Chapter 020 The battle against Juventus and the situation taking a turn for the worse
There are many exciting highlights in the seventh round of Serie A, and so far the most talked-about game is the AC Milan vs. Roma battle that just ended a few minutes ago. Roma can beat the opponent 2-0 away from home.
To everyone's surprise, that game set a current record of 680,000 online viewers.
However, this record was only maintained for a very short time. Many viewers of the previous game now shifted their attention to the final battle of Atlanta VS Juventus. Presumably its excitement should be as exciting as Mars Collision.
Like the earth. And the large number of overseas viewers who continued to pour in soon after the launch of the online platform broke the record of the highest viewership of the previous game in a very short period of time. Even the million viewers predicted by Li Zhao before the game still remained.
Its influence was greatly underestimated. It was broken again the moment the players from both sides came on the field, and it continues to break through the upper limit. However, no one can predict the final online viewing volume of this game.
Compared with Atlanta, Juventus, which is only slightly behind in second place due to goal difference, is quite disdainful of this opponent who has only achieved the fourth best record in the league in recent years.
The reason why they were able to temporarily stay at the top of the list this season was just because of good luck. The opponents they encountered before were all weak opponents. In their eyes, even Napoli, who could barely be called an opponent, was completely unsatisfactory. In this regard, Juventus
Tus coach Massimiliano Allegri even threatened to defeat their opponents in this battle and then take back the top spot that should belong to them.
In addition to Juventus, another team that is very concerned about the result of this game is Naples, which has also won consecutive victories since the beginning of the season. Since these three clubs have the same points as of the previous round, they have also become
The first group in the league is now the most competitive.
Due to the disadvantage of goal difference, Napoli could only be ranked third, but after winning again this round, they temporarily took the lead in the standings. What they hope most is that Atlanta can fight Juventus to lose both sides.
If the two teams can draw again, that would be an even better result.
Ignoring these digressions for the time being, after entering the venue, Li Zhao's eyes first scanned a certain stand and quickly found where Li Ruolan was. Considering her current physical condition, Li Zhao was also very afraid of the fierce battle on the field.
It would be detrimental to her mood, so he once persuaded her to stay at home with peace of mind, but Li Ruolan came in the end. This was undoubtedly the greatest spiritual support for him, but it made Li Zhao feel more worried while being moved.
Fortunately, seeing the two girls Min Xiaoyan and Dolsa accompanying him, I felt a lot more at ease and returned my attention to the competition.
Juventus also deployed a 4231 formation for this game. The goalkeeper in the starting lineup is No. 1 Buffon; the four backcourt players are No. 26 Lichtsteiner, No. 4 Benatia, No. 3 Chiellini and No. 22
No. Cuado Asamoah; the two people in the back row of the midfield are No. 30 Bentancur and No. 14 Matuidi, and the three people in the front row of the midfield are No. 33 Bernardeschi and No. 10 Dybala.
and No. 17 Mandzukic; and the only single arrow in the frontcourt is No. 9 Higuain.
Atlanta did not follow the formation from the last game against Lyon, but instead deployed a 3421 formation that was more focused on defense. The goalkeeper in the starting lineup was No. 1 Berisha; the three backcourt players were No. 6 Palomino.
No. 13 Caldara and No. 5 Masiello; the midfielder is the most densely populated. The four people in the back row are No. 37 Spinazzola, No. 11 Freuler, No. 4 Cristante and No. 33
Hatboer, the two people in the front row are No. 10 Gomez and No. 23 Li Zhao; the single arrow forward is No. 9 Cornelius.
Although this formation seems conservative, it can turn into a tighter 541 when fully defending, and can be converted to 325 when counterattacking. The setting of two wing-backs makes the formation more flexible and changeable.
At the same time, the control ability of the midfielder will not be low.
Although it also has high requirements for diagonal wing-backs, it must have speed, defense, and attack capabilities at the same time, otherwise it will easily cause the backside to be penetrated by the opponent. But Atlanta's main players are in terms of physical fitness.
However, its advantages can make up for this point very well, which also allows this formation to better perform its functions.
Juventus, who were playing away from home, had the intention of turning the tables as soon as the game started. They repeatedly broke through from the wing and launched sharp attacks, which made Atalanta's goal frequently encountered threats. Fortunately, the performance of their defense was quite strong.
, in order to keep one's own city gate intact.
After surviving a wave of indiscriminate bombardment by Juventus in the opening stage, Atlanta also began to gradually launch a counterattack. Relying on the strength advantage in the midfield position, Atlanta formed a strong opposition to its opponents for a period of time.
Effective suppression within the area created many opportunities to score goals. However, Cornelius, who was at the front, seemed to be out of shape today, thus wasting several wonderful shots from Li Zhao and his teammates.
pass.
Fortunately, when the first half of the game reached the 18th minute, Atlanta finally succeeded in seizing an opportunity that was not a chance. Gomez broke through and crossed the middle. Caldara followed up and caught the ball in the penalty area.
Frontier took a direct kick and penetrated the away team's goal with a long-range shot from a tricky angle.
After taking the lead, the Atlanta players' confidence was a little over the top. They felt that under this situation, the second goal would not be too far away, and victory was natural. But what happened next was beyond most people's expectations.
It was unexpected, and the reversal of the situation on the field started from this moment.
