On the evening of April 5, Calderón Stadium, Madrid.

In the first leg of the Champions League round of 8 knockout rounds, Atletico Madrid hosted Inter Milan.

There were injuries and suspensions on both sides of the game.

On Atletico's side, Robben retired from injury, Yang Hao used Ribery to play on the right side, and Villa on the left side.

Inter Milan saw Aurelio suspended for accumulating yellow cards and Cooper replacing the Brazilian with 33-year-old veteran Favali.

Atletico continue with the 433 tactic.

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech;

Defence: Patrice Evra, Pepe, Lucio and McConn;

Midfielders: Marcos Senna trails behind, Andres Iniesta and Kaka in the middle;

Forwards: Villa, Drogba and Franck Franck Ribery.

Against Manchester United, the combination of Marcos Senna, Andres Iniesta and Kaka played very well, so Yang Hao continued to use this combination in this game.

Inter Milan is in a 4231 formation.

Goalkeepers: Toldo;

Defenders: Favali, Nesta, Córdoba and Zanetti;

Midfielders: Zanetti and Cambiasso in a back two, with Keely Gonzalez, Veron and Donny van der Meyde up front;

Forward: Adriano.

Cooper's starting lineup is similar to Yang Hao's pre-game speculation, after Veron was loaned to Inter Milan, his performance can only be regarded as average, but now Inter Milan's midfield does not have a reliable organizer.

In the tactics formulated by Yang Hao before the game, there are two weaknesses in the Inter Milan backline.

One is Córdoba's height, which makes him suffer when defending Drogba.

The other is the veteran Favali, 33 years old, who has been suppressed by Aurelio for a long time, and his performance in several appearances this season has been average.

In response to these two points, Yang Hao's strategy is to attack the right side after the opening, that is, the left side of Inter Milan.

Ribery, Kaka and McConn, all on this side.

In the opening five minutes, Atletico Madrid played three attacks on this side.

But soon, Yang Hao realized that he had made a big mistake.

Favali, who was originally identified as a weak link, is surprisingly good.

Who would have thought of that?

He has not played many games this season, but he turned out to be in form against Atletico Madrid.

Atletico have been attacking from the right since the opening kick-off, while Favali has been solid defensively.

In particular, with the cooperation of Nesta, he blocked Atletico's attack on the right after the opening.

This made Yang Hao look at it from the sidelines and shake his head.

……

"This guy is going out of the box today."

In the home team's coach's box, Juanma Lillo saw Yang Hao walking back and immediately said with a wry smile.

Yang Hao nodded.

As you can see from the first few minutes of the game, Favali is not bad, if not overperforming.

This kind of thing is actually quite common.

In many cases, even the manager can't accurately assess the form of his players, otherwise there would be no major mistakes in the formation.

Not to mention the opponents.

"What now?" Juanma Llho asked with concern.

Yang Hao shook his head, "There's no way, you can only play like this in the first half." ”

Atletico Madrid's starting tactics were carefully arranged by everyone in the team, and everyone agreed, and at this time, hastily changing them may not be able to achieve the effect of the changes, but may lead to chaos in the team.

This is a big taboo.

Therefore, Yang Hao left the coach's seat again, walked to the command area, and gestured towards the players, especially Kaka, signaling him to be a little more to the right and trying to break through the left side of Inter Milan.

Regardless of Favalli's form, he will try to cripple Inter's left side.

……

In front of the away team's coach's box, Cooper couldn't help but laugh when he saw Favali's performance, and then looked at Yang Hao and the gestures of the players.

That's what Favalli came up with.

Cooper himself didn't expect the veteran to perform so well tonight.

Previously, he himself had been worried about the defense on the left side, so he let Keely Gonzalez drop back a bit, pay attention to follow McConn, and let Zanetti stand on the left side, just to protect the left side.

Unexpectedly, Favali gave him a big surprise.

Now, the instability factor in Inter Milan's backline is Córdoba.

Against Drogba, the Colombian central defender really doesn't have an advantage.

But as long as you freeze Atletico's wings, it's not a big problem.

Cooper turned his head sideways and glanced at Yang Hao, who was frowning, and couldn't help but think of the Champions League final five years ago.

At that time, he led Valencia to Real Madrid.

As soon as the game began, he knew that there was no play, because his tactics were restrained by Real Madrid.

But at that time, he had no choice at all.

