In addition to the consecutive scoring record, Qiao Anchen also raised his La Liga goals this season to 50, tying Messi's La Liga single-season personal scoring record set last season.
As long as Qiao Anchen scores one more goal, he can surpass the record and get a record-breaking reward. Every time the La Liga record is refreshed, it is 1 million experience points, and the world record is 10 million.
The game continued, and many people were in high spirits waiting for Qiao Anchen to score another goal and set a new record.
But as the current fifth-ranked team in the standings and having reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, Real Betis' strength and form this season are actually pretty good.
In the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, Betis only lost two goals against Atletico Madrid in the two games, and did not suffer a huge defeat.
The same goes for this game. Although it is difficult to win, Real Betis, who tried their best to defend, did not collapse because they lost the first goal, nor did they rush out and attack because they wanted to equalize the score, and then were defeated.
The fast Qiao Anchen counterattacked.
Therefore, in the rest of the first half, Real Betis did not concede any more goals and successfully maintained the 1-0 score until the halftime break.
Qiao Anchen had several threatening shots, but unfortunately he was unlucky. Either the opponent blocked the hole of the shot or the angle was not cunning enough, and the goalkeeper saved him.
After 15 minutes of intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half. Betis still adhered to its defense line and did not take advantage of the opening stage of the second half to attack, trying to catch Atletico Madrid off guard.
This disappointed Simeone, who predicted during the halftime break that his opponent would start the attack and asked his players to take advantage of it and launch a counterattack to continue to expand the score.
However, Atletico Madrid still maintains the lead after all, so there is no need to worry. Anyway, even if the game ends with the current score, Atletico Madrid will still win the game. It only needs to continue to occupy the top spot in the standings, no matter how big it is.
The score wins.
The second half of the game was uneventful until the 64th minute. Qiao Anchen, who was unable to score in the penalty area and failed to make another successful long shot, chose to break through from the right and pass down the bottom line.
This time Qiao Anchen's cross went well and landed just in front of Diego Costa.
Diego Costa, who had seized a favorable position, resisted the push of Betis defender Amaya, jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal, successfully putting the ball inside the goal frame.
Although the angle was not too tricky, the distance was too close, with the goal only five or six meters away. Goalkeeper Adrian still failed to react. The final save missed the ball by a hair, and he could only watch the ball go into the net.
In the 64th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid finally expanded the score. Diego Costa scored with a header assisted by Joan Chen, rewriting the score to 2-0 and basically sealing the victory.
In the remaining game, Real Betis still did not choose to counterattack, but continued to defend its defense and did not allow Atletico Madrid to score again.
Naturally, Betis failed to score even a single goal.
The two sides maintained the 2-0 score until the end. After all, Qiao Anchen failed to score again, setting a new La Liga single-season personal scoring record and only tying Messi's 50-goal record last season.
Of course, just tying the record is terrifying enough. Because this is only the 22nd round of the league, and there are still 16 rounds left. Even if he only scores one goal per round on average, it is enough for Qiao Anchen to break the world record, and even more
Not to mention that Qiao Anchen's scoring efficiency is far more than just one goal per game, but about two goals per game.
In addition, after winning this round, Atletico Madrid's points lead over Barcelona, which was tied in this round, expanded from 2 points to 4 points, giving them at least one game of room for error.
This is undoubtedly great news for the Sheets, who need to compete on three fronts in the league, Copa del Rey, and Champions League in the second half of the season to compete for the title.
Therefore, although it was only a small victory of 2-0, Qiao Anchen and his teammates still had a long interactive celebration with the fans in the stadium after the game.
Among other leagues, Ligue 1 suffered a number of upsets in this round.
Lyon, who ranked second in the standings, lost 1-3 in an away game to Ajaccio, who ranked last. They originally had the same points as Paris Saint-Germain, but this time they were separated by 3 points from Paris Saint-Germain, which won by a big score in this round.
Lille drew 1-1 with Troyes, which was ranked second from last, and Marseille was defeated 1-0 at home by Nancy, who was ranked first from last, causing the biggest upset in Ligue 1 this round.
However, it was not a Nancy player who scored the goal, but Marseille's No. 10 forward Ayew. He was as unlucky as Ronaldo and scored an own goal to help his opponent defeat him 1-0.
In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich defeated Mainz 3-0 and continued to maintain their top spot.
Schalke 04 lost 1-2 at home to Fürth, who ranked last in the standings, causing the biggest upset in this round of Bundesliga.
Second-ranked Bayer Leverkusen and third-ranked Dortmund tied 2-3 in a thrilling battle. Dortmund relied on this victory to overtake the points and rise to second place in the standings.
Wolkusen slipped to third place.
In Serie A, Juventus continued to win and consolidate its top position. Roma lost 2-4 to Cagliari, who was at the bottom of the standings. Inter Milan also lost to Jobus Enna, who was at the bottom of the standings, 1-3, causing a big upset.
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In the Premier League, Manchester United, which is ranked No. 1, relied on star Rooney's winning goal in the 79th minute to win the away game 1-0 and continue to maintain its top position.
As a result, the second-place rival Manchester City failed to keep up. Playing at home, they were tied 2-2 by the Red Army Liverpool. The points gap was widened to 9 points by the Red Devils Manchester United.
Chelsea, ranked third, unexpectedly lost 2-3 away to Newcastle United, ranked fifth from bottom. The points gap was widened to 16 points by Manchester United, basically bidding farewell to this season's championship battle.
Although Arsenal won this round, they lost a lot of points in the early stage and are currently only ranked 6th. However, with the Gunners' attributes of "fighting for four madmen", the Gunners' opponents may have a headache in the following games.
As major leagues enter the second half of the season, the championship and relegation situations will become increasingly severe. Even the top-ranked championship teams may lose when facing relegation teams that are weak on paper.
Because competing for the championship is only about honor, but relegation is a matter of life and death. The relegation team sometimes bursts with energy in the second half of the season, and even the championship team does not dare to be careless at all. If they are not careful, they will be upset.
And this is the attractive part of European football. Not only are there superstars and wonderful goals, even weak teams can sometimes defeat giants and pull off upsets, which makes neutral fans very happy.