Chapter 633: Defending La Liga

At the post-match press conference, many reporters focused on Bayern goalkeeper Bruchtel, who made a big mistake, and many questions revealed an implicit meaning, that is, if he had not made the fatal mistake that caused the team to concede the second goal, the result of promotion might not have changed, but the Bundesliga hegemon at least would not have encountered such a big difficulty on the field, resulting in not even the slightest chance to turn the tables.

For this argument, Ribery for some reason, although he defended his disciples to a certain extent, he did not completely deny that the situation of falling behind 0-2 did put Bayern in a desperate situation, and the psychological blow brought to everyone by the conceded goal was much greater than the first goal. After that, against Real Madrid, who can use defensive counter-attacking tactics with all their might, it will be difficult for the visitors to take the initiative back.

On the contrary, Li Mudi, who played after Bayern Munich as the winner and host, said a few words of justice for his opponent: "People watching from the sidelines will never understand how much pressure a professional game of this caliber can cause to the participants, so I am not surprised that a world-class goalkeeper of Früchtel's level will occasionally make a big mistake." ”

Aside from others, the world's number one goalkeeper at the time, David De Gea, made almost every undeserved mistake at the 2018 World Cup and became a laughing stock for a while, but that didn't stop him from continuing to be the patron saint of Manchester United after returning to the club. The same can be said of Früchtel, who was only overlooked for a moment today and forgot how he had helped Bayern to fend off our successive high-quality strikes until then. If it weren't for his brave play, the suspense of this game would have been ended long ago, so in the eyes of our Real Madrid side, he is the Bayern player who performed the best in this game, and he should not be evaluated so harshly by the outside world. ”

However, the Real Madrid manager's words gave him a rare feeling of being slapped in the face, because the following weekend, the German international made another inexplicable low-level mistake in the crucial league game against Dortmund, leaking a long-range shot that was not particularly dangerous into his own goal. As a result, Bayern, who originally held a six-point advantage in the standings, lost 1-2 to their rivals at home, making the originally very secure championship situation a little dangerous all of a sudden.

Früchtel, who made a big mistake in two consecutive games, naturally became the target of criticism from the media and some fans, and even Li Mudi, who had just defended him, was ridiculed by some people, but at this time, Bayern Club and many of its supporters still supported their main goalkeeper, and even the soon-to-retire Hoeness expressed his absolute support for Früchtl in an interview with reporters.

However, in the semi-finals of the German Cup in the middle of next week, the German international collided with the opposing striker when they came together less than seven minutes into the game, causing severe pain in his collarbone and being substituted after he could not continue the game. The 21-year-old Balaquite, who replaced him on a temporary basis, showed amazing talent and mental quality far beyond his peers, completed this important game with high quality, and took advantage of the opportunity for the team's main goalkeeper to be reimbursed for the season due to a broken bone to get a starting place in one fell swoop.

Balaquite, who was born in the Bayern academy and was assessed by FM scouting tools with a potential value of 164, successfully rose to the top and helped the team win two consecutive Bundesliga and domestic cup championships with his steady performance, so that the club does not have to worry about the position of goalkeeper next season, and this process is almost a replica of Früchtel's success in taking advantage of Neuer's injury to seize power, which makes many old fans feel quite embarrassed.

Born in 2000, Früchtl has only recently passed his 26th birthday, according to the normal laws of football, he has just stepped into his peak, and many goalkeepers are even over 30 years old to usher in the best form of their careers, as long as he is there, Balaquite, who is 5 years younger than him, can only waste his good youth on the bench of Bayern, which is definitely a big tragedy in football.

As a result, a handful of people have spoken on the Internet suggesting that the Southern Stars should sell the former No. 1 goalkeeper while his value is at a high point, and then straighten out the young players who seem to have a lot of room to grow, at the cost of a temporary decline in the ability of the team's last defensive line, but after a year or two the gap can be erased, but the benefits are huge. Not only can Bayern earn at least 60 million euros in net transfer fee income, which can be used to strengthen other positions that are still slightly weaker, but also can save a large amount of wage expenses and reduce the club's rising total salary figures.

Bayern director Salihamidzic simply responded to this seemingly unreliable proposal with a "nonsense" and stopped paying attention, apparently he and other senior management have no idea of changing the main goalkeeper. However, when Li Mudi saw an opportunity to further improve the stability of Real Madrid's backline, the fate of Flüchtel, who was originally expected to stay in Munich for many years, was uncertain, but that will only happen after the summer transfer window opens, let's turn our attention back to the schedule after the Champions League semi-finals are freshly released.

In UEFA's draw on Thursday afternoon, Real Madrid will meet their old rivals, Juventus, after Bayern Munich, for the second year in a row in the world's top club continental competition. The other set of matchups is Manchester City vs. Paris Saint-Germain, and these teams also happen to be the leaders of the four major leagues of Spain, Italy, England and France until the start of this weekend's game, which can be said to be extremely high in terms of gold content.

Especially the old woman who just won the Italian national derby a week ago and beat Inter Milan by one point, whether it is the state of the players or the morale, is at a relative peak, and it is very difficult to deal with. However, the core of the midfield, Uruguay's national Script Tancur will miss at least the first leg of the semifinals due to injury, and it is difficult to say whether they can catch up with the second game, which has reduced their strength to a certain extent, and Real Madrid is still lucky to draw this opponent.

