Chapter 82 Twilight of the Gods, This Is an Era that Belongs to Huang Saren

"Nacho Fernandez! A youngster from Real Madrid's youth training who has already played in the Real Madrid first team last season. He is 21 years old this year and plays the role of central defender. He can also play as a full-back and defensive midfielder.

He is another outstanding youth player produced by Real Madrid Castilla in recent years, and he is also a good friend of Li Ang. He and Li Ang were affectionately called the 'Defensive Twin Stars' by Real Madrid fans in Castilla."

Listening to He Wei's mouth, he didn't know where he collected the detailed but credible information about Nacho.

Chinese fans quickly took Nacho's slightly mature face to heart.

Li Ang's friend, and he was once known as the defensive twin stars of Real Madrid Castilla with Li Ang?

That must be supported!

Many Chinese fans even took out their mobile phones while watching the game and immediately searched for sporadic information about Nacho on the Chinese Internet.

At this moment, Nacho could not have imagined that in the distant country of China, he would be fueled by a commentator and a tacit high-five between him and Li Ang.

He himself has attracted the curious attention of millions, if not tens of millions, of fans.

At this moment, he was a little nervous and wiped the back of his hair that he had combed in the locker room before.

Mourinho's expectations for his performance are not very high, and the tactical task given to him is to guard the right wing first. If he has enough energy, he can help Li Ang with more defense.

The offensive aspect depends on his own judgment. If there is a chance, he can cover the side.

But Nacho is still very clear-headed now, just like Li Ang who just played in Real Madrid last season, knowing what Mourinho needs him to do most.

So after he came on the field, he stayed in his position conscientiously. He could pass the ball in transition, but he didn't even think about going forward.

Mourinho looked at Nacho's overly honest appearance, smiled and paced the sidelines without saying a word, and finally sat back on the coaching bench.

It's a pity that there are no surprises, but in La Liga where Real Madrid needs to move forward more steadily, Mourinho no longer needs surprises.

It is more important to defend well, secure victory and continue to put pressure on Barcelona.

Nacho seems to understand his current position in Real Madrid's formation, is not impetuous, and is defensively solid.

With this understanding, it means that Nacho is also a smart player.

"Smart and down-to-earth, these two boys are indeed good friends, and the same goes for their personalities."

After muttering something in his mind, the smile on Mourinho's lips became wider and wider.

Sitting aside, Karanka knew that another Real Madrid youth player was about to get more playing opportunities.

Li Ang last summer, Callejon who returned this summer, and Nacho who is now almost stable in the Real Madrid first team.

It's not expensive to be obedient, easy to use and worry-free. This home-grown youth training is great to use.

After significantly slowing down the pace in the second half, Real Madrid finally won a league victory with a solid 2-0 result.

In the second half, Arbeloa, Kaka and Ronaldo were all replaced one after another.

Kaka was also elected as the best player of the game with his assists and two goals.

Kaka, who was holding champagne in his hand, was very happy. He thanked Mourinho for giving him another chance to prove himself, thanked his family for their encouragement to him, and finally thanked Leon again.

"Little Lion made me deeply aware of the necessity of transformation on the court. I am no longer young. I will be thirty years old next year, but now I can still produce good data. I am really grateful to Mr. Coach and Li Ang. Trust in me helps”

Kaka's speech once again aroused the keen interest of many reporters in gossiping.

But after expressing his gratitude, Kaka took the champagne and left the interview area directly, without giving them a chance to inquire further.

Real Madrid, which has successfully extended its winning streak and has won seven consecutive league games, once again put the pressure on Barcelona.

We are still in the home team's dressing room at Camp Nou, and the Barcelona players who are preparing to compete with Racing Santander should be aware of the results of Real Madrid's side.

After all, there is almost ten minutes between the two games, and no matter how bad the network is on Barcelona's side, Guardiola should know about Real Madrid's seventh consecutive league victory.

Many Real Madrid fans turned to pay attention to Barcelona's situation as soon as the Real Madrid game ended.

However, Barcelona, ​​which was playing at home today, still did not dare to lose its lead.

4-0!

Barcelona gave Racing Santander a disastrous defeat before the Champions League group stage came again.

After this round of leagues, there are only three undefeated teams left in La Liga.

Real Madrid started with seven consecutive wins, Barcelona had four wins and three draws, and Sevilla had three wins and four draws.

