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Chapter 266 Don’t let the wealth go to outsiders! Are we going to sit back and watch Atletico Madrid win five consecutive championships? [Big chapter with [-] words, please subscribe]

Since Atletico Madrid reached a long-term cooperation agreement with its sponsor Emirates Airlines, Atletico Madrid will go to Dubai in the Middle East for winter training every year after Christmas.

This year is no exception.

But just after Christmas, players and employees have to leave home for training, which is somewhat overwhelming.

Therefore, in the past few years, Atletico Madrid has been trying its best to introduce some measures to make players and employees feel better and more humane.

The club is very clear that going to the Middle East for training is partly for commercial purposes, so it has always been very good at taking care of players and employees, such as arranging for family members of players and employees to take vacations in Dubai.

Dubai and sponsors are also very supportive. After all, this is also a good thing for Dubai.

But every year after training in Dubai, I often can't find a suitable team to play a higher-level warm-up match.

This has become a problem for Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, Yang Hao had previously proposed to invite a team to Dubai every year to play a warm-up match.

This proposal was not only recognized by Atletico Madrid, but also supported by Dubai and sponsors.

For example, Audi.

The German car brand proposed to name this event the Audi Cup.

Because Audi has many sponsored teams in Europe's top leagues, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Bayern, it can definitely invite them to Dubai to play a warm-up match with Atletico Madrid.

Several other sponsors are also interested.

If nothing else, Atletico Madrid's development in the Middle East and Africa in recent years has made all brands and companies that want to enter this market very interested.

Since Atletico Madrid came up with the idea, they have conducted various negotiations with Dubai officials, as well as main sponsors such as Emirates Airlines.

In the end, the Sheets Army made the decision to name the event [Hill Cup].

As the name suggests, this cup is a memorial match for Atletico Madrid to commemorate former chairman Hill.

Audi, Emirates and other sponsors agreed to sponsor the cup, and Al Jazeera won the broadcast rights for the event.

Dubai officials are very supportive of this event, which can be said to be a green light, and hope that Atletico Madrid will pay attention to it. The teams invited to participate in the Hill Cup Memorial Tournament every year should preferably be top European clubs.

To put it simply, money is not an issue, the greater the influence, the better.

Over the years, Dubai has become increasingly influential around the world.

Especially as Atletico Madrid has been coming to Dubai for winter training for several consecutive years, it has gradually attracted other European teams to Dubai.

But they basically walked away in style.

Atletico Madrid has been working hard for several years. More importantly, Atletico Madrid is now the most influential football team in the world, and it is different from other teams.

If it can really lead to a showdown between giants, then if it persists for a long time, its influence on Dubai will be greatly improved.

As early as the summer, Atletico Madrid officially reached an agreement with Dubai and sponsors, and in line with the idea of ​​​​keeping the money from outsiders, Atletico Madrid was looking for opponents within La Liga, and the first one that came to mind was Real Madrid.

In fact, the relationship between the two clubs in Madrid is not as antagonistic as between the teams.

On the contrary, many times, the Madrid duo work together to develop the market, and they cooperate with each other quite tacitly.

For example, during the summer training camp, Atletico Madrid was on the West Coast of the United States, while Real Madrid was on the East Coast; last year, Atletico Madrid was in Asia, and Real Madrid went to the United States. These are all the results of private communication.

There is such a good thing this time, and it is also a Hill Cup commemorative match, which is of extraordinary significance, so the first thing Atletico Madrid thinks of is Real Madrid.

The two most influential football teams in today's world join forces, and this cup immediately attracted the attention of many sponsors.

Even the host country, the United Arab Emirates, has shown strong interest.

The largest football stadium in Dubai is the Maktoum bin Rashid Maktoum Stadium, with a capacity of only 1, and it has only been open to 2 people for a long time.

This capacity is obviously unable to meet the heavyweight duel between the two giants of Madrid in the Middle East.

