On the fourth day after the match against Granada, another Madrid derby was played at the Calderón Stadium.

It was the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, with Atletico hosting Real Madrid.

As for why Real Madrid are always drawn, the topic is not new, and Simeone said his side did not mind playing against their arch-rivals in the Champions League again.

In last season's Champions League final, it was these two teams that competed for the final title.

For Atletico Madrid, who have no hope of winning La Liga, this is a game that must be taken seriously.

In his pre-match press conference, Simeone admitted that the team's goal is to win Real Madrid and cannot let them score away goals.

The team currently has three major advantages:

first, this is the Calderón stadium, where Real Madrid is warmly welcomed every time they come here;

Second, the team is very well organized, there are no injuries and no suspended players, and the team will face Real Madrid with full strength.

Third, the top scorer in the Real Madrid squad, Jiang Ge, was suspended because of a red card and missed the game, which is great news for the team.

Because he pushed Huntelaar in the quarterfinals and received a red card, Jiang Ge did not have the opportunity to play today, and he could only sit in the stands as a spectator.

The Real Madrid president sat in the VIP seat with the Atletico boss, accompanied by a group of Atletico celebrities.

Jiang Ge found someone to get a ticket to the nearest Real Madrid bench, and he could hear Ancelotti's shouts from the sidelines.

Before the match, Carlo Ancelotti repeatedly reminded his players that there are two legs in the game, that they cannot lose away to Atletico Madrid, and that the team's minimum goal is a draw.

At home, Simeone's goal is to keep the draw and win, and his platoon against arch-rivals is also cautious.

Goalkeeper: Oblak;

Defenders: Sikela, Godin, Miranda, Juanfran

Midfielders: Cork, Gabi, Suarez, Turan;

Forwards: Mandzukic, Griezmann.

The forward line is a combination of high and fast, Atletico's central midfield defense is definitely hard, Simeone can expect that Real Madrid will not be able to play against his own team, most likely a tug-of-war.

Carlo Ancelotti announced his starting line-up earlier than Simeone, which speaks volumes about his confidence in this game.

Goalkeeper: Casillas;

Defenders: Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo;

Midfielders: Modric, Kroos, Ronaldo;

Forwards: Bale, Ronaldo, Isco.

The melodious Champions League theme song sounded, and Madrid's two strongest teams met again, which seemed to be a fateful arrangement.

Atletico sang Atletico's anthem before the start of the game, and the players were all scrappy, whether in La Liga, the Champions League or the Copa del Rey, the two teams will meet and the match will be particularly fierce.

In the JG Sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun still invited his old partner Zhang Lu Zhang tonight.

"Good evening fans, welcome to the 2014-2015 Champions League, the first leg of the quarter-finals, against Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, this live commentary is brought by Zhang Lu Zhang and my Zhan Jun."

After saying the opening remarks, Zhan Jun changed his mouth and asked, "Director Zhang, which team do you think has a better chance of winning today?"

Zhang Lu paused and replied: "From the perspective of the starting lineup of both sides, it is evenly matched, in the absence of Jiang Ge, Real Madrid wants to score at the Calderon stadium, it is not small, Atletico Madrid wants to score is not easy, I estimate that this game Real Madrid won or draw."

"In other words, you think Real Madrid is a little bit better than Atletico, right?"

"On paper, it is."

As soon as the match began, the live director found Jiang Ge in the stands, dressed in casual clothes and accompanied by two bodyguards, sitting behind the Real Madrid bench.

Real Madrid kicked off first, Modric kicked the ball to Ramos behind

, Shui Ye did not pass the ball forward this time, a kick to Marcelo on the wing

, the Brazilian seemed to rush forward, but actually passed the ball back to central defender Varane, Varane did not have the right to send the ball forward in this Real Madrid team, and when compatriot Griezmann pressed up, he simply passed the ball back to

the goalkeeper.

Real Madrid seemed intent on consuming time as soon as the start of the game was filled with boos at the Calderón Stadium.

Watching Mandzukic approach him, Cassi passed the ball to full-back Carvajal, who

walked forward with the ball, handed it to Modric and returned to his position.

The magic flute got the ball and did not rush forward to pass, in the midfield with Kroos and Ronaldo backward pass a few kicks by the Colombian

high ball sent to the front to find Ronaldo, Godin jumped with Ronaldo, the first to hit the ball to the ground, Atletico midfielder Gabi got the ball and did not rush forward to attack, controlled the ball at his feet, and fell back and forth between several teammates.

I thought it would be a passionate game like Mars hitting the earth, but I didn't expect that both sides played conservatively, neither gave each other a good shot on goal, nor did they create a good scoring opportunity.

At the end of the first half, neither side had a single yellow card, and they couldn't see the hot scenes of the Madrid derby in the past.

In the second half, Atletico significantly stepped up their attack, but only three or four men up front, and the entire back line and midfield line barely pressed forward.

Griezmann and Arda Turan broke through on both sides, and Mandzukic acted as a bridgehead in the middle, and this two-wing tactic of flying together did not achieve much effect for dozens of minutes.

On the Real Madrid side, in addition to Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale, even Isco returned to the midfield to help defend.

Since Real Madrid's midfield rarely presses for assists, Bale and Ronaldo do not receive much support and do not get many good opportunities in front.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the first yellow card did not appear on the field until the 80th minute.

Ramos overmaneuvered while defending Garcia, who had just come on the field, and the latter quickly burst into action and pushed Shui Ye to the ground.

Each plays fifty big boards, and the referee gives a note to both of them.

The closer to the end of the game, the more conservative and cautious the two sides played, with both managers using three substitutions to consume game time.

When the timer reaches the end and the game is over, the score is still 0:0.

The Madrid derby, which used to be extremely hot, changed its style tonight, and it was not so much that the two sides played 90 minutes of the game, but that the two sides tacitly consumed 90 minutes of game time.

In the post-match press conference, Simeone was satisfied with the performance of the players, with the only regret being that he could not score a goal.

Carlo Ancelotti also praised the performance of the players and he is very happy with the result.

A week later, the second leg of the quarter-knockout round of the Champions League between the two sides will move to the Bernabeu, when Jiang Ge will also return from the ban.

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