At halftime, in the dressing room of the Bayer Leverkusen team, Schmidt once again emphasized the tactical arrangement to everyone.

"Be aggressive, don't be afraid of getting dirty." Schmidt concluded.

After the start of the second half, the players of the pharmaceutical factory really changed a lot, the defensive action began to increase, and the number of fouls skyrocketed.

In the 46th minute, Atletico Madrid got a free kick opportunity in front.

30 yards away, Thiago handles.

Hit the door directly.

The ball flew towards the top right corner of the goal.

Jose flew to save and easily blocked the ball.

It's too simple, isn't it?

José wondered.

Sure enough, Atletico's idea turned out to be a second follow-up shot.

Several Atletico Madrid players, staring at the rebounding ball, rushed forward.

In general, goalkeepers make saves, unless they are a very threatening shot, and most of them are unable to control the direction of the saved ball.

So it gives the attacker a second chance to make a second shot.

And in this world, there are always some teams, so many players, who are better at seizing the opportunity to make up for the goal than others.

Yes, Antoine Griezmann grabbed the second spot.

Shoot directly into the bottom right corner.

The ball speed is not very fast, but the angle is tricky enough.

Although Jose realized in advance that the opponent was the main second shot, but when he saw that it was Griezmann's follow-up shot, Jose was still a little surprised, and the opponent's shot angle was the same as designed.

Could it be that they have already thought of a third follow-up shot?

If that's the case, Jose can only stop the attack if he takes the ball down completely, or if his team-mate clears the ball.

However, Jose was only 50 per cent sure of Griezmann's second shot.

Without hesitation, Jose decisively used the cheat, he would not bet on the fifty percent odds.

After all, this is a Champions League knockout round, and letting the opponent score at his home stadium is equivalent to giving the advantage to the opponent, which Jose absolutely disagrees with, which is worth 1.5 goals.

With the second that the plug-in had gained, Jose secured a shot from Antoine Griezmann in front of goal.

Atletico Madrid's wave of offensive design was declared futile.

Jose kicked the ball in goal with a big foot and sent it straight to Calhanoglu.

Another wave of attacks by pharmaceutical companies unfolded.

The midfield scramble was fierce, but none of it had anything to do with Jose.

As a goalkeeper, unless the opponent is in front of the penalty area, he is the most idle person on the field.

In the 57th minute, the hard work of the pharmaceutical company finally paid off.

Dermic receives a pass from a teammate on the left and is only to see him volley with the outside of his instep.

The ball is passed to the feet of Bellabi.

Velaraby burst into the right side of the box with the ball and after attracting the Atletico defenders, pulled the ball wide with the ball with his feet.

The ball is at the feet of Calhanoglu.

On the right side of the penalty area, 10 yards in front of goal, Calhanoglu volleyed into the far corner from a tight angle.

The ball arcs beautifully in the air towards the top left corner of the goal.

The ball went in.

1 to 0.

The pharmaceutical company finally opened the record.

The fans of the pharmaceutical factory at the scene stood up and cheered.

Jose knows that the pressure will be even greater in the next game.

A minute later, Atletico Madrid's midfielder broke the ball and Turan held the ball and was ready to fight back quickly.

However, before Turan could start, Wendell flew to the scene.

Wendell directly pulled Turan to the ground, and he completed the task of daring to fight as assigned by Schmidt.

The referee did not show favoritism and showed Wendell the third yellow card of the game.

The yellow card did not affect Wendell's motivation in the slightest.

In the 59th minute, Atletico Madrid once again hit the penalty area of the pharmaceutical factory.

Turan passes.

Wendell flew to block and blocked the opposition's pass.

Seeing Wendell block his pass, Turan did not fight for the ball, but complained to the referee.

"He's handballing." Turan gestured as he shouted at the referee on duty.

However, the referee did not blow the game off, but put one hand close to his body and explained: "His arms are not extended. ”

Wendell was lucky to come up against the sharp-eyed referee.

Penalties are not the most important thing.

With Jose's 90 per cent penalty success rate, he basically doesn't want to score from a penalty unless he runs into an opponent who knows him very well.

The most important thing is that if Wendell gets another yellow card, the pharmaceutical company will have one less player.

The game continued, and Atletico could only attempt a long-range shot from the perimeter.

It's just that in front of the back line led by Sparšić, there is really not much space left for Atletico to shoot, and it does not pose much threat to Jose at all.

The two sides come and go, and the pace is extremely fast.

In the 60th minute, Godin tackled Bender and was also shown a yellow card, and he will miss the second leg due to the accumulation of yellow cards.

In the second round, the pharmaceutical company will have one less strong opponent.

In the 64th minute, Simeone saw that he couldn't attack for a long time and began to make substitutions.

He removed midfielder Turan and replaced him with Saint Torres.

