Chapter 414: Double kill Barcelona, ??advance to the semi-finals
The away win laid a solid foundation for Atletico Madrid to advance to the semi-finals.
A week later, the second leg of the match between the two sides started at the Calderon Stadium.
Although they had the advantage of home court, Atletico Madrid still adhered to the defensive counterattack tactics in the first round.
To some extent, this is respect for Barcelona.
After the game started, Barcelona still dominated the offense on the field, and Atletico Madrid carried out a full-court press tactics.
Barcelona's offense is still difficult, and although Atletico Madrid is passive on the scene, it does not give Barcelona a good shooting opportunity.
The fight was brutally going on in every corner of the stadium and on every inch of the turf.
In the 17th minute of the first half, Iniesta relied on his superb breakthrough ability to get a chance to shoot, but his shot was bravely blocked by Courtois.
Five minutes later, Atletico Madrid returned the favor. After Li Chuanqi tore apart the defense on the left, he passed the ball across the goal!
Costa grabs the shot!
The football was blocked by Pinto!
Both sides missed scoring opportunities.
In the 39th minute of the first half, an exciting scene occurred for Atletico Madrid fans.
Atletico Madrid launched a quick counterattack from the right, and the right back Juanfran made a pass. Costa, under the interference of Pique, headed the ball backwards, and the football flew towards the back point!
Li Chuanqi was like a magic weapon descending from heaven and easily completed the header!
The ball was too far away from the goal and I could only watch the football fly into the goal!
One to zero!
The total score became three to one!
The Calderon Stadium burst into cheers, and everyone at Atletico Madrid saw the hope of advancement!
After the game restarted, Barcelona launched a fierce attack and Atletico Madrid launched a tenacious and tenacious defense.
Under the strong blocking of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona could only return without success again and again.
After Li Chuanqi scored, he focused mainly on defense, and Messi was the target of his marking.
The nightmare of the Argentine superstar once again appeared on the court. With the blessing of super prediction, Li Chuanqi almost made it difficult for Messi to move.
Messi only completed one shot in the entire first half - a direct free kick.
In other words, Messi did not take a single shot during the positional attack in the first half!
This is extremely rare.
Atletico Madrid entered the second half with a one-goal lead.
The game is still very stalemate, almost every pass from Barcelona is completed under confrontation, and the quality of its passes can be imagined.
When Atletico Madrid switches from defense to offense, they don't consider quality at all. They have only one purpose - fast!
So Atletico Madrid's passing is also full of mistakes!
The court seemed very chaotic, and the frequency of ball possession changes was very fast.
In the 27th minute of the second half, the most controversial penalty occurred. Iniesta and Xavi played exquisite cooperation in front of the penalty area.
After receiving a pass from Xavi, Iniesta made a diagonal pass and found Neymar on the penalty area line.
Neymar was knocked down by Miranda the moment he got the ball and fell into the penalty area!
"Penalty kick!"
Barcelona roared in unison.
However, the referee awarded a free kick outside the penalty area.
This made Barcelona extremely dissatisfied.
Several Barcelona free kick masters stood behind the football to discuss, while Courtois nervously directed the wall.
This was a well-positioned free kick. Barcelona saw the hope of scoring a goal, and the atmosphere at the Calderon Stadium became tense.
The commentator of Barcelona Sports Station said: "Messi was completely suppressed by Li tonight and has only completed two shots so far. This is an excellent opportunity for him to score. Can he seize it?"
The commentator of Madrid Sports Station said: "Under heavy pressure, can Messi break out?"
"drop!……"
The referee blew the whistle and Messi slowly ran towards the football!
"Pa!..."
The inside of Messi's left foot hit the lower right side of the football. The football spun violently and flew over the left side of the wall towards the upper left corner of the goal!
The hearts of Atletico Madrid fans almost stopped beating!
"roar!……"
Courtois roared and jumped towards the upper left corner of the goal!
In a flash of lightning, Courtois bravely blocked the football!
Godin did not give Barcelona a chance to make up the shot and kicked the football out of the sideline, resolving the crisis in front of the goal!
Defended!
Atletico Madrid fans finally resumed their beats, and they cheered happily.
"No!……"
Barcelona fans held their heads in pain, damn, such a ball was actually defended?!
Messi shook his head helplessly. It's not that I'm not strong enough, but that my opponent is too strong and has too much luck...
Godin pulled Courtois off the turf and gave him a big hug.
When the game restarted, Atletico Madrid became more cautious when defending.
In the 35th minute of the second half, Li Chuanqi relied on his strong premonition to complete the steal near the center circle.
Just when everyone thought he was going to drive forward with the ball, Li Chuanqi suddenly passed the ball!
The football drew a wonderful arc in the air and fell behind Pique!
Costa quickly took two steps forward, raised his chest, dumped the football into the penalty area, and shot with a blast!
The football blasted away the goal guarded by Pinto like a cannonball!
Two to zero!
The total score became four to one, and Atletico Madrid secured the victory!
Costa excitedly spread his arms and flew on the turf, and the Calderon Stadium was filled with cheers and applause like a tsunami!
The Sky Sports commentator loudly said: "Two to zero! The total score became four to one! Costa's goal killed the suspense of the game!
Lee played an extremely important role in this goal!
He completed the steal at the feet of Cesc Fabregas, and when everyone thought he was going to break through with the ball, he launched the attack with a long overhead pass!
Costa seized this great opportunity and killed Barcelona!"
The ESPN commentator loudly said: "The suspense of promotion has been revealed. If no miracle happens, Atletico Madrid will eliminate Barcelona and advance to the semi-finals!
Under Atletico Madrid's strong defense, it was difficult for Barcelona to organize a decent offense.
With their impeccable defense and sharp counterattacks, Atletico Madrid has become the most competitive team in world football today!"
Seeing that the overall situation was under control, Simeone began to adjust the lineup and replaced Li Chuanqi with Villa.
This made Messi breathe a huge sigh of relief, and he felt like he was breaking free.
However, this feeling is completely an illusion.
After the game restarted, Messi frequently drove the football towards Atletico Madrid's defense, but he found that there was no way to penetrate Atletico Madrid's defense.
As Messi keeps trying to tear apart Atletico Madrid's defense, time is passing quickly.
"Dip! Dip! Dip!..."
After five minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
The commentator of Madrid Sports Station loudly said: "The game is over! With the goals of Li and Costa, Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 4-1!
Their opponent is Chelsea, who eliminated Paris Saint-Germain!
Congratulations to Atletico Madrid, congratulations to Simeone, congratulations to Lee!"
The Sky Sports commentator loudly said: "Li is indeed a 'rich killer'. In the two rounds of the match between the two sides, he completed three goals and was the biggest contributor to Atletico Madrid's promotion!"
In this game, in addition to his excellent performance on the offensive end, he also made a great contribution on the defensive end, freezing Messi!"