When it comes to the game, suddenly changing the overall style of play of the team, it will be messed up.

Therefore, Cooper could only choose one path to the end, and finally lost 0-3.

Next, at least in the first half, Yang Hao will do his best to attack the left side of Inter Milan.

As long as the Nerazzurri can defend their left flank, it won't be a problem.

Favali is now the key to breaking the game.

……

"Atletico on the right side."

"Ribery takes the ball and goes back to Kaka."

"Kaka rushed forward with the ball and got up to speed!"

"Kaka ......"

"Beep!!"

"The referee from France, Alan Saas, blew the whistle to signal that Favali had committed a foul."

"From the slow motion, you can see that Zanetti and Favali are really two players with their hands and feet."

"Looking at this shot again, Zanetti's first foul was unsuccessful, and Favalli directly hugged Kaka."

"It's a must-have card."

"Sure enough, the referee gave a yellow card."

"After tonight's kick-off, Atletico were mainly attacking Inter's left flank."

'Favali was doing well, but the pressure was very high.

"Now it feels like it's Atletico Madrid or Inter Milan, they're all on Favali's side."

"Atletico continued their excellent performances this season, especially the attack of Manchester United in the previous two legs, crushing Inter Milan's midfield."

"The combination of Zanetti, Cambiasso and Veron is obviously unable to stop the wolf-like Atletico Madrid."

"Especially now that Perón is not as big as it used to be."

"Look at this free-kick in front of Atletico."

"Penalty out, fall into the box, Lucio header!"

"Slightly higher."

"Atletico are still actively using Cordoba as a point, but they have never been able to take advantage of good opportunities."

"Before this game, a lot of people were speculating whether to use Materazzi or Córdoba, and Cooper chose Córdoba, which should be said to have some considerations of his own."

……

Kaka and his teammates were running back at a fast pace.

Drogba ran from behind.

"I'll pull to the right." Drogba suggested.

"I catch the ball on the right side, and then I pass it back, and you stick it diagonally into the right rib and go to the penalty area to play again."

Kaka shook his head, "It's more troublesome, Nesta is stuck in that area, and Zanetti, you see......"

As he spoke, Kakara lifted up his collar, which had already been torn through a gap.

Inter did foul him a lot tonight.

Of course, these fouls are meant to prevent him from dribbling the ball, not to infringe on his body, so he doesn't get hurt.

It's just too tiring to kick.

It's only been more than 20 minutes, but I feel like the consumption is already very large.

But that's what Serie A is for.

The defense was really, really solid.

"You have to stay in the box, pay attention to the point of attacking Córdoba, here on the right, I'll figure it out."

As he spoke, Kaka turned his head and looked at the coach's bench on the sidelines, "The boss probably didn't expect Favali to be so tenacious, this guy hasn't had much chance this season, who would have thought that he would play extraordinarily tonight?" ”

Kaka and Drogba said as they jogged back.

'The boss asked us to keep pressing them on the left side, not just to score, but to keep Inter out of action, and we should change the midfield.

Drogba guessed too.

No one expected Favali to play extraordinarily, but since he met in the game, he couldn't hide from it.

Yang Hao's strategy is to force Inter Milan first, at least to ensure that they can't play a threatening attack in the first half.

"Didil, this point is very important, don't leave the big penalty area, leave it to us on the right side!"

"Okay, got it."

The two immediately dispersed and returned to their respective formations.

……

As the game progressed, both the fans in the stadium and the audience in front of the TV could clearly feel the wrestling between the two sides.

Inter Milan are more likely to use Adriano's individual qualities to create chances up front.

The Brazilian centre-forward had two singles and created a threat up front.

One was for a foul on Pepe and a free-kick in front.

Adriano fired a furious shot that almost broke through Atletico's goal, but was punched out by Cech.

On another occasion, after dribbling the ball on the right flank and shaking off Patrice Evra and Pepe, a left-footed shot from distance was tipped over the crossbar by Cech.

Adriano's strength is there, and Inter Milan's tactical strategy is also clear, which is to stabilize the defense and use Adriano's personal ability to attack Atletico's defensive weaknesses.

That's Pepe.

Both sides are almost pinching each other's weaknesses and dead holes, and they don't show the slightest mercy to their subordinates.

This made the atmosphere of the game more and more solemn.

Especially after 30 minutes, it was difficult for each other to create good chances, but the atmosphere of the game was getting more and more tense.

