After returning from the national team, La Liga ushered in the 30th round, with Atletico Madrid away to Villarreal.

Affected by the return of many international players to participate in the competition, as well as the Champions League quarterfinals next Wednesday, Yang Hao had to rotate significantly in this game.

Throughout the first half, Atletico actually played very well and were completely in control.

In the 13th minute, Messi opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

In the 25th minute, Torres scored again.

No matter how you look at it, this is a sign of a big victory.

But in the second half, especially after the 60th minute, Yang Hao replaced Messi and Kaka one after another, and as a result, in the 76th minute, Atletico Madrid first lost a corner kick.

Just three minutes later, Sergio Aguero added a net.

Subsequently, no matter how Atletico attacked, they could no longer break Villarreal's goal.

2-2, the two sides shook hands at the Love Song Stadium.

Atletico's unbeaten run extends to 63 games.

For this game, Yang Hao did not blame the players, but pointed out the problem very clearly.

'We made some mistakes in midfield at a certain point.

Yang Hao said, "At Atletico Madrid, the role of the midfielder is to lead the team through movement and passing, and give the ball to the strikers, so that they can find opportunities in the final attack. ”

'In the first half, our players were very accurate in their movements, especially in the front court, and they did a good job and the football was very fast, and it was difficult for the opposition to keep up with our tempo.

"But in the second half, it was all gone."

The reasons for this are complex, but it's important to note that "our players were tired and after the second half they were running down. ”

'It could easily have led to a widening of the distance between our three lines and even though it was probably only about 10 minutes, we were playing against a very good team and they took their chances.

Yang Hao did not cover up the problem, but pointed out the crux of the team.

It was indeed the decline in physical fitness that led to the lack of running ability of the players, and then Villarreal seized the opportunity.

This kind of thing is too normal.

Especially in the middle of the week to travel long distances to play for the national team.

Barcelona beat Real Betis 2-1 away.

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-1 at home.

Deportivo La Coruna reversed Murcia 3-1 at home.

All three games were not easy, and every team was affected by the national team.

……

April 1, Anfield Stadium, Liverpool.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Atletico Madrid challenged Liverpool away.

The Reds started the game aggressively forward, with Benitez adopting his best 4231 two-man midfield formation, allowing Steven Gerrard and Lucas Rewa to form a midfield duo.

England highstar Crouch was at the front and pressed towards Atletico Madrid as soon as possible.

Andres Iniesta kicked the ball back to the right and when it was handed to Alves, the player in front of him quickly stepped forward.

Alves made a long pass directly to the front court, and he wanted to find Drogba.

But Skrtel scrambled to clear the ball.

The ball was still in Liverpool's half.

Atletico's second-tier players quickly took control of the landing.

When the Sheets arrived at the front, they immediately showed an aggressive momentum, especially in the front line, which was full of aggression.

Just two minutes into the game, Andres Iniesta sent a pass from the edge of the box to Drogba's feet in the box.

Unexpectedly, the Ivorian faced the direction of the attack, knocked the ball with his heel, and did not stop the ball, but knocked the ball to the left side of the goal.

After Robben stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he immediately started, shook off Carragher, rushed to the baseline, passed the ball from the baseline, broke through Carragher, and rushed into the box.

But the Dutchman was stuck near the baseline and barely managed to threaten Liverpool's goal with his left-footed shot that hit the side-netting.

Atletico took the initiative from the start and tried to take the lead.

This made Liverpool, who took the initiative to press forward after the opening, also had to gradually retreat and stabilize the defense first.

"As Mourinho said before, no matter who you encounter now, you have to think about defense first."

"Liverpool is no exception."

"Benitez obviously wanted to open tonight, but now that they are being suppressed by Atletico Madrid, even if they don't want to defend, it is impossible."

"But Liverpool also have to be careful not to retreat too far back."

"It's the lesson of all the defensive teams that face Atletico, and once you drop too far back, the defense will be very passive."

'Atletico players are very individual and can pose a threat at any time if they are given the chance to get the ball to the likes of Messi, Kaka, Drogba, Andres Iniesta and Robben.

'Especially when you get into the box, it's very bad.

'After the opening, Atletico seemed to be more focused on attacking on the left flank, Robben against Carragher, which seemed to be the area where Atletico would focus tonight.

"On the contrary, Messi, who was on the right side, did not get into the groove immediately after the opening."

