Damn La Liga!

In the home team locker room at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, Italy, when Juventus coach Ranieri got the starting lineup list of Atletico Madrid, he couldn't help but curse his mother.

In the next sentence, he scolded the management of Juventus.

But he could only curse in his heart.

He really couldn't think of what kind of idea would decide to sell the main goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon for many years on the last day before the transfer market closed without an alternate goalkeeper?

Of course, Austrian goalkeeper Manninger is still good, but he is too far behind Gianluigi Buffon.

Thankfully, Manninger has continued his impressive performances at Siena.

So far this season, Juventus have played eight games on all fronts, winning three and drawing five, and are unbeaten.

A total of 10 goals were scored in eight games, including a 4-0 thrashing in a Champions League qualifier.

Of the remaining seven games, six scored one goal each, and one was 0-0.

That's right, it's the 5th round of Serie A that just ended, away against Sampdoria.

Ranieri has arranged a substitute squad to recharge his batteries and host Atletico Madrid.

In the first round of the Champions League group stage, Juventus drew 1-1 with Jurgen Klinsmann's Bayern at the Allianz Arena.

In 8 games, only 4 goals were conceded.

Ranieri is relatively satisfied with the team's current defense.

But tonight was different.

They are facing the mighty Atletico Madrid!

Looking at the starting list of Atletico Madrid in front of him, Ranieri's hands were trembling slightly, and his heart was beating violently.

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer;

Defence: Patrice Evra, Ramos, Pepe and Alves;

Midfielders: Mascherano trails, Andres Iniesta and Kaka in the middle;

Forwards: David Silva, Didier Drogba and Lionel Messi.

That's it?

No, look at the bench.

The man who had just set a European record for the European Championship with 11 goals was sitting on it.

And Angel Di Maria, the angel wings who just shined at the Olympics and helped Argentina win the championship, also sat on it.

and Marcelo and Thiago Silva, who shone at the Olympics......

Pretty good, right?

Such a superstar-studded team, looking at European football, can also make up the three old perverts in La Liga.

Don't ask which three, if you ask, Ranieri wants to scold his mother.

La Liga is so strong, so strong that Ranieri almost went over to coach.

Well, this summer, there are two La Liga teams who are inviting him, and the salary packages are also good, obviously because of his achievements when he coached at Valencia, as well as the results of Juventus in recent years.

If it weren't for Juventus' graciously retained him, Ranieri would have really gone back to coach La Liga.

But for now, La Liga is still damned!

……

"Guys!"

Wait until the players have finished their pre-match warm-up and return to the dressing room.

Ranieri saw that they were almost ready, so he walked over and shouted loudly.

Suddenly, everyone's attention was attracted to him.

"As I've told you before, in this game we have to be 200 per cent focused and at the highest level because we are playing against the best team in Europe."

"We don't have a choice!"

Ranieri's solemn face made everyone feel his determination at this moment.

'We played very well in the first leg away at Bayern, but that didn't ensure that we qualified, and if we want to qualify, we have to be unbeaten at home against Atletico Madrid.'

The players all nodded.

The Champions League group stage is also linked to one another.

If they lose at home to Atletico Madrid, then Juventus will have to qualify, and the difficulty will skyrocket.

In the Champions League group stage, it is very crucial to make sure that you don't lose at home.

If you lose at home, how can you win away?

"As I've always told you, don't look at UEFA's points and brackets, we're not a Pot 3 team at all, we're better than a lot of Pot 2 teams!"

"The away draw with Bayern is the best proof!"

Ranieri's words made the Juventus players feel empowered, and they all nodded their heads.

Juventus are the top in Pot 3, just behind Sporting Lisbon, the last team in Pot 2.

So, the Bianconeri see it this way, and there is no problem.

Ranieri is just hoping to boost the morale of the squad in this way and make it clear to the Juventus players that they have what it takes to compete with teams in Pot 2 and Pot 1.

"I repeat, the most important thing in this game is to ensure the stability of our backline, the front three of the back three should pay attention, Atletico are very good at pulling and cutting back and forth from the perimeter of the penalty area to the 30-metre area, and when defending, we must pay attention to give them an intensity."

"Christian." Ranieri looked at Danish international Paulsen, "Be careful with your movements, don't foul easily." ”

"Although Atletico's free-kick attack is relatively weak, we have also seen that Ramos has scored a lot of set-pieces this season and Pepe has a good set-piece attacking ability, so we have to be careful."

