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Chapter 324 The magical Messi! Atletico Madrid is really in the right place! [A big chapter with words, please beg me to subscribe]

In the Chairman's Stand at Stamford Bridge, when Abramovich saw Drogba scoring, the starry summer night came to mind involuntarily.

On a luxury yacht in London's Canary Wharf, he had an argument with then-Chelsea manager Mourinho.

Besides them, there were two other people present.

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon, Dane Frank Arnesen, whom the Blues have just poached from Tottenham Hotspur.

That wasn't a very pleasant exchange.

Abramovich hopes to sign Shevchenko, but Mourinho strongly stated that signing Shevchenko would be a disaster for Chelsea.

From now on, both people are right and wrong.

Mourinho is less wrong and more right.

Although Shevchenko was not a disaster at Chelsea, he did not regain the glory of his AC Milan period.

But Mourinho chose to go to Barcelona.

He said he wanted to pursue his dream, but Abramovich knew clearly that the main reason was conflict.

Not just Shevchenko, but Frank Arneson.

Mourinho wanted to be a football manager like Ferguson, but that is no longer in line with the times.

Abramovich prefers that he cooperate with Arnesen. This is the general trend.

After the divorce in 07 and the subprime mortgage crisis in 08, Abramovich could no longer invest as generously as he had in the past. He needed to become more budget-conscious.

He is similar to all club owners in the world, they all want to do one thing.

Build a team like Atletico Madrid!

Someone has calculated that in the past few years, Atletico Madrid's income in the transfer market has brought them a world-class training base, a world-class five-star modern stadium, and two hotels in the core of Madrid city center. A skyscraper and two headquarters buildings.

How much are these worth?

In fact, it is difficult to estimate.

But it’s definitely an astronomical sum.

What's even more rare is that all of Atletico Madrid's achievements rely more on youth training and the continuous introduction of young players.

This is why Abramovich tried every means to poach Arnesen from Tottenham Hotspur.

The Dane has dug Ronaldo before and he is confident that he can find a second Ronaldo for Chelsea.

After Arneson came to Chelsea, he first served as the youth training director, took over the scouting department, and began to participate in the recruitment decisions of some first-team teams, which aroused Mourinho's strong dissatisfaction.

After Mourinho went to Barcelona, ​​Arnesen was officially qualified as sporting director and entered Chelsea's board of directors.

This is Abramovich's trust and support for Arnesen.

Kalou and Mikel are the transcripts Arnesen handed over after taking charge of Chelsea.

Much worse than Yang Hao at Atletico Madrid.

The moment he saw Drogba score, Abramovich couldn't help but think of Mourinho.

When the Portuguese was here, Chelsea could compete with Atletico Madrid.

But now...

The Russians couldn't help but wonder in their minds: If he had agreed to Mourinho and signed Drogba instead of Shevchenko, would the final result have changed?

No one knows the answer.

But at least, Mourinho has never lost so miserably at home.

……

"Is there any way to help the team get out of the quagmire as soon as possible?"

Abramovich asked with concern.

For now, it is difficult for Chelsea to challenge Manchester United in the Premier League, and there is no chance for the League Cup.

Only the FA Cup and Champions League remain.

But now, they lost to Atletico Madrid 16-1 at home in the last 3 of the Champions League, and it seems that the possibility of advancement is slim.

Listen to the boos from the Stamford Bridge fans, they are all venting their dissatisfaction.

"Our current lineup is indeed much worse than Atletico Madrid." Frank Arnesen shook his head and sighed.

Abramovich didn't have much expression on his face, "So what are your plans for this summer?"

After Peter Kenyon and Arneson looked at each other, the latter said softly: "We have to wait until the team gives us the budget before we can make a judgment."

Abramovich heard it, which was a nicer way of saying it.

To put it bluntly, it just wants money.

"Actually, the current situation is very complicated. La Liga's advantages are becoming more and more obvious. It is difficult for us to compete with them as a whole, especially in terms of salary. The tax advantage is too obvious." Kenyon complained. .

