1-0, 4 consecutive wins!The Champions League 5 crowns broke out, the new Ronaldo killed the old owner and celebrated wildly, Simeone blackfaced
The 2023/24 La Liga season continues, and for defending champions Barcelona, who have seen a significant drop in form recently, with Real Mara opening up the points gap, Xavi is under pressure and desperately needs a win to turn things around. In a key battle in the 16th round, Barcelona sat at home at Camp Nou to face Atletico Madrid, the two teams had the same points before the game, in the game, in the first half, Raphinha assisted Felix to break through the old main door, the new Ronaldo celebrated wantonly and caused controversy, in the second half, Raphinha hit the post from a distance, and finally Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0, won the key battle, and the ranking also surpassed Atletico Madrid, 4 points behind Real Madrid.
Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid, Xavi sent a starting lineup of 600 million euros, Raphinha, Lewandowski, Felix partnered in the front, De Jong, Gundogan, Pedri sat in the midfield, Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Cancelo formed a defensive line, and Peña guarded the door. For Atletico Madrid, Simeone sent a starting lineup of 300 million euros, Griezmann and Morata partnered in the front, De Paul, Koke, Llorente sat in the midfield, Riquelme, Hermoso, Gimenez, Witsel, Molina formed the defensive line, and Oblak guarded the goal.
At the beginning of the game, Barcelona took the lead in attacking, and in the first minute, after Raphinha coordinated with his teammates on the right side with a series of short passes, Raphinha swept in front of the goal, but unfortunately no teammates followed up in time and missed the opportunity. In the 12th minute, Kounde broke through on the right side and crossed the bottom, and Lewandowski outflanked the side hook in the penalty area to shoot, but unfortunately it flew away. In the 28th minute, Barcelona organized an attack in the middle, Raphinha advanced the ball, and Felix on the left side followed up in time to score a small angle in the penalty area, and Barcelona broke the deadlock and led Atletico Madrid 1-0.
It is worth mentioning that Felix joined Atletico Madrid in the name of the new Ronaldo when he debuted, but last season he was trapped as the main position was not guaranteed, and he had a conflict with coach Simeone, and was loaned by Atletico Madrid.
In the 36th minute, Atletico Madrid counterattacked, Llorente on the right side broke through into the penalty area and passed back triangle, and Griezmann on the left side outflanked him, but Griezmann was blocked by De Jong who was in place when he shot back, and Atletico missed the equalizer opportunity. In the 43rd minute, Barcelona attacked in front, Gundogan stepped forward to receive a pass from his teammates and then went down to the bottom to return the triangle, Felix followed up with a close-range push and was miraculously saved by Oblak, and Barcelona missed the opportunity to expand the score.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, and in the 54th minute, Pedri pushed forward and sent a through ball, Lewandowski did not receive the ball in the process, and Oblak attacked to confiscate the ball. In the 56th minute, Raphinha broke through on the right and cut inside to the top of the arc to shoot from distance, and the ball hit the post and bounced. In the 60th minute, Atletico Madrid counterattacked, Morata went straight to the front of the penalty area, and Griezmann stepped forward into the box and volleyed at a small angle. In the 61st minute, Cesar Azpilicueta brought down Felix in defence. In the 67th minute, Felix adjusted on the penalty line and hit a long-range shot. In the 77th minute, Felix was substituted due to injury.
In the 81st minute, Atletico Madrid won a free kick opportunity at the edge of the penalty area, and Depay's direct shot from the free kick was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 86th minute, Barcelona counterattacked, Lewandowski broke through into the penalty area with the ball and shot wide after deducting the defender. In stoppage time, Atletico Madrid quickly counterattacked into the penalty area, Llorente's shot from a small angle was saved by Peña, and finally Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0.
According to the post-match statistics, Barcelona had 59% possession and 2 of 13 shots on target, while Atletico Madrid had 41% possession and 4 of 8 shots on target. After this campaign, Barcelona completed four consecutive kills against Atletico Madrid, ranking 3rd with 34 points, 4 points behind Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid ranked 4th with 31 points.