Chapter 1438 Strangle Messi

Real Madrid 4-2 at home, with a total score of 8-3, knocked out Bayern Munich, and the final results of the other three matchups in the Champions League quarter-finals were also released one after another.

In the first half, after Barcelona lost 0-3 away to Juventus in the first leg, they finally failed to perform a miracle at the Nou Camp Stadium.

Allegri's team finally eliminated the La Liga Banba with a total score of 3-0 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

In another matchup in the first half, Monaco returned to their home court after beating Dortmund 3-2 in the first leg. Kylian Mbappe scored a goal in just three minutes, and finally defeated Dortmund 3-1 at home. With a score of 6 to 3, they successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League and encountered Juventus.

It is worth mentioning that Mbappe's performance in the second round was still eye-catching. He scored three goals in the two knockout rounds of the Champions League. The performance of this French teenager left a very deep impression on people. To his limitless prospects.

Especially after Monaco eliminated Dortmund, as Monaco's popular rookie, Mbappe also defeated Dortmund's rookie Dembele, and is known as the most promising talented rookie in today's football to succeed Yang Yang in the future.

But also because of this, Mbappe has also attracted the attention and attention of more and more teams.

In the second half, after Atletico Madrid defeated Leicester City 1-0 in the first round, they shook hands 1-1 in the away game. With a total score of 2-1, they eliminated the defending Premier League champions without any risk.

The Madrid duo met again in the semi-finals of the Champions League, which undoubtedly added some highlights to the Champions League, but everyone paid more attention to Real Madrid. After winning the Grand Slam for three consecutive seasons, whether this Real Madrid can continue in the past How many years of glory? Can they reach the Champions League final again?

For Real Madrid, meeting Atletico Madrid is also a good choice, because the two teams are too familiar with each other.

This is the fourth consecutive season that the two sides have met in the knockout round of the Champions League. It can be said that the distance between the two sides is narrow. In addition to the domestic La Liga and cup matches, there are always several Madrid derby games every year.

In terms of the performance of each other, Real Madrid has the advantage. In addition, Atletico Madrid's performance this season is not ideal, so Real Madrid is still very confident in winning this city rival.

As for entering the Champions League final, Real Madrid is confident whether it will meet Juventus or Monaco.

Therefore, after playing Bayern Munich, both inside Real Madrid and the media close to Real Madrid are full of confidence in the prospect of this season's Champions League. On the contrary, Yang Yang and Zidane keep reminding the players inside the team that they must maintain focus.

It's one thing to have confidence, it's another to go all out.

For Real Madrid, only by going all out and playing every game well can they be qualified to talk about winning the championship.

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On the evening of April 23rd, at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.

In the thirty-third round of La Liga, Real Madrid played against Barcelona at home.

Although this season's La Liga has long lost its suspense, this century derby still attracts the attention of fans all over the world.

The two most expensive teams in the world are also the teams with the most stars and the most dazzling stars in the world. It is impossible for such a matchup not to attract the attention of the media and fans.

Barcelona's recent situation is not good. The head coach Luis Enrique has announced his departure in advance, and has just been eliminated by Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Applauding to the fourth official after receiving a red card against Malaga was followed by a two-match ban for a total of three games.

Before Barcelona appealed, hoping to allow Neymar to play, but was soon warned by the Spanish Court of Arbitration for Sport.

So tonight, the King of Brazil will miss the Derby of the Century.

Compared with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's performance is still stable.

After winning the Grand Slam for three consecutive seasons, he once again broke into the final of the King's Cup this season. At the same time, he also advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Continue to dominate La Liga.

But there are still many media and fans looking forward to Barcelona's Jedi counterattack, even if the outcome of this game has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Not only the outside media and fans attach great importance to this game, but Real Madrid also attaches great importance to this game. After all, this is the derby of the century.

After several considerations, Yang Yang and Zidane still adjusted the team's starting lineup.

Just now in the Champions League against Bayern Munich, the team consumed a lot of energy. If they continue to play against Barcelona, ​​it would be really dangerous.

Goalkeeper Courtois, the defense is Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal, the midfield is David Silva, Kante and De Bruyne, and the frontcourt is Argentine. A combination of Zall, Suarez and Yang Yang.

This looks like four-three-three, but in fact, when it comes to the court, the tridents in the frontcourt basically move around flexibly.

What really made Yang Yang and Zidane curious was Barcelona's formation.

It wasn't until an hour before the game that Real Madrid got Barcelona's starting lineup.

