On the evening of January 11, the Calderón Stadium in Madrid.

In the 19th round of La Liga, and the last match of the first round of La Liga this season, Atletico Madrid hosts Athletic Bilbao.

The game has been played for 65 minutes, and the score is still 0-0.

Calderón's fans are still patient and constantly cheering for the team.

After all, Yang Hao's record at home is still very good, and he has never lost.

And isn't the score still a draw now?

Yang Hao stood in front of the coach's seat of the home team, and he also behaved very calmly and was not in a hurry.

Well, in fact, he thinks that the live camera will occasionally sweep over, and he should try to maintain his bearing to make himself look more gentle and handsome.

The head coach of Athletic Bilbao is Ernesto Valverde, the guy who will coach Barcelona in the future.

This is his first season in charge of the Basque Lions, having previously only worked as an assistant and then in charge of Athletic Bilbao's second team, which is his first time in the big four leagues.

The Basque Lions have also had a good season and are currently ranked 9th in La Liga, higher than Barcelona.

And the reason why Yang Hao is not in a hurry, in addition to tactical factors, there is another reason that Real Madrid lost.

0-1, lost away to Real Sociedad.

Deportivo La Coruna drew 1-1 with Racing Santander.

Only Valencia won.

Therefore, Yang Hao's external environment for this game is very relaxed.

But the main reason is that Atletico control the tempo and possession of the ball on the pitch.

At the beginning of the game, Athletic Bilbao pressed very fiercely, which is also the usual style of the Basque Lions, Valverde used high pressing to try to create problems for Atletico.

Yang Hao saw that he couldn't grab the attack, so he simply played ball control, slipped away from the opponent, and fought a war of attrition with Athletic Bilbao.

With Atletico in possession, Athletic Bilbao players are more expensive than Atletico.

In the 61st minute, Valverde had already made two substitutions, both of which were clearly due to fitness problems.

Yang Hao waited patiently, and also asked the players to patiently reverse their feet and pass control, constantly pulling and moving.

Athletic Bilbao also knew Atletico's calculations, but they couldn't help it.

More than 70% of the possession rate is in the hands of Atletico, what do they compare to?

So, you can only keep grabbing, grabbing, and grabbing!

Yang Hao was waiting on the sidelines......

Walked back to the home team's dugout, got a bottle of water from Parales, drank it, and asked for a piece of gum.

"Albert, is your data accurate?" Yang Hao asked with some amusement.

"It's been more than 70 minutes, how do I think they seem to be kicking more and more?"

Everyone around laughed.

The initiative is in hand, and the pressure of the game is not great, so everyone's mentality is still relatively relaxed.

The same goes for the players.

Only with a good mentality can Atletico play so relaxed.

"That's how it was when it came to the analysis, they were significantly less active and less participatory, which proves that there was something wrong with their fitness." Albert Rocca insisted that his analysis was correct.

"You can't break the door, and you can't blame the data, isn't this what you said, can't you have a child and complain about the bad bed?"

The last sentence was a small mutter, but it was still heard by the people around him.

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter.

Yang Hao also smiled, "Anyway, I don't care, if you lose tonight, I'll settle accounts with you and deduct your salary." ”

As soon as Yang Hao's words fell, there was a sudden exclamation from the stands of the stadium.

Yang Hao turned his head to look, and just saw that Deco shifted to the right side, Joaquin and Del Orno, the Spanish international who will later join Chelsea, and the two formed a one-on-one on the right side.

Joaquín made a skilful feint to shake off Del Horno and cross from the bottom.

Athletic Bilbao's central defenders are all in the early 1.8 meters, so Yang Hao's header in this game is also a crucial means of scoring.

And this time, Torres finally seized the opportunity, beat the former Real Madrid central defender Karanka, met Joaquin's cross, directly shook his head with a lion, and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Alan Subia.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"In the 73rd minute, Atletico scored first!"

"Torres! Torres again! ”

After Torres scored the goal, he jumped up and rushed out of the stadium with excitement, and the fans of the entire Calderón stadium cheered for him.

