This battle, held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, attracted worldwide attention and ended with a score of 2 to 2.
Southampton, playing away from home, relied on goals from Suarez and Sanchez to help the Saints escape from the Bernabeu.
But after the game, there was a huge media backlash across Europe, especially in the UK and Spain.
First, the Spanish newspaper Marca couldn't help but exclaim.
Everyone thought that Real Madrid would win the game, but it ended with such a surprising score.
Southampton, the new team in the Champions League, showed amazing strength.
"If Southampton did not lose to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium, I believe everyone would be surprised, but they would not deny this view, because whether it is from the data or the score, the Saints are not Falling to the wind.”
"We see that Southampton is a very young but competitive team, and they are very united and have a spirit of sacrifice, which makes them stronger."
"What impressed the reporter was that Ibrahimovic did not score in this game.
This may disappoint fans of the Swedish center, because with Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, he became the top scorer in the Champions League.
On the list, the Swedish center is already one goal behind the Royal Superstar.”
"But in the eyes of reporters, I saw another side, and that was Ibrahimovic who didn't score goals."
"For the first goal, Kaká's breakthrough with the ball was certainly amazing, and Suarez's dexterity in the penalty area was also amazing, but not far away, Ibrahimovic held down Real Madrid for them.
Madrid’s centre-back, isn’t this also a silent contribution?”
"Also, a big part of the credit for the second goal, Sanchez's goal, came from Ibrahimovic's assist.
Without the Swedish center to suppress Pepe and then pass the ball, it would be difficult.
Imagine how Southampton's attack can continue this time and even score."
"Yes, in this game, although Ibrahimovic did not score a goal, his contribution to the team was still huge."
"Perhaps, as he mentioned in an interview with the media a few months ago, in his career, he has won almost all honors, but the most important Champions League championship has always been with him.
Save yourself."
"There have been rumors from the outside that this season will be Ibrahimovic's last season at Southampton.
If that is true, then we may also be able to say that if we do not win another Champions League this season, then Ibrahimovic Brahimovic will always have this regret in his career.”
"Perhaps because of this, the Swedish center did not perform well in the Premier League this season.
Instead, he performed very well in the Champions League.
This game is just a continuation of his excellent form."
"Not only Ibrahimovic, but also other players, they all show their extreme desire for championships and honors.
They are like a group of hungry guys rushing into a gourmet house."
"On the contrary, this hunger is not obvious to us in Real Madrid."
Compared with Marca's neutral remarks, the comments of another Spanish newspaper, AS, are more concerned about Real Madrid's face and the emotions of Real Madrid fans.
"The score of two to two is acceptable to both sides."
"The Saints took away two away goals from the Bernabeu Stadium, but Real Madrid also got a rare draw despite the team's poor condition.
This is not unacceptable."
"The second round at St.
Mary's Stadium will determine the outcome of this knockout round."
"This game deserves careful observation and vigilance by Ancelotti and his players.
Southampton is not weak.
On the contrary, what we saw at the Bernabeu Stadium is a strong team that is as good as Real Madrid.
Those who think Anyone who is only as strong as the Saint should admit this.”
"A draw is certainly regrettable, but it is also an opportunity for everyone to see the strength of the Saints more clearly and to prepare more fully for the second round."
"Judging from this battle at the Bernabeu, the match at St.
Mary's Stadium a week later will be a life-and-death battle.
It will be very cruel and very difficult.
Everyone must be fully mentally prepared.
Real Madrid can only play the best Only in good condition can it be possible to bring back a victory from St.
Mary's Stadium."
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"Let us bless Real Madrid" Unlike Marca and AS, Daily Sports, which is biased towards Barcelona, started a report that added insult to injury, believing that Real Madrid performed very poorly at their home court and Southampton deserved to win.
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British newspapers also praised Southampton's performance, saying that it was beyond everyone's expectations.
The Times opined, "When most people thought before the game that Southampton would encounter a Waterloo at the Bernabeu Stadium, Bielsa's team silenced everyone."
“Two to two, whether in terms of score or in the course of the game, Southampton did not fall behind in the face of such a powerful Real Madrid.
Even for a long period of time, the Saints firmly controlled the situation of the game. " "This game gives us absolutely reason to look forward to Southampton's hope of going further in the Champions League."
The Sun also published a column comment by chief reporter Steven Howard on the front page.
He believed that Southampton's performance brought glory to the entire Premier League.
At a time when Premier League teams are weak in the European war, the Saints independently supported the Premier League.
This big flag.
It's no wonder that in another quarter-final knockout match that was held at the same time, Manchester United sat at Old Trafford and drew with Bayern Munich one to one.
