Chapter 172: La Liga debut

After the Champions League group was released, it was immediately reported by major mainstream media around the world, and this year's group stage is destined to be a good show. Because each group will have strong conversations, there are so many topics that can arouse everyone's reverie.

To take the simplest example, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in Group H are a pair of rivals in the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund's biggest 2012-13 season in recent years was a narrow meeting with Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League. In the first leg at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid won 2:0 and seized the absolute lead, and almost everyone was optimistic that Real Madrid could hit the ninth Champions League title in the team's history.

But Dortmund returned to their home stadium West** and responded to Real Madrid's undenied 4:1, almost forcibly changing their fate and turning that year's Champions League final into a German national derby.

There is also a repeat of Barcelona and Juventus, the 2014-15 championship and runner-up matchup; Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, the PK of the old and new generations of tyrants...... However, such a grouping is just in line with the taste of the media, and there is no need to bring a magnifying glass to find something to see for the job, and the two lottery guests, Totti and Shevchenko, were unanimously praised by the media and fans.

As for those who are surrounded by giants, their only value is to lose more than anyone, and if they can break the Champions League record for single-game goals conceded or total goals conceded, they are also very hopeful of grabbing headlines with the giants.

The Champions League already has a wide fan base in China, and the Chinese media has also paid a lot of attention to the Champions League draw. However, unlike in the past, which paid more attention to the signing of top teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, etc., because of Wen Zhihao, Chinese fans began to pay attention to the fate of Atletico Madrid. After the game, the media and experts talked about the signing the most. The more popular view is that Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will compete for the top spot in the group, and in terms of strength, the two teams are still slightly above Roma.

Of course, before the game was played anyway, as long as Atletico Madrid said good things, the fans were willing to listen.

Wen Zhihao glanced at the draw results, and put aside the Champions League, the Champions League is still more than half a month away, and now the league is the top priority. The first thing to do is to try to play in La Liga. Otherwise, in the more intense Champions League, I have no chance.

Atletico's schedule for the new season is not very favourable. With a three-game run of away games and a break in the international break, they won't be able to make their debut at their new home, the Wanda Metropolitato, until mid-September.

In the second round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid will face Las Palmas away, the opponent is not strong, Simeone made high-profile remarks before the game, and used a big win to boost the confidence of the whole team.

As it turns out, Simeone, although sometimes controversial, most of the time his words are reliable. Atletico set the stage for the game in three minutes of the first half with Correa and Carrasco beating in a row.

After the half-time break, the first time he returned to the field, the live camera captured Wen Zhihao wearing the No. 15 shirt and appearing in the lineup for the second half, replaced by Bietto.

He Wei immediately came to his senses, with irrepressible excitement in his voice: "Wen Zhihao is on the field!" We've been waiting for a total of 135 minutes until now and we're finally waiting for you! Wen Zhihao's La Liga debut will be half-time, and we look forward to his wonderful performance. ”

The debut came a little suddenly, although Wen Zhihao has seen some big scenes, there will still be excitement and nervousness due to the novelty, but as a professional player, he also kept in mind Simeone's advice before taking the field: "Do what you do best, assist the midfielder to control the ball, and do more up and down to involve the opponent's defense, this is the basic requirement for you." Take it easy and think about where you're from. ”

Las Palmas players saw that Atletico Madrid sent a newcomer to play so early, and felt very unhappy that they were despised, and after the kickoff, the two players pounced on Wen Zhihao for the first time, wanting to give Wen Zhihao a dismount, our home field is not your turn to be a rookie at will.

La Liga is a league with an emphasis on skill, and this style is not only applied to the attacking routine of La Liga teams, but also to the defence. Wen Zhihao's several balls to the side were blocked by the opponent's back, and Atletico's attack also fell into a brief low ebb in the opening stages of the second half due to Wen Zhihao's poor organization.

As the captain, Gabi originally wanted to come over to remind Wen Zhihao, but he found that Wen Zhihao's self-adjustment was very fast, no longer obsessed with the distribution of the ball to the front line and the wing, and began to frequently return passes and short passes at close range, truly implementing Simeone's tactical requirements of controlling the ball.

This scene made both Simeone and Boggs nod in satisfaction, they can understand Wen Zhihao's strong desire to show after playing, and the timing and way of self-adjustment after Wen Zhihao was blocked is what they really appreciate.

"Although Atletico are now two goals ahead, Wen Zhihao can still be a little more positive, and his running and passing advantages have not yet been brought into play."

He Wei is of course more on Wen Zhihao's side, as we all know, Wen Zhihao is now in the stage of competing for playing time, and the Chinese media and fans certainly hope that Wen Zhihao can have more highlights and win more points from Simeone. And Wen Zhihao's current style of play, which does not seem to seek merit but seeks no fault, makes He Wei a little anxious.

What they didn't know was that Wen Zhihao's seemingly bland and unremarkable accurate pass was exactly what Simeone was asking for.

And Wen Zhihao did a great job.

Of course, Las Palmas, who are playing at home, will naturally not tolerate Atletico Madrid walking around the field like this, and they can't fight Atletico in the middle, so they find a way to use the two wings to make a fuss. Such a key attack has really achieved results. In the 58th minute, Momo assisted Caleri with a cross from the side to pull a point back.

This goal can be said to have completely angered the Atletico Madrid players, who had the advantage on the field and did not expand the score, but they were actually stolen by the opponent!

So, get ready to be bloodbathed!

Just four minutes later, Koke's long-range shot made it 3-1 and Atletico regained a two-goal advantage.

In the 70th minute, Wen Zhihao contributed the first highlight of the game that could be blown by the media. In Atletico Madrid's counterattack, Wen Zhihao sent a diagonal pass of more than 40 meters in the half, Carrasco received Wen Zhihao's long pass and dribbled into the penalty area, assisting Correa to score twice, expanding the score to 4:1 and completely sealing the victory.

"Good shot! Wen Zhihao's long pass was the most important finishing touch of this goal! His performance is getting better, whether Simeone will give Wen Zhihao more opportunities, Atletico Madrid wants to make a breakthrough this season, and new blood like Wen Zhihao should not be ignored. ”

Garcia also praised the long pass: "Every aspect of this goal was amazing, but the best thing was the long ball in the midfield! Wen from No. 15, his first La Liga appearance. His vision is astonishing. ”

This is not the end of Atletico Madrid's goal campaign, even the little black Thomas is not willing to be lonely, and scored the first goal of the season with a world wave, and the score was finally fixed at 5:1, Simeone achieved the goal of a big victory before the game.

After the game, Wen Zhihao was interviewed by one of the few Chinese journalists.

"Zhihao, did you have any special feelings about planning a goal for the team on your first appearance?"

'It's a team credit to score goals and I just did the basics.

Several reporters didn't expect Wen Zhihao to be so low-key, they originally thought they would be able to dig up more hype material. Wen Zhihao replied so plainly, they could only turn the topic to the next international break, the last two round of 12 matches of the Chinese team.

Wen Zhihao said confidently: "Of course, it is to win all, it is best to get the top two and qualify directly, and it is very tiring to rush back and forth between the two continents of Europe and Asia, do you know?" ”

The reporters looked at each other and smiled, before the last two rounds of decisive battles, the core players could have such a humorous and confident statement, their first feeling was that there was a play!