"I'm almost certain now that UEFA is not only targeting La Liga, but also Valencia!"

At the Paterna training base on the northwestern outskirts of Valencia, coach Carlo Ancelotti was almost devastated when he learned that he had drawn Atletico Madrid in the last eight knockout rounds.

That's!

"If you look at this year's draw, the four La Liga teams are fighting each other, but we ran into Atletico Madrid again."

Carlo Ancelotti is now speaking behind closed doors, and can express his thoughts unreservedly in front of De Michelis, as well as Chairman Mubarak and Technical Director Javier Subirac, who have arrived on a special basis.

Defeating Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League is very dangerous for Valencia.

"There is no doubt that Atletico is still the strongest team in world football today." Subiratz looked at Mubarak and explained.

He was helping Ancelotti to speak, lest Mubarak think that Ancelotti was cowardly.

Of course Mubarak knows, because he is familiar not only with Cerezo, but also with Atletico Madrid.

How strong the Sheets Legion, he understands.

'Kaka, Messi, Adriano, Torres, Iniesta, David Silva...... When they're all starting, the pressure is really, really high. Mubarak agrees with Ancelotti and Subiratz.

But the conversation immediately changed, "But if we want to win the championship, we will meet these strong teams sooner or later, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, we must not be able to avoid it, it's just a matter of time, isn't it?" ”

"It would be more appropriate to do that later." Ancelotti replied.

It's not that he's afraid of running into Atletico Madrid, but he feels that it's too early to touch Atletico in the quarterfinals.

"We're chasing too the league points right now." Valencia is now feeling the pressure.

Valencia is now fighting on two fronts.

After losing to Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in succession, La Liga dropped to third place in the league standings.

This made Ancelotti very depressed.

But there is no way, the victory or defeat is between that goal, and many times Ancelotti can't control it.

Especially to play Barcelona.

Jose Mourinho was really defensive and eventually scored on a counter-attack.

Is there a way for Ancelotti?

Can he accuse Mourinho: You don't want to keep it!

Now, the Champions League knockout round has met Atletico Madrid again, and the pressure is even greater.

Of course, Yang Hao is also under a lot of pressure now.

And Arsene Wenger.

Real Madrid have reached the final of the Copa del Rey this season, La Liga is now the leader, and the Champions League is against Barcelona, and the pressure on Arsene Wenger will only be greater than Carlo Ancelotti's.

"It's okay, Carlo, we all believe in you, we support you, don't have too much psychological burden, the team has played so far, we are very satisfied, really."

Mubarak spoke sincerely.

In this way, he hopes to give Ancelotti a reassurance.

In fact, Valencia's squad configuration is indeed very luxurious, but there are really not many managers who can handle it.

Carlo Ancelotti is the most suitable and the biggest manager the Bats have been able to see at the moment.

Mubarak has seriously summarized and analyzed Atletico's success, believing that Yang Hao's long-term coaching has played a key role in Atletico's stability.

He still remembers that Yang Hao once said that the fierce competition in La Liga has led to serious instability in the head coach's position, which in turn has led to many head coaches who are most concerned about the immediate results after taking office, rather than the future of the team and the long-term construction.

Jose Mourinho, for example, has been inconsistent in his management at Barcelona, which has led to his promotion and use of youth team players being criticised by the Catalan media.

Arsene Wenger is another case.

During his tenure at Real Madrid, Arsene Wenger actually promoted a lot of young players, including the likes of De La Red, Parejo, Negredo, etc., all of whom have shined in Wenger's hands.

However, Real Madrid has very high requirements for players, so after the experience and competition of the first team, it is difficult for these young players to continue to stay in the first team, and they can only be released one after another.

Parejo, for example, in front of Pirlo, he can only compete with Gago for the substitute position.

De La Red, on the other hand, retired early due to heart problems.

Negredo did not get the slightest chance to play in front of the three major stars of Ibrahimovic, Benzema and Higuain, so he chose to go to Sevilla.

Yang Hao actually did his best job at Atletico Madrid.

The first team has top stars, but at the same time there is a big push to support young players.

Needless to say, Di Maria, Marcelo and others.

The last two seasons have also seen the emergence of young players such as Eden Hazard, Isco and Koke.

Among them, Eden Hazard and Isco are both highly rated, and Koke has also had eye-catching performances in key moments in the first team this season.

