After Barcelona made up for the game he played, they became the first in the league.

But the real competition may only begin at this time.

The Champions League is about to begin next, and all three teams that have entered the knockout stage will definitely be affected.

For example, in the 25th round, Diego Simeone rotated the roster to a certain extent in the 25th round of Atletico Madrid against Villarreal.

Gao Zheng appeared, but his forward partner was replaced by Fernando Torres.

Keeping the strength to play the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal next week, the mindset against Eindhoven is very obvious.

Fortunately, Simeone did not let Gao Zheng be on the rotation list.

In the end, it was Gao Zheng's goal that helped Atletico Madrid defeat Villarreal 1-0 at home.

Barcelona has also been affected. Unlike before, they have always easily defeated their opponents, this time they only defeated Las Palmas 2:1 away. You should know that Las Palmas is currently ranked 18th and third from the bottom, and is already in the relegation zone.

Barcelona have won so hard for playing such a team.

Their Champions League match was one day earlier than Atletico Madrid. At the same time, they also played a game in the middle of this week, and they played double games for a week, which definitely had a negative impact on their physical fitness, so Enrique took the rotation in this game.

Real Madrid was even more affected by the Champions League, and they simply tied 1:1 by Malaga in the away game in this round of the league.

Some analysts believe that Zidane definitely thinks that it is basically impossible to win the La Liga championship with Real Madrid's current state and points. So after he measured it, he simply gave up the La Liga and focused on the Champions League.

This is no problem.

At that time, when the two sides fight, neither side wants to give up, but in the end, it will be a waste of money.

It’s better to give up earlier, as this will allow you to perform better in the Champions League.

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In addition, in this round of the league, Espanyol finally ended their three-game losing streak in the league.

Wu Lei won the playing time for nearly halftime. Although he had no goals or assists, he had various active forwards in the frontcourt disrupted La Coruña's defense and helped Asensio score.

This performance is also excellent.

After playing as a substitute for two consecutive games, Chinese fans and the media began to look forward to Wu Lei being able to play in the next game.

Anyway, there are many wounded soldiers in the Spanish formation, and there are a large number of positions that require people to take over. Why not choose Wu Lei, who has performed well recently?

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Atletico Madrid did not adapt to the venue and local climate in Eindhoven very early in advance. They set out for the Netherlands early in the morning the day before the game.

As the first in the group, their schedule is to play away first and then home.

This time, Griezmann, who was resting in the last league game, appeared in the lineup and partnered with Gao Zheng.

Just three minutes into the opening game, Atletico Madrid created a murderous intent. Juan Fran made a long pass in the backcourt, and Griezmann succeeded in offside, but he stopped a little while the ball was stopped, and the football fell to the feet of the defender Eindhoven.

One minute later, Atletico Madrid launched a precise long pass from the backcourt again and hit Eindhoven's penalty area.

This time, Gao Zheng was inserted in front. He then used his chest to push the flying football forward, then strode to catch up with the football, and before Eindhoven goalkeeper Jeloren Zott, who was attacking, he picked the football towards the empty goal behind him!

"Atlantic Madrid opportunity!!" Jose Maria was very excited and scored a goal in four minutes of the game, which was a golden start for Atletico Madrid.

But he was happy for nothing. Just as the football was about to fly into the goal, Eindhoven defender Bruma, who ran back to defend, stretched out the baseline...

"Oh! Brumma has made a contribution. This kick is really critical!" This time, the Dutch narrator shouted excitedly.

Almost, Eindhoven fell behind.

Atletico Madrid can still score an away goal, which is definitely bad news for Eindhoven.

In this game, Eindhoven played at home. They played very proactively and had many frontline conditions, which gave Atletico Madrid many opportunities to directly play behind them.

However, Eindhoven's head coach Koku knew this, but he had no choice. He could not shrink his defense at his home court, right?

In order to score goals and win, he must make some choices and sacrifices.

Of course, he didn't ignore this issue at all. In the past week, he specially asked the team to practice offside tactics, hoping to use offside methods to curb Atletico Madrid's offense.

However, at present, the effect of creating offside is not particularly good.

Gao Zheng and Griezmann took turns to move forward, causing Eindhoven's defense to be at a loss.

Even if they stared at Gao Zheng and Griezmann at the same time... there were other Atletico Madrid players!

In the 18th minute, Atletico Madrid once again made a long pass to attack. This time, Gao Zheng and Griezmann both restrained Eindhoven's players. As a result, Cork inserted from the back and appeared in front of Eindhoven's penalty area with a beautiful counter-offside.

Then Cork did not stop the ball, but directly chose to shoot. Eindhoven's goalkeeper Zuote jumped hastily during the attack, leaned back and stretched out his hand to lift Cork's shot out of the baseline!

"It's so dangerous! Atletico Madrid's offensive has been thriving during this period, and Eindhoven's defense is under tremendous pressure!"

Seeing this, Eindhoven's head coach Koku got up and left the table, stood on the sidelines, and stared nervously on the court.

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Atletico Madrid won the best chance in the 29th minute.

After Gao Zheng retreated to the midfield to receive the ball, he sent out a beautiful straight pass. Griezmann first ran horizontally, and suddenly turned into a forward insertion at the moment when Gao Zheng passed the ball, and another successful counterattack!

Then Griezmann left all Eindhoven's defenders behind and dribbled the ball towards Eindhoven's goal.

"Griezmann's single shot! Atletico Madrid's chance!"

But Griezmann did not seize this opportunity. His shot was blocked by Eindhoven goalkeeper Zuote blocked it with his chest!

"Wow!! Zot saved the team again! Koku's offside tactics do have great risks, but with Zot, this risk is reduced!" Dutch commentator praised Eindhoven's goalkeeper.

After Zote made a series of wonderful saves, the morale of other players in Eindhoven was also encouraged.

They created murderous intent in the 33rd minute and formed a siege in front of Atletico Madrid's goal. They shot three consecutive times, threatening each time, making Atletico Madrid in a mess.

The team's performance allowed Eindhoven fans in the stands to see hope for winning, and they sang loudly to cheer for the team.

Even if there is a little gap between the two teams in terms of strength, their home court advantage is enough to smooth out the gap!
Chapter completed!