If there is anything that is destined, then Real Madrid and Barcelona are destined to be enemies.

These two teams, with a century-old feud, have always been the banner of La Liga, and the matchup between them has been dubbed the national derby, and now it is known as the century derby, which has attracted the attention of media and fans around the world.

Over the years, every derby of the century has been the focus of the world's media and fans, and although the Spanish Football Federation is reluctant to admit it, in fact, the two matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona are always prioritized in La Liga's schedule every season, which used to be scheduled in December and April, which coincides with the crucial stage of the league.

But before, because Real Madrid and Barcelona both reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, resulting in four consecutive derbies of the century in a very short period of time, this is inevitably a little aesthetic fatigue for anyone.

This season, the Spanish Football Federation responded to public opinion and made adjustments, arranging the first matchup between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the seventh round, and correspondingly, the second matchup was arranged in the 26th round of La Liga.

Interestingly, both teams reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey this season, so at the end of February and the beginning of March, there were two consecutive derbies of the century, and after the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, the second century derby was immediately ushered in in the league.

After playing the 26th round of the league, the two teams will immediately usher in the second leg of the Champions League knockout round, Real Madrid's opponent is Shakhtar Donetsk, the first leg of the match between the two sides is 2-2, Real Madrid drew with the Ukrainian team away, and Barcelona's opponent is AC Milan, the first leg of the match between the two sides is 0-2, Barcelona lost to AC Milan away.

Two teams, similar devilish schedules, different situations, which makes the next two games full of suspense.

What's even worse is that Barcelona coach Vilanova went to New York for treatment and recuperation due to a recurrence of parotid cancer, and can only remotely control and direct the team through TV video, and is currently temporarily led by assistant coach Lula.

Many people say that the period of Vilanova's treatment is just a time when Barcelona is in turmoil, but the Barcelona players do not agree with this, including Messi and Pique, many Barcelona players believe that Vilanova's illness will only arouse Barcelona's fighting spirit, and they will wait for the return of the head coach and hope to help Vilanova win the heavyweight championship.

As a sworn enemy, Real Madrid maintained a demeanor for Vilanova's illness and sent support and encouragement at the first time, but on the pitch, Real Madrid will definitely not show mercy.

Because it's professional football!

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Real Madrid has been fighting continuously for a period of time, with non-stop double matches a week, leaving not enough time for the team to adjust slowly, and even tactical analysis can only be arranged in the evening.

The night before the team's clash with Barcelona, Real Madrid held a tactical analysis meeting in the hotel, and Carlo Ancelotti asked everyone to watch the video of AC Milan's sniper against Barcelona, hoping that everyone would be able to figure out the reasons for the Rossoneri's victory.

And only after everyone watched the video and had a general impression in their hearts did the manager give his thoughts.

"This is a very classic, Italian defense, through the whole team's neat and orderly defensive formation, plus a small range of pressing around, forcing the opponent to make a mistake in passing, and then launch a counterattack on the spot, this style of play is no stranger to us."

Starting with Benitez and ending with Carlo Ancelotti, the tactical philosophy of these two managers has a deep trace of Italian football, which is related to Benitez's study in Italy, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Real Madrid has been implementing this defensive counter-attacking concept in the past four years.

"In this game, AC Milan retreated relatively backward, mainly concentrated in the 30-meter front to the front of the penalty area, they laid heavy troops here, took a high-intensity pressure on Barcelona's three midfielders, curbed the opponent's passing line, once they grabbed the ball, they launched a counterattack at the first time, forming a threat, and both goals came like this."

Combined with the video of the game just now, as well as the clips cut out by Ancelotti, everyone will be more impressed by his explanation, and it will be easy to draw their own conclusions.

"As I've been saying this repeatedly, we don't want to get caught up in positional battles because over the years, breaking down dense defence has been a common problem for all teams in the world, and whoever it is, whether it's us or Barcelona, we don't have a good, stable solution to this problem."

Relying on the individual ability of the stars to settle the battle is certainly not a reliable solution, and even a sudden change from Real Madrid may not always work in the face of opponents who are truly determined to defend to the death.

"In the face of AC Milan's dense defense, Barcelona's attack is still concentrated in the ribs, and they still hope to be able to control the field through the passing and possession of the ball in the midfield, pass the ball to the front, and let Neymar, Messi and Sanchez solve the battle."

"There is no doubt that this is a very simple tactic and at the same time very difficult to crack because the three players in front of them are very strong in their individual ability, and after more than half a season, they have developed a strong attacking force."

