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On April 7th, in the 30th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid played against Real Sociedad at home. Gao Zheng still started the game and played the whole game. He scored a goal and assisted a goal in the game, helping Atletico Madrid 2 :0 beat Real Sociedad to keep the pressure on Barcelona.

Barcelona responded with a clean 4-0 home win over Almeria on the second day of the league.

As for Real Madrid, they also won this round of the league, beating Vallecano 2:0 away, but no one cares about them anymore.

Regarding the stalemate between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, ​​analysts generally believe that this situation will disappear after the resumption of the Champions League, because the Champions League will definitely affect the performance of the two teams in the league, but the depth of the impact will be somewhat different.

Barcelona, ​​with a thicker bench, may be less affected, while Atletico Madrid will be a little bigger.

On April 11th, the thirty-first round of the league, Atletico Madrid challenged Malaga away, and three days later, on April 14th, it will be the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Ushered in the city rivals Real Madrid at home.

Generally speaking, when there is a game like the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the league before the game will be sacrificed, and the head coach will send in a rotation.

But Diego Simeone did not do this. In the away game against Malaga, Simeone deployed the strongest lineup, including Gao Zheng, Griezmann and others.

This also ensured that Atletico Madrid finally beat Malaga 3:2 away.

Although they won, anyone who watched the game could tell that Atletico Madrid was still affected by the quarter-finals of the Champions League. It was very difficult to win, and everyone seemed to be not very focused.

If Gao Zheng hadn't scored twice, this game might not have been won.

And Gao Zheng scored his 30th and 31st goals of the season in this game. As a result, he has scored more than 30 league goals for three consecutive seasons.

If he stays in Serie A, this number of goals is enough for him to win the league Golden Boot in advance, because Icardi, who ranks first in the Serie A scorer list so far, has only scored 16 goals.

But in La Liga, this number of goals can only be ranked third-the second place is Messi who scored 33 goals, and the first place is Cristiano Ronaldo. Forty-one goals have been scored!

Real Madrid's 9-1 thrashing of Granada did little to help the title race.

But Ronaldo has further consolidated his position as the league's top scorer with five goals in this game.

It can be said that although there are still seven rounds left in the league, I am afraid that whether it is Messi or Gao Zheng, it will be difficult to shake the Portuguese's advantage in the scorer list...

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After the league match with Malaga and the Champions League quarter-finals with Real Madrid, Simeone did not adjust the lineup. The starting lineup that lasted for several rounds of the league has not been changed.

This is the strongest lineup that Atletico Madrid can come up with.

But their performance in this quarter-final of the Champions League was not satisfactory, perhaps because the league title took too much energy from them. The quarter-finals of the Champions League is obviously their home game, but they played very difficult.

In the end, it was the goalkeeper Oblak's outstanding performance that led to a 0-0 draw with Real Madrid at home.

Real Madrid had eleven shots in this game, while Atletico Madrid had only four. Eight of Real Madrid's 11 shots hit the goal frame. If Oblak hadn't made eight saves, Atletico Madrid might have lost the game at home.

At the same time, up to 19 fouls also helped Atletico Madrid defend the tie.

It's just that in the two-round home and away Champions League knockout round, there is no difference between 0:0 at home and losing...

After being under the pressure of Atletico Madrid for a season, Real Madrid seems to finally find their place in the Champions League.

They have no hope of winning the league, and they really need to devote all their energy to the Champions League.

The Champions League has become Ancelotti's last straw.

If he can't lead the team to the Champions League, he is likely to be fired.

The meritorious coach who led Real Madrid to a historic 10 Champions League wins a season ago has already stepped on the edge of getting out of class after a season.

I have to say that the position of head coach of Real Madrid is not easy to sit...

And now, a 0:0 draw with Atletico Madrid in the away game has successfully continued Ancelotti's life.

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The quarter-finals of the Champions League did not play well, and the entire Atletico Madrid team was criticized, even Gao Zheng was no exception, because as the team's top scorer, he failed to score and helped the team win at home. '

However, Diego Simeone told all the players immediately after the game: "Let this damn game go to hell! We don't have time to complain about ourselves! There is still a league next, and we can't lose any game! "

Simeone knew very well in his heart, don't think about the game that has already been played. If you think about it many times, no matter how much you worry about it, you can't let this game start again.

It's better to look forward and play well for the next game.

The Champions League is important, but the foundation of standing is still the league.

So far this season, his team is very tidy, biting Barcelona tightly. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for him to give up the league and focus on the Champions League.

That's why before the Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid, he played Malaga with all his strength, just to ensure that he could get all three points.

He is psychologically prepared for the performance of the home team.

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On April 18, Barcelona defeated Valencia 2-0 at home and continued to lead the standings.

The media described that Barcelona took the lead in scoring a penalty kick in the penalty shootout with Atletico Madrid, and all the pressure came to Atletico Madrid.

I have to say that this description is still very vivid.

In the penalty shootout, the side that kicks in first has no pressure, while the pressure is transferred to the team that plays next. The penalty shooter is under tremendous pressure and is prone to malfunction.

Atletico Madrid's away game against Deportivo kicked off half an hour after the Barcelona game. This tight rhythm is also very similar to a penalty shootout.

Under tremendous pressure, the Atlético de Madrid players stepped onto the Riazor Stadium.

But only five minutes into the game, Gao Zheng reduced the pressure on Atletico Madrid fans by half.

"GAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!" With the roar of Jose Maria, Gao Zheng and his teammates were celebrating the goal.

Only five minutes into the game, Gao Zheng scored a goal!

In the 22nd minute, Gao Zheng scored twice, extending the team's lead.

"Gao Zheng successfully kicked the penalty kick into the goal on behalf of Atletico Madrid! Now in the penalty shootout with Barcelona, ​​the two sides draw again!"

Although Riera helped Deportivo get a goal back in the 78th minute, it failed to change the result of the game.

Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo 2-1 away from home under tremendous pressure.