Atletico Madrid's Holy Child rushed to the sidelines, opened his arms, and received the cheers of the fans.

Yang Hao was still a little excited when he saw the goal.

But there was someone next to him who was more excited than him.

"See? It's a goal! Torres has scored!! ”

Albert Rocca's appearance at this moment is Huang Jianxiang's soul possession.

Damn, is it necessary to be agitated like this?

Isn't it just a goal?

"Did you see that? I'll just say, they're not fit enough. Albert Rocca was still struggling.

Can Yang Hao forget it like this?

"Okay, there's 17 minutes left, if you can't get another one, I'll still deduct your salary."

What?

Albert Rocca was a little confused.

All scored, still deducted?

What can surprise everyone is that the same offensive routine, different variations.

In the 78th minute, it was Deco who split the ball to the right side, or Joaquin tried to break through unsuccessfully, McContau cut in and crossed to Baraja at the edge of the box without much chance.

As a result, Athletic Bilbao missed in the front of the penalty area, and Baraja fired a direct long-range shot.

The ball is in again!

Yang Hao is really a little confused now.

Damn, it's really ......

Hurry up, let's make substitutions and continue to strengthen the attack!

Yang Hao asked Parales to hurry up and call Villa, ready to play, and strengthen the attack.

When he looked back and saw Albert Rocca, the other party obviously had the experience just now, and he didn't dare to snort this time.

"Don't pretend, I know what you're thinking, I'm changing, if you don't score the third goal, I'll deduct your salary."

There was a burst of laughter among the people around.

Albert Rocca was on the verge of crying.

"I didn't say anything this time."

"Don't explain, explanation is a cover-up, your eyes betray your heart."

Albert Roca said that he was very injured and didn't look at the data, it's time to look at the data?

He really wants to post on the Internet and ask the omnipotent netizens: What should I do if I encounter a boss who deducts wages all day long? Hurry, wait online, dear!

But what everyone never expected was that Atletico Madrid really scored again before the end of the game.

It's still on the right, it's McConn, it's Villa who scores, and it's a header.

Yang Hao was really happy.

He really didn't expect that he didn't score for more than 70 minutes, and as soon as he scored, he was a fool.

What else can be done?

Praise and it's over.

……

19 rounds, 17 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

This is the report card given by Atletico in the first half.

It's so dazzling!

Atletico have 12 points more than second-placed Valencia and 13 more than third-placed Real Madrid.

But Yang Hao praised the players fiercely in the locker room after the game, until each of them was overjoyed.

Finally, he also reminded all players that they must not let their guard down.

In Serie A in the 98/99 season, AC Milan came back from behind Lazio by as many as 13 points to win the title.

Now, the morale of the team is booming, and Yang Hao is definitely unlikely to say these frustrating words to hit the confidence of the players, but he still knows very well in his heart that everyone must pay enough attention and not slack off.

At the subsequent press conference, when media reporters mentioned that Atletico Madrid had won the La Liga championship ahead of schedule, Yang Hao refuted this statement with a smile, saying that the league was only halfway through and Atletico Madrid was only temporarily ahead.

Yang Hao also specially gave an example to tell a story that everyone in China is familiar with, the tortoise and rabbit race.

He said that Atletico Madrid is like a rabbit running very fast, and must not stop, must rush to the end.

'Of course, I also told my players that we don't have to think about so many things, we always only need to do one thing well, that's enough.

"That is, do your best and play every game!"

Yang Hao's sanity also received unanimous praise from the media after the game.

A 13-point lead is enough to make Atletico proud, but it is still a little early to say that it is too early to win the championship.

……

On January 13, the second leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 knockout round.

Atletico Madrid travelled to the Riazor Stadium to take on Deportivo La Coruna.

Super Laco took advantage of home advantage in the first half, with Pandiani scoring a goal first, and then took the initiative on the pitch as well.

However, Atletico equalized the score in the second half thanks to Didier Drogba's assist from Kaka.

