After the goal, Atletico Madrid slowed down the pace of the game.
Even Atletico Madrid couldn't stand the sixty-minute high-intensity pressing.
They were able to hold on before because they were very close to the goal, and they felt that the Spaniards could no longer support it.
After breaking the goal, they can recover their physical strength, and also lure the snake out of the hole and engage in their favorite defensive counterattack.
The Spaniard responded quickly this time. Head coach Sergio immediately replaced Sanchez and brought on Caicedo, formed a 433 formation, and launched a fierce counterattack.
This is the Spaniard's most offensive formation, but they encountered the strongest defense in La Liga.
It's defense, not line of defense.
Atletico Madrid's defense starts from the forwards.
Grab the opponent's back line and never give the opponent any space to organize calmly.
When the opponent runs out of energy and stumbles into the penalty area, what awaits them is a complete Atletico Madrid defense.
This is why Atletico Madrid conceded the fewest goals.
The Spaniards felt it once in the first half, and now they have to repeat the pain of chasing the score last time.
No matter how strong the defense is, it is difficult to deny the opponent a chance.
In the 70th minute of the game, Zhao Yang used a fake move to deceive Koke, who was staring closely at him, and received the ball outside the penalty area.
Keke was blocked by Zhao Yang. He didn't dare to be careless and directly kicked the ball with him, knocking Zhao Yang to the ground.
The referee blew his whistle and awarded a free kick.
The Espanyol players protested, believing that Cork should be given a yellow card, but the referee ignored it.
The free kick was in a good position, only 278 meters away from the goal, and within Zhao Yang's shooting range.
The Espanyol team had no players to grab points in the penalty area, so Zhao Yang and goalkeeper Oblak singled out.
After the whistle blew, Zhao Yang took a small run-up and hit a "falling leaf chop" that crossed the wall, suddenly dropped over the penalty area, and hit the upper right corner of the goal.
This is a very tricky free kick. Zhao Yang has defeated seven or eight teams with this free kick.
But now almost all players in La Liga know that Zhao Yang is good at playing "falling leaves", and the goalkeeper has studied Zhao Yang to his core.
After Zhao Yang kicked off, Oblak judged that it was a falling leaf. He moved over quickly, and when the ball suddenly dropped, he flew to save the ball from the baseline.
In the first round, Espanyol drew away from Atletico Madrid, relying on Zhao Yang's last-minute free kick. The home team fans still had great expectations for Zhao Yang's free kick. Seeing Oblak save the ball, the stands
There was a cry of regret.
The corner kick is still taken by Asensio.
This time Asensio was smart and looked for the last option.
The Spanish full-back stepped in to prepare for a header, but Atletico Madrid was well prepared. Godin protected the back point and pushed the ball out of the sideline.
The Spaniard quickly served the ball from the sideline.
Zhao Yang turned back and ran in front of Moreno, taking away two defensive players. Moreno easily got the ball.
Moreno dribbled the ball toward the baseline, passed Godin who rushed to defend, and then made a powerful cross pass to the front of the penalty area to find Zhao Yang.
The ball passed by Moreno was very fast, and Fernandez stretched out his foot to intercept the ball but was unable to touch it.
Keke was left one position away by Zhao Yang, but he always maintained a distance where he could foul and steal.
Kirk saw that the ball was very fast. He thought it was difficult for Zhao Yang to control the ball, and was ready to steal it the moment Zhao Yang touched the ball.
The defense Zhao Yang encountered in this game was so tight that he couldn't even find the time and space to shoot. This ball was considered a half-chance, and the opponent had time to intercept and destroy it.
Even if there is half a chance, Zhao Yang must try to shoot. If he doesn't shoot, there is no hope of scoring.
Cork was very close and had a lot of experience. Zhao Yang did not dare to make any big moves. The moment the ball flew over, Zhao Yang swung his thigh slightly back, exerted force on his calf sharply, and volleyed the ball toward the goal.
Zhao Yang's movements were relatively small. Although Koke felt that he was going to shoot, he was a little slow when intercepting. His foot reached out and the ball just left Zhao Yang's instep.
Zhao Yang's ball hit Cork's foot. The two fell to the ground almost at the same time, holding their feet and screaming in pain.
Zhao Yang shot and Koke intercepted, almost at the same time. Goalkeeper Oblak's vision was shaken and he failed to judge the direction of the ball at the first time.
When the ball flew up, Oblak saw the lower right corner of the goal where it was flying, and when he moved there, it was already too slow.
Oblak flew up and before landing, the ball flew close to the goal post and into the net.
2:2
Zhao Yang hit a volley to help the Spaniard equalize the score.
It was too difficult to score against Atletico Madrid. When he saw the ball flying into the net, Zhao Yang forgot about the pain, got up from the turf, shouted his arms, and rushed to the sidelines cheering.
The Espanyol players all rushed towards Zhao Yang, threw him to the ground on the sidelines, and then all fell on top of him.
The on-site commentator He Weiwei roared: "Go in, go in, go in! The Spaniard equalized the score! Zhao Yang scored! This is his 35th goal! He surpassed the second-ranked scorer Ronaldo by 5 goals, and now only has
With six rounds left, Zhao Yang is the favorite to be the top scorer."
When head coach Sergio saw Zhao Yang's goal, he was so excited that he roared on the sidelines.
The Spaniard is much inferior to Atletico Madrid in terms of strength. Losing is normal, winning is a matter of luck. Just like the last draw with Atletico, it was a free kick at the last moment. Otherwise, the possibility of losing is still high.
With the Spaniard lagging behind for so long, the players' nerves have been tense and their mentality may collapse at any time.
Zhao Yang's goal directly brought the Spaniard back from the brink of danger, I thought.
Although there are still almost 20 minutes left, after Zhao Yang equalized the score again, the confidence and morale of the players have greatly improved, and it is not impossible to draw with Atletico Madrid again.
Yes, after this 70-minute contest, head coach Sergio no longer dares to expect victory. He was able to draw with Atletico Madrid last time because he was probably lucky. Now Atletico Madrid pays attention to it, and the Spaniard cannot resist it.
Well, given the current situation, one point is a good result for the Spaniards.
When Zhao Yang scored, Atletico Madrid head coach Simeone couldn't help but sigh, "This kid is really awesome!"
Atletico Madrid attached great importance to this game and made detailed arrangements before the game. It can be said that they treated the Spaniards as Barcelona and Real Madrid.
As for Zhao Yang, Simeone defended him exactly as he did for Messi. However, under such strict defense, Zhao Yang still scored.
Simone had nothing else to say except sighing.
In the VIP box, Spanish boss Chen Yansheng stood up and applauded, ran to the window and gave a thumbs up to the court.
With the Espanyol doing so well, Chen Yansheng is in a good mood. He is almost always present at any Espanyol game. Now, he is not only a businessman, but also a fan.
Chen Yansheng doesn't care much about winning or losing this game. He will be satisfied if he can enter the Champions League. It doesn't matter whether he makes it to the top two or not.
What Chen Yansheng is most concerned about now is whether Zhao Yang scores a goal.
Chen Yansheng hopes to make Zhao Yang the Spanish flag and the number one star in Asia.
In this era of information explosion, nothing is more eye-catching than scoring goals.
Zhao Yang scored another goal. Chen Yansheng believed that no matter whether he won or lost in the end, Zhao Yang's popularity would definitely not decrease.