Chapter 1318 A Good Show

"Get Real Madrid's starting lineup."

In the Bernabéu away locker room, Barcelona assistant coach Roberto Moreno grabbed a freshly released starting lineup list and walked into the Barcelona coach rest area, immediately attracting the attention of all coaches including head coach Enrique come over.

"Courtois in goal, Marcelo, Javi Martinez, Ramos and Danilo in defense, Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Modric in midfield, and up front Hazard, Suarez and Yang Yang."

After Robert Moreno finished reading Real Madrid's starting list, the Barcelona coaching staff also fell into contemplation.

Including Enrique, everyone is guessing about the thoughts of Zidane and Yang Yang in this battle.

Four three three against four three three, what are they going to do tonight?

But it is not difficult to see from this starting lineup list that Yang Yang and Zidane's ideas are still traceable.

"Danilo didn't play two national team games. Vermaelen, Varane and Ramos all played two games, but it seems that Ramos is in better form. Marcelo has been playing lately. recuperating in Madrid."

"In midfield, Mascherano was replaced by Casemiro, who was also recharging his energy, Kroos and Modric started, David Silva, James Rodriguez were all replaced. They were placed on the bench, and Di Maria in the frontcourt did not start, so it is not difficult to see that Yang Yang and Zidane are also very sophisticated in their use of troops."

The more critical the moment is, the more stability is required.

Although adventure and surprise soldiers can catch people by surprise and achieve miraculous effects, they are often very risky. It is okay to use them once in a while, but they will not work if used frequently.

I often walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet?

Always blindly use odds, and sooner or later there will be times when the ship capsizes from the gutter, so Yang Yang and Zidane have always used troops relatively steadily.

Real Madrid has an advantage in strength, and the steady use of troops is in line with Real Madrid's current situation.

Of course, many media and fans will accuse them of being conservative at critical moments, and this is for laymen.

There is no name in the finals, but no one will take risks easily in any crucial decisive battle.

"What do you think?" Enrique looked at his assistant Robert Moreno.

This assistant is Luis Enrique's right-hand man. He has followed him for many years. Although he has been behind the scenes, he is a leader in Spain in terms of scouting, data analysis, video research, and intelligence collection. Enrique He has always relied heavily on him. The two have experienced Rome, Vigo Celta and Barcelona's first team together from the Barcelona B team.

"From the point of view of the formation, it is still relatively stable. This is not surprising. It is estimated that they will not take risks easily, because they should be a little unpredictable. Whether we will play Messi or not, that's why we did it."

Whether to play Messi, not to mention Real Madrid, even Barcelona, ​​and even Messi himself will not know until he arrives in Madrid in the morning, because the Barcelona coaching staff wants to observe Messi's state.

And everyone knows that with or without Messi, Barcelona play differently.

"I think we should still stick to the original style of play, let Sergi Roberto play the right winger, assist Alves and Rakitic to contain Real Madrid's left, and from the starting lineup we can see , Marcelo and Hazard both started."

All the teams that have played against Real Madrid are full of fear of Real Madrid's wings.

There are Marcelo and Hazard on the left, and Carvajal and Di Maria on the right. This kind of wing combination must be handled carefully by any team. A mistake may be sieved at any time .

And tonight, Di Maria did not start because of his long journey and two full matches in the national team, but both Yang Yang and Suarez may appear on the right, and Danilo's offensive ability is also very strong.

Of course, Barcelona's left side is also unambiguous. The left side attack composed of Neymar, Alba and Iniesta is enough to penetrate any defense line in the world. This will be the most reliable offensive line for Barcelona tonight.

Sergi Roberto replaced Messi in the starting lineup for the purpose of defense, Rakitic's starting lineup was to stabilize the midfield, and Neymar and Alba on the left were the team's offensive channels.

"Neymar, Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo are all top left-sided players in the world. As long as the ball hits our left side, with our personal ability on the left side, we can completely tear Real Madrid apart. Defensive."

Moreno analyzed the current situation in Barcelona, ​​"Unlike in the past, our left offensive channel has been formed, and the players are also very understanding with each other. I believe that tonight, our left is capable of breaking through Real Madrid's right. road defense."

Enrique frowned, but kept nodding to express his approval of Moreno's analysis.

There are 11 players in the starting lineup, who will be selected and who will not be selected. This has been carefully considered by the coaching staff.

If Messi can play, then Barcelona will adopt another style of play, but now Messi can't play, Barcelona needs Iniesta and Busquets to pass and control the ball. , is the guarantee for Barcelona to beat Real Madrid.

In the past, Barcelona had the golden iron triangle in the midfield, but everyone focused on Harvey and Iniesta. As everyone knows, Guardiola abandoned Yaya Touré back then and chose Busquets who had just debuted , It's really not just because he is stable, nor because he debuted in Barcelona's youth training.

