Chapter 380: Fierce Germans

For Pep Guardiola, the head coach from Spain, the La Liga team is like his nemesis, I don't know if it is because he is too familiar with them when he coaches in Spain, so he is always unable to play mentally in the face of such opponents. In the 2013-2014 season, his team was eliminated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals, and last season, he was also eliminated by his former club Barcelona in the semi-finals...... This time, he was unfortunate to meet the La Liga team, Atletico Madrid, and lost 0:1 in the first leg, is this score familiar? Bayern Munich were beaten by another Madrid side two years ago and everyone knows what happened next...... We hope that Bayern Munich can break through the 'La Liga curse' this time ......"

Before the start of the game, the host and guest commentators in the back studio of German television were commenting and looking forward to the upcoming game.

"Actually, Bayern Munich still have a big advantage at home...... said the commentator, who is responsible for reassuring Bayern Munich fans. They have won 11 consecutive Champions League games at home, scoring 41 goals and conceding just six. It's amazing. The last time they lost at home was against Real Madrid, but Bayern Munich's home stadium has been a fortified castle since then...... In addition to the Champions League, Pep Guardiola's side have won 23 of their last 24 home games in all competitions, keeping 16 clean sheets in them. If they can continue this performance and keep a clean sheet against Atletico Madrid this time, then there will be a lot of hope of qualifying for the final. ”

"And in terms of Champions League experience, Bayern Munich also has more players than Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid's starting line-up has only 277 Champions League games, far less than our 697 games......"

German TV is desperately milking Bayern Munich, and Spain is milking Atletico Madrid.

'Centre-back Godin is back from injury, which is the best news given to Atletico Madrid, who have conceded just two goals in seven Champions League games with Jimenez in their starts, and they form an iron gate that can help the team. José Maria introduced. In addition, according to statistics, 20 of the 29 teams that won 1-0 at home in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round have qualified, with a probability of 69%. Atletico Madrid have conceded just five of their 20 Champions League games and have kept four clean sheets in their last five Champions League knockout games – with the exception of the one away at Barcelona......"

Since everyone thinks that numbers don't lie, they all list various numbers to enhance their confidence and persuasiveness.

But football is not a simple numbers game, and just because the probability of a team advancing 1-0 in the first leg is almost 70 percent, it cannot be assumed that Atletico Madrid will advance to the final.

Just because Bayern Munich have won their last 11 Champions League home games doesn't mean they will win their 12th home game. And even if they win this game, they may not be able to qualify......

For example, Bayern Munich defeated Atletico Madrid 3:2 with an aggregate score of 3:3, and Atletico Madrid can still advance because of the advantage of away goals.

And football is so fascinating and full of uncertainty precisely because there are so many things that cannot be controlled by data.

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Once the game began, it was almost identical to the first leg between the two sides, with Atletico Madrid playing aggressively and being the first to threaten the opposition goal.

Gabi hit the woodwork with two long-range shots in quick succession, forcing Neuer to make a save.

However, Atletico Madrid's onslaught after the opening did not disrupt Bayern Munich's rhythm.

They then quickly counter-attacked, with Douglas Costa playing an inverted triangle pass down the right and Vidal firing a powerful shot in front of goal.

However, Oblak performed well, and directly grabbed this powerful shot with both hands, without giving the Bayern Munich players any chance to make up shots.

The first most threatening attack of the game was created by Bayern Munich.

In the twentieth minute, central defender Boateng pressed into the midfield to pick up behind the Atletico Madrid backline, Thomas Muller successfully countered offside, but he did not shoot directly, but knocked the football to Lewandowski!

"Opportunity !!" German commentator Marcel Leef, "Lewandowski——!!! ”

The Allianz Arena resounded with loud cheers.

Amid the cheers, Lewandowski strode to catch up with the ball, and Oblak quickly moved in to block his shot.

Lewandowski finally caught up with football, but the angle was already small.

He didn't have time to adjust, he didn't adjust, he just got up and shot!

The football was rubbed by the foot of goalkeeper Oblak, deviated from the track, bounced out of the penalty area, and then was kicked out by Gabi on the line of the big penalty area!

"Ahhh What a pity!! Marcel Leif with his head in his hands. Lewandowski missed the equalizer on aggregate! However, the angle of his shot was too small...... In fact, Muller could have shot by himself just now, and there was no need to pass it to Lewandowski......"

Although Lewandowski didn't score, it ignited the atmosphere of the scene, and the Bayern Munich fans in the stands of the Allianz Arena kept singing and jumping, like red waves repeatedly beating against the seawall, as if they could break the embankment at any time and rush in, drowning and destroying everything.

The performance of the Bayern Munich fans also boosted the morale of the Bayern Munich players.

Four minutes later, Ribery volleyed in from 28 yards out!

He pulled out a defoliating ball, causing Oblak to misjudge and fail to hold the ball, which came out of his hands after his injury!

Lewandowski, who was ambushed in the box, made a timely kill and rushed towards the football.

Fortunately, Oblak's second reaction was fast enough to immediately get down and block it.

With his interference, Lewandowski kicked the ball away and fell to the ground.

His fall touched the nerves of Bayern Munich players and fans, and several arms were raised at the same time on the field, and there were many such arms in the stands, dense like a forest!

They were all complaining to the referee from Turkey, Güneit Chakir, who must have tripped Lewandowski, or the Polish centre-forward would have fallen to the ground?!

However, the slow motion shows that Oblak did not touch Lewandowski, or even the football, which means that not only the penalty, but also Bayern Munich wanted a corner.

Lewandowski was in a hurry to shoot and lost his balance after shooting and fell to the ground......

Although the goal was not scored, Bayern Munich threatened Atletico Madrid's goal in a short period of time, which has actually sounded the alarm for Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid fans are very worried that if they continue to play like this, Atletico Madrid's one-goal lead may soon be gone!