Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 439

c428 We don’t have an advantage in the situation, but we can score goals

Before the start of the Champions League quarter-finals with Bayern, Real Madrid still needs to finish the 31st round of La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna.

Because Ancelotti has rotated most of the team’s main players in the last round of the league with Leganes, and considering that after the 31st round of the league, Real Madrid still has 4 days of rest.

So on the afternoon of April 7th, it was a Real Madrid team that went to challenge Deportivo La Coruna away from home.

This really made the entire Deportivo team sweat.

Facing Real Madrid with all the players starting, what difference does it make if they have home field advantage in this round of the league?

Do you expect them, the fifth-last relegation team in La Liga, to suddenly counterattack the European hegemon who ranks first in the league?

Sorry, they really can’t do it…

This can’t be blamed on the Deportivo team for being timid before fighting. After all, the current strength gap between them and Real Madrid is really too big.

The success of challenging Real Madrid is certainly desirable, but such a task-the other 19 La Liga teams, including Deportivo La Coruna, have already attempted it, but they have all ended in failure.

Real Madrid’s terrifying record of 29 wins and 1 draw is like a towering mountain, weighing on the head of the entire La Liga league, putting constant pressure on the other 19 La Liga teams.

The psychological burden made Deportivo La Coruna, just like Leganes faced by Real Madrid in the last round of the league, choose a conservative style of play from the beginning of the game.

Such behavior is tantamount to turning the Riazor Stadium into a tactical training ground for Real Madrid to attack.

An Pang watched the almost one-sided game from the sidelines, and had nothing to worry about. After turning his hands behind his back a few times, he sat down on the coaching bench.

Real Madrid’s offense unfolded quite smoothly. After all, there was no fighting in the midfield. Liang and Modric took turns delivering the ball to the wings.

The next scene was like an adult strong man spreading his arms and beating a child in turn.

The child, who was already thin, could hold on for a few times at first, but soon more defensive flaws were revealed. If he didn’t fight back after being beaten, it would be a matter of time before he was beaten to the ground.

Li Ang performed very calmly in the midfield today, and his defensive organization showed the style of a general, but he didn’t have much interest in attacking.

Many neutral fans couldn’t help but joke when watching this scene, saying that Li Ang did not kill Deportivo today for the sake of Master Belleron.

Otherwise, based on Li Ang’s superb performance of two passes and two shots against Leganes in the last round of the league, today’s match against the weaker Deportivo La Coruña would have to score at least three goals.

In the end, Li Ang did not obtain any personal data in the battle with Deportivo La Coruna.

The entire Real Madrid team seemed to be conserving their energy. After scoring three goals against Deportivo, they slowed down their pace and stopped on the offensive end.

It can be said that before the war with Bayern started, Real Madrid had a good training match in the league.

The opponent’s strength was a little weaker, but in terms of training, it was just right. The main players did not consume too much physical energy and maintained the game state. It was simply the best of both worlds~

In comparison, Bayern is in a bit more trouble, because they met their league rival Dortmund just before the battle with Real Madrid, and an all-out battle is naturally inevitable.

Even though Bayern defeated Dortmund 4-2 at home in the end, the situation Bayern fans least wanted to see happened.

Lewandowski was replaced due to injury in the second half of the match against Dortmund. This result directly turned Bayern’s victory into a miserable victory.

You must know that Bayern currently only has Lewandowski as a permanent center. Once Lewandowski is injured, Bayern can only temporarily put Muller on the striker.

Muller can play as a center, but his effect as an attacking midfielder is certainly not as outstanding.

This also makes the upcoming European Derby victory rate tilt a little more towards Real Madrid.

On the afternoon of April 11, the entire Real Madrid team set off for Munich ahead of schedule.

At the same time, Bayern head coach Kovac also confirmed in an interview with reporters that Lewandowski will not be able to play in the first leg of the Champions League knockout quarter-finals first leg.

Muller, who then joined Kovac at the pre-match press conference, repeatedly expressed his determination to defeat Real Madrid at home.

But to be honest, the loss of a general before the war made it really difficult for Bayern fans to gain confidence.

Originally, there is a big gap between Bayern and Real Madrid in terms of hard power due to the aging lineup. If one of the main centers is removed, the gap will naturally be even greater.

Real Madrid, who benefited from this, behaved quite low-key after arriving in Munich.

After completing their visit to the Allianz Arena, all members of Real Madrid returned to their hotel to rest.

The next morning, Real Madrid also completed their last practice before the game in a low-key manner at the training ground provided by Munich 1860 Club.

The reporters sent by the German media were unable to obtain permission to interview any Real Madrid players before the game.

The opponent’s unusual low-key and silence only exacerbated the concerns of Bayern fans.

On the evening of April 12th, under the expectation and attention of everyone, a group of Real Madrid superstars appeared at the Allianz Arena in Munich!

Bale, Leon, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric, Casemiro, Ramos…

One after another, superstars with extremely high popularity and appeal in today’s football world started the final warm-up before the game.

Meilingers from all over the world who watched the live broadcast in front of the TV in advance were also very reassured at this moment.

With these Real Madrid players on the field, they don’t need to envy any team in the football world, and they have every reason to believe that their players can win any difficult game!

This self-confidence is based on Real Madrid’s hearty victory after victory this season.

It is also based on the classic battle examples of Real Madrid in the middle of the season, even in difficult adversity, they were able to turn the tables with the tenacious spirit of the whole team!

In contrast, Bayern won the league this season too smoothly.

Perhaps Bayern’s stars on the field still have a tenacious spirit of competition, and they also feel from the bottom of their hearts that they can rely on the home advantage to defeat Real Madrid in the absence of Lewandowski.

But today, the Bayern fans at home seemed a little “quiet”.

