In the 37th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged AZ Alkmaar away.

In the 64th minute of the second half, Wesley Sonk scored a goal first, but was equalized by the opponent in the final stage of the game, and the two sides finally drew 1-1.

Vermaelen started and played the whole game, with good and bad performances, and the goal conceded had something to do with him, but he was solid throughout the game.

But things are clearly worse for PSV than for Ajax.

Hiddink's side challenged Willem II away, and the two sides also played 0-0 in the first half, but Willem II took the lead early in the second half, and then Hovland was sent off by the referee for a malicious foul.

After this round of games, Ajax's lead has further expanded, and PSV Eindhoven has somewhat given up catching up, but head coach Hius still gritted his teeth and refused to let go, repeatedly saying that the team still has a chance to reverse.

Fast into April, the Eredivisie ushered in the 28th round of matches.

PSV Eindhoven started a day earlier than Ajax and took away to Waalwijk and walked away cleanly with a 4-0 win from the road, with Kezman netting twice and Park Ji-sung netting a bone.

Ajax hosted FC Groningen in this round, and the two sides played hard, with the first half still a 0-0 draw.

After the restart-up in the second half, substitute Van der Vaart opened the scoring but was soon equalised by Groningen.

Yang Yang came on as a substitute in the 80th minute and created a corner when he forced a break down the right flank, and Sneijder took the corner and set up Heitinga to score and seal the 2-1 victory.

The victory brought Ajax one step closer to the Eredivisie title and boosted the team's morale.

After playing FC Groningen, Ajax began to prepare for the Champions League knockout game in midweek.

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"Now, everybody out there thinks we're going to lose."

In the quiet tactical conference room, Ronald Coman looked at the player in front of him with a solemn expression.

Yang Yang sat across from him, and from the head coach's face, he read one thing, determination.

In fact, Ajax really has no way back, 2-4 away, forcing the team to have to break the kettle, must give it a go, only in this way can there be a chance to reverse, otherwise only the end of being eliminated.

Technical director Louis van Gaal was also present at the tactical preparation meeting, and it is said that he had a meeting with the coaching staff for more than an hour, and it seemed that a consensus should have been reached, and from the moment he walked into the room, he always stood beside Ronald Koeman, did not say a word, but expressed his support for the manager.

'As I said before, I'm responsible for the defeat two weeks ago, you guys did a great job and the responsibility is on me, and now I want you to continue to believe that I can lead you to a win at home.'

Ronald Koeman has a lot of prestige in the team, and everyone nods in unison.

'The defeat on the road looks miserable, but the two goals give us hope and we can see a lot from those two goals, including the weakness of the Real Madrid backline, including their poor protection at the back, and the fact that this game has a lot of advantages in our favour.

Speaking of which, Ronald Koeman switched the PPT on the screen behind him, which listed several of Ajax's major advantages, first of all, the absence of Real Madrid's players in this game.

Raul Bravo was injured by Yang Yang's pendulum swing, which was widely spread and known to the world, and the injury of Real Madrid's left wing-back is not optimistic, it is said that he injured his ankle, at least it seems that it will be difficult to play again this season.

However, there was an injury to a substitute, but Robert Carlos, who was suspended for accumulating yellow cards in the last round, will return, but no one knows how much form the Brazilian left wing-back can perform, after all, his recent defense and form have not been reassuring.

"What I really want to say is David Beckham."

The screen behind Ronald Koeman toggles some of Beckham's stats.

"A lot of people have always focused on Real Madrid's attack, but I think everyone must remember that the midfield is the most important part of professional football today, as the so-called midfielder wins the world, and whoever controls the midfield can win."

"Real Madrid has always been a weakness in the midfield after Makelele left, they lack a player to give enough protection to the edge of the penalty area, Beckham runs a lot, the passing advantage is very obvious, he transforms into a drag-back midfielder, and the role is very big."

'However, he received a yellow card in the last game and will accumulate a yellow card suspension for this game, which will be a big blow to the Real Madrid midfield's defence, and we speculate that Queiroz has only two coping strategies.

'First, Elgra pushes forward and goes to partner Guti in midfield, but then the back line becomes empty, and without Elgra in charge, Real Madrid's backline will be a combination of Pavon and Mejía, and this will be our chance.