These words almost made Abramovich's ears tingle.

Previously, Chelsea wanted to sign Nani from Valencia. As a result, the Portuguese winger received an annual salary of 500 million euros in the Bat Corps, but he actually received almost 400 million euros.

What if you come to the Premier League?

In order for him to actually receive 400 million euros, he would need a pre-tax expenditure of almost 750 million euros.

That's a weekly salary of almost £10.

Then the problem is coming.

If Chelsea wanted to poach Nani, how much weekly salary would they have to offer?

La Liga teams are cleverly using their tax incentives to attract high-level players from all over the world to form their moats as soon as possible and quickly widen the gap with other European leagues.

Especially in the past few years.

Teams led by the top three players of the Western Premier League and owned by consortiums such as Valencia, Deportivo La Coruña and Espanyol, as well as teams with strong youth training and healthy management such as Sevilla and Villarreal.

The competition in La Liga is unprecedentedly fierce, which has aroused huge repercussions all over the world. Coupled with the pleasing style of play and good packaging and marketing, it has gained the popularity of countless fans around the world.

In contrast, look at the Premier League.

In terms of financial resources, relying on the strong local market, the Premier League can continue to compete with La Liga. However, the cost of signings in the Premier League is high and salaries have repeatedly reached new highs, which has led to high operating costs for the club.

This has caused the Premier League to gradually widen the gap with La Liga at the competitive level.

The signs can be seen from the results in the European war.

This is just the beginning.

Abramovich is not that kind of guy. On the contrary, he is very shrewd, so he knows that as soon as this kind of thing starts, the gap will only continue to widen.

Excellent football talents, international investment funds, and outstanding management talents are all constantly converging towards La Liga.

Now, the Premier League can barely survive by relying on the local market, but what about in the future?

No one should expect that Britain can fight against the world on its own, right?

A broadcast contract is for 3 years.

A lot can change in 3 years.

Who knows what the situation will be like in 3 years?

Moreover, everyone clearly feels that UEFA now intends to support other leagues against La Liga to prevent the Champions League from becoming La Liga's one-word hall.

But now it seems that the effect is not ideal.

"When Reyes returns from injury, the situation should be relatively better." Peter Kenyon also saw the boss's disappointment.

They were beaten 1-3 at home, and the possibility of a comeback in the away game was slim.

But not entirely.

After Atletico Madrid returned to La Liga, their opponent at the weekend was Mourinho's Barcelona.

This is sure to be a battle between dragons and tigers.

What if it really creates a chance for Chelsea?

Speaking of Reyes, Abramovich couldn't help but think of Deco and Carvalho.

Back then, Chelsea poached three players from Atletico Madrid, which immediately raised the team's overall strength to a higher level and directly entered the Champions League final.

How about... dig into Atletico Madrid again?

……

Atletico Madrid reversed Chelsea 3-1 in away game!

After the game ended, it immediately aroused strong attention throughout European football, as well as heated discussions among media and fans around the world.

With a 3-1 reversal, Atletico Madrid showed strong competitiveness.

Even at Stamford Bridge, Yang Hao's team is suppressing Chelsea.

If the performance in the first half was not ideal, then Yang Hao's adjustments during the halftime break played a key role.

Atletico Madrid players also revealed in interviews with media reporters after the game that Yang Hao changed the team's tactics during the halftime break.

"This made us more threatening in the second half." Messi praised his head coach.

The British media are generally in disgrace.

1 to 3 at home, no need to play away games, it is basically difficult to come back.

This once again triggered a profound reflection in the British media. Is the Premier League being widened by La Liga?

Or should we say, it is a fact that the gap has widened. Does the Premier League still have a chance to catch up with La Liga, or even overtake it?

The British Times wrote that at this stage, the gap between the Premier League and La Liga is not unreachable.

