"Mr. Yang Hao, I'm sorry, about tonight's yellow card, and what happened behind it, I can only write it into the game report, I think, you should pay attention, don't always leave the coach's command area."

The game was over, and Atletico Madrid beat Roma 1-0 thanks to Drogba's goal.

After the game, the fourth official, named Rubos, turned to Yang Hao and told him about the incident, while also reminding him to be careful and not to violate UEFA rules again.

After Drogba scored, Yang Hao was so excited that he rushed out of the coach's command area, for which he was shown a yellow card by referee Michael, and the fourth official must have written this into the game report.

"I'm sorry, I'm too excited, I've been suppressed for too long."

"I can't rush out if I've been suppressed for too long."

"I know, but I can't hold back."

"Then find a way, you must hold back."

"I can't help it, think about it, throughout the game, Capello was like a turtle, retracted into his shell, refusing to come out, we attacked desperately, and they defended desperately."

After a pause, Yang Hao sighed, "You are also an old referee, you have watched the game for so many years, and you have watched this game yourself, so I ask you, are you very conservative?" Isn't the scene particularly ugly? ”

"It's really ...... Uh, no, there is no conservative thing in tactics, and there is no good look, you attack, people have the right to defend...... Heck, now it's about the fact that you can't get out of the command zone. ”

Rubos was stunned by Yang Hao and almost said the wrong thing.

If you don't stop it in time just now, and it leaks and is spread out, it will be another big storm.

"I know, pay attention next time." Yang Hao readily agreed.

Anyway, I won, if you like to write it in the game report, you can write it.

"Eh, by the way, Rubes, do we have any rules for accumulating yellow cards and suspensions in this European competition?"

"There must be a suspension, a red card has to be suspended, and the accumulation of 3 yellow cards is suspended, this is the rule."

"I mean coach."

Yang Hao found that he had been writing for so many years, and he really hadn't heard of any unlucky head coach who had been suspended by accumulating yellow cards.

Of course, it may be that he missed it and didn't pay attention.

"The coach, like the player, also accumulates 3 cards, and the next game is automatically suspended."

"Oh." Yang Hao suddenly realized that there was nothing more authoritative than the statement of the fourth official officially appointed by UEFA.

"Then I have 2 more chances."

"What did you say?" Rubos didn't hear Yang Hao's muttering clearly.

"It's nothing, I'm just saying, no one should accumulate 3 yellow cards in a single season, right?" Yang Hao said with a smile.

"Then you have to be careful, don't be the first." Rubes admonished.

In fact, Yang Hao's reputation in the European referee circle is very good, because he is rarely heard complaining about the referee, even if he sometimes says something, it is all justified.

Of course, the referee's law enforcement is sometimes not to ensure fairness, but also to maintain the spectacle and suspense of the game, which is actually a great test of the referee's law enforcement ability.

Professional football is still a show after all.

It's like officiating a final, if you send off a team as soon as you start, then there is no suspense in the game, and for the referee, this is also unqualified.

Of course, if a team is too obvious and beyond the discretion of the referee, then there is nothing to do.

Because of this, Rubeus had a good impression of Yang Hao, so he specially told him this.

"Thank you, next time I have the opportunity to go to Calderón to enforce the law, I invite you to drink."

After speaking, Yang Hao directly sprinkled Lala with him.

Rubos also smiled and watched Yang Hao leave.

……

"What did the fourth officer tell you?"

As soon as Yang Hao came over, Juanma Lillo leaned over and asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that if I accumulate three yellow cards, I'll be suspended."

"Oh." Juan Mar Lillo is clearly aware of this rule and is not surprised.

"I found out, did you deliberately not stop me?" Yang Hao won the ball, was in a good mood, and deliberately made fun of his assistant.

"Can I stop you?" Juanma Lillo is aggrieved.