These three teams happen to be the current top three in La Liga.

Levante, who was unexpectedly ranked fourth in La Liga, was a dark horse that Mourinho had previously praised.

With a record of three wins, three draws and one loss, the team has successfully shined in La Liga.

Sevilla got off to a good start and has now successfully squeezed into the top four of La Liga ahead of Valencia and Malaga.

However, before the start of the season, the Western media were generally optimistic. Villarreal and Atletico Madrid, which were ranked fourth and fifth in the league last season, did not perform well.

Yellow Submarine Villarreal is almost becoming a "sinking boat" now.

They were beaten successively by Bayern and Napoli in the Champions League.

While losing two consecutive games in the Champions League group stage, they also started the league with one win, four draws and two losses, currently ranking twelfth in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid's record is slightly better.

Currently, in the Europa League, they are ranked first in the group with one win and one draw and a goal difference advantage.

In the league, they are ranked ninth with two wins, three draws and two losses. The league is average and acceptable.

At present, although the suspense of the La Liga championship this season is not too great, the championship is still very likely to be produced between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

But the suspense of the fight for the top four is still very high.

Sevilla, Levante, Valencia, Malaga, Atletico Madrid.

These five teams, at least for now, seem to be quite strong. As long as they don't suffer from large-scale injuries in the middle of the season, they all have the opportunity to enter the top four in the end.

However, the top four places are almost naturally occupied by Real Madrid and Barcelona. In the end, it seems that they will have to create a situation where five tigers compete for two seats.

In terms of the intensity of the fight for the top four, it is no less than the Premier League, which is currently in a slightly declining state.

And if we add the fighting power of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the current La Liga can be said to be the world's first league, the kind that is undisputed.

In the Champions League, the two strong Spanish teams this season are also the favorites to win the championship and are highly discussed by fans.

Of course, such strong Real Madrid and Barcelona still have rivals.

One is Bayern Munich, which entered the Champions League final in the 2009-10 season and lost to the defending champion Inter Milan again last season.

The other is of course Manchester United, which has entered the Champions League final twice in the past three years.

Even if it has lost its sharpest offensive arrow Cristiano Ronaldo, under the leadership of Ferguson, Manchester United is still a bully in the Champions League.

In addition to being hostile to each other, the fans of Real Madrid and Barcelona are most wary of these two clubs.

As for the rest of the old rivals, those with aging lineups and those with declining leagues can no longer keep up with the pace of the two Western Super League teams.

The decline of Serie A has made the two Milan giants and Juventus less competitive in the Champions League.

The newly emerging Naples seems to be strong, but they have too little experience in the Champions League and are not worth worrying about.

Dortmund in the Bundesliga is also quite strong, but it has the same problem as Napoli. It has only been newly established for a short time and has too little experience in the Champions League, so it is not a concern for the time being.

French Ligue 1

Forget about French Ligue 1, just skip it.

There is no need to say much about La Liga. They are all opponents that Real Madrid and Barcelona have defeated countless times, so their performance in the Champions League is just so-so.

The Premier League was very strong in the first few seasons, but to be honest, people have to accept their age, and the same is true for clubs.

Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal.

These clubs that once gave Real Madrid and Barcelona headaches in the Champions League either had their core players leave or their central axis aged, and their combat effectiveness declined seriously.

Before they go through the pain of reconstruction, they will not pose any threat to the two Western Super League giants.

So after a round of calculations, Real Madrid and Barcelona really have few strong opponents in the Champions League.

As long as they don't meet Bayern or Manchester United in advance, the top four teams in this season's Champions League, judging by their strength, are basically these four teams.

Earlier, Li Ang joked to reporters that he would reach the Champions League semi-finals this season, not only because he knew the original timeline.

It was also because the current European football scene is indeed like this.

If Real Madrid does not commit suicide and Mourinho does not make trouble, it is "expected" that they will reach the semi-finals.

Because the opponents have become weaker, the kind of weakness that can be seen with the naked eye, the timing of Real Madrid's strong rise can be said to be perfect.

If it were the 2007-08 season, Real Madrid and Barcelona would not dare to say that they would win against the Premier League semi-finals.

At that time, it would be even more painful to play against Manchester United and Chelsea!

Going back further, it would be even more uncomfortable.

The peak period of the iron-blooded Blues, Milan's remaining power, Arsenal with strong offensive firepower, and Juventus, a very tough old lady!

Look at these opponents, think about the names of the stars in these teams at that time, and the European football scene at that time was really lively.

However, the law of football development is like this. When a group of giant teams rise strongly, there will always be another group of giant teams that fall from the altar due to aging lineups or management problems.

The strong Real Madrid and Barcelona are at a twilight era node.

When they climb to the top, more strong teams are heading towards silence or even sinking.

This is the misfortune of all fans, but it is the luck of Real Madrid and Barcelona fans.

At this point, the two teams that rose strongly received most of the attention and traffic in the football world, which further fed back their reinforcement and growth.

This is best reflected and explained in the ratings.

On October 17, the third round of the Champions League group stage was rekindled.

In this round of group matches, Barcelona played against Pilsen and Real Madrid played against Lyon, which were not hot games.

But on the night when the two teams started the game, whether in Europe, America, Asia, or especially East Asia, the ratings of the two teams' games were much higher than other Champions League group matches in the same period.

After all, they both played against weak teams, Barcelona played against Pilsen and Milan played against BATE Borisov. If you are a neutral fan, which game would you watch?

This comparison is a bit rough, but the truth is there.

In the game that night, the two Spanish Super League giants also won their respective opponents again.

Barcelona defeated Pilsen 3-0. After the first round of the group stage, they topped the group with two wins and one draw relying on more goals against weak teams.

Real Madrid's performance was even stronger.

After all, Barcelona was playing against a team from the Czech League, and 3-0 was not a big score, so the fans dispersed after the game, and the media from various countries did not make much noise.

But when Real Madrid cruelly gave Lyon a 5-0 massacre, the noise suddenly became louder.

For the games where Bayern and Napoli drew, Chelsea swept Genk, and Dortmund lost to Olympiacos unexpectedly, just put them aside for a while, and don't try to touch porcelain.

As soon as the game between Real Madrid and Lyon ended, the Bernabeu was shaken and boiled, and the entire European football world, and even the world football world, jumped twice!

Let's not worry about whether Ligue 1 is still the fifth largest league in Europe, or whether it has been officially surpassed by the Portuguese Super League.

Even if Lyon is a team from the sixth largest league in Europe, it is still ranked second in Ligue 1. Its strength is not bad, right?

But it was defeated by Real Madrid in one battle at the Bernabeu!

Ajax on the other side of the collapse was still laughing at the end of the first half, but after learning the result of the full game, they were so scared that they couldn't laugh at all!

When De Boer saw Real Madrid beat Lyon 5-0 in the 67th minute of the game, his whole head was buzzing.

It felt like Real Madrid really let Ajax off in the last round!

While calming down, De Boer also made up his mind to defend honestly when he met Real Madrid again in the next round.

The kind of defense from beginning to end, not to make any moves on the offensive end, determined not to make any moves!

While almost all French media were wailing, L'Equipe was very calm and analyzed the strength of Real Madrid on both offense and defense overnight.

Lyon's lineup is really not bad, with Gomis as the forward, Gourcuff, Sjærstrom, and Fofana as the midfielder.

Ali Sissoko and Lovren are on the defensive line, and the goalkeeper position is still France's current national goalkeeper Lori!

Lyon's players just wanted to take more initiative in the first half and test the attack with Real Madrid. Was that wrong?

They were right.

So they were defeated in the end.

". Real Madrid's perfect counterattack with almost no mistakes told Lyon that when you don't hoard heavy troops in the backcourt and invest a lot of energy in defense, you have already made a fatal mistake!

After Real Madrid broke the deadlock first, the three strong midfielders of Leon, Alonso and Las Diarra also used countless successful interceptions and forward passes on the spot to further teach Lyon's midfielders a lesson.

Real Madrid's airtight defense, undelayed passes and efficient counterattacks seemed to slap French football hard.

We are behind, far behind!

This is another outstanding "work" of Mourinho. After a season of polishing, another dominant team may declare their hegemony on the European continent.

We have officially entered an era called "Real Madrid and Santiago Bernabeu"!

As soon as this sharp news from L'Equipe came out, it quickly aroused discussions among countless fans on the European continent.

However, Leon, who saw this report online the next afternoon, shook his head subconsciously.

The Bayern Universe is coming soon, the "Real Madrid and Santiago" era?

The later generations have already reached a conclusion.

This era belongs to "Huang Saren"!