The 26th round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season is over, with Atletico Madrid with 64 points, followed by Real Madrid with 63 points, and Barcelona ranks third in the league with 62 points.

Before the start of the season, there was speculation that this season's La Liga title race would be between the star-studded Real Madrid and Barcelona, but this was not the case, and Atletico Madrid's eight-game winning streak at the start of the season cemented their position at the top of the league table, so many media outlets changed their tune and listed Atletico as a strong contender for the 2013-2014 La Liga title.

Sure enough!

In the 26th round of the league, the gap between the three teams is only one point, and even the least optimistic Atletico Madrid can be ranked at the top of the table.

Although the lead is only one point, many times the one-point advantage in the final stage of the league can determine the final league title.

The Spanish media has made a lot of analysis of the three teams, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have played two league games, one draw and one loss, Real Madrid and Barcelona have played once and won away, and Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have played once and the battle has been drawn, which means that Atletico Madrid's overall record against Barcelona and Real Madrid in the league is superior.

However, Atletico Madrid will travel to Camp Nou to take on Barcelona in the final round of the league, and if the league title has not yet settled by then, it will inevitably determine the final winner of the 2013-2014 La Liga season.

Real Madrid defeated Barcelona at the Camp Nou and hosted Barcelona in the 29th round of La Liga this season, and if they can win again, Real Madrid will beat Barcelona again after beating Barcelona home and away in the 2007-2008 La Liga season, which is very beneficial to their league title race.

From the perspective of the league title race, Real Madrid's home match against Barcelona in the 29th round and Barcelona at home against Atletico Madrid in the final round of the league will determine the winner of the 2013-2014 La Liga season.

But before the big battle for the two championships, whether it's Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, they must first make sure that they don't make mistakes, and then they can wait for others to make mistakes.

If you make a mistake first, it will become an irreparable mistake as the league comes to an end.

The Real Madrid players, who drew away at Atletico Madrid, quickly adjusted their focus as they have two league games and a Champions League quarter-final second leg to play.

No matter what the game is, the opponent is very easy to deal with.

The league's two rivals, Levante, are 11th in the league, a full 30 points behind Real Madrid, and Malaga are third from bottom in the league.

The second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals won 6:1 away from home because of the first leg, which is equivalent to saying that Real Madrid can play the second leg at the Bernabeu at home.

You must know that in the history of the Champions League, there has not been a reversal of the team that lost 1:6 at home in the away game, not that this possibility cannot happen in the future, but the current Schalke 04 overall ability is limited, and the Champions League 1/8 final is about to be eliminated in the case of poor league results, and they cannot give up the league for a theoretical possibility to focus on the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final.

That's not worth it.

It is even very likely that in the end, the bamboo basket will be empty.

When the mainstream media in Europe was still reporting around the Madrid derby that had just ended, Real Madrid FC appealed to the Spanish Football Federation, believing that Cristiano Ronaldo's two yellows and one red were caused by referee Ferrero's misjudgment, so Real Madrid hoped that the Football Association would open the net and revoke the unwarranted red card.

As a result, the Spanish Football Association did not make changes after research, but upheld the original verdict and automatically suspended for one round.

In other words, Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to play in Real Madrid's home league against Levante, but the opponent is limited and Real Madrid has not tried to appeal again.

Rather than focusing on penalties that are unlikely to change, it is better to take the upcoming league games seriously.

Levante's overall strength is weak, and Real Madrid is playing at home, so it has little impact.

Sure enough, Real Madrid beat Levante 3:0 at home, and Tang Zheng, who turned the tide at Calderón Stadium in the last round of the league, once again showed a good competitive state, and a pass and a shot in the first half laid the foundation for Real Madrid to win.

And his assists in this game also brought his tally of assists in La Liga to 20 in a single season, officially tying Xavi's record of 20 assists in a single season in La Liga set in the 2008-2009 season.