But the premise is that the Premier League must catch up in the next few years, especially in terms of revenue.

Taxation is a national policy and it is impossible for the football league alone to change it.

Spanish has unique advantages in Portugal and Latin America, which the Premier League cannot change.

Then the only fact that can be changed is to increase the club's revenue as soon as possible, and through the growth of revenue, compete with La Liga for outstanding talents from all over the world, thereby ensuring the competitiveness of the Premier League.

In addition, the Times also issued a call for youth training reform.

A very important thing about the strength of La Liga is that it is based on the strong foundation of Spanish youth training.

In the past few years, Spanish talents have emerged in large numbers and the youth training has achieved outstanding results. Even though La Liga has many foreign players, Spanish local players are also very good. This allows La Liga to receive a steady supply of talents.

Looking back at the Premier League, there is an extreme lack of local talent, and player transfer fees and salaries are rising.

This is unhealthy.

"Even now, La Liga continues to introduce various policies to support youth training, and at the same time supervises the Spanish Football Federation to implement youth training development plans. These will bear fruit for many years to come."

The Times kicked the ball to the Football Association, believing that the Football Association should play a real role in the development of England's youth training, and at least learn from the Spanish Football Federation.

Among the Atletico Madrid players, Messi, who scored twice, performed very eye-catchingly.

The Argentine is currently Atletico Madrid's top scorer, and his number of goals has surpassed Torres to rank first in the team.

"Messi and Kaká are different."

"Even Kaká at his peak didn't have the same offensive power as Messi."

"And in terms of passing assists, Messi's performance is not inferior to Kaka at all."

Messi's goals this season are compared with Torres's, and his assists are compared with Kaká's. The statistics are indeed quite amazing.

It can even be said to be unparalleled.

But the Argentine still maintained a humble attitude. In an interview with the media after the game, he said, "The support behind me from teammates such as Kaká, Iniesta, and Alves is the reason why I can let go and attack."

"Especially Kaka, he always has a way of getting the ball to my feet."

But Kaka also praised Messi.

"He is already the best player in the world. I have no doubt that he is already the strongest contender for the European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year. And he is only 21 years old. No one knows what he can achieve in the future. high."

……

While Atletico Madrid traveled to London to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Barcelona was in France to face Lyon away from home.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 1-1.

This is a very good result for Barcelona.

The away game kept a draw and got a valuable away goal.

Not bad.

But Mourinho's good mood completely disappeared after receiving the news that Atletico Madrid defeated Chelsea 3-1 in an away game.

On the plane back to Spain from France, Mourinho and his assistants had been watching and studying the game.

For this Chelsea game, Mourinho gave a conclusion.

"Rijkaard is still looking at Atletico Madrid with the same old-fashioned thinking in the past. He did not do a good job in limiting the attacks of Kaká, Messi and Alves on the right."

This season, Atletico Madrid's offense is very active.

The left wing is a combination of David Silva, Iniesta and Evra/Marcelo. In fact, the performance is not bad, not as sharp as the right wing.

The right side is really difficult to resist.

Not to mention anything else, the three players Kaka, Messi and Alves all have strong personal abilities, and they all go back and forth.

Someone once counted that these three players have more than a dozen or even dozens of different tactical combinations on the right.

What's even more outrageous is that their offense is very coordinated.

This tacit understanding allows them to decide what style of play to use based on changes in their opponents anytime and anywhere on the court.

"If it was just Messi, there would still be a chance. Ferreira defended well in the first half."

Mourinho frowned and analyzed.

"But when Alves also started to press forward, and Kaka was added, it became very difficult to defend."

"If we double-team Messi, we will inevitably invest more in the Argentinian, and the pressure on Kaká, Iniesta and Alves will be reduced a lot."

Having said this, Mourinho shook his head and sighed, "Now in La Liga, there is almost a consensus that at least five people are needed to block Atletico Madrid's attack."

On the football field, there is really no problem that a crowd of people cannot solve.

Not enough offense?

