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At 4:00 a.m. on March 2nd, Beijing time, the 26th round of the 2019–2020 La Liga season continued, with Real Madrid hosting Barcelona at home. In the first half, Courtois performed brilliantly, saving Artur’s and Messi’s one-on-one shots. In the second half, Vinícius scored from a tight angle with a chip shot, and Mariano came on as a substitute just before the end to secure the victory for Real Madrid. In the end, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-0, overtaking their rival in the league standings to take the top position.
Round 28 of the 2019-2020 Premier League continued, with Manchester United playing Everton away from home. In the first half, De Gea made a serious mistake that allowed Everton to take an impressive lead, but B Fee scored a stunning goal to level the score. In the second half, Sigurdsson hit the post with a free kick, and Everton’s goal was ruled out just before full time. In the end, Manchester United drew 1-1 away against Everton, staying unbeaten in four consecutive league matches.
A match in the 28th round of the Premier League was held at White Hart Lane, with Tottenham hosting Wolves. In the first half, Belwin scored first, Tottenham’s defense made a mistake that allowed Doherty to equalize the score, and Olie scored a brilliant goal. In the second half, Jota equalized the score once again, and then he assisted Jiménez to score. In the end, Tottenham lost 2-3 at home to Wolves, suffering three consecutive defeats in both competitions; they dropped to 7th place on the league table as Wolves moved up to 6th place.
The League Cup final in England kicked off, with Manchester City competing against Aston Villa for the championship. In the first half, Foden assisted Agüero to take the lead, Rodri increased the score with a header, and Stones’ mistake allowed Samaeta to score and bring the score back. In the second half, Agüero was injured and left the field; Engels stood at the center of the goal, and both teams’ goalkeepers made outstanding saves. At the end of the match, Manchester City defeated Villa 2-1, winning the League Cup for the seventh time and achieving the feat of three consecutive titles.
Round 26 of La Liga continues, with Espanyol hosting Atlético Madrid at home. In the first half, Wu Lei delivered a cross that led to Savic’s own goal ； In the second half, Saul scored a world-class goal to level the score. In the end, Spain drew 1-1 at home against Atlético Madrid, going three matches without a win and facing a tough situation in the battle to avoid relegation.
Round 26 of La Liga continues, with Espanyol hosting Atlético Madrid at home. In the first half, Wu Lei delivered a cross that led to Savic’s own goal ； In the second half, Saul scored a world-class goal to level the score. In the end, Spain drew 1-1 at home against Atlético Madrid, going three matches without a win and facing a tough situation in the battle to avoid relegation.
The 26th round of Serie A saw Atlanta take on Lecce in an away match that started on time. The two teams were tied 2-2 at the half, with Atlanta scoring 5 goals in the second half; Duvasa Pata scored a hat-trick, while Ilicic had two assists and one goal. In the end, Atlanta thrashed Lecce 7-2 away from home.
In the 26th round of Serie A, Roma travel to face Cagliari away from home. In the first half, João Pedro helped Cagliari take the lead; Mchitaryan’s long shot hit the crossbar, while Kalinić scored twice to turn the score around. In the second half, Kluivert hit the crossbar once again before scoring from a one-on-one situation; Gaston Pereiro scored to level the score, Korolarov scored from a free kick, Smoling created a penalty, and João Pedro missed his attempt but scored from a follow-up shot. The match ended with Roma winning 4-3 against Cagliari.
Many people attribute Real Madrid’s victory to Zidane’s ingenious substitutions. Actually, this is just one aspect. There are two more key pieces of data that can reflect this! First, let’s look at Kroos: he made 65 passes in the match, losing just one of them, and he also assisted Vinicius with his goal. Another statistic is that Real Madrid has a ball-interception success rate of 66.7%, while Barcelona has only 42.9%.