My uncle is Inzaghi.

Continuous victories have built strong self-confidence for Real Madrid's players.

Of course, sometimes being too confident can lead to arrogance.

None of them paid attention to Atletico Madrid.

Even Barcelona were defeated cleanly by them at home.

Can Atletico Madrid, which has lost to Real Madrid four times this season, make a splash?
Try it and prove it.

Atletico Madrid is really good.

Atletico Madrid's attitude in this game was very low.

They stock up on numbers in the backcourt and defend.

Only seize the opportunity to counterattack.

If you only watch the first ten minutes after the game starts.

Then you might think that there is basically no suspense in this game.

Because in Atlético Madrid's ten minutes, let alone shooting, they didn't even have the offensive organization to move the ball across their own half.

But they took the lead in the eleventh minute of the game.

This was a counterattack goal.

Very simple routine.

After stealing the ball in the backcourt, he directly kicked the ball and looked for the head of center Mandzukic.

Mandzukic completed a perfect header transfer assist while running. He put the ball to the left side of the top of the arc in the penalty area.

Griezmann rushed up from the backcourt and shot with his left foot before Varane could clear the ball!
The football hit the bottom edge of the crossbar with a bang and bounced into the goal.

This is a very beautiful world wave.

Casillas had no time to save.

After the goal, the Calderon Stadium was in complete excitement.

Griezmann, the hero of the goal, was also very excited. The Frenchman looked ferocious and ran to the sidelines, forgetting to even do his iconic 666 celebration gesture.

A group of excited Atletico Madrid players pinned Griezmann down and celebrated wildly.

Just look at this celebration scene.

You would have thought it was the winning goal at the end of the game.
Atletico Madrid's players certainly have reason to be so excited.

As the defending champions, they have played against their local rivals Real Madrid five times this season.

Two Super Cups, two Copa del Reys, one league game.

among them.

They only won the second leg of the Super Cup - a game that was inconsequential to the result, and Real Madrid also made a big rotation to prepare for the first round of the upcoming season.

In other games, they lost.

Lost four games!

This makes many media think so.

Atletico Madrid is no longer a team on the same level as Real Madrid - their strength has dropped too obviously.

The players of Atletico Madrid were naturally very unconvinced.

They held their breath and must win Real Madrid at home.

French star Griezmann feels he needs to prove himself on the pitch.

He may not necessarily be able to compare with Li Mo, Messi and others in terms of scoring data.

But he feels that he is not much worse than Li Mo and Messi.

Just because of his position, many of his statistics are not eye-catching.

The statistic that fans pay most attention to is of course goals, followed by assists.

Griezmann's role is between the second forward and the attacking midfielder. He needs to play the two roles of attacker and offensive organizer.

So it's normal that he doesn't have many goal statistics.

but now.

Li Mo didn't score.

Griezmann scored.

This makes Griezmann particularly happy: You see, in terms of scoring goals that Li Mo is best at, I even beat him in this game!

"Griezmann! Griezmann! Beautiful!! His 11th league goal this season! Griezmann's goals and assists this season may reach double digits!"

"He is indeed the new core of Atletico Madrid!"

"Atletico Madrid scored the first goal! This Madrid derby is so exciting!"

Saw Griezmann score.

Simeone also jumped up from his seat, raised his arms and shouted.

The Argentine head coach celebrated the goal wildly with his assistants.

He also felt like he had finally let out a breath of bad breath.

Just a few seasons.

Simeone has brought Atletico Madrid from a team that has been in the middle of La Liga for a long time, and was even in danger of being relegated, to a strong team that has now won the La Liga championship and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Just when Simeone was in high spirits.

this season.

His team was stunned by a few sap shots from Real Madrid.

They suddenly discovered that their mortal enemy in the same city suddenly turned into a big devil, a big devil that they could not defeat no matter how hard they tried.

The season isn't over yet. They lost four games to their city rivals.

It's so humiliating! It’s so frustrating!
Now is a good opportunity.

Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid at their home court, narrowing the points gap between them and Real Madrid. It is a good opportunity to continue to create pressure on Real Madrid at the top of the list in the championship! !

but.

next door.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane did not appear angry about the goal.

True.

This conceded goal gave Atletico Madrid, which is good at counterattacks, the lead, making the game much more difficult for Real Madrid.

But the game has only just begun.

It's too early to talk about victory or defeat now.

not to mention.

This goal may be a wake-up call for Real Madrid players.

The players of Real Madrid, who have hardly lost a game this season, realize that they must maintain absolute concentration and attention to their opponents in every game in order to maintain their previous good state.

Atletico Madrid is definitely not an easy team to deal with.

The TV broadcast zeroed in on Zidane.

The calmness of Real Madrid's head coach made the excited Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV very unhappy.

"What are you pretending to be! We are in the lead now!"

Many Atletico Madrid fans couldn't help but curse.

Lost a ball.

Real Madrid players also quickly calmed down.

They continued to put pressure on their opponents on the offensive end.

Li Mo took a long shot from outside the penalty area, knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger.

The Atletico Madrid fans at the Calderon Stadium were so frightened that they almost forgot to boo.

Although this long-range shot did not go in.

But it is enough to be a comfort stone for Real Madrid players.

With Li Mo here, we have nothing to worry about.

And it’s still raining on the court now.

The court was slippery, and the surface of the ball became a lot slippery after it was stained with water.

In addition, the ball becomes heavier, and the ball is shot with greater force.

And the patter of rain disturbed the goalkeeper's vision.

These all increase the difficulty of the goalkeeper's save.

Therefore, in such weather conditions.

Long shots are a great way to score.

Li Mo kicked me.

Soon Modric also took a kick from the outside.

Real Madrid has quite a few long-range shooters.

Except Li Mo.

Bale, Di Maria, Kroos, Modric, Xavi Alonso.

Even the two full-backs Carvajal and Marcelo have reliable shots from outside the penalty area.

Zidane stood on the sidelines and applauded his players for the two shots from outside the penalty area. The Real Madrid players' self-adjustment made him, the head coach, less troublesome.

He figured he didn't even need to wait until he got back to halftime.

The team should be able to equalize the score.

Zidane was right.

As Real Madrid players frequently take long shots from the outside.

Atletico Madrid's bus tactic is a bit embarrassing.

They knew that today's weather conditions were favorable for a long shot.

But if they want to prevent long-range shots, they must come up from their defensive position to block the space and route of the shot.

But this way.

It also gave Real Madrid space on the two wings.

Bell and Di Maria, both of them are very threatening whether they cut into the penalty area and shoot or pass to the center of the penalty area.

And Real Madrid has too many outside sluggers.

Any midfielder or frontcourt player who has space can take a kick.

This made their defense even more embarrassing.

Finally, Atletico Madrid's players figured it out.

Whoever has the ball at his feet is a greater threat.

Anyway, just focus on whoever has the ball.

But such a defensive strategy cannot always keep up.

Thirty-one minutes of the game.

Toni Kroos took the ball from the outside and was about to shoot from a long distance. This made Atletico Madrid's defensive players make a move to block the ball, but at this moment, Tonis suddenly passed the ball across the ball.

Li Mo rushed up from behind him and shot without stopping the ball.

The football soared into the air, broke through the rain curtain, and flew in front of Oblak with a whoosh.

The ball angle is not open.

Very upright.

But Oblak didn't dare to take it with his hands.

In fact, he hadn't even figured out what to do with the ball.

Because the ball speed is too fast.

He could only instinctively stretch out his hand to block it.

The football hit his arm and bounced to the right side of the penalty area.

Just when Atlético Madrid fans were ready to cheer Oblak for his brilliant save.

Another figure wearing a white jersey appeared in the small penalty area.

"Gareth Bale!!!"

With a loud roar from the narrator.

