After Mark sent Mendes and his group away, he did not go to see other football agents because Atletico Madrid has to continue their away journey, and this time his opponent is Bochum in the League Cup.

Atletico Madrid also went to Bochum, Germany to participate in the next game. Since Atletico Madrid had a draw with their opponents in the first round of the group stage, if they want to qualify, they have to defeat their direct rival Bochum.[]

The strength gap between these opponents in the League Cup group stage is not very big. Five teams are competing for the qualification to qualify for three qualifiers, which can be said to be very fierce.

So Mark had to win Bochum, and at least he had to score one point away, so he could not let Bochum beat Atletico Madrid at his home court.

The League Cup is different from the Champions League group stage. They use a single-loop game mode. The group stage only involves five teams playing four games, and then decides the quota to qualify.

This will also lead to some accidentality. Even if you are upset by your opponent, you will not have a chance to take revenge. Therefore, the League Cup is more likely to have that kind of upset opportunity than the Championship Cup. Some people also say that the League Cup is called the hotbed of dark horses.

Mark also experienced the hardships of professional football players at the beginning. When Mark was in Ajax before, Mark did not have the chance to play directly, so he was not able to follow the team and play in Europe. However, it was different for Atletico Madrid. Since this season, Atletico Madrid has been traveling back and forth between European countries since the International Toto Cup, although there are not many places to go.

But the team spends most of their time on planes, and Mark and all Atletico Madrid players have become airmen.

Bochum is the center of the central part of the Ruhr district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the surrounding towns Huntington, Hearn and Witten have a total population of 750,000. Bochum is a non-county city in the Arnsberg administrative region and one of the four centers of the Ruhr district. This city with a population of 387,000 is the sixth largest city in the state and is a member of the Westphalia-Liper Local Alliance and the Ruhr Regional Alliance.

Bochum Football Club has never won the Bundesliga championship. Their best result in the Bundesliga is fifth place, that is, a mid-range team. Their goal every season is to be able to participate in European games, and they dare not expect to win the league championship.

But the Bochum team is also very tenacious. Although their team does not have that kind of strong star, the overall strength of the team is also very average.

Moreover, the Germanic nation's unyielding spirit was also reflected in small clubs like Bochum. They are very tenacious on the stadium. If anyone ignores such a team, then anyone will be punished.

"We must not take it lightly. Bochum is still very powerful. Their team's strength is just the same as us." Before the game, Cooper also said to Atletico Madrid players, which is also Cooper's wake-up call to the players again.

Although Atletico Madrid players heard Cooper's words, Bochum is not very famous in Europe. If this team were Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, or Dortmund in the Bundesliga, they might have received enough attention from the players.

Team Bochum..., who knows them?

Moreover, Atletico Madrid eliminated Dortmund in the Bundesliga in the knockout stage of the Toto Cup. You should know that Dortmund is the most popular team in the Bundesliga except Bayern Munich, so the players of Atletico Madrid also believe that since Dortmund's game can be won, Bochum is definitely not an Atletico Madrid opponent.

It was with this mood that Atletico Madrid players started this away game, and the young Atletico Madrid players stepped onto the stadium with strong confidence.

The progress of the game was indeed like the players' relaxed mood. In the 15th minute of the opening game, Atletico Madrid took the lead, Mark broke through and passed the ball on the right, and Torres got rid of the opponent's first goal and scored directly.

"Are the players of Atletico Madrid in today's game in good condition?" The commentator also thought that Atletico Madrid in this game performed very well, and the team was in very good condition. It was impossible to tell that it was a away game. On the contrary, Atletico Madrid put strong pressure on Bochum in the away game as the main away game.

Cooper nodded with satisfaction when he saw his disciples performing. He was quite satisfied with the performance of the players on the field. Although Atletico Madrid replaced several starters in this game, the team was still able to maintain a strong offensive advantage, which is a very amazing thing.

However, there are also players with excellent skills in Bochum. After several years of hard work, the Bundesliga teams have also significantly improved their team's personal technical and tactical skills.

In fact, Bochum's striker Misimovic is the representative of it. Misimovic is a 1-meter Bosnia and Herzegovina player, but he was born and raised in Germany.