For everyone who saw this game, it brought a very heavy feeling.

Yang Hao stood on the sidelines, and he felt even more so.

Now the two sides are just going to fight hard, and they are constantly adding weight to the right side, constantly creating pressure on the opponent.

Atletico Madrid is the main attacker, Inter Milan is the main defender, it depends on who can't bear it first.

One thing I have to admit is that after Cooper arrived in Serie A, his ability to adjust the defense has indeed improved a lot.

The combination of Zanetti, Favali, Nesta and Keely Gonzalez is not very good.

But the reason why football is called a team sport is that it emphasizes more cooperation than going it alone.

It's also a reason to react to the front.

Adriano is alone and it will be difficult to form a truly threatening offensive.

Unless he suddenly bursts Pepe's point, or there is a fatal mistake in the Atletico defence.

In the 37th minute, after Atletico broke the ball, they still attacked from the right side.

After Dribbling the ball on the right, Ribery suddenly cut inside, but was chased by Favali and forced to pass back to McCone, who cut in on the right.

When Ribery cut from the right to the middle, Kaka quickly ran from the middle to the right and raised his hand for the ball.

When McConn's pass came to Kaka's feet, the Brazilian slid the ball straight to the right touchline, and he accelerated himself to shake off Zanetti, who was haunting him.

By this time, Favali had also shaken off Ribery and rushed towards Kaka instead.

But the Brazilian was faster, caught up with his own ball, stopped the ball, and with Favali already out of his feet, a Marseille maneuver next to the right sideline of the penalty area went straight past Favali.

The whole process is very stretched, and it looks particularly elegant and calm.

The whole stadium was in an uproar.

"Marseille Roundabout !!"

"My God, Kaka shook off Favali and he took off!!"

When Kaka broke through the line on the right sideline, the pace was completely up.

All the way to the right corner of the penalty area, and kept rushing to the big penalty area of Inter Milan.

Nesta and Córdoba were both on the back line, but Drogba ran to the back post.

This made it very clear to the players at Inter Milan that they had to keep off the speeding Kaka.

Nesta shouted to his teammates and walked out to intercept himself.

Kaka's pace was so fast that he hit the right corner of the Inter penalty area in an instant, and when he saw Nesta leaning towards him, he knew very well the quality of the world's top centre-back.

If you're close, don't even think about it!

So, when Kaka just arrived at the right corner of the penalty area, he suddenly turned the ball to the bottom line, and he was a broken line, along the inside of the right sideline of the big penalty area, to the bottom line.

Nesta had just rushed over, intending to entangle Kaka.

He didn't expect that his opponent would be so cunning, but he was experienced and prepared, so he immediately changed direction and chased after him.

To Nesta's surprise, after Kaka caught up with the ball, he didn't make the slightest adjustment and directly picked up the pass with his right foot.

Nesta tried to block it, but the ball was lifted high and he couldn't block it at all.

For a split second, a thought crossed Nesta's mind.

Drogba!

When Córdoba was still looking up to judge the line and the landing point, Drogba had already plugged in at high speed, and the whole person jumped up, like pulling onions on dry land, and then a lion shook his head, poured all his strength into his head, and fiercely pushed Kaka's cross to the goal.

Toldo was on the right and Drogba deliberately pushed to the left at the back post.

When the Inter Milan goalkeeper flew to the side, Drogba's header had already drilled into the Inter goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"Atletico !!"

"In the 37th minute, Atletico Madrid took the lead in scoring the goal of Inter Milan!"

"The scorer is Drogba!!"

"Atletico Madrid's attack on the right finally threatened, and Kaka relied on his individual ability to force a breakthrough with the ball."

"This is Kaka now."

"He's either not moving, or he's thunderbolt!"

"Look at his breakthrough this time, it's really beautiful, especially this Marseille slalom."

"We often say that Kaka doesn't look like a Brazilian player, he doesn't have the same spirit as a Brazilian player, but I think that's biased."

"Just like this breakthrough just now, Kaka suddenly came to a Marseille maneuver, which was really surprising, but it was used just right, so that Favalli couldn't guard against it."

"We can only say that Kaka is still the same Kaka, but the more he plays now, the more confident he becomes, and the more he digs his potential, the more amazing he becomes."

"And Drogba!"

"Atletico have used Córdoba's height many times in this game, and this time Drogba finally seized the opportunity."

