Chapter 268: Copa del Rey Final
In the eyes of the Spanish media, Villarreal is a bit unlucky, which opponent will they meet in the last round, and they have to meet Atletico Madrid, who are unbeaten in 75 rounds of La Liga? With their current form, against Atletico Madrid, let alone winning, their hopes of a draw are slim. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
As for the opponent's situation, Atletico Madrid does not take into account.
La Liga will always have three teams relegated every season, whether it is Granada CF, Rayo Vallecano or Villarreal, it has nothing to do with Atletico Madrid, and no matter how they play, there will always be one team relegated.
Since there will definitely be relegation, let's play normally.
Atletico Madrid's players are very motivated, and the last round of the league is an opportunity for them to show their boss to the manager, especially those who are semi-main and semi-substitutes, who are not sure whether they will play in the Champions League final, and will definitely try to show their affection for winning 10,000 wins.
That's how the match between the two teams began.
Villarreal were hell-bent on winning and avoiding relegation, but when it came to the game, they found themselves behind Atletico Madrid.
Despite playing at home, they couldn't play any advantage.
On the contrary, Atletico Madrid players are very active, they are like doping, running hard in the game, trying to perform, but in fact, this is just a round of league that does not matter to them.
Of course, the Atletico Madrid players don't see it that way.
Despite winning the league title, the team is unbeaten for 75 games, and in the final round of the league, they also hope to continue their unbeaten run to make the season even better.
So each of them gave it their all.
Everyone worked hard and Atletico Madrid played very well, and in the 27th minute, Klose, who started the game, scored the first goal for the team.
Atletico Madrid fans cheered desperately, while the home fans fell silent.
Wan Sheng also applauded Klose's goal.
Diego Costa and Falcao have performed very well this season, and Wang Qiuming has gradually begun to show his strength, Klose's playing time has been limited a lot, since March until now, Klose has not played a minute for the team, and now he plays for the team, and can score in more than 20 minutes, which is enough to prove the German veteran's extraordinary form and strength.
This also made Wansheng hesitate to renew Klose.
Soon Wansheng will not think about it, and he is still leading the team to play a good game, as for the transfer and contract renewal work, they will be considered in June.
Atletico Madrid has a goal advantage, Villarreal wants to get points, they must take the initiative to attack, but their strength is limited, the attack is a little chaotic, it is not easy to break Atletico Madrid's goal, in the 61st minute of the game, Kevin De Bruyne volleyed, again helped Atletico Madrid score a goal.
2 to 0!
The Love Song Stadium was even more silent.
Some Villarreal fans have started to leave the stadium in silence, and the team's results this season have broken their hearts, and they don't want to see the moment when the team is relegated.
The majority of the fans who stayed at the stadium were hoping for a miracle.
As long as Villarreal equalizes the score, as long as they can get a point, the team also has hope of relegation, but in the 84th minute, substitute J Rodriguez used a hanging goal to rewrite the score to 3-0, which completely disheartened Villarreal fans.
The team is definitely relegated!
They are desperate!
In the end, Atletico Madrid won the final round 3-0 to win the league title with a season unbeaten, and also created a 76-game unbeaten league run that the media called 'unprecedented and unbeatable', while the home team Villarreal had to accept the fate of relegation.
The Love Song Stadium was full of sadness.
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Many media are interested in Atletico Madrid's continued unbeaten league title, and also hope that Wan Sheng will talk about related things, such as how long Atletico Madrid's unbeaten streak can last, but Wan Sheng did not talk about the league again, only talked about the next two decisive matches.
Wan Sheng said, "The team is so focused on preparing for the final that we don't have time to think about anything else. ”
"The fans want to celebrate, but for us, it's all about preparing for the final, and after the 20th, it's time to celebrate!"
After that, Wan Sheng left the press conference.
All 38 rounds of the league are over, the relegated teams have been determined, Villarreal has been relegated, the Love Song Stadium is certainly not a cheerful place, and the whole Atletico Madrid team quickly left the stadium and returned to the training base.
Atletico Madrid then began a three-day closed training session.
During closed training sessions, any player must stay at the training base and are not allowed to be interviewed in any form.
This left the outside world in the dark about Atletico Madrid.
Three days passed quickly, and the whole Atletico Madrid team was back in the media spotlight, just before the Copa del Rey final.
The Copa del Rey final is here.
"It's not the first time that Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have met in the Copa del Rey final, last season was also two teams competing for the Copa del Rey, and it was Atletico Madrid who won the title!"
Last season's Copa del Rey final is still fresh in our minds.
This one is almost a remake of last season, still Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are competing for the title, and the Catalan media calls the game "reincarnation", or "the best time for Barcelona to complete revenge", these words are tired of Wansheng.
Actually, there are more bullish on Atletico Madrid.
Although there are some unfavorable transfer news in the media, there are more unfavorable news for Barcelona, and even their head coach Pep Guardiola has decided to leave, no matter how Atletico Madrid changes, Wansheng will definitely not leave, and the normal transfer of a few players is not a pain in the bones for Atletico Madrid.
"For the second time in two seasons, Atletico and Barcelona have met in the Copa del Rey final!"
"What will happen this time?"
Before the start of the game, many media commentators were analysing the situation of the game, and for Barcelona, this game is of great significance, not only what is the so-called 'chance of revenge', but also the last game of Pep Guardiola's management of Barcelona.
Everyone wants a happy ending, and Barcelona are hoping to beat Atletico Madrid so that manager Pep Guardiola can walk away with a victory.
Wan Sheng thinks more.
Atletico Madrid won the league championship, and now it is the final of the Copa del Rey, and winning this championship means that in the past two seasons, the team has swept Spanish football.
