Chapter 1242 Yang Yang Is Here, I Can't Lose!

As far back as Cruyff's Dream Team, and possibly even earlier than that, Barcelona have always regarded possession as their life.

According to Barcelona, ​​ball control has been integrated into their blood and genes, and they cannot get rid of it no matter what.

In fact, in the past few years, Barcelona has been practicing a principle, that is, the game can be lost, but the ball possession concept cannot be lost, so they have never dismissed non-ball possession play.

Some people say that this is a kind of complacency, and some people say that it is a kind of stubbornness. Of course, some people must say that this is sticking to their own ideas. They believe that Barcelona's passing and possession will rise again sooner or later. .

The earth is round, and so is football.

When Martino took charge of Barcelona, ​​he wanted to inject change into the team, so he brought more long balls and direct balls, but this style of play has given him mixed reviews, especially when the results are not ideal. , he ended up bleak and dismal in the end.

What can Luis Enrique, a Barcelona star with a poor coaching experience, bring to this team?

Some time before the start, many people thought that he could bring Barcelona a stable defense, because they didn't concede a goal before they met Real Madrid, which is something Barcelona has never done in the past few years.

But soon, after playing Real Madrid, Luis Enrique's defense was completely blown out.

Along with the controversy, Luis Enrique's coaching in Barcelona was also stumbling, the Trident's performance was not good, and the team's performance was not satisfactory, all of which put him under great pressure. The recovery, especially the successive victories, gave him enough confidence.

But the draw for the Copa del Rey pushed Real Madrid in front of Enrique and his Barcelona.

Zero to one at home, how to play away?

Everyone has thought of many, many possibilities, for example, will Enrique put Harvey back into the starting lineup? Could it be a sudden promotion of a young player? Or will there be any unexpected moves in the formation of troops?

But at the Bernabéu, in front of Real Madrid, Enrique surprised people.

He chose to defend and counterattack!

Yes, I read that right, Barcelona is actually kicking...defending...defending...counter...attacking!

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Only thirty-eight seconds into the game, Barcelona made a big-footed clearance in the backcourt, and was intercepted by Real Madrid's left-back Marcelo before it crossed the halfway line. The pass was quickly passed back to the frontcourt and passed to Yang Yang, who was at the front .

After Yang Yang stopped the ball, a beautiful pendulum surpassed others. After passing the center back Pique, he easily pushed and hit, opening the scoring for Real Madrid!

This goal made Real Madrid's morale skyrocket. Everyone was focused on killing Barcelona at home, and it was best to give the opponent another unforgettable fiasco.

But soon, the progress of the game proved once again that it is a timeless truth that a proud soldier must lose.

Only in the ninth minute, after Barcelona intercepted the ball in the backcourt, they quickly played a quick counterattack. Messi caught the ball across the center line and passed it directly to Cristiano Ronaldo in front.

The Portuguese turned with his back to stop the ball, sent a through pass to Neymar, and sent the ball directly into the penalty area.

Neymar quickly stepped in and didn't waste the opportunities created by his teammates. He faced Courtois single-handedly and made a calm push to equalize the score for Barcelona, ​​one to one!

Just once, it can be said to be an accident.

Seven minutes later, a corner attack by Real Madrid failed to work. After being picked off by goalkeeper Ter Stegen, he directly kicked the ball with a big foot. It was the cooperation of the front trident again. This time, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who took the lead. Single-handedly, but the waving ball was too big, and Courtois attacked in time, failing to pose a threat.

The two counterattacks were very sharp, and the changes in Barcelona could be seen in both.

This not only made the Real Madrid players on the field feel uncomfortable, but even Ancelotti and others on the sidelines couldn't believe it, wondering whether they had read it wrong?

Barcelona actually playing defensive counterattack?

Doesn't this team value possession more than winning or losing?

In the 30th minute, Real Madrid created another chance. Carvajal received a ball from Di Maria on the right, and quickly crossed the bottom line to the goal. Yang Yang followed up from the middle. Without a shot angle, With a swipe of the heel, the ball was dialed to the middle.

Suarez followed up and easily hit a shot, two to one, and Real Madrid took the lead again!

But this time the lead was only maintained for about ten minutes. Before the end of the first half, Real Madrid attacked Barcelona's penalty area. Alba made a handball foul, but was not punished by the referee. When Real Madrid protested, Barcelona quickly counterattacked .

Alba passed the ball to Neymar, and Neymar passed it to Messi, who quickly knocked back. Neymar scored twice and scored twice, two to two!

The two goals were basically quick one-kick passes, and both were quick counterattacks after the defense was completed.

Everyone felt a little unbelievable about this transformation of Barcelona.

