After entering the new year, Atletico Madrid does have a bit of a bad year.

The team's performance fluctuates.

This time, his performance in the Champions League is also satisfactory.

The team seems to have reached a period of fatigue, and the long-term leading position puts them very much pressure.

But no matter how stressed they are, at this time they have no other way except to resist.

After all, once you can't stand it, you may collapse completely.

And they didn't even have time to feel upset about the Champions League failure, and the next step was the Madrid city derby.

In the 26th round of the league, Atletico Madrid challenged Real Madrid away.

This game is likely to determine the ownership of the league championship this season.

If Real Madrid can beat Atletico Madrid at home and Barcelona defeated Sevilla at home this round, they can lead Atletico Madrid by four points and further consolidate their lead.

These four points are likely to cost Atletico Madrid the league championship.

After all, they have to count on Barcelona to make two mistakes in the next league, but how is this possible?

Of course, if Atletico Madrid can beat Real Madrid away, the suspense of the championship with Barcelona will continue.

But how could Atletico Madrid easily win at Real Madrid at home?

Some people say that Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid home and away in the league last season, but this has no reference value.

After all, Real Madrid was in a state of ups and downs last season, and they seemed to have lost the motivation to fight after winning the Champions League.

So he lost 1:2 at home to Atletico Madrid.

But now it's different.

Since changing head coaches, Zidane's Real Madrid has become more and more courageous.

It remains undefeated so far.

Not to mention the importance of the Madrid derby, how could Zidane's team lose this game at home?

So everyone is not optimistic that Atletico Madrid can beat Real Madrid away.

The best result is nothing more than a draw.

But then again, for Atletico Madrid, what is the use of a draw? There is no difference between the best result and the worst result.

Such an important game was arranged after playing Eindhoven away, leaving little preparation time for Atletico Madrid.

This may be one of the reasons why Atletico Madrid did not win Eindhoven away. Maybe everyone's mind is on the Madrid derby on the weekend, not in the current Champions League match.

Manuel Blanco was excited, and he felt that he might witness two great events during this time.

One thing is that Atletico Madrid defends its league championship is completely out of the blue; the other thing is that Atletico Madrid was also eliminated in the Champions League.

In addition, Atletico Madrid was eliminated from the Copa del Rey early, and they will be empty this season!

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When He Ping followed CCTV's broadcast team to Madrid, Madrid was clear and the weather was very good. The sunlight shot in through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the terminal of the Barajas Airport. It even made him feel a little hot, and fine beads of sweat oozing out from his forehead.

But such a good weather cannot dispel the chill in He Ping's heart.

He was deeply worried.

The next period of time may be a life-and-death game for Atletico Madrid, which is related to the team's final destiny this season.

Atletico Madrid may not win any of the three important championships this season.

In fact, He Ping also knew that this is the norm. It was abnormal like last season. It was so difficult and extraordinary that it would be to win the league championship in front of the Spanish Super League two seasons in a row. How difficult it would be to win the league championship in front of the two Western Premier League players. What an extraordinary thing. Do you want to grab another one? There has never been such a precedent in history!

With Gao Zheng's outstanding performance in recent years, the appetite of Chinese fans seems to have been raised. It seems that there is no championship gain in a season, even if it fails.

But in fact, failure is the norm. In the time before Gao Zheng appeared, for Chinese fans, failure is the norm.

We used to be very accustomed to facing failure, but now we may have to learn to face failure again.

It's no big deal to lose the championship.

We cannot expect Gao Zheng and Atletico Madrid to win and be unbeaten.

These things are all told to everyone during the live broadcast of Atletico Madrid away challenge to Real Madrid.

As a commentator, he believes that he cannot just explain the game simply. He has the obligation and responsibility to provide correct public opinion guidance.

He doesn't want everyone to praise Gao Zheng when he performs well, but once Gao Zheng is not performing well, everyone will step on him into the mud.

But after saying that, He Ping was still a little unwilling to accept it.

If you can win, who is willing to lose?

I said so much, isn’t it because I lost the game? I need to find some reason to comfort myself...

He felt very disappointed when he thought that he might have witnessed the moment that Atletico Madrid lost the league championship.

This game was decided long ago for live broadcast. After all, it was impossible for a temporary decision to report and comment on the spot.

When this decision was made within CCTV, Atletico Madrid's performance was quite good, leading Barcelona by as many as seven points. The situation seemed to be small but great.

At that time, he was quite expectant and longing for this game.

Unexpectedly, after a few months, the situation became like this now.

Looking at the sunny Madrid, he took a deep breath to calm his mood.

You can't explain the competition with emotion.

Just be a normal mind, even if you lose, it's nothing...

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After the last day of training before the game, Simeone did not disband the team directly, but instead gathered the players together and formed a circle. He stood in the circle and said to his players: "Tomorrow is our game against Real Madrid. I don't need to say much about the significance of this game. I think each of you know very well."

"I think this is pretty good. When I met such an opponent in the key league game, I don't worry at all that you will lack fighting spirit or let something else affect your condition. I recently heard some voices saying that Real Madrid is very happy to meet us at this time. They want us to completely lose hope of winning the championship... To be honest, I think Real Madrid's mind is ridiculous. Even if we can't win the championship, can they do it? But at the same time, I am also very happy to meet Real Madrid at this time. Is there anything more wonderful than stepping on the body of the mortal enemy to continue charging towards the championship?"

Everyone laughed when they heard the head coach's words.

They are Atletico Madrid players and are born with no match for Real Madrid. They are happy to do anything that can hit Real Madrid. At the same time, if they can also give Real Madrid a double blow, they will be even more enjoyable.

The away game defeated Real Madrid, while they showed off their strength at home, they could continue to retain hope of winning the championship.

"...So let those who are jealous and go crazy! I firmly believe that the victory of tomorrow's game will belong to us! Similarly, I also firmly believe that the final victory of this season will belong to us! Disband! Have a good night's sleep at night and let us make a big fuss tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!