This day finally came.

On April 13, 2016, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid's home match against Barcelona is about to begin.

One day before that, two other quarter-finals had already been held. Real Madrid returned to home after losing 0:2 to Wolfsburg in the first leg, defeated his opponent 3:0, and advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 3:2. Cristiano Ronaldo completed a hat-trick in this game, increasing his Champions League goals this season to 16.

In another game, Manchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at home and advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 3:2.

Today there are two remaining games, one is Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona, ​​and the other is Benfica playing against Bayern Munich at home.

In the first leg, Benfica only lost 0-1 to Bayern Munich away, so there is still suspense in this game.

As for the match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, ​​everyone thinks there is no suspense outside of Atletico Madrid fans.

After all, Atletico Madrid lost three goals in the first leg...

In the history of the Champions League, only Barcelona has done it once, but that was before the reform.

After the reform of the Champions League in 1992, many of the original rules were no longer applicable. For example, before the reform, there were teams that could defend the Champions League championship, and there were not many. Even unknown teams like Nottingham Forest can do it.

However, after the reform of the Champions League, even a giant like Real Madrid and Milan cannot do it. The best result is only two championships in three years, with no championships a year apart.

After the restructuring, naturally no team was able to reverse the promotion with 0:3 in the first round.

Although the media supporting Atletico Madrid kept calling out to fans before the game, letting them maintain hope, go to the stadium to support the team, and create miracles.

But this doesn't change anything.

This is just a normal way to boost morale. After all, compared to being eliminated, it is more embarrassing to admit defeat in advance, and no one can do it.

Didn’t Simeone say it when she was interviewed before the game?

His team will fight until the last moment.

Listen, listen, "fight to the last moment". Why not say it is to create a miracle?

Because deep down in the head coach, he didn't believe that the team could advance, but just asked everyone to fight to the end, so that they could die more dignified when they die.

Isn't there a joke that says that?

What to do if you encounter a bear in the forest?

Instead of falling to the ground and pretending to be dead, don’t panic and scream and run away. Instead, face the bear with round eyes, roaring at it, and raising your fists to face the challenge, so that you can die with more dignity.

Now Atletico Madrid is the one who meets bears in the forest, while Barcelona is the giant bear.

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"The odds are not optimistic about Atletico Madrid..." Xiao Yingying, holding her phone, sighed.

"Isn't this normal?" Feng Shiyao shrugged, "If the odds are optimistic about Atletico Madrid, then you have to worry about whether there will be any problems."

Although there was still half an hour before the start of the game, the two of them were already guarding in front of the TV.

During the waiting period, the two of them were browsing Weibo with their mobile phones, paying attention to various news on the Internet.

"But I still bought ten bets to support handsome guys!" Xiao Yingying proudly showed her phone to Feng Shiyao.

She bought ten Atletico Madrid's 4:0 win, and spent twenty yuan.

According to the current odds, Atletico Madrid's odds for advancing to the semi-finals are 19 losses, while Atletico Madrid's odds for defeating Barcelona 4-0 are even more exaggerated, with 91 losses.

This odds mean that if Xiao Yingying spends twenty yuan, if the game really turns out to be the result, she will make a net profit of 1,800 yuan.

Feng Shiyao said: "I have only bought ten bets, but you still have no confidence in Atletico Madrid."

After saying that, she handed her cell phone to Xiao Yingying.

Xiao Yingying saw that Sister Feng actually bought a 4:0 result of 100 times!

It costs a full 200 yuan. According to the odds, if you win, you will make a net profit of 18,000 yuan!

Xiao Yingying looked at her phone and muttered, "That's different, do you have any insider information..."

Feng Shiyao was amused: "This is not buying stocks, what's the use of having internal news?"

Then she said seriously: "Besides, I haven't looked for him these days."

"Why?"

"I don't want to affect him. Don't even see him chatting and laughing in front of reporters, but in fact there is a lot of pressure."

Xiao Yingying nodded and said, "That's true. After all, I'm three balls behind... Even if I'm watching the game, I'm so nervous." She showed Feng Shiyao her legs and was trembling slightly. "I'm nervous when I think the game is about to start, let alone those players who have to play. Professional players are really amazing... If it were me, my legs would probably be weak on the court and I couldn't even walk..."

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Atletico Madrid players have finished their pre-match warm-up and returned to the locker room.

There are only twenty minutes left before the start of the game.

They are taking the time to take off their warm-up clothes and put on their formal competition uniforms.

After doing all this quickly, they all looked up at Simeone, their boss.

"The situation is very difficult, very difficult. This is objective and does not change our ideas. But because of this, I was so excited that I shivered all over. Because I thought that so many people were not optimistic about us, and we were going to slap them in a while, I was happy! I couldn't wait for the competition to begin!" Simeone's infectious speech began again.

"As Gao said, we have beaten them 4:0 here, and we can do it, so I believe we can do it again! Let those enemies tremble in front of us! Let them say that we can't do this or that! We will definitely win and advance to the semifinals!"

"After these days of training, I believe you must have such a belief. That's so good. We have to invest 120% of our energy from the first second in this game. We must... not 'struggle', but we must score in the first ten minutes, catch them off guard, and scare them all out! Then we will completely destroy them with a devastating offense!"

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The commentator He Ping and his commentator partner Xu Yang appeared on the TV, and the two were looking forward to the game.

Xu Yang said: "Actually, in the last round, Atletico Madrid's tactics were fine. He once formed an advantage in the game and almost scored a goal. But he didn't expect Messi to break out at this time..."

He Ping sighed: "Yes, this is the energy of a superstar. Sometimes, if a superstar explodes with all his strength, he can erase his tactical disadvantages. Why is Messi the number one player in football today? This is the big reason... He is a person who can control the situation by his own strength. Simeone's luck in the last game was too bad in S., and he met Messi who was in great shape..."

"Gao Zheng said before the game that they could reproduce the miracle of defeating Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup 4-0. Barcelona also responded before the game, and Messi said that they did not forget that game, and Barcelona would not trip over the same stone twice. I believe what he said was true, so this game may be even harder to play. The result in the first round now seems particularly regrettable..."

Xu Yang's statement made many people nod secretly.

Indeed, Atletico Madrid's only chance is to hope that Barcelona will have the idea of ​​being proud and underestimating the opponent after winning three goals in the first leg.

But Gao Zheng's words in turn reminded Barcelona.

Although everyone knows that Gao Zheng is kind-hearted and wants to boost the morale of his teammates, objectively speaking, it has indeed made his opponent more vigilant, making this game more difficult.

Everyone believes that as long as Barcelona does not underestimate the opponent and take it seriously, this game is actually evenly matched. Even if Atletico Madrid can win, it will be just one goal or two, which is not enough to allow them to advance. Not to mention that Barcelona may still score away goals, the situation will be even worse.

Analysis and discussions like this are also being carried out on other TV stations.

This game is the focus of the Champions League quarterfinals. The strong dialogue has attracted broadcasts from many countries around the world.

Basically no one is optimistic that Atletico Madrid can reverse the turn.

Although they once were in the Champions League quarterfinal two seasons ago, they beat Barcelona at home. The specific situation is completely different from now.

Atletico Madrid played Barcelona away in the first leg, and not only did it not lose, but it also scored a away goal, and public opinion was more optimistic about Atletico Madrid. After returning to home, Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona 1:0, eliminated his opponent with a total score of 2:1, and advanced to the semi-finals. And finally reached the final.

Atletico Madrid faces basically "impossible tasks".
Chapter completed!