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In Spain, there is so much focus on the national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona that everyone forgets that there is actually a Champions League semi-final before this game...... Real Madrid and Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Manchester United is the highlight and is in the spotlight. The match between Real Madrid and Celtic honestly doesn't seem to have much to pay attention to, as Real Madrid are sure to advance, and they may even kill the suspense in the first leg of their home game.

Judging by Real Madrid's current form, this is entirely possible. Although Celtic were the champions of the Soviet Super League last season, the level of the Soviet Super League and the level of La Liga are simply worlds apart. Celtic are a team of the same caliber as the Big Mac in the Premier League, and they and Rangers are like Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga. But when it comes to La Liga, it's just small and not worth mentioning at all.

Although it was thought that Real Madrid could easily beat Celtic, Mourinho was very well prepared. No matter what the opponent's strength is, if you are well prepared on your side, you can solve the battle relatively easily, and in fact, you can be regarded as a chance to rest.

Mourinho's thinking was very similar to Barton's thinking - the sooner the battle was finished, fewer people would die, and in order to end the campaign as soon as possible, it was necessary to invest superior forces to destroy the enemy at the beginning.

So Jose Mourinho will field his strongest squad at home against Celtic and will not save up for the weekend's national derby.

It's a good choice – if you don't settle your opponent in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, you'll have to be distracted from the next leg and the national derby in the middle will become awkward. The game on both fronts can't be abandoned, and the result is that all three games have to fight as hard as they can, and it's hard to say what will become of them in the end, what if the player gets injured while fighting so hard? That's more than worth the loss.

If the opponent can be dealt with in the first leg, the second leg will be a formality, so that Mourinho can give his main force an all-out fight in the national derby against Barcelona, and make the second leg a "warm-up match" for the substitutes to practice and the main players to rest.

Real Madrid's opponents are at least easy to deal with, but Barcelona is difficult to deal with.

Pep Guardiola will definitely be torn out for these three games.

Barcelona play Manchester United away in the first leg and it's a crucial game because if they lose, they have to fight at home, the pressure will be very high, and it will be a question of whether they can still juggle the national derby. It's good to say a little bit about winning, but with the strength of Manchester United, the second leg will definitely not be easy, and the slightest carelessness may be overturned by Manchester United.

In this case, the national derby is sandwiched in the middle as if it is like a fish in the throat, which makes Guardiola very uncomfortable - if this is a very ordinary league, he will definitely send a second-team team to play, but it is related to the national derby to which the league championship belongs, and the opponent is Real Madrid, who is in good form...... Mourinho doesn't care about how Guardiola will have a headache, anyway, he is lucky, he did not meet an opponent like Manchester United in the semi-finals.

Whether it's Manchester United or Barcelona, if you want to reach the final, you have to work hard and pay some price.

Maybe there will be injuries and suspensions from both teams...... That's good news for Jose Mourinho. This is a battle between cranes and mussels, all he has to do is to watch from the side like a fisherman, and then wait for an opportunity to attack.

The day before the home game against Celtic, Jose Mourinho announced his starting line-up for the next day.

Sure enough, it was the strongest lineup - goalkeeper Casillas, central defenders Pepe and Carvalho, left wing-back Marcelo, right-back Ramos, the back is Chu Zhongtian alone, Ozil plays the front midfield, C. Ronaldo and Kaka are separated from the left and right, and the top is Higuain.

In fact, the current Real Madrid is really hard to say which lineup is their strongest lineup, and replacing a few people in positions does not affect the overall strength of the team, such as replacing Kaka with Di Maria, replacing Marcelo with Bale, replacing Higuain with Benzema, and there are powerful players like Khedira in the back...... In terms of bench depth alone, Real Madrid are indeed better than Barcelona.

So in the face of such a tight schedule, Mourinho has more options than Pep Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola is said to have made a request to the club's president, Russell, to buy a number of strong reinforcements in the summer, and if he does not meet his demand, Barcelona will lose competitiveness, and Rosell is seriously considering this - and he is obviously spurred by Real Madrid's replacement squad worth more than 200 million...... The semi-final against Celtic is played on Tuesday night, so Real Madrid will have an extra day off than Barcelona.

Barcelona are said to be unhappy with the schedule, but it was arranged by UEFA and they only protested. Regardless of whether they really have a "godfather" in UEFA, at least they didn't make a profit this time.

Before the game, in the dressing room of Real Madrid, Mourinho was saying to his players: "Remember! If we can finish the first round, don't drag it to the second round! If we can win them by five goals, don't just win by four goals! You all know what's next, so get the Champions League semi-finals out for me now! ”

At the Bernabeu, Mourinho used very aggressive tactics, emphasizing attack, emphasizing speed, using speed to bring down Celtic.