"You have long wanted to seek a usurpation of the throne, don't think I don't know, from the first day you came, you wanted to replace me, so you deliberately didn't stop me, just to cause me to be suspended with a yellow card, you want to be the manager of Atletico Madrid, isn't it?"

Juanma Lillo is not good at arguing, and was directly speechless by Yang Hao, almost going berserk and vomiting blood.

Seeing Yang Hao and everyone around him leaning forward and backwards laughing, he said angrily, "You get out of me!" ”

Yang Hao didn't move, and neither did the others.

"If you don't get out, I'll get out!"

With that, Juanma Lillo himself went away happy.

Because he saw Pep Guardiola coming.

Frankly speaking, Guardiola is much cuter and more likable than Yang Hao.

At the very least, he doesn't talk much and doesn't crowd people all day long.

……

"It's a shame that we haven't been able to make the most of the opportunities that we've created."

In his post-match press conference, Fabio Capello lamented Roma's home defeat.

He believes that one of the most important reasons why the team lost was luck.

Because in the opening stage, Roma actually created good scoring opportunities, but failed to take them.

Apart from failing to score, Capello felt his side performed well and made no mistakes throughout the game.

"Everybody is fighting, everybody is running, but alas, luck is not on our side."

Regarding Capello's statement, Yang Hao must not be happy.

When the media reporter relayed it, he directly refuted it.

"I'm surprised that Roma only created a few chances in the whole game?"

Yang Hao also counted with his fingers, "Don't say that there are no absolute chances to score, let's count those opportunities that are not very good, can you count them?" He raised his right hand and spread his palm.

There was a burst of laughter.

Although Yang Hao won the ball and was in a good mood, he still had a grudge against the game.

He felt that the game was too ugly and the opponent's tactics were too conservative, which was not at all the level that should be played in the second group stage of the Champions League.

'I don't know how to describe the mood I felt when I watched the game, but I'm sure the fans all over the world are just as bad as I am because we want to see a good, technical football game.

Yang Hao even gave Capello's team a name for their performance in this game.

"Typical Italian offensive muscle weakness."

What does that mean?

When you attack, you don't have any strength, and all your strength is spent on defense.

But in the end, Yang Hao still said that he was very satisfied with the game.

"Didier Drogba saved a bad, disappointing Champions League game!"

……

In fact, it was not only Yang Hao who was dissatisfied with this game, except for the Italian media, almost all the media were very dissatisfied with the course of this game.

Because Fabio Capello's Roma played too conservatively.

You said, you scored 2 goals in 6 games in the group stage, then forget it, now it's the second stage of the group stage, and it's still at your own doorstep, you can't grit your teeth, fight for breath, and attack it?

Not only the Spanish media, but also the media in France, Germany and the United Kingdom commented on the match, and they all had a deep resentment against Capello's conservatism, thinking that the game was really ugly.

"If it weren't for the last twenty minutes, Atletico Madrid replaced Ivory Coast center Didier Drogba, broke the deadlock on the field, and made the attack of the Sheets a big improvement, it is likely to be a 0-0 draw!"

The French team newspaper also believes that the conservatism of Serie A is really bad and is killing the spectacle of the Champions League.

"It would be an unimaginable disaster for a team like this to reach the final!"

The Times agrees that conservative Italians are being phased out of European football.

"The mini-World Cup is no longer shining, and the stars of Serie A are also fading."

La Liga has been getting stronger and stronger in recent years.

For example, when the draw for the second group stage of this Champions League was drawn, it was unimaginable that there were 3 La Liga teams among the 4 teams in the first pot.

If it weren't for the fact that there was also a Premier League Manchester United to support it, what would it be?

What's more, Atletico are also showing very strong right now.

Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna, all four La Liga powerhouses have become regulars in the knockout rounds of the Champions League and even the Champions League final.

According to the analysis of the Times, in the past few years, La Liga teams have been present in the Champions League finals, and Real Madrid is also the number one favorite this season, which is a wake-up call to other European leagues.

