Real Madrid drawn?!

With Atletico Madrid playing three hours behind Real Madrid, Atletico were preparing for the match at the Mendisoloza Stadium when the news of Real Madrid's draw away at Valladolid broke.

After getting the news, Yang Hao confirmed it again for the first time.

After receiving an affirmative answer, he was a little stunned.

"Real Madrid are really flat!"

Yang Hao said to the assistants.

Lello and the others were all overjoyed at once.

No one expected that before the game against Valencia, Real Madrid would have dropped points first.

This is quite a surprise.

But when they were jubilant, they noticed Yang Hao's expression and seemed to be thinking hard.

"What's wrong? The surprise came too suddenly, a little confused? Llillo asked with a smile.

And they were all very happy.

Real Madrid is drawn, as long as Atletico Madrid beats Alaves tonight, they can overtake Real Madrid and regain the top.

At this time, Atletico definitely have reason to be happy, even excited.

Rivals Alaves have suffered three consecutive defeats in recent times, losing to Barcelona, Real Madrid and Real Mallorca since the round of 16.

Three consecutive defeats have also sent Alaves down the league standings, dropping to 10th in the league.

It can be said that the morale of Alaves today is certainly low.

Atletico Madrid is now taking advantage of his illness to take his life, and in one fell swoop, they will win Alaves and regain the top spot.

Why doesn't Yang Hao seem to be very happy?

"I'm wondering, should I tell the players about it?"

"Needless to say? This kind of good news must be told. Parrales replied as a matter of course.

But Lieho sensed Yang Hao's concerns.

It is true that Alaves, who have lost three in a row, has poor morale, but this does not mean that Alaves is weak, on the contrary.

Any idea when Alaves' last win was?

Just before the three consecutive defeats, they beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 at home.

And even after three consecutive defeats, Alaves lost to Barcelona 2-3, the kind that almost turned the tables; The loss to Real Madrid was because of that red card; The loss to Mallorca was 3 to 4.

It can be seen from the score and the process that the fighting spirit of the Alaves players is still very strong.

This team is by no means the kind of soft persimmon that can be manipulated, but a very tough team.

In the face of such a team, they have encountered strong teams in a row, and they have indeed lost three in a row, but who can guarantee that they will not break out in this round? Or, when will they suddenly have a big outburst or even go straight to a winning streak?

Yang Hao's worries are actually very reasonable.

If the players knew that Real Madrid were drawn, would their mood be affected?

"But I'm afraid I can't hide this, right?" Parrales worried.

Everyone knows that Real Madrid's game is before Atletico Madrid, and when the players finish their pre-match training, the results of the game over there will definitely come out, and trying to hide it at this time will only make the players more suspicious.

You might even feel that Real Madrid won.

Will this have the opposite effect on the mood of the Atletico players?

There is some truth in Parales's concern, and Yang Hao should also fully consider it.

This kind of thing can only be done by others, and how to decide must be done by Yang Hao.

That's what the manager does!

Yang Hao is not the kind of indecisive character, after listening to everyone's opinions, after a little pondering, he immediately figured it out.

"Then tell them!"

Lieu was a little surprised, and even faintly felt that it was a bit risky, should you think about it again?

Parrales was overjoyed and felt that Yang Hao's opinion had been listened to.

"I believe in them as much as they believe in me!" Yang Hao made a decision, and he would not change it.

Today, Atletico's players are some of the biggest names in European football of the future, and it is impossible to achieve impressive results in professional football without a strong mental quality and excellent ability to withstand pressure.

Weak players have already been eliminated in the youth team and are unlikely to be in the top flight.

Not to mention achieving dazzling results in the top league, or even becoming a core player in each team.

In this case, the psychological quality of this group of players at Atletico Madrid is definitely the best.

Yang Hao believes that even if they know, it will not have much impact.

They are young and inexperienced, but that doesn't mean they're stupid.

When and what to do, they are all very clear.

"Real Madrid is drawn, then we have to win this game no matter what!"

Get back to the top of the list, exhale and raise your eyebrows!

……

"Real Madrid is really flat?"

When Alaves coach Mane was in the home team's dressing room and listened to the assistant coach's report, his eyes flashed for the first time.

The battle for the top spot in Madrid has come to an end.

Since the winter break, the two teams have been engaged in a war of words, full of firepower, and the fight has become the hottest topic in Spain in the past period.

