striker cool brother

Chapter 514

On the fourth day after the end of the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid ushered in a focus battle at home that attracted worldwide attention.

El Clasico.

Currently, Barcelona leads the standings with 68 points, followed by Real Madrid with 65 points.

If Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona in this game, they will not only be able to tie in points, but also squeeze Barcelona off the top spot due to the relationship between the two teams this season.

This game is very important for both teams.

Even if there will be a Champions League second-leg match in the middle of next week, when rotation adjustments are required, the two teams still want to play a rich battle, and all the main players will play.

Real Madrid starters:
Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defense: Marcelo, Varane, Ramos, Carvajal.

Back midfielder: Casemiro.

Midfield: Rossi, Modric, Toni Kroos, Bale.

Center forward: Benzema.

Barcelona starting:

Goalkeeper: Ter Schent.

Defense: Alba, Umtiti, Pique, Mecedo.

Midfield: Frenkie de Jong, Busquez, Arthur, Rakitic.

Forwards: Messi, Griezmann.

When the two sides were still warming up, nearly [-] Real Madrid fans poured into the Bernabeu.

In the Bernabéu Stadium with a capacity of 81044 people, there are only a few thousand fans of the visiting team Barcelona.

This is definitely another high-level control over the atmosphere of the game.

Before the game, Barcelona officially hoped that Real Madrid could allocate more tickets to Barcelona fans.

But Real Madrid's attitude is very decisive, only 800.

You do the first day of junior high school, and I do the fifteenth day, so don't blame anyone.

Many Barcelona fans got tickets through other channels, and the price was naturally prohibitively high.

The Real Madrid fans at the scene were full of voices, and the atmosphere created by the home court made Messi, who is used to seeing big scenes, stunned.

rostrum.

Real Madrid President Florentino, accompanied by the club's senior management, stood up to meet the Barcelona President.

Bartomeu is a controversial president with both reputation and reputation.

In the early stages of his tenure, Enrique was appointed as the head coach, and key players such as Suarez, Rakitic, Bravo, and Ter Stegen were introduced to help Barcelona win the second triple crown in team history.

But then he was severely punished by FIFA for banning aid for violations of the youth training, Neymar's transfer scandal and other incidents made him lose the hearts of the people.

In order to save the crisis of trust, Bartomeu spent 4 million euros in the past two summer windows to sign Coutinho, Dembele, Griezmann and De Jong and other stars, hoping to lead the team out of the predicament.

However, in the first round of the league, Barcelona lost 1:3 at home, which has been criticized by fans.

If he loses again in this game, he will suffer a season double kill from rival Real Madrid. This will be an important basis for Bartomeu to be slammed by his competitors.

Barcelona players also know that this battle is not only about the league championship, but also the honor and face of the club.

This is a game that cannot be lost.

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final four days ago, Barcelona drew 1-1 away with Naples, grabbing the initiative to advance and allowing them to better prepare for this game.

The media also agreed that Barcelona, ​​which has relatively little pressure in the Champions League and the league, can retreat in the Bernabeu.

Under the leadership of the referee Laos, players from both sides walked into the Bernabéu stadium, facing the deafening cheers of more than 8 fans.

This is also the first time that Rossi participated in the national derby at home.

Zidane walked to the visiting team's bench and shook hands with new Barcelona coach Setien.

Former coach Ernesto Valverde was sacked after losing to Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final.

After Setien took office, Barcelona has maintained the lead in the standings, but it does not reflect the coaching level of the Spanish coach.

Because of Barcelona's own strength, it is very strong in the entire La Liga.

First in the league, nothing to be proud of.

To beat Real Madrid, the head coach is the real bull.

As soon as the whistle sounded, Real Madrid kicked off.

In the away game, Barcelona chose a midfield composed of four skilled and veteran players to escort Messi.

Because of this, Barcelona abandoned the speed of the wing and adjusted the center of attack to the center.

Coincidentally, Zidane's arrangement in this game also abandoned the wing speed, trying to penetrate Barcelona's defense by mastering the midfield.

In the past few seasons, the scenes of the two teams playing against each other on the wing and speeding up the speed are very enjoyable and impactful.

But in this game, the middle road became the main battlefield for fighting, and it became a fierce bayonet fighting field.

Perhaps it was for the UEFA Champions League in the middle of next week, or perhaps it was because of caution, neither team made a high-position press, but kept looking for opportunities in advancing and possession of the ball.

When Real Madrid defended, Kroos would press the ball holder forward, Bell and Rossi recovered to participate in the defense, so that Barcelona could not find opportunities on the wing, and could only try to find opportunities in the crowded center.

In the 12th minute, Griezmann took the ball on the left rib, and after distributing it to Messi in the middle, he spared half a circle and attacked the weak side, concentrating Real Madrid's defense in the middle.

After Messi keenly observed the space on the wing, he immediately distributed the ball to Alba who was plugging in behind.

The latter swept the ball straight to the goal without stopping, and gave it to the outflanking Griezmann.

However, Real Madrid gathered a lot of players in the middle, and it was difficult for the ball to pass through the ground. It was cleared by Ramos and the attack was resolved.

The possession of the ball was converted and Real Madrid attacked.

Since Barcelona is indeed a speedy player in the frontcourt, Real Madrid boldly moved the formation forward, forcing Messi to go far away from Real Madrid's goal.

And even if Barcelona steals the ball, Real Madrid will have enough time to defend as a whole.

While Real Madrid pressed heavily, they pushed the ball along the wing to the front field through multiple two-to-one passes from the center.

Marcelo regained the starting lineup, not because Zidane wanted him to go forward desperately.

Instead, use his passing cooperation to improve the smoothness of midfield passing and running.

In the 14th minute, after Benzema retreated, Real Madrid broke through Barcelona's defense from the center under the continuous connection with the midfielder and distributed the ball to Bale on the right.

The Welsh star is the promoter of Real Madrid's side counterattack. Under the competition with Alba, he made an emergency stop, kickback, and horizontal knock, and swept the ball towards the center of the penalty area.

At this time, Rossi, who had already arrived at the outflanking point, was double-teamed by two Barcelona midfielders, turning around, pulling the ball, and doing back. The whole movement was very smooth and fast in a small and threatening space.

Kroos, who came to attack, aimed at the lower right corner of the goal, and directly pulled the bar to meet the ball.

The ball drew an arc and went straight to the dead corner.

Goalkeeper Ter Schent's vision was blocked. When he reacted, the ball had left the arch of Mr. Tony's foot, so he hurriedly fell to the ground to catch the ball.

After the ball passed through his fingertips, Terschgent turned his body back the moment he fell to the ground to ensure that the ball was always within his sight.

This is the subconscious reaction of a first-class goalkeeper every time he catches the ball.

The advantage of this is that if the ball rebounds from the goal post, the goalkeeper can control the ball immediately, avoiding the embarrassing situation of concentrating on his back and bouncing into the net.

Fortunately, in order to avoid many Barcelona defenders, Kroos' push shot was less accurate and flew out of the baseline against the post.

But this attack really made Barcelona sweat frequently.

In the Bernabéu stadium, after this attack, the players were given roaring applause.

Afterwards, Real Madrid fans raised their hands, raised their white scarves, waved their white flags and sang the team anthem.

The classical and noble melody, the passionate and surging power made the whole venue extremely shocking.

This is the hall of honor that players yearn for, the home of the best teams in the world.

Santiago - Bernabéu! !

(End of this chapter)