It's a really refreshing feeling to win key battles one after another.

What's more, this thrill of winning has added enough confidence to the rest of the Real Madrid first-team players.

And enough wins can cover up 99% of the team's problems.

As long as you can keep winning and winning, then all the sports media in Spain, the supporters of Real Madrid, and even all the senior management of Real Madrid will unite around this new Real Madrid team and walk firmly.

Leon is feeling good now, and he feels that the team he is in has found a lot of the sense of unity that he had in the past.

If you want to talk about the problems within the team, the current Real Madrid team is actually very mild, like the Mu Real Madrid back then, it is simply sitting on a powder keg!

At that time, Li Ang basically held the mentality that the team could live one day at a time, and maybe one day the captain Cassie would blow up the team if he stood up and blew himself up.

And the high-pressure strategy in the dressing room adopted by Mourinho at that time was easy to arouse the rebellion of a group of superstars.

But even with all the odds, the Real Madrid side of the year still went on the road to success, winning everything in the end, and leaving a dynastic legend in football history.

This is the qualitative change that the confidence of the team built up by continuous victories brought to the team of Muslim Real Madrid at that time.

Facts have also proved that no matter how fierce the intra-team contradictions are, in the face of continuous big wins, they will only ease in the end.

Don't look at how tense the competition between Ronaldo and Bale in the Real Madrid team is now, and even the competition between Leon and Ronaldo's core position.

In fact, in the eyes of Leon and Ronaldo, this is not a big deal.

At that time, Ramos openly sided with Casey in the face of media interviews, did not give Mu Shuai face, and directly expressed his dissatisfaction with Mu Shuai's tactical arrangement, and after reaching the Champions League final, Ramos directly negotiated a settlement with Mu Shuai in the locker room.

At that time, such a contradiction could be called wind and waves, and now they are facing this bit of public opinion momentum?

At best, it's just a drizzle.

Coupled with the fact that Carlo Ancelotti is now more and more liberal with his approach to rotation, many of the substitutes in the Real Madrid squad have been given more opportunities to play, and there is naturally less dissatisfaction.

After defeating Sevilla in the league, facing the successive Copa del Rey quarterfinals, Ancelotti once again chose to send the "second team" to play.

Even though Jesse and Mariano were both sidelined due to injury, Real Madrid's midfield trio led by James James and Mateo Kovacic kept Celta's midfield at bay.

Vazquez, Asensio and Isco may not have worked so well in a tough battle of the death trio.

But the three of them play frequent changes and involve the defensive line, but the effect is very outstanding.

Throughout the first half of the game, Real Madrid relied on the technical advantages of the midfield and even played the passing and control penetration that the old rival Barcelona was good at.

The lineup without a traditional center forward is exactly the strikerless lineup that Barcelona loved in previous years.

Well, this imitation is no one, it's just a complete set of elements.

As a result, don't say it, playing in a team like Celta where midfield control and defensive ability are relatively average, Barcelona's pass-control and penetration tactics are really useful!

Because they spent a lot of time on controlling the transmission, Real Madrid did not have many attacking rounds, and in the end they only led Celta by one goal at half-time, and it did not look like the results were outstanding.

But in fact, Real Madrid's tactics of controlling and seducing Celta in the first half have greatly depleted the reserves of Celta's starters.

At the start of the second half, the two teams continued to be at a stalemate in midfield until the 65th minute of the second half, when Carlo Ancelotti replaced Kovacic with Leon.

This is like a signal of a tactical change, and Leon's arrival immediately made Real Madrid's attack simpler and more aggressive!

In terms of midfield, it was that his rotation with James James put a lot of pressure on Celta's midfield defence.

In the 79th minute of the second half, Celta's backfield defense finally collapsed due to physical exhaustion.

Li Ang seized the opportunity to insert a long-range shot first, and then divided the ball to help Asensio make up for the suspense of the game!

With a 3-0 defeat at home to Celta de Vigo in the first leg, Real Madrid almost single-footed the stage of this year's Copa del Rey semi-finals!

The main players of Real Madrid's first team are still in good physical condition, and they still do not need to be distracted by the Copa del Rey, and can fully prepare for the league and the Champions League.

So on January 21, Malaga went to the Bernabeu and was unlucky to face the main team of Real Madrid, which was in full form.