The Welshman whipped the ball towards goal with his left foot.

Faced with such a powerful volley from close range.

Oblak, who had already made a save, had nothing to do.

"One to one! Real Madrid equalized the score!"

"Bell's smart follow-up shot! Li Mo's shot made Oblak make a wonderful save, but in the face of Bell's follow-up shot, he was a little unable to save the team. Atletico Madrid cannot expect the goalkeeper to save every time Can protect their goal like a god!"

Zidane shook his fists and turned to look at his assistants with a smile.

He felt a "world's best" domineering attitude from this Real Madrid team.

Yes.

No matter what situation this team encounters.

They can also stay calm enough.

There are always players who can step up and solve problems.

Sometimes it’s Li Mo.

Sometimes it's Bell.

Or someone else.

And the team system operates very smoothly.

Plus.
In this world, there are only a handful of clubs that can compete with Real Madrid in terms of paper strength.

Real Madrid this season is full of expectations.

The team lost the ball!
The Calderon stadium was silent at first, and then erupted into huge boos.

Atletico Madrid fans can't bear to see Real Madrid players celebrating on their turf.

Simeone frowned on the sidelines.

The hard-earned lead was just gone, and he still expected to rely on this lead to win Real Madrid.

If the team can defeat Real Madrid at home, Atletico Madrid will at least be qualified to join the championship.

On the contrary, this game is going to be lost.

That's a huge gap between Real Madrid and Real Madrid.

But look at the current momentum
The situation is not good for Atletico Madrid.

Simone began to feel a little uneasy.

He won't admit it though.

However, the fact is that losing to Real Madrid four times in a single season has left Atletico Madrid with some psychological shadow.
Simeone, who felt that the momentum was not right, quickly made Atletico Madrid retreat further with a big wave of his hand.

anyway.

First withstand the opponent's attack.

Griezmann hoped that after Real Madrid pressed hard, he would get more space to counterattack.

But the result.
He waited in the frontcourt for a long time, but there was never a counterattack that could push past half court.

no way.

The French can only return to their own half to participate in defense.

His strike partner Mandzukic has returned long ago.
Thus.
Atletico Madrid's front two forwards both returned to participate in the defense.

They wanted to defend completely and withstand the first half and then worry about it in the second half.

Real Madrid players also feel the recycling of Atletico Madrid.

"Did you see it? They retracted the whole line, and they didn't even want to fight back!"

Li Mo said to Modric next to him when the ball was dead.

Modric smiled: "How many goals have you scored against Atletico Madrid this season? It's normal for them to be scared!"

"Hey, I haven't made it into this game yet!"

"Oh?"

"Since they are giving face like this, of course they should get another one."

Li Mo smiled.

Atletico Madrid's stubborn defense turned the game in the final stages of the first half into a half-time offensive and defensive exercise for Real Madrid.

As time ran out in the first half of the game.

Atletico Madrid's defense has also become more cautious.

On the one hand, they must keep the distance between the players and compress the space.

At the same time, we must also seize opportunities to attack from time to time and block Real Madrid's long-range shots.

At the same time, I also pay attention to my actions.

Atletico Madrid doesn't mind fouling in the midfield.

But now they all retreated to the front of the penalty area and defended the third zone.

Fouling in this area can be very dangerous.

You must know that Li Mo's free kick threat is great.

But sometimes.

The more you fear something, the more likely it will happen.

The 42nd minute of the game.

Gabi brought down Modric with a defensive move.

Gabi was very excited when he heard the whistle. He kept telling the referee that Modric was diving.

But his fierce protest only got him a yellow card - the referee had no intention of giving the card, but who made Gabby so excited and unwilling to let go, saying "If you don't change the decision, I will fight you." It’s not over yet.”

Of course, it is impossible for the referee to change the decision just because Gabby protested fiercely.

If he did this, how could he officiate this game?

And from Gabi's preoccupation with a free kick.

It can also be seen how tense the Atletico Madrid players are. (End of chapter)