Gao Zheng did start against Real Betis. Although Simeone made a slight adjustment to the lineup of this game, Gao Zheng still appeared in the starting lineup and partnered with Griezmann.

The offensive combination of Gao Zheng and Griezmann started together, which also ensured Atletico Madrid's offensive firepower.

So in the first eight minutes of the game, Gao Zheng scored the first record for the team, helping Atletico Madrid take the lead away.

This is also his tenth league goal this season, temporarily lagging behind Neymar by two goals, ranking second in the league scorer list.

After the two sides changed sides again in the second half, Griezmann almost secured the victory for Atletico Madrid in the 71st minute, and his goal helped Atletico Madrid lead Real Betis 2-0.

The following game was calm, and Simeone replaced Gao Zheng in advance to prepare for the Champions League group stage where Galatasaray was home.

After Gao Zheng left the court, Benitez was unable to threaten Atletico Madrid's goal.

The final score was 2:0. Atletico Madrid won away, setting aside again and leading the standings with three points.

However, the league is a long process, and the three-point lead cannot mean that Atletico Madrid can laugh to the end.

With the Champions League entering the knockout stage and the Copa del Rey interference, it is hard to say whether Atletico Madrid can still sit in this position.

But now Atletico Madrid is the boss in the league. They are moving forward in the Champions League and the league, and no one else can compete for the time being.

Especially in the strong dialogue, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona this season, Real Madrid passed the move early and won all the wins.

This is a very impressive performance.

In the past, Atletico Madrid were the targets for Real Madrid and Barcelona to score points. It would be a very satisfactory result to win third place in the league.

Now after winning the league championship for two consecutive seasons, both Atletico Madrid's own fans, neutral fans, or media reporters have more expectations for this team.

Everyone is really tired of the situation of the "two heroes of the Western Super League" where Real Madrid and Barcelona rotate to be the banker. They all hope that a team can bring a little freshness and something different to everyone.

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After the league, the top three of the Spanish Super League turned around and entered the Champions League.

If Atletico Madrid can beat Galatasaray at home, the overall situation is determined, regardless of the record of Benfica and Astana.

However, the actual situation may be the opposite - no matter what the result is for Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray, after the match between Benfica and Astana, it may be known whether Atletico Madrid qualifies in the group.

Because the match between Benfica and Astana will kick off early than the match between Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray, it will end early.

The reason is the same as when Atletico Madrid challenged Astana away, because of the jet lag.

The game started at 9 pm local time in Astana, and it was still five o'clock in the afternoon in Madrid.

If Benfica cannot conquer Astana's frozen home court, then with the current points of Atletico Madrid, even if they lose to Galatasaray at home, they will get the right to qualify in the group in advance. In the last round, you can also determine the first place in the group through a direct dialogue with Benfica.

So Atletico Madrid is also paying attention to this game where Astana plays Benfica at home.

Astana faces Benfica at home, which is different from Atletico Madrid. They think about defending to the death, while they dare to attack when facing Benfica.

In the nineteenth minute of the game, Astana took the lead. Twelve minutes later, Astana scored another goal and expanded the score to 2:0.

If the score is maintained until the end of the game, Atletico Madrid will be able to qualify in the group even if it loses two consecutive times in the end, but the possibility of losing two consecutive times is too low.

However, Benfica was still very tenacious. They scored a goal before the end of the first half and won another goal in the 72nd minute, rewriting the score to 2:2.

Then both sides tried their best, neither Benfica nor Astana could accept the result of the draw.

Astana hopes to win their first Champions League victory, which is already the best opportunity.

Benfica hopes to win the opponent and catch up with Atletico Madrid in points, so that he can compete with Atletico Madrid for the first place in the group stage in the last round.

But until the end of the game, neither side scored another goal.

The two teams shook hands 2:2 and made peace.

In this way, Benfica's points, which were played first, became eight points.

If Galatasaray can beat Atletico Madrid away next, the points will become seven points. Then the situation in the last round of the group will be fun.

But how could Atletico Madrid let this happen at their own home court?

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"gaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!" All Atletico Madrid fans at the Calderon Stadium were roaring their voices so loud.

Although the letters are only one different, the pronunciation is different from "gol", so you can still tell who everyone is shouting for.

