Chapter 153 I Heard that You Guys at Atletico Madrid Want to Get Promoted? [Subscribe Please! ]

Manchester City fans didn't get the news of Dortmund and Ajax's draw that they had been waiting for.

Klopp proved that he was not bragging before with a hearty 4-goal away win.

Dortmund, who had basically figured out the strength of other opponents in Group D, went all out and defeated Ajax in one battle, and simply cut off Manchester City's theoretical possibility of qualifying.

Now the situation in Group D is very clear. Dortmund, who has seven points in five rounds, has taken the initiative to qualify as the second in the group.

Ajax, who has four points in five rounds, will have to see whether Real Madrid will give them face in the last round.

And Manchester City, who has only two points in five rounds, will still have to look at Real Madrid's face in the end.

If Real Madrid beats Ajax, then as long as they beat Dortmund, they will still have the qualification to fight for the third place in the group to play in the Europa League.

But if Real Madrid uses a large number of rotation players like this round, and Ajax seizes the opportunity again, then they will be at the bottom directly.

Of course, only Ajax and Manchester City are still calculating the points at this time, Dortmund will not think so much.

Even if they can qualify by drawing with Manchester City in the last round, for Klopp and the players of the Hornets, they just want to win now!

Real Madrid has no psychological burden at all.

Don't say that Real Madrid is ruthless and doesn't give opportunities. They have been very kind to Manchester City in this round.

Counting the main players, Real Madrid started three, Casillas, Li Ang and Ronaldo.

Among them, Ronaldo left the field not long after playing in the second half. Manchester City still dared to lose 1-2. It was really a missed opportunity.

Mourinho didn't care much about the last two Champions League group matches.

It was just used to train soldiers and let Ronaldo continue to keep scoring.

The Real Madrid players who were rotated in must fight.

But if you Manchester City and Ajax main players can't beat a group of children, that's your own problem.

The recent performance of Real Madrid's youth players has once again aroused great discussion among fans from other leagues.

If the joint appearance of the new five eagles of Real Madrid Castilla last season was just for the fun of these fans.

This season, the increasingly outstanding young players of Real Madrid have successfully made these fans jealous.

Let's not talk about Li Ang.

The Milan version of the little lion who wore a red and black jersey and helped Milan win the double championship in one fell swoop is still a "regret" that the old brothers of Milan often talk about.

Nacho, his stable performance on the defensive end has won him recognition from many fans, and his all-purpose attribute has added a lot of points to him.

Vazquez can also play on both sides of the frontcourt. His statistics are not too outstanding, but it is enough to play rotation, and he can go to whichever side is needed.

Carvajal and Morata, who are currently performing more prominently, have received close attention from many other league teams.

High-quality and young full-backs and center forwards are always scarce in football.

If one day Real Madrid is willing to let these young players other than Li Ang go out for training.

There is no need to think about it, Carvajal and Morata will definitely be the most popular among them.

Five young talents in their early twenties, plus a newly promoted Jesse who seems to be full of talent.

The quality of Real Madrid's youth training has made too many clubs and fans jealous.

The media who used to say that Mourinho could not use young people have long been silent.

In the current situation where the team is stable and the results are good, Mourinho can also give young players more playing time and trial and error opportunities.

You can't ask a head coach to achieve results in a short period of time while asking him to vigorously train young people.

It won't work for anyone.

It is actually quite difficult for Mr. Wenger to use children to enter the Champions League every season.

In the next few years, Wenger chose to fulfill the "expectations" of public opinion and fans, and let go freely. Only those who criticized him at the time understood.

How amazing is his ability to train players and support the record!

He is the only one in the football world who can do this. After him, no other head coach can be so stable and continue to enter the top four of the Premier League with low investment every season.

Mourinho is definitely not comparable to Wenger in this regard, but his use of young players can also be regarded as first-class in football.

Of course, the premise is that the young player can accept his preaching and discipline.

Fortunately, none of the current Real Madrid young players have a thorny personality, and there are Li Ang and Nacho leading the way.

Mourinho's plan to train the little demon is still going smoothly, and he doesn't feel that any child makes him worry.

With multiple satisfaction, after playing this Champions League game, it seems that the physical fitness of the young players in the team is not a big problem.

So Mourinho decided to give them a surprise reward.

On the evening of November 24, in the 13th round of La Liga against Real Betis, Real Madrid's "B Team" continued to start!

Casillas had a rest today, and Adam got the chance to start after a long time.

Ronaldo is in good shape and only played for 60 minutes in the last match against Manchester City, so Mourinho will continue to use him and Li Ang to lead the team today.

Today's opponent of Real Madrid is also the team where Li Ang was first rented out, Real Betis, which is actually quite strong.

In the first 12 rounds of the league, Real Betis won six of them and lost only four. It currently ranks sixth in La Liga, ahead of Sevilla and Valencia.

Li Ang also greeted his former teammates before the game, jokingly asking them to be gentle today and not to confuse their little brothers.

Although they only played together for half a year, Real Betis's current core player No. 10, Benyat, still maintains a good relationship with Li Ang.

"If you hadn't been recalled by Real Madrid at the airport in the summer of 2010, we might have already played in the European Cup this season. What a pity."

"What is the European Cup? Please explain it clearly and be more confident, old Barry. If we were still partners, we would definitely play in the Champions League this season!"

"Hahaha! Okay, little lion, you have the final say. If you really want to stay, I will give you the number 10."

"It's okay. It's not too late for you to take it off now."

"Forget it, hehe, I was just joking."

"Get out. Come on, Barea, go to the Europa League next year, and don't forget to leave your jersey to me after the game."

"No problem!"

The two hugged and exchanged before the game in a friendly and cordial manner.

But when the whistle sounded, the two were the most hard-working midfield cores on the field.

The same backward position, the same offensive and defensive rhythm.

Benyat and Leon have made great progress after two years apart.

Except that his physical fitness and defense are not as good as Li Ang, Benyat is not weaker than Li Ang in organization and ability to send threatening balls.

So the competition between the two today is also quite exciting, and the performance can be regarded as a back-and-forth.

However, Li Ang still relies on a more solid and powerful defense to stand out in the interception end.

Real Betis's current top scorer, Castro, who scored 16 league goals last season, is a short and agile opportunity striker.

He has good shooting skills and a strong ability to seize opportunities, but he still relies on his teammates to pass the ball.

So the better Li Ang's interception performance, the more uncomfortable Castro will play.

After all, Real Betis has less offensive ball possession and a weakened ability to deliver offensive shells, isn't it the most uncomfortable for him?

At the critical moment, Real Betis still has to look at Benyat, the core of the midfield.

He sent a key penetrating long pass from the backcourt in the 32nd minute of the first half!

Castro's lateral movement before starting allowed him to successfully counter-offside!

Carvajal's slightly forward offensive position became a loophole in Real Madrid's defense at this moment.

Nacho was thrown off by Castro's movement at the first time, but he had the advantage of accelerating in the later stage, so he was not panicked.

But he didn't expect Castro to decisively choose to shoot the moment he stepped into the Real Madrid penalty area!

This is the keen sense of smell and experience judgment of a 31-year-old striker!

Adam was thinking about attacking and cooperating with Nacho to destroy Castro's half-single opportunity at the first time.

So he didn't expect Castro to be so confident and shoot directly on the penalty area line.

Castro's push shot was very clever. The speed of the ball was not particularly fast, but it was close to the grass and slightly bounced and aimed at the far corner of the goal!

Adam immediately pushed the ground and stretched his arms to reach the ball, but the two steps he took forward before laid the groundwork.

The angle of the ball was too tricky, and he couldn't even touch the ball with his best efforts!

The ball rolled slowly but firmly towards the far corner of the goal.

But just when Castro was ecstatic, a white figure accelerated and ran towards the goal of Real Madrid with the same determination!

"Leon is still chasing back!!!"

The La Liga commentator of Movistar shouted, and his voice seemed to be about to break at this moment!

