Chapter 847 How to Stare at Messi?

In the thirtieth round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Racing Santander away.

Due to the hard battle against Manchester United just in the middle of the week, Benitez adjusted the rotation of the starting lineup.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Yang Yang dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the left and created a penalty kick.

Surprisingly, Yang Yang did not personally take the penalty, but gave it to Sneijder.

Only the Dutch midfielder knew what was going on in his heart, so he didn't give in, and calmly took a penalty kick into Racing Santander's goal, one to zero.

Much favored Real Madrid teenager Canales starting tonight, and performed very well.

Racing Santander, who played at home, also performed very tenaciously and did not give Real Madrid too many opportunities.

Until the second half, Raul replaced Sneijder, and Guti, who replaced Granero, sent a through ball into the penalty area with precision. After receiving the ball with his back against the defender, Ibrahimovic turned around A single-handed goal, two to zero.

Only four minutes later, Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled the ball to the left and picked a pass to the center. The unguarded Yang Yang pushed and scored from the edge of the penalty area, 3-0.

In the end, Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 3-0 away.

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In another stadium, teenager Bojan scored twice and Messi scored a goal to help Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at home, continuing to maintain the pressure on Real Madrid.

After the 30th round of La Liga, Real Madrid continued to lead with a five-point lead, followed by Barcelona.

These two teams are already far ahead of other teams in La Liga. Barcelona even has 21 points more than Valencia in third place, and 29 points more than Sevilla in fourth place. point.

It can be said that the performances of Real Madrid and Barcelona this season are too eye-catching. No one will doubt the dominance of these two giants over La Liga, but everyone is also very clear, whether it is Valencia or Seville Asia, it is impossible to shake the dominance of the Western Super League duo over La Liga.

More importantly, Valencia, currently ranked third in La Liga, is about to fall apart this summer. Many players in the team are facing transfer decisions, which will inevitably lead to further tearing of the overall structure of La Liga.

In the scorer list, Yang Yang led the way with 34 goals, and he also had 22 assists. He created 56 goals alone, accounting for more than half of Real Madrid's goals this season. Represents his importance to this Real Madrid team.

And Messi, who ranks second in the scorer list, currently has 27 goals. Although his performance is quite brilliant, he is still somewhat behind Yang Yang. Almost everyone believes that as long as he continues his current performance, Yang Yang will score goals this season. It is still very possible to break the number forty again.

After Messi are Ibrahimovic, Villa, Forlan and Soldado and other players.

And after the 30th round of La Liga, everyone turned their attention to the Century Derby a week later.

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"I believe we can win the Derby of the Century and then the league title."

After the game against Racing Santander, Yang Yang expressed his confidence in the upcoming game when he was interviewed by the media, "Because the game at Camp Nou let us know how to win Barcelona also made us believe that we can beat Barcelona."

What Yang Yang was talking about was undoubtedly the 5-0 away victory, which was recognized by countless media and Real Madrid fans and would be recorded in the history of the club.

Regarding his performance in La Liga this season, Yang Yang expressed that he is very satisfied and very happy.

"I have a group of very good teammates, they are very supportive, and I am also very happy to be part of Real Madrid. I will always hold my head high and welcome every victory. We have the strength to win and we will Just keep pushing forward, that's the consensus of everyone in our locker room."

Yang Yang's statement undoubtedly proves the unity and determination of the Real Madrid locker room.

He also mentioned that the breakthrough in the Champions League has brought great confidence to the team and made everyone believe in their own strength, which is also a great boost to La Liga.

"This is the source of our confidence in winning the championship!" Yang Yang smiled confidently.

Regarding the number of shots he made in La Liga this season, only 99 times, which is four times less than Messi, but the number of goals scored is a full 34 goals, which is seven more than Messi. The efficiency is amazing, Yang Yang said. I still need to keep working hard.

"In fact, my teammates have created a lot of chances for me. They are willing to give me the ball, which represents their trust in me, so I will take every shot seriously, and I am also happy to give the ball to me. Pass the ball to a teammate in a better position."

The media also affirmed Yang Yang's words, because his assists reached 22 goals, and relatively speaking, Messi's assists were only 9 goals, which is quite a big gap.

Regarding what the media said, he supported Real Madrid's high-priced legion, Yang Yang denied it. He repeatedly emphasized that the team's ability to get to where it is today is entirely due to the joint efforts of the entire team.

