Chapter 161: The Big Picture Has Been Decided
The fifteen-minute break passed quickly, and the players of both teams returned to the pitch, exchanged venues, and prepared to start the second half.
Neither team made any substitutions at half-time, and in fact, the first half was pretty good for either Atletico Madrid or Bayern Munich. The home side got off to a good start and would have been perfect if it hadn't conceded that late goal.
As for Bayern, although they were inactive for the most part, the result was not bad, at least they closed the gap and got an away goal.
Overall, of course, the score was somewhat unfavorable for Atletico. However, as Qin Shou said, the game is not over yet, and in the second half, they still have the world to expand their advantage.
Qin Shou is a man of his word, he said that he would score again in the second half, so he would definitely work in this direction.
However, as soon as the game began, Bayern Munich tightened their defensive line and started a defensive counterattack. Obviously, they couldn't be more satisfied with the scoreline, so they defended with peace of mind, rushed forward when they had the chance, and stuck to their own turf when they didn't.
It's a challenge to Atletico Madrid. In the first half, Atletico Madrid's full-court pressing and ferocious pressing made Bayern a little helpless, and now they are offering such a dense defense, which is quite a bit of a bitterness for Atletico Madrid.
Breaking down dense defense is indeed a global problem, so Atletico can't find too good opportunities for a while. However, due to Bayern's deliberate retreat and contraction, Atletico Madrid's possession rate has risen, and after ten minutes in the second half, Atletico Madrid's possession rate is fully dominant, and from the scene, it looks like Atletico Madrid is attacking in the half of Bayern.
But it's not good to only attack and not score, Qin Shou also has a little headache, he didn't expect that a giant team like Bayern could also pull down its body to play such ugly defensive tactics, but the effect looks really good for the time being. Just like Atletico did in the first half, running actively, pressing actively, blocking if you can, fouling if you can't stop, in short, it won't let Atletico's offensive easily hit the danger zone.
Atletico's attack was somewhat stagnant and lively, but there was not much threat created in substance. If Bayern were really going to give Atletico a taste of that kind of indemnity, then well, they did.
On the contrary, Bayern's counterattack was impressive, although not many times, but it was not a small threat. They had two great counter-attacking chances in the 51st and 56th minutes, but they didn't take advantage of them, the first was when Gomes' header was directly confiscated by Courtois, and the second was when Kroos cut in a long-range shot that was ridiculously deflected and fired into the anti-aircraft gun.
Wasted chances, punished are the constant theorem on the football field, and it was not long before Bayern Munich, who squandered two great scoring chances, were hit hard.
Atletico, who have been actively seeking opportunities, finally have a good chance to extend the score.
As mentioned earlier, there are two magic weapons to break the dense defense, one is the set-piece, and the other is to break through resolutely.
And this opportunity came from Qin Shou's breakthrough.
Qin Shou first used the pass to constantly mobilize the two wings in the middle, pulling Bayern's defense line a little too long, and the formation was not compact enough, and then he continued to cooperate with his teammates and rushed up with the ball from the middle. In the face of Bayern defender Gustavo's blocking, Qin Shou easily took advantage of the change in rhythm to shake the Brazilian behind him, and suddenly passed the football diagonally into the penalty area before Gustavo chased back and Dante rushed up to fill the position.
Costa received the ball in the penalty area, and in the face of the Bayern defender's bag, DK the Great did not take credit, he knocked the ball across the other side of the goal, Griezmann followed, and hit the goal with a powerful kick that made Neuer unresponsive.
3:1!
In the sixty-third minute of the game, Qin Shou planned, Costa assisted, Griezmann made a final decision, and Atletico Madrid's front-court offensive trident played a wonderful cooperation, tearing Bayern's defense into pieces, and finally succeeded in expanding the score.
"The ball is in! Antoine Griezmann extended the score advantage for Atletico Madrid, 3:1, and the initiative to advance was once again held by the home team. ”
"From the beginning of the second half, Bayern made a stubborn posture, it is really unimaginable that such a top club can put down the shelf and play such conservative football. However, it didn't seem to work, and their goal was once again lost. ”
"It's a worldwide problem to break down dense defences, but Atletico have a number of good breakers, and their core, China's Qin, can pass and shoot, and maybe at some point they can create a killing opportunity - just like now."