Almost at the moment when the ball hit the line, Leon "threw" himself out, and seeing that the distance was still a little short, he could only boldly choose to poke hard!

Don't get me wrong, it's not that he used his toes to poke the ball into the goal. Leon didn't want to score an own goal and make the headlines.

In the end, he used clever strength and tried his best to poke the ball horizontally with his toes!

At the critical moment, it was definitely too late to hook the ball out, so Leon could only take a gamble.

He bet that he could change the direction of the ball slightly, even if the ball still rolled into the goal in the end, but at least he could buy one or two more seconds.

He was also betting that his teammates did not give up and could get the ball out of their own penalty area before the Real Betis players could make a supplementary shot.

If one of these two steps was wrong, Real Madrid would not be able to change the result of Real Betis scoring first.

The moment Li Ang poked the ball, he also fell sideways and hit the goal post.

It hurts!

Under the huge force, Li Ang only felt a pain in his thigh muscles and waist and abdominal muscles.

Fortunately, he saw Nacho who appeared in front of him the next second!

The football finally changed its direction and was about to cross the line before being kicked out of the penalty area by Nacho!

However, the Real Madrid fans at this time were not happy. They looked at Li Ang lying in their own penalty area with worry and anxiety!

"Team doctor!!!"

Mourinho's forehead was sweating instantly, and he yelled for the team doctors to come on the court to check Li Ang!

In the chaotic Real Madrid penalty area, Castro, who had just missed the chance to score, didn't care about being upset at this time. He and the Real Madrid players rushed to Li Ang and surrounded him protectively.

"Don't move! Don't touch him, little lion, how do you feel?"

Nacho yelled and opened up a certain space, and also looked at Li Ang, who was lying on the grass with an uncomfortable face, with an anxious face.

"Pain"

Leon cried out in a short voice, which startled all the players around him.

Castro even covered his mouth and looked at Leon's lumbar spine, his eyes full of panic and reluctance.

But after Leon took a few short breaths, he supported himself with both hands and half sat up again!

Castro's eyes widened, and Nacho and Adam, the Real Madrid backfield players, were even more shocked and hurried forward to support Leon.

"Didn't you say it hurt just now?"

"Huh, it hurts! How can your muscles not hurt after hitting such a big pillar?"

"Hard injury?"

"Ah, I still feel my muscles hurt now! But the joints and bones should be fine."

"Then why were you lying on the ground and making that expression just now!"

"Don't you talk nonsense? I don't need time to feel whether my joints are injured?"

Seeing that Leon had turned over and stood up from the grass, and still had the energy to quarrel with Nacho, Castro's mouth twitched.

It seems that he was worried for nothing just now.

However, such a hard blow only caused a hard injury, and Castro couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"This kid's body is really tough!"

Mourinho was also holding his forehead at this time, happy and angry.

He remembered that there was a time before when Li Ang made a dangerous defensive move to destroy the opponent's offensive opportunity, and he scolded Li Ang at that time.

But now it seems that Li Ang didn't take his warning to heart.

Judging from the performance on the field, Li Ang's approach was very professional, and his spirit deserves praise.

But Mourinho really would rather see Real Madrid concede a goal than see Li Ang make these dangerous defensive choices again.

Could it be that one or two good lucks can make good luck every time?

"This bastard!"

After cursing, Mourinho looked at Li Ang who had begun to try to jump under the examination of the team doctors, and his heart was relieved.

Soon the game continued, and Li Ang did not even go to the sidelines to receive observation and treatment from the team doctor. His tough physical fitness also left a deep impression on today's referee team.

After the episode, Li Ang helped Real Madrid escape with a wonderful and thrilling personal pursuit performance.

The direct connection between Benyat and Castro also attracted the attention of Real Madrid's defensive players.

However, Carvajal did not retreat because of this.

He still maintained an offensive position, and Mourinho also emphasized the need to continue to put pressure on Real Betis' defense.

Because Real Betis' defense is actually at the middle level of La Liga, but their number of goals ranks among the top four in La Liga.

