Chapter 333: Costa did not make the starting roster
Mundo Deportivo's commentary article caused an uproar among Atletico Madrid fans who did not know the truth.
Atletico Madrid fans are worried.
Real Madrid and Barcelona fans moved up small benches and prepared to eat melon seeds and watch the show.
This remark also caused concern among some Atletico Madrid players who did not know the truth.
Costa angrily tore the World Sports newspaper into pieces and trampled it under his feet.
He did not expect that one of his jokes would be taken out of context and made a big fuss by the Catalan media.
Simeone immediately asked Costa about the situation. Costa said that it was just a joke and that he did not mean that he and Li could not coexist.
"Villa can testify that Li is not far away. They should have heard what I was saying and knew what I meant."
Costa shrugged helplessly and said: "Who knew those damn guys could misinterpret my words!"
Simeone's heart dropped, and then he asked Villa and Li Chuanqi for confirmation, and got a positive answer.
Villa was also troubled. Marca analyzed what he said after the game and believed that Barcelona’s locker room was not united: “When Villa was interviewed by the media after the game, he repeatedly emphasized the unity of Atletico Madrid’s locker room, which shows that Barcelona’s
The dressing room is not as united as people think!"
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With the end of the opening match between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla, La Liga officially kicked off the new season.
The next day, Barcelona came on stage after the coaching change.
New coach Martino led Barcelona to make their debut at Camp Nou against Levante.
No one thought that the score in this game would be so huge!
Seven to zero!
After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Barcelona defeated Levante with seven goals at home.
Messi and Pedro both scored twice, and new aid Neymar, who has high hopes from Barcelona fans, came on as a substitute in the second half and completed his debut at Camp Nou.
Real Madrid, who also underwent a coaching change, had a difficult time winning. They narrowly defeated Real Betis with a score of 2-1 at the Bernabeu at home!
Isco made his debut at the Bernabeu and shined in the game.
The first goal was not Real Madrid, but Real Betis.
In the next game, Isco sent an assist to help Benzema equalize the score, and completed the winner with a header in the final stage of the game, helping Real Madrid get a thrilling start!
The two former Málaga twin stars have shone in new clubs, proving that Málaga's La Liga championship last season was not a fluke!
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In the first round of the Champions League play-offs, Atletico Madrid will go away to challenge Lyon.
On August 20, Atletico Madrid and his delegation appeared at Lyon International Airport.
When they walked out of the aisle, they were surrounded by reporters waiting for them.
Damn, this is just a Champions League play-off, but there are so many reporters?
Li Chuanqi was very surprised when he saw the darkness. He didn't realize that he had now become a superstar in Europe.
Simeone, Costa and Li Chuanqi became the key figures interviewed by reporters.
The focus of reporters is, of course, what Costa said.
Villa breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not a key figure in the eyes of reporters.
Costa said forcefully: "My original intention was not what they said, it was just a joke! They misinterpreted what I meant!"
Simeone said calmly: "Afterwards, I communicated with Diego and others to understand the situation at the time. After the big victory, the players were in a good mood, so they joked with reporters during the interview.
However, it was such a joke that people actually made a fuss about it.
Now some media have lost their professional ethics, attacking for the sake of attacking, disregarding the truth, taking quotes out of context, and distorting their original intentions...
If Diego was really complaining, why didn't other media report it when there were so many media outlets at the time?
Therefore, as long as we analyze it carefully, we will know the truth!"
Li Chuanqi said: "I don't believe what the media says. I have always had a good relationship with Diego. He is a straightforward person who will say whatever he thinks.
If that were Diego's true thoughts, he would have mentioned it to the coach first, not to the media.
This is not his way of doing things!
Fortunately, there are not many media like that, otherwise I would not dare to be interviewed by the media!"
Li Chuanqi asked loudly: "Are there reporters from World Sports here? If so, I take back what I just said, otherwise they will say that I will not accept interviews from the media from now on and I deeply hate the media."
The reporters laughed and shouted: "There are no journalists from Catalonia here, you can say whatever you want!"
Costa, Simeone and Li Chuanqi launched a counterattack to World Sports.
Atletico Madrid fans breathed a sigh of relief.
Real Madrid and Barcelona fans stopped eating melon seeds. Damn it, it turned out to be a misunderstanding. I thought it was a big show!
Mundo Deportivo immediately hit back: "Costa was lying. He realized the power of his words and was afraid of being put on the bench by Simeone, so he immediately changed his words!
What does this mean?
It shows Li’s special status in Atletico Madrid’s locker room. Costa can’t afford to mess with him. For the sake of his own future, he can only explain it this way!”
Costa was so angry that he wanted to grab a machete, make a scene in World Sports News and chop down all those damn guys!
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Atletico Madrid came to Lyon with the news, which quickly attracted the attention of the European media, making this ordinary Champions League play-off match extraordinary.
On the 21st, many European media rushed to Lyon, and reporters from Mundo Deportivo also came.
As night fell, the Atletico Madrid team took the bus provided by the hotel and rushed to the Olympic Park Stadium!
This is a magnificent stadium that can accommodate nearly 50,000 people.
Along the way there were Lyon fans wearing Lyon jerseys, cheering for their team.
This was Li Chuanqi's first visit to France. He looked at the buildings outside the window and found that the buildings in France were similar to those in Spain.
This may have something to do with the proximity of the two countries, or it may have something to do with culture.
After Atletico Madrid players got off the bus, reporters from various European countries summoned Costa, Simeone and Li Chuanqi.
The three people did not accept interviews from the media. What needed to be said was already said at the airport yesterday.
This left reporters quite disappointed.
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At 8:30, the starting players of both teams led the ball boys and followed the four referees out of the tunnel. They were greeted by cheers like a mountain and a tsunami.
The commentator of Lyon Sports Channel loudly said: "In the 2013-14 season, the first leg of the Champions League play-offs between Lyon and Atletico Madrid is about to begin!
Let us first introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides. Lyon has a 3-5-2 formation: goalkeeper: Anthony Lopez; three defenders: Bedimo, Bakari Cone, Anditi; five midfielders: Marr
Blanc, Mwemba, Gonalons, Grenier, M. Sarr; two forwards: Gomis, Lacazette!
Simeone arranged a 442 formation: goalkeeper: Courtois; four defenders: Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Felipe; four midfielders: Keke, Thiago, Gabi, Tu
Lan; two forwards: Lee, Villa!
Costa did not appear in the starting lineup!
Before the game, Mundo Deportivo predicted that Costa would not appear in the starting lineup because he said after the game against Sevilla that he and Lee could not coexist and Simeone could only choose one of them!
Mundo Deportivo's report caused an uproar.
Costa said in an interview at the airport yesterday that his remark was a joke, and Simeone and Li attacked Mundo Deportivo, saying they had lost media ethics.
World Sports launched a counterattack today, believing that Costa lied because he was afraid of Li and being banned.
Regardless of the truth of that matter, Costa did not enter the starting lineup and was correctly predicted by Mundo Deportivo, and there will definitely be another controversy after the game."
The reporters on the sidelines were talking a lot.
Most reporters believe that Costa played the entire game three days ago and not starting this game is a normal rotation.
Neither Li Chuanqi nor Villa played the entire game, so they can start this game.
The World Sports reporter scoffed at their remarks.
This is obviously Simeone suppressing Costa for Li. It's so obvious that you can't see it?
It doesn't matter what he says, what matters is what he does!
