At the team's lunchtime, Florentino brought Baldano, Zidane and other Real Madrid executives to the hotel to visit the team.

Florentino apologized to the players after hearing that there were fans outside the hotel last night who disturbed the players' rest, saying that the management would learn a lesson and would definitely pay attention next time to ensure that the team had a comfortable and quiet rest.

At the same time, Florentino also encouraged the team to perform well and try to win away from home and extend the lead.

"I would say that the reason why the Barcelona fans have influenced us, and in turn, they are really afraid of us, which shows that we are strong enough to threaten and even beat each other."

Florentino also communicated with Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Raul, Casillas and other core stars in the team one by one, especially for Yang Yang, when he talked in private, he hoped to see Yang Yang's best performance tonight.

'It's a crucial game for Real Madrid, for you and for me.

Yang Yang understood what Florentino meant, and solemnly promised: "Don't worry, I will do my best." ”

"Then it's all up to you!" Florentino asked.

Subsequently, Baldano and Zidane also communicated with Yang Yang successively, and the former told him to take the initiative to take the responsibility of the team's number one star and core leader in the game, and to be more proactive in the game.

This is also a problem for Real Madrid right now.

Raul and Guti have lost their main positions, and according to Real Madrid's tradition, the longest-serving player in the current team is Casillas, and he is still the team's academy, so it is logical that the captain's armband on the field is given to Casillas.

But here's the problem, Casillas is a goalkeeper, if it's in his own half, it's fine, but if it's in the opponent's half, Casillas is difficult to take care of, which is also the disadvantage of a goalkeeper as a captain on the field.

On the one hand, Real Madrid's historical tradition cannot be changed, and on the other hand, there are indeed practical problems, so Real Madrid has always let Casillas be the captain on the field, but at the same time, it also intends to arrange Yang Yang as the leader of the team's frontcourt.

Zidane told Yang Yang about the experience of the several derbies of the century he had played, including the fact that Figo was thrown a pig's head at Camp Nou, Zidane couldn't help but feel funny when he said it, but repeatedly told Yang Yang to pay attention to controlling his emotions, so as not to get into the way of his opponent.

"Whether it's last night's harassment or tonight's interference in the stadium, they have only one purpose, and that is to affect your performance, so the best way to retaliate is not to go back in front of them, but to break their goal."

Yang Yang nodded instructively.

Zidane himself has suffered losses in this regard, so the words that come out of his mouth are still worth learning from.

However, Zidane also admits that the current derby of the century is completely different from the derby of the century of their time.

This morning's newspapers revealed that the world-renowned derby of the century will attract more than a billion spectators around the world, and the Camp Nou has received nearly 1,000 applications from 170 media outlets from 30 countries.

These figures are far more than the derby of the century in previous years.

In addition to the media, the whole city of Barcelona was boiling.

As early as a month ago, the second-class ticket for the Century Derby against Camp Nou was as high as 1,000 euros, and last week it soared to 1,500 euros, and by yesterday it had exceeded 2,000 euros.

It can be said that this is a battle that has attracted the attention of the world, and all the eyes of the media and fans around the world are focused on the two teams, and they all want to witness the pinnacle showdown between the two most expensive top clubs in the world.

La Liga's official promotional slogan is also very confident, "A super duel with more influence than the Champions League final!" ”

And all over the world, countless media and fans are also reporting and discussing this match.

This is not only a top-level competition in Spanish and European football, but also a major event in football around the world.

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The moment the team stepped into Camp Nou, there was an overwhelming boo across the stadium.

The game has not yet started, and the two sides have to have their last training session before the game, but the stands are already crowded, and the Barcelona fans have an overwhelming advantage, but there are also some visiting Real Madrid fans who are stubbornly resisting.

Yang Yang was watching the training of Barcelona opposite, with a focus on their players.

Similarly, Barcelona's Xavi and Messi and others were also observing the Real Madrid players who were playing, and when they saw Yang Yang and Raul and others, they all nodded their heads one by one, greeting them from afar.

The duel on the pitch doesn't affect each other's off-pitch dealings, which is a gentleman's demeanor.

Pep Guardiola and Rafael Benitez also stood in front of the home and away team's dugout, watching the opposing line-up and guessing the starting line-up that might be fielded next.

Before the game, the two sides fought smoke bombs.

