number one striker

Chapter 508 Two Penalties
Before the end of the first half, Atletico Madrid finally survived Bilbao's round after round of attacks and began to counterattack.

Caesar's dribbling from the side posed a great threat, but no one followed up in the middle, causing him to plunge into the opponent's encirclement at the end.

Without Costa, no one can help Caesar open the gap.

Both Gabi and Emre don't like to insert assists, so Caesar is a little helpless.Raúl García and C Rodriguez didn't get in in time either, and Caesar had a hard time finishing with a shot that didn't turn out to be a threat.

The lack of an offensive fulcrum still has a great impact on the team's offense.Especially the Athletic Bilbao players moved quite a lot, constantly interrupting Atletico Madrid's offensive rhythm.From the moment the midfielder launched a counterattack, every defensive action of the Bilbao players was aimed at people instead of the ball, but their actions were maintained very well, and there were no malicious fouls, they were all small actions.

But it greatly delayed the efficiency of Atletico Madrid's offense. Until the end, Atletico Madrid did not launch an effective and threatening offense.

At the beginning of the second half, Simeone tried Raul Garcia to the front line, C Rodriguez and Caesar divided the two sides, taking into account both offense and defense.

Such a change is not bad. After there is a fulcrum in the middle, the Atletico Madrid players regained their offensive rhythm.As a result, the defense in the center became empty, and the gap behind Raul Garcia was effectively used by Bilbao. However, Garcia returned to his position.

"This game is extremely unfavorable to Atletico Madrid! It seems that their winning streak is about to end!" The commentary said this sentence quite pertinently, because Bilbao immediately launched another attack.

"Munyain moved to the wing! Facing Thiago's defense, he sent the ball to San Jose in the center!"

Facing Gabi's defense, San Jose gave the ball to Suceta next to him, who passed it to Eguiza, and the Atletico players could only passively follow.

"Ejiza pass to Elora! R. Rodriguez jumps over!"

Facing the passive situation where the team fell behind, R. Rodriguez wanted to steal the opponent and play a counterattack.As a result, his somewhat reckless pounce gave his opponent a chance. Iraura deftly wiped Ronaldo, and then passed the ball to the middle.

Aduriz drew Gabi's defense on the front point, but the ball was not passed to him, but to Felipe Luis.

Although he is 182cm tall, Louis's header skills are far behind.Muniain and De Marcos rushed up, Luis couldn't beat four hands with two fists, and De Marcos grabbed a favorable position, and then another header went into the net.

"3:0! The game has ended early! Atletico Madrid trailed by 3 goals in the away game, and the players have lost their spirits!"

Simeone kicked the mineral water bottle next to him with some annoyance. Something was wrong from the beginning of the game, and almost everyone was out of shape.Dominguez's red card also became a turning point in the game, and the team has been completely at a disadvantage since then.

At the end of the game, Caesar used a free kick to help the team save a little face, but it was powerless to change the fact that they lost 1:3.

It was Atletico Madrid's first loss of the season, ending their terrifying 20-game winning streak in the league.

At the press conference after the game, Simeone took the responsibility for the loss on himself. He said: "I made a huge mistake in my tactics. I didn't expect how difficult the game would be before the game. The substitute lineup was not prepared enough. Athletic Bilbao played a high-quality game and they deserved today's victory."

There is no time to be disappointed with Atletico Madrid. Besides, winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. Even Real Madrid and Barcelona have not achieved 20 consecutive victories and can make history. This Atletico Madrid team is already quite great.

Atletico Madrid players immediately returned to Madrid to prepare for the top 4 of the Copa del Rey.

Their opponent is Sevilla, and the first leg is played in Calderon.

Sevilla ranks in the middle this season and still retains the hope of entering the UEFA Cup next season.And they don't want to give up the Copa del Rey, after all, the team hasn't won any championships for many years.

This is destined to be a tight game, neither team wants to give up, and both want to seize the opportunity in the two rounds.Moreover, Atletico Madrid urgently needs a game to adjust their status and regain their domineering spirit.

Tens of thousands of fans came to Calderon to cheer for Atletico Madrid. The team had a good chance at the beginning of the game.

"Costar pulled to the wing! Saul received his pass! Facing Fasio's defense, Saul chose to break through!"

Fasio didn't expect Saul's speed to be so fast, and was easily swayed by Saul under lack of preparation.

"Saul rushes into the penalty area! Inverted triangle pass! Cork shoots!"

The ball kicked on Cicinho, who was returning to the defense, and bounced out of the goal.

Immediately afterwards, Caesar also made a threat.

Immediately after the last round of the game, some media jumped out to criticize Caesar, saying that he would not be able to play without Costa.

As a result, when faced with doubts, Caesar admitted it generously. He said: "Yes, it is precisely because of Diego in front of me to help me attract defense that I can get so many opportunities. This is a fact, and I am not denying it."

Now the media have nothing to say, is it necessary to crowdfund and find a team to buy Costa?

In the last round of the game, Costa was in an extremely depressed mood. After all, he didn't even sweat much before being replaced by Simeone.

Caesar also knew that Costa was in a bad mood, so in the face of doubts from the media, he simply praised Costa. Now Shengshimeiyan was finally happy, and publicly stated that he was the man behind Mr. Jinqiu.

Hmm, this position seems a bit wrong.

Facing Sevilla this round, Costa also made his debut and performed quite positively.

"Koke's instep arcs from the wing! Costa catches the ball behind the defender! Costa speeds up!"

As a result, Spasic fouled in time and stopped Costa outside the penalty area. Of course, he was also fortunate to receive a yellow card.

"The free kick distance is just right, Caesar is standing in front of the ball! His free kick hit rate is quite high this season, and he has almost become the team's regular weapon!"

Seeing Caesar walking in front of the ball, the Sevilla players immediately became nervous and quickly set up a 6-man wall.

As a result, Caesar didn't hit the goal directly this time, but rubbed the ball over the head of the person in front of him.

Saul, who had been lying in ambush behind the wall of people, turned around immediately, the ball fell from the air, and he volleyed to hit the goal.

"Saul hits the goal! Spasic blocks the ball with his stomach!"

However, the referee didn't seem to think so. He walked up to Spasic decisively and held up the yellow card in his hand.

"Yellow card! The referee thinks that Spasic has committed a handball foul! Now Spasic has accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off! Atletico Madrid won a penalty!"

(End of this chapter)