super storm

Chapter 1160

The quarter-finals of the Champions League this season are very interesting.

There are three La Liga teams among the eight teams, namely Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premier League, two Bundesliga teams, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, and Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue [-].

The Serie A team was wiped out in the round of sixteen.

And this season's UEFA Champions League round of 1 also has a particularly interesting phenomenon, that is, all the No. 2 qualifying teams in the group defeated the No. [-] qualifying teams in the group and won the quarterfinals.

As early as when the quarter-finals were drawn, many media reporters began to write articles to analyze this phenomenon in depth, believing that this was a signal of changes in the strength and weakness of European football, especially the complete decline of Serie A.

Of course, some people have counted that Serie A is the league with the least investment in the transfer market over the years.

To put it bluntly, professional football burns money.

Real Madrid's opponent in the quarter-finals is Dortmund, another German team, but Real Madrid is at their home court. With Yang Yang's hat-trick and Isco's goal, Real Madrid beat Dortmund [-]-[-], which surprised everyone.

Ancelotti once again set up a three-five-two formation in this game, and at the same time liberated Isco, which aroused praise from media reporters after the game, because this season, Real Madrid switched back and forth between different formations such as three-five-two, four-three-three, four-four-two, and even four-three-two-one Christmas trees, and they all played very well.

The main reason is that the team's bench is thick enough to adapt to different tactics, which makes opponents a headache.

With one foot in the semi-finals, Real Madrid face another matchup in the top half, Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

The two teams also faced each other on a narrow road. As a result, in the first leg at Old Trafford, although Manchester United scored first, Bayern Munich's Schweinsteiger quickly equalized the score for the German team. In the end, the two sides shook hands one-on-one.

But this is not a small advantage for Bayern Munich, because they have an away goal.

Moyes' team has performed poorly this season and currently only ranks seventh in the Premier League. The results can be said to be quite poor. Many people are even worried that they are likely to lose the Champions League next season, or even European qualifications.

Real Madrid is also paying close attention to the news of Manchester United, because the Galaxy Battleship has always been full of interest in Manchester United's goalkeeper De Gea, and De Gea is Manchester United's best player this season, and his overall strength has improved greatly.

Compared with Manchester United's poor performance, Guardiola's team performed quite well in the Bundesliga, with an unbeaten record of 28 wins and three draws in 25 games. It is the only two undefeated teams in European football, and the other is Real Madrid.

But Real Madrid's performance is even better, because it is the only team that remains unbeaten on all fronts.

Judging from the results of the first round, Real Madrid's most likely opponent should be Bayern Munich.

After playing Dortmund, Real Madrid did not rest, because the next league is coming.

But on the next night, many Real Madrid players, including Iker Casillas and Ramos, gathered at Yang Yang's home to watch the match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

As a result, everyone was surprised.

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One to one!

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, in the huge living room, more than a dozen Real Madrid stars were a little silent.

Because they really don't know what to say.

Barcelona was forced into a one-on-one by Simeone's team at their home court. This has to be said to be a big upset, because it means that Barcelona lost the opportunity in the first round of the game.

"Simeone's team is getting dirtier and more stable. This defense is a headache for anyone who encounters it." Harvey Alonso shook his head and sighed. He has always been one of Real Madrid's favorite players to think and analyze.

"Pique was wronged, he was slapped by Diego Costa for no reason." Ramos smiled rather gloatingly.

That happened in the No.12 minute of the first half, when Atletico Madrid made a long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and Diego Costa and Pique competed for the top together, but Diego Costa was squeezed away by Pique.

Pique is also very cunning in playing football, with many small moves and rich experience. This time when he was fighting for the top, he wanted to use Diego Costa's shoulder to take off, both to suppress the opponent and to grab the point.

If it is someone else, you will be suppressed by you, and you will feel angry at most. This kind of thing is too common in the game. Not to mention Pique, Ramos does this kind of thing. To put it bluntly, this is a defensive technique of the central defender.

But Diego Costa is also a bad guy. When he saw Pique pressing him to take off, he simply walked away without arguing.

