Chapter 612: A New Record Is Born
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Although in history, it is not uncommon for the top two in the Spanish Super League to have a big score in the national derby, let alone a three-goal victory, the difference between four goals and even five goals can be seen once every three or four years, which is not particularly unusual.
However, the result of the Spanish Super Cup has attracted the attention of the whole European football world, because the losing side is Barcelona, who have just won the Champions League just over two months ago, and it is a little strange that this is a bloody case that has also been added to this summer transfer window.
What is even more unacceptable to the Catalans than the 3-0 score is that the process of the game is also very different from the previous national derby script, after forcibly poaching local midfielder Sergio Gomez from the hands of Atletico Madrid at a high price, Barcelona's overall strength is considered by the outside world to be not inferior to the Dream Three Dynasty with six championships in one year, because their passing ability has been better than the blue in the eyes of many experts.
As a result, in this high-profile battle at the Bernabeu, the visitors' much-anticipated passing tactics against Real Madrid's midfield line of Ndidi, Marcos Llorente and Febas could only be shown in their own midfield and could not send the ball into the opposition's danger zone.
The Nigerian national team captain's super sweeping ability made Sergio Gomez and Artur suffer a lot, forcing Barcelona's attacking in the middle to play no decent coordination throughout the game, and could only find space from the two wings. And this kind of offensive method is simply a chicken rib existence for them who are not strong in front of the goal, and it is tantamount to a fool's dream to defeat a strong mortal enemy with this.
On the other hand, on the Real Madrid side, although Ndidi's start temporarily put Ceballos on the bench, which inevitably had an impact on the team's midfield organization, it also strengthened their determination to focus on counter-attacking displays, so as to make full use of the players' advantages in speed and long passing.
And Asensio and Mbappe in the front court also have excellent passing organization awareness and footwork, not only can they play their own strength in counterattacks, plus a world wave spokesperson Pellegri who can pose a threat to the opponent's goal in all positions in the front court, the power of this trident is definitely the top in world football today.
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid scored two goals on the counter-attack with just four strikes on goal in the first half, scored by Manuel Pellegri and Kylian Mbappe. In particular, the first goal was a stunning volley from near the penalty spot by the Italian centre-forward after receiving a quick cross from the right side of his teammate, which made the whole stadium boil.
In the 71st minute of the second half, Rodrygo, who came on as a substitute, took advantage of the mistakes of the opposing defenders and directly stole the ball in front of the penalty area, forming a single knife. Shaking off the attacking Ter Stegen, he easily pushed the ball into the empty net and helped the team seal the victory completely.
Judging from the content shown in this game alone, the new Champions League winner did not choose to lie on the credit book after reaching a peak, but dared to boldly update the move, although it is commendable, but the actual effect is far from the ideal state of the club, which has attracted heated discussions in many European media.
It was only when Barcelona beat last season's Europa League champions Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in the UEFA Super Cup four days later that people seemed to be surprised to see another possibility, that perhaps it was not the Catalan giants who had weakened, but Real Madrid had made great strides compared to last year, which was a bit too scary.
This argument has caused a lot of controversy in European football as a whole, and it has been greatly improved on the basis of the almost treble last season, and on the premise that the main lineup has not changed much, only a central midfielder has been added, which does not seem to be something that can be explained by conventional football knowledge.
This is like a good student who can score 660 points in the mock exam and has a good chance of being the top school in China such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, and suddenly raises his score to 740 points and directly kills all the champions in seconds without special circumstances, which is really ridiculous.
If this is admitted, doesn't it mean that Real Madrid will be invincible in the upcoming new season.
Therefore, most people's opinion is that the reason why Barcelona's performance in the two Super Cups will be so different is mainly because their own form has not adjusted well, so that there has been a big difference in their performance on the pitch in four days.
It's just that this perception has been completely subverted after the curtain of the new season La Liga opened and Real Madrid made a series of dazzling results. At that time, people, especially non-Galactic Battleship fans, will admit in desperation that Li Mudi's team has indeed become different from last season, and under the premise of strengthening the firepower on the offensive end, the defensive ability has also become the world's top existence, which makes other teams still play!
On August 17, in the opening match of the league, Real Madrid, who was sitting at home as the defending champion, ushered in Villarreal, which was not weak, and encountered a small challenge at the beginning.
Ninety minutes later, the 5-0 score surprised anyone who predicted it would be a hard-fought battle, and even many of the Meilinger who had always believed in winning all three points would have guessed in advance that the victory would be so easy.
And two weeks later, when the Galacticos won their previous three league games, scored 14 goals and conceded a goalless record, they firmly occupied the top spot in the table, and European football smelled of something big about to come.
In the nearly 100-year history of La Liga, it is natural that it is extremely common to have three consecutive wins in the opening game, but it is the first time that it has been able to have 14 clean sheets and concede no goals. In the 1987-88 season, Real Madrid scored 18 goals in their first three league games, but also had a record of missing the goal. Even crazier than the "Five Eagles" is Sevilla in ancient times, when in the early forties of the last century, the Andalusian giants scored 25 goals and conceded four goals in their first three league games, which was difficult for later generations to match.
It is their old-timers who have been close to the extreme performance of Real Madrid at both offensive and defensive ends this year. Sixty-eight years ago, the Champions League champions, who had many legendary masters such as Di Stefano, Gento, Rial and Kopa, had scored 11-0 goals in three league games, but they were slightly inferior to the group of disciples led by Li Mudi.
