Commentators, fieldside reporters and others who followed the Spanish national derby were stunned when they got the starting line-ups for both sides.

Suddenly, they found out that they had been tricked......

What about the national derby that they said they would do their best to cope with the national derby?

Shouldn't it be that the two sides of the game communicated in advance?

Of course, this is impossible.

In fact, the two sides did want to have a real battle in the Spanish derby in preparation for the two legs of the important Champions League semi-finals.

After all, last season's national derby results did not show the true strength of Real Madrid, Mourinho has just taken office not long ago, and many players have just been bought, and the run-in period has not passed, and it is normal to lose to Valencia, who is more mature in the run-in.

However, after a pre-match affair, Mourinho decided to abandon this weekend's Spanish derby after a detailed conversation with assistant coach Faria in favour of defending the first leg of the 2010-2011 Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu in midweek.

When Mourinho first revealed his plans, fellow Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo refused, believing that as a professional footballer he should give everything to every game, especially against Elo, who did not want to give up even a game that was almost inconsequential.

In this case, the good man Faria privately replaced Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo to communicate with Cristiano Ronaldo, analysing the stakes of the two games, and it is irrational to still fight for the national derby when the league title is basically hopeless, and Valencia will definitely choose to play as a substitute.

When the game is then turned into a Chinese version of Tian Ji horse racing, it is inappropriate to neglect the first leg of the Champions League semi-final for the sake of an illusory league title, but it will increase the chances of losing the first leg of the Champions League semi-final......

Cristiano Ronaldo is not the kind of player who is not good at thinking, otherwise he would not have reached the current height, because the difference between ordinary players and superstars is whether they can use their brains when playing, and the smarter the player, the more he knows how to think, when to show weakness, and when to give the opponent a blow.

The home team Valencia has no team to threaten them except Real Madrid in the remaining six league games, and even if they lose at home to Real Madrid, then Carlo Ancelotti's Valencia will also be the winner.

Valencia's main players, who are on the bench at home, will have more time to rest and regain more fitness, allowing them to focus on the more important Champions League semi-finals, which will give them a better chance of scoring vital away goals in midweek, and even winning games.

When you think of the legendary Champions League, no one is going to continue to put in 100 per cent of the experience for the sake of winning more than half of the league titles.

You must know that the current Valencia team is very different from the Valencia team four years ago, except for Ailo, David Villa, David Silva, Albiol and Wang Xiaolei, the main internal framework does not feel the taste of the Champions League title, so in the case of such a close distance, it will be natural to move closer to this feeling.

It's like passing by a certain street and hearing familiar music, you will always subconsciously approach ......

With both teams focused on the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in midweek, it's normal to field a substitute in this almost inconsequential league fixture.

It's just that...... Suffer those media workers who are full of interest and ready to do something big.

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Despite the displeasure of the media with this choice between the two sides, there were few surprises to fans on both sides, and with only six league games remaining, no one would have believed that Valencia, who are nine points ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid, will lose four in a row in the remaining games......

Therefore, with the more crucial first leg of the Champions League semi-final between the two sides in the middle of next week, it is only natural to abandon this national derby.

However, Valencia manager Carlo Ancelotti was a little disappointed when he got Real Madrid's starting line-up, but he was a smokescreen before the game, hoping that Real Madrid would also send their main players to play, and then the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in midweek would have a big advantage.

It's a pity......

In the end, the high-profile and disappointing national derby ended at 2:2.

It is worth mentioning that all four goals were scored in the last 20 minutes of the second half, with substitutes Iroh and Cristiano Ronaldo both scoring twice and showing good competitive form.

In the end, the media reporters were not disappointed,

Because Iello and Cristiano Ronaldo have both shown great competitive form.

It is believed that their red-hot form will continue well into the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu Stadium in the middle of next week.

Barcelona beat Zaragoza in a later league fixture to narrow the league points against Valencia to seven.

But neither the European mainstream nor the world's mainstream media believe that Barcelona still have a chance to win the league title, because Valencia's remaining opponents are the kind of teams that are easy to play against.

So the next day's news report did not focus on Barcelona closing the gap between them, but instead focused on the Spanish national derby that ended last night.

Of course, the focus is not on the benches sent by both sides.

The mainstream media in Europe have consciously focused on the amazing form of Iello and Cristiano Ronaldo, paving the way for the upcoming Spanish derby in the Champions League semi-finals.

The headline of "Milan Sports Newspaper" said: "The much-watched Spanish national derby is a very rational choice to send a full main squad to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals next week because of the first leg and competition of the Champions League semi-finals in the middle of next week......

'The last national derby of the season was a disappointment, but the second half was a feast for our eyes, with Ai and Cristiano Ronaldo showing their amazing form and the Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu in the middle of next week will be spectacular!" From France Football

“…… Let's look forward to the Champions League version of the Spanish derby in the middle of next week, whether Real Madrid will beat Valencia at home, or Valencia will continue this season's unbeaten record against Europe's top giants except for the Copa del Rey? Let's wait and see! ”

From The Times.