The excitement of the Copa del Rey victory faded for less than three days, and the Galactic Battleship really didn't take the title too seriously except for the initial stage of the tournament, which was originally proposed by their old president, Carlos Pedros.

There is no need for any other evidence on this, but it is clear from the handful number of times they won the Copa del Rey during the Golden Age led by Di Stefano, the Five Eagle Age in the late 80s, and the Galaxy Battleship I and II in the new century.

Of course, it's unrealistic to say how much other big teams attach importance to domestic cup competitions, after all, after winning the Champions League or the league, there will be a celebration parade, who has ever heard of any big celebrations after winning the Italian Cup or the French Cup? Only an English team that sees the FA Cup as important as the league would waste money on this kind of thing.

So, when the 34th round of La Liga matches kicked off in midweek three days later, reports of the Copa del Rey final were a part of history. However, the focus of Spanish football is not on this round, but on another national derby that will be played on the night of the 26th, and everyone wants to know if Barcelona can take this last chance to complete revenge, and Real Madrid can break the league scoring record.

After a planned victory by both of the Spanish Super League, the entire Iberian Peninsula began to enter a semi-boiling atmosphere, and for the next three days, all sports pages were occupied by the upcoming national derby.

However, the ardent expectations given by the outside world did not get the desired return in the end, and in the case that the weather conditions did not interfere, it was originally thought that it would be another super battle of Mars hitting the earth, but because the Real Madrid coach hid some of the main forces, the excitement has been greatly reduced.

The absence of Asensio, Rodrygo and Ceballos has made it difficult for the away Galaxy to maintain a high level in the best counter-attacks, making it relatively easy for Barcelona's defenders to deal with it, so that they can put more energy into the attacking end.

Throughout the game, the home team had 69% possession and a 9-of-9 lead in shot statistics on goal, which can be said to have an overwhelming advantage.

However, Real Madrid are not without their bright spots, and their defensive line has shown some of the best team spirit and willpower in the world under such heavy pressure from their opponents.

Unfortunately, Dorberg's follow-up shot in the 31st minute helped Barcelona break past Courtois, and the score was kept 1-0 until the end, but few were very happy with the result.

Neutral fans are complaining that Real Madrid's side is playing too conservatively and even ugly, so that everyone does not enjoy a long-awaited match; Real Madrid fans are saddened by the team's failure to complete the season's three kills against their arch-rival and the inability to break the record; As for the Barcelona side that won the game, they were not depressed, even if they didn't mention the penalty loss in the Copa del Rey, they lost 1-4 at the Bernabeu in the first half of the season, and they wanted to use the opportunity to fight at home to beat the opponent to get back some face, but they only won a small victory, which was very embarrassing.

So after this battle of focus ended in a tigerish way, many people criticized the culprit Li Mudi, believing that it was his single-mindedness that led to the situation where everyone returned disappointed.

In response, the Real Madrid coach only responded with the sentence "Our first leg of the Champions League semi-finals will start one day earlier than Barcelona", and then ignored the interference of the outside world and went all out to lead the team to prepare for the crucial game that will be played on the night of April 29.

When the Champions League semi-finals were freshly released, some reporters and netizens asked Li Mudi at the first time, hoping to draw which opponent in the semi-finals, but did not get an answer. However, in the mind of the Real Madrid coach, the strength of Barcelona, Manchester City and Bayern is currently the top in world football.

It's just that compared to the number one arch-rival who meets at least twice a year and the Bundesliga hegemon, who has established an early title advantage in the league and has no constraints, the Real Madrid boss still prefers to meet the blue moon when he has no other choice, after all, the latter is now forming an extremely fierce competition with Liverpool in the Premier League, which will inevitably distract the manager. In addition, in terms of tactical style, Real Madrid also prefers to play against the same fast-paced team, so the first choice is naturally Manchester City.

Unfortunately, UEFA let Real Madrid and Bayern, two fierce rivals who had been fighting each other in the group stage, meet again, which is a big problem for Li Moody and his team.

Historically, the feud between these two giants is arguably worth writing about, and the fact that the Southern Star is the highest-ranked of all non-Spanish teams on Real Madrid's list of bitter rivals says a lot.

In the Champions League, there have been many spells or laws, the most well-known of which is that if Real Madrid Bayern meets in the knockout round, then the winner can at least reach the final, and the probability of winning the championship is also extremely high.

1975-76, 1986-87, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22 and 2022-21 have all followed this pattern for as many as ten seasons.

From this point of view, the two teams should be very willing to be each other's opponents, because it means that they have been given the bonus of some unknown power, as long as they kill the enemy in front of them, they are very likely to ascend to the final throne, which will bring themselves extremely powerful psychological hints, and often they will really get what they want.

It's just that in the face of the unfavorable situation of Mbappe and Skriniar being suspended in the first leg of the meeting, if it is against an opponent with a tactical style like Manchester City or Barcelona, Li Mudi may be able to make up for it through some adjustments, but against Bayern, whose calm and experienced temperament is very similar to Juventus, he seems to have few options.

Over the years, the overall strength of the Bundesliga hegemon has been maintained very well, even if there are occasional naps, but they can quickly re-emerge and regain lost ground, Dortmund, Schalke 04 These domestic opponents simply can't set off too much storm.

This is also the main reason why Li Mudi, who was not called by Real Madrid last summer, will regard Bayern as his best place, coaching there, hardly worrying too much about what kind of waves the league will have, and can concentrate on preparing for European competitions. Theoretically speaking, it is the team with the least difficulty in replicating Real Madrid's miracle of completing the Champions League three times in a row, and even Paris, which has a great tendency to dominate the rivers and lakes in Ligue 1, cannot compete with it in terms of conditions.

