Seeing Qiao Anchen's aggressive approach, no one dared to bet that Qiao Anchen would not shoot. Therefore, both Zenit's remaining defenders and the goalkeeper tried to block Qiao Anchen's shooting route.
As a result, Diego Costa in the middle was in a gap.
However, Qiao Anchen did not go it alone when there were two or three people in front of him blocking the ball path. Instead, he kicked the ball horizontally and sent the ball into the gap in the middle.
Although Diego Costa and Qiao Anchen have not been teammates for a long time, Qiao Anchen has mastered Costa's running positions and playing habits very well through dream training. Therefore, his pass is very familiar to Costa.
It's very comfortable.
Diego Costa didn't waste time by stopping the ball. Facing Joan Chen's cross knock, he directly pushed the ball and pushed the ball steadily into the empty goal in the lower left corner.
Goalkeeper Malafeev was still blocking Qiao Anchen's possible shot on the right side. Facing Diego Costa's shot that went straight into the corner, he couldn't even make a save and just stood on the goal line.
Watching the ball roll into the goal.
In the 39th minute, Joan Chen assisted Diego Costa to score again. Before the first half was over, Atletico Madrid had basically sealed the victory 3-0.
Throughout the first half, Qiao Anchen, Falcao, and Diego Costa each scored a goal, and Costa and Qiao Anchen had an assist each.
Simeone kept applauding on the sidelines and expressed great satisfaction with the performance of Qiao Anchen and the other three.
The difference in strength is indeed too great. Zenit cannot defend effectively at all, even if they set up a bus and iron barrel formation in the backcourt, it will be useless.
The score was 3-0 in the first half.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half. Zenit St. Petersburg changed a player and tried to attack.
Even if you can't reverse the comeback, it's still good to score a goal to save face.
However, Atletico Madrid's defense also did a very good job and did not give Zenit a chance to sneak attack. Zenit's attack at the beginning of the second half did not succeed. Instead, Atletico Madrid intercepted the ball and counterattacked from time to time.
Although not every counterattack can lead to a goal, but as time goes by, it will be a matter of time before the goal is conceded.
In the 57th minute, Zenit St. Petersburg's counterattack was quickly counterattacked by Atletico Madrid's interception of the ball.
Then, Qiao Anchen, Diego Costa, and Falcao all fired three arrows. Even if the Zenit midfielder and backfield players tried their best to defend, Qiao Anchen quickly formed a three-on-four situation.
When the ball was passed to Qiao Anchen's feet, Qiao Anchen did not avoid the Zenit defender Lombards who was intercepting in front of him, but directly rushed forward with the ball.
Although Lombards wanted to retreat and defend while waiting for his teammates to get back in position, Qiao Anchen was too fast, and the two of them quickly got close to the point where Lombards had no way to retreat.
Lombards could only stretch his foot to grab the ball, but Qiao Anchen instantly broke through with the ball and dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
The rest is simple.
Although the other defender Lukovic has already returned to defense, how can one person stop Qiao Anchen?
Qiao Anchen didn't need to break through him. He just used the change of rhythm to get out of the shooting gap, and then shot in the penalty area about 12 meters away from the goal.
The ball has little power and speed, but the angle is too awkward.
Although Malafeev tried his best to make a flying save, the ball flew past the top of his fingertips and into the upper right corner of the goal.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Qiao Anchen scored again, scoring twice and helping Atletico Madrid expand the score to 4-0, completely killing all suspense in the game.
Qiao Anchen also received the reward of "Scoring twice in the Champions League for the first time" with 800,000 experience, and the total experience increased to level 40, 40.18 million/50 million.
When the score reached this point, there was no longer any suspense about the outcome, and Simeone began to make substitutions one after another.
First, Falcao was replaced in the 62nd minute, and then Gabi was replaced in the 66th minute.
Qiao Anchen knew that he might be the next one to be replaced.
After all, he and Falcao are Atletico Madrid's most important scoring tools. When the victory is secured, it is almost inevitable to let him take a rest.
What's more, the upcoming schedule is still so tight. In the third substitution slot, 99% of the people who are substituted will be myself.
But Qiao Anchen still wanted to score goals and score a hat trick in his Champions League debut.
Even if he doesn't score a goal, it's still good to provide an assist and score two goals and assists.
As a result, the opportunity really presented itself.
And it's a sure-goal opportunity.
In the 71st minute, Simeone had already called No. 6 defensive midfielder Koke to the sidelines and was about to use him to replace Qiao Anchen to strengthen the defense. Arda Turan, who came on as a substitute after Falcao came off the field, completed a breakthrough from the left.
Cross from the back foot.