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

The Sheets defeated Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 on aggregate to advance to the quarter-finals.

After the game, Atletico Madrid's group of young players received rave reviews and praise.

……

On January 17, in the 20th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Sevilla.

Atletico's only defeat this season has been away from home to Sevilla.

So this time, Atletico Madrid performed exceptionally hard at home.

Just over four minutes into the game, Xavi Alonso used a long pass to assist Reyes to score.

After a succession of stalemates between the two teams, Sevilla FC played exceptionally bravely, despite playing away from home.

Until the end of the first half, it was still Xavi Alonso's long pass, and Torres scored again, 2-0!

After the rematch in the second half, Baraja assisted Deco to score in the 63rd minute.

In the 74th minute, Torres assisted McCone for the fourth goal of the game.

In the end, Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 4-0 at home!

In this round, Valencia drew 0-0 away to Valladolid, Barcelona drew 1-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao, and Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Real Betis away.

Only Deportivo La Coruna, defeated Zaragoza 4-1 at home.

In other words, after this round, Atletico's lead has expanded to 14 points.

All of a sudden, not only the whole of Spain, but also the whole of Europe, and even the media and fans around the world basically concluded that there was no suspense about the ownership of the La Liga championship.

Atletico's title looks like a foregone conclusion.

Especially the outside media, they hung the medal of the La Liga champion on Atletico Madrid's neck in advance.

……

On January 21, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid hosted Barcelona.

The two sides are locked in a bitter battle.

Barcelona loaned Dutch midfielder Davies from Juventus during the winter break, which greatly improved the team's midfield's interception ability, and Davies was also very good at playing the ball under pressure.

This greatly alleviates the midfield and defensive problems that Barcelona are facing right now.

The game lasted until the 74th minute, when Andres Iniesta sent a wonderful pass, and Villa calmly pushed it into the penalty area to seal the victory for Atletico Madrid, beating Barcelona 1-0.

At this point, Atletico's momentum has reached a peak.

As the head coach of the team, Yang Hao is happy to see that the team has been winning, but he also clearly feels that the atmosphere in the team is changing, especially the mentality of the players is changing subtly.

He and the coaching staff have done a lot of work, especially as the team is adjusting to the Champions League at the end of February, and in this situation, it is dangerous for such signs to appear.

That feeling is like a parent, when the child gets good grades, you have to give him more praise, affirmation and encouragement to avoid dampening their enthusiasm, but at the same time, you have to be wary of whether he will float.

This sentiment is particularly mixed.

……

On January 24, in the 21st round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Albacete away.

The latter are currently 16th in La Liga and are aiming for relegation.

Atletico scored a goal in the first half, but a defender made a mistake in the second half and conceded one.

In the end, the two sides drew 1-1.

……

Three days later, the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey was played.

Atletico drew 1-1 away at Barcelona.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Luis Garcia opened the scoring for Barcelona.

Subsequently, Atletico played poorly throughout the game.

Iniesta, who has always performed very well in the Copa del Rey, was also frozen by Davies in this game.

It wasn't until the 84th minute that Drogba took advantage of a corner kick to equalize for Atletico.

1 to 1, drawn!

With an aggregate score of 2-1, Atletico narrowly escaped.

……

On the evening of January 31, the 22nd round of La Liga.

Atletico host Osasuna.

In the 24th minute of the first half, the Sheets were attacked by the opponent's striker Baldo and scored first.

After that, no matter how Atletico attacked, they couldn't knock on Osasuna's goal.

What's worse is that in the 75th minute, Lucio was shown a second yellow card when defending a counterattack by the opponent and was directly sent off with a red card, which made Atletico have one less.

With one goal behind in the score and one man missing on the field, the fans at the Calderón Stadium began to worry.

Especially after 80 minutes, even the on-site commentators were thinking, "Atletico Madrid may lose tonight." ”

'They did have a bit of luck tonight, as Fernando Torres went off injured in the 29th minute of the first half and now he's got a red card, which makes matters worse.

"Yang Hao is now adopting tactics similar to 4122, or wants to ensure the passing and possession advantage of the midfield."

