Chapter 110 God Is Fair
Thirty-seven rounds of La Liga in the 2013-2014 season have passed. Atletico Madrid, which should have won the championship in advance, suffered two consecutive league losses and ranked first in the league with 89 points. Real Madrid also failed to live up to expectations and unexpectedly tied for two consecutive times with eight points. Ranked second with seventeen points.
Barcelona, which originally missed the league championship, regretted seeing Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid losing consecutive points, because if they win Elche in the penultimate round, their points will reach 88 points, and there is a greater possibility. Winning the championship will also prevent Real Madrid from missing the league title one round early.
There are three possibilities for winning the championship in the final round of the league. Because Atletico Madrid is leading in points and has two points more than Real Madrid, the winning relationship between them is dominant. As long as they don't lose, they can win the league championship and have absolute initiative.
Second-ranked Real Madrid must rely on Barcelona to defeat Atletico Madrid at home if they want to win the championship, otherwise everything will be in vain.
Barcelona is three points behind Atletico Madrid but the outcome is a draw. It drew 0:0 at the Calderon Stadium, which means that if it beats Atletico Madrid at home, it can rely on the outcome to reverse the ranking if the points are tied.
Of course, we have to rely on Real Madrid not winning in the last round, otherwise the championship will not be won.
However, this possibility is slim. Real Madrid's opponent in the last round is Barcelona's city rival Espanyol, and the Spaniards have no desires and desires. It is impossible to fight Real Madrid in the last round at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
In general, Atletico Madrid has the highest chance of winning. They can win if they draw. Compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid, which have to rely on the other party to win or lose to win, it is much simpler and clearer.
The three major gaming companies in Europe also offer relevant odds, with Atletico Madrid ranked first as well as the current La Liga points.
The Real Madrid players at the Valdebebas training base are very regretful. If they could have won two games in a row when Atletico Madrid lost consecutive games, let alone two consecutive victories, it would have been better, but... now it still depends on winning the championship. The face of the Barcelona people.
As the final round of La Liga is approaching, many extreme Barcelona fans say that even if Barcelona cannot win the league championship, they will not give it to Real Madrid!
Real Madrid fans are tit for tat because Real Madrid leads Barcelona in points. Even if Barcelona finally defeats Atletico Madrid at home, Real Madrid will not lose points at home. This is equivalent to saying that Barcelona's 2013-2014 season will end with nothing!
Atletico Madrid fans are very low-key, because this is the last time Atletico Madrid hopes to win the league championship in eighteen years.
Having suffered two consecutive defeats unexpectedly before, there was no room for another loss in the final round, nor was there a loss of character.
Thinking of Atletico Madrid's elimination of Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, Atletico Madrid fans have absolute confidence. They believe that even if the team they support cannot win Barcelona at Camp Nou, they can at least remain undefeated!
Atletico Madrid's requirements for winning the league championship are very simple, just one point!
In the blink of an eye, the time came to the day of the final round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season.
The last round of league matches in European leagues is basically the same time. In order to avoid match-fixing and tacit matches, the last round kicks off at the same time.
Many media and fans did not expect that the suspense of the league championship was left until the last round. After all, Atletico Madrid, which had been very stable at the beginning of the season, was in a good situation. It was unexpected that they would lose two consecutive games in the last three rounds...
There is still about an hour before kick-off time, and both the Bernabeu Stadium and the Nou Camp Stadium are already full.
It is worth mentioning that the Spanish head coach said some meaningful words before the game, which gave Real Madrid fans great confidence. He said: "We have successfully avoided relegation and there is no hope for the European war. Of course, we should give some to young players." Opportunities, they are the club’s hope for next season!”
The implication is very obvious that the Spaniards who are guests will focus on military training.
On the other hand, Real Madrid's main players have recovered well after a week's rest. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti has sent out a full lineup to prepare for the Champions League final at the Stadium of Light a week later.
Let the main force find the game state.
On another venue, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also played their main players in the final round of the league. They tried their best in the last round of the league for the possibility of winning the league championship.
However, some Atletico Madrid fans are worried because the Champions League final will be held in a week.
Compared with the easy mode when Real Madrid faced the Spaniards who did not send their main force in the last round, Atletico Madrid's opponent Barcelona was simply a crazy and extremely difficult mode.