Everyone is looking forward to whether the superstarious Real Madrid is superior, or the young and vigorous Atletico Madrid is the best player?

After receiving an affirmative answer, Mane also fell into thought.

There is no doubt that Real Madrid draws, and Atletico Madrid will definitely play with their lives.

The Sheets are not willing to let go of this God-given opportunity and will do everything they can to win and overtake them in the standings, so Atletico will definitely attack.

In the original plan, Mane just wanted Atletico to attack, and then hit Atletico behind him through defensive counterattacks.

Alaves' homegrown scorer Javi Moreno has been clamored for a selection of the Spanish national team due to his excellent performances in recent times.

The 26-year-old striker has reached the pinnacle of his career this season, with Alaves signing the Barca Academy graduate from Yekrano for just $30,000, but is now worth more than €10 million.

Sadio Mane is confident in his favourite and believes Moreno will have a chance to tear through Atletico's defence and break past Edwin van der Sar's goal as long as the defence can hold on.

Thinking of this, Mane no longer hesitated.

When the players finished pre-match training and returned to the dressing room for the final preparations before the game, Mane told the players the results of the Real Madrid game, and also expressed his judgment on Atletico Madrid.

After the defeat to Real Madrid, many media accused Mane of being conservative and timid, and he was afraid to start the home game, which led to the defeat to Real Madrid.

But how did they know that Alaves didn't have the family background to fight against Real Madrid at all.

Now, against Atletico, it's the same.

"Xavi, after everyone in our midfield grabs the ball, it will be handed over to you and Jordi as soon as possible, you two are responsible for counterattacking, you must be quick and tear apart Atletico's defence, understand?"

Jordi Cruyff, son of Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona.

He joined Manchester United from Barcelona in '96, was loaned to Celta Vigo in '99 and moved to Alaves on a free transfer in the summer of 2000.

Compared to his father, Jordi Cruyff is far inferior on the pitch.

But this is also relative to the big teams.

In Alaves, Jordi Cruyff is also barely enough.

Especially with Moreno, both of them are from Barcelona's La Masia, and the cooperation is more tacit.

"Everyone!"

Before taking the pitch, Mane made the final mobilization.

'In recent times, we have faced strong opponents in a row, suffered three consecutive defeats, and the league table has dropped from the top of the peak to 10th now, but I still have a lot of confidence in the team and I have a lot of confidence in you.

"I always believe that we will be able to turn the situation around, we will be able to catch up and fight back in the Champions League!"

"Just tonight, from the beating of Atletico!"

……

From the first minute of the game, Alaves was in a tight position, setting up a tight defensive formation at the edge of their own penalty area.

How conservative are Sadio Mane's teams?

Their first pass after kick-off turned out to be kicked straight to Atletico.

Of course, it's not about passing, it's about kicking it straight out of bounds in the Atletico half.

It was a very interesting decision.

Yang Hao stood on the sidelines, and when he saw this scene, the first picture that came to his mind was: Shen Teng's classic emoji, the shameless and cheap look, stretched out his right hand, kept hooking his index finger and shouting, come here!

That's pretty much the way Aravis is now.

Atletico didn't disappoint them and really pressed them out.

It was still the trademark high pressing, and the combination of Graveson and Baraja's double midfield allowed Atletico to straighten their backs.

The Sheets launched a fierce attack on Alaves throughout the midfield.

Alaves also lined up the 4231 formation, and the arrow figure was Javi Moreno, nicknamed "The Bullet".

The character of this player is evident from the nickname, and he is really good when it comes to counter-attacking.

Yang Hao left Pochettino and Lucio at the back, and the rest of the players pressed up to attack.

He wants a goal!

In the first ten minutes, the game was one-sided, but Atletico Madrid did not have a good way to face Alaves' iron bucket formation.

But Yang Hao also gradually saw the clues.

……

"Juliano."

Yang Hao looked at right full-back Belletti on the sidelines.

When the Brazilian came over, he immediately gestured for Belletti to press up and cooperate with Joaquín to attack Alaves' left wing-back Deliver Grie.

Veteran Derliver Gerry was once the main right wing-back when Atletico won the Double, but he can also play on the left wing.

After receiving a red card against Real Madrid, Deliver Gerry took Begonia's place as a left wing-back.

But he's a right-footed player.

