Chapter 728: Atletico Madrid's Trident
Leading 3:0, Manchester City is most afraid of being overturned by Real Madrid, but what is afraid of something!
Cristiano Ronaldo pulled a goal back with a world wave in the first ten seconds of the second half, and then found a way to attack, although Real Madrid were still at a disadvantage.
They relied on the defense to counterattack, and in the 60th minute of the next game, they finally scored again, this time it was Hessey who scored, today's game, the teenager Hesey replaced Isco as the starter, mainly because Isco is in a bit of a problem now, and Hessai's state is very good, he used his own efforts to earn a chance to start for himself, and just started today, he scored.
However, the score of 3:2 still could not satisfy Real Madrid, if this result to the end of the game, it would definitely be a loss, if it was changed before, Real Madrid may be in a hurry, a hurry and then panic, a panic, not only can not score, may also lead to another goal.
But now, despite falling behind in the score, Real Madrid's players are resolutely implementing Lippi's defensive counter-attacking strategy and will not rush forward rashly.
On the contrary, Manchester City had a problem, they were afraid of being overturned, but they were scored two goals in a row in the second half, and they began to panic, after all, this is their home stadium, if they are reversed by the opponent to win under the huge advantage of 3:0, this is really shameless to see Manchester City fans.
So in the last period, Manchester City simply adopted a desperate style of play, the defenders were basically past halftime, and they wanted to use this powerful pressure to make Real Madrid unable to attack, and to further expand the score.
One side wants an equaliser. One side wanted to extend the score, and the game after 60 minutes was full of gunpowder. The referee had to show red cards to both players in order to control the game.
The first red card was won by Ramos. Because of the flying kick of Aguero, although it did not cause big damage, it was a dangerous action after all, so he was sent off with a direct red card.
The second red card was for Negredo, who seemed to be trying to avenge Aguero, and actually elbowed Khedira, causing Khedira to bleed from the lips.
Lippi made timely changes to the lineup. He brought on Gareth Bale for centre-back Pepe and replaced the exhausted Xavi Alonso with Luka Modric – something that had to be done to fill the defensive void.
Fortunately, Modric, who was supposed to be replaced to strengthen the defense, was near the end of the game, and a curling ball from outside the penalty area pierced the goal guarded by Joe Hart and equalized the score!
The final score. That is, 3-3, Real Madrid won another draw, and it was a very difficult game.
On the other side, Napoli beat Cluj 2-0. Got their first win in the group stage.
In this way, the most bizarre situation has appeared, Real Madrid is two draws and one win! Currently worth five points. Manchester City also have two draws and one win, accumulating five points. Napoli still have five points from two draws and one win, and only Cluj fell out early. At the moment, it is still a zero score in the last place.
After three rounds of battles, the media said that Cluj was basically a soy sauce commodity who accompanied the prince to study, and it was impossible to advance, and he might not even get a point in the end, but Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Napoli had five points, which made the situation in this group more complicated and confusing.
For now, Manchester City is in first place on goal difference, Napoli is second, and Real Madrid is third, but the situation is extremely unfavorable for Real Madrid.
However, Lippi did not criticize his players after the game, after all, he was able to chase from 0:3 to 3:3, which shows that the players have worked hard, and now the problem is that they have conceded too many goals at the back, which is a big problem.
As Pepe and Ramos get older, Real Madrid is also looking for a young centre-back who can partner with Raphael Varane, otherwise the defense is too bad.
With Pepe's current strength, that is, he is just a substitute, Ramos is too reckless, but when a strong team plays, he will always make mistakes because of impulse, and it is also an unstable factor, so a young and powerful central defender will be the most urgently needed person for Real Madrid at present.
But in today's football, good centre-backs are harder to find than good centre-forwards, otherwise Barcelona would not have let Mascherano play centre-back.
If you want to find a young and excellent central defender, you have to rely on Real Madrid's scouts to search slowly, and it is difficult to get it for a while.
But even so, Lippi is still full of confidence in qualifying from the group, because the reason is very simple, the next matchups with Manchester City and Napoli will be played at the home of Real Madrid, so they have an advantage!
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The team-mates came back from Manchester and were clearly a little unwilling, and they all said that if the first half could have been played as well as the second, it would have been a shame to have won all three points.
Lin Yu expressed his satisfaction that his teammates were not frustrated by the draw, but were unwilling and did not admit defeat, which showed that there was no problem with the team's fighting spirit. Skill is one thing, but if a team loses its fighting spirit, it is the most terrible thing, because if you don't have fighting spirit, it is like losing your soul, even if you have good skills, you will still lose in the end.
In order to change the mood of his teammates and relax, Lin Yu must help the team win in the eighth round of the league, which is the most useful thing he can do at the moment.
In this game, Real Madrid will meet one of the league's strongest opponents at home - Atletico Madrid!
This season, Atletico Madrid not only have Diego Costa, but also bought back Juan Mata from Chelsea, and while Chelsea's tactical system may not have suited Mata, Atletico Madrid has become stronger because of him.