When they shouted like this, it was after Gao Zheng scored a goal. This was a way to celebrate the goal exclusively for Gao Zheng.

Amid their roars, Gao Zheng backed and ran to the corner flag area. At the same time, he smiled and waved to his teammates, signaling them to come up and celebrate with him.

"Just thirteen minutes into the game, Gao Zheng scored the first record for Atletico Madrid! This is a good sign! As long as he can defeat Galatasaray at home, Atletico Madrid will not only lock in the group qualifying place, but will also lock in the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule! Let their away game challenge Benfica be directly meaningless!" He Ping said happily.

Atletico Madrid once again entered the Champions League knockout round, and Gao Zheng is the key figure here.

There are players in China who can be the absolute core of such a team. This situation is something that I never dare to dream of.

Now, whether it is him, Chinese fans, or those football reporters, everyone has a very special relationship with Gao Zheng, and they have placed their feelings for Chinese football on Gao Zheng.

Of course, the reason why it is special is that everyone’s emotions are complicated when facing Gao Zheng.

On the one hand, he praised his outstanding performance, but on the other hand, he also had higher requirements for Gao Zheng.

When the Chinese team was preparing for the Asian Cup, everyone was quarreling online about whether Gao Zheng should come back in advance to participate in the training camp. Six-Star Sports reporters made a special report, named "Gao Zheng, Grip your teeth for us!", which means that since the national team and the club cannot argue, Gao Zheng, you will suffer, just run more.

"It will definitely be very tired, but I just hope that Gao Zheng can endure it for the national football team and grit his teeth, because the national football team really cannot be without you..."

Although this media was scolded online because of this report, this statement really represents the views of a large number of people.

That is, there is no reason or condition to win glory for the country. Even if winning glory for the country will break your legs, you, Gao Zheng, should be determined without hesitation.

After all, Chinese football has been in trouble for too long. Finally, a "hope for the whole village" emerged. Everyone was like drowning people, swaggering around. Once they grabbed something, they would hold it tightly. No matter what it was, this was their hope for survival.

So many rescuers were dragged into the water by drowning people and sacrificed in vain.

In the eyes of those rational Chinese fans, the Chinese fans represented by Six Star Sports are actually those drowning drowning people who are swaying. Because their survival is too strong, they may have consumed Gao Zheng to death.

Fortunately, Gao Zheng withstood the pressure from those people in China and did not have a brain heat and flew back to China. However, because of this, he also had some dark people in China.

It sounds funny. A country's football hero will even have his own compatriots spare no effort to hack him online.

This seems incredible, as if it was a story made up. But when you think about how Liu Xiang, the "flying man" of the 110-meter hurdle, was so despicable that he was completely defamed. Until Liu Xiang retired, he was still scolded on the Internet. Some people swear that Liu Xiang is not a hero, but a liar who deceives the world and steals his reputation, a despicable villain who only knows how to make money.

Liu Xiang, who is highly respected in other countries, cannot hear good things in his own country. It is really pitiful and lamentable.

With Liu Xiang's example in front of him, what's so surprising about Gao Zheng being criticized?

Moreover, these dark guys have not always had a firm stand. When Gao Zheng achieved good results, they would cheer for Gao Zheng, and they would not be able to see that among those who supported Gao Zheng. If there was any bad performance on Gao Zheng, they would immediately turn their faces off and scold them to the point of being fiercer than anyone else, just like Gao Zheng fucking their mother.

When they scolded Gao Zheng, they would not think that they had enjoyed the joy and glory that Gao Zheng brought to them. They even felt that Gao Zheng should have brought them these things naturally. If they did not do it, it would be that he did not do it well, so they scolded them with reasonable grounds and no psychological burden.

To be honest, although there are not many people like this shameless, they do exist.

Those who support Gao Zheng quarrel with these people online will not really convince the dark people about their ideas.

Everyone is adults, how could they change their opinions just because they quarrel with others?

For example, the star who was a talent show singer. Isn’t he arguing with Gao Zheng now?

Before, when Gao Zheng failed to score in two consecutive rounds, resulting in Atletico Madrid tied the points by Real Madrid, he was sarcastic on Weibo, and everyone knew that he was targeting Gao Zheng.

But it’s useless to rush in and scold you. People block you and continue to post on Weibo to scold you.
Chapter completed!