On the evening of September 27, at the Calderón Stadium in Madrid.

In the second leg of the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup, Atletico Madrid hosted Olympia Ljubljana.

After just beating Valencia in the league, Yang Hao rotated in this game.

In the first leg between the two sides, Atletico Madrid lost 0-1 away, but neither Yang Hao nor Atletico Madrid panicked.

Because they are all confident about the home side of the second leg.

Especially in the first leg, after figuring out the strength of the opponent.

Fighting at home, Yang Hao discharged a very aggressive lineup 433.

Goalkeepers: Van der Sar;

Defenders: Aurelio, Carvalho, Lucio and Gaspar;

Midfielders: Cambiaso, Xavi Alonso and Baraja;

Forwards: Reyes, Pandiani and Joaquin.

From the moment the whistle blew for the game, Atletico began to launch a fierce attack on the opponent's position.

In particular, Pandiani, who has returned from injury, is extremely active.

During the injury of the Uruguayan center forward, Adriano shone brightly.

Playing in one team, Pandiani is well aware of Adriano's quality, especially the amazing physical confrontation, as well as the excellent technique and speed, which make Pandiani feel the pressure.

Against Valencia, Adriano showed his tactical role.

And Pandiani knows his strength, which is to score goals.

From the first minute of the game, he was looking for a goal.

But the first goal didn't come from Pandiani, it was Reyes who created a corner after dribbling diagonally into the box on the left.

Xavi Alonso's free-throw footwork is very good, so it's up to him to take the penalty this time.

As a result, the Spaniard's first assist on the European stage appeared.

He opened the scoring for Atletico with a well-placed corner and Lucio's header in the box.

At this time, the game was only 7 minutes old.

Four minutes later, Pandiani, who had been looking for a good opportunity, finally seized the opportunity.

It was not an assist from a teammate, but a pressing from Pandiani's front court, which caused the opponent's passing error, and the Uruguayan striker burst into the penalty area with the ball and hit it with his feet, 2-0!

The two-goal lead did not stop Atletico's attack.

In the 19th minute, Joaquín on the right side of the right side of the penalty area after a cooperation, burst into the right side of the penalty area with the ball, crossed with his feet, Pandiani scored with a header in the penalty area, and once again exceeded the score, 3-0!

The Uruguayan center scored a brace!

Ljubljana Olympia was completely routed.

In the 23rd minute, Baraja stepped forward on the right side, crossed diagonally to the left rib of the penalty area, and after Reyes received the ball diagonally, he shook off the defender and shot successfully, 4-0!

The whole Calderón stadium is completely crazy!

The Atletico players on the pitch are playing more and more unrestrained and open.

After a short rest, in the 41st minute, Baraja personally went into battle, received Pandiani's return pass, shot from the edge of the penalty area, and broke the opponent's goal again, 5-0!

In the second half, Yibian fought again, and in just 1 minute and 48 seconds of the opening game, Reyes broke through with the ball on the left side and assisted Pandiani to another city, 6-0!

The Uruguayan centre-forward has completely gotten carried away and is running wild.

It was his first hat-trick on the European stage!

The Atletico fans at the Stadio Calderón also gave him the most enthusiastic applause.

Subsequently, Yang Hao began to make substitution adjustments.

Teenager Torres replaced Pandiani, Kaka replaced Baraja and Aguilera replaced Joaquin.

In just 65 minutes, Yang Hao used up all the substitutions.

After the substitution, Atletico reverted to the 4231 formation, with Cambiasso and Xavi Alonso in the back two, Kaka in the number ten position, and Reyes, Torres and Aguilera in the attacking line-up.

In the 71st minute, Cambiaso and Xavi Alonso broke the ball in the middle, the Argentine midfielder made a long pass to the left side of the field, Reyes crossed low into the penalty area, Torres rushed away from the opponent's defense and hit the goal with his feet in the box.

It was Torres' first goal at Atletico!

During the celebration, the Atletico youngster specially celebrated with Reyes, because this piece of cake was almost fed to his mouth.

In the end, Atletico Madrid also relied on the outstanding performance of the players to slaughter Slovenia's Ljubljana Olympia 7-0 at home, and successfully advanced to the second round of the knockout round with an aggregate score of 7-1.

Yang Hao was very happy with the team's performance, and praised many players by name, but did not forget to continue to encourage other players.

After Kaka came off the bench, he behaved averagely.

This was within Yang Hao's expectations.

He's not in a hurry right now, on the contrary, he's going to keep creating chances to give these young players more minutes to get them used to the rhythm of the game and make them aware of their shortcomings.

Young people are always making mistakes and growing up through continuous tempering.

……

On September 30, in the 4th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid visited the Rose Garden Stadium and challenged Malaga.

Joaquin Perrau's side had a rough start to the season and were unlucky.

Because in the first two rounds, they first went to Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona, and then returned to their home stadium to welcome the superstar-studded Real Madrid, and the result can be guessed without thinking.