After the game, the focus of media attention revolved around Tang Zheng tying Xavi's single-season La Liga assist record, because Tang Zheng equaled the record set by Xavi in one season with only 27 rounds.

There are still eleven rounds of league games in La Liga in the 2013-2014 season, so many media are speculating about what level Tang Zheng's final assists will reach.

But no matter how many assists it reaches, the assist record set by Tang Zheng is likely to be difficult to break for a long time to come.

The Chinese domestic media even used this as a gimmick to praise Tang Zheng for setting a new record for Chinese players in La Liga.

However, Tang Zheng himself seemed very natural, and he was not complacent because he equaled the single-season assist record set by Xavi.

He knows that the season is far from over and there can be no slackening, even if there is a small result.

Real Madrid's league win was accompanied by Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, which means that Real Madrid are still one point behind Atletico and one point ahead of Barcelona.

Add to that the Champions League 1/8 final second leg at home to Barcelona, a game worth six points.

In addition, Atletico Madrid are away to challenge Real Betis, who are in good form, and if nothing else, Atletico will not have a problem winning the game, so for Real Madrid and Barcelona, it will not only be a game worth six points, but also a game to be determined to win.

Before the Champions League and the national derby, Real Madrid still has a guest league, and Tang Zheng does not dare to relax.

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Although Schalke 04 lost 1:6 at home to Real Madrid, Ancelotti still made some adjustments to the lineup in the league, Tang Zheng, who had been starting before, sat on the bench, and the team was led by Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned from ban.

After all, Real Madrid's 6:1 victory over Schalke 04 basically means that Real Madrid advances to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League, which means that Tang Zheng can rest in the Champions League and not even appear in the substitute lineup.

So these fans hope that Tang Zheng can focus on the league for the time being, and then set his own La Liga single-season assist record.

Of course, these fans are more Chinese fans.

The World Cup in Brazil will start in three months, if Tang Zheng can continue his form, will there be greater surprises in the World Cup journey of the Chinese team?

To get back to the point, Real Madrid, who made a certain rotation in the lineup, finally relied on Isco's counterattack to help Real Madrid beat Malaga 1-0 and won two consecutive league victories.

Because Atletico Madrid and Barcelona also won the match, there was no change in each other's rankings except for the increase in points.

As a result, the next round of national derbies at the Bernabeu Stadium has become more watched.

Defending champions Barcelona are third in the league, two points behind Atletico Madrid and one point behind Real Madrid.

Compared to Real Madrid, who are sitting at home, Barcelona cannot afford to lose.

They have already lost 1-2 at home to Real Madrid, and if they lose away again, it is one thing to lose face, and the point gap is the most important thing.

With fewer and fewer league rounds and the more important Champions League competitions in the knockout rounds, the big teams will instinctively gravitate towards the Champions League.

When the time comes, it will be even more difficult to chase points.

The national derby is as important to Barcelona as it is to Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid are against lower tier Real Betis and it makes sense for them to win in good form......

However, before that, Barcelona also scored in the second leg of this season's Champions League 1/8 finals, hosting Manchester City.

The Catalan media and even the national derby are as important to Barcelona as they were before this season's national derby, hoping to put a lot of pressure on Real Madrid to profit from the pre-match match.

In fact, I have to say that the Catalan media has added a lot of snakes, Real Madrid defeated Schalke 04 6:1 in the Champions League 1/8 finals, and Ancelotti made certain adjustments to the team's lineup in the league, in order to make the national derby after the Champions League.

Schalke 04, which lost 1:6 to Real Madrid at home, also made adjustments in terms of personnel, and the main players such as Hao Junmin and Huntelaar did not come to Madrid with the team, which is equivalent to giving up the Champions League in advance.

Ancelotti, who originally wanted to send some of the main players, simply let some young but capable players start the game and get a taste of the top Champions League competition.

It is worth mentioning that Ancelotti's starting lineup did not remove the two cores, namely Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo, in particular, has a thirst for battle.

