Chapter 220: Promotion Situation
When the game was over, Ringer hugged his former Bayern team-mates goodbye and then gave an interview on the sidelines.
"Lin, 0:0 at home, are you still satisfied with the result?"
'I'm happy with the result, it was a draw, but it didn't give Bayern an away goal, which is a very good result, and everything is possible to go to the Allianz Arena in the second leg.
"Ringer, this is the second time you've been held to a draw at home this season, will that affect your morale?"
"No, our unbeaten home record is still there, it hasn't been broken, in fact even Bayern Munich can't beat us at home, which will make our morale higher."
'Is there anything you would like to say about you being pulled down in the box in the second half?'
'I knew it was a penalty, but the referee didn't think it was and I couldn't help it, I didn't want to say anything that attacked the referee.
"Lin, you have played against Bayern this year, do you think this Bayern is stronger this year, or is it the Bayern that was stronger last year?"
"Bayern has been the strongest team in Europe in the past two years, but according to my personal feelings, Bayern was stronger last year, and I was also in the Bayern team at that time, so I can clearly feel that Bayern played more directly at that time, and had a very clear purpose, that is, to score goals simply and directly, while now Bayern is spending more energy on possession."
"Lin, can you score in the next game? Can you break the record? ”
'I've been in good form lately, the next game at the Allianz Arena, as long as we score goals, there's a good chance of progression, I'm familiar with the Allianz Arena and I've scored a lot of goals there, so I'm sure I can score.'
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Ringer has 11 Champions League goals so far, just one goal shy of Atletico's all-time Champions League record.
Atletico Madrid's Champions League history is indeed shabby, Aragonés has scored a total of 12 Champions League goals for Atletico Madrid during his 11 years at Atletico Madrid, which is the record for the most Champions League goals in Atletico Madrid's history.
Ringer has scored 11 goals in the Champions League after playing Barcelona away, just one goal short of the all-time record, but has failed to score in the last two games and has not been able to equal this record.
Ringer was interviewed from the sidelines and was pulled by Simone for a post-match press conference after the game.
At the press conference, he was no longer the focus, at least not alone, Guardiola was bombarded by reporters in various ways, because today's game form, the Universe team seems to be a bit unable to take Atletico's defense, but Atletico's counterattack can greatly threaten the Bayern goal, if the Universe team is going to overturn, the reporters will naturally not let Guardiola go.
'I've said long ago that it's not going to be easy for any team in the Champions League semi-finals, but the situation is in our favour, we're in complete control and we'll be able to beat them at the Allianz Arena to qualify.' Pep Guardiola's self-confidence is not so high.
"I respect the referee's decision." This is Pep Guardiola's answer to Boateng's man.
'It's not that we deliberately slow down the pace of the game, it's that the faster we push forward, the faster they counter-attack and the more threatening it is, so we have to slow down and not give them too many chances to counter-attack. That's what Pep Guardiola had to say about the backfield in the final period.
"In my opinion, they are not only football players, but also a group of track and field athletes, and they run and rush too much~~" This is Guardiola's last evaluation of the whole Atletico Madrid team.
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"Away draw with Atletico Madrid, Cosmos Bayern is a big disappointment"
"Controversial decision, Bayern escaped penalty kick and drew away from Atletico Madrid"
Ball control is invalid? The people of Madrid have found a way to deal with the Cosmos? 》
Atletico Madrid only drew 0-0 at home to Bayern, but the European media's opinion of Atletico has improved significantly.
When Atletico Madrid drew Bayern in the semi-finals, most people thought that Atletico Madrid was obediently ready to send their heads, at most, Ringer, a super striker from Bayern, could score one or two goals and break through the goal of his old club, which is the biggest attraction.
But after the first leg of the semi-finals, the media began to have a new opinion.
Atletico Madrid has every possibility of knocking out Bayern to advance.
Even many German media are reminding Bayern that they must be careful of Atletico Madrid's demon team.