And Yang Hao's ability to do this comes down to the fact that he can stick to some right things at Atletico Madrid for a long time.

Mubarak has only mentioned to Mansour and Subirac that he wants to learn from Atletico and build a team like Atletico, while the manager's position remains stable.

"Personally, I think that both Atletico and Real Madrid have put a lot of effort into the Champions League this season, and Real Madrid will have to be distracted from the Copa del Rey final, and most importantly, Atletico will host Real Madrid in the 29th round."

"That would be our chance to get back to the top of La Liga!"

Ancelotti looked at Mubarak and Subirac, gritted his teeth, and said: "When necessary, I think we should focus more on La Liga and concentrate on breaking through on one front, rather than taking care of two fronts. ”

Mubarak and Subiratz looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Shrinking the front is indeed a very good choice.

However, the team finally reached the quarterfinals and met Atletico Madrid, did they just give up?

Ancelotti also noticed it, and immediately said again: "Of course, we are not directly admitting defeat, but we must have a fight with Atletico Madrid, we are the home and then the away, I think we can try Atletico Madrid at home." ”

"Okay, you are the head coach of the team, you are in charge of the season strategy, and we support it unconditionally!" Mubarak briskly expressed his stance, giving Ancelotti absolute trust.

This made the Italians very satisfied.

After taking charge of Valencia, he found that he had gained a lot of trust.

Even in football, he has a high voice, and he is very compatible with Subiratz, the technical director.

Almost any player he wants, Valencia will do whatever it takes to poach him.

Nowadays, there is not much pressure on grades.

Is there a better coaching environment in the world?

……

Two days after the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, La Liga ushered in the 28th round.

Atletico take on Almeria away from home.

Atletico Madrid, who had just slaughtered Copenhagen at home, once again dealt the most lethal blow to their opponents on the road.

Messi scored a hat-trick in a brutal away game and also provided three assists to Atletico's 8-0 win at Almeria.

Goals, assists, double hat-tricks!

This brutal massacre shocked not only the whole of Spain, but also the European football world.

Who can stop such Atletico Madrid?

How can such a Messi match?

In the Champions League, Copenhagen scored a hat trick, and this round of Almeria played a double hat trick of goals and assists, which is definitely the rhythm of heaven!

The Argentine superstar was pleased with his recent performances in a post-match press conference and felt his form was picking up.

"The most important thing I owe to be thanked is our boss."

"He told me that proper rest and rotation can help me play stronger."

"As it turned out, he was right!"

The previous rotation and rest have allowed Messi to usher in a big explosion in the last two games.

However, Real Madrid and Valencia also won both.

Therefore, the La Liga ranking remains unchanged.

……

On March 19, in the 29th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid sat at home to face Real Madrid.

It's a world-watching, star-studded showdown.

After Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, the two teams in this game gathered five Ballon d'Or winners.

What's more, almost every position on both teams has top superstars in the world today.

This makes the line-ups of both teams extremely luxurious.

Before the game, everyone felt that the team with the best ability to compete with Atletico Madrid in world football today was Real Madrid.

Arsene Wenger also said in the pre-match press conference that the team will definitely be able to defeat Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium and defend the hard-won La Liga leader.

Yang Hao also shouted that he wanted to become the leader of La Liga at the Emirates Stadium!

The two supergiants have shown unprecedented ambition and have shown an indomitable fighting spirit.

This made the game very intense from the start.

In less than a minute of the opening minute, Cristiano Ronaldo threatened Atletico's goal with a brilliant shot.

But the Legion of Sheets immediately returned to color.

Both sides played with great intensity, trying to create chances and finding gaps in the opposition's defence.

One of the most threatening was in the ninth minute, when Yaya Toure suddenly dribbled forward and rushed to the edge of the penalty area, when he could have scored on his own, he chose to pick up the pass behind him.

Ibrahimovic blocked Thiago Silva with his body in the penalty area, stopped the ball with a very beautiful chest, and then turned and hit the ball high when he turned and hit the goal.

Sweden's current situation at Real Madrid is also quite embarrassing.

The cooperation between him and Ronaldo is very tacit, after all, they have played together for so many years.

But with Ronaldo's more and more goals, his tactical role in the team is also getting bigger and bigger, Ibrahimovic was originally able to keep pace with Ronaldo, but now he is overpowered by the Portuguese.

The funniest thing is that Ibrahimovic's agent Raiola is also in a relationship with Ronaldo's agent Mendes.