Then pile up people to create a partial numerical advantage.

Can't defend?

Or pile up people to create a partial numerical advantage.

But the interesting thing about football is that there are only 10 people except the goalkeeper.

How to make good use of these 10 people is a question of the head coach's choice and weighing the pros and cons.

In other words, to defend Kaká, Messi and Alves, five defensive players are needed. Then there are only five defensive players left in other areas. How to arrange them?

David Silva, Iniesta and Evra on the left side, at least three people are needed, right?

Don't doubt it, this is already the minimum bottom line. Even with three people guarding Atletico Madrid's left wing, it would be difficult to defend it.

That leaves two Torres guarding the center.

Isn't this outrageous?

What about the other players?

Besides, Messi often runs to the left.

Therefore, this method of regional division is not feasible.

There are never enough people.

The usual approach is to use the movement of players to quickly make up for the manpower problem in the area.

But this requires all players to increase their running intensity.

What follows is too much consumption.

The further forward the defense line is, the larger the area the defense needs to cover and the greater the physical energy consumption.

Therefore, many teams simply retreat and shrink the area covered by defense to minimize the physical exertion of the players.

Mourinho has always done this before.

Barcelona currently has 60 points, Atletico Madrid has 61 points, 1 point behind, and behind them is Real Madrid who are chasing after them.

This battle in the 25th round of La Liga will be a key battle for the La Liga championship this season.

"To be honest, the next schedule is very critical for Atletico Madrid. We will play Barcelona at home, then Real Madrid away, Chelsea at home, and Villarreal at home."

"This kind of continuous strong dialogue has a great impact on them!"

Having said this, Rui Faria shook his head and sighed, "Yang Hao's team was still very smart when making decisions. They tried their best to fight Chelsea in the away game and seized the advantage. The second leg at home will be much easier."

"Between the 25th and 26th rounds, they don't have the pressure of the Copa del Rey and have a week to rest."

Yang Hao and his team have always been known for their meticulous preparations. They will make full preparations before each stage of the competition.

"I suggest that we don't take risks in this game. As long as we don't lose, we can continue to keep the pressure on them."

Mourinho listened to his assistant's words. Although he felt very uncomfortable, he had to admit this fact.

Facing Atletico Madrid, especially at the Emirates Stadium, the odds of winning are indeed slim.

……

On the evening of October 3, Emirates Stadium in Madrid.

In the 25th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona at home.

When referee Bernardino blew the whistle to start the game, this world-famous La Liga title battle officially began.

Atletico Madrid still used a 433 formation in this game.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defence: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Alves;

Midfield: Busquets goes deep, Modric and Kaká are in the middle;

Forwards: Di Maria, Torres and Messi.

Modric replaced Iniesta, and Di Maria replaced David Silva. This is also Atletico Madrid's routine rotation.

The same goes for the defense.

Barcelona continues to play with its full lineup.

Goalkeeper: Buffon;

Defence: Abidal, Puyol, Bruno Alves and Gianluca Zambrotta;

Midfield: Thiago Motta is deep, Muntari and Xavi are in the middle;

Forwards: Tevez, Diego Milito and Eto'o.

Barcelona's right back Zambrotta's performance has declined this season. After all, he is not young anymore. Especially in the intensive schedule, his performance is somewhat unstable. Before the game, he was regarded as a major hidden danger for Barcelona's defense.

But Atletico Madrid took the lead in attacking from the right.

Only 45 seconds into the game, Barcelona, ​​which took the lead in kicking off, tried to pass the ball into the heart of Atletico Madrid, but Busquets intercepted it early.

After stealing the ball, Busquets, under the entanglement of Tevez, passed the ball to Kaká who was retreating.

Kaka stopped the ball and passed it to Alves on the right. He saw the Brazilian pass the ball with great force and directly passed Muntari. He quickly moved forward from outside the right sideline and caught up with the ball. Crossing the center line, we entered Barcelona's 30-meter area.