"There is also a midfielder to arrange a partner for Guti, the most likely is Solari and Borja, but Solari is not the best candidate for the defender in the midfield, so it is most likely Borja, and then the edge of the box will be our chance."

Everyone in the conference room heard Ronald Koeman's analysis, and Ajax was indeed not without opportunities.

Judging from the first leg, Ibrahimovic was very dominant in the box, and it will be difficult for either Elgra or Mejía to take advantage of him, and as long as Ajax plays around this, there is every chance.

Now, with David Beckham out and a vacuum on the edge of the box, Wesley Sunk, Van der Vaart and Sneijder can all pose a threat in this area, with their long-range shots all being level.

"Also, on the wings, Real Madrid's two full-backs love to get in the attack, and there will inevitably be gaps behind us, as long as we take advantage of them and play a good counter-attack, I believe we will get opportunities."

"Finally, as I stressed two weeks ago, Real Madrid don't have an effective rotation system, it's April, and their superstars are already exhausted, and everyone has seen that they were okay in the first half at the Bernabeu, they started the second half well, but then what?"

In the final stage of that game, Real Madrid really didn't have any fitness.

Of course, on the one hand, Ajax has stepped up their pressing pressure, which has led to a lot of passing and receiving errors, but if they are fit enough to deal with it, they will not have such a problem.

"In the past two weeks, Real Madrid played two games, all the stars started, the first was a five-1 home win over Sevilla, Roberto Carlos played 70 minutes, Zinedine Zidane played 80 minutes, and the others played the whole game, whereas two days ago they narrowly beat Albacete 2-1 away, Guti played 67 minutes, Zidane played 80 minutes, Ronaldo 87 minutes, and the others played the whole game.

"Why?" Yang Yang asked puzzledly.

And this question made everyone in the conference room turn their heads to look at him, followed by a burst of laughter.

"It's good, it's a class atmosphere, isn't it?" Ronald Coman asked with a laugh.

Yang Yang was a little embarrassed, he really almost thought he was back in the school classroom.

"The reason is simple, Real Madrid are only one point ahead of Valencia at the moment, they are sixty-seven, Valencia is sixty-six, and Valencia has a goal difference of thirteen more than Real Madrid, with Real Madrid's attacking ability, you can imagine how bad their defense is."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood.

It turned out to be a two-front battle, and the league stalemate was tired.

Relatively speaking, Ajax is in a much easier situation, with a clear league lead, and Ronald Koeman is almost on the wheel, giving the main players enough time to recuperate and wait for Real Madrid to arrive.

"Guys, I want everyone to understand that we are not without a chance of winning this game, we have a chance, as long as each and every one of us comes together, as long as we put pressure on Real Madrid from the first minute of the game and don't let them control the game easily, then I believe that the final victory will be ours."

If the morale of the Ajax players was still a little low before, then after this in-depth analysis by the manager, everyone has regained their confidence, and they all began to believe that they are fully capable of killing the opponent at their home stadium.

Even against Real Madrid.

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"Yang, I'll still let you be a substitute in this game."

After the tactical preparation meeting, head coach Koeman and assistant coach Luther Carroll approached Yang Yang for a one-on-one conversation.

Yang Yang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this, he was eager to start, just like in the game against Arsenal, but he was also able to accept the arrangement of coming on as a substitute.

'It was a unanimous decision for all of us, including Luiz, because we all believed that the final win of this game would happen in the second half and that we needed to save our sharpest weapons for that moment and create the most dangerous attack.

Yang Yang is only 17 years old, and with his current physical condition, it may be difficult to cope with the pressure of the whole game, so the coaching staff will either choose to start him and steal the start, as he did against Arsenal, or let him be substituted in the second half.

But it is clear that Real Madrid is not Arsenal, and the second half is the biggest weakness of the Galaxy Battleship.

'In the first half we will do everything we can to defend the goal and score when we have the chance, but the first priority is not to concede a goal, but the second half is the best time for us to counterattack and I will put you on the pitch when that happens, so I need you to watch the game, especially on the side of Robert Carlos.

Yang Yang felt the importance of the coaching staff for him, and nodded solemnly, "I know how to do it." ”

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