Chapter 257: No One Can Remember the Runner-up Unless He's ......
At the Calderón Stadium on September 28, a sea of red and white, Atletico Madrid fans are using their way to build momentum for the team.
After Simeone became the manager of Atletico Madrid, he injected a fierce and tenacious style into the team.
And this style of play can also affect the mood of the home fans.
After falling at the feet of their rivals in the Champions League final again last season, Simeone's team retained all the main players, bringing in players such as Gameiro, Gaitan and Vrsallico to strengthen the depth of the squad and once again impact the Champions League.
Facing last season's opponent Bayern, Simeone still used the familiar 4-4-2 in the lineup.
The goalkeeper is Oblak.
The back line is Juanfran, Godin, Savage and Felipe.
The midfielders are Carrasco, Gabi, Saul and Koke.
Up front is Antoine Griezmann alongside Fernando Torres.
Bayern have continued with a 4-3-3 lineup.
The goalkeeper is Noyer.
The backline is Alaba, Xavi Martinez, Boateng and Lahm.
In midfield are Thiago, Xavi Alonso and Vidal.
Up front, Franck Franck Ribery, Levan and Arjen Robben.
Of Calderon's more than 54,000 seats, there are close to 10,000 Bayern fans.
They have travelled long distances to cheer on their team.
Especially to see the forward combination of Robery + Laiwan playing, I was even more ecstatic.
Robben returned from injury in the league at the weekend, and fans are confident that under Ancelotti's leadership, the team will be able to get revenge on the road.
Under the majestic music of the Champions League and led by FIFA and the flags of both teams, players from both teams stepped onto the turf of the Calderón Stadium to the cheers of more than 50,000 fans.
As one of the most popular competitions in Europe, the Champions League also represents the highest level of competition for European clubs.
Atletico Madrid and Bayern are also among the best.
After the opening whistle of Polish referee Marciniak, Bayern kicked off first.
After Bayern midfielder Thiago advanced the ball into the half, he was instantly pressed by Atletico Madrid.
Atletico, like Borussia Dortmund, demand that players run aggressively in order to press and block the opposition's passing space.
But the difference between the two lies in the overall position.
With Dortmund having the likes of Royns and Gotze, they will be pressed up the front and the defence will be lifted to squeeze the space on the pitch as a whole.
Once there is an opportunity to counterattack, there are players with outstanding individual ability in the front court to attack the defensive line.
The midfield can also pass the ball forward, making the overall attacking tempo very fast, and the transition between attack and defense is also very smooth.
However, Atletico lack players with strong possession up front, and they will give up control in midfield and focus on interceptions in their own half.
When there is an opportunity to counterattack, it is through the active running of all players to complete the acceleration.
And they don't care about the smoothness and spectacle of the game.
Disrupting the continuity of the game is precisely the way they usually defend.
This is also the reason why it is difficult to play a big score in a game against a strong team.
Atletico Madrid's defensive strategy of pressing the ball carrier and defending the possible receiver with multiple people made it difficult for Bayern's attack to advance.
In the 3rd minute, Thiago broke through with the ball on the wing, and under the cover of Atletico Madrid, he distributed the ball to Robben who cut forward.
Atletico's defence moved very quickly, and two Atletico players already started to notice Robben at the moment of Thiago's pass.
One person defends closely, and the other blocks the passing line.
Under such a tight defense, Thiago's pass was wrong, the power was too small, and Robben reduced his speed to receive the ball, giving the opponent time to defend.
After Filipe broke the ball, while dribbling the ball, he observed the position of his teammates in front of him and launched a counterattack with a direct long pass.
After Torres scrambled for the ball in the front, Bayern's defence had three players at this point, and he continued to run wide after knocking back team-mate Saul.
Saul didn't stop the ball and handed the ball to Torres on the wing, and Atletico had formed a 4v5 situation up front.
This is the advantage that Atletico Madrid players create on the counter-attack by running aggressively.
When Torres knocked back to his team-mate, Carrasco in the middle dribbled to the left open space to draw Alonso into the position of midfielder.
At this time, the space behind Alonso was completely exposed to Griezmann.
When Antoine Griezmann stepped forward, Caraster's through ball was immediately at his feet.
The classic reverse interspersed pass-and-run coordination, Bayern seemed to defend with multiple people, and was shattered in an instant.
Javi Martinez made up for it quickly, trying to get ahead of the game, getting stuck in the path of the opposing striker's inward cut, forcing him out.
However, Griezmann received the ball at the same time, took advantage of the situation to move the ball forward, and then sprinted quickly, shaking off the defense in an instant.
Last season, Griezmann played 54 competitive games for Atletico, scoring 32 goals and providing seven assists, and was officially named Player of the Season by La Liga, and was named in the La Liga Team of the Season and Champions League Team of the Season by UEFA.
At the European Championships, he surpassed Zinedine Zidane with six goals in a single European Championship.
He is second on the all-time scorer list for a single European Championship, behind Michel Platini, who scored nine goals in Euro 1984.
This year, he is the third person in the world who is closest to Melo.
However, the runners-up in both the Champions League and the European Championship deprived him of an important competitive weight.
's dexterous running and super ball handling ability make him unhurried in the face of the world's No. 1 goalkeeper Nouyin.
He calmly fired a shot with his right foot and slotted the ball into the near corner of the net before Noyer went to the ground.
【goal!
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[Atletico Madrid got off to a dream start! ] 】
[Griezmann, just 3 minutes into the game, broke through Bayern's defense. 】
[This is a long ball counterattack launched by Atletico Madrid in the backfield. 】
[Caraster's pass penetrated the entire Bayern defense. 】
[Griezmann's shot directly penetrated the goal guarded by Noyer.] 】
[Who said that Simeone's Atletico will only defend. 】
[The Champions League runner-up team also has the forward strength to make Europe terrifying. 】
After Atletico Madrid's goal, the cameras on the scene focused on Bayern's front three, which was clearly a provocation.
Subsequently, the camera finds Rossi on the bench.
At this time, Rossi's body was leaning back, his hands crossed in front of his chest, and Erlang's legs were raised.
The invisibility at the top of the bench just covered his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression at the moment.
The home fans thought that his expression at the moment must be very frustrated.
But Rossi's lips moved, as if to say something.
Then, as if he had noticed something, he looked at the coach's command area and suddenly covered his mouth with his hand.
High-definition cameras can capture every action on the field, but not sound.
But the Spanish media will use a different way to interpret every word the player says on the field.
Lip language.
"Quick, contact the lip speaker and ask them to help decipher, what did Rossi say just now?"
The media quickly translated the only material to a few lip speakers.
The answers are strikingly similar.
"No one will remember the runner-up ......"
shit!
Dare to openly defy me at the Calderón Stadium.
Tomorrow, this phrase will appear in all Spanish newspapers.
Under the news of Atletico's victory, this passage will be made public, making you a sworn enemy of all Atletico fans.
Look at what else is said behind this item.
"Unless he's ......"
This is what Rossi said with his hand over his mouth, and the master of lips could not read it.
What is it?
This has left the Spanish media in a hurry.
Rossi, what did you say in the second half of the sentence?
You are a genius, remember in a second: Red Sweet Spring: