The importance of this game is self-evident, not only because the two sides are in the same city derby, but most importantly, it is also related to the final ownership of the league title, which gives more meaning to this derby.

In the past two seasons, due to the sudden rise of Atletico Madrid, La Liga has evolved from a two-way competition to a three-legged standing, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, these three teams are strong enough to crush the other 17 teams in La Liga, plus other traditional strong teams such as Valencia and Sevilla jump out from time to time to stir up the game, which makes the La Liga championship more intense.

But in essence, the La Liga title is ultimately contested between Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

This season, for example, Atletico Madrid have been unstoppable, having never stepped down from the top of the table since winning the halfway point of the league, and their performances have been consistent and frighteningly stable, and they have not lost a single game in the league so far, maintaining an unbeaten record.

Although Real Madrid has lost a bit more games, they have fewer draws than Atletico Madrid, so the score is still tightly bitten by Atletico Madrid, and their league points have reached 83 points, four points behind Atletico Madrid, ranking second in the league.

Barcelona have been in a bit of a fluctuating state since losing the first leg of the league duel with Atletico Madrid, but in terms of points, they have not been left behind too much, and they are currently 2 points behind Real Madrid and 6 points behind Atletico Madrid, that is, the derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is a good opportunity for them to chase points. In this regard, Barcelona have also not lost hope of competing for the league title.

All three teams have high league points, which at this time of year would have given them a huge advantage in winning the league title, but this season, all three teams have shown a very high level of competition and a very high win rate, which shows the intensity of the league title race.

Of course, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have more hope of winning the title than Barcelona. This derby is a battle of kings, and it is worth six points, and the winner will launch the strongest attack on the league crown, and the loser, then the fate of the league title is not in their own hands.

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Both teams are well aware of this, so in this game, the line-up of the managers of both teams is a bit conservative.

Needless to say, Atletico Madrid is a team that started out defensively. And Real Madrid is not far behind, Mourinho is best at putting the bus, since the second generation of the Galaxy Battleship, because of the requirements and pressure of the club's senior management and all Real Madrid fans, the madman had to develop an offensive tactical routine to please the fans, but under his tutelage, Real Madrid's defensive ability is much tougher than before.

And Mourinho's biggest contribution to Real Madrid is to give Real Madrid's style, in one word, that is, fast.

The speed of individual players, combined with the speed of the whole team, Real Madrid's counterattack speed can be described as the strongest in La Liga. This style of play is actually very suitable for defensive counterattacks, so Mourinho has also put a lot of effort into Real Madrid's defense, and while stabilizing the team's defense, he also continues to strengthen the speed of counterattacks.

Of course, Atletico Madrid's offensive advance is not much inferior, so to speak, it is a battle between shield and shield, counter-attack and counter-attack.

For Real Madrid, the good news is that Atletico Madrid's core Qin Shou is not on the starting list. Before the game, there was news that Qin Shou had returned to Madrid from China, but he could not start due to physical reasons, and Real Madrid thought it was a smoke bomb released by Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, when the starting list on the day of the game came out, Real Madrid went down, and everyone from the players to the coach breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that Real Madrid is afraid of Atletico Madrid and Qin Shou, but that in the past two seasons, Atletico Madrid led by Qin Shou has been too difficult, and it is common for football games to win and lose, but with Qin Shou's team, it is simply kraft candy, the defense is impermeable, and the offense is extremely strong, which makes them extremely uncomfortable.

Now that Qin Shou can't start, Atletico Madrid's overall strength will inevitably be damaged, which makes Real Madrid players more confident about winning this city derby.

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The game started at 8:30 p.m. sharp.

After the start of the game, neither team launched an offensive quickly, although both sides were familiar with each other, but because of the importance of this derby, the players of both teams were a little afraid to rush forward.

In addition, both teams are ready to defend first, so the scene in the first ten minutes is not good-looking, and it can even be said to be very dull.

On Real Madrid's side, under the command and dispatch of Alonso, they continued to pass in the midfield, and whenever they wanted to move forward, they were always blocked by Atletico Madrid's fierce scrambling. Real Madrid is not really good at playing positional battles, and relies more on the individual ability of the players to tear apart the defense and create opportunities. However, Atletico's defence was kept tight and ran aggressively, giving them little space to pass the ball, so they never found too good chances.

