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Chapter 1156 World Cup Legend, Match Point
Time flies, and before you know it, La Liga has come to the final stage. Those who are relegated, those who are vying for the Champions League and Europa League seats, the bayonets are popular, and the kills are indistinguishable. Only the most lively championship battle has become easier.In the past ten years, the La Liga championship has been played between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The two giants take turns to sit on the manor.With the arrival of Li Huan, the structure of La Liga has undergone earth-shaking changes. In the first half, the competition for the league championship has changed from a duo to a Romance of the Three Kingdoms.At the same time, because Li Huan left the European overlord Arsenal, the Champions League was in a vacuum without a leader. Real Madrid and Barcelona were eager to compete for the Champions League title, so La Liga became a one-man show for Atletico Madrid in the second half.

At the end of the league three rounds away, Atletico Madrid, which leads No.2 Barcelona by 6 points, ushered in a match point. As long as they beat Athletic Bilbao in the 36th round, they will be able to win the championship three rounds ahead of schedule .

After working hard for nearly a season and looking forward to it for 18 years, Atletico Madrid people finally waited for this day. A week before the start of the game, Atletico Madrid fans all over the world launched a call to watch the game live. Local Atletico Madrid fans in Spain Not to mention, the high-pitched emotions made local Atletico Madrid fans watch the training as a game in advance, and the number of people watching each Atletico Madrid training was as high as 2.In the south of Madrid, this is the territory of Atletico Madrid. The atmosphere of winning the championship has spread to every corner. Li Huan's huge statue, the flying team flag, and the sheets and jerseys that can be seen everywhere make everyone who comes to the south of Madrid smell it. To the joy of the champion.

The re-emergence of Atletico Madrid has made the Madrid media very excited. They are also vigorously promoting Atletico Madrid's championship, especially "Aspen". Now they have almost become the mouthpiece of Atletico Madrid. Card Newspaper confronted. "Aspen" invites Atletico Madrid players to open a column in the newspaper, and their reporters report to fans every day in detail about Atletico Madrid's various developments and make suggestions to Atletico Madrid.

Alfred, the editor-in-chief of "Aspen", believes that Atletico Madrid should play this game against Athletic Bilbao as a final, because if Atletico Madrid cannot win this game, the next two games will not be good Whether it is Levante, which is eager to relegation, or the Catalan giants Barcelona, ​​they will not let Atletico Madrid take three points easily. Atletico Madrid has not won the championship for 18 years. It is hard to say whether they can play at such a level, so it is better to settle the championship in this game.

"Marca" also believes that the away game against Athletic Bilbao is the best chance for Atletico Madrid to win the championship. With Real Madrid defeating Barcelona and reaching the Champions League final, Barcelona, ​​which is empty of all four, will definitely fight Atletico Madrid in the final round. If you can't lock the championship, there will be too many variables behind.

Atlético can’t wait to win the championship, but Athletic Bilbao doesn’t want the beauty of adults. The Basque Lions are the second earliest team in La Liga and the team with the fourth most league titles in La Liga. They and Ma The relationship between Atletico and Athletics is very special. Atletico Madrid was separated from Athletic Bilbao that year, and it can be called the second team of Athletic Bilbao. Later, Atletico Madrid's results were better than this big brother. E Athletic is not very comfortable.

The reason why this traditional giants in the Basque region fell is because they have a very special feature, that is, they do not recruit players from outside the Basque region. In the Athletic Bilbao team, all of them are from the Basque region. In this era when victory is above all else, the outside world may think that Bilbao will succumb to pressure to abandon tradition in order to revive the club.But nearly 80% of Bilbao fans said they would rather bear the shame of the team's relegation than the club's abandonment of tradition.In their view, the importance of maintaining a close relationship between the club and the Basque Country far outweighs the desire for medals.

Although the strength of the most unique team in the world is not strong, it must not be insulted. Under the leadership of the Argentine lunatic Bielsa, their combat effectiveness is also difficult to guess. They don't know when they will suddenly wake up. Lion, no matter whether you are a tiger or Wu Song, you will fight hard, and you will not let go if you see blood. Although your strength has declined, this kind of temperament in your bones cannot be changed just by changing it.It was very difficult for Atletico Madrid to win Athletic Bilbao at home in the first half. Now they want to win the championship at the famous hell stadium San Mames. One can imagine how much resistance they will encounter.

The lunatic Bielsa also said before the game, he said: Athletic Bilbao will not complete any team, we will play our own style, Atletico Madrid needs to show the championship if they want to celebrate the championship at the San Mames Stadium When strength comes, we will pay tribute to the real strong.