"But it could also be a smokescreen for Atletico."

'The Sheets are very flexible in attack, and that's a problem for all teams against Atletico.

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, he saw Atletico break through with the ball on the left side again, and the cross was headed out by Hyypia.

But the ball still fell on the perimeter, and after Xavi Alonso stopped the ball with his chest, he passed diagonally to Messi on the right side of the edge of the box.

At this time, the players in Atletico Madrid's front field are quickly exiting the penalty area.

Kaka, in particular, retreated directly to a position almost equal to Messi.

With his back to the right touchline, facing to the left, Messi left his left foot to volley the ball from Xavi Alonso into the back of the run.

The Brazilian made a sharp stop, blocked Gerrard behind him with his body, still didn't stop the ball, and stopped the ball back to Messi, then turned around himself, quickly cut diagonally to the right, and took Gerrard away.

After Messi stopped the ball in front of the right corner of the penalty area, Reese followed, and Lucas Rewa also leaned over to help make up for the first time, apparently aware of the Argentine's threat.

But as soon as Messi stopped the ball and saw Kaka rushing from behind Reese to the right side of the penalty area, he immediately shook a shot and made a gesture to pass to Kaka, in fact, the outside of his left foot suddenly pulled the ball and cut in laterally.

The Argentines started too quickly and threw off Rieser at once.

After Messi took two steps horizontally, Lucas Rewa also rushed over for the first time.

But at this time, Messi pushed the football with the inside of his left foot.

The ball was crossed diagonally from Lucas Rewa to the right side of the penalty spot in the penalty area.

Immediately afterwards, Iniesta was seen rushing from behind Lucas Rewa into the right side of the penalty area, catching up with Messi's pass just right, stopping with his left foot, and hitting with his right foot.

"Messi's wonderful ......"

"Iniesta has a chance to ......"

"The ball is in!!!"

"Atletico opened the scoring in just six minutes and scored the first goal against Liverpool!"

"It's still Yang Hao's iconic opening attack! In just 6 minutes, Atletico scored first! ”

"Liverpool's defence is really difficult to hold in front of Atletico's skillful passing and the player's tacit movement."

"In just six minutes, the goal was lost!"

"1 to 0!"

"Atletico scored a valuable away goal!"

After Andres Iniesta's goal, he rushed to the sidelines excitedly, but was soon chased by Messi, Kaka and Drogba, who surrounded him and celebrated with him.

Yang Hao also applauded vigorously on the sidelines.

It was actually a very typical Atletico goal.

Not only do the players have skillful passing, but they also use this quick interspersing to stretch away the defence and create a threat.

This is also what Yang Hao said before, running is very important.

But there are also certain hidden dangers.

It was against Villarreal before, when he conceded two goals in a short period of time.

When the auspicious three treasures are there, it is always easy to lose the ball.

But now, Thiago Silva is still recovering from injury, while Patrice Evra is back from injury.

……

After the opening kick-off, Atletico got off to a very good start.

Liverpool, on the other hand, are looking a little impatient.

At Anfield, it was the last 8 of the Champions League, and they conceded a goal in the opening 6 minutes, so how will they play in the next game?

As a result, the Reds have also begun to aggressively attack, with the focus on using Crouch's threat up front to create attacking opportunities.

Patrice Evra was attacked by Kuyt on the left.

But after Liverpool pressed out, they attacked a little too hard.

This kind of rapid shock flow play of the Premier League team can still form a certain pressure for Atletico Madrid.

But as long as the attack in front of them can't form a threat, especially when Atletico adapts and breathes a sigh of relief, they can immediately return the color.

In the 14th minute, Atletico broke the ball at the edge of their penalty area, and Xavi Alonso's long pass sent the ball precisely to the left side of the field.

Arjen Robben stepped forward as fast as he could, caught up with Xavi Alonso's pass on the left, drove the ball all the way to the left side of Liverpool's penalty area, and was overtaken by Carragher near the baseline.

The Dutchman had to make a quick stop, slowed down, retreated to the edge of the penalty area, and sent the ball to the right edge of the arc of the box with a diagonal cross with his left foot.

Drogba and Kaka had already rushed into the penalty area at this time, while Messi was lagging behind, and only then did he rush to the scene.

Seeing that the Argentine was facing Robben's diagonal pass, Gerrard had already rushed to Messi's side, but Messi picked up the falling football with his right foot and just picked Gerrard.

