Barcelona drew 1-1 at home to Real Madrid and lost the Super Cup 2-4 on aggregate, but the post-match public opinion was a bit surprising as much of the media focused on the first draw in two years, rather than Barca losing the Spanish Super Cup.

The Catalan media all spoke in unison, saying that Barcelona's performance in this game was still improved compared to the first leg, especially in defense, the defense against Yang Yang was quite successful, except for conceding goals, Yang Yang did not perform too much, which will also be Barcelona's subsequent opportunity.

"Breaking the curse of defeat against Real Madrid over the past two years, Barcelona is undoubtedly a welcome improvement."

But the vast majority of the media, including the column of Barcelona's godfather Cruyff, are still the same as before, all of them are attacking Real Madrid's conservatism, believing that Ancelotti's tactics of three backs are also quite conservative.

Cruyff even quipped, "When will Carlo Ancelotti deliver on what he said at his debut ceremony, which is to bring attacking football to Real Madrid?" He looks even more conservative than Benitez in this game! ”

'Yes, he won the title, but he didn't deliver on the promise he made to the fans.

Media such as Marca and As, which are inclined to Real Madrid, have said that Real Madrid failed to defeat Barcelona for the first time in two years, but judging from the process of the game, Real Madrid's performance is still worthy of recognition, and Ancelotti still came up with eye-catching things, such as Kaka's many back-row insertions in the game are eye-catching.

'After the game, Kaka was voted Man of the Match and he said in an interview with the media that his inserts were all at the behest of manager Carlo Ancelotti, who allowed him to play freely according to the situation on the pitch, and with the support of his team-mates, he chose to plug in many times, which changed the game.

Kaka was surprised by his first switch to midfield, but at the same time he was able to accept it because he felt good.

"Actually, I still play the same as before, but I'm playing a little bit further back, but when I leave the area where the opponent is focused, I feel that my vision is much wider, and I completely follow the manager's instructions no matter which position I play."

In addition to Kaka, Real Madrid also has a new signing in this game, and that is Luka Modric.

The Croatian midfielder came on in place of Xavi Alonso in the second half, but his performance was more average, with two errors conceded that led to Barcelona's quick counter-attack, but neither conceded a goal.

However, the Croatian midfielder's dedication to the game, especially his aggressive counter-attacks and wide range of movements, has impressed, and everyone has no doubts about his ability and feels that he needs some time to adapt.

Yang Yang said in an interview with Real Madrid's official website after the game that Modric is a very good top midfielder.

'I've seen him in Croatia at the European Championships, I've seen him play at Tottenham Hotspur and I have no doubt that he has what it takes to be a top midfielder, but he's moving from the Premier League to La Liga and it's going to take a little bit of getting used to because it's a very new environment for him.

After joining Real Madrid, Modric once told the media that the reason why he joined Real Madrid was because he received an invitation from Yang Yang, after last year's Champions League game, Yang Yang invited him to come to Real Madrid, and then it was reported by media reporters, and after Modric came to Real Madrid, he also lived in the La Morareja community, and Yang Yang was mentioned in several interviews.

For this, Yang Yang said that he is very honored, and he also affirmed that Modric will become a key force for Real Madrid.

"We all know that he is a very special and different player!"

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Real Madrid lifted the Spanish Super Cup from the Camp Nou and returned to Madrid to a warm welcome from the Madrid fans.

However, the new season is imminent, Real Madrid dare not be careless, and the club has not arranged any celebrations, but this does not prevent fans from spontaneously celebrating in the city of Madrid.

The first round of La Liga, which was scheduled for the weekend, will certainly not be played on time due to the unpaid salaries of the players, which has led to a strike in Spanish football, and whether the second round of the league can be played on time will depend on whether the Spanish players' union and the professional football league can reach an agreement.

As a result, Real Madrid have a week to prepare for the UEFA Super Cup match against Porto after playing the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

The Portuguese Super League side won the treble last season, winning the Portuguese Super League, the domestic cup and the Europa League, and the former Mourinho assistant became one of Europe's leading young coaches, and was invited by Roman Abramovich to take charge of Stamford Bridge this summer.

