Chapter 411: Real Madrid is in a slump, and Atletico Madrid is about to win the championship
Every Spanish national derby will cause a topic. The referee Marienko awarded a total of three penalty kicks in this game, which is the focus of controversy in the media.
Real Madrid believed that Barcelona "stole" the victory that should have belonged to Real Madrid. Barcelona's last two penalty kicks were relatively reluctant.
"Obviously, Barcelona was under the influence of the referee tonight!"
Ronaldo said angrily after the game: "They are just a group of thieves who stole the victory that should have belonged to us!"
Pique believed that Barcelona's victory was fair and square: "Everyone understands that there is no problem with the final two penalty kicks, but Real Madrid's penalty kick was a fiction.
They were in danger of losing top spot, so furious, we had a great win!"
Atletico Madrid fans gave a rare thank you to Barcelona, saying they played a "beautiful game" at the Bernabeu and achieved a great victory.
After thanking Barcelona, Atletico Madrid fans shouted to their team, hoping that they could seize this excellent opportunity to surpass Real Madrid and regain the top spot.
Atletico Madrid's opponent in this round is bottom-ranked Real Betis.
Real Betis became the first team to be relegated after the last round.
The media generally believed that Atletico Madrid had no problem winning the game and that Real Betis had become demoralized.
If Atletico Madrid can't even win a team like this, they shouldn't talk about winning the La Liga title.
Atletico Madrid players have expressed their intention to use a hearty victory to congratulate Atletico Madrid for returning to the top spot.
At 7 o'clock in the evening on the 24th, Atletico Madrid's away game against Real Betis started on time.
Simeone made adjustments to the forward line, allowing Li Chuanqi and Villa to start, while Costa, who was injured, sat on the bench.
Soon after the game started, Atletico Madrid took advantage of their strength to take the initiative and control the rhythm of the field.
Li Chuanqi knew the importance of this game, gathered his mood and quickly got into the state.
In the second minute of the first half, after receiving a diagonal pass from Gabi in front of the penalty area, he dazzled past four opposing defenders in a small area and fired a low shot in the penalty area!
The football flew into the goal from the lower right corner of the goal!
One to zero!
The reporters who came to watch the game shook their heads. Real Betis was too bad. They conceded the goal just after the game started...
Five minutes later, Li Chuanqi made a reverse run and penetrated into the penalty area to receive a through ball from Thiago.
"Pa!..."
Facing the opponent's goalkeeper, Li Chuanqi pushed the ball into the goal from the lower left corner of the goal!
Two to zero!
In the 12th minute of the first half, Villa received a pass from Li Chuanqi and forced his way into the opponent's penalty area but was tripped by the opponent's defender.
Penalty kick!
Villa wanted to give the penalty kick to Li Chuanqi, but Li Chuanqi refused.
Villa made the hit himself.
Three to zero!
Real Beti fans who chose to watch the game shook their heads helplessly. After only ten minutes, their team had already surrendered.
Ten minutes later, Li Chuanqi scored a hat trick.
This goal came from his steal in front of the penalty area.
Four to zero.
Before the first half was over, his team had given up resistance and Real Betis fans began to leave.
Atletico Madrid entered the second half with a four-goal lead.
Simeone made personnel adjustments at halftime, and Li Chuanqi was replaced by Garcia.
After the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid slowed down their offensive pace, but at this moment, Real Betis had no intention of resisting.
In the 12th, 25th, and 32nd minutes of the second half, Atletico scored goals from Turan, Gabi, and Villa respectively.
The score finally settled at 7-0!
Atletico Madrid slaughtered Real Betis away from home.
The biggest significance of this game is that Atletico Madrid has regained the top spot, leading Real Madrid by two points!
Barcelona is two points behind Real Madrid and four points behind Atletico Madrid.
Marca was very disappointed with Real Madrid's performance: "At the critical moment of the championship, Real Madrid first lost at the Calderon Stadium, and that game was scored by Li, which was acceptable because it was an away game after all.
But losing to Barcelona at the Bernabeu is unforgivable!
Losing to two important opponents at critical moments, Real Madrid went from being the leader to being surpassed!
Real Madrid like this is worrying.
The La Liga championship has reached the final stage and has entered a new stage, but who will have the last laugh...maybe God only knows!
It's not that Real Madrid has no chance, because there are still three rounds left. As long as they don't lose in these three rounds, they will have a chance to win the championship.
Because in the final round, Atletico Madrid will challenge Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Maybe that’s when Real Madrid has a chance to win the championship!”
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The La Liga schedule is intensive because this is a World Cup year.
Three days after the twenty-ninth round, the thirtieth round of La Liga began.
Barcelona, which was the first to appear, returned to home and defeated challenger Celta Vigo 3-0 without any blood, surpassing Real Madrid and ranking second in the standings!
Something that made Real Madrid fans extremely sad happened. Real Madrid lost 1-2 at the feet of Sevilla in an away game!
Real Madrid dropped from second to third in the standings. If a miracle doesn't happen, they have lost the chance to win the championship.
In this campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo took the lead in breaking the deadlock with a free kick, but they failed to seize the good situation and were scored two goals by Sevilla, eventually losing.
Atletico Madrid, who returned home, did not disappoint their supporters. With the goals of Costa and Li Chuanqi in the first and second half, they defeated Granada CF 2-0!
Atletico extends their lead to four points!
This made Atletico Madrid jubilant. With only two rounds left in the game, the four-point advantage was huge.
As long as Atletico Madrid wins the next game, no matter what happens in the final round, they will win the La Liga championship one round ahead of schedule.
Marca criticized Real Madrid fiercely: "The Italians should resign!
At such a critical moment, the Italians actually caused Real Madrid to lose three games!
Three games!
He should be held responsible for these losses!
There are rumors that Real Madrid is already looking for a new coach, and Pellegrini is the biggest target of Real Madrid's new coach.
On the other hand, our rivals in the same city have won consecutive games, going from four points behind Real Madrid to five points ahead of Real Madrid!"
Barcelona coach Martino admitted that Barcelona's hope of winning the championship is very small: "We can only place our hopes on Athletic Bilbao, but I think the hope is very small.
Simeone will not let go of such a good opportunity to win the championship, and neither will his players. They absolutely do not want to decide the championship in the last game.
Of course we will not give up any chance to win the championship and we will do well in the next game.
There is not much we can do now, but we must always believe that miracles will happen!
Because Athletic Bilbao is currently ranked fourth and is a strong team."
Placing the hope of winning the championship on other teams is very sad and unsatisfactory for a giant like Barcelona.