No one expected that this world-renowned derby of the century would end in a dull 0-0 in the first half.

The reason for the dullness was that the two teams had only seven shots on goal in the entire first half.

But interestingly, Real Madrid had five shots on goal, one on target, and Barcelona had two shots on goal, both of which were not on target.

In terms of possession, Barcelona was 71 per cent and Real Madrid 29 per cent.

There is a huge difference in the styles of the two teams, but they seem to be evenly matched.

Yang Yang is different from the fans, he watches it with relish on the sidelines.

He found that the double back is very important for Real Madrid.

Why?

Because Real Madrid actually made a lot of mistakes in the game, and on several occasions they were pushed to the edge of the penalty area, but in the end it was the back two of Xavi Alonso and Mascherano who defused the crisis.

It's entirely conceivable what would have been the result without the presence of the pair of midfielders who gave Barcelona players the chance to pass the ball on the edge of the box?

The obvious answer is that Real Madrid's defence will fall apart in an instant.

But because of the presence of two midfielders, the defense was protected and Real Madrid's defense became solid.

Unless any team can pass the ball like Barcelona, it will be necessary to have a defender like Mascherano or Javier Martinez in the midfield position.

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After the rematch in the second half, Real Madrid's defence was noticeably retracted.

Benitez is obviously also taking into account the physical consumption of the players, and if he continues to use the kind of high pressing in the first half, the consumption of the players will be greater, and the probability of mistakes will be greater as the physical consumption is too great.

The most common routine in Barcelona is, if I can't beat you, I'll kill you, that's the truth.

Judging from the performance in the first half, as long as Real Madrid does not make mistakes and the players can maintain this level and execution, it will be difficult for Barcelona to break through Real Madrid's defense.

And physical exhaustion is Real Madrid's worst enemy.

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Pep Guardiola stood in front of the home team's dugout, frowning as he watched the game.

Ten minutes into the second half, the score was still 0-0, and neither side scored a goal.

The fans at the Camp Nou also began to sit still, and he could clearly feel that the Barcelona players on the pitch were also starting to lose their breath, which was inevitable.

So far in the game, the two sides are fighting for attrition.

He wasn't going to make a substitution because there wasn't a player on the bench behind him who could break the deadlock.

Including the youngster Bojan.

This player has been seen by countless people, and even within the club, he was once evaluated more than Messi, and many people felt that he was more rooted than Messi, but Bojan is not the kind of player that Guardiola likes.

If Bojan is put in the middle, he does not have the physical fitness to carry the opposing central defender, nor does he have the ability to carry the ball with his back; Pulling to the wing, this youngster lacks the ability to break through on the side and open up the situation, so his characteristics are awkward.

Since last season, Guardiola has basically decided to use Messi as the middle of the front, playing without a striker, and Bojan can only play on the wing, but his performance is not ideal.

At least, he hasn't shown what it takes to convince Pep Guardiola.

"We still need a wide breaker." Guardiola sighed.

Assistant coach Vilanova heard it and understood Guardiola's thoughts.

If there is a player on the wing who can break through the opponent's defense with the ball, then Real Madrid's defense will no longer be solid, and Messi's middle will not be under such defensive pressure.

Barcelona is characterized by passing, but blind passing, it no longer works.

Rafael Benitez's Real Madrid and Mourinho's Inter Milan have already told everyone with ironclad facts that Barcelona's passing is not terrible, nor is it impossible to resolve, as long as the defensive formation is tight enough, no matter how powerful the passing is useless.

It's like facing Real Madrid tonight, Barcelona's passing advantage is obvious enough, falling from the left to the right, and then from the right back to the left, but the result is the same, and it can't penetrate Real Madrid's defense at all.

Messi faced Ramos and Pepe in the middle, and retreated to face Mascherano in this game, and his performance was sluggish, but Guardiola could not replace him or adjust his position.

Switch Messi to the right side, who will play in the middle?

Neither Villa nor Bojan are the kind of players who can stay in the middle, and once they lose their strong point in the middle of the field, how can Barca's passing threaten the opposition in the penalty area?

Besides, Messi went to play on the right side, Benitez still had Arbeloa on the bench, and the Spanish full-back felt as if he was specifically used to freeze Messi, and every time they met, Messi had nothing to do with him.

Let Messi continue to play in the middle, whether it is Villa or Pedro, they will only take the inside line, and the side can only rely on Alves to insert later, but Real Madrid is obviously prepared, and Benitez uses Maxwell and David Silva on the left.

Suddenly, Pep Guardiola was a little envious of the line-up under Benitez.

At the very least, Real Madrid's squad is extravagant and even Pep Guardiola, who is the head coach of Barcelona, is envious.

