The entire Wanda Metropolitano Stadium had turned into a paradise of cheers and laughter.
Suarez charged excitedly toward the stands, his face twisted with emotion as he roared, as if trying to let out all the anger he had felt at Barcelona.
Barcelona fans who couldn't be there in person and had to watch on TV cursed their former club president nonstop.
What an idiot!
How could you let a player like that go?
If you'd kept him, we'd have the top three scorers in the league right now. Wouldn't that be great?
Would we still have been knocked out of the Champions League and the Copa del Rey?
Would winning the league title still be such a struggle?
Damn it, it was all Karim Benzema's fault!
Barcelona's players were a little stunned by that goal.
Conceding right from the start was a huge blow to the team's morale!
Fortunately, team captain Busquets quickly shouted a few words of encouragement, and everyone knew how important this match was, so they didn't lose their composure.
Li Mingyu also breathed a sigh of relief. If they'd been rattled right from the start, there'd have been no point playing on.
After the restart, Barcelona didn't hurry forward. Instead, they continued to pass the ball around patiently in tight spaces.
This time, after Atletico Madrid's players had pressed frantically for two minutes and seen that Barcelona wasn't showing any weaknesses, they gave up on the high-energy press up front and pulled their defensive line back.
Barcelona head coach Koeman narrowed his eyes and glanced at Simeone, who was sitting nearby with one leg crossed over the other. His expression turned grave.
No wonder they called him the Bandit Coach. He'd taken advantage of Barcelona being unsettled at the start and stolen a goal.