Jose is no stranger to Torres, as the two were both Chelsea players in the past, but they never appeared on the pitch at the same time.

Soon after Torres came on the pitch, there was a chance to shoot on goal.

It's just that Torres' shot can't threaten Jose at all.

Jose just jumped up slightly and took Torres's lob straight away.

Seeing that Atletico Madrid had used up three substitutions, Schmidt also began to make substitution adjustments.

Bender, who was booked for a book, was substituted by Rolfes.

The game continued, and in the blink of an eye, the game had come to the 74th minute.

Atletico were awarded another corner.

Thiago takes a corner kick and the first drop is headed by Spašić, who heads the ball straight out of the box.

Spašić's performance today was very reassuring to Jose.

However, the ball that flew out of the box fell in front of Juanfrán, who only did not stop the ball, but directly kicked the ball into the box upside down and flew in the direction of Torres.

From eight yards out, Torres fired a low shot with his feet.

Unable to threaten Jose, the moment Juan Fran crossed the ball upside down, Jose had already seen Torres in front of goal.

Confiscate the ball directly.

Glanced at the front field.

At this point, in the center circle, only Dermic and Atletico Madrid's two players were there.

It's a good opportunity for a quick counterattack.

Jose took the first quick goal kick.

Sent the ball straight to Dermic.

A quick counterattack from the pharmaceutical company.

Unfortunately, in the face of Moya alone, Dermic's shot was too small and was easily confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper.

Dermic squandered a great opportunity to expand.

You know, in a game, you don't have too many chances.

And even if it does, it loses the opportunity to counterattack because the goalkeeper is too slow to shoot the ball.

In the modern football world, a goalkeeper who can play the ball has begun to become a key factor for coaches.

Speaking of the goalkeeper's shot, it is necessary to mention De Gea, who let Santoko give up Jose.

There is no doubt that De Gea's goal-line saving skills are absolutely top-notch.

But his ability to attack, the ability to play the ball, and the ability to block in the position are all indescribable.

The game continues.

Two minutes later, there was another accident on the field.

Velaraby took the ball on the side and advanced, and just as he was about to reach the right side of the Atletico penalty area, a figure approached quickly and directly shoveled Bellaraby to the sideline.

The man who put the shovel was none other than Thiago.

At this point, the referee was not far away, and he clearly saw Thiago's dangerous move.

Without hesitation, the referee pulled the topaz card out of his pocket.

In this way, Thiago received a second yellow card, becoming the first player in Atletico's Champions League history to be sent off with a red card.

Thiago was sent off, Atletico played one man less, and the game was out of suspense.

In the end, the pharmaceutical factory won 1-0 at home thanks to Calhanoglu's goal.

Not allowing Atletico to score away goals was Jose's biggest contribution.

The final qualification spot will be determined by the second leg in three weeks' time.

In this game, Atletico Madrid committed 25 fouls, much higher than the 11 of the pharmaceutical factory.

Suffice it to say, the fluency of the game is almost non-existent.

After the game, José spent a little more time on the field than the others.

He's going to enjoy his first Champions League knockout victory.

When José returned to the locker room, he immediately saw a huge cake in the middle of the locker room.

"Happy birthday, José."

"Thank you." José was impressed.

He never mentioned his birthday to his teammates or anyone else, but he didn't expect that Bayer Leverkusen would surprise him so much.

However, what moved Jose even more was that Schmidt walked up to Jose with a soccer ball and said to Jose with a smile: "Birthday present." ”

"Thank you." Jose hurriedly took the football and said gratefully.

He recognized that it was Calhanoglu who had scored the ball in the game.

"Let's cut the cake." Schmidt reminded Jose.

"Hmm."

José walked up to the cake and silently made a wish, taking the first cake to Schmidt, and then giving it to his teammates.

After a short birthday party, Schmidt took Jose to a press conference.

At the press conference, José received another wave of birthday wishes.

After the match against Atletico Madrid, Jose stopped taking the muscle-building pills.

I don't know if it's because of drug resistance or other reasons, the muscle-building pills taken in the last two days have no effect.

Today, José is 193.88 centimeters tall and weighs 86 kilograms, but he retains his body shape at 75 kilograms.

In this way, José's physical flexibility has not been affected by the weight gain in the slightest.

Although he still can't compare with those black people who weigh more than 200 pounds, it is impossible for ordinary players to hit him.

Jose's height is not the tallest of all goalkeepers, but his unusually long arms make him raise his arms higher than all the goalkeepers in the world.

In addition, Jose's 110-centimeter bounce power is also the strongest among goalkeepers.

It can be said that in terms of intercepting high-altitude balls, even without the use of plug-ins, Jose is the strongest one in the world.

José perfected his weaknesses little by little, and when he perfected all his weaknesses that day, he was the number one goalkeeper in the world.

(End of chapter)