It's all a recipe for the rules, and Atletico master the way to survive and wait for work in the middle of next week

In the first leg of this season's Champions League quarter-finals, Atletico lost 1-0 away to Manchester City. Throughout the game, Simeone's team adopted a 550-barrel formation, did not have a single shot (this is the first time Since Simeone took charge of Atletico), did not have a corner, and the possession rate was only 27%, such a tactical idea is not to lose the ball is strange. After the end, Simeone's extreme defensive tactics were ruthlessly spat on, Guardiola said that whether it was in prehistory or 100,000 years later, it was very difficult to break the 5-5-0 formation, and after Manchester City scored, Guardiola smashed the water bottle in anger also confirmed how tenacious Atletico Wasletico.

Defensive counter-attack is Atletico's way of survival

Defensive counterattack is Atletico's way of survival, Simeone is relying on defensive counterattack tactics to pull Atletico into the "Western Super League", and Real Madrid, Barca in La Liga, in the Champions League for La Liga to save a lot of points, and defensive counterattack tactics in the Champions League is very popular. Remember the second leg of inter versus Barcelona in the 2010 Champions League semi-finals, before Motta was not sent off by a red card, Inter still had sporadic attacks, after Motta was sent off, Mourinho simply let the whole staff withdraw from the defense, to protect the advantage created in the first leg, Mourinho is the use of iron defense to strangle Barca's forward line, and finally advanced to the final. The defense is not ugly, and after winning the game and winning the championship, the fans will be more relished by the exquisite defensive tactics.

Atletico's full-fledged tactics are in line with Simeone's tactical requirements and are helpless when facing a main passing team like Manchester City on the road. The most effective way to beat Manchester City is to find the right time to fight back, which has been demonstrated to Atletico in the Premier League to Spurs' 3-2 victory over Manchester City, and Atletico only need to copy the homework.

The elimination of away goals left Simeone desperate

The Champions League eliminated the rules for away goals this season, a rule change that has led to a big change in the team's tactical strategy in the format of the two-legged knockout round. Simeone knows how to judge the situation, he knows that although Manchester City has not won the Champions League, but the strength and temperament are only one step away from the Champions League, Manchester City has almost monopolized the champions of all domestic competitions in the Premier League in recent years, and in the last round of the Champions League away 5:0 victory over Portuguese Sports, early loss of promotion suspense, Manchester City has everything to win the Champions League. In recent years, no team has dared to play against Manchester City, and the result of playing against the attack is either a tragic death or a cripple.

And Atletico this season has not been very good, the points were surpassed by Barca, the league ranked third, although there is no problem in qualifying for next season's Champions League, but Atletico is last season's La Liga champion. Today, atletico and the champions league final are very different in strength, and the sound of Simeone's dismissal this season has also been heard, and as atletico's godfather, Simeone feels unprecedented pressure. Simeone is very clever, let Atletico back off the whole line, whether it can score or not, first of all to ensure that they do not concede the ball, only do not concede or concede fewer balls to ensure that the second leg has a chance to turn over.

Before doing so, Atletico was likely to find an opportunity to counterattack while doing a good job of defense, away goals have too much meaning in the Champions League, in 2016, Simeone led Atletico to rely on sporadic attacks and finally defeated Bayern led by Guardiola with more away goals. Simeone has tasted the dividends of qualifying for a large number of away goals.

The reason why Atletico no longer pursues away goals is because the Rules for away goals have been abolished in the Champions League this season, and this change in the rules has led to away goals being less precious, and the away team will not rush to attack in the case of favorable time and place, and returning to the home field is the venue for the team to release. So, simeone's 5-5-0 for Atletico is reasonable.

In fact, atletico were not without opportunities in this game, and Griezmann and Llorente could also form a shot if they could seize the opportunity twice.

Atletico waited for work and Simeone made plans

Simeone may have made plans before the game, and losing only 1 goal at the terrifying Etihad Stadium is in Simeone's plan. Simeone knows that Manchester City will have a fierce battle at the weekend, the Premier League match with Liverpool will determine where the league title belongs, Manchester City has lost the League Cup, the FA Cup and strong opponents such as Chelsea and Liverpool, if they lose the league title, Guardiola will be equivalent to defeat in the domestic arena.

And Atletico have lost the qualification to compete for the league title, and next season's Champions League qualification is worry-free, Atletico has little pressure in the domestic arena, and at the weekend they will challenge Mallorca in the relegation zone in La Liga, when they will use the rotation to play, and after returning home next week, they will face Manchester City, who has experienced a vicious battle at the weekend, and it is really difficult to say who will lose and who will win. This is Simeone's plan, the Champions League knockout round is not a 90-minute, but a 180-minute match, and the final promotion is the king, as to whether the ugliness of the game will slowly fade with time, history will only remember the winner.

Therefore, although Atletico's first leg was not good, but only lost 1 goal, returning to the home atletico still has a high probability of advancing to the next round.

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