In the 35th round of La Liga, the Century Derby, Real Madrid challenged Barcelona away.

As the third derby of the century in a short period of time, the two sides can be said to have played all the cards that could be played before.

Real Madrid arrived at the Camp Nou with an aggregate score of 8-0 over the two legs of the Champions League semi-finals, while Barcelona was pinned on high hopes by all fans to bottom out at home, even if it was just a game that had no way of getting in the way, but if they could really beat Real Madrid, it would be a good thing to celebrate.

But as it turned out, Barcelona did not come back to life.

Real Madrid played in a rotating lineup for this game, Ancelotti lined up in a four-three-three formation, the goalkeeper was Casillas, the backline was a combination of Maxwell, Pepe, Varane and Arbeloa, Xavi Martinez dragged behind, Herrera and Modric partnered in the midfield, Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Di Maria partnered in the trident.

Ancelotti's line-up is very obvious, that is, the midfield is suppressed, using the characteristics of Martinez, Herrera and Modric to suppress Barcelona's midfield.

Pep Guardiola also rotated appropriately, with Valdés in goal, Adriano, Pique, Puyol and Alves at the back, Sergio Busquets in midfield, Thiago and Xavi in the middle, and Tello, Messi and Iniesta in the front.

It was definitely a very courageous choice.

Before the game, many media outlets broke the news that Guardiola had lost the support of the dressing room, and one of the most important points was his use of several youngsters such as Thiago, Tello and Cuenca, because people in the dressing room believed that Guardiola should trust the likes of Pedro and Cesc Fabregas more.

But in this battle, Guardiola still arranged Thiago and Tello to start, showing his determination to gamble to the end.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took the lead in creating a threat, Ibrahimovic passed through, Yang Yang formed a single knife, but fell into the offside trap of Barcelona.

Subsequently, Yang Yang forced a breakthrough on the left flank to get a corner kick opportunity, which allowed Real Madrid to get three corners in a row, but failed to create a threat, which also allowed Barcelona to gradually stabilize their position.

Real Madrid did not possess the ball but created more threats and attacking opportunities, as in previous games, with Barcelona still unable to score and struggled to create a threat on either wing.

Andres Iniesta played on the right side of the game, but against Maxwell, he had more than enough possession of the ball, but lacked the ability to open up the situation, while Tello on the left side played even worse against Arbeloa, arguably the most sluggish point in the Barcelona team.

The other is Thiago in midfield, who is clearly not on the same channel as Xavi and Sergio Busquets.

Or maybe it's because of the problems within Barça.

For the first fifteen minutes, it was almost always Real Madrid who created the threat, and Barcelona did not pass the ball until the 14th minute, when Andres Iniesta hooked his heel wide of the net to complete the first shot.

But just two minutes later, Real Madrid was on the left side again, Yang Yang broke through with the ball, Busquets fouled and won a free kick in front, but this time Yang Yang chose to serve quickly, Modric was assigned to the right side, and Di Maria shot with his left foot on the right side of the penalty area formed a corner.

Di Maria took a corner kick, Pepe nodded the ball at the goal, but Valdés barely saved, but Puyol did not react in time, cleared the ball at the first time, and was tackled by Javi Martinez to break the goal, 1-0!

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With a goal down and playing at home again, Barcelona began to attack, while Real Madrid steadily retreated and counterattacked.

Both sides have come and gone, and they have not given the opponent too good a chance.

It wasn't until the 70th minute of the second half that Real Madrid created another chance to score.

During the counterattack, Ibrahimovic forced the ball, attracted the defensive attention of the two central defenders, and then passed to Yang Yang, Yang Yang pushed the left rib of the penalty area, was blocked by Valdés with his legs, Maxwell kicked the goal on the periphery of the penalty area, hit Puyol, rebounded to the right side of the penalty spot, Di Maria followed up and calmly pushed the goal.

Two to zero!

Just three minutes later, Modric received a pass from Di Maria on the right and found Yang Yang behind Puyol, who scored with a single knife to extend the score to 3-0 again.

The two sides then made substitutions, but they were never able to find the back of the net again.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-0 away with goals from Javi Martinez, Di Maria and Yang Yang.

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After the game, there was another uproar in the Spanish media.

In three consecutive derbies of the century, Barcelona did not score a goal, but swallowed eleven goals, which can be described as a mountain of defeats, and can even be said to be the most humiliating battle in Barcelona's century-old history.

Even the Catalan media couldn't help but criticize Guardiola's use after the game, believing that Telo was the worst player of the game, but Guardiola tolerated him until 80 minutes.

