number one striker

Chapter 399

It is not difficult to face Besiktas in the first round of the top 16. The score of 3:0 at home ensures that Atletico Madrid can send a rotation lineup in the second round to ensure the team's physical fitness.

With Barcelona falling behind, the league championship this season basically belongs to Madrid, but it is not known whether it is Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.The two teams are entangled in points and may switch positions at any time.

What's more, the Madrid derby in the second half of the season has not yet started, and it is not yet known who will win.

In addition to the championship, Caesar had another important honor to contend for.This season, the La Liga Golden Boot competition has intensified. Both Ronaldo and Messi have reached the peak of their form. Let alone 40 goals, even the 50-goal mark may be broken.

The same is true for Caesars. Now the three of them have scored more than 30 goals, and there are still more than ten rounds in the league. People are discussing with relish, who will be the final winner of this crazy season.

Caesar has been in good form recently. He scored two goals against Besiktas, and he scored two more goals in the next game against Granada.

In the second round, Simeone left most of the main players in Madrid. Such a big act also made the Turkish media very annoyed.

"Atletico Madrid will pay the price!"

"Besiktas will tell the arrogant Madrid people with practical actions that this is our home stadium!"

However, even if the media kept drooling and belittled Atletico Madrid for nothing, the score of 1:0 in the second round brought them back to reality.

If you can't play, you can't play, not to mention that the Besiktas players themselves are timid before fighting, and they almost gave an own goal when they came up.If Adrian hadn't seized the opportunity, Atletico Madrid wouldn't have to wait until the last moment to secure the victory.

Successfully broke into the top 8 of the Europa League, and did not encounter any strong opponents along the way.If you are careless and think that the Europa League is nothing more than this, then Atletico Madrid will suffer a big loss.

Not only them, Manchester United, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, as well as Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, and Sevilla have all broken into the top 8. The real game is only now beginning.

Before the lottery starts, no one knows what kind of opponent they will encounter.

Of course, Atletico Madrid expects to get the two big gift packages of Mestalla and Aikmaia, otherwise Sevilla or Bilbao will do as well.

"We have confidence in our own strength. Of course, it would be great to draw a less powerful opponent. But Atletico Madrid will not be afraid of a strong opponent. No matter who it is, we will go all out."

As if responding to Caesar's interview, Atletico Madrid won the Premier League upstart Manchester City.

Balotelli called Caesar the moment he learned of the result.

"Hey! This time we finally meet as opponents!"

Caesar said: "Didn't we meet in the European Youth Championship in 09?"

Balotelli: "???"

"Forget it, I knew you didn't remember. How about it, are you ready to lose to us?"

"Just kidding! We started to aim for the championship this season, and you Bernabéu fans don't be kicked and cried by me!"

"Idiot, our home court is called Calderon."

"???"

For this result, Simeone is definitely not bad.

"Manchester City's strength is undoubtedly very strong, but they have just emerged in recent years and their experience in major competitions is relatively inexperienced. We won the Europa League last year and have more experience than them. This will be a very exciting 180-minute game, and we will go all out."

If Kaiser remembers correctly, Manchester City won the Premier League this season.In their last game, they beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2. Dzeko and Aguero scored twice in stoppage time to put themselves on the throne while kicking down a frightened Manchester United.

In other words, Manchester City this season is the most dangerous team in recent years, and Atletico Madrid will be eaten by them if they are not careful.Simeone said he was not afraid of Manchester City, but in fact he was quite afraid.

For this reason, he took Boggs to secretly inspect the Manchester City game, because he was going secretly and was not discovered by the media.

Aguero, who transferred from Atletico Madrid this season, is undoubtedly the absolute core of Manchester City. He commands Manchester City's offense on the front line and leads the team forward with goals.

It is not easy to contain Aguero, and Simeone has to use his brains for this.

Back in the league, in the 28th round, Atletico Madrid was tied by Mallorca at home, causing the team to lose two points at once and trailing Real Madrid by 3 points.

Everyone was out of shape in this game. Fortunately, Mallorca striker Tomer Hemed missed two excellent opportunities, otherwise Atletico Madrid might not even be able to keep a point.

This game also made various media eager to try. Why, is Atletico Madrid unable to continue?

Expose the shortcomings of your lack of background, and start to fall behind?

The impatient reporters started to publish articles, throwing out various opinions. In a word, Atletico Madrid is about to lose the qualification for the league.

But there are also people who keep a calm head. After all, it is just a game. Even if they feel that Atletico Madrid is not good enough, they have to wait and observe.

As a result, this group of people managed to keep their face. In the 29th round of the league, facing the strong opponent Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid won 2:0 and continued to oppress Real Madrid.

"It's just a flashback, and the next Atletico Madrid will definitely reveal its true colors."

"Being able to beat Athletic Bilbao shows that Atletico Madrid is strong, but they are not motivated. For them, being able to get second in the league is already a very successful record."

As a result, in the next round, Atletico Madrid beat Zaragoza again, and Caesar assisted Costa to score the winning goal.

In the interview after the game, Caesar also complained to various media without hesitation.

"I have seen a lot of reports recently, and there are a few big articles, but they can be summed up in one sentence: Atletico Madrid is dead. Now, does anyone still think that Atletico Madrid is weak?"

Caesar's words fell into the ears of those media people, which was tantamount to a provocation to them.

But Atletico Madrid has a good record. Although it is 3 points behind Real Madrid, there is a possibility of overtaking at any time.And sticking to it will tire readers, so the outlets are desperately looking for topics to fight back.

As a result, Manchester City entered their attention, and the first round of the Europa League top 8 was about to start.

"Manchester City has made great strides this season and now ranks first in the Premier League. Facing Manchester City, which is in good form, can Atletico Madrid keep Calderon?"

"The knockout round is a matter of two rounds. If Atletico Madrid cannot keep a clean sheet and return to the Etihad Stadium, they will be very passive."

"Manchester City's offensive power is very strong. If Atletico Madrid cannot contain Aguero's performance, the result of this game will be unpredictable."

(End of this chapter)