Chapter Ninety-One: Injuries
Qin Shou's diagnosis report came out quickly, and to Simeone's slight relief, Qin Shou's right foot was not a serious injury such as a muscle strain or cruciate ligament, but a moderate fracture of the lower leg of his right foot.
This kind of injury is much lighter than Simeone expected, Rao is so, the doctor also gave Qin Shou nearly two months can not do strenuous exercise, plus after the injury will have some recovery time, it is estimated that for two and a half months, Qin Shou will not be able to represent the team.
The league is very close to the winter break, and after half a month, the league will usher in a 20-day break, so if it is calculated, it will be more than a month, if the team can bite Real Madrid and Barcelona during this time, even if the results have fluctuated, they can still be ranked in the first group of the standings, and the league championship is still hopeful.
In the meantime, in addition to the league, there are also two remaining group games in the Champions League, as well as the domestic Copa del Rey. Don't worry about the Champions League, as long as the remaining two group games, Atletico Madrid does not lose all, and still loses by a large score, then qualifying from the group is no longer a problem.
As for the Copa del Rey, Simeone has decided to give up. Not to mention that Qin Shou is injured now. Even if he is safe and sound, he does not plan to focus on the team's focus on the Copa del Rey, not that Simeone does not pay attention to this one event, Atletico Madrid is not qualified to pick and choose the championship, but Atletico Madrid's bench thickness is not enough to support their three-line battle, and the double-line battle has already brought great pressure and challenges to the team.
Simeone has already made up his mind, during the period when Qin Shou is injured and recuperating, the team's focus will be shifted to the league, after all, the league is their foundation. Moreover, they have no way to compete with many giants in the Champions League at this stage, and the team's goal now is to keep up with Real Madrid and Barcelona, and go as far as the Champions League can go without falling behind.
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Qin Shou's injury touched the hearts of many Atletico Madrid people, and after the game, all the players of Atletico Madrid came to the hospital and waited for the results.
Not only that, countless Atletico Madrid fans also gathered at the entrance of the hospital, praying for Qin Shou. While anxiously waiting for the results.
Fortunately, the result is still within the acceptable range of everyone, although Qin Shou will temporarily bid farewell to the green field for two months, but this period of time is not short, and it is not long, and the fans are waiting.
The next day, reports of the derby made headlines in various news outlets.
"Atletico Madrid staged a comeback at the Santiago Bernabeu!" -- "As"
'In one game, two players scored a hat-trick, red cards, clashes. Fight...... It's a terrible derby! - World Sport
"Real Madrid lost a good game, and when they were two goals ahead, they were scored four goals in a row by their opponents, and unfortunately lost the game!" - Marca
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Of course, while reporting on the results of the competition. More media focused on Qin Shou's injury.
“3:5! If you only look at the score, everyone will think that this derby against Atletico Madrid won easily, but in fact, the impression of fans who watched this game is only the word 'miserable'. Pepe was sent off with a red card. Khedira was punched by Atletico boss Simeone, Simeone sent out to the stands, and more importantly. The biggest contributor to Atletico's victory in this game, the core figure of the team, China Qin, was injured and retired...... It is undeniable that this game is indeed exciting and exciting, but I don't know how many people will feel heartache and regret for such a result! ”
According to the latest report, Atletico Madrid's core Chinese Qin has fractured his right leg and will miss all the games for the next two months...... This is a heavy blow to Atletico Madrid, who are aiming to win the title. Is it worth it to win the derby and lose the leader? ”
Countless fans gathered at the entrance of the hospital, and they were all silently praying and blessing for China Qin...... Despite only joining the Sheets this season, it has to be said that Qin has conquered all the fans of Calderón and he is a great professional player! ”
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And with the derby ending with the victory of Atletico Madrid, there were many disputes and conflicts between the fans of the two teams before the game, although Real Madrid fans were very reluctant, but they also kept their promises, and a large number of Real Madrid fans came to Poseidon Square to bow their heads to the Poseidon statue and apologize.
And the heroine of the "phone insult incident", Ms. Coria, also received a public apology from the Real Madrid club, not only that, but many Real Madrid players also expressed their apologies to Miss Coria, although they do not want to see such a thing happen, but since it is a vicious incident made by their fans, they are obliged to take such responsibility.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho declined to speak to reporters after the game, as well as to talk about the derby.
