Chapter 253 Return to the Top of the List

J-Rodriguez's goal is wonderful, it is a display of his personal ability. He conquered all Atletico Madrid fans with this goal, and some Mace fans also applauded for the wonderful goal.

Various media commentators also praised J-Rodriguez, because his performance is too gorgeous.

This is not good news for the entire Marseille team.

Marseille coach Deschamps is having a headache.

J-Rodriguez's goal, which helped Atletico Madrid open up the game, also broke all his arrangements for the game.

How to play the Champions League quarter-finals against Atletico Madrid is a difficult challenge for Deschamps. Perhaps anyone sitting in the position of Marseille coach will be distressed against Atletico Madrid.

Some French media pointed out that Atlético de Madrid is just a 'new team in the Champions League'. As an insider in the football industry, one must not just listen to what the media said. Just the odds of European bookmakers can show how optimistic Atlético de Madrid is: On the British bookmaker's website, the odds of winning the Champions League before the quarter-finals have been published.

This data shows what the average fan expects from each team.

The team with the lowest odds at the moment is Barcelona, ​​followed by Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in third.

Atletico Madrid, which can be ranked third, has a title odds of only 3.65, and Barcelona, ​​ranked first, is only 3.1. In other words, fans have similar expectations for Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona.

Among the eight teams in the Champions League quarter-finals, Marseille is ranked 7th in odds, only lower than Athletic Greek, and the odds of winning the championship are 32.1.

Atletico Madrid 3.65, Marseille 32.1, anyone can see the difference between the two values ​​at a glance.

This disparity is not only about fame and attention, but also reflects the difference in staffing and overall performance between the two teams.

Just taking the two leagues as an example, Atletico Madrid ranks second in La Liga and has the hope of competing with Real Madrid for the league title, while Marseille ranks ninth in Ligue 1 and has no hope of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

The only thing is that both teams have entered the Champions League quarter-finals.

In the eyes of the media and fans, Marseille and Atlético de Madrid are basically two-level teams. Perhaps the public's perspective is a bit biased, but it also shows that there is an irreparable gap between the two teams in some aspects.

As the head coach of Marseille, Deschamps must face up to the gap.

So how do you play against Atlético de Madrid?

Deschamps thought about it for a long time, but decided to play conservatively. Perhaps, any French team will adopt a conservative play when encountering a strong Spanish team. The technical strength of the two sides is not at the same level. Likewise, they will play conservatively when they encounter Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Deschamps chose to let the team defend with all their strength, hoping to keep the goal.

If the lone striker can play a role and find a chance to break the Atlético de Madrid goal, of course, it is better. If the opponent's goal cannot be broken, after two rounds of the game, a penalty kick is also a good choice.

This tactic sounds bad, but in fact, in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League, many weak teams will play this way, and they have the best hope of creating an upset and defeating the strong teams. Two games of 180 minutes may sound like a long time, while many There were no goals in the game, not to mention that Marseille’s entire team defended the goal. If you want to break through the sea of ​​defense tactics, you need more than strength. Once Chelsea beat Barcelona by this, in order to enter the Champions League quarter-finals.

The mighty Chelsea team can be so big, what can Marseille count for?

But luck is on Atletico Madrid's side!

J-Rodriguez helped Atletico Madrid break through the gate of Marseille. At this time, Marseille was very embarrassed. It would definitely not work to continue to defend the goal. The inability to score means that they are absolutely passive.

Now they must attack!

But there will be gaps in the attack. Will Marseille be the opponent of Atletico Madrid?

Deschamps frowned tightly.

Looking at the Atlético de Madrid coaching bench, Wan Sheng had long since returned to his seat. He had his legs crossed and chewing gum in his mouth, as if he was watching a play, as if the game on the field had nothing to do with him.

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Deschamps knew he had to attack.

In the second half, Marseille also began to try to attack.

From the data analysis, Marseille is only one goal behind, and this is only the first round, they still have many opportunities, but analysis is analysis, how can the game be so easy?

With Atlético de Madrid in the lead, they have already seized the victory in their own hands. Marseille is in a passive situation. How easy is it to break the goal of Atlético de Madrid?

It is easy for Atletico Madrid to score goals, but difficult for Marseille to score goals.

