Asensio's inevitable goal was saved, and the Spanish players were a little desperate.
Atletico Madrid's defense is so strong that it is very difficult to create a goal-scoring opportunity. Now the regular game time has arrived, and the stoppage time is only about three minutes. No one knows whether they can create a goal-scoring opportunity. From the bottom of my heart,
Said, it probably requires a little, no, a lot of luck.
Although Zhao Yang and Asensio are the core of the team's offense and organization, they are still young and have experienced little. At this moment, they both feel that there is no hope.
In the VIP box, Espanyol boss Chen Yansheng looked calm, as if the match on the field was not his own team.
In fact, Chen Yansheng is a little disappointed in his heart. Although he knows that Atletico Madrid is far stronger than the Spaniard, the Spaniard's recent record has been so good and they have created so many miracles that the pragmatic Chen Yansheng is also disappointed with this game.
Unrealistic fantasies arise.
Now that his illusions have been shattered, Chen Yansheng has finally accepted the reality. The Spaniards are still unable to compete with the three teams in the Spanish Super League. They can't think too much about the Champions League seats for the time being. If they can get the Europa League seats, it will be a big deal.
Atletico Madrid president Cerezo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the Spaniards are not a strong team, they have been in surprisingly good shape during this period and have actually reached the top three in the standings.
We also had a very close match with Atletico Madrid today, and we didn't know the winner until now. This fighting ability is really good. It seems that we really can't underestimate this team in the future.
Zhang Lin, the Chinese director of Atletico Madrid sent by Yida, originally didn't care much about the outcome. He had just quarreled with Chen Yansheng before and had some conflicts of temper. He really hoped that Atletico Madrid would defeat the Spaniard and lose Chen Yansheng's face.
Now seeing that he was finally about to win the game, Zhang Lin felt a little proud and said to Chen Yansheng with a smile: "I'm afraid the Spaniards still need some accumulation if they want to compete for the championship."
Chen Yansheng snorted and said nothing, just staring at the court.
Seeing everyone's lack of enthusiasm and declining fighting spirit, the old captain Lopez couldn't help shouting: "Brothers! Don't be discouraged! There is still time! We cannot admit defeat until the whistle is blown!"
Regardless of his physical fatigue, Lopez ran to almost every team member and shouted anxiously, asking them not to be discouraged! Keep fighting!
At this time, the regular game time has passed, and the referee gave three minutes of stoppage time.
Atletico Madrid fans felt that the overall situation was decided, and they all made noises and ridiculed Espanyol, saying that Espanyol would always be a relegation team.
Captain Lopez is about to retire, and now he is only the main rotation player in the Espanyol team. He is so concerned about the team's victory and defeat. Other players are also quite moved, especially when they are ridiculed by Atletico Madrid fans. The players are angry.
When I came up, my fighting power was overwhelming and I didn't seem tired anymore.
At this time, the physical and mental strength of both sides had actually reached their limit. Once the regular time came, Atletico Madrid players felt that victory was in hand, and the string in their hearts suddenly relaxed.
The players of Espanyol tightened their spirits, and the players of Atletico Madrid relaxed their spirits, and the game immediately became completely different.
The scene turned into a situation where the Spaniards pressed forward heavily and attacked Atletico Madrid fiercely.
In the 91st minute of the game, the Spaniard's cross from the wing was cleared out of the baseline. Asensio took the corner kick. The ball was passed to the penalty area and was ejected again. Captain Xavi Lopez came from the full-back position to the corner of the penalty area and shot hard from a long distance.
, but unfortunately the defender's shooting skills were too poor and the ball flew high into the stands.
Although Lopez's shooting skills are poor, at this time, a defender dares to shoot. This kind of courage and responsibility is very inspiring.
With Lopez demonstrating first, the Espanyol players all moved forward bravely, and after Atletico Madrid kicked the ball, they pressed Atletico Madrid from a high position.
The Spaniard's full-court press is naturally not as technical as Atletico Madrid, nor is it as skilled as Atletico Madrid. However, Atletico Madrid does not have the ability to hit the ball quickly like Barcelona. In addition, due to exhaustion of physical energy and less running, Atletico Madrid was quickly defeated.
A turnover was forced and the ball passed the sideline.
Captain Xavi Lopez took the throw-in himself and threw the ball to Asensio.
Asensio is naturally the focus of Atletico Madrid's defense. When he receives the ball, someone is always keeping an eye on him.
However, Asensio is indeed very skilled and quick in reaction. Although he was hit hard by his opponent when he received the ball, he still controlled the ball, knocked his heel and passed the ball back to defender Alvaro.
At this moment, the time has reached 92 minutes, and the referee may blow the whistle to end the game at any time.
Alvaro did not dare to delay and passed the ball to whoever was open. He saw that Moreno, who came on the bench, was not marking him and passed a long ball to Moreno.
Moreno is young and still a substitute, so no one cares about him, but his ability is not bad, and he is also very motivated, and he is determined to replace Caicedo's main position.
Now that the team is at its most dangerous, Moreno feels that this is also his opportunity. If he performs well at this time, he will definitely be able to leave a deep impression on the head coach.
Naturally, no one paid attention to Moreno when he didn't have the ball, but as soon as he caught the ball, Atletico Madrid players immediately pounced on him fiercely.
"Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"
Caicedo shouted loudly from the side, fearing that Moreno would lose the few possessions of the ball.
Moreno didn't seem to hear anything. He calmly waited for the defensive player to pounce, smashed the ball, passed the defensive player, and tried to shoot. With a "Cruyff turn", he passed another defensive player who rushed towards him.
Seeing that there was no one in front of him and that he was 256 meters away from the goal, Moreno gathered his strength and prepared to shoot hard.
However, before Moreno could lift his leg to shoot, Sau from the side and behind tackled him with his foot.
Moreno couldn't hide even if he wanted to. He was tackled to the ground even while dribbling the ball.
At this moment, Moreno felt a little regretful. If he had known it was a waste of opportunity, it would be better to pass it directly to Zhao Yang or Asensio. Although it may not lead to a goal, at least he will not be criticized.
Just when Moreno was regretting it, the referee blew the whistle. It was not the whistle to end the game, but the whistle to call Sau for a foul.
At the last moment, give the opponent a free kick, and there is a free kick master in the opponent's formation.
Atletico Madrid players stopped working and came to question the referee one after another, thinking that Moreno was faking and the free kick was wrongly awarded.
The referee ignored it. He insisted on his decision, gave Sau a yellow card, and asked the Espanyol players to take the free kick quickly.
Atletico Madrid players also wanted to chase the referee for an explanation, but were stopped by captain Godin.
Godin believed that this free kick was almost thirty meters away from the goal. Even if Zhao Yang had a good free kick, this distance would not pose much of a threat.