Super Marshal

April 1st, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Chinatown challenged Dortmund in an away game. After conceding a goal first, center Firmino assisted Illarramendi to score a goal. This Spanish midfielder did not score many goals this season, but every goal scored Very critical.

However, in the 89th minute, Illarramendi, who performed very well in this game, received a second yellow card and was sent off with a red card, which also made him destined to miss the second round of the home game.

What’s even more surprising is that Chinatown’s ball possession in this game once again reached a new high. Even in the away game, they still had a 72% ball possession rate, while Dortmund only had a mere 10%. Twenty-eight.

The away game ended in a 1-1 draw and a valuable away goal, which once again won recognition for Chinatown's performance in the Champions League, especially against Klopp's Dortmund. This result allowed them to advance to the semi-finals. hopes soared.

April 5th, the 32nd round of La Liga.

Chinatown defeated Levante 2-1 in an away game without any surprises.

However, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid also won successively, and their league standings remained unchanged.

With only six rounds left, Atletico Madrid and Chinatown have the same points, both at 79 points, but Barcelona is only one point less than these two teams. Real Madrid lags far behind, and fourth place in the league is basically stable. .

But in the end, the suspense of who can win the championship is still very confusing.

Three days later, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was played.

Chinatown continued their wonderful performance in the first round and completely controlled the ball. With a 73% possession rate, Dortmund was helpless. Three goals from Morata, Isco and Griezmann. , helped Chinatown defeat the Hornets 3-1 at home, and finally advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 4-2.

After losing the game, Klopp said with great regret that his team was indeed not as good as Chinatown.

The other three teams that entered the semi-finals are Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in the top half, and Chinatown and Bayern Munich in the bottom half.

After returning to La Liga, the thirty-third round of games ushered in.

Chinatown defeated Malaga 3-0 at home. Zidane's team showed high enough fighting spirit.

In this round, Barcelona lost to Granada 0-1 in an away game, another unexpected upset, but Atletico Madrid defeated Getafe 2-0 in an away game and continued to maintain its leading position in the standings.

On the evening of April 16th, Valencia Mestalla Stadium.

Copa del Rey final, Chinatown versus Atletico Madrid.

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Both the league and the Champions League are at a critical moment, and this game happens to be stuck in the middle of the two rounds of the league, so Chinatown and Atletico Madrid have rotated, and both Zidane and Simeone have rotated four players.

Especially Chinatown, after playing the Copa del Rey final in midweek, will welcome Barcelona on the weekend, and next Wednesday will usher in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, playing against Guardiola's Bayern Munich at home.

It has been a devilish schedule for Chinatown in recent times.

In addition, after the team lost consecutive points and gave up its position as the league leader, Zidane and the team were under tremendous psychological pressure. Everyone was looking forward to Chinatown's performance in this game. Win Atletico Madrid and defeat your inner demons.

Indeed, Atlético de Madrid has always been the main sufferer of Chinatown. They basically lose more than they win when playing against the Shenlian team. On the contrary, they are not as confident as they are against Barcelona and Real Madrid.

But in this game, Zidane still insisted on the team's passing and controlling style, hoping to use passing and controlling to contain Atletico Madrid.

Simeone also knew Zidane's thoughts very well, so he adopted a defensive posture, gave up possession of the ball, and focused on defensive counterattacks.

In just eleven minutes of the first half, Atletico Madrid used a counterattack, Navas earned a corner kick on the right, and Ramos scored with a header in the penalty area, opening the scoring for the Sheets.

After that, the two sides fought inextricably, especially in the second half, when Chinatown launched a crazy counterattack.

In the 65th minute, Chinatown continued to play against the wall. Isco, Hazard and Firmino passed the ball continuously, causing a mistake in Atletico Madrid's defense. Griezmann entered the penalty area and the goal was A low shot from the first twelve meters scored, equalizing the score for Chinatown.

After that, Chinatown went all out and continued to launch a fierce attack on Atletico Madrid's defense. Head coach Zidane's substitutions were mainly to further strengthen the offense, while Simeone continued to strive to defend.

When two teams with different concepts appear on the court, it becomes a fierce collision of offense and defense.

Chinatown once reversed its opponent and took advantage of the opportunity to get a corner kick. Griezmann took the corner kick and Varane hit the header. However, the referee signaled that Varane had fouled Ramos who was defending him before taking off and the penalty was awarded. The goal is disallowed.

But in the 86th minute, Atletico Madrid counterattacked again. Schneiderlin intercepted the ball, Herrera passed through, and Torres successfully scored a single goal against offside, scoring a fatal goal for the Sheets.

After conceding the ball again, Chinatown fought back angrily.

In the 89th minute, Verratti made a direct pass, and Hazard hit the goal with a single shot from 12 meters in front of the goal, but the ball hit the right post and bounced back.

After missing consecutive scoring opportunities, Chinatown finally failed to reverse the situation.

One to two, Chinatown sadly lost the King's Cup final.