"Understood." Paulson nodded.

He has played in Sevilla in La Liga before, and he has also played against Atletico Madrid, so he knows how good Atletico are at.

"Pavel, you have to watch out for disturbing Mascherano."

Czech midfielder, veteran Nedved nodded in agreement.

“OK！”

Ranie slammed into the tactical board behind him.

"Again, Marchisio, Paulsen, Camoranesi, the task of the back three is to protect our defence, and in any case we can't let Atletico easily enter our box."

"Do you understand?"

"Got it!" The players all responded loudly.

Playing Atletico, they are also very motivated.

……

"Sky TV, Sky TV."

"It's the 08/09 season, the second round of Group H of the Champions League group stage, Juventus sits at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin to challenge Spain's top giant, Atletico Madrid."

"It's an old club against a new one."

"Atletico Madrid is the fastest rising new top club in European football in the past few years, and the team has gathered a number of top superstars such as Kaka, Messi, Torres, Drogba and so on."

'Juventus are coming back after relegation and are showing good momentum.

"So far this season, they are unbeaten but a bit weak in attack."

'We've got the starting line-up for Juventus.'

"Goalkeeper: Manninger; Defenders: Molinaro, Zebina, Lerotalie and Griguera; In midfield, the back three are lined up, Marchisio, Paulsen and Camoranesi, and in front is Nedved; The twin strikers are Piero and Iaquinta. ”

'We've seen both teams walk onto the pitch under referee Atkinson.

"At this time, in the stands opposite the entrance of the Juventus players' tunnel, the Bianconeri fans pulled down a huge pair of tifos that covered the entire stadium stands, turning the entire grandstand into black and white."

"The atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium is very lively."

"Especially tonight."

"We interviewed a lot of Juventus fans outside the stadium before the game and they all agreed that tonight's game will bring Juventus to the whole European football world again."

"The Bianconeri are going to win at home tonight against the mighty Atletico Madrid to prove that the mighty Bianconeri are back!"

"That's why the Juventus fans are so passionate."

……

When Yang Hao and the coaching staff walked into the stadium, they were indeed taken aback by this group of fanatical fans of Juventus.

That's too passionate, isn't it?

Juventus' new stadium is still under construction, and they now use the Stadio Olimpico with a capacity of only 27,500 people.

And, as the name suggests, the Stadio Olimpic, that is with an athletics track and two oval areas.

It stands to reason that this kind of atmosphere is very difficult to create.

But Juventus fans managed to make the home atmosphere extremely hot with only 27,500 people.

I have to say that it is indeed quite difficult.

"This is Juventus' first home game since returning to the Champions League." Juanma Lillo reminded.

Although he has played a Champions League qualifier before, fans who are as arrogant as Juventus naturally do not take this kind of qualifier to heart.

They are still focusing more on the group stage of the Champions League.

Especially against a top team like Atletico Madrid.

That's the best part of the Champions League, isn't it?

Since taking office at the beginning of '07, Platini has been trying to change the rules of the Champions League to give more room for the development of the underdog countries and leagues he has been talking about.

But the paradox is that the Champions League, the highest stage of the world's professional leagues, relies on these traditional giants in the top league, who have the largest number of fans in the world.

This creates an interesting paradox.

Platini relied on the votes of the disadvantaged, so he did everything possible to cut a piece of the cake from the strong league to the weak league, and then consolidate his basic plate.

But the question is, can these leagues really rise?

Judging from Yang Hao's previous life, it is basically unlikely.

Because the league is not just built on money, but on a whole set of mechanics and operations.

Some of the weaker leagues themselves lack such a foundation.

If nothing else, just like Juventus, after being relegated and absent for two years, after returning to the Champions League, the stadium with 27,500 people is still full, and the fans are still enthusiastic.

In many countries and regions, including leagues like Croatia, the problem is actually very big, and even the Portuguese Super League has a lot of problems.

So what are they going to do with the top league?

At this moment, Yang Hao thought of the European Super League.

In his previous life, as a fan of Real Madrid, he also opposed the idea of a European Super League, but he couldn't help but wonder, if there is no European Super League, then what will the club do to restrict UEFA?

This in itself is a constant game process.

