According to the situation in the first half, Atletico could have held a draw and it would have been good, even if Malaga took the lead at halftime, anyone who watched the live broadcast would not be surprised. But the lead is Atletico Madrid, who are not playing well. The reason is just Wen Zhihao's personal genius.

Michel Gonzalez regretted focusing on Antoine Griezmann before the game, and although he knew that Wen Zhihao had scored a very beautiful goal in the Champions League, he did not pay enough attention to it. After all, Griezmann is Atletico Madrid's number one weapon in attacking the city in recent seasons, and it is clear who is the biggest target of the European superstar and the newcomer to La Liga.

But football is just like that, the more neglected people can send a killer move to seal their throats.

Gonzalez regretted this in his heart, even if he explained to the players in the locker room, this goal may not exist.

The Atletico players seemed to have unloaded their burdens all of a sudden, and Malaga was still affected by the negative energy of the goal, and the last minutes of the first half finally met everyone's expectations, and Atletico finally appeared in a siege situation.

"Now we can see the effect of Wen Zhihao's goal, Atletico Madrid is likely to score another goal before the end of the first half to seal the victory, Wen Zhihao's opening of the world wave seems to have opened up Atletico's previously blocked Ren Du second vein."

He Wei praised Wen Zhihao's performance without scruples, which was his true thoughts.

At half-time, Simeone reminded his players to stay focused, and the state of wanting to eat the opponent in the first half of the first half is not allowed. At the same time, it is cautioned to be wary of the opponent's counterattack in the second half. Teams that suffer consecutive defeats tend to have two states, either they simply mess and break the jar in the first half of the season, or they will bottom out and bounce fiercely, bursting out with a strong desire and determination to win. After all, Malaga used to be a Champions League quarter-final team, and the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, so it's impossible to think about it just like this.

Simeone's face was not very good, and he was hardly satisfied with the performance of most people in the first half, only there was some relief when he looked at Wen Zhihao, fortunately there was such a reliable rotation player.

In the second half, Atletico did not change their style of play because of the change in the scoreline. It is not Simeone's style to expect them to be like Barcelona in their slow short possession of the ball and to wear it down with 60 or 70 per cent possession. On the contrary, it is appropriate to give up part of the possession, and Atletico Madrid gives full play to the characteristics of high pressing and counter-attacking fast play.

Wen Zhihao only played more than 20 minutes in the second half, and was replaced by Antoine Griezmann in 65 minutes. Two high-intensity games in a row, he has consumed a lot, Simeone made this substitution adjustment for overall considerations, let Wen Zhihao rest well, and let Griezmann get back to scoring as soon as possible, if Atletico want to gain something this season, these two points are equally important.

In both games, Wen Zhihao contributed at key moments, and he performed more like Mr. Key than Griezmann. When he was substituted, everyone in the stadium, including the VIPs in the VIP box, gave him a standing ovation.

Garcia made a direct suggestion: "Diego Simeone should seriously consider the use of Wen, I don't think it's fair for such a talented player to be a substitute, maybe having a gentle Griezmann on the same page can solve the problem of lack of attacking energy." Simeone's two-striker setup is now entirely on one leg, and Wen could be the one to inspire Antoine Griezmann's goalscoring form. ”

Garcia's words are not unreasonable, Simeone's stubbornness in the treatment of Griezmann and Wen Zhihao is a little excessive, and even a little rigid, Atletico Madrid's starting record is not as good as the previous two seasons, and Griezmann squandered a lot of opportunities is also one of the important reasons. Griezmann, who came on as a substitute in this game, has rebounded, perhaps stimulated by Wen Zhihao's starting goal, and the crosshairs of the shot have improved a lot, but they are always a fraction away from the goal. Griezmann was also very annoyed by his delay, after the last shot of the game was held up by the goalkeeper with one hand over the crossbar, he knelt on the ground and looked up to the sky and roared, the Metropolitano Stadium burst into warm applause for him, and many fans holding his portrait were captured by the camera, it can be seen that Griezmann has a high recognition among Atletico Madrid fans, and the fans are willing to wait for Griezmann to return, and Atletico Madrid's attack will really show a terrifying side.

Wen Zhihao's first goal in La Liga set the score of the game. Atletico played a good half-time, and the score of 1-0 was not quite in line with the presentation on the field, but Simeone got the most much-needed three points, and the club's hierarchy could also breathe a sigh of relief and suppress all kinds of doubts for the time being.

When Wen Zhihao was interviewed after the game, he didn't talk too much about his goal, but said as if everything was expected: "Do you believe in luck? I have a hunch that there will be surprises here, and it seems that the new home stadium is indeed a blessing for me, haha! ”

The local Madrid reporter didn't know what the unique Chinese characteristics of "luck" were, but he still got to the point, Wen Zhihao said that the new stadium is very good, is this a disguised slap of the club's top management?

The Chinese reporters next to him glanced at each other, smiled knowingly at each other, and secretly said that Wen Zhihao "has a future".

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The home league is over, Atletico Madrid rushed to the Basque Country the next day, Athletic Bilbao's home stadium is not a good bone to gnaw, Simeone has been worried about the team's offensive problems, Griezmann's form has shown signs of recovery in the last game, Simeone has some expectations in his heart, maybe his layer of window paper will soon be pierced.

Antoine Griezmann didn't score, but he provided an assist and had a lot of good breakthroughs throughout the game, and his form was really going up. In the face of Bilbao's tough style, Atletico Madrid played hard, the whole team was in excellent form, Correa also broke the four-game goal drought, Oblak also saved a penalty, and finally Atletico Madrid retreated 2:1 away.

Wen Zhihao did not play in this game, and the next two games were hard-fought games, against Sevilla in the league, and then the crucial Champions League game against Chelsea. Simeone gave Wen Zhihao, who was more expensive in the first two games, a temporary rest. Double-front combat is a test of bench depth and stability, and Wen Zhihao has clearly become a very important piece of the puzzle in Simeone's strategic arrangement.

Three days later, in the sixth round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid, who returned to their home stadium, became more and more courageous, 2:0 clean sheet against Sevilla, Griezmann finally opened the new season goal account, Wen Zhihao came off the bench and also sent a through pass assist to Carrasco, Simeone smiled on the bench, and finally achieved the effect he wanted.

The best news for fans is that Atletico Madrid is back in fourth place with three consecutive wins, and the momentum is still strong. And Atletico's resurgence is even more of a gimmick for the media. La Liga triwizard competition is a generally accepted pattern in recent years, although Valencia has the intention of joining this season, but if Valencia replaces Atletico Madrid this season, the drama of the three landlords may not make people want to stop.

Atletico are on the right track, in line with the perception of La Liga for all fans.