Messi on the right rib quickly followed up.

Alves pulled away from Abidal and knocked the ball across to Messi, who passed the ball directly without stopping. Torres quickly penetrated the right corner of the small penalty area and headed the ball towards the goal.

The ball hit the post and bounced out.

Buffon reacted quickly and held the ball firmly under his body before Torres took a follow-up shot.

The entire Emirates Stadium let out an exclamation of surprise.

"In the first 53 seconds, Atletico Madrid took the lead and used a quick counterattack to create the first shot."

"Torres's header was a bit angled."

"Of course, he is facing Buffon, who is ranked number one in the world. If the angle is not right, Buffon can easily confiscate the ball."

But Barcelona was not shy and responded immediately.

Gianluca Zambrotta from the right quickly stepped in. After receiving Xavi's ball, he entered the left side of Atletico Madrid's penalty area and made a cross.

Diego Milito in the middle quickly followed up, but Neuer decisively abandoned the goal.

The German goalkeeper burst out of the penalty area, leaped high and plucked the ball out of the air, allowing Diego Milito to save it.

"This time Neuer's attack was very timely and decisive."

"It's only been 1 minute and 33 seconds."

"Both sides are very familiar with each other, so we can start fighting directly without any temptation!"

"But it's still difficult for us to see clearly the specific tactical arrangements of both sides."

"Mourinho may not be as brave as he showed in his opening attack. After all, it takes a lot of courage and determination to play against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium."

"But Mourinho also said before the game that facing Atletico Madrid, if you just defend and defend, it will definitely not work. You must have a counterattack to threaten the opponent's goal in order to relieve the pressure on the defense."

"Look at this time, Atletico stole the ball in midfield."

"Leave it to Modric..."

Modric turned his back to the direction of the attack. He made a very beautiful fake move before stopping the ball. He suddenly stopped the ball, turned around, and sent a direct pass to the feet of Torres who was retreating.

Torres stopped the ball and moved to the left. At this time, Messi and Di Maria in front were already pressing forward.

The Atletico captain passed the ball to the left.

After Di Maria caught up with the ball on the left side of Barcelona's penalty area, facing Zambrotta who promptly returned to defense, he made continuous fake moves and suddenly launched a cross.

The ball was blocked out of bounds by the experienced Zambrotta.

"Di Maria's series of moves were very beautiful, but Zambrotta's defense was also very solid."

"Although the Italian defender's performance this season has been criticized, at critical moments, he still proved his strength as the world's top full-back!"

"Atletico Madrid won a corner kick."

Modric quickly ran to the left side of the frontcourt, placed the ball, and quickly retreated.

Atletico Madrid's center backs and tall players all surrounded him.

Thiago Silva, Pepe, Torres, Kaka and Busquets, several tall players are the targets of Barcelona's focus, and in terms of height, Barcelona does not have much advantage.

Modric quickly took the corner kick and landed in the middle.

Bruno Alves grabbed the first spot and headed the ball away.

The ball flew out of the penalty area and landed on the right side of the outside of the penalty area.

But at this moment, Atletico Madrid's right back Alves quickly stepped in and stopped the ball forward with one kick.

Messi was originally waiting for an opportunity outside the penalty area. After receiving a pass from Alves at the top of the arc, he stopped the ball and turned to the left, swinging his left foot and hitting.

From stopping the ball to turning around to kicking the ball, the entire action is done in one go.

Muntari, who was specifically responsible for marking Messi, didn't even have time to stop him.

The football drew an elegant arc and went straight to the left side of the goal.

Buffon flew sideways, his movements were also very stretched, and he met Messi's shot with one hand.

A bang was heard at the scene.

After Messi's shot was touched by Buffon, it changed direction, hit the inside of the left post, and bounced back into the penalty area.

At this time, the entire restricted area was in chaos.

In the middle of the melee, a figure in a red and white striped shirt quickly rushed over and pushed the football that bounced back from the knocking post.