Jose Mourinho has always had such an attitude that journalists and fans are used to. However, in the "wave of apologies" of Real Madrid fans and players, Mourinho sent a blessing on his social networking site: I hope Qin recovers soon, he is a very good young man.
Mourinho, who has always been the eldest in the sky and the second in the world, is the third, actually publicly praised a certain player, which immediately caused an uproar in the outside world, and countless reporters speculated whether Mourinho was in love with Qin Shou, and whether Real Madrid would make a move.
Of course, Mourinho's remarks also caused widespread dissatisfaction among the players in the Real Madrid team, and Mourinho avoided talking about the performance of his own players on the field, and instead praised the players in the opponent's camp, isn't it a naked embarrassment?
However, no matter how the outside world speculated and how dissatisfied the players in the team were, after sending this blessing, Mourinho fell silent again, and the Real Madrid senior management did not say anything, and the matter was finally settled.
However, some people have found that the contradictions within Real Madrid seem to have intensified, and some people speculate that Mourinho's time in Real Madrid may not be long.
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Real Madrid had nothing to do with Atletico Madrid, and their minds were no longer on the derby that had already passed, and a week later they were challenged at home to Rayo Vallecano.
This is the first time that Qin Shou has not appeared in the team's eighteen-man squad this season, and it is also the first game that Qin Shou has missed due to injury.
The whole of Spain is paying a lot of attention to this game, and they want to know if Atletico Madrid still has the ability to compete for the league title without Qin Shou playing.
Qin Shou, who was recuperating at home with a fractured right calf, also watched the live broadcast of the whole game on TV.
In the end, the result of the game made him very satisfied, and it also made the careful thinking of countless people who wanted to see Atletico's jokes go to nothing, and after conceding the first goal, Costa and Falcao and Turan each scored a goal to easily knock out Rayo Vallecano with a score of 3:1.
The win also allowed Atletico Madrid to remain one point behind Real Madrid and pose a strong threat to the former.
In midweek, Calderón Stadium welcomed Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg. Atletico Madrid had a tough game as Zenit are currently third in the group and have a slim points gap with AC Milan, and if they win this game, they will have a good chance of moving up the table and thus taking the initiative to qualify from the group.
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the final score was 1:0, and midway through the second half, central defender Godin took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to head the goal. This score did not change until the end of the game, and Atletico Madrid, who won this game, also took the lead in the knockout stage of the Champions League one round ahead of schedule as the group leader with 11 points from five games, three wins and two draws.
In the other game, AC Milan also beat Anderlecht, and the Belgian side have already bid farewell to the rest of this season's Champions League fixtures.
However, AC Milan are not far off on points with Zenit, and the two teams will be battling it out for the final spot at the San Siro Stadium. The winner advances to the round of 16 of the Champions League, and the loser can only play in the League Cup.
After two wins in a row, Atletico Madrid once again travelled to Catalonia, this time against another team from the city of Barcelona, Espanyol.
Although they have been suppressed by Barcelona for a long time, the strength of the Spaniards should not be underestimated, and they also have the nickname of "big killers".
Atletico Madrid finally stopped winning in this match as they drew 1-1 away from home.
And after this match, Atletico Madrid reached 37 points and they remain in third place in the league. At present, Barcelona is in first place with 41 points, and Real Madrid is in second place with 40 points.
Although they are four points behind the top of the table, the gap is not huge, at least Atletico Madrid have bitten the top two and not fallen behind before the winter break, which is considered to have completed their task.
What made Atletico Madrid even more excited was that in the penultimate match before the winter break, Atletico Madrid beat Real Betis 2-0 at home. The highlight of this round is the national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona, and no matter who wins the two teams, Atletico Madrid, who have already won, can close the gap on the points of one of the teams.
As a result, Real Madrid and Barcelona drew 2-2 at the Bernabeu, with each side taking one point each.
Atletico Madrid have been the biggest beneficiary, with 40 points, just one point off Real Madrid and two points off the top of the table.
Despite remaining third in the league, the situation is good for Atletico Madrid.
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