Marseille did not attack aggressively, it was very unwise, they chose to defend and counterattack, and the troops invested in the attack were limited, and they did not have a player with outstanding personal ability like J-Rodriguez, so it is difficult to threaten Atletico Madrid goal.

In order to be able to create opportunities to threaten the goal, they have to invest more experience in attacking, which can cause problems in defense.

This is called taking care of one another.

With Atletico Madrid in the lead, the game played with ease. After a period of time in the second half, Marseille found that it could not continue to play like this, otherwise the back line was likely to concede another goal.

If you concede another goal, the hope of qualifying is really theoretical. I have conceded two goals at home, how can I play the game at Calderon Stadium?

Marseilles at this time can only hope that luck will come to them.

pity……

Luck will only favor those who are prepared and capable. Marseille can't even threaten the goal of Atletico Madrid, so how can they have luck scoring goals?

At the end of the game, Marseille's defense was successful, they kept Atletico Madrid without a goal in the second half, but they did not score, and they were at home.

The two teams scored 0-1.

In the first round, Atletico Madrid won Marseille and scored an away goal.

After this game, the media generally believed that Marseille would be difficult to threaten Atletico Madrid. Although the two sides were only one goal apart, the performance gap in the game was too great. The second round was played at the Calderon Stadium. Marseille's chances will be even smaller.

After the game, Marseille coach Deschamps was criticized for his 'conservativeness'. At the press conference, a French media reporter directly questioned, "Doesn't it mean to admit defeat to fight with Atletico Madrid like this?"

This kind of layman's problem is generally ignored by the head coach, but this is the case in Marseille. In professional football, most people are laymen, and the fans don't care about your professionalism. What they see is Marseille In the game, he has no power to fight back. Regardless of his tactics and style of play, he is quite conservative and passive, and he has no intention of trying to defeat his opponent.

Deschamps felt a headache, but Wansheng said something for Marseille, "Their tactics are correct, but unfortunately they lacked a little luck. Rodriguez performed very well, his goals are perfect, I hope he can continue like this. The performance. With this goal, we will have a big advantage in the second leg."

However, Wan Sheng's statement is also considered to be "the mercy of the victor", and Deschamps is still criticized by the media.

This has nothing to do with Atletico Madrid.

That night, all Atlético de Madrid returned to the club by plane. After that, the whole team took a day off. On the third day, they reconvened for training and began to prepare for the next two rounds of the league.

The current league is extremely important to Atlético Madrid, as their title race with Real Madrid has reached a critical stage.

La Liga has already played 29 rounds, and there are 9 rounds to end. The difference between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is 1 point. The difference of 1 point is just a draw. The competition between the two sides in the league is very hot. Here, the result of a game, or even a difference in goal, is likely to directly affect the final championship.

In the face of such a competitive situation in the league, Atletico Madrid has already felt the pressure.

This kind of pressure is a bad phenomenon, and it will directly affect the player's mentality and performance on the field.

In the 30th round of the league, Atletico Madrid drew with Getafe at home. This game was very difficult. In the 90 minutes of the game, Atletico Madrid failed to break the gate of Getafe.

The final score was 0-0, and Atletico Madrid unfortunately lost two more points.

The good news after the game is that Real Madrid also failed to win. They drew 1-1 with Malaga at home. It seems that it is not only Atletico Madrid who are under pressure, but also Real Madrid.

In fact, it is normal for both teams to be under pressure.

At present, neither side can devote all their energy to the league. After all, the Champions League is still in progress. Both teams have entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League. They must deal with the Champions League games. The Champions League and the league are taken into account, and the competition is so fierce. It will definitely affect the state of the team.

The title race between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid has become the most intense title race in the five major leagues. Even in the Premier League, the championship race between Manchester United and Manchester City is not so close.

Everyone is watching.

Soon the next round of the league will come again, and Atletico Madrid will challenge Levante away.

Since this game was the day before Real Madrid's game, the number of media who came to interview also surged. The press venue of Valencia City Stadium could not accommodate so many reporters. Many reporters had to wait in the corridor outside the door. Some reporters simply went directly to the mixed area, because they could not interview at the press conference.

Before the game, Wansheng was escorted by bodyguards and crowded into the venue. He glanced at the scene and said a few words of confidence that the team would win. Then he left directly, letting the media reporters at the venue Very disappointed.

Some people complained that "this young Chinese has no confidence at all", but in the game, Atlético de Madrid showed great firepower.