The cause of the incident was that when the Atlanta players were celebrating the goal together, Gomez subconsciously made a gesture that was impolite to the visiting team. This move undoubtedly angered the players of the visiting team, so a game involving two people
This led to physical conflicts among many players on the team. It is precisely because of Li Zhaoping’s special fitness guidance to his teammates in private that many players have now mastered some simple fighting skills. In addition, they
He is younger and stronger than the Juventus players, so he can easily win this confrontation.
The physical conflict did not gradually subside until the referee intervened. Unfortunately, this was still a football match after all, so the Atlanta players who won the fight lost to their opponents in the final penalty. Eight people from both sides participated in the fight.
All players were punished without exception. At the same time, this game broke the record for the most cards drawn in a single game since the new season. Although four people on both sides got the cards, Gomez, as the first party, gained
The only collector's edition ruby card, this situation has become extremely unfavorable to Atlanta.
With one less player on the field, the Atlanta team could still manage to play back and forth with the opponent at the beginning, but this also caused a huge drain on the physical strength of its own players. As time went by, the situation on the field also changed.
It started to become more and more disadvantageous for the home team, so they had to go back to passive defense. However, the serious decline in physical fitness still caused the players to become a little unable to defend, and in the first half,
When there was not much left, some people became lax in their thinking, so some loopholes in the defense inevitably appeared, and the worst situation came at this time.
In the 36th minute of the first half, Matuidi's long shot from outside the Atalanta penalty area caused goalkeeper Berisha to miss the ball, and Bernardeschi followed up and succeeded.
However, before the home team players had time to adjust from the loss of the ball, Juventus quickly seized the ball and made a comeback. Then Higuain broke into the penalty area and hit the upper left corner of the goal with a kick.
The shot caused another heavy blow to Atlanta's goal.
The whole process from taking the lead to equalizing and then falling behind only took place in less than two minutes. Now the situation has finally taken a turn for the worse and the home team players have to cheer up again, at least they can do it effectively.
Protect your own goal from being breached again before the end of the first half.
After the conflict, Li Zhao was somewhat restrained, which was related to the fact that he also received a yellow card. But at this moment, he felt that he needed to make some changes, so even in such a passive situation,
He is still trying hard to find opportunities to counterattack, even if he cannot get support from his teammates in the process, he still has to try.
In the 44th minute of the first half, when his teammates grabbed the ball in the backcourt, Li Zhao was in an excellent breakthrough position and quickly reached for the ball. And he was convinced that as long as his teammates could get the ball at the first time,
If you pass the ball long, you have a high chance of catching the ball and catching the opponent's defense off guard before they can react.
It's a pity that although the teammates did as they were told, and they did in the end, the process from reacting to passing the ball was delayed for several seconds, and as a result, such a perfect single-shot opportunity was eventually called for offside.
Ruining such a great opportunity to equalize the score really made Li Zhao feel a sigh of regret. At the same time, he missed his former teammates even more. He thought that if the same opportunity was given to those teammates from the Portuguese days, it would be almost a dozen.
An accurate result. But now he is left with nothing to do. Perhaps only with more time and adjustment can he and the current team members achieve that kind of tacit understanding!
Such a situation naturally made the home fans sigh. Li Ruolan, who was watching such a situation in the stands, was a little angry for a moment, and then felt physically uncomfortable. If this situation were normal,
Maybe it would be okay if she adjusted her emotions a little, but it was a taboo for her as the delivery date was not far away. She originally wanted to hold on for a while, but she felt that her belly was getting bigger and bigger.
It hurt, and I realized that I was probably going to give birth this time, and I couldn't bear it any longer.
The two girls sitting next to her, Min Xiaoyan and Dole Sa, had also noticed something strange about her. Fortunately, they had already prepared a plan for this situation, so they took action quickly. One person called the medical staff on standby, and the other
He had already begun to ask the players from the nearby fan club to help keep the emergency passage open.
Li Zhao, who was on the court, seemed to be connected to her soul at this time. He vaguely sensed something. When he suddenly raised his head and looked at the stands again, he noticed the previous scene. For a moment, he was stunned on the spot.
, it was not until he saw Li Ruolan being escorted out by An Ran that he came to his senses again.
The opposing player broke through Li Zhao while he was distracted, and it was precisely because of this oversight that another catastrophe occurred, causing Atlanta's midfield defense to be easily broken through.
Seeing the football being passed to the feet of Dybala who was ambushing in the penalty area, and when the latter was about to complete the volley, Masiello suddenly pulled him down from behind in a hurry. This move not only made him
He received a second yellow card and was sent off, which also gave the opponent a penalty kick.
Dybala took the penalty himself and successfully scored the penalty kick, which also changed the score between the two teams to 1-3.
Such a blow is undoubtedly aggravating the situation for Atlanta, which has just made adjustments, and the team has reached its most critical moment.
At this time, the person in Li Zhao's team felt the most uncomfortable. On the one hand, he felt like a sinner because the goal conceded was related to him, but on the other hand, he was also worried about the situation on Li Ruolan's side. This kind of worry on both sides
It was also the first time in his life that he encountered it, but he couldn't explain it to outsiders.
Fortunately, the ensuing half-time whistle finally allowed this torture to stop temporarily, but no one knew whether they could stop the bleeding in time after the half-time break.
Although the fans still support the home team as always, when they see the nine-man battle they will face after coming back in the second half and are still two goals behind, they have basically given up on whether they can still win or draw.
Chapter completed!