Chapter 291 Missing the first battle of Qiao Anchen
On the same day of December 9th, the second round of the Club World Cup was also held, Ulsan Hyundai vs. Monterrey, Hiroshima Sanfrecce vs. Al Ahly.
In the end, the two Asian teams were wiped out. Ulsan Hyundai lost to Monterrey 1-3, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima lost to Al Ahli 1-2, stopping in the top six.
Ulsan Hyundai and Sanfrecce Hiroshima will compete for fifth place in two days, while Monterrey and Al Ahli advance to the semi-finals and will face Chelsea and Corinthians respectively in the semi-finals.
In mid-week, although there was no European competition, the Copa del Rey started again. However, Qiao Anchen was still suspended and could not play.
Despite this, Atletico Madrid is still quite impressive. Diego Costa scored twice to help the Atletico Madrid beat Getafe 3-0 at home and win the first leg of the Copa del Rey 1/8 finals.
In the other two Copa del Rey games, Real Madrid unexpectedly lost 1-2 to Celta Vigo on the road, but everyone knows that this score will not ensure that Celta is completely upset.
In the second round, Real Madrid will probably give their opponent a big defeat when they return to their home court.
Like Real Madrid, Barcelona played away from home, but they won 2-0. Messi scored twice, raising his total goals for the year to 88, and he is only one step away from the 90-goal mark.
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With two games left in Barcelona, it is entirely possible that Messi's total goals for the year will exceed the 90 mark.
There was also a battle for fifth place in the Club World Cup in mid-week. Sanfrecce Hiroshima scored three goals in a row after conceding one goal first, achieving a 3-1 reversal. Ulsan Hyundai did not win until the 92nd minute of injury time.
Scored the second goal, but it was too late.
The host Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai 3-2 and won the fifth place in this Club World Cup, with Ulsan Hyundai ranked sixth.
After the fifth place was decided, the four teams that entered the semi-finals also began to fight against each other, and the semi-finals officially began.
In the first semi-final on December 12, Egypt's Al Ahli lost 0-1 to Corinthians of Brazil and stopped in the semi-finals.
On December 13, in another semi-final, Champions League champion Chelsea secured an early 3-0 victory with goals from Mata and Torres, as well as an own goal from opposing defender Chavez.
Monterrey waited until the 90th minute of stoppage time before No. 9 forward Deniglis scored a face-saving goal, but it was too late.
Chelsea defeated Monterrey 3-1 and met Corinthians in the final.
This was expected by everyone. The final of the Club World Cup is usually between the Copa Libertadores champions of South America and the Champions League champions. The strength of clubs from other continents is too different, making it difficult to enter the finals.
There is a big difference between the World Cup at the club level and the World Cup at the national team level. If you really want to make an analogy, it may be more appropriate to use the Confederations Cup as an analogy.
Then, the time came to the weekend and it was league time.
The first is the Real Madrid game. They were tied 2-2 by the visiting team Espanyol in the heavy rain at the Bernabeu. Although Ronaldo scored a goal, he failed to lead the team to victory. He took the opportunity to narrow down the first two teams who were about to fight against each other.
The points gap between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
Subsequently, the eye-catching first-place battle kicked off at Camp Nou. Barcelona played at home against Atletico Madrid. The suspended Joan Anchen sat in the stands of Camp Nou, together with other players and family members who were not selected for the squad.
Cheer for the sheet army.
Before this game, Atletico Madrid ranked first in the standings with 45 points after winning the first 15 rounds, and Barcelona ranked second with 43 points after 14 wins and 1 draw.
In this game, Atletico Madrid can remain at the top of the table as long as they draw a draw. Barcelona, on the other hand, must win and take all three points in order to reverse their ranking and top the standings.
With Joan Chen suspended, this is undoubtedly Barcelona's best chance.
However, it was the visiting team Atletico Madrid who showed off his power first, and the protagonist was none other than Tiger Falcao, who Atletico Madrid fans had high hopes for.
In the last round of the league, Falcao, who scored five goals in a single game and was in hot form, performed well in this game.
As soon as the game started, he hit the far post with a header, almost breaking the goal guarded by Valdez.
