Ooh!

Inside the Bernabeu Stadium, there were fan exclamations, followed by a round of applause.

Just now, Courtois, the new goalkeeper of Real Madrid, saved Griezmann's threatening one-knife ball and tried not to lose the goal.

It was his third crucial save of the game.

Although Real Madrid is in positional defense, they require the full-backs to be as good as possible.

But a lot of the time, Rossi struggled to get back into defensive positions.

He has to attack forward, echoing the center forward Benzema, and arch the defense.

It's so hard!

Barcelona's attack just now was because Rossi failed to return in time, which led to the disadvantage of Real Madrid's midfielder and neglected to defend Griezmann, who cut without the ball.

Fortunately, Courtois showed great courage and worked with defender Raphael Varane to defuse the danger.

Zinedine Zidane told Marcelo not to press over the halfway line as much as possible and focus more on defending and tandem.

Although Real Madrid will be in the premise of the formation, in order to achieve the goal of curbing the speed of Barcelona's advancement.

But Messi's off-ball cut still created a threat to the Real Madrid defense.

Rushing to grab Messi will lead to exposing the space behind him and being fully utilized by the Argentine king.

So many years of experience in the national derby have taught Real Madrid not to gamble on such a risky one.

In the 17th minute, after a series of combinations in the middle, Barcelona sent a through ball forward from De Jong.

Messi, who was forward without the ball, took a step forward and accelerated the sprint.

Marcelo, who has not been on the premise, desperately chased back, and at the moment when the ball left Messi's feet, he fell to the ground and slid the tackle.

Although it only touched a little, it was enough to affect the rhythm of Messi's dribbling.

Once the rhythm is disrupted, Messi has to adjust quickly.

But in less than a second of his adjustment time, the chasing Varane appeared in time and stabbed the ball to the goalkeeper to defuse the crisis.

After Marcelo completed the tackle, he got up and shook his fist angrily to arouse the enthusiasm of the fans.

Despite being replaced by Edouard Mendy, Marcelo has been diligent and unsparing no effort whenever he has the opportunity to play.

This is also to make up for the regret and self-blame of not being able to pull down Messi in the previous national derby.

Encouraged by him, the morale of the Real Madrid players was high and their concentration was more focused when defending.

Passing and running remained an important tactic for Zidane, and despite being restricted against Manchester City, the Frenchman did not deny himself.

The two full-backs are adducted to make the midfielder's passing more fluid.

It also leaves room for wide players to counter-attack.

In the 20th minute, Bale broke through with the ball on the wing, cut inside and shot high over the crossbar.

But after this shot, it also started Real Madrid's next fierce attack.

This is the Bernabeu and Real Madrid have to attack it.

Bale's liveliness in the game has made his flanks the focus of Real Madrid's attack.

Karim Benzema often goes on the flanks, forming a formation with Bale and advancing the attack, creating a threat repeatedly.

In the first half, Real Madrid's attack was fierce, but it was scoreless.

Barcelona relied on a super high defensive completion rate to defuse the attack.

Despite failing to score, Real Madrid did a very good job of balancing attack and defence, limiting Messi's advance.

Heading into the break, Real Madrid's coaching staff were pleased with the performance in the first half.

The only shortcoming is that Rossi is on the left side, and he has not been impressive.

On the way back to the players' tunnel, assistant coach Benito pointed this out to Zidane.

The meaning is self-evident.

Zidane did not speak, but stood at the door of the dressing room and did not go in.

“sir？”

Benito was about to speak, but Zidane stopped him.

I don't know how long it took, Zidane glanced at his watch and said, "Ten minutes are up, let's go in." ”

The Real Madrid players, who were given a ten-minute break to rehydrate, couldn't wait to start the second half of the game.

The first half was so fluid in attack that they hadn't felt for years.

It would be a wonderful thing to beat Barcelona twice this season.

Zidane first smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense, just say a little." Our tactics have worked well, and we have to grit our teeth and stick to it. ”

"When we attack, we can stretch as much width as possible, and move the opponent's defense left and right, so we have a good chance."

"Rest well. I await your victory. ”

After saying that, Zidane walked straight out of the locker room.

Benito chased after him, believing that the midfield changes were too simple.

Although the tactics of the first half were successful, the opponent would also change and adjust.

Staying the same will make the second half of the game full of uncertainties.

And he believes that Real Madrid's strategy in the second half should restart the tactic of flying on both wings, allowing Vinicius on the bench to attack the opponent's other wing.

The speed and assault ability of the Brazilian youngster are very scarce resources in the current Real Madrid tactics.

"I'd consider putting Vinicius on if Gareth isn't fit enough to support the sprints."

The stubbornness, which was already non-negotiable, left Benito speechless.

In the second half, Real Madrid went on the attack.

Toni Kroos began to try to divert long balls and open up attacks on the wings.

In the 50th minute, after receiving a pass from Kroos on the left rib, Rossi took the opportunity to lead the ball forward and started quickly.

Busquez, who struggled to chase back, immediately fell into position.

Seeing that there was no chance in front of him, Rossi pulled the ball back with the outside of his right foot and brought it back.

Busquez, who accelerated forward with all his might, was taken two more steps forward by inertia, failed to defend Rossi closely, and was passed to the back post by him on the left rib of the penalty area.

Benzema cut forward quickly and volleyed the ball straight near the corner of the six-yard box, and the ball grazed the crossbar and flew towards the bottom line.

Real Madrid fans couldn't believe that Benzema's close-range shot didn't hit the goal.

After missing the goalscoring opportunity, Benzema raised his hand towards Rossi and smiled apologetically.

"Karim didn't score this goal, it's a shame!" Assistant coach Betoni screamed, holding his head in his hands.

Zidane saw everything in his eyes and said: "When Karim organized the attack in the first half, he consumed too much energy, which caused his impact ability to decline. ”

"Let Rowe play center."

"Also, warm up Vinicius."

Just when Real Madrid was about to make a substitution, Barcelona made the first substitution.

Remove Artur and bring in their winter forward for Braithwaite.

Setien sees Real Madrid trying to make a fuss on both flanks and strengthen their attack, but the gap in the defence will increase on the other hand.

Replace an attacker and step up the attack to suppress Real Madrid's wings.

However, the new signing did not seem to be accustomed to the tense atmosphere of the national derby, and when he broke through with the ball, Marcelo's blunt feint was spotted and his outstretched foot was broken.

Real Madrid launched a counter-attack and advanced quickly on the left.

Throughout the first half, Marcelo honestly followed Zidane's pre-match tactical deployment and rarely pressed the midfield.

But this time, Barca's passage on the right was completely open, and Marcelo suddenly unleashed his winger attributes and drove straight with the ball.

Real Madrid's attack in front suddenly became clear.

Although Rakitic was chasing back, he was completely thrown off by Marcelo and Benzema's one-one.

Marcelo, who rushed to the edge of the penalty area, glanced up and swept the ball with his left foot in front of goal.

Rossi, who switched to the middle, started quickly, stabbed in front of the point, and the ball drilled into the near corner of the goal and went into the net.

At this moment, the Bernabeu finally broke out into cheers for the goal.

Rossi, score for Real Madrid!

He rushed to the sidelines, facing the stands of the Real Madrid die-hard fans, kissed the Real Madrid badge on his chest, and raised his hands to feel the worship of the fans.

At this moment, he was the king of the Bernabeu.

(End of chapter)