prince's green

Chapter 222 Ten consecutive victories

The second round of the Champions League semi-final will have to wait until the middle of next week, and Atletico Madrid has to deal with the league first.

On April 4, in the 26th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid went away to challenge Valencia.

If this game can be won, Atletico Madrid can lead Barcelona by at least 8 points, but there are only three rounds left in La Liga, which is almost an early victory.

So although this game is sandwiched between two Champions League semi-finals, Atletico Madrid will have to go to Germany to play Bayern away after this game, but Simeone still tries his best to win the game, don't give Barcelona a chance to imagine, Also avoid long nights and dreams.

The two teams now mourn Tito Vilanova at the Mestalla before the game.

Just a day earlier, last season's Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova died of cancer, so most of this weekend's La Liga games will be preceded by mourning ceremonies.

In fact, this away game against Valencia is not easy at all. Valencia is currently ranked 8th in the La Liga standings, but it is only 7 points away from the 3th Real Sociedad. If Valencia can surpass Real Sociedad After finishing 7th, they can go to the UEFA Cup next season.

For a strong team like Valencia, if they can't play the Champions League, they have to try their best to play in the UEFA Cup, so they will definitely fight Atletico Madrid at home to grab points.

And the last time Atletico Madrid was able to beat Valencia away in the league, it was already in 2003.

After the start of the game, Valencia's offensive was quite proactive.

As for Atletico Madrid, after a big battle with Bayern in the middle of the week, although there was only one tie, the Atletico Madrid team went all out defensively, and now the whole team is a little tired.

In the 7th minute, the opponent's Argentine forward Piatti got a good long-range shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball brushed the bottom line of the post.

"Be serious~~ Be serious!!" This shot made Courtois very unhappy. He thought that his teammates did not protect enough in front of the penalty area, and easily gave the opponent's striker a good chance. If the opponent was not lucky , He couldn't catch this ball at all.

In the 14th minute, Valencia striker Alcacer took a long shot from the right in front of the penalty area. The ball bounced back into the penalty area at the intersection of the crossbar and the column in the far corner. Fortunately, Courtois flew the ball out of the baseline.

"Concentrate~~Pay attention to defense!!" Simeone on the sidelines began to feel restless. If the game continues like this, this game will not be really surprising.

However, as the game time progressed, Atletico Madrid also began to regain their form. After all, defense is their specialty.

In the 24th minute, Costa desperately stole the opponent's ball from the right and then made a pass. Raul Garcia volleyed slightly over the crossbar.

This is the first time Atletico Madrid has threatened the opponent's goal in this game.

Atletico Madrid slowly stabilized the situation and began to pull each other back and forth with each other on the scene.

In the 37th minute, Gabi made a pass from the outside to the penalty area, and the opponent's Portuguese defender Ricardo Costa headed the ball to the top of the cap. Linge followed up in time, slightly raised his forehead, and the ball drew a small arc and flew over. The opponent's goalkeeper Higuata flew into the net from the upper right corner of the goal.

"Gooooooool~~~~"

"Lin~~~Lin's header scored!!"

"The Bats' defense went wrong, their defender cleared and headed the cap, giving Lin a chance, and Lin took it!!"

"This is Lin's 30th league goal. He is the first player to score 30 goals in La Liga this season. He is also the second player to score 30 goals in the five major leagues this season. The fourth player in the history of Athletic to score 30 goals in La Liga in a single season!"

Among the five major leagues this season, only Liverpool's Suarez scored 30 goals before, and Ringer is the second.

At the same time, in the history of Atletico Madrid, there are early Prudence, Baltazar and Diego Forlan in the 08/09 season. The three of them have scored 30 goals in a single season in La Liga, and Baltazar scored 35 goals in a single season. This is also the highest record in the history of Atletico Madrid.

Ringer's goal made Simeone run excitedly on the sidelines to celebrate, and the Atletico Madrid fans who came to the Mestalla Stadium also cheered and celebrated loudly. As long as the score is maintained until the end, Atletico Madrid's league championship will basically be stable .

At the beginning of the second half, Valencia did counterattack, but it couldn't stand Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper in excellent condition.