Liverpool's defenders in the penalty area didn't expect that Gerrard would be picked by Messi in this way, so that when Messi ran sideways to receive the ball, there was no one at the top of the penalty area.

After Messi caught up, he unloaded the ball with his left foot, and when he saw Skrtel and Lucas Reva rushing at the same time, the Argentine dribbled the ball with his left foot and then went to the left.

It was a perfect trip that allowed him to shake off Skrtel and Lucas Rewa and make a way to the left side of the goal.

Messi did not hesitate at all, and after catching up, he hit the goal directly with his left foot.

The ball curled gracefully, bounced off the ground in front of goal, and drilled into the bottom left corner of the Liverpool goal at a faster pace.

"The ball is in!!"

"Messi!!"

"World Wave!"

"A curling shot from the top of the arc of the penalty area, the world wave!"

"Messi has another goal for Atletico Madrid!"

"2 to 0!"

"After Liverpool conceded the goal, they were so anxious that they were beaten through their own backline by Atletico Madrid's counter-attack."

"I have to say that Atletico Madrid's counterattack is really very sharp."

"Robben was also very clever in handling the ball, and instead of going directly to Drogba and Kaka in the box, he went to Messi, which was very surprising."

"Of course, Messi's handling is absolutely top-notch!"

"We can take a look at it from the slow-motion replay, this pick-up, and then this offload, the football really listens to him, and the final curling volley is also very exciting."

"In the first 14 minutes, Atletico scored two goals in a row!"

'It's a very bad situation for Liverpool right now.

"The most important thing for the Reds now is to stabilize their position first and strive to ensure that they do not concede goals, otherwise, I am afraid that they will be threatened by Atletico Madrid's attack again."

"Perhaps, Benitez should consider adopting a strategy of defending and counter-attacking, rather than rushing to continue to press the attack."

……

'Liverpool are on the attack.'

"After conceding two goals in a row, Liverpool simply let go tonight and they desperately needed to recover the goals they conceded."

'But we saw that Atletico didn't have any pressure after a two-goal lead, which is obviously not a good sign.'

'Liverpool have to be a little bit more careful, especially now that they seem to be in a bit of a hurry.'

"Look at this time, give it to Gerald."

"Pass into the box and try to find Crouch."

'Ramos blocked Crouch and Manuel Neuer came out and held the ball.

"Atletico have a good defensive organisation this time."

"The cooperation between Ramos and Neuer is very tacit, and the goalkeeper is very timely and decisive."

"Neuer holds the ball and throws it quickly."

"Wow, Neuer's hand throws the ball very far."

"Straight to the middle, Iniesta."

"Atletico launched a quick counterattack, and Liverpool had to hurry back to defend."

"Give it to Robben on the left."

"Robben takes the ball to Carragher ......"

"Beautiful man has a ball!"

"Robben's speed is up!"

'But Liverpool were very quick to drop back and Hyypia pulled out to defend.'

Robben had to slow down and try to get to the ribs.

"Okay, we see on the left and Evratau comes in."

"There's a chance on the side."

"Luo should have passed it."

"Pass to the bottom line."

'Patrice Evra cut in at high speed, on the left side of the box, cross ......'

"Middle, Drogba......"

"The ball is in!!!"

"Drogba!!"

"In the 21st minute, Drogba scored with a header!"

'A quick counter-attack from Atletico, a very dangerous attack.'

"Drogba calmly seized the opportunity in front of goal and scored his third goal for Atletico with a ferocious header!"

"3 to 0!"

"In just 21 minutes, Liverpool was defeated!"

"Conceded three goals in a row."

'Of those, two goals came from Atletico's quick counter-attack.

"As we've been emphasising before, playing Atletico Madrid, you can't give them too much room to counter-attack."

'Liverpool have given Atletico that opportunity twice in a row, and the Sheets have taken it twice.'

'We can say that Atletico are very efficient because they have a group of top superstars who are very capable individually.

'But at the same time, we should also see that Liverpool's defence tonight was really disappointing, especially in the midfield and in interception.'

"I have to say that from the opening 21 minutes of the game, what we saw was not a duel between a La Liga giant and a Premier League giant, because the strength of the two teams was not at the same level at all."

"Let's just say that Atletico were in great form tonight."

……

By the time the game got to this point, everyone already knew the result.

Atletico created a goal with their best opener, and then Liverpool's counter-attack gave Atletico two crucial counter-attacks.