Born in Munich on June 5, 1982, he showed his soccer talent since he was a child. In 2000, the 18-year-old Misimovic was spotted by Gran, then the coach of Bayern reserve team, when he was playing in the amateur league, who recruited him into the Bayern reserve team. Under Gran's training, Misimovic grew up quickly and became the core player of the reserve team. However, in the tactical system of Bayern head coach Heathfield, he did not have the position of a midfielder who he was good at. Misimovic, who had not been able to play in "Football Hollywood" for a long time, chose to leave and joined Bochum.

Misimovic in Bochum also quickly stood firm in the main position. He was able to serve as the forward and the front midfielder, but he appeared in the forward position in this game.

Misimovic is only 1.80 meters tall. Although his figure is not tall, his skills are also very gorgeous. Misimovic's personal skills are not inferior to any player on the court, and the fighting spirit of Eastern European players is fully reflected in Misimovic.

However, Misimovic's figure is not very good. His figure is somewhat radical, so his speed will be relatively slow, but his gorgeous footwork has successfully made up for this flaw.

Mark is still sprinting on the right, which is also Mark's best skill. The gap in speed is not something that any player can make up for.

Mark was like a fish in this game, because Atletico Madrid had already gained a leading advantage in the score after the start of the game, and Bochum had no choice but to push the formation out to attack.

Mark also seemed very active on the right. Bochum's left back is Brazilian player Edu, and ordinary Brazilian full-back players are better off offense than defense.

Edu is also such a player. His defensive ability is indeed very average, and his offensive strength is not as outstanding as his predecessors. Robert Carlos, who is also left-back.

So he was only able to be abused by Mark, and Edu was suppressed by Mark on the court.

"Is this guy a human? Why is it so fast? I can't attack at all?" Edu thought to himself.

But after all, Edu is just a second-rate player, and because Bochum's score is behind, he is also very anxious, and he is like he is going to attack.

In the 30th minute, Edu took the ball on the left to attack. He cooperated with Misimovic who was retreating and then rushed along the sidelines.

Misimovic played the magnificent feature of his footwork and gave Edu a diagonal pass. Edu inserted at high speed to prepare to attack with the ball.

"Compared with speed, you are not your opponent yet?" Mark thought to himself after seeing Edu's insertion.

As a midfielder, Mark is just a barrier to the midfield side of Atletico Madrid, so Mark is still very bold in making moves.

Because Mark doesn't care about the possibility of fouls, even if Mark gives Bochum a free kick opportunity after a foul on the wing, it's not a problem, because the chance of getting a free kick directly on the wing is not very big.

After seeing Edu get the ball, Mark directly tackled. This time, Mark's tackle was very fast, and Mark took the ball and eliminated the bounds.

"Oh..." Edu also rolled on the ground with his legs in his arms, while his mouth was moaning in pain.

The referee also ran over and gave Mark a verbal warning. The referee did not show Mark a red card because although Mark's tackle was very big, he tackled the football first.

In other words, Mark's tackle did not make a foul this time, but the referee still awarded a direct free kick from Bochum's sideline.

This is because the referee thinks that although Mark's tackle was first to the football, Mark tackled the ball behind the back, which is very dangerous, so he should give Mark a warning to try to avoid behind the back tackle in future games.

"Huh, I was shocked. I thought I was going to give me a yellow card warning." Mark muttered in his heart after seeing the referee not giving him a yellow card.

Because FIFA has regulations, behind-the-scene tackle movements, whether you encounter football first or not, are dangerous movements. If you directly tackle the player, you can directly send off a red card.

The referee of the game was Russian Ivanov. Perhaps because he often enforced the Russian League, he thought there was no problem with physical confrontation. This was also a tone of this game. In fact, this was more conducive to Bochum's offense.

Because Bochum is a team in the Bundesliga, their technical ability is still somewhat lacking. Although Bochum has excellent skills, most of the other players are physically focused.

Bochum prefers to defeat its opponents with its body. Although Germany's technological reform has led to a group of players with good technical abilities, this change in overall style still takes time, especially in the transformation of small clubs.

Edu's fall this time gave the Bochum team doctors the chance to show their faces. The Bochum team doctors quickly ran onto the stadium and made simple treatments for Edu's injured part.

"Tsk, just pretend." Mark looked at Edou's appearance and thought disdainfully. This was because Mark's direct foul seemed to be very big, but in fact Mark was also paying attention to the right measure.

