prince's green

Chapter 198 The Knockout Tournament Arrives

Linger's first hat-trick against Real Madrid helped the team turn the score into 3:2, but because they lost 0:3 in the away game, and the opponent had an away goal, Atletico Madrid had to wait at least [-] minutes to reverse the situation. To score three more goals.

The first half ended with a score of 3:2. During the intermission, Simeone didn't make too many arrangements, because there are still three goals to chase, which is indeed a big gap.

However, at the beginning of the second half, Simeone still replaced the two main players, Juanfran and Gabi, to see if there is still a chance.

After the intermission adjustments, Real Madrid played more steadily. In the second half, Atletico Madrid attacked for about 20 minutes and failed to score. On the contrary, the opponent was almost scored by Isco in a counterattack. Simeone gave up completely. Let the team slow down and keep a 3:2 score.

Even if they are eliminated, it is not bad to beat Real Madrid at home.

Ringer was substituted in the 75th minute to prepare for the upcoming weekend's league game, and the Champions League knockout round is coming soon.

In the end, the score of 3:2 was maintained until the end. Ringer scored a hat-trick and Ronaldo scored twice. Although Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid at home, they were still eliminated from the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a total score of 3:5.

"It's disappointing to be knocked out of the Copa del Rey, but we have more important games to play, the league and the Champions League, and that's what matters."

In an interview after the game, Linger could only say this.

"The Copa del Rey Golden Boot? We have already been eliminated, others will continue to participate in the final, the Copa del Rey Golden Boot does not mean much."

Relying on this hat-trick, Ringer scored 6 goals in the Copa del Rey this season, temporarily ranking first in the Copa del Rey scorer list this season.

Messi has scored the most goals in the Copa del Rey besides Ringer. He has scored 5 goals so far, but he still has a Copa del Rey final to play and may overtake Ringer.

And Ringer's hat-trick is his fourth hat-trick this season, and he is also the player with the most hat-tricks in La Liga this season.

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February 2, Valentine's Day.

The young lady came all the way here for the festival, so of course Ringer wanted to go out with her for some fun.

The two first went to the observation tower in Moncloa Park, overlooking the entire city of Madrid from the tallest building in Madrid.

"Lin Jun, it's really too high here, I'm a little afraid of heights."

"Don't be afraid, follow me and shout~~~'I'm King of the world'!"

Climbing high and looking far, the world is at your feet, Linge shouted coquettishly, and then attracted the attention of others.

"Is that Lin over there? It seems to be with his Chinese girlfriend?"

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Well, the Spaniard can't tell where his girlfriend is from.

So, Ringer had to dismiss two fans and leave.

Soon, Ringer brought his young lady to the famous Plaza de España.

"Is that Don Quixote?"

"Well, he is the most famous old man in Spain."

On the square is the famous sculpture of Don Quixote, the lance he used to fight the windmill giant, and the lean horse that was almost exhausted under his crotch.

At noon, the two found a restaurant on the side of the square to eat, and then the afternoon belonged to the young lady's time. The two came to Grand Avenue, the young lady was shopping, and Linge was responsible for carrying the bags and paying the bill.

The day after Valentine's Day, the 24th round of La Liga arrives, and Atletico Madrid will face Valladolid at home.

After this game, the Champions League knockout round of sixteen will come soon.

The Champions League round of [-] is divided into two weeks. Atletico Madrid's game is in the first week, and they will challenge AC Milan away.

"The most important three months of this season for Atletico Madrid are coming." These are the words of the Spanish media.

Although Atletico Madrid's current record is good, it can be regarded as a big dark horse, but the previous results can't explain anything. Now is the most important stage of a season.

La Liga has to compete for the championship, and the Champions League has to play the most intense knockout match. Once the tense schedules of the two sides converge, they may lose on both sides. This is how many dark polo teams were strangled to death.

However, for Atletico Madrid, the most important thing is to play well in the current league. If they lose again, they will lose the top spot.