The era of La Liga is coming!

The Times believes that the most attractive thing about La Liga is that their style of play is very good-looking.

Even if it is a counter-attack, La Liga can play very technically.

Each team is able to play a very skillful pass and cut combination, resulting in a game that is very interesting to watch, which is the characteristic of La Liga.

And in recent years, the competition in La Liga has become more and more fierce.

Who would have imagined that the star-studded Barcelona is now almost falling into the relegation zone.

"In the Premier League, can you imagine Arsenal or Manchester United being relegated? In Serie A, can it be imagined that Juventus and AC Milan will be relegated? ”

"But it's happening like this in La Liga."

"With the rapid rise of Atletico, La Liga has become more and more intense, and every season is full of suspense and unpredictability."

The Times turned around and reflected on the Premier League, believing that the champions were basically Manchester United or Arsenal.

……

After playing Roma, Atletico rushed back to Madrid overnight.

After a short break, the team set off non-stop, flying on a plane from sponsor Emirates Airlines to Japan in Asia for the 2002 Toyota Cup.

This time the opponent is the South American champion, Paraguayan team Olympia.

Frankly, it's really not strong, but it's a routine, and every year the Champions League has to be played.

For this reason, Atletico Madrid's 12th round of La Liga had to be postponed.

In his previous life, when he was a fan, Yang Hao was very impressed by the Toyota Cup, but now as the head coach of the team, he has to say that this event is really chicken and even meaningless.

The appearance fee is not much, and the bonus is not high, the key is to work on the expedition, the opponent's strength is not strong, and the gold content of the game is insufficient.

What is the point of such a competition?

In his previous life, many people blamed the Club World Cup, but at least the Club World Cup has a high prize money.

Toyota has made a lot of money in the Toyota Cup, but what about the participating teams?

In the early years, the appearance fee and prize money were okay, but in recent years, with the commercial success of the European League, everyone has basically looked down on the appearance fee of this competition.

Attending the competition is more of a hindrance to tradition.

However, Atletico certainly won't make this trip for nothing.

The club's marketing department sprang into action early on, taking advantage of the summer Asian training boom, coupled with the Toyota Cup match and now Atletico Madrid's aura as La Liga leaders.

Not only that, but it is also a very good opportunity to bring Atletico Madrid closer to the media reporters.

The team of journalists who went to Tokyo this time was a full 50 people, all of whom were journalists from some important Spanish and European media outlets, and even reporters from the newspaper Marca.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid, in conjunction with the marketing of the Toyota Cup, has set off a boom in Japan and Asia.

When the team arrived in Tokyo, they were greeted by hundreds of fanatical Japanese fans, many of whom had participated in Atletico's summer training in Japan, and were said to have organized a fan club for Atletico in Japan.

By the time the team showed up at the airport, the scene was almost entirely the cheers and screams of this group of fanatical fans.

Atletico Madrid is still dressed in uniform as always this time, all in suits and leather shoes, and Yang Hao is at the forefront of the team.

He is also the most popular among Japanese fans in the Atletico team.

There was even a banner written in Chinese at the scene: Welcome Mr. Yang Hao to Japan!

When Yang Hao saw it, he was dumbfounded.

the groove.

Fortunately, I was wearing sunglasses, so I didn't notice anything wrong.

After taking a closer look, he found that they were all female fans, and he was immediately relieved.

NND, Japan is too dangerous for a handsome guy like me, hurry up and finish the game and hurry up.

It is said that in addition to local fans, there are also fans from other regions and countries in Asia, and even from the United States, and there are quite a few of them, at least more than 100 people.

It can also be seen that Atletico's influence is constantly improving.

The team stayed at the Tokyo Bay International Hotel, which was prepared by the organizers, and before the game, they mainly rested.

But in the afternoon, the team will participate in a business event, which is to cooperate with Toyota in the pre-game warm-up.

