Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 437

c426 The Grim Reaper calls the name, the next one is the King of the South

A thrilling reversal battle is enough to make the morale of the reversing team rise from the bottom to the peak. Similarly, it is enough to completely destroy the morale of the reversed team!

At this moment, the Real Madrid players on the field are united around the three core players who led this reversal battle.

They are in high spirits and high morale, and they seem to no longer be afraid of any difficulties they may encounter on the field in the future!

As the reversed party, Villarreal is now in low morale, in low form and difficult to boost.

After all, they had a perfect start of 2-0 before, but they did not seize the opportunity to maintain their lead. Instead, they were reversed step by step by Real Madrid and beat 2-3!

The lag in the score is nothing for the time being. The heavy blow to the mentality is a more serious punishment for this Villarreal!

The morale plummeted, and no one was willing to stand up and take the lead at this moment. The players on the field of Villarreal could only fight on their own, and finally suffered a heavy blow.

Isco, who came on as a substitute, passed the ball to Li Ang and Benzema twice in the 86th minute of the second half, then received the ball and rushed into the Villarreal penalty area, and scored again with a low shot!

The final score was fixed at 4-2.

Real Madrid refused to turn over, led a shocking comeback away from home, and defeated Villarreal, a tough opponent on the road to the league.

After this round of the league, the opponents that Real Madrid will face in the next two rounds of intensive La Liga matches are relatively average.

They are Las Palmas, which is currently ranked 13th in La Liga, and Eibar, which is ranked 8th in La Liga.

Looking at the team strength alone, it is difficult for these two teams to pose a substantial threat to Real Madrid.

But the lesson of almost turning over in the battle with Villarreal is also a reminder to the entire Real Madrid team.

The opponent’s strength may not be very good, but in the football world, there are too many strong teams that have been overturned because of carelessness.

They must also be careful in the sprint stage of the season’s championship!

No matter how much we emphasize the importance of raising vigilance, it is not enough!

After resting for two days after playing Villarreal, Real Madrid welcomed the challenge of Las Palmas at home.

In this round of the league, Ancelotti still chose not to rotate the main players for the sake of insurance.

But fortunately, Real Madrid’s rotation work in the previous schedule was done well.

So even if they need to work non-stop in the sprint stage, these main stars of Real Madrid will not feel too much pressure.

At 20:30 that night in Madrid time, the 25th round of La Liga started on time.

I don’t know if Villarreal’s feat of almost overturning Real Madrid in the last round of the league gave the whole Las Palmas team confidence.

So much so that they bravely competed with Real Madrid at the beginning of today’s game.

This away game, especially the style of not daring to play against Real Madrid without a bus, is of course very popular with Real Madrid players.

Compared with the ability to seize the control of the midfield, Las Palmas is far from Real Madrid’s opponent.

After Li Ang and Casemiro teamed up to steal the ball, Real Madrid calmly used the technical advantages of the midfield and backcourt to disintegrate Las Palmas’ high-pressure.

Las Palmas’ high-pressure can only be said to be superficial.

They are seriously lacking in the ability to create a strong defensive side in a local area of ​​the court, and their physical fitness is even more average, which can’t support high-intensity continuous pressure at all.

So before the players in the midfield and backcourt of Real Madrid had “enjoyed” the game, Las Palmas disintegrated the so-called high-pressure offensive by themselves.

This scene made the Real Madrid fans at home laugh.

It’s not polite to come without reciprocity. Las Palmas finished their three offensive tricks, and then it was Real Madrid’s turn to launch an offensive test.

And Las Palmas did not directly hand over the control of the midfield, but fought hard with Real Madrid in the midfield area before decisively shrinking the formation.

At this time, Las Palmas’ lineup changed flexibly from 4141 when playing high-pressure at the beginning to 451.

As soon as Li Ang saw it, he immediately felt that Setien, the head coach of Las Palmas, was quite capable. He was well prepared!

But after holding the ball first and testing the defensive strength of Las Palmas’ midfield and backcourt, Li Ang felt that Setien was not very capable.

The tactics of stacking people in the midfield to defend are not new. The rare point is that the stacking of people to defend is strong and layered.

Like Atletico Madrid, which also plays with five midfielders. Now in the football world, only Chelsea and Real Madrid’s offensive groups can still be chewed.

Barcelona and Bayern can only achieve a 50-50 winning rate against Atletico Madrid at most. Whenever Atletico Madrid scores first, it is basically a 19-19 hell situation.

Las Palmas’ five midfielders are the same as the high-pressure tactics they adopted at the beginning of the game.

It looks very bluffing, but in fact, only one midfielder can do the job of dragging back and intercepting, and can’t play the vertical defense thickness of three midfielders at all.

The horizontal pressing coverage area is not enough. At least for Li Ang, it is relatively easy for him to penetrate such a midfield defense and establish a passing connection with several forwards.

However, in order to avoid the incredible situation of losing the ball in the last league game, Li Ang was not in a hurry to command his teammates to press forward, but played at a steady rhythm.

Even after Real Madrid completely took control of the midfield, he simply handed over the offensive organization of the midfield to his partner Modric.

He spent more energy on interception and defense in addition to attacking forward.

The effect of his tactical choice was obvious. Las Palmas’s midfield and backfield outlet was closely watched by him, making it difficult to launch an efficient counterattack.

Under Modric’s calm dispatch, Real Madrid’s offensive was also carried out very smoothly, breaking the balance of the game early in the 23rd minute of the first half.

The first record was not any striker in the BBC combination, but Marcelo, the “fourth winger” in Real Madrid’s starting lineup!

Ma Pengpeng was quite active on the offensive end today, and Ronaldo repeatedly retracted his position to make room for his wing partner.

The player who can make Ronaldo take the initiative to give up his position on the offensive end can be said to be his “true love”.

And Marcelo, who got a lot of offensive ball rights, did not disappoint his teammates.

His sudden choice of cutting inside and decisive volley caught all the Las Palmas defenders off guard.

After this goal, Real Madrid’s subsequent attack was smoother.

Las Palmas’s old goalkeeper Barras became the player that fans felt the most sympathy for in this game.

Throughout the game, the goal he guarded was penetrated six times, which was really numb!

Seeing that the opponent’s goalkeeper was already so miserable, Li Ang did not have much desire to attack. He only got one assist in the whole game.

But the thirteen effective interceptions he contributed on the defensive end also blinded the fans.

This is also a new record for the effective steals of a player in a single game in La Liga this season.

But if we look at it in the four major leagues, Li Ang’s thirteen steals in a single game can only rank second.

Because not long ago, Kante played a perfect defensive data of fourteen steals in a single game in the Premier League!

If we only look at the defensive efficiency, the double defensive midfielder formed by Kante and Matic this season is definitely the best in football.

The combination of Li Ang and Casemiro is better in terms of more balanced offense and defense.

But if we only talk about defense, let’s not talk about Li Ang for now. Casemiro’s defensive ability is still half a level lower than that of Matic at his peak or Kante.

However, even if Kante has a big explosion in defensive data at Chelsea this season, he has naturally become the most powerful ball-grabbing machine in the entire Premier League.

But the vast majority of fans will still vote for Li Ang as the “strongest defensive midfielder in football.”

Perhaps some of the fans will give more professional judgments and analysis, but it has to be said that the two Golden Balls in Li Ang’s hands now have added too many impression points to him.

Of course, after Li Ang returned to Real Madrid this season, the improvement in the defensive hardness of Real Madrid’s midfield and backcourt has also been seen by fans all over the world.

He is now the “stabilizing force” in the hearts of the Real Madrid coaching staff and all the Meilingge.

With him, Real Madrid’s performance limit in every game is as if it is guaranteed and reassuring.

And he naturally became the unique core of Real Madrid in the sprint stage of the season.

This is true both on the offensive and defensive ends. Who made him the only one among Real Madrid’s superstars who does not need to rest and can always perform stably?

After the 6-0 victory over Las Palmas, the Real Madrid coaching staff arranged for most of the main players to rest in preparation for the Champions League knockout match six days later.

Li Ang continued to prepare with his substitute teammates and ushered in the 26th round of the La Liga against Eibar.

Real Madrid played away in this game, and the Eibar home stadium, which is as small as the city of Eibar – the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, which can only accommodate 7,000 people, can be regarded as an eye-opener for Li Ang.

When he played in the Western Second Division, Eibar was in the Western Association Second League. Later, after he left Real Madrid, Eibar was promoted to the La Liga.

So this is the first time Li Ang has played a game at Eibar’s home stadium. The Ipurua Municipal Stadium is also the smallest football stadium Li Ang has seen since his debut in the Western Second League.

However, although the home court is small, the momentum created by the diehard fans of Eibar at the scene is not small at all.

Currently ranked in the top ten of La Liga, Eibar, who has the advantage of home court today, is not timid in the face of Real Madrid. They play very actively and bravely, but they don’t take too much risk to press forward.

Having learned the lesson of the disastrous defeat of Las Palmas, Eibar is undoubtedly an “interesting” opponent.

But the arrogant Real Madrid they imagined did not appear. Under the organization and mobilization of Li Ang, Real Madrid played equally steady and cautious today.

Vazquez and Isco, who rarely got the chance to start, were very active in defending on both wings.

Throughout the first half, Real Madrid was almost pursuing absolute control of the midfield, and the player who rushed forward was basically only Asensio, who played as a pseudo center forward.

Real Madrid did not want to make mistakes, and Eibar did not want to lose the ball because of rashness, so the two teams did not launch a continuous fierce offensive under caution.

Both teams failed to break the deadlock on the field when the halftime break came, and the score remained 0-0.

It was not until the second half that Real Madrid’s Li Ang and James changed positions and played as central midfielders. Real Madrid’s offensive officially began!

Li Ang was still the first to attack with the ball, and compared with James, his dribbling role was more threatening.

Facing Real Madrid’s offensive at the beginning, Eibar’s defense was obviously insufficient.

Li Ang created scoring opportunities twice in a row with the ball, and his volley outside the penalty area won Real Madrid the first corner kick in the second half.

Because Pepe and Ramos were both rested today, Real Madrid’s entire midfield and backcourt basically only had Varane as a high point.

But just when all the Eibar defenders thought that Isco, who took the corner kick, would directly look for Varane and Li Ang, he took a tactical corner kick to the top of the Eibar penalty area!

In the area where the ball landed, James, who had already drawn his bow and arrow, chose to volley the ball without stopping the ball!

This volley shot was powerful!

Eibar’s starting goalkeeper Rodriguez predicted the direction of James’ shot with his rich experience and slapped the ball out with difficulty!

But the next moment, Li Ang, who squeezed away the Eibar defenders, stretched his foot to block it in time!

The ball flew towards the goal again, and Rodriguez, who had already landed at this moment, was powerless to save the ball and could not contribute a second save.

Goal, 1-0!

Li Ang stepped forward again and used a goal to stabilize the morale of the team when the whole team was rotated!

Eibar paid the price for their cautiousness and conservatism, and faced with Real Madrid, who directly shrank their formation after scoring and made it clear that they wanted to play a defensive counterattack, Eibar could only bite the bullet and force it.

The result was naturally that Real Madrid once again expanded the lead with its familiar defensive counterattack efficiency, but the tenacious Eibar also scored a face-saving goal at home.

3-1, Real Madrid once again won the away game, and continued to consolidate its huge lead in the league before the second round of the Champions League knockout match with Dortmund.

On the evening of March 7, Real Madrid, sitting at home, ushered in Dortmund, who was fighting a desperate battle.

The huge disadvantage of falling behind by four goals in the first round actually made Dortmund fans have no hope of a comeback in the second round.

They only hope that their players can restore their dignity, at least to play with momentum and the style of the team at Real Madrid’s home court.

The players of the Hornets actually had similar ideas, and Tuchel finally decided not to do anything after the tactical failure in the first round.

Dortmund had no other tricks, and they pressed forward from the beginning of the game, just thinking about scoring early.

Real Madrid naturally couldn’t just passively defend at home, and they were still very active in seizing counterattack opportunities.

Neither team chose to be conservative today, so the game was of course quite good. At least in terms of the rhythm of offense and defense, both teams made the fans who followed the game very satisfied.

Dortmund, who had put all their eggs in one basket, finally scored the first goal, but in the sixth minute after they scored, Real Madrid stabilized their position and equalized the score through a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt!

After that, Real Madrid seized the opportunity of Dortmund’s massive pressure and scored two goals in a row through a quick counterattack, further expanding their lead.

Dortmund scored another goal in the 68th minute of the second half.

This was also the last goal of the game, and the final score was 3-2.

Real Madrid won both rounds, and the final total score was 7-2 against Dortmund, and they broke into the quarterfinals of this season’s Champions League with a two-round score of slaughter!

The tragedy suffered by Dortmund has sounded the alarm for other European giants.

Real Madrid’s strength has also made more fans look forward to the ultimate battle between Real Madrid and Chelsea, which is likely to be staged in this year’s Champions League.

With the official end of the Champions League 1/8 knockout round, the newly-released Champions League quarterfinals are waiting for the arrival of the draw ceremony.

During this period, Real Madrid played another round of La Liga at home against Real Betis.

In a small 2-0 victory, Li Ang also scored twice for the first time in a long time, playing a leading role on the offensive end.

On March 17, the draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals officially began.

When Real Madrid was drawn out in the first round of the draw ceremony and was eventually arranged by UEFA to compete against Bayern, many people at the draw site and in front of the TV gasped and exclaimed!

The “European Derby” is about to start again, and it will start in advance in the knockout round of the quarter-finals!

Bayern and Real Madrid have been old acquaintances in the Champions League in recent years, and Li Ang is even more familiar with Bayern’s players.

Perhaps it is because of this familiarity that Li Ang did not “soften” at all when he was doing things on social media this time.

On the evening of March 17, Li Ang updated his social media dynamics. There was no text, only a picture of the Grim Reaper with the Real Madrid team logo on his head, carrying a sickle and knocking on the locker room door.

And next to the Dortmund locker room, which had been bloodbathed by the Grim Reaper and had its door open, was the Southern King Bayern Munich!