Real Madrid is confident in playing Porto, but they don't dare to be careless, especially considering that after playing Porto, if the strike ends, Real Madrid will play the second round of La Liga next weekend, away to Zaragoza, back and forth, the pressure is still not small.

Therefore, despite winning the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid officials did not celebrate, Ancelotti just gave the team a day off, and then continued to lead the team to carefully prepare for the next fixtures at the Valdebebas training base.

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On the evening of August 24, the Spanish players' union officially issued a statement, saying that after a long period of negotiations, the players' union and the football federation have officially reached an agreement, and the players' strike originally planned for August 26 and 29 has been cancelled.

As soon as this wonderful news spread, it immediately caused a shock among La Liga fans in Spain and around the world.

In order to protect the interests of the players and avoid a recurrence of the previous arrears of wages, the Football League agreed to the demands of the players' union, including the salary deposit, and the right to terminate the contract if the player is owed wages for more than three consecutive months.

This is also to maximize the interests of players in the middle and lower leagues, because according to the survey results of the players' union, in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, especially in the lower leagues, many teams have serious arrears of players' salaries.

Now that the issue has been resolved and the two sides have reached an agreement, the strike has been lifted.

Real Madrid heard the news after arriving in Monaco and the whole team was delighted.

The next afternoon, after the day's training, Real Madrid took a short break to attend the annual Champions League group stage draw and award ceremony held here by UEFA.

After the merger of the French Ballon d'Or with the FIFA World Footballer of the Year, UEFA also partnered with the European Sports Media Union to launch a new European Player of the Year award, and the original four individual awards were abolished.

The new European Player of the Year competition, which includes players who play in various UEFA football league leagues, is voted for by football journalists from 53 countries and regions in Europe, and the top three are selected after a first round of voting, followed by a second round of voting by 53 journalists on the spot to determine the top three places.

Yang Yang led all the way in the first round of voting, ranking first, followed by Messi in second place, Cristiano Ronaldo in third place, which basically represents the entire world football view of the three superstars, Yang Yang is a lone team, beating Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

But it's a brand new award, so the ranking of the last three players will depend on the live voting, and this award is scheduled for tonight's finale.

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Real Madrid, as the defending champion and one of the eight seeded teams, did not have good luck in the draw, drawing the old enemy Leon in the second pot, Yang Yang's old club Ajax in the third pot, and Dinamo Zagreb in the fourth pot, which is Modric's old club.

This is the first time Yang Yang has met his old club in the Champions League since leaving Ajax and Liverpool, and it is also the first time he has returned to Amsterdam Athletic as a visiting team after five years from Ajax.

Lyon, Ajax and Dinamo Zagreb are not good teams, the advantage is that they don't have to travel long distances, but the disadvantage is that the strength of these three opponents is not bad, Real Madrid is better, but it must not be careless.

If Real Madrid's luck is not ideal, then Bayern Munich's luck is terrible.

The Bundesliga team was drawn to Group A and met Villarreal, Manchester City and Napoli, this is definitely the group of death, but Yang Yang's old friend Van Gaal has been out of class at the end of last season, so Bayern's luck in the draw has nothing to do with Yang Yang.

Barcelona had good luck, although AC Milan was drawn out in the second pot, Borisov in the third pot and Plzen Victoria in the fourth pot could not shake Barcelona, so there was no suspense in their group at all.

When he saw the opponent drawn by Barcelona, Real Madrid was embarrassed, which was really lucky.

If nothing else, at least Barcelona's Champions League group stage is much easier than Real Madrid, drawing the two weakest teams in the third and fourth pots.

But no matter what, Real Madrid is not afraid of any opponent, whether it is Lyon, Ajax or Dinamo Zagreb, they can't shake Real Madrid's top spot in the group, as long as Real Madrid plays steadily and does not make major mistakes, the first place in the group is basically a sure win.

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After the lottery was drawn, the atmosphere in the conference center was warm again.

Platini took the stage, first donating 1 million euros to the Street Soccer League on behalf of UEFA, and then specially invited three candidates, Yang Yang, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, to the stage for a short interview.

Xiao Xiaoluo's expression looked quite lonely, because he knew very well that he was destined to run with him.

Whether it is from personal performance or from the platform of the club, he is not as good as Yang Yang and Messi.

Manchester United are giants, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are the giants of giants!