He had scored eleven goals in seven Champions League games, just three goals away from the single-season Champions League goal record held by Tang Zheng, Altafini and Lionel Messi, so Cristiano Ronaldo is full of fighting spirits and hopes to set a new single-season Champions League goal record as soon as possible.

The eager Cristiano Ronaldo did not disappoint the Real Madrid fans in attendance, scoring one goal in each half, increasing his single-season Champions League goal tally to 13, helping Real Madrid beat Schalke 04 3-1 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League with an aggregate score of 9-2.

Tang Zheng, who started at the same time, did not score, but had two assists, one for Cristiano Ronaldo and one for Alvaro Morata.

However, it is unacceptable that Jesus, known as the new Ronaldo, was unable to continue the game due to a knee injury in the first two minutes of the game and was substituted.

According to Real Madrid's official injury report the next day, Jesus' injury is not optimistic, but a torn cruciate ligament in his knee that has a major impact on his career, and he has been confirmed to miss all of Real Madrid's games this season.

Jesus' serious injury has made Real Madrid players and fans a little sad, but life has to go on, and there is still a national derby after the Champions League.

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Barcelona won 2-0 away at Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, but Martino's team did not dare to slack off and still sent the strongest lineup.

It has to be said that Martino's decision was very wise, and the visiting Manchester City burst out with great energy, and it was Aguero who scored a goal in less than ten minutes to narrow the aggregate score.

Fortunately, Messi and Andres Iniesta scored goals to overtake the score, and in the next game, both sides did not achieve anything, Barcelona eliminated Manchester City with an aggregate score of 4:1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013-2014 Champions League.

With the midweek Champions League game coming to an end, the attention of Europe's mainstream media is on the Iberian Peninsula, Madrid.

At the Bernabeu Stadium in the heart of the city, there is a national derby that fans all over the world watch.

Real Madrid hosts Barcelona.

Previously, Real Madrid defeated Schalke 04 3:1 at home in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo both showed excellent competitive form.

In particular, Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a crazy thirteen goals in eight games in the Champions League, is only one goal away from the single-season Champions League goal record held by Altafini, Messi and Tang Zheng, which can be called a hot form.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored twice in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, has scored 242 goals for the club, equalling Puskas for total goals and joint with Real Madrid's fourth-highest scorer in history, behind Sandillana's 289, Di Stefano's 305 and Raul's 323.

Considering that Cristiano Ronaldo has only been with Real Madrid for five seasons since the summer of 2009, the 28-year-old is in excellent form and will not have a problem surpassing Raul's club record of 323 goals at the end of his career.

In the face of such a fiery Cristiano Ronaldo, the Barcelonans are already feeling the trembling.

But Real Madrid doesn't just have Cristiano Ronaldo, behind him there is also a modern forward Tang Zheng who can pass and shoot, which is the most scoring and passing among active professional players.

In the face of Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo's TC connection, the local media in Catalonia felt deeply powerless.

After all, it is easier to solve the problem of one player who is in hot form, but it is difficult to deal with two players who are in hot form.

Therefore, Martino's coaching staff should not be too resourceful in terms of defense, after all, Barcelona's best thing is not defense, their traditional Tiki-Taka tactics are the foundation of their reputation.

In his pre-match internal training, Martino focused more on attack than defence.

Away against Real Madrid, Martino wants Barcelona to play against Real Madrid.

Messi, Neymar and Sanchez make up the MSN offensive line, which is not inferior to Tang Zheng, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema TBC combination.

At the same time, Real Madrid's players at the Valdebebas training ground preparing for the national derby are also training together.

Real Madrid's 2-1 away win over Barcelona in the first leg of this season's national derby is directly related to the defense, so Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti still prioritizes defense even if he plays at home.

In the blink of an eye, the 29th round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season is coming.

Football fans all over the world are focused on Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the 168th national derby in La Liga history.