Chapter 1038 I Was Wrong!

It has been said that all the pre-season trophies lack weight.

For example, the Super Cups of various countries, even the UEFA Super Cup, have a strong warm-up nature. The Community Shield in England tells you directly that this is a charity warm-up match.

The Spanish Super Cup has always been the same, but there are exceptions.

What would happen if Real Madrid and Barcelona met?

The previous Super Cups have proved that even if it is a Super Cup with a warm-up nature, Real Madrid and Barcelona will not keep their hands.

The same is true this year.

After experiencing empty hands last season, Barcelona introduced strong support this summer, which greatly improved the team's overall strength. With Neymar in the frontcourt, Alexander Song in the midfield, and Jordi Alba and Mathieu in the backcourt, Barcelona's three lines have been greatly improved. Not only did they win consecutively in the warm-up match, they also defeated Real Sociedad 5-1 in the first game of the season.

Compared with Barcelona's strengthening, Real Madrid reorganized this summer.

The departure of Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Maicon and Maxwell greatly weakened Real Madrid's lineup, but the team only introduced two young players, Eden Hazard and Azpilicueta, which allowed Real Madrid to pull the average age of the team to the lowest in La Liga.

It can be said that the current Real Madrid is the team with the lowest average age, the youngest, and the most potential in La Liga.

Everyone is very optimistic about the future of this Real Madrid team, but not necessarily optimistic about their present.

Can Hazard replace Ibrahimovic and form a trident with Yang Yang, Robben and Di Maria?

Can Azpilicueta become an important member of the defense, can Arbeloa continue his outstanding performance in the European Cup and fill Maicon's gap? Can the teenager Carvajal really take the position as soon as the outside world expects?

It can be said that Real Madrid is full of doubts.

And everyone has no doubt that the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona and the European Super Cup against Atletico Madrid are bound to become the two most important tests for Real Madrid in the early season.

What kind of results will Ancelotti and his newly formed team produce?

This is not only a question for all Real Madrid fans, but also a question for the media and fans all over the world, and even the entire European football world, because no one wants to see Real Madrid continue the glory of the past three years.

So, before this game, Vilanova's Barcelona seemed like the brave man who dared to challenge the dragon.

And they didn't disappoint.

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On the evening of August 23rd, Camp Nou.

Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

Both sides did not hold back their hands, and both did their best.

Barcelona's goalkeeper is Valdez, the defense is Alba, Pique, Puyol and Alves, the midfield is the iron triangle of Iniesta, Busquets and Xavi, and the frontcourt is Neymar, Messi and Sanchez.

Among the four newly joined players, Mathieu and Alexander Song were placed on the bench, and Alba and Neymar started together as the team's left winger, which also reflected the importance Vilanova attached to their two players.

Real Madrid also did not dare to be careless. Except for Pepe who was injured in the rotation against Valencia, the rest of the main players all started.

The goalkeeper is Iker Casillas, the defense is Marcelo, Vermaelen, Ramos and Arbeloa, the midfielder is a combination of David Silva, Xavi Martinez and Xavi Alonso, and the frontcourt is Hazard, Yang Yang and Robben.

The atmosphere of the derby was warm. Both sides were polite to each other before the game, but in the game, no one would be outdone.

Ancelotti still wants to try to play a single midfielder with three midfielders. Xavi Martinez is delayed, and David Silva and Xavi Alonso are more advanced. It looks a bit similar to the combination of Iniesta and Xavi.

Not only that, Ancelotti also adjusted the game strategy, requiring players to protect the ball.

In the past, Real Madrid mainly focused on counterattacks and quick attacks, and immediately launched counterattacks and attacks as soon as they grabbed the ball. This made Real Madrid have an absolute disadvantage in possession rate every time they played against Barcelona in the past few years, but shot and scored more than their opponents. Ancelotti obviously wanted to hold the ball this time.

Without Ibrahimovic, there is no absolute commanding height in the frontcourt, so Real Madrid should also appropriately reduce the long pass forward.

After many changes, Real Madrid's game strategy is obvious, that is to ensure possession of the ball through passing, especially short passing, and let the opponent chase the ball as much as possible, so that Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar, Sanchez and others follow the ball back and forth, exhausted.

This style of play has a very strong imprint of Barcelona's passing and possession style of play, and Real Madrid does have such a player configuration to play this kind of football. Hazard, David Silva, Xavi Alonso, Xavi Martinez, Marcelo, Vermaelen and Ramos, this starting lineup of Real Madrid has the ability to play this kind of football.