"Danger, there is a chance!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Did you score a goal?"

"It's a goal!"

"The referee blew his whistle to indicate that the goal is valid!"

"Atletico Madrid took the lead in breaking Barcelona's goal!"

"Let's see, the player who scored the goal is Sergio Busquets!"

"Busquets, who is only 20 years old, scored a very crucial goal to help Atletico Madrid temporarily lead Barcelona 1-0!"

"It is worth mentioning that Busquets comes from Barcelona's youth academy."

"He joined Barcelona in 2005, and his father is still serving as the goalkeeper coach of Barcelona's second team."

"But Busquets, who plays right winger, was never taken seriously in Barcelona, ​​so he was sent to Atletico Madrid as part of Robben's transfer."

"After coming to Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao transformed Busquets, asking him to give up his past winger position and switch to the deep-lying fourth position. Unexpectedly, this change completely activated Busquets!"

"After scoring, Busquets was very excited. He rushed directly to the stands of Atletico Madrid fans and celebrated his goal excitedly, 1-0!"

……

"Sergio!"

Carles Busquets shouted excitedly into the stadium, holding up a No. 28 jersey with both hands.

This was the signal they had agreed upon before the game.

There were a total of 76500 fans at the Emirates Stadium, and the crowd was so loud that everyone around them was shouting, and you couldn't hear who was who.

But after Carles Busquets raised his jersey high, he immediately attracted Busquets' attention in the stadium.

The deep-lying midfielder, who had always been calm, smiled towards the stands.

He saw his parents and younger brother.

"Well done, Sergio, keep up the good work!"

Carles Busquets didn't know whether his shouts could reach his son's ears, but he kept shouting and cheering for Busquets.

Although it was a goal in a chaotic battle, it was also a precious goal.

And it still scored Barcelona's goal, which has a deeper meaning.

Carles Busquets turned his head and glanced at the chairman's area in the center of the stand. Begiristain was sitting on it tonight. He should have also seen Sergio's outstanding performance, right?

Will he regret sending Sergio away now?

Carles Busquets doesn’t know, but he feels like it doesn’t matter anymore.

The important thing is that Busquets has found a new world for him in Atletico Madrid.

"It was right to send him to Atletico Madrid!" Carles Busquets said with great pride, holding his wife's shoulders.

As a professional player, Carles Busquets knows better than anyone else that transfers are often a turning point in a player's career. Good or bad, it often seriously affects the development of professional players.

From now on, Busquets' move to Atletico Madrid is considered the right move.

And, it’s absolutely correct!

Next, he only needs to develop in Atletico Madrid step by step.

"Hey man, do you know Sergio Busquets?"

An Atletico Madrid fan asked with concern next to him.

Many people around him also turned their heads and looked over. They had been curious for a long time.

"He is my son!" Carles Busquets said with pride.

The surrounding Atletico fans suddenly burst into an uproar.

"Wow, your son played great!"

"Well done, he will definitely become the most important member of our fourth position."

"He has been selected for the national team. It can be seen that Yang has great trust in him."

"Your son's goal just now was crucial!"

Carles Busquets felt proud as he listened to the praise from Atletico Madrid fans.

Atletico Madrid really came to the right place!

……

After taking the lead, Atletico Madrid continued to control the situation on the field.

At the same time, they are also increasing their efforts to press Barcelona in the midfield and frontcourt.

Atletico Madrid's strategy is clear, they still want to end the game in the first half.

Having just played Chelsea in an away game, the most important thing for the Shelters right now is to gain enough advantages in the first half.

Conceding the goal in the first 4 minutes was a disaster for Barcelona.

Barcelona quickly stabilized their position and adopted a retreat strategy, not wanting to attack Atletico Madrid.

Mourinho knows very well that if they really play against each other, Barcelona will have no advantage.

But after all, it was an away game, and Barcelona did not dare to invest too many troops even in the counterattack.

