Chapter 215: The West Super Rises to the Banma
Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 away at Barcelona at Camp Nou, which was a good result for Atletico Madrid fans.
In the history of the Champions League knockout round, the probability of a 1:1 draw away from home and a promotion at home is about 60%.
So when the whole Atletico team returned to Madrid, it was welcomed by a large number of Atletico fans.
After all, the team has the upper hand and has a better chance of qualifying for the last four of the Champions League.
This is to qualify for the last four of the Champions League, the last time Atletico Madrid were able to reach the last four of the Champions League, it was the era when Aragonés led the team to play, and that was also the only time in Atletico's history to reach the final of the Champions League.
Decades ago, and now that Aragonés is gone, Atletico Madrid finally has a chance to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
At the moment, we can only say that there is a chance.
The day after Atletico's match, the results of all the matches of the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals were out.
In addition to Atletico's 1-1 draw away to Barcelona, Bayern also drew 1-1 away to Manchester United. Manchester United are not as vulnerable at home as everyone thinks, and if it weren't for Heibei's wasted chance, United might even have a narrow win at home.
If the first two sets of duels are relatively stable, then the other two sets of duels are played with a big score.
Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 at home, which is a bit big, but it's nothing, after all, Real Madrid's overall strength is much stronger than the Hornets.
Paris Saint-Germain's clash with Chelsea, considered to be the strongest match in the quarter-finals, was beaten 3-1 in France.
With a score of 1:3, Chelsea is basically on the verge of elimination.
Real Madrid and Grand Paris both had a huge advantage in the first leg and have a good chance of progressing to the last four.
In the four matches of the first leg of the quarterfinals, Messi and Ibrahimovic did not score among the top four players in the Champions League scorer list, and Ringer and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored a goal.
So on the Champions League scorer list, Ronaldo ranks first with 14 goals, Ringer ranks second with 11 goals, Ibrahimovic is third with 10 goals, and Messi is fourth with 8 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled the single-season Champions League scoring record and is likely to continue scoring goals to break that record.
Real Madrid's semi-final is a high probability event, and Ronaldo has at least three games to play.
The only thing that can stop Ronaldo is probably his knees. In the home game against the Hornets, Cristiano Ronaldo took the initiative to ask to go off the field shortly after scoring in the second half, and it seems that he has some knee injuries.
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On Atletico Madrid's side, Costa and Turan, who were injured in the Champions League in midweek, Costa is okay, the strain is not serious, just rest for a week or two. Turan has a knee injury and will probably be out for a month.
The Greatest Enemy of the Sheets Legion, Wounded! 》
"With the two big players missing, Atletico Madrid may suffer a collapse"
Costa and Turan are both important players for Atletico, especially in attack. The media that got the news began to hype the topic again, especially the Catalan media, now that Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are competing on both fronts in the Champions League, if Atletico Madrid really can't stand it, Barcelona is the biggest beneficiary.
On April 5, in the 32nd round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Villarreal.
Simeone has also had a headache with a series of player injuries recently, but now is the critical moment for the championship, and he should not be careless, let alone rotate players on a large scale.
So in this league sandwiched between the two legs of the Champions League quarterfinals, in addition to the injured players, Atletico Madrid also has Godin and Gabi rested, and the other main players all played.
Fortunately, the game went well.
Probably because the competitors lost in the last round, the Yellow Submarine did not take the opportunity to overtake, which made their morale drop. In short, the yellow submarines, who want to qualify for the Champions League, did not play with the momentum of wanting to compete for the Champions League in Calderón.
In the 12th minute, Raul Garcia scored with a header from a corner kick opportunity to give his team the lead.
In the 63rd minute of the second half, Felipe stepped in to assist, Ringer received a cross from a position in the penalty area, stopped the ball and fired a shot, and the ball flew into the opponent's goal again from the far post.
In this way, one goal was scored in each half as Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 at home.
The match was not as difficult as expected, and that was what made Simeone happiest. The game is not difficult to play, and the players are naturally not so tired.
In other La Liga matches that followed, Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-0 away and Barcelona beat Real Betis 3-1 at home.
With six rounds remaining in La Liga, Atletico Madrid continues to lead with 83 points, Barcelona with 78 and Real Madrid with 75.
Ronaldo was rested in this round, but Messi scored another brace, so he was on the list of La Liga scorers.
Cristiano Ronaldo still has 28 goals, Ringer has 27 goals, Messi has 25 goals, and Costa is still stuck at 23 goals.
Messi trailed Ronaldo by 9 goals at most, and now he has caught up after a few rounds of chasing, obviously going for the Golden Boot.
Costa has probably been in a goal drought lately, and the media's evaluation of him has dropped a lot.
This kind of goal at the crucial moment of winning the championship is the most valuable, but if you fall into a goal drought, it will definitely be taken out to tell the story.
Atletico Madrid have endured two of the toughest league games and now the media is generally optimistic that Atletico will win La Liga.
Spain's Radio Serre did a report called "Western Super Promotion".
"Radio Serre" is a more reliable media in Spain in terms of transfer reports, their transfer reports are called official reports, and the football transfer news they report is quite credible.
"The Sheets continue to lead the La Liga table by five points after beating the Yellow Submarine 2-0 at home, which is quite a big advantage with only six games left in the league."
"Actually, in terms of the current top three teams in La Liga, we can responsibly say that Real Madrid has completely withdrawn from the title race. Real Madrid are currently eight points behind Atletico Madrid and need three games to recover, and it will only be if Atletico Madrid actually suffer three defeats. In the last 6 rounds of the league, even if Atletico Madrid made mistakes in three games, 1 draw and 2 losses, Real Madrid only tied the score at most, but they are still at a disadvantage in terms of winning and losing, and they will be pressed under Atletico Madrid. ”
"Atletico Madrid have won seven league games in a row and it's almost impossible for them to make such a big mistake in the last six rounds. And even if Atletico Madrid really makes a big mistake, it will be Barcelona who gets the chance first, and then Real Madrid. ”
"Seriously, Barcelona are the only ones who have a chance to compete with Atletico Madrid for the title, and although Barcelona are currently five points behind Atletico Madrid, Barcelona have another advantage and they will host Atletico Madrid in the final round. Therefore, Barcelona only need to recover 2 points and beat Atletico Madrid at home in the last round, then they can tie the score, and then rely on the advantage of winning and losing to win the championship over Atletico Madrid. ”
"And the premise of all of this is that Atletico Madrid makes mistakes, and they have to make mistakes for Atletico to have a chance."
"Atletico Madrid doesn't make mistakes, whether it's Barcelona or Real Madrid, they can only watch Atletico Madrid take away the trophy."
"A lot of people have said that La Liga is actually a league of 2 Spanish Super League teams and 18 La Liga teams, and this statement has also received a lot of recognition, and Barcelona Real Madrid is indeed very dominant in La Liga."
"And this season, if Atletico Madrid can really beat Barcelona and Real Madrid to win the La Liga championship, then we can fully believe that there is one more team in the Spanish Super League, and Atletico Madrid has successfully promoted from La Liga to the Spanish Super League and become a promoted horse in the Spanish Super League~~~"