The international break passed quickly, with players from various national teams returning to their clubs and La Liga reopening.

Atletico Madrid used to be only in the middle of the league and the number of internationals was not large, but after last season's excellent performance, most of the players in the team have been called up by various national teams, so almost half of the first-team members are now responsible for the national team.

In the case of the increasing intensity and density of professional league matches, the national team and the club will inevitably have conflicts in the employment of personnel, and the fatigue and even injuries of players in the national team will affect the performance of the club, which is jokingly called the "FIFA" virus.

And Atletico Madrid, where most of the players in the team are internationals, is obviously affected by the "FIFA virus" now, and the players are basically tired after returning from the national team. When the team is training, it shows that there is a lack of concentration and some "symptoms" such as physical fitness.

This situation made Simeone speechless, but there was no way, the international break was set by FIFA, and there was no reason for him to detain the player and not let him return to China to play in the national team.

Before Atletico Madrid won the league title, Simeone was going crazy thinking about the title, the players were almost playing for the club with all their might, and the club had just achieved a little bit of success, most of the main players were called up to the national team, and their energy was divided into two, both for the national team and for the club.

This can be regarded as a worry after becoming famous, and it can be regarded as pain and happiness.

However, fatigue is exhaustion, and Simeone is fortunate that none of the players who returned to China to participate in the national team competition have suffered any injuries, otherwise it would have been a real loss. And there is also good news that Qin Shou, the offensive core of the team, is still full of energy. In good condition.

At this point, Simeone is sincerely grateful to the Chinese national team, the team suffered from the "FIFA virus", but it has nothing to do with the core Qin Shou, as long as the core of the team plays normally, the team's combat effectiveness will not be discounted too much.

So. In addition to Chinese fans, it is estimated that many Atletico Madrid fans are grateful to the Chinese Football Association.

Of course, Qin Shou is not a god, no matter how strong his personal strength is, after losing the support of the team, the threat will drop a notch.

In the seventh round of La Liga on October 7, Atletico Madrid hosted Málaga with a result of 1:1.

Atletico Madrid had to play outside of the game throughout the game, and the players were completely out of shape. Qin Shou's condition is very good. And in the unfavorable situation, he used his personal breakthrough ability to take the lead in helping the team take a one-goal lead in the first half.

However, it was clear that the team were at a disadvantage, with Málaga scoring the equaliser in the second half from their top scorer, Paraguayan striker Santa Cruz, before the visitors were more aggressive, almost storming around Atletico's half.

Simeone made a series of substitutions, removing the main players who were not in good form one after another and replacing them with some physical substitutes.

Atletico finally regained some of their disadvantage on the pitch, but they were still defensive-oriented. The active movement of the substitutes helped the team to reduce a lot of pressure. However, the collective absence of the attacking group in the front court could not be changed, and in the end, Atletico Madrid held on to a draw at home and got a point.

After this game, Atletico Madrid is second in the league with seven games, five wins and two draws, accumulating 17 points, and the first place is still Barcelona. Seven rounds into the league they have won an astonishing seven-game winning streak and are on 21 points, four points ahead of Atletico Madrid.

In third place is Atletico Madrid's opponent Málaga, who have won four of seven games, drawn two and lost one. Earn 14 points.

The focus of this round of the league is Barcelona's home national derby against Real Madrid, Real Madrid was defeated by Barcelona 2-0, the points remain unchanged, four wins, two draws and one loss also have 14 points, because of the disadvantage of goal difference, temporarily in fourth place in the standings.

Real Madrid has little to do with Atletico Madrid, and for Simeone's side, it will be enough for them to keep themselves from falling behind during this difficult time and put pressure on Barcelona.

Three days later, Atletico Madrid traveled to Dortmund, Germany, to challenge the Bundesliga Hornets at the West**** Stadium.

In this game, Atletico Madrid's performance is still unsatisfactory, it is obvious that the aftermath of the "FIFA virus" has not passed, and the state of the main players is still worrying.