There was a saying before, in the contract renewal negotiations with Real Madrid, Raiola made it clear that how much Real Madrid gave to Ronaldo, he had to give Ibrahimovic as much, otherwise the contract renewal would not be negotiated.

That's a lot of trouble.

Moreover, Raiola also said that he asked Real Madrid to support Ibrahimovic to attack the FIFA Ballon d'Or, just like Ronaldo before them.

This is obviously a posture to compete with Ronaldo.

But the problem is that Ibrahimovic is really not as efficient as Ronaldo.

It's like just now, obviously his body is so strong and he has an advantage in height, and the whole person has already squeezed Thiago Silva, turned around and hit the door, and actually hit it high.

Who is going to reason with this?

Just one minute later, Atletico Madrid had taught Real Madrid a hard lesson.

Xavi Alonso passed, Kaka turned his back to the attack, stabbed the outside of his foot behind him at the first time, and turned to start.

A beautiful man passed the ball and went straight past Essien.

The Ghanaian Buffalo chased desperately, but were always half a position behind Kaka.

The Brazilian burst into Real Madrid's 30-metre zone when he suddenly sent a through ball.

Torres quickly stepped forward from the middle of the two central defenders, Vidic and Kompany, successfully countered offside, caught up with Kaka's pass, and scored a single goal in the penalty area, 1-0!

The Atletico captain's goal was very unpretentious!

There was neither the courage of Ibrahimovic to "crush" Thiago Silva with his body, nor the dashing spontaneity of turning and volleying, but Torres's shot was on goal.

That's all that matters!

The Atletico captain used the simplest, most practical, and at the same time the way he is best at breaking the Real Madrid goal.

This is a stark contrast to the goal missed by Ibrahimovic a minute ago.

And when Kaka advanced with the ball, Messi did not continue to lean towards the middle when he saw that Alves did not step forward, but pulled away Ashley Cole, creating space for Kaka's pass.

Atletico Madrid's team work together clearly better than Real Madrid's.

……

After scoring the lead, Atletico Madrid rushed to catch Real Madrid's defense.

Especially from the 15th minute to the 30th minute, in just 15 minutes, Atletico Madrid completely suppressed Real Madrid in terms of passing and possession, or creating chances.

The Sheets have the idea of eating Real Madrid in one go.

But Real Madrid is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.

This side is desperately organizing the defense, and the other side is waiting for the right moment and playing a quick counterattack.

In the 34th minute, Pirlo sent a long pass, and Ronaldo inserted diagonally behind him, competing with Ramos for speed.

The two caught up with Pirlo's pass almost at the same time, and both smashed into the Atletico penalty area, and at the same time scrambled towards the football landing point, only for Ronaldo to fall in the penalty area with Ramos in his arms.

Judging from the slow-motion replay, the two were entangled at the time, and Ramos did have some action at hand, but the Portuguese had lost his best position, and in this case, it was difficult to tell whether it was a foul or not.

The referee awarded Ronaldo a fake fall.

The reason was that Ramos' hand movement was not enough for the Portuguese to fall so badly.

What's more, Ramos' hand movements were always there, and the two moved with each other, but he fell to the ground after missing his best position.

Real Madrid was very dissatisfied with this, and Wenger was even more furious on the sidelines, pointing at the referee for a roar, and was warned by a yellow card.

Yang Hao is secretly happy in his heart, this is the benefit of the home field!

But Cristiano Ronaldo is still very dangerous on the pitch.

In the 41st minute of the first half, it was he who received a pass from Yaya Toure, dribbled along the left rib alone, forced a breakthrough through Ramos, and burst into the left side of the penalty area to form a single knife.

If it weren't for Neuer's decisive abandonment of the goal, falling to the ground in time to save the ball, Ronaldo would have kicked the goal.

The first half ended with a goal from Fernando Torres to take a 1-0 lead.

But after the rematch in the second half, in the opening three minutes, David Silva used a run to hit the goal near the left sideline of the small penalty area, and it hit the side netting.

Kaka then fired a long-range shot from 20 yards out that forced Casillas to make a save.

And in the 54th minute, Marcelo broke through with the ball on the left side, and after a series of feints, he shook Yaya Toure and made a cross to find Torres who received in the middle, or Messi at the back point.

As a result, to everyone's surprise, Marcelo made a false shot and suddenly knocked the ball back.