Valencia had a one-on-one kick and a header from a corner, both of which were blocked by Courtois.In this way, Atletico Madrid relied on Ringer's header and goalkeeper Courtois' brave performance to beat the opponent 1-0 at the Mestalla Stadium and successfully scored three points.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the entire Atletico Madrid team, including the coaching staff and players on the bench, rushed into the stadium to cheer.After this victory, even if Barcelona also wins this round, Atletico Madrid still leads them by 8 points, and leads by 3 points in the remaining three rounds. This still allows Barcelona to snatch the championship away, and then the whole team can retire directly up.

After the game, Ringer was undoubtedly surrounded by reporters.In fact, the best player in this game is Courtois. If it weren't for his brave performance, Ringer's goal would not be enough. Atletico Madrid is likely to lose points in the away game, so Courtois Was voted the best of the show.

But Linger was always the goal-scorer, and this was his 30th league goal of the season, which is what reporters are most interested in.

"It's the first time in my career that I've scored 30 goals in the league. I'm happy now, but even more happy to win this game. Barcelona won't have another chance."

"A new record? Indeed, we have won 10 consecutive victories in the league, which is a new record in team history, and the league points are also the first time in the history of Atletico Madrid to reach 90 points. These are the credits of the whole team. This is our The result of everyone's hard work."

"European Golden Boot? Of course, if given the chance, of course I will compete."

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When the Atletico Madrid team happily returned to Madrid, other games in La Liga continued.

In the end, when Barcelona fell behind 0:2 in the away game, they finally reversed and defeated Villarreal 3:2, and Messi contributed a lore goal.If it weren't for Messi's lore, Atletico Madrid would have won the championship ahead of schedule this round.

And Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4:0 at home, Ronaldo scored twice.

So in the La Liga standings, Atletico Madrid leads with 92 points, Barcelona with 84 points, and Real Madrid with 81 points in one round less.

Atletico Madrid is still 2 points away from winning the championship early, so as long as Atletico Madrid scores 2 points in the next two rounds of the league, they can beat Barcelona to win the championship early.Taking a step back, even if Atletico Madrid loses in the next two rounds, they still have the last round. As long as they don't lose to Barcelona in the last round, they can beat Barcelona and Real Madrid to win the championship.

And there are 3 rounds left in La Liga, and Atletico Madrid has already scored 92 points. If Atletico Madrid wins all the next three league rounds, they can accumulate La Liga points to 101 points.

101 points, which broke the La Liga record.

The current La Liga scoring record is 100 points, created by Real Madrid in the 11/12 season, Barcelona tied this record in the 12/13 season, and Atletico Madrid has the opportunity to break this record.

Moreover, 100 points is also the points record of the five major leagues. If Atletico Madrid breaks it, it will break the points record of the five major leagues.

After this round of the league, on the current La Liga scorer list, Ringer and Ronaldo both reached 30 goals, Messi ranked third with 27 goals, and Costa ranked fourth with 25 goals.

At present, in the five major European leagues, only Liverpool's Suarez, Ringer, and Ronaldo have scored 30 goals in the league. The three of them will also be the most likely contenders for the European Golden Boot this season.

Of course, other people also have a chance. After all, there are still matches in the five major leagues. For example, Messi, who has 27 goals, is entirely possible for him to catch up.

It is worth mentioning that Liverpool lost 0:2 at home to Chelsea, which is rotating for the Champions League, in the Premier League title race this weekend.Gerrard, the soul of the Liverpool team, slipped on the sole of his foot in stoppage time in the first half and sent the ball to Chelsea striker Demba Ba, allowing the opponent to score a single-handed goal, causing Liverpool to fall behind. The counterattack broke through and eventually lost the game 0:2.

This is the best chance for Liverpool to win the league title since the establishment of the Premier League. Gerrard slipped on the sole of his foot and gave up the initiative in the championship. Now they can only pray that Manchester City, which has the initiative, makes a mistake, so that they have a chance to win Here comes the champ.

It can be said that Gerrard has dedicated his entire career to Liverpool, but now because of one of his mistakes, the team is likely to lose the Premier League championship that they have been looking for for many years. Perhaps the most painful thing is himself.

(End of this chapter)