Soccer Card System

Chapter 564 Overcoming this hurdle (fourth more)
Chapter 575 Overcoming This Hurdle
Atletico Madrid did not return to Madrid.

Because after three days, the League No.30 has five rounds, and they are about to face the Spaniard away.

This is also a Barcelona team. From the name, you can know what the team's position is.

However, the Spaniard is the younger brother of Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid can't enjoy the treatment of being given points by the opponent. On the contrary, as the younger brother, the Spaniard must snipe the league competitors for the desperate big brother, so as to show loyalty.

For Atletico Madrid, this game is not easy to play.

And when Atletico Madrid settled in a hotel in Barcelona, ​​and then found a venue to wait for the start of the next round of the league, the media had already begun to report in depth on the UEFA Champions League game that had not ended for a long time.

For the media, this game is really a gluttonous feast.

The biggest hotspot is undoubtedly that Atletico Madrid ended their five-game winning streak against Barcelona and lost to their opponents away.

And the away game lost [-] to [-], this score directly made the second round of the game lose suspense and meaning,

"Barcelona succeeded in revenge. They successfully humiliated Atletico Madrid. Barcelona has even reached the Champions League final first! It is absolutely impossible for Atletico Madrid to reverse!"

After the game, "Daily Sports" reported the game with a sarcastic tone in its report.

The media have said that Barcelona can consider their opponents in the final.

The other semi-final is Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich at home, but this game will be a day later than Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona.

For Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid or Bayern Munich are actually similar, but the Catalan media tend to be Real Madrid, because judging from the mutual records in recent years, Barcelona has the absolute upper hand against Real Madrid.

Of course, in addition to the Catalan media, the Spanish media in other regions also hope that Real Madrid will reach the final, but the reason is different from the Catalan side.

If Real Madrid reaches the final, then the Champions League final will become a La Liga civil war. No matter what the result is, the Champions League trophy will be won by the La Liga team.

And Atletico Madrid?

Who cares about them now?
The Catalan media are mocking Atletico Madrid.

"It doesn't matter if the league champion loses to Atletico Madrid. We already have [-] league championships, and this season is not over yet. Atletico Madrid may not be able to win the championship. But one thing is certain, that is, Barcelona will reach the final and fight for the fifth Champions League trophy!!"

"After losing three goals, Atletico Madrid will say goodbye to the Champions League. A team like Atletico Madrid will not be able to play a game of this level in the Champions League!"

All media believe that the second round has lost its meaning.

The media in the Madrid area certainly think so.

"For Atletico Madrid, the focus should now be on the league. Although they are at the top of the table, the points of the three teams are the same. Although Atletico Madrid has one game less, theoretically they can get three more points than Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but this is still a theory after all, isn't it?"

Many Atletico Madrid fans also agree with this view.

"Defending the league title is a great achievement. In my mind, it is no less than winning the Champions League. After all, the league is the foundation"

When a TV station interviewed Atletico Madrid fans in Madrid, this was the opinion of some fans.

Some media questioned the referee's penalty.

The big Spanish newspaper El País is still relatively neutral. They said helplessly in the report: "Unfortunately, in a semi-final dialogue, the referee accidentally became the protagonist. The penalty of the Dutch referee Kupes is questionable. Sandro's first action called a penalty kick. This is no problem, but then Alves dragged Mane and did not award a penalty, and Boateng Rabusquets was awarded a penalty for a lighter movement. Such a penalty scale is indeed controversial!"

Oliver, the former La Liga referee, pointed out in the column of "Marca": "Atletico Madrid lost with anger. This game was unfair to them. Barcelona's two penalty kicks are debatable. If such a scale can be awarded penalty kicks, then Atletico Madrid should at least get a penalty kick!"

Some media also denounced the referee's unfair penalty. "Super Sports" said: "The second penalty is too controversial. A very slight pull may not be enough to cause Busquets to fall, and in the face of such a player with a history of flopping, the referee needs to be more cautious when making penalty kicks."

"Aspen" conducted a poll, and 70.00% of the fans believed that the second penalty did not exist.

The general opinion of most neutral media is that the second penalty was awarded "too soft and too far-fetched". Boateng did pull people, but similar pulling actions abound.Considering the importance of this game, the score on the field at that time, and a penalty kick was awarded before, the referee verbally warned Boateng instead of rashly pointing to the penalty spot.

No matter what the media say after the game, the game is over.

After two days of recuperation in Barcelona, ​​on April 21, Atletico Madrid challenged the Spaniard away.

At the Alpra Stadium, Atletico Madrid controlled the rhythm from the beginning of the game.

The Spaniard played very hard, but facing Atletico Madrid who had just suffered a defeat and urgently needed a victory to prove themselves, the Spaniard's resistance lasted less than 10 minutes.

In the No.19 minute of the game, Griezmann scored with a direct free kick!
Not long after that, Diego Costa headed the ball inside the penalty area and sent the ball into the opponent's goal.

In the second half, Koke, who won the first game in this game, helped the team make another victory!
Three to zero!
Atletico Madrid beat the Spaniard with three goals away.

After the game, Atletico Madrid immediately boarded the plane and returned to Madrid, preparing for the second round of the UEFA Champions League!

Lost [-]-[-] in the away game and returned to the home court, no one is optimistic that Atletico Madrid can come back.

But what Gao Bo has been instilling in the players these days is: "We can come back, we have the strength to come back!!"

And the players of course choose to trust Gao Bo, because under Gao Bo's leadership, they have achieved very brilliant achievements.

But now, it's just a relatively big hurdle.

(End of this chapter)