Chapter 257 is running out of time for Atletico

"When everyone is paying attention to Messi and Li Qingshan, Barcelona has other players who have stepped up. Barcelona is not only Messi, they also have Neymar, and Suarez ........" Duan Xuan said helplessly, "This is the main reason why Atletico Madrid will fall behind in this game!" ”

The confrontation between the two teams is ultimately a confrontation between the players. When a side has more high-quality stars, the chances of winning will naturally be much greater.

To take an extreme example, when some teams in the second and third divisions face a giant like Real Madrid, of course it is possible for them to beat Real Madrid, but how likely can this be? Maybe 1%?

The disparity in the strength of Atletico Madrid's squad is evident in this regard.

Neymar scores, Barcelona retake the lead!!

After Simeone scolded his mother, he also had to reverse the adjustments he was going to make and rearrange his strategy.

Now that the team is behind, Simeone is more likely to attack.

Thiago is definitely going to be replaced, and it is becoming more and more difficult to support him in the midfield position. Replacing this place is naturally Thiago.

But Saul's case, whether it is necessary to change the pitch now, Simeone needs to think about it.

At this time, the game time has reached more than 70 minutes, and there are still about 20 minutes before the end of regular time, which is not a long time, but it is enough for Atletico Madrid to score a goal.

Before the restart, Atletico Madrid made a substitution, with Mario Suarez coming on for Thiago, while Saul, who had just finished his warm-up, had to put on his training uniform and return to the bench.

However, after the replacement of Mario Suarez, the situation at Atletico Madrid has not improved. Leading Barcelona took the ball more calmly.

Before Neymar scored, Enrique was actually ready to make a substitution, and in the 70-minute period, it was indeed the time for substitution. But Neymar's goal put Enrique off the substitutions. The dominant side now is Barcelona and Enrique does not want to change the good situation on the pitch with a substitution.

He's not going to change people for the sake of them.

In fact, Enrique's decision was very wise, and Barcelona continued their good form.

Although Simeone was replaced by Mario Suarez, the overall formation of Atletico Madrid has not changed, and Mario's job responsibilities are similar to Thiago's, and when it comes to player ability, the veteran Thiago will not lose much to Mario Suarez.

Therefore, Simeone's substitution was not too good.

As the clock ticked by, Atletico Madrid was still struggling under Barcelona's possession and passing backwards, with no sign of equalising.

Simeone looked at the people on the bench, to be honest, he wanted to replace Mandzukic, but the rhythm of the field at the moment was indeed on Barcelona's side, and it was too risky to rush to replace a striker.

After much hesitation, Simeone finally beckoned to the bench, but it was not only Mandzukic who was called, but also Saul.

By this time, the game was almost 80 minutes old and Simeone decided to give it a go at the last minute!!

"Atletico Madrid is going to make a substitution!! Simeone is ready to make two substitutions in a row. Saul and Mandzukic are on the sidelines, who will they replace? ”

"Saul..... he replaced Koke !!"

Mandzukic relented......... Replaces Raul Garcia!! ”

"Atletico Madrid is going to fight hard!! They're going to play three strikers!! ”

"Now it's time to fight hard, now Atletico Madrid is only one goal behind and they still have a chance to equalise and drag the game into extra time!!" Madrid's commentary is cheering on Atletico Madrid.

Cork and Raul Garcia have always been used as two winged defenders in Atletico Madrid's midfield, but now Atletico Madrid need to storm it! So they were substituted.

After Saul came on the pitch, he formed a triangular midfield position with Gabi and Mario Suarez, while Mandzukic came on the field to play on the left and Griezmann to the right.

Simeone, who struggled to compete with Barcelona overall, pinned his hopes on the individual qualities of the three strikers. Especially on Griezmann's side, Mandzukic came on with Simeone's instructions.

"The coach told you to play on the left side, go back to the midfield to get the ball more often, and try to break through on the side when you get the ball!!"

Griezmann nodded, in the Atletico Madrid team, when it comes to speed and the ability to dribble through the ball, Griezmann is of course the first. Now that Atletico Madrid is being suppressed as a whole, it is indeed necessary to use individual breakthroughs to open a little gap for the team.

In the 81st minute, Suarez turned and shot after receiving a through ball from Iniesta, but the ball went just wide of the post. After Simeone's substitution, Atletico Madrid's defensive situation has not changed much. Barcelona can still easily develop football to the edge of the Atletico Madrid penalty area and find opportunities to shoot.

But in attack, Atletico Madrid's adjustment can still see the effect.

The advantage of the three strikers is that the three players are on the offensive end, which can make full use of the width and length of the court, and the formation of 433 can make the most of the space on the court to develop the offensive organization.

What Atletico Madrid needs now is attack.

Oblak kicked the ball directly over Li Qingshan's head. At this time, Li Qingshan had his own teammates on both sides, so he didn't need to stop the ball and fight hand-to-hand with the opposing defenders.

Mandzukic and Antoine Griezmann opened up space for him, and Li Qingshan headed the ball to Mandzukic with a flick of the ball.

Mandzukic took the ball forward, ran and then shot straight away!!

Due to the very good combination of Li Qingshan and Antoine Griezmann, Mandzukic has not had many opportunities this season, but his strength is still undoubted.

The shot was deflected by Bravo, but it was an instant blow to the pitch.

Atletico Madrid fans, who had been a little dull before, cheered loudly and applauded Mandzukic's performance.

"Mandzukic had a good shot, but unfortunately the football was blocked by Bravo again. Atletico Madrid must hurry, although there is some risk, but they also have to rush up, this is the Champions League final, Barcelona only need to keep this score until the referee blows the whistle at the end of the game, but Atletico Madrid can't, this is no chance of a second leg, they must score at least one more goal in the last ten minutes!! After Duan Xuan finished speaking, he said the words that were extremely familiar to Chinese fans with some melancholy.

"Time is running out for Atletico Madrid..........