69novels Chapter 159
Chapter 159
Two days later, Atletico Madrid went to the away game to play the first round of the King's Cup quarter-finals against Deportivo La Coruna.
After the end of the Super Laco era at the beginning of this century, the team's performance has been ups and downs and not very stable.
And this season, the performance has been declining all the way, and now the ranking in the La Liga has slipped to the relegation zone.
Facing such a team, although it was an away game, Atletico Madrid did not play conservatively.
In the end, with the goals of Lin Rui and Gabi, Atletico Madrid defeated the opponent 2-0 away.
After playing against Deportivo La Coruna, returning to Madrid, Atletico Madrid ushered in Celta, the opponent in the 21st round of the league.
This time Simeone made rotations again.
However, Lin Rui was still arranged to start.
In fact, Simeone was also wondering in his heart that Lin Rui's physical fitness seemed to be really cast in steel and iron. No matter how tight the schedule was, he had no problems.
At first, he was also worried that the intensive schedule would affect him, but every physical examination report given to him by the team doctor showed that the opponent's physical condition could not be better.
After a few times, he was relieved.
Having such a tireless player in the team is definitely a blessing for the entire team.
The game with Celta shows the value of Lin Rui.
Due to the rotation, Atletico Madrid, which is mostly a substitute player, did not have an advantage on the field.
Moreover, in the 34th minute of the first half, the opponent broke the goal first.
After taking the lead, Celta began to shrink its front line and wanted to drag it to the end of the game.
At this time, the players of Atletico Madrid were actually very impatient.
Because in the last league game, Lin Rui had just said that he would win 18 games in a row, but now he is behind in the score.
If this game is lost today, then the wild words that Lin Rui just said a few days ago will definitely become a weapon to laugh at him and the team.
So at this time, every Atletico Madrid player began to get angry.
But sometimes the more anxious you are, the less you can score.
After that, Atletico Madrid launched intensive attacks on Celta's goal.
But these attacks eventually all came to nothing.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 0 to 1.
Change sides in the second half.
Maybe it was because of the calmness in the midfield, or maybe it was because Simeone scolded him severely. In the second half, Atletico Madrid gradually calmed down and started to play steadily.
Finally, in the 59th minute of the game, Lin Rui received a cross from Koke in the penalty area and scored with a header.
The score was tied.
After scoring a goal, the game was easy to play.
Soon after ten minutes, Celta fouled more than 30 meters away from the goal, allowing Atletico Madrid to get a free kick in the frontcourt.
Lin Rui took the penalty himself and directly shot a heavy cannon at the goal, knocking on Celta's door again.
The score was overtaken.
Until this time, Simeone, who had been hanging on the sidelines, was relieved.
There was nothing to say about the game after that.
After Celta fell behind, they must counterattack.
But facing Atletico Madrid's defense, they did not have many offensive means.
And in the last moments of the game, Atletico Madrid successfully counterattacked.
In the end, Costa formed a single-knife opportunity and scored directly against the Celta goalkeeper.
In the end, with two goals from Lin Rui and one from Costa, Atletico Madrid narrowly defeated Celta with a score of 3-1.
At least the team and Lin Rui were not slapped in the face.
On the third day after the game, Atletico Madrid faced Deportivo La Coruna in the second round of the Copa del Rey at home.
With two away goals in the last game, Simeone once again made a bold rotation on a large scale.
Of course, Lin Rui was still the starter.
And this game was not beyond everyone's expectations.
In the end, the two sides drew 0-0.
Atletico Madrid advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey without a single blow.
In the next game, they will face the Basque lions Athletic Bilbao.
But that will be two weeks later.
Before that, Atletico Madrid still has two league games and one Europa League game.
Three days later, Atletico Madrid went to the away game to challenge the league opponent Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad has performed quite well this season. So far, they are ranked fourth in the league, only 5 points less than Real Madrid, who is third in the league. Overwhelming Valencia, Sevilla and other traditional La Liga powerhouses.
So this game is not easy to play.
And this is true.
At the Anoeta Stadium, the home of Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid encountered great difficulties.
Less than five minutes after the game started, Real Sociedad took the lead first.
Their star striker Griezmann, in a counterattack, used his speed to directly break through the back line of Atletico Madrid to form a single knife.
After Courtois abandoned the goal, he shot low and penetrated the goal of Atletico Madrid.
Griezmann's goal made the fans on the scene suddenly excited.
They desperately cheered for their team, and for a while Real Sociedad was in high spirits.
After taking the lead, Real Sociedad did not shrink its defense line, but took advantage of the momentum of the goal to continue to attack.
Want to continue to expand the score.
Atletico Madrid, who was caught off guard, struggled to support it and was almost broken by the opponent again several times.
Fortunately, Atletico Madrid's luck was pretty good, and it gritted its teeth to withstand the fierce attack of Real Sociedad.
After that, Atletico Madrid, which had recovered from the shock, also launched a counterattack.
In the 34th minute of the game, Lin Rui successfully cut in from the left side of the penalty area and shot the ball into the goal of Real Sociedad.
The two sides tied 1-1.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and Atletico Madrid suffered another blow.
In the 51st minute of the game, Griezmann sent a reverse triangle pass near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and Aguirreche in the middle made a pass and shot the ball through the goal of Atletico Madrid again.
Real Sociedad once again overtook the score.
The Real Sociedad fans in the stands were even crazier at this time. They felt that their team performed very well today.
On the other side, Simeone on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with the performance of his players.
He roared loudly on the sidelines, venting his dissatisfaction.
The players of Atletico Madrid looked serious and depressed.
After Real Sociedad took the lead this time, they began to shrink their defense at the request of head coach Montaner. Atletico
Madrid began to press forward.
However, several attacks launched by Atletico Madrid after that were unsuccessful.
There was even one time when they were almost counterattacked by the opponent.
If it weren't for Courtois' outstanding performance, Atletico Madrid would be two goals behind.
It was at this time that Lin Rui stood up again.
In the 69th minute of the game, he shot a powerful shot from more than 30 meters in the front field. The football was like a cannonball, and it went directly into the upper right corner of the goal of Real Sociedad.
Atletico Madrid scored a goal, and the two sides returned to the same starting line again.