Chapter 30: Defeat at the Bernabeu

When the list of matches between the two sides came out, everyone was surprised to see the list of Atletico Madrid. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Simeone actually sent out all the main lineup!

Isn't he worried about putting too much effort into the Copa del Rey and affecting the league?

At the back, Insua replaced the injured Felipe at left-back, with Gabi, Raul Garcia, Thiago and Alda Turan in midfield, and Li Qingshan partnering Diego Costa up front.

It seems that Atletico Madrid is not ready to give up the Copa del Rey easily.

"It's understandable, after all, we've reached the semi-finals, so it's okay to fight! This is in line with Simeone's character, how could a tough man like him give up one of these events at will. Duan Xuan said. This Madrid derby is also in the spotlight in China.

"It's just that I don't think it's a wise man's doing, and it's not easy for Atletico Madrid to be able to bite on all fronts this season, and even lead the league standings. However, the rest of the schedule is quite intensive, and Atletico Madrid does not have the same depth on the bench as Barcelona and Real Madrid, and if you don't make a choice in time, you may end up with nothing. Xu Yang said on the side.

Regardless, Atletico Madrid fielded their best at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Players from both sides were already lined up in the tunnel of players, with Li Qingshan standing in the penultimate of the team and Diego Costa standing at the end.

There is an unwritten saying that the captain is at the front of the team, the second position belongs to the goalkeeper, and the last man on the team belongs to the team's number one star.

For example, the current Cristiano. Ronaldo stood at the back of Real Madrid's team, less than two meters behind Li Qingshan.

As both captains shouted a shout to the players to enter, both teams walked into the Bernabeu at the same time.

In this game, Real Madrid's side is also the main force, the goalkeeper is Casillas, the defender line Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrão, midfielders Xavi Alonso, Modric, Di Maria, and due to Bale's injury and absence, Ancelotti sent the forward combination of Jesus, Benzema, and Ronaldo.

"With both sides fielding their strongest squads, this Copa del Rey semi-final first leg looks like it's going to be a battle."

However, the trend of the game was a bit of a surprise.

Less than ten minutes into Atletico Madrid's opening game, Thiago went off injured and Simeone had to replace him with Cristian Rodriguez.

There was a reduction in players at the start of the game, which also seemed to indicate that the balance of this game was not on Atletico Madrid's side.

Sure enough, in the eleventh minute, Atletico Madrid was forced to make a substitution due to injury, and less than two minutes later, Real Madrid scored first.

Centre-back Pepe fired a long-range shot from the edge of the box, and judging by the path he drew the ball from, it was a deflected deflected shot. However, Insua appeared in the path of the ball by mistake, and the ball hit him and flew into the goal.

Own goal!

Soon after the break, the main midfielder went off injured and then scored an own goal. This kind of luck makes a tough guy like Simeone feel quite helpless. Not to mention the players of Atletico Madrid on the field.

Real Madrid, who had taken the lead at home, were demoralized and unleashed wave after wave of attacks to overwhelm Atletico Madrid.

The fans at the Bernabeu Stadium also cheered loudly for the performance of the Real Madrid superstars, which made the Real Madrid players even more excited.

From the very beginning of this game, it was quite in their favor.

It's just that Atletico Madrid's defense is also very solid, and when Real Madrid was attacking with all their might, they contracted the backfield and successfully withstood Real Madrid's crazy attack.

Subsequently, Atletico Madrid, who were one goal behind, brewed a counterattack.

In the 28th minute, Li Qingshan pulled out of the penalty area to receive the ball and passed to the side, and Rodriguez, who came on as a substitute, made a direct cross. Li Qingshan pressed Ramos's header and smashed it towards the goal.

Ramos is also a very good central defender with a very good header, but this time in the confrontation with Li Qingshan, he was completely at a disadvantage.

However, Li Qingshan's inevitable header bounced off Casillas's head, and then bounced back by the crossbar, and Xavi Alonso, who was back in the box, went straight forward with a big kick to clear the ball.

"Ahh!!h Li Qingshan!!! His luck was so bad that the inevitable header didn't break through Casillas's goal!! Wait a minute!! The situation on the field has changed abruptly!! ”

Xavi Alonso's hasty clearance actually found Ronaldo's position, and the Portuguese superstar led the ball away!

He quickly led the ball to the back of Atletico Madrid.

In the face of Juanfrán's defense, he cut inside, and after deceiving the opponent, he buckled his right foot and continued to kill outside. Then he volleyed with his left foot!

Courtois made a save and saved the ball.

However, the young player who followed up on the other side was inserted and scored with a left-footed shot in front of the small penalty area!

Real Madrid takes advantage of the counterattack to make another goal!

Atletico Madrid, who were two goals down, began to look a little flustered. Atletico Madrid players who were eager to score began to make frequent passing errors, giving Real Madrid several threatening counter-attack opportunities, and if it weren't for Courtois's excellent performance, it is estimated that Atletico Madrid would have conceded more goals by now.

Simeone made a gesture with his hands down on the pitch, signaling the players not to rush and to stabilize.

Atletico's players also slowly balanced their mentality after seeing his gestures.

In the first half, Atletico Madrid returned to the dressing room with a two-goal deficit.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid's players still did not find their form, and the situation on the field was gradually fully controlled by Real Madrid.

From the point of view of possession, Real Madrid's possession rate once exceeded 75%, which shows the passivity of Atletico Madrid in this game.

Li Qingshan was also helpless in the front court, he didn't get many opportunities to get the ball in this game, because Atletico Madrid was not able to effectively pass the ball to the front court, and frequent mistakes and backward scores made the mentality of Atletico Madrid players more and more anxious.

In the 61st minute, Diego Costa hooked Di Maria from behind when he counter-attacked in front of the court and was warned by the referee with a yellow card, and Diego Costa, who received his third yellow card in the Copa del Rey, also means that he will be automatically suspended for one game in the next round of the Copa del Rey.

In the seventy-third minute, Morata who had just come on as a substitute tried to break through and was tackled in the front, but then Godin's forward pass also made a mistake and was successfully robbed by Di Maria, and then the Argentine crossed with his left foot, and the football hit Miranda's body and flew into the goal, three to zero!

Another own goal!

"How do you say that? Two own goals in one game............ It can only be said that Atletico Madrid's luck is too bad. ”

"The Atletico players are not in good shape either, especially the players in the midfield, and the frequent mistakes eventually lead to this result."

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Atletico Madrid defeated the Bernabeu 3-0.