Andres Iniesta struck in the middle of the crowd and fired a low shot into Marcelo's pass.

The ball grazed the base of the left-hand post and drilled into the Real Madrid goal.

Casillas couldn't do anything about it.

2 to 0!

……

After conceding two goals in a row, Real Madrid began a frantic counterattack.

In the 66th minute, Joaquin, who had just come on as a substitute for six minutes, sent a cross from the right side.

Cristiano Ronaldo cut diagonally into the box at high speed, pressed Ramos, and headed through Neuer's goal.

1 to 2!

After the goal, the Portuguese quickly rushed into the Atletico goal, scooped up the football and ran.

Just 3 minutes later, it was Ronaldo who took the ball again, and after completing a beautiful one-two with Ibrahimovic, he burst into the left side of the penalty area and hit the goal, which was saved by Neuer.

Real Madrid, who saw hope, launched a counterattack almost desperately.

But in the 76th minute, Messi, who had been dormant for the whole game and was "stared" by Ashley Cole, had no temper at all, suddenly exerted his strength.

After receiving Kaka's ball on the right side of the halfway line, the Argentine turned away from Ashley Cole and dribbled diagonally along the right rib.

On the periphery of Real Madrid's penalty area, facing Vidic who retreated in place, Messi first made a quick stop and a feint to cut inside, deceived Vidic's center of gravity, and suddenly shook off the Serbian central defender, and burst into the penalty area with his left foot from the right side.

After breaking through Vidic, Messi calmly fired a right-footed volley into the back of the net for Real Madrid.

3 to 1!

Final word!

If Real Madrid still saw hope when it was chasing 1-2, and could still have the mind to fight back, then now, Atletico Madrid scored again, which seriously hit Real Madrid's morale and fighting spirit.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 3-1 thanks to goals from Torres, Iniesta and Messi.

Valencia, on the other hand, beat Sevilla 1-0 at home in this round.

As a result, Atletico Madrid counterattacked Real Madrid to reach the top, followed by Valencia in second place in La Liga.

Currently, both teams have the same number of points, both with 76 points.

……

After the 29th round of La Liga, the league was temporarily suspended for two weeks of international breaks.

Spain have two European Championship qualifiers to play this time.

First at home against the Czech Republic and then away to Lithuania.

By the way, this is also the first national team game after Yang Hao was knighted.

Therefore, the home match against the Czech Republic was specially arranged at the Emirates Stadium in Madrid, and a short ceremony was carefully prepared for Yang Hao before the game, which can be regarded as an official celebration for Yang Hao.

As for this year's Spanish national team, Yang Hao did not make too many adjustments.

At best, players like Cazorla and Keylor Navas, who have performed very well in La Liga this season, are back in the national team.

But there is a clear signal, and that is that Puyol has not been elected.

The captain of Barcelona was not selected for this year's national team without injuries and in decent condition.

This has attracted a lot of attention from the media and fans.

In this regard, Yang Hao also gave a special explanation, that is, Puyol has had a lot of injuries this season, and his state has not been adjusted.

On the contrary, like Pique, he was very eye-catching in Villarreal.

In addition, like Arbeloa, he also performed quite well in A Coruña.

Yang Hao said that the door of the national team is not completely closed to veterans, and he only selects the most suitable players according to the state and performance of the players.

Puyol agrees with this and promises that he will adjust his form as soon as possible and strive to return to the national team.

Long before the list was announced, Yang Hao had actually communicated with Puyol in private.

Anyone can see that the 32-year-old Barcelona captain is afraid that it will be difficult for him to play a leading role in the national team as before.

Even, it is very likely that he will not be able to enter the national team again.

As a central defender, Puyol is only 1.78 meters tall and short, which belongs to the typical size of a Spanish defender, which is at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength.

The physical disadvantage often leads to a more risky defensive strategy, such as small movements, ferocious defensive moves, and fierce pounces.

Many fans will find the defender unstable when they see these defensive moves.

As everyone knows, their bodies are at a disadvantage, how can they keep it without relying on these?

If you look closely, you will find that all short guards are basically like this, including Cannavaro, who was as steady as an old dog later, and they were all fierce in the early stage.

In addition to these, Puyol actually has another magic weapon, and that is his speed and ability to recover.

This allows Puyol to retreat even if he presses very high.

But there is a natural and irreversible flaw in this style of play.