He's going to take the lead!

※※※ "Oh! Oh...... Oooo Real Madrid has scored! They take the lead!! ”

In the eleventh minute of the game, Real Madrid scored.

C. Ronaldo received a through ball from Mesut Ozil and burst into the box to shoot low, and the ball drilled past the Celtic goalkeeper's feet.

There was a huge cheer at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, which was like thunder, stirring everyone's eardrums and hearts.

Jose Mourinho jumped up from his seat and flapped his fists in celebration. He didn't just cheer for the goal. The goal shows that Real Madrid are in excellent form at the moment and can fully implement the plan he made before the game - to beat the opponents and kill the suspense.

"It's outstanding! Today's Real Madrid is a true galactic battleship! Not only is the team star-studded, but the level of competition is also quite high! Although Florentino's 'Galaxy Battleship Phase I' has gathered a large number of stars, it is inversely proportional to the popularity of the stars in terms of competitive standards. And this season, we saw a Real Madrid that was both commercial and athletic! ”

"Cristiano. Ronaldo scored his first goal of the Champions League this season and he finally caught up with Messi! In terms of the number of goals, the two are exactly the same! ”

Ronaldo looked very excited after the goal, he opened his hands, made a teasing gesture, and then hugged Ozil, who had given him the assist.

The rest of the Real Madrid players rushed up and surrounded them.

It was a fantastic start to the game with a lead just eleven minutes into the game. And Celtic will definitely come out on the offensive and seek away goals. At that point, Real Madrid will be in full control of the pace and the situation, and they will only need to make the most of their speed and play Celtic's counter-attack.

Goals will come one after the other.

Before the end of the first half, Real Madrid ended the first half with a 2-0 lead.

The stands at the Bernabeu began to sing "Let's go to Allianz".

Celtic look unthreatening and they can only serve as a foil for a star-studded Real Madrid.

※※※ Guardiola did not go to Real Madrid this time, he just studied Manchester United in his hotel room. After a knock on the door, assistant coach Villanova walked in.

"Real Madrid are 2-0 up at home." He said to Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola nodded noncommittally and did not continue the topic.

Vilanova saw him staring at the footage of the United game and sat down next to him.

With his understanding of Guardiola, he feels that it is absolutely natural for Guardiola to lead Barcelona to so many titles, because he works harder than anyone else.

There is talk of how hard and hard Mourinho is, and that's just because Mourinho is a person who can promote himself better than Pep Guardiola. In terms of talent and results, what is Guardiola inferior to Mourinho?

Even if Barcelona is suppressed by Real Madrid this season, it is not Guardiola's responsibility, but the responsibility of the club's board of directors. A year ago, the summer of the year ago, they didn't buy any strong new signings in the summer transfer window, which meant that Barcelona lost out on the starting line.

As Pep Guardiola's assistant, Vilanova never thought it was a victory for Mourinho, he would only think it was a victory for Real Madrid's golden dollar policy, just because Real Madrid could buy Chu Zhongtian for 70 million euros last summer, and Barcelona simply couldn't come up with that much money...... Vilanova saw that Guardiola was so focused on studying the video of the Manchester United game that had been studied so much, and he also felt that there was nothing to watch in Real Madrid's game, so he decided to stay and help Guardiola study the opponent of the game...... ※※※ At halftime, the atmosphere in the dressing room of Real Madrid was very relaxed, and many people had even talked about the national derby. They also took a look at the outcome of the match between Barcelona and Manchester United the following day.

Ramos said he was conflicted, hoping that Barcelona would be eliminated from the tournament and that United would be able to hold Barcelona back and distract them from both ends up empty-handed.

C. Ronaldo felt that there was no need to be conflicted, Barcelona were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and at the same time they beat Barcelona in the national derby.

After discussing the fate of Barcelona, a group of people came on to play with Celtic to continue the second half.

As a result, just four minutes into the game, Real Madrid conceded a goal...... "Samaras!!!" He scored a crucial away goal for Celtic!! Now the score is 2:1! Real Madrid are still ahead, but they have conceded a goal and the gap between the two sides has narrowed to just one goal...... That gives Celtic hope that they only need one more goal to equalise and master two away goals! ”

Real Madrid were quick to respond, with C. Ronaldo coming straight at a long-range shot from 35 yards out. However, the kick was ridiculously off, and it was just a reaction to C. Ronaldo's impatience.

