Chapter Ninety-Seven: It's Derby Again

At the same time, the results of another match in London, England, came out. Arsenal, who were playing at home, scored a goal in the first half, but lost a good game, and were beaten by two goals in the second half by the visiting team Borussia Dortmund.

Thankfully, Arsenal's current captain Vermaelen stepped up in the final moments and scored a stoppage-time header to level the score at 2-2.

It was the final score of the game, with Borussia Dortmund putting on the "King of Draws" hat again, while Arsenal took a point from this draw and moved up to second place in the group.

This score is actually quite satisfactory for both sides, because Napoli lost, so the two teams have moved up one place in the rankings, Arsenal has five points with one win, two draws and two losses, while Dortmund has four draws and one loss, with four points, and ranks third in the group.

For Borussia Dortmund, the third place in the group will not be able to qualify from this group, but at least they still have hope of qualifying, and although their fate is not in their hands, they still have a chance as long as they win against Napoli in the final round.

For Arsenal, the situation is even clearer, and now they are second in the group, they have completely taken their fate into their own hands, and in the final round, as long as they win at home to Atletico Madrid, then they will be the second in the group, and they will advance to the last 16 of the Champions League with their heads held high.

After this game, some Gunners fans even played a slogan thanking Atletico Madrid and Qin Shou. Had it not been for Atletico's defeat of Napoli away from home, their chances of qualifying would have been much smaller. After all, Atletico Madrid has already qualified ahead of schedule, and even if the last two rounds are perfunctory, no one can say anything. In the eyes of gun fans, Atletico Madrid, to be exact, Qin Shou still cares about the old feelings and did not release water in the match with Napoli. Otherwise, they really have little hope.

Of course, the reason for such banners and slogans has another meaning, that is, the hope that Atletico Madrid can show mercy in the final round of the competition. Don't talk about releasing water, at least don't be too competitive, you're all out of the line, so let's give us a way to live.

But in any case, it is still unknown who will be awarded the final group qualifier. The three teams made a mess of the situation in Group F, and the suspense was extended to the final round of the group stage.

Of course. Who qualifies and who is eliminated is irrelevant for Atletico Madrid. Anyway, they have already qualified in advance, and the other three teams are fighting to the death, which basically has nothing to do with them.

Ahhh, I got the qualifier in advance, and I was so capricious.

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For Atletico Madrid right now, the most important game is the upcoming Madrid City Derby.

The city of Madrid is the capital of Spain, and this cosmopolitan city, old and modern, has only two colors. Half white, half red.

The white color belongs to Real Madrid and the red color belongs to Atletico Madrid.

These two teams were like a pair of natural rivals, in 1902. Real Madrid was founded, and just a year later, Atletico Madrid was officially announced.

To the north of the city of Madrid is the richest part of the city. To the south of the city of Madrid is the barren part of the city.

It's like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid represent different camps, and Real Madrid, dressed in white, is like a high aristocrat. Elegant and gorgeous, and the red and white Atletico Madrid represents the middle and lower class civilians of Madrid, they are like an indomitable knight, although there is a gap in status, but always full of passion and faith, brave resistance.

The battle between the two teams is actually the same as the battle between the nobles and the knights, the nobles always have the advantage, and the knights, although they try, can never break the monopoly of the nobles.

In the history of the battle between the two teams, Real Madrid has the absolute upper hand, although Atletico Madrid also has a strong pressure on Real Madrid to win the league championship, but the deep, more wealthy Real Madrid always fights back quickly, and this counterattack is even more ferocious and violent, they suppress Atletico Madrid again and again, and the knights seem to be able to live only in the shadow of the aristocracy.

In the 1999-2000 season, Real Madrid continued their mad domination in La Liga and Europe, while Atletico Madrid in the same city were tragically relegated to the second division.

It's just that no one thought that this relegation would usher in the darkest time in Atletico Madrid's history. Although they returned to the top flight after two years, and despite the acquisition of top scorers such as Torres and Sergio Aguero, none of this could hide their frustration, and they faced Real Madrid without a win in the next 12 years. Whether in the league or in the domestic cups, they were beaten by Real Madrid.

At that time, as long as they met Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid could only play the role of a "point boy", and what made Atletico Madrid fans even lose face was that Real Madrid fans even played banners like "We need a worthy derby opponent".

Such slogans and banners are the ultimate insult to Atletico Madrid, but they are speechless because their performance is really as fragile as Real Madrid fans say.

But the Knights are always Knights, and the factor of resistance and struggle has been integrated into the blood, and last season, Atletico Madrid finally ushered in a derby victory for a long time in 12 years, they not only defeated Real Madrid, but also a home and away double!

The Knights' revolt has finally ushered in hope, and all Atletico Madrid fans are looking forward to it, they will usher in a new era, they will really rise, and they will really fight against Real Madrid!

When the derby is about to start again, all the Atletico Madrid players are lit with the flame of hope, they will continue to beat Real Madrid like last season, continue to win, continue to ...... Advance!

For the fans, they can do without championships, without honor, as long as they can defeat their rivals and prove that they are greater than their rivals, it is enough.

But for Atletico Madrid, they think much more.

They want not only victory, but also championships and honors.

The Atletico players are well aware of the weight of the game and are now second in the league, but not much ahead of third-placed Real Madrid, with only three points. That is, the difference of one game.

It's a game worth six points.

A win would put them six points ahead of Real Madrid and continue to cling to Barcelona. And if they lose, they will be caught up by Real Madrid, and the lead will be wiped out.

So, whether it's to prove that they're better than Real Madrid or to compete for the league title, Atletico Madrid can't afford to lose this game.

Of course, the same is true for Real Madrid. They will also have to beat their local rivals and get three points, and it is conceivable that it will be an extremely fierce and difficult battle at the Bernabeu.

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After the fifth round of the Champions League, Atletico Madrid returned to Madrid and entered into intense preparation training.

During the two days of training, Simeone strictly forbade all reporters to enter the stadium for interviews, and announced that the previously open team training would no longer be open to the public, and he hoped that the team would have a quiet and undisturbed environment to concentrate on preparing for the game.

So the training ground seems to be a lot quieter these days, in the past fans and reporters were noisy outside the stadium, but now except for the staff and training players, there are basically not many people in sight.

On this morning, Qin Shou was conducting regular training with his teammates, but suddenly found that someone had entered the training ground.

Although reporters and fans are not allowed to watch, the training ground is often entered, after all, many club staff are working here, and it is not surprising that strangers come to visit.

To Qin Shou's surprise, this time the visitor had a yellow-skinned face and thick black hair.

Qin Shou recognized at a glance that this was a Chinese.

In Spain, there are actually a lot of Chinese, and Atletico Madrid also has a lot of Chinese fans, of course, most of them are coming for Qin Shou, Aiwu and Wuma, Qin Shou plays for Atletico Madrid, and the Chinese naturally support Atletico Madrid.

However, due to closed training recently, fans could not enter the stadium, so Qin Shou immediately ruled out the possibility that the Chinese was his fan, and soon, he ruled out the identity of the other party as a reporter.

There are a lot of Chinese reporters stationed in Madrid in China, Qin Shou doesn't say that he knows them all, but at least he has a familiar face, but the one in front of him, he is sure that he has never seen it.

After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Shou suddenly laughed "poof", and sighed that he really thought too much, even if the other party is Chinese, it is not necessarily here to find himself, it is also possible to come here to do errands, or to find other people.

It's just that what Qin Shou didn't expect was that the Chinese, under the guidance of assistant coach Boggs, directly found head coach Simeone, and then the two talked in a low voice for a while, and then set their eyes on the training ground. Then, Boggs beckoned to Qin Shou.

"Ah, you're really looking for me?"

Qin Shou was stunned for a moment, muttered to himself in a low voice, and then walked towards the sidelines.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man wearing gold wire half-rimmed glasses greeted him, spoke fluent Chinese, and stretched out his hand to Qin Shou.

"Hello, Qin Shou, I'm Liu Luochen, you can also call me by my English name Danny."

PS: Kicking WeChat YX3335665. (To be continued.) )