That is, when you get older, your body functions begin to age, your speed declines, and your ability to chase back becomes weaker and weaker, and the point of Pujol will be particularly obvious.

That's why Mourinho had to dig Nemanja Vidic in the first place, and then spent a lot of money to sign Miranda.

Yang Hao was also motivated by this consideration, so Puyol was not recruited for this national team training.

But he gave Puyol enough face, both leaving him a way back and giving him a good explanation.

Especially before the game, Yang Hao personally called him to communicate.

Therefore, Puyol didn't say anything this time, but just said that he would try his best to improve his state and wait for Yang Hao's call-up at any time.

It's just that anyone with a discerning eye can see that the era of Puyol in the Spanish backline is over!

In the next two national team games, Yang Hao was running in the team's backline.

He partnered Pique and Pepe against the Czech Republic, only to concede a goal in the game, and then it was Villa's brace that helped the team reverse the Czech Republic 2-1 at home.

When it came to Lithuania, Ramos and Pique also made a mistake when the team was 3-0 up, which led to a 3-1 victory.

Conceded goals in both games, which made Yang Hao still a little dissatisfied with the backline.

But the benefits of planning Pepe back then are also beginning to emerge.

The reason why Yang Hao insisted on using Pique in the two games was more to investigate Pique.

Because in his mind, Ramos and Pepe are the best central defender combination in Spain right now.

He wants to use this combination to make a surprise run at Euro 2012 and the World Cup 2014.

……

After two weeks of international matches, La Liga has rekindled the flames and ushered in the 30th round of La Liga.

Before this round of the league, there was also a not very pleasant thing that happened.

That is, Kaka returned to Atletico Madrid after he was injured in a friendly away to Scotland in Brazil.

It was Brazil's second warm-up match scheduled for the two-week international break, with Brazilian internationals such as Adriano and Kaka starting and playing the full game.

They are the most appealing players in the Brazilian national team at the moment.

In addition, Messi also played the whole game in Argentina's two friendly matches against the United States and Costa Rica.

Although he was not injured, it also made Yang Hao very dissatisfied.

This is simply outrageous!

A friendly match that allowed Messi to travel back to Argentina, then to the United States and Costa Rica, and play the whole game?

Yang Hao's approach to the two national teams of Brazil and Argentina is that the more he looks at it, the more unpleasant it becomes.

For the appearance fee of the friendly match, they really used the players to death, anyway, they don't care, friendly matches.

If they are really injured, then they will also go back to the club to recuperate, what does it have to do with their national team?

And the most outrageous is the Argentine Football Federation.

Brazil's friendlies were scheduled in a restrained manner, with two scheduled in March, the official FIFA national team break, followed by two in early June.

What about Argentina?

Do you know how outrageous the fax they sent to Yang Hao before?

Everyone else was scheduled for the national team match day, but they arranged a game on March 16 to play Venezuela; On March 27, another game will be arranged, playing away to the United States; On March 29, he went to Costa Rica to play another game.

They had sent a fax to Atletico Madrid, hoping that the team would send Messi back to play in the game on March 16.

Can Yang Hao agree?

Okay, forget about March.

Played Ecuador on April 21.

Played Paraguay on May 25.

Kicked Nigeria on June 1.

Kicked Poland on June 5.

Played Albania on June 20.

When Yang Hao saw the arrangement of this large string of warm-up games, his mind was confused.

He really wanted to send him a fax, and the staff member of the Argentine Football Association on the other side of the ocean pulled it out and asked: Are you crazy about money?

When Yang Hao questioned their arrangement, the explanation given by the other party was that there was a Copa America this year.

Yang Hao's whole person has an urge to scold his mother.

Yes, labor knows that there is a Copa America.

War began in early July.

But the question is, what does it mean that you have such intensive warm-up games in March, April, May, and June?

Also, if you want to train and prepare for the Copa America, shouldn't you arrange the warm-up game reasonably?

After playing on June 20, there are still more than ten days to go before the Copa America, and the warm-up game is arranged like this, is it reasonable?

Is it true that labor and management don't understand football?

In the end, Yang Hao replied very clearly to the Argentine Football Association that Atletico Madrid would never release people during the training camps in April and May.

Not only will Messi not let go, but Di Maria will not go either.

As a result, the Argentine Football Federation also called to say that on May 25, La Liga had been suspended.

Yang Hao was so angry that he scolded his mother on the phone, and then told the other party, "We will reach the Champions League final!" ”

Then, he hung up the phone.

