Chapter 21 Spanish Super Cup
No matter how worried those who believe in the Daily Sports News worry about Gao Zheng, they can't stop the passage of time.
The Spanish Super Cup is getting closer.
Last season, Gao Zheng won the Italian Cup at Sampdoria. He was originally qualified to participate in the Italian Super Cup, but he transferred to Sampdoria, and the Italian Super Cup had nothing to do with him.
But it doesn't matter. When he arrived at Atletico Madrid, he was qualified to participate in the Spanish Super Cup.
Each league has a Super Cup before the start of the season, which is the battle between last season's league champion and domestic cup champion.
Although it is the Super Cup, although it is a showdown between champions, it is not as valuable as the league or the cup.
Many people regard this kind of competition as a warm-up match.
But no matter how low the value is, the Super Cup champion is also recognized as a champion honor, which is different from the Ramon Carranza Cup competition. Not to mention that this Super Cup is a city derby.
As the La Liga champion last season, Atletico Madrid's opponent in the Super Cup is Real Madrid, which won the Copa del Rey last season.
Last season, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona in the final and won the cup championship. The protagonist of that game was Gareth Bale. When Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to play due to injury, he scored a very beautiful and critical goal in the game, helping Real Madrid eventually defeat Barcelona and win the Copa del Rey in Spain.
That goal has been talked about until now and has become a classic goal in the world football world.
He took the ball on the wing and strided forward. Although he was then pushed out by Barcelona defender Bartra, he still overtook the corner with his outstanding speed. Although his running was farther than Bartra, he finally rushed to Bartra in front, caught up with the football, broke into the penalty area, and scored the football into Barcelona goal.
This was a bloody goal, fully demonstrating Gareth Bale's terrifying speed. For a moment, the central defender Bartra, who scored the only goal for Barcelona in the final, was nailed to the "Passel of Shame", becoming the background of Bale's beautiful goal, and was ridiculed and teased.
After the game, some people said this was a goal to improve Gareth Bale's historical status.
Some people even said that although Gareth Bale spent Real Madrid's transfer fee of 100 million euros, the transfer fee was worth the transfer fee in just one goal.
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The Spanish Super Cup between Real Madrid and League champion Atletico Madrid after winning the Copa del Rey, actually has many highlights.
First of all, these two Super Cup games are likely to be an opportunity for new players from both teams to show their abilities.
This summer, Atletico Madrid introduced goalkeeper Oblak and forward Gao Zheng and Griezmann, the three most important new players. Real Madrid has not many new players, but they are all famous.
James Rodriguez shone in the World Cup, and he also won the World Cup Golden Boot with five goals. In order to bring him to the Bernabeu, it is said that Real Madrid also spent 75 million euros to go to Atletico Madrid with Gao Zheng.
The arrival of James Rodriguez has also caused some controversy because of this price. Some people believe that James' performance in the World Cup is not enough to support this value. But there are also different opinions that since Gao Zheng, who has not even been able to play in the World Cup, can be worth 75 million euros, why can't the World Cup Golden Boot be worth this price?
Another big signing price is not very high, but it is very important. Real Madrid poached their midfielder Tony Cross from Bayern Munich.
In addition, Real Madrid also introduced Costa Rican goalkeeper Keller Navas who performed well in the World Cup.
What kind of performances these new players can perform in their respective teams and whether they are worthy of the real money the club has paid for them is something that everyone is very concerned about.
Previously, the Daily Sports Daily also commented that Gao Zheng was an "abnormal striker". Not being able to head would limit his performance and make him incompatible with Atletico Madrid's tactics.
So will the report of "Daily Sports" remind Real Madrid to give Real Madrid an inspiration to defend Gao Zheng?
At the same time, under the pressure of public opinion, what can the new aid, perform to prove that he is worthy of the transfer fee of 75 million euros?
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Another important reason why this Super Cup is so different is that it will be the battle of revenge for Atletico Madrid.
Although the Spanish Super Cup is far from comparable to the Champions League championship, if they can defeat their opponents in the Super Cup, it can also make Atletico Madrid players exclaim their anger.
This is the first time that the two sides met after the Champions League final. Not long after a short time, the personnel have not changed much. The anger and unwillingness of losing the game have not yet dissipated. It is a great opportunity for Atletico Madrid to take revenge.
When Atletico Madrid players were interviewed before the game, the topics they talked about were basically revenge.
Mario Suarez said in an interview: "On the 19th, we will compete for a very important honor against the city's arch rival Real Madrid. This is a very difficult game, and the two teams are familiar with each other. We want to win the championship, and as for why, I think this is well-known..."
Although Arda Turan was unable to play due to a hamstring injury, she still expressed her confidence in her teammates: "I believe we will unite and defeat Real Madrid. This victory will be crucial to both of us..."
Compared with Atletico Madrid's aggressiveness, Real Madrid is much calmer.
However, this calmness does not mean that they are afraid of Atletico Madrid, but rather that "I am aristocrat in white, not as good as you poor people in the south of the city", high-ranking, calm and elegant.
When asked what he thought about Atletico Madrid's revenge statement, Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos, who once equalized the score in the final and dragged the game into overtime, smiled softly: "Welcome to revenge."
Confident and strong, this is the impression that a trusted central defender brings.
It is in sharp contrast with the Atletico Madrid players who are jumping up and down excitedly.
Moreover, Ramos' response made Atletico Madrid fans even more unhappy, because they would involuntarily think of the header in the 94th minute of the Champions League final...
Chapter completed!