"But tonight, neither Drogba nor Reyes were in great shape, and Drogba missed a very good chance to score."

"Now, there's 10 minutes left in the game."

……

"Kaka, when you go up, when you have the chance, go forward and let Reyes and Drogba help you pull away from the defense."

Speaking of this, Yang Hao put his arm on Kaka's shoulder and encouraged: "Find a way to score a goal for him!" ”

Kaka turned his head, looked deeply at the manager, and nodded heavily.

Soon, Yang Hao replaced Baraha with Kaka.

This was the third substitution in the game, and Yang Hao replaced Joaquin with Marchena just now.

After the substitution, Yang Hao clasped his hands in front of his chest and looked directly at the court.

The game is back on.

In recent times, Atletico's form has indeed ushered in a wave of slumps.

La Liga and the Copa del Rey have drawn one each.

Next up in midweek is the Copa del Rey semi-final away game against Valencia, followed by the 23rd round of La Liga away to Valencia, followed by the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg at home to Valencia and away to Barcelona.

Playing Valencia three games in a row, it's definitely a fateful fixture.

If we lose tonight at Calderón, it's going to be a big bad thing.

Yang Hao has been unbeaten at home until now, and if he loses tonight, the blow to the team's morale will be immeasurable, and it may even be lost again and again.

As the head coach of the team, Yang Hao doesn't really care about the so-called unbeaten home game, he cares about the team's next games.

Especially the next four games against Valencia and Barcelona, not only in La Liga, but also in the Copa del Rey.

……

After Kaka came on the pitch, he became the team's most active player in midfield.

Osasuna coach Aguirre was also very cautious, and immediately asked the team's midfielders to pay attention to Kaka after seeing him play, especially Pablo Garcia, who stuck to Kaka every step of the way.

The whole world knows that Pablo Garcia has a deep resentment about Yang Hao's reluctance to accept him back to Atletico Madrid.

At this moment, he is also riveting, wanting to cut Atletico Madrid off the horse at Calderon Stadium, and then watch Yang Hao's jokes.

This left Atletico unable to threaten several attempts.

Time is ticking by.

Yang Hao kept reminding the players on the sidelines to pull the formation apart, and the fullbacks boldly stepped forward.

Osasuna also felt Atletico's determination and the team began to tighten up their defense.

This made it clear that there was one less person on the field, but Atletico Madrid took advantage of the field.

"It's the 89th minute."

'We saw that Atletico were still looking for opportunities to attack, but Osasuna defended very well.

"It looks like tonight will be Yang Hao's first first home defeat since taking charge of Atletico."

"There is already a sign on the sidelines for two minutes of stoppage time."

"In other words, there are only two minutes left for Atletico."

'The feeling we get tonight is that the players are really working hard, but the form is still a bit less than ideal, maybe it has something to do with their adjustment and the fact that the schedule has been too dense in the past.

'It's bad when everybody else plays once a week and you have to play twice a week and play a strong team.

"Actually, sometimes, we all know that in the case of Atletico Madrid, it is a good thing to lose a game, so that everyone can unload their baggage and travel lightly."

"They are already unbeaten in 20 rounds of La Liga!"

'Look at this time, Xavi Alonso split the ball up the right and McCone got in.

Osasuna had two defenders blocked down the right flank, allowing McCone to get down the line and couldn't find a cross.

As a last resort, McCone had to stop, with his back to the right touchline, facing the defending player.

There was no one around him to answer and he wanted to try one-on-one and force a cross.

But at this moment, Kaka's shout came.

"Right corner, give it to me!"

McConn turned his head and saw Kaka cut in front of him, and he immediately passed the ball.

Pablo Garcia chased after him all the way, pestering Kaka.

When Kaka got the ball in the right corner of the box, Pablo Garcia was already chasing back into the box.

Drogba, who was originally preparing to respond in the small penalty area, suddenly ran back as well.