Beckenbauer even criticized Guardiola in his column: "If you can't create chances, even if the possession rate is high, it's useless, and you haven't lost away, which is already a very lucky result for Bayern, Guardiola must find a way to make Bayern play more efficiently~~~"
On Atletico Madrid's side, everyone is not so afraid of the Universe Team, this so-called Universe Team is even less difficult to deal with than Barcelona. When Barcelona can't find a chance in possession, there are two dribbling masters of Messi and Neymar to attack, so they can basically only use fouls to stop them, Bayern has no such attackers in the team, as long as they prevent their ball control attack.
Atletico captain Gabi said in an interview with Marca the day after the game: "We are not afraid of Bayern, I think the team can get a goalless draw away from Germany and rely on away goals to eliminate Bayern. ”
Prince Felipe of the Spanish royal family also said in an interview: "Atletico Madrid will definitely qualify for the final, 40 years ago, we were in the Champions League semi-finals at home 0-0, but we went away and successfully eliminated the opponent to reach the final, when I was just an eight-year-old child, I started to love Atletico Madrid. ”
In fact, the most direct is the odds of Spinach, after Atletico Madrid drew with Bayern at home, Bayern fell to the top of the odds list for the first time in the latest Champions League odds.
Since the beginning of this season's Champions League, Bayern's odds to win the championship have been firmly in the first place, but after a 0:0 draw with Atletico Madrid, and at the same time the game of Real Madrid on the other side has ended, Bayern has fallen to second place in the odds of winning the championship, Real Madrid has topped the table, and Atletico Madrid has also surpassed Chelsea to rise to third.
Real Madrid is 2.5 to 1, Bayern is 3.5 to 1, Atletico Madrid is 6 to 1, and Chelsea is 8 to 1.
In the other group of matchups in the Champions League semi-finals, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to play early, and Real Madrid defeated Chelsea 1-0 at home with Benzema's goal and took the initiative in advance.
Jose Mourinho couldn't find his revenge at the Bernabeu, but with just one defeat on the road, Chelsea still have a chance. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Chelsea lost 3-1 away to Grand Paris and successfully turned the tables back at home.
Atletico Madrid is not without a chance to face Bayern, and the Spanish media began to hype up the possibility of Madrid's Champions League final this season.
Spain's "Confidential" used the history of the Champions League to tell the story: "In the history of the Champions League, there have been fifteen times in the first leg of the semi-finals, and two of them were for Bayern, and Bayern were eliminated in the second leg in the second leg of the two first legs. ”
"Moreover, the teams that eliminated Bayern twice eventually won the Champions League that year."
Not to be outdone, the German media also talked about history, but about the Spanish team's record away from home in Germany.
"Germany away has always been a difficult place for Spanish teams to conquer, Atletico Madrid has visited Germany 17 times in history, with a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, and it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to retreat from Germany this time." This is what the German newspaper Bild claims.
In fact, Atletico Madrid is not Spain's worst away record in Germany, Atletico Madrid's neighbor Real Madrid is the worst team in Germany, Real Madrid's away record in Germany is 2 wins, 6 draws and 19 losses, and the only two wins, one of which was only won in the round of 16 of the Champions League this season.
According to the historical record, the German away game is a nightmare for Real Madrid, they have won 2-0 at home in the Champions League semi-finals, but lost 1-5 away from home, and won 3-1 at home in the UEFA Cup, but lost 0-5 away to Germany.
So when the Champions League semifinals were drawn, the first thing Real Madrid didn't want to meet was Bayern, they would rather meet Atletico Madrid, even if Real Madrid's record against Atletico Madrid this season is 1 win and 3 losses, they would rather play Atletico Madrid than Bayern.
When the Champions League semi-final draw was drawn, and Real Madrid avoided Bayern, there were many people in the north of Madrid cheering.
The Catalan media also came out to join in the fun, and their point of view is more unique: if Atletico Madrid really eliminated Bayern, it would be a wedding dress for Real Madrid, and they may not be able to resist Real Madrid in the final, and they will personally hand over the tenth Champions League trophy to their rivals in the city.
Only Pep (Pep Guardiola) can lead the team to beat Real Madrid, Pep leads the team to Real Madrid with a record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and he is a real Real Mark.