When Gao Zheng gave Wu Lei a thumbs up, perhaps few people noticed it, but Griezmann, who was sitting next to him, saw Gao Zheng's thumbs up as soon as he lowered his head, and then he looked up and saw Wu Lei on the court.

After the two of them had finished silently communicating, he asked, "Are you praising him?"

"Yes. That goal was very beautiful." Gao Zheng admitted it simply. He didn't seem to think about hiding it from others.

"Aren't you afraid of being caught in the braid after the game?" Griezmann was surprised.

"Why are you caught in your braid?"

"I tell you that there must be a camera specifically facing our bench in this game. It does nothing in a game, just take pictures of us..." Griezmann covered his mouth and reminded Gao Zheng.

"I greet my national teammates, it's no big deal, right?"

Griezmann glanced at Gao Zheng, not knowing whether he was really stupid or pretending to be stupid: "But if we lose the game, some people would not think so. Under the intentional guidance of those who are interested, public opinion will be detrimental to you..."

Gao Zheng smiled: "I don't think we will lose, Anthony. There is still a half game. Although the boss has retained some strength for the Champions League next week, he doesn't think he will accept the price of losing the league championship. I bet that he will make a substitution and adjust during the earliest halftime break."

Griezmann didn't expect Gao Zheng to be so confident.

You know, even if you make a substitution, it will only be forty-five minutes.

It is meaningless to score three goals in 45 minutes to equalize the score. It is still too tight to score three goals to win. After all, Espanyol can completely adjust its tactics and launch a defensive counterattack.

With the home advantage, they may not be able to stop Atletico Madrid's attack with a strong morale.

In short, Griezmann already feels that the league championship may not be gone. In this way, all hopes of whether this season will not be empty will be placed on the second leg of the Champions League next week.

But Griezmann had no confidence in this.

After advancing for two seasons at high speed, winning two league titles and one Champions League runner-up, the team's motivation seems to be gradually disappearing.

However, this is also a normal cycle for a team, and there is nothing to complain about.

I just came for two seasons...

He sighed in his heart.

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When Wu Lei helped Espanyol score the second goal, many people thought Atletico Madrid was really going to say goodbye to the league champion this time.

One proof is that at this time, the odds for the La Liga championship changed. Atletico Madrid fell from its original lead, Barcelona returned to the top throne, and was even more optimistic about the La Liga championship by betting companies.

Of course, for gamblers, this means that if you insist on buying Atletico Madrid to win the championship, you will either lose all your money in the end or make a big profit.

With two goals in the first half, Espanyol ended the first half.

When Gao Zheng walked off the court, the TV broadcast pointed the close-up shot at him.

He had no expression in the camera, turned around and turned into the player's channel, and then disappeared into the camera's camera.

During the halftime break, many fans were discussing this game.

"I don't think Simeone should have been trying to please both sides in this game. The Champions League is definitely out of the way. How could he reverse and turn the tables in the first leg 0:3? You should know that the 16th quarter-finals are so simple to play at home. This time the opponent is still Barcelona... The best choice should be to give all the main players in this league to ensure that they can win the league championship, so that they can guarantee that there is at least one championship this season to win..."

"Yes, yes, when the first leg of the Champions League is like that, it is actually nothing to be ashamed to give up the Champions League directly. On the contrary, it is painful like this now... Simeone may want to leave with a decent exit, but it may kill him if he wants to save face..."

"What's the use of saying this now? I lost 0:3 in the first leg of the Champions League, and now I lost 0:2 in the league! No matter what, Atletico Madrid has bid farewell to the competition for two championships! I think the club should consider rebuilding the team in the summer. In the past two seasons, the team has won two consecutive league championships and reached the Champions League final. I admit that this team is really combat-effective. But in the final analysis, after losing to the arch rival Real Madrid in that Champions League final, Atletico Madrid's morale was lost. If it weren't for Gao Zheng last season, how could Atletico Madrid defeat Barcelona in the penultimate round and win the league championship?" The fan analyzed it online in a long and long manner.

"This team has obviously lost the desire for victory and pursuit of the championship, so we should change a group of players and start over. Of course, Simeone has to stay. I think as long as he and Gao Zheng are still there, no matter how the players change, Atletico Madrid will still have competitiveness! This season is just to buy a lesson..."

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At the same time, in the locker room, Simeone scolded all Atletico Madrid players to the point of being swearing: "I did the rotation not to make you give up the league! I believe you, I firmly believe that you should be able to win against Espanyol in the rotation. I didn't expect that your performance would really disappoint me! If this is what you want, then I won't make any adjustments during the halftime break, just be as you please! Just wait to be the target of Barcelona media ridicule!"

Diego Simeone said that he did it, and he really didn't make any adjustments. After that, he opened the door and went out. Until the beginning of the second half, he did not explain anything. There was no tactical adjustment and no substitution adjustments.

It seems that it is really hopeless about the performance of these players.

Griezmann glanced at Gao Zheng next to him: Didn’t you say that the boss would be replaced at the earliest during the halftime break?

Gao Zheng also scratched his head awkwardly. He didn't expect that the boss wouldn't play according to common sense? Is the boss really trying to sacrifice the league championship?

After Simeone left, Fernando Torres and Gabby stood up. The two of them made self-criticism first, and then boosted morale: "The game is not over yet, and neither this game nor the league is over yet. We still have forty-five minutes to change our destiny. As long as everyone is serious, I believe that the advantage will still return to our side! We must never let ourselves be the laughing stock in the eyes of Barcelona!"

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After the second half began, everyone found that Atletico Madrid had no substitution adjustment, and Gao Zheng and Griezmann were still sitting on the bench to "watch the show".

"This..." Seeing this, He Ping didn't know what to say.

Is Simeone really planning to give up the league?

But giving up the league may not guarantee that Atletico Madrid will eliminate Barcelona. After all, they lost three goals in the first leg!

What's the point of doing this?

He thought that during the halftime, Simeone would send Gao Zheng or Griezmann to show his desperate attitude.

But Simeone has no expression, what hints will this bring to other Atletico Madrid players?

Or he made some tactical adjustments during the halftime break, and he is confident that he will make a counterattack based on the current players on the court?

But after watching the game for a while, He Ping found that Simeone did not make any adjustments to the tactics of the first half. Except for the players' performances being more positive, the tactical level has not changed.
Chapter completed!