The Uruguayan received a call from his team-mates and realised that his most important task was to break the link between Kaka and Drogba, so he moved a little forward, always on the lookout for Kaka's cuts and lateral passes.

The Brazilian didn't wait for Pablo Garcia to gain a foothold, and directly made a move to cut horizontally, which deceived Pablo Garcia into hurriedly making a block.

Cockaca stabbed the ball just under Pablo García's outstretched crotch and sprinted around the right side to the baseline.

In one shot, Kaka gave Pablo Garcia a crotch.

But Osasuna had two lines of defence in the box.

As soon as central defender Cesar Kruchaga saw Kaka break through Pablo Garcia's defense, he rushed up to help defend the card position, and at the same time, he was also on guard against Kaka's inverted triangle pass to Drogba, who stuck the passing line.

I have to say that Osasuna's defense is really tight, and the 30-year-old Kruchaga is also extremely experienced.

Cocoka had expected it a long time ago.

He shouted at Drogba, "Wait! ”

The daring Brazilian had long since guessed that his opponent would do this, and with a left wing-back behind him, he opted for a more risky and technically difficult move.

That is to rush directly to the baseline with the ball.

Kaka suddenly accelerated again, dribbling the ball to the corner between the small penalty line and the bottom line.

At this moment, all the defenders, including the goalkeeper, thought that Kaka had completely lost the angle of his shot, and he didn't even have any passing lanes.

Either take the ball off the line or barely get up on your feet, and the probability of scoring a goal is almost zero in the case of zero angles.

So, both Kruchaga and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and the goalkeeper was clinging to the right-hand post to block Kaka's last bit of hope for a goal.

But just when everyone felt that there was no chance, Kaka took the first step to move the ball to the small penalty area before the ball went out of the bottom line, and he was also a cross-cut.

The ball wasn't out of bounds, his man was half out of bounds, half in the six-yard box.

This sudden acceleration in a tight space, and the ability to control the ball at such a high speed, is a great test of the player's technical ability, as well as the control of the body, as well as the need for strong self-confidence.

Because if you are not careful, the ball will go out of the bottom line.

After Kaka rushed into the small penalty area, he found a gap in Cesar Kruchaga and immediately knocked the ball back with the inside of his right foot.

The ball went to the bottom of the net and was passed back to the feet of Drogba at the edge of the six-yard box.

A moment ago, everyone's attention was on Kaka near the bottom line, and Drogba was empty here.

Because no one believed that Kaka would be able to pass the ball back in the face of that kind of adversity.

But he just did it!

Not only did it happen, but it passed well.

As soon as Drogba stopped the ball, he hit with his foot.

The ball goes straight to the left side of the Osasuna goal.

The goalkeeper who is clinging to the right post, where will he have time to react?

All the other players were equally unreactive.

The ball goes into the net.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"In the 90th minute, Didier Drogba equalized for Atletico!"

"1 to 1!"

"My God, the number one contributor to this goal must be Kaka!"

'The Brazilian did a really good trick in the Osasuna box.

'He completely teased all the defenders in the Osasuna penalty area, including the goalkeeper.

"When everyone thought there was no threat with the ball, he just took it out."

"That's what stars do!"

"His series of movements is extremely demanding on the footwork of the star, and it requires the most subtle and delicate technique to do it."

"And when he started it just now, he also passed through Pablo Garcia's small door by the way."

"This is Kaka!!"

When the live TV broadcast was replaying the whole process of the goal just now, especially slowing down the motion, so that everyone could see Kaka's every touch and exquisite footwork, the Atletico Madrid fans in the stadium were completely crazy.

Yang Hao was also indescribably excited, raising his fists high in celebration.

1-1, Atletico drew at home to Osasuna.

……

After the game, there was a dead silence in the dressing room.

It was so quiet that only the heavy gasps of the players remained.

The race is getting more and more thrilling.

Everyone at Atletico can clearly feel the slump in the team.

Tonight, he almost lost at the Calderón Stadium.

This is the undefeated Calderón!

If you lose tonight, the consequences will be unimaginable.

