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Chapter 942 The End of the First Round

"Jorge called just now, the injury is not serious, and he can recover after two to three weeks of rest." After returning to the locker room, Simeone took the lead in talking about Cork's injury.

Then the topic returned to the game. It is a pity that Atletico Madrid failed to score another goal at the last moment of the first half. If Atletico Madrid can score at the last moment of the first half, then this game will be completely over, and even this round of knockout rounds will be completely over.

"At the beginning of the second half, Leverkusen will definitely focus on defense. They need to recover their physical strength. It is impossible to watch the mad attack like the first half. Therefore, in the first half of the second half, we have to completely end the game."

Simeone's plan is very good, but on the court, many things are impossible to follow the pre-arranged plans and tactics, such as the second half of the game.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Simeone's plan was disrupted. Because of a mistake in the first half, Siqueira was very active in the second half, but his enthusiasm made him leave the court early.

Injured, Atletico Madrid's No.2 wounded in this game, Sikaira put in an assist and was tackled again by Leverkusen defenders. This fall did not get up again.

Although Siqueira's injury was not serious, there was definitely no way to stay on the court in this game. Atletico Madrid was forced to make the second substitution of the game, and Gamez replaced Siqueira.

This brings huge hidden dangers to Atletico Madrid, because several people in Atletico Madrid have yellow cards. With only one substitution list left, Simeone dare not make adjustments casually. After all, two people have been injured now, and another one is possible.

However, the hidden danger eventually turned into a tragedy. In No. 60 minutes, a foul by Thiago turned his two yellows into one red, and Atletico Madrid could only fight with ten men.

Atletico Madrid was forced to make a third substitution, and Mandzukic was replaced by Suarez. After the substitution, Atletico Madrid used up three substitutions, which means that no matter what happens next, Atletico Madrid can't make any adjustments.

After Atletico Madrid used up the last substitution quota, Leverkusen also began to adjust. They changed two people in a row. Rathbender was replaced by Rolfess.

Compared with Rathbender's focus on defense, Rolfers is more versatile and more suitable for Leverkusen's tactics, and then the striker Delmic was replaced by Kisling.

Kisling is a typical German center forward, with a tall stature and excellent ricochet and header abilities. At the same time, Sun Xingmin has also moved forward, and Leverkusen is going to make the last fight.

Retreating, retreating in an all-round way, the disadvantage in numbers was particularly obvious under Leverkusen's desperate efforts, even Lin Dong had to retreat to the center line.

Kisling's role in the tough battle was much greater than that of Delmic. No. 605 minutes, Kisling received a pass from his teammate and headed the ferry. Sun Xingmin shot out from the side and almost broke the goal of Atletico Madrid with a long shot.

Moya's reaction was a step slower. Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper did not expect Sun Xingmin to take a shot immediately, but the long-range shot was still a little bit short in the end, and the ball flew out of the baseline against the goal post.

Two minutes later, Leverkusen made a comeback. This time it was Kisling's own attack. Leverkusen made a cross from the wing. Kisling overwhelmed Miranda's header and was pushed out by Moya.

Although the subsequent corner kick still fell on Kisling's header, it was Miranda who finally hit the ball.

Atletico Madrid wanted to counterattack, but the ball was stopped by a foul as soon as it landed at Gabi's feet, because the foul was not serious, and Leverkusen's defensive players were in the same position, and there were two dragging at the end. The referee only warned but did not draw a card.

As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. No matter how good the defense is, it can't change this situation, let alone Atletico Madrid is still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

No. 708 minutes, Leverkusen once again attacked the hinterland of Atletico Madrid, Bella Rabi, Leverkusen winger had the second fastest speed in the game, and Leverkusen's attack relied on Bella Rabi's speed.

Bella Rabbi moved along the wing, used his speed to get away from Usar, then waded past Gamez, came to the baseline and lobbed a cross.

This is the tactical role brought by Kisling. Before Kisling made his appearance, Leverkusen did not make many crosses, and most of them were ground passes.

"Attack~~~No~~~ Kisling didn't head the ball directly, he chose to pass it back, and the ball returned to the outside of the penalty area, Charhanoglu."

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL~~~The goal is scored~~~ Leverkusen moved a goal back, Charhanoglu, the Leverkusen teenager took a long shot from the penalty area line."

"A perfect cooperation, Bella Rabi broke through from the side and made a pass from the bottom. Kisling overwhelmed Godin with a header and knocked back. Charhanoglu scored a long shot from outside the penalty area. Leverkusen chased the score to 1:2."

The frenzied attack in most of the half was waiting for this moment. With Charhanoglu's goal, the Bayer Arena fell into a sea of ​​carnival, and the Leverkusen fans who had endured for almost 10 minutes could finally cheer to their heart's content.

Although Leverkusen is still one goal behind, this does not affect Leverkusen's enjoyment of the goal celebration. Besides, there are still more than ten minutes in the game. Since they can catch one goal, it will not be too far away to catch two goals.

Well, not everything in the world goes as it should, as Atletico Madrid were preparing to end the game in the first half of the second half, but in the end Siqueira's injury put everything in jeopardy, and now the same is true for Leverkusen.

Although Leverkusen pulled back a goal, they didn't know that until the end of the game, they would not have a second goal. Even though their offensive remained the same, Atletico Madrid never gave Leverkusen a chance.

Trying my best, in the following time, Atletico Madrid ushered in the most difficult ten minutes of the season so far. Lin Dong even got the first yellow card of the season because of his participation in defense.

Not to mention others, Godin, Gamez and Suarez who came off the bench, in the last ten minutes, Atletico Madrid paid the price of four yellow cards, and finally withstood Leverkusen's attack,
In addition to Atletico Madrid's own efforts, the main problem is Leverkusen's own problem, that is, their physical fitness. Before that, Leverkusen's physical energy consumption was too high, and after scoring a goal, it was inevitable that they would be a little slack in spirit.

Although Leverkusen still has a substitution quota, Schmidt once again used a striker, and Sun Xingmin replaced him. Sun Xingmin was very active in this game, but Leverkusen's really threatening offense basically has nothing to do with him.

In the end, the score of 2:1 was maintained throughout the game. Although Atletico Madrid was at a disadvantage from the 10th and [-]th minute, they still won the victory in the end and took away the lead of one goal and the advantage of two away goals.

(End of this chapter)