Since the Champions League final will be held in a week, Atletico Madrid players will definitely be worried about injuries and may have scruples in the 50-50 kick-off in many cases, and the World Cup in Brazil will kick off next month.
No one wants to miss the gluttonous feast that happens every four years.
Atletico Madrid's main players are basically the main level of the national team. Once they suffer serious injuries, they will definitely regret it.
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In the 38th round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season, which is the last round of the league, all ten games will be played at the same time, at 4 pm on May 17th, local Spanish time.
The sun is shining brightly and the temperature is suitable, which is a true reflection of the last round of La Liga in the 2013-2014 season.
But it is unclear whether the game process was harmonious with the environment. At least there were some minor conflicts in Barcelona before the game started.
Of course, it was just a few minor conflicts.
The most talked about content is the game itself. In the focus battle at Camp Nou, the home team Barcelona naturally takes the absolute initiative.
Messi, who was closely guarded in the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals and caused Barcelona to be eliminated, was very active in this game. Whether it was passing, breaking or shooting, it all made the Barcelona fans in front of the TV shine.
The Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV were very distressed, but what made them even more distressed was that in the fifteenth minute of the game, the main player Diego Costa was injured while running due to a muscle strain and was unable to continue the game. Substitute.
At this time, Real Madrid led the Spaniard 1:0 with Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in the match at the Bernabeu Stadium.
If the whole game ends according to the current score, Atletico Madrid fans can see it, because their side draws and Real Madrid gets three points, which only makes the two sides have the same points.
According to the same rules of La Liga points, the first thing to look at is not the goal difference, but the win-lose relationship between each other.
In this regard, Atletico Madrid has the upper hand.
However, what Atletico Madrid fans were most worried about finally appeared. In the 33rd minute of the game, Cesc Fabregas passed the ball into the penalty area. Messi alertly intervened, pushed the ball forward to the right with his body, and then grabbed it before Gore. Ding rushed forward and swept the ball to the right side of the small penalty area.
Sanchez didn't stop the ball and completed a powerful volley. Goalkeeper Courtois didn't even have time to react and could only declare that he was out of reach.
Maybe good things come in pairs. Barcelona just took the lead here. In the game at the Bernabeu, the Spaniard equalized the score with the goal of Portuguese veteran Simao!
If the whole game ends according to the current score, Barcelona will rely on the home and away advantage to reverse Atletico Madrid and become the league champion!
In the information age, news spreads extremely fast. As soon as the score changes here, the latest news is received over there.
The mood of the fans from the three parties changed very quickly during this period, even faster than the ever-changing content of the game.
So, suffering.
The scores of both games remained unchanged until halftime.
Barcelona leads Atletico Madrid 1:0, and Real Madrid draws with Espanyol 1:1.
The fifteen minutes of the halftime break passed quickly, but La Liga considered the possibility of manipulation off the field and decided to start the game the same way as the start of the game, which means that the second half will also kick off at the same time.
In the second half, the game changed sides and Real Madrid increased their offensive intensity. Tang Zheng, who was the attacking midfielder, was even used as a center to provide cover for Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema.
The broadcast showed Ancelotti very nervous, not at all as relaxed and comfortable as before the game.
In fact, it's normal to think about it. Barcelona was in full swing during the game at the Camp Nou and was leading the score. If Real Madrid can defeat the Spaniard, they will overtake Atletico Madrid in points and become first in the league!
However, Real Madrid, which has superior strength and home field advantage, has yet to find an offensive method to overtake the score again, so Ancelotti is very anxious.
Because once Barcelona defeats Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid will win the league championship.
The Real Madrid soldiers who had no way to score became more and more impatient, and Cristiano Ronaldo began to try long-distance shots from outside the penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo has the ability, but the Spanish players play very actively. Players who rarely play in the season hope to use their only opportunity to perform well and strive to occupy a place next season, so they defend very carefully and are at the forefront of the penalty area. Erect an efficient barrier.
Blindly choosing a long shot is tantamount to playing into your heart.
Tang Zheng saw that several consecutive long-range shots of Cristiano Ronaldo were blocked by the Spaniard players with their bodies. He took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to pull Cristiano Ronaldo and say a few words.
Next, Cristiano Ronaldo no longer chose a long shot, but handed it to his teammates.