Now against Barcelona, they have no fighting opponents.
That's perfect!
This one can beat Barcelona and also be good for the next Champions League final, the whole team will be full of fighting spirit, and the chances of winning that decisive battle will be greater.
In the starting line-up, Wansheng prefers to select the most physical players.
In the dressing room before the game, Wan Sheng also emphasized physical fitness, "In this game, our tactical focus is running, that is, speed!" Turn up the speed and don't let the football stop, and don't let yourself stop! Pass the ball quickly, so that the opponent can't touch the opportunity, and let the opponent follow our rhythm! ”
When it came to the game, every Atletico Madrid player was constantly running, and these runs mobilized Barcelona to run with Atletico Madrid, and they couldn't even decide when to rest, but listened to Atletico Madrid.
If it's any other team, run with Atletico Madrid for a while, you'll notice that something is wrong.
Barcelona is different.
This may also be where they are passive in the game with Atletico Madrid, their tactical running is also the focus, it is normal for every player to keep running, when the attack starts, the running speed will be faster, so Barcelona ran with Atletico Madrid, they didn't feel anything abnormal.
But half an hour later, Barcelona still didn't feel right.
They're kind of overwhelmed!
Under normal game conditions, most of the Barcelona players can run for more than 70 minutes, but just after 30 minutes of the game, many people feel tired and their legs are a little trembling.
Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines and smiled confidently.
He knew the plan had worked.
Barcelona's tactical basis is also running, and they don't notice it at all when they speed up a bit, they just feel that the game is very intense.
After a while, Atletico Madrid's physical superiority became apparent.
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In fact, Barcelona still have some advantage in terms of the game situation, and they are fully capable of competing with Atletico Madrid.
When both teams were running non-stop, Barcelona thought they had some advantage.
The game is the rhythm that the team is familiar with!
Thirty minutes later, it was completely different, the Barcelona players began to feel physically lacking, and the opponent, the Atletico Madrid players, kept running.
They are gradually unable to keep up with Atletico Madrid, and those previous advantages are quickly disappearing.
Wan Sheng smiled when he saw this scene.
Barcelona are starting to have fitness problems, they can't run a little bit, it's only 30 minutes now, and if it comes to the second half, they might have to surrender.
Barcelona then ran noticeably less.
If it were Real Madrid, Wansheng's 'constant running' tactics would not work, and Barcelona would be completely different, they would hardly play defensive counter-attacks, even if they were passive, at most they only used the pass to control the ball, but this would be threatened by Atletico Madrid's tough full-court pressing.
After a while, many people found out that Barcelona was clearly very passive.
Barcelona fans began to worry about the team, at the beginning of the game they thought that Barcelona was fine, they played very well at the beginning, although they did not score, but at least the situation was not passive, but now, the game seems to be in Atletico Madrid's favor again.
The Barcelona fans in the stands also began to cheer for the team, hoping to cheer on the players to keep fighting.
Hearing the cheering sound in his ears, Wan Sheng smiled slightly.
Cheer on?
If cheering can be useful, the game will be better than who has more fans, and there are certainly more Barcelona fans than Atletico Madrid fans, but these voices do not replenish the fitness of the Barcelona players.
If you can't replenish your physical fitness, Barcelona will be under-fit, and if you can't keep up with your running, you will be very passive.
Atletico Madrid is not in a hurry to attack, Wansheng's requirement is to run as much as possible in the first half to consume the opponent's physical energy, and in the second half, the team's physical strength is superior, and it is much easier to score.
The camera pointed over, and Wan Sheng was sitting on the chair, his movements were leisurely, and he looked like victory was in sight.
The Catalan media couldn't help but say sourly, "Looking at him, it looks like Atletico Madrid is about to win, but the score on the field is still 0-0, I don't know what confidence he has to relax." ”
Other media are more concerned about the game.
Many commentators praised Atletico Madrid's performance, "They attack like flowing water, and they are faster than flowing water!" Or we can say that the flowing water is like a waterfall, smooth and fast! It's also pleasing to the eye! ”
"Barcelona have become very passive, they seem to be unable to keep up with the speed of Atletico!"
As analyzed by the commentator, the Barcelona players are starting to feel tired, just now they are better to keep up, and now they are still running, but most of the time they are defending.
It's not a good feeling.
No player wants their team to be attacked all the time, not even the defenders, and they feel tired when they get the ball because Atletico Madrid are constantly pressing, they are always rushing to pass the ball, lest a mistake give the opponent a chance.
Some Barcelona players wanted to defend with their bodies, but they soon discovered that they were often the losers in physical collisions.
Each player on the opposing side has a body like metal, and he can't touch it at all, and they take the initiative to have a physical conflict, and they often have to bear the risk of fouls.
As the game went on, they felt agitated.
Anxiety is contagious, when a player is agitated, passing the ball to the opponent can be wrong or small mistakes, and then teammates will be anxious.
This also made Barcelona play worse and worse.
In addition to pressing all over the court, Atletico Madrid also deliberately increased the pace of the game, their attack was very fast, often before the Barcelona players could keep up, the Atletico Madrid players passed the ball, and they had to turn in another direction and continue to run, otherwise there would be big holes in the defense.
In Barcelona's team, it doesn't matter who is at the front or the end, but the midfielders are running more than they can see.
Sergio Busquets is the most serious.
Busquets is the engine of Barcelona's midfield, often when it comes to Barcelona, more people will think of Messi, but in fact, Messi is only the most brilliant in the front, and Busquets is the tactical core of Barcelona.
Sergio Busquets has a big game to play.
This kind of game duty also forced him to do a lot of 'blue-collar' coolie defensive work. (To be continued.) )