More importantly, although Busquets' defense is not very good, he has a very special ability, or it comes from the inheritance of Barcelona's traditional fourth position. He can make Barcelona's entire system run more smoothly and smoothly. , he can send the ball out during the opponent's midfield and frontcourt pressing, and plan Barcelona's attack.

It can be said that after seeing Real Madrid's starting lineup and some analysis, Enrique can basically determine that this is a continuation of the competition between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the past few years.

According to the old script of the past years, Barcelona should control the ball and Real Madrid patiently plan the defensive counterattack.

But tonight, Enrique improvised a script and he made the adjustment because his most important player, Messi, did not start but would come on in the second half.

This is not his trump card, but his double insurance!

"Okay, everyone, get ready to play!" Luis Enrique clapped his hands vigorously to encourage his assistants.

"According to the script we wrote before, put on a good show at the Bernabeu tonight and kill them!"

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At the beginning of the game, Barcelona took the lead in using the right to serve, seizing the opportunity and controlling the ball.

Real Madrid showed more patience, mainly deploying defenses in the midline.

After a few attempts at the opening, the game began to become intense, and Barcelona began to show its intentions and threats, especially on Barcelona's left.

In the seventh minute, Iniesta had just dribbled the ball across the center line. Modric came to intercept him immediately, but the Barcelona midfielder reacted quickly and directly passed the ball to the left wing.

Alba quickly stepped in, stopped the ball and continued to move forward without slowing down.

Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo were both in the penalty area, and the two moved forward quickly, one behind the other.

Danilo immediately grabbed the ball, but Alba suddenly dunked the ball inside, took a step inside with the ball, and suddenly sent a diagonal pass directly to the goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo sprinted forward quickly, throwing away Ramos, and when he was about to catch up with the ball, Courtois suddenly abandoned the goal and attacked. The tall and long Belgian goalkeeper fell to the ground first and saved the ball.

Barcelona missed an opportunity to attack and failed to pose a threat.

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Enrique was very satisfied with the player's attack and applauded vigorously on the sidelines.

"Well done! That's how you play!"

"Left, left, left, pay more attention!"

"You can put more pressure on them!"

Soon, in another left-side attack planned by Barcelona, ​​Modric returned all the way to the penalty area before successfully intercepting the pass to Iniesta, but the subsequent attack planned failed to create a threat.

But Enrique still reminded his players on the sidelines to control the ball, control the game, and continue to play resolutely on the left.

In the tenth minute, goalkeeper Bravo took a goal kick and landed in the frontcourt.

When Cristiano Ronaldo was competing with Real Madrid player Ramos for the top, he suppressed Ramos, causing Ramos to lose his balance. However, neither of them grabbed the ball. Instead, they ran all the way from the left. Neymar caught up first.

After Neymar got the ball, he quickly dribbled the ball along the right side of the penalty area and rushed to the baseline. Danilo followed from the left, marking Neymar closely, while Javi Martinez quickly blocked the ball. In front of Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the one-on-one contest, Neymar relied on his strong personal ability to forcefully break through Danilo and cross the ball to the goal. Cristiano Ronaldo was interrupted by Xavi Martinez and the goalkeeper The forward tried to hit the far corner, but he slipped out and failed to score.

The Portuguese shook his hands in anger, obviously dissatisfied with missing such an opportunity.

Everyone in Real Madrid was frightened, and there were boos at the Bernabeu Stadium.

"Close! Very close!"

Enrique became excited on the sidelines, "I can already smell the goal, it's getting closer!"

The Barcelona coach is full of excitement now.

After the opening, Barcelona not only controlled nearly 80% of the ball, but also almost suppressed Real Madrid.

Facts have proved that the starting tactics of Real Madrid's two rookie coaches were still conservative. They did not have any decent pressure in the midfield and frontcourt. Instead, they allowed Barcelona's midfielder and backfield to pass and control the ball very easily.

Everyone knows that Barcelona is good at passing and controlling, and Real Madrid does not exert pressure in the midfield and frontcourt. Doesn't this mean giving Barcelona a chance?

"Keep attacking me!"

"Work harder! Work harder, as long as you score one goal, there will definitely be more!"

This is the Bernabeu Stadium. As long as Barcelona scores, Real Madrid will definitely be restless.

Confrontation?

Especially when Real Madrid is in a hurry, this is definitely the scene that Barcelona wants to see the most.

At this point, the game has been going on for ten minutes, and it has been acting according to Enrique's script.

The Barcelona head coach also began to stabilize on the sidelines, folding his hands on his chest, pointing out the situation from time to time, admiring the good show directed by himself.