Real Madrid finally eliminated Atletico Madrid 4-2 at home and 6-4 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

But God's ordeal for Real Madrid seems to continue.

After eight games were played and the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey were decided, the draw for the quarterfinals was immediately re-conducted, but this time, Real Madrid encountered the team they least wanted to meet, Barcelona!

Playing Atletico Madrid in the round of 16 knockout rounds, and Barcelona in the quarterfinals, such a devilish schedule is really a lot of disasters for Real Madrid, and after the draw results are released, all the media are mourning for Real Madrid, because this luck is too bad.

In the game against Atletico Madrid, Mascherano's substitution and the subsequent midfield balance attracted media attention and discussion, and many people had to re-examine Real Madrid's lineup.

No one can deny that after Mascherano came on the field, Real Madrid's attack and defense were indeed more balanced, and the presence of the Argentine midfielder also gave the backfield a stable point of receiving the ball, which greatly relieved the pressure on Real Madrid, and his defense was a solid barrier in front of Real Madrid's defense.

But there are also many voices who believe that Real Madrid should not use Mascherano, because the previous use of two technical midfielders, the team not only attacked, but also defended very well, Modric is injured, can be replaced by other players, can not be overturned by playing Atletico Madrid one game.

In short, two different voices are intertwined, and the discussion is very lively outside, not only the media, but also many professionals, including many Real Madrid celebrities, who will give different answers and analyses according to their different understandings and preferences of football.

There are also two voices within Real Madrid, the coaching staff and technical team also have the support for the defensive midfielders, and some think that they should continue to try two technical midfielders, after all, the first half of the season is really beautiful.

Carlo Ancelotti is not a risk-taking person at heart, but he is now somewhat engulfed by the beautiful attacking football in the first half, and he still hopes to continue to play in that style or wait for Modric to return.

Yang Yang and Zinedine Zidane are strong supporters of the use of defensive midfielders, and they both insist that the balance of attack and defense is the most important.

Even, Yang Yang believes that even if Modric returns, it is unknown whether he will be able to maintain the form of the first half and whether he will be able to regain the all-round ability he had at his peak.

You must know that no matter how self-disciplined a player is, when he reaches the age of 30 or so, his physical function will inevitably decline, which is inevitable, and Modric will soon reach 30, and at this critical moment, he was seriously injured, which caused irreversible damage to his career.

In other words, even if he returns from injury and wants to return to the top, it is almost unrealistic.

Of course, this does not mean that Modric should be abandoned, because even if he declines, Real Madrid can adjust the team's tactics appropriately, such as arranging a defensive midfielder, freeing up Modric, allowing him to invest more in organization and passing, and reducing defensive pressure, which can maximize his form.

Isn't that where tactics come in?

Three days later, in the 19th round of Spain, Real Madrid's away challenge to Getafe finally reached a conclusion temporarily.

Mascherano gets the start!

Carlo Ancelotti's midfield three was also interesting, with Toni Kroos also rested, with Isco and James Rodriguez partnering Mascherano in a midfield three.

Obviously, the first two players are in charge of the organization and attack, while Mascherano is in charge of the defense.

Throughout the first half, Real Madrid was adjusting and adapting, the game was a little dull, obviously the midfield organization was not sorted out well, the attack in the front court could not be played, but the defense was stable.

It wasn't until the second half that Real Madrid started to exert their strength.

First, Isco and James Rodriguez collided with the wall in the midfield, Suarez's volley from the edge of the penalty area was saved by the opposing goalkeeper Cordina, but Yang Yang appeared in a critical position like a ghost, easily pushed the empty goal, and opened the scoring for Real Madrid.

Just four minutes later, James Rodriguez's cross from the left was met by Suarez's volley from the edge of the box to make it 2-0 for Real Madrid.

Then in the 79th minute, it was James Rodriguez who made a precise cross from the left side, Yang Yang ran out of the gap in the penalty area, and scored a brace from close range without defense, sealing the victory for Real Madrid.

3-0, Real Madrid finally beat Getafe away.

Professional football is very realistic, as long as you win, then all the arguments can be put to an end for a while.

Real Madrid's thrilling 3-0 win over Getafe, especially away, was not an easy one, as Barcelona were 0-0 at the stadium this season, while Atletico Madrid won 1-0 thanks to a red card.

To be able to beat Getafe 3-0, especially defensively, was satisfying.

