Chapter 728: Battle Barcelona Again

Although Real Madrid and Barcelona both won this round of matches, with Real Madrid beating their opponents 4-0, they are still getting further and further away from the league title.

Because Atletico Madrid also won the opponent, Lin Dong still maintained his recent average goal per game in the league, and after helping Atletico Madrid score the second goal, Simeone replaced Lin Dong at halftime.

In the previous physical examination, Lin Dong is the healthiest one of Atletico Madrid, even healthier than those substitute players who can't play, in the words of the doctor, after most of the fierce battle for most of the season, Lin Dong's physical fitness is better than at the beginning of the season, and he is in a truly perfect peak state.

Perverted, when Simone got this report on Lin Dong's physical examination, he breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt that Lin Dong was not a normal person, so he called and asked in person.

But even so, if conditions permit, Simeone will still choose to replace Lin Dong, because Lin Dong is too important to Atletico Madrid, and Atletico Madrid with Lin Dong and without Lin Dong are completely two teams.

Atletico Madrid with Lin Dong is a team that can compete with super giants like Barcelona and Real Madrid, and even win the battle, but without Lin Dong Atletico Madrid, last season is the best proof.

In the game, Lin Dong has always been the player who has been violated by the opponent the most, if it weren't for Lin Dong's physical fitness, quick reaction, and knowing how to protect himself, there would still be the current Lin Dong.

Others don't know, but Lin Dong knows very well that it's not that Lin Dong knows how to protect himself, but that the system is protecting him, and every time there is danger, the system always subconsciously reminds him and makes him prepared.

After Lin Dong left the game, Atletico Madrid did seem to have changed teams, because Atletico Madrid did not score again in the second half, and the score of 2:0 was maintained to the whole game.

In the 32nd round, Atletico Madrid also ended in victory, continuing to maintain a 10-point advantage over Barcelona and an 11-point advantage over Real Madrid, and after the 32nd round of the league, with only 6 rounds left in the league, Atletico Madrid is also getting closer and closer to their tenth La Liga title.

So recently, Atletico Madrid has been in a good mood, the fans came to the stadium with singing and dancing, and left happily, and the club was full of laughter.

But as a player, it is not yet time to relax, because the league is still going on, and the Champions League is even more powerful, and the final of the Copa del Rey is coming soon.

While everyone else is happy with Atletico's results, the Atletico players still need to work the training pitch, especially the veterans, who are training harder than before, because they know very well how difficult it is to achieve results like this season, and maybe not again.

Time passed slowly, and it was actually only a few days, because midweek was the Champions Cup, and it was a do-or-die battle in the quarter-finals.

Although Atletico Madrid currently has a temporary advantage with a score of 2:1, Atletico Madrid does not dare to be careless, because the opponent is Barcelona, which is the best team in football today.

Just forty years ago, in the 73-74 season, Atletico not only reached the semi-finals, but even reached the final, but lost to Bayern Munich in the final, which was also Atletico's best result in the Champions League.

Under Martino's leadership, Barcelona are back in Madrid, a team they know very well, because every season they come at least twice, and at most even three, four or even five times.

"We came to Madrid with one goal, to win the game and reach the semi-finals," Martino said after getting off the plane, expressing his determination to win the match.

After all, there is no way back for Barcelona in this game, even Martino, in the past few years, Barcelona's results were too good, and now, the hope of the league is not much, the Copa del Rey has been eliminated, and there is only one Champions Cup left for Barcelona to chase.

According to the media in Catalonia, Barcelona has begun to contact a new coach, and if Martino does not want to leave in disgrace, then the Champions League is his last chance.

This is also the last chance for everyone in Barcelona, if the Champions League is also eliminated by Atletico Madrid, then Barcelona will really be empty of the big four this season.

Barcelona is menacing, Atletico Madrid is also united, Simeone expressed Atletico's determination in an interview: "This is Calderon. ”

At half past eight in the evening, Spain's two-goal players are already making final preparations, compared to the previous game, Atletico Madrid has two substitutions, but they are all passive substitutions.

Tulan's injury, on the training ground, also made Simeone even more convinced that Atletico Madrid do need to rotate now, after all, the lesson is in front of them, and the other is Costa.

It was Raul Garcia who started in place of Costa, and Adrian Lopes who started in place of Turan, who has not started for a long time.

Barcelona also had a different position from the previous game, but they, like Atletico, made a passive substitution, with Pique replaced by Batra, and the two injured in the previous game were unable to return to the pitch.

The referee of this match is Howard Webb, a famous whistle from England, who has officiated in the 10 World Cup finals, and Spain's World Cup title was won by Webb.

With Webb's whistle, the game officially began, and Barcelona still had the first attack, and only scored a full two minutes before attacking the heart of Atletico Madrid.

Cesc Fabregas crossed diagonally from the side, Neymar deliberately missed, the ball came to the back Messiga, and the Barcelona core picked up his foot and shot directly from a distance, the ball was slightly high.

Atletico Madrid counterattacked, Courtois made a long pass, Raul Garcia headed the ball to Lin Dong, Lin Dong passed back to Gabi, Gabi took the ball over the half court and rushed into the Barcelona penalty area and was intercepted by Xavi.

Although Xavi's defense is very average, Gabi still did not continue to hold the ball, and the Atletico captain's pursuit is not an individual performance, what he wants is to win and help Atletico Madrid win.

Passed back to Thiago, the first time the latter got the ball, Thiago's role is here, assisting Gabi to control the rhythm, and the most important thing is to find Lin Dong with a long pass.

Lin Dong and Raul Garcia have rushed to the front of the Barcelona penalty area, and the header is knocked back, but Lin Dong did not rub the ball to Raul Garcia, but chose to pass back.

Koke, Atletico Madrid's midfielder has moved horizontally to the middle, and under the cover of Lin Dong and Raul Garcia, he rushed to the edge of the penalty area and shot from distance, and Atletico's first long-range shot was also a long-range shot.