"1 to 0!"

'It's a crucial goal for Atletico.'

"We saw that Yang Hao was still gesturing to the players on the sidelines, which should be signaling the players to continue to chase after the victory, or to insist on playing on the right side."

"This is the top handsome!"

"When the opening starting tactics did not work, I did not rashly change the team's tactical play, but continued to bet on my players, believing that the team can play in form and play gaps."

"Now that there is a gap, Atletico want to continue to attack this side."

……

The importance of the first goal was more than just helping Atletico take the lead.

More importantly, it hit Inter's confidence and morale.

In particular, it caused a rift in Inter's defense on the left flank.

Therefore, Yang Hao continued to pursue the victory.

In the minutes that followed in the first half, Atletico created chances on their right flank and tried to break through again.

It wasn't until the 44th minute that Kaka got rid of the ball on the right rib, pushed forward with the ball, and quickly passed diagonally to the right.

Ribery plugged in at high speed, dribbled close to the right wing, and when he faced Favali one-on-one, he forced a breakthrough and rushed to the bottom line, and when he crossed with his feet, he was blocked by Favali off the line.

Corner kick.

The stadium was filled with cheers from Atletico fans.

Andres Iniesta stood at the penalty spot from the corner, set up the football, and slowly stepped back.

And Atletico's several highs were all pressed into Inter Milan's penalty area.

Drogba, Lucio, Pepe, Kaka......

Don't look at Atletico Madrid's current technical stream, but in fact, they still have quite a lot of tall players.

Just now, Lucio almost scored with a header.

So now Inter Milan is also on the verge of being a big enemy, very nervous.

With Andres Iniesta's run, Atletico quickly converted a corner.

Atletico's attacking position from this corner kick was also adjusted.

Didier Drogba was at the front of the post, with Lucio, Pepe and Kaka all standing in the back post opposite the left post.

But when Iniesta sent the ball out, Lucio and Pepe rushed to the front post.

Lucio, in particular, is at the forefront.

Drogba didn't even jump, more of a feint, so Lucio's jump made Inter's defenders very nervous, and Nesta jumped even more.

But the problem is that this free throw is not for Lucio at all.

The ball went over Lucio's head and landed in the middle of the goal.

And Pepe, who had been following Lucio all along, suddenly jumped up until this moment, met the incoming ball and pushed it to the left side of the goal.

Toldo's attention was also completely distracted by Lucio and Drogba at the front point, when Pepe headed the ball, he was taken aback and made a physical save, but before the whole person could exert his strength, the ball was already headed into the Inter goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"Pepe !!"

The Brazilian centre-back turned excitedly and rushed off the pitch, cheering and shouting wildly all the way.

He was venting his post-goal excitement to his heart's content.

This season, he has suffered too much criticism and accusations, and he and Ramos have become the subject of ridicule by everyone.

Some people even say that they will be the hottest central defenders of Atletico Madrid's history, and they are the ones who have dragged down Atletico's results!

Only the head coach Yang Hao has been silently supporting them and giving them affirmation and encouragement.

Finally, at this moment, he successfully seized the opportunity!

"The Brazilians look very excited!"

'It was his first goal in the knockout rounds of the Champions League and it was crucial!'

'Pepe has also improved a lot this season, he got a lot of criticism at the beginning of the season, but he kept improving.

"Yang Hao's way of cultivating young players still has his own uniqueness, it is said that he will arrange people to connect with players after each game to discuss and analyze the mistakes and problems that occur in the game."

"And now, Pepe has repaid head coach Yang Hao's trust in him with a goal!"

'2-0, Atletico further extended the score before the end of the first half.

……

"Well done everyone!"

With a score of 2-0, when entering the halftime break, Yang Hao praised the players fiercely.

Especially Pepe.

Young praised Pepe by name, saying that he did well in this game, not only defending Adriano well, but also scoring a goal from a corner kick, which is commendable.

In the battle against Adriano, Pepe was at a disadvantage.

But Yang Hao feels that it is already rare to be at a disadvantage, but not to be created by Adriano to create excellent scoring opportunities.

Adriano is now a veritable world number one centre-forward.

Pepe and Ramos have been improving since the beginning of the season, and their performances have gradually improved.

Sometimes, even if you can put on a good performance.

But there is a lack of stability.

This is a common problem for all young players, especially for young defenders.

Yang Hao knows very well that this will take more time and more space.