And at this moment, each of them has a heart in their hearts, waiting for the head coach's storm.

The manager must be angry about the bad performance.

Everyone thought to themselves.

It was in the complex emotions of the players' tiredness, apprehension and anxiety that Yang Hao pushed open the door of the locker room and walked in.

To everyone's surprise, he had a smile on his face.

"You guys did a good job tonight."

The first sentence of Yang Hao when he came in surprised all the players, and they all looked at Yang Hao in disbelief, as if they wanted to distinguish whether these words were true or false from his face?

I almost lost to Osasuna, and it's not bad?

"Don't look at me like that, do you?" Yang Hao asked with a smile.

He's laughing all the time, and to the players, it's a real feeling.

'Osasuna are sixth in La Liga and we've been doing badly but it's normal for us to have ups and downs and I'm happy to be able to draw 1-1 at home to Osasuna when our form is low.

When Yang Hao said this, all the players believed him and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I know that everyone has been under a lot of pressure lately."

"On the one hand, the excellent results in the past have given you a heavy psychological burden, on the other hand, we have a relatively dense schedule, and we also have to adjust our form for the next Champions League last-16 knockout round......

In fact, January is a very crucial time for the coaching staff and players.

Because what follows is going to be a series of intensive fixtures.

The revert to the knockout round of 16 has forced all teams to be at their best at the end of February.

Otherwise, you may make a mistake and go home directly.

In this kind of two-legged knockout match, the error tolerance rate is too low, and the competition is too cruel.

But from the fans' point of view, this kind of knockout game is the most enjoyable to watch.

In Yang Hao's previous life, Chen XX, who wrote football at the starting point, even said that the Champions League knockout game and the away goal system are genius-like designs, and if you really want Yang Hao to see him again, you must beat that Chen XX into a pig's head.

Genius Nimei!

"We are now in a stage of adjustment, don't have a psychological burden, don't think too much, just like usual, prepare well, try your best, lose if you lose, we have enough advantages to make mistakes!"

Why did Yang Hao grab so many points in front of him, just to leave more room for the team to make mistakes and time to adjust at such a time.

"Okay, hurry up and clean up, tomorrow night, I'll invite everyone to dinner, I haven't been together for a long time."

"Reuben, Fernando."

Yang Hao named Baraja and Torres, the latter was injured in the game, but after dealing with it, the problem was not very serious, and it is estimated that it will be about a week off.

"You're in charge of summoning, I'll let Parales go to the charter, everyone has to be there, OK?"

After saying that, Yang Hao slapped his palm a few times vigorously and signaled to disband.

At this moment, the hearts of the players have fallen.

But how did they know that when Yang Hao walked out of the locker room, he also exhaled heavily.

The team didn't perform well, the manager scolded him, and then they changed their minds and performed a new way......

Uh, please, that's a common passage in Yang Hao's early writings.

But now, he found that how could it be so easy?

The team's poor form is often foreshadowed, that is, the coaching staff has a plan in their hearts and is controllable.

For example, if Atletico Madrid is in good form at the end of January and early February, Yang Hao will probably cry to death.

How to fight Bayern when the time comes?

Therefore, the ideal situation for the team during this period is to stay stable, or the form is almost fine.

The real challenge is how to ensure consistency in the results of the team, which is not in good shape.

Like this season, Yang Hao attaches great importance to the Copa del Rey, and now he has also reached the semifinals.

With Atletico Madrid's current strength and bench thickness, if it encounters a team in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, even if the state is a little worse, it can remain stable, but if it encounters teams like Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia, the risk is naturally greater.

Like Atletico right now, it's actually quite good.

Besides, the game is played like this, and the players don't want to.

Or is it that analogy, children have good academic performance on weekdays, and suddenly there is a decline in grades for a while, and there is something wrong with learning, at this time, as a parent, do you want to scold directly? Or do you want to give him support and encouragement, carefully analyze the reasons, and help him regain his learning status?

Which of the two ways works better?

……

The media outside will not pay attention to your situation at Atletico.

Strategy is such a medium and long-term thing, they don't care.

