Chapter Five Hundred and Fifty Second, Tough Battle

The pre-match warm-up ended soon, and the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms, waiting for the final arrangement of the head coach.

In the locker room of the home team, Simeone repeatedly asked the players of Atletico Madrid: "In the last game we scored 0-0 in the away game. The result was very good. We did not lose away. Today's game is in our I ask you to take advantage of the home field and win Manchester United in one fell swoop!"

"But you must be careful not to lose the ball easily. After all, this is our home court. If Manchester United can easily score away goals, it will be difficult for us to play."

At this time, in the locker room of the visiting team, Jin Taige was also cheering on the players.

"I don't want to say more about our tactics in this game. I have repeated it many times in the past few days. I believe you must be very clear. Our goal today is one-offensive! As long as we can score away goals, we There is a great chance of advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League!"

"We have now lost the chance to defend the Premier League title. If we are eliminated from the Champions League, then we are completely hopeless! Guys, come on! Win Atletico Madrid in Calderon and go home with victory!"

After the 15-minute break, all the players from both sides ran out of the locker room, the main players were waiting in the tunnel to play, and the substitute players were waiting for their chance on the bench.

On the United bench, Kintag whispered something to a player.

"Robin, if you can't start the situation, I will send you out, you should be ready."

"Hello, audience friends, this is BT Sport, I'm your old friend Trike, and it's my old partner Nori who is explaining the game with me today."

"The game we are explaining to you today is the second game of the quarter-finals of the Champions League-Manchester United's away game against Atletico Madrid."

"For this game, Manchester United is still in the familiar 4-4-2 formation: Alisson is the goalkeeper, De Gea is still recovering from injury; the defense is Smalling and Vidic partnering central defenders, and Alonso is on the left and right. With Valencia, Rafael was suspended for one game because he received a red card in the last game; the midfielder is Kanter and Lampard, Mahrez and De Bruyne are on the left and right; the striker is The combination of Lewandowski and Griezmann. The seven substitute players are: Van Dijk, Jones, Carrick, Ashley Young, Stones, Martial and Van Persie."

"United have been starting Alisson since de Gea was injured. Although Manchester United's record has been poor during this period, it is not Alisson's fault. There will be at least two or three big losses."

"In addition, there is a player on the Manchester United substitute list today that stands out - Van Persie is back from injury! In the 2014 World Cup, Van Persie was severely fouled by his opponent and suffered a broken leg. He has been recovering from his injury until now. We all thought that Van Persie was likely to retire directly, but he paid miraculously, and Kintag put him on the substitute list in this game! Is it possible for Van Persie to play today? Let us wait and see!"

"And Atletico Madrid has also sent almost all of their main players. Whether their striker combination Mandzukic and Torres can break through Manchester United's goal is also a highlight of this game."

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

"Manchester United played very openly at the beginning, they were very aggressive and launched a fierce attack towards Atletico Madrid's goal!"

"Lampard's long shot from outside the penalty area! The ball was saved by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak!"

"Oblak still maintains an excellent state. The last time he retired at Old Trafford, Oblak contributed a lot!"

"Manchester United's attack from the left is up! Mahrez's consecutive breakthroughs, Alonso's assists came up, cross!"

"Lewandowski hit the ball! Slightly off the crossbar! It's a pity that Manchester United missed a good chance to score! If this goal is scored,

Then Manchester United will hold an away goal! "

"Only five minutes into the game, Manchester United had two very threatening shots!"

Simeone next to the coaching bench of the visiting team couldn't sit still. He originally thought that the team would be able to win the opening game and score goals, but he didn't expect Manchester United's offensive to be so fierce. So Simeone hurried to the sidelines and yelled at his players to remind: "Pay attention to the formation! Strengthen the defense! Don't let the opponent kick easily!"

Jin Taige, who was next to the coaching bench of the home team, was very excited. Seeing the team's offensive surge, he also commanded loudly from the sidelines: "Just play like this! Continue to attack!"

In the following time, Manchester United played more and more fiercely. They seemed to want to vent all the anger accumulated in the previous loss to Chelsea to the opponents in front of them; while Atletico Madrid, under the command of Simeone, organized their defense in an orderly manner. , to prevent Manchester United from easily playing a threatening ball.

In this way, the rhythm of the competition between the two sides is very intense. Before the fans in the stands knew it, the game had already gone on for 30 minutes.

Cook, the president of the "King of Demons" association who followed the team on the expedition to Madrid, is organizing fans to shout in an orderly manner, trying to stand out from the crowd of tens of thousands of home fans; while the fat Rodney is in a hurry: "After playing for half an hour, why haven't you scored? Atletico Madrid is so tenacious!"

Cook frowned: "Today is really a tough battle."

Not only the fans are anxious, but everyone in Jin Taige on the coaching bench of the visiting team is also extremely anxious. Manchester United now has a lot of thunder and rain, and it seems to be aggressive, but there are not many threatening balls. At this time, Jin Taige shouted at the players on the sidelines, especially the captain Vidic, telling him to pay attention to the defensive formation and not to let Atletico Madrid sneak attack.

Vidic has experienced many battles, and this game is very focused. He had a rotation in the last game, so he is in good physical condition today. Under his leadership, Manchester United's defense is airtight and watertight. Atletico Madrid's two counterattacks were all in vain.

Seeing this situation, Simeone, for the sake of safety, asked the midfielders to maintain a good formation, and even if they counterattacked, they should not press all over the line, so as not to steal chickens and lose money, and it will be troublesome if they are counterattacked by the opponent.

The first half of this game was similar to the previous game. Manchester United attacked across the board, Atletico Madrid defended solidly, and neither side made much progress. Forty-five minutes later, the first half was over, neither side was able to rewrite the score, and the players of both teams returned to the locker room with the score 0-0.

The head coaches of the two teams returned to the locker room with their tactical boards. Kintag and Simeone understood that some changes had to be made in the second half, and they each had plans in mind to make tactical adjustments during the intermission... …