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Chapter 593 The Dreaded Atlético de Madrid

Chapter 593 The Dreaded Atlético de Madrid

Chapter 174 The Dreaded Atletico Madrid

In the early morning of April 26, BJ time, the semi-finals of the Champions League began to play in full swing.

First up is Manchester City's game against Bayern Munich at home.

Of course, Manchester United fans hope to see Manchester City in trouble, although there is no talk of not supporting Manchester City in the English media. After all, the Champions League game is an outstation, and the media still have to talk about political correctness.

But the fans don't care about that, especially the Manchester United fans, who are short of sitting in the away stands of the Etihad Stadium and playing the slogan "Only Manchester United can represent Manchester".

However, it seems that Manchester City's strength is still weaker than that of Bayern Munich.

Just one minute into the game, Alaba helped Bayern Munich open the scoring. This goal completely disrupted Manchester City's deployment.

But fortunately, before the end of the first half, Aguero stabbed smartly in the penalty area to help Manchester City equalize the score.

In the second half, when Manchester City, which was playing at home, was aggressively pressing up, Bayern Munich's offensive counterattack broke through the goal handled by Joe Hart again.

This time, it was Lewandowski who took a long-range shot from nearly 30 meters away from the goal. The Polish striker hit a deciduous ball, leaving Joe Hart helpless and could only watch the goal into the net.

Next, Bayern Munich still had several good chances to score goals, but they were all resolved by Joe Hart one by one.

Manchester City's luck was not bad. In stoppage time, De Bruyne's shot was blocked by Boateng's handball. Then the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick and showed Boateng a Chapter 2 yellow card. A yellow card was sent off, it seems that the two sides will miss the next round of the game.

Aguero calmly pushed the lower right corner and scored twice to help Manchester City draw with Bayern Munich at home.

Although Bayern scored two away goals, at least they did not lose at home. In the next round, Manchester City still has a chance.

The Champions League semi-finals have always attracted the attention of Chinese fans, but due to this awkward live broadcast time, many fans can only choose to watch one of them-after all, staying up late for two consecutive days is always difficult.Therefore, many fans did not watch this game. In addition to the existing fan groups of Bayern Munich and Manchester City, more fans are still waiting for tomorrow's game.

Tomorrow is Manchester United's away game against Atletico Madrid!

Atletico Madrid's performance in the Champions League in the past two or three years has been quite strong. Before this season, they had reached the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons and successfully won a Champions League trophy.

However, Li Qingshan was still a member of Atlético de Madrid's lineup in the two finals of the Champions League, and he was the absolute main force, making immeasurable contributions to the team.Therefore, many media believe that after selling Li Qingshan, Atletico Madrid's strength has declined quite obviously.

Especially in this season's La Liga, Atletico Madrid, which has won the La Liga championship for two consecutive seasons, can only rank No. 3 after Barcelona and Real Madrid this season, and is already behind the No. [-] Barcelona has seven points and is five points behind second-placed Real Madrid. This gap makes it very difficult for Atletico Madrid to defend their La Liga title this season.

However, in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid still performed very well. After qualifying in the group, Atletico Madrid eliminated Eindhoven and Barcelona successively, and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

A team that can eliminate Barcelona has never been underestimated.

And this time, Atletico Madrid's opponent in the top four is Manchester United with Li Qingshan.This had to make the Atlético de Madrid fans sweat. After all, they know how strong Li Qingshan is.

And many Chinese media have begun to hype that Li Qingshan has reached the Champions League final for three consecutive years.In the past, it was difficult for a Chinese player to play in the UEFA Champions League. Now it is possible to see the shadow of a Chinese player in the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons. It has to be said that Li Qingshan has fed the appetite of the fans.

In fact, if Atletico Madrid eliminates Manchester United, they will also reach the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons.

Ancelotti obviously did not ignore this point: "This team's combat effectiveness at home is quite strong. They have a tough style, plenty of physical fitness, and can maintain a high-pressure pressing situation throughout the game. Just eat the opponent in one bite in the away game, I can accept a draw in the away game, everything will be discussed when we return to our home court, remember, the game is 180 minutes, don’t be impatient, even if it is zero to zero, we Don't be afraid!"

For Ancelotti's caution, Manchester United's players are not surprised at all.

A team that has been able to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive years, and this season has eliminated Barcelona and reached the semi-finals, such a team must have two brushes.Compared with Manchester United's downturn in the Champions League in recent seasons, they are not qualified to underestimate their opponents.

"Their high-pressure defense in the midfield is suffocating. Everyone must be very cautious." After Ancelotti finished speaking, Li Qingshan also added.After all, he has played in Atletico Madrid for two seasons, and the team has not changed much in terms of personnel, so he still has some understanding.

"Li is right, handle the ball as safely as possible in the backcourt, run more to respond, and don't let them successfully intercept the ball in the backcourt!" Ancelotti said.

The players nodded. This is the semi-final of the Champions League. There are not many players who have experienced this, so many players listened carefully.When you don't have much experience, it is good to listen to other people's opinions.

"Everyone must have a good rest tonight. Remember to close the doors and windows of the hotel to avoid being disturbed by the noise made by the other party in the middle of the night."

It is also very common in football matches to make some noise under the opponent's hotel and interfere with the rest of the opponent's players. Manchester United also defended against it.

"Okay, the meeting is over now!!"

Ancelotti looked at the time, stood up and said.

After all the players left the locker room, the assistant coach Giggs said with some concern: "Will it put too much pressure on the opponents to say that they are so strong? I think many players are starting to get nervous. After all No experience in the semi-finals of the Champions League."

Ancelotti shook his head: "It doesn't matter if you are nervous right now. There is still one day before the game. By then they can adjust. They can do this, as long as they are not nervous before the game starts." .”

"Compared to this, I am more worried that they are not mentally prepared enough to deal with this tough battle."

Ancelotti looked worried.

(End of this chapter)