I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 188 The toughest bone to crack!
The reason why professional football has so many fans all over the world and attracts many outstanding talents to come in one after another is not only because of money and fame, but also because it is a sport that is most like war in peacetime.

And every time the war goes on, it will make people feel passionate and fearless.

When Simeone took over Atletico Madrid, this Atletico Madrid team showed earth-shaking changes.

When Simeone led his iron-blooded bed sheet team to sweep the entire La Liga, in the [-]th to [-]th season, he finally broke the monopoly of the top two in the Western Super League and won the league championship.

The team has a group of talented players such as Diego Costa, Villa, Thiago, Courtois, etc., which made Simeone desire to go further.

Champions League!This is the stage that all teams trying to reach the top of Europe cannot avoid.

In that summer, that should have been a beautiful summer day for the Sheets, Ancelotti led his Galacticos to keep Atletico Madrid from the door of victory.

One step away, or just a dozen seconds away, Atletico Madrid fell to the final.

But today, the updated Sheet Legion has made a comeback again. They have replaced a new core, and have a new god front and goalkeeper.
As long as they can step over Manchester City this time, Atletico Madrid can get a chance to wash away the shame, which is the indelible scar left by its rival in the same city.

On April 25th, the second afternoon after Atletico Madrid beat Malaga [-]-[-] at home, the Atletico Madrid team, who had just finished physiotherapy, arrived in Manchester under the leadership of Simeone.

Their arrival was welcomed by Manchester United. As Manchester City's rivals in the same city, Manchester United lent their training base to Atletico Madrid, so that the Sheets can prepare for the first round of the semi-finals in the best environment.

The recent Madrid duo is in better condition than the other. Since late March, the Madrid duo has maintained their unbeaten record, and the two teams have maintained a winning streak in La Liga.

Under the continuous collapse of Barcelona's last three La Liga games and one loss, Atletico Madrid has tied Barcelona in the La Liga standings, only because of the goal difference.

Real Madrid also followed closely behind with a point difference, ranking third in the standings.

If Barcelona can maintain a complete victory in the last three rounds of La Liga, then they will naturally take the initiative to win the championship and will not give the Madrid duo a chance to turn defeat into victory.

But if they make another mistake, the La Liga champion will fly away inexplicably like a boiled duck!
The fierce competition for the La Liga championship is definitely the most intense among the five major leagues. This is of course good news for Guardiola and Manchester City.

Their ability to easily defeat Barcelona in the last round of knockout rounds has a close relationship with the fierce competition in La Liga and the desperation of Barcelona's physical reserves.

But now, in the face of Atletico Madrid, which is also deeply involved in the La Liga championship battle, this terrifying whirlpool, and the Blue Moon Legion, which sits at home and takes care of themselves, undoubtedly has a considerable advantage.

In Zhao Jinge's memory, Atletico Madrid in [-] lost to Real Madrid in a penalty shootout after consecutive eliminations of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

In two consecutive Champions League finals, they lost the Madrid derby and lost the championship that was close at hand.

Although they lost, it does not mean that Atletico Madrid is weaker than Real Madrid. Compared with Real Madrid, which has plenty of personnel, Atletico Madrid, which is almost relying on a lineup to win the world, is indeed somewhat powerless in the end of the season.

What's more, Griezmann also missed a penalty kick created by Torres in the final.

If Griezmann scored a penalty kick, Atletico Madrid would become a real giant in European football, and Torres' Atletico Madrid career would be more complete, but unfortunately there is no if.

Faced with such a super-strength sheet army, Guardiola and Manchester City dare not neglect even if they have the dual advantages of home court and physical fitness.

After confirming his opponent, he started working overtime to analyze Simeone's tactics when he died.

"I'm basically sure that Fernando Torres and Griezmann are the double arrows in Simeone's frontcourt, with the two wingers Koke on the left and Saul on the right. Strong line of attack,

The players in the midfield will refer to their midfield arrangement in the last round against Arsenal. This should be Simeone's starting lineup! "

In the coach's office, after Guardiola finished speaking, the assistant coach on the side wrote down Atletico Madrid's starting lineup list on the tactical board, and arranged the positions and formations. It was still the formation commonly used by Simeone, [-].

"In defense, we have to pay close attention to two players, one Griezmann, his ability to hold the ball and make the ball in front is very important. As long as Griezmann has the ball, we have to cut him in time. passing line."

With that said, Guardiola turned around and circled Yaya Toure, who was on the right side of Manchester City's four midfielders.

"So in this game, Yaya Toure's point is very important. We must strangle Griezmann as soon as he gets the ball, and don't give him the opportunity to comfortably hold and pass the ball. "

"As long as Griezmann can't play the ball at this point, Atletico Madrid will only have two midfield lines left."

With that said, Guardiola turned around again and patted the names of the two full-backs of Atletico Madrid with his palm.

