Chapter 175: The Game Begins

Compared with the coaching staff's worries, Li Qingshan didn't think too much.

After making a few phone calls to a few familiar teammates at Atletico Madrid in the hotel, he chatted with Tian Shaohua, who was still studying at the University of Madrid, for a while, and then went to bed.

On the day of the match, Atletico Madrid's home stadium, Calderón, was packed.

In the televised footage, a young Atletico Madrid fan holding a sign attracts the camera's attention.

"Welcome back, Lee!"

This is a small piece of cardboard written in Chinese on the top and Spanish on the bottom.

"It seems that Li Qingshan is still in the hearts of Atletico Madrid fans." At this moment, the CCTV sports channel is also connected to the live broadcast signal, Duan Xuan said when he saw this picture.

Although Li Qingshan did not stay in Atletico Madrid for a long time, only a season and a half, the records he created will forever be engraved in the history of the Atletico Madrid team, especially the Champions League trophy, which is the only Champions League trophy since the establishment of Atletico Madrid, and all the players in that season will not be forgotten by Atletico Madrid fans.

The weather in Madrid today is nice and the temperature is quite suitable for sports competitions.

Calderón was buzzing with people waiting for the start of the game.

Players from both sides stand in the tunnel and line up to play.

Taking advantage of this free moment, Li Qingshan and his former Atletico Madrid teammates said hello.

When the Champions League theme song sounded, the players from both sides walked out of the players' tunnel and walked into the stadium under the leadership of the referee team.

"The race is about to start!!!! Commentator Duan Xuan raised his voice and shouted excitedly.

All the fans are also in high spirits and ready to watch this Champions League semi-final match!

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After all the pre-match ceremonies, the players from both sides returned to their positions and waited for the game to begin.

Manchester United got the right to kick off, and in fact, many teams put more emphasis on the right to kick off than the right to pick the wing. Because the side that gets the ball first can control the football on their side first and attack first.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

United were quick to get the ball out but were in no hurry to attack.

Li Qingshan knocked the ball back and passed it to Carrick, and Herrera was again absent in this game due to muscle inflammation.

After Carrick received the ball from Li Qingshan, he did not pass the ball forward, but turned around and passed the ball horizontally to Fellaini next to him.

Marouane Fellaini played his pass back to Carrick and the ball fell for a moment in the second half of the game, slowly reaching the feet of several defenders at the back, and even goalkeeper David De Gea touched the ball a few times.

Atletico Madrid's players are also slowly pressing up, ready to do what they do best in high pressing.

Manchester United's side did not dare to slack off when they saw the players of Atletico Madrid coming up.

Mandzukic made his way to United's penalty area and De Gea didn't wait for him to rush up before he passed the ball to Sandro on the wing.

Sandro didn't wait for the Atletico Madrid player to post it and passed the ball out.

In the middle is centre-back Hummels. As soon as Hummels received the ball, midfielder Saul came up.

Hummels didn't dare to slack off, his teammates on the left and right were staring at Atletico Madrid's players, and he didn't dare to continue to pass in the backfield, he probably looked at Li Qingshan's position, and passed forward.

As soon as Li Qingshan took the ball down, the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands became nervous.

The Atletico Madrid players were also nervous on the pitch, with two new centre-back pairs, Gimenez and Sawei, quickly posting up.

Li Qingshan had just stopped the ball, and Gabi, who had already been eyeing him on the side, rushed up from the side and cut off the ball at Li Qingshan's feet.

Gabi then dribbled forward, Koke met on the wing, and Gabi passed the ball to Koke.

Saul received a pass from Koke on the right side of the box, then cut inside and passed the ball to Torres in the box, who turned and shot but was blocked by Hummels with his foot, and then Griezmann, who was lying in ambush outside the box, followed up with a kick that flew away.

Two shots in a row did not result in a goal, leaving the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands with a sigh of regret.

And Ancelotti on the sidelines also stood up a little nervously, Atletico Madrid's pressing in their home stadium is indeed quite dangerous.

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Atletico Madrid had two shots on goal and United came to their senses and immediately organized an attack.

Carrick and Juan Mata passed the ball across the half, Carrick shifted the ball to the left and Di Maria received it.

Luis Felipe came up to defend Di Maria, but Di Maria didn't plan to pass him, Li Qingshan pulled out of the penalty area, Di Maria passed the ball to Li Qingshan and immediately ran to the bottom line, and Li Qingshan did not stop the ball, and the ball was stuffed at the first time.

The two completed a two-by-one.

Di Maria received the ball and immediately drove into the box to attract Gimenez's attention, but Di Maria did not shoot, but chose to pass back to the box in an inverted triangle.

Li Qingshan rushed up and shot directly, but it still didn't test Oblak, and the central defender Sawei blocked the ball with his legs, and then the ball was easily won by Oblak.

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Li Qingshan's shot did not score, which made Atletico Madrid fans breathe a sigh of relief.

After Oblak set the ball, he kicked it to Juanfran.

For Atletico Madrid, the most important task of this game is to win at home against Manchester United while also guaranteeing that no goals are conceded. In this way, Atletico Madrid will have the upper hand in the second leg.

Old Trafford is not an easy away game to play.

Atletico Madrid patiently passed a few balls in midfield, but United's defence was well organized, and Atletico Madrid didn't have a good way to attack positional battles for a while.

'Manchester United are very cautious away from home and need to be cautious against Atletico de Calderón. Duan Xuan said.

After a few moments of passing down the middle and not finding much of a chance, Atletico Madrid moved the ball to the wing.

After receiving the ball on the wing, Koke passed the ball to Luis Felipe who came up from the side.

Luis Felipe got on and crossed from the wing.

Rojo cleared the ball down the middle, but the perimeter was still in Atletico Madrid's control, and Saul fired a shot from just outside the box.

However, the shot did not pose much of a threat to United and flew high over the crossbar. De Gea didn't make any moves – because it wasn't necessary.

Although there were no goals and no threat, the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands of the Calderón Stadium were still excited and kept cheering.