Yang Hao's team seized these two great opportunities.

When Didier Drogba scored his third goal, the entire Anfield stadium fell silent.

They all feel that Liverpool's overall strength is not at the same level as Atletico Madrid.

Perhaps, the Reds are very competitive in the Premier League, but in front of the giants of La Liga, they are still somewhat difficult to parry.

After taking a lead of 3 goals, Yang Hao decisively signaled the team to slow down the pace, focus on passing, firmly control the ball and rhythm, slow down as much as possible, and give full play to the passing and possession advantages of Atletico Madrid's midfield.

Liverpool have a big problem right now.

I wanted to press out, but I was afraid of being counterattacked by Atletico Madrid, and I was pierced through the back again.

They are now three goals behind without pressing out and attacking.

What to do?

What's more, they completely lost possession of the ball, and they couldn't get the ball at all if they didn't press out and press all over the court.

Benitez is known as an expert in European competition, especially in the season when he led Liverpool to win the Champions League, and he played his status as a master tactician to the fullest, making him famous.

And what he does best is balance, especially defensively.

But at the moment, he also encountered an intractable problem.

The Spaniard stood on the sidelines, wiping his mouth incessantly, clearly worried about the current situation.

Liverpool are in a very passive position.

Yes, passively.

Benitez is well aware that the biggest advantage of Atletico's passing and cutting style is to control the initiative of the game.

It's like right now, the initiative is in Atletico's hands, and they can play as much as they want.

What about Liverpool?

There weren't many options from the start.

I believe that at this moment, Anfield fans are also very surprised, why did Liverpool collapse like this tonight?

Will concede 3 goals in a row in 21 minutes?

The real reason is that Benitez wanted to attack from the start.

He knew that Atletico Madrid was strong, so the tactics he formulated before the game were also defensive.

But playing at home, blindly defending to the death, this is not a Premier League team, nor is it Liverpool's style at Anfield.

He just wants to open the game and see if he can create a goal.

At the very least, it's good to disrupt the rhythm of Atletico's attack and organization.

Unexpectedly, Liverpool was attacked by Atletico Madrid before it was pressed out.

After conceding a goal, the player is probably a little confused, and the rhythm is a little chaotic.

Therefore, they also want to continue to carry out the pre-match tactics, grab a wave and try to equalize.

As a result, the second goal was conceded.

And then it was lost again and again, and the third one was lost.

That's the problem Liverpool had after the opening.

Benitez could see it clearly despite standing on the sidelines.

He really didn't have much to do.

Now, it's dangerous to press out and attack, it's slow suicide to retreat, and the initiative of the game is still at Atletico's feet.

Once consumed, who knows what will happen?

……

Benitez is indeed a master tactician.

Compared with Yang Hao's previous life, Liverpool now lacks many stars such as Xavi Alonso, Mascherano, and Arbeloa, but under Benitez's overall tactics, the Reds still play very integrally.

Especially on the defensive end.

After Atletico Madrid took a three-goal lead and slowed down the attack, Benitez decisively chose to hold it down.

This made the scene a bit deadlocked.

It wasn't until the last 10 minutes of the first half that Liverpool played another wave of attacks.

Obviously, Benitez's calculation is very shrewd, that is, to rely on this wave of strong attacks in the final stage, directly to the end of the first half, and it is best to be able to enter the break with one goal.

Yang Hao now has 3 balls in hand, and he is not afraid of stumbling with Liverpool at all.

Even at Anfield.

The most important thing is that Yang Hao is not very confident in the auspicious three treasures of the back line, God knows if these three big babies will create any surprises for themselves?

As a result, the two teams faced each other for 10 minutes, with Liverpool trying hard to attack, with the likes of Crouch, Kuyt and Babel all taking turns to shoot on goal, but more often than not, it was long-range shots from the outside.

The real threat was Gerrard's two long-range shots, one of which went straight into the top right corner of the net.

But Neuer was very focused and made a very good flying save to keep Gerrard's shot out of the line.

In the end, Atletico led 3-0 in the first half.

At half-time, Yang Hao repeatedly warned the players that they must not let their guard down, especially against Liverpool.

"In front of Liverpool, a 3-0 lead in the first half is the most dangerous score in the world!"

Yang Hao's words made the Atletico Madrid players in the locker room confused.

What's the situation?