With two goals in the first and second half, the game ended 1-4. Atletico Madrid beat Levante cleanly away.

Atletico Madrid won, naturally nothing to report. The next day, all the media paid attention to Real Madrid's game. Their opponent was Villarreal, who ranked fifth in the league last season. After a painful hardship, their results were quite dismal.

After 30 rounds of La Liga, they only ranked 16th, and whether they can avoid relegation has become a big problem.

Media analysis believes that an important reason for the sharp decline in Villarreal's performance is injuries.

At present, there are 9 players in Villarreal who are unable to play due to injuries. It is even difficult for the team to make a roster. The three strikers Rossi, Nirma and Kamnias are all on the injured list.

In the past few months, Villarreal has changed coaches twice. In November last year, coach Garrido was sacked, and then the Spaniard's famous Molina took over. After losing at home to Levante, Molina. They were fired, and they brought in the former Claruña coach Lotina. Unfortunately, no one can do anything in the face of a lineup full of injured soldiers. Villarreal, led by Lotina, did not improve their results. .

Will such a Villarreal pose a threat to Real Madrid at the Ballad Stadium?

The popular opinion is no, and the answer is confusing.

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"Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Villarreal, but it was a huge scandal!"

"scandal!"

"Marca" summed up the game in one word.

At the Love Song Stadium, Rui - Faria, Mourinho, Ramos and Di Maria were all sent off. After the game, Pepe received a red card for scolding the referee in the tunnel.

In the opinion of "Marca", the referee Romero is obviously intending to suppress Real Madrid, and his penalty level is worthy of the word "scandal".

Mourinho and Romero have a tangled past: After coaching Real Madrid, the first red card Mourinho received was "sent" to him by Romero, which was the Copa del Rey last season In the second round of the round of 16, Real Madrid played against Murcia at home. Mourinho was sent off by Romero for protesting too much. Mourinho cursed the referee on duty to "eat shit".

In this game, Romero became the focus again.

Throughout the first half, Romero's penalty scale was relatively fair, but there were also two disputes. The biggest controversy occurred in the 30th minute, when Real Madrid defender Alvaro stretched his hand to pull Nierma's jersey and caused Nierma kicked the ball out of bounds with an off-balance.

In the commentary of the "Marca", it was clearly pointed out that the ball should be awarded a penalty, "Romero helped Real Madrid."

Before halftime, the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger.

When Pepe made a big-footed clearance in midfield, he kicked Musaccio, who also slapped the corner of Pepe's mouth, causing Pepe's lips to bleed, and Romero showed Pepe a yellow card. But he did not warn Musaccio.

Mourinho angrily returned to the locker room ahead of schedule.

The first Real Madrid man to turn red was the fitness coach Rui Faria.

Rui Faria was sent off in the 48th minute due to excessive protests, after which Senna helped Villarreal equalize with a free kick.

Real Madrid's collective mentality is out of balance, which directly makes them eat 3 red cards in a flash. Having been warned by Romero before, Mourinho sarcastically applauded the referee after conceding the ball, and Mourinho received a red card and was sent off.

After that, Ramos kicked Nierma's crotch, which definitely deserves a direct red card. The Andalusian became the red card king in Real Madrid's history with 11 red cards.

After the game, C-Ronaldo yelled at Romero "robbery, robbery, this is robbery", and Pepe was sent off in the player tunnel for "greeting" Romero's mother.

After the game, the media commented, "Does Romero really intend to harm Real Madrid? At least he bypassed Abeloa's penalty foul."

Of Real Madrid's 5 red cards, 4 were due to protests or abusing the referee, and Ramos' red card was uncontroversial.

"It is not difficult to see that the key reason for Real Madrid's continuous redness is that the team's mentality is unbalanced. This is due to the pressure of league competition. Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are only one point apart. It can be said that the victory or defeat of an ordinary league, The title can be decided, Real Madrid must win every game, and this pressure makes the whole team very nervous."

"Marca" finally pointed out, "In the contest between Real Madrid and the referee, Atletico Madrid became the winner."

In this round, Atletico Madrid defeated Levante and successfully scored all three points, while Real Madrid scored only one point in a draw with Villarreal.

The difference between the two teams is still one point, but the league rankings have switched positions.

Atlético de Madrid is back at the top of the league table!