All they care about is whether tomorrow's newspaper will sell well.

Especially for a new powerhouse like Atletico Madrid, it is even more targeted.

After the 22nd round, Atletico Madrid suffered two consecutive draws, and the gap between Real Madrid, who are second in La Liga, has been reduced to 11 points, 13 points more than Valencia, who are in third place.

But whether it is the media close to Real Madrid such as the newspaper As, or the media in Catalonia, they are all reporting that Atletico Madrid is in decline.

Ace even asserted that Atletico's slump continues, and the points gap will continue to be narrowed, especially in the next round.

Atletico Madrid's opponent in the Copa del Rey semi-finals is Valencia and Real Madrid's opponent is Sevilla.

Ace Bao ignored Atletico Madrid's journey, encountering strong opponents like Deportivo La Coruna and Barcelona, and Real Madrid's signing luck was much better than that of Atletico Madrid.

One thing they care about is that Valencia have been in good form lately, especially with a 6-1 thrashing at Malaga in this round.

Rafael Benitez's team is in such good form that Atletico are going to be in bad luck next.

And the Catalan media also believe that Barcelona is making a strong recovery.

After the introduction of Davies, Barcelona's overall performance has indeed improved a lot.

In this round, they beat Athletic Bilbao 5-0 at home.

Rijkaard's side completely activated the midfield, the team as a whole was balanced and stable, and goals and victories continued to come.

Real Madrid conceded two goals in a row in the first half, and scored three goals in the second half to reverse Valladolid 3-2.

Most of Spain's media circles are waiting to see Atletico's jokes.

The newspaper even believes that February and March will be a turning point for Atletico throughout the season.

The Copa del Rey, La Liga and the Champions League will all be clear in these two months.

"Yang Hao's team is likely to repeat the mistakes of Real Madrid last season!"

"Even, they don't even count on the king of Sanya."

……

It seems to be to confirm the words of the Ace newspaper.

Three days later, Atletico Madrid travelled to the Mestalla Stadium to take on Valencia.

Yang Hao still rotated and let players who were in better shape play, but in the away game, he conceded a goal in the 18th minute.

Mista's header over Carvalho broke the deadlock.

After that, both teams went back and forth, and the game was very miserable, and both sides did their best.

In this kind of high-intensity game, Yang Hao did not bring players such as Messi and Ramos.

It's not so much a question of trust or distrust, it's a matter of inappropriateness.

Young players should not be given too much pressure, but let them grow up in a more relaxed environment and make steady progress, so it is generally in some cases where there is no pressure on results, or the team wins the opponent steadily, let them go up, is the most ideal result.

As for this kind of brutal cup competition, especially the strong dialogue, it is really inappropriate.

So, this time he didn't bring any of them.

But in the 90th minute of the game, Iniesta sent a wonderful pass, Reyes cut into the penalty area diagonally, scored with a low shot, and equalized the score, 1-1!

In the end, Atletico drew away to Valencia.

……

On February 7, in the 23rd round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid challenged Valencia away.

In the 70th minute, Angullo's cross from the right flank, after being received by Mista, shook Marchena in the penalty area, faced the goal of Atletico Madrid, and fired a left-footed shot into the goal.

It was the only goal of the game.

Valencia and Atletico Madrid once again staged a fierce battle.

Both sides threw all their forces into it, and both unreservedly wanted to take out their opponents.

Benitez threatened to keep the pressure on Atletico before the game.

"We will follow Atletico all the way like Atletico Madrid did against Real Madrid last season!"

"Whether it's La Liga or the Copa del Rey, we will fight until the last minute!"

In the game, Valencia did play extremely tenacious, and the two teams fought quite hard, but in the end, it was Valencia who scored a goal by Mista, relying on home advantage.

The Real Madrid academy centre-forward has enjoyed the highlight of his career this season.

But after the game, when Benitez came over to shake Yang Hao's hand, Yang Hao's words made his face sink.

"The three points are for you, but the ticket to the Copa del Rey final belongs to me!"

