No. 931: The King's Cup is a lifesaver for Gua Shuai!

In the nineteenth minute of the first half, Real Madrid had a quick counterattack, Ramos made a long pass, and Benzema headed a header.

Chen Fanfei stepped forward and raised his chest to unload the football, and then left the opponent's central defender Cáceres behind him and fired a low shot on the penalty line!

The ball flew into the net from the bottom left corner of the goal like an arrow!

The ball is in!

1 to 0!

Real Madrid break the deadlock on the pitch!

After the restart, Real Madrid were spurred on by the goal and adopted a more aggressive tight press.

For a moment, Mallorca's attack became difficult, and five minutes later, Chen Fan and Kaka sandwiched the opposing midfielder Tisoni, and Kaka stole the football.

Fight back quickly!

Kaka handed the football to Chen Fan, who was faster, and then picked it up on Chen Fan's right side.

Chen Fan quickly advanced with the football, and when the opponent was caught between the front and back, he crossed diagonally to the right side.

Kaka flew forward and broke through the last defender of the opponent to get the one-on-one ball.

"Smack! ……”

Kaka pushes a shot in the box and the ball passes through the left side of the opposing goalkeeper Awat and drills into the net!

Two to zero!

Real Madrid extended their advantage over the scoreline.

Towards the end of the first half, Mallorca striker Castaño fired a long-range shot from outside the box and the ball went into the net!

Two to one!

Mallorca closed the gap between the two sides.

At the start of the second half, Jose Mourinho found that the opponent's attack was not very good, so Real Madrid and Mallorca fought against each other.

A wonderful offensive battle began, the two sides went back and forth, frequently threatening the opponent's goal, Chen Fan's first two shots, both of which were rubbed against the post and rolled out of the bottom line.

In the 27th minute of the second half, Kaka helped Real Madrid win a free kick in front, and Chen Fan kicked the football into the opponent's penalty area.

Benzema rises from the ground and overwhelms the opposing goalkeeper, a beautiful lion shakes his head, and the ball flies into the net from the top left corner of the goal!

Three to one!

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Mallorca with a score of 3-1!

The next night, Barcelona won 4-2 at home to Real Betis, and Messi continued his heroic form with a brace in the game.

Barcelona did not allow Real Madrid to continue to widen the gap between the two teams.

After the winter break, Real Madrid entered the devil's schedule and fought on two fronts.

After playing La Liga, they are ready for the Copa del Rey quarter-finals against Barcelona, and after the Copa del Rey, La Liga will be played right away.

In the first leg of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid will be at home.

In the first leg of La Liga, due to Pepe's red card disrupting Real Madrid's formation, Real Madrid won with Chen Fan's explosive explosion at the last moment, thus opening up the point difference between the two teams.

The Copa del Rey is a home-and-away knockout round, and the two sides are on the same page.

For Barcelona, it is quite difficult for La Liga to defend the title, after all, they have a huge gap of 12 points with Real Madrid.

Well, the Copa del Rey is their only hope for a domestic league.

So, Barcelona took the Copa del Rey very seriously and they arrived in Madrid a day early.

This time there was no sudden fog to disrupt Barça's journey, and when they arrived in Madrid, the sun was shining.

Catalan TV sees this as a good sign: "It bodes well for Barça to achieve what they want this time. ”

Maybe it's two consecutive home wins over Barcelona, so the Real Madrid players didn't have the nervousness they had before the tournament in pre-match training, they were talking and laughing.

Mourinho was unhappy with this, Ramos smiled and said: "Coach, against Barcelona, you don't have to mobilize at all, we know what to do. ”

Mourinho shook his head and said: "I'm not talking about mobilization now, when the big game comes, you should at least show some nervousness, so it's normal." I'm very worried about the state you are in now. ”

Alonso smiled and said: "Coach, you don't have to worry, even if we have any problems, aren't there Chen and Cristiano." ”

Ronaldo and Chen Fan both laughed, but the smile on Ronaldo's face slowly faded because Alonso ranked him behind Chen Fan.

What does this mean?

It shows that in the minds of his teammates, Chen Fan's importance has surpassed him.

What else can Mourinho say?

He shook his head.

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Speaking to the media the day before the game, Pique said: "We came this time, the first goal is to get away goals, the second goal is to take away a win! ”

Referring to the defense of Chen Fan, he said: "What does it mean that Chen didn't score a hat-trick last time? It shows that our defense against him is improving. ”

"So, this time we're going to improve again and not let him score!"

Pique has kept a lot of the record since last year's so-called bet, but no one expected him to be high-profile again.

Some people believe that Chen Fan did not continue to score a hat-trick in the last game between the two teams, which allowed Pique to regain his confidence.

Mourinho immediately counterattacked: "I won't let Chen play as a central defender again in this game!" ”

Listening to Mourinho's statement, Real Madrid fans said excitedly: "Pique, tremble, Chen is here!" ”

Madrid TV scoffed: "Pique seems to have forgotten the cruel fact that in the last game, although Chen himself did not score a hat-trick, he scored a hat-trick assist!"

And he also forgot about Chen's long-distance run at the last moment!

He also forgot about the fact that Chan played as a centre-back throughout the second half! ”

At 6 p.m. on the 19th, the Bernabeu was crowded with people, and the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey was approaching.

More than 10,000 Barcelona fans came to the Bernabeu to cheer on their team, which made the Madrid police nervous again.

Although the fans of both sides were very sane after the game last time and there were no clashes, who can guarantee that they will not clash this time?

At the Bernabeu Square, thousands of police officers closely watched the fans on both sides.

At half past six, the Barcelona buses were the first to arrive at the Bernabeu, and as soon as they got off the bus, they were greeted by the enthusiastic call of the waiting reporters.

Pep Guardiola asked the players to go to the dressing room and deal with the media on their own.

"We're ready!"

Guardiola said to the reporter in front of him: "All we have to do tonight is take a win from here!" ”

The pressure on Guardiola this season is very high, Real Madrid has risen strongly, and has a 12-point lead in La Liga, and it is very difficult for Barcelona to catch up.

In addition to their own continuous wins, they also have to hope that Real Madrid will make mistakes.

Although Real Madrid has more goals conceded than Barcelona, Real Madrid, coached by Jose Mourinho, has not made many mistakes.

So in this case, if you want to catch up with Real Madrid, unless a miracle happens.

If Barcelona only trails Real Madrid by a small margin, Guardiola will not have so much pressure, after all, Barcelona will have a chance to overtake at any time.

But the difference of twelve points is too great.

If one point is a knife, Guardiola has already been stabbed twelve.

The Copa del Rey is his last straw, and if the Copa del Rey fails, the only way to resign may be the only way to await him.

So Guardiola, who has always been low-key, is rarely strong.

Speaking about defending against Chen Fan, Pep Guardiola said: "We will try a new defensive strategy tonight. ”

As for what strategy, he did not disclose.

This left reporters itching and desperate to get the game started, and they wanted to see Pep Guardiola's new defensive strategy.