So if Real Madrid does not seize the offensive initiative and hand over midfield control, that is exactly what Real Betis wants to see most.

They prefer to launch an offensive, and they are confident that they can find opportunities to penetrate Real Madrid's rotating defense.

No matter how well Li Ang performs, without Alonso and Essien as his partners today, he alone can never protect the entire midfield and backcourt at all times.

Real Betis always has the hope of catching Matuidi and Modric's defensive mistakes.

Unfortunately, Mourinho just doesn't give Real Betis the opportunity to press forward.

It can be said that Real Betis is always the one who suffers in offensive confrontation.

Their defense is really average.

After Benyat needs to pay more attention to defense, he can only be willing but unable to organize the offense.

The two teams finally tied in the first half, but Mourinho and Real Madrid's players on the field still received a reward for their trust in Ronaldo.

In the first half, Ronaldo did not perform well under the targeted defense of Real Betis, and he did not get too good an offensive kick.

But in the 57th minute of the second half, in a quick pass and cut cooperation with a forward pass, Ronaldo stopped and shot in one go!

He didn't give Real Betis goalkeeper Adrian any time to react, the ball was played very cleanly and beautifully!

It was just one chance, but Ronaldo seized it, and Modric, who got the assist, felt incredible.

The pass he gave was not actually beautiful, just an ordinary overhead pass attempt, but Ronaldo's shot was really hard!

The Real Betis defenders really didn't make any mistakes. They could only say that they were unlucky when they met the superstar.

Li Ang was replaced by Mourinho in the 68th minute of the second half. In fact, he felt it was unnecessary, but under Mourinho's staring eyes, he could only choose to trot off the court.

Alonso and Essien came on the court to warm up, and the goal scorer Ronaldo was also replaced.

Real Madrid played a little conservatively in the last 20 minutes, but under the system of three defensive midfielders, even if Li Ang left the court, Real Madrid still defended quite steadily.

The score of 1-0 was maintained until the end of the game. After a small victory, Real Madrid increased the league wins to 12 games.

However, the next day, Barcelona, ​​who also played away, also defeated Levante 4-0 and continued to be tied with Real Madrid at the top of the list.

This momentum of competing to the end made countless fans call out "abnormal!"

Other league leaders have basically left the second place by four or five points, and the record of the top team is not so outrageous.

Bayern has lost one game so far, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still unbeaten.

This leading momentum really makes fans of other La Liga teams feel desperate.

In the past ten years, only Valencia, a non-"La Liga" team, won the league championship in the entire La Liga, and the rest of the time La Liga was a duo of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

And now looking at the situation, Real Madrid and Barcelona may dominate La Liga for the next ten years.

It can only be said that the fans of other La Liga teams are really bitter.

The King's Cup will restart immediately after the 13th round of La Liga.

On the Real Madrid side, Mourinho sent out a starting lineup of half main players and half rotations to fight.

Li Ang and C Ronaldo finally took a break and began to rest.

Morata and Nacho, the rotation players, have played enough games recently, and they have been working non-stop without a break.

However, their physical strength and energy are sufficient.

For them, Mourinho made them start in several consecutive games, which is a kind of reward they expected.

Of course, this reward will only last for this round of the King's Cup.

After defeating Alcoyano 3-0 and entering the next round of the King's Cup, Real Madrid's main players began to prepare for the league against Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid has been in the limelight recently, and it seems to want to turn over and compete for the seat of the boss in Madrid.

With 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, Atletico Madrid, which has 34 points in the first 13 rounds of the league, is now ranked third in La Liga, only three points behind Real Madrid.

In this way, they are indeed qualified to challenge Real Madrid again.

All the stars of Real Madrid also felt that they needed to use another direct defeat to make the whole Atletico Madrid team clearly realize one thing.

That is, Atletico Madrid can get 34 points in the first 13 rounds, that is, they can only get 34 points, and the upper limit is here.

But Real Madrid got 36 points from teams other than Barcelona, ​​because these teams can only allow Real Madrid to get these 36 points.

Oh my God, Madrid.

There is no way to turn it over!