Chapter 1014 Four Kills Barcelona

In the thirty-fifth round of La Liga, the Derby of the Century, Real Madrid challenged Barcelona away.

As the third century derby in a short period of time, the two sides can be said to have played all the cards that could be played before.

Real Madrid came to the Camp Nou with an aggregate score of 8-0 in the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals, while Barcelona had high hopes by all fans, hoping to bounce back at home, even if it was just a game that had no effect on the overall situation. If you can really beat Real Madrid, it is also a good thing to celebrate.

But it turned out that Barcelona did not come back to life.

Real Madrid played in a rotation in this game. Ancelotti arranged a four-three-three formation, the goalkeeper was Casillas, and the back line was a combination of Maxwell, Pepe, Varane and Abeloa. Vy Martinez was dragged behind, Herrera and Modric were in midfield, Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Di Maria were in Trident.

Ancelotti's formation is very obvious, that is, midfield suppression, using the characteristics of Martinez, Herrera and Modric's three midfielders with both offensive and defensive capabilities to suppress Barcelona's midfield.

Guardiola also made a proper rotation in this game. The goalkeeper is Valdes, the defense is Adriano, Pique, Puyol and Alves, the midfield is Busquets, and Thiago is behind. In the middle with Harvey, the frontcourt is a trident combination of Tello, Messi and Iniesta.

It was definitely a very courageous choice.

Before the game, many media broke the news that Guardiola lost the support of the locker room, and a very important point was his use of several teenagers such as Thiago, Tello and Cuenca, because everyone in the locker room believed that, Guardiola should put more trust in players like Pedro and Cesc Fabregas.

But in this battle, Guardiola still arranged for Thiago and Tello to start, showing his determination to gamble to the end.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took the lead in creating a threat, Ibrahimovic made a direct pass, Yang Yang formed a single-handed shot, but fell into the offside trap of Barcelona.

Subsequently, Yang Yang forced a breakthrough on the left to get a corner kick, which allowed Real Madrid to get three consecutive corner kicks, but failed to create a threat, which also allowed Barcelona to gradually stabilize their position.

Although Real Madrid did not have possession of the ball, it still created more threats and attacking opportunities. Just like in the previous games, Barcelona still had the upper hand without scoring, and it was difficult for both sides to create threats.

Iniesta appeared on the right in this game, but in the face of Maxwell, he had more than enough ball control, but not enough ability to open up the situation, and Tello on the left was even better in the face of Abeloa. Oops, arguably the most sluggish point in the Barcelona team.

The other is Thiago in midfield, who is obviously difficult to be on the same channel as Xavi and Busquets.

Or, this is the result of the problems within Barcelona.

In the first 15 minutes, Real Madrid was almost always creating a threat. Barcelona did not pass the ball until the 14th minute. Iniesta's heel hook shot wide of the goal and completed the first shot.

But just two minutes later, Real Madrid was on the left again, and Yang Yang dribbled the ball to break through. Busquets fouled and won a free kick in the frontcourt, but this time Yang Yang chose to serve quickly, Modric was assigned to the right, Dima Leah left footed shot from the right side of the box results in a corner.

Di Maria took a corner kick, Pepe nodded the ball to the goal, and was barely saved by Valdes, but Puyol did not react in time, made a clearance immediately, and was shoveled by Harvey Martinez. than zero!

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One goal behind, it was home battle again, Barcelona started to attack, while Real Madrid steadily retreated and counterattacked.

The two sides, you come and go, have not given the opponent a good opportunity.

It was not until the 70th minute of the second half that Real Madrid created another scoring opportunity.

During the counterattack, Ibrahimovic forcibly dribbled the ball, attracting the defensive attention of the two central defenders, and then passed it to Yang Yang. Er started to hit the goal from the outside of the penalty area, hit Puyol, rebounded to the right of the penalty spot, and Di Maria followed and calmly pushed and scored.

Two to zero!

Just three minutes later, Modric received a pass from Di Maria on the right and found Yang Yang behind Puyol.

Then the two sides made their own substitutions, but they were never able to break the opponent's goal again.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-0 away with the successive goals of Xavi Martinez, Di Maria and Yang Yang.

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After the game, the Spanish domestic media was once again in an uproar.

In three consecutive century derbies, Barcelona did not score a single goal, but instead swallowed 11 goals. This can be described as a mountain of defeat, and it can even be said to be the most humiliating battle in Barcelona's century-old history.

Even the Catalan media couldn't help criticizing Guardiola's employment after the game, believing that Tello was the worst player in the game, but Guardiola tolerated him playing for 80 minutes.

