The 245th Spanish national derby officially kicked off on Saturday night.

After experiencing the painful memories of being killed by Real Madrid last season, the Barcelona fans at the scene cheered for the team with hoarse shouts.

In the previous 6 rounds, Barcelona won all of them and took the initiative in mentality.

Real Madrid's recent form is average, with 5 wins and 1 draw in the first six rounds, not only 2 points behind Barcelona, but also 5 fewer goals than their opponents.

A wave of strong performances brought to Barcelona by Koeman after taking office allowed him to quickly calm down the contradictions in the dressing room.

In this game, Barcelona, who played at home, abandoned the previous 4-3-3 and changed to a 4-4-2 with a balanced attack and defense.

Goalkeeper: Neto.

Defence: Alba, Lenglet, Pique, Dest.

Midfielders: Coutinho, Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pedri.

Forwards: Messi, Fati.

In the traditional all-attacking and all-defensive system, Coman pays more attention to attacking in the middle.

Messi and Fati can use dribbling and pace to tear holes when facing Real Madrid's dense defence.

Zinedine Zidane tweaked the line-up, allowing Mendy and Nacho, who were more defensive solid, to play as full-backs.

Valverde, who had more impact and physical confrontation, replaced Luka Modric in the starting line-up.

Real Madrid is based on the strangulation of the midfield and wants to go head-to-head with Barcelona.

Facts have proved that Barcelona, which mainly focuses on passing and control, is significantly inferior to Real Madrid in terms of physical confrontation.

Neither Sergio Busquets nor Frenkie de Jong are physical-oriented midfielders, which is clearly a sign of playing on their weaknesses and avoiding their strengths.

But Koeman had his tactical ideas.

In the absence of physical confrontation, flexibility is a characteristic of Barça players.

Koeman wants the team to be able to pass non-stop in midfield, tear through the Real Madrid defence, and then let Messi and Fati take charge of breaking through with the ball.

However, in the first ten minutes of the game, it was difficult for Barcelona to organize a threatening attack in the midfield, and their transmission was often a cross or return pass in front of the Real Madrid defense.

This is no different from Chuan'an Global, which intuitively resonates with the Barcelona fans on the scene.

Is this still the Barcelona it used to be?

In the 13th minute, Messi, who retreated to the midfield, first got rid of Kroos's tackle after taking the ball, and then picked up a pass.

As he gets older, Messi's passing accuracy has become more and more sophisticated, especially after getting rid of the ball, which is both subtle and subtle.

Fati latched in from the ribs and Barcelona finally completed a penetrating attack from midfield forward in the first half.

Fati, who was holding the ball near the right side of the penalty area, suddenly started to accelerate to the bottom line when facing Mendy's defense, and when the opponent's center of gravity moved, he pulled the ball back with the inside of his right foot, and after a quick adjustment, he suddenly threw a cold arrow.

what？

It was the amazement and incredibleness of the players on both sides at the moment when Fati shot the goal.

The Real Madrid players were amazed that the youngster's backward shot was so fast.

La Masia's academy is always full of talent.

And the Barcelona players are more surprised and incomprehensible expressions.

This ball, Fati can pass to the middle, and then seek cooperation with Messi and Coutinho.

But I chose the shot that I shouldn't have chosen.

Sure enough, Fati's shot flew over the crossbar and into the stands.

But Barcelona fans applauded the attack.

Because of the passing of Messi.

He is the only one who can pass the ball forward and threaten the ball.

In the minutes that followed, Messi tried this forward through ball or pick pass several times.

But Real Madrid's backline, after suffering a big loss, has become more cautious.

They always keep an eye on Messi's dynamics and are ready to break the ball as long as he has the intention to pass the ball.

Soon, Messi's pass success rate was getting lower and lower, and Barcelona's attacking threat was greatly reduced.

In the first 20 minutes of the game, Real Madrid were on the defensive, rarely attacking the edge of the opponent's penalty area.

One of the reasons, of course, is possession.

Although the main team is far away, it does not affect Barcelona's passing coordination, and it is still one of the best teams.