"I'm actually happy to see a superstar like Leon return to La Liga, where they make our league more exciting and attract the attention of fans around the world.

Of course, I never denied my admiration for Leon and I really wanted to work with him, but my luck was probably just a little bit worse than when he missed him and my team in both transfers.

But if we can't work together, I think it's interesting to play against Leon and hopefully we can give the fans a good duel in this Madrid derby......

At the press conference before the Madrid derby game, Simeone did not choose to keep silent in the face of the digging-up interviews of reporters from all walks of life, but expressed his appreciation for Leon very bluntly.

Maybe Simeone does have a headache in the face of Leon and Ronaldo, the two Atletico nemesis, but his positive state of speech has also given many Atletico fans confidence.

In contrast, Real Madrid supporters are indeed more optimistic about the Madrid derby.

Even though Real Madrid's winning rate against Atletico Madrid in the past two seasons is not high, Leon's recent outstanding performance still makes the Meilinger choose to give more trust to the team.

On the afternoon of November 6th, Madrid time, the first Madrid derby of the new season officially kicked off in the highly anticipated anticipation!

Real Madrid's wonderful performance in the Spanish national derby has made more neutral fans more optimistic about Real Madrid's victory over Atletico Madrid.

But the Atletico Madrid players who played at home today also have a strong will to fight and a strong confidence to win.

Li Ang came to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium with the team in advance to warm up.

The Calderón Stadium, which saw the resurgence of Atletico Madrid, is history.

The newly built Wanda Metropolitano Stadium is full of modern technology, and the nearly 70,000 fan capacity also makes it easy for the stadium to create a fiery home atmosphere.

In terms of size and size, Wanda Metropolitano may not be in the top five among the courses that Leon has seen.

But in terms of oppression, the devilish atmosphere created by this ball court is enough to rank in the top three.

Westphalia and Anfield are the most psychological pressures for the visiting players, and these two stadiums are tied for first place in Leon's heart.

Atletico's new home stadium, Wanda Metropolita, is now second only to the two stadiums mentioned above.

Old Trafford and Camp Nou are both a little bit worse, and the fan organization of these two teams is actually not bad, but the frenzy is still a step down from that of Atletico Madrid's supporters.

And as one of the most disliked players of Atletico Madrid fans, Li Ang was naturally "warmly welcomed" by Atletico Madrid fans as soon as he appeared in the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium today.

For Leon, the confrontation with Atletico Madrid has officially begun from this moment.

The boos of the Atletico fans sounded like a "treat" to him.

As in every game against Atletico.

Leon likes Atletico's tactical style and likes to fight the field with these tough opponents.

Regardless of what Atletico fans think of him, whether or not they think he has been provoking Atletico all along.

But in essence, he has always maintained respect for Atletico and Atletico fans after their rise.

It is precisely because of this respect that he will go all out every time he faces Atletico Madrid!

It's not about personal grudges, it's just the desire to appreciate and fight against strong teams.

Challenging such a team, Leon never needed to mobilize himself, and his war had already started quietly when Atletico Madrid's home boos were loud!

At three o'clock in the afternoon, with the whistle of the referee on duty, Real Madrid took the lead in kicking off and launched the first offensive test of the whole game to Atletico Madrid, and the high-profile Madrid derby officially started!

Real Madrid, who did not have any fitness or injury problems, fielded the strongest starting line-up.

The BBC group made their debut.

Leon, Luka Modric and Casemiro form the most solid midfield in Real Madrid's squad.

Pepe returned from injury and once again formed a solid and lethal centre-back duo with Ramos, with Marcelo and Carvajal on the left and right flanks of the back.

The starting goalkeeper is still Keylor Navas, who has played steadily.

Atletico also fielded their strongest starting line-up at this stage.

With Diego Costa out injured, Atletico's forward duo today consists of Fernando Torres and Antoine Griezmann.

In midfield, Gabi and Koke held the middle, while Carrasco and Saul split the left and right flanks of midfield.

At the back, Godin and Savic played in a double centre-back, while Felipe Luiz and Juanfran played on the left and right flanks.

The starting goalkeeper was Thibaut Courtois, who is still on loan from Chelsea.

is still the familiar 442 starting formation, and it still has a balanced midfield quartet.

Simeone's personal style and strong tactical arrangement were expected by Leon.

Whether Diego Costa or Torres starts, Atletico's attacking system relies heavily on Griezmann's play.

