Li Chuanqi ran to the command area and hugged Costa tightly.
The commentator of Madrid Sports Station said loudly: "Who said there is a conflict between Li and Costa? At this moment, they are hugging each other tightly, which shows that there is no problem between them!"
The reporter from World Sports News sneered at them. This was just a show!
When the game restarted, Atletico Madrid returned to its original state, huddled in its own half. They were like a lurking beast. Once they found an opportunity, they would immediately attack with all their strength!
In the 13th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid completed the steal in the hinterland and immediately launched a quick counterattack.
After Li Chuanqi took over the football, he started breakthrough mode, passing three Lyon players and reaching the penalty area!
Turan advanced on the right side.
"Pa!..."
Li Chuanqi made a small diagonal kick, and the football flew towards the right side of the penalty area!
The ball has arrived and the people have arrived!
Turan flew in and shot low!
The football flew towards the left corner of the goal!
Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopez jumped up and miraculously blocked the football!
Villa's follow-up shot!
The football hits the net!
"Bilia!"
The commentator of Madrid Sports Station shouted loudly: "Two to zero! The ball is in! It's in! It's in! It's in!..."
The commentator of Lyon Sports Station said painfully: "This is Atletico Madrid's second attack, and they scored again! Atletico Madrid's offensive success rate reached an astonishing 100%!
This is a team that doesn't pursue possession of the ball, they care about offensive success rate!
This is a terrible team!"
Villa jumped with excitement. After transferring from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid, he got much more playing time than Barcelona.
More importantly, he has scored goals in two consecutive games, as if he has returned to his peak!
The main reason why Villa left Barcelona was that the Catalan media believed that he was past his prime and could no longer adapt to Barcelona's style of play.
Is this a slap in the face?
Slap Barcelona in the face?
Villa didn't think about this problem and should be happy at the moment.
The reporters on the sidelines were talking a lot:
"I thought Lyon should resist at least until the second half, but who knew that they had already surrendered just thirteen minutes into the game..."
"We can't say they surrendered, it's because Atletico Madrid is too strong!"
"Yes, it is very troublesome to encounter a team like Atletico Madrid. Simeone is completely opposite to Barcelona. He does not pursue possession of the ball, but pursues efficiency, and their efficiency is so high. This is a very different style of play!"
"Yes, Guardiola pushed the pass-and-control style to the extreme in Barcelona. Now the whole world is learning from them. Simeone did the opposite, which is indeed very different!"
"Simone's football philosophy is actually utilitarian football, at the expense of enjoyment. This will definitely not be recognized by the mainstream!"
"Yes, we should criticize this conservative style of play, which sacrifices the offensive talents of the players and makes the game less enjoyable to watch!"
"What do you see Lee doing on the court? He spends a lot of time on defense, and only on counterattacks can he unleash his offensive talents. Shouldn't a player like him focus his main energy on offense?"
The direction of the discussion began to change, turning towards criticism of Simeone's tactics.
On the field, the morale of the Lyon players was low. Twenty minutes into the game, they were already two goals behind. This was a desperate thing.
When the game restarted, Lyon stepped up its attack and pressed almost across the board.
A half-court attack and defense unfolded at the Olympic Garden Stadium, with Atletico Madrid cowering inside and outside the penalty area, unmoved.
Leon's patience is slowly wearing thin.
As a result, their offense became simpler, and they would shoot long shots from outside the penalty area whenever they had the chance!
This will not threaten Atletico Madrid's goal at all.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid once again had a chance to counterattack quickly, but Lyon did not give them a chance and immediately used foul tactics to interrupt their rapid counterattack.
After Atletico Madrid got the ball, they quickly moved the football to the frontcourt and launched an attack.
Simeone's team doesn't have many offensive routines. They find the core players with the ball and let the core players handle the ball.
The core players are the focus of the opponent's defense, so the turnover rate of this style of play is very high.
Football is often intercepted by the opponent.
But they can often steal the football through frontcourt pressing and start attacking again.
A melee broke out in Lyon's half, with the ball changing frequency very frequently.
In the 45th minute of the first half, Li Chuanqi took the initiative to retreat to get the ball, made a beautiful turn, and directly faced the defensive player.
Can one person defend Li Chuanqi?
The answer is no.
With two consecutive spikes, Li Chuanqi got rid of the defensive player and headed towards the Lyon penalty area!
A bloody storm unfolded in Lyon's half. Li Chuanqi showed off his breakthrough skills to the fullest, as if in no man's land, passing four defenders and reaching the penalty area!
"Pa!..."
Facing the last line of defense composed of the opponent's two central defenders, Li Chuanqi suddenly passed the ball!
The football rolled towards the right side of the penalty area!
Thiago, who was inserted in the back row, rushed into the penalty area and fired a low shot!
The football flew towards the lower left corner of the goal!
Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopez jumped up and once again miraculously blocked the football!
Villa cleverly stepped forward to shoot!
Anthony Lopez reacted very quickly in the second time and blocked Villa's follow-up shot again!
Li Chuanqi was about to step forward to take a shot, but Bakari Cone made a flying shovel and shoveled the football out of the baseline, finally resolving the danger in front of the goal!
Leon was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat!
The Lyon coach shouted anxiously at his players, "Damn it, how can you make Li turn around?"
If you follow him to the end, you must not give him a chance to turn around!
Atletico Madrid fans responded with warm applause. Who said Atletico Madrid can't play a wonderful positional attack?
In the rest of the first half, the two sides failed to change the score on the field, and Atletico Madrid entered the second half with a score of 2-0.
After the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid's style of play remained unchanged, focusing on solid defense and waiting for opportunities to counterattack.
Lyon's ball possession rate is rising sharply, but this is of no use. They cannot threaten Atletico Madrid's goal at all.
In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Lyon finally found an opportunity in the frontcourt. Godin made a mistake in his clearance in the penalty area and just kicked the football to the feet of Gonalons outside the penalty area!
After Gonalons got the ball, he got rid of Gabi who was fighting for him and shot a long shot in the penalty area!
The football goes straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
This is a long shot with excellent power and angle!
The football penetrated Atletico Madrid's defense and flew into the goal from the upper right corner of the goal!
Two to one!
Lyon narrowed the gap!
This goal brought joy to the Olympic Garden Stadium. Atletico Madrid will also make mistakes, and their defense is not without problems!
Simeone encouraged his players with applause. It was normal to concede the ball in the game, not to mention that this was an away game and it was difficult to keep an opponent clean.
Before the start of the game, Simeone began to adjust the lineup, replacing Villa, whose physical fitness had declined, with Costa.
After Costa came on the field, he brought new instructions from Simeone to strengthen the frontcourt pressing.
After the game restarted, Atletico Madrid pressed forward across the board.
An attack and defense started in Lyon's half!
Atletico Madrid's offense was still rough, and they kept making risky passes. Lyon kept stealing the football, but they were immediately counterattacked and could not transfer the football to the forwards.
A melee broke out in Lyon's half.
In the 34th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid launched an attack from the right, and full-back Juanfran advanced to assist.
Kekai made a diagonal pass and ripped open the defense!
Juanfran made a pass!
Li Chuanqi took two steps forward, jumped up high, and hit the goal with a fierce swing of his head!
The football hits the goal!
Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopez made another world-class save, leaping up and bravely blocking the football!
Costa squeezed away Antiti who was about to make a rescue and volleyed!
The football blasted through Lyon's goal like a cannonball!
Three to one!
Atletico Madrid expanded the score again!
Extinguished Lyon's newly raised hope!
Costa, who scored the goal, pointed at Li Chuanqi, and the two hugged passionately!