The core of Athletic Bilbao, their 1.9-meter-five center Llorente said in an interview: "The San Mames Stadium is the grave of superstars. I did not perform well for various reasons, and I hope that Li Huan will also fall under this spell, if Li Huan loses his magic power here, our chances of winning will increase a lot.”

The game was held on the afternoon of May 5nd. Atletico Madrid’s bus arrived at Bilbao, Spain’s third largest port, two hours ahead of schedule. There were more than 2 fans following Atletico Madrid, but not all of them There are tickets, and Athletic Bilbao refused to provide more tickets to Atletico fans, at least 5000 of whom had to watch live TV outside the San Mames stadium.

This is Atletico Madrid's first chance to win the championship since the 0506 season. Except for Li Huan, the head coach Manzano has no experience in winning the championship. Everyone from the fans to the players was a little nervous. At the press conference before the game, Coach Manzano even nervously named Courtois, who was not included in the 18-man roster, as the starting goalkeeper, causing reporters to be in an uproar.

After the game started, the San Mamés stadium made a lot of noise. The fans here are very close to the stadium, which is somewhat similar to the design of the stadium in the UK. In fact, Athletic Bilbao is some people who work and study in the UK. established, their features and pitches are much the same as in England.The shouts from the fans, the boos and scolding of the away team can almost be conveyed directly to the ears of the players of the away team, which brought great mental pressure to Atletico Madrid and made the muscles of the already nervous Atletico Madrid stiff. , The technical action is out of shape.

The Basque Lions also fully demonstrated their tough personality, and their blood and fighting spirit made it more difficult for Atletico Madrid.

The football is played by Athletic Bilbao players, many fouls, many tackles, few flashes, and worse for Atletico Madrid, less than 10 minutes into the first half, tense Atletico Madrid Central defender Miranda received two consecutive yellow cards and was sent off early, leaving Atletico Madrid with an absolute disadvantage of one less player.

Seeing Miranda walking off the pitch with his head down and looking frustrated, and disappearing into the tunnel amidst the boos of Athletic fans, Duan Xuan, the commentator at the scene, couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Today's Atletico Madrid is really too much." Nervous, and the Atletico Madrid team we saw earlier are almost two teams. They seem to have become the nerve knife of the previous seasons. Of course, Athletic Bilbao's home court is also really scary. "Hell's Home", regardless of the home team's state throughout the year, their combat capabilities in San Mames are always extremely strong. Even for giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​facing San Mames is hopeful and intimidating. In the past few years, The two giants of La Liga are the best, but they have never taken advantage of San Mamés. Regardless of the League Cup, they either barely keep a draw or win a small victory. "

Huang Jian, the commentator of Sina, thought: "It cannot be said that Miranda is young. If a player has not won the championship, then no matter how old he is, he cannot be considered mature. In fact, Atletico Madrid does not need to be so nervous at all. They will not win this game. Winning the championship is also a high-probability event, and now it seems that we can only expect Li Huan to stand up as the savior, hehe, why do I feel that Atletico Madrid is becoming more and more like the Chinese team?"

Then the weather was not good, and a sudden heavy rain invaded the San Mamés Stadium again. This heavy rain also made the Athletic Bilbao fans in the stands more confident. Atlético de Madrid, who were invincible this season, scored goals very quickly. Fortunately, the assistant referee was aware of it and ruled Llorente's goal invalid on the grounds that Athletic Bilbao striker Max made a handball foul first, allowing Atletico Madrid to escape again. Passed a catastrophe.

In the 20 minutes of the game, the passive Atletico Madrid had to make substitutions. Assuncao, the midfielder who replaced the central defender Miranda, was removed, and the central defender Godin played sick to make up for this fatal loophole. The team's core full-back Li Huan also began to assist frequently to boost the morale of the team.

However, just when Atletico Madrid adjusted their mentality and patiently counterattacked to deal with the ferocious Basque Lions, the misfortune happened again. The central defender Godin, who had just changed into the field, was awarded a penalty kick by the referee for a handball foul in the penalty area. , In fact, this is a passive handball, but the referee believed that Godin's arm expanded the defensive area and resolutely awarded a penalty kick.

Llorente, the core of Athletic Bilbao, calmly scored a penalty kick against Asenjo. 1:0, the home team Athletic Bilbao took the lead. Atletico Madrid, who was eager to win the championship two rounds in advance, was like After being poured cold water over their heads, they stayed on the court, and the Atletico Madrid fans who followed to the scene and kept shouting "Atletico Madrid Champion" were also silent. One person was missing and one goal was conceded. Atletico Madrid's dream of winning the championship in advance has basically been announced End, unless a miracle happens.

But will the miracle happen again?
(End of this chapter)