[PS: A little science popularization of the meaning of the championship point, just like the game point of a volleyball game, the round before the championship can be called the championship point]

At the weekend, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals cleared and returned to the league, and the title race has reached its final critical moment.

The media that has followed the La Liga title race has already taken the schedule to heart, and everyone is looking forward to the 36th round of the league.

Almost everyone agrees that this round of the league will be the last and most important watershed.

However, the key point is not Atletico Madrid, but their title rivals Barcelona.

In the 36th round, there is one of the most eye-catching signature matchups in La Liga - the second Spanish national derby of the season!

Barcelona hosts Real Madrid!

It is not an exaggeration to describe this national derby as Barcelona's "Camp Nou Battle", and for Barcelona, who are at a disadvantage with Atletico Madrid, there is no second option other than to win.

While the media is paying close attention to this focus battle, they will inevitably complain about the official schedule by the way.

For five consecutive seasons, the national derby has been scheduled for the middle or middle of the season. The last time a national derby was scheduled for the 30th round of the league was in the 2011/12 season, when it was the 35th round of La Liga.

Objectively speaking, everyone is still more accepting of the arrangement of the national derby in the early or middle of the season. First, you can save the suspense until the last round, and second, the national derby is scheduled at the end of the season, and the championship will most likely be announced in advance, so it is easy for everyone to not pay attention to the rest of the game after enjoying a big battle of Mars hitting the earth.

There is a voice that the official estimate predicts that the favorites for this season's championship are still the Spanish Super League duo, so the national derby is scheduled for the end of the season, expecting the two sides to present a wonderful championship drama and attract global attention.

However, Atletico's unexpected strength was an unexpected factor, so the national derby at this point in time was a bit embarrassing.

Real Madrid, one of the two heroes, is "honored" to be the champion judge and decide the championship in another capacity.

Considering the century-old rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona, even if Real Madrid is in fourth place in the league, there is no desire, and the visit to Camp Nou will not let Barcelona pass easily, but how much strength will be used to fight Barcelona is a suspense.

After all, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League are both likely to win the championship, and if he falls behind by one or even two goals early, no one can say whether Zidane will have other considerations in the overall situation.

In short, all the focus is on the national derby, and Atletico Madrid's match against Espanyol has not received much attention except for the Chinese media and fans. Most people know that there is no suspense.

Wen Zhihao gave the majority of Chinese fans a reassurance in an interview with domestic reporters, the game is still striving to be based on itself, will not be overly pinned on Barcelona to lose, and is ready to carry out the championship competition to the final round.

Before the end of the interview, he joked with reporters: "Pinning your hopes on others for help is the most unreliable." Let's not forget that we are direct rivals with Real Madrid in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey. You have to compete with others for the championship, why expect others to help you? ”

Wen's views represent the attitude of Simeone and the team. On the contrary, everyone is looking forward to the results more and more.

Both games kick off at the same time on Sunday night CST. The match between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol is scheduled to be broadcast live on CCTV's five sports channels, while the national derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid is scheduled to be watched on a paid sports channel.

Even the Spanish national derby has to give way to Atletico Madrid, proving that CCTV is very optimistic about Atletico Madrid's prospects of winning the championship. But most Chinese fans have to work harder. Only two units can be switched frequently. There are also fans who don't want to miss every detail of the two games, so they can only go on dual channels - watching Wen Zhihao on TV and following the progress of the national derby on their mobile phones.

In stark contrast to the tension of the national derby, the game between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol was controlled by Atletico Madrid from the first minute, and after only 11 minutes, Wen Zhihao provided two assists, Griezmann and Saul scored two in a row, Wen Zhihao's personal season assists reached 14, and the game was decided early. The Spaniard also knows he can't afford to play Atletico away from home. Not long after the opening period, they fell behind by two goals, and they were a little unintentional.

He Wei said in a relaxed tone: "Atletico Madrid has done its job, it depends on whether Real Madrid on the other side can help." ”

After Atletico took a two-goal lead, the ratings of CCTV's sports channel skyrocketed, and most fans were locked on the national derby, or Real Madrid, to be precise.

However, Real Madrid is not very powerful, and has been suppressed by Barcelona's overall possession in the first fifteen minutes, until Ronaldo forced a turn and volley with his personal ability, forcing Ter Stegen to make a downward and sideways pounce, Real Madrid's shooting statistics today can be regarded as open.

But one of the things that Zidane's tactics have done very successfully today is that Barcelona is in front of the penalty area interspersed and penetrating direct pass defense in place, the overall formation is similar to 4-1-4-1, counting goalkeeper Navas, the middle to build a tight three-layer defensive system, although Barcelona has 62% possession, but there are not many opportunities, Messi is at any time by the two players close to the mark.

At the end of the first half, the score between Real Madrid and Barcelona was still a 0:0 draw, while Atletico Madrid has maintained a two-goal advantage without change.

He Wei broadcast the score in time at halftime, and commented: "At the end of the current two games, Atletico Madrid will be two points ahead of Barcelona, with two rounds left, although it is not as advantageous as leading by three points, but it is not bad." The initiative is entirely in Atletico's hands. ”

But what no one expected was that in the second half of the game, on the side of the national derby, referee Lahoz suddenly gave Atletico a big gift.

Real Madrid counterattacked in passivity, Bale drove straight with the ball, broke through to the edge of the penalty area and passed to Ronaldo for a long shot, and the ball was subconsciously blocked by Pique.

But!

Lahoz's whistle sounded suddenly. And point twelve yards!

Pique handball foul!

Chinese fans suddenly burst into screams of excitement, seeing Ronaldo walking to the penalty spot, countless voices were cheering for Ronaldo for Atletico Madrid, and even people who were not Real Madrid fans were silently chanting Ronaldo's exclusive Cristiano Ronaldo nickname: "Mr. Luo, kneel and beg to shoot in!" ”

Ronaldo did not disappoint the Chinese fans, deceived Ter Stegen and scored into the bottom left corner of the goal with a shot, and Real Madrid led 1:0!

While the majority of fans cheered, He Wei also received the real-time score, and he shouted excitedly: "Good news! Real Madrid took the lead. Due to Atletico's superiority, once Barcelona loses, Atletico will lead by three points and get the championship point! As long as they can win the next round of the league, they will win the La Liga title one round ahead of schedule! ”

The second half of the national derby was full of ups and downs. Rakitic equalised in the 77th minute to give Barcelona renewed hope. However, Benzema took the lead again with a corner kick over Mascherano and this time, Real Madrid came together to secure the victory. Won at Camp Nou for the first time in five years.

With Atletico Madrid's icing on the cake with Costa's icing on the cake, they defeated Espanyol 3:0, and the three-point advantage over Barcelona in the standings was completely solidified and won the championship point!

It's really just one step away from winning the cup.

Atletico Madrid was able to have this decisive advantage in three points, largely due to Real Madrid.

After the game, Wen Zhihao sighed in an interview: "There are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies, I have heard this sentence a long time ago, but today I really feel that Real Madrid's performance is worthy of praise, they show the strength and bearing of the giants, and also bring us closer to the championship." From the point of view of the accolades of this football city, it is the result of the joy of all Madrid fans. ”

The next day, a headline went viral on mainstream media networks in Spain and China.

The championship is near, thanks to the sworn enemy!