"With only one Yang Yang, Real Madrid will definitely not be able to make it to where it is today. We need everyone to work together to win the game."

Yang Yang affirmed that the team has been performing better and better since the winter break.

"We solved some problems that had happened before, and we have a more positive attitude towards each game. I think this is the key factor for the team to perform well and persist until today."

For the next Century Derby, Yang Yang said that no one is the big favorite.

"Both teams are clearly at their best and I think the Derby of the Century comes at a very appropriate time because there is no Champions League this week, we will be more focused on the game and I can give 100 per cent Definitely, our team will complete a wonderful duel and beat Barcelona!"

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Yang Yang’s post-match interview with Santander encouraged the team and inspired all Real Madrid fans all over the world, because they are eager to see Real Madrid double-beat Barcelona.

This will be something that fans have dreamed of over the past few years, but have never been able to achieve.

More importantly, after defeating Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid will basically lock the La Liga championship.

But what outsiders don't know is that on the second day after playing Racing Santander, after the team returned to Valdebebas, Benitez held another tactical meeting and gave this meeting A theme is set.

"How to stare at Messi?"

Before the discussion began, Benitez made everyone watch the tape of Barcelona's home game against Arsenal.

In this game, Messi staged a big four and performed quite well.

It can be said that it is quite amazing to stage a big four in a competition level such as the quarter-finals of the Champions League. It can also be seen how good Messi is at this moment.

How to limit Messi?

How to suppress Barcelona's midfield pass possession?

Real Madrid players discussed this issue, and many players mentioned their defensive strategies when they encountered Messi in the past.

Arbeloa took the initiative to ask for help, feeling confident that he could restrain Messi.

"I have played a few games with him, and so far he hasn't taken advantage of me at all." The Real Madrid youth trainee said eagerly.

Whether in Liverpool or Real Madrid, Arbeloa's defense of Messi can be said to be very successful.

If possible, Benitez will definitely choose this way.

In the first round of the Century Derby, Arbeloa started at left back, but this time it may not work.

Pepe missed the season ahead of schedule due to injury. In the central defender position, apart from Vermaelen and Ramos, there is only one Metzelder left, but the problem is that Benitez does not trust Metzelder.

He believes that the tall German central defender is at a disadvantage when facing the small and fast Barcelona.

When there is no one on the right, letting Arbeloa play on the left will lead to an empty right.

Lars Diarra put forward another idea. He felt that he could play the position of right back because he had played this position before.

But in this way, it is very risky to change two of the four positions in the back line at the same time.

Especially considering that Barcelona's Pedro and Henry on the left are both strong.

And it also needs to be noticed that Guardiola's use of Messi this season is very different from before. He often puts him in the middle and adopts no forward tactics. This is undoubtedly what Real Madrid needs to pay attention to.

The reason why Benitez does not consider Metzelder is because he is worried that Messi will appear in the middle.

Real Madrid has also made sufficient preparations for Messi's situation in the middle, such as how the team should limit Messi's range of activities and space, reduce the connection between him and his teammates, and prevent Barcelona's passers from passing the ball to the center. Messi's feet.

As long as Messi can't get the ball, it's useless no matter how brave he is.

It can be said that restricting Messi is the top priority of Real Madrid's defense against Barcelona.

On the same road, I believe that at this moment, Barcelona must be intensively formulating a strategy on how to restrict Yang Yang.

Yang Yang and Messi are the top stars of Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively. As long as they are frozen, the offensive power of these two teams will be greatly affected.

The difference is that Barcelona's overall pass and control system is better, and the players' overall cooperative combat ability is stronger. This requires Real Madrid's defensive players to maintain concentration, ensure the rate of defense in place, ensure the strength of the defense, and at the same time be on the defensive. Try to avoid making mistakes, and keep the three line stations compact and orderly.

And Benitez also mentioned another issue at the same time, that is, you must not concede the ball in your own half.

"As soon as you grab the ball, kick it forward immediately, and the goal is Ibrahimovic!"

The Swedish giant is the fulcrum of Real Madrid in the frontcourt. As long as he can grab the ball, Real Madrid's counterattack will be settled.

So, to a certain extent, in this derby of the century against Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's real test is defense.

As long as it can be defended, with the strength of Yang Yang and Ibrahimovic, the offense will definitely create a threat.