Therefore, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates stepped in and proposed to arrange the event to be held at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This stadium can accommodate 6 people. Only then is it worthy of the world's top giants. collision between.

Not only that, Abu Dhabi is also willing to provide various conveniences and even financial support for this event.

After communication between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the event was finally decided to be held in Abu Dhabi.

After the event was finalized, the preparation and promotion of the competition began in full swing.

January happens to be winter in Europe, but the Middle East is very suitable for vacation.

Therefore, this duel between super giants has naturally become an important weapon for the UAE to attract European tourists.

Wouldn’t it be nice to travel to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other areas, and enjoy the showdown between Europe’s top clubs and watch the matches of superstars?
  Not only tourists from Europe, but also many fans from the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe who had long been interested in going to Dubai, immediately flocked to it when they heard that there was a Madrid derby to watch.

Before December, 12 tickets had been sold out, making it hard to get a ticket.

In the end, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid made a calculation and found that the two teams could each receive at least 400 million euros in appearance fees. This was not only far beyond Real Madrid's expectations, but even Atletico Madrid had not expected it. .

Real Madrid's heart is filled with excitement, yes, let's go to the Middle East for training as well.

So, after Christmas, Real Madrid also went to the Middle East for training.

They are based in Abu Dhabi, while Atletico are in Dubai.

Two of Europe's top giants came to the Middle East at the same time, which immediately became a major sports event in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe.

When Xiao Hill came to visit the training camp, he told Yang Hao that Florentino came to the UAE in person.

"His eyes were shining with gold, he held my hand and said, there is no need to look for other teams next year. Brothers from the Tigers, brothers from the same city are working together to develop the Middle East market, and they will come to play in the Hill Cup!"

Yang Hao burst out laughing after hearing this. This was indeed too funny.

We are mortal enemies in the same city, how can we be considered brothers?

Well, at most, when it comes to making money.

This is the importance of working together.

In the past few years, we have seen La Liga go overseas collectively, and teams from other European leagues have also gone overseas one after another, but it is difficult to form a synergy.

For example, Bayern has been to Dubai, and teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal have also been to Asia and North America, but they have not been able to form a momentum like Spain.

why?

Because they have no certainty.

Atletico Madrid has been going to Dubai for winter training every winter over the years. Fans in surrounding areas are familiar with Atletico Madrid. In addition, the team has performed well in recent years, and it has gradually implanted an impression in the local area.

But why couldn't the Atletico Madrid team form such a momentum this year when they came here in the past?
  After all, a single tree cannot make a forest.

Now, Atletico Madrid has taken the lead and organized the Hill Cup Memorial Tournament. It has a reputation, and then inviting a rival in the same city like Real Madrid is enough of a gimmick. The fans will naturally follow it, and the momentum will naturally build up.

Of course, this event is called the Hill Cup Memorial Tournament, which means that Atletico Madrid is the leader.

In addition to the fixed Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid has the final say who other opponents want to invite.

Xiao Hill also revealed another piece of news to Yang Hao.

Florentino received an official reception in Abu Dhabi.

This was nothing at first. When Atletico Madrid came to Dubai, they were also received equally well.

"During the meeting, people from Abu Dhabi revealed the possibility of investing in Real Madrid." Hill laughed.

He told it purely as a joke.

Because many of the fans in Abu Dhabi are fake fans, and they don’t even know that Real Madrid has a membership system.

It can be said without intention, but the listener has intention.

Yang Hao thought of another thing, the Abu Dhabi Consortium.

They should have acquired Manchester City in the summer of 08, right?
  It is now January 07.

Logically speaking, such an acquisition cannot be negotiated in a short time.

Moreover, according to the information Yang Hao received in his previous life, the Abu Dhabi consortium had actually inspected several Premier League teams before acquiring Manchester City, and some even had secret substantive contacts.

From the current point of view, at least at the end of 07, they began to look for targets in the Premier League.

Based on the consistent investment style of the Abu Dhabi Consortium, from setting goals to taking concrete actions, it is definitely not a whim.

