Gao Zheng's goal awakened Juventus' dream of being the first in the group.

Even if Juventus scores another goal, he will not be able to steal the first place in the group from Atletico Madrid. Moreover, Gao Zheng clearly warned Juventus that if you continue to attack like this, I can score another goal.

So despite being a little reluctant, Allegri adjusted his tactics and slowed down the pace of Juventus' offense. They did not show the attitude of "I don't believe it, if you have the ability, you can attack" because they are very clear about Gao Zheng's ability.

Just as Gao Zheng said before the game, he is very familiar with this stadium and this opponent. Then, on the other hand, Juventus must be very familiar with Gao Zheng, knowing what Gao Zheng is good at and what he can do.

If they continue to play at the previous pace, Gao Zheng will definitely have the ability to score their goals again.

If you lose, you will really not be able to qualify in the group.

In this case, it doesn’t matter which group is the first.

It is the most important thing to be able to qualify in the group.

After Juventus slowed down, he had equalized the score, and consolidated the top score in the group, Atletico Madrid, which naturally had no need to fight Juventus. The mentality of the players in this game was indeed different from the last time the two sides fought.

Simeone did not urge the players to continue to attack the Juventus defense.

After Gao Zheng scored the goal, the game that was still boiling before suddenly seemed to be poured into a basin of cold water.

After a roll of eyes and a loud noise, he returned to calm.

There is no Juventus counterattack, nor Atletico Madrid's pursuit of victory.

The 1:1 score can completely allow the two teams to qualify together, and Atletico Madrid can also win the first place in the group as they wish. There is no need for them to use more goals to force Juventus to fight them to the death and throw away the first place in the group.

And Juventus doesn't have to use a victory to ensure they qualify, because they may die on the road to pursuing victory before they win.

In this way, the two sides of the game formed a very delicate balance.

As the game time passes, both sides play more and more conservatively, and even if there are balls, they are more passable. Even if they attack occasionally, the threat is far inferior to before.

In sharp contrast to them, another group match was in a difficult game with Olympiacos playing against Malmo at home, and it was very lively.

In the 22nd minute, Olympiacos took the lead. However, in the 59th minute of the second half, Malmo equalized the score.

Soon Olympiacos overtook the score again.

They are expecting Atletico Madrid to beat Juventus away so that they can qualify in the group.

However, when the live match between Atletico Madrid and Juventus came here, a huge boo sounded in the stands.

Atletico Madrid and Juventus obviously don't want to fight to the death for Olympiacos...

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With the game ending with ten minutes left, both sides simply fell down in a tacit understanding and spent the game time.

For neutral fans, this is of course very ugly. However, from the perspective of the two teams, they are not wrong with doing this. They really don’t want to fight here for the benefit of third parties. If a player is injured, can the profitable third parties still compensate them?

The referee also saw that the two teams were unwilling to fight, so before the injury time ended, the final whistle was blew.

Until the end of this game, neither team had ever changed a person. This shows how much after Gao Zheng scored a goal, the two teams' desire to win had deteriorated.

You should know that since the UEFA Champions League reform in 1992, before them, there have been only two games like this in which no one has changed...

In the end, Juventus defeated Olympiacos with one point advantage, obtained the right to qualify in the group, and was able to participate in the knockout stage.

Although Olympiacos finally defeated Malmo 4-2 at home, they still missed the Champions League knockout stage and could only be ranked third in the group to participate in the Europa League match in the second half of the season.

Atletico Madrid ranked first in the group with a score of 13 points.

After the game, Allegri was satisfied with the results of the game at the press conference: "...it is important to qualify in the group, I am very happy that we can continue to participate in the Champions League this season. The situation like that did not repeat last season..."

A reporter asked him if he changed his tactics because of Gao Zheng's goal, focusing on stability.

He shook his head and denied: "Of course not. The high goal did make us realize the danger. But it was not because of him that we actually made corresponding adjustments in the locker room at the halftime break, and we should be relatively conservative in the second half. Because we knew that even if we lost the ball in the second half, a draw would be enough to get the right to qualify in the group."

Of course he wouldn't tell the truth, wouldn't that slap himself in the face?

He doesn't need to increase his majesty at the cost of damaging his reputation.

The reporters did not demand why Juventus played too conservatively in the end. For Italian reporters, it was already a victory for Italian football to successfully advance to the knockout stage. After all, Juventus was eliminated in the group stage last season.

Being able to reach the Champions League quarterfinals this season is a great improvement, making everything possible in the future.

As for Atletico Madrid, they got the right to qualify in the group and also ensured their status as the first in the group. There is nothing to say, and this is a very satisfactory result.

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Back at home, Atletico Madrid then ushered in a league with Villarreal.

This game attracted great attention from Chinese media. It was because after this game, Gao Zheng was going to return to China to train with the team to prepare for the Asian Cup.

Everyone is not interested in seeing Gao Zheng score a goal, but they are not very interested in this. They are concerned about Gao Zheng being injured. It doesn’t matter whether he scores in the last league game or not. As long as he is safe and healthy, he will come back.

They don't want to see Gao Zheng get injured in this game, so they directly miss the bloody plot like the Asian Cup.

Perhaps even Atletico Madrid fans in Spain have no hope for the outcome of this game.

The team has just finished the Champions League and has not replaced them. The physical fitness of the main lineup will definitely not be very good.

In addition, Gao Zheng is about to go back, so I'm afraid he doesn't have the intention to go to the league.

So you can think of what the result of this game will be with your knees.

"As" newspaper has already spread the knowledge about the Asian Cup for Atletico Madrid fans, telling Atletico Madrid fans who don't pay attention to Asian football at all that the Asian Cup and European Cup are the same level of events, and like the African Cup, it is held every winter and is the highest-level event in Asia.

This Asian Cup is held in Australia. As for why Australia, a country that is clearly Oceania, can host the Asian Cup or even participate in the Asian Cup? Assistant explained that this is because Australia has long joined the AFC and participated in the World Cup qualifiers, which is also a qualifier in the Asian region, so it is qualified to participate in and hold the Asian Cup.
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