Chapter 54 We succeeded!
In order to be fair, La Liga has arranged the last two rounds of the league at the same time as usual.
When Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla 4-0 at home, completely crushing the future Europa League champion into the relegation zone, the results of several other games also came out one after another.
Real Oviedo conceded a goal at the start of the game but then scored two goals in a row to defeat Rayo Vallecano 2-1.
Especially in the 80th minute, when Anya scored the winning goal for the team, even Aragones was inexplicably excited.
I don't know if it was affected by Real Oviedo's 80th-minute goal reversal, but in another game, Numancia challenged Alaves away and played very well in the previous stage, scoring two goals in the 35th and 76th minutes respectively.
This looks like a sure win.
But after Anya scored, for some reason, Numancia conceded two goals in the 82nd and 86th minutes.
What is even more unbelievable is that Numancia conceded another goal in the final stoppage time.
In just ten minutes, Numancia conceded three goals and finally collapsed.
In the end, Alaves reversed Numancia 3-2 at home.
Because Real Sociedad drew 0-0 with Barcelona at home, they got 44 points after 37 rounds.
After Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla 4-0 at home, they got 45 points, not only surpassing Numancia, but also surpassing Real Sociedad in one go, ranking 16th in La Liga.
Below Atletico Madrid are Real Sociedad, Real Oviedo, Numancia, Real Betis and Sevilla.
Hiddink's team lost 0-2 to Real Madrid at home in this round.
Oviedo and Numancia now have the same points, but judging from their head-to-head results, Oviedo ranks higher.
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We did it!
The moment the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the entire Calderon Stadium turned into a vast ocean.
55,000 Atletico Madrid fans were cheering wildly and shouting loudly.
Yang Hao raised his fists high, feeling satisfied with the team's performance and also feeling greatly relieved.
He has passed the most difficult level!
Atletico Madrid successfully avoided relegation one round in advance!
At this moment, he really had the urge to shout out loud and cheer around the field, but he held it back.
It was only a little over a month, but it felt like a very long time had passed.
During this period, he lived a very busy and fast-paced life every day.
Now that he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he was actually a little uncomfortable with it.
However, he soon remembered something else.
Atletico Madrid's competition is not over yet, there is still a Copa del Rey final.
The opponent is Atletico Madrid’s city rival, Real Madrid!
Thinking of this, Yang Hao perked up again.
It was at this moment that, directly opposite him, in the huge stands of the Calderon Stadium, fans began to take out cardboards one after another and hold them high above their heads.
Each cardboard piece was painted, and together they formed a giant tifo that covered the entire stands of the Calderón Stadium.
Yang Hao also gradually recognized this tifo. It was based on Atletico Madrid's position and red and white arrow stripes, with a huge picture in the middle, which photoshopped Yang Hao into the image of a savior.
When this giant tifo was turned over, it immediately attracted the attention of the entire stadium. All the fans burst into thunderous cheers and everyone was shouting Yang Hao's name frantically.
Yang Hao himself was a little stunned, and felt touched deep in his heart.
He knew that it was not easy to make such a tifo, but Atletico Madrid fans gave it to Yang Hao.
A young rookie head coach who has only coached the team for more than a month.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Mendiodoro suddenly walked up and asked Yang Hao with a smile.
"You knew it a long time ago?" Yang Hao was a little surprised.
"How else would they have your high-definition photos?" Mendiodoro laughed. "Actually, they haven't been hiding it. Many people know about it, but they just didn't want to tell you in advance because they wanted to give you a surprise."
"Well, it's quite a surprise. I'll sue you for violating my portrait rights!" Yang Hao "threatened" viciously.
Mendiodoro certainly wouldn't take it seriously.
"Thank you, Yang, you saved Atletico Madrid, thank you!"
After saying that, Mendiodoro opened his arms with emotion and hugged Yang Hao.
It can be seen that at the moment when the team successfully avoided relegation, the second-generation and third-generation Atletico Madrid fans were really moved.
The fans at the scene also noticed this scene and burst into even more enthusiastic applause.
The players also gathered around and stood with head coach Yang Hao. Some even shouted that they wanted to throw Yang Hao into the air, but Yang Hao righteously refused.
"They only dumped their head coach after they won the championship, but we're trying to avoid relegation, so there's no such rule!"
Seeing the head coach's stern refusal, captain Aguilera also agreed with Yang Hao's statement, "Indeed, the head coach is only dumped after winning the championship. This is the rule in football."
But unexpectedly, just when Yang Hao was relieved and turned to leave, Aguilera suddenly rushed over first.