'And Thiago, the youngster is positive, but the quality of his passes is not high, and there are frequent mistakes, which is a well-known thing, but Pep Guardiola would rather replace Xavi than Thiago, which makes one wonder if he has been swayed by his emotions and preferences?

The Catalan media also specially analyzed Xavi's expression when he was substituted, saying that when Xavi was substituted in the 69th minute, he didn't even hug Guardiola, but just greeted him casually, with a face full of displeasure.

"A minute after Xavi went off the field, Thiago obviously couldn't control the midfield, and Real Madrid took advantage of Barcelona's change of formation to score two goals in three minutes, which caught Barcelona off guard and further expanded the score."

According to the Catalan media, Pep Guardiola's line-up is debatable, especially his preference for young players.

"If, three days later, at the Calderón Stadium, he is still reckless and insists on going his own way, then it will be difficult for Barcelona to get a satisfactory result." The media asserted.

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Three days later, at the Calderón Stadium in Madrid.

In the final of the Spanish Copa del Rey, Real Madrid faced Barcelona.

Maybe it's because Guardiola is remorseful, maybe it's because he realises he has to leave something behind, or maybe it's pressure from management and fans......

All in all, Guardiola compromised.

In the Copa del Rey final, Guardiola still lined up in a four, three, or three formation, but this time there was not even a single young player in the starting lineup, and all of them were the main stars of the year.

Goalkeeper Valdés, Adriano, Puyol, Pique and Alves at the back, Sergio Busquets at the back, Xavi and Iniesta in front, Pedro, Messi and Sanchez form the attacking trident up front.

This should be the strongest starting lineup that Barcelona can put out at the moment, and it is also the starting list that the outside world has been calling on Guardiola to formulate, but at the Calderon Stadium, this lineup still can't save Barcelona.

Just three minutes into the opening game, Yang Yang received a through pass from David Silva on the left side of the penalty area and scored in the near corner with a single knife to open the scoring for Real Madrid.

Barcelona's morale is low, and many players are obviously not in the best condition, especially in the midfield, where they frequently make mistakes under the strong pressure of Real Madrid.

In the 25th minute, a long pass over the top from Xavi Alonso, Yang Yang's successful anti-offside position, and a direct volley at the front of the penalty area without stopping, picked the ball past the attacking goalkeeper Valdés, expanding the score to 2-0.

Barcelona still controlled the ball, but they never played a dazzling attack.

At half-time, Pep Guardiola made two substitutions in one go, one for Xavi with Thiago and the other for Pedro with Cesc Fabregas.

Two substitutions at half-time clearly made everyone see through Guardiola's dissatisfaction with the team's performance in the first half, but it still couldn't save the team's performance in the second half.

Fortunately, Real Madrid did not increase its offensive efforts in the second half of this game, and finally defeated Barcelona 2-0 with Yang Yang's brace and won the Copa del Rey.

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When the game was over, Real Madrid rushed onto the pitch and the entire Calderón stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

Although this is the home of arch-rival Atletico Madrid, tonight is a stage for Real Madrid fans to celebrate.

Ancelotti and Zidane are also excited, the double is in hand, as long as they beat Chelsea in the Champions League final half a month later, then Real Madrid will undoubtedly achieve the treble.

This is the first time in the history of Spanish football that a team has achieved the treble!

The entire Calderón stadium was filled with the cheers of Real Madrid players and fans, which was deafening.

In front of the Barcelona coach's box, Guardiola looked at the Barcelona players walking down the pitch with a lonely face, and he wanted to walk up and tell them, don't be disappointed, they all raised their heads, but he didn't walk over in the end.

Because he knows that at this time, no matter what he says, it will only disappoint this group of players even more.

What's more, he couldn't convince himself to go over, because he was also full of disappointment at this moment.

From being in charge of this team in '08 to now, in four years, he has experienced a lot, gained a lot, but also lost a lot.

It was only now that he really began to understand what his mentor Cruyff had told him.

In today's world of professional football, Alex Ferguson is an alternative, one of a kind, and the ideal time for any manager to be with a team is three years, not more than four years at most, because when the excitement is over, when you no longer have the passion, you will find that the job that you vowed to love all your life has completely turned into a torment.

And Pep Guardiola is exactly four years old, and he deeply understands and understands these words.

Before the game, he tried hard to leave something for Barca, but now, he feels that it is not necessary.

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While Real Madrid were still celebrating the Copa del Rey victory in the dressing room of the Calderón Stadium, Guardiola made it clear for the first time in his post-match press conference that he would not renew his contract with Barcelona.

"Now, it's really time to say goodbye!" Pep Guardiola said with red eyes.