Chu Zhongtian shouted at Ronaldo: "Calm down! Calm down! At the same time, his hands kept pressing down, reminding Ronaldo that this was not the time to be a hero.

The difference in strength between Real Madrid and Celtic is very large, so even if they score a goal, as long as Real Madrid does not mess up, then Celtic will have no chance to equalize.

What Chu Zhongtian has to do is to avoid the team from messing up because of a lost goal.

Now that he has this authority and ability, C. Ronaldo seems very arrogant and conceited in front of others, but in front of Chu Zhongtian, he is still very willing to listen to his opinion.

Soon, Real Madrid gradually calmed down his anxiety under his scheduling.

In the 71st minute, Real Madrid took advantage of the opportunity for Celtic to press and equalize, and played a high-quality counterattack, Chu Zhongtian made a long pass in the backfield, Kaka received the ball and burst into the penalty area after being tripped by the Celtic defender and fell to the ground, and the referee sentenced Real Madrid to a penalty.

C. Ronaldo stood in front of the penalty spot as a matter of course, and now it is a crucial moment for him and Messi to compete for the top scorer in the Champions League, and of course let him come if he has the opportunity to score.

The Portuguese comfortably converted the penalty and Real Madrid regained a two-goal lead.

"Ronaldo scored his 10th Champions League goal of the season! Now he has completed the transcendence of Messi! Look at the excitement he felt after he scored! Ha! ”

This goal quieted the originally restless Real Madrid fans and completely calmed the Real Madrid players.

Celtic's away goal was a surprise and in terms of quality, they couldn't turn it around at the Bernabeu.

But only two goals ahead, it is still not enough insurance, you must know that the atmosphere at the home of Celtic is also very terrifying, Real Madrid has just experienced a vicious national derby at that time, and it is really hard to say what the final result will be.

The 3:1 score is definitely not the score that Mourinho called for to "kill the suspense".

You have to keep scoring.

So in the 82nd minute, Real Madrid scored again. The goal was scored by striker Gonzalo Higuain, who received an assist from Chu Zhongtian and scored Real Madrid's fourth goal of the game. Chu Zhongtian also continued to occupy the top spot in the assist list with ten assists.

The final score of the match was 4-1, with Real Madrid beating Celtic on their home turf. This score could basically declare the end of the two-legged match. It's a score that can kill the suspense.

This score means that Celtic must win 3-0 at home against Real Madrid, but with the strength of Celtic and Real Madrid's attacking power, they may be able to score three goals against Real Madrid, but it is absolutely impossible for Real Madrid not to score...... So the second leg is completely out of content, Real Madrid are almost certain to reach the final, and they have already booked their tickets from Madrid to Munich in advance.

After the game, Real Madrid's anthem was played at the Bernabeu Stadium, and Domingos sang every time Real Madrid won at home.

Chu Zhongtian joined his teammates in saluting the home fans and thanking them for their support.

It was a real treat for Real Madrid fans, with their team scoring four goals and conceding only one goal to essentially seal a place in the Champions League final, and everyone could go home and get a good night's sleep. Now they can forget about the Champions League and start looking forward to the national derby at the weekend.

"Barcelona is waiting and see!!" Some of the Real Madrid fans who left the stadium even sang such songs.

Now they have a lot of confidence in their team and feel that even if they go to Camp Nou, they will not be as embarrassed as before.

※※※ Guardiola knew the final result of the match between Real Madrid and Celtic before going to bed. Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Celtic at home was no suspense, and the next leg was largely meaningless.

Pep Guardiola was not surprised by this result, and if Real Madrid couldn't even handle Celtic at home, they wouldn't have been so hard pressed this season.

This news means that Real Madrid are already ironclad enough to reach the Champions League final.

In this way, if your team eliminated Manchester United and reached the final, wouldn't it be another national derby against Real Madrid in the Champions League final?

He's not afraid of that, and he's even looking forward to another game with Real Madrid in the Champions League final...... But first, he had to step over Manchester United.

Alex Ferguson is no slouch for Mourinho.

Pep Guardiola can only say that his luck this season is really much worse than Mourinho's, why didn't he meet an opponent like Celtic in the Champions League semi-finals? Each of the two games against Manchester United was a final, and if there was a slight margin, it could be doomed.

That's not all, there's a national derby sandwiched in between.

The thought of Mourinho gives him a headache. It's not a headache how to deal with him, but a headache that I don't know what ugly words will come out of him at that time.

This person had a good relationship with himself at the beginning, why has everything changed now?

With all the worry and a little nervousness, Guardiola closed his eyes.

Three games, three finals, no matter what, you have to have a venue, let's get over tomorrow's game first......

(To be continued)