Pique originally jumped with the body of Diego Costa. As soon as the Brazilian striker walked away, Pique lost his balance in mid-air and fell to the ground with his buttocks first.

This fall was really miserable, and Pique was thrown off the field directly.

However, Diego Costa was also unlucky, and he was replaced soon after he suffered a thigh muscle strain, but Diego, who came on as his substitute, scored a world wave in the second half and opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

For Diego Costa's move, the Real Madrid star group, the onlooker group, also has mixed reviews. Some people think it should not be done, but some people think it should be taken for granted, because Pique's move itself is annoying.

Of course, Yang Yang secretly observed that those who supported Diego Costa were mostly attacking players in the frontcourt, while those who thought it was wrong were mostly defenders. Obviously, defenders often do this kind of thing, and they are afraid that the attackers in the frontcourt will learn from Diego Costa’s bad move.

The final score of the game was one to one, and Barcelona was at a disadvantage, but generally speaking, this is a pattern of two tigers competing.

Barcelona paid the price of Pique's serious injury, and Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa is expected to miss the second leg.

"Judging from the current situation, Atletico Madrid still has the upper hand." Yang Yang analyzed.

The main reason is that Atlético Madrid’s defense is fundamental, so Diego Costa’s injury has an impact on their offense, but their defense has little impact, and they must play a defensive counterattack, but Barcelona is different. The defense itself is weak.

"Barcelona has basically found its own rhythm except for the opening stage, and the passing and possession cooperation is also good, but it can't do anything about Atletico Madrid's defense. The sheet army is also ruthless enough. It paid the price of six yellow cards and a total of 24 fouls..."

Yang Yang shook his head and smiled wryly as he looked at the big statistical data after the game.

This is the style of Atlético Madrid.

Simeone is like a gangster, and Atletico Madrid's players are like his thugs, a group of ruthless characters.

Sometimes Yang Yang even thinks that a player like Diego Costa can only play the greatest tactical value under a coach like Simeone.

"The number of interceptions is also 35." Harvey Alonso noticed other data. "Overall, Atletico Madrid's tactics have played a role, but the foul tactics themselves are very problematic, especially in the knockout stage. If you get a card, you will be suspended."

Although over the years, many teams and fans have called on UEFA to restructure the Champions League to prevent some players from missing important games due to yellow card suspensions, but in fact, UEFA has not yet made a decision.

In other words, there are still considerable risks in Atletico Madrid's style of play.

Of course, from the perspective of the team, Atletico Madrid has no choice, because their strength itself is only like this. It is already quite rare for Simeone to bring this team to this level, and the bench thickness is not enough.

From this point of view, both Atletico Madrid and Simeone are worthy of respect.

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House seemingly endless rain.

Just after Barcelona suffered a one-to-one draw with Atletico Madrid at their home court, they ushered in a transfer ban from FIFA.

As early as [-], FIFA established a system to specifically inspect and supervise the transfer regulations of professional players, and part of it is dedicated to supervising and protecting the transfer of underage players.

For example, if Barcelona wants to introduce a young player, it must first be within [-] kilometers of the training base. There is no age limit. If it is done within an EU member state, the player must be over [-] years old. If it is a player from a non-EU country who is under the age of [-], the player's parents must work in the country where the club is located and must not be employed by the club.

In the past few years, Barcelona's La Masia has introduced ten foreign players under the age of [-], six of whom have been banned by FIFA, and there are three Korean teenagers among them.

This time, FIFA also issued a strict order to prohibit Barcelona's transfer registration for the next two transfer periods.

Barcelona is understanding and appealing this, because once it is implemented, it means that from now on, Barcelona will not be able to buy players during the summer and winter break transfers in [-], which will be extremely fatal to Barcelona.

He had just suffered a setback in the Champions League, and finally ushered in a transfer ban from FIFA. For a while, it seemed that the whole world was against Barcelona.

However, regarding the external situation and the allegations made by the media and fans, Real Madrid has always remained silent and stayed out of the matter.

(End of this chapter)