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※※※ There is still more than half a month before the quarter-finals of Inter Milan. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoReal Madrid can focus all their energy on the league for the time being, after all, Barcelona is pressing too hard, and Real Madrid can't let go of it now.

Now Real Madrid is already experiencing the pressure of being a marathon leader. Barcelona are on the heels of Real Madrid, making sure they win every game, and then expecting Real Madrid to make mistakes. Under this constant pressure, the probability of the frontrunner making mistakes is indeed quite high...... In fact, what Real Madrid has to do is quite simple, which is to keep winning and at the same time expect Barcelona to make mistakes themselves. It stands to reason that the pressure on the leader and the follow-up are equally great, but the reality is that the frontrunner is under more pressure. After all, who wants to give up the top position that they finally won't get? This feeling of falling from the clouds to the bottom is not pleasant.

Jose Mourinho is well aware that it is impossible to expect Barcelona to make mistakes. For a long time, Real Madrid and Barcelona had a relationship that was difficult to explain, and to say that they were enemies only showed their hateful side. In fact, in addition to hatred, there is also a very subtle emotion mixed in.

Both teams are actually for each other. Just imagine how boring it would be if there was only Real Madrid or Barcelona in La Liga. As a super wealthy family, if there is no old enemy worth entangled for a hundred years, the quality of the wealthy family will inevitably be greatly affected. It is precisely because of Real Madrid that every victory of Barcelona seems so convincing, and it is precisely because of such a strong presence of Barcelona that every trophy of Real Madrid is more dazzling.

In the past, the history of the confrontation between Real Madrid and Barcelona was staggered, and when Real Madrid was in excellent form, Barcelona must have fallen into a trough. When Barcelona rises, Real Madrid will definitely have problems. But in recent years, the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona has entered a whole new phase, that is, the level and form of both sides are very good, and if these two teams are separated and placed in other leagues, then either team will become the dominant team in that league. But they are going to die in La Liga.

Barcelona is on the rise, and Real Madrid is not far behind. The two teams have achieved high points and high goals for two consecutive seasons. Such a result would have been the league champion in other leagues, but in La Liga, it would have to fight until the last minute.

Now Real Madrid's performance has temporarily overtaken Barcelona, so it is even more unlikely that Barcelona will be out of shape at this time. Real Madrid is doing well, how can Barcelona be willing to be under others? And, of course, to perform well.

So waiting for Barcelona to make a mistake on their own is unlikely.

Jose Mourinho knew in his heart that perhaps he would have to wait until the second leg of the national derby to decide the winner...... After the match against Barcelona, there are only three league games left until the end of the league. Whoever wins in the national derby will be able to destroy the opponent's fighting spirit and faith, greatly improve their confidence and morale, and basically set the tone for the league championship.

It's not like this happening before.

Before the winter break of the 08-09 season, Juander. Sergio Ramos took over midway through the game, and the manager who had led Sevilla to great success set a record of 10 consecutive wins in charge of Real Madrid, who remained unbeaten until they met Barcelona again. But after a humiliating defeat of 2:6 at home, Real Madrid's morale plummeted, and from the loss to Barcelona until the end of the season, there was a five-game losing streak, and the league title was snatched away by Barcelona.

Barcelona stepped on the corpse of Real Madrid to reach the top that season, winning six titles in 2009.

With such a precedent, it is possible to understand what the second leg of the national derby means for Real Madrid and Barcelona. For both of them, the second leg of the national derby is the final of La Liga, and whoever wins wins will win the championship, and whoever loses will become the stepping stone to the king.

In the domestic league, Real Madrid is almost invincible, and no team can pose a threat to them, let alone threaten, not even trouble.

After beating Espanyol by two goals, they beat Mallorca 1-0 on the road.

Real Madrid and Barcelona in the domestic league have completely left their opponents behind, making everyone feel that this season's La Liga is too boring, and there is only one national derby left in the whole league to look forward to.

For many neutral fans who are not Real Madrid or Barcelona, this La Liga is really nothing to see, whether it is Valencia, Villarreal, or Sevilla, there is no way to pose any threat to the two giants, except for waiting for the next leg of the national derby, the other games are just going through the motions. Or the highly competitive Premier League is better looking.

If Real Madrid didn't have Chu Zhongtian, I believe many Chinese fans would think so. But now it's different, Chu Zhongtian is in Real Madrid, so there are enough reasons to pay attention to this team.

Many people are not fans of Real Madrid at all, but because of Chu Zhongtian, they began to pay attention to Real Madrid and began to watch Real Madrid's games, hoping that Real Madrid would win and that Chu Zhongtian would perform well.

In this way, he became a Real Madrid fan step by step.

For Chinese fans, watching the live broadcast of Real Madrid's game in front of the TV every weekend and watching Chu Zhongtian perform well in the game has become a regular program.

