As the referee blew his whistle, the game officially started.
Xue Yang knows very well that Real Madrid's biggest advantage lies in its midfield configuration.
Therefore, if Real Madrid wants to win, it must use this advantage.
With top strikers like Qin Zhen and Benzema, Real Madrid's offense will be very powerful.
The first kick of the game came from Real Madrid, who pressed outside Atletico Madrid's penalty area.
Right back Ashraf stepped in to catch the ball, but there was no good way to break through.
He noticed Modric in the middle and passed the ball to Modric.
After passing the ball, he went directly into the penalty area. Ashraf's movement attracted Atletico Madrid's attention.
Luiz quickly defended, worried that Modric would pass back to Achraf.
Before the game, Xue Yang asked the players to increase their running positions.
Modric had no intention of passing the ball, so he chose to continue passing to the middle.
The football was passed to Odegaard near the top of the arc outside the penalty area. Odegaard made a slight adjustment after receiving the pass.
Then there was a direct kick, and the football flew through an arc towards the goal.
In fact, Odegaard's long-range shot was good in terms of ball speed and arc, but unfortunately the angle was not very good.
This was not possible except for goalkeeper Oblak, who flew up and held the football in his arms.
Real Madrid occupies more of the ball because of its strong midfield configuration.
Soon Real Madrid launched another attack and Real Madrid got a corner kick opportunity.
Modric was responsible for taking the corner kick, and suddenly Benzema came towards Modric.
It gave people the feeling of a tactical corner kick, and Modric indeed passed the ball directly to Benzema.
Atletico Madrid's attention instantly increased, but when the football came to Benzema, Benzema suddenly spread his legs.
The football passed under his crotch and continued to roll towards the top of the arc outside the penalty area.
Casemiro was nearby. Without any hesitation, Casemiro directly raised his leg and shot from long range.
As a defensive midfielder, Casemiro has long-range shooting skills.
Although it is not top-notch, it is surprisingly good.
This long-range shot was shot by Casemiro with his foot on the ground, and the football flew towards the goal.
It's a pity that Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Oblak was in very good condition today and fell to the ground to save the football.
"Real Madrid was particularly active today. Not long after the game started, Real Madrid launched a series of attacks." Liang Xiangyu explained attentively.
"It's just that Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Oblak was in great shape and blocked all Real Madrid's attacks."
"And Real Madrid's two attacks today were all long-range shots."
"In fact, their two forwards are both top-notch. If they can pass the ball in, the threat may be greater."
"But there are a lot of people in Atletico Madrid's penalty area, so it's really difficult to pass the ball into the penalty area."
Under Real Madrid's successive attacks, Atletico Madrid did not sit still.
Through continuous passes, they pressed outside Real Madrid's penalty area.
Facing Real Madrid's pressing, Atletico Madrid passed the ball tacitly and did not let Real Madrid steal the ball.
Seeing Qu Xuan get the ball, Casemiro directly went up to him.
I hope I can rely on physical confrontation to hinder Qu Xuan's dribbling.
But what Casemiro didn't expect was that Qu Xuan suddenly made a cold arrow and passed a through ball into the penalty area.
This pass was so sudden that it actually penetrated Real Madrid's defense.
It turned out that Qu Xuan noticed Griezmann's movement, and he was looking in the exact direction of Griezmann.
Qu Xuan has been playing at Atletico Madrid for a while, and he has some tacit understanding with his teammates.
Griezmann immediately ran into the penalty area and was about to receive the pass.
However, Ruben Dias quickly realized Griezmann's movement. Although he was lagging behind, he directly defended it.
Ruben Dias was not too slow, and he came behind Griezmann very quickly.
Ruben Dias and Griezmann had a slight physical confrontation, which affected Griezmann somewhat.
But Ruben Dias failed to touch the ball, and Griezmann still successfully received the pass.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Navas was very decisive and rushed directly towards Griezmann.
Griezmann stumbled slightly due to a physical confrontation from Ruben Dias.
But he recovered quickly. Facing the junior Navas, Griezmann actually wanted to pass the goalkeeper Navas.
I saw him dunking the football with his right foot, trying to dunk goalkeeper Navas.
Navas fell to the ground decisively to save. He thought Griezmann would hit the goal directly, hoping to save the football.
He didn't expect Griezmann to have thought about him, and Navas subconsciously reached out towards the football.
Griezmann thought very well, but due to the influence of Ruben Dias before, his dunk was a bit weak this time.
He didn't dunk Navas very well, but Navas actually knocked the football away.
By the way, Griezmann was also brought down. After falling to the ground, Griezmann got up and protested to the referee.
He thought it was a foul and a penalty should be awarded.
At this moment, all Real Madrid fans held their breath, and everyone knew very well the importance of this game.
What excited them was that the referee didn't say anything and signaled for the game to continue.
This angered Atletico Madrid coach Simeone, who angrily cursed on the field.
As for Xue Yang, he was calmer. In fact, he was relieved.
Not long after the game started, Atletico Madrid got a penalty kick opportunity.
Then this game is dangerous. Atletico Madrid's defense is very good. Even Real Madrid cannot say that it can definitely score goals.
"The referee said this was not a penalty kick, but it looks like Griezmann did fall to the ground." Liang Xiangyu explained.
The previous slow-motion replay was quickly played, and it turned out that after Navas touched the football, he didn't even touch Griezmann.
Griezmann turned out to be a dive. It was good that the referee did not give him a yellow card.
"It's really not a penalty, Navas didn't even touch Griezmann."
"The referee made the correct decision, but it is still very dangerous."
"Qu Xuan passed the ball very accurately, and it directly tore apart Real Madrid's defense."
"Qu Xuan has obviously improved since he came to La Liga."
"Now that I play football, I feel more and more comfortable."
Liang Xiangyu praised Qu Xuan. Liang Xiangyu has commented on several Atletico Madrid games on this platform.
He is still very familiar with Qu Xuan and knows that Qu Xuan is a very good midfielder.
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