"He's got a trump card in his hand!" Pep Guardiola has a headache.

This trump card is Yang Yang!

Everyone thought that Benitez would let Yang Yang start, and Guardiola also imagined how Yang Yang would play as a starter and what position he would take, and the result was that no matter whether Yang Yang was on or not, Barcelona would play very hard.

Why?

Yang Yang is on it, Real Madrid's ability to grasp opportunities will be stronger, and the attack will be more threatening, and some mistakes by Barcelona are likely to be converted into goal threats by Yang Yang with his personal ability, just like the two games last season.

If Yang Yang is not on the line, Benitez will focus more on defense and build an iron wall.

And now the problem is that Benitez put Yang Yang on the bench, which is like a sword hanging over the head of Barcelona, and no one knows when it will be chopped down.

Even, with Barcelona's current lineup configuration, there is really no good way to contain Yang Yang, so he can only continue to play with the current lineup configuration.

Too much emphasis on passing is Barcelona's strength, but isn't it a weakness?

Guardiola remembered Beckenbauer's words at this time, the strongest is often the weakest.

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'It was a strange game because both sides had played for an hour so far and no one had any intention of making substitutions.

"Barcelona at home are clearly still pinning all their hopes on passing and possession, and Guardiola is unwilling to make substitutions to disrupt or weaken the team's passing and possession, and he should still be waiting for Real Madrid's defensive mistakes to make mistakes."

'Rafa Benitez didn't make any substitutions either, and it's clear that Real Madrid are also waiting for their chances.

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But less than five minutes after the commentator said this, I saw that Real Madrid was finally going to make substitution adjustments.

Surprisingly, Real Madrid replaced Kaka in the forward position this time, and replaced Javier Martinez in the back midfield, and it seems that they are going to adopt a back three style of play.

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"It should be said that this is a conservative substitution."

"Obviously, Benitez realized that the team's midfield was becoming more and more physically exhausted, and gradually could not suppress Barcelona's midfield, so he chose to make a substitution."

"Javier Martinez is tall and strong, very defensive, and at the same time has an advantage in defending high balls."

"Judging from the position of the Real Madrid players, Martinez played in the middle of the midfield after coming on the field, Mascherano and Xavi Alonso were on both sides, protecting the two ribs, and David Silva's position also returned to the front, forming two wings with Robben, and Ibrahimovic still occupied the middle."

"We saw that on the Real Madrid bench on the sidelines, Yang Yang came out to warm up."

'Is this a precursor to a change in the manager? Or is it just a habitual warm-up to keep your body hot? ”

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When Yang Yang left the bench, everyone's thoughts were on him.

Real Madrid fans are waiting for him to play, while Barcelona fans are worried that he will break the situation after he comes on the field.

At this time, whether it is Barcelona or Real Madrid, the players on the field are consumed hugely, and if Yang Yang is replaced at this time, it is really likely to break the deadlock on the field.

Guardiola also paid close attention to Yang Yang's warm-up, and turned his head from time to time to look at Yang Yang's direction.

Only Yang Yang and the emperor immediately knew in their hearts that Yang Yang was going to go!

Javier Martinez went up to play three backs, this is to prepare for Yang Yang to play, that is, to use the three backs to stabilize the team's midfield defense first, first ensure that the team does not concede goals, and then let Yang Yang go up to replace David Silva or Robben, directly impact Barcelona's defense.

These are all tactics formulated by Real Madrid before the game, so as soon as Yang Yang saw Martinez on the field, he immediately ran to the sidelines to warm up, and when Benitez felt that Martinez was integrated into the game and the team's defense was stable, he was replaced by Yang Yang.

Sure enough, Martinez came on for just seven minutes, and in the 71st minute of the game, Benitez made his second substitution of the game, replacing David Silva with Yang Yang.

The Spanish midfielder played very hard in this game, not only creating a threat in the midfield, but also actively retreating to the backline, almost playing at left wing-back, which played a huge role in freezing Alves.

Now, Alves is very expensive, and Pique, Puyol and Abidal are also very expensive in the competition against Ibrahimovic and Robben, and it is when the Barcelona players are exhausted.

Yang Yang was at this time, making Barcelona very uncomfortable.

Pep Guardiola has thought about making a substitution, but who can he replace?

Alves?

As soon as Brazil is right full-back, Barcelona's attack is immediately cut in half, and Guardiola is not sure enough, can Adriano, who can play right wingback, be more suitable than Alves to defend Yang Yang?

But while Guardiola was still hesitating, the game on the pitch had already resumed.

Yang Yang, who came on as a substitute, also quickly showed his value.