Chapter 017: Lock in the win

"Real Madrid's signature quick counter-attack extended the score to 3-1!! With Barcelona's desire to pick up points, an equaliser is almost impossible! Don, who scored the goal, is as good as ever, and I think he will continue to work hard in the remaining Spanish national derby to help the home team win the game, what do you say?

British Sky commentator Andy Grey turned his head to look at his old partner Martin Taylor.

Martin Taylor looked down at Tang Zheng, who was celebrating wildly, and said with a smile: "I have never worried about Tang's national derby, I don't know if you remember, old man, in short, I remember that Tang has never lost a national derby, whether it is an Argentine national derby or a German national derby, I think the same is true of the Spanish national derby, he is a player born specifically for the big scene!"

Andy Taylor looked at the picture thoughtfully, and in retrospect, it seemed that as Martin Taylor said, Tang Zheng really never lost the national derby......

The frenzied atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium continues to run high, and the emotions of the Real Madrid players celebrating the goal are naturally difficult to suppress.

Immediately, the close-up of the live broadcast was given to the Barcelona stars, and the fans sitting in front of the TV could see from the capture screen that Messi, Suarez, Neymar, Iniesta and other Barcelona stars were in a depressed mood, and they had a feeling of shamelessness in facing Jiangdong's parents.

At this time, the on-site director will naturally not forget the new Barcelona coach Enrique, whose facial expression is even more ugly than the players on the field, because the goal conceded by his side is directly related to his substitution adjustment.

If Rakitic hadn't risked a pass to Iniesta, how could Tang Zheng have had a chance to break the ball and then participate in the goal and score?

In other words, the direct responsibility for conceding the goal lies with Enrique's substitution adjustment, picking up a stone and hitting his own foot.

The most important thing is that Rakitic's appearance has not achieved anything in attack except for improving the shortcomings of the central defense.

Enrique, who frowned, was not regretting the substitution of Rakitic, but thinking about how to make up for the shortcomings, because the substitution had already been made, and regretting was useless, but from the bench, he could only use a handful of players.

In the end, Enrique's eyes were fixed on the 'veteran' Pedro.

Pedro is not particularly strong and talented, so he completely lost his starting place after bringing in Neymar and Suarez, but he also has impressive points.

Running off the ball and playing attitude are unmatched by many professional players, and Enrique feels the team should bring on Pedro when morale is relatively low.

If Sanchez were still in Barcelona, maybe even better.

This time, Enrique did not make a quick substitution, but studied it with his assistant for more than five minutes before making a substitution.

The player who was adjusted off was Suarez, a new signing who did not have any chance to perform in this game, but many commentators did not criticize Suarez, after all, he was suspended for four months at this year's World Cup in Brazil, and it is not easy for him to catch up with the national derby after returning from the ban.

In the 71st minute, Barcelona made a second substitution, and Pedro came on.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei shook his head after seeing that the player who was substituted was Suarez: "I think many fans sitting in front of the TV will feel a little sorry at this time, because with Suarez's departure, our long-awaited match of straight flush vs. straight flush is no longer possible......"

Pedro's arrival has increased Barcelona's attacking ability, but the problem that cannot be ignored is that without Suarez at the front of the attack, the pressure on the Real Madrid backline can be said to be minimized.

The three midfielders in Real Madrid's four-three-three formation have a high degree of freedom in defence, and Modric and Toni Kroos can help Messi, Neymar or Pedro according to the defensive situation when Tang Zheng is dragging behind.

Coupled with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, who took the initiative to recycle to the ribs, Real Madrid defended without leaking a two-goal lead.

As the game ticked to 75 minutes, the Barcelona players, who were two goals behind, had some physical problems.

With a fierce Champions League group stage in midweek and another crucial national derby at the weekend, Enrique's Barcelona did not make any changes to their squad, so the desperate side reached a fitness tipping point.

It's not that the Barcelona players can't run at all, it's that they need time to buffer at this point in the game, otherwise it's hard to keep playing.

Real Madrid, who are at home, have yet to make any changes to their line-up, while Barcelona have made two changes, with the live director giving Carlo Ancelotti a close-up shot that was pushed to his face.

The meaning of this shot is very obvious, should the Barcelona players make adjustments when they are in physical condition and try to kill the game?

However, Real Madrid have yet to make the first substitution of the game, while Barcelona have already played the third card.

Andres Iniesta, the third man to concede the goal, was sent off the pitch and came off the bench with Sergi Roberto.

Seeing this substitution adjustment, the Catalan TV commentator was very helpless: "Luis Enrique is too conservative, now he is two goals behind, Barcelona should pile up strikers instead of adjusting the position to replace Andres Iniesta, because Andres Iniesta is a very magical player, and keeping him on the field will definitely make a difference......"

Obviously, Barcelona's third substitution has already been made, and even regretting it is useless, which means that Barcelona will have to rely on eleven players on the pitch for the rest of the game.

The game restarted, and Yang 5 commentator Hewei gave a positive response to Barcelona's adjustment: "It is understandable to adjust Xavi, replacing Iniesta is a bit confusing, because Iniesta's physical fitness is completely fine, that is to say, Enrique's substitution is to express his dissatisfaction, and Barcelona's third goal Iniesta is directly responsible!"

In the middle of the words, Barcelona's wave of unthreatening attacks came to an abrupt end with a mistake, and Real Madrid switched from defense to attack.

And the player who made the mistake was Roberto, who had just come off the bench.

Fortunately, Real Madrid's attack did not pose a threat to Bravo's goal, otherwise Enrique's substitution adjustment would have become the target of public criticism.

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With the game going 80 minutes, Real Madrid finally made the first substitution of the game, Isco replacing James Rodriguez, a polar opposite of what many commentators had speculated about to strengthen the defence.

Isco is not as valuable as James Rodriguez, but his technical ability at his feet is much better than that of James Rodriguez, and the intention to replace Isco on the field has become obvious.

Carlo Ancelotti hopes that Isco's possession of the ball will help the team stabilize the overall situation, because the team's main formation this season will become four-three-three, and the core of the tactic is to emphasize the control of the midfield, and Isco's introduction will inevitably strengthen the direct control of Real Madrid's midfield, especially in attack.

Isco also came off the bench in the Champions League in midweek and is in excellent fitness.

After losing his regular appearances this season, he realised that if he wanted to get more appearances, he had to convince manager Carlo Ancelotti to put in a performance, and the national derby was one of the few opportunities to prove himself!

Isco's aggressive movement directly enhanced the efficiency of Real Madrid's midfield transitions, and as time went on, Barcelona came under increasing pressure at both ends of the pitch.

The Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu Stadium roared with thunder, creating waves of cheers that rose higher and higher.

The game time is getting less and less, and the score has not changed, which means that according to the current game process, Real Madrid is likely to win the first leg of the 2013-2014 La Liga national derby with a score of 3:1!

If the game is over, Real Madrid will overtake Barcelona by one point to reach the top of the league table!

Barcelona's high hopes for Messi and Neymar seem to have been affected by the overall slump and have never been able to find their best.

Of course, Messi's slump is largely related to Tang Zheng's strong defense.

Tang Zheng's defense of Messi has always been fast and accurate, and every time he puts a shovel is very accurate, it will also bring Messi an illusion - if he doesn't give up control of football, he will be abolished!

In this subconscious, Messi chooses fewer and fewer breakthroughs and more and more passes.

Perhaps it would be more beneficial for our side to pass more in other games, but not in the national derby, where the role of the star is very important for a big team when the regular attack is completely restricted.

Top superstars like Messi and Neymar should step up when the team is in trouble!

But it's a pity that neither Messi nor Neymar seems to have played this role.

In the 83rd minute, Real Madrid made another substitution adjustment, Khedira replaced Benzema, who helped Real Madrid overtake the score.

