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Chapter 1135 The Battle for the Top of the World Cup Legends
Yao Xiangyang didn't come for Li Meng's birthday the next day, but he called because Li Huan didn't disclose his relationship with Li Bing, and Li Meng's birthday was just a gathering of close relatives and friends who were far away in China My grandparents and grandparents also sent gifts.

After Christmas, Li Huan left Madrid and went to France. Alizee's new song "Love" was released, and Li Huan was going to join him. He stayed in France for less than a week, and soon flew to the United States to shoot the 2013 new sports shoes for Nike. Of course, Li Huan took the Nike commercial mainly to go to the United States to have a tryst with Stewart.

Back and forth, the winter break soon passed. During the winter break, Li Huan, the owner of Atletico Madrid, went to the United States and France to meet his lover privately, buy airplanes and villas, and spend a lot of money abroad, but the Atletico Madrid club became The only team among the 20 La Liga teams that has neither bought nor rented. Manzano, who has lived a hard life in a small club, is very satisfied with the current configuration. In his opinion, this lineup is fighting against the bench. No problem.Manzano doesn't want to buy people. The club headed by Liu Yang is of course very happy. Although Li Huan is worth tens of billions, his investment in the club is not unlimited. How much investment depends on what kind of results are needed. Now Atletico Madrid only has the league and the Copa del Rey. Fighting, Liu Yang will naturally not invest money blindly, he wants to save some money for his iron buddies.

Although Atletico Madrid did not invest money during the winter break, their momentum is still very strong after the start of the winter break. The average team has not yet recovered from the vacation. Atletico Madrid has already slaughtered the upstart Ma Raja dismounted.Gained morale and confidence before playing against Barcelona in the last round of the first round.

Since Barcelona bought Ronaldinho in 04, they started the rise of the empire. They successfully overthrew Real Madrid's domination of La Liga and won the second Champions League trophy. In eight years, only Real Madrid won two La Liga titles. The other six All three championships were won by Barcelona. Because of the arms race between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​other La Liga teams have lost the right to compete for the championship and can only compete for third place. Therefore, foreign media also refer to Real Madrid and Barcelona as the Western Super League.

However, since last season, the status of Barcelona and Real Madrid has been shaken. First, the Sheikh of Qatar bought Malaga, and then Li Huan bought Atletico Madrid. Time is not yet able to threaten the status of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but with strong financial support, both teams have the possibility of challenging Real Madrid and Barcelona.

With Li Huan joining Atletico Madrid this season, the La Liga's third-best record in La Liga's history finally showed its long-lost arrogance and reached the top of the standings in one fell swoop. With the miraculous performance of Heim and Arsenal, the Madrid media believes that Atletico Madrid can replace Barcelona's dominance of La Liga better than Real Madrid. If you want to transfer the focus of football from Catalonia to Madrid, you need Atletico Madrid to have the final say.

Barcelona also suffered a lot in the hands of Li Huan. When Li Huan first transferred to Atletico Madrid, Barcelona coach Guardiola said that Atletico Madrid, like Real Madrid, was the biggest enemy of Barcelona's defending title, but Atletico Madrid had not yet shown their edge. So not many people care about Guardiola's words, thinking that it is just a cheap compliment to Guardiola, and now they finally understand that Guardiola is not a compliment, and Atletico Madrid is fully capable of becoming Barcelona's confidant.

In the first half of La Liga, Barcelona worked harder than in previous seasons. They even gave up the Copa del Rey to protect the league and the Champions League, but in the end they were taken away by Atletico before Barcelona and Atletico. In the battle for the top spot, Barcelona was temporarily at a disadvantage, and the last round of direct dialogue between the two sides turned into a real top spot.

This game was held at Atletico Madrid's home stadium Calderon. After an almost fantastic first half, many Atletico Madrid fans understand that this direct dialogue will largely determine the final result. The title belongs to, whether Atletico Madrid can restore the glory of the year, this game played a big role, some die-hard Atletico Madrid fans called on fans to come to Madrid to support Atletico Madrid a month ago, witnessing an important step in the rise of Atletico Madrid.

The players and coaches of Atletico Madrid have also used Weibo, columns, interviews and other forms to launch psychological warfare against Barcelona.

Before that, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were separated by only one point. Atletico Madrid's left-sided assassin Turan said that after the 19th round, Atletico Madrid will pull the chaser away. As long as they can keep the score beyond one game, they are sure Win the La Liga Championship.