This is also a regular activity.

Yang Hao, as an Asian and the head coach of Atletico Madrid, naturally received the most attention.

During the event, "chatting" about the best players in the Toyota Cup can get a Toyota for free, Yang Hao smiled and said that he was very envious.

"The manager doesn't have that kind of treatment."

Then he asked the top management from Toyota's headquarters, "How much can I buy your car?" ”

"What kind of car can you buy for 100,000 yuan?"

"No, it's not the euro, the yuan, the currency of my motherland, 100,000 yuan."

After learning that he couldn't buy it, Yang Hao teased with "regret", "You are too noble, I can't afford it." ”

The other party also smiled very happily, and the atmosphere of the whole event was very harmonious.

……

On the evening of December 3, Yokohama International Stadium.

Toyota Cup, Atletico Madrid vs. Paraguayan Olimpia.

From the start of the game, Olympia's players showed exceptional effort and launched an attack on Atletico Madrid first.

The Sheets Legion also did not expect that the opponent would be so fierce.

Obviously, the difference in strength is so obvious, but as a result, he dared to attack as soon as he came up, which was too bold.

But Yang Hao immediately figured it out.

In fact, this is not necessarily the manager's arrangement, but more likely the player's own thoughts.

This is not uncommon in the Toyota Cup, because South American players often want to attract the attention of European teams through the Toyota Cup, so their players often prefer to show themselves in the game, even at the expense of the team's tactics.

Atletico played steadily, and in just about 5 minutes, they completely controlled the situation.

Atletico then attacked.

There is really nothing to say about the process of the game, Atletico Madrid completely controls the rhythm and ball possession, and Olympia's strength is not at the same level as Atletico Madrid, so it is easy to be scored by Atletico Madrid.

In the end, 3-0, Atletico Madrid defeated their opponents and successfully won the Toyota Cup.

Diego Forlan, who scored a brace, won the best player and got a premium Toyota.

In fact, only Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid knew it in their hearts, and they didn't do their best throughout the game, it was more like a performance.

Atletico Madrid still hopes to use the influence of this Toyota Cup to further develop their own markets in Japan, South Korea, and even the entire Asian region.

As for the championship itself, there is really not much to say.

On the contrary, after the game, the media accompanying the team published articles one after another, basically praising Atletico Madrid's Toyota Cup championship like a flower, and also saying that Atletico Madrid's strength is very strong.

This made Yang Hao completely believe what Andrew Barrasco said, it is still necessary to have a good relationship with these media reporters, and it is okay to be praised in the future, isn't it good?

……

Immediately after bringing back the Toyota Cup from Japan, Atletico Madrid was at the Calderón Stadium, showing to more than 50,000 Atletico fans.

It took place in the 13th round of La Liga, before the match against Valladolid at home.

Due to Atletico's participation in the Club World Cup, the 12th round of La Liga was postponed, and Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 3-0 at home, resulting in Atletico now giving up the leader position and relegating to second place.

But this did not affect the mood of Atletico Madrid, especially all the fans who came to the scene, and they were full of praise for the Toyota Cup presented by the team, which was the first time in the club's history to win this award.

For Atletico, this is undoubtedly a particularly meaningful event.

In the following game, Atletico Madrid defeated Valladolid 1-0 thanks to Torres' goal.

Real Madrid thrashed Real Mallorca 5-1 away from home.

Therefore, after this round of play, Real Madrid continued to lead with a two-point advantage.

Atletico Madrid have one game less and are in second place.

……

Three days later, the second round of the second group stage of the Champions League.

Atletico take on Ajax at the Calderón Stadium.

Yang Hao had just been threatened with a yellow card and suspended before, but he didn't expect this rule to help Yang Hao immediately.

Ajax's main midfielder Galasek was suspended for accumulating yellow cards in the previous round against Manchester United.

Ronald Koeman came to Calderón with a very attacking line-up that was clearly trying to give it a go.