Right-footed players defend the left side, and in the face of right-footed players like Joaquin and Belletti, they are actually very disadvantaged.

After Belletti received the latest instructions, Yang Hao immediately told Graveson and Deco that the team must steal the next goal by attacking the left side of Alaves.

He even signaled that the two midfielders could go a little further, after all, there was only one Moreno left in front of Alaves.

From the 15th minute onwards, Atletico had more players in attack.

Especially on the right side, Joaquín leaned in slightly and gave up the entire wing to Belletti, which made the Brazilian right wing-back feel like he was a Cafu and a winger, and his performance was also very active.

Mane also reacted immediately, and immediately signaled the midfielders and central defenders to pay attention to the left side.

But when Alaves exposed their defensive problems on the left side, especially after Atletico invested enough troops to create an advantage, Alaves' scene was even more passive.

In the 20th minute, it was Joaquín who played with Belletti on the right side, and the Brazilian forced the ball to the right side of the penalty area, but Deliver Gerry chased after him and tangled Belletti near the baseline, forcing the Brazilian to have to pass back.

After Joaquín stopped the ball, he faced the midfielder Magno, who was returning to the defense, and tried to break through unsuccessfully, but suddenly passed the ball back to the edge of the penalty area.

Baraja, who was wearing the Atletico captain's armband, stopped the ball and did not wait for the defenders to get closer, bent his bow and unleashed a powerful shot from the right side of the edge of the penalty area.

The shot was played to a very high standard, of high quality, and penetrated the Alaves defence in the box.

But goalkeeper Martin Herrera was in the most crucial position.

But the shot was so powerful that Herrera couldn't save it at all and got out of his hands.

Pandiani, who had long been ambushed in the penalty area, was like a hound that smelled the smell of its prey, and he cleverly stepped forward to the edge of the small penalty area, faced the falling football, and stabbed the ball directly into the Alaves goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"Pandiani !!"

"In the 20th minute, at a crucial moment, Pandiani opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid with a stabbing shot!"

When Yang Hao saw Pandiani score on the sidelines, he couldn't help but applaud the Uruguayan center.

The whole person was also excited in an instant.

1 to 0!

Behind Yang Hao, Llio and the others were already hugging each other, celebrating loudly.

With that goal, the rest is pretty much the rest.

……

Mane glanced frustratedly at the away team's dugout, his eyes full of resentment.

Atletico scored a goal and the attack weakened.

The current Atletico Madrid is like Alaves at the beginning, just over there, the old god is waiting for Alaves to press out and attack.

Isn't this too old and cunning?

How can you be the same as the old fox of Aragones?

No, Yang Hao's Atletico are much tougher than Aragonés' Mallorca.

When he thinks of Aragonés, Mane thinks of the last round against Mallorca, where his move almost worked.

Thinking of this, he immediately decided to use it again against Atletico Madrid.

……

Fast forward to the second half.

Mane has been adjusting since the 60th minute.

He first replaced Magno with Uruguayan striker Ivan Alonso, creating a double striker up front.

But on 63 minutes, he replaced Jordi Cruyff with central defender Ivan Tomic, which was a step up in defence.

After successive substitutions, Alaves became a back five.

After the team scored a goal, Yang Hao has been waiting for Mane's backhand.

In the game against Mallorca, Alaves almost equalized at the last minute through successive substitutions, and even overturned Real Mallorca.

Therefore, Yang Hao has always been wary of Mane.

After seeing Alaves' continuous substitutions, Yang Hao also made a substitution in the 65th minute.

Torres, who will not turn 17 until March, came off the bench again.

This time he replaced Uruguayan centre-forward Pandiani.

"When you go up, you don't have to think about anything, stick to the Alaves backline, rush forward when you have a chance, and I'll let them pass the ball to you, understand?"

As early as the pre-game tactical meeting, Torres already knew Yang Hao's plan, and also knew that Alaves would fight back in the closing stage of the game, and knew better that he was Yang Hao's backhand and appeared at a critical moment.

It made him excited!

"Fernando."

Before going on the field, Yang Hao grabbed Torres's neck and pulled him to him.

"Real Madrid is flat, tonight is the best time for us to fight back, whether you can regain the top spot, it's up to you!"

Torres felt the burning anticipation in the manager's eyes, and it made every cell in his body feel like it was on fire.

"Don't worry, boss, I won't let you down!"