The pass of Atletico Madrid's two full-backs, especially when counterattacking, the long pass after the fast advance is really very threatening, but it is all under the condition of not being pressed.

Therefore, it is not difficult to defend the two sides of Atletico Madrid. As long as they put more pressure on them, it will be almost the same, because their forward passing intention is actually very obvious.
It is to find Torres, who is the bridgehead in front, and Griezmann, who has both finishing ability and can connect the frontcourt.

Atletico Madrid's midfielder is very poor at passing the ball forward. Otherwise, Simeone would not need to make his two forwards withdraw frequently. Not only should he help the team defend, but he should also be responsible for going forward The ball and advance.

After a period of ups and downs in the Premier League, the old golden boy Torres, whose speed and explosiveness were not as good as before, began to rely on his sufficient experience and keen offensive sense to play football.

Retreat to respond, conduct a certain amount of conduction and cut the ball in the offense, and devote myself wholeheartedly to Torres who made the final contribution to Atletico Madrid.

Showing amazing combat effectiveness, veteran Fengchun, at this dying time, Torres has found his own position and tactical play in this brand new Atletico Madrid team.

Rejuvenated in his second spring, he has become an indispensable shooter for Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and the league's double-line championship.

"The next training will revolve around these two points. I hope to be able to keep a clean sheet against Atletico Madrid in the home game!"

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at home, if the opponent can keep a clean sheet, then the result is considered acceptable.

More importantly, Guardiola also wants to verify some of his views and opinions on Atletico Madrid through the first round, so that he can exert his strength in the second round.

Manchester City belongs to the category of making history and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. Atletico Madrid is a little better than them in this respect. At any rate, they played the Champions League final two years ago and were ten seconds away from winning the final.

The Spanish media believe that Atletico Madrid has enough strength to stage an early championship match with Manchester City.

April 28, Manchester, Etihad Stadium.

More than [-] fans flocked to the stadium to watch the game.

England fans sang their praises enthusiastically before the game. Manchester City not only has a strong domestic league, but also made an unexpected breakthrough in the European war. They have all reached the semi-finals.

Simeone stood on the sidelines and locked his eyes on Zhao Jinge.

In the past few days, he has been watching various videos related to Zhao Jinge, trying to find a way to deal with him from his game videos.

It's a pity that nothing was achieved. Apart from using a large number of manpower to accumulate defenses, Simeone could not find a way to completely defend Zhao Jinge.

Simeone was still reminding the team before the game:

"Don't relax your defense against Zhao Jinge for a second, when you think you can guard him, that is our most dangerous moment.

As long as there is still time in the game, then when we relax, it is the moment when he bares his fangs!
Take the attitude of defending Messi and Ronaldo against him. I believe you have experience in how to defend superstars.

Show your best form and tell Manchester City what a real team is! "

Atletico Madrid's players are certainly not fools, and they are also valued from the bottom of their hearts. No one knows better than them how much a superstar can add to a team.

Both of their opponents in the Western Super League are like this.

This guy Zhao Jinge is late in his debut. If his debut age has been pushed forward by three years, with his 16-year-old debut, he has successively won the Golden Boot in the scorer list and won various champions. Messi and Ronaldo challenged.

The Peerless Twins may already be a tripartite confrontation!
"The Etihad Stadium has unprecedented passion tonight, because Manchester City reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time. They created the history of the club in European competitions, but it is not brilliant. They are only one step away from the Champions League final and the European championship. away!
The war in European football has come to an end, and today we will witness the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Etihad Stadium.

Can Manchester City take advantage of Atletico Madrid at home?
Or will the decisive battle be pushed to the second half at the Calderon Stadium?
Guardiola's Manchester City started [-] today, continuing the lineup against Barcelona in the previous round, and did not choose [-], which they are best at!

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defenders: Kyle Walker, Kompany, Stones, Clichy.

Midfield: De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Kante, David Silva.

Forwards: Aguero, Zhao Jinge.

Seeing Aguero appearing in the opponent's position, Atletico Madrid fans should have various complex emotions towards Aguero at this moment.

I can't help but think of Aguero's heroic appearance at the Calderon Stadium for the Sheets.

Of course they would not expect to see the birth of Aguero breaking the goal of his old club, but Aguero, who won the first Premier League championship in team history with a countdown lore, is now a legendary striker of Manchester City!
Simeone's Atletico Madrid started [-] today!
Goalkeeper: Oblak.

Defenders: Juanfran, Godin, Jimenez, Felipe Luis.

Midfield: Koke, Gabi, Fernandez, Saul.

Forwards: Griezmann, Torres.

If you want to say which striker in European football has risen the fastest and has the most limelight this season.

It must be Manchester City's new generation striker, Zhao Jinge, the pillar of their new generation striker!

But before him, after Diego Costa left Chelsea, the new generation of Atletico Madrid striker Griezmann produced by Atletico Madrid is also another top striker that has emerged in European football in recent years.