Goalkeepers: Stekelenburg;

Defenders: Maxwell, Kiv, Heitinga and Trabelsi;

Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong trails behind, Pinar and Sneijder in the middle;

Forwards: Van der Vaart, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Donny van der Meyde.

The 18-year-old De Jong and the 18-year-old Sneijder both appeared in the starting line-up.

This has to be said to surprise Yang Hao, and at the same time, I have to admire Ronald Koeman's courage in promoting young players, as well as Ajax's cultivation of young players.

But these are all false, and when it comes to the game, neither side shows the slightest mercy.

Ajax was the main anti-guest, taking the lead in the attack on Atletico Madrid, and actively fighting in the midfield.

Yang Hao also arranged a 433 lineup in this game.

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech;

Defence: Patrice Evra, Pochettino, Lucio and McConn;

Midfielders: Xavi Alonso trailing, Deco and Simeone in the middle;

Forwards: Reyes, Diego Forlan and Joaquin.

Ajax tried to disrupt Atletico's midfield, but the Bianconeri were playing at home and were more interested in keeping possession.

The two sides had a tearing up in midfield for a while.

Atletico gradually dominated the midfield, while Ajax quickly paid the price for their initiative.

In the 11th minute, after the ball was broken in midfield, Xavi Alonso sent a precise long pass.

Joaquin cut in at high speed on the right flank, and after receiving the ball, he stepped into the right side of the penalty area, faced Maxwell, and after a skillful feint, he crossed to the middle of the small penalty area.

Diego Forlan stepped in in front of goal and scored the opener for Atletico!

1 to 0!

The goal did not demoralize the young players at Ajax, but only stimulated them to be more violent.

Especially the two wings.

Trabelsi partnered with Donny van der Meyde, Maxwell partnered Van der Vaart, and Ajax actively created chances on both wings, constantly invading Atletico's backline.

Before this game, Yang Hao told Lucio to be optimistic about Ibrahimovic, and at the same time asked Pochettino to assist from the side, and to imprison the Swedish center forward no matter what.

Sure enough, Ajax tried several times to find Ibrahimovic, but to no avail.

The Swedish centre-forward is really strong individually, but Lucio's individual defensive ability is also very good.

Not to mention, there is also a Pochettino behind him to help protect the defense.

It was a combination of the two in the 23rd minute that they combined to steal the ball at Ibrahimovic's feet and then hit a quick counter-attack.

Patrice Evra on the left drove straight into the ball and played a link with Reyes, who burst into the left side of the box with the ball and passed a low ball into the box to find Deco.

Heitinga stepped in time to block the ball.

The ball flew out of the periphery of Ajax's penalty area, but it was still within Atletico's control.

Xavi Alonso cut in from the back row and, after stopping the ball on his chest, took a step forward and suddenly fired a long-range shot from around 25 yards from goal.

The sudden long-range shot was so fast that by the time Stekelenburg reacted and flew away, the ball had already drilled into the Ajax goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"World Wave !!"

"Xavi Alonso! In the 23rd minute, he hit a world wave!! ”

"Atletico knocked on the Ajax goal again, 2-0!"

'It was a very good game tonight, both teams didn't put too much effort into defending and were looking for attacking opportunities, which made the game much more open.

"But it's clear that Ajax suffers even more in this kind of open-ended confrontation!"

"After all, they are facing the mighty Atletico Madrid, the Champions League winner last season!"

"Although Adriano is gone, Atletico Madrid's overall strength this season is still very good."

"Now it's up to Ajax to make their choice."

"With two goals down, will they be more conservative? Or continue to play against Atletico? ”

Yang Hao was also very curious about this, so he stood on the sidelines and watched.

Ronald Koeman has never been a very aggressive manager, at least among the Dutch managers, he is more balanced, but this is Yang Hao's impression of him in 2023.