At this stage, it's normal for them to make mistakes.

The players are also in a good mood.

The whole first half was a thrill.

There was some surprise at the beginning, but Atletico still relied on their strength to hit the opponent hard.

"In the second half we didn't adjust, we continued to play like this, or we played on their left side!"

Yang Hao has now tasted the sweetness.

Favali on the left was in good form in the opening stages, but as the game progressed, especially after Franck Ribery and Kaka gradually found a way to deal with him, Inter's left wing-back began to have problems.

I worked hard, but I couldn't stop Kaka and Ribery from taking turns to attack.

The so-called on-the-spot command, the key is here.

The game is changing all the time, and the manager needs to make adjustments and decisions all the time.

'We've broken down the defensive position on the left, so it's up to us to attack this side further and find a break from Favali.'

"In the second half we have to attack from the start and try to score another goal!"

Yang Hao can basically conclude that Cooper should not make a substitution at halftime, because Favalli actually performed well.

Moreover, there is no one to change on the left side of Inter Milan right now.

In this case, if you still want to adjust, you can only move the frontcourt.

With Cooper's cautious nature, he wouldn't do that.

Therefore, Atletico can continue to attack in the second half.

……

If the two teams were still attacking and defending in the first half, fighting back and forth, and most of the time were in a stalemate, then in the second half, the situation of the game was completely reversed.

Atletico showed a wolf-like side from the start.

Yang Hao signaled the players to attack at the beginning, especially on the right side, and even pinched the left side of Inter Milan to play.

And in the 54th minute, just when Atletico wanted to slow down the attack a little, Ribery broke through on the right and sent a cross.

Zanetti didn't pinch Kaka's position in the first place.

The Brazilian took the ball sideways with his left foot at the edge of the right corner of the penalty area, after receiving Ribery's cross, and dangled the ball horizontally with his left foot, directly from the hasty snatch of Zanetti.

Immediately after, Kaka rubbed his left foot lightly.

The ball was picked up by Kaka all over.

Near the penalty spot in the box, Drogba caught the attention of two centre-backs, Cordoba and Nesta.

This is the monster of Côte d'Ivoire!

Especially when Córdoba is alone, he can't stop Drogba at all.

But as a result, there will inevitably be some gaps between Zanetti and Córdoba.

Kaka just picked the ball past Drogba and Nesta, and fell directly to the back of the goal.

It's a bit like you're going to hit the far corner, and it's a bit like you're passing the ball.

Is there anyone in the far corner?

Toldo didn't have any time to react at all, and the whole person pounced directly on the side.

A figure with red and white arrow stripes quickly killed, and Villa appeared in this fatal position like a ghost, and the whole person was thrown out, and with a shovel shot, the falling football was directly shoveled towards the goal that was close at hand.

Toldo saved, but Villa's tackle went slightly higher and just slipped past Toldo's hands.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"In the 54th minute, in the 54th minute, Villa scored again!"

"3 to 0!"

"Atletico won again tonight!"

"We saw that Atletico Madrid played a wave of attacks at the beginning of the second half, Kaka's kick and pass, like a pass and a shot, is very confusing, but at the critical moment, Villa's running position is very deadly."

"That's what we usually say, the scorer's keen sense of smell!"

"At the critical moment, they just know how to run this point and catch this kind of ball."

……

Cooper was depressed after seeing Villa score again.

He made a substitution right away, with Materazzi coming on for Veron.

Martins replaces Donny van der Meyde.

After the substitution, Materazzi partnered Nesta, with Cordoba moved to the right and Zanetti pushed into midfield at right midfield.

Gueli González played at left midfield, with Adriano and Martinez up front.

Inter Milan returned to the 442 tactic.

Yang Hao also followed suit and made adjustments, and the team began to take the ball and possess the ball more.

The reason why Cooper wants to adopt the 4231 tactic is because he knows very well that if he plays 442, especially in a double back configuration, the midfield will be completely controlled by Atletico Madrid.

But if it is still a big diamond-shaped midfielder, Atletico Madrid's attack will completely cripple Inter Milan.

That's why he used the 4231, but both Veron and Van der Meyde didn't perform well.

It's also a problem for Inter this season.

Cooper's side are also not doing particularly well in Serie A at the moment, currently behind Fabio Capello's Juventus in the standings.

After the peak of the previous two seasons, Cooper's team began to go downhill.