Atletico Madrid is also ambitious, especially in the Champions League, every year you can't always get to the quarterfinals and be destroyed, that's too boring, they bought Juan Mata in order to be able to go further on the road to the Champions League, of course, but also to compete for the league title!
Some say Juan Mata was a talent to go from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid, but for Juan Mata it may not be the case. Since Lin Yu left, Mata has not had much fun at Chelsea. In the past, because of Lin Yu, Mata could also have some very good cooperation with Lin Yu. But after Lin Yu left, his technical style was not very suitable for Chelsea's current tactics.
Mourinho is also seeking change, when he had Lin Yu, Mourinho can use any tactic, because Lin Yu can adapt to any tactic, but now, Mourinho's striker is not Lin Yu, but Torres, Demba Ba. He had to adjust his tactics.
Mata lost the battle with Oscar, so he came to Atletico Madrid and became the main starter, which can be regarded as a peaceful breakup.
Lin Yu had a good relationship with Mata when he was at Chelsea before, but he didn't expect to have a-for-tat match at the Bernabeu Stadium today.
With Mata's help, Diego Costa's extinguished flame of victory is burning again, and he thinks that even if he can't win La Liga, he must surpass Liyu in goals.
Seven rounds of the league have passed so far. Lin Yu scored eight goals, Messi scored seven, and Diego Costa actually caught up with Lin Yu in the last round and also scored eight goals. It has to be said that it was indeed Mata who played a big role.
Diego Costa used to feel that it was not that his ability was inferior to Lin Yu. It's that his teammates don't give up, and now he thinks so. He felt that with Mata, he would get the possibility of surpassing Lin Yu!
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When Juan Mata joined Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid manager Simeone once said: "He (Mata) will form the trident of Atletico Madrid with Diego Costa and Villa!" Atletico Madrid will have even better results this season! ”
Simeone's words are not false at all, and it is currently relying on this trident that Atletico Madrid has maintained a good record of seven rounds of unbeaten, still closely following Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Not only that, in the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid's results are much better than Real Madrid's, they are currently winning all three games, and in this state, qualifying from the group is completely a certainty.
The media exclaimed, "The Legion of Sheets of Terror is coming!" ”
But even so, when facing Real Madrid, coach Simeone still stressed to his players, "You must be careful of Lin Yu!" That's a goal maniac! ”
Everyone knows how terrifying Lin Yu's current state is!
Simeone arranged a defensive strategy, although it was still a zone defense, but it emphasized the regional siege of Lin Yu, Simeone even felt that Real Madrid's strength was because of Lin Yu, and the reason why Real Madrid achieved so good results was also because of Lin Yu.
And Mata is convinced of that!
Mata had worked with Lin Yu, so he knew best what Lin Yu's abilities were. Although Diego Costa was clamoring to surpass Lin Yu all day long, Mata felt in his heart that it was almost impossible, unless Lin Yu had his own problems, even three Diego Costa would not be worth one Lin Yu.
But in this case, Mata is not good to tell Diego Costa, after all, it is his teammate, so as not to hurt his self-esteem, so Mata told himself that "I can only play hard, if I can help Diego Costa suppress Lin Yu, it will be a good thing!" ”
He held back his strength to help Diego Costa defeat Lin Yu, he thought it was necessary, because it was impossible to defeat Lin Yu by relying on Diego Costa alone!
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"The ball is at the feet of Mata!"
'Juan Mata got straight to his feet and sent a long ball to Diego Costa!'
"Beautiful! What a precise pass! It seems that although it has cost a lot of money to bring in Mata, it is definitely more cost-effective than a transfer, and Mata's improvement in Atletico Madrid's combat power is too obvious! ”
The commentary looked a little surprised and a little envious.
"Juan Mata is out of the Real Madrid academy, it's a shame!"
Diego Costa was already out of position, he jumped up and stopped with his chest, and then with the power of his chest, he bounced the ball forward again, just in time to jump over the defending Carvajal.
He lunged forward, and before Carvajal could put it down, it was a volley from the edge of the box.
The ball hit Carvajal's feet, but instead of flying off the line, it tricked goalkeeper Diego López, who started today, and bounced straight into the goal.
"Finally! Finally! Atletico Madrid broke Real Madrid's golden body in the league! "Atletico Madrid's commentary was very exciting.
"Diego Costa has scored! He has surpassed Lin Yu in the scorer list! ”
'It's the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, but it's Atletico Madrid who are ahead, Juan Mata's pass is very accurate and Diego Costa's combination is flawless! It's so beautiful! ”
Diego Costa was very excited after the goal, it was a goal at the Bernabeu, it was a great feeling.
He shook his fists as he ran, looking very proud.
His heart was filled with pride and self-confidence at this time.
Lin Yu, Lin Yu! I'm not wrong, you're just scoring more goals than me because your teammates are better, and I'm not worse than you in terms of scoring ability!
With Mata, I can be above you, and I have the ability to make a move!
Diego Costa also deliberately ran near Lin Yu and made a fist-waving gesture, as if to say, "I'm better than you!" (To be continued......)