If it's just a change on the field, it can be said to be a bit confusing, but in terms of statistics, Barcelona's ball possession rate was only in the early 40s in the first 30 minutes, and even at the end of halftime, they were only 40%. Four.

In other words, they didn't even compete for ball possession this time!

Although it was only a short 45-minute game, everyone saw a different Barcelona.

This team does not have the obsession with possession of the ball in the past under Guardiola, and does not have the traditional strong ball control elements of Barcelona, ​​and they are not even so active in counter-robbing. life stuff.

But now, everything has been subverted by Luis Enrique.

He actually started to play a practical and concise defensive counterattack like Real Madrid.

This allows everyone to see the other side of professional football, which is advancing with the times and subverting itself.

Even if you stick to it like Barcelona, ​​there will be a day when there will be a change.

Of course, maybe they only need to do this when they are facing Real Madrid, and it is not necessary to deal with other teams. .

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It was two to two in the first half, both sides fought fiercely, and the players also fought furiously.

During the intermission, Real Madrid captain Ramos complained to the referee all the way, thinking that there was something wrong with Barcelona's second goal just now. Alba obviously had a handball first, but instead of calling a foul, he scored the goal. .

As he talked, Ramos became more and more excited. He also mentioned several other penalties in the first half. When he entered the player channel, his tone was a little disrespectful to the referee, which made him banned in the player channel. A yellow card is shown.

Ramos had already received a yellow card during the defense in the first half. In the end, two yellow cards turned into one red, and the Real Madrid captain was sent off. This made him very angry. If Yang Yang and others hadn't arrived in time to stop him , he was about to attack the referee.

In recent years, La Liga has vigorously cracked down on players' behavior of putting pressure on the referee, and strives to establish the authority of referees. Ramos' actions are very irrational, and at the same time, Real Madrid has to bear the situation of one less player.

The Real Madrid captain also calmed down in the dressing room afterwards, apologizing for his actions.

Ancelotti also had to make substitutions, directly replacing Suarez, replaced by Varane, and partnered with Harvey Martinez as a central defender, hoping to stabilize the team's defense.

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Everyone, including the live broadcast, only realized that Real Madrid was missing one player after the start of the second half.

At first they thought it was Ramos who was late, but when they saw the captain's armband on Marcelo's arm, they found out the problem and got the answer. It turned out that he was sent off with a red card.

There is one less player than the opponent at halftime. This situation is undoubtedly bad.

Real Madrid began to retreat in an all-round way, adopting a steady and steady defensive counterattack strategy.

Barcelona took advantage of their numbers to control the situation and attack Real Madrid again and again.

The ball was back in hand, but Barcelona seemed to be back to their old slow pace.

The defensive counterattack that was playing just now seemed to be back to the old way in the blink of an eye, the slow backcourt, the slow advance, the slow cooperation, the trident seemed to have lost the sharpness of the first half...

Mascherano still performed stably in the midfield and protected the defense very well. Coupled with the excellent performance of the central defender combination of Varane and Javi Martinez, Real Madrid only lost one player. Without the advantage of the scene, there was no too dangerous scene.

Yang Yang was pushed to the front, still waiting for an opportunity to fight back.

It was a beautiful first half with four exciting goals, but the second half was dull.

Barcelona seemed to have no idea how to play football, while Real Madrid had to retreat due to their numerical disadvantage.

Until the 84th minute, Real Madrid quickly hit the frontcourt. Yang Yang responded with his back on the outside of the penalty area. Ya, turned around and sprinted forward, and Di Maria also sent a straight pass knowingly, passing the ball into the penalty area.

Pique and Mathieu pinched Yang Yang from left to right, and even Pique made a very obvious pulling movement.

But the two Barcelona central defenders couldn't stop Yang Yang even after pulling and dragging. He took the first step and directly sent Di Maria's pass into Barcelona's goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

In an instant, the entire Bernabéu stadium erupted!

The enthusiasm of more than 80,000 fans, who had been suppressed throughout the game, completely burst out at this moment.

After Yang Yang scored the goal, he pointed at Di Maria and motioned him to come to the sideline to celebrate by himself.

The two have fought side by side for many years, and this tacit understanding is quite good.

The whole Bernabéu stadium was shouting Yang Yang's name, because they knew that it was Yang Yang who saved Real Madrid again.

With two goals and one assist, Real Madrid led Barcelona three times, and all three goals were created by Yang Yang.

His form is really good.

Almost every critical moment, he can always stand up and surprise everyone!

Gradually, Real Madrid fans began to believe it.

As long as Yang Yang is here, Real Madrid can't lose!