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At 23:15 Beijing time on February 19, a match in the 25th round of La Liga was contested, and Atletico Madrid challenged Osasuna. Atletico have had a poor season, winning just 11 of their first 24 league games, and poor defence has cost Atletico dearly. Simeone was also widely questioned, after all, such achievements are not proportional to his sky-high annual salary. Atletico have lost two of their last three league games, first to Barca, then to Getafe, and in the last round to bottom-up Team Levante. With Atletico in their current state, qualifying for the Champions League is not an easy task. This time, Atletico is playing Osasuna, who have beaten Osasuna seven times in a row. Now they are playing again and Atletico have won again.
Simeone was lined up in a 442 formation for the match. Oblak served as the starting goalkeeper. Rainierdo, Jimenez, Savage and Vrsaliko are teamed up at 4 backs. Carrasco, Cork, Héctor Herrera and Marcos Llorente make up the 4 midfield. Felix and Suarez joined forces as two strikers. Griezmann, Angel Correa, Condobia, Hermoso and Renan Lodi sit on the bench. DePaul was suspended from playing.
Just 2 minutes into the game, Atletico scored! Felix volleyed inside the penalty area and the ball went into the net! The kick was too puzzling and Atletico got off to a fantastic start. It was the second time this season that Felix scored in the opening 2nd minute. In the 11th minute, David Garcia was hit on the head by his opponent when he grabbed the point in the penalty area, and fell to the ground in pain, but the referee did not think it was a foul. Five minutes later, Moncayola sent a 45-degree cross from the left and David Garcia nodded the ball into the middle of the penalty area and deflected off the left upright.
In the 24th minute, Osasuna played a sharp counter-attack, Budimir stepped forward at high speed, got the ball in the box, and shot from a small angle, Oblak had already blocked the angle of the shot and held the ball firmly in his arms. In the 33rd minute, Luis Avila brought down Felix on the sideline, the referee showed him a yellow card, And Luis Avila was somewhat dissatisfied with the referee's decision and innocently spread his hands. Three minutes later, Ruben Garcia fired a corner kick from the left, Budimir headed the ball into the goal and the ball hit the upright and popped up. In the 39th minute, Nacho Vidal volleyed from the edge of the box and Oblak blocked the ball. At half-time, Atletico led 1-0.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 52nd minute, Llorente attempted a long-range shot from outside and the goalkeeper held the ball in his arms. Five minutes later, Atletico scored! Felix sent a long pass, Suarez saw the goalkeeper standing too far ahead, a foot from a long distance, the ball into the net! This shot was extremely accurate, 38.5 meters from the goal, which was a fairy goal. In the 88th minute, Koke sent a wonderful cross, Correa burst into the box and calmly scored the ball in front of the attacking goalkeeper. The goal killed the game. In the end, Atletico swept Osasuna 3-0. Atletico's introduction of Felix, who spent €120 million, finally broke out, making 2 goals, including 1 goal and 1 assist.