283 A strong shield in the back, a sharp blade in the front!
Bernabeu.
Madrid Derby.
It's hard to expect Atletico Madrid to dominate the pitch in a strong conversation.
Real Madrid 0:1 Atletico Madrid on the scoreboard.
But on the pitch, it seems that Real Madrid should be the one to score the lead.
In the 38th minute of the game, James Rodriguez tried to send a cross into the box outside the penalty area, Ronaldo led the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and the header failed to top the speed under Godin's interference, and Oblak confiscated the ball.
Atletico Madrid suffered from Real Madrid's counterattack in front, and the backcourt did not dare to control the ball for a long time, and Juanfrán's long pass was conveniently controlled by Danilo in front of the center circle.
Real Madrid's attack was immediate.
C Ronaldo received on the side of the front, Koke, Juanflan and Gabi formed a triangle to block, Ronaldo passed the ball to the left in front of the penalty area, and Benzema took the initiative to receive the pressure from Godin to control the ball and retreat to send a cross.
Gabi and Fernandez immediately closed the ball and Isco fired the ball.
James Rodriguez cut inside and was in the middle of a situation where he could send the ball forward but had no line, and chose to shoot from distance before Felipe Luiz got close!
The soccer ball flies straight to the middle of the goal, in the direction of a remote corner.
Oblak punches the ball out of a save.
Koke controlled the ball close to the wing, but Ronaldo's counter-attack suddenly hit, and Koke did not dare to play with fire and sent a through ball forward.
Griezmann was not in place before Modric broke the ball.
What Atletico Madrid lacked after pushing Ye Yifeng into the front line was a stable point of play when the attack and defense were switched from the backcourt.
If Atletico Madrid can strengthen in this area, then their defensive counter-attacks will likely increase the threat even further.
The 24-year-old Koke and the 21-year-old Saul are close to perfect in their mental attributes, but they can be tools for short, flat, fast and small area attacks, but they cannot be the core of the organization.
Oliver Torres, who is also an academy player, was expected to be such a role, but Simeone was clearly not happy with his 'intensity'.
No team is going to be absolutely perfect.
Real Madrid are so strong on paper, and now they are still in trouble, just because their attack lacks enough penetration.
Cristiano Ronaldo needs someone to create chances, but Atletico Madrid's defense can greatly suppress the attacking creativity of Real Madrid's current midfield.
Luka Modric and Kroos played the ball again to set up the attack, Carvajal cut in on the right, Isco cut in, and James Rodriguez played with some subtlety when he came back to pick up.
When James Rodriguez's cross was sent into the middle of the box, Benzema stepped forward to grab the penalty and Jimenez headed it away.
Fernandes' header in front of the penalty area sent the ball back to Kroos's feet, Ye Yifeng quickly pressed, and the German midfield commander sent the ball to the middle of the penalty area with a diagonal pass.
Cristiano Ronaldo shoots directly in a fast run!
The ball flew down the middle of the goal and Oblak pounced to hold the ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo gritted his teeth and roared, and his mentality began to be a little agitated.
Oblak threw the ball vigorously to find Ye Yifeng, who ran out of the gap.
After stopping the ball on the chest, Ye Yifeng had pressure from Kroos behind him, and could only retreat to the ball to fake a facsimile dunk in the ball to dodge the counter-grab from James Rodriguez, and when he turned around, he saw Griezmann running forward at a rapid pace.
So he got up on the spot and made a long pass to try to send a through ball over the top.
But the ball was headed out by Raphael Varane up front.
Griezmann braked and turned back to defend.
Luka Modric dribbled forward with the ball, entered the attacking area and coordinated with Benzema, who took the initiative to respond, ran diagonally, and then cooperated with Isco in front of Fernandes to continue to cut forward.
When he came to Jimenez, he also tried a long-range shot from the perimeter.
The ball flies into the far corner of the goal.
Oblak pounced on the ball with both palms.
Cristiano Ronaldo's header from outside the box headed the ball back into the box, and Benzema stepped forward to try to meet it, but was blocked by Godin.
One, two, three, Real Madrid shot one after another, and the offensive was like a tide!
Oblak confiscated the ball again, and Real Madrid fans looked forward to it again and again, and disappointed again and again.
The player's shot position was clearly a world wave that needed to save the world.
But instead of making a world wave, he is brushing Oblak high the game rating.
When Oblak threw the ball into the left side of the midfield again, Ye Yifeng responded here and knocked back the ball to Saul.
After the ball was played, he turned forward and ran into position, Carvajal followed, and Saul dribbled forward to meet Kroos and knocked the ball across the middle.
Gabi rushed up and sent a through ball behind the side of the centre circle.
Ye Yifeng has already run to the middle of the front court, and continues to dribble forward while leading the ball.
Carvajal kills from the flank, and can follow from the side to the middle, which can be regarded as perseverance.
Griezmann ran in front of Ye Yifeng to the left in front of the penalty area, Ye Yifeng controlled the ball and made a sudden stop, and Carvajal also stopped to intercept.