To be more precise, it is left to Tang Zheng to coordinate and organize the team's offense.
The Spanish players worked hard, but ultimately lacked ability. Tang Zheng was very patient in organizing the offense, using his breakthrough ability, physical strength and vision to frequently adjust the defensive focus of the Spanish defensive players.
Finally, in the 61st minute of the game, the balance was broken again. Tang Zheng unexpectedly used the outside instep of his right foot to pass the ball while attacking the left rib. The football flew towards the far end of the goal with an obvious outside arc of his right foot, and the ball was inserted in behind. Right back Carvajal completed a kick without stopping the ball on the right side of the small penalty area.
Goalkeeper Casilla reacted subconsciously but did not touch the football...
Real Madrid takes the lead again at home 2:1!
Immediately, huge cheers rang out from the sky above the Bernabeu Stadium: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
The home fans seemed very excited because they were watching Real Madrid's home game and also watching the game at Camp Nou on their mobile phones. Barcelona, which was leading the score, took the initiative, which meant that as long as Real Madrid won the game, they could win the league championship.
Thinking back to the King's Cup championship and the Champions League final, the first triple crown in team history is not without hope!
With good longing, Tang Zheng took advantage of a long shot opportunity to help Real Madrid expand the score to 3:1.
If Carvajal's goal ignited the passion at the Bernabeu Stadium, then Tang Zheng's world-beating goal can be described as detonating the entire stadium.
Deafening cheers swept the entire stadium, and even the center of Madrid could clearly hear the carnival coming to the Bernabeu Stadium.
The home team's coaching bench and bench were filled with jubilation. The Barcelona fans at Camp Nou had obviously received the latest news from the Bernabeu, and the fanatical atmosphere dropped significantly.
I don’t know that the Barcelona players on the field were affected by the decline in the home atmosphere, and there was a serious leak in the next corner kick defense. Atletico Madrid center defender Godin headed the ball into Valdez’s guarded goal without being marked... …
The Atletico Madrid players who equalized the score were very excited because they knew that as long as they scored points on the away road, they could secure the league title!
Head coach Simeone was even more excited and celebrated by sliding on his knees, feeling that the goal was not contributed by Godin but himself.
The Atletico Madrid fans who traveled with the team to Barcelona showed their presence at the Camp Nou even though they were silent. They opened their throats in unison and raised their voices: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,"
At the same time, the Real Madrid players who were still besieging the Spanish felt very depressed.
Logically speaking, a two-goal lead should be very satisfying and basically seal the victory.
But...why did the fanatical atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium decline so quickly?
Could it be?
Therefore, Tang Zheng, who was puzzled, took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to look at the coaching bench.
He saw coach Ancelotti frowning, assistant coach Clement shrugging his shoulders, and the players on the bench shaking their heads from time to time.
Tang Zheng sighed, the result he least expected to see finally appeared...
Other Real Madrid players also understood the root cause of the decline in the fanatical atmosphere, so there were obvious mistakes in the subsequent passing and receiving.
Fortunately, most Real Madrid players have experienced hundreds of big and small battles and have strong receptivity, so they did not make fatal mistakes.
Only head coach Carlo Ancelotti regrets it. If...if Atletico Madrid had reasonably rotated the lineup in the two games they lost, maybe they would have won the league title if they had won.
Those two draws only require one win.
But there are no ifs or regrets in the world.
"Carlo, there is still time in the game, maybe Barcelona can exceed the score again?"
Clement patted Ancelotti's right shoulder and comforted him.
As an assistant coach, he can feel tremendous pressure, let alone the head coach?
The psychological pressure at this time must be very high.
Ancelotti shook his head. The relationship between Barcelona and Real Madrid is complicated and it is impossible to fight. Moreover, Atletico Madrid's defense is not jealous. They will definitely defend harder after losing Diego Costa.
as expected!
Until the end of the game, the score did not change.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 3:1 at home, while Atletico Madrid held on to a 1:1 score on the road.
In other words...Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid to win the 2013-2014 La Liga championship with one point scored in the away game based on home and away results!
The moment the full-time whistle sounded, Tang Zheng covered his face with his hands.
However, it is reasonable for Atletico Madrid, coached by their mentor Simeone, to win the league championship, and Real Madrid has made too many mistakes this season.
God is fair and regrets... are normal.