However, after the 32nd round of La Liga on April 12, the outside world's judgment on the prospects of this group of matchups changed a lot, because Mbappe suffered a knee sprain in the first half of the team's light win over Celta and was replaced early. After the game, Real Madrid officially revealed that the French king will have to recuperate for at least ten days, and the first leg of the Spanish national derby and Champions League semifinals this weekend will definitely not be able to catch up, and even whether he can play in the Copa del Rey final held on the evening of the 26th is also doubtful, which directly pulls the overall strength of the two teams back to the same level.

Player injuries have always been one of the most harmful obstacles on the road to the team's struggle for honor, but because of its unpredictability is also the most difficult to prevent, even with the influence of the external halo, Li Mudi can not make his team coached all year round without injuries, some players with their own glass physique, such as Varane and Vallejo and others are always injured, but compared to before, both the frequency and injuries are much better, At the very least, there will be no more tragedies of direct injury and suspension for half a season or even a whole year.

It's just that Mbappe, who has always had excellent physical fitness, was unexpectedly injured this time, which still caught Li Mudi off guard, so he had to temporarily adjust his combat readiness plan for the next two weeks to ensure that the "good steel" that he could still take out in his hands could be used on the "blade".

So in the 33rd round of La Liga in the middle of next week, Real Madrid once again offered a rotation method, Asensio and many other main players sat on the bench or did not even go with the team to the Alfonso Pérez Stadium, resulting in a 1-1 draw for the Galaxy to get their fifth draw in the league this season.

And because Barcelona continued their good form in the domestic arena after the winter break, and maintained the winning streak, the difference between the top two in the standings gradually returned to 13 points, so that the long-awaited queue ceremony of the Meilinger will definitely not be staged at the Bernabeu Stadium four days later.

But with only five rounds left in the league, this point difference is enough for Real Madrid to "wave" at will, and if this situation can be reversed by the opponent, then everyone in the team can line up to jump in the Mediterranean, because there is really no face to face the ridicule of the outside world.

This state of affairs has also made the second "battle of the century" rarely lose its former heat, and even the Catalan media, which has been singing about Real Madrid's Champions League prospects due to Mbappe's injury, has not put much effort into playing up the most important matchup of the year in Spain, because even if Barcelona can win away from home. With the Copa del Rey upset, the Champions League defense defeat, and the league being left behind by the number one arch-rival early, this is destined to be a season in which the Barcelona people have all four empty, and it would be a ghost if they can still have an unusually active mentality.

As a result, in this somewhat oppressive atmosphere, Real Madrid and Barcelona, the eternal rivals, jointly kicked off the second meeting of La Liga in the 2025-26 season late at night on April 19, showing the world the most boring and silent national derby in years.

Although Mbappe was out of action, Cesar Herabert, who started in place of him, has been in excellent form of late, and it was he who came off the bench in the last round of the league and scored the equaliser to avoid Real Madrid's unbeaten run in La Liga. Therefore, Xavi deliberately made a focused and targeted arrangement on his left side defense, so that Cales Alenia, who played as a lagging central midfielder in this game, should always be ready to help left-back Kucurella, block the breakthrough of the opponent's right winger, and cut off the latter's connection with his teammates in the front line.

As a result, Asensio is the only engine that the home team can rely on in the front court, and as for the starting centre-forward Rodrygo, as long as he is too close to the Barcelona penalty area, there will inevitably be two defenders who will always cover him, making it difficult for him to receive passes from both sides.

Xavi's strategy is very clear, that is, to separate the Real Madrid trident from each other, not to form an organic whole, so as to fall into more solo battles, which will reduce the pressure on Barcelona's defense to a minimum, and facilitate the control of the home team's more and more powerful counter-attacking tactics after a long run-in.

On the offensive side, the visitors still used their best pass-and-control play, but perhaps in the consideration of training, the Barcelona coach put the Argentine star Balco, who had suffered a serious injury for seven months and had just returned, into the starting list, which caused certain problems in the team's overall coordination and failed to play a smooth team operation.

The short midfielder/winger, who was tapped by Li Muddy and grew into the world's top free-kick master and breakthrough during his time at Arsenal, is experiencing the coldest winter since he landed in European football, not only gradually losing his starting position due to the addition of a number of new signings, but also suffered a torn cruciate ligament last autumn, and his status in the team has been reduced again and again due to long-term injuries, and it is rumored that Balko may have to leave Camp Nou before the start of the World Cup. Find a new environment.

Although in an interview with reporters, the former Argentine national team main player, who has just celebrated his 27th birthday, has repeatedly expressed his determination to regain the trust of the coach, but judging from his performance in the first two weeks and the 55 minutes he played in the national derby today, even his mentor Li Mudi believes that unless he recovers and adjusts for at least half a season, Balco will not be able to get any chance at a top club like Barcelona. And this is a condition that the team that aspires to the title cannot provide for it, so the switch to a new club is almost a sure thing, I wonder if Coventry City coach Paul Scholes will be interested in this multi-faceted frontcourt who still has a super ball sense, and the Real Madrid coach on the sidelines can't help but slip away.

Back in the game, both coaches made personnel changes in the second half, but the results were not all very good, the state of both teams always gave people a feeling of lack of enough passion, and the score of 0-0 was maintained until the final whistle sounded, and the tedious process made it difficult for the broadcasters to edit a three-minute highlight.

However, Real Madrid fans can still welcome next Monday with excitement, as their side has already claimed the La Liga title early this season after this draw. This is the second year in a row that they have successfully topped the domestic league and the 36th title in the club's history, slightly widening the gap on the table with Barcelona.