"Go ahead!"

……

This is not the first time the teenager has played in Torres.

He already featured for Atletico last season and has been on the bench on several occasions this season.

Anyone can see that Yang Hao has always focused on cultivating Torres.

And the Atletico youngster has not yet put in a very convincing performance.

Even, he looks a little thin.

He was tall, but he was too young for the coaching staff to think he wasn't fit to build muscle.

It's also for the sake of his future career.

But less than 3 minutes after Torres came on the field, he used a sharp and quick forward to make Alaves' backline jump in shock, but it was a pity that the linesman raised the flag to signal that Torres was offside.

Despite this, Mane still felt a headache.

NND, which is replaced with a shock to hit the back.

Torres is taller than Pandiani, but he is not as fast as the Uruguayan in physical confrontation at the moment.

Yang Hao used him at this time, as if he was holding a sword, against Mane's throat, as long as Alaves went forward, Yang Hao would stab down.

Damn it!

……

When the game reached the 82nd minute, Alaves still did not dare to invest too many troops in the attack in the front.

But Atletico made a tackle in midfield, and Baraja himself pushed forward with the ball.

Just past the halfway line, Atletico's captain quickly sent a through ball to the front of the pitch to find Torres.

Torres was interfered with by the defenders, and the ball did not stop with the first kick, and the ball rolled directly behind him.

Central defender Carmona chased the football back to the defense, and he also looked back at Atletico Madrid's kid and found that there was still some distance, so he slowed down a little and wanted to pass the ball directly to his teammate Telles who was dragging behind to reorganize the attack.

But just when Carmona thought he was sure of victory, Telles on the opposite side suddenly warned him.

"Watch your back!"

As soon as Carmona turned around, he saw a red and white figure passing by, and his instinctive first reaction was: broken.

I wanted to get stuck in the position, but the opponent was too fast and had already grabbed his head.

On the back of the jersey is his name, F. Torres.

Everyone in the stadium exclaimed.

It was so far behind just now, how could it be surpassed all of a sudden?

That's too fast!

After Torres rushed past Carmona, Telles on the opposite side grabbed it as soon as possible and put a tackle directly, wanting to leave Torres with the ball outside the penalty area.

But the Atletico Madrid youngster was very calm, gently picked the ball, picked Telles's tackle, avoided it, and suddenly accelerated, went straight into the penalty area, caught up with the football he had just picked up, and after seeing the goalkeeper attack, his right foot was picked again.

The ball went over the head of the attacking goalkeeper and into the Alaves goal behind him.

Torres rushed out of the court quickly, leaping high and swinging his right fist hard.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"Torres!"

"The 16-year-old Torres scored a crucial La Liga goal!"

"My God, he's incredible!"

"Wait, wait, all the viewers in front of the TV, I just confirmed that this is the youngest goal ever scored in La Liga, because Torres is only 16 years old now!"

"It's unbelievable!"

"Tonight, Fernando Torres set the record for the youngest goalscorer in La Liga history, breaking the record of 17 years, 1 month and 6 days for the youngest goalscorer in La Liga history, set in December 1941 by Valencia teenager Juan Mena!"

"Now, the honour belongs to Atletico! Belong to Fernando Torres! ”

……

Yang Hao stood on the sidelines, looking at Torres running in the stadium in disbelief.

He heard the shouts on the pitch and knew that Fernando Torres' goal broke the all-time La Liga record, something he hadn't thought about before.

It happened so suddenly that he was now full of surprises.

"La Liga's all-time record?" Yang Hao turned around and asked Lillo.

Llellio nodded heavily, and he was just as excited and happy.

"This record has been sealed for 60 years!"

Who would have thought?

Even, Yang Hao himself didn't pay attention to these, he was slowly cultivating Torres, constantly giving him some opportunities to play, let him be trained, who would have thought that he would break the record.

It's unbelievable!

Torres was also extremely excited, and after celebrating with his teammates, he also ran to the coach's seat of the visiting team, shouted "boss", and then rushed over and hugged Yang Hao hard.

"Thank you, Boss!"

Yang Hao was also happy for him, "This is what you deserve, keep up the good work!" ”

"Hmm." Torres smiled and nodded in agreement, and quickly ran back into the pitch.

All of a sudden, the record was broken, and not only Torres was excited, but everyone in Atletico was excited.