And Chu Zhongtian has never disappointed them, since joining Real Madrid, his form has been very stable, and he has played well as long as he plays. Two-thirds of the way through the league play, he has scored nine league goals and added a further fifteen assists.

And in the 30th round of the league that just ended, Chu Zhongtian broke out again, which made the Chinese fans who stayed up all night to wait for a big sigh.

In this round of the league, Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 at home, and Chu Zhongtian scored twice in the game and scored all two goals in the game.

It was his second brace in the league this season. His tally has now risen to eleven.

This game was rated as a game that belonged to Chu Zhongtian after the game. Neither C. Ronaldo nor Kaka shines as brightly as him. Chu Zhongtian not only scored twice, he also almost assisted his teammates to score, and almost completed a hat-trick. If it weren't for the crossbar, his header would have hit the back of the net for the third time.

Two goals, one from outside the box and one from a set-piece.

He showed his all-round qualities and as a midfielder, he was no slouch when it came to scoring.

He is now the team's third-leading scorer, behind C. Ronaldo, who has scored 22 goals, and Higuain, who has scored 16.

The first two are both players who take scoring goals as their own responsibility, while Chu Zhongtian is more often responsible for organizing offense and taking care of defense.

It's not easy to get this result.

Real Madrid's players are used to caring about their rivals after or before each game, not watching the game, but watching the result.

They wanted to see a surprise scene of Barca's loss, but unfortunately not once.

Barcelona have been on a rampage in La Liga after losing to Real Madrid, and they are now on a fourteen-game winning streak, four games short of the eighteen wins they have just made, and if they can complete these four victories, they will tie Real Madrid. The nineteenth game happens to be the national derby, and if Barcelona wins at home, it will not only break Real Madrid's eighteen consecutive winning streak, but also trample Real Madrid under their feet and reach the top. Pep Guardiola is confident that if he overtakes Real Madrid, he will be able to maintain this lead until the end of the season, and the league title will definitely belong to the winner of the national derby!

"I said, why don't they lose? It's incredible! Marcelo spread his hands in the dressing room.

Ramos next to him laughed at him: "We haven't lost a game either, why do you say that?" ”

Marcelo rolled his eyes: "Who wants to lose?" ”

"Don't think about it, the decisive battle must be at Camp Nou." Captain Casillas said. 'We have to win against them to secure the league title.'

There was a sudden silence in the locker room.

A lot of people are wondering if we can beat Barcelona at Camp Nou. Although they beat Barcelona at home, it does not mean that Real Madrid has an absolute advantage over Barcelona. It is not uncommon for Real Madrid to beat Barcelona at home and then lose away.

To be honest, although Mourinho has brought unprecedented confidence to this team, but because Barcelona has been too strong in the past two years, the Real Madrid players themselves are actually a little afraid of this team in their hearts, especially at the Camp Nou, the 0:5 tragedy has left an indelible shadow on the hearts of all Real Madrid players. Even the new signings who were not at Camp Nou at the time knew about the tragedy and felt the shame through repeated media references.

So don't look at Real Madrid on the outside is very strong, but in fact they are very fragile on the inside, and they are worried about coming back to Camp Nou again. Fear that you will lose the game. If Real Madrid and Barcelona open up the gap before this game, it doesn't matter, if you lose, you lose, anyway, the league title is in hand. However, this is a game related to the league championship, and the psychological pressure of Real Madrid players is very great.

Based on past experience, everyone knows what to expect at Camp Nou.

This game will be no less difficult than the Champions League final.

"I'm looking forward to it." Chu Zhongtian's voice broke the awkward and suffocating silence of the locker room.

Kaka looked up at him.

'I've never started at Camp Nou before, so I'm looking forward to it.' Chu Zhongtian continued. 'I know it's hard to play away from Barcelona and they will do everything they can to stop us. But if we beat them, wouldn't it be more rewarding than beating a random opponent? ”

In the locker room, Chu Zhongtian has always kept a low profile, he does a lot on the field, but he says very little in the locker room. While everyone acknowledges his role on the pitch, it's not always easy to get a say in the dressing room.

This is Chu Zhongtian's relatively rare way to directly express his thoughts.

Because he saw the fear and inferiority in the hearts of his teammates, if he went to Camp Nou with this mentality, let alone winning, it would be difficult to even draw. Although a draw would also guarantee Real Madrid a good position...... He certainly didn't want to lose the championship and lose the game. He felt that perhaps he should say something to cheer up his teammates.

Chu is right. I'm expecting revenge at Camp Nou! It's not interesting to win at the Bernabeu, you have to win at Camp Nou to bring them up! Ramos was the first to respond.

C. Ronaldo also expressed his disdain for Barcelona and Messi: "I don't think Barcelona have anything to fear, just like beating them at home at Camp Nou, I'm going to shut up those Barcelona fans!" He put his index finger in front of his mouth and made a gesture to shut up.

