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It is not only Wu Lei who is looking forward to the good news of Gao Zheng, but also almost all Chinese fans.

In the match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at home, I don’t know how many Chinese fans waited in front of the TV all night, hoping to see the good news of Gao Zheng.

Although everyone knows that this is Barcelona's home stadium, and since Gao Zheng joined Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid has not won in this stadium...

At the same time, there are a series of data to prove that Atletico Madrid's game is more or less bad.

For example, since Enrique became the head coach of Barcelona, ​​this team has maintained a record of winning at home in the Champions League. In all the Champions League games played at the Nou Camp, they scored a total of 27 goals. Only five goals were conceded.

"...But it's not all bad news. For example, in the history of the Champions League, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have only played against each other twice, which is not too far away from today - the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League, which was also the quarter-finals, Barcelona In the first round, they drew 1:1 at home with Atletico Madrid, and lost 0:1 away to Atletico Madrid in the second round. And after Atletico Madrid eliminated Barcelona that season, they reached the final in one breath..."

He Ping was building confidence for the Chinese fans in front of the TV, painting a picture of the two teams being evenly matched.

Just after the start of the game, Atletico Madrid played really well.

In the twelfth minute, after Gao Zheng took the ball in the penalty area, he was knocked to the ground from behind by Pique, causing the Chinese fans and Atletico Madrid fans in front of the TV to shout "penalty kick".

But the German referee Blüch didn't say anything, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on the sidelines. If Boggs didn't hold him back, he might rush to fight The fourth official is "top cow".

"Is there still physical contact with the ball?" He Ping expressed his attitude euphemistically through uncertain doubts - of course he hoped that Gao Zheng's fall to the ground would count as a penalty. "However, the referee Blüch seems to have a grudge against Atletico Madrid... In the UEFA Champions League group match last season, when Atletico Madrid played against Juventus at home, Gao Zheng's heel shot hit Caceres' open hand In the end, no goal was scored. The referee of the game was Bluch, who turned a blind eye to the obvious handball and did not award Atletico Madrid a penalty... This was very controversial at the time... ..."

When He Ping said this, many Chinese fans also remembered it.

In that game, Gao Zheng scored a total of three heel goals before finally breaking through Buffon's goal. But if it was a normal penalty, Buffon's goal should have been broken long ago.

Unexpectedly, it was the German referee who enforced the law...

Many superstitious Chinese fans suddenly had a bad feeling.

This ominous premonition was further intensified in the 20th minute-Atletico Madrid's starter Carrasco was injured in the game, unable to persist, and was replaced by Augusto Fernandez.

Only 20 minutes into the game, he was forced to use up a substitution, which made the hearts of many Atletico Madrid fans sink.

Diego Simeone on the sidelines also looked dignified.

Everyone smelled an unusual and dangerous smell in the air.

This worry finally became a reality in the 26th minute. In the 26th minute, Alva sent a through pass from the ribs of the frontcourt. Suarez cleverly ran obliquely to the back of the Atletico Madrid defender. He didn't stop and adjust the passed ball, but directly kicked an unconventional tackle!

The football slipped into the goal from the side of the goalkeeper Oblak who was halfway through the attack!

"Suarez!! He is in great shape! Opened the scoring for Barcelona!!" The Catalan commentator shouted excitedly.

The cheers of the Barcelona fans resounded throughout the Nou Camp.

For them recently, life is indeed too depressing.

The first position in the league was lost, and the national derby was lost at home.

This full of anger is now vented in this Champions League quarter-final.

"...Suarez jumped a little before he tackled the shot. He seemed to know where the football will land. He was really precise about the landing point..." Even He Ping had to admire, Suarez could say He is currently the top shooter in the world. He doesn't need to be flashy, and he doesn't need to run long distances with the ball. The technique at his feet is simple, but very practical. He does the basic skills of a shooter almost perfectly.

Such a shooter, as long as you give him a chance in front of the goal, he can grasp it.

This is the case with this ball, a sudden forward thrust, appearing behind the Atletico Madrid defender like a ghost, and then relying on the accurate judgment of the football's landing point, he made a shot in advance, even if the movement was not standardized, it did not prevent him from taking the shot. Football hits Atlético Madrid goal...

Such a person can score 31 league goals in a season in the Premier League, which is by no means in vain.

He Ping had nothing to say about the conceded goal, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were also deeply frustrated.

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Atletico Madrid is not completely without opportunities. In the 35th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid played a wonderful quick counterattack.

When his teammate passed the football at a 45-degree angle, Gao Zheng, who was at the front of the run, made a move to catch the ball. After taking away a Barcelona defensive player, he shrank his neck and missed the football. .

It gave Griezmann, who followed up in the middle, a great opportunity.

But Griezmann's shot in the middle was high, and the football flew directly over the crossbar to the bottom line...

It was Atlético Madrid's best shot of the first half.

Then Gao Zheng turned around and shot on the edge of the penalty area and was blocked by the defender, and then Saul's supplementary shot missed the left post again.

Until the end of the first half, Atletico Madrid failed to pull back the score.

It was Griezmann who knocked Messi down in the process of returning to defense, which attracted boos all over the sky.

Amidst the boos, the referee Blüch showed the French striker a yellow card.

This yellow card aroused Simeone's dissatisfaction-he was still brooding about Gao Zheng being knocked down in the penalty area by Pique, and he thought he should get a penalty. As a result, the referee did not give it.

Now Griezmann, like Pique, knocked down Messi from behind. As a result, Griezmann was called for a foul and gave him a yellow card...

It was really hard for Boggs to control the impulsive Simeone.

When the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Simeone turned away from everyone, walked into the player tunnel first, and walked to the locker room.

Back in the dressing room, after all the Atlético players had returned, Simeone did not criticize the team's performance in the first half, but on the contrary, he praised their performance: "You guys played well! The goal was just ours. It's just bad luck, don't take it to heart! We also created some chances in the first half... Continue to play like this in the second half and keep the pressure on them!"

Simeone didn't make any tactical adjustments, he was very confident in his tactics.

After all, having played so many games with Barcelona in Spain, they are actually very familiar with each other.

There were no secrets, no mysteries on either side. In order to compete for the league championship, Simeone has studied Barcelona a lot. These research results are also useful in the Champions League.

In Simeone's view, the reason why Barcelona took the lead in the first half instead of Atletico Madrid was just because Barcelona had better luck.