A wonderful goal can inspire one's own team and demoralize the opponent, as can a brave save.
Courtois just hit the goalpost and couldn't get up for a long time, which is very worrying.
But when he stood up again and there was nothing serious, everyone couldn't help but feel very excited when he thought about the world-class save he had just made to stop Messi's close-range shot from the goal frame.
With such a heroic goalkeeper, everyone's confidence in defeating Barcelona has been greatly enhanced.
In the ensuing corner kick, Diego Godin, who had just been broken through by Messi, took up the position, grabbed the first point in the battle with Puyol, and pushed the ball out of the penalty area to clear the ball.
In the remaining minutes, because this wave of attacks was blocked, Barcelona's offensive power dropped a lot. However, Atletico Madrid's status improved sharply because of Courtois' heroic save, and in turn launched an attack on Barcelona.
Wave attack.
Of course, football games are not always effective in terms of offense. Barcelona attacked the entire first half, but only scored one goal to equalize the score.
When the time entered stoppage time, everyone thought the first half was going to end in a 1-1 draw.
In the 45th minute, Atletico Madrid suddenly played a wonderful teamwork. Arda Turan inserted into the gap on the left side of the penalty area. Left-wing back Thiago sent a wonderful pass and sent the ball to Arda Turan.
Turan raised his head and glanced at the movement of his teammates in the middle, and then before the Barcelona defender blocked the passing route, he passed the ball across the middle into the small penalty area in the middle.
Goalkeeper Valdez, who was standing slightly in front of the midpoint of the goal line, fell to the ground and made a side attack. He caught the ball before Falcao fell to the ground in the middle and saved the ball.
Falcao, who was a little behind Valdes, naturally cleared the ball.
But what surprised everyone in Atletico Madrid was that although Falcao's shovel shot from the ground did not make any difference, it caused the center back Mascherano who followed him into the small penalty area to fly out and try to destroy the ball first.
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As luck would have it, the ball saved by goalkeeper Valdez hit the palm of Mascherano's hand as he fell to the ground.
"beep……"
The sharp whistle sounded, and the referee Pereira Lasa, who could see clearly, rushed into the penalty area, pointed at the penalty spot, and awarded a penalty kick.
The players and fans of Atletico Madrid were so happy that they began to celebrate in advance.
The Barcelona players excitedly surrounded the referee to defend themselves.
Especially Mascherano, who made a mistake in clearing the ball with his header before and gave Qiao Anchen a goal.
Now, how can this be done by giving the opponent a penalty kick?
He got up excitedly and rushed to the referee to argue: "I didn't handball the ball on purpose. I was already down on the ground at the time. I couldn't stop my hand in time. It was the ball hitter, not me who touched the ball intentionally."
Other Barcelona players were also outraged.
Previously, in the 8th minute, Messi had a goal that was disallowed by the referee and a yellow card was given to Messi, which caused Messi to be suspended for the next game. Now he was awarded a penalty kick. The Barcelona players felt aggrieved!
Even if it's Atletico Madrid's home court, we can't let them suffer all the time, right?
But the referee ignored it.
He really doesn't think he made a mistake. There is no doubt about Messi's handball or Mascherano's handball just now.
Seeing that the Barcelona players were still entangled, Lhasa even directly warned with a stern face: "Please disperse, if you continue to entangle, I will take out my cards."
This warning finally made some Barcelona players calm down, and they pulled the excited Mascherano and other teammates away to avoid angering the referee and being kicked out again, which would be uneconomical.
Mascherano's goal was indeed a handball. Although active handball and passive handball are somewhat controversial, since the referee has already made a penalty, he generally will not change it easily. If the players continue to get entangled, it is indeed possible to attract the referee.
More severe penalties are not necessary.
The Barcelona players had no choice but to accept the fact that they were awarded a penalty kick in the last minute of the first half and had to exit the penalty area.
Qiao Anchen was finally able to take free throws.
There was no suspense. Qiao Anchen, who had perfect shooting skills, kicked the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. Although goalkeeper Valdez judged the right direction, he was beyond his reach and could do nothing.
In the 46th minute of the first half, Mascherano committed a handball foul. Joan Chen hit a penalty kick and scored twice, helping Atletico Madrid lead Barcelona again 2-1.
The Calderon Stadium once again became a sea of celebrations for the Sheets Army.
The stoppage time in the first half was only 1 minute, and it had already entered stoppage time when Mascherano committed a foul. The Barcelona players complained to the referee for a while, and when Joan Chen finished the penalty, it was already 46 minutes.
One minute of added time passed.
Therefore, after Qiao Anchen celebrated with his teammates for a while and returned to his own half, the game restarted. Not long after, before Barcelona could complete the shot, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
With Qiao Anchen's brace, Atletico Madrid temporarily leads Barcelona 2-1.
During the halftime break, neither side made any substitutions. After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona, which was lagging behind, continued to take the initiative to attack, while Atletico Madrid continued to defend and counterattack.
In the 47th minute, Messi broke through two people from the left and then took a pass to the middle. Sanchez got stuck in the middle and grabbed the first point to attack the goal.
However, Messi's pass itself was not very powerful, and Sanchez failed to push the ball due to Miranda's interference. The angle of the ball was relatively positive, and it was easily confiscated by goalkeeper Courtois.
In the 51st minute, a similar scene occurred at Atletico Madrid.
Qiao Anchen hit the wall with Koke on the right and then made a pass. The ball was passed well, but Falcao overpowered Puyol and grabbed the first point, swinging his head towards the goal.
However, although this ball was more powerful, the angle was the same as Sanchez's header just now. It was too straight. Valdes reflexively blocked it with his hand, and then followed up without waiting for Falcao to land.
On the follow-up shot, Valdez made a very quick second reaction and pounced, holding the ball under his body.
Two minutes later, full-back Alves suddenly stepped in, played two consecutive passes with his teammates along the right, and then made a pass. Fabregas half-turned with his right foot in the center of the penalty area and volleyed.
This volley shot was of high quality, but it was a pity that it missed the post slightly and failed to hit the door frame. Otherwise, the threat would have been quite great.
Barcelona was not willing to lose, and Atletico Madrid naturally did not want to be equalized by their opponents. The two sides were back and forth, and the offensive and defensive rhythm was extremely fast. Everyone watching the game and in front of the TV was very excited, and they wished they could go on the field and kick the ball in person.