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Gao Han sat in the stands of the Mestalla Stadium throughout the game, next to Atletico Madrid's chairman Cerezo and general manager Xiao Hill. The duel off the court did not affect the relationship between them in the stands.

When Gao Han saw that Azar's knock on the door failed to come in, he shook his head.

Especially when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, many Chinatown players knelt down on the court, and some even cried uncontrollably, looking extremely sad. This made Gao Han in the stands feel sad.

The two teams are more like brother teams. Atletico Madrid has players such as Schneiderlin and Herrera who were born in Chinatown. Coupled with the cooperation over the past ten years, the two teams have a close relationship with each other. The relationship is very good.

After the whistle sounded at the end of the game, many Atletico Madrid stars, including Torres, Villa and Ramos, took the initiative to comfort the players in Chinatown, which made the originally fierce game suddenly become warm.

Gao Han in the stands shook his head heavily and let out a long sigh.

"If the average age of the team were two years older, you would definitely lose this game." Gao Han said very firmly.

Many mistakes that occurred in the game were unlikely to occur. It was not because of the lack of strength of Chinatown players, but because of their experience and understanding of the game. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid has a better combination of age and higher overall performance. level, only then can they defeat Chinatown in a weak situation.

Judging from the game data, whether it is ball possession rate, pass success rate, number of shots, or chances of shooting on goal, Chinatown is better and better than Atletico Madrid, but unfortunately, none of these can change the final score. .

Gao Han's words were somewhat protective, but he couldn't refute them.

With the lowest average age in La Liga, the team is filled with a group of young players in their twenties. Chinatown has sold off its core players for many years, but the team's competitiveness has been improving step by step.

If during the previous coaching period of Pochettino, everyone thought Chinatown had reached its peak, then Zidane’s coaching, coupled with Gao Han’s presence, has re-energized Chinatown this season, both in terms of performance and results. , have made breakthrough progress.

The most obvious thing is that on the offensive end, Chinatown's offensive ability is second only to Barcelona.

But you have to know that Barcelona is home to two superstars, Messi and Ibrahimovic, and Chinatown is characterized by its blossoming in many places. The total number of players in the team in all competitions this season has reached double digits. There are only eight, which is second to none in La Liga.

"You are right. In two years, the whole of Europe will be yours." Xiao Hill also praised sincerely.

Atletico Madrid won this game very dangerously. Both goals were the result of counterattacks, including mistakes made by Chinatown players themselves. However, Chinatown has also threatened Atletico Madrid's goal many times, and even one goal was invalid. , a center post is enough to prove the strength of Chinatown.

Such a group of players, given time, will definitely shock the entire European football world.

"However, you still have to think carefully about how to deal with the poaching of wealthy clubs this summer." Cerezo joked.

Atletico Madrid itself has a deep understanding of this situation.

Under the coaching of Gao Han, the team reached its historical peak, but what followed was that the stars were poached one after another, and they even had to change the team's style of play altogether, using Simeone's philosophy as the team, and then re-created the current team. This iron-blooded army.

There is no doubt that Chinatown is also facing this dilemma.

But Gao Han already knew it.

After listening to Cerezo's words, he chuckled twice, "Don't sound like you haven't thought about poaching us. Let me tell you, friendship is friendship, Godin is our most important member." , there is no liquidated damages, don’t expect to take it away.”

It is obvious that Atletico Madrid wants Godin.

Cerezo and Xiao Hill looked at each other with helpless expressions.

The title of the number one black shop in Europe is not fake.

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Chinatown sadly lost to Atletico Madrid 1-2 and lost the Copa del Rey championship, which aroused heated discussion among fans throughout Spain and even the world.

After entering the second half of the season, Chinatown's performance was indeed not as stable as the first half. A very important reason is that whether it is the Champions League or the Copa del Rey, the opponents it faces are obviously getting stronger and stronger, and the competitive pressure in the league It is also getting bigger and bigger.

In this case, the team lost more points than in the first half, which is understandable.

However, well-known media figures close to Chinatown, including Matayana and De La Morena, have issued appeals, hoping that Chinatown can regain its mood as soon as possible and get out of the shadow of the Copa del Rey defeat.

Zidane also said in an interview with the media, "We don't have time to lick our wounds, because what we have to face next will be a life-or-death battle."

Everyone understands what Zidane is talking about, which is to challenge Barcelona away from home.

Now that the competition for the league championship has entered a fierce stage, this game will undoubtedly change the development trend of the league in the future, especially for Chinatown.

But there is a saying that goes well, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.

The front foot had just lost the Copa del Rey at the Mestalla Stadium. Three days later, Chinatown scored two goals in the last twenty minutes at the Camp Nou Stadium. Barcelona pulled two goals in a row. Ibrahimovic Movic and Messi each scored a goal to help Barcelona complete a reversal.

This caused Chinatown to suffer an unprecedented blow.

After losing to Barcelona, ​​Chinatown is three points behind Atletico Madrid in the standings.

In just one week and two games, they lost the Copa del Rey first. Will they also give up the league championship now?