"In response to this, AC Milan's tactics are to cut the three of them apart, so that they cannot form an effective connection, and then through the numerical advantage inside and outside the penalty area to contain, and finally contain Barcelona's offensive tactics, the first three superstars have not put on a decent performance."

When everyone heard this, they basically had a clear impression of why AC Milan was able to beat Barcelona.

'We're different from AC Milan, we can't push the defence that far back, so we need to be a little bit more aggressive and I want to press the Barcelona midfield from the halfway line to the 30-metre zone so that they can't easily get the ball into our 30-metre zone.

"After watching the video, I believe everyone has noticed that the running and covering ability of the Barcelona players has declined, they are not as active as before, and there are several reasons for this phenomenon, one is that the schedule is too dense, one is that they are more obsessed with possession, one is that the manager is not there, and the other is the aging of players such as Xavi and Puyol."

'We're not just thinking about the Copa del Rey semi-finals in midweek, we're also thinking about the league at the weekend and even the Champions League last-16 knockout round next week, because for Barcelona the Copa del Rey is certainly not as important as the league and the Champions League.

Barcelona are three points behind Real Madrid in the league, and those three points are a game, but it would be too slim and unreliable to expect Real Madrid to lose to other teams, so they will definitely hope to beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu and recover those three points.

Not to mention the Champions League, Barcelona have not been able to reach the Champions League in the past few years, but now the first leg of the round of 16 lost 0-2 to AC Milan, which is undoubtedly a pretty bad result, forcing Barcelona to return to Camp Nou to win the opponent.

In this case, Barcelona will be in a much more difficult situation than Real Madrid, and the pressure will be much greater.

Ancelotti's overall idea is to continue to play a steady defensive counterattack tactic, which is also the most effective way to restrain Barcelona at present, and it is also the most familiar set of tactics for Real Madrid.

What's more, Real Madrid has a problem with this game, that is, Arbeloa can't play, Marcelo is still in the stage of losing weight and finding form, and he will not rush up, Carvajal on the right side has played continuously, and this time he is facing Neymar, which is very fatal.

As for Casillas, it was originally expected to be more than a month and a half, but now the team doctor's further diagnosis shows that it would be good to be back at the end of March, which is also very fatal for Real Madrid.

Diego López is good, but whether it is in terms of stabilizing the morale of the army, or from the tactical role, or playing on the spot, he is still not comparable to Casillas.

In the ensuing free speech, Yang Yang raised a possibility, that is, will Barcelona be desperate to attack at the beginning?

"I don't think it's likely that they will play a protracted game with us, which is very bad for them because their squad is not as thick as ours, and it is not difficult to see from this AC Milan game that Barcelona has only two ways to crack this tactical play, to speed up the attack, especially the rhythm in the counter-attack, and to strengthen the investment in the midfield counter-attack."

'Three tough games in a row, the first two were against us, and I don't think Barcelona will want to play it down with us, it's not in line with the situation they're facing.

Yang Yang's analysis reached the unanimous agreement of Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane, and they also speculated that Barcelona would attack in the opening game, and maybe even attack strongly, because Real Madrid's defense has also been problematic this season, especially after Casillas's injury.

Xavi Alonso also believes that Real Madrid should start steadily, and at the same time should strengthen the on-the-spot counter-attack after conceding the ball, and be sure to grab the ball as soon as possible, or disrupt Barcelona's rhythm of ball control.

'We focus on the midline and with the habit of Barcelona, the back line will definitely press up, and then there will be gaps behind them, so as soon as we grab the ball, we will pass forward as soon as possible.

Hearing Xavi Alonso's words, Yang Yang nodded with a confident smile: "Don't worry, pass it out, leave it to me!" ”

Yang Yang's confident commitment made everyone in the audience laugh, but no one will question him, because he has been Barcelona's biggest headache in the past few years.

How to target Barcelona's defense, how to deal with Barcelona's defenders, Yang Yang has already had his own experience, and he has a hunch that Barcelona will not arrange Mathieu to start in this game, but will let Puyol and Pique start, the reason is very simple, Mathieu can not ensure the smooth passing and control of the ball in Barcelona's midfield.

Passing the ball is Barcelona's biggest advantage against Real Madrid, and defensive counterattack is also Real Madrid's biggest advantage against Barcelona.

The key to the derby of the century is that Real Madrid first showed the flaws and gave Barcelona a chance to take advantage of?

Or did Barcelona make a mistake first and be fatally hit by Real Madrid?