The knockout stages of the Champions League are about to resume, and the weekend before that kicks off Real Madrid and Barcelona at the same time.

Real Madrid and Barcelona will both play at home, with the former taking on Real Betis and the latter facing Espanyol in a derby.

With Liverpool coming up next week, Real Madrid fielded Huntelaar as their attacker at the Bernabeu, with Van der Vaart also sitting on the bench for an opportunity.

Real Madrid beat Real Betis in a hearty home game, and Qin Xiong scored a goal in the game with an assist for the senior and a goal, and he was restrained to create opportunities for his teammates who were actively plugging in.

At the end of the Real Madrid game, the Bernabeu erupted in deafening cheers!

Not just cheering for Real Madrid's big win, but also celebrating the excitement of arch-rival Barcelona's defeat at Camp Nou!

Barcelona ended their winning streak with a brace against Espanyol by their former Chancellor de la Pena!

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De la Pena, who has not scored in the league for more than four years, staged the most shocking murder of the old master!

The point gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona suddenly changed from 6 points to 3 points!

At the post-match press conference at Camp Nou, Pep Guardiola felt a lot of pressure in front of countless reporters present.

It's a humiliating failure!

Because Barcelona lost to both derby rivals and Espanyol are at the bottom of the league!

Espanyol's victory at Camp Nou broke Barcelona's 27-year unbeaten run at home to Espanyol!

Under tremendous pressure, Guardiola remains calm.

After the game, Pep Guardiola said that he and his players were "deeply touched" by the result. But at the same time, he said: "We will keep going. There is no doubt about it. ”

Pep Guardiola also emphasised. A defeat in one game did not affect Barcelona's lead, saying: "Nobody said it would be easy, but we are still in a good position and tomorrow we will get back on our feet and respond to the people. We lost the anomalous game, but we still had a good advantage. ”

After losing the derby, Pep Guardiola also appeared more cautious.

"It's tough to win the league. We have to keep winning and fight until the end. Defeat is coming. Now we will think about leaving the Camp Nou and we will go to Madrid next week. The league title will eventually fall into our hands. ”

Pep Guardiola also spoke about the game on the pitch. He believes that too many interruptions in the game have caused the team to lose the rhythm it should have. Pep Guardiola said: "It's a game that requires some rhythm. Because it's lost, we need rhythm, both teams need it, and when the game is full of fouls, it's hard to find the rhythm. ”

There were constant clashes between the two teams, with Keita sent off after 37 minutes played, which became the focus of post-match rhetoric.

Pep Guardiola believes the decision "changed everything": "My job is not to judge the referee. It wasn't our fault that we lost, the referee knew what he did. ”

Barcelona vice-captain Xavi pointed the finger directly at the referee: "The referee dominates the game. The Espanyol player told him to show Keita a red card and he did just that. ”

"We were forced to play 10 to 11 in just over an hour," Xavi said. The referee killed us and our football. ”

President Joan Laporta believes the team should forget the defeat as soon as possible. Laporta said: "We played a little impatiently, but we have to forget about this result as soon as possible. ”

The La Liga title race has suddenly changed to the excitement of neutral fans, Real Madrid has shortened the gap with Barcelona to 3 points, one goal!

In other words, if there is only one national derby left in the league tomorrow, and Real Madrid only needs to beat Barcelona at the Bernabeu, then Real Madrid will successfully defend the La Liga title in a row!

The situation is much better than before.

Real Madrid are encouraged that Barcelona's surprise defeat will be a stimulant for their Champions League tie

Liverpool travelled from the UK to Madrid on a passenger plane.

The Red Army generals sat calmly in their seats, and the atmosphere in the cabin was very quiet.

Head coach Rafael Benitez sits in the back corner with his fellow coaching staff still working.

As a master tactician, Benitez, who is good at perceiving the details of the game, led the team to Madrid this time, but he did not go to surrender to Real Madrid.

Liverpool are going to be stronger this year than they were last season!

First of all, last year's new signings have further integrated into the team, and secondly, the team's technical and tactical play has been strengthened and strengthened.

In the Premier League, Liverpool is now at the top of the table, expected to win the first league title in the Premier League era, when it comes to offensive firepower, Liverpool is also smiling, and the defensive performance is on par with Manchester United and Chelsea, the best in the league.

Benitez was exhausted in preparation for the two-legged knockout tie against Real Madrid, and he revisited all of Real Madrid's matches since 2009.

These games were all league wins for Real Madrid.

The reference value of the previous games is not large, and the competitions of the past two months have the most gold content.

Rafael Benitez has repeatedly analysed the changes in the attacking and defensive situation throughout the game, and in the past two months, Real Madrid's opponents have been almost unable to contain Real Madrid's attack.

In the process of repeated observation and reflection, Benitez discovered a problem that he considered to be crucial, and this discovery would be the starting point for his technical and tactical arrangement.

When the whole Liverpool squad arrived in Madrid, Benitez was as low-key but confident as ever.

Real Madrid, which seems to have recovered last season's invincible state, has exposed a great weakness and hard injury in his eyes!

It's just that in La Liga, most teams have fallen into a state of obsession with Real Madrid due to their long-term battles with Real Madrid!

In preparation for the game, Rafael Benitez instilled his tactical ideas in the Reds, demanding that his players be determined to execute them!

Liverpool caused difficulties for Real Madrid in the Champions League last season, but in the end it fell short.

Meeting Real Madrid for two consecutive seasons, what is coming is a revenge battle for the Reds!

On February 25, the earth-shattering battle between Liverpool and Real Madrid is about to start! (To be continued.) )