So for Leon, his tactical task today is actually still not complicated.

First of all, it is necessary to curb the play of Koke, who is the engine of Atletico Madrid's midfield and the irreplaceable organizational core of the current Atletico midfield.

Secondly, it is necessary to cut off the connection between Griezmann and other Atletico Madrid frontcourt players as much as possible.

Especially the cross-cutting combination between him and Carrasco.

Atletico Madrid's midfield is extremely individual and the two players who are most likely to create chances on their own.

Split their ties and let them fight in silos, and Atletico's attacking threat will drop a lot.

As for Torres...

It's not that Leon really looks down on his former Chelsea team-mate.

Having lost his usual speed and goalkeeping spirit due to frequent injuries, Torres can now only add weight and act as a tactical fulcrum in Atletico's front line.

His transition is actually smart and important for Atletico.

But the rapid decline of his personal ability is also an indisputable fact.

Leon started the game with a more aggressive pressing defense against Koke and Antoine Griezmann.

Torres was completely relieved to hand over to Pepe and Ramos behind him.

Facts have also proved that Leon's choice of oppression is very correct.

When Antoine Griezmann and Koke had to choose between a safe pass or a cross pass on the side of Leon's defence several times, Atletico's counter-attacking attempts came to naught.

The vertical attacking penetration lacked the passing support of the core players, and Atletico's advance was only left with the breakthrough attempts of the wide players.

This slightly passive offensive situation has actually reflected Simeone's shortcomings in offensive adjustment.

Mourinho, who has also been criticized by the outside media and has always given fans the impression that he is better at playing defensive counterattacks in the bus, is much better than Simeone in this regard.

The stats don't lie, with Jose Mourinho leading both Real Madrid and Chelsea to phenomenal attacking performances.

When he led Porto and Inter Milan, the two teams actually had very good attacking efficiency and overall goal statistics.

So it's not so much that Mourinho is better at swinging the bus and counter-attacking, but rather that he chooses the latter between a better game scene and a more efficient and consistent way of winning.

And Simeone just really doesn't have a choice.

The ceiling of his team's offense is here, and many times he has to rely on the shining performance of the team's stars to solve the offensive problem.

Anyway, several years have passed, and since Atletico's official rise, Leon has not felt any new changes in their attacking routine.

Even the routines are still exactly the same as they were a few years ago.

If you don't have a scorer with a high scoring efficiency in front of you, you can use a high striker to contain the opponent's defense, and then let the second striker or wide attacker intervene to disrupt the opponent's defensive deployment.

When the second striker and the attacker are not in good form and cannot tear apart the opponent's defence to score, then Atletico will have to play set-piece tactics.

Is this offensive routine simple?

It's actually quite simple.

But when this simple attacking routine is paired with Atletico's tough defence and sharp counter-attacks, the chemistry can make opponents fail time and time again.

It's a pity that Atletico Madrid met Leon today, who is very familiar with their tactical style of play and player style, and Real Madrid, who has greatly improved their ability to control the field in the new season.

Leon knows how to cut off the link between several of Atletico's key attacking players.

Real Madrid's stable control of the field is an effective way to defuse Atletico's high pressing tactics.

It is not easy to break possession from the feet of Real Madrid's midfielders, so it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to play a quick counter-attack from the opportunity to switch between attack and defence, so as to easily threaten Real Madrid's backline.

A great deal of physical energy has been put into pressing and waterproofing, but with little success, and it has been difficult for Atletico's midfield players to maintain their mental balance.

Ancelotti watched the situation on the field tilt towards Real Madrid's side little by little, and couldn't help but feel that he had indeed had a lot of problems in the selection of tactics in previous seasons.

If Real Madrid still play 4231 now, let Modric and Casemiro partner behind, and James suddenly plays the number 10 position.

James, who is too concentrated on the ball and not so strong in possession, will surely be the key point for Atletico to break the game again.

The midfield configuration of the new era of double mid-center and avant-garde has been popular in football in the past two years, and it is naturally of positive significance.

At least now, Carlo Ancelotti has learned the benefits of having two versatile midfielders in the number eight!

Attacking and defending, not to mention strong control, there is no need to worry about a core being restricted by the opponent and the offensive operation of the entire team will have a big problem.

Atletico suffered a big loss in this regard.

As soon as Koke was restricted by Leon, the organizational smoothness of Atletico Madrid's midfield plummeted, and Griezmann played more uncomfortable, and Atletico Madrid's offensive system was directly problematic.

