Atletico Madrid, which has maintained a winning streak since the beginning of the league, finally suffered its first defeat in the sixth round of the league on September 26.

They lost 0-1 to Villarreal on the road.

Of course, the failure of this game is understandable because Simeone made a large rotation adjustment to the lineup.

Players like Gao Zheng and Griezmann did not appear in the lineup.

This is because in the next middle of the week, Atletico Madrid will usher in a match with Benfica. This is the strongest team in this group except them.

After playing against Benfica, the next Madrid city derby was the Madrid city.

Although Atletico Madrid had the advantage in the match against Real Madrid last season, this does not mean that Atletico Madrid can still easily defeat Real Madrid in the new season

Any derby needs to be taken seriously.

With these two games behind, the game against Villarreal is not that important.

Besides, even if Atletico Madrid loses to Villarreal in this game, it is not unfair. So far this season, Villarreal has remained unbeaten. Like Real Madrid and Vigo Celta, they are the only three unbeaten teams.

But they are different from those two teams. Although Real Madrid and Vigo Celta are unbeaten, they have four wins and two draws, while Villarreal has five wins and one draw.

So after defeating Atletico Madrid, they actually surpassed Atletico Madrid with 15 points and became the first in the league with 16 points!

Although everyone knows that it is almost impossible for this team to win the league championship. Now ranks first in the league, which does not mean that they can still be in this position at the end of the league. But for the "yellow submarine"

“For the occasional surface and sitting at the top of the league is enough to make their supporters happy.

After losing to Villarreal, Atletico Madrid scored 15 points with Barcelona, ​​ranking second.

The league is still long, and losing a game does not mean fatal.

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After the match against Villarreal, Atletico Madrid welcomed the Portuguese giant Benfica at home.

It turns out that Simeone would rather lose the game than rotate in the game against Villarreal.

Because although Atletico Madrid is home court, Benfica is very tenacious.

Although Correa scored the first record for Atletico Madrid in the 23rd minute of the game.

But in thirty-seven minutes, Nicklas Gaitan equalized the score for Benfica.

The Benfica player's No. 10 was then very active and threatened Atletico Madrid's defense many times.

In the 51st minute, he assisted his teammate Guedes to score and once again broke the goal of Atletico Madrid.

As Benfica players celebrated their second goal at Calderon Stadium, the scene fell into an embarrassing silence.

This is Atletico Madrid's home court!

No one expected that Atletico Madrid would fall behind their opponents 1:2 at home.

Even if Benfica is the team with the strongest strength in Atletico Madrid, it is also under the premise of "excluding Atletico Madrid". As a result, Benfica actually wants to pull Atletico Madrid off the throne of the home court?

Fortunately, Atletico Madrid still has Gao Zheng.

In the 77th minute, Gao Zheng finally tied the score for Atletico Madrid.

His direct free kick broke the net, reviving the atmosphere of Calderon Stadium.

"Gao Zheng! He saved the team! If Atletico Madrid lost this game at home, the consequences would be unimaginable!" He Ping said with lingering fear.

In the end, with Gao Zheng's goal, Atletico Madrid drew 2:2 with Benfica at home.

This is certainly not a good result, but after almost losing the game, the draw is not so unacceptable.

After all, there is a worse result before everyone, and the two evils are the least.

If it weren't for Gao Zheng, I would have lost this game...

However, after the game, Atletico Madrid's performance was criticized by the media.

This is home court. Everyone’s prediction before the game was that Atletico Madrid defeated Benfica at home.

As a result, you are just a draw at home, so what should you do if you go away?

Could it be that Atletico Madrid really wants to compete with Benfica for the first place in the group?

Everyone is not worried about the right to qualify in the group. But if you can't get the first place in the group, it would be too embarrassing.

Moreover, group rankings are not only related to face, but also to the result of the draw of lottery after entering the knockout round.

If Atletico Madrid wants to face weaker opponents in the knockout stage, they must first place in the group so that they can draw second in the group.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid can be tied by Benfica at its home court, which also shows how difficult it is to play in the Champions League.

Teams that can participate in the Champions League are basically two-pieces, so take Astana, the weakest in this group, for example.

In the first round of group stage, they lost to Benfica 0:2 away. As a result, after returning to home in this round of group stage, they drew 2:2 with Galatasaray.

You should know that Galatasaray only scored the goal in the 86th minute, which was basically the ultimate kill. Astana scored a goal in the 89th minute, and let the Turkish team get a three-pointer.

Even opponents like Astana should not be underestimated, this is the Champions League.

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In another Champions League group stage on the same day, Atletico Madrid's city rival Real Madrid defeated Malmo 2-0 away.

The Champions League group stage has been raised for two rounds, Real Madrid won all two games, scoring six goals without conceding a single goal.

After being tied by the newly promoted Sporting Magister Gijon in the first round of the league, the team led by Benitez has gradually gotten on the right track.

In the next four league games, Real Madrid maintained a winning streak. It was not until the last round of the league that they were tied by Malaga at home.

However, immediately in the Champions League group stage, they defeated Swedish team Malmo 2-0 away.

This fully demonstrates that Benitez's team has a strong ability to adjust itself.

After sending away the hero Ancelotti, the champion of the 10 Champions League champion, fans of Real Madrid are still a little worried, worried that Benitez will not be able to control the Galaxy battleship.

But now, many people can keep their hearts in their stomachs.

After all, Benitez is also a tactical master who led Liverpool to win the Champions League trophy. Although he was disappointed in Inter Milan, it may be just that Inter Milan is not suitable for him.

You should know that Real Madrid was once Benitez's old club. Benitez spent his youth player in Real Madrid's youth training camp.

Benitez's coaching career also started in Real Madrid. He now coaches Real Madrid's B-team Castilla, and then served as the assistant coach of Real Madrid's first team.

So this person has Real Madrid ancestry. He coaches Real Madrid, just like Guardiola coaches Barcelona.

Everyone believes that this is a perfect match made by heaven.

Now, this tactical master has indeed brought Real Madrid on the right track.

The turmoil after Ancelotti was dismissed did not affect Real Madrid's first team.

The premise for this is that Benitez passes the next "exam".

Real Madrid challenge Atletico Madrid away.

This Madrid city derby is a big test that determines everyone's evaluation of Benitez.

After all, Real Madrid faced Atletico Madrid eight times last season, only won one game in the Champions League, drew three games, and lost all the other four games.

It can be said to be tragic.

And even if they beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, they were unable to go further in the Champions League, which would be meaningless to Atletico Madrid's victory.

Such a bad single-season record has made every Real Madrid fan hold his breath.

With the introduction of the new head coach, everyone naturally hopes that Real Madrid can avenge their past shame under Benitez.
Chapter completed!