Chen Hao suddenly felt a little regretful.

He regretted why he had made such a considerate rotation suggestion to Simeone.

On September 30, damn Simeone... put him on the bench!

"It seems that Simeone is still very cautious and does not relax his vigilance because of successive big wins. On the contrary, in order to prepare for the same-city derby on the weekend, he hid most of the main players in this Champions League match."

CCTV's commentator He Wei commented like this.

No matter who sees Atletico Madrid's lineup, he will think so.

Torres, Correa, Raul Garcia, Oliver, Partei, Miranda, Garmez, Savage, Moya... Among the 11 starting players, almost all of them have replaced substitutes from the forward to the goalkeeper, and only the young Cork and Jimenez are the only two main players.

Simeone is not as wild and bold as he looks. He dared not adopt Chen Hao's suggestion of "beating Real Madrid with a substitute lineup", and only dared to give the main players a rest in the game against Benfica.

Such a choice is indeed not surprising. After all, this is at Atletico Madrid's home court. Facing the Portuguese Super League champion Benfica, even if you send a second team, you can easily defeat it, right?

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Sure enough, as soon as the game began, Atletico Madrid completely took over the game at Calderon Stadium.

Especially for frontcourt players like Correa, Chen Hao and Griezmann have little playing time, so they cherish the opportunity to start - especially in the Champions League!

Torres also wore the captain's armband for a long time, which made him more motivated and led his younger brothers to charge into the battlefield.

Come on, old captain!

Simeone, sitting on the sidelines, looked at Torres with anticipation.

Let that No. 11 player take a look, Atletico Madrid...is not the only one who is the striker superstar!

In the whole first half, Atletico Madrid bombed the visiting team's goal 15 times, but the number of shots was only 3 times!

The captain and top superstar Torres were closely guarded by the opponent. Correa, who is far less famous than him, got more opportunities.

In the 23rd minute, Sikela broke through the side and passed the penalty area. Torres, who was originally planning to head the ball, was defended by the front and back, and could only barely head the ball back. Correa, who was unmarked, easily pushed the ball 10 meters in front of the goal. Atletico Madrid scored the first record, 1-0!

Simeone happily celebrated, and 50,000 fans at Calderon Stadium sang warm hymns at the same time.

Of course, Chen Hao and Griezmann also gave applause to their teammates - they wouldn't have turned pale for a substitute break.

But the singing floating in the air lasted less than 15 minutes and was broken by Benfica's goal!

In the 37th minute, Benfica made a cross from the right, Atletico Madrid's defense made an offside mistake, Gaitan broke away from Savic's defense, entered the penalty area with one single shot and scored!

1-1!

During the intermission, He Wei also turned historical records:

"Since Simeone took over Atletico Madrid, this team has been known for their tight defense, especially their home court is not leaked. Throughout the 14-15 season, they did not lose a single goal in their home games in the Champions League! Even Juventus did not do such a defense!"

A single goal concealed would not make Simeone too panic. After all, he knew better than anyone else, and the substitute's defense line was definitely not as good as the main lineup.

Since he chose to rotate, there is no need to pay too much attention to conceding the ball. Simeone would not replace Savage, who made a mistake, immediately, but would keep him on the court.

As a young player who has joined the team, he must give him a certain amount of room for mistakes. Only after experiencing mistakes can he make progress and transformation.

But... just 5 minutes into the second half, Argentine's demon striker Gaitan, who equalized the score for the away team, created another opportunity. His long pass from the side accurately bypassed the two Atletico Madrid defenders and found Guedes who was circling the back point!

Facing most of the empty gate, Gu Eds raised his foot and shot with a sharp volley!

2-1!

Atletico Madrid suffered a tragic reversal!

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From leading to falling behind, Atletico Madrid's players obviously suffered a heavy blow, and Simeone finally became anxious.

There are six games in the Champions League group stage, and the other three opponents are not strong enough to threaten Atletico Madrid. Even if you lose one or even two of them, it will not affect the overall situation of qualifying. However... no one is willing to lose the game at their home court under the gaze of more than 50,000 fans!

Simeone glanced at the bench behind him, but did not make a substitution immediately. Instead, she asked assistant coach Boggs to replace him and shouted and encouraged the players on the court.

He can bear a defeat, but at least he must let those players gain some experience and lessons. If the player who made a mistake is replaced immediately, it will undoubtedly greatly damage the players' self-confidence. The seemingly rough bandit coach actually has a caring side.

Fortunately, Benfica's level is limited after all, and they are already satisfied with being able to score two goals by sneak attacks - after all, they only had 5 shots in the first 80 minutes...

"The game has been going on for 80 minutes, and Atletico Madrid is still behind 1-2. Their offense looks very strong, but they have never been able to win another game."

As the camera switched, He Wei slowly explained:

"Benfica's head coach Rui Vittoria still has a very serious expression and does not seem to be happy because of the team's leading..."

Of course, Vittoria couldn't be happy, and she couldn't help but tremble for a moment!

Because he had noticed Simeone's actions:

The two "substitutes" who have been staying on Atletico Madrid's bench finally started to warm up!

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In the 84th minute, Torres, who was exhausted, finally walked to the sidelines.

Midfielder Cork also came to the field with him.

Torres walked while untied the captain's armband wrapped around his arm and prepared to hand it over to his teammates with more experienced qualifications on the field.

But he looked around for a week and then he remembered that in today's game, either young players or marginal substitutes were played...

So he shook his head and turned to the head coach.

But as soon as his eyes turned to the fourth official, he gave up his plan to find Simeone.

Torres and Griezmann high-high, then grabbed Chen Hao's arm.

Chen Hao glared at him:

"Fernando, we don't have much time left for us. I'm a substitute and you don't have to make trouble anymore. Hey hey hey, why are you doing something to do?"

Listening to his messy Spanish, Torres wrapped his arm around his arm and slapped him on the ass:

"Why don't I know that you guys are so much nonsense!"

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Although Benfica is the overlord of the Portuguese Super League in the fifth largest league in Europe - this season's Portuguese Super League scored a little more points than Ligue 1, so it is fifth - but there are indeed no players in their team who can name them. The only one who can name them in Europe is probably the goalkeeper... Julio Cesar.

The first goalkeeper of the Brazilian national team once ushered in the peak of his personal career in Inter Milan, but with the collapse of the era of the Great International, he, like Sneijder and other teammates, entered a stage of rapid decline. Even in Inter Milan, which is relegated this year, he cannot occupy a starting position and can only go far away to Portugal.

Although Cesar is 36 years old and has seen a significant decline in all physical functions, his rich experience can still allow him to deal with ordinary opponents. This season, he played 7 games with the team and conceded only 3 goals. In this game, he also made 5 successful saves in 84 minutes, which is enough to prove that his condition is still very good.

Looking at the Atletico Madrid players with a look of frustration, a sense of pride arose from Cesar's chest!

He seemed to have returned to the 2009-2010 season. As the best goalkeeper in Europe and even the world, even the most prosperous universe team Barcelona can still block him!

bring it on!

Let me see how much you have!

Cesar patted his hands hard and saw Griezmann, who had just appeared, breaking through Benfica's defense along the wing!

The inside and outside the penalty area immediately became treacherous!

"Defend that Chinese!"

Cesar yelled subconsciously, but his teammates were completely at a loss.

Because "that Chinese" did not enter the restricted area at all!

Chen Hao stood outside the arc top of the penalty area, close to 20 meters away from the fans. How could Benfica's defender leave the defense zone and go to force him to defend him?

There were only two back midfielders blocking the front and the other on the side, trying to limit him.

But Chen Hao just pulled it horizontally, and they couldn't keep up with him!

Griezmann cuts inward!

Benfica's defense suddenly contracted!

But Atletico Madrid did not continue to make a breakthrough, but instead picked the ball towards the far end!

The ball passed over the top of the back midfielder, but Chen Hao was already ready!

With the back against the goal, flying in the air, head down and feet upside down, gold hooks upside down!

Cesar felt a storm whizzing through his ears, but there was nothing he could do!

2-2!
Chapter completed!