On the contrary, Alaves, who scored two goals, obviously lost the fighting spirit of stubborn resistance.

The last few minutes of the game turned into garbage time.

Atletico eventually beat Alaves 2-0 thanks to goals from Pandiani and Fernando Torres.

After the referee's whistle, all the players of Atletico Madrid did not stay on the pitch to celebrate, but ran to the sidelines, all gathered in front of Yang Hao, and they were all looking forward to it.

Yang Hao took the laptop from his assistant Rocca and pointed the screen directly at the Atletico Madrid player.

At this moment, in the real-time standings of the official La Liga website, Atletico Madrid successfully surpassed Real Madrid to the top with a one-point advantage.

When they saw this scene, the Atletico Madrid players cheered excitedly.

They hugged each other in twos and threes, and went straight to the sidelines to celebrate and shout unscrupulously.

After a month, they are finally back at the top of La Liga!

This is a full week earlier than Yang Hao expected before February!

At this moment, all of them admired and appreciated the manager even more.

……

Record-breaking! Get back to the top of the list!

After Atletico Madrid's 2-0 defeat to Alaves, the news quickly spread through Spain, Europe and the world.

At the same time, there is a sentence from Yang Hao at the post-match press conference.

"No one can pull us off the lead again!"

To many people, these words seem extraordinarily arrogant and arrogant, but in the eyes of the vast majority of neutral fans and media, it shows Yang Hao's personality and confidence.

Yang Hao is pleased with the team's performance under heavy pressure and believes that Atletico have become more and more mature.

"I can't understand whether the people who are still questioning us have ever watched us play."

"I'm sure that everyone who has watched our game will not deny that we are already one of the most competitive teams in La Liga, and we are no worse than other teams, even if they are our rivals!"

After a more than a month of absence, Yang Hao said that this was a very valuable experience for Atletico Madrid.

'It will make us cherish what we have achieved so far, but it will also make us more in awe of every next race, and we will be 200 per cent focused and put into training and competition.'

Yang Hao believes that returning to the top of the table will be a great incentive for Atletico Madrid.

"It allows us to see our strength and potential again, and it also makes us more confident."

For Torres, Yang Hao firmly believes that his future will definitely be the best attacker in Europe.

'I gave him a lot of praise and affirmation in the dressing room just now, but I also gave him more advice, which I think is a responsible act for him because he is still very young, very immature and has a lot of potential to be explored.

For the past six months or so, Torres has been practicing with Kiko and is also working on various technical details, but this is a kind of water grinding work, and it can't see results overnight.

In particular, Torres's current body is not suitable for strengthening muscles and strength, which leads to Yang Hao's lack of ways to entrust him with important tasks.

Adriano?

Come on, the Brazilian was born with a strong body, that's his talent.

But Torres is different, he's still younger.

At the press conference, Yang Hao also called on the media to look at Torres calmly and rationally, especially the La Liga record.

"I don't think it makes sense for a professional footballer."

Yang Hao played the role of sobriety in the world and poured a bucket of cold water on Torres.

"I believe that sooner or later a record like this will be broken, and dwelling on this will only make the players easily satisfied and difficult to improve, which is not a good phenomenon."

Yang Hao hopes that Torres can maintain a hunger, maintain a good attitude, continue to work hard, and continue to improve himself.

In the crucial round of 19, that is, the halfway point of La Liga, Atletico Madrid reversed Real Madrid and won the halfway title, which is somewhat exciting.

The same is true for Yang Hao.

"The last time we won the halfway was five years ago, and that season we won the double.

Yang Hao's implication is that to win the halfway championship again, Atletico Madrid's goal is still to win the double.

The difference is that the double in the 95/96 season is La Liga and the Copa del Rey, while this season the target is La Liga and the League Cup.

Yang Hao said, "My players and I are ready to take on any challenge. ”

"We, fearless!"

……

With the news media reports, Yang Hao's words at the post-match press conference were also spread by the media.

Many skeptics still think that Yang Hao is too arrogant, he just won the halfway championship, and there are still 19 rounds left before he really wins the championship.

Who knows what will happen in the coming months?

But to be able to win the half of La Liga with the youngest team with the average age of the four major leagues, the key is to reverse Real Madrid in the 19th round to reach the top, which made Atletico Madrid once again on the forefront of the media.