Carlo Ancelotti also said in his post-match press conference that he had found the key to an away win over Barcelona.

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On the evening of January 21, 2015, at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid challenged Barcelona away.

In the 35th minute of the game, Real Madrid attacked, Carvajal stepped forward at high speed, cooperated with Di Maria, and tried to form a breakthrough from the right side, but after entering the 30-meter area, he was shoveled out of bounds by the opponent and formed a throw-in.

Throw-ins in the danger zone, Real Madrid immediately surrounded them.

Carvajal stood on the sidelines, constantly wiping the football in his arms with his jersey and observing the situation on the field.

Suarez pulled to the right side of the penalty area to pick up, and Di Maria and Toni Kroos were all moving closer to this side.

The Real Madrid right wing-back held the ball high and was about to throw it into the middle to pass it to his team-mates, but suddenly paused, turned and ran to the right side of the penalty area.

Suarez blocked Mathieu with his body, stopped the ball with his chest and tried to pick the ball through, but Mathieu and Alba worked together very well, and the French central defender quickly cut into Suarez's area to cut off the connection between the Uruguayan striker and the ball, while Alba directly kicked the ball and tried to volley the ball away.

But this volley was not far away, and it was directly passed to the periphery of the top of the arc of the big penalty area.

David Silva preceded everyone else, predicted where the ball would land, quickly chased after it, faced the falling football, and passed the ball back into the penalty area.

Yang Yang has been lying in ambush near the penalty spot, and after seeing David Silva running, he immediately made sure that he did not fall into an offside position, which is his usual habit of playing, and when David Silva picked up a pass into the penalty area, he quickly rushed forward and did not form an offside position.

The ball gently fell to Yang Yang's side, and Yang Yang also ran to the side of the ball just right, almost at the moment when the ball hit the ground and touched the turf, Yang Yang quickly kicked and pushed.

The ball turned in one direction, almost in a straight line, into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Ter Stegen, the little German lion king who was still standing on the right, was beyond the reach of the whip and could not do anything.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

With a long sound of a goal, Yang Yang quickly rushed out of the court, waving his arms all the way.

In the corner of the stands, the fans who followed Real Madrid to the away stadium also cheered wildly, and kept shouting Yang Yang's name in unison, which was neat and uniform, quite powerful, and even covered the momentum of Barcelona's home fans.

Yang Yang also quickly rushed to the bottom of the stands where the Real Madrid fans were, celebrating his goal.

Taking a 1-0 lead away from home is undoubtedly a very valuable goal for Real Madrid.

Even, to some extent, this goal will completely break the deadlock on the field.

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Barcelona's players were frustrated, but frustrated.

They weren't convinced, but they couldn't help it.

A goal like that just now, not only David Silva passed well, but Yang Yang's shot was also quite crucial.

Whether it was the previous run, the keen sense of offside, or the subsequent control of the ball landing point and timing, Yang Yang can be said to have handled it quite well, and even did not give the defenders any chance to react.

It can be said that throughout the goal process, the defenders were very passive and did not even anticipate it.

This is no accident, because they had no idea that Real Madrid would have such a combination.

But this is Real Madrid!

This is Yang Yang!

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Falling behind by one goal, Barcelona began to launch a counterattack to try to recover the disadvantage of this goal, but Real Madrid began to defend steadily and counterattacked, and did not fight with Barcelona.

For Real Madrid, which is playing away, winning one goal and drawing one to one, which is acceptable, and can even be said to be relatively advantageous, after scoring a goal, it is not rational to continue to fight with Barcelona.

The presence of Mascherano and the positivity of David Silva and Toni Kroos have allowed Real Madrid to suppress Barca's midfield.

In this game, Luis Enrique did not arrange Xavi to start, apparently also learned a lesson, and instead let Rakitic replace Xavi, but in this way, Barcelona's midfield passing and operation are not as skilled as before, mistakes have begun to increase, and Real Madrid's counterattack has played a threat.

Barca's best chance of the game came late in the second half when they were awarded a penalty in the box, but Messi's penalty was saved by Thibaut Courtois.

Keylor Navas has been getting more and more courageous this season, repeatedly saving penalties and performing remarkably, which has put pressure on Courtois, and now the Belgian goalkeeper is not to be outdone, declaring war on Navas by saving Messi's penalty.

At the beginning of this season, everyone thought that there was not much suspense in the battle for the Real Madrid goalkeeper, but in fact the competition was very fierce.