The Champions League final takes place on 28 May.

When Yang Hao told Messi, Kaka and others about this matter, they all looked helpless.

Especially Messi.

Actually, his situation is quite difficult.

After coming to Spain early, Argentine fans are very unfamiliar with him, which leads to their very big opinion of Messi.

Especially after the team collapsed in the World Cup, Messi's performance was sluggish, which put him under more pressure and more blame.

The Argentines even scolded him at every turn and told him to go back to Spain.

Because of this, it is difficult for Messi to refuse the Argentine call-up, and once he refuses, he does not know how many fans will be angered.

The Argentine Football Association is precisely because of this, so it always uses this to pinch Messi and ask him to participate in warm-up matches.

Why?

Because in the contract signed by the Argentine Football Association with others, Messi has played and has not played, which are two different prices.

Therefore, when they signed a friendly contract with others, they almost caught Messi and slashed the wool.

It can almost be said that there will be no fight.

And the most outrageous thing is that Messi is fighting for the country, and he can't get a penny.

Even, if you don't behave well, you will be scolded.

To a certain extent, Yang Hao helped him sternly refuse the call of the national team this time, but it was a good thing for Messi.

Yang Hao has been in the world football for so many years, and he has also dealt with many football associations.

In a way, the Football Association in his home country is actually really good.

It's just that this result makes him very uncomfortable.

……

La Liga Round 30.

Real Madrid suffered a surprise 1-0 upset at home to Sporting Gijón.

Arsene Wenger's team is also suffering from a large number of internationals, especially many international players in the European Championship qualifiers, which has greatly affected the overall strength of Real Madrid.

And, with the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, Arsene Wenger will have to make a trade-off between the league and the Champions League.

In the end, Arsene Wenger opted for the Champions League.

Valencia reversed Getafe 4-2 away from home, and Van Persie staged a quadruple and performed very eye-catching.

Barcelona drew 0-0 away at Villarreal.

Yang Hao also played as a substitute and a rotating lineup in this round.

Even because Atletico Madrid even has a lot of international players on the bench, the team has to increase the rotation.

As a result, the team drew 1-1 away at Osasuna.

Atletico conceded a penalty in the 80th minute.

But there is no way, if it is flat, it is flat.

After this battle, Valencia counterattacked Atletico Madrid to reach the top.

……

On the evening of April 5, the Etihad Stadium in Valencia.

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

It was a dull game, not Spanish at all.

Valencia, who played at home, were more conservative at home against a menacing Atletico Madrid.

Ancelotti obviously didn't want to concede a goal at home, so he adopted a steady counterattack tactic, hoping to contain Atletico's attack.

Especially before, Atletico Madrid's internationals were not in very good shape because of the national team matches.

That creates opportunities for Valencia.

Before the game, Ancelotti shouted that he wanted to repeat the counterattack scene in the Champions League and send Atletico Madrid out.

Obviously, the resurgence of La Liga leaders has given Ancelotti confidence.

But having said that, Ancelotti still worked targeted tactics, especially the arrangement of Atletico Madrid's attackers, which put the stars of the Sheets under huge defensive pressure.

The strangulation and confrontation in the midfield made it impossible for Atletico to develop effective ball control, and the game was frequently interrupted by Valencia, which could not form a smooth organization and attack.

Two of the sharpest flanks of the Sheets were contained.

As soon as Alves and Patrice Evra got the ball, Juan Mata and Nani harassed them.

With Kaka out injured, Yang Hao arranged for Modric to partner Iniesta in midfield, but both players struggled to break through effectively in the face of De Rossi and Lucas Rewa's double midfield strangulation.

This led to a kind of stalemate in the game.

The wings couldn't open the situation, and the middle was contained.

Even Messi is clearly out of shape.

In the entire first half, Atletico only had 6 shots on goal and 1 on target, which shows how successful Valencia's defense is against Atletico.

But the Bat Legion also paid the price.

They had just 2 shots on goal in the entire first half, 0 on target.

Yang Hao is well aware of Ancelotti's strategy.

He just wants to hold on to the home stadium, even if it's 0-0, they have the advantage.

In the second leg, when they get to Madrid, they will try to score.

Ancelotti's calculations were very loud and very resolute in execution.

After the rematch in the second half, they were still unswervingly implementing this set of tactical play.

