Chapter 31: Tired Atletico Madrid

“..... Real Madrid's revenge is successful, and promotion is in sight. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 INFO Real Madrid lost to Atletico Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey at the Bernabeu last season, and the first leg of this season is also lost. However, in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey this time, Real Madrid cleanly slashed Atletico Madrid to complete revenge and stepped into this season's Copa del Rey final with one foot! ”

“....... Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu were very poor, with the whole team out of form and making mistakes. And Real Madrid naturally did not let go of this opportunity, they beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 at home and stepped into the final with one foot. ”

“...... The Galaxy Battleship fighting at home showed its strength and defeated the sworn enemy in the same city 3-0! ”

In the news reports the next day, Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid rightfully made headlines.

Atletico Madrid, who have been quite solid defensively this season, have unexpectedly conceded three goals in a row on the road, and they have also been breached twice by own goals in a dramatic game, which is even more shocking.

Fatigue and injuries are the killers that bring down Atletico.

In the situation of lack of people, Simeone still sent the main team to Real Madrid, and whether it is wise has also become the focus of media discussion.

If Atletico Madrid wins this game, then no one will question Simeone's line-up.

But when you lose, every mistake you make is magnified by the media with a magnifying glass.

This is professional football, winning and losing.

After losing the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, Atletico went on to challenge Almeria on the road. There are only two days between the two matches, that is, after a Copa del Rey semi-final attrition, Atletico Madrid has only two days of rest. This density of matches wears Atletico Madrid.

In particular, the injury situation continues to worsen, and Atletico have now added another person to their injury list - the main goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was also out of action due to injury after training the day before the game.

Atletico Madrid, who are short of major generals, in this game, judging from the starting lineup, they have six positions that are not the main players. Extensive personnel changes have prevented Atletico Madrid from showing the demeanor of a strong team at both ends of the pitch. The two forwards in the front field could not be effectively supported and frequently fell into a situation of individual combat. The whole game was a scorching scene.

In the seventy-sixth minute of the game. Alan Suvia, who had been absent for a long time, made a low-level mistake when Almeria's Barbosa shot from outside the box and Alan Suvia made a butter hand to spill the shot that was not a big threat into the box. Almeria leads 1-0.

Just four minutes later, Almeria opened the scoring again. Versa brought the ball to the back post from a tight angle, and the misplaced Alan Suvia goal was lost again!

In the end, Atletico Madrid lost to Almeria away!

The other two title contenders won each of these rounds to tie Atletico Madrid on points, while Atletico Madrid fell from the top to third in the league because of the disadvantage in goal difference!

Three days later, faced with an exhausted team, Simeone had to send a substitute to play against Real Madrid. Except for Li Qingshan, the other players are all substitute players.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, took the lead by two goals at the Calderón Stadium in the first fifteen minutes of the game.

The subsequent game entered a state of anxiety, and it was not until the end of the game that Li Qingshan knocked on Real Madrid's goal through a corner kick to avoid the embarrassment of being kept clean by Real Madrid over two legs.

And that doesn't help the bigger picture, with Atletico Madrid exiting the Copa del Rey and suffering three consecutive defeats in three competitions.

When the game ended, the camera focused on Li Qingshan, who was standing on the field with his waist crossed.

“........ The Chinese striker scored a goal in the game, but he couldn't save his team's three-game losing streak in all competitions. Atletico Madrid suffered frequent injury losses in a dense schedule, with the understaffed Atletico Madrid being tied in the standings by two other title contenders and eliminated from the Copa del Rey. ”

“........ Perhaps the Copa del Rey elimination is not necessarily a bad thing for Atletico Madrid, who are tired and do not have the depth to cope with the dense schedule of third-tier battles, and three days later they will face Valladolid at home to Milan for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Milan. ”

“........ Since February, Atletico Madrid have won three of their four games, which has put their good form in jeopardy, and the absence of Villa, Koke, Thiago, Felipe and Courtois has collapsed Simeone's main framework. And the tight schedule has aggravated the impact of injuries to many key players. ”

“...... Atletico Madrid's next game opponent is Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, who has suffered three consecutive defeats, is facing Valladolid with three consecutive wins, especially in the case of Atletico Madrid's continuous injuries, two games in a row, and next week will usher in the Champions League knockout round and AC Milan's key battle, can Atletico Madrid successfully get a win at home to reverse the recent decline? ”

On 15 February, Atletico Madrid host Valladolid, a game that Atletico cannot afford to lose, and if they can't get three points, they will be separated by their rivals in the standings, which Atletico cannot accept in any case in the case of a Copa del Rey exit.

However, due to the intensity of the schedule, Simeone still made some rotations for this game, central defender Alderweired replaced Miranda to get the chance to start, Courtois also returned from injury, and in midfield, Suarez got the opportunity to play, Diego Costa was rested in the attack, and Li Qingshan partnered Raul Garcia to play.

Atletico Madrid started the game with a strategy of rushing to start the game as they have a Champions League game next week, so they want to win the game as soon as possible. After the opening, Atletico Madrid's scrambling intensity was very high, Valladolid passed the ball difficult to have space, and the physical confrontation was not as good as Atletico's, and the team did not shrink the defense at the beginning, so that after the ball was cut off in the midfield, it was repeatedly counterattacked.

In the third minute of the game, Atletico Madrid won a free kick, Li Qingshan gave the ball to Raul Garcia in the vacant position, Raul Garcia scored a low shot near the big penalty area line, 1-0!

A minute later, Raul Garcia reciprocated, picking a pass behind the defender, Li Qingshan got a single chance, and shot in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, 2-0!

Just four minutes into the game, Atletico had a two-goal lead.

After that, Atletico Madrid recovered their defense to save their strength, while Valladolid did not have many ways to face Atletico's airtight defense, and finally lost helplessly.

After three consecutive defeats, Atletico finally won a league game at home and bit the title rival in the standings!

After this game, Li Qingshan will travel with the team to Milan to participate in the first European Champions Cup match of his career.