the commentary of the live broadcast in various countries, not to mention the Espanyol players who spoke directly to Atletico Madrid on the field.

Soon, the Spaniards made a comeback, and they proved that Atletico did have no problems, because this time the attack was still done with ease, but their strikers were too commonplace.

In Madrid, Real Madrid fans couldn't help but cheer when they saw Atletico Madrid on live TV, and if this situation develops, the best opening record of nine consecutive wins in the opening game still belongs to Real Madrid.

But before the Real Madrid fans had time to rejoice, Atletico Madrid used the facts to tell everyone that even if they did something wrong, they were still not muddy.

The third wave of the Spaniards' attack came as scheduled, but this time the Spaniards were not as easy as before, and even the ball was directly broken.

Gabi and Alderweireld successfully defended once, Alderweireld blocked the Spaniard's attacking player, Gabi chased into a successful tackle, and Atletico turned defense into attack.

Unfortunately, Atletico's counter-attack lost its previous simplicity and speed, and the ball was not passed immediately after Suarez got it, and then Raul Garcia did not immediately send the ball to the front line.

Although Atletico Madrid also completed the shot in the end, this time the shot relied on Lin Dong's almost perverted physical fitness, and forced a forced attack into the Espanyol penalty area, although it also created a certain threat.

Lin Dong's forced attack hit the range of the Spaniard's goal, and it was full of strength, but unfortunately it lacked a little angle, and was finally held out of the bottom line by the Spaniard goalkeeper Casilla.

Then Atletico's corner did not create much of a threat, and Gabi's pass was directly confiscated by Casilla, and the first wave of Atletico's attack came to an end.

The Spaniards attacked, the left-back cut in the pass, Sergio Garcia grabbed the ball in front of the goal and shot high, and then Atletico tried to counterattack, but the ball was intercepted by the Spaniards just after halftime.

"It's not Atletico Madrid that we're familiar with, it's not attacking or defending," Atletico had been disappointing since the start.

"Is this how Atletico's players are coming into manager Simeone's 100th game?" This match was not only Atletico's record for the best start in La Liga, but also Simeone's 100th game in charge of Atletico Madrid.

On the pitch, Atletico's performance has not improved with the passage of time, it has always been Espanyol who have taken the initiative, and the more they play, the more confident the Espanyol players have.

However, although the Espanyol's confidence has improved a lot and the performance of the players is getting better and better, the Spaniards are really flattering on the last kick, and because of this, Atletico have never conceded a goal.

In the thirteenth minute, Pizzi had a great chance, Godin recklessly stepped up, resulting in Pizzi being offside, but Pizzi's final shot went straight high.

In the twentieth minute, Lanzarote crossed on the right side of the penalty area, and Gonzalez, who was inserted at the back post, shot wide without being guarded.

The Spaniards showed all the fans who watched the game what it means to play a trick and then told everyone what it means to be empty-handed.

Just four minutes after the Spaniard's last shot, in the twenty-fourth minute of the match, Courtois missed a corner kick and failed to touch the ball.

The ball fell to Simão at the back post on the left, and I don't know if the Atletico veteran is unwilling to kill the owner or what's wrong? In the face of an empty goal, the push shot can still slide out of the door.

Even the commentators ridiculed: "Simao's heart is actually still towards Atletico Madrid." ”