The game process was very smooth for Real Madrid, after all, the current Malaga is completely different from the Malaga that broke into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with Isco as the core.

Beating a team in the middle of La Liga is not commendable for Real Madrid right now.

It was a simple 2-0, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos scoring one goal each, and Bale and Luka Modric each receiving assists.

Leon didn't have any personal stats in this game, but he and Casemiro dragged on to lock down the midfield defence and didn't give Malaga too many chances to penetrate.

After winning another league victory, Real Madrid's main players also ushered in a wave of holidays after a long absence.

Previously, they had at most a day off in the rotation, and although they didn't have to play, they still needed to be involved in training on a daily basis.

This time, La Liga ushered in a nine-day long break, and Ancelotti was also very generous to give the main players a three-day holiday.

The "second team" will also have a holiday, but they will need to play the second leg of the Copa del Rey against Celta Vigo on January 25 before they can rest well.

This round of the Copa del Rey is not too difficult for the second team rotated by Real Madrid, and An Pang led the team to directly formulate a tactical plan for playing defense and counter-attack.

At Celta's home stadium, Real Madrid was not affected by the opponent's provocation in the slightest, and resolutely played a whole defensive counterattack.

Although Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 1-2 away to Celta, they still easily advanced to the semi-finals of this season's Copa del Rey with an aggregate score of 4-2 over two legs.

The other three matches were also concluded, and in the end, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Alaves snatched the remaining three spots in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

And later in the draw ceremony, Atletico Madrid drew Barcelona, and Real Madrid was very lucky to draw Alaves!

However, such a draw result is acceptable to Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

I can't pinch soft persimmons, but I didn't meet Real Madrid, this season's La Liga big devil, in advance.

The current Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are half a gear weaker against Real Madrid in terms of mentality.

After all, they have already met in the league, and they know each other's combat strength very well.

Playing Real Madrid, it was still a two-legged knockout round, and both teams felt that it was difficult to get a final victory.

But whether Atletico Madrid looks at Barcelona or Barcelona watches Atletico Madrid, they both feel that they are stronger than their opponents, and they are more confident to reach the Copa del Rey final.

In addition to Alaves, the top three in the Spanish Super League are still relatively satisfied with the draw for this year's Copa del Rey semifinals.

But Real Madrid, which is so jealous of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, is unexpectedly carrying a heel in Real Sociedad when it is well rested and prepared.

In the twentieth round of La Liga, the main team of Real Madrid, which was obviously more rested, sat at home, but in the end it ended up playing a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad who came to challenge!

Real Sociedad fought fiercely throughout the game, and the players' explosive performance was the key to their fight for this draw, but Real Madrid's main players also showed a lot of problems.

In the words of many commentators, it is that the main players of the Real Madrid first team have lost their form after this relaxing holiday.

Such a statement is not necessarily true, but the excessive relaxation of mentality must have had a certain impact on Real Madrid's performance in this game.

Real Madrid's winning streak in the new league season came to an end, stuck at 19 games.

The Real Sociedad players, who fought for 90 minutes and finally managed to break Real Madrid's winning streak in the league, were also very excited.

Li Ang was naturally not happy with the course and outcome of the game, but he was not going to get angry and put pressure on his teammates because of an unexpected draw.

After packing up his mood, Li Ang trotted towards the Real Sociedad half, and then hugged Brother Long, who played the whole game today and looked immortal!

It's been a long time since the former master and apprentice have been reunited in the ring.

After Li Ang left Real Madrid, it was difficult to meet Real Madrid in the main game, and he finally met in the Champions League group stage, but Long Ge had transferred back to his old club Real Sociedad by that time.

Long Ge had announced through social media before the official start of this season that this would be the last season of his career.

In the first half of the league, in the round of the league when Real Sociedad and Real Madrid met, Longo was also absent due to injury.

So for Leon, this is also his first and last meeting with Brother Long in La Liga this season.

The number of times the master and apprentice met on the phone in private was actually not a lot, but at this moment, the two of them sighed infinitely at the thought that the last meeting on the field had ended.

However, after feeling emotional and a little sad, Brother Long became open-minded again, and Li Ang was also happy for his first midfield teacher.

I am glad that Brother Long will finally be able to spend more time with his family in the future, and I am also glad that Brother Long can stay away from injuries and slowly start another career path.