The direct dialogue between the two new-generation super strikers, and the other two Atletico Madrid strikers Torres and Aguero competed on the same field.

This game will definitely bring us extraordinary excitement!

The battle is about to begin, and the frantic cheers at the Etihad Stadium herald an extraordinary game.

The referee blows his whistle, and the game officially begins! "

After the game started, Manchester City did not try to launch a fast break immediately.

When De Bruyne dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, Zhao Jinge cooperated from in front of him, while being alert to the interception of the Atletico Madrid midfielder, the two cooperated by hitting the wall and started the first wave of tentative offensives.

With the cooperation of the two, they quickly shifted the offensive from the center to the side to start a fast break.

Since the bilateral avant-garde formed by David Silva and De Bruyne does not have much advantage in speed, Walker runs in from the back on the right and pulls the side with Zhao Jinge from time to time, which becomes Manchester City's speed-up attack on the wing important means.

When it comes to the speed of the wing, Kyle Walker is definitely a speed madman. With the support of Zhao Jinge,
Walker quickly hit Felipe Luis and knocked the ball back obliquely. De Bruyne took the initiative to respond and directly kicked a diagonal cross.

Godin and Jimenez focused their defense on Aguero, but the football flew out of the baseline after hitting the ground behind the penalty area.

David Silva followed up slowly and missed a chance.

Simeone frowned slightly, the sudden threat of passing the ball to the footline was enough to set off an alarm in his heart.

This is not a good sign.

Compared with Barcelona's diagonal pass, which requires players to respond and then send a deadly assist, De Bruyne's diagonal pass is closer to the goal. If a teammate can cut inside, even if the angle is small, it can be unexpectedly second. For a while, an attack was formed.

Unfortunately, David Silva is not a Terminator character.

When Zhao Jinge saw this cross, he couldn't help giving Teacher Ding a thumbs up.

Being teammates with a midfield master like De Bruyne is simply one of the happiest things for a striker.

Looking at Manchester City's talented midfielder, Simeone's envious heart is about to break. David Silva and De Bruyne playing full-backs are such a luxury.

Gundogan and Fernandinho were also sitting on the opposite bench.

His eyes were so enviable that his eyes were red. None of his midfielders were good at playing skills.

No midfielder in Atlético Madrid has yet been able to send such a God's eye pass to tear apart the opponent's defense. If someone does it by accident, it is absolutely fooled.

But having said that, this kind of extreme pass turned into an assist will be amazing. When the pass is not successful, the pass is often missed in the eyes of the audience. If you change to a player with no level, it will be considered as a few blind kicks.

For the team's performance, Simeone can only ask his players to run continuously, fight constantly and use active and tough defense to support the team to the top.

It's not that he wants to play this style of football, it's just that this style of football can achieve him and Atletico Madrid under the circumstances of insufficient resources.

In the 5th minute of the game, Manchester City made a fast break in the frontcourt. Yaya Toure immediately passed the ball straight ahead diagonally after stealing the ball from Cork.

Zhao Jinge ran to respond, and Atletico Madrid midfielder Gabi rushed to intercept from the front. Before touching the ball, Zhao Jinge suddenly accelerated and slammed the ball towards the side area.

Saul quickly turned and retreated, and Zhao Jinge quickly advanced along the sidewalk and encountered Juanfran.

Stepping on the bicycle quickly for two rounds, he sank his shoulders and made an inward cut. After Zhao Jinge swayed left and right continuously, his center of gravity was tricked into the inside line. middle.

Aguero slanted into the left side of Atletico Madrid's penalty area and made a direct kick without stopping the ball!
The football hit the side netting of the goal and was half a meter away from the goal range.

City started the game aggressively against Atletico Madrid's defense.

Facing the aggressiveness of Manchester City, Atletico Madrid began to shrink rapidly under Simeone's on-the-spot command. While maintaining the same active fighting as the Manchester City players, they retracted their defense back to the defensive third area. .

He took the initiative to hand over the situation on the field and the possession of the ball to Manchester City, who was on top of the offense. He showed his weakness and started a defensive counterattack posture.

Although a lot of space and ball rights have been released, Atletico Madrid still has its own bottom line, that is, after shrinking, it will not give Manchester City the opportunity to attack their own penalty area at all.

Due to the retreat of Atletico Madrid, Manchester City and Atletico Madrid fought hand-to-hand for most of the time after the opening.

The active confrontation in the entire midfield made the scene more British.

The English team is good at fighting for every inch of ground, and Atletico Madrid is the iron-blooded style that never flinches.

It is difficult to avoid collisions and frictions between the two sides of the game. Since it is the semi-finals of the Champions League, they are all restraining their actions as much as possible and trying their best to avoid getting cards. Even if they are angry because of the collision, they all calmly restrain .

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