Zhao Yang's goal greatly inspired the Spanish players.
By this point in the game, both players were very tired.
However, Zhao Yang's goal was like a shot in the arm for the Spaniard players. When the game started again, they seemed to have forgotten their fatigue and ran like flying. They actually managed to compete with Atletico Madrid in the midfield.
Although Atletico Madrid is strong, they cannot press and press their opponents for the entire 90 minutes.
Seeing that the Spaniard pressed hard and it was difficult to organize an effective attack, Atletico Madrid players were very experienced. They gradually retreated, opened up the space, and drew the Spaniard out of their own penalty area.
After the equalizer, the Spanish players were a little excited and did not pay much attention to the details. Atletico Madrid players retreated, and they followed them forward, quickly leaving their penalty area.
In fact, it was not all the Espanyol players who lost their vigilance. In fact, their intensive defense was forced by Atletico Madrid players. The Espanyol did not prepare for intensive defense before the game.
From the perspective of the goal of this game, the Spaniards playing at home were not prepared to hold on to a single point. Therefore, when the Atletico Madrid players retreated, the Spaniards naturally attacked.
The Spanish fans in the stands saw that the team was beginning to gain the upper hand, and they applauded and cheered for the players.
The Spaniard was suppressed by Atletico Madrid at home and only occasionally scored goals through counterattacks. The players were in a very unhappy mood.
Now I see Atletico Madrid retreating step by step, thinking that Atletico Madrid is now exhausted, attacking more fiercely, and finally even the full-backs start to assist.
In the 80th minute of the game, Moreno made a pass from the wing. The ball was pushed out by the Atletico Madrid defender. Perez grabbed the ball and passed it across to Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang took a shot and the ball flew straight to the lower left corner of the goal.
The angle of the ball was very tricky, but the power was insufficient. Goalkeeper Oblak flew to save the ball from the baseline.
Although this shot did not go in, the threat was not small. Even Atletico Madrid coach Simeone doubted whether his players' physical fitness was really bad.
Spanish head coach Sergio also believed that the opportunity had arrived. He waved his hands to let the players attack and put more pressure on Atletico Madrid.
Asensio took the corner kick, and Zhao Yang came to the penalty area to grab the point.
The Spaniard's two central defenders also came to the penalty area to compete, and even midfielder Diop also came to the front of the penalty area, preparing to advance and shoot.
Asensio passed a curved ball into the penalty area, but the ball was passed too close to the goal. Goalkeeper Oblak jumped high and knocked the ball out of the penalty area with both fists.
The ball fell in front of Diop. Diop scored a goal today and was full of confidence. After stopping the ball, he volleyed directly towards the goal.
There were too many players on both sides of the penalty area, and Diop's shot hit Cork and bounced out.
At this time, Atletico Madrid's players had already expanded their defense, and the ball hit Correa's running route. Correa accelerated quickly, grabbed the ball, flicked the ball past Dior, who was slower to arrive.
Pu, keep dribbling the ball forward.
Seeing Correa controlling the ball, Torres, Griezmann, and Koke all moved forward at high speed to meet Correa and beat the Spaniard's counterattack.
There was almost no one behind the Spaniards at this moment.
Diop was passed by Correa and fell behind. The two central defenders went to the penalty area to grab points, and now they are still running behind Griezmann and Torres.
The only one lagging behind is the old captain Xavi Lopez.
Faced with the impact of his opponent's midfielder and two forwards, Lopez was helpless and could only intercept Correa who was holding the ball. He had nothing to do with the other two.
Correa was a newcomer at Atletico Madrid and had no right to stick to the ball. When he saw Lopez coming, he immediately passed the ball to Griezmann.
There was no one in front of Griezmann, so he dribbled the ball forward at high speed and went straight to the Spaniard's penalty area.
Diop's speed was still good. After being passed by Correa, he ran back as hard as he could.
When Griezmann was approaching the penalty area, Diop finally caught up with Griezmann.
Griezmann was not greedy for credit and forced his way into the penalty area. With a slight push, he passed the ball across to Correa who came in from the wing.
Griezmann did not pass to Torres in the middle, and there were defensive players around Torres.
Torres is Atletico Madrid's golden boy and a world-class killer. When he returned to defense, Lopez had already left Correa behind to defend Torres.
Correa took a step forward after receiving the ball. When he saw Koke advancing at high speed with no one to defend him, he immediately passed the ball across to Koke.
Koke parked the ball in the penalty area and pushed the ball past goalkeeper Paul Lopez.
3:2
Atletico Madrid took advantage of the opportunity of a quick counterattack and took advantage of the Espanyol team's unsteady foothold to overtake the score again.
There was silence in the stands.
When Correa counterattacked with the ball, the vast majority of Espanyol fans felt bad.
The opponent is a veteran of counterattacks, and the frontcourt is still four on two. It is a miracle that he can defend it.
Sergio was very upset on the sidelines. Only then did he realize that he played too aggressively at the last moment.
The opponent is Atletico Madrid!
Not some cats and dogs!
Atletico Madrid is a strong team in the Western Super League along with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
How could they run out of energy in the 80th minute, and how could they be beaten by the Spaniards, even on the road?
Simeone breathed a sigh of relief, but he was really shocked when Zhao Yang shot.
Although his own players know it well, Zhao Yang is really perverted. If Zhao Yang gets into one of them, it will be difficult to use any of his subsequent moves.
Now that Koke has scored and Atletico Madrid can play its best defensive counterattack, then even if Real Madrid and Barcelona come, they will not be able to break Atletico Madrid's goal in such a short period of time.
On-site commentator He Weidao said: "Looking at it now, the Spaniards really want to win Atletico Madrid at home, but unfortunately they are not strong enough. They can steal the chicken but lose the rice! In fact, if they continue to use the iron barrel formation, they may be able to get a point."
Chen Yansheng in the box shook his head repeatedly, feeling disappointed for losing the ball. However, Zhao Yang scored, and the task of this game was basically completed. It didn't matter whether he lost or won. It didn't affect the Spaniard's fourth position anyway.
After Atletico Madrid's players celebrated, the game continued.
The Spaniards were behind in the score, and there was no need to defend. They pressed forward across the board and launched a fierce counterattack.
However, in the face of Atletico Madrid's iron-blooded defense, the Spaniard's offensive power was still a bit weak. Not only were they unable to penetrate Atletico Madrid's defense, but they were frequently counterattacked by Atletico Madrid.
In the 88th minute of the game, Atletico Madrid quickly counterattacked. Torres received Griezmann's through ball and went to the meeting alone, breaking through the gate guarded by Lopez again and rewriting the score to 4:2.
This goal basically sealed the victory.
But the Spaniards did not give up. They continued to attack, hoping to create opportunities for Zhao Yang to score.
It's just that Atletico Madrid's defense against Zhao Yang was really tight, and in the end, Zhao Yang was unable to score again.
In the 32nd round of the competition, the Spaniard lost 2:4 at home to Atletico Madrid, and was surpassed by Real Madrid in the rankings, temporarily ranking fourth in the La Liga standings.