April 1st, April Fool's Day.

On this day, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, located in the center of Madrid, the capital of Spain, is staging a pinnacle showdown.

It's a big game because the two teams that will be the most watched in this season's Champions League are Real Madrid from La Liga and Southampton from the Premier League.

Back in mid-March, when Platini's claws, taken out of the glass jar, represented by Southampton and Real Madrid, everyone was stunned!

These two teams are the teams with the most goals and the second most goals in the Champions League this season.

But some people jokingly joked that this is quite in line with UEFA's long-standing draw principle.

That's to let the stars meet their old clubs!

Carlo Ancelotti still played a four-three-three strategy for this game, with Diego López in goal, Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Carvajal in the back, and Di Maria, Xavi Alonso and Vidal in midfield.

The front three are Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale.

Among the 11 starters, three players are from Southampton, namely Carvajal, Vidal and Gareth Bale, which shows that this Real Madrid team is also deeply engraved with the mark of the saints.

Bielsa's team was also not to be outdone, still with a four-three-three tactic.

The goalkeeper is Manuel Neuer, while the backline is David Alaba, Xavi Martinez, Raphael Varane and Danilo.

In midfield, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Kaka were a combination.

After the Brazilian superstar made an impressive performance against Galatasaray in the second leg of the knockout round, Bielsa continued to start this game, while James Rodriguez played the full game in the league last weekend.

Playing on multiple fronts, proper rotation is a must, otherwise, the players will not be able to withstand their physical strength.

The front three was changed as Eden Hazard suffered a minor injury, so Bielsa did not place the Belgian in the squad and replaced him with Suarez.

Ibrahimovic is in the middle and Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez is on the right.

Obviously, Bielsa's arrangement is more about experience.

Suarez and Sturridge are a strong combination in the Premier League, but their performance in the Champions League is relatively average, and Sturridge is less experienced in the Champions League, but Sanchez is more experienced in this area.

Don't look at the greetings between the players of both sides before the game, it is very close to each other, Kaka even walked into the middle of the players of Real Madrid, joking with Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Di Maria.

Gareth Bale, Carvajal and Vidal also came to greet manager Bielsa and the players from Southampton, and they seemed to be very close to each other and would not become strangers because of the transfer.

But as soon as the whistle blew, the two sides immediately went all out, and the swords were tense, and there was a rush to kill each other.

Although playing away from home, Southampton are anything but conservative.

Real Madrid, who are playing at home, are also eager to win the first leg at home, so they are also very proactive.

So, at the beginning of the game, the two sides fought very fiercely, and you went back and forth against each other.

But don't look at both teams speeding up the pace and fighting with bayonets, but in fact, the playing style of both sides is very targeted.

Southampton's three lines are relatively balanced, but problems remain.

Because Bielsa insisted on using a combination of technical two midfielders, the three lines had to be pressed as tightly as possible to avoid giving Real Madrid players too many opportunities to take the ball and attack the midfield defence.

However, Real Madrid's players are generally wide open, especially the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, who are the type who need space to play to their speed advantage and impact.

So, in theory, Southampton are reluctant to face a team like Real Madrid.

But Real Madrid's problem is also very obvious, and that is defensively, especially in central midfield.

Xavi Alonso is not young, whether it is running ability or defensive ability, it is obviously a lot lower than when he was younger, but in the current Real Madrid team, he is still playing as a single midfielder.

Vidal's arrival has struck a fairly important balance at both ends of the pitch, but it is still not enough.

Fortunately, Real Madrid's biggest discovery last season, Carlo Ancelotti, successfully transformed Di Maria from a winger to a midfielder, and tapped into his contribution and role in defence, thus bringing the entire midfield of Real Madrid to a delicate balance.

However, at the back, the two full-backs are mainly active in providing assists, and the central defensive combination of Ramos and Pepe is a rampaging team, which is always difficult to reassure and far from consistent.

In the goalkeeper position, the captain Casillas was taken and replaced by Diego López, and it was not much of a problem.

Therefore, Bielsa's game strategy is to attack.

Make your backline make mistakes with the high-intensity pressing and pressing that Southampton do best.

And Carlo Ancelotti did the same.

Because this is the Bernabeu Stadium, with Real Madrid's usual style, as long as you start with a goal, then this game will be won.

As a result, the two sides picked up the pace at the beginning and were happy to attack.

The managers of both teams also appeared on the sidelines, keeping a close eye on the situation and making adjustments from time to time.

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"Toni Kroos made a long diagonal pass and found Sanchez on the right with precision!"

"The Chilean winger is very fast, takes the ball, cuts inside, picks and crosses ......"

"Diego López attacked, beautiful, got the ball!"

'Southampton was very quick to attack this time, but the Real Madrid defenders were also quite quick to react.

"Diego López sent a quick goal kick to Marcelo and Sanchez counter-attacked on the spot as soon as possible!"

'Southampton looked very aggressive on the counter-attack, with Ibrahimovic also putting pressure on the two centre-backs in the middle and Ramos had to knock the ball back to the goalkeeper.

'Ibrahimovic was about to press the goalkeeper and Diego Lopes kicked the ball to the right.