At the earliest, the national team recruited international players, and they recruited as they wanted, and after they were recruited, they were used to death, and they were not responsible for being injured or disabled, but what about later?

After the club's struggle, there was compensation, but it was still far from enough to make up for the club's losses.

Next, UEFA shouted that it was going to reduce the burden on the players, and all 5 substitutions came out.

But what about the other side?

The UEFA Nations League is also out.

Is this load reduction? Or is it an added burden?

If you just watch the European Super League, you will definitely feel that this is here to cause trouble.

Are the bastards of Real Madrid and Barcelona crazy for money?

But if you start from G14, to now, to 2023, or even back to earlier, and even to the establishment of the Champions League in the 50s of the last century, this is a continuation of a war.

War between clubs and football associations!

When the Champions League became more and more important, and even began to influence the income of clubs, UEFA's voice became more and more powerful; The same is true for the big clubs.

Whether it's the European Super League or the UEFA Nations League, they are competing for more interests in their bones.

Yang Hao thinks that La Liga should now take the route of the previous life of the Premier League.

I'm working harder to make money and try to get the league up.

As long as I make enough money in the league, whether I win the Champions League or not, it doesn't have much impact on me, then you UEFA can only come to kneel and lick!

So, local fans are still very, very important.

That's what a club is all about!

Yang Hao suddenly thought of it when he saw the huge tifo pulled out by the Juventus fans, which covered the entire stands.

……

Amid the frenzied cheers of Juventus fans, the match officially began.

Don't look at the Bianconeri's 4 defenders and 3 backs, it looks like they have to defend strictly.

But Ranieri knows very well in his heart that in the face of Atletico Madrid, to defend himself is to commit suicide slowly.

Even, he deliberately wanted to play a wave of attacks at the beginning.

The Bianconeri played through the midfield and passed the ball, with Camoranesi cutting forward on the right side of the pitch and attempting to cross to the front of the box after receiving a pass from Nedved.

Iaquinta's header flicked into the back.

Just when Piero wanted to kick the goal, Pepe made a decisive kill, cleared the ball with a header, and pushed it out of the penalty area.

Mascherano headed over to Kaka under the interference of Nedved.

The Brazilian turned his back to the attack, kept the ball and swept a left-footed volley to Andres Iniesta on the other flank.

Xiaobai caught up, just stopped Kaka's pass in front, and then chased after it, sending a direct pass.

Drogba started quickly and formed a single knife, only to have the linesman raise his flag and signal offside.

The Ivorians spread their hands in frustration.

In the last game against Shakhtar Donetsk, he was blown off two balls, and now he is still doing this.

But judging from the slow-motion replay, Drogba did go slightly offside and started a little earlier.

Although Atletico Madrid's quick counterattack this time did not threaten, it still made Juventus break out in a cold sweat.

With one or two passes, Atletico can penetrate the Juventus defence in a split second.

If Drogba had started a little late, the ball would have been secure.

Ranieri shouted nervously from the sidelines.

Scoring in the opening 1 minute or so, doesn't this kill him?

In this way, Juventus's intention to start the attack was strongly suppressed by Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets Legion began to gradually take control of the scene.

In the fifth minute, Drogba retreated, received a pass from Alves, and turned to send a ball behind him.

After Messi burst into the penalty area, he drove straight to the goal with the ball and knocked back to the middle near the baseline.

Kaka followed up with a shot that was saved by goalkeeper Manninger as if he were a god.

The Brazilian's intention to hit the far corner was a little too obvious.

Atletico's offensive is also gradually becoming threatening.

The Juventus fans at the scene had not fought against Atletico before, but after returning to the Champions League after a two-year absence, they were surprised to find that Atletico were stronger than they thought.

This kind of power is still not visible in live TV at all.

In particular, the movement of their stars on the pitch, the fast, skilful and precise passing of the ball made it difficult for Juventus to keep up with the rhythm of the Bianconeri, which caused the Bianconeri to retreat again and again.

But even so, Juventus still can't hold on.

When the game reached the 10th minute, Messi suddenly dribbled the ball and cut inward, took Molinaro, and then knocked it back to Kaka, and the Brazilian returned the ball directly to the right corner of the penalty area without stopping.

Alves stepped in and slid towards Kaka's pass.

The ball fell to the middle of the goal.

