Chapter 98 Barcelona of Saipan System

In the 22nd round of the league, Barcelona lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to them.

It's not just three points lost in the league.

The direct collision between the two teams also gave Atletico Madrid an absolute advantage.

According to the final ranking rules of La Liga, in the case of passing points, it depends on the outcome. If the season ends and Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have the same points, then Atletico Madrid will become the league champion, that is to say, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will become the league champion Atletico Madrid is not only worse by three points, but also completely defeated in the relationship between wins and losses. If they want to beat Atletico Madrid in the league competition, they must have more points than Atletico Madrid.

But the two-round match between the two teams is over, and Barcelona has no chance to directly collide with Atletico Madrid. Even if they win the next ten rounds of the league, it depends on how Atletico Madrid performs. In other words In other words, they have to see Atletico Madrid's 'face' in the league.

This situation is not very good.

In addition, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have to compete for the King's Cup championship. The two teams have two games in the league. Barcelona loses all, which will definitely have some impact on the hearts of the whole team.

This is likely to affect the team's performance in the Copa del Rey.

After this round, Barcelona coach Guardiola was more silent.

Now he understands Mourinho somewhat.

A few years ago, Mourinho's Chelsea and Wansheng's Manchester City were direct competitors in the Premier League, but when the two teams played against each other, Mourinho never won. After coming to Spain, the two have reached the current level. The fight is also a total victory.

Many media regard this as Mourinho's 'coaching stain', and maybe he sees it the same way, but the same is true for Barcelona, ​​whether it was three years ago or now, Barcelona and Wansheng The only difference is that the Barcelona coach three years ago was Rijkaard, and the current Barcelona coach is himself.

But it's always a failure!

So in the Copa del Rey final, how much chance do Barcelona have to beat Atletico Madrid to win the cup?

Guardiola felt unsure.

The two-leg defeat in the league was also a big blow to Guardiola. After coaching Barcelona, ​​he hoped to build a dynasty with his own hands, dominate Spain, swept Europe, a 'Dream Three' dynasty full of championships, but now it is Encountered such a blow, Guardiola even a little disheartened.

He kept telling himself: "This is just a league game, an accident!"

But the effect is not so great.

If Wan Sheng knew about Guardiola's mentality, he would definitely laugh, Guardiola...he really is a glass heart!

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Three days later is the international match day. Atletico Madrid still has many players leaving the team. Wan Sheng told them to pay attention to their health.

Fortunately, Atletico Madrid does not have many national team players.

Like some young teenagers, naturally they will not enter the national team. Aguero and Godin are both South American players. They are too far away. They have not been called up at all. Even Raul Garcia has not entered the Spanish national team squad. What Wansheng is worried about is Ozil, Maurice and others, who are definitely going to participate in the national team game.

Fortunately, there is only one international match day, and the duration is only three days.

Three days later, the players who left all returned to the club.

Wansheng asked the club to do medical examinations for the players. Ozil and Morris both suffered a decline in physical fitness. Fortunately, no injuries occurred.

Soon the 23rd round of the league came, Atletico Madrid played against Valencia at home.

In the home team's locker room at Calderon Stadium, Wansheng stood in front of all the players and said with a serious face, "We just won Barcelona and returned to the top of the league, but that doesn't mean the championship. If you want to win the championship, We just have to persevere and keep moving forward! It's time to challenge for the league title!"

Every player is in high spirits.

After the victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp, Atlético de Madrid was full of joy, every player began to admire the championship, every fan talked about the team's achievements, and the media even admired the "two tenth crowns" ".

The atmosphere around the club also made the team full of fighting spirit.

Now facing Valencia, who is the leader in the 'third pole of La Liga', they don't care a little bit.

Wansheng has repeatedly emphasized before, "We are already a strong team in Europe, and we must have a strong team's heart."

After winning at Camp Nou, Wansheng needn't stress anymore, every player has full confidence in the team, they all start to admire the championship, naturally they will not take Valencia in the eyes.

But contempt does not mean carelessness. There is a Chinese saying, "strategically despise the opponent, tactically attach importance to the opponent." For the game itself, the team has done a lot of work.

This game at Calderon Stadium must be won.

In such an atmosphere, all Atlético de Madrid walked into the Calderon Stadium. With the cheers of Atlético de Madrid fans, Atlético de Madrid launched a crazy offensive against Valencia.

They seem to be venting their suffocation from the last game with Barcelona!

From the first minute, the game entered the 'Atletico Madrid rhythm'. They have been in control of the ball, and the initiators have attacked wave after wave, forcing Valencia to shrink the defense.

