Chapter 278: So Much Derby

In stoppage time, Jose Mourinho's side seized a chance to finally get on the counter-attack, with Anthony Martial scoring a goal from a long run.

It was too late, though, and the goal was more consoling than it was practical.

Wen Zhihao sat on the bench and shook his head slightly, the home team was scored by the opponent, although the result was good, but it was a bit of a fly in the ointment.

Overall, Atletico Madrid's two legs went well, but on the other side of the city, Real Madrid was in a hard battle, and the score showed 1:2 in the 89th minute of the game, and Real Madrid was one goal behind.

However, they still lead Manchester City 4-3 on aggregate.

And if City score another goal with little game time remaining, the two sides will go to extra time.

In the Atletico dressing room, Griezmann watched with interest at the end of the year, and kept whispering: "Enter one!" Enter one! ”

Wen Zhihao sat next to him, put his head on the screen and watched it for a minute, and then said: "Don't watch it, Manchester City is no show." ”

Griezmann looked up and asked: "It's only a minute of stoppage time, and there are still three minutes, how can you be so sure?" ”

Wen Zhihao watched the time on the screen pass minute by minute, and analyzed for him: "Don't you see that Manchester City's attack relies on De Bruyne? Real Madrid are squeezing his space and passing routes with all their might. Manchester City's staffing is still a flaw. At this point, if there is a high point in the forward line, you can try to be simple and rough, and cross directly from the wing, but Manchester City do not have such a person. Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling are all small men, and now Yaya Toure is rushing to fight for the first point. Instead, it could be an opportunity for Real Madrid to play a quick counter-attack. Thank God for City not to be allowed to score. ”

"It's boring, don't look at it."

Griezmann lost interest and threw his phone into his bag.

It didn't take long for Saul and Felipe, who were next to them, to exclaim, "My God! Real Madrid has entered another one, and Manchester City is really unreliable! ”

Griezmann looked up at Wen Zhihao with a shocked expression, what did he just say? Is it possible for Real Madrid to score another one?

Is he the Emperor of Prophecy?

When Wen Zhihao was called by Simeone to attend the post-match press conference together, Griezmann told others what had just happened, and Griezmann reacted similarly, Gabi pondered for a long time and said: "I think he will have a great future even if he retires now to become a coach." ”

"Agreed!"

“+1”

Everyone spoke in unison.

The Madrid duo were essentially a recipe for a Premier League side to be wiped out in the quarter-finals this year – no one believed that Liverpool would be beaten away from Barcelona by a clearly underpowered Liverpool.

Before Liverpool left for Barcelona, even the British media was singing about it. More hope is still pinned on the heads of the Manchester City duo.

In the end, the two teams played 1:1 at Camp Nou, although it could not change the outcome of the elimination, but Liverpool still let people see the spirit of the old giants. Jurgen Klopp played the mad dog style of the Borussia Dortmund era and rounded up Barcelona all over the field. At least from the scene, there is also the shadow of the glorious "Red Army" that created the miracle of Istanbul thirteen years ago.

In the other quarter-finals, the battle for honor between Serie A and Bundesliga, Heynckes' Bayern Munich won the game and advanced to the semi-finals.

The pattern is exactly the same as everyone expected, with the top three of La Liga besieging the Bundesliga hegemon. The day after the quarter-finals, the draw for the Champions League semi-finals will be. UEFA's arrangement is completely striking while the iron is hot, and the media likes to hype, so tying up all the blockbuster news together and throwing it out is conducive to continuing to increase the attention of the Champions League.

Preference for semi-final matchups. Each media outlet has its own different biases.

The Spanish media hopes that the final result will be Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Atletico Madrid vs Bayern, in this case, the semi-final is the Spanish national derby, and the final may be staged for the third time in the Madrid derby, new hatred and old hatred, there are too many stories between several teams.

The Chinese media don't want Atletico to run into Bayern, with the Allianz Arena being one of the toughest stadiums in Europe to overcome. In the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2015-16 season, Atletico Madrid lost 1:2 at Bayern's home stadium in the first leg, and only kept a clean sheet of 1:0 at home to advance to the final.

In other words, Atletico's semi-final defeat at the Allianz Arena is a lesson from the past, and no one wants to do it all over again. It's not always possible to make amends at home.

They are most likely to draw against Barcelona. Real Madrid are all going to be in second place. There is only one reason, Wen Zhihao has too much experience in the face of Barcelona - everyone's starting point is to make Atletico Madrid more likely to go to the end, so that Chinese players can stand in the final of the world's highest club competition for the first time.

However, the final result was a bit different: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, Barcelona vs Bayern Munich.

According to the European points of previous years, the home and away games will be determined, and Atletico Madrid will play home and away first, and the schedule is slightly unfavorable. However, between the two city teams, the away disadvantage is often not so obvious.

UEFA made another joke with everyone, and many reporters couldn't help but complain about whether UEFA looked at the media's predictions to arrange the draw and highlight its authority.

In addition to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, who will stage their third derby in a season, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are also old rivals in the semi-finals, with each side beating their opponents once. In the 2012-13 season, Bayern won 7-0 home and away, and in the 2014-15 season, Barcelona returned with a 5-1 aggregate victory, avenging the revenge of two seasons ago.

Of course, for the Chinese media, the focus is naturally on the Madrid derby. It is the first time that you can watch four city derbies with Chinese elements in a season (two in the Champions League semi-finals) with Chinese elements, even if you are a long-time fan who has watched the ball for decades.

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After the Champions League break, the draw for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey will also be held before the start of the 33rd round of La Liga at the weekend.

Dramatically, in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid's opponent is Real Madrid again!

The Chinese media lamented that the two teams were really natural enemies, otherwise how could they draw together in a row.

Media outlets such as Marca and Ace began to raise the Spanish Football Federation's opinion. Can't you refer to the Champions League matchups? Can you change the taste?

The Copa del Rey semi-finals are also two legs, which is equivalent to saying that the two teams have to play six derbies in a season!

Not to mention the fans watching the game, even the players on both sides probably don't have the enthusiasm for the derby, right?

We met six times a year, and I was so familiar that I was almost numb.

Some Chinese media joked that Wen Zhihao also had to have a "big picture" and occasionally draw one of the four games. Don't hang up all the way, win until there is no suspense, and not many people will want to watch the Madrid derby next year.

Just like Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona now, the Chinese media has formed a mindset that Atletico Madrid will win, and everyone is really worried that the Madrid derby will be like this in the future, and it will be played by Wen Zhihaosheng......