Drogba was like a giant beast, using his strong body to force a burst away from Lerotalie and Zebina, and headed the ball into the bottom right corner from close range.

"The ball is in!!"

"Just 10 minutes into the game, Drogba opened the scoring for Atletico with a ferocious header!"

"1 to 0!"

Live TV cameras swept over the stands and the Juventus fans were all looking incredulous.

Perhaps, in the impression of many of them, Atletico Madrid is still stuck in the same way.

But the current Sheet Corps is not what it used to be.

This lightness is accompanied by elegance and calmness, and is full of an artistic beauty.

All of them are weightless, and Drogba's headbutt at the end is full of power and violence.

That header not only hit the Juventus goal, but also into the hearts of Juventus fans.

The gap is indeed a bit big!

……

After taking the lead, Atletico did not take advantage of the victory, but continued to chase after the victory.

After the Sheets attacked, there were often two people left in the backline, which made the Bianconeri fans in the stands feel very depressed.

Biography!

But under the pressure of Atletico Madrid's high-intensity midfield, it is difficult for Juventus to hold the ball and pass it.

It wasn't until the 23rd minute that the Bianconeri made a very good pass.

Ramos, the bastard, was so prodigal that he learned to press forward with the ball and wanted to participate in the attack, but the result?

The half-time ball was broken.

After receiving the ball, Nedved sent a through ball and tried to find Piero.

Juventus' two strikers cut forward quickly, with Piero picking up the ball to attract Pepe's attention before passing diagonally to the right side of the box for Iaquinta.

When Iaquinta caught up with the ball, it was discovered that Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had not attacked.

What the hell?

Look down on people?

Just when Iaquinta stopped the ball and was about to hit the goal, a red and white figure suddenly appeared next to him, and a decisive tackle fell to the ground, and Iaquinta's shot hit the opponent directly.

The ball bounced high and landed on the baseline on the right side of the goal.

Neuer ran over and intercepted the ball.

It was only at this moment that everyone noticed that it was Ramos who chased back.

This wave of goods rushed up just now, and now it's chasing back, this speed is too fast, right?

Ramos got up from the ground out of breath, grinned at Neuer and Pepe, and then looked to the sidelines, and found that Yang Hao was looking at him, and he immediately realized that he was about to be scolded again.

Atletico attacked one after another.

Juventus' solid defence made it difficult for Atletico to penetrate the depths, and more often than not, they kept shooting from distance on the periphery.

But there is one interesting phenomenon, Atletico have good long-range shots tonight.

Of course, this is not because Atletico's players suddenly got the hang of it, but because Juventus' defense was a little unable to keep up and failed to interfere in time, which gave Atletico players more time to adjust when they shot from distance.

But Manninger did keep it well, making a couple of saves.

Moreover, Juventus' defense is also relatively solid, and it did not allow Atletico to create goals again.

The first half ended with a 0-1 lead for Atletico.

At half-time, Ranieri made a substitution.

He replaced Piero with Portuguese midfielder Thiago Mendes.

This is actually a forced substitution.

After the substitution, Camoranesi was pushed down the right, Thiago Mendes was in a back three and Nedved was also on the left.

Juventus' formation immediately changed to a formation similar to that of the 451.

It is clear that Ranieri is looking to strengthen the team's defence by strengthening the midfield.

But after this substitution, Atletico Madrid had more momentum on the pitch.

When the threat at the back waned, especially when there was only one tall Iaquinta left, Atletico pressed almost all but two centre-backs to attack.

In the 53rd minute, Atletico created a chance on the left side of the field, crossed into the box, and was pushed out of the box by Lerotalie.

But the ball was still at Atletico's feet.

Andres Iniesta picked up a cross to the right, and after Alves stopped the ball, he crossed again.

Drogba pressed Zebina in the box and headed the ball into the goal, but the ball was blocked by goalkeeper Manninger.

But at the critical moment, a small and nimble Messi quickly stepped in, easily pushed in front of the goal, and picked up a goal.

2 to 0!

The Argentine was so excited that he jumped up and hugged his teammates on the sidelines.

As the second half progressed, Juventus gradually revealed their physical deficiencies.

Running to the rhythm of Atletico Madrid, Atletico relies on passing, Juventus relies on running.

This spelling was particularly obvious in the second half.

In the 83rd minute, after Messi dribbled past two Juventus defenders in a row, he kicked the goal on the right side of the penalty area, which was saved by Manninger and won a corner kick.