At least for now, tonight, against Atletico, he opted to continue attacking after being down by two goals.

However, compared to the reckless pressing out at the beginning of the game, falling behind by 2 goals made Ajax sober up and began to play more securely.

The game is still very good.

Atletico Madrid played steadily and controlled the situation, and Ajax did not play conservatively, and even pressed the attack from time to time, reflecting a kind of momentum unique to young players, and the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

In the 49th minute of the second half, Ajax took advantage of the opening game to launch a wave of attacks and create a corner.

But this time the corner was headed over by Lucio.

Xavi Alonso moved quickly and still played to the left.

Reyes drove the ball all the way, drove straight in, and after rushing into the left side of the penalty area, he was chased and intercepted by Heitinga and other defenders, and suddenly knocked the ball back.

Deco followed up and fired a shot into the Ajax net.

3 to 0!

After that, the two sides went back and forth, and Atletico also created a goal in the 55th minute.

Diego Forlan scored with a header but was whistled offside by the referee.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Ajax 3-0 at home to win two consecutive group stage wins.

……

Atletico beat Ajax 3-0, while Manchester United beat Roma 2-0 at home.

The Red Wolves suffered two consecutive defeats in the opening season, and Capello said that the team is basically hopeless of qualifying.

Ajax, on the other hand, got a draw and finished third in the group.

Manchester United are in second place with four points, while Atletico Madrid are in first place with six points after two consecutive wins.

After the game, it was reported by major European media.

Atletico are clearly better and more secure this season than they were last season.

Whether it is the narrow victory over Roma before or the steady victory over Ajax in this round, people can see the progress of Atletico Madrid.

On the one hand, Milan Sports Newspaper is criticizing Capello, but on the other hand, it is also praising Yang Hao.

I think that this season's Atletico Madrid has made great progress compared with last season, not only the growth and progress of the players, but also the arrangement from Yang Hao.

'The most obvious was against Ajax, where Atletico were solid and experienced from start to finish.

Milan Sports believes that before this game, many media compared Atletico Madrid to Ajax, but in fact, Atletico Madrid's average age is a little older than Ajax, and the overall strength is stronger.

Even Ajax manager Ronald Koeman admitted: "We haven't been as good on the road as Atletico Madrid. ”

After winning this victory, Atletico Madrid also seized a favorable opportunity in the group qualification.

However, there are still two games to go against Manchester United.

This is the key matchup for the right to qualify from the group.

……

Three days later, the 14th round of La Liga.

Atletico Madrid take on Alaves away.

The back-to-back games finally made the Sheets show their fatigue.

Especially after entering December, first the Toyota Cup, which has been a long journey, and then the Champions League and the league.

Even if Yang Hao adopted a rotation strategy, he still couldn't withstand the huge consumption caused by multi-front operations.

The team conceded a goal in the 11th minute against Alaves.

Kaka pulled one back for the team, but the team conceded again in the second half.

1-2, Atletico Madrid finally lost away.

It was only after this game that everyone was surprised to find out that it was Atletico's first defeat in La Liga so far this season.

In the previous 13 rounds, Atletico Madrid won 12 wins and 1 draw.

In Marca's post-match comments, "We can't be more demanding of this group of young players at Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao and his players have given the best performance they can!" ”

El País also believes that Atletico's performance has completely overturned the outside world's predictions in the summer.

"At that time, Atletico Madrid, who sold six core players, who would dare to believe that they could always lead La Liga?"

Real Madrid beat Huelva 4-1 at home in this round.

So, after this round of play, Real Madrid got 39 points.

This is also a very exaggerated score, as Real Madrid have only lost one of the previous 14 league games.

Atletico Madrid are next with 34 points and have played one game less than Real Madrid.

Madrid are followed by Real Sociedad with 32 points and Valencia with 28 points.

Real Sociedad's recent performance has taken Yang Hao by surprise.

