193 Who is the wolf and who is the sheep!
Romania, Bucharest.
The first half of the Europa League final was dull overall. Atletico Madrid's overall skills were good, but there was not much exciting personal performance.
Braga has no good chance to fight back, and Tang Hong has no room to play if he wants to do something.
In the 35th minute of the game, when Tang Hong received a straight pass from Eziyejile on the left side of the midfield, although the flying tackle when Tang Hong dribbled across the middle and cut the ball did not cause any substantial damage to Tang Hong, the referee showed a yellow card because his movements were too dangerous.
Tang Hong dodged and rolled on the ground in time and stood up, whispering beside Arda Tulan: "If you do similar actions, I will never give up."
Arda Tulan was right when he heard this.
I am not afraid of you having fire, but I am afraid that you will not take the bait!
Three minutes later, when Tang Hong responded again on the sideline, Alda Tulan rushed to the front and used hidden force to knock Tang Hong out of the sideline in the physical confrontation, and also stared at him provocatively for a long time.
Tang Hong smiled contemptuously at him when he stood up. The referee would definitely not show the same player a yellow card one after another. At least Arda Tulan did make a foul just now, but it has not reached the standard of playing cards.
It seems that the two are a little competitive.
In fact, Tang Hong has not lost his focus on the game in the overall situation, but in the context of Atletico Madrid's failure to actively oppress the offense, Braga does not have a good counterattack environment and opportunity. This situation is actually very common in football games.
Even Messi and Ronaldo, two masters who scored goals, may not necessarily get opportunities in every game.
At this time, Tang Hong would rather interfere with the opponent. Arda Tulan thought Tang Hong was angry with him, but Tang Hong regarded this as a way to deal with Atletico Madrid's local defense.
At the same time, in the local battlefield of Braga's backcourt, the gunpowder smell between Braga and Atletico Madrid became stronger and stronger. In the 41st minute of the game, Adrian cut in from the left and was knocked down to the ground by Custodio, and Custodio received a yellow card.
Adrian returned to the court after receiving treatment from the team doctor.
When the injury stoppage time approached, Tang Hong saw Alda Tulan hit him as soon as he stopped the ball on the backcourt. When the two were still two meters apart, Tang Hong swung his right foot to kick the ball into the backcourt. His movement was a bit big, and he seemed to be shooting the ball directly at Tulan. This shocked Tulan and subconsciously turned his back to dodge.
Tang Hong swung the ball and cut it across and got rid of it.
Arda Tula found herself angrily and ran back to chase after her, but she obviously couldn't catch up with Tang Hong.
When Gabi stood in front of Tang Hong, Tang Hong decisively passed the ball into the right area of the front court.
Viana ran forward and stopped and sent the ball to Lima without waiting for Suarez to get close.
Lima trolled the ball horizontally under Godin defense and then shot.
The football flew straight to the middle of the goal, and was hugged by Courtois after bounced.
No threat.
Barbosa called Tang Hong in the backcourt, but after making a gesture, he only got Tang Hong's hand-pressing sign.
Barbosa's meaning is very clear. Just like before, instead of letting Tang Hong take on the organizational tasks in the midfield, it is better for him to go to the front and wait for the opportunity.
Tang Hong thought it was not the time yet.
At least he can still play a certain role in Atletico Madrid, and he is not sure whether he can get an excellent opportunity if he reaches the frontcourt.
You should know that Atletico Madrid's midfield strength is much stronger than Valencia, and even better than Manchester United!
When the first half ends, neutral fans may be disappointed, and a relatively utilitarian game is really not very interesting.
Atletico Madrid fans and Braga fans seemed a little heavy.
The game is stalemate and the situation is stalemate. This kind of game gives people the feeling that it is a goal to determine the outcome, and whoever scores the first goal can win the final victory!
But now I can't see who has the chance to win the championship!
After the midfielder returned to the locker room, Yartim gave everyone a serious midfield speech, asking everyone to be patient and be sure to defend well!
Although it was not stated clearly, all the generals of Braga could vaguely understand what Yartim meant.
In this game, they must be prepared for extra time and even penalty shootouts!
The two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half. Atletico Madrid took the lead and started the offensive immediately. When Barbosa was about to be passed by Diego, he decisively chose to turn around and pull the foul. The referee blew a foul for a foul and then showed him a yellow card.
Two minutes later, when Tang Hong responded to Amorin's pass from the left position in the center circle, he directly knocked the ball behind him and headed towards the steering wheel on the side. Arda Tulan came from behind. Tang Hong stopped quickly to protect the ball and turned around and let the opponent rush past the side.
Arda Tulan turned around and intercepted Tang Hong. Tang Hong once again acted as a big shot. Arda Tulan thought Tang Hong was going to cheat him again, so he resolutely robbed him!
But in the next second, bang!
Tang Hong's football hit Arda Tulan's ribs and bounced out of the sideline.