At halftime, Ramos, who was scolded by Yang Hao, finally reacted, grabbed the landing point, and scored with a header from close range, making another city for Atletico Madrid, 3-0!

And in the last moments of the game, it was still on the right side, Alves's low cross, Messi burst into the right side of the penalty area with the ball and suddenly made a comeback, Kaka followed, and shot angrily on the right side of the edge of the penalty area, breaking through the goal of Juventus again.

4 to 0!

At the beginning, the noisy and noisy Olympic Stadium suddenly became silent.

Ahead of the game, they all had a lot of faith in Juventus, as the Bianconeri are unbeaten so far this season, and the results are quite good indeed.

Atletico are very strong, but in the past, Serie A did not have such a team, and they were often able to beat their opponents with excellent defense.

For example, Real Madrid during the Galaxy Battleship period, every time they met Juventus, didn't they play hard?

Therefore, Bianconeri fans did not think that there was anything wrong with playing Atletico Madrid before the game.

But now, they can see the gap thoroughly.

When they finally returned from Serie B to Serie A and returned to the Champions League, they suddenly found that the world had completely changed.

……

Atletico Madrid beat Juventus 4-0 away to surprise the whole of European football.

In the first round of the group stage, Atletico Madrid had already attacked Shakhtar Donetsk at home, and if it wasn't for the referee's misjudgment, that game would have been a big score.

But now, as a guest at the Olympic Stadium, Atletico Madrid has once again played a wave of furious attacks.

4 to 0!

Moreover, Juventus' top scorer in the game turned out to be their goalkeeper Manninger.

This is enough to prove that if it weren't for the goalkeeper's bravery, Juventus could have lost this game.

The Turin Evening Post published a commentary article as soon as the game ended, saying, "Juventus is inferior to Atletico Madrid in terms of technique, tactics, and physique!" ”

This is tantamount to admitting that this is a complete defeat.

The Torino Evening Post believes that the Bianconeri conceded too early, but they could barely compete with Atletico in the first half.

The real collapse came in the second half, especially in the closing stages of the game.

"The physical disadvantage made Juventus completely unable to keep up with the rhythm of Atletico Madrid, and finally scored consecutive goals."

Milan Sports News believes that Atletico Madrid's match at the Turin Olympic Stadium has taught Italian football a vivid lesson, so that Italians, who have always prided themselves on their skills and tactics, have to start facing up to the backward situation.

"We have to admit that Atletico Madrid and La Liga are both playing the most advanced and advantageous football in world football at the moment!"

"The defensive system that we pride ourselves on is very difficult to play in their kind of pass-and-cut play."

Milan Sports even moved out of Mourinho, believing that even Mourinho's Barcelona is not blindly retreating, but an aggressive and meticulous defensive system.

Juventus, on the other hand, lost too badly.

Ranieri's position has also been shaken.

In the other Group H game, Bayern Munich beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 away.

The Bundesliga squad does take advantage of the schedule.

It's only September, and it's not going to be cold to Ukraine, although it's far away.

The Munich Evening News analyzed that Bayern's next thing to do is to ensure that they do not widen the gap with Atletico Madrid, and then wait for Atletico to make mistakes.

Especially in the 5th round of the group stage, going to Ukraine in the ice and snow often ends in failure.

And the premise of all this is that Bayern will block the wolf-like Atletico Madrid in the next two legs.

……

When Jose Mourinho returned to Barcelona on his flight back from the Champions League, he received news from Italy.

Atletico did their best to beat the Bianconeri Juventus 4-0 away.

This made Mourinho the first time he received the news, and he couldn't help but scold.

"That's!"

Jose Mourinho clearly couldn't believe such a result.

He couldn't imagine that Juventus, who had only conceded one goal in a single game at most this season and were unbeaten in eight games, would lose 4-0 to Atletico Madrid, and it was still at their home stadium.

Isn't that outrageous?

'Seriously, Atletico are getting better and better at the moment and they're getting stronger. Faria said from the side.

Mourinho exhaled heavily.

He's not blind, he can see it.

But what made him most angry was that Yang Hao began to arrange for Busquets to play this season.

A few days ago, Barcelona's technical director Begiristain just talked to Mourinho about Busquets.