And you must know that Real Madrid's average age is younger, and their physical fitness and running ability are better, ensuring that the team can provide opponents with strong midfield pressure and pressing, so Ancelotti dared to press the defense forward.

High defense, this is the tactical framework that Real Madrid has always adhered to from the Benitez era to the present.

It is not only a victory, but also represents the further improvement of Real Madrid's technical and tactical style.

But Ancelotti's style of play was hit by Barcelona at the start of the Nou Camp.

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In the 14th minute of the game, Harvey sent a long pass over the top in the midfield.

Sanchez quickly slanted into the penalty area from the right rib, and after stopping the ball first, he rushed directly to the outside of the small penalty area, forming a single shot.

Fortunately, just as Sanchez hit the goal, Vermaelen suddenly burst out from behind, tackled the ball on the ground, blocked the Chilean winger's shot from the bottom line, and failed to form a goal.

But this attack made Real Madrid break out in a cold sweat. Harvey's sudden long pass was too sharp.

You can escape once, but it is difficult to escape the second time.

In the twenty-fifth minute, Barcelona once again sped up their speed under the slow control of the ball. Iniesta dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area and found Messi behind him.

The Argentine went straight behind and succeeded in anti-offside. When it was another one-handed shot, Ramos made a diagonal stab and another shovel fell to the ground. In the end, Messi dribbled the ball and shoveled him to the ground. The referee awarded a penalty without hesitation.

Messi was fine, he personally scored a penalty kick and opened the scoring for Barcelona, ​​1-0.

Only eight minutes later, Barcelona intercepted the ball in the backcourt and launched an attack with consecutive passes.

After Neymar received the ball on the left side of the center line arc, he quickly dribbled forward and single-handedly hit Huanglong. Facing the four defenders of Real Madrid, he did not lose the ball. Instead, he was at the front of the penalty area.

The Argentine achieved it overnight and made another victory for Barcelona, ​​scoring twice, 2-0.

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The whole Camp Nou stadium is crazy!

One hundred thousand Barcelona fans were shouting at the top of their lungs.

Two to zero, this is the best first-half result they have achieved against Real Madrid in the past three years.

And as long as the second half continues, who dares to say that Barcelona can't slaughter Real Madrid at home and avenge the zero-to-five match back then?

Real Madrid players all felt depressed, even frustrated.

They played this game very aggrieved, and they didn't even understand what was going on, anyway, there was something wrong with how they played.

At the beginning, Real Madrid was able to put pressure on their opponents and played relatively smoothly, but gradually, Real Madrid couldn't grab the ball from Barcelona's feet at all.

They controlled the ball slowly, but as soon as they saw the omissions of Real Madrid's defense, they immediately speeded up and were caught off guard.

Two goals, three very threatening attacks, almost all of the same.

As a result, Barcelona gradually controlled the scene, controlled the ball, and controlled the rhythm, while Real Madrid became more and more awkward as they played.

Although players on the field cannot get off-field data, it can be felt that Real Madrid is definitely far behind Barcelona in terms of ball possession rate, and it is not a little bit, but a lot.

Yang Yang is the same as other Real Madrid players, the difference is that he understands more deeply than others.

Ancelotti's starting tactics failed!

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"I was wrong!"

Ancelotti frowned on the sidelines and kept shaking his head.

Only Zidane standing next to him could hear his voice clearly, or he was speaking to Zidane.

The French legend also frowned, but only sighed softly after hearing this.

Sometimes, when you want more, you tend to lose more.

Ancelotti simply said [I was wrong], but it was mixed with helplessness and regret, because it meant that his attempt tonight was a complete failure, and even if he was a little careless, he might lose to Barcelona.

This will be Real Madrid's first defeat against Barcelona in the past three years.

Perhaps, from the moment he decided to play a single midfielder, from the moment he decided to compete with Barcelona for possession, Real Madrid had already lost.

So far in the first half, Real Madrid's possession rate is only one-third of Barcelona's. This is a very disparate, very helpless, and very desperate comparative data.

"Come on, Carlo, we still have a second half and a chance." Zidane could only encourage him.

Losing to Barcelona for the first time in three years, Zidane can fully imagine how much pressure Ancelotti will bear after the game.

But can it all be his fault?

No!

Even if Zidane does not fully support Ancelotti's approach, he must admit that it is irresponsible to shift all responsibility to Ancelotti.

Playing beautiful football like Barcelona is the voice of all Real Madrid fans, and it is the expectation of everyone in the world for Real Madrid. From the management to the staff, everyone hopes that Ancelotti will do this.

Real Madrid's football philosophy is not just to win, but also to win beautifully, to win wonderfully!