Chapter 524: Where is Gao Bo going?

Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.

Despite a bitter defeat in the league, Atletico Madrid returned to the Champions League and immediately ushered in a big victory!

CSKA Moscow came to Madrid with the idea of promotion.

At Calderón, CSKA Moscow put on a stubborn posture as they look to capitalise on their one-goal advantage at home to tackle Atletico Madrid with tough defence and sharp counter-attacks.

However, in this game, the players of Atletico Madrid were unreserved, and they used their strong impact at home to shock the CSKA Moscow defense in pieces.

The suspension of the league will not be carried over to the Champions League, so several players who have been suspended in the league have all started this game.

In the thirteenth minute of the game, Atletico Madrid scored.

Diego Costa opened the scoring with a close-range header from inside the box.

CSKA Moscow's lead lasted only thirteen minutes on the road.

Five minutes later, Mane cut in and scored again!

Atletico Madrid leads 2-0!

However, CSKA Moscow has not given up at this time, because as long as they can score a goal away from home to tie the overall score at 2-2, they can still advance to the quarter-finals with the advantage of away goals.

However, before the end of the first half, CSKA Moscow suffered another fatal blow.

This time it was Godin, Atletico Madrid took advantage of a set-piece in front, Koke passed the ball into the box, and then Godin jumped high in the box and smashed the ball into the goal with a header!

Three to zero!

Atletico Madrid are in crazy form at home, and they have taken all their anger out on poor Russians in the league.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid's onslaught was not over.

At the end of stoppage time, after the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Atletico Madrid swept CSKA Moscow 5-0 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

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Back in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid's next game will be against Barcelona.

In the 25th round of the league, Atletico Madrid will face Barcelona at home!

It's a big battle in the spotlight of La Liga!

Atletico Madrid filed an appeal before the start of the match, but the Spanish Football Federation's appeal committee quickly completed Atletico Madrid's appeal.

The original penalty remains unchanged.

This means that Atletico Madrid will have to field a substitute against Barcelona in this game.

Gao Bo was not surprised by this, and he did not consider the possibility that the Spanish Football Federation would open up to Atletico Madrid.

The media in Catalonia are quite excited.

Because judging from the current situation, Barcelona undoubtedly occupies an absolute advantage.

Atletico Madrid are playing at home, but their centre-back duo of Godin and Boateng are all suspended, as are N'Golo Kante, who plays a key role in Atletico Madrid's defence, as well as Luka Modric injured, Raul Garcia suspended and Juanfran also suspended.

There are five fewer main players alone, and they are all key players in the midfield!

The first few strikers are still playing, but the media are not laymen.

In football, offense and defense are one.

Atletico Madrid lacks so many people in the midfield, and while the defensive ability is declining, I am afraid that it will also drag down the attack in the front court at the same time.

Without the support of the midfield, the attack in the front court is a source of water.

Gao Bo's Atletico Madrid places great emphasis on overall and team cooperation, and Barcelona is also quite familiar with this characteristic of Atletico Madrid.

A team that values a combination of wholeness to create a threat to attack, has lost most of its central midfield players, and is still facing a strong team like Barcelona, despite playing at home, not many people are optimistic about them.

In particular, Gao Bo was also banned, and the loss of the head coach's command on the sidelines may have an immeasurable impact on Atletico Madrid.

All the signs are that Atletico Madrid's odds are really low.

"This is the best chance for Barcelona, who have lost at the Stadio Calderón for the last three seasons. This time in the face of the lack of soldiers, Atletico Madrid, who had just suffered a defeat and had their unbeaten record ended, Barcelona was full of personnel and high morale, and this game will be their best chance to win three points at the Calderón Stadium!! ”

The Daily Sports newspaper said this when doing a preview of the game.

Another mouthpiece newspaper in Barcelona, Le Monde Sport, also reported with confidence: "This is the best time for Barcelona to end their winless run against Atletico Madrid!! Win this game and knock Atletico Madrid out of the championship circle!! ”

The media on the Catalan side are quite optimistic about this match.

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On Atletico Madrid's side, although the outside world is not just what will happen inside the Atletico Madrid team, the overall atmosphere is quite pessimistic.

The media in Madrid considered the Atletico Madrid draw to be a victory.

Atletico Madrid fans also said that they will stick to their team no matter what the outcome of the game is - even Atletico Madrid die-hard fans believe that it is already difficult for their team to win.

Internally, though, the players have not been affected by this pessimistic atmosphere.

Although the suspended Gao Bo cannot enter the team locker room, watching the game from the stands will also be supervised.

But the Spanish Football Federation can't interfere with the usual training.

These days, the players at Atletico Madrid are preparing for this match as if it were a decisive match.

Gao Bo completely boosted the team's fighting spirit, and he set up a formidable opponent for the team.

Gao Bo could not enter the locker room during this game, nor could he go to the sidelines to command, and in the locker room before the game began, the players silently packed up their equipment.

Usually at this time, Gao Bo would always say something.

But not today.

Griezmann looked up at where Gao Bo usually stood, where he was, and turned into a physical trainer, Sarvor.

The conductor of this game was actually Savour.

This is because Gao Bo and Mo Ya are both suspended, and Lin Sen is still too young.

Savor is at least a respected professional in the coaching team.....

Before the two teams played, the camera was constantly watching the stands.

It's just that they didn't find where Gao Bo was.

"In this game, Atletico Madrid's head coach Gao Bo is suspended. In general, he would probably appear in the stands. However, we have not found him yet. ”

On the commentary bench, the commentators are also concerned about where the head coach of Atletico Madrid is.

In fact, Gao Bo's appearance in the stands is useless, because according to the rules of the Football Association, the head coach after the ban is not allowed to enter the team locker room an hour before the start of the game and fifteen minutes after the end of the game, nor can he remotely direct the game through walkie-talkies, mobile phones and other communication devices.

Of course, there is no remote control, which is difficult to supervise.

Atletico Madrid fans are also looking for their own manager.

Even if you can't get into the dugout, it's okay to sit in the stands.

People searched and searched, and until the players on both sides walked into the field, no one found Gao Bo.

Where exactly is the Atletico Madrid manager watching this game?

This became a doubt in everyone's mind.