number one striker

Chapter 390 Two Penalties
A successful Jedi counterattack boosted the morale of Atletico Madrid. Facing the challenge of Mallorca in the second round of the King's Cup, Simeone once again sent a substitute lineup.

The score of 0:0 is as boring as the process, but it can also advance.

Their opponent in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey is the Spanish second team Mirandez. The two rounds will be finished in early February, and the schedule is very dense.

In order to ensure the team's state and physical fitness, Simeone carried out rotations in the league.Facing Osasuna, Atletico Madrid sent some substitutes and main players, and made adjustments in the second half to ensure that most of the players were rested, and a few minutes were used to adjust their status.

Osasuna failed to complete the task of blocking Atletico Madrid and allowed the opponent to take away 3 points.

Although Mirandez is a team in the Second Division, in the Copa del Rey, it is often the second or even third division teams that beat the first division teams.Mirandez eliminated Villarreal, Racing Santander and the Spaniard along the way, and he is an out-and-out giant killer.

So their fans have reason to fantasize about the team defeating Atletico Madrid. Anyway, they have won so many first-tier teams, and it is not impossible to defeat the leader Atletico Madrid.

Sorry, Madrid doesn't believe in miracles. At the Calderon Stadium, Atletico Madrid let the visiting Mirandis know what crushing is.

The score of 6:0 made Mirandez clearly understand the gap between the two sides, which was the result of Atletico Madrid's closing in the second half.If you continue to maintain high pressure and fast attack, I am afraid that Mirandis will lose at least 10 goals.

The Copa del Rey is a comparison of strength and luck. Like the other semi-final, Valencia drew Barcelona, ​​and the signing luck is obviously not as good as Atletico Madrid.

The strength of Barcelona is obvious to all, and there is no need to repeat the results of the game.

Back in the league, Atletico Madrid's next round opponent happens to be Valencia.After being crushed by Barcelona, ​​they met the leader Atletico Madrid again, and it was miserable.

But in terms of team strength alone, Valencia is not so easy to deal with.

In the first confrontation of the season, it was obvious that Valencia underestimated the enemy, causing the team to be beaten back by Atletico Madrid.

This encounter, Valencia has learned how to behave. Don’t you like bulldozers to press and counterattack? Okay, then I will retreat, and you can attack from the ground.

Atletico Madrid's positional offense was not as sharp as the counterattack. Facing the "Bat Army" who put on a defensive posture, they were somewhat at a loss.

Caesar moved to the right, and his opponent was the diminutive Alba.

Regardless of his short stature, Alba's speed and dexterity far exceed everyone's imagination.Caesar suffered a loss in their first confrontation with him. He thought he could use his speed to wade over. As a result, Alba decisively shoveled at the moment Caesar started. Caesar's ball hit his leg, then bounced back, and hit Caesar's body out of bounds.

This successful defense also made Caesar scratch his head. He didn't expect Alba, a guy who focuses on offense and light on defense, to have such accurate judgments.

After all, he was also a player who joined Barcelona later. If there are no two brushes in defense, it is impossible to be favored by Barcelona.

If it fails once, then do it again, Caesar and Alba are on the bar.

Anyway, the team controls the ball, and he has a lot of opportunities.

For the second time, Alba struggled a little, but he was faster with his feet and poked the ball away.

Two consecutive successful defenses did not let Caesar back down, and soon, he found Alba again.

"It's not over, you!" Alba was a little helpless, this guy still had to pass by him?

Just kidding, I am Alba who is favored by Barcelona and may transfer to him next season.If I can't handle you, I will join Barcelona.

"Alba goes! He's fast!"

However, Caesar reacted faster. He served first, pushed the ball away, and then with his left foot, a croquette in place bypassed Alba.

"Come back to me!" Alba quickly turned around and chased after Caesar.

Midfielder Albelda pushed forward, trying to steal Caesar.

Seeing that Caesar seemed to have a big trip, and the ball got closer to him, Albelda stretched out his leg and broke it.

Still the second serve first, Caesar stepped on the ball, turned around 360°, and then pulled the ball away with his left foot.

"Marseilles turn around!"

"I come to watch the game just to see this!" The fans in the stands were elated, and it really was Caesar's breakthrough that was the most exciting!
Breaking through Albelda, Mateo was also dodged by Caesar. From the corner of the penalty area, Caesar volleyed vigorously.

Diego Alves reacted quickly and saved the ball.

Although there was no goal, Caesar drove the momentum in the stadium, including the Atletico Madrid players, and everyone became excited.

Soon, Diego Costa also created a chance.

"Gabi steals the ball successfully! Give it to Turan! Turan then give it to Thiago! Thiago keeps the ball straight! Costa successfully reversed offside!"

Calderon's fans became restless, but Costa, who had just entered the penalty area, was pulled down by the opponent's defender on the line of the penalty area.

"Penalty!"

"This is a penalty without a doubt! But the referee only gave a yellow card! This caused strong dissatisfaction among Calderon fans."

The first penalty shooter was Costa, who put the ball on the penalty spot and took two steps back.

Caesar stood at the back, confident in Costa's footwork.However, the opponent is Diego Alves, a master of penalty kicks. This guy has saved a lot of penalty kicks, which has to make Caesar more vigilant.

Still be ready to make up shots, and prevent problems before they happen.

"Costa run-up! Hit the goal!"

Not only Caesar, but the Valencia players also know that Alves is a master of penalty kicks, so they are also ready to rush in to make a clearance.

Victor Luiz, who had just fouled, rushed in the moment Costa shot, sure enough!Alves saves the ball!
Overjoyed, Louis hurried to make a clearance, but there was someone who was faster than him.

"Caesar shoots!"

Caesar was about to volley vigorously, but his foot tripped, he lost his center of gravity, and the ball didn't go out.

"Another penalty! Caesar was kicked down by the opponent behind him! Let's see, it's Victor Luiz again! He sent two consecutive penalties within 2 minutes!"

This time the referee decisively showed a second yellow card and sent Louis off the field.

"How about I come?" Vidal looked at Costa with a smile, and the latter said angrily: "No, I will definitely enter this time!"

Costa did what he said, this time Alves judged the wrong direction and failed to save the team.

With one less man fighting and another goal conceded, Valencia's defense has become much weaker.

After 90 minutes, Atletico Madrid beat their opponents 2-0, and Caesar scored the winning goal.

A few days later, they won the second leg against Mirandis 3-0 away and successfully advanced to the Copa del Rey final.

(End of this chapter)