Unfortunately, the ball eventually hit the post and bounced into the penalty area. It was cleared by the Barcelona defender and failed to score. Qiao Anchen, like many Atletico Madrid fans who accompanied the team on the away game, held their heads in the stands and felt regretful.
Not long afterward, Atletico Madrid took a quick free kick in the midfield. Falcao succeeded in countering offside, forming a one-on-one meeting. Unfortunately, he faced goalkeeper Valdez in the end and fell to the ground to shovel the shot into the far corner and it slid out.
Can enter.
At this second, even the live TV footage was shown to Qiao Anchen in the stands.
The meaning of the director is obvious: if this kind of single-handed ball is played by Qiao Anchen, 99% of the time it will go in. Falcao's shooting skills are flawed after all, and there is no guarantee that the shot will be within the goal frame under the interference of the opponent.
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Qiao Anchen in the stands also looked anxiously.
Atletico Madrid is playing away from home, and their opponent is Cosmos Barcelona. If Atletico Madrid cannot seize the limited opportunities, it will be quite dangerous.
Fortunately, when the time came to the 30th minute, Falcao received a pass from his teammate in the midfield and went directly to the ball with speed to break through the interception of Busquets in the midfield, and then before Puyol could cover up, he
, a lob shot, lifted the ball over the head of goalkeeper Valdes, and finally scored the ball into Barcelona's goal.
With Falcao's opening goal, Atletico Madrid scored the first goal at the Nou Camp and led Barcelona 1-0 away from home. Joan Chen and the Atletico Madrid players and fans in the stands clapped and cheered wildly.
Falcao also celebrated with open arms and ran wildly on the field, venting his excitement for scoring the Nou Camp goal.
It seemed that Atletico Madrid, who was playing away from home with Joan Chen absent, did not seem to be afraid of Barcelona at all. They even dominated the home team Barcelona in the first 30 minutes, and finally scored in the 30th minute to take the away lead.
This performance made all Atletico Madrid fans very excited and also made the Barcelona home fans at Camp Nou a little depressed.
However, when Falcao scored this goal, Barcelona seemed to be awakened and began to show off its power.
In the 36th minute, Iniesta suddenly made a long pass from the left side of the midfield and sent the ball to the right corner of Atletico Madrid's penalty area.
Adriano, the right back who joined the attack, took the ball and cut inside without being defended, then took a shot from outside the penalty area and shot into the far corner.
The ball drew a fatal arc in the air, bypassed the Atletico Madrid defender and goalkeeper Courtois' save in the penalty area, and flew into the far goal against the post.
This goal was not only crucial, it helped Barcelona equalize the score 1-1 within 6 minutes of conceding the ball, and it was also quite exciting.
c. Adriano's goal ignited the passion of Camp Nou. More than 90,000 home fans in the stands jumped to their feet, applauded wildly, and applauded Adriano, the hero of the goal.
Next, the two sides attacked frantically, but Atletico Madrid failed to seize the few limited opportunities.
However, in the 44th minute before the end of the first half, Barcelona took a corner kick from the left and dropped the ball into the penalty area, causing chaos between the two sides.
In the melee, the ball rolled in front of Professor Busquetsib in the penalty area.
Professor Bu first moved the ball away from Atletico Madrid defender Miranda, and then took a volley. The ball passed through the crowd, luckily not being touched by anyone, and then went into the goal.
Goalkeeper Courtois was blocked from view by the crowd, and Busquets' shot was too close and he couldn't react in time. He couldn't even make a save. He just watched the ball fly into the goal he was guarding, and finally got angry.
Kicked the ball back into the goal hard.
With Busquets' goal, Barcelona went ahead 2-1, and the cheers in the Camp Nou stands became louder.
Atletico Madrid players and fans, including Qiao Anchen in the stands, all became a little downcast.
After leading by one goal, the opponent scores two consecutive goals to reverse the score, which is naturally quite shocking.
Moreover, there was not much time left in the first half, and there was no chance to equalize the score. The referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
After conceding a goal first, Barcelona reversed the score 2-1 with goals from Adriano and Busquets and entered the halftime break with a lead.