But although it was a draw, the process was completely different.
If Southampton relied on the hard power of the team itself to compete with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and it is regrettable to get a draw, then Manchester United's victory in the game was quite lucky and hard-working.
This is evident from Bayern Munich's 76% ball possession rate, which is more than three times that of Manchester United.
There is no doubt that Manchester United is at its lowest point in history.
It deserves respect to be able to draw with the powerful Bayern Munich at home with such a broken formation.
But such an astonishing gap in strength between the two sides has to make people sigh.
The Red Devils of the past have lost their glory.
In this case, Southampton's 2-2 away draw with Real Madrid undoubtedly gave people a glimmer of hope.
Not only The Times and The Sun, but also newspapers such as The Guardian, Mirror, and even the Daily Mail, which are usually not in harmony with Southampton, also rarely gave the Saints high praise this time.
It is believed that with Manchester United finding it difficult to overturn the giant ship of Bayern Munich in the away game, Southampton has undoubtedly become the only hope for the Premier League team to return to the semi-finals.
After all, after Manchester United reached the Champions League final in the 2010-2011 season, no team in the Premier League has ever reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
This is for the Premier League, which is the world's number one league. , is undoubtedly unacceptable.
Therefore, under this situation, almost the entire England is looking forward to Southampton's successful counterattack, defeating Real Madrid at home, successfully advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League, and eliminating the embarrassment of not having a semi-final in the Premier League in the past two years.
Amid the overwhelming media outcry, Yang Huan did not return to the UK with Southampton.
Instead, he went to Barcelona the night after the game.
At noon the next day, we had dinner with Barcelona’s management such as Rosell and Bartomeu.
That afternoon, he showed up at the hotel where Atlético Madrid was staying, met with all the players from the Shelter 19 team, cheered them on for the evening game, and personally promised that as long as the team performed well in the Champions League, he would definitely support them.
Lots of rewards But in this game, Atletico Madrid's situation is not optimistic.
That is that the team's top center Diego Costa is injured and absent.
This is undoubtedly a big loss for Atletico Madrid.
On the other hand, Barcelona can be said to be strong and recharged, and Luis Enrique is also ambitious and wants to defend his position as coach with the help of a Champions League.
Ever since, in the battle at Camp Nou, the two sides were going head-to-head, and the fight was very brutal.
Simeone is a very pragmatic head coach.
Regardless of Atletico Madrid's current strength, apart from Barcelona and Real Madrid, there are almost no opponents in La Liga.
But when facing Barcelona, especially when visiting the Nou Camp, Simeone's attitude was very correct.
That is to guard, to guard against death.
This was definitely not a wonderful game, because Barcelona played the ball possession style they are good at, constantly using back and forth to kill the time of the game.
Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, uses a full-court press and pressure that surpasses Barcelona and even exceeds anyone's imagination to ensure that their goal is not lost.
For most of the game, it was a stalemate in possession of the ball and defense.
Until the second half, Atletico Madrid, playing away from home, suddenly broke the deadlock.
Due to the absence of Diego Costa, Isco was adjusted to the wing position.
This supernova, who has high hopes from Simeone this season and has performed extremely well, was selected for the Spanish national team.
He faced Barcelona in this game without any fear.
At the critical moment of the second half, he was surrounded by four Barcelona players, and in an extremely narrow space, he used his skillful ball sense, dazzling dribbling movements, and sudden changes of rhythm. , abruptly carved a gap in Barcelona's defense.
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Later, when he faced Valdes, he calmly scored the ball into the goal and opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid.
This wonderful goal even made the entire Camp Nou stadium scream.
This talented Spanish midfielder has found his position perfectly in Simeone's tactical system.
This wonderful goal is just the epitome of his outstanding performance in the past season.
But it was this goal that completely broke the deadlock on the field.
Barcelona fought tooth and nail and launched a desperate counterattack.
Atletico Madrid's players were infected by the goal.
To a certain extent, they could no longer endure their patience and carried out Simeone's task of strict defense and made a mistake in the 81st minute.
Central defender Miranda missed someone while defending, and Neymar pushed into the far corner from the left side of the penalty area, equalizing the score for Barcelona.
In the end, the duel between the two teams ended with a score of 1 to 1.
Simeone's team took away an away goal and a draw from Camp Nou.
But facing a team like Barcelona, even if they return to the Calderon Stadium, Atletico Madrid dare not say how much of a winning advantage they have.
However, with the outstanding performance of the players in the team, Atletico Madrid undoubtedly allowed everyone to see the rise of this sheet army and their future potential: