No. 966: Advance to the Copa del Rey final!
The two sides ended the first half with a score of 1-1.
At half-time, the Real Madrid dressing room almost clashed after Mourinho was scathing at the back.
Real Madrid's goal was conceded because of the carelessness of the back line.
Amos and Pepe retorted, and if it wasn't for the persuasion of the crowd, Mourinho clashed with them.
This was a huge disappointment for Mourinho, who realised he had lost control of the dressing room and had been involved in arguments with a number of players since the start of the season.
Starting from Chen Fan's "refusal to play", to Casillas and other local gangs questioning his employment, thinking that he is nepotistic and reuses the Portuguese gang, even if the Portuguese gang is not in good shape, he will still give them more playing time.
Not long ago, even Ronaldo, who was closest to him, expressed his dissatisfaction with him.
Mourinho has almost reached the point of betrayal.
Undoubtedly, the Portuguese was a strong-willed man, who quickly suppressed negative emotions in the back of his heart and made targeted adjustments to his tactics.
After a fifteen-minute break, the players from both sides returned to the field.
Valencia, who were the first to serve, launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid, and the Real Madrid defenders were on the lookout to break up their attacks one by one.
The two sides fought against each other, and the scene was extremely beautiful.
In the fourth minute of the second half, Chen Fan and Benzema played a wall-hitting one-two in front of the penalty area, Chen Fan fired a low shot in the penalty area, and the football brushed the goal.
Three minutes later, Valencia striker Aduritz fired a long-range shot from outside the box that Casillas save.
In the first twenty minutes of the first half, there were as many as 12 shots on goal from both sides!
In the 27th minute of the second half, Di Maria crossed from the right side, Valencia defender Dibit accidentally hit the football with his hand in the competition, and the referee blew the whistle decisively and sentenced Valencia to death - penalty!
Real Madrid's number one penalty taker, Cristiano Ronaldo, achieved it overnight!
The score became 2-1, the aggregate score became 4-2, Real Madrid was in sight, and Valencia covered their faces in disappointment, they had realized that the tide was turning.
Cristiano Ronaldo's goal dealt a heavy blow to Valencia's morale, and in the next game, although their attack was still ferocious, the players lacked a decisive confidence.
In addition, the after-effects of high pressing are evident, with fitness problems among the midfielders and an increase in their mistakes in midfield.
To be able to achieve the desired result with five points of effort, of course, not with ten points, Real Madrid slowed down the tempo.
The knockout rounds of the Champions League are just around the corner.
In the end, Real Madrid kept the score 2-1 until the end of the game, and they advanced to the Copa del Rey final with a score of 4-2!
After the game, the Valencia boss admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo's goal shattered Valencia's ambitions: "That goal made us understand that it is impossible to qualify for the final because we have to score three goals in a row in the remaining time to qualify directly. ”
'So far this season, no team has scored four goals in a game at the Bernabeu, not even Barcelona, so at that point the players lost confidence in the decisive victory.
Speaking to the media, Mourinho said: "We didn't play very well at the beginning of the game, we didn't concentrate very much, but in the next games we found form and rhythm. ”
'We didn't get a big win at home tonight, but the result was very good and we qualified for the final, which is the result we wanted.
"Reaching the final is not the end of the road, in a sense, it's our starting point!"
Mourinho said this very domineeringly, and he said that Real Madrid's title race has begun.
Marca commented: "Yes, qualifying for the Copa del Rey final is not the end, but only the starting point, the starting point for Real Madrid to win the title. It's been a harvest year for Real Madrid, who have finally regained their dominance in La Liga.
More than halfway through the season, Real Madrid is still unbeaten, which has created a new history for Real Madrid!
Go ahead, Real Madrid, let's have a perfect season! ”
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Real Madrid have a three-day break for the 22nd round of La Liga, and after the La Liga match, they only have three days off before the Champions League elimination is about to begin.
For the Champions League, Mourinho carried out a large area of rotation rest, Chen Fan, Ronaldo, Alonso, Ramos, Pepe and others all sat on the bench.
Real Madrid will take on Levante, who are currently fourth in the table, with a substitute line-up.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the game started on time at the Bernabeu.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides fought against each other, fighting at home, and the opponent was not a super team like Barcelona, even if Mourinho was bold, it was impossible to play a defensive counterattack.
In the twelfth minute of the first half, Di Maria assisted Kaka to score, thus opening the goal battle between the two sides.
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, both sides contributed a total of six goals, and the score ended with a score of 3-3!
Real Madrid remain unbeaten.
At 7 p.m. the next day, Barcelona travelled to face ninth-placed Osasuna.
Pep Guardiola is also a key player and has focused on the Champions League with no hope of competing for La Liga.
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Barcelona lost 2-3, and the difference between them and Real Madrid widened to 14 points!
The media did not pay much attention to this round of La Liga, focusing more on the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
Barcelona's opponent is Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen, and Barcelona's record against the German team is not very good, and every game is very difficult.
In the first leg, Barcelona was away, and World Sports said: "Barcelona don't play this game with too much pressure, continue to be patient and confident, and believe that you can achieve a good result at Bayer Arena!" ”
The German newspaper Bild is optimistic about Bayer Leverkusen: "Bayer Leverkusen should make full use of their physical advantages, block Barcelona's attack with a strong body, and blast Barcelona's goal with high-altitude bombing." ”
"Barcelona has not been in good form recently, was eliminated by Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey, and has only achieved one win, one draw and one loss in the last three games in La Liga!"
Real Madrid's opponent is the Russian Premier League hegemon - CSKA Moscow.
Like Barcelona, they played away from home in the first leg.
The team newspaper predicts that Real Madrid will either draw with their opponents or win by a single goal, and the Guardian believes that it will be difficult for Real Madrid to get out of Moscow as they are likely to not be able to adapt to the cold weather in Moscow.
Milan Sports Newspaper is also not optimistic about Real Madrid: "Although Real Madrid is still difficult to lose, but judging from the last few games, the form of the Galaxy Battleship is not very good, and in the game that has just ended, it actually allowed the opponent to score three goals at home."
Real Madrid's backline is not impregnable, they often make mistakes, and in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, they conceded a goal because of a mistake by a defender who made a mistake and was tackled by the opponent and successfully counter-attacked. ”