Unexpectedly, Ye Yifeng started the dribbling forward again!
When Carvajal started the defense again, he was already behind and could only pursue.
Raphael Varane blocked Ye Yifeng on the right in front of the penalty area.
While Ye Yifeng changed direction to the middle of the penalty area, he raised his left foot to dial the ball.
Varane's defensive center of gravity moved to the inside line, but while his body's center of gravity moved, Ye Yifeng's left foot shook half a circle in front of the football, and then gently smashed the ball and changed direction, from the front to the right, into the penalty area!
Varane didn't expect Ye Yifeng to get out of the way instead of taking the inward cutting line, but almost straight into the penalty area, and he was deceived by a feint to get out of the way!
Ye Yifeng, who was in the box, crossed the ball across the middle before Varane turned and tackled to block his cross.
In the middle of the penalty area, Griezmann grabbed the first shot, Ramos put a tackle, and Griezmann shot the ball out and quickly dodged away.
The football flew straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, and Navas was powerless to return to the sky!
Griezmann laughed and rushed to Ye Yifeng, the two of them hooked their shoulders and roared in front of the visiting fans' stands, and then knelt together to celebrate, full of spirit!
"Griezmann shoots and scores! Real Madrid's defense has been hit again!
Atletico Madrid vividly interprets their skills and tactics, eight players form the team's shield, Ye Yifeng and Griezmann are their sharp blades!
Real Madrid had 12 shots on goal, Atletico Madrid had 4 shots, but now the score is Real Madrid 0:2 behind Atletico Madrid!
When the opponent gives Atletico Madrid space to counterattack, this is the most dangerous moment!
Real Madrid are in a bad situation, and if they lose this Madrid derby, they could lose their title hopes in February.
14 points behind Atletico Madrid, how is it possible to reverse?
Not to mention that they could also be eight points behind Barcelona!
Zidane wants to win, Real Madrid wants to win, anyone can see and predict it, but Zidane has not come up with a set of effective tactics that are enough to break down the Atletico Madrid defense. ”
How arrogant Atletico Madrid fans are when they revel, how angry Real Madrid fans are in silence!
Zidane regrets not playing Casemiro at this moment, it is too late.
With two goals down, will Casemiro deny himself by weakening the attack?
Moreover, Casemiro can only improve the defense, but it is difficult to help the attack, even Casemiro can sometimes play a miracle for the audience.
Simeone raised his fists on the sidelines and looked proud, and at the Bernabeu, the Atletico Madrid coach would never pass up any opportunity to show off!
The first half ended quickly and Atletico Madrid went into the dressing room with a two-goal lead.
Compared with the defensive tactics of playing Barcelona, Atletico Madrid still follows the usual style of playing with two full-backs shrinking to the middle in defense.
Real Madrid have a lot of long-range shooters.
Almost everyone up front has a long-range shot, so try to break the ball or interfere as much as possible within the opponent's range.
The success of Atletico Madrid's defense is reflected in the inability to provide a better shooting environment for Real Madrid's players, which is why Real Madrid have a lot of shots, but the quality is not high.
After running in for most of the season, Ye Yifeng and Griezmann can't see how strong the tacit understanding is when they are fighting in the position.
But in this situation where there is open space to fight back, the two do not have many opportunities, and they can form a great threat if they seize one opportunity.
Simeone was pleased with the team's performance.
He has no intention of making any comments on Zidane's level, as Atletico Madrid had the advantage over Real Madrid under Zidane before him, except for the defeat in the Champions League final two years ago.
The two sides changed sides in the second half.
Sporadic boos rang out at the Bernabeu Stadium, and Real Madrid fans, who couldn't accept the team's double defeat in the league, began to express their displeasure in their own way.
Normal.
Even in Real Madrid's most glorious season, it is definitely not every game that can make the fans cheer and cheer without a trace of dissatisfaction.
With two goals down, Real Madrid instead stepped up their passing in midfield in the second half, seemingly intending to patiently and calmly organise the attack to create great attacking opportunities.
Ye Yifeng and Griezmann actively counter-robbed but were walked by dogs.
They didn't care, they kept running and stealing, disrupting Real Madrid's attacking organization, but the defense of eight players behind them was still in full swing anyway.
Counter-robbing on the periphery of the real defensive core area can also bring some defensive contribution.
Real Madrid fans are getting more and more painful!
The passing organization walked the dog to look very beautiful, but in fact, the attack hit the dangerous area but fell into the predicament of being surrounded by Atletico Madrid's heavy troops.
In the 54th minute of the game, Ronaldo barely got up again and shot from a distance was easily confiscated by Oblak.
Here Atletico Madrid played a quick counterattack, Modric rushed over in Ye Yifeng's running response and swept down the opponent first, which was not very harmful, but the foul looked like it would escalate the smell of gunpowder!
Luka Modric was shown a yellow card by the referee for warning.
Real Madrid obviously doesn't want to be played by Atletico Madrid again, and it is the best plan to contain it from the source, and curb Ye Yifeng's counterattack threat at any cost!