Although Asa and Marca are the mouthpieces of Real Madrid, they still question Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid as always, but the national newspaper, ABC and other media have changed their attitudes, believing that Atletico Madrid's halfway championship is well deserved.

Leading for a long time, then going up and down, but immediately regaining the top, such a halfway championship is still very valuable.

As El País put it, "Yang Hao and his Atletico Madrid are upending the power landscape in La Liga." ”

"With Atletico's performance this season, coupled with Atletico's young squad, we have every reason to believe that in La Liga in the next few years, Atletico will definitely be a big competitor in La Liga title contenders."

The ABC is reminding Atletico that winning the half-way title is a joy to be happy, but don't be careless.

Because rival Real Madrid is still recruiting.

With plans to sign Nesta frustrated, the Italian newspaper Milan Sport revealed that Real Madrid are actively operating Parma's Cannavaro, and Real Madrid are willing to make an offer of 20 million euros for the 26-year-old Italian defender.

This is undoubtedly quite tempting as well.

Serie A has played 16 games so far this season, with Cannavaro's Parma sitting 8th.

Both Cannavaro and Parma said in interviews with the media that they have no intention of leaving Serie A during the winter break.

Now that Italy is in the glory days of the mini-World Cup, Parma is also a force to be reckoned with, and Cannavaro wants to write a legend in this team.

……

In addition to the Spanish media, the European media also generally paid attention to Atletico Madrid this season and the head coach Yang Hao.

German Kicker magazine used a long report to introduce Yang Hao and his Atletico Madrid, and even used the title of "Atletico Madrid's strong recovery, crazy miracle creator - Yang Hao" to report.

In this report, Kicker magazine praised Atletico Madrid as the most stunning team in European football this season.

"Yang Hao's team has abundant physical fitness, excellent tactical execution, and fast and efficient offensive and defensive transitions."

'Sharp attacks and solid defending, which in the past seemed like a paradoxical football philosophy, are incredibly combined in this Atletico team today.

"Former Atletico Madrid coach and legendary Italian coach Sacchi believes in an interview that this is what he wanted to achieve in Atletico Madrid, but at that time, due to the team's lineup, he could not achieve his tactical goals."

"Yang Hao helped him achieve it."

In addition to Kicker Magazine, the French team newspaper also specially reported on Yang Hao, with the headline: Yang Hao and his Atletico Madrid have branded La Liga!

The French team newspaper believes that the progress of La Liga over the past few years is obvious to all.

La Liga, which celebrates technology and attack, has attracted a large number of fans with its spectacle, and has rapidly expanded its appeal both in European football and around the world.

But in recent seasons, things have changed significantly.

Last season, Deportivo La Coruna beat Real Madrid and Barcelona to win the title, leaving the world's jaws dropped.

And so far this season, Atletico Madrid has won the La Liga halfway title with a stunning performance, beating the star-studded Real Madrid, which also makes everyone unbelievable.

The team newspaper believes that as the two traditional giants of La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona are being challenged by powerful new forces, which makes La Liga more suspenseful and interesting.

"People are tired of the old two giants taking turns to be the bankers, and they like to see a passionate, attacking football newcomer like Atletico Madrid challenge the authority of the big clubs."

However, the team newspaper also believes that the challenger Atletico Madrid is far from being successful at the moment.

Even, Deportivo La Coruna, who won the championship last season, is obviously not as good as before this season.

In terms of overall strength, Deportivo La Coruna is stronger than last season, especially after the introduction of Belleron, Capdevilla and Molina, the level of Super Laco has improved visibly.

But the multi-front, combined with Real Madrid's strong revival of Zinedine Zidane and Figo, has overshadowed Deportivo La Coruna.

According to the team newspaper, Florentino is the most ambitious manager in European football this past summer, not only investing heavily in the signing of Zinedine Zidane and Figo, but also three of La Liga's top midfielders, including Claude Makelele, Serades and Flavio.

This makes Real Madrid look extraordinarily strong.

Atletico Madrid can rise to prominence this season, and head coach Yang Hao is the key.

The team newspaper believes that the talented young coach who was regarded as a big fool by Real Madrid President Florentino defeated Real Madrid at home and beat Real Madrid to the top in the middle of the game, which made Florentino's remarks self-defeating.

"But it's just the beginning for Atletico."