The cheers and singing in the stands rang out again, and the home fans were a little depressed when Bayern scored a goal at the end of the first half, but after the start of the second half, they still tried their best to cheer and sing, and now the team really lived up to expectations and scored the ball again, which made them feel relieved and screamed louder.
"I knew it! I knew it!! Damn Germans, this is our territory, and I told you we'd give you a crushing defeat! ”
"Ha, it's time to pay off your debts! Everything you have lost, today, you will have to pay back! ”
"Well done! That's it, hit them hard, and then step on their corpses...... Advance to the Final Four! ”
The fans cheered uncontrollably, and Simeone also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Although he didn't say anything at half-time, Bayern's late goal still made him a little worried. Fortunately, the players did not disappoint him, and now they have opened the score again, even if it ends with this score, then they still have a big advantage, and the gap between the two goals is already very large.
After the score was stretched again, the problem was left to Bayern Munich's side.
The score of 3:1 is actually not unacceptable, after all, they have an away goal advantage, and when they return to home, they only need to score two goals to beat the opponent to advance. Bayern are still confident of scoring two goals at home. But the question is, if Bayern can score, Atletico won't? If Atletico scored at the Allianz Arena, then this advantage of away goals would immediately dissipate.
Once again, Heynckes was caught between a rock and a hard place. With two goals down, it's going to be a tough battle back at home. The best thing to do is to score one more goal, which is to attack. But attacking, Atletico's defense is so thorough, and their counterattack is so sharp, what if they concede goals again?
Offensive? Or do you accept the score and put the final match in the second leg?
Heynckes was a little undecided for a moment.
But it doesn't matter if he can't make up his mind, someone can help him make up his mind.
After the resumption of the game, Atletico Madrid made a substitution. Turan was substituted, and the Turk didn't have much of a bright spot in attack so far in the game, but Simeone was pleased with his performance, and Turan put most of his energy into the entanglement with Ribery, which was the main reason why Ribery didn't play much in this game other than that goal.
Offensively Turan was unsuccessful, but defensively, undoubtedly, the Turks succeeded.
It was also because Ribery was running with Ribery throughout the game, and Turan's physical energy was depleted too quickly, and he gradually became a little exhausted. So Simeone didn't hesitate to substitute him.
He came off the bench with Vázquez. Vazquez is an attacking and defensive defender, and the intention of this substitution is also clear, that is, Atletico will not cut back on their attacking intensity, and if possible, they will continue to score goals to reduce the suspense of the second leg as much as possible.
The effect of this substitution was immediate.
Vázquez is known as a "man with his own halo", and his attribute has made many La Liga teams suffer. And this time, it was Bayern Munich who suffered.
Just two minutes into the game, Vazquez received Qin Shou's ball and formed a breakthrough on the right side, he easily dunked Raphinha, and when he was about to change to the middle, he was put down from behind by Raphinha.
Raphinha's foul not only earned him a yellow card, but also allowed Atletico to take a direct free-kick from the edge of the box.
Seeing Qin Shou standing in front of the football, the cheers on the scene were like waves again, surging.
Atletico Madrid fans are full of anticipation, and in their impression, their king Qin Shou has only missed a free kick once in an official match, that is, Qin Shou's direct free kick goal rate is 99%.
It's a terrifying efficiency, 99 out of 100 goals, which isn't much different from 100 percent.
Home fans can even imagine the ball breaking through the net and the score becoming 4:1.
Qin Shou really didn't disappoint the fans who were full of expectations.
The position of this ball is not bad, but the distance is too close, whether it is a curve ball or an elevator ball, it is easy to block it by the human wall.
However, in addition to the curve ball and the elevator ball, Qin Shou also has the stunt of hitting the door vigorously.
Referee Atkinson's whistle was one, and Qin Shou only ran two steps before kicking the bottom of the football.
The running distance is not long, and it all depends on the calf swing to exert force. Rao is like this, and the football that was hit is like a spinning top that has been slammed hard, whistling forward.
Qin Shou's powerful kick was not tricky, and he won purely by strength. The ball went through the bottom and straight towards the goal. Neuer's reaction was quick, and when he saw the football flying, he immediately flew and pounced.
His right hand touched the football, but he still underestimated the strength of Qin Shou's shot, he only felt a pain in his right hand, and then, the football rushed past the barrier of his right hand, continued to rush forward, and then ...... The ball rushed into the goal.
4:1!
The die is cast!
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