Casillas glanced at Chu Zhongtian, he had to thank this Chinese, and a word made the atmosphere in the locker room better. He's the captain of the team, and if he doesn't know how to strike while the iron is hot, he won't be able to wear the captain's armband.

"Yes, no matter how difficult it is to play Barcelona away, we have to beat them!"

"Think about it, guys! How exciting it would be to put an end to their dream of winning the championship on their home turf! Ramos is also encouraging his team-mates.

Although there are still four league games to go before the national derby, the Real Madrid players are already preparing for this game from this time.

Mourinho doesn't know what's going on in the dressing room, it's the player's domain, and even he can't get involved easily. But he clearly saw that the team was getting more motivated in training. That's a good thing. He was worried that the constant wins would make the team slack off and lose the motivation to move forward, knowing that this situation is most dangerous when the finish line is not far away.

Now, it seems that such a problem does not exist...... I don't know why, but Mourinho is happy.

Now he can put aside his league worries for a while and focus on the Champions League.

The game against Inter Milan was a little bit different.

"Jose Mourinho will be welcomed at the Meazza Stadium!"

"Maybe it's going to be the friendliest Champions League quarter-final!"

"Jose's old place is revisited!"

The headlines in these media outlets seemed to indicate that it would be an easy game. But Mourinho doesn't think so.

He doesn't think he's coached Inter and the players are going to play against him. Although the fans miss him, the fans can't be the master.

Leonardo is hell-bent on erasing his mark on this team and there is no better chance than this one. As long as they can beat Jose Mourinho in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and knock out his team, then no one will ever say to Leonardo again: "What would Mourinho do if he was at Inter Milan". Everyone will only cheer "Leonardo got rid of Mourinho's shadow". That's how snobbish the media is.

Leonardo will be asking the whole team to try to win, and the Inter Milan players are not fools, and they all know which is more important to express their gratitude to Jose Mourinho or to qualify for the semi-finals. To think that Inter Milan will release water when playing against Real Madrid is a fool's idea.

Preparing for this game, Mourinho's only advantage is that he knows Inter Milan very well, and the overall framework of this team is still built by himself at Inter Milan, Leonardo is not unaware of changing this situation, but he can't do anything, first of all, Moratti may not give him enough funds to rebuild the whole team, and if he wants to use the transfer market last summer to rebuild the whole team, the team's dressing room atmosphere will completely collapse. Leonardo is much smarter than Benitez in this regard.

So he only brought in players he liked in a few positions, but the main framework still couldn't shake the set that Mourinho left behind. It's not that he didn't think about it, but he found that it would be difficult for him to really do it, first of all, he may not be able to find the main players who can replace Eto'o, Sneijder and others, and secondly, even if he can find it, people may not come, and even if people are willing to come, Sneijder and Eto'o may not be tied up and willing to sit on the cold bench.

In the end, he had to compromise and strike a balance by continuing to reuse the team left by Jose Mourinho and gradually occupying the starting line-up by allowing his own men.

Jose Mourinho doesn't need to study the players he has coached, he just needs to know the new signings.

In fact, there is nothing too good to study, Leonardo performed minimally invasive minor surgery on Inter Milan, because before the end of last season, Moratti admitted that the team was going to be reformed when there was no hope of winning the title, but denied the possibility of rebuilding. He said: "Every summer I hear a lot of stories about Inter going to sell big players, but I want to emphasise that Inter have a very strong foundation and it would be very sad to break that base. This sentence basically sets the tone for Leonardo's work, that is, the overall framework of Inter Milan will not move, but will only be tinkered with in some places.

Leonardo's main patches are at the back. Because Inter Milan's own backline has been seriously aged, Samuel has been injured frequently, Lucio's form has plummeted as he gets older, not to mention Materazzi and Zivo, Materazzi has not been able to play for a long time. So last summer, Inter Milan brought in Hummels, the hero of Dortmund's championship last season, and Uruguayan full-back Aguilera to replace the rapid decline in form and no ambition, and McCone has been reduced to the point that there are no buyers in Europe, and finally can only return to Brazil to retire.

As for the offensive line, Leonardo can move very little. There were rumors that Tevez was coming, but it turned out to be just a rumor, and Tevez did not come. In the front court, you can only rely on Eto'o, Milito and others.

Midfielder Sneijder is an ironclad mainstay, and despite Manchester United's $35 million offer, Moratti has not allowed Sneijder to be sold. The old man knows very well that Sneijder is Mourinho's legacy to Inter Milan, and if he is sold, then Inter Milan will not be able to expect to win the title in the next few years.

Mourinho pressed the different emotions for Inter Milan in his heart to the deepest, and seriously prepared for the two-legged Champions League quarter-finals with Inter Milan.

His goal this season is simple and clear: to win the championship. No matter whether it is Inter Milan or Chelsea in front of him, even an opponent of Barcelona's level, it can't stop him from moving forward!

(To be continued)