And Atletico Madrid wants to learn from Real Madrid to limit the opponent's core play, then the investment will outweigh the losses.

Let's not talk about the price it takes to trap Leon and Modric.

Even if Atletico put two or three players into defending to kill one of Real Madrid's duo, how can the other core of Real Madrid's midfield be restricted?

You know, Leon and Modric are not like Griezmann and Koke, they are in a forward and backward position and style of play.

In the face of the opposition's aggressive pressing defence, both Leon and Modric were able to choose the right position to drop back.

Both of them can even retreat to the position of the midfielder, and use their precise passing ability to organize and sort out the direction of the team's ball transmission!

Griezmann can't, if he really dares to withdraw to the back position to receive the ball, then Atletico's attacking system will be completely useless.

Simeone is all too clear about this, so in the face of Real Madrid, or Leon, unscrupulous oppression.

He could only signal Carrasco and Sauldo on both wings to move closer to the middle to help Koke and Griezmann relieve the pressure on the ball.

And what Real Madrid is waiting for is just this opportunity for Atletico to invest troops in the middle of the midfield!

Carrasco and Saul moved closer to the middle and participated in the team organization, while Felipe Luis and Juanfran also pressed higher due to the high pressing tactics.

So Atletico's two wings suddenly seemed empty!

When Leon saw the opportunity, he quickly stepped up his efforts to intercept and tackle, and as soon as he got the ball, he quickly delivered counter-attack shells to both wings.

Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo took turns to try to break through, while Carvajal and Marcelo were also active on the side.

In a short time, Atletico's backfield defence was under serious threat.

Although Godin played well today, he did not give Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema too many opportunities to break through and grab points in the one-on-one marking.

But he couldn't do it in the counterattack defense, but Savic's state today was also mediocre, so Bale and Li Ang, who actively stepped forward to participate in the attack, got many opportunities to get their feet!

However, Atletico Madrid's adjustment on the defensive end is still very timely, Simeone's tactical instructions, Felipe Luiz and Juanfran are also quickly back in place.

Seeing that the loopholes in the side defense were quickly plugged, the tens of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans on the scene finally let go of the hearts they had pulled up before and were also relieved.

But before they could comfort themselves further, they saw Leon switch his style of play, take the ball in the middle and suddenly force a break through the bag of Gabi and Saul, and dribble the ball into the exciting scene of Atletico Madrid's defensive third zone!

Leon's brilliant play directly tore through the defense of Atletico's midfield, and he was also able to face Godin and Savage's frontal defense!

In this case, the defending side is always a passive presence.

Godin and Savic also didn't dare to let Leon take the ball further and rush in, after all, Leon's current long-range threat is too great!

In desperation, Godin stabilized the delay, and Savage could only give up his defensive zone and risk attacking!

Li Ang took advantage of the situation and stuffed the football to the left side of Atletico Madrid's penalty area, which was the running direction of Ronaldo's anti-offside position!

Godin also pounced on Ronaldo almost as soon as Leon passed the ball.

Leon's passing options are not difficult to predict, and Godin is also determined to completely block Ronaldo's starting space in this defense!

But he didn't expect that Ronaldo, who has always been arrogant and rarely chooses to pass the ball when he gets the ball in the penalty area, will knock the football back this time after he loses his defensive zone!

Godin looked at Savic, who was like a headless fly at the moment, and ran back to wrap Ronaldo with him, and his heart was half cold!

In the next moment, Li Ang, who received Ronaldo's return pass, calmly chose to push!

Courtois's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly clamped his legs and went to the ground!

As a result, he was still half a beat slower, and the height and length advantage he had always been proud of became his saving shortcoming at this moment!

The main gate and the small door are worn together!

Leon's shot passed between Courtois's legs, and then crossed the goal line and slammed into the net, bringing up a burst of snow-white nets!

The more than 60,000 Atletico fans at the scene seemed to be unable to accept the reality that the team fell behind first or was pierced through the goal by Leon!

They were silent for a moment, and then let out an angry boo!

But Li Ang didn't care, with his back to his own strokes and obscene gestures, insults, and boos, Atletico fans celebrated with their teammates in the corner flag area!

He showed his No. 14 jersey number to the live camera, held his head high, and then slapped and kissed the team emblem on his chest!

In today's Madrid City, there will only be one king standing proudly!

A white king!

(End of chapter)