"Vidal defended and fought with Kaka, neither of them grabbed the ......"

The ball went over the heads of Kaka and Vidal and landed behind them.

Luka Modric cut in quickly from behind, got ahead of everyone and intercepted the ball.

This is the first time Vidal has left the Saints, he has encountered his old club, and his fighting spirit is very strong, and he is also very aware of Modric's ability, so as soon as he landed, he immediately rushed towards Modric.

Kaka also ran away as soon as he landed, but he wanted to run a passing angle for Modric, and at the same time raised his right hand, "Luka, here!" ”

Modric didn't dare to fight one-on-one with Vidal, because he knew the Chilean midfielder too well, and he was entangled by this guy, and he had to peel off his skin if he didn't die, so he didn't wait for Vidal to get close, and passed the ball to Kaka in front of him as soon as possible.

When Kaka received the ball, Xavi Alonso, who was next to him, also ran over to defend him.

But as soon as the Brazilian superstar received the ball, he took advantage of the situation and went forward, and directly accelerated and sprinted forward.

Xavi Alonso couldn't keep up with Kaka's acceleration.

Seeing that Kaka was about to leave Xavi Alonso behind, Carvajal and Ramos had to keep their distance, ready to block Kaka's route at any time.

But Kaka was very calm, and the corner of his eye swept to the left, and Suarez had followed like a ghost.

As a result, the Brazilian star immediately made a judgment, and the artist was bold, accelerated again, and rushed into the crowd with the ball.

As soon as Kaka sprinted, Xavi Alonso couldn't keep up, and Carvajal and Ramos immediately sealed up like gods.

But just when Kaka was about to step into the penalty area, he suddenly braked suddenly, pulled out a gap with the defender, and after continuous adjustment of his left and right feet, he split the ball to the left side.

Suarez understood and quickly cut into the penalty area along the left flank to receive Kaka's pass.

In terms of reaction, Carvajal and Ramos reacted quickly enough, immediately throwing Kaka to Xavi Alonso, who quickly turned and rushed to the small penalty area, and Carvajal was the first to get close to Suare.

But who is Suarez?

A typical example of a thief of South American players!

He seemed to have expected Carvajal to rush over, and with another emergency stop, he smashed the ball with his left and right feet, shook past Carvajal, and after shaking a gap, he pushed the instep of his right foot!

The ball passed through the middle of Carvajal and Ramos, followed a straight line, and hit the inside of the goal post on the right, turned in one direction and crashed into the goal, 1-0!

“goaLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

Suarez excitedly rushed out of the Real Madrid penalty area, his mouth wide open in excitement, and he kept screaming.

Southampton players from all around the city also rushed to the front, surrounding the Uruguayan striker in the middle.

This goal, the cooperation of the Southampton players is wonderful, but more important is the reflection of the player's individual ability.

If it weren't for the courage of Kaka, who dared to dribble the ball alone, attract the attention of three defenders, and then distribute the ball to Suarez, if it weren't for Suarez being a thief and shrewd enough to face Carvajal and calmly make a stop-and-go adjustment, this ball would not have had a shooting angle at all.

Even, if Suarez chooses the near corner instead of the far corner, not to mention that Carvajal and Ramos have blocked most of the shooting angles, Diego López is also stuck in position, blocking the slightest gap.

If Suarez had played into the near corner, the ball would have either hit Carvajal and Ramos, or would have been held by goalkeeper Diego López, and it would have been impossible to score.

But the real top players have this ability to turn decay into magic, and they can turn the impossible into possible in this impossible environment and relying on their own strong strength!

At this moment, the entire Bernabeu stadium became dead silent.

Countless Real Madrid fans watched the group of players celebrating wildly on the pitch with expressionless faces.

That's not a Real Madrid player!

Yang Huan sat in the chairman's stand at the Bernabeu Stadium, and as soon as he saw Suarez score, he was immediately so excited that he jumped up from his seat, clapped vigorously, and cheered excitedly.

"Wonderful, beautiful, Suarez! Wow! ”

Florentino, who was sitting next to him, seemed to feel the pressure from the Bernabeu fans, and sat there expressionlessly, looking at the bottom of the pitch, quite embarrassed.

Suarez and Modric, these two players are what Real Madrid once looked at.

But at that time, Real Madrid's considerations were too much and too complicated, which led to the two players being cut off by Southampton.

There is also Kaka, a player who has been sentenced to death at Real Madrid, but has become the hero of Southampton's Champions League this season, and the attack just now reflects his strength and vision.

Yes, Kaka is no longer the Kaka he was back then, but his strength is still there, his consciousness is still there, and his insight is still there.

He used this assist to tell the Bernabeu stadium that had given him pain.

I'm still me, it's just that you haven't given me enough patience!

Thinking of this, Florentino felt that a fire was about to erupt in his heart.

When Yang Huan sat back in place with a smile again, Florentino also made a decision.

"Young Master Huan, in a word, how much is Suarez? We bought! ”

"Huh?"

Yang Huan, who had not yet withdrawn from the excitement of the goal, was directly dumbfounded!

It turns out that in this world, there are really people who are more tyrant and willful than me!