After the match against Valencia, Atletico Madrid ushered in the second match of the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey two days later.?≠

This is a relaxing game, because Atletico Madrid has a 9 goal advantage, and no matter how well Milanderz plays, it is impossible to score nine goals. Therefore, this game is completely entertainment and relaxing for Atletico Madrid. It is estimated that it is the same for Milanderz, but their mentality is "definitely failed". However, as a Spanish B-class team, they are also satisfied enough, especially Atletico Madrid club takes good care of them in terms of tickets and advertising revenue, and they can also directly benefit from this. The players in the team also have a bonus, and they are very satisfied with the game.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Milandes 3-o, and advanced to the King's Cup final with a huge score difference of 12-o in two rounds.

The next day, another match ended.

Barcelona defeated Valencia 1-o at home and advanced to the Copa del Rey final with a total score of 2-1. That is to say, Atletico Madrid will face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final to compete for the championship.

"It's the second time!"

"Last year's replica!"

"Barcelona's best chance to revenge!"

Many media reported on the confrontation in the Copa del Rey final. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. In the Copa del Rey last year, these two teams fought for the championship, and this year was almost a replica of last year.

Wan Sheng said with a smile, "I am very happy to meet Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. That is a very good opponent. Maybe they should say revenge again. I welcome them to revenge again!"

"Here, I want to declare that the King's Cup champion will still belong to us. As for Barcelona? They will think about it for a while now..."

No one will tolerate the team being despised, especially Barcelona, ​​who are European giants. Standing on the stage of the Copa del Rey final, they are actually said to be "definitely failed"?

How can I bear this?

Next, the Catalan media came forward and began to criticize Wan Sheng again, but this time they had obviously lacked confidence in criticizing it, because Atletico Madrid has a clear advantage against Barcelona recently, and Barcelona has indeed taken revenge several times as Wan Sheng said.

So...when will it be successful?

Amid the sighs of Catalan media, Wan Sheng led Atletico Madrid to continue to move forward.

In the next league, Atletico Madrid defeated Atletico Santander 1-o away, and then another away game. Atletico Madrid defeated Atletico Gijon with a big score of 4-1.

After two consecutive away league games, Atletico Madrid continued to maintain the first place in the league. Real Madrid, the second place, bit it very hard. They have been winning continuously, and the points difference between the two teams is still only one point.

Next is the dull period.

Both teams are going to usher in the Champions League quarterfinals. Whether for Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid, the Champions League matches are very important.

On February 22, Atletico Madrid rushed to Switzerland to challenge Basel.

Although Wan Sheng allowed the team to rotate and adjust their state and arranged the best team to play, the game was not satisfactory. The final score was 1-1, and Atletico Madrid drew with Basel away.

In the eyes of many people, there is a big gap between Atletico Madrid and Basel. Even if you are playing away, Atletico Madrid won a big victory. It was just a 1-1 draw, which is really disappointing.

But Wan Sheng knew that the biggest problem of the team was "lack of experience"!

Whether on the front line, midfielder, or back line, the team is all stars, but few people have real experience in the Champions League. Even Diego Costa, who can be called the team's "number one", has never experienced the Champions League. Not to mention young people like Isco, Rafael Varane and other young people, Raul Garcia, Godin, etc., is also the first time that players such as Raul Garcia and Godin have participated in the Champions League. Only Morris, Thiago Silva and others have real experience in the Champions League, which is a bit too pitiful for a strong team.

This is caused by the rapid rise.

Atletico Madrid had poor results in the league, let alone the Champions League. Raul Garcia played for the team for several seasons, at most he had only played in the Europa League and had no chance to participate in the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid has risen rapidly in the past two years, winning the league championship in the first season, and in the second season, this season, it directly qualifies for the Champions League main competition and competes in the Champions League group stage.

Many players' experience in the Champions League comes from previous group stages, but the Champions League group stage and knockout stage can be considered as two types of events. Being able to easily qualify from the group stage does not mean that you can easily reach the semi-finals or the finals.

Atletico Madrid's performance proves this.

Although many players can be called "stars" and are very valuable, they have not really participated in the Champions League.

The Champions League is the highest-level club event, and it is very strong in many technical aspects. Every team will try their best to perform when entering the Champions League. Technical statistics show that the passing rate in the Champions League is 20% faster than that in the Serie A. Some teams can play very well in the league, but when they reach the Champions League, they will feel very difficult.

There are reasons for these.

When he coached Manchester City, Wan Sheng spent three seasons to train a truly mature team. With the wonderful performances of Torres, Morris and other stars, he could reach the Champions League final and win the championship trophy.

Compared to that Manchester City, this Atletico Madrid is even worse.

In terms of player abilities, many of the team are young players, and they have to be worse in terms of ability, let alone experience. In addition, this Atletico Madrid is a bit "patched together". In the two seasons, the lineup changes too much and the team's strength increases too fast, which has caused the problem of player cooperation. It is very important that the team's core is still ushering in the alternation of old and new. When this change is completed, Wan Sheng dares to say that his team is truly maturing.

Now, it's still a little immature.

In the away game against Basel, the team's immaturity is reflected. Although the overall strength is much stronger than the opponent, he still won the ball in the end and failed to win. 1-1, and the result is a bit disappointing.

Wan Sheng did not blame the players. At the post-match press conference, he supported the team and said, "My players performed very well. We just lacked a little luck. 1-1. This is the away game. We have the advantage. When we return to Calderon Stadium, we have a greater hope of advancing!"

Many media have said a lot about Wan Sheng’s so-called “the hope of promotion is greater” because the general view is that Atletico Madrid should defeat Basel to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals, and the two teams are not on the same level.

