No. 244: Returned to his home turf
3-1, Real Madrid won away against Atletico Madrid, completing the season double against Atletico Madrid, while also earning three valuable points.
Yes, those three points are very valuable, because in the other game, Barcelona drew 2-2 away at Athletic Bilbao and they only picked up one point. This shows that Real Madrid's three points are extremely precious.
Although Barcelona scored a late equaliser and escaped at the last minute without a zero point, it was also a good result for Real Madrid, who only got one point.
Thus, after the 33rd match of La Liga, Barcelona is in first place in La Liga with 79 points. Real Madrid, on the other hand, are in second place in La Liga with 78 points.
Yes, Real Madrid are now only one point behind Barcelona!
And there are still five rounds left in the league, the gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona is very small, Real Madrid is a great opportunity to overtake Barcelona!
At this time, the fans of Real Madrid are very excited and happy, they see the super tenacity of Real Madrid, they are proud of Real Madrid's performance, they are very happy!
Barcelona was silent, they really didn't expect Real Madrid to miraculously rise at this time, seize their mistakes, and narrow the gap to one point, which is very dangerous.
The fans of the Barcelona team are very unhappy and very angry, you damn Real Madrid commanders take advantage of the danger, it is simply not a gentleman's way!
The Barcelona man has reservations about going to Bayern Munich in midweek next week, and they have made a decision that they have carefully considered.
First, they believe that Athletic Bilbao is not very strong, and even if they don't send their main players from Barcelona, they can still win comfortably.
Second, they think that Real Madrid will have several Atletico Madrid teams in the Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid, after all, Real Madrid still has to play on two fronts, while Atletico Madrid has no desire, and they will play this game well.
Thirdly, Barcelona is planning for next week's midweek Champions League, giving the main players enough time to rest.
That's why they'll be on the bench for this round of the game. This time, it's okay, they're completely out of it, and now they've got themselves into it!
However, there is no way for the Barcelonans to do so, and if they had to do it again, they would still do so because the Champions League in midweek next week is even more important.
They lost 4-0 in the first leg between the two sides, and if they don't go all out at home, they won't stand a chance.
The Barcelonans are putting all their hopes on the Champions League semi-finals in midweek next week, and if they lose this game again, they will be completely finished.
Next week's midweek Champions League is too big for Barcelona.
Of course, the Champions League in midweek will be the same for Real Madrid, but Real Madrid are in much better shape than Barcelona.
In the first leg of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid won 2-1 away against Borussia Dortmund, not only won but also scored two away goals, and they took the initiative!
However, even with such a big initiative, Real Madrid also takes this game very seriously, and they don't want to overturn in the gutter at their home stadium.
Borussia Dortmund came to Madrid this time with the confidence of winning, and they arrived two days early, they took this game very seriously, they have been pushed to the edge of the cliff, they have to give it their all.
Speaking before the game, Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp said: "It's going to be a tough game, but we at Borussia Dortmund are ready to win and we are confident that we will win this game!" ”
Borussia Dortmund people are very confident, at least they have to be perceived as very confident, so when they are interviewed by journalists, they always look confident.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, did not give any interviews to any media reporters before the game, and they all focused on preparing for the game.
Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez said to his players: "At this time, we must not underestimate our opponents, we must devote ourselves to this game, and we must not have any slackness, you know? ”
And Benitez also reminded the Real Madrid players: "Dortmund is a very strong team, we must not give them any gap and opportunity, we must give me a high degree of concentration throughout the whole process, strive to score as soon as possible, and completely kill the thoughts of Dortmund people!" ”
The players of the Real Madrid team took this game very seriously and took it very seriously, and they put almost all their attention into this game.
At this time, the first game to be played was Barcelona at home against Bayern Munich, which was played a day before Real Madrid's match against Borussia Dortmund.
In this game, Barcelona is ready to make a shame and pull Bayern Munich off the horse.