As Barcelona retreated, the game gradually entered a stalemate stage.

Atletico Madrid created several good offensive opportunities and also created 3 shooting opportunities.

Whether it was Torres' shot, Messi's two consecutive shots, or Di Maria's volley, they failed to break Buffon's goal.

At the critical moment, the Italian goalkeeper's performance was still very stable.

This allowed Barcelona to gradually stabilize its position.

But even so, Barcelona's offense still didn't dare to advance.

Just like this time in the 18th minute.

Zambrotta on the right passed forward, and Eto'o created a throw-in opportunity on the right side of Atletico Madrid's half.

After Zambrotta took the throw-in, Eto'o passed the ball back to Xavi and then back to the defense.

When Atletico Madrid pressed forward, Bruno Alves even passed the ball back to goalkeeper Buffon.

Buffon had no choice but to drive forward with a big foot.

The consequence of not daring to invest troops in the frontcourt is that the frontcourt basically relies on Diego Milito to fight for the top.

Buffon's big foot landed on the right side of the frontcourt this time, which is the left side of Atletico Madrid.

Diego Milito and Thiago Silva were competing for headers.

The Brazilian center back tipped the ball to Busquets.

Tevez counterattacked on the spot, trying to entangle Busquets, but the Atletico midfielder quickly passed the ball back to Pepe.

Pepe dropped back to get the ball, passed it to Thiago Silva, and then passed it to Busquets who ran into the gap.

It seemed like the ball had circled around Atletico Madrid's backcourt and returned to the starting point, but the situation at this time was completely different.

Busquets turned his back to the right and stopped the ball facing the left. When Eto'o rushed over, he distributed the ball to the left side of the center line.

Marcelo quickly moved forward, caught up with Busquets' pass, and pushed forward with the ball.

Just after crossing the center line, Marcelo saw Torres, who had just been pressing Buffon, running back from the front. He immediately sent a long diagonal pass directly to the right side of the top area to find Torres.

Torres and Puyol competed for the top of the penalty area on the right side of the arc.

At this time, Atletico Madrid's midfield attackers were sprinting forward quickly, especially Messi, who was closest to Torres.

Torres headed the ball to Messi on the right rib.

After receiving the ball, Messi continued to push forward, got rid of Muntari's entanglement, and quickly passed the ball back to Torres' feet.

"here!"

Messi pointed to his left front and quickly inserted his whole body into the top area of ​​​​the middle arc.

After Torres landed, he blocked Puyol with his body, stopped Messi's pass, took a step back, saw Messi's gesture, and immediately passed it over.

After Messi caught up with the ball, he suddenly accelerated, passed Thiago Motta who rushed out, walked to the left side of the top area of ​​the penalty area, caught up again, and suddenly pumped his left foot.

The ball drew an elegant arc and went straight into the upper left corner of the goal.

Buffon turned sideways and dived hard, but failed to block the ball.

"The ball went in!!!"

"World wave!!"

"Messi!!"

"In the 18th minute, Atletico Madrid launched a quick counterattack. Messi and Torres completed a very beautiful wall-to-wall cooperation in the frontcourt. Messi continuously broke through Muntari and Thiago Motta and arced with his left foot. The line drive hit the goal.

"2 to 0!"

After the Argentine scored, he excitedly turned around and rushed out of the stadium, running wildly all the way, and finally rushed to the front of the stands, waving his hands at Atletico Madrid fans to signal them to shout louder.

"Messi's shot was wonderful, it hit the dead center!"

"Although Buffon made a save, he still couldn't stop such a wonderful kick!"

"Messi shows his best every time he meets Barcelona."

"Now, although Mourinho's team has been working hard to defend, they still failed to hold on."

……

After Atletico Madrid took a 2-goal lead, Barcelona defended even more resolutely.

The Sheets Army kept attacking Barcelona and creating opportunities amidst the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene.

Messi, in particular, was quite active.