Malaga has suffered two defeats in a row.

But in the previous round, Joaquin Perrau's side upset Real Mallorca away from home.

Joaquin Perrault, a former team-mate at Atletico, stomped another foot on the top of Aragonés' head.

Now, the whole world is worried about Aragonés, but the Spaniard is optimistic that the team will be able to get out of the situation soon, especially after the return of teenager Samuel Eto'o from injury.

With the victory over Real Mallorca, Málaga has suddenly rushed from the bottom of the league to 12th place, which can be described as a leap and bound.

But in the 4th round, Malaga ushered in the current top of La Liga, the old club Atletico Madrid.

Although he played against Atletico Madrid under Yang Hao last season, tonight, from the first minute of the game, Joaquin Perrault felt the difference between Atletico Madrid.

A completely different tactical style from last season, with a faster pace and a more concise combination of players.

Especially the position of Deco, which is completely different from Belleron's two styles of play.

As a result, Atletico are now playing more efficiently and with more speed.

Joaquin Perrau's team has always been known for their defense, and this game was no different.

But in the 8th minute, when Joaquin Perrault and his players thought they could block the opponent's attack, Graveson suddenly came out from behind.

The Danish midfielder was one step ahead of the Málaga player after his partner Baraja had a successful break, dribbling forward and slotting a long-range shot past the Málaga goal from the edge of the box.

Joaquin Perrault was a little confused.

It's a midfielder, always at the back of the team, and all of a sudden it's out of the game.

He had to admit that this was a real surprise.

But Joaquín Perrault and his Malaga are not fuel-efficient lamps either.

In the 21st minute of the first half, they seized a corner kick opportunity and Manuel Canabal, who is 1.95m tall, beat Pochettino with a header to equalize the score.

1 to 1!

But only 6 minutes later, Adriano received a pass from Deco, forced the ball to break away from Malaga's defense, and knocked on Malaga's goal again with a sudden long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, and exceeded the score again.

2 to 1!

Since then, there has been a stalemate between the two sides.

Atletico were in control of the situation and tried to attack frequently, but Malaga defended very tenaciously.

It wasn't until the 70th minute of the second half that Joaquín scored another goal for Atletico.

In the end, Atletico beat Malaga 3-1 away!

Joaquin Perrault admitted very helplessly when he faced Yang Hao after the game.

"You guys are really strong!"

……

Atletico Madrid started the season with four wins in a row, which shook the whole of Spain.

In particular, the star-studded Real Madrid were held to a 0-0 draw away at Racing Santander, Barcelona lost 0-2 away to Deportivo La Coruna and Celta Vigo lost 0-3 away to Rayo Vallecano.

As a result, Atletico Madrid became the only team in La Liga to win four in a row, topping the La Liga table with 12 points.

In second place is Deportivo La Coruna, who are unbeaten with three wins and one draw, and they have a better goal difference than Real Madrid, who are in third place.

Barcelona fell directly to 11th place in the standings.

Yang Hao and his team were once again pushed to the forefront, especially many outstanding players in the team, who became even more famous.

From September to October, La Liga came to a halt and ushered in two weeks of national team competition.

Although it had been expected, the two-week shutdown interrupted Atletico's good momentum.

Although Atletico's players were injury-free during international breaks, it was clear that their form had been affected when the international returned to the squad two weeks later.

In the 5th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Athletic Bilbao.

With the advantage in their possession, Atletico failed to win at home against the Basque Lions.

Whether it was Adriano, who returned to play for the Brazilian national youth team, or Pandiani, who was selected for the Uruguayan national team at the beginning, they all missed good opportunities in this game.

In the end, Atletico drew 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, beat Deportivo 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Raul, Zinedine Zidane and Hierro.

Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 6-0 away.

Although, after 5 rounds of play, Atletico Madrid is still at the top of the table, but the position has been shaken by Real Madrid.

A week later, the 6th round of La Liga.

Real Madrid lost 2-0 away to Barcelona, with former Real Madrid players Luis Enrique and Simão scoring a goal each.

Deportivo La Coruna drew 1-1 at home to Real Mallorca, with Bellerón and Albert Luque scoring a goal each.

It was a great opportunity for Atletico to extend their lead.

In particular, the opponent in this match is Racing Santander, who are at the bottom of the table.

What Yang Hao never expected was that in the case of the two sides fighting endlessly, in the 58th minute of the game, Evra chased back and fouled in the penalty area, got a second yellow card, and was sent off with a direct red card.

Racing Santander centre-forward Salva calmly converted the penalty.

In the end, Atletico lost 0-1 away to Racing Santander.

From four consecutive wins to one draw and one loss, Yang Hao obviously felt that the team's state was declining, but he was not worried about it.

On the contrary, it is Patrice Evra, who has been in very bad form in the last two rounds.

(End of chapter)