The owners of Manchester City are very shrewd in their investment, which can be seen from their operations after taking over Manchester City.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Real Madrid is now interested.

In the past few years, Atletico Madrid has been in the Middle East. It is impossible for them to ignore it. Especially this summer, the grand spectacle of the match between the Madrid duo may have further stimulated them.

"What did Florentino say?" Yang Hao asked with a smile.

"This old boy is also shrewd. After explaining the special nature of Real Madrid, he introduced Antonio Ponte and expressed that if the Abu Dhabi consortium wants to enter Spain, Real Madrid is willing to help."

"No wonder." Cerezo suddenly realized after listening, "Antonio Ponte told me that he wanted to come watch our game. I was quite puzzled. What does La Liga have to do with them?"

Yang Hao was quite happy when he heard the news.

He really hopes to bring the Abu Dhabi Consortium to La Liga.

Although La Liga's current package sales of broadcast rights have made life much easier for many teams, it is still very difficult.

La Liga began a financial audit of La Liga teams in the summer of 06. Although the results were not announced to the public, Yang Hao received news from Cerezo that the financial status of each club was not ideal.

Some are even downright bad.

At present, Atletico Madrid has the best financial situation. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Deportivo also have no problems.

Villarreal's situation isn't great, but it's not bad either.

Valencia, Real Betis, Levante, Zaragoza, Getafe, Mallorca and other teams are basically in a miserable situation of being heavily in debt, but now the debt has not collapsed.

Strictly speaking, the increase in La Liga broadcast fees can only ease their financial situation and treat the symptoms rather than the root cause.

It would definitely be a good thing if La Liga could bring in a large conglomerate with strength and background like the Abu Dhabi Consortium.

At the very least, it can serve as a good demonstration and at the same time further increase the influence of La Liga.

If nothing else, the top three players in the Western Premier League may become the top four players in the Western Premier League.

As for the threat to Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao is not worried at all.

If the Atletico Madrid he built was so easily defeated by the money offensive, wouldn't Yang Hao's hard work all these years have been in vain?

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During the training camp in the Middle East, Yang Hao also welcomed a new assistant, Antonio Pintus.

After he resolved the contract issue with Juventus and cleaned up his loose ends, he officially reported to Dubai on January 1.

Yang Hao is very clear about the strength of this physical fitness coach.

Now, he has to take charge of Atletico Madrid and the Spanish national team alone. There are indeed too many things to do, and the manpower around him is really short.

Next, Albert Rocca should be more inclined to physical data detection and tracking. Oscar Ortega and Antonio Pintus, two physical coaches, help Yang Hao manage Atletico Madrid and the Spanish national team. The task is quite heavy.

Of course, they will also have their own assistants.

Atletico Madrid's first team coaching team now has reached 40 people, not counting Cesar Mendiodo and his scouting team, as well as the medical team in charge of Parales, otherwise the number will be even more. .

The athletics department has a large number of people, and the current number of employees in Atletico Madrid is equally large, with more than 350 people.

This includes everyone from Mahadajonda and Calderon, and even the cleaners and service staff who have signed work contracts with the club.

However, this does not include temporary workers hired on match days and some special holidays, such as stadium security guards, security personnel, etc. These are only temporarily hired on match days and are temporary workers who are paid only after they come.

About a thousand people are needed on each game day.

Don’t think it’s a lot, where is this?
  After Atletico Madrid's new stadium is completed, hundreds of new stable jobs will be added, including service staff at the stadium and sales staff at shopping malls that attract foreign investment.

It is no exaggeration to describe the current Atletico Madrid as having a great family and great business.

Income has increased rapidly, but staff has also expanded a lot.

When Yang Hao first took over, Atletico Madrid was full of players from beginning to end, from Mahada Honda to Calderon, and it was estimated that there were only sixty or seventy people at most.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, it would have expanded to such a scale?
  Since Pintus has just arrived and is not particularly familiar with the situation of Atletico Madrid and the players, Oscar Ortega is still basically responsible for specific matters, with Pintus assisting from the side.

