On the evening of March 5, the Bernabeu was packed.

The second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final between Real Madrid and Arsenal started as scheduled at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid were at their best, while Arsenal also fielded a more aggressive start than they had in the previous leg.

When the players of both teams walked onto the pitch, the Arsenal players stepped onto the field with a tragic attitude.

"In the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, the match between Real Madrid and Arsenal is about to begin.

Real Madrid's 3-2 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the previous leg gave them an edge in this game, and if they don't lose, Real Madrid will be able to reach the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League.

In the past two weeks, things have been going well for Real Madrid, despite another draw in the league that has been criticised by the media that Real Madrid have not performed as well in the second half of the league as they did in the first half.

However, we have to admit that Real Madrid's winning streak in the first half of the season is hard to replicate.

In addition, Real Madrid's shift of focus to the Champions League in the second half of the season is also the main reason.

Arsenal suffered an even bigger blow after losing the last leg at the Emirates Stadium!

We can't overgauge how this major blow will have had on the Arsenal squad as a whole.

On February 23, just after the defeat to Real Madrid, in the Premier League game in Birmingham, Arsenal striker Eduardo suffered a tragic leg break, and the Arsenal players witnessed the tragedy of their teammates, which had an unimaginable negative impact on their psyche.

In the past two rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal have won two consecutive draws, and the gap of four points has been closed by the chasers behind them.

Hopefully Arsenal can pick themselves up in this game.

Here's an overview of the starting lists for both sides.

Real Madrid started 442.

Goalkeeper: Casillas.

Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze.

Midfielder: Robinho. Diarra, Guti, Sneijder.

Forwards: Qin Xiong, Raul.

Arsenal started 442.

Goalkeeper: Almunia.

Defenders: Eboue, Sendros, Gallas. Chrissy.

Midfielders: Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb.

Forwards: Adebayo, Thierry Henry. ”

What has plagued Real Madrid over the past two weeks has been the public opinion of summer signings.

But for Arsenal, it was Eduardo's broken leg that made matters worse!

This completely lowered the morale of the entire Arsenal team to the bottom!

After witnessing Eduardo's broken leg on the field, he couldn't say that the Arsenal team was too psychologically fragile, not strong enough, and too weak in mental resistance.

Just think about it. Will young players like Klich, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott and others be as callous and indifferent as killers when they witness their teammates have their legs broken?

Yes, players are always at risk of injury.

But nosebleeds and broken nose bones are completely different concepts!

Who can accept all this calmly?

What is the tragedy of the Arsenal crowd at the Bernabeu? It's not just that he lost 2:3 to Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium, but he is on the verge of despair in the face of a desperate situation!

There is also the psychological shadow brought about by Eduardo's broken leg incident!

After the start of the game. Arsenal immediately went on the offensive and they wanted to get straight into the game at the Bernabeu. Destroy Real Madrid with a super-fast pace.

However, they clearly overestimated the speed with which they could get into form on the road.

It seems to be ferocious offensively, but in fact, it is difficult to play exquisite coordination on the offensive end, and there are many mistakes.

It's hard to even shoot.

In the 5th minute of the game, Henry received a pass from Cesc Fabregas in front of the penalty area and then crossed the ball and was successfully tackled by Cannavaro.

Real Madrid were mentally prepared for this game, knowing that Arsenal needed to score, and at least two goals were needed. So they tried to balance it in the opening stages of the game.

After Arsenal's reckless attacking failure, Real Madrid got a decent attacking environment.

However, Real Madrid also had problems, and Robinho's performance today was clearly out of shape.

In the 7th minute of the game, Qin Xiong delivered a diagonal plug for him in the frontcourt, and after breaking through Krischneche, it had already formed a one-on-one opportunity. As a result, he did not choose to pass the ball to Raul, who was unguarded at the back of the goal, but chose to shoot himself, not only did he not hit the goal, but the football was also a little outrageous off the goal.

At first, the Real Madrid generals didn't think anything of it.

People have misses, horses have stumbled, and occasionally one or two abnormal manifestations can be ignored.

However, in the 14th minute of the game, after Sneijder picked up a cross on the right side of the penalty area and gave Robinho another one-on-one chance, Robinho pushed the empty net after shaking off Almunia.

The Real Madrid fans in the stands were ready to get up and cheer, but watched in amazement as the ball rolled off the line against the outside of the post.

"Robinho missed two golden chances after the opening! It can be said that both are must-score opportunities, what the hell is he doing? If it weren't for Robben's minor injury, I'm afraid Bosque wouldn't have started him, and in the second half of the league, Robinho's playing time was getting less and less, but he couldn't put in a convincing performance in such an important game. ”

Bosque sat in the dugout with a helpless expression.

The reason why he rarely lets Robinho start in the second half of the season is that Robben himself is better than Robinho in terms of ability, and if Robben is not injured, it is normal for Robinho to play as a substitute. The second is that by tracking Robinho's training quality and physical condition, he found that the Brazilian's form fluctuates significantly, which has a lot to do with his private life.

Bosque knows that it is useless to tell them anything, and it is not that no one has urged and warned him, but the nature of the country is easy to change, and the common problems of South American players can be cured in a few words?

Thinking of making Robinho feel vigilant and threatening by reducing his playing time, the Brazilian accepted it very calmly, maybe everything was running normally, and he didn't think there was much of a problem.

That's the embodiment of not focusing entirely on football.

Bosque felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Now he just wants Robben not to get injured again in the second half of the season.

Arsenal were in the game today with nothing but momentum and a lack of deeper subtlety.

Another point is that Arsenal's ability to fight seems to have plummeted compared to the previous game!

When Real Madrid pressed bravely, most of Arsenal's players were intimidated!

This should also be directly related to the incident of Eduardo's broken leg.

Arsenal are playing with a huge mental baggage and they may not be able to fully focus on the game!

Arsene Wenger felt helpless on the sidelines. (To be continued......)