The results of the Champions League quarter-final draw have been out, but the match will not start until April.

Atletico have three league games to play before the Champions League quarter-finals begin.

On March 23, in the 29th round of La Liga, the whole Atletico Madrid team came to Seville, the southernmost city in Spain, where they will challenge the rival of the Sevilla club, Real Betis.

Real Betis also finished seventh in La Liga last season, allowing them to compete in this season's UEFA Cup.

Since the beginning of this season, Real Betis has successfully reached the round of 16 in the UEFA Cup, and in the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup, they met their rivals Sevilla, and then lost to the opponent on penalties and were eliminated.

But in La Liga, Real Betis has encountered difficulties, deep in the relegation zone and cannot extricate themselves, and now it has fallen to the last place in the standings, with a gap of as many as 9 points from the relegation zone, and there is a high probability of relegation.

This is also the situation that many middle and lower teams will encounter, in a certain season of good form, hard work to obtain a European qualification, and then try harder to do something in Europe, but because the squad is not thick enough and has no European experience, in the end the league is in a predicament, and even likely to be relegated.

Now that Real Betis has been eliminated from the league, there is naturally only one way to go all-out to relegation.

It was their first league game since losing the UEFA Cup, and Betis' Argentina manager Gabriel Calderón declared: "As long as we can find our form in the league, we still have a chance of relegation, and this game at home to Atletico Madrid is the starting point of our recovery." ”

Obviously, Real Betis wants to fight Atletico Madrid in order to find their blood to complete the Jedi counterattack and strive for relegation.

But for this game, Atletico Madrid must also win, at this time Simeone said in the away team's dressing room: "This is a good opportunity for us to open up the gap, this round of the league Barcelona and Real Madrid will play directly, no matter who wins or loses, it is we who open the gap in the score." ”

"So, we have to win this one, and then wait to see the result of their fight~~~"

Yes, this round is another Spanish national derby, Real Madrid will face Barcelona at home, and the two teams are in a hurry, which is a good opportunity for Atletico Madrid to open up the gap.

After the start of the game, Real Betis looked like they were defending tightly, aiming to take points from Atletico Madrid, the team at the top of the table.

In the 7th minute, Ringer received a pass from Gabi and burst into the penalty area, but was hit by the opposing Brazilian defender Paulao when shooting, and the ball was deflected.

In the 15th minute, in a corner kick opportunity, Gabi allowed the ball to find the spot on Costa's head, but Costa couldn't make a jump under the opponent's tight guard.

In this way, Atletico Madrid was strictly guarded by the other party, and there was no good way for a while.

The first half of the game was coming to an end soon, but the score was still 0-0, and Atletico Madrid could not break the opponent's turtle shell for the time being.

'Betis defended quite tenaciously and the first half was coming to an end, but the Sheets couldn't find the back of the net and the first half would have ended 0-0.

In the 42nd minute, Ringer received a pass from Cork on the right and once again intended to break through with the ball.

The opponent's midfielder Amaya and Uruguayan midfielder Brian Rodriguez immediately came to defend, Ringer moved to the inside of his right foot and flicked the ball skillfully, and his left foot immediately met the inside and flicked it again, the ball immediately passed through the "door" that the two had not yet closed, and Ringer also accelerated under his feet, followed by people also rushed over.

"Lin~~ facing the defense of the two."

"Croquettes~~ Pretty croquettes are outstanding!! Passed! ”

"Oh~~ Lin was pulled down, and the referee blew the whistle!!"

Ringer broke through with a croquette, almost breaking through under the bag between the two, but in the past moment, the other party was about to be broken through, and Brian Rodriguez reached out and pulled Ringer down.

"It's a clear foul, I just have to go past and face the goalkeeper, it's a serious foul!" This kind of pulling foul will not hurt, and Ringer immediately got up and complained to the referee.

The referee was unequivocal and showed the Uruguayan a yellow card, followed by a red card soon after.