Pep Guardiola has repeatedly stressed that Barcelona are four points behind Real Madrid and that they must perform at their best at Camp Nou to be able to repel Real Madrid, and even losing is not surprising.

Benitez said that Real Madrid will take the initiative at the Camp Nou and will not choose to be conservative just because the opponent is Barcelona.

But it is widely believed that neither manager is telling the truth.

Pep Guardiola is playing at home and will definitely not let go of Real Madrid easily, while Benitez is playing away from home, facing a mature and stable Barcelona team, taking the initiative to play against each other away, which is a self-defeating act.

But no one is sure what kind of tactics the other side will adopt.

It wasn't until after the training session, when they returned to the locker room for final preparations, that the starting line-ups for both sides were released.

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Goalkeeper Valdés, Abidal, Pique, Puyol and Alves at the back, Sergio Busquets at the back, Keita and Xavi in midfield, Iniesta, Henry and Messi in front.

This is the starting line-up for this game against Barcelona, but it is unclear how they will stand on the pitch.

Seydoux Keita has been in fine form in recent games, scoring four goals in two games, a record that has made him a star to rely on in Barcelona's midfield, and he has also been able to support the team in defence and attack.

'I've watched all the Barcelona games this season and due to Andres Iniesta's injury, Seydou Keita has been a regular in midfield this season, playing almost all the games and doing quite well, especially in La Liga.

"But I also found some problems, that is, when Seydou Keita is on the pitch, his combination with Xavi obviously does not spark, and it is still much worse than Iniesta, whether it is the overall organization of the midfield, or the ability to control the ball and tempo, it is obviously not as good as Iniesta."

'It's a point we can take advantage of, we need to press the opposition properly in midfield and force them to make mistakes, and we take the opportunity to play behind.'

'All in all, we have to try to compress Barcelona's passing space and push them into the middle as much as possible.

Benitez's strategy was very clear, through the defensive level, so that Barcelona's passing and possession could not form an effective penetration, and then try to force their attacking line into the middle.

In midfield, the duo of Xavi Alonso and Mascherano is arguably the strongest in the world, and Real Madrid is full of confidence in them both in terms of organization and defense, especially Mascherano.

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When Real Madrid got the starting line-up for Barcelona, Pep Guardiola also got Real Madrid's starting line-up.

Goalkeeper Casillas, Arbeloa, Vermaelen, Pepe and Ramos at the back, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano in midfield, Kaka in the middle, and Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben in the front.

It can be said that for Real Madrid's starting lineup, there are generally no surprises.

The only big surprise was Arbeloa.

Maxwell and Marcelo have both performed okay this season, but in this game, Benitez arranged for Arbeloa, who was originally a right wing-back, to play at left wing-back, which is certainly a move against Barcelona's right winger Lionel Messi.

Pep Guardiola remembers very well that after Arbeloa joined Liverpool from Deportivo La Coruna, his first game was in the Champions League round of 16 knockout round, away to Barcelona, and in that game he froze Messi almost perfectly in the left wing-back position, which made Arbeloa famous.

Since then, the right-footed Arbeloa has played at left wing-back, usually as a backfoot right winger to freeze the opposition.

"Benitez's trick is a bit old-fashioned." Villanova laughed disdainfully.

Guardiola nodded, "The routine is a little old, but we also have to guard against it, Arbeloa has successfully frozen Messi, and we can't be careless." ”

"We didn't have Alves then." Villanova said lightly.

Alves' right wing-back is very special, he was a dragon on the right side during his time at Sevilla, and was nicknamed the core of Sevilla's organization and the source of the team's attack, but he played as a right wing-back.

This is a disadvantage, but the reverse can also be seen as an advantage.

Inserting in the back row is more conducive to him seeing through the opponent's defensive holes.

After joining Barcelona, the cooperation between Alves and Messi has become more and more skillful and tacit, and it can even be said that Barcelona's sharpest offensive side is also the most sure offensive channel for Guardiola.

His original idea was to let the right side attack suppress the left side of Real Madrid, and then limit Yang Yang.

'From the current starting line-up, we don't know whether Benitez is going to attack or defend, but one thing is for sure, we can't go wrong with starting out. Pep Guardiola said firmly.

"After the opening, let Alves and Messi's right side try the opponent, and by the way, control the pace of the game."

As for Guardiola's arrangement, Vilanova is deeply impressed. 8)