This is also quite normal.

Players such as Keely Gonzalez, Veron, Favali, Materazzi and Zanetti are all in their thirties, and Van der Meyde's performances this season have also seen a significant dip.

As a result, Inter Milan's overall competitiveness is starting to fall.

The frontcourt attack is supported by Adriano alone, and his performance has a great impact on Inter Milan.

Until now, Yang Hao himself can't figure out whether Moratti will continue to invest more, continue to introduce strong reinforcements, and strengthen the overall strength of the team as he did in his previous life?

After all, in his previous life, he invested so much, mainly to impact the Champions League.

But now, he has won the Champions League.

Who knows?

……

In the end, Atletico beat Inter Milan 3-0 at home!

After the game, many media congratulated Atletico Madrid, but at the same time, they were also expressing emotion.

From the matchup between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan, it can be seen that the Nerazzurri, and even the entire Serie A, are going downhill.

Inter Milan was unstoppable at the beginning.

Last season, they lost to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final, and although their overall dominance was not as good as before, they continued the highlights of the previous season well.

This season, they have clearly taken another step back.

This is not only because of the age of the players, but also because of the team's input.

On the contrary, Atletico Madrid, whose weak backline this season has reversed the perception of the media and fans step by step.

In this game, Pepe scored with a header.

Adriano created a lot of chances in the match, but Pepe and Lucio managed to freeze Adriano.

No one will blame the Brazilian centre-forward for his poor performance, as he is the best performer in Inter's squad.

Compared with Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid has once again received rave reviews.

In particular, Brazilian midfielder Kaka won the best player of the match again after the game.

Since 2005, Kaka has been getting better and better.

So far in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, he has won the Man of the Match in three consecutive games.

Yang Hao also publicly built momentum for Kaka at the post-match press conference.

"In my mind, he deserves the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year!"

"He's already the best player in the world!"

Yang Hao originally wanted to add another [one], but then he thought about it, forget it, don't add it.

has dealt with the media for many years, Yang Hao knows very well that there is basically no controversy if [one] is added, but if it is not added, then problems will follow one after another, and it will definitely cause controversy from all walks of life.

But this is what Yang Hao wants to achieve.

Noisy!

It's okay, it's a little louder.

Let more and more people know about Kaka's outstanding performance this season, and let more and more people participate in this discussion.

Why?

Quarreling around Yang Hao's words, whether Kaka is the best in the world or one of the best, it is a recognition of Kaka, and it is imperceptibly injecting a subconscious into everyone.

Not only is he one of the best in the world, but he is one of the very few players who is qualified to compete for the best in the world.

Isn't this just building momentum for Kaka?

Sure enough, as soon as Yang Hao's words came out, it immediately caused great controversy.

Many Serie A media and fans protested, thinking that Yang Hao had forgotten Adriano.

"Don't forget, he is also your favorite general, and he has always respected you very much!"

There are also Premier League media and fans who said, "We Rooney are not convinced! He's the best player in the world! ”

The media and fans in Catalonia accused Yang Hao of creating public opinion, "Ronaldinho is a genius recognized by the world." ”

The Ace newspaper secretly accused Atletico Madrid of building momentum for Kaka, "Ronaldo is still the king of this earth!" ”

Only the hapless German media and fans, drawing their swords and looking around, found that the huge Germany could not find a superstar comparable to Kaka.

You don't even need a kaka, not even a superstar player.

The fourth in European football is afraid that it will be worn out.

Atletico's press and public relations departments and marketing departments also stepped in at the same time and began to build momentum for Kaka.

Yang Hao and the heads of the two departments both feel that they should at least strive to enter the top three.

It is worth mentioning that after Florentino opened up the image rights game, half of the portrait rights of Atletico Madrid's current players are in the hands of the club, except for Yang Hao.

Yang Hao's portrait rights are all held by himself.

Therefore, the higher the commercial value of Kaka, Torres and others, the greater the benefit to Atletico Madrid.

……

Three days later, in the 31st round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 away with Numancia.

Since this round of the league was in the middle of the two games against Inter Milan, Yang Hao once again rotated significantly, and even Modric got the chance to start.

Fernando Torres gave Atletico the lead in the first half.

After that, the team led all the way and was consistent.

It wasn't until the 86th minute that substitute striker Dujie scored with a header in front of Ramos to equalize for Numancia and draw 1-1 with Atletico Madrid.