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Goalkeeper Ter Stegen, Alba, Umtiti, Pique and Roberto in the defense, Iniesta, Busquets and Rakitic in the midfield, Paco and Suarez in the frontcourt Si and Messi.

"It turned out to be Paco." Yang Yang was a little surprised by this.

Paco Alcacer, a 23-year-old Spanish international, is a striker. He debuted in the Valencia youth training. In the past two years, he has performed well and scored double-digit goals. He is a rising star in Spain. A rookie who was born, he was paid 30 million euros by Barcelona last summer.

In Barcelona, ​​Paco is positioned as a substitute and cannot shake the position of the trident in the frontcourt at all. However, in the short playing time, he still scored a goal in an average of 90 minutes, which is indeed not bad. , but compared with his time in Valencia, it is a bit disappointing.

It is worth mentioning that last summer, both Real Madrid and Barcelona introduced substitutes. Real Madrid was Morata and Barcelona was Paco. performance is relatively low.

"Then it can be basically confirmed that it is a double striker, and Messi retreats and kicks the midfielder." Zidane narrowed his eyes and flashed a hint of color.

For Enrique's move, the Real Madrid coaching staff is also well prepared.

"If Neymar can't play, then Barcelona will have a big problem on the left side, especially on the left side. There is Rakitic in front of Roberto on the right side. We have to try to suppress them." Yang Yang said at the end, revealing smiling confidently.

With enough resources in hand, no matter what moves the opponent makes, he will not panic.

On the contrary, it was Enrique. When he saw Real Madrid's starting lineup, he wondered if he would be shocked?

The three players with the strongest offensive ability in the frontcourt are all on, but the midfielder has all been replaced, but Real Madrid has such a bargaining chip.

Since Neymar's suspension, Yang Yang and Zidane began to speculate that Enrique is likely to let Messi return to the middle, because Barcelona's midfielder has no advantage against Real Madrid, and someone must come in series.

If Neymar is not there, it can only be Messi.

Therefore, Yang Yang and Zidane replaced the entire midfield in one go, David Silva and De Bruyne both tended to control the ball and attack, only Kanter was for defense, and it was aimed at Messi.

This season, Kanter and Casemiro have been competing for the position of Real Madrid's midfielder. The two players have different characteristics and adapt to different tactical environments. Among them, Kanter's advantage lies in his small stature, low center of gravity, flexible body, and instant explosive power. Very strong, which is very helpful for tackling and one-on-one marking, especially when facing short attacking players like Messi.

For the same reason, Kanter's body is not outstanding. When facing a strong center or an offensive player with excellent strength, he suffers very much. On the contrary, Casemiro does a better job at this point. After all, his Physical fitness is there.

In addition, Kanter is characterized by large-scale running and coverage, Casemiro is characterized by standing still, passing and receiving the ball is also the Brazilian's forte, but Kanter's ability to intercept and steal is stronger.

It can be said that the two have their own merits, so that sometimes Yang Yang and Zidane feel that if they are pulled out to form a double midfielder, it is estimated that it will be unbreakable.

But unfortunately, this tempting idea has not been realized, because Real Madrid's midfielder is too strong.

After a season of polishing, Yang Yang and Zidane have also formulated different tactical ideas for Casemiro and Kanter. Among them, Kanter's defensive ability is very good, and the success rate of interceptions and steals is very high. , so Real Madrid often seize the opportunity to push the defense forward when Kanter is on the field.

Push Kanter forward, through his pressure on the opponent's ball holder, after completing the steal in the midfield, he quickly counterattacked.

Real Madrid's players are also familiar with this style of play, and they are not unfamiliar at all.

And for such a style of play, if the position of the midfielder is replaced by Casemiro, the effect will naturally be greatly reduced.

Therefore, regarding the use of two defensive midfielders, Yang Yang and Zidane let them rotate according to different opponents and competitive pressures, forming a healthy competition in the team, and it is difficult for anyone to overwhelm the other.

This kind of competition has allowed Casemiro and Kanter to show quite good combat effectiveness.

Not only the defensive midfielders, but Morata, Asensio, Isco and others have maintained a fairly good state under the team's rotation mechanism, and their overall strength has also steadily increased.

Facing Barcelona tonight, Yang Yang and Zidane chose Kanter. After seeing Barcelona's starting lineup, the two looked at each other and smiled, and both guessed the other's mind in unison.

Later, at the mobilization meeting before the team played, Yang Yang and Zidane arranged and arranged for Barcelona's starting lineup, fine-tuning their team's starting tactics.

As for Kanter, Yang Yang and Zidane have only one request.

Choke Messi!