Arda Tulan fell to the ground and covered the hit part, while Tang Hong ran out of the sideline to throw the ball in the sideline. Seeing Arda Tulan fell to the ground, he could only throw the ball in place and walked into the field.
Arda Tulan endured the severe pain and gritted her teeth. Although he felt that Tang Hong did it on purpose, there was no evidence.
After all, Lima is running in front, and Tang Hong is understandable to make a long pass.
Simeone stood on the sidelines with a serious look on her face.
From the beginning of the game to now, Braga's most threatening is Tang Hong. His ball possession and breakout are the highest in the game, but he has hardly penetrated into the key areas of Atletico Madrid's defense, which means that Atletico Madrid's overall defense has minimized his threat!
Judging from Braga's posture, he was at ease to fight back with a defensive attitude, and there was no sign of oppression at all.
Maybe the three giants in the Portuguese Super League would not have played like this when facing Atletico Madrid, but Braga does know that their overall strength is not as good as Atletico Madrid. They also had a painful experience of losing in the Europa League final last year, and it is understandable that they are extra cautious in playing the final this year.
But if the game continues like this, the two teams seem to play fiercely but there is no substantial threat.
Is Atletico Madrid willing to play extra time or penalty shootout with Braga?
Simeone has always been very tolerant, which is a necessary psychological quality for a team to play a defensive counterattack.
Especially when it comes to strong teams!
But if you want to say that a team that is not as good as yours, you have to endure it until the final stage of the game, it is a bit suspicious of self-destruction.
Simeone plans to watch it for more than ten minutes. If Braga really defends like this, then Atletico Madrid can sound the offensive horn and attack for a while!
In the 52nd minute of the game, after Alda Tulan received a pass from Diego on the right side of the frontcourt, he had just dribbled forward two steps but was stabbed by Tang Hong from behind and poked the ball off, and then he tripped to the ground!
It was a little embarrassed to fall to the ground. After Tang Hong tackled the ball, he immediately got up and prepared to rush forward. At this time, the referee blew the whistle. Tang Hong pointed to the place where he tackled helplessly and shouted to the referee: "I'll tackle the ball first. It doesn't matter if he fell down!"
But the referee ignored him, and Arda Tulan stood up and looked a little gloomy.
Anyone can see that Tang Hong and Arda Tulan's tit-for-tat confrontation are about to get out of control!
Yartim had to frequently gesture Tang Hong on the sidelines, so that he could suppress his anger and control his emotions!
Simeone is very happy to hear that if Tang Hong does irrational behavior because of this, maybe a confidant Dahuang will disappear!
In the 55th minute of the game, Falcao's long shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Quim and out of the baseline.
Two minutes later, Tang Hong was knocked to the ground by the opponent when he was running to the center circle and received a return pass from Lima after pivoting the ball and getting rid of Suarez.
Tang Hong sat on the ground and looked at the referee. The other party did not take out the cards. Tang Hong smiled and was not confused.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Diego collided with Adrian in the frontcourt and knocked the ball back to Suarez who assisted. Viana stepped forward and blocked the opponent with too much action. The referee gave Viana a yellow card warning to try to control the emotions of the players of the two teams and avoid any more outrageous actions.
Simeone looked calm on the sidelines, like a calm beast.
The gunpowder on the field was very strong, and Braga looked restless.
This is definitely the best news for Atletico Madrid.
Because in this situation or in a state of chaos, Atletico Madrid can always be more calmer than its opponents, his disciples know that this is the perfect time to see the Atletico Madrid map!
Simeone waved her hand on the sidelines, Atletico Madrid, attacked with a strong attack!
When Juan Fran and Felipe gave more support to the frontcourt side on both wings, and Suarez and Gaby also assisted and quickly to the front of Braga's penalty area more frequently and quickly, Tang Hong did not retreat, but instead moved forward.
Both sides advance and retreat, Tang Hong's position is very close to the opponent's back line. If it is started, it will press the offside line to form a good opportunity!
In the 72nd minute of the game, Gabi's long shot outside the penalty area was blocked by Quim, and Adrian's supplementary shot that entered the penalty area was blocked by Evetton.
When Viana was controlling the ball at the front of the penalty area, he saw Suarez coming up and pressing fiercely. He decisively transferred the ball to the side to find Bayano. Even so, he was still knocked to the ground by Suarez from behind!
The referee originally planned to call Suarez for a foul, which was what Atletico Madrid wanted most, but Bayano passed the ball to the back of the center circle with a diagonal pass.
When the referee saw Lima stopping the ball, he raised his hand to indicate that the attack was beneficial and did not stop the game!
Simeone's face suddenly changed drastically!
After Lima knocked the ball back, Barbosa rushed up and passed it over the top and sent the ball to the left side of the frontcourt.
Tang Hong has already started on the left side of the front court like a thunderous rush!
Chapter completed!