The intent of this substitution is very obvious - to strengthen the defense!

Is that really the case?

No!

Khedira came on with a certain amount of attacking intent.

Benzema was substituted, Cristiano Ronaldo pushed to the front of the attack, Tang Zheng had a certain premise, dragging back to Khedira, and Toni Kroos and Modric were still in the role of midfield support.

Since all three cards for Barcelona have been played, it also means that they have no room to adjust any more.

Real Madrid only made two substitutions, and there is still a lot of room for adjustment.

However, those who know the ball know that Ancelotti's last adjustment is very likely to be defensive, because Real Madrid, who are two goals ahead, no longer need to score again, as long as they maintain a two-goal lead until the end of the game.

With Khedira on the pitch, there are six minutes of normal time remaining, with a maximum of ten minutes of injury time.

No one thought that the most obvious manifestation of Khedira's appearance on the field was not defense, but offense!

Because Khedira came on the court to indirectly liberate Tang Zheng, Tang Zheng no longer needs to focus all his attention on defense, and he can free up more time to participate in the attack.

No one thought that Barcelona, who were two goals behind, and Real Madrid, who were two goals ahead, would switch roles at the end of the game, with Real Madrid leading the attack and Barcelona passively defending.

Ancelotti's original intention of replacing Khedira to liberate Tang Zheng was just to control the football more and consume the game time reasonably, but Tang Zheng defended most of the half time very aggrieved and had a strong desire to perform.

Barcelona can't play anything on the offensive end, Real Madrid's defense naturally can't feel the pressure, and Toni Kroos and Modric, who are already weak in attack, have become like fish in water and can give full support to the frontcourt attack.

Therefore, at the end of the game, Real Madrid, who was playing at home, controlled the overall situation, and Barcelona defended passively.

In the 89th minute of the game, Tang Zheng received a second pass from Cristiano Ronaldo's heel and faked a real shot to shake Mascherano, and another central defender, Pique, had to pull out to make up for Tang Zheng.

At this moment, Tang Zheng's left foot was quickly retracted, and then the hidden toe stabbed, and the football rolled towards the Barcelona penalty area.

Pique, who pressed forward, subconsciously raised his right arm to signal that Cristiano Ronaldo, who ran into the penalty area with him in a staggered position, was suspected of offside, but the assistant referee did not raise the flag in his hand, but followed Cristiano Ronaldo forward.

Other words...... No offside!

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, a burst of chanting rang out over the Bernabeu stadium, which was deafening.

The Real Madrid players, who thought the situation was settled, stopped at the exit and turned their heads to look at the pitch, just in time to see Cristiano Ronaldo facing Barcelona goalkeeper Bravo who had abandoned the goal.

"Cristiano Ronaldo faces Bravo!!"

Accompanied by the shouts of Yang 5 commentator He Wei, Cristiano Ronaldo adjusted his pace, picked up his right foot, and pushed a far corner.

Bravo, who abandoned the goal, lowered his center of gravity and threw his body center of gravity to the bottom of the left side.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo's shot was so close that Bravo had very little time to react, and the ball flying close to the ground was running at a very fast speed, Bravo made a save but failed to touch the ball, and the ball grazed the inside of the far post and rolled into the net.

4:1

At the same time, British Sky commentator Andy Gray shouted violently: "Cristiano Ronaldo received a pass from Don and scored a single goal! Real Madrid lead Barcelona 4-1! They sealed the win!!"

Commentator Martin Taylor was passionate: "An incredible game! Barcelona got off to a dream start 1-0 ahead of Real Madrid, but who would have thought that Real Madrid would score four goals in a row after being 1-0 down?"

Although Cristiano Ronaldo's goal is the icing on the cake, this goal is very significant, 3:1 can still give Barcelona hope of equalizing, 4:1 is different......

Carlo Ancelotti in front of the home team's dugout raised his fists and he knew ...... The game is stable!

Real Madrid will overtake Barcelona by one point and climb to the top of the league table!