Mourinho told him at the time, "You were cheated by Yang Hao." ”

Begiristan was still unconvinced, and he insisted on it, "I forced it into them." ”

So what else is there to say about Mourinho?

Can he say that Yang Hao is like this, you were sold, and you are still helping him count the money?

Hehe.

"The most important thing for us now is to figure out how to figure out how to do it, and the sixth round is our home stadium." Faria reminded.

In the 6th round of La Liga, Barcelona sat at home to face Atletico Madrid.

This is also the first highlight-reel match in La Liga this season.

La Liga is heavily promoting and promoting the tournament, and fans around the world are eagerly anticipating it.

Everyone wants to see if the comeback of Atletico Madrid can overturn Barcelona?

Mourinho, on the other hand, wants to win Atletico Madrid at home and return to the top four.

"After training tomorrow, you will show me the Juventus game against Atletico Madrid as soon as possible."

After a pause, Mourinho's eyes narrowed.

"I'm going to see how that Ranieri guy loses."

If you lose like this, if you change me, you will resign directly!

……

The next day, Gamble Sports City.

Jose Mourinho watched Juventus' home game against Atletico Madrid with the coaching staff.

Everyone thought that Drogba's first goal hit Juventus' mentality, causing them to lose their fighting spirit and start to retreat conservatively.

It's almost all the instinct of the players.

They have always had a habit of believing that it would be safer to retreat.

But this logic doesn't work for Atletico.

"Juventus are too conservative defensively."

Mourinho shook his head, and before the first half was finished, he had already largely guessed the problem.

"They obviously have a back three, obviously they have a midfielder like Poulsen, what about fouls?"

"Does Ranieri think that by reducing fouls, they will be able to rely on defensive formation to block Atletico's attack?"

"If it were that simple, Atletico wouldn't be a big problem for all teams around the world."

It is only when there is an internal meeting within the team that Mourinho will admit his evaluation of Atletico.

Outside, he's always said that.

"Atletico just look strong, in fact, they are weak in their bones."

"I'm the one who knocked out Atletico twice, and no one knows Atletico's weakness better than me!"

I have to admit that this force still has to let Mourinho pretend.

The reason, looking at the world, the one who sniped Atletico Madrid twice in the Champions League knockout round is Mourinho.

This is also the reason why Barcelona are willing to pay a lot of money to invite him to coach and entrust him with important responsibilities.

"I tell you, Juventus loses because they don't dare to foul, which is equivalent to handcuffing themselves with shackles, and if you kick Atletico Madrid like this, you will definitely die!"

Mourinho was adamant.

"To play Atletico Madrid is to give up everything, fight with them, and do everything."

"My own strength is not as good as my opponent, and I still refuse to fight for everything, how can I win?"

Mourinho's words actually make a lot of sense.

Can the weak challenge the strong enemy and not do their best?

"What are you going to do with this game?" Faria asked with concern.

"It's still a back three, Diarra in the middle, Muntari and Xavi on either side, Eto'o, Diego Milito and Robben in front, we continue to defend and counterattack!"

After a pause, Mourinho gritted his teeth, "But we are not like Juventus's embroidered pillows, we have to play with Atletico Madrid, free kicks are their shortcoming, we just don't foul in the box." ”

This was also Barca's strategy against Atletico last season.

Even, this is the way the world deals with Atletico, trying to stop Atletico by fouling them.

Otherwise, there really can't be helped.

The passing cut of the Sheets Legion is too powerful.

"In the next two days, focus on the defensive counterattack, and we will give Atletico another fatal blow at the Camp Nou!"

Mourinho gritted his teeth.

"We're going to set an example for the world!"

His friendship with Yang Hao is good, but friendship is friendship, and on the court, he will still not hesitate to ask for Atletico Madrid's life.

It's not just his job, it's his pleasure.

It's cool and enjoyable to beat a team that's recognized as the best in the world, isn't it?

At the very least, Mourinho is enjoying the sense of achievement.

……

On the evening of October 4th.

The 6th round of La Liga, the most popular battle for fans all over the world, was contested at the Camp Nou.

Jose Mourinho's Barcelona are at home to arch-rivals Atletico Madrid.

When the referee Iturad blew the whistle for the start of the game, Atletico Madrid, who were playing away, turned against the away team and launched a fierce attack on Barcelona.