And Atletico Madrid also has a bitter self-knowledge, when Qin Shou is not on the field, Atletico Madrid's offensive ability has indeed dropped a lot, they have done a good job in defense, but when it comes to moving forward, problems will be exposed, the speed of advancement cannot be up, and the passing line is also very blurred, Garcia and Gabi in the midfield are both sapper-type players, and after getting the ball, they often push the ball forward with a big foot, and their accuracy can be imagined. A lot of times, they don't know what to do after a successful steal.

Antoine Griezmann and Turan are good attackers, but they are good at attacking and it may be difficult for them to get back into the group, so Atletico's offensive has not improved.

In fact, in the last round against Sevilla, Atletico Madrid's midfield attack was a little ineffective, which led to the initiative in the midfield being controlled by the opponent and always at a disadvantage. If it weren't for Atletico's defense, maybe the unbeaten season would have been broken.

Real Madrid wanted to attack, but they were afraid of Atletico Madrid's counterattack and the opponent's tough pressing, so the offensive was not smooth. Atletico are content with the status quo and for them it is more important not to concede a goal than to score a goal.

In this case, the situation on the field fell into a stalemate from the beginning, and the scene was extremely dull, which made the fans of the two teams yawn a little.

"Before the game, we all expected that it would be a fierce collision like Mars hitting the earth, but judging from the more than ten minutes of the game, the game was very hard, and it was so dull that it was about to fade out of a bird!"

"This is also a very normal thing, since ancient times there has been no name in the competition, although this game is not a winner-or-lose knockout game, but for both sides, it is extremely important, and no one can afford to lose. So the players of both teams have to be careful, careful, and careful! ”

"If the end of the game is a draw, then Barcelona should be smiling."

'Of course, for Atletico, a draw is perfectly acceptable. As for Real Madrid, ahem, it's actually not too bad a result, at least it didn't lose, and it can still keep the hope of competing for the league title. ”

"Actually, I really want Qin to be on the field, usually when there are games with him, they all play passionately, and there will definitely be no fewer goals. But it's a pity that the players are also people, Qin has been fighting continuously during this time, coupled with the continuous travel between Asia and Europe, he is indeed too tired and needs to rest. ”

"I heard that the results of the warm-up game of the Chinese team before did not seem to be very good, and Qin has not yet got the opportunity to play, it is estimated that the current Qin must be physically and mentally exhausted, not only physically tired, but also mentally tired......

"I just don't know if it will affect Qin's state, before that, Qin can be said to be the best and most outstanding player in the whole of Europe, there is no one. I hope he won't be affected by the fatigue of this period of time, and we still hope to see the all-powerful Chinese Qin! ”

"Hah, who's to say it isn't? Watching Qin play football is a complete pleasure! ”

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There were no waves on the field, the fans in the stands couldn't lift their spirits, and even the commentators in the commentary seats were not interested, so they had to gossip and gossip.

It wasn't until the 21st minute of the first half that the calm changed slightly. Real Madrid completed a shot on goal through a succession of passes. It was their second shot of the game, the first coming in the sixth minute when Benzema kicked it into the stands and didn't even hit the woodwork. Since then, they have not found a chance to get back on their feet.

This time the shot came from Cristiano Ronaldo, who suddenly changed the line from outside the box and then fired a cold shot with his right foot, the ball was fast and fast, but Courtois was very focused and saved his shot off the line.

After this shot, Real Madrid increased their attacking efforts, but then Atletico Madrid did not show weakness and used a quick counterattack to complete a shot on goal, although the football was beaten high, but it also scared the Real Madrid players.

Soon, the scruples of Real Madrid returned to the previous unhurried offensive rhythm, Atletico Madrid still insisted on defense, and the situation became like a pool of stagnant water, extremely silent.

Until the whistle blew at the end of the first half, the score on the field was still 0:0, not to mention the goals of the two teams, and there were not even a few threatening shots on goal, which showed how boring the game was.

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