The Barcelona players were very anxious and fierce, always trying to grab the ball as soon as possible.

Ricardo dropped back deep to help the midfielders organise and, following Pellegrini's instructions, the players also saw him at the heart and always handed him the ball.

He used his skills to easily evade the Barcelona players and send the ball out.

Most of the time, in order to be safe, he passes horizontally or back.

But on occasion, he'll also send a straight plug forward, allowing the slow tempo to pick up suddenly.

And the threat lies in those through balls.

In the 13th minute, Ricardo took the ball, Xavi and Deco stepped forward at the same time, and Ricardo pulled the ball in succession to avoid their tackles and suddenly stuffed the ball forward.

Ruud van Nistelrooy started early, shook off the defenders and ran into the open to get the ball.

Of course, this was only a fleeting moment, and Barcelona's back line immediately adjusted, with Puyol pressing him forward and the rest of the group going about their jobs.

Ruud van Nistelrooy didn't stick to the ball, Puyol didn't save yet, he had already passed the ball to the right.

Raul rushed up to get the ball and stuffed it back to Van Nistelrooy, who managed to play a 2-on-1 combination.

Ruud van Nistelrooy took a step with the ball, and although the angle was already small, he tried to shoot with his own feet, but the ball bounced off Milito's leg and rolled right at Raul's feet.

Raul smiled lightly and kicked the ball in the opposite direction, and the ball went into the net.

"Raul Goallllllll! Real Madrid leads 1-0 at home! "Now that the aggregate score is 3-1 and Real Madrid have two away goals, the situation is already very serious for Barcelona, they have to score at least two goals to ensure that they are not eliminated after 90 minutes." But it's easier said than done to score two goals at the Bernabeu! ”

After the restart, Barcelona played more impatiently, while Real Madrid controlled the ball unhurriedly, which made Barcelona very uncomfortable.

Messi's injury has not yet healed, which has caused him to be a little intimidated, and the threat today is greatly reduced.

Xavi and Deco are not hard enough, although they can control the game through possession and slow passing, but today they don't need to control the game, they need to play sharp attacks and try to score as soon as possible! So they had to pass forward more, and to pass forward, they needed to be able to hold the ball and shake off the gaps.

In this case, they will have to collide with Baptista and Diarra frequently. They are obviously not as good as their opponents, which makes it difficult for them to play good balls forward today.

Manuel Pellegrini was pleased with his team's performance and optimistic about the situation on the pitch, sitting in the dugout with his legs crossed and smiling at the corners of his lips as Real Madrid threatened Barcelona with counter-attacks time and time again.

In the 16th minute, Zambrotta pulled down a high-speed Ricardo, received a yellow card, and gave Real Madrid a well-placed free kick, but Ricardo's free-kick hit the wall.

In the 20th minute, Ricardo suddenly distributed the ball to the middle in the counterattack, and Kaka met the ball and volleyed it slightly higher.

In the 22nd minute, Real Madrid's attack shifted to the right, Raul and Ramos played together, and Ramos was brought down by Abidal when he was about to cross. Ricardo took a free-kick into the box and Ruud van Nistelrooy headed in to find Valdés on the top of the line.

"Van Nistelrooy Goallllll! Real Madrid leads 2-0! The game was just over 20 minutes into play and Barcelona had to score 3 goals to turn the tables around, which was almost an impossible task! ”

"Barcelona today looked more fragile than ever, Real Madrid played with morale, with confidence and a bright prospect of reaching the final!"

The Melinger in the stands had already exerted all their strength and sang "Go to Madrid" loudly, and the white wave was so raging that it seemed to sweep everything.

"Real Madrid today is like an invincible galactic battleship!" The commentator excitedly said, "If they can keep up this form, they will not be dreaming of winning the double this season!" ”

Rijkaard's face was dejected, and he made a substitution immediately after the restart.

Thierry Henry came on to replace Deco and Barcelona once again offered four strikers.

Deco looked unhappy and was substituted in the first half, and no one was happy.

"Isn't it too early to make a change?" The narrator was skeptical of the substitution, "It always felt like it wasn't a sane decision, but Rigkaard was struggling desperately." And replacing a midfielder with a striker, does that really work for Barcelona? In this game, Barcelona's midfield was out of control and a little out of control. By making such a substitution and hoarding 4 strikers, will it be possible to turn the tide? If the striker can't get the ball, it's useless. ”

However, Henry, who had just come on, dispelled the doubts with a brilliant individual performance, he pulled to the left side of the box to make a breakthrough, and then suddenly passed the ball back, Messi followed up with a volley, the quality of the play was very high, Casillas barely held the ball.

Soon after, he threatened the Iker Casillas goal with a free-kick.

But it looks like it's just a flashback to Barcelona.

In the midfield competition, they were completely at a disadvantage, with Real Madrid taking control almost effortlessly, holding on steadily, and for the rest of the first half, Barcelona did not play a decent attack.

Instead, it was Real Madrid who kept threatening the opponent's goal.

In the 34th minute, Ricardo's free-kick almost scored, but Valdés showed great courage and barely flicked the ball out of the corner with his fingertips.

In the 40th minute, Ricardo broke down the left and crossed, and Diarra, who followed up in the middle, headed the ball high without being guarded and missed a good opportunity to extend the score.

One minute later, Kaka broke through the middle and split the ball to the left, and Ricardo didn't have time to adjust under the close defense, and directly swept the ball with his feet, which was blocked by Valdés with his feet.

In the 44th minute, Diarra passed the ball into the penalty area, and Raul took a left-footed shot that went just wide.

In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Ricardo stumbled into the box with the ball and picked the ball up to the back post, where Raul volleyed the ball into the side-netting from a tight angle unmarked......

The commentator analyzed: "Real Madrid bombarded the opponent indiscriminately, and if Valdés hadn't performed well, Real Madrid would have a 3 or even 4-goal lead by 3 goals now." Rijkaard's substitutions didn't work, and it was clear that Barcelona were now completely out of control in midfield and they were pinned down by their opponents. Rijkaard has to figure it out right away, and if he doesn't want a heavy defeat, Barcelona have to make a change now. ”