Why was it the most dangerous to take a 3-0 lead in the first half?

Is there a secret we don't know?

Well, perhaps, the boss just wants to irritate us.

Otherwise, who else in the world would lead by three goals in the first half and still lose the game?

If there is, it is really pure......

Yang Hao decisively chose to attack in the second half.

Benitez also seemed to have guessed, so he started with a dead end.

Once again, the situation is at a stalemate, and no one has been able to create a good chance.

Atletico Madrid created several shooting opportunities, but failed to form an absolute advantage, Messi, Kaka, Iniesta and others, every time they got the ball, they were closely marked.

When Rafael Benitez's side are focused on defending, it is not easy to break down his defensive formation.

This guy has accumulated a lot of different coping strategies over the past few years.

For example, tonight, against Atletico Madrid, who have excellent passing and control ability and smooth attacking power, he knows very well that even if they try their best to grab it, it will be difficult to snatch much possession from Atletico's feet.

Therefore, he is more about organizing an orderly defense and emphasizing the arrival rate of players.

It is to ask the player to be where he should be when he is defending.

And through this overall orderly movement, the pull and transfer of Atletico Madrid can be contained.

It worked wonderfully well in the first 30 minutes of the second half.

On the one hand, it was a three-goal lead, but it was also true that Liverpool's defense was well organised, which made it difficult for Atletico to play a threat in the first 30 minutes of the second half.

Liverpool, on the other hand, began to make substitutions after the 70th minute, bringing on Benayoun and Cahill one after another, strengthening the team's attack and trying to create some attacking opportunities in the final period of the game.

The Reds' last-minute assault did put a lot of pressure on Atletico.

The most powerful whole game is that Yang Hao used up all the substitutions in the 78th minute, and the last substitution was to replace Iniesta with Mascherano, so that Mascherano and Xavi Alonso formed a double back.

The team also changed to a 4231 formation, which barely stabilized the defense.

But in the 87th minute of the second half, Liverpool still seized a chance.

It was a corner kick.

Hyypia was near the penalty spot, and he put out a very bizarre header, which hit the inside of the right post of the goal and bounced into the Atletico goal, 1-3!

Yang Hao shook his head speechlessly.

"This auspicious three treasures is really a awesome man with the aura of conceding a ball!" Yang Hao said speechlessly.

Juanma Lillo and Pep Guardiola and others all smiled wryly.

In fact, whether it is Ramos, Pepe, or Neuer, in the second half of the season, the performance is remarkable.

Especially after Thiago Silva's injury, the three have been really good.

But with Atletico Madrid's banner of attacking football held high this season, coupled with the intensity of the Champions League quarter-finals and the intensity of La Liga this season, it is really difficult not to concede a goal.

Just imagine, Atletico are now often left with two centre-backs and a goalkeeper at the back.

Looking at the world, the only one.

Apart from Atletico Madrid, no other team dares to play like that.

This is also due to the team's strong midfield control and attacking firepower suppression.

But this style of play, it is inevitable that there will still be mistakes, being hit by the opponent behind the ball, plus a player with good speed, it will be very dangerous.

If you insist on saying that Atletico Madrid still has any shortcomings......

That's set-piece defence and free-kick attack.

Yang Hao is carefully cultivating Messi's free kicks, but it will take a little time.

……

Atletico ended up beating Liverpool 3-1 away.

The fight attracted a lot of attention from the media and fans throughout the UK.

With a home loss like this, everyone knows that the result is almost the same.

Liverpool will be difficult to turn the tables in Madrid.

In his post-match press conference, Rafa Benitez was swerving that he believed the team had a chance to turn things around at the Emirates Stadium, but that was not believed at all.

Of course, Atletico did not dare to be careless.

Yang Hao also said in a low-key manner that the two sides still have a second round of matching, and it is too early to say anything.

In the other game played at the same time, Barcelona beat Chelsea 4-2 at home.

It was a very good fight.

It was Reyes who opened the scoring for Chelsea.

The Spanish winger is also really desperate to play in the European Championship.

But then, Ronaldinho dribbled up front to create a foul, and Xavi set up Bruno Alves to score with a header from a free-kick to equalise the score.

Diego Milito then set up Samuel Eto'o to add another goal to turn the score around.

After the rematch in the second half, Reyes played a wonderful performance and assisted Anelka to score and equalize the score again.

But before the end of the game, Ronaldinho first assisted Xavi to score, and then Ronaldinho scored a goal himself.