As the schedule progressed, people were horrified to find that Real Madrid's winning streak not only showed no signs of stopping, but still maintained an invincible posture after the Champions League and Copa del Rey were added to their journey, which was even more terrifying than the Arsenal team three years ago.
On September 14th, the Galaxy Battleship, returning from the national team break, immediately ushered in a wave of extremely difficult fixtures, but their performance did not make any difference two weeks ago, just like the vast majority of the players in the team did not experience the pain of travel, continuing the previous hot form.
In San Mames, one of the team's favourite stadiums in the past, Real Madrid, who gave their all, had already taken a huge three-goal lead by half-time. And scored another goal in the second half, conquering the unruly Basque Lions with a disparity of 4-0, and broke out a big upset.
The so-called upset is not that everyone is surprised that they can win away from home, but the four-goal difference is indeed beyond the expectations of too many people, even the bookmaker does not think that the La Liga leaders can achieve such a big victory in the away road that has always been difficult to play well, so they opened the odds of 1 to 32, and the result really made more than a dozen Real Madrid fans who were bold enough and lucky enough to receive a large amount of bonuses, which became a hot event at the time.
The defeat also seemed to have had a huge impact on the morale of Athletic Bilbao, causing a long period of low form for the players, causing the team's results to decline all the way, and when the winter break came, they fell from sixth place in the standings into the relegation zone, laying the groundwork for the tragedy that followed.
But that's all for later, let's get back to Real Madrid, who opened their Champions League replica four days later and thrashed the Red Wolves 5-1 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in their first game of the group stage.
After returning to the league, Li Muddy led the team to win Real Betis, Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo one after another, and still maintained an excellent record of zero goals conceded in La Liga, becoming the focus of sports around the world.
In the first week of October, the Galacticos slaughtered Maccabi Haifa, the weakest Israeli side in the Champions League group, by seven goals at home, and then in the league at the weekend, they scored four goals in a row at the site of their arch-rivals.
Unfortunately, their clean sheet came to an end in the Madrid derby, when captain Raphael Varane made a mistake of judgment early in the second half and was awarded a penalty by home striker Antonio Marin. Andre Lunin, who has gradually overtaken Courtois this season and is expected to become Real Madrid's main goalkeeper, failed to judge the direction and conceded the team's first league goal in the first two months of the season, much to the regret of all Meilinger.
However, Li Mudi and his disciples soon made everyone forget the pain of the end of the record with one victory after another, and after many years, only the incomparable pride and crazy joy remained in the memory of the fans.
On October 19, in the face of the gloomy atmosphere of the Spanish national team's two consecutive defeats, Real Madrid, which had many players out due to injury, defeated visiting rival Valencia by two goals at home, which was a reassuring pill for all supporters who were worried that they would encounter misfortunes under the influence of the FIFA virus.
What made the outside world talk after the game was that Oyarzabal, who had previously claimed in an interview with the media that he would recognise his team in the first game of his return to the Bernabeu, did nothing under the guidance of Real Madrid's young left wing-back Alvaro Fernandez, and could only be replaced early in the 64th minute of the second half. His replacement, Cesar Helabert, responded to Oyarzabal's previous resentful comments with a brilliant back-to-back dribble with his brilliant footwork before half-time and set up Rodrigo's goal, giving the more than 80,000 home fans a minute's applause.
In the days that followed, Li Mudi continued to deploy his players and ensured that the players were always at a relatively high level of fitness and competitive condition through a strategy of heavy rotation, and after defeating Turkish giants Fenerbahce, Sevilla and Malaga on both fronts in the Champions League and league, they extended their winning streak in competitive matches in the 2025-26 season to 14 games (including 10 in La Liga, three in the Champions League and one in the Spanish Super Cup), setting a new record in the club's history.
Soon, Real Madrid reached another milestone. On 2 November, after a 3-1 home win over this season's dark horse and fifth-placed Alaves, they officially surpassed Barcelona two years ago on their 11-game winning streak in La Liga, regaining their best start in the league to their own place.
In the 1968-1969 season, Real Madrid, led by legendary coach Miguel Muñoz, opened the season with nine consecutive wins and became the record holder, until 55 years later, when Barcelona under Xavi took his place.
But the Catalans' pride didn't last long, as Limaudi arrived, and his goal seemed to be more than just 10 to 11. Judging from Real Madrid's current form and the schedule after that, perhaps after breaking the record for the longest winning streak in the Premier League during his previous spell in charge of Arsenal, the Celestial Dynasty manager is also interested in this record in La Liga.
There were no surprises, and after welcoming back a number of wounded, the Galacticos' strength quickly returned to their peak level, and although the draw in Turkey put a very sad end to their winning record in all competitions, they did not give any opponent a chance to take advantage of the next three domestic league games, and won 14 consecutive victories like chopping melons and vegetables.
After a second win over Maccabi and qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League two rounds ahead of schedule, Real Madrid welcomed the first leg of the La Liga national derby on the last day of November.
Although the venue was the Camp Nou, where they had not won for five years in a row, the entire team was confident that they would come home victorious. All Real Madridians are convinced that this away trip will be a moment for them to make new history, and no one can stop the Galaxy from becoming invincible, and Barcelona will be no exception.