If Li Zhao and his friends were still in the running-in period when they first entered Serie A last year, then they have already adapted to this new environment at this time. And under the circumstances last season, they could still

Having managed to win three consecutive championships, they are more confident about the new season and got off to a good start in the first game of the 2018-19 season.

Li Zhao, who had been off for more than a month, was still in hot form and scored a rare four-goal in this game, and Atlanta finally beat newly promoted Frosinone 7-0 at home.

Next, Atlanta won consecutive victories all the way, during which they successively defeated Roma, AC Milan and Inter Milan, thus winning 12 consecutive victories and once again successfully set a new record in their team history.

.This record is enough to rank second even if we look at the entire Serie A history. As for the first consecutive winning record in history, it was the 17-game winning streak set by Inter Milan in the 2006-07 season.

At this time, Atlanta has naturally firmly occupied the top position in the standings, but the distance between it and second-place Juventus is still only two points. Perhaps the only thing that can stop their progress is

This is an old rival. As for other opponents, there is nothing to fear. The general pattern of Serie A this season will still be a two-strong competition for hegemony. The final championship will most likely still be between these two teams.

produce.

However, the consecutive victories also consumed a lot of energy from the players, and they were also distracted from competing in the Champions League and Coppa Italia. Therefore, Atalanta was actually showing signs of exhaustion at this time, and their winning streak

It also stopped in the thirteenth round of the league. Although the away opponent in this round was Empoli, another newly promoted team currently struggling in the relegation zone, Atlanta was attacked by the opponent after being unable to attack for a long time. In the end, it was unable to win.

They failed to return with a score of 0-1. Juventus still maintained a winning streak in this round and took over the leader's position.

From here you can see how fierce the competition is between the two top teams in Serie A. Ronaldo, who joined the past this year, has made his opponent Juventus a step further in strength, thus making this year's league champion.

Attribution is more difficult to predict.

After working hard for so long, they easily gave up their position as the top brother just because of a loss, which naturally made Atlanta feel unhappy. Fortunately, this loss is not necessarily a bad thing for them, just like people or people.

As if they needed a proper nap, the players finally effectively released the pressure they had accumulated for a long time, and they quickly regained their energy after returning to the home court.

Although the opponent in the fourteenth round was Naples, whose strength was second only to the Serie A duo and ranked third in the standings, they still could not make any waves at the devil's home court, which is now the most terrifying in Serie A. In the end, they had to

Accept the fate of defeat.

After winning this crucial victory, Atlanta started the winning streak again. As for how long their winning streak can last this time, and who can be better between the Serie A duo, perhaps they can only wait until

The final result will not be known until the eighteenth round of the league before the end of the year.

In addition to the league, Atlanta's other highlight this season is the Champions League. Although Atlanta is still a novice in this competition, their current strength is enough that no one dares to underestimate them.

rival.

The four Italian teams participating in the Champions League this time are Atlanta, Juventus, Naples and Roma. However, Inter Milan, which was originally supposed to be shortlisted in history, completely lost this opportunity due to a series of variables in this time and space. However,

The group stages are slightly different.

Except for Napoli and Juventus, who are still in the original Group C and Group H, the situation of the other two teams has changed. Among them, Roma replaced the original position of Inter Milan and entered Group B, while Atalanta replaced the original position of Group B.

Roma's position has entered Group G.

The Group G drawn by Atlanta is generally a good draw. Although there is a strong opponent like Real Madrid in the group, the strength of the other two opponents is obviously more than one level weaker, namely CSKA Moscow and the Czech Republic.

Pearson, while Atlanta's record against these two is one win and one draw.

In contrast, although Real Madrid without Ronaldo has slightly declined in overall strength, it is still the biggest enemy in this group, and the away battle against Real Madrid has become Atlanta's only game in this series of group matches.

Defeat. However, after returning to the home court, they immediately regrouped and performed more fiercely and tenaciously than in the previous battle, and finally succeeded in regaining their rightful place in front of their own home.

By the time all six games in the group stage were played, it was already mid-December of that year, and Atalanta had successfully advanced to second place in the group with only two points behind Real Madrid, and had won all home games this season, regardless of size.

Zhongdu still maintains its undefeated golden status, which makes the name of its devil's home stadium even more mysterious.

Among the other three Italian teams, except for Juventus, who also received good draws and eventually advanced smoothly, Naples and Roma were in a group that could be regarded as a death group, and they failed to survive in the end.

Unfortunately, he was eliminated with third place in the group.