He previously felt that this team was at the end of their game, and their form had indeed dropped significantly in recent rounds.

For example, in this game, against Real Mallorca, they were knocked down early by Eto'o's goal.

But at the last moment of the game, Real Sociedad scored two goals in six minutes, and finally reversed 2-1.

Yang Hao didn't know whether to praise the bloody nature of the Royal Society? Or is it that Aragonés' team was careless at the last moments?

It is worth mentioning that Barcelona lost 0-3 at home to Sevilla in this round of matches.

It's a relegation battle.

Sevilla won 3-0 at Camp Nou and overtook Barcelona on goal difference and successfully climbed out of the relegation zone.

What stunned everyone was that Barcelona only reached 14 points in 14 rounds, the same number as Sevilla, but due to the disadvantage of goal difference, Sevilla stepped into the relegation zone and ranked 18th in La Liga.

The whole of Spain, the whole of European football, and even the whole world, were shocked.

Before, no matter how many media and how many fans were talking, Barcelona could enter the relegation zone.

But when the day came, everyone couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Who would dare to believe that this star-studded Barcelona team would fall into the relegation zone?

Yang Hao himself felt incredible, feeling that this season's Barcelona was almost the same as Atletico Madrid in the 99/00 season.

Although he doesn't remember it very clearly, in his previous life, although Barcelona hovered outside the relegation zone this season, it didn't seem to have fallen in, right?

Why is it worse now?

Yang Hao pondered, could it be because he poached Iniesta?

But in his previous life, Iniesta didn't play a few games this season.

Or is it because of the rise of Atletico, which has led to too much competitive pressure?

It seems like...... It's all possible.

Yang Hao deeply felt that the changes brought about by his butterfly were getting bigger and bigger.

He didn't even dare to imagine that if Barcelona were really relegated this season, it would be ...... It's going to be fun!

Barcelona fans, as well as the Catalan media, are frantically attacking Van Gaal and the club's president, Gaspate, believing that their incompetence has led to the team falling into the relegation zone.

……

In midweek, in the 12th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid played Osasuna away.

Atletico were the first to attack after the opening kick-off, but Osasuna showed great tenacity, especially in their defence.

Former Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Garcia was extremely brave in midfield.

The player wanted to return to Atletico Madrid after the setback in Serie A, but Yang Hao did not accept him, because Atletico now has players like Marcos Senna and Simeone, and there will be no place for Pablo Garcia at all.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that he performed exceptionally hard in his performance against Atletico Madrid.

Diego Forlan opened the scoring for Atletico in the 31st minute.

But in the 66th minute, Osasuna equalised.

In the end, the two sides shook hands 1-1.

After the replay, Atletico are still four points behind Real Madrid.

But no one cared about these anymore, because just before this game, Barcelona announced that Dutch coach Louis van Gaal was sacking.

At present, Barcelona is temporarily led by the former head coach Rexage in daily training, and assistant coach de la Cruz is the interim coach until the team finds a new head coach.

At present, Barcelona is included in the list of candidates for head coaches, including former Atletico Madrid manager Antich, Barcelona second team manager Quirk Costa, and former AC Milan coach Zaccheroni.

There is also the Catalan media spreading Yang Hao.

This time, Barcelona fans really didn't object.

Perhaps, for them, although Yang Hao hates it, as long as they can take the team out of the relegation zone, they will admit it.

But Atletico quickly clarified that it was impossible for Yang Hao to coach Barcelona.

……

Weekend, La Liga round 15.

A refreshed Real Madrid beat Malaga 5-0 with an overhead kick away from home.

Atletico Madrid sat at the Calderón Stadium, conceded a goal in the 42nd minute of the first half, and equalized the score in the 51st minute of the second half with Deco's goal.

Then in the 74th minute, Reyes scored a comeback goal for his team to help them win 2-1 against Racing Santander.

Compared with Real Madrid's big victory, Atletico Madrid's game is a narrow victory.