In the 17th minute, Raul Garcia made an oblique pass to the middle, Diego Costa pushed another pass, and Isco followed and sent the ball into the goal.

1 to 0!

The Calderon Stadium erupted with shouts of mountains and tsunamis!

"The two teams are not at the same level at all." Juan Andres said excitedly, broadcaster at the Calderon Stadium, "Atletico Madrid has a complete advantage with half the main lineup, Valencia has no power to fight back, and now I dare say that Atletico already has the style of a strong team!"

After the game restarted, Valencia let go of the attack and seemed to want to fight for an attack to equalize the score. They did a good job and played two threatening attacks, but in the end they gave Atlético Madrid a chance. Coe countered with the ball, and after a two-to-one match with Raul Garcia, he sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area.

Diego Costa hits the ball and breaks Valencia's gate!

2 to 0!

"Now I can say that there is no suspense in the game. Atletico Madrid finished the game in just 25 minutes."

Just like what Juan Andres said, at the Calderon Stadium, Valencia was not in a good state. They conceded two goals in 25 minutes, and they didn't have much fighting spirit.

Next they wanted to attack, but were afraid of Atlético Madrid's fast break, they wanted to defend but were two goals behind.

How to do this?

Valencia was stunned.

The next 70 minutes of the game can be described as 'no suspense'. Valencia did not play well, while Atletico Madrid played quite well.

The final score was fixed at 5-0.

Diego Costa scored two goals in the whole game, Isco scored one goal, and another goal belonged to Felipe Luis. Wang Qiuming, who came off the bench in the second half, used a free kick to score the final goal. a ball.

After the game, public opinion has completely changed.

Even after defeating Barcelona in the last round, many media believe that Barcelona still has a great hope of winning the league title. After all, there are still more than ten rounds in the league, and Atletico Madrid "cannot last for too long."

This is the evaluation of neutral media.

Only the Madrid media believed that Atlético de Madrid could win the championship. They used various analyses and the Catalan media to play in the arena, constantly praised Atlético de Madrid, and criticized and satirized Barcelona at the same time.

The media reports on both sides are biased, and there is actually nothing to say, but after defeating Valencia by a large score with the semi-main lineup in this round, public opinion has changed. Even neutral media believe that Atlético Madrid can win the championship. .

Perhaps the point is not how good Atlético de Madrid is, but how bad their rival Barcelona is!

In the 23rd round of the league, Barcelona drew 1-1 with Sporting Gijon away!

In this draw, Sporting Gijon contributed 50%, Atletico Madrid contributed 20%, and 30% was due to FIFA.

Sporting Gijon itself played well, needless to say.

Atlético de Madrid beat Barcelona at Camp Nou in the last round, which is sure to deal some blow to Barcelona's morale.

The final reason is to be found in FIFA.

When it comes to FIFA, you have to raise a term "FIFA virus (Virus-FIFA)".

With the increasing intensity and density of professional football matches, there will inevitably be conflicts between the national team and the club in terms of employment. The injuries and fatigue caused by players in the national team match will affect the club's performance, which is jokingly called "" FIFA virus".

This season, Barcelona contracted the "FIFA virus" for the third time.

The first time was in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup away from Sevilla. The Spanish international was all out because he was pulled to Mexico to play a friendly match. As a result, Barcelona lost 1-3 away.

The second time happened in the second round of the league game against Hercules at home. The previous week was the international break, and in that game, Barcelona lost 0-2 at home.

In this game against Sporting Gijon, Barcelona was knocked down by the “FIFA virus” for the third time.

Although Barcelona controlled the ball throughout the game, they did not create many opportunities. In the first half, it could even be said that they never really threatened the opponent's goal, but instead they were in constant danger in the backcourt.

If it weren't for the lack of personal ability of Sporting Gijon players, the goal guarded by Valdes would never be opened only once.

Sporting Gijon may have learned from Atletico Madrid’s defensive experience. They arranged a large number of personnel in the middle, and it was difficult for Messi to find opportunities in the attack of multiple opponents.

Both Xavi and Iniesta looked very tired. Pedro only got the chance to play in the second half. Villa was very dull for most of the time except for the goal. Pique needs to be responsible for the goal. Very dangerous return pass.

Even the Catalan media said that the Barcelona that appeared in this game was the 'relegated' Barcelona, ​​"If the Barcelona that beat Real Madrid 5-0 was installed with the IOS system. (Apple mobile phone operating system), then this game Barcelona installed the Saipan system (the operating system abandoned by Nokia)." (To be continued~^~)