1142 Crazy Derby
The strongest Real Madrid in history is here!
This is the headline that Real Madrid made on the front page of Spain's newspaper Ace after beating Schalke 04 7-0 away.
In the history of Real Madrid in the past 100 years, the German team has always been the most troublesome opponent of the galaxy, and last season's Real Madrid was defeated at the feet of Bayern Munich and stopped in the semi-finals, which made all Real Madrid fans feel sorry, and at the same time further deepened everyone's worries about Real Madrid's "German-phobic" sentiment.
But in Gelsenkirchen, Real Madrid beat Schalke 04 with a hearty 7-0, not only won the most hearty victory in the Champions League so far this season, but also made it clear to everyone that Real Madrid has completely stepped out of the shadow of last season and is ushering in its peak.
Ace newspaper believes that this season's Real Madrid is very strong, the whole team is closely around Yang Yang, whether it is offensive or defensive, it has been quite successful, coupled with the strong bench thickness, which makes Ancelotti's team comfortable on all fronts, and has now reached the Copa del Rey final, and the La Liga championship is also within reach.
"Now, the seven-goal victory over Schalke and the zero four is a sight of an invincible Real Madrid."
Speaking at his press conference after the game, Carlo Ancelotti expressed his satisfaction with the team's victory, but he felt it was too early to talk about whether the treble could be repeated.
"Carlo Ancelotti said: 'I know very well that the team is on a rapid upward trajectory at the moment, we have been through a season and even in the first half of the season have not performed very well, but we have quickly re-established and found our own mature style of play, which is not easy.' ”
Carlo Ancelotti said that the most important thing for Real Madrid now is to continue to play every game steadily.
At the same time, the Real Madrid coach also believes that March will be a very important period of fixtures, because every game in this month is crucial, and Real Madrid must play every game carefully.
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In addition to the newspapers Ace and Marca, as well as some other Spanish media, the media in various European countries, especially the media of the four major leagues, have expressed their shock at Real Madrid's seven-goal victory.
The British media even exclaimed that the teams in La Liga are becoming stronger and stronger.
From the previous Malaga, to the current Atletico Madrid, La Liga has no shortage of teams in European football in recent seasons, and this season's La Liga has four teams in the group stage, of which Real Sociedad still entered the group stage after beating Lyon 4-0, but unfortunately lacked experience and failed to advance to the round of 16.
But Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the three La Liga powerhouses, all qualified for the top of the group, which is a very scary thing, and in the subsequent round of 16 knockouts, Barcelona defeated Manchester City 2-0 away with the goals of Messi and Alves, and it is already a high probability event to advance to the quarterfinals.
Real Madrid beat Schalke 7-0 away to 04, and the promotion is even more certain, which is also no suspense.
Even Atletico Madrid defeated AC Milan 1-0 away from home with Diego Costa's goal and got a valuable promotion opportunity, which made everyone have to admit that La Liga has risen in full swing.
Of the eight games in the round of 16, the most regrettable is the strong Premier League team.
Chelsea travelled to Turkish side Galatasaray and Fernando Torres gave the Blues the lead with a ninth-minute goal, but Didier Drogba equalised with an assist from his team-mate, leaving the Blues with a draw on the road.
However, Mourinho's team played very passively throughout the game, with only 40% possession, which was relatively embarrassing.
Manchester United played the worst, losing 0-2 away to Greek team Olympiacos, and forced themselves into a big upset after the original nine-ten-out promotion game.
Needless to say, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to Bayern Munich, although it was better than Manchester United, but it was also a complete defeat.
It can be said that all four Premier League teams have advanced to the round of 16, but it is clear from the first leg that all four teams are not competitive, much to the disappointment of all Premier League fans.
On the contrary, in La Liga, the top three have basically got the opportunity to advance.
However, the Spanish media are relatively unfavorable in terms of the schedule, because after the first leg is the Madrid derby, and after the second leg, it is the century derby.
Especially Real Madrid, with the gradual deepening of the schedule, this galaxy battleship, which has maintained an unbeaten record on all fronts in Europe and Spain so far this season, has gradually gained more trust and support.
In the knockout stage of the Champions League, Real Madrid's odds to win the championship have been thrown off Barcelona and ranked first, which shows that the media and fans' impression of Real Madrid has greatly improved.
In addition to the number one star Yang Yang, Suarez has also basically played this season, being the second leading scorer in the Real Madrid team, as well as Hazard, Di Maria and Robben, these front-court attacking players have shown quite good strength, which makes people full of confidence in Real Madrid.
But the biggest discovery is Jesse, the youngster is currently Real Madrid's most promising young player, he is also ambitious, and even shouted in front of the media that he wants to win the Ballon d'Or in four years, which is seen as a challenge to his master Yang Yang.