Don’t say it, this guy is only 1.73 meters tall and doesn’t look tall, but the physique and strength of a professional athlete are really strong. He knocked Yang Hao to the ground and picked him up in one go.
Seeing this, other people around also rushed forward.
"What we at Atletico hate most is following the rules!" Aguilera shouted.
"Brothers, throw!"
"good!"
Yang Hao was really scared .
NND, this group of unruly idiots!
When he was thrown up, his whole body tensed up and he almost shouted for help.
But in the end, he couldn't help it.
"Hey, hey, hey, catch it more accurately and don't let go!"
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Atletico Madrid successfully avoided relegation one round in advance!
The news quickly sparked heated discussions throughout Spain.
Especially after the 37th round, Atletico Madrid successfully avoided relegation, which once again brought Yang Hao's name to the attention of media and fans in Spain, Europe, and even the world.
Who would have thought that this 25-year-old coach would be able to rescue the team that Ranieri and Antic had led into the relegation zone in just over a month.
More importantly, after a series of victories, especially the 4-0 victory over Sevilla, Atletico's goal difference has improved significantly. Even if they lose to Real Mallorca in the last round, Atletico will not be relegated.
If Atletico Madrid wants to be pushed back into the relegation zone, Oviedo, Numancia and Real Sociedad must all win in the last round.
But that doesn't exist.
Why?
Because in the last round, Real Oviedo played against Real Sociedad.
In other words, one of these two teams is destined to not escape unscathed.
After one round of league games, the situation completely reversed, Real Sociedad was dragged down, and Atletico Madrid came out on top.
For a while, all major Spanish media were reporting this news frantically.
In particular, Atletico Madrid's head coach Yang Hao received a flood of praise.
After all, more than a month ago, everyone had sentenced Atletico Madrid to death, but he managed to bring Atletico Madrid back to life.
Not only that, Atletico Madrid also reached the King's Cup final.
Relegation is the main battlefield, and the King's Cup is just the icing on the cake, but if we can win the King's Cup, we can participate in the UEFA Cup next season, which is also an honor.
Today's UEFA Cup is different from the UEFA Cup in the next few years, and it is still quite valuable.
Since 1998, UEFA has restructured the three major European competitions, merging the Cup Winners' Cup into the UEFA Cup, and the European Champions Cup has been expanded on a large scale, transformed into the UEFA Champions League, and started to use European competition points.
Looking back from 2023, this move has led to the gradual decline of the UEFA Cup.
But as of 2000, the UEFA Cup is still quite valuable and highly regarded.
If Atletico Madrid can successfully avoid relegation and enter the UEFA Cup, it would be a double blessing.
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The outside media was making a lot of noise, but Yang Hao still refused to accept interviews from the media reporters.
In the words of media reporters, he is still feeling "awkward".
Mendiodoro even jokingly called on the media at the press conference after the team successfully avoided relegation, "You have to give him more time."
This is of course a joke.
After the 37th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid's next preparation focus shifted to the King's Cup final in two weeks.
There are two weeks of preparation time, which is crucial for Atletico Madrid.
On the contrary, Real Madrid is still struggling to qualify for the Champions League.
After this round, Real Madrid ranked 4th, only 1 point more than Valencia in 5th and Alaves in 6th.
In other words, in the last round of the league, Real Madrid still has to fight hard against Valladolid.
Judging from the situation this season, Valladolid is also a tough nut to crack, and Real Madrid may not be able to chew it.
What's more, after playing against Valladolid on the 18th, the Champions League final will be on the 24th, and the opponent is Valencia.
On the 27th, the two Madrid giants will gather at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia to decide the King's Cup champion.
Three games a week, and having to give their all, will be a huge challenge for Real Madrid.
Because of this, after the match against Sevilla, Yang Hao announced on the spot that the team would arrange two days of vacation, but they would be separated. This immediately made all the players in the locker room excited.
Who wouldn’t like paid vacation?
Yang Hao also repeatedly reminded the players that after avoiding relegation in the league, the team must continue to work hard and strive to take advantage of Real Madrid's defeat the opponent and win the King's Cup.
The players were also in high spirits.
The next morning, after the team had a recovery training, Yang Hao asked Parales to call Belleron to his office.
He was very busy before, and he hadn't received any confirmation from Atletico Madrid, so he put many things aside temporarily.
It is Yang Hao’s principle not to meddle in matters that are not his responsibility.
Now that the team has successfully avoided relegation and he has decided to stay, many things have to be put on the agenda.
The summer transfer window is long and short at the same time, so we must race against time.
So, after Yang Hao saw Belleron and waited until Parales closed the door and left, he stared directly at Belleron and asked directly: "Tell me, Juan, will you stay after this season ends?"