The cheers and boos against Real Madrid players were still there, but the momentum was not as loud as the Allianz Arena in Li Ang’s impression…

Time passed quickly, and soon it was time for the players of both teams to finish warming up and return to the locker room for the final mobilization.

The head coaches of both teams also completed the final deployment before the game, without the opportunity for extra adjustments and no way out.

The players of both teams soon stepped onto the court under the leadership of the referee team, and as most media speculated before the game, Kovacs did not do any tactical work, and still honestly let Muller take the center position.

The “Robbery combination” also started.

The only tactical change was that Muller had played the front midfielder position before. This time, Kovacs chose to let Vidal take the top position to be an all-around B2B, and also gave full play to the impact of the Chilean in the midfield.

The double back midfielder combination behind was composed of Thiago and Javi Martinez.

The back line was still Boateng and Hummels, and Alaba and Lahm were on the left and right sides of the two.

The starting goalkeeper Neuer.

Real Madrid also focused on stability today, and did not make any changes to the main players in most positions.

Only in the selection of the starting right winger, Ancelotti chose Isco to play first today, and Bale stayed on the bench.

Such a starting selection made many reporters at the scene wonder if Bale had any minor injuries before the game?

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why Ancelotti arranged the troops like this today…

Many fans in front of the TV also had question marks in their minds, but at this moment the starting lineup had been decided, and they did not have much time to guess Bale’s situation.

At 19:45 Munich time that night, the European derby between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich started on time!

Bayern, who kicked off first, was not afraid of Real Madrid’s counterattack threat at all. They pressed forward at the beginning and quickly launched a fierce offensive amid the passionate cheers of the home fans!

And today’s Real Madrid seemed a little abnormal, and did not confront Bayern tit for tat and seek more counterattack opportunities.

Instead, they steadily set up multiple lines of defense in their own half, showing a posture of trying Bayern’s offensive strength first.

This gesture of showing weakness first made the neutral fans confused again.

But the Bayern players on the field could not care so much. Real Madrid dared to let them attack?

Then they just had to launch a more fierce attack!

For a while, it seemed that there were only the scenes of Bayern players’ massive attack and the increasingly relaxed cheers of Bayern fans on the Allianz Arena.

Li Ang was unmoved on the field, and still joined hands with Casemiro to strangle Bayern’s offensive penetration again and again.

Compared with previous years, Ribery and Robben’s breakthrough speed was much slower, but their breakthrough threat was not reduced at all.

Among them, there was more rich experience and changes in rhythm, which made Marcelo and Carvajal a little bit difficult to defend.

And the ball distribution from the two of them after the breakthrough also became Bayern’s most threatening offensive opportunity in the first 20 minutes of the game.

Vidal, who came in from behind, fired three long shots and participated in several headers in Real Madrid’s penalty area.

Combined with Muller’s threatening runs and shots, Bayern’s offensive was not just a lot of noise, it was a real threat to Real Madrid’s goal!

This was the first time the Meilingges had seen their team play so passively this season, so of course they were a little panicked.

However, just when Bayern’s offensive weakened slightly in the first half, Real Madrid seized the opportunity to steal the ball in the backcourt and launched the first quick counterattack of the game.

This counterattack was initiated by Ramos, who sent a long pass directly from the backcourt across the entire midfield and directly found Isco, who was active on the sidelines in Bayern’s half.

At first glance, this was not a good counterattack opportunity, because Isco was still guarded by Boateng behind him, and Alaba, who had just participated in the attack, was also chasing back quickly.

Isco is not good at breaking through, so many of the Melingers were even frustrated at this moment and thought that the ball would soon change hands.

But Isco quickly gave all the Melingers a big surprise in this seemingly unfavorable situation!

Yes, compared with Bale, he is not good at breaking through, but his dribbling, ball protection and passing abilities are also beyond Bale’s reach.

Boateng thought that his pressing defense would make Isco lose his offensive position quickly, but he didn’t expect Isco’s lower body to be so stable!

So stable that he could withstand his kick and keep the ball firmly under his feet!

This made Boateng quickly have bad thoughts in his mind.

But at this moment, it was too late for him to retreat back to the penalty area.

Because Isco used a clever half turn to slightly get rid of his and Alaba’s double-teaming, and then quickly passed the ball to Li Ang who was inserted in the middle!

Here it comes!

Real Madrid’s real quick counterattack sounded the alarm for Bayern’s defense at this moment!

Isco attracted two Bayern defenders alone, and at this moment, only Hummels and Martinez, who had carefully positioned themselves in advance, were left in the Bayern penalty area!

Benzema raised his hand and inserted diagonally, forcing Hummels and Martinez to retreat to the right side of the penalty area first.

But then, Li Ang’s last pass made Neuer, who was still directing his teammates to stand, feel heartbroken!

“Leon passed the ball! Bayern’s penalty area on the left!!!”

Amid the passionate roars of commentators from various countries, Leon’s through-the-top pass and Ronaldo’s sprint into Bayern’s penalty area were almost perfectly matched!

Lahm couldn’t stop it in time, and he could only passively jump with Ronaldo to compete for the header.

But his defensive interference didn’t work on Ronaldo at all!

Ronaldo completed a powerful header, and the football finally rushed into the goal behind him before his palm, under Neuer’s unwilling gaze!

“The ball went in! Real Madrid’s first counterattack attempt in this game, and also the first shot to hit Bayern’s goal! 1-0! Real Madrid successfully knocked on Bayern’s gate with an extremely efficient counterattack!!!”

I don’t know how many Real Madrid fans around the world cheered with the passionate voice of the commentator at this moment!

They were really impressed by the opening tactics arranged by Ancelotti today!

So what if the scene was passive?

They just scored first!