Yang Hao also noticed on the sidelines. After Kaká played for Chelsea, he continued to fight, which was a bit physically demanding. Modric was used to being a little further back. This was between the central midfielder and the forward, leaving room for Messi. There was a huge gap.

This is not an arrangement from the head coach, but is formed spontaneously by the players on the court.

Messi also gave full play to his advantages in holding and dribbling the ball.

As soon as the ball comes to his feet, he takes it.

Everyone was running around him.

Barcelona's defensive players are often unable to keep up with Messi's rhythm and pace with the ball.

For example, this time in the 30th minute.

When Messi received the ball from the right rib, he dribbled the ball horizontally across most of the court, and suddenly tried to move forward on the left rib. Xavi decisively fouled the ball.

This is a foul near the thirty-meter area.

After Xavi fouled, he immediately pulled up Messi.

This was a very necessary foul.

In Barcelona's preparations before the game, it was strictly required that Messi must be defended at all levels.

Lateral dribbling?

It's okay, he can take whatever he wants.

If you like to go from left to right, then from right to left, it's okay.

But if you want to advance with the ball vertically, that's impossible!

In the thirty-meter area, as long as Messi breaks through, no matter whether it is with Di Maria or Torres, in a two-on-one, basically no one can guard Messi.

Harvey knew this.

In other words, the teams in La Liga now have some experience in how to mark Messi.

Atletico quickly took a free kick, but it was blocked by Barcelona.

The ball was still at Atletico Madrid's feet, and Modric passed it to Di Maria.

Di Maria dribbled the ball forward from the left and rushed to the outside of the penalty area.

Just in the left corner of Barcelona's penalty area, Di Maria faced Zambrotta's defense and suddenly made a move to go to the baseline. After deceiving Zambrotta, he changed direction and walked diagonally, crossing the ribs and outside the penalty area. Passed the ball to Messi's feet.

The moment Messi stopped the ball facing the direction of the attack, Xavi and Thiago Motta, who were closest to him, double-teamed him at the same time.

But Messi stopped the ball with one kick and tilted slightly to the right, causing Thiago Motta to stall.

Before he could react, Messi handed the ball to his left foot, suddenly accelerated, and passed the ball between Xavi and Thiago Motta.

The Argentinian's foot movements and body feints are so fast!

At that moment, people are always deceived without realizing it.

When Messi dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Bruno Alves immediately blocked Messi's path.

But the Argentinian dribbled the ball in front of Bruno Alves. His body paused, and his left foot changed the direction of the ball to the outside. He accelerated again and passed through the defense of Zambrotta and Bruno Alves again. .

At this moment, the entire Emirates Stadium couldn't help but cheer.

Barcelona's four defensive players have obviously tightened the defensive fence and are in the best position, but Messi is like a slippery loach, holding the ball in the middle of the four defensive players. , by constantly changing speed and direction, and constantly dribbling the ball, he stood out from the tight encirclement.

The moment Messi dribbled the ball into the penalty area, more than 7 Atletico Madrid fans in the entire Emirates Stadium couldn't help but stand up, cheering and screaming for Messi.

Buffon was obviously taken aback and struck quickly.

But Messi took the lead and pushed the ball with his left foot to the lower right corner of the goal.

Buffon was halfway through the attack, and before he even had time to save, the ball passed through him and into the goal behind him.

The ball went in!

3 is better than 0!

Another brace!

Everyone in the entire stadium was shocked!

Messi is so amazing!

　I'm feeling much better today, but my cough is a bit severe. After I finished taking the medicine, I looked again and took some medicine. I said it was for safe observation as the cough would continue for a while. I took a nap in the afternoon and am in good spirits. I still don’t dare to stay up late at night, so I will postpone the chapter at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. I plan to take a look at it tomorrow and resume two updates as soon as possible. In addition, I still owe everyone 2 chapters, I remember it. Thank you all for your understanding and concern these days, thank you! !

　　

　

(End of this chapter)