Valladolid is currently ranked 18th in La Liga, which is in the relegation zone.

Before the start of the game, Simeone was a little worried that the opponent would grab points for relegation, and this game would be difficult to play.

But after the game started, he knew he was thinking too much.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Cork slammed the ball into the penalty area. Ringer stepped in to catch the ball, faked to the right and changed direction, but snapped the ball back and pushed the far corner with his left foot.

The opponent's young goalkeeper was also deceived. By the time it was discovered that Ringer had pushed from the far corner, the ball had already reached the goal line.

"Gooooool~~~~"

"Lin~~It's him again!!"

"Lin opened the game with a push and scored. He is currently in a good state. This is quite good news for Atletico Madrid, which is about to face AC Milan!!"

The goal was scored in the opening game. The relegation team was obviously a little flustered, and the defense line was in chaos.

So 3 minutes later, Ringer and Turan made a two-for-one cooperation in front of the penalty area. The opponent's defense line in front of the penalty area was completely torn apart. Ringer got a good long shot and immediately kicked the goal.

The ball went towards the lower right corner of the goal, but this time the opposing goalkeeper Marino made a good save and slapped the ball back into the penalty area, but Costa rushed up and made a follow-up shot in the penalty area, and the ball flew again Into the opponent's goal.

Two goals were scored in the opening 6 minutes. Valladolid's relegation team has no intention of relegation and grabbing points at all.

So in the 24th minute, Godin also relied on a corner kick to score a header, extending the score to 3:0.

The first half ended with 3:0, and Simeone started to make substitutions at the beginning of the second half.

Ringer was substituted in the 64th minute, Costa in the 75th minute and Koke in the 79th minute.

All the important players were replaced and rested to prepare for the upcoming Champions League knockout round.

On the field, Raúl Garcia seized the opportunity to score another goal in the 78th minute to extend the score to 4:0.

In the end, Atletico Madrid beat the relegation team Valladolid 4:0 at home, avoiding two consecutive league losses and retaining the top position.

However, in this round, Barcelona beat Vallecano 6:0 and Real Madrid beat Getafe 3:0. The score gap remained unchanged. Atletico Madrid led the list with 62 points, followed by Barcelona and Real Madrid with 60 points.

The three-nation situation in La Liga will continue.

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After La Liga, the UEFA Champions League knockout round, which is the focus of the world's attention, is coming, and the media has also begun to hype this topic.

Simeone said in front of the reporter now: "Although most of us have not participated in the Champions League knockout rounds, we are not afraid. And Lin has enough experience. He participated in every knockout round of the championship team last year. His experience It will help us too."

"Being knocked out of the Copa del Rey is not the end of the day, we reached a peak and then fell off the peak, and that happened, but now we have stopped the decline, we will play every knockout game, Every knockout match is a final for us."

At present, Simeone still lacks confidence in the result of facing Milan in the knockout round. After all, the opponent is the seven-time Champions League champion and has a profound background.

In a game that has attracted much attention, whether the lineups of both sides are neat is naturally also attracting attention.

For Atletico Madrid, Courtois rested for two games and fully recovered from his injury. He will definitely not miss the battle with Milan. However, the left-back Brazilian Felipe is still injured and can only let Insua play.

Insua's recent games, ordinary games are nothing, but in the two rounds of the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid, he was a bit stretched against the aggressive Real Madrid, and it can even be said to be bad. He scored in one of the two games. An own goal, the other is to give the opponent a penalty.

According to the Italian media, this is a point that AC Milan can take advantage of.

As for AC Milan, it has been confirmed that Robinho, Cristante and teenager Al Shalawi will be absent, and even Kaka may be absent.

In the weekend league, Kaka was injured in the game against Bologna. Although it was confirmed after the game that it was just a simple ankle sprain, after all, the time is too short. Whether Kaka can catch up with this Champions League battle is still unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)