At the landing point in the penalty area, Diego Costa and Zenit defenders Lombards and Bruno Alvas were crowded together, all trying to compete for the header.
The ball was hit by Costa, but he did not have the strength to hit it despite the interference of the opponent's two central defenders. The ball just touched his head for a moment, and did not fly towards the goal. Instead, he changed the line slightly and continued to fall. As a result
By chance, it hit Bruno Alves' open arm.
Costa didn't see it, but Qiao Anchen, Alda Turan, Suarez and others who had been watching the ball saw it clearly and immediately shouted to the referee:
"Penalty kick!"
"Alves had a handball!"
The referee also saw it clearly, so he did not hesitate, rushed into the penalty area decisively, and punished Zenit center back Bruno Alves for a handball foul in the penalty area. Atletico Madrid won a penalty kick.
Qiao Anchen is the first penalty kicker in the team, and he has already scored twice. This penalty kick is a hat trick.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Qiao Anchen will take the penalty kick.
Under the gaze of all Atletico Madrid fans, Qiao Anchen made no mistake and kicked the ball directly into the upper left corner. While helping Atletico Madrid expand the score to 5-0, Qiao Anchen also performed in his Champions League debut.
hat trick.
The entire Calderon Stadium was in an uproar. More than 50,000 Atletico Madrid fans were excited and proud of Joan Chen's amazing performance of scoring a hat-trick in his Champions League debut, cheering and shouting for him at the top of his lungs.
Commentators from various countries also shouted in shock:
"In!"
"The penalty went in!"
"No surprises, no suspense!"
"Qiao Anchen continued to maintain the efficiency of his penalty kicks and kicked the ball steadily into the blind corner. Goalkeeper Malafeev had no chance."
"Qiao Anchen performed a hat trick, helping Atletico Madrid expand the score to 5-0!"
"I scored a hat-trick in my first appearance in the Champions League. Qiao Anchen's performance was really amazing."
"Hat-trick in La Liga debut, two goals in Europa League debut, hat-trick in Champions League debut and 1 assist."
"It seems that Qiao Anchen will not have any adaptability problems in any game. He really fights when he comes, and he will win when he fights!"
"Although we have only played our first game, I can already conclude that 99% of this season's Champions League Golden Boot has already been won by Qiao Anchen."
After hearing the commentator's conclusion, the fans and netizens in front of the TV couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.
There is no other reason than Qiao Anchen's stable scoring efficiency.
Last season, Qiao Anchen only played for half a season and scored 41 goals in the league and 18 goals in the Europa League. Not only did he win the Europa League Golden Boot, he also broke Falcao's record.
UEFA Europa League/European competition single-season personal scoring record.
He has been able to win the Golden Boot for half the season. Now starting from the first group stage, how can Qiao Anchen fail to win the Golden Boot?
Not to mention the knockout rounds, if the group stage is over, Qiao Anchen might be able to lock in the Golden Boot.
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On the field, while Qiao Anchen celebrated his crazy performance of scoring a hat trick in his debut with his teammates, he also received the "First Hat Trick in the Champions League" reward of 1.2 million experience points. The total experience increased to level 40, 41.38 million/50 million.
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With a score of 5-0, there can no longer be any surprises. We still have to prevent our opponents from jumping over the wall and using killing tactics.
Simeone didn't know that Qiao Anchen still had full ability to resist injuries.
Therefore, Qiao Anchen was replaced immediately after taking the penalty kick, and Atletico Madrid also strengthened its defense.
In the following games, although both Joan Chen and Falcao were off the field, Zenit St. Petersburg faced a significant reduction in defensive pressure and counterattacked, trying to score goals to save some face.
But after experiencing the humiliation of three goals scored by Rayo Vallecano in the last ten minutes of the last game, the Atletico Madrid team is now highly focused and did not give Zenit any chance.
Until the end of the game, Zenit St. Petersburg did not score a single goal.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, referee Mark Clattenberg blew the whistle to end the game. Atletico Madrid, in their first group match back in the Champions League after an absence of three years, defeated the visiting team 5-0.
Zenit St. Petersburg made a good start in the UEFA Champions League group stage of the 2012/2013 season.
After the game, the entire Calderon Stadium was thrown into carnival.
Players, coaches, etc. all came to the stands to interact with the excited fans and celebrate with everyone the team's first big victory after returning to the Champions League after three years.
Qiao Anchen also received 400,000 starting points, 1 assist, 200,000, 3 goals, 1.2 million winning prizes, 1 million, and awards for best player on the spot, 800,000 = 4.6 million. The total experience increased to level 40, 45.98 million/50 million.
The experience in the Champions League is really rich, it can be called a bumper harvest, and we will be promoted again in just a short distance.