But in the other game, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-3 at home.

It's another very exciting showdown at the top.

The two teams played a battle at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Barcelona is aiming to compete with Malaysia to win the championship, while Real Madrid is playing at home, and the two sides are back and forth, fighting against each other.

In the end, Real Madrid had a slight advantage.

As a result, although Atletico Madrid is a draw, the points gap has widened to 11 points.

With only seven rounds left in La Liga, the chances of Barcelona turning the tables are slim to none.

It could even be said that it could not be.

Some media have begun to build momentum for Atletico Madrid's title, and even believe that Atletico Madrid has a good chance of hitting the treble again this season.

But Yang Hao knows in his own heart that the hidden dangers of the back line always exist.

When it comes to attack, Atletico Madrid is definitely not afraid of any team, but the problem of the back line is the number one problem that limits Atletico from going further.

As the only team in La Liga that is still in Europe, Atletico Madrid has naturally received the most attention.

But Yang Hao still kept a low profile, and even forbade players to discuss the championship.

It was also in this atmosphere that Atletico Madrid ushered in the second leg of the last 8 knockout round.

……

On the evening of April 12, at the Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.

When the game reached the 14th minute, Inter Milan, who started the game, not only failed to break through Atletico Madrid's goal, but was seized by Atletico Madrid with a counterattack.

When Drogba picked up a team-mate in his own half, he grabbed the first drop and passed the ball to Kaka.

Kaka slashed diagonally into the left rib at high speed, grabbed ahead of Cambiaso, intercepted Drogba's pass, and strode forward, shaking off Cambiaso in an instant.

I saw that the Brazilian was like a red and white lightning, and every step of the ball was more than ten meters away, and then chased after it in an instant.

Especially the strong burst of Materazzi, the Italian central defender didn't even have time to react, and directly let Kaka force his way through.

That kind of speed, even the Inter Milan fans of Meazza as the opponent couldn't stop exclaiming and marveling!

This Brazilian can't stop it!

When Kaka burst into the left side of Inter's penalty area with the ball, he immediately slowed down, adjusted in a series of small steps, and then suddenly pushed a right-footed shot past Toldo's goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"Kaka!! Kaka!!! ”

"In the opening 14 minutes, Atletico Madrid's quick counterattack, Kaka connected two Inter Milan players and used a long-distance run of nearly 60 meters to break through Inter's goal."

"He's so fast with the ball!"

"We saw that every kick he had was just right, and his pace was the most evident."

"Inter Milan attacked so fiercely after the opening that they were exposed with fatal flaws behind them!"

Subsequently, the game went into this kind of Inter Milan wanted to attack, but Atletico repeatedly played threatening counter-attacks.

As a result, it has been difficult for the Nerazzurri to concentrate on it, especially when they are already 4-0 down on aggregate.

In the end, Cooper also reluctantly accepted defeat.

In the end, Atletico Madrid relied on Kaka's long-distance attack, 1-0 away, 4-0 on aggregate, and a two-legged double kill, successfully eliminated Inter Milan.

This has brought Atletico's momentum to the highest level of the season!

Even the Milan newspaper Sport believes that Atletico Madrid are the most title-winning team of the season.

Major European bookmakers have pushed Atletico's odds to win the championship to the highest.

Especially after the draw for the Champions League semi-finals, Atletico Madrid met Chelsea, and Liverpool hit the lucky draw of PSV Eindhoven.

Guus Hiddink's side were on almost all the way, facing Monaco in the round of 16 and Lyon in the quarter-finals, avoiding all the strong teams perfectly.

And everyone believes that the semi-final match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will determine the Champions League title this season.

Because no matter who reaches the final, there will be basically no suspense against the winner of Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven.

The Reds' performance this season has been unexpected, as Xavi Alonso is no longer at Liverpool.

Without the core of the midfield organization, what will Benitez use to compete for the Champions League?

But the result?

Benitez relied on the rotation of the three midfielders Hamann, Biscayne and Smitchell, plus the iron-clad Gerrard, and relied on tenacious defense to advance all the way to the semifinals.

For Atletico, the biggest problem in the semi-finals is the first leg.

Lucio was suspended for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final for a foul on Adriano in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

It's finally done! Thanks to the biscuits, thank you to the technicians at the starting point, for the trouble to everyone. Resume two shifts today, kneel and beg for a monthly pass!

(End of chapter)