Following the Champions League kick against Juventus, Atletico Madrid once again played Barcelona with a full squad in this game.

Yang Hao's team showed aggressive momentum from the beginning, and it had the momentum to eat Barcelona in one go.

Mourinho's team is also well-informed, and has long known about Atletico Madrid's opening axes, so they are not nervous.

Tonight, Barcelona lined up a back three of Muntari, Mohamed Diarra and Xavi, making it clear that they were going to fight Atletico Madrid for the bayonet.

One offense and one defense, and soon kicked the smell of gunpowder on the court.

Everyone felt very strange, every time Messi touched Barcelona, he was very energetic, as if he hated this team from the bottom of his heart, so he was also very active after the opening.

Especially in the 3rd minute, after receiving a pass from Alves, Messi took the ball and shook off Abidal to burst into the right side of the penalty area, colliding with Puyol.

Messi lost his balance and fell to the ground, but Puyol made a steal.

Referee Iturad signalled for play to continue, and Puyol did not foul him.

This caused discontent among Atletico Madrid's players.

Barcelona's old foxes are like sharks that smell blood, and they all guessed that referee Itulad would be a little softer tonight, so they were even more bold.

Mourinho on the sidelines also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, signaling that they could press forward and give Atletico a boost.

After protesting for a while, Atletico also jumped into the game, reorganizing and planning the attack.

Barcelona started with a steady start, but gradually increased their efforts in the midfield.

Arjen Robben played as a right winger after his move to Barcelona and played particularly vigorously tonight.

In particular, in the sixth minute, Xavi sent a pass and Robben cut straight into the left side of Atletico's defence to face Thiago Silva and tried to cut inside from the right.

The cut was successful, but the ensuing shot was blocked by Thiago Silva's foot.

The Brazilian centre-backs have been very solid both in one-on-one defence and in overall combat.

Especially in this game, the central defender arranged by Yang Hao is Thiago Silva and Pepe.

Ramos's unreliable hidden danger was thrown on the bench by Yang Hao.

But just two minutes later, when Atletico launched another attack, Kaka gave the ball to Messi.

Messi stopped the ball, moved very quickly at his feet, and quickly shook Abidal with continuous feints, cutting inside laterally with the ball.

In the face of Muntari who flew up, Messi made another feint, trying to get past the Barcelona midfielder again, but Muntari didn't care about 3721, the whole person bumped up, and directly knocked Messi to the ground.

It was more of a dismount than a defensive foul.

Of course, the action is not big, so the referee only awards fouls and does not give cards.

Nearly 100,000 Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou burst into deafening cheers, apparently satisfied with Muntari's behavior.

Dry Atletico, that's it!

Especially that Messi, don't let him get the ball again, don't let him scream anymore!

Mourinho even laughed and applauded on the sidelines, feeling that the defense was well done this time.

Muntari's foul was committed at the edge of the penalty area, on the right side of the top of the arc, about 20 metres from goal.

The Argentine teenager calmly grabbed Kaka's hand and got up, and did not push it away.

Several other Atletico players also gathered around, apparently discussing who would take the free-kick.

The Barcelona players started to put up a human wall, and they put up a total of five people.

On the sidelines, Mourinho grinned.

"Seriously, Atletico haven't made much progress in terms of free kicks in the past two or three years." Mourinho thought it was a little strange.

It stands to reason that a team like Atletico has been fouled a lot and free-kicks should be their weapon.

But Atletico's players don't seem to be able to take free-kicks all the time.

Kaka, Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres, Xavi Alonso and others have all taken free-kicks, but none of them have been particularly effective.

David Silva has also been punished, and it is also quite average.

At the moment, Atletico Madrid really can't find a free kick master.

Well, Barcelona are actually not much different now.

After Ronaldinho left, Barcelona also lacked such a master.

On the contrary, Real Madrid, Pirlo and Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kicks were very threatening.

At this time, Buffon had already set up a human wall.

Mourinho crossed his hands on his hips, and the old god was waiting on the ground to see who would take the punishment.

As a result, it turned out to be Messi who walked out.

Moreover, he doesn't need his teammates to cover yet.

He wants to be alone, facing a wall of 5 people, and the world's No. 1 goalkeeper behind him, Buffon!

I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I've been adding a little bit more to it. For a mouthful of vinegar, I wrapped this dumpling, I don't know what the officials think?

(End of chapter)