Chapter 485

Chapter 485: A good start

The draw for the Champions League has been the subject of media discussions in recent times.

In terms of La Liga, other teams participating in the Champions League include Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, and Valencia, which entered the main round through qualifying.

Compared to Atlético de Madrid's group of death, the draws for other La Liga teams are better.

Real Madrid are in Group D, where they are in a group with Lyon, Ajax and Dinamo Zagreb.

And Barcelona, ​​and AC Milan, Borisov, Purzen were assigned to the H group.

Valencia, on the other hand, will have to work harder. As a second-tier team, they are in a group with Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen and Genk.

When analyzing the prospects of La Liga teams in the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish media generally believed that Barcelona and Real Madrid were still very easy to qualify for the group stage, especially Real Madrid, they could almost lock the first place in a group. Real Madrid are not too strong opponents. As for Barcelona, ​​their main challenger is AC Milan. These two teams will be the teams that lock the right to qualify in Group H. Of course, they need to compete for the first place in the group.

Compared with the ease of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the situation facing Atletico Madrid and Valencia is much more severe.

Valencia is okay. If Chelsea locks the right to qualify in their group, then Valencia needs to compete with Leverkusen, the second place in the Bundesliga last season, for another qualifying spot. Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen are still open.

In fact, the Spanish media are not very optimistic about Atletico Madrid in Group A.

Although Gao Bo said that they were going to qualify from the group, after the result of the draw, the general manager of Atlético de Madrid could see the expression on his face. In such a group of death, Atlético de Madrid is too difficult to break through. .

"Experience! What Atletico Madrid lacks the most is experience!! In their main lineup, only Modric and Reyes have the experience of playing in the Champions League. Of course, Lucio, who was introduced this season, has a lot of experience in the Champions League. But it seems that Gao Bo is going to use Lucio as a substitute. Overall, Atletico Madrid is a very young team, they are from top to bottom, including their head coach Gao Bo, is actually very young and also There is no experience in the Champions League, in fact the last time Atletico Madrid played in the Champions League, it can be traced back more than ten years ago, in the distant 96/97 season..."

"With Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Napoli,

For Atlético de Madrid, it can really be said to be unfavorable for fleeting years..."

The Spanish media has been a bad voice about Atletico Madrid’s Champions League trip this season, and some media kindly suggested that Atletico Madrid just give up the Champions League and play the league with all their heart.

Maybe Atletico Madrid can really defend a league this season... As for the Champions League, that is something that only the real super giants dare to think about.

As for Atlético de Madrid... They are now immersed in La Liga for a few more years, as long as their lineup is not hollowed out by other big clubs, after they grow up, the signing of the Champions League is better, there is absolutely hope achieved in the Champions League.

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When Gao Bo returned to Madrid, he did not pay attention to what the Spanish media would say now.

In fact, he can guess.

The Champions League is not easy to play, this is the consensus of all.

Especially in the away game when playing the Champions League, the expedition between teachers and teachers, and there are also leagues in the middle of the week and weekends, which are a test for the team's physical fitness and will.

Of course... there is also the so-called experience.

Gao Bo also did not lead the team to play in the Champions League. This is his first season with the team to play in the Champions League.

It reminded him of when he led Luton to the Europa League the year before, when he had no experience at all.

However, the attention of the Champions League is obviously different, and the expectations of the players are also different.

Atlético de Madrid's first Champions League game is on September 15th, against Bayern Munich at its own home! !

The first game is such a strong opponent, which inevitably makes it difficult for many media to be optimistic about Atletico Madrid.

The three games before the start of this season are the second round of the league at home against Osasuna, the third round of the league away against Valencia, and the first round of the Champions League group stage, against Bayern Munich at home.

Some people want to ask, what about the first round of the league?

Spain can always do strange things on the schedule, because in the process of labor negotiations, the negotiations between the Spanish Players Association and the professional league did not go well.

Due to the union's requirement to guarantee the minimum wage, the professional leagues have different views on this. The union will hold a strike in the first round of the league to force the professional union to agree to the union's request.

Since the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement, the first round of La Liga can only be postponed indefinitely.

After the first round of the La Liga match did not get a response from the players, the professional league was a little panicked, and they finally made some concessions to allow the second round of the league to be held as scheduled.

So the first round of the league was postponed to the middle of the season, and the first game of La Liga this season actually started from the second round...

Atlético de Madrid was supposed to play Real Sociedad away in the first round of the league. As a result, the game was arranged after the winter break. As for the specific time, it depends on the schedule of La Liga and the Champions League.

Now facing the first three opponents after the start of the season, Osasuna is okay, and it is not a problem for Atletico Madrid to win at home.

The next game is against Valencia and Bayern Munich in a row.

Valencia is definitely a strong team in La Liga. No matter which team it is, it will not be easy to face Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium.

And in the first round of the next Champions League group stage, facing Bayern Munich at home, this is also a big test for the team!

This is Atlético de Madrid's first Champions League match in more than a decade, and it is unfortunate to meet an opponent like Bayern Munich. This match must be a tough battle!

At the beginning of the season, there were consecutive and intensive encounters with powerful enemies, which of course also made Atlético de Madrid fans a little worried.

If the performances in the away game against Valencia and the home game against Bayern Munich are not good, if the season starts with poor results, I am afraid it will have an impact on the entire season.

What to do next... It depends on the level of the head coach.

The league has encountered such a test from the very beginning. The head coach needs to stimulate the players' state as soon as possible, avoid slow heat, and most importantly, avoid losing one after another when facing strong teams, otherwise it will be bad for the team. Confidence deals a very serious blow!

After returning to Madrid from Monaco, Gao Bo took these three games as a phased task for the team.

This game against Osasuna can be a little easier, mainly for the two opponents Valencia and Bayern Munich are doing targeted deployment training.

The team needs to get off to a good start in the new season.