If Alves was greatly affected by his participation in the Brazilian national team, Evra, who has always been stable, was very depressed by Nani in this game, and his form was also greatly affected.

This stalemate also lasted until the 70th minute of the second half.

Yang Hao decisively made a substitution adjustment.

Suarez replaces Adriano, who is out of form.

Before the Uruguayan striker came on the pitch, Yang Hao specially called him to his side, hoping that he could give full play to his advantages in speed, flexibility, technique and shooting skills to help Atletico Madrid's forward line more.

It's best to help Messi too!

In the 75th minute, Yang Hao made a second substitution.

Eden Hazard replaces David Silva.

The Belgian winger still plays on the left.

Yang Hao gave him the task of attacking Raphinha's side on the left side, preferably by dribbling and breaking through.

Just one minute after Hazard came on the pitch, the Belgian received a through pass from Patrice Evra on the left side, and when facing Raphinha's deft deflective, he successfully shook off Raphinha, dribbled diagonally into the penalty area, and crossed to the feet of Suarez in the box.

The Uruguayan striker stopped the ball and shook off Lucio before quickly getting up and hitting the goal.

Cech reacted very quickly and made a direct swoop to save Suarez's shot from the goal, which was a goalscoring crisis.

But at the critical moment, Messi suddenly arrived, grabbed the ball before Marchena and Antonio López, and sent the ball into the unguarded goal, 1-0!

"The ball is in!!"

"In the 76th minute, Atletico finally knocked on Valencia's goal!"

"The two players who just came on the bench played a magical effect in the attack in the front court!"

"We see that Yang Hao's magical substitution has worked again!"

'Eden Hazard broke through Raphinha and crossed to Suarez.

"Suarez's stop and shake Lucio's shot was really beautiful, and his body was so flexible that it was completely unexpected by Lucio."

'Suarez then had a tricky angle, but Cech was brave enough to save the ball.

"Messi's subsequent pat arrived to open the scoring for Atletico!"

"Yang Hao's two substitutions are too important, too critical!"

"Although it was Messi who scored the goal, we saw that Hazard was attacking on the left as soon as he came on the pitch, and after Suarez came on the pitch, he was very thoughtful with the ball and made the ball a few times, and the technique at his feet was very good."

"This is Yang Hao!"

"The world's top coaches are able to use their subtle substitutions at critical moments to change the situation on the pitch."

'Eden Hazard came on for one minute and created a wonderful goal for Atletico.

"Valencia held on hard for 76 minutes, and finally couldn't hold on!"

……

After conceding a goal, Valencia was visibly flustered.

The players of the Bat Legion want to try to fight back.

Ancelotti could not accept the result of being defeated at home by Atletico Madrid, so he made successive substitutions and pressed out to attack.

Yang Hao knows very well that Atletico Madrid's form is not very ideal, and when facing Valencia away, there is not much advantage.

So, he decisively chose to stabilize the defense and then try to counterattack the offensive opportunity.

In the 87th minute, after Atletico Madrid's backfield broke the ball, Modric sent a cross to the outside of his own penalty area and transferred the ball to the feet of Evra, who was unguarded on the left.

Nani, who was originally eyeing Evra, was still in Atletico Madrid's penalty area at this time.

Patrice Evra stopped the ball and immediately rushed forward quickly down the left flank.

Hazard, Suarez and Messi in front of him are all advancing quickly, and Andres Iniesta in the middle is also running forward, ready to meet Evra at any time.

Patrice Evra, who didn't put in a good performance throughout the game, showed quality in the final crucial moments, as he advanced down the left and after a simple one-two with Eden Hazard hitting the wall, he burst into the left side of the box and crossed with his feet.

The ball quickly crossed most of the box and landed to the right of the edge of the small box, right in the space between Lucio and Marchena.

And Suarez, who was quick to plug in, ran to this position smartly, met Evra's cross, and headed it straight away.

The ball was headed into the right side of Valencia's goal by Suarez.

Petr Cech made an instinctive save and although he touched the ball, he couldn't stop the ball from going into the net.

The Czech goalkeeper could only watch as the goal he guarded was broken by Atletico Madrid for the second time.

Suarez turned and ran excitedly, running all the way to celebrate.

After coming on as a substitute, he staged a pass and a shot, and also completely showed his strength and characteristics.

I believe that after tonight, the media and fans around the world will get to know him again.

Luis Suarez!

(End of chapter)