No. 1153: Today's Atletico Madrid is not the same as it used to be!
According to the experience of last season, Real Madrid thought that although this game would encounter difficulties, it would still be Real Madrid who would have the upper hand.
However, the first twenty minutes of the game taught them a brutal truth – Atletico Madrid have changed drastically compared to last season.
Obviously, Real Madrid was unable to make corresponding adjustments for a while, and Atletico gradually gained the upper hand and frequently attacked Real Madrid.
Once the attack fails, Atletico will immediately carry out a frantic counter-attack in the front, not giving Real Madrid the opportunity to easily organize a quick counterattack.
Once the weapon of rapid counterattack is lost, the danger of Real Madrid's attack is greatly reduced, and Ronaldo grinned again and again, looking at his teammates helplessly.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Chen Fan used his skills and speed to open a gap on the left side and run long distances along the sideline.
About ten meters away from the bottom line, Chen Fan crossed the penalty area with one kick!
It was a superb chance to open the scoring, but Benzema couldn't touch the ball due to the interference of the opposition defenders, and Atletico goalkeeper Kutois leaped to his feet and pounced on the ball.
Five minutes later, Atletico attacked from the right, and Falcao suddenly cut inside with the ball and fired a powerful shot on the line of the penalty area!
The soccer ball is over the crossbar!
Three minutes later, Real Madrid returned to color, Alonso seized the opportunity to attack with a long pass, Benzema headed the ball, Ronaldo entered the opposition penalty area and was about to shoot, but was tripped by the opposition defender Godin.
However, the referee did not make any decisions, and an angry Ancelotti approached the assistant referee for a theory......
Cristiano Ronaldo got up from the turf and rushed to the referee to complain, but it didn't help.
In the end, the two sides ended the first half with a 0-0 draw, and the players from both sides returned to the dressing room.
In the stands, Atletico Madrid fans excitedly discussed the first half, full of confidence in their team, while Real Madrid fans were full of worry.
In the Atletico dressing room, Simeone affirmed the performance of his players in the first half: "We did a very good job in the first half, basically did not give them a chance to launch a quick counter-attack! ”
"But we still have to pay attention to Chen, once he gets the ball, we have to deal with it as soon as possible, even if it is a foul, don't let him run!"
In the Real Madrid dressing room, the atmosphere was a little depressing, they did not perform well in the first half, it can be said that they were completely suppressed by Atletico Madrid, and did not create a few good chances to score.
Carlo Ancelotti said: "We had to make some changes in the second half. On the counter-attack, if Alonso has the ball with his back, he doesn't force a turn, just knocks the ball back to his team-mates, and then we attack from the wing. ”
Alonso nodded, and he forced three turns in the first half, one of which was tackled by the opposition and the other two were almost tackled.
The Italian looked at the three strikers and said, "Chen and Cristiano need to drop back properly to get the ball." ”
Chen Fan immediately put forward his opinion: "Coach, Cristiano stays in front, I just retreat alone, we have to keep two people in front of us and put pressure on each other." ”
The dressing room fell silent all of a sudden, challenging the manager's authority.
If that happened last season, the strong Mourinho would definitely have caused a dressing room storm.
However, Ancelotti did not get angry, but looked at Ronaldo and asked: "Do you think this is okay?" ”
Ronaldo nodded and said: "I agree with Chen's suggestion, Benzema and I stay in front, and after Chen gets the ball in the midfield, he can launch a quick counterattack!" ”
Ancelotti thought about it and looked at Chen Fan and said, "Okay! ”
"However, I have a request, if you don't have a good passing opportunity, I ask you to rush with the ball yourself!"
Chen Fan nodded and agreed.
Carlo Ancelotti looked up at the other players and said: "Everyone feels that Atletico is completely different from last season's Atletico, they play more aggressively. ”
The Real Madrid stars nodded their heads and Carlo Ancelotti asked: "So, what are we going to do?" ”
The players were deep in thought, and the Italian offered his own solution: "We can only speed up the speed and quality of the pass!" ”
'I don't know if they can last the whole game with this style of play, but we can't leave anything to chance, we have to take the second half very seriously!'
"Atletico is definitely a team that deserves our respect!"
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After a fifteen-minute break, the players from both sides returned to the pitch, and the Real Madrid players had a solemnity on their faces that can only be found in a big game.
Carlo Ancelotti is right when he says that Atletico are indeed a team that deserves respect.
"Tick! ……”
With the referee's whistle, the second half of the decisive battle began.
Atletico quickly attacked, with centre-back Miranda smashing a big foot at the back and the ball flying towards the arc of the Real Madrid penalty area.
Koko and Ramos were on a fast run when they both burst into the air, one for a header and the other for a header.
"Ahh ……”
"Ahh ……”
Two screams erupted almost simultaneously, Koko's forehead pressed against Ramos' brow bone, and the two screamed and fell to the turf.
The ball hit Ramos' head and flew towards the goal, and Casillas stretched out his arms, grabbed the ball, and kicked it off the touchline with a big foot.
The referee immediately blew the whistle for the team doctors of both teams to enter the field to deal with the players' injuries.
A minute later, Koko got up from the turf, and his injuries were not serious.
Ramos then stood up, covering his left eye, blood between his fingers......
Blood on the court.
Real Madrid fans covered their mouths and shook their heads.
Two minutes later, when Ramos was healed of his wound and re-entered the game, all the fans burst into applause.
The Madrid TV commentator exclaimed: "What is a stadium fighter? That's the stadium fighter! ”
"Ramos has inherited the spirit of the Spanish bullfighter very well!"
After the resumption of the game, the scene remained stalemate, and although Real Madrid increased the speed of passing in attack, it was followed by a high rate of errors.
Atletico often rely on their tough and aggressive defense to get attacking opportunities in the midfield.
In the 19th minute of the second half, Atletico full-back Felipe Luiz assisted on the flank and sent in a precise cross.
Falcao, who was ambushed in the box, jumped up and nodded the ball at the back!
The soccer ball blasted towards the goal like a cannonball!
The goal was so close that Casillas couldn't react at all and could only watch the ball fly into the goal!
The ball is in!
1 to 0!
Atletico broke the deadlock on the pitch and took a one-goal lead!
Falcao, who scored the goal, rushed all over the field with excitement, and Simeone in the command area threw his fist in celebration, and there was a jubilation behind him.
In the stands, Atletico Madrid fans let out loud cheers, and Real Madrid fans were full of worry.
The crowd of reporters on the sidelines, pro-Atletico and Catalan journalists, became excited, and the pro-Real Madrid media looked depressed.
On the court, Chen Fan and Ronaldo came to the penalty spot in the center circle, and Chen Fan whispered a few words in Ronaldo's ear.
Ronaldo first glanced at Chen Fan in surprise, and then nodded.