The time quickly came to 7:30, and under the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

As soon as the game began, Atletico Madrid launched a lightning attack.

This is also what Simeone emphasized before the game, the German team's style of play is already tough, in terms of style, the German team is born to be the nemesis of a technical team like Spain, and in the past ten years, La Liga teams have met German teams in the European arena, and most of their records have fallen behind.

However, Atletico Madrid's tactical style is an outlier in La Liga, and they are also a representative of toughness, tenacity and ferocity, so this can be leveled.

However, Schalke 04's strength itself is very good, coupled with the team has Raul, the "king of Europe", Simeone is not careless at all, he asked the team to storm as soon as possible after the start of the game, score as soon as possible, and establish the lead.

It's about getting started.

Schalke 04 seemed to have expected the home team to press out from the start, so they retreated quickly. However, they were still unprepared and were almost beaten by Atletico's fast attack.

Qin Shou received a return pass from his teammates, dribbled through the midfield, quickly split the side, Juanfran quickly rushed to the bottom line, and then crossed directly.

Falcao, Costa and Qin Shou Gabi in the middle have been outflanked in place, and the four of them are entangled with the opposing defenders in the penalty area, and finally the football is grabbed by Gabi, he jumps up and shakes his head to attack the goal, and the football grabs the post and flies out of the goal.

The Schalke 04 player broke out in a cold sweat.

And Atletico Madrid's players are also frustrated, if this goal is scored, then the next game will be easy to play.

There was a round of applause from the stands, and the fans applauded and applauded the home team's players for the attack.

A commentator on the commentator bench said: "Atletico Madrid showed determination to win this game from the start. Although Raul's impact on the city is huge, the Champions League is the Champions League and no one wants to be a loser in football. No one is going to give up on the game because of affection. ”

"That's right, the fans here still support Raul, but they want their team to win games and go further in the Champions League."

On the sidelines, Simeone waved his hand regretfully, and then stood in place. He made a series of gestures, signaling the team to keep the high pressure on the opponent and continue to attack.

This is their home stadium and he is going to use the home advantage to establish the lead as soon as possible.

In fact, many times in modern football, the home team will choose to attack as soon as it comes up, while the away team chooses not to resist the opponent, as long as it has been beaten by the opponent's fierce three-board axe, then it is a good time to counterattack.

Schalke 04 chose such a tactic. In Magath's opinion. Although the difference in strength between his own team and Atletico Madrid is not large, there is still a trace of it, after all, the former is a team that even Real Madrid, Barcelona and even AC Milan have overturned, and the strength is undoubted.

So their tactic is to defend and counterattack. Anyway, they are not in a hurry, don't attack if it's a big deal, they can accept a draw or a small loss to the opponent anyway.

From this point of view. Magath and Jose Mourinho share a lot of similarities, both are tough managers. Most importantly, both are unscrupulous people who can do anything to achieve their ends.

However, Magath's plan soon fell through.

Atletico Madrid had a lot of luck today, almost opening the scoring against Schalke 04, and two minutes later, the home side, who had come back, really got their goal through.

Qin Shou rushed to the 30-meter area of the penalty area with the ball. Encountering the combination of two players from the opponent, he had no choice but to pass the football to Costa, who pulled out of the penalty area. Costa received the ball and turned, and when he raised his foot, it was a cold shot.

The shot was sudden, with a lot of power, but the angle was a little right. Schalke 04 goalkeeper Hildebrand was ready to make a save. However, the ball touched defender Metzelde's outstretched right foot, which refracted and turned from a forward rush into a strange arc of falling, and Hildebrand did not react, and the ball fell into the goal from the other side of his body.

1:0, with this dribble, Atletico Madrid, who was playing at home, took the lead in scoring.

According to UEFA's latest regulations, if the football is blocked by the opposing player in the process of shooting, if there is no large-scale refraction change direction, then the goal is still counted as a player who shoots the goal. Otherwise, it counts as an own goal that blocks the player.

Costa's cold shot completely changed the course of the ball, and it stands to reason that it should be counted on Metzelde's head.

But in any case, the team was able to take the lead, and it was Costa's share of the credit. So after Costa scored, he rushed into the goal excitedly, scooped up the football, and kicked it into the stands as he ran, wantonly venting his excitement.