The training camp during the entire winter break is basically the same as before, focusing on short-term training and physical recharging.

In the Hill Cup Memorial Match in Abu Dhabi, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid were both warm-up in nature, but they also tried their best to provide a wonderful showdown for all the fans in attendance.

Both sides need to examine the players and run the team together, and at the same time please the fans. Therefore, the game is played very openly, with no reservations, and they all hold high the banner of offensive football.

In the end, Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 4-3.

Both sides basically rotated 11 players, but Wenger's situation is a bit special.

Yang Hao noticed that he promoted many young players, such as players such as De La Red, Parejo, Bueno, Negredo and Juan Mata, all of whom played in this game. Opportunity.

This made Yang Hao very interesting.

If in the early years at Arsenal, the reason why Wenger wanted to vigorously promote young players was more because Arsenal was preparing to build a new stadium, then it is really his interest to promote young players at Real Madrid now. Got interested.

Over the years, Real Madrid's youth training strength has been considered one of the best in Spain. It can even be said that it is not worse than Barcelona and only slightly worse than Atletico Madrid. However, the success rate is not high. In the final analysis, it is Real Madrid's own team formation. strategic issues.

Wenger's arrival is believed to improve the room for improvement of Real Madrid's youth echelon players.

……

After returning to Madrid from the Middle East, the players began to rest and prepare for the second half of the season.

But the next day, Yang Hao still took all the players of the first team to the Calderon Stadium in the center of Madrid.

From the outside, Atletico Madrid's new stadium has been completed. The next thing to be done is the external decoration of the stadium, especially the concept of vertical bricks and arches proposed by Herzog and de Meuron. Each load-bearing The concrete columns are all covered with Spanish red bricks.

In addition, the installation and commissioning of various facilities inside the stadium, the decoration of VIP boxes, the layout of commercial spaces, etc.

These require a lot of time.

From the current point of view, all projects are in full swing and all projects must be completed before next season.

After Yang Hao and his team arrived at the Calderon Stadium, they first visited the construction site of the new stadium while being followed by all the media reporters. Everyone could feel the magnificence of this new stadium.

Total capacity will reach 75600 people.

According to Atletico Madrid's preliminary estimates, once the new stadium is put into use, Atletico Madrid's match-day revenue will exceed [-] million.

By that time, Atletico Madrid will fully catch up with Real Madrid in terms of revenue.

Yang Hao took the players to every corner of the new stadium, from the locker room to the player tunnel to the competition venue. Everyone was deeply impressed by the grandeur of this new stadium.

A perfect image of a wealthy family!
  To put it in a cheesier way, everything is big.

The locker room is big, the player tunnel is big, the playing field is big, and even the stands are big.

"God, I can already imagine that when we play in this stadium, the cheers from the fans in the stands are pouring down. Even just imagining it gives me goosebumps!" Torres said excitedly. .

Everyone feels the same way.

The Calderon Stadium is very good and has a lot of memories, but as young people, they are looking forward to this new stadium even more.

Since construction is still in full swing, they must wear safety helmets and take protective measures when entering the site.

They also went to the top stand of the stadium and found that unlike other stadiums where the top stands were very depressing, the top stand of Atletico Madrid was not bad, and there was a circle of space for sightseeing around it. From here, they could overlook the urban area of ​​Madrid, and the scenery was still good. not bad.

The residential projects next to the new stadium have been completed and are all sold out.

At present, both Atletico Madrid and MSM Group have made a lot of money from residential projects. After Atletico Madrid moves here, they will demolish the Calderon Stadium and build two more skyscrapers.

At that time, Atletico Madrid will need to invest a large sum of money.

But it's all worth it.

Just like this new stadium, which will soon be named the Emirates Stadium, the two-level underground parking lot, the ground floor and the peripheral shops on the ground have all been packaged and rented out, attracting the interest of many retail companies.

After all, Atletico Madrid is in a pretty good position.

The distance between the two subway stations is about 400 meters, and the transportation is very convenient. The distance to the north is just over 1 kilometer from the Royal Palace, and opposite the Royal Palace is the core business district of the entire Spanish city center.

From a location perspective, Atletico Madrid's new stadium is closer to the core area than Real Madrid's Bernabeu. Villarreal's boss Roig and his two brothers had come to the site to inspect the site before. Mercadona, run by their family, is the largest supermarket chain in Spain. They hope to rent the first floor of Atletico Madrid and transform it into a shopping mall. center.

In addition, there are other retail companies in Spain and abroad. Multinational companies such as Westfield, Wal-Mart, and Carrefour have expressed strong interest, or have come to the site to inspect and negotiate with Atletico Madrid.

But in the end, Atletico Madrid chose Spain’s local department store group, El Corte Inglés.

The current scale of El Corte Inglés is not as large as that of the Mercadona chain, and its business is mainly in Spain. In 2001, it acquired 5 Carrefour and 9 Marks and Spencer stores, all of which are in Spain.

But this department store is ambitious and wants to go global, and it also aims to transform.

For example, they proposed that the store in Atletico Madrid's new stadium would be built into their world's first gourmet experience hall, bringing together various gourmet brands, well-known chef restaurants and food stores, etc., combined with their traditional advantages in cosmetics , high-end ready-to-wear, perfume and jewelry and other department store businesses, creating a one-stop high-end shopping mall.

This concept is in line with Atletico Madrid's positioning of the new stadium.

More importantly, Ingles attaches great importance to the food experience center. After all, it is their first store, which echoes the main store on Preciados Street, 2 kilometers away, east of the Royal Palace of Spain.

In addition, they also have a Castilla store in the north of the city, diagonally opposite the Bernabeu Stadium, and it is not small.

In addition to venue rental, Atletico Madrid's cooperation with Inglis also includes an overseas promotion cooperation.

The two parties reached an agreement to conduct overseas cooperative promotions in the next 10 years, plus venue leasing, with a total value of up to 1 million euros. During this period, Atletico Madrid authorized Inglis to use Atletico Madrid's brand for promotion.

In other words, from this alone, Atletico Madrid earns 1500 million euros per year.

The reason why Yang Hao brought the players here today is not only to provide a platform for this major cooperation, but also to promote other investment projects, including investment in the commercial space inside the stadium, such as KFC and McDonald's, as well as other restaurants, retail stores, etc. They will also be opened at the same time when the new stadium is opened.

Therefore, today is a collective signing ceremony.

Atletico Madrid naturally pays more attention to this.

By the way, the Atletico Madrid medical service station mentioned by Yang Hao before will be slightly later than the new stadium.

Since the space inside the new stadium is at a premium, medical service stations, fan shops and museums will be placed in the Atletico Madrid headquarters next to the stadium.

Between the Twin Towers, the residential area and the new stadium, Atletico Madrid and MSM Group each have a headquarters building. The floors are not high and can only be used for their respective office purposes and will not be rented out, so Atletico Madrid uses the ground floor. .

In the center of Madrid, where land is at a premium, the layout of the entire project is relatively compact.

Since Atletico Madrid's new stadium is owned by Atletico Madrid, the entire signing ceremony is organized by Atletico Madrid and has nothing to do with MSM Group. However, Ma'ao Beer is a sponsor of Atletico Madrid and they will be the exclusive supplier of beer for Atletico Madrid's new stadium. business.

Yang Hao took the players to attend this massive signing ceremony, which was hosted by Atletico Madrid News Director Andrew Balasco. Atletico Madrid Chairman Cerezo delivered a speech. The process was also very smooth.

After officially signing the contract, they can start preparing to move in.

Of course, rent has to start paying as well.

……

Since the transfer market in the summer of 2006 was not very lively, everyone concluded that the transfer market during the winter break in early 2007 would not be much better.

The facts are as expected, but there are exceptions.

That's Real Madrid.

When the entire European football transfer market is sluggish, Real Madrid is waving the check in their hands.

They signed Gago, who is known as Redondo II, from Argentina's Boca Juniors for a transfer fee of 2000 million euros.

Signed Argentine teenager Higuain from River Plate for a transfer fee of 1300 million euros.

The two players spent 3300 million euros, making Real Madrid the club with the largest investment during the winter break.

Real Madrid, who aims to snipe Atletico Madrid, has spent a lot of money!

Higuain is a forward, used to improve the offensive power of the frontcourt, while Gago is regarded by Wenger as an important member of the midfield.

Unable to buy Pirlo, Wenger could only temporarily replace Gago.

Both young players also appeared in the previous Hill Cup Memorial Tournament in Abu Dhabi.

Yang Hao is looking forward to it. He wonders whether Gago, who has excellent technical and organizational skills, will embark on a different path from his previous life under Wenger's training.

And Real Madrid has been pursuing Pirlo or Cesc Fabregas.

The former was mainly rejected by AC Milan, while the latter was also difficult to make because Fabregas stated that if he returned to Spain, he would only go to Barcelona.

That's why Real Madrid signed Gago.

In addition, it was also revealed that Wenger was not satisfied with Salgado's performance when Cicinho was seriously injured for a long time and hoped to introduce a right back, while Real Madrid was interested in Bayern's Philipp Lahm.

It just so happens that Manchester United is interested in Bayern's Hargreaves.

Interestingly, both teams are very interested in poaching Bayern and are constantly raising their bids.

In the end, they both stopped at 3500 million euros.

Bayern also rejected offers from both parties and made it clear that they would not sell during the winter break.

But with the current situation of Bayern and the Bundesliga, it is quite difficult to forcefully retain these two players.

In addition, Manchester United also took a fancy to Southampton youngster Gareth Bale, but this player has attracted the attention of many teams such as Tottenham. Real Madrid's Wenger is also very interested in him, leading to the Saints Now it’s a rare find, with asking prices as high as 2000 million euros.

For a young player, this is simply outrageous.

Therefore, in the end Gareth Bale failed to transfer successfully.

Yang Hao did not pay attention to the turmoil in the transfer market. He paid more attention to the Abu Dhabi consortium's inspection trip to Spain. Antonio Ponte and La Liga were dispatched.

There is also the subprime mortgage crisis brewing far across the ocean in the United States.

He had seen the movie "The Big Short" in his previous life, and vaguely remembered that the outbreak started in early 07.

……

La Liga has reignited the flames.

On January 1, the first match of the 7th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid faced Tarragona at home.

Since Atletico Madrid conducted physical reserve training during the winter break, the players' condition has been affected and is still in the adjustment stage.

But some people don't need it.

In the 19th minute, Messi received an assist from Alves and scored a goal for Atletico Madrid.

This is also the first official goal of the Shenzhen Legion after the winter break.

After that, Atletico Madrid's overall performance was not very satisfactory, and the players were generally not very excited. After Messi scored, he received the focus of attention from the opponent, and his performance was greatly affected.

Yang Hao's strategy is still based on passing and cutting, constantly wearing down his opponents.

In the 68th minute, Torres scored another victory for Atletico Madrid.

In the 81st minute, Modric, who came on as a substitute, scored the third goal.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Tarragona 3-0 at home.

Barcelona, ​​which is suffering from injuries, drew 1-1 with Getafe in this round.

Henry made a comeback and scored a goal at a critical moment to prevent Barcelona from losing in the away game.

The most surprising thing about this round is that Real Madrid lost 0-2 to Deportivo La Coruña at the Riazor Stadium.

Dutch center Van Nistelrooy passed and shot, helping Deportivo to snipe Real Madrid at home.

Deschamps showed no mercy when facing Wenger and his old club.

But the most surprising thing was Ruud.

The Dutch center promised before the game that he would score a goal during the game. Unexpectedly, he actually fulfilled his promise.

Deportivo also performed very tenaciously in this game, and their moves were a bit big. Real Madrid midfielder Guti was injured after playing only 11 minutes. It is initially estimated that he will be injured for at least one month.

Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​as well as many teams in La Liga, are suffering from a wave of injuries.

Only Atletico Madrid is in a great situation now.

But Yang Hao didn't dare to be careless and was still very cautious.

After all, no one can predict injuries. If you are a little careless, they will come to you at any time.

……

Midweek, the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16.

Atletico Madrid defeated Osasuna 2-0 at home, and Drogba scored twice.

But in the 18th round of the La Liga match at the weekend, Atletico Madrid scored 1 goal in the opening game, but was eventually equalized by Celta Vigo. In the end, it was a 1-1 draw.

This is also Atletico Madrid's first draw this season.

Since losing to Real Madrid in an away game in the fifth round, Atletico Madrid has been winning continuously until now, but this round's draw with Celta Vigo stopped Atletico's winning streak at 5 consecutive victories.

So far, the team has gone 13 games unbeaten.

Yang Hao is satisfied with the team's performance.

In this round, Barcelona lost to Espanyol 1-3 away from home. Players such as Tamudo and Luis Garcia performed well.

Henry scored a goal but was unable to prevent Barcelona from defeat.

Now Barcelona's entire state is not ideal, and even Henry is not very stable.

Catalan media revealed that Henry's injury had not fully recovered yet, and he came out to put out the fire urgently this time.

Real Madrid relied on Ibrahimovic's goal to beat Zaragoza 1-0 at home.

In the second leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 match in midweek, Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 away with Osasuna.

With a total score of 3-1, Atletico successfully eliminated Osasuna and advanced.

Arsene Wenger's Real Madrid were locked in a two-game stalemate with Real Betis, 0-0 away and 1-1 at home. They were eliminated by Real Betis and failed to advance to the quarterfinals.

Atletico Madrid's quarterfinal opponent is Getafe.

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In the 19th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid faced Osasuna at home.

This northern Spanish team, which has always played a tough style, showed an aggressive momentum at the Calderon Stadium, especially when it came to fouls. It was merciless and was frequently booed by Atletico Madrid fans.

In the first 20 minutes, when defending Torres, the opponent's central defender made too many moves and had a physical conflict with Torres. The referee gave him a thumbs-up and each received a yellow card.

The current injury situation in La Liga is so serious. Not to mention the team and coaches, everyone is in danger.

The results of it?
  Osasuna also frequently uses lethal tactics, which is simply outrageous.

But the real conflict between the two sides came after 60 minutes in the second half.

As their physical fitness declines, it becomes more and more difficult for Osasuna to cope with Atletico Madrid's offensive. Their defensive actions are also getting bigger and bigger, and the atmosphere is becoming more and more explosive.

In the 67th minute, central defender Cuellar fouled Torres in the penalty area and was directly shown a red card and sent off.

Atletico Madrid's captain personally took the penalty kick and broke the deadlock.

Osasuna players obviously could not accept this fact. They believed that this was the referee's move to take care of Atletico Madrid.

During a defense in the 78th minute, Pablo Garcia fouled Iniesta, causing the Spanish midfielder to be injured and off the field, and the Uruguayan midfielder was also sent off with a direct red card.

This once again triggered strong indignation among Osasuna players.

Thiago Silva took advantage of a corner kick in the 84th minute to score another victory for Atletico Madrid, rewriting the score to 2-0!

But just 2 minutes later, Real Madrid's Osasuna forward Soldado, who came on as a substitute, elbowed Thiago Silva while fighting for the top in the penalty area and was also sent off with a red card.

This immediately triggered a fierce conflict between the two sides. The goalkeeper Ricardo pushed the Atletico Madrid player and also received a red card.