Even though he didn't move to Bayern Munich or learn anything from Pep Guardiola's coaching staff, he was still determined to start his coaching career.

It's a long time ago and it's no secret that he has expressed his interest in coaching the team in interviews with reporters on several occasions.

Leon doesn't know if he will stay at Real Sociedad or start his coaching career at another club at the end of the season.

But he firmly believes that no matter what choice Long makes, he will eventually become an excellent head coach through continuous learning and reflection.

He also sincerely hopes that one day in the future, their master and apprentice can meet again and cooperate again, with the relationship of a young coach and an older player~

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After the 20th round of La Liga, all the teams ushered in a 12-day break.

Of course, there are also teams with Copa del Rey missions.

Because from February 1 to February 8, the two legs of the Copa del Rey semi-finals will be completed.

Previously, the main players in the Real Madrid team were too well rested, so that they planted a small heel in the league.

Therefore, in these two rounds of the Copa del Rey, Ancelotti chose to keep the main players playing, rather than taking another rotation.

And the main players of Real Madrid, who happened to be holding their breath, did not have any opinion on this, but were eager to fight.

On the evening of February 1, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona opened the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, and after 90 minutes of fierce battle, Atletico Madrid finally lost 1-2 away to Barcelona and lost.

However, Atletico did not miss out on promotion, as they were only one goal behind and had a valuable away goal.

Atletico Madrid, who returned to their home stadium in the second leg, still has a good chance of overturning Barcelona and reaching the Copa del Rey final.

Compared with the scorching situation between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, the main force on Real Madrid's side played against Alaves, and the game situation was completely one-sided!

To put it more precisely, when Alaves scored the first goal at the Bernabeu, the angry Real Madrid superstars directly took over the rhythm of the game and used a full 90 minutes of attack to knock out the suspense of the two-legged knockout round!

Alaves' tactical strategy at the beginning of the game was still very good, and in the face of Real Madrid's big pressure and high pressing, they wisely chose to shrink the formation to play Real Madrid's quick counterattack.

Their first goal came from a quick counter-attack down the wing.

Real Madrid's opening attack was a little impatient, giving Alaves a chance, and the situation quietly turned around after Alaves scored first.

But Alaves shouldn't have chosen to retreat and defend after the first city.

If they continue to play defense, then Real Madrid may still be a little jealous, but they choose to give up control of the midfield and recycle the penalty area to put the bus, which is completely giving Real Madrid more opportunities for trial and error!

Mourinho left a very rich tactical legacy to Real Madrid back then, and one of the "legacies" that has benefited the whole Real Madrid team to this day is the rich means of breaking the bus.

Even if Alaves is full of players, the hard power of defense is also decent.

Real Madrid didn't waste too much time, and in the 24th minute of the first half, Benzema grabbed the nod and scored the equalizer!

And only seven minutes later, Leon received Bale's return ball and decisively shot from outside the Alaves penalty area, and then the next one!

Alaves, who suffered two consecutive blows, finally panicked and began to try to expand the defense line to counterattack.

But their lagging tactical adjustment is a death knell for themselves!

Real Madrid continued to press Alaves high, and in the first half stoppage time, it was Ronaldo who scored Real Madrid's third goal!

In the second half of the game, as the physical strength of the Alaves team declined, Real Madrid forcibly accelerated, and finally scored three goals in 45 minutes of game time, and defeated Alaves 6-1 in the first round!

Such a score also made the second leg between Real Madrid and Alaves completely lose suspense.

After a week's rest, on the evening of February 8, Atletico Madrid started a bloody battle with Barcelona at home.

But in this game, Barcelona unexpectedly chose to consolidate the defense first, which made Atletico Madrid, who lacked offensive means, very uncomfortable.

Valverde's correct tactical thinking ultimately helped Barcelona draw 1-1 away at Atletico Madrid, and eventually beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 on aggregate to secure a ticket to this season's Copa del Rey final.

Real Madrid challenged Alaves away the next night and beat the opponent 3-0 again without suspense, and finally met Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.

Leon did not hide his anticipation of the Copa del Rey after the game.

In the face of the challenge of his old rival Barcelona, Li Ang is even more confident.

"Of course I will continue my unbeaten record against Barcelona, there is nothing to say, wash your neck and wait, our dear old rival!"

(End of chapter)