Chapter 659: No Regrets

After winning this key battle, Real Madrid's instant record in the league has come to 26 wins, 7 draws, 2 losses, and 85 points, only two points away from the sworn enemy at the top of the table, and it seems that the hope of reversing the championship can be said to be close at hand. But since they have already taken the lead in completing the two planned life-and-death battles, the decision to work miracles is no longer in their hands.

If you want to complete the goal of three consecutive La Liga titles, in addition to winning the remaining three league games, you must also count on Atletico Madrid to at least not lose to Barcelona in the penultimate round of strong dialogues.

But who made them make so many mistakes in the early season that shouldn't have happened, and after the team's form rebounded after the winter break, they were forced to draw by Getafe and Atletico Madrid, and lost key points that could have allowed them to complete the counterattack, these are all punishments from God for Real Madrid's failure to be fully prepared for every game.

So in the face of constant questions from reporters, Li Mudi no longer repeats the remarks he has repeatedly emphasized before, because even if Real Madrid really creates a miracle, it is only achieved with the help of others, and it is a sworn enemy in the same city, and there is really nothing to be proud of.

Fortunately, they defeated Barcelona twice in a row and proved their strength, so that the Catalan media did not have the face to openly stand up and slap their faces, otherwise this day would be really too sad.

Over the next two weeks, the Galacticos beat Atletico Elva and Mallorca in a similar way, taking their total points total to 91. It's just that in the evening of the 16th, after Barcelona defeated the Metropolitano Stadium 2-1 at the last moment with Havertz's long-range shot, it still made Li Mudi and others lose half of their significance for a whole season.

With only the last round of the league left, Barcelona still held on to the two-point advantage, because their opponent in the closing game was Real Orviedo, who had already confirmed relegation, so the result of regaining the La Liga championship trophy after three years has been 99.99% confirmed, if this can still happen a miracle, then Xavi and his group of disciples can really consider committing suicide by jumping into the sea en masse.

It wasn't until this moment that Li Mudi, who said that he disdained to lie down and win, but actually had a trace of fantasy in his heart, completely put the heart that had been raised for two months back in place, and admitted his defeat at the pre-match press conference of the final round of home against Girona, and congratulated Xavi and Barcelona.

The reaction to this is generally positive, because Real Madrid's performance this season is not related to defeat in any case, although unfortunately missed out on three consecutive league titles, but in the end it is very likely that the result of 94 points is still a super performance in the history of the team can be ranked in a tie for sixth.

And after the last league game, Pellegri in their team also completed the counterattack against Guiri in the scorer list with his unique four-point play, and won the team's second top scorer title in 12 years with a super high goal rate of 28 goals in 27 games. Coupled with Mbappe, who had already been confirmed as the king of the competition early with 18 assists, Real Madrid won these two individual awards at the same time, which can be regarded as a small consolation.

In addition, teenager Riverola also broke the all-time record in the closing game against Girona, becoming the youngest player to start a league game for Real Madrid's first team, and he also provided a direct assist in the game, providing the Spanish media with another hot spot after the end of the league. Li Mudi also used the light of the young man to win praise such as discerning pearls and bold employment, and offset some of the criticism caused by the defeat in defending the title.

Of course, the most important reason for everyone to unanimously agree that his status as the world's number one manager has not wavered in the slightest is the results of the Galaxy this season, outside of the league. If the two Super Cups at the beginning of the season still have a lot of gold content, then the Club World Cup at the end of last year was at least quite bluffing in terms of prestige, and it also helped the team to put together the great cause of the annual six crowns, so this alone can allow Li Mudi, who is already looking down on the crowd, to continue to sit firmly on the throne under him.

After that, Real Madrid also defeated their number one rival Barcelona in all competitions in a head-to-head way, and won the Copa del Rey for the third consecutive year, which is a rare achievement. However, what made other coaches who spied on the first coach throne even more desperate was that the Galaxy Battleship was singing all the way in the Champions League without being widely favored by the outside world, and went directly to defend the title after qualifying as the second in the group.

After beating the seriously inexperienced Dortmund twice in the first two weeks of April and advancing to the semi-finals, Real Madrid was very unfortunate to draw Manchester United that killed them twice this season in the next round.

And in the first game of the game against Old Trafford, due to the suspension of the main defender Ndidi and the match schedule sandwiched between the two national derby, the extremely cautious Li Mudi failed to play all the trump cards in his hand, resulting in the team falling into great passivity for the full 90 minutes.

In the final statistics, Real Madrid only had 24.8% possession, the lowest single-game value in 20 years. And in terms of shooting, they are also at an absolute disadvantage with 3 of 8 against 8 of 21, if it were not for the overall performance of the back line and goalkeeper Früchtel saved three must-have goals from the Red Devils, there would be no need for a second leg, and this group of duels would have been directly spent.

However, even though Li Mudi and his disciples have done their best to resist the onslaught of the home team, Manchester United, who have also shown a strong rise in the Premier League this season, still managed to knock on the opponent's goal. Marcus Rashford took the lead with a stunning effort early in the second half to shake off the interceptions of Skriniar and Vallejo centre-backs and deliver a stunning shot from just inside the penalty area to smash the ball into the top right corner of the Real Madrid goal.

Taking advantage of the morale boost, United launched a ferocious siege of the Galaxy penalty area for the next fifteen minutes, and on several occasions they were within easy reach of a second goal, but they were all saved by tenacious defenders. At the height of the situation, even the two strikers of Rodrygo and Mbappe retreated to the deep part of the half to participate in the defense, completely giving up preparing for the counter-attack.

It was with this united team spirit and willpower that the defending champions were able to make it 1-0 at the final whistle. Waiting for the second leg with a goal gap, the suspense of who will get the ticket to the new White Hart Lane stadium is still very large, which even the British media who predicted that Real Madrid would stop in the semi-finals had to admit.

Two weeks later, Real Madrid, who had done everything they could in the domestic league and were waiting for the final result, could finally play a hearty battle against Manchester United without being distracted by other competitions.

The odd style of play was largely due to Ferran Torres' goal of levelling the visitors with a perfect direct free-kick just seven minutes into the game, levelling the aggregate score to a quick draw.

This slightly unexpected goal caused Zidane, who had originally intended to use a steady strategy, to immediately change his tactics, because the Red Devils' style of building is still more attack-oriented, and if they choose to fully withstand the attacking pressure of the home team in the remaining 80 minutes, they may not be able to achieve a desired result. It's better to attack and see if you can fight for an away goal, in that case, Real Madrid will have to score two more goals in a row to win, and it will be very difficult.

And Li Mudi naturally will not play any procrastination and attrition tactics at his own door when the two sides are in a situation, and he also instructs the players to continue to maintain their investment on the offensive end, so a wonderful offensive battle appeared in front of everyone who was watching the game or watching the live broadcast.

Although the offensive ability of both teams is in the top 10 in European football this season, it is extremely rare that their defensive strength is not weak, and before this game, the number of goals conceded in their respective leagues is also ranked in the top three, so although it is a confrontation, there is no constant danger in front of the goal of both sides, and it is still quite difficult to break through the opponent's defense.

However, as the pace of the game gets faster and faster, it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes on the field, and whether it is Li Mudi or Zidane, they are all coaches who pay great attention to grasping this kind of detail, so both teams have successively obtained some good opportunities created by counterattacking on the spot after winning the high position in the front court, and they can also miss the goal because of the brave play of the goalkeepers of both sides and the influence of luck.

The turning point of the game came in the 67th minute of the second half, when Mbappe and Manuel Pellegri were recognized as the world's top 10 superstars, and finally the former burst into the penalty area and kicked a low shot in the back, with a block in front and a chasing soldier, and finally defeated Donnarumma, who had made many wonderful saves before (AC Milan failed to keep the talent, and was bought by Zidane Zidane, who entered Old Trafford, to replace the aging De Gea). It added a heavy weight to the balance of victory for Real Madrid.

Immediately after taking the lead on aggregate, Li Mudi replaced Martin Calderón with Marcos Llorente, who was more defensively aware, and signaled his players to slow down the speed of passing the ball and switch to the most classic defensive counter-attacking tactics.

It's just that Zizou's coaching level is indeed extremely high, even if Manchester United has to attack with all his might because of the needs of the score, but he can still do the best in defense, and he does not leave too many opportunities for Mbappe, who is extremely fast. However, in the face of the Real Madrid defense that has become rock-solid after the lineup adjustment, whether it is the Dutch international Zhong Tahi with Celestial blood, the Three Lions international striker Angel Gomez, or the current England number one superstar Rashford, they have not been able to become the superheroes who can turn the tide and save the team from danger.

In the end, Real Madrid, who had lost their first three meetings with this opponent this season, surprised many by virtue of their only victory in the end, reaching the Champions League final for the second year in a row.

Twenty-five days later, on the evening of Sunday 6 June, at the New White Hart Lane, home of Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur, the Galaxy and the Reds met Liverpool for the first time in nine years since the 2017-18 season. The latter eliminated Barcelona with a score of 3-2 over two legs in the semi-finals, and also defended the title in the Premier League against Manchester United, Chelsea and other strong players, and his strength is naturally extremely strong.

Klopp and Li Muddy, the old rivals in the Premier League, are once again fighting openly and secretly in an atmosphere of old friends and happiness, once Uncle Scum can achieve this crucial victory, then he will be able to attack the world's No. 1 coach throne as the number one challenger. Although the German marshal, who is over sixty years old, said that he didn't care about those false names, only he would know what he thought in his heart.

However, as was the case for many years when they were unable to emerge victorious in head-to-head matches, Jurgen Klopp and his Reds were unable to avoid being knocked down by their old opposition in one of the most important games of the year, and their attacking organisation was so uncomfortably limited by Real Madrid that quality shots were scarce, even to the point of being so far away from scoring a goal.

On the other hand, Li Mudi's team changed their usual defensive counter-attacking tactics and used a pass-and-control style that they did not usually use, and the 3-4-3 formation, which rarely appears in the final stage, allowed the Spanish giants to have enough numbers in the midfield to make the ball always run in Liverpool's half, which not only increased the attacking threat of their own side, but also caused the Reds to spend too much energy on the defensive end.

So while England's defensive performance was almost perfect for the vast majority of the time, when the players' fitness fell short after 75 minutes, the outcome of the game was out of their hands.

When Pellegri, who has scored countless world waves throughout the year, rewrote the score to 1-0 with a mediocre follow-up shot in the 81st minute, it was clear to everyone that the outcome of Real Madrid's title defense was basically a certainty.

In the end, the Galacticos defeated Liverpool by a narrow goal in the final game of the season to defend the Big Ear Cup title for the first time in nine years.

At this time, to sum up their achievements in the 2026-27 season, Li Mudi led the team to successfully reach the top of the other five competitions except for the La Liga championship, if this is not very successful, it is not just a matter of being too harsh.

That's why in the celebration parade held after Real Madrid, the manager summed up the past 12 months with "no regrets", because everyone was really good and couldn't ask for more.