It is very rare to receive 4 red cards in a single game.

After the game, the Spanish media were very disappointed with the referee Vicente's enforcement. They believed that in a game like this, the situation should be controlled as early as possible instead of allowing both sides to develop continuously and eventually turned into a red card battle.

Yang Hao blamed Osasuna at the post-match press conference.

"I can even say very responsibly that many teams will take some more rough defensive actions when facing Atletico Madrid. They hope to contain our offense in this way."

"I think this is a very bad phenomenon."

"Even, I think, some of their players are not trying to beat us, not winning the game, but just to vent!"

Yang Hao believes that for behavior similar to this, the Spanish Football Association and La Liga should consider imposing heavy penalties to serve as a warning to others.

"This is not the first time!"

In fact, in the previous Copa del Rey game, Atletico Madrid also encountered a rough foul from Osasuna, but it was still controllable at the time, but this time, Osasuna was obviously out of control.

Maybe it's because Osasuna played 3 games in a row and was eliminated from the Copa del Rey.

But no matter what, this kind of scene should not happen.

……

In the 20th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid faced Racing Santander at home.

Iniesta was injured, and Yang Hao arranged a midfield combination of Kaká and Modric.

In the 16th minute of the first half, Kaka scored a goal for Atletico Madrid.

It wasn't until the 52nd minute of the second half that Torres scored another victory.

But 4 minutes later, Munitis assisted Zikic and scored a goal.

The Serbian center is 2 meters tall, and his aerial advantage is too obvious. Lucio happened to be injured and missed the game again. Yang Hao was forced to exclude the combination of Pepe and Ramos, but Zikic was defeated. Got a gap.

But Torres scored the third goal for Atletico Madrid 10 minutes later.

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Racing Santander 3-1 thanks to Torres's brace.

Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 3-1 at home with goals from Henry, Ronaldinho and Giuly.

However, what is extremely sad is that Henry, who has performed very well since his comeback and also performed a pass and a shot in this game, was tested by the Barcelona team doctor after playing against Celta Vigo and it was determined that the muscle strain had recurred.

This time the injury has worsened and he is likely to miss the entire season.

This immediately triggered strong indignation in the Catalan media.

What's going on with Barcelona this season?

Injured one after another, Henry finally made a comeback. Less than a month later, he was injured again. What on earth is going on?

Are all team doctors working for a living?
  Daily Sports even wrote an article criticizing: Compared with Atletico Madrid, Barcelona’s team doctors are simply not too amateurish.

Barcelona team doctor Tony Tramulas stood up and accepted an interview with Mundo Deportivo to defend himself.

Tramulas said that as the team's doctor, he has fulfilled his duties, but in many cases, it is not him who decides whether a player can play.

"The club arranged for many of us to go to Atletico Madrid's Mahadahonda for inspection. We even started to try to imitate others' use of traffic lights to indicate the physical condition of players, but so what?"

"Henry has been in a yellow light state since his comeback. I have reminded him many times that his injury has not healed yet and he should not participate in games, especially too many games. Can anyone listen?"

"From his comeback to now, Henry has played continuously in the league and the Copa del Rey. This is the reason why his injury has recurred!"

The team doctor also mentioned Thuram and many other players, believing that their injuries were actually given early warning, but the problem is that the team doctor has no say in deciding whether a player can play.

"We can only submit reports and make suggestions, but we can't control whether we listen or not."

Public opinion was in complete uproar.

Who should be responsible for Barcelona's injury wave this season?
  Who is to blame for this season's poor results?

While Barcelona was in a commotion, Real Madrid lost 0-1 away to Villarreal, with Aguero scoring the winning goal.

After 20 rounds of games, Atletico leads the La Liga standings with 55 points, 6 points more than second-placed Real Madrid.

Now even Madrid's hornet's nest has been popped.

Aspen even issued a soul torture: "Do we really want to sit back and watch Atletico Madrid achieve five consecutive La Liga titles?"

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