As for the first game of the Champions League knockout rounds, it will not start again until February of 2019, so Atlanta can put more energy into the league for a long time to come, and this situation also applies to the other three games.

A team.

It just so happened that Atlanta had won four consecutive victories in the league at this time, and the biggest highlight of the next round of Serie A was the battle between the two heroes. At this time, Atlanta also welcomed their biggest opponent on the road to the championship this season at home -

—Juventus, it can be said that this is a game that neither side can lose, and the outcome will directly determine whether there will be new changes in the leader's position.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again so quickly, and we would compete as rivals." The two old friends had a private meeting before the war, but the person who spoke first after the meeting was

Or Ronaldo.

"It is true, but this is not a blessing in life! Oh, by the way, I should also congratulate you on winning the latest Golden Globe Award!" The Golden Globe Award Li Zhao mentioned was not the one in the World Cup.

It is an award formerly known as European Footballer and represents the best European football player of the year. It is also one of the most prestigious and influential football award selections in world football.

If Li Zhao was not qualified to participate in the Ballon d'Or competition last year because he had been in Serie A for too short a time, then Li Zhao's performance throughout the year is definitely enough. In fact, Li Zhao is not qualified to compete for the Ballon d'Or.

, he was indeed nominated for this year’s Golden Globe Award, and was quite competitive among competitors, but in the end he lost to Cristiano Ronaldo, who also won this year’s World Cup and was the Golden Boot winner.

"Thank you! I really hope that I can continue to compete for this award next year, but there is a high possibility that I will not have the chance in the future. But even so, I should be satisfied after having won so many honors. I believe you will too

It should be obvious that I have already begun to decline, and although the Argentinian is younger than me, he has also passed his peak period, so the so-called Melo era has actually passed, and the future will be

It will be a new era for you." Cristiano Ronaldo was very clear-minded at this time, and having gained all the glory in this time and space, he also had a lot less obsession than in another time and space, and even at this time

He also vaguely had the idea of ​​​​retiring at a suitable time.

Li Zhao did not comment on Ronaldo's statement, but he still responded with a nod. If someone else had won the award this time, he would probably have questioned it, but for this person who won the award by himself

The big brother who helped him up with his own hands was speechless. But this will be Li Zhao's last concession, and he is determined to win this award next year.

The time soon came to 3:00 pm on December 26th, and the battle between the two Serie A heroes also started as scheduled at the Castle Stadium. The game was also extremely fierce, and the performance of the two arrowheads Li Zhao and Ronaldo on the court

They were all excellent. By the time the game entered the 80th minute, the score on the field had become a 2-2 tie.

Another player from both sides had scored twice before. The visiting team's player who accomplished this achievement was undoubtedly Cristiano Ronaldo, and he helped with a header and a difficult free kick.

Juventus managed to stay ahead in this devilish home court. But the person who scored the two goals for the home team was not the Li brothers, but Duwan Sar, who had not shown much prominence in previous games.

Pata, but he ushered in an explosion in this game.

First, just two minutes into the game, Juventus took a corner kick, and then Mandzukic provided an assist with a header. Cristiano Ronaldo succeeded with a header from the goal line, helping the visiting team take the lead.

Then in the 24th minute of the game, Li Zhao broke through and passed the ball to the center of the opponent's penalty area. After receiving the ball, Zapata shot directly with his left foot and accurately hit the lower right corner of the goal, thus helping the home team equalize the score.

In the 56th minute after the side changed again in the second half, Atlanta also took a corner kick. Although the ball was pushed out by the opponent's defensive player, it once again fell near the outside sideline and was grabbed by Li Zhao who was waiting for an opportunity.

After delivering an assist through a pass from the wing, Zapata succeeded with a header from the goal line, allowing the home team to take the lead.

Juventus got an excellent set-piece opportunity in the 77th minute of the game, and then Cristiano Ronaldo's classic elevator shot helped the visiting team equalize the score, thus retaining the hope of getting out of the game.

However, Atlanta also got a similar set-piece opportunity before entering stoppage time, and Li Zhao also stepped forward at this time and completed the final kill with a more difficult three-body meteor.

This proves that the reputation of this devil's home stadium is not in vain.

Although the eighteenth round of the league was not the last round at the end of the year, it was definitely the most memorable highlight. As Atlanta finally won the battle between the two heroes at home with a near miss of 3-2,

They finally regained their rightful place at the top of the list.

In the subsequent 19th round of the league, Atlanta continued their hot form and achieved a 6-2 victory in the away game, thus continuing to lead the top position. At this point, Atlanta's 2018 journey has finally come to an end.
Chapter completed!