It can be said that Real Madrid's situation is gradually improving, but the key lies in the devil's schedule from the end of February to March.
First and foremost is the Madrid derby.
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Unlike the Madrid derbies of previous years, which were too watery, the Madrid derbies of the last two years have begun to have more to look at.
Especially this season, before Atletico Madrid led the standings, Real Madrid was third, for the first time in many years, and now Real Madrid is leading the way, Atletico Madrid is second, which is also a rare situation in decades.
The results of the two teams are equal, and the strength is also not inferior.
Regardless of the fact that Atletico Madrid have played five games against Real Madrid so far this season, they are all at an absolute disadvantage in terms of results, but the Sheets have never been good at stubble, and this team representing the working class of Madrid has always been known for its tenacity and iron-bloodedness, especially under the management of tough guy coach Simeone.
Both sides have played a lot of games this season, they know each other very well, and it is difficult for them to create surprises, let alone surprise players, so the game has become a natural head-to-head, bayonet-sharp white-knuckle battle.
Atletico Madrid were as rough and direct as ever, Simeone still lined up a four-two-three-one two-midfield formation, Mario Suarez and Gabi continued to control the two-back midfield, and the midfield was Raul Garcia, who was both offensive and defensive.
This also shows Simeone's attitude, which is to carry out the pressing and oppression to the end.
Real Madrid responded with a four-three-three, and at the back, although Marcelo returned from injury, Ancelotti still chose Azpilicueta, who was more defensive, which was also a necessary rotation.
In midfield, Mascherano partnered Xavi Alonso and Luka Modric, which is also Real Madrid's tougher midfield configuration, and the front trident is Eden Hazard, Yang Yang and Di Maria.
Both sides played very directly and the game went straight into the fast lane from the start.
Real Madrid scored in just three minutes, it was a tactical corner of Real Madrid, Di Maria received a corner kick from Xavi Alonso on the right side, and passed diagonally with his left foot to the back of the penalty area.
Atletico Madrid's players frantically surrounded the referee, more than 50,000 Atletico Madrid fans at the scene booed wildly, and Simeone, who was wearing a black coat, roared and roared at the linesman, accusing Yang Yang of being offside.
But the referee's decision was very accurate, and Yang Yang was on par with Miranda, who was dragging Atletico Madrid behind, when he started.
That is, he was not offside.
But not long after taking the lead, Diego Costa tripped Ramos when he burst into the left side of the Real Madrid penalty area with the ball and the referee confirmed a penalty.
The Calderón Stadium, which had just been booed, burst into thunderous applause, and Diego Costa calmly scored the equalizer for Atletico Madrid amid the cheers in the sky.
The unruly Sheets Army celebrated wildly in front of Real Madrid, and the fans at the scene did everything they could to make noise and attack the Real Madrid players, and the scene was like a vast ocean.
Simeone also jumped up on the sidelines, full of passion, and kept shouting for the players, like a big guy who commanded his younger brother to cut people with him.
In the 28th minute, Turan dribbled the ball on the periphery of the penalty area, attracting the attention of three defenders of Real Madrid, suddenly turned around and crossed diagonally into the penalty area, Koke entered the penalty area from the right rib and scored with a low shot, Fermaelen could not intercept it, and watched the ball go straight into the far corner, and Casillas could not do anything about it.
Two to one!
After the reversal, Atletico Madrid became even more flamboyant, and the players' whole spirit completely changed, especially Simeone, who shouted directly on the sidelines that he wanted Real Madrid to be blocked outside the penalty area.
After the rematch in the second half, Real Madrid decisively strengthened the attack in the front.
Carlo Ancelotti replaced Azpilicueta with Marcelo, which directly strengthened the team's wide attack, but Atletico Madrid still adopted a strict defensive strategy, and the defensive movements were also very rough and rough.
In the 62nd minute, Di Maria forced a breakthrough with the ball on the right side, but was cleanly tackled by Felipe, flew out of bounds, and failed to form a breakthrough.
The Argentine was so angry that he got up from the ground and yelled at Felipe, but was yelled back by the opponent without giving an inch.
Carvajal quickly ran to the sidelines, and without waiting for the others to react, he quickly threw a throw-in into the field and handed it to Modric.
The Croatian midfielder stopped the ball, glanced at the penalty area, and found that Yang Yang was raising his hand, and immediately took a curling ball and sent the ball into the back of the penalty area.
The ball flew under Miranda's crotch and into the bottom right corner of the goal.
Two to two!
In an instant, the entire stadium was in chaos again and again.
The referee even had to temporarily suspend the game.