The atmosphere at Wanda Stadium was already very warm, and the scene of tens of thousands of fans surging from the air with the "Flying Cat" camera was spectacular.

Simeone's starting line-up was not announced until an hour before the game, which was completely pressed by the stipulated time, which shows the importance he attaches to this game, and core tactical secrets such as the line-up do not give opponents time to spy and prepare in advance.

However, such a move is more like a space that can create hype for the media, and the managers of both sides actually know that it is impossible for both sides to have any reservations in the selection of personnel, and it must be the strongest lineup on the field.

Wen Zhihao and Antoine Griezmann have teamed up again as a two-man striker, and in the Champions League game against Chelsea, Atletico's theoretically strongest attacking duo so far has been tested by Simeone, and as long as there are no injuries or other unavailable circumstances, Atletico's striker duo can be temporarily determined – at least until Costa qualifies.

Godin will be a big challenge at the back, with Valverde playing in a 4-3-3 formation, with Messi on the right wing, just right on the left half he is defending. A left-footed player plays on the right side, and a backfoot inward cut is a regular routine, and dribbling is also one of Messi's stunts that can be crowned king in football. Godin may not be afraid in his heyday, but now that he has just returned from injury and has not played for more than half a month, his form is really difficult to say.

If the opponent is not Barcelona, Simeone is on the safe side, and may give Godin a rest or come on as a substitute in the second half, precisely because the opponent is Barcelona, who are on the rise, and the ability of substitute central defender Jimenez is not satisfactory to Simeone, Godin's appearance is full of suspicions of ducking on the shelf.

Although Barcelona were away from home, they were booed from the start, but they stimulated their desire to attack, trying to take the lead in just 30 seconds. Messi deftly crossed the circle of three Atletico Madrid players in the right corridor, and then made a one-two with Rakitic to hit the wall, Godin did not expect Messi to break through from the three-man combination, and did not react in the face of Messi and Rakitic two attacking players in an instant, and Messi was wiped directly into the penalty area from his left side.

The Catalan TV commentator's voice was noticeably raised an octave, and any position in the penalty area was an effective attack range for the Barça king: "Leao! Great Leo! He tried to get past everyone at Atletico Madrid...... Shot!! ”

Messi's continuous cross-cutting changes in a small range fully demonstrated his physical flexibility, stirring up chaos in the Atletico penalty area, Godin, who was slightly stunned just now, has been interfering with Messi with his body, and Messi's shot was indeed squeezed by him and hit the side netting of the goal. While Atletico Madrid escaped, Godin also made a contribution and made up for it.

Wen Zhihao can also clearly see Messi's performance in his own penalty area in the front court, a series of smooth actions make Wen Zhihao feel the direction of his efforts, passing people like entering a no-man's land, it has long been commonplace for Messi, but Wen Zhihao regards him as the most dynamic practical teaching.

The string of people who were played by Messi are Godin, Savic, Gabi...... Each one is a top defensive player. And all of them are continuously escaped in a small space of less than one meter in the penalty area. Wen Zhihao thinks that he will do his best in the face of any of them, but Messi behaves as easily as an ordinary defender, and it seems that he is still a long way from the real top level.

Such thoughts only flashed through Wen Zhihao's mind, and he was not in the peak season of the race. This is not a 1v1 individual skill competition, giving full play to the advantages of team football is the king to win. Just three minutes after Messi created the danger, Wen Zhihao sent a cross over the top for Griezmann, giving him just the right amount of advance to turn and shoot directly after the ball. Ter Stegen quickly fell to the ground to seal the near corner. There was a sigh in the stands.

With each side creating a good chance to open the scoring in less than five minutes, the game was not destined to be dull, and if the goal was the finale, those two brilliant strikes were the appetizer for the strong dialogue. The atmosphere in the stadium was noticeably twice as enthusiastic, with every fan shouting with their highest decibels.

Although Wen Zhihao is still nominally a shadow striker, the task of charging in the game is more to be completed by Griezmann. Barcelona's three midfielders all have strong passing and organization skills, relying only on Gabi and Saul to intercept in the middle is a little thin, Wen Zhihao took the initiative to retreat to increase the connection point after the on-the-spot trade-off.

Barcelona's three-midfield configuration, Rakitic and "Little White" Iniesta are mainly attacking, Busquets covers a large area in defense, is tall and has long legs, and fights actively, and Gabi and Saul are not much cheaper than the two backs. But Wen Zhihao joined the midfield and instantly broke this delicate balance. No matter how good Busquets is, it is impossible to keep an eye on three people at the same time, Wen Zhihao also deliberately increased the passing cooperation in the midfield, and Busquets felt that he had lost one or the other, and the pressure doubled.

With the assistance of Wen Zhihao, Atletico not only stabilized the ball in a short period of time, but also counterattacked more efficiently. Griezmann squeezed away Pique and Alba four minutes later, and shot low into the penalty area, his ankle shook very quickly, Ter Stegen quickly lowered his weight and sat on the ground, and his right foot subconsciously stretched his leg to block, just blocking the path of the ball, Griezmann missed two chances in a row, and the goalkeepers of both sides played well to keep the goal intact.

"Hey! Wen Zhihao! Pretty pick! Antoine Griezmann goes in, shoot! …… Oops, Griezmann wasted Wen Zhihao's kindness for the second time. However, it is gratifying that although Wen Zhihao appeared in a position similar to the front waist, the two still called. Atletico's two closest chances came to finding the back of the net were a duo between the two. Just ten minutes into the game. ”

He Wei made witty remarks, against Barcelona, a real giant today, he faintly had some expectations for Wen Zhihao in his heart. It is his advantage not to have stage fright in the face of any opponent, and because of this, Chinese fans will have more expectations.

Because of the dual appeal of Wen Zhihao and Barcelona, the sports channel ranked first in the live ratings of the midnight slot, reaching 4 percent. That's tens of millions of people tuning in at the same time. This is only a conservative estimate, and the audience of online new media platforms has not yet been counted.

After Griezmann missed two chances, he gave Wen Zhihao a thumbs up apologetically, meaning very clearly: My responsibility, you passed it well.

Wen Zhihao smiled in return, he wanted to give Griezmann some advice, but now was not the time, Griezmann's corner kick created by this shot was pushed off the sideline by the opposing central defender Umtiti.

On the bench off the field, Paulinho's eyes kept following Wen Zhihao when Atletico Madrid was attacking, and only from the sensory point of view, what made him mixed was that Wen Zhihao's ability was only stronger than at the beginning. And it has more of a temperament than the Evergrande period, and it no longer looks immature like a child, but more like a controller.

Purely as a friend and former teammate, Paulinho is very happy to see Wen Zhihao grow up like this, but the thought of each now being his own master is another painful thing. He began to hesitate to look forward to playing and PK with Wen Zhihao. His strength seems to be faintly beyond his own estimates.

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