“1:0！ Atletico Madrid was lucky to take the lead! ”

Just three minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid, playing at home, scored through Costa...... Oooooo Magath's side were out of luck. ”

"With a goal in hand, Simeone's team can play more calmly. This is a great start to their playoff journey! ”

The home fans at the scene also let out a tsunami-like cheer. Yes, they have a lot of respect for Raul, but that's just for Raul alone, they have nothing to do with Schalke 04. Besides, this is the Champions League, and they don't want to see their team lose on their own turf.

Teammates ran up to surround Costa and celebrate the goal with the Brazilian. Costa glanced at Qin Shou outside the crowd and raised his head proudly.

"Hmph, do you see, I scored first in this game!"

The meaning released in Costa's eyes Qin Shou naturally understood, he pursed his lips and twisted his head to the side, what a lucky guy.

Simeone, who was off the pitch, also felt lucky, but not Costa, but his own team. Isn't it good enough to just shoot a cold shot and hit the defender to refract and change the line, and then score?

Simeone was slightly relieved, the mood before the goal lead and the goal was really different, at least he was much more confident.

And what made Simeone even more reassuring was the subsequent game, Raul, whom he had always feared, did not play much.

After the game restarted, Schalke 04 still insisted on their defensive counter-attacking style of play, Raul retreated from the forward position, more like a forward midfielder, acting as a tandem between midfield and striker. Schalke 04 didn't have many opportunities to attack, and Raul often touched the ball after getting the ball, passing the football to his teammates, but he didn't sprint forward much.

Although when Raul won the ball, the fans at the scene would applaud and cheer for his face, but in essence, Raul's style of play could not pose much threat to Atletico Madrid's backline at all. Raul wandered around the field like a ghost, doing nothing. On the other hand, it was Huntelaar and Draxler, who were very active, frequently taking advantage of counter-attacking opportunities to attack Atletico's defence.

Raul's performance was a little abnormal, and Simeone couldn't see any signs of it while he was puzzled, so he could only assume that the other party was not in good shape.

Overall, the home team Atletico Madrid had a big advantage on the field, and the home team used ferocious and aggressive rushing and running to press the opponent, and then launched a quick attack after grabbing the ball. The away team Schalke 04 can only defend passively, although from time to time will play a dangerous and quick counterattack, but the lack of decisive players, their counterattack can only end in nothing.

Fast forward to the twenty-seventh minute, and Atletico Madrid once again had a good chance to score.

Qin Shou and Gabi teamed up in the midfield to make a successful steal, blocking the quick counterattack launched by Draxler, Gabi stabbed the football to Qin Shou, Qin Shou directly got up with a long pass to find Costa in the front, the Brazilian striker pressed Kruger and gave the football to Koke on the left, who even stopped and shook off the Shakhtar fullback Hevedes, made an inward feint, but suddenly hit the inverted triangle of the football back to the top of the arc of the penalty area.

This series of cooperation was too fast, and it tore a hole in Schalke 04's defense in an instant. Before the miners were in place, Qin Shou, who was quickly inserted from the middle after the long pass, finally arrived and fired a volley against the passing football.

"Oh~ Cork passes the ball back to the top of the box!"

"Qin! He rushed up! ”

"Shot - what a powerful and violent shot, I seem to hear the roar of cannonballs!"

"Ball in ......"

Qin Shou's violent reshot was fast and powerful, and everyone opened their mouths wide and was ready to cheer for the goal, but unexpectedly, the Shakhtar goalkeeper, the former German international Hildebrand, actually made a wonderful world-class save, and at the moment when the football was shot, he moved quickly to the left, and then kicked the ground with both feet, and threw his body completely stretched.

His efforts finally caused the tip of his right finger to touch the football, although only a trace, but it was enough, and the ball was blocked by his fingertips, slightly changed direction, and finally bounced to the post.

"Beautiful! Hildebrand made a stunning and brilliant save! He blocked Qin's violent shot! ”

"Shoot wonderfully, save beautifully! Despite his age, Hildebrand is still a world-class goalkeeper! ”

"It's a pity, almost, Atletico can score again and extend the score advantage!"

In the midst of the exclamations or regrets of the whole audience, on the field, the football blocked by the goalpost did not roll out of the bottom line, but re-popped into the penalty area, just at the feet of Coke. The Spanish teenager was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously stretched out his foot and poked it.

This time, Hildebrand, who was still on the ground, was weak and the ball rolled into the goal without hindrance.

2:0！

Atletico Madrid, playing at home, extended their lead to two goals and victory seemed within reach.

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