A change of coach is like a change of knife.

After Barcelona removed Louis van Gaal, the team's results immediately improved.

In the away game against Real Mallorca, Kluivert scored a hat-trick to help Barcelona beat Real Mallorca 4-0 away.

This game can be called a long drought and a rainy day.

Barcelona relied on these three points to immediately escape the relegation zone and go straight to 15th place.

The Catalan media and fans are also rushing to play and sing, and there is even a claim that Van Gaal should have been out of class a long time ago.

This incompetent guy occupies the position of Barcelona and actually brings Barcelona into the relegation zone, which is unbearable.

Now, as soon as he is gone, Barcelona will immediately come back to life.

But there is also a saying that the Barcelona dressing room has been dissatisfied with Van Gaal for a long time, so as soon as he left, the players immediately performed well.

Who knows?

……

After playing the 15th round of La Liga, Christmas and winter break are coming soon.

Due to the early start of this year's winter break, Atletico Madrid was unable to arrange winter training.

After the 15th round on the 22nd, La Liga began to be suspended, and on the 27th, after Christmas, Atletico Madrid resumed training.

On 4 January 2003, Atletico Madrid went south to challenge Villarreal away.

Fernando Torres scored twice to help Atletico beat Villarreal 3-2 away.

But in this round, Real Madrid defeated Valencia 4-1 at home, showing unbeatable dominance.

Suddenly, the whole world was singing praises for Real Madrid.

In the first 16 rounds, Real Madrid only lost 1 game, which is unbelievable.

Barcelona also beat Huelva 3-0 at home, continuing the excellent performance after the change of coach.

It was also after this game that Barcelona officially announced that former Atletico Madrid manager Antich took over the position of Barcelona manager.

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Three days later, the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 knockout round.

Atletico beat Saales 3-0 at home and almost advanced to the quarter-finals.

Real Madrid also beat their opponents 4-0 at home and did not lose to Atletico Madrid.

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At the weekend, Atletico host Deportivo La Coruna.

Just one minute into the game, Reyes' goal gave Atletico the lead.

But then, Roy Mackay equalised for Deportivo La Coruna.

After that, Atletico continued to attack Deportivo La Coruna, and in view of the characteristics of Deportivo Deportivo Defence, they actively used high pressing and pressing, which made Irueta's team suffer.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Torres helped the team take the lead again, 2-1!

Villa sealed the win in the 79th minute.

In the end, Atletico beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 at home.

But in this game, Real Madrid continued to hold on to the lead with a 2-0 away win over Celta Vigo.

After the change of manager, Barcelona drew 0-0 away at Malaga.

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Three days later, the second leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 knockout round.

Atletico Madrid, who had just won 3-1 in the league, made a very thorough rotation and changed all 11 of their starting line-up to take on Sarres away.

Because the weekend is about to visit the Bernabeu, ushering in the same city derby.

This is also the battle for the top of the table, and Atletico Madrid urgently need to beat Real Madrid to close the gap on points.

In the end, Atletico Madrid beat Sares 1-0 away, with Villa scoring the winning goal.

Real Madrid were also in charge of the local derby, drawing away from their opponents.

The Madrid duo have both qualified for the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

This also makes the weekend's already world-famous local derby even more eye-catching.

With four points behind, Atletico Madrid can beat Real Madrid to reduce the gap to one point, and the La Liga title race will be full of suspense.

On the other hand, if the gap is opened by Real Mara, then there is basically no suspense for the championship.

Therefore, in this battle, Atletico Madrid has no way out!

Sorry, just came back from my hometown, the update is late! It's true that there is no manuscript.,Every day the code word is very late.,The biological clock is a little messy.,It's a morning sleep.,Night code words.,But you have to get up to pick up the child.,I will miss some of the things when I review them before uploading.,Thank you for your correction.,So I'm so convenient! Kneel and beg for a monthly pass!

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