"Barca, desperate to rebuild, have set their sights on Atletico Madrid; Far away in the Premier League, Ferguson has been struggling with Roy Keane's substitution, and Graveson is the type of player he admires; and the 18-year-old Brazilian genius Adriano, who has attracted the attention of many big teams in Europe......"

"Atletico are doing well, but it's the real challenge for them to sustain that performance."

……

After 19 rounds of La Liga, Atletico Madrid has a one-point lead, 14 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 19 games, accumulating 45 points and ranking first in La Liga.

This is the return of the Sheets Army to the top of La Liga after a more than a month of absence!

Real Madrid followed with 44 points.

Barcelona's performance has also improved a lot in recent times, beating Valencia with 35 points and rising to 3rd in La Liga, Valencia has the same points as Barcelona, but lost the game results and can only rank 4th.

Deportivo La Coruna dropped straight to 5th place, followed by Real Mallorca.

At the end of the half-time game, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are already as many as 9 points ahead of the teams behind them, and the advantage can be said to be quite obvious.

As many analysts have said before, after the winter break and the January schedule, the situation of the entire La Liga championship has become clear.

At present, the only one who has the ability to challenge Atletico Madrid for the title is Real Madrid.

Madrid are currently one point separating them and the title race is set to continue.

The three major European bookmakers have also adjusted their odds, and Atletico Madrid has changed from the original relegation favorite to the current favorite to win the championship, second only to Real Madrid in the odds of winning the championship.

This can also see the change in the fans' perception of Atletico.

……

La Liga Round 20.

In this round, Atletico Madrid's match was before Real Madrid, and they went to challenge Real Oviedo away.

Yang Hao also met his predecessor Antici again.

The first time the two met was in the first round of the league, when Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid had just regrouped, Antich took Real Oviedo to the door to smash the field, and vowed to make a name for himself.

As a result, he was almost beaten by Atletico Madrid at the Calderón Stadium.

Now that they meet again, Atletico Madrid is already the leader of La Liga, and Real Oviedo is also ranked 13th in La Liga, and there is a high possibility of relegation.

However, Antić's tone has noticeably changed.

Before the game, in an interview with the media, Antic admitted that Yang Hao's transformation of Atletico Madrid was indeed eye-catching, and also recognized that Atletico Madrid was the best team in the first half of La Liga, and it deserved to win the second half of the championship.

But despite this, Yang Hao and his team still did not stay away from home.

Because before this game, Atletico Madrid's defender Gaspar moved to Real Orviedo.

This is also the only operation of Atletico Madrid's transfer during the winter break.

Gaspar's reason for the move was that he felt he was not being treated with the respect he deserved within the Atletico club.

As the main player of the team last season, Gaspar was reduced to a substitute this season, or even a substitute in the bench, and he lacked playing time, which made the Spanish defenders very dissatisfied.

When Antici's Royal Orvieto extended an olive branch, Gaspar did not hesitate to agree.

The transfer deal totals €1.5 million.

Gaspar started the game against Atletico Madrid after moving to Real Oviedo.

Antici played with a back five.

But even so, Real Oviedo didn't last long under Atletico's feet.

In the 37th minute, Vicente broke through on the left and sent a wonderful pass, and Deco hit a header in the penalty area.

After the restart-up in the second half, Baraja and Vicente scored in quick succession to help Atletico Madrid beat Real Oviedo 3-0 away.

Antich's team was tenacious, but they were unable to stop Atletico's stormy attack.

Gaspar's first game at Real Oviedo ended in a complete defeat.

A little later, Real Madrid visited the Mestania Stadium and scored the only goal thanks to the assist of Morientes and Raul to beat Valencia 1-0 away.

Barcelona and Laco both drew and further widened the gap with the Madrid duo in front of them.

This further confirms the analysts' view that this season's title will be between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

After 20 rounds, Atletico Madrid ushered in a respite.

Yang Hao gave himself and the players a day off, and while going out on a date in the open, he didn't forget to make a phone call to the editorial department of Ass Daily.

O man, be true to your word.

If you say you want to run naked, you can't play tricks.

Really when I forgot?

I was too busy to take care of you.

Now, I'm interested, hurry up and show me!

I've grown so big, and I haven't seen an old man running naked.

I think I've been crazy lately! 20,000 words a day, and I never left the computer all day long...... I don't know how long I can last, I try my best! Kneel and beg to subscribe! Kneel and beg for a monthly pass!

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