After the new coach Franck Ribery took office, Bayern Munich not only did not have a turbulent period as many people expected, but since the beginning of the season, they have found the most suitable rhythm for themselves, and played a domineering attitude with no run-in period at all.

They made it all the way to the final of the German Cup, then took a huge points lead in the league early on, and finally sealed the Bundesliga title four rounds early on April 13, giving them plenty of time to prepare for the Champions League.

And with the exception of substitute striker Timothy Tillman, who suffered a muscle strain, no one else in Bayern's squad has suffered from injuries or suspensions, which allows Ribery to use all the resources at his disposal in the first leg of the clash with Real Madrid.

What's more, the away and home schedule, which was originally more favorable to the La Liga giants, also caused them a lot of trouble at this time, because if they could not get a relatively safe score at the Allianz Arena in Munich, then Real Madrid, who returned to the Bernabeu in the second leg, would face the same difficulties that Juventus encountered in the quarter-finals. Bayern's counter-attacking ability is also very strong, as long as they are given a chance, the outcome of the victory or defeat is not easy to say.

So everyone knows very well that the first leg of the competition in Germany may be the most crucial battle to determine who can reach the final final, and the two young coaches who were both born in 1983 (41 and 2-year-old head coaches are still very young in this industry, even if Li Mudi has nearly ten years of coaching experience, but the age is still younger than more than 95% of his peers) have each taken out all their housekeeping skills, and strive to be able to make a contribution.

In the opening stages of the game, Real Madrid surprised most people and chose to attack aggressively, and formed a siege on the home team's penalty area with Taishan overwhelming in the first 15 minutes. Unfortunately, Rodrygo squandered a golden chance created by his team-mates in the third minute, and a small flaw in the stop before the shot led to the best action of getting rid of the goal, and the volley from around 15 yards out of the goal went just wide of the post, unfortunately missing the goal.

After that, the visiting team also formed several threatening attacks, but they were all defused by Bayern's defenders one by one, especially the current number one goalkeeper of the German national team, Christian Früchtel, who made two world-class saves to protect the team's goal, and waited for the moment when Real Madrid's opening puff gradually dissipated and Bayern started a counteroffensive.

After Li Mudi failed to steal the opening strategy he arranged, he first shook his head helplessly, and then signaled all the players on the field to retract and change to standard anti-counter tactics, hoping to resist the pressure of the opponent's army while waiting for the opportunity to directly impact the home team's defense. To this end, he deliberately put Marcos Llorente, who is good at medium and long balls, and Ceballos in the starting line-up, and then complemented by Febas, who is never short of fighting spirit, in the midfield.

It's just that this configuration still seems to be a little lacking in interception ability, which also reduces a lot of trouble for Bayern in the process of seeking a breakthrough in the middle, especially when Fabas received a yellow card in the 28th minute, not only will he be suspended in the second leg, but also let him not dare to exert too much physical confrontation in the time after this game, which can be regarded as a weakness of the team's central defense is further exposed.

Bayern's first goal also happened to be through the continuous passing of the middle to create a gap on the right, and the French winger Coman crossed in front of the goal to assist Johannes Egerstein, who returned to the Bundesliga three years ago, to complete the goal. Seeing his former disciples celebrating excitedly on the field, Li Mudi's mood can be said to be mixed and indescribable.

After taking the lead, Ribery calmly opted to lower the tempo, hoping to test the visitors' strategy before reacting accordingly. Real Madrid, on the other hand, took the opportunity to regain some possession, but Mbappe's absence completely deprived them of their speed advantage on the wings, and neither Asensio nor Oyarzabal could create a killing chance with their individual ability when the home team's defensive formation was intact. And once a team-mate in midfield or a full-back on either side comes up to provide support, their own defense will face the threat of counterattack, which makes it very difficult for them.

By the 67th minute, the two sides had shown a huge gap in the number of shots on goal, and Real Madrid's goal seemed to be on the verge of falling back in the face of another goal.

At this time, Li Mudi made a gambling substitution adjustment, replacing Oyarzabar with center forward Villalivre, and pulling Rodrigo to the wing, hoping to strengthen the team's deterrence in positional battles, even if the score could not be equalized, it could also be used to contain Bayern's defense and reduce the pressure on its own defense.

It wasn't long before Ceballos made a careless mistake and was tackled by home striker Amiri, and the 28-year-old Germany international sent a lethal through ball to give Egerstein a chance to face Thibaut Courtois. The former Torino striker, who has become a regular for the national team, used his big heart trained at the Fiat training base to easily wipe past the attacking Belgium international and send the ball into the Real Madrid goal. While completing the brace, he also inserted a second sharp knife into the chest of his former mentor.

Falling behind by two goals, for the Galaxy Battleship, which aims to hit the treble, even if it is not forced to the edge of the cliff, it is also a score that will make them extremely passive.

As for Li Mudi, he has two options left at the moment, either to take a defensive position to keep the score from changing, in order to return to the home field and then counterattack; Either keep fighting and try to get an away goal and get back the disadvantage of losing away from home in one fell swoop.

In the end, the confidence he had built up over the years led him to choose the latter, and the result was that Real Madrid returned to Madrid with a desperate score of 3-0 defeat in the first leg, and the hope of reaching the final was already considered impossible by the majority.