I have to say that although there was a certain amount of luck involved in this championship, it was only through the unremitting efforts of Southampton's staff that we were able to win it.
After all, although in these four short rounds, three of their competitors have lost successively, Manchester City lost to Liverpool, Chelsea lost to Sunderland, and Liverpool lost to Chelsea, but if Southampton had not achieved consecutive victories,
He won without giving his opponents any chance, and they couldn't catch the pie falling from the sky.
No matter when, even if you have a destiny, you still need people and things to help you.
Many people began to lament that this championship was simply destiny!
Southampton's players and fans, stimulated by this championship, greeted the remaining games with the highest enthusiasm.
There is nothing to play in the remaining two league games, which means the Champions League is still worth their efforts!
At home, defeat Atletico Madrid and enter the Champions League final historically!
That was the only thing on everyone's mind at Southampton.
When the Atletico Madrid team came to Southampton, they were greeted with such enthusiasm.
Such a fanatical atmosphere actually puts a lot of pressure on many people. Although Atletico Madrid achieved a 0-0 draw in the first round, which is actually a good result, they will indeed feel more pressure in the away game.
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"No matter what, we have to achieve the best results." Simeone mobilized his players.
Before the match between Atletico Madrid and Southampton, another semi-final was held to decide the winner in advance.
Although Chelsea performed very hard at home, and Willian used two assists to help Benteke and Schürrle score goals, Chelsea still lost two goals to Ronaldo at home. In the end, they were eliminated 2-3 in the two rounds.
These two goals are Ronaldo's fifteenth and sixteenth Champions League goals this season.
The Portuguese had already tied AC Milan's legendary striker Altafini and Messi's single-season record of fourteen goals, and these two goals allowed him to set a new record!
And he still has a final to play, and what kind of final result he can achieve is still enough to look forward to.
Real Madrid is already waiting at the final venue. Next, it depends on who between Southampton and Atletico Madrid can become Real Madrid's opponent in the final.
For Southampton, their results this season are already brilliant enough. After all, after failing in the Champions League group stage last season, they can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League this season. This is enough in itself.
I feel amazed.
The dark horses of this season's Champions League are nothing more than Southampton and Atletico Madrid. They both eliminated two traditional strong teams and entered the semi-finals of the Champions League. From this perspective, there is no doubt about the gold content of their results.
Now, it depends on who can be the darkest dark horse.
"The players from both sides have already played! Judging from the starting lineup, both sides have used all their main players! The home team Southampton's starting lineup is still their accustomed four-three-three, goalkeeper Navas, defender Klein, Luke Shaw
, Otamendi, Font, midfielder Casemiro, Mkhitaryan, De Bruyne, forward J Ronaldo, Suarez, Lukaku! This is their most commonly used starting lineup this season! And Marquez
Jingze sent a 4-4-2 lineup. The goalkeeper was Belgian goalkeeper Courtois on loan from Chelsea, two full-backs Juanfran and Felipe, center back captain Godin and Miranda partnered, and midfielder
Koke, Thiago and Mario Suarez are the three defensive midfielders, Turan is the attacking midfielder, and the forwards are Diego Costa and Adrian!"
"Both sides have a top goalscorer. Southampton's is Suarez. He has scored 34 goals in the Premier League and nine goals in the Champions League so far! This data is quite astonishing, and now it is the best scorer in the entire Europe.
, only slightly worse than Cristiano Ronaldo. And Atletico Madrid’s super shooter is Diego Costa. This Brazilian, who has been naturalized in Spain, has had a big breakout this season. He is now playing in La Liga.
He scored 27 goals, second only to Messi and Ronaldo. He scored seven goals in the Champions League and ranked fifth on the current Champions League scorer list. Above him were Messi who scored eight goals and scored
Suarez scored nine goals, Ibrahimovic scored ten goals, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored sixteen goals! These two can be said to be the best shooters this season besides Melo! Although Ibrahimovic also performed well,
However, the influence of Ligue 1 is still a little bit behind after all..."
"And Ibrahimovic has scored 26 goals in the league so far." The guest next to him added.
"And the second-ranked player scored ten fewer goals than him." The commentator quickly followed up.
Then they both burst out laughing at the same time.
Ibrahimovic, who was shot for no reason:...
The players on the field were scattered on both sides, and Southampton won the right to kick off the game.
They will play at home against Atletico Madrid, which has the best defense this season.
This is a team that is better defensively than Chelsea.
Of course he won't be an easy opponent to deal with.
"Now that we have arrived at our home court, we will not be conservative. When it comes to scoring goals, no one can beat us." Noriya said while shaking hands with Simeone.
"Although we are not very good at attacking, we are not bad at all. Especially our defense is better, so we will not suffer any disadvantages when playing against each other." Simeone said with a smile.
Ji Ya nodded, and the words had already been spoken, so there was no need to say anything else, just a comparison.
When the two head coaches returned to their positions, as the referee blew his whistle, the Southampton fans in the stands cheered thunderously, and the game officially began!
Southampton took the lead and Lukaku kicked the ball to Suarez, who then passed it back.
Southampton did not play any fast break after the opening, but began to pass the ball back and forth in the midfield, looking for opportunities.
Atletico Madrid did not rush forward aggressively, but instead ran in the midfield, waiting for Southampton to attack.
"Well, their defense is indeed divided into two parts, the front and back. They will only press frantically in the frontcourt and backcourt instead of wasting opportunities in the midfield." Ji Ya thought silently in his heart.
Atletico Madrid's strong defense this season lies in this. The advantage of split pressing is that they will not exert all their strength in the frontcourt or backcourt. Of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, it will consume a lot of physical energy. In other words, their game
Often there is only 90 minutes of physical fitness. Beyond this limit, the players' performance will decline rapidly.
Of course, Noriya can't expect not to concede a goal for 90 minutes... Southampton's defense is not that good.
Since the defense cannot compare with the opponent, then of course it can only compete with the offense. When both sides' offense can continuously score goals, Atletico Madrid's defensive advantage... is actually nothing.
This is Ji Ya's request and arrangement for this game.
He didn't know what Simeone planned to do in this game, but using offense to take the initiative in this game was enough.