The Brazilian directed the reversal once and for all.

4-2, Barcelona reversed Chelsea at home!

Yang Hao watched the recording of the game on the plane back to Madrid from Liverpool.

He found that Mourinho had changed his tactics.

Unlike Yang Hao's previous life, Thiago Motta did not leave Barcelona this season, but he has been suffering from injuries and rarely plays.

But recently, after returning from injury, he has started to be heavily used under Jose Mourinho.

What's more, Mourinho and Cruyff fell out completely.

Yang Hao has a feeling that Mourinho doesn't want to wronged himself anymore now.

Or rather, he doesn't want to accommodate Barcelona anymore.

Last summer, in order to get the opportunity to coach Barcelona, Mourinho promised that he would change his coaching style and try to let Ronaldinho, Henry, Eto'o and other superstars compete together to create the most attacking firepower of Barcelona.

This led to the whole season playing, and Mourinho's team has always played very screwed and stumbled.

It is not difficult to guess the reason for this, Mourinho did not sort out the team's midfield and attack.

But recently, especially after the away defeat to Atletico Madrid, Mourinho has been out of the way.

He took 433 tactics.

The backline has basically not changed, the difference is in the midfield.

Thiago Motta lagged behind, ahead of the combination of Mohamed Diarra and Xavi.

Sometimes it's Baptista partnering Rosicky or Van der Vaart.

A very important point of this style of play is that Diarra's coverage and sweeping can inject iron and strength into the Barcelona midfield, and Xavi's running coverage and passing combing can help Barcelona create more offensive opportunities.

Thiago Motta's presence not only protects the backline, but his passing and combing skills are also strong.

And ahead is the combination of Ronaldinho, Diego Milito and Samuel Eto'o.

Yes, Mourinho took Thierry Henry.

Or rather, he rotated Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Samu Eto'o.

This resulted in Barcelona's 4-2 home win over Chelsea.

Another obvious change is that the backline of Abidal, Puyol, Bruno Alves and Zambrotta has been well tuned by Mourinho.

Although they conceded two goals against Chelsea in this game, they became more and more stable in terms of overall defensive performance.

How so?

When Yang Hao saw this game, he really had a sense of déjà vu.

It's like what he saw in his previous life, the Barcelona version of Mourinho's Inter Milan.

Overall, it's really similar.

"We'll meet Jose Mourinho's Barcelona in the semi-finals!" Yang Hao frowned.

Jose Mourinho has now brought Barcelona out.

Although it was 4-2, in fact, Barcelona played quite steadily.

On the contrary, it was another match on the second day of Atletico's match, Real Madrid's home game against Manchester United.

Arsene Wenger's side beat Manchester United 2-1 at the Bernabeu in a dangerous game.

Facing his old club, Ronaldo was extremely active, and in the 25th minute of the first half, he used a long-range shot to break through Van der Sar's goal and open the scoring for Real Madrid.

But then, the link between Ribery and Wayne Rooney helped United equalise.

After that, Real Madrid completely dominated the passing possession, but Manchester United's defence was very well organised.

The duo of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, combined with Marcos Senna and Michael Carrick in midfield, kept United's defence so tight that the Galacticos would not be able to break down for a while.

Until the end of the game, a corner kick opportunity, Beckham took a corner kick, Ronaldo jumped high in the crowd, header the goal, for Real Madrid to score again.

2 to 1!

Real Madrid won Manchester United at home, but the win was dangerous.

In the other game, Sevilla equalized twice after falling behind twice, but in the end it was Adriano's angry shot in the 87th minute and blasted out of the Meazza stadium.

In the end, Sevilla lost 2-3 away.

When this result was announced, the whole of European football was shaken.

From the current point of view, Atletico Madrid basically advanced in advance, and although Barcelona and Real Madrid both won at home, there is still a little suspense.

As for Sevilla, although they lost 2-3 away, they still have a chance to return to their home stadium, after all, 2 away goals are in hand.

The strength of La Liga is still clearly shown in this season's Champions League.

Even a team like Sevilla can put in a performance on par with Inter.

This can't help but remind many people of Villarreal back then.

Isn't the yellow submarine a dark horse all the way to the finals?

Who would dare to say that Sevilla have no chance of causing an upset?

……

After returning to Madrid from Liverpool, Atletico took a break to welcome Unai Emery's Almeria.