However, the result of this match was beyond everyone's expectations, and Barcelona lost 0-3 to Bayern Munich at their home stadium, and were bloodily slaughtered by Bayern Munich.
The whole world is shocked, the Barcelona team in the universe has finally returned to Earth, and they are no longer a blocking space team.
At this time, everyone's eyes are focused on the Bayern Munich team, and they all think that the Bayern Munich team is a cosmic team with rising confidence.
Bayern Munich showed great quality, and the score also terrified the hearts of Real Madrid's players.
Is Bayern Munich really so strong? So what should they do when Real Madrid qualify for this season's Champions League final against Bayern Munich?
Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 7-0 over two legs, which really made many people jaw-dropping, they watched the decline and loneliness of a dynasty, and their mood was very bitter!
The players of Real Madrid are exclaimed with the strength of the Bayern Munich team, and at this time, the iron wire is emphasized again, I hope that the players of Real Madrid will go all out, and they must not relax and underestimate the Dortmund team, otherwise the Barcelona team is a role model.
At this time, Real Madrid's players are naturally very cautious, they do not want to be the second Barcelona team, they want to beat Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League final.
The next day, Real Madrid hosted their Champions League rivals Borussia Dortmund at their home stadium at the Bernabeu.
The Dortmund team came to Spain this time with the confidence of victory, and all of them had a strained face, very serious and serious.
Real Madrid is very serious about this game!
In this game, Real Madrid lined up the main lineup, with Casillas in the goalkeeper position and Marcelo, David Luiz, Pepe and Sergio Ramos in the back four. The back two are Xavi Alonso and Khedira, the front three are Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil and Di Maria, and the single forward is Dongfang Chen.
Yes, Real Madrid is the main player, they take this game very seriously.
Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, also lined up as much as possible, with Weidenfeller in goalkeeper, Schmelzer, Subotic, Hummers and Piszczek in the back four, Kyle and Sven Bender in the back two, and Grosskreutz in the front three. Gotze and Kuba, and the lone striker is Lewandowski.
In this game and the last game between the two sides, there is a change in the Dortmund team, that is, Kuba, that is, Blaskikowski replaced Perisic.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, has two changes, one is the return of Khedira in midfield, replacing Las Diarra. Up front, it was Mesut Ozil who replaced Luka Modric.
So the changes between the two sides today are actually not very big, and they both want to face this game with the lineup from the previous round.
Real Madrid fans are very confident in this game, they are very excited and very happy at this time.
Inside the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid fans immediately sang the Real Madrid anthem to cheer on the Real Madrid players.
And the Dortmund fans who came from afar did not show weakness at all, and their voices were also not small.
It was in such a fierce atmosphere that the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund officially began.
The first to kick off was the Dortmund team from afar, and today the Dortmund team launched a ferocious attack as soon as they came up, and they almost pressed all the way as soon as they scored, like a tide, and rushed to the Real Madrid penalty area in waves.
This makes Real Madrid fans very worried and nervous.
In the fifth minute of the first half, Borussia Dortmund played a delicate combination, with Kuba on the wing and Gotze in the middle making two backheel passes in a row, and the ball rolled quickly into the Real Madrid penalty area.
Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski immediately slotted into Real Madrid's penalty area and almost single-handedly faced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Casillas.
This scared the fans of Real Madrid a lot, and their faces turned green!
Thankfully, it was David Luiz in the box who reacted quickly, went down sharply and then made a tackle that shoveled the ball out of Lewandowski's feet.
If David Luiz had been a little slower and the ball had been drawn by Lewandowski, it would have been very, very dangerous.
The ball produced by David Luiz didn't roll too far and went straight to the feet of Gotze on the line of the penalty area.
Without saying a word, Gotze directly slammed his leg into a blast, and the football immediately flew towards Real Madrid's goal like a cannonball. This scared the fans of Real Madrid.
Fortunately, Real Madrid's goalkeeper Casillas performed well, making a side save to save the football from the bottom line.