If the two teams were still quite active on offense in the first half, then in the second half the two teams simply became a big defensive competition.
On Atletico Madrid's side, they brought down Depor players for the Nth time, and now three of their defensive players have received yellow cards.
Despite this, Depor players frequently fell to the ground, which also frightened the coaching staff on the sidelines.
However, in Depor's half, Atletico Madrid did not get any advantage.
The two forwards, in particular, were all entangled with Depor's defenders.
When Costa faced Castro, he didn't expect that he would be in big trouble.
My own feet are dirty, this guy's feet are even darker!
Moreover, there were often small movements behind him, which made him quite uncomfortable.
As soon as he shook his arm, Castro fell to the ground and rolled in agony.
"I really didn't hit him!"
Despite Costa's best efforts to defend himself, the referee still gave him a yellow card and gave him a stern warning.
After the referee turned around, Castro got up like a normal person and followed behind Costa.
"Aren't you injured?" Costa yelled angrily.
Castro nodded: "Yeah, but I'm fine now and heal quickly. Do you think I'm angry or not?"
Costa: "I just Fxxk..."
Castro leaned forward and said, "Hit me if you can."
Costa: "I damn...I'm convinced, okay? I'm convinced..."
Li Tie, who was on the sidelines, nodded with satisfaction: "This means that evil people will have their own trials and tribulations."
Costa was suppressed by Castro, and Falcao in the penalty area was also in trouble.
With his strong body, he poses a great threat to Depor's defense, but with Zhang Linpeng beside him, Falcao's shot is greatly hindered.
Facing this muscular Chinese defender, Falcao was quite surprised. In his stereotype, Chinese people are all thin, and Asian players are also known for their dexterity, such as Wu Lei and Chen Tao. and Wang Chuhe are both quite spiritual.
But this Zhang Linpeng has the physical fitness of a European!
In several confrontations with Zhang Linpeng, he could not take any advantage. Even if he occasionally had a chance to shoot, Falcao missed the ball due to Zhang Linpeng's interference.
Seeing Zhang Linpeng's outstanding performance, Guti nodded repeatedly: "This kid is really good! Not to mention our Deportivo, even if he goes to Real Madrid, he will probably have a place!"
Yun Sheng didn't like hearing it anymore: "You, a famous Real Madrid player, don't forget that you are now the assistant coach of Deportivo. Although Real Madrid is strong, our goal at Deportivo is to dominate La Liga!"
Guti laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, I won't say such things next time, Depor is number one in the world!"
"That's pretty much it." Yun Sheng looked at Zhang Linpeng with satisfaction.
This kid had excellent physical fitness when he joined Monaco. After several years of training, he is now even more physically fit. In the previous Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, the reason why he was able to defend Ronaldo alone was not only due to his fighting spirit and A desperate kick. You must know that Ronaldo is extremely strong now. If you want to guard him, the physical fitness of the defender is extremely demanding. Zhang Linpeng did it, and this is one of the reasons why he became a European supernova.
However, in today's Depor team, even though Zhang Linpeng and Castro performed well, the best player was Cai Huikang.
"Rodríguez broke forward along the left wing. Atletico Madrid had a good chance to counterattack this time! He and Koke passed the ball together and passed Maicon who was rushing forward!"
"Cai Huikang intercepted the ball with his foot! The ball was cleared to the frontcourt! This sturdy Chinese midfielder ran all over the field without any effort!"
"Zhao Zhuri passed the ball to Turan on the right. This is a good opportunity! Turan passed the ball and he and Cai Huikang ran towards the ball at the same time!"
"Turan was pushed out of the bottom line by Cai Huikang! A good opportunity for Atletico Madrid failed again!"
In the midfield position, Cai Huikang's large-scale running defense made Atletico Madrid's midfield line very uncomfortable. It seems that when everyone looks up, they can see this tough guy from China. This guy who is stronger than Zhang Linpeng gives these crazy-dog kicking guys a headache...
In the eyes of Depor's midfielders and frontcourt players, the Chinese midfielder in the opponent's camp also gives them a headache.
After adapting to the first two games, Riquelme has quickly found the feeling of La Liga, but he still felt very awkward when facing Zhao Zuri in this game.
Although it is impossible for Zhao Zhuri to completely guard him, he often disrupts the rhythm of his defense, which greatly affects Riquelme's foot feel.
The same goes for another core player, Beleron. He was also frequently harassed by Zhao Zhuri. Even though he was not very fast, he was somewhat defensive in the face of Zhao Xiuri's ferocious defense.
In the live broadcast room, Jose and Diego spoke highly of the defensive midfielders of the two teams.
"At the beginning of the season, many Depor fans were discussing online, who should be the starting midfielder in the new season? Is it the experienced veteran Gattuso or Cai Huikang? Most people think Gattuso is more suitable. But this Cai Huikang performed so well in this game! This is his first start in La Liga this season, and he has shown great potential! Being able to suppress the midfield line of the defending champion, this young man has a bright future!"
"Atletico Madrid's new Chinese aid Zhao Zhuri also played brilliantly in the first game of La Liga! He basically froze Riquelme today and often helped defend Belleron. He performed very well! These two Hua Guo’s defensive midfielder became famous in one battle today!”
The game continued minute by minute, with both sides still fighting hard in the midfield.
On Depor's side, Pogba replaced Ronaldo, and Miranda replaced Maicon.
After Pogba came on the field, Yun Sheng asked him to look for opportunities to move forward and cooperate more with Wu Lei on the left.
Miranda came on the field to replace Maicon, who was in declining physical condition and unable to run, and to continue to strengthen the defense on the right.
Facing this mad dog-like Atletico Madrid, Maicon fought very hard today and consumed a lot of energy.
At this time, the game has reached the 85th minute, and there are only five minutes left before the full game.
If the game ends with this score, both sides can still accept it.
Deportivo drew the defending champion at home, which is a good result; Atletico Madrid tied with the most popular team this season, which is not a shame.
However, Yunsheng and Simeone on the sidelines did not think so.
Especially Simeone, who just replaced Rodriguez and Turan and replaced them with Emre and Adrian, who are also two outstanding offensive players. Even at the last moment, Simeone still hopes that the team can win.
When Yunsheng replaced Pogba, he also said the same thing to Pogba.
"After coming on the field, tell Riquelme to focus his attack on the left, try to score another goal and win the game!"