"There is also Thiago, the teenager is active, but the quality of the pass is not high and the mistakes are frequent. This is a well-known thing, but Guardiola would rather replace Xavi than replace Thiago. Ge, this has to make people wonder if he has been swayed by his own emotions and preferences?"

The Catalan media also specially analyzed Xavi's expression when he was substituted, saying that when Xavi was substituted in the 69th minute, he didn't even hug Guardiola, but just said hello at will. unhappy face.

"And one minute after Xavi came off, Thiago obviously couldn't control the midfield. Real Madrid took advantage of Barcelona's change and scored two goals in three minutes, which caught Barcelona by surprise and further expanded the score."

Catalan media believe that Guardiola's formation is debatable, especially his preference for young players.

"If, three days later, at the Calderon Stadium, he is still motivated and insists, then it will be difficult for Barcelona to obtain satisfactory results." The media asserted.

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Three days later, at the Calderon Stadium in Madrid.

Real Madrid vs. Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.

Maybe it's because Guardiola is remorseful, maybe it's because he realizes he has to leave something behind, or maybe it's pressure from management and fans...

All in all, Guardiola compromised.

In the final of the King's Cup, Guardiola still had a four-three-three formation, but this time there was not even a young player in the starting lineup, and they were all the main stars of the year.

Goalkeeper Valdes, the back line is Adriano, Puyol, Pique and Alves, the single midfielder is Busquets, the front is Xavi and Iniesta, Pedro, Messi and Sanchez are composed Attacking the trident in the frontcourt.

This should be the strongest starting lineup that Barcelona can currently arrange, and it is also the starting lineup that the outside world has been calling for Guardiola to make, but at the Calderon Stadium, this lineup still cannot save Barcelona.

In just three minutes of the opening, Yang Yang received a through pass from David Silva on the left side of the penalty area, and a single-handed shot from the near corner succeeded, opening the scoring for Real Madrid.

Barcelona's morale was low, and many players were obviously not in the best condition, especially in the midfield and frontcourt. Under the strong pressure of Real Madrid, they made frequent mistakes.

In the 25th minute, Xavi Alonso made an over-the-top long pass, and Yang Yang succeeded in anti-offside again. He kept the ball at the front of the penalty area and volleyed directly into the air, picking the ball over the attacking goalkeeper Valdes. The score widened to two to zero.

Barcelona still controls the ball, but has never played an impressive offensive.

At half-time, Guardiola made two substitutions in one breath, once replacing Xavi with Thiago, and once replacing Pedro with Fabregas.

Two people were replaced at halftime, which obviously made everyone see through Guardiola's dissatisfaction with the team's performance in the first half, but it still couldn't save the team's performance in the second half.

Fortunately, Real Madrid did not increase their offensive efforts in the second half of this game. In the end, with Yang Yang's brace, they defeated Barcelona 2-0 and won the King's Cup.

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When the game was over, the Real Madrid rushed into the pitch, and the whole Calderon Stadium burst into thunderous cheers.

Although this is the home of the arch-rival Atletico Madrid, tonight is a stage for Real Madrid fans to celebrate.

Ancelotti, Zidane and others are also inexplicably excited. The double crown is in hand. As long as they beat Chelsea in the Champions League final in half a month, Real Madrid will undoubtedly achieve the triple crown.

This is the first time in the history of Spanish football that a team has achieved the triple crown!

The entire Calderon Stadium was filled with cheers from Real Madrid players and fans, which was deafening.

In front of Barcelona's coaching bench, Guardiola looked at the Barcelona players walking down the field with a lonely face. He wanted to walk up and told them not to be disappointed, they all raised their heads, but he did not walk over in the end. .

Because he knows that at this time, no matter what he says, it will only make this group of players more disappointed.

More importantly, he couldn't convince himself to go over, because he was also disappointed at this moment.

From taking charge of this team in 2008 to the present, in four years, he has experienced a lot, gained a lot, but also lost a lot.

It was only now that he really began to understand what his teacher Cruyff once said to him.

In today's world of professional football, Ferguson is an alternative and unique. The ideal time for any head coach to be in a team is three years, and no more than four years at most, because when the freshness passes, when you no longer When you have a passion, you will find that the job you have sworn to love your whole life turns into a torment.

And Guardiola is exactly four years, and he deeply understands and understands these words.

Before the game, he tried very hard to leave something for Barcelona, ​​but now, he feels it is unnecessary.

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When Real Madrid was still celebrating in the dressing room of the Calderon Stadium the team won the Copa del Rey, at the post-match press conference, Guardiola made it clear for the first time that he would not renew his contract with Barcelona.

"Now, it is indeed time to say goodbye!" Guardiola said with red eyes.