Falcao, the striker of Atletico Madrid and the king of the transfer market, also said: The initiative of the championship is in the hands of Atletico Madrid. As long as they do not make mistakes, other teams will have no chance, even Barcelona and Real Madrid. Although there are not many points for the team, the advantage of this point will allow Atletico Madrid to take the initiative in the game, because a draw is also acceptable to Atletico Madrid, but it is difficult for Barcelona to accept a draw.

Manzano is a smart and low-key coach. Before winning any trophies, he will not speak out easily. Before the game against Barcelona, ​​Manzano praised Barcelona's style of play as the most beautiful in the world Yes, being beautiful and winning the championship is undoubtedly the best of both worlds, but Barcelona did it.Manzano said that he has been learning from Barcelona, ​​but because of the strength of the team, the original team could not play like Barcelona, ​​and now Atletico Madrid has the possibility of becoming the second Barcelona. Cheng's 18 games have also proved this point, and Manzano hopes that this direct dialogue will allow Atletico Madrid to show the world what they are capable of.

The game was held on NO.15 in January. According to the statistics of the Spanish foreign affairs department, the number of foreigners entering the country during this period exceeded the usual three times. This is similar to the original national derby. The game has also been raised to a very important position.

When fans from all over the world gather in Madrid, Real Madrid people will be used to it, but this time, the fans did not come to Madrid to watch Real Madrid play against a relegation team like Athletic Bilbao, they came to watch Madrid, which is fighting for the championship Athletic and Barcelona match.

Being an Atletico Madrid fan is also a kind of happiness.The bars near Caltron are far more affordable than those around the Bernabéu, and the drinks are fun and lively.Finding a good golfer here is an easy and sacred thing. As long as you shout Long live Atletico Madrid, or shout down Real Madrid, many Atletico Madrid fans will immediately introduce you as a confidant.

On the day of the game, in the south of Madrid, the pedestrians walking along the dilapidated old houses to the Calderon Stadium became a charming scenery that night.The Calderón Stadium does not have a direct access to the subway, only buses, but this is not entirely the main reason for fans to walk. Many fans are willing to walk because this is a well-maintained ancient city in Madrid. The Spaniards cannot forcefully demolish the real old buildings. , and then the foolish act of building an antique building.Like the famous "China Quarter", the pirate market still exists. Walking on the relatively narrow streets is a kind of high artistic enjoyment, just like walking a century ago.

The game was held at 7:30 in the evening. The Calderon Stadium, which can accommodate 5.8 people, was already full of sheet fans holding flags. They sang the team song of Atletico Madrid and waited for the arrival of this strong dialogue.

"This is a battle for the top spot. This is an early championship battle. La Liga champions Barcelona and Madrid's upstart Atletico Madrid are going to start a game like a decisive battle in Calderon. There can only be one winner here. Fans who like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid may have to struggle, but I hope you will support Atletico Madrid, because we are tired of the La Liga duo that is staged every year, we need new heroes, and this team Atletico may very well be the new hero."

"Now let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. Let's look at the home team first. Atletico Madrid played 4-4-2: 1- Courtois/6- Felipe, 8- Domingos, 23-Miranda, 13-Li Huan/12-Assuncao, 14-Gabi, No. 10 Diego, 11-Turan/18-Adrian, 9-Falcao.

This kind of lineup is not what people predicted before the game. With one point in hand, Manzano will no longer use the 433 formation. He will choose a more stable 442. No. 1 goalkeeper Courtois The reason for playing is that the recent main goalkeeper Asenjo has a cold and is temporarily unable to play.Adrian was chosen instead of Borja or Salvio because Adrian has a strong ability to grab points and will not waste Li Huan's wonderful pass.

"... The game has started, now let's look at Barcelona's starting lineup: Goalkeeper: Valdez Defender: Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abidal; Midfielder: Ha Wei, Busquets, Iniesta; Forwards: Fabregas, Messi, Pedro.

Villa just came back from injury and is still sitting on the bench, but the combination of Fabregas and Pedro is also very powerful. After Fabregas, Barcelona's forward line is more flexible , because both Messi and Fabregas are players who can pass and shoot. . . . . . . "

The game has already started. Manzano did a good analysis before the game. Guardiola's Red and Blues are not conservative. The one-point gap makes Barcelona, ​​who are used to leading the way, very dissatisfied. They hope to beat Atletico Madrid away and regain their belongings. Their own top spot, and at the same time hit the increasingly rampant Atletico Madrid fans.

Atletico Madrid played very steadily at the beginning, focused on defense, passed back when there was no good opportunity, chose a more reliable position to pass the ball, and kept as much possession of the ball as possible in their own hands. Atletico Madrid is not a ball-handling team. They just didn't want to give Barcelona more opportunities to get the ball.

(End of this chapter)