Emery repeatedly expressed his respect for Yang Hao before the game, and also said that this time he came with a learning mentality.

But his players were clearly not prepared.

In the opening two minutes, Marcelo, who started in place of Patrice Evra, was on the left side of the penalty area and got a chance to kick the goal and open the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

Just four minutes later, Torres was fouled from behind by Almeria defender Pulido after a one-on-one shot in the box.

Despite the fact that the game had just begun, and despite Atletico's one-goal lead, the referee gave a red card and a penalty.

It was an uncontroversial decision, and even Emery did not protest.

Fernando Torres calmly converted the penalty for Atletico.

There was one less person in the opening 6 minutes, and it was against Atletico Madrid, so you don't have to think about what this game will look like.

To add insult to injury, in the 27th and 39th minutes, midfielder Juanito received two yellow cards in a row and was sent off with a red card.

This Juanito is not the central defender Juanito recruited by Yang Hao into the national team.

Atletico thrashed Almeria 8-1 at home.

This is already Atletico Madrid's mercy.

In the 71st minute, after Atletico scored their eighth goal, they basically did not organize attacks much.

This is also more or less to save face for the opponent.

If you continue to attack, it will really be an amazing big score.

What's more, Almeria did not have any moves to anger Atletico, so Atletico also took care of the other side's face.

8-1, Atletico Madrid slaughtered Almeria at home.

At the post-match press conference, Yang Hao took the initiative to defend Emery, saying that the two red cards changed the trend of the game.

"The truth is that it's very difficult for a manager to have full control over what players are playing on the pitch and there are often unexpected things that happen to the manager, such as sudden fouls."

Yang Hao spoke highly of Unai Emery and believed that his team had performed very well in La Liga this season.

"It was an accident."

Yang Hao took the initiative to defend his opponent, such a scene is rare.

The Spanish media also gave Yang Hao enough face, and did not bombard Emery further, but felt that he was really too lucky, he got a red card at the beginning, two red cards in the first half, and it was natural to lose.

When Emery communicated in private, he was very grateful to Yang Hao for his maintenance.

He knew it in his own heart.

Even if he doesn't have a red card, he may not be able to lose decently.

Because he conceded the ball at the beginning, Torres was already a one-man knife that time.

Judging from the trend at the time, Almeria was completely stunned, and it was inevitable to concede consecutive goals.

There are two games in this round that are noteworthy.

Real Madrid drew 1-1 away at Real Mallorca and Barcelona drew 0-0 at home to Getafe.

The reason why these two games need to be noted is that both Real Madrid and Barcelona have arranged a large rotation in this round.

Atletico are unbeaten in 64 league games so far.

In La Liga this season, they can't compete with Atletico Madrid.

So, Real Madrid and Barcelona are both fighting for the Champions League.

……

Three days later, in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Atletico Madrid hosted Liverpool.

In the first leg of a 3-1 home defeat or a 1-3 defeat at home, Liverpool must score at least three goals away from home in the second leg.

So, from the start, Liverpool took the initiative.

Benitez also crafted Liverpool's opening attack, trying to keep Atletico at bay from the start.

But in the 23rd minute, at the critical moment, Kaka stepped forward, from the front of the 30-meter area of his side, dribbled all the way to the front, rushed away from Liverpool's midfield, and sent a through pass in the 30-meter area.

Messi successfully countered offside, burst into the right side of the penalty area, made a sharp stop when receiving the ball, tried to cut past Skrtel, but failed to deceive the Liverpool central defender.

The Argentine suddenly changed direction again, rushed from the outside of Skrtel to the small penalty area, and scored with a low right-footed shot to open the scoring for Atletico Madrid, 1-0!

It was the only goal of the game!

After Atletico scored a goal, Liverpool launched a frantic attack.

But Atletico's succession of counter-attacks threatened Liverpool's goal, notably with a close-range shot from Didier Drogba that bounced off the post and left the Ivorians regretting.

After that, Atletico Madrid created a succession of chances, and Liverpool was gradually suppressed by Atletico.

The Sheets' pass-and-possession advantage paid off and they took complete control of the game.

After a series of substitutions in the second half, the Reds still did not improve.

In the end, they had to settle for a 1-0 defeat on the road.

Atletico Madrid eliminated Liverpool 3-1 away and 1-0 at home, with an aggregate score of 4-1, and reached the semifinals of the Champions League!

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