Some media also analyzed that "Atlanie Madrid's flaws are also reflected."

"Many players on the team have not experienced the Champions League. Among the lineups that Atletico Madrid played, 8 players are under 24 years old. The lineup is too young and lacks experience. They have no experience in knockout matches in the Champions League..."

Some media also analyzed that it was actually equivalent to criticizing. The hostile media at Atletico Madrid took advantage of the opportunity to criticize them, and even expressed their remarks that "Atletico Madrid is likely to have a wing of the top 16!"

Wansheng ignored this.

Atletico Madrid suffered a little in the Champions League, but when they returned to the domestic arena, they still had no rivals.

On February 12, Atletico Madrid defeated Atletico Santander 4-o away. A week later, in the league held at the Grand Mill Stadium, Atletico Madrid defeated the home team Sporting Gijon 2-o and won again.

The two consecutive league wins have allowed Atletico Madrid's points to continue to increase. Unfortunately, Real Madrid, the league's biggest competitor, also performed very well. They first defeated Getafe with a small goal, and then killed Levante 4-1.

"The Spanish Football League" commented, "Atlanta Madrid and Real Madrid are too strong in the league, and they have almost no opponents, so it is difficult for a team to threaten them. The league championship this season will undoubtedly be produced among the two teams. So far, both teams have performed quite stably, and Real Madrid has not lost a 'point that should not be lost'. Atletico Madrid won in key games. Judging from the performance of the two teams, it is still difficult to decide the winner in a short period of time..."

"But we still need to pay attention to the next round. For Atletico Madrid, if you want to maintain the league rankings and break the longest unbeaten record in the five major leagues, the next round will become particularly critical..."

The "next round" mentioned in "Espanyol Football" refers to the 24th round of the league, Atletico Madrid faces Barcelona at home, and Atletico Madrid swept the La Liga, but there are several teams that can threaten them, and Barcelona is definitely one of them.

The two teams are direct competitors and will compete for the championship trophy in the Copa del Rey final in early April.

This game is very important to Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid, the second-placed league, is only one point apart. If they don’t play well in the game against Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid will likely catch up on points, pushing Atletico Madrid to second in the league. At the same time, the game against Barcelona is also related to whether Atletico Madrid can continue to be unbeaten. If they lose the game, they will definitely not have the opportunity to challenge Wan Sheng to lead Manchester City to lead the team to Manchester City without defeat.

This game is highly anticipated.

But before the game, neither side was thinking about the league, but was determined to deal with the Champions League knockout round.

Atletico Madrid welcomed Basel at home.

In the first leg of the two teams, Basel drew at Atletico Madrid. They also came with confidence for this game. Head coach Vogel said, "We have a good chance, and each of us will do our best in the game!"

Swiss media are satisfied with Vogel's confidence. They believe Basel has a chance to win at Calderon Stadium. What supports this confidence is Basel's away record in the Champions League - Basel has three away games in the Champions League group stage and has not yet failed once.

Atletico Madrie is also well prepared.

Before the game, Wan Sheng had never considered the next game with Barcelona and devoted himself to the preparations for this game. He knew that the biggest problem of the team was experience, but he also believed that excellent performance could defeat everything. Even if the team had a poor experience, as long as he could do his best to perform well, it would not be difficult to defeat Basel to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

Before the game, Atletico Madrid was very low-key. Wan Sheng said nothing and was determined to lead the team to prepare for the game. This made the Swiss media think that "Atlan Madrid doesn't have much confidence" and then concluded, "Basel has greater hope of winning."

only……

The Swiss media never expected that Basel would lose so badly at Calderon Stadium!

This game is not the focus battle, because Basel is not a strong team, and other confrontations are more attractive. However, halfway through the game, media around the world pay attention to it-

After 45 minutes of the game, the score had turned 5 to o!

Atletico Madrid's goal started from 4 minutes into the game. Kevin De Bruyne made a straight pass from the right, and Falcao's shot into the penalty area was shot by the defender defender. Then Raul Garcia made a cross from the right, and Falcao shot the football and drilled into the lower right corner again.

Atletico Madrid leads!

After leading the score, Atletico Madrid continued to siege Basel in the first half. In the 17th minute, Falcao rubbed the ball with his left foot in front of the penalty area to the front point, and Morris, who was inserted behind, swept the ball in front of the goal and volleyed in the air to score the ball.

2 to o!

This score made Basel despair!

But they did not expect that after scoring two goals, Atletico Madrid had no intention of slowing down the pace at all. Instead, they continued to launch a large-scale offensive and broke through the goalkeeper Sommer again after just 5 minutes.

Falkao is still the one who scored this time!

Morris took the free kick from the frontcourt with the left, Raul Garcia competed for the top pass, and Falcao pushed the ball into the empty goal 4 meters away.

3 to o!

This score means that Basel will hardly have any chance. After only 20 minutes of the game, the two teams have already decided the winner. However, Atletico Madrid has no intention of showing mercy. Perhaps it is also the players on the court who want to vent their discomfort in the last round of away games. They continue to maintain offensive suppression.

In the 31st minute, using the right corner kick opportunity, central defender Godin directly pushed the ball into the goal, helping Atletico Madrid score the fourth goal.

This is far from the end.

As the first half approached, Raul Garcia shot directly outside the penalty area and was saved by goalkeeper Sommer. Falcao followed up and scored a free shot.

5 to o!

When the football flew into the goal, the stadium broadcaster Juan Andres still shouted excitedly, "The fifth goal! It's Falcao again! He scored the third goal in his personal game and completed a hat trick in the Champions League!"

"This game is simply incredible! Atletico Madrid performed so well, they are completely massacring Basel!" (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!