In this round, Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona and Real Madrid all won.

After the end of this round, Atletico Madrid continued to win 23 games, 18 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 57 points, ranking first in La Liga.

Real Madrid are second with 49 points, Valencia is third with 47 points, Deportivo La Coruna is fourth with 43 points and Barcelona is fifth with 36 points.

It is clear that the pattern of the top four has been formed.

In the 24th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid will visit Camp Nou against Barcelona, which has been gaining momentum recently.

But before that, Yang Hao has to face Valencia at home.

Ahead of the crucial clash against the Bats, the Spanish media have expressed concern about Atletico's prospects.

From leading by 14 points to only 8 points now, Atletico Madrid can be said to be in full decline.

In the words of the Catalan media, with Barça's current situation, beating Atletico at Camp Nou is not a problem.

At that point, Atletico's lead will be reduced to just five points.

The La Liga title will once again be in suspense.

Yang Hao scoffed at this claim before the Copa del Rey semi-final match.

"I don't know how much they drank to get drunk like this."

"But I know we haven't lost yet!"

Yang Hao admitted that in the past period, the schedule was too bad.

The Copa del Rey has been played in three consecutive knockout rounds, with Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona and Valencia, which is six games.

And La Liga is also constantly encountering strong opponents.

For example, in two weeks, he played Osasuna first, Valencia three times and then visited Camp Nou.

These are all teams in the top 6 of La Liga.

Isn't that enough for the devil?

But Yang Hao also said, "We are not a weak team now, I believe that our players can overcome this difficulty and deal with this challenge, and this is also an opportunity to prove ourselves!" ”

What's more, in the Copa del Rey semi-final against Valencia, Torres was full of blood.

……

On the evening of February 10, in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid hosted Valencia.

Rafael Benitez's side faced Atletico Madrid with a 4231 tactic and showed aggressive momentum from the start.

But Yang Hao knows in his heart that this is in a weak heart.

The Bats' bench thickness is worse than that of Atletico Madrid, and in these few games in a row, their starting lineup has not been changed much, and the consumption is greater than that of Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, Yang Hao's strategy in this game is to wait for work and decide the winner in the second half.

Unexpectedly, Valencia took the initiative to give gifts in the first half.

Baraja's diagonal cross, Reyes and Evra on the left flank, crossed to Kaka.

The Brazilian player fired a long-range shot from the edge of the box into the back of the net for Canizares.

It was a goal in the 32nd minute of the first half.

After that, Valencia continued to press, but Atletico patiently controlled the ball and fought with Valencia.

To what extent?

In the 61st minute, Vicente came off and was replaced by Angullo.

In the 70th minute, Mista couldn't bear it anymore and replaced Sisko.

But in the 80th minute, Joaquin's cross from the right was met by Torres in the box against Ayala and headed in from close range.

2 to 0!

In the 85th minute, after the midfielder broke the ball, Kaka advanced with the ball and passed diagonally to the right side of the penalty area at the front of the penalty area.

Joaquin burst into the penalty area, stopped the ball, and pushed the far corner from a small angle, 3-0!

Subsequently, Atletico even continued to attack, causing Albelda to receive a second yellow card of the game in the 88th minute and was sent off with a red card.

At this point, the overall situation of the game has been decided.

Atletico Madrid won 3-0 at home and 4-1 on aggregate to advance to the Copa del Rey final.

When the final whistle blew, the whole Calderón stadium cheered!

It's a little embarrassing! I'm sorry! It's not that I was lazy last night and didn't stay up late to code words, but ...... When I was looking up the information, I clicked on it without knowing what's going on.,I was thinking of sneaking a peek at it.,So many cute readers are waiting for me to update.,Right? As a result, I fell behind 0-1, and you said, as a hardcore Mailinger, can I bear it? And so it ...... I watched the best part, cool! Real Madrid's performance has been a bit sluggish recently, and it can't always be up to Bellingham. It must be that I haven't hacked enough recently, not ruthless enough, I reflect deeply and resolutely correct it!

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