Qin Shou led the team to launch several strong attacks in the first half, but after no effect, the team switched to a tactic based on defensive counterattacks, and in the end, Atletico successfully withstood Dortmund's ferocious attack in the second half and did not let the opponent score.

Atletico also failed to score, and the result of the game was 0:0, with the two sides drawing and taking one point each.

In the other game of this group, Napoli at home caused a shocking upset, knocking out Premier League giants Arsenal 1:0.

Napoli reached three points and are temporarily second in the group. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, has 4 points from one win and one loss and continues to top the group. Borussia Dortmund, who have drawn two in a row, are third with two points, while Arsenal are at the bottom of the group with only one point.

Four, three, two, one...... After two rounds, the qualification situation for this group is chaotic, and every team has a chance to qualify, but also has the danger of being eliminated.

The group of death, as expected, lives up to its name.

Of course, Atletico have some advantage at the moment and they haven't lost a game so far, which is good news.

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After two consecutive draws in the league and Champions League, Atletico Madrid finally had a respite as they had a week-long break due to the domestic fixtures.

After a period of adjustment, the Atletico players were in a good state of mind and a week later they travelled to San Sebastian in the Basque Country to take on Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium.

Founded in 1909, Real Sociedad has a long history. In fact, the teams in many countries and regions in Europe have a sense of historical vicissitudes, which is incomparable to countries like China or the United States where professional leagues have not been established for a long time.

Real Sociedad is one of those clubs with a rich history but little heritage, having only won two league titles and one domestic Super Cup in their 100-year history – and that was when Real Madrid and Barcelona were napping.

However, it would be nice to have a championship record in the glory book, and in the Iberian Peninsula, it is a remarkable achievement to be able to take the tiger's mouth from the mouths of the two top giants of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

However, since the 1981-1982 season after winning the league, the last afterglow of Real Sociedad has disappeared, they fight for relegation every year, especially after entering the new century, Real Sociedad's results can only be described as "not the worst, only worse", they see frequent relegation, and then a year or two back to the top league, then relegation again, and so on.

This style of painting is very familiar, yes, they are what everyone often talks about "elevators".

However, the "elevator" of Real Sociedad is different from other La Liga relegation teams, they often have a very average record in direct confrontation with relegation rivals, but in the dialogue with Haoqiang, they can often burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, so they also have another nickname, called "Giant Killer", which can be called a fighter in the elevator.

Real Madrid was pitted by them, not to mention Barcelona, Barcelona did not get a win against them last season, they were forced to draw at home, and they were defeated by Real Sociedad with a score of 2:1 away from home, and in previous seasons, Real Sociedad also pitted them********...... Therefore, Real Sociedad is one of the biggest sufferers in Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad have a great advantage in the past, because Atletico Madrid has always been a mid-table team in the league before, and sometimes they have to fight with Real Sociedad for relegation points.

However, now Atletico Madrid has staged a wonderful counterattack and turned into a new rich coach in La Liga, so Simeone does not have much confidence in this game, worried that Real Sociedad will face a strong team again, and he can't stop convulsions.

So, Simeone fielded the strongest lineup he could. The main players have recovered well in fitness and form after this period of adjustment, which has given Simeone a lot of confidence.

It turns out that Atletico Madrid is no longer the mid-table team of the past, and Real Sociedad is still the nerve knife of the past, and the final result of the game was 0:4, and Atletico Madrid "humiliated" the home team away from home.

Atletico Madrid won this game heartily, Qin Shou still continued his good form, scoring a brace in the first half, and Costa and Koke also scored a goal each in the second half. The game was extremely relaxed, facing the main force of Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad was defeated, there was no decent chance to threaten Atletico's defense, and the "giant killer" did not show the slightest demeanor.

Atletico Madrid, which drew two in a row, finally ushered in a long-awaited victory, and continued to maintain a high pressure on Barcelona in the league standings.

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