The Uruguayan had a foul on Turan and received a yellow card, but now two yellows have turned into one red.

'Betis defended tenaciously but still paid the price, they have been sent off now and the rest of the time will be quite beneficial to Atletico Madrid.

Lin used a croquette to pass the opponent, causing the opponent to get a second yellow card. After arriving in Spain, Lin's passing skills at his feet became more and more a headache for defenders. ”

Although Atletico Madrid failed to find a chance to score in the last minutes of the first half, the opponent played one less, and Atletico still had time in the second half.

Sure enough, at the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid quickly seized their chances.

In the 48th minute, Ringer broke through the middle and gave it to Turan on the left, and then immediately ran without the ball to the opponent's goal, Turan also passed the ball back in time, Ringer raised his foot to stop the ball and flicked it at his feet, dodged the gap and immediately hit the goal, the whole process was done in one go.

Although the opposing goalkeeper tried his best to bring himself to the ground quickly, it was still difficult to stop the ball from flying into the goal.

“Goooooooool~~~~”

"Lin~~ It's Lin's goal again!!"

"Lin burst into the box and hit the goal after team-mates team-mates, and he helped the Sheets break the deadlock!!"

In the face of this kind of stubborn team, with the first goal, the opponent's defensive determination is not so great, and the next game is much easier.

In the 58th minute, Gabi received an inverted triangle pass from Koke at the edge of the penalty area and pushed the far corner into the goal.

In the 67th minute, Atletico Madrid created chaos in the opponent's penalty area during a free-kick attack, and Costa found an opportunity in the box to stab the goal.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated vice-captain Real Betis 3-0 away from home, and all three points had to be determined by the result of the national derby.

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The Atletico Madrid match started in the afternoon, and when the game was over, the whole Atletico team got on the bus and rushed back to Madrid.

When Ringer and the others returned to Madrid, it was already past 8 o'clock in the evening, and the north of Madrid was already lively, and 9 o'clock was about to start the national derby.

As soon as Ringer got off the bus, he was grabbed by a reporter waiting nearby and asked, "Lin, who do you think will win this national derby?" ”

'I think they're going to draw and that's a fair result.'

"Do you really think a draw would be a fair result?"

"Yes, that's what I think."

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A draw is certainly not a fair result, but a draw would be better for Atletico Madrid.

In the current La Liga standings, Atletico Madrid has 74 points, Real Madrid 69 and Barcelona 66 points.

If Real Madrid draws with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid can lead Real Madrid by 4 points and Barcelona by 7 points, which is more perfect, Real Madrid needs two games to catch up, and Barcelona needs three games to catch up.

Barcelona beat Real Madrid, this is the second best result, if Barcelona beat Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid is 5 points ahead of Barcelona Real Madrid, and both teams need two games to catch up.

The last thing Atletico wants to see is Real Madrid beating Barcelona, if so, although Atletico Madrid can open up the gap with Barcelona to 8 points, Real Madrid is still only 2 points behind Atletico Madrid, a game gap, quite dangerous.

Returning from a full game away from home, Ringer quickly went back to sleep.

I woke up early the next morning, and there were reports of the national derby everywhere.

Messi led the team with a hat-trick and defeated Real Madrid 4-3 at the Bernabeu to help Barcelona beat Real Madrid twice in the league this season.

This result of the National Derby, while not the best, is not the worst either.

Atletico Madrid continues to lead the La Liga standings with 74 points, while Barcelona and Real Madrid both have 69 points, and Barcelona is ahead of Real Madrid by virtue of the win-loss relationship.

Carlo Ancelotti set a record in his first season in charge, with Real Madrid being beaten by two bitter rivals in the league, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, for the first time in Real Madrid's history.

Messi's hat-trick in this game was his third hat-trick in La Liga this season, and his second consecutive hat-trick in the league.

Messi, like Ringer, is the player who has scored two consecutive hat-tricks in La Liga this season.