Mark will pay attention to not hurting the opponent when he has no conflict with him. This is also a principle of Mark. In Mark's opinion, everyone plays football and makes a living by relying on football. Although they are opponents, it is not easy for everyone, so Mark just tries not to hurt the opponent.

Misimovic took a free kick, and his free kick was directly passed to the back point in the penalty area. Bochum's Cameroon central defender, Raymond De Cara, who was 1.9 meters tall, happened to head the ball into the penalty area after nodding.

It's just that goalkeeper Franco's reaction was very fast. Franco hit the football with both fists to resolve the opportunity to attack this time.

"It's really good. The footwork can be compared to Raphael." After seeing the free kick sent by Misimovic, Mark thought in his heart that in Mark's opinion, Misimovic's free kick taken can be comparable to Van der Fate, the best footwork player of Atletico Madrid.

"It seems that we can't give them a chance to have a free kick in the future," Mark thought to himself.

Originally, Mark thought it would have nothing to do with giving a free kick on the side, but after seeing Misimovic's footwork, Mark did not dare to give Bochum a free kick easily.

Mark is not very familiar with Misimovic. Although Misimovic comes from Bayern's youth training camp, he has no chance to play at Bayern after all. Perhaps some players who are not very concerned about the Bundesliga will not know him at all.

If it weren't for the Wolfsburg Trident created by Magat in the future, then Misimovic would have no chance to become famous, but this is all for the future. Misimovic and Mark naturally don't know what to do in the future.

However, although Bochum was behind in the score, their formation was only slightly forward, not the kind of lifeless attacking the entire line.

The head coach of Bochum is also very clear. His purpose is to let the players compete with Atletico Madrid for physical fitness. Due to the continuous away game, Atletico Madrid's physical fitness and mental consumption is also very large.

This is also a weakness of Atletico Madrid, but whether Bochum can win the game before Atletico Madrid players are exhausted, which may also be a question.

In the 40th minute, Mark got a chance on the right, Atletico Madrid had a chance to counterattack, and Van der Fate passed the football to the right.

After Mark inserted at high speed, he got the football before Edu and passed the ball to the back point with his big foot. Since most of the Bochum players were guarding Torres in the penalty area, he ignored the Atletico Madrid players outside the penalty area.

Atletico Madrid's Van der Fate has a good long-range shooting ability. Van der Fate and Mark have had a tacit understanding. After receiving Mark's pass, he adjusted and then took a long shot.

"goooooooooooooal!! Mark's wonderful assists, Van der Fate's wonderful goal, Atletico Madrid leads two goals," the commentator shouted in front of the microphone.

Bochum's home court was Revel Electric Stadium, but after Van der Fate scored the second goal, the Bochum fans inside the stadium also lost power.

"Mark, you pass beautifully, you are really good at passing the ball." Van der Fate ran over to celebrate with Mark after scoring the goal.

This is also the first goal after Van der Fate's game without a goal. He still seemed very excited, but this is not Calderon Stadium, so no more fans came to shout for him.

In Bochum, in addition to some Chinese and overseas Chinese coming to cheer for Mark on the spot, there are not many Atletico Madrid fans. This is because more fans in Bochum still like Bochum. Although their performance is not good, because the activities in European community are very good, many local fans still support their team without hesitation.

"Atlancia Madrid team has already led two goals in this game. It seems that there should be no problem in winning this game," the commentator said in the same way.

The efficiency of Atletico Madrid in the first half of this game was indeed great. If you perform like this, you will obviously have no problem winning this game.

After the whistle sounded at the end of the referee's first half, the score between the two sides was 2-0, Atletico Madrid also took the lead away, and the players of Atletico Madrid were also very happy to return to the locker room.

The fans of the entire Bochum team were also very depressed when they looked at the score in the first half. They didn't know why the team was beaten like this by Atletico Madrid. Although Bochum has a certain gap in strength with Atletico Madrid, it is not that far behind.

"Mark, you performed well in the first half, you're just overwhelming their left side," Van der Fate and Mark walked to the locker room shoulder to shoulder and then said.

"It's okay, we're lucky, and you have good passes, so I can perform like this," Mark replied with a smile.

Mark was also a little proud. In Mark's opinion, if he had a two-goal lead in the first half, he would probably be able to win the game in this game.
Chapter completed!