After the Copa del Rey in midweek, we took a few days off and then it was time for the weekend league game.
In the first game, Espanyol and Mallorca staged an extreme pull.
First, the Spaniard opened the scoring in the 16th minute through Sabrosa, helping the Spaniard lead 1-0.
Then, Mallorca scored two goals in the 35th and 42nd minutes to reverse the score.
As a result, in the second half, the Spaniard scored two goals in the 68th and 83rd minutes to reverse the score.
In the end, the Spaniard defeated Mallorca 3-2 at home and achieved a thrilling victory.
This was followed by Granada's 2-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano, and then Real Sociedad's home game against Barcelona.
Real Sociedad is currently only ranked ninth in the standings, even if it is playing at home, but Qiao Anchen and his teammates do not have expectations, feeling that Real Sociedad can snipe Barcelona's undefeated momentum.
Unexpectedly, Real Sociedad really did it.
They were forced to score two goals successively from Messi and Pedro and fell behind 0-2 at home, but scored two goals in the 41st and 63rd minutes to equalize the score.
Even when the time entered stoppage time, Real Sociedad relied on substitute forward Aguirreche's winner in the 91st minute to reverse 3-2 and defeat the powerful Barcelona.
Real Sociedad handed Barcelona their first defeat in La Liga this season.
As a competitor, Atletico Madrid, many players and coaches are watching the live broadcast of this game.
As Aguirreche's stoppage-time winner and the final whistle sounded, Qiao Anchen and his parents, who were watching the live broadcast at home, burst into warm applause and cheers, praising Real Sociedad and Aguirreche.
Barcelona's winning streak and undefeated streak was finally ended.
Atletico Madrid's opportunity has come.
The news of the next day, without exception, was that Barcelona was defeated by Real Sociedad and suffered its first defeat of the season, giving Atletico Madrid the opportunity to overtake the points.
At present, Atletico Madrid is only 1 point behind Barcelona. As long as Atletico Madrid wins this round, it can reverse the ranking and return to the top of the list with a 2-point advantage.
This is something that no one expected when Messi and Pedro scored two goals for Barcelona after the match between Real Sociedad and Barcelona started.
But football is such a drama. Real Sociedad was actually able to stage a 3-2 extreme reversal against the Cosmos team Barcelona when they were two goals behind. They beat the Cosmos team and helped Atletico Madrid snipe their competitors in disguise.
Many Atletico Madrid fans expressed their gratitude to Real Sociedad and Aguirreche in interviews.
Of course, Real Sociedad will not accept it. They win for themselves, why for Atletico Madrid? It makes them like Atletico Madrid's younger brothers.
They have the title of "Royal", and they are not the same as Atletico Madrid, a civilian team.
No matter what both sides think, the fact is that Atlético Madrid has the opportunity to overtake the standings. Of course, Atlético Madrid must live up to its expectations and win the game.
Barcelona hopes that Levante can compete, be as tenacious as Real Sociedad, defeat Atletico Madrid, and keep them at the top of the standings.
But in fact it is unlikely.
Although Levante is currently ranked 8th in the standings, seemingly higher than Real Sociedad, Levante has actually lost its last few games, and Atletico Madrid's home record has maintained a winning streak for a long time.
Wante is a guest at the Calderon Stadium. What should we do to fight and what should we do to win?
Before the game started, Simeone also specially warned:
"Everyone, Barcelona lost to Real Sociedad, this is our chance."
"But just because Barcelona lost, we must also be vigilant."
"Facts have proved that there is no fixed score in football matches. It does not mean that whoever is stronger will definitely win."
"Such a great opportunity to overtake the points. If today you are too proud and underestimate the enemy, are negligent and fail to win in the end, it will definitely be an unforgivable mistake."
"You will feel my anger deeply by then."
"I hope that everyone can go all out and win this game with an absolute advantage."
"Did you hear that clearly?"
All the players responded energetically: "Listen clearly!"
They didn't want to feel the wrath of the bandit coach, and they didn't want to miss this perfect opportunity to reverse the score and ranking.
As Simeone said, when Barcelona carelessly missed Jingzhou and gave Atletico Madrid an excellent opportunity, it would be really unforgivable if Atletico Madrid players could not seize it themselves.
At 20:00 in the evening on January 20, 2013, with the referee's whistle, the match between Atletico Madrid and Levante in the 20th round of the 2012/2013 La Liga season officially started at the Calderon Stadium.
This game has attracted a lot of attention, especially among Barcelona fans and players. Many people chose to watch the live broadcast to cheer for Levante, hoping that Levante can snipe the Shelter Army.
Levante was also really good. With a bus and iron barrel formation like Real Betis, they maintained the 0-0 score for half an hour.
But when the time came to the 32nd minute, when Qiao Anchen received the ball in the frontcourt, he used his Matthews dribble to pass the two people, and then hit the wall with Diego Costa, broke into the right rib of the penalty area, and started.
When he shot with his foot, Levante's goal was finally declared lost.
Qiao Anchen used a performance to pass several people at once, penetrated into the ribs of the penalty area, and scored from the far corner, helping Atletico Madrid open the scoring and take a 1-0 lead.
Qiao Anchen himself once again set a new record for consecutive goals in La Liga, reaching 40 consecutive games.
Commentators from various countries shouted excitedly:
"goooooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Game 40!"
"Qiao Anchen's La Liga consecutive scoring record has exceeded the 40 mark, an unparalleled record."
"Atletico Madrid leads Levante 1-0."
"As long as the Sheets win this game, they can return to the top of the standings with a 2-point lead over Barcelona."
"Although Levante set up a big iron bucket formation, they still couldn't resist the golden ball Mr. Qiao Anchen who scored 117 goals last year."
After Qiao Anchen celebrated with his teammates for a while, Levante kicked the ball out of the center circle and the game restarted.
After taking the lead, Atletico Madrid slowed down its attack, because in this game Atletico Madrid only needed to win and get three points, and it did not necessarily require winning many goals.
Slowing down the attack can attract Levante to attack and expose more gaps in the backcourt for Qiao Anchen, Falcao and others to sprint.
Although Levante knows Atletico Madrid's plan, they are only one goal behind now and there is no way they don't want to equalize.
This is all an honest conspiracy.
Levante had to try to attack when they got the ball, but the attack was not strong, not many people participated each time, and they quickly returned to defense after losing the ball.
But even so, Levante's defensive speed still couldn't keep up with Qiao Anchen's counterattack speed.
In the 38th minute, it was Levante's attack that was intercepted after reaching the frontcourt, and Atletico Madrid counterattacked.
Captain Gabby got the ball in the backcourt and made a long pass, sending the ball to the frontcourt.
After receiving the ball, Diego Costa first hit the wall with Falcao, and then passed the ball diagonally when he saw that Joan Chen was about to counter offside.
With the world's fastest speed, Qiao Anchen instantly surpassed Levante's last defender Ballesteros and got the ball behind the opponent.
Although Qiao Anchen took the ball very close to the penalty area, goalkeeper Munua had already attacked, leaving little space for Qiao Anchen to shoot.
But Qiao Anchen still has extraordinary skills!
He used a Matthews dribble to make it look like he was going to break through from the right, deceiving the goalkeeper, but then he broke through from the left, caught up with the ball, and scored an empty goal.
Ballesteros, who chased back into the penalty area, caught up with Qiao Anchen when he broke through the goalkeeper and wasted a little time. In the end, he did not dare to put a tackle in the penalty area. He just pushed Qiao Anchen, hoping to affect Qiao Anchen's shot.
Accuracy.
But Qiao Anchen faced an empty goal, and Ballesteros' interference had no impact at all. In the end, the ball rolled steadily into the goal.
In the 38th minute, Qiao Anchen scored again and scored twice, helping Atletico Madrid expand the score to 2-0.
After conceding two goals, some Levante players had resigned themselves to their fate. How could they win against such a terrifying Joan Chen?
Now we are two goals behind. If we attack again, we will be more likely to be counterattacked by Qiao Anchen, who is fast and good at shooting, and will lose more goals.
Therefore, after the game restarted, Levante's defense almost did not attack. Only two or three offensive players tried to attack by driving the ball in the circle, but when they encountered obstacles, they immediately passed the ball back and did not
Keep going forward.
Controlling the ball at his feet prevents Atletico Madrid from getting the ball and attacking.
But even so, Atletico Madrid did not stand and watch Levante's kick. In Simeone's tactical system, there is no way of playing while standing. Even if the ball is at the feet of the opponent's defender or goalkeeper, everyone still has to step forward to press.
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That's what the so-called high-position pressing means, non-stop for the entire field.
Under the high pressure of Atletico Madrid, Levante actually made a passing error in the backcourt in the 44th minute. He was frightened by the successive pressings of Joan Chen, Diego Costa and Falcao and made a passing error.
He was intercepted midway by Falcao and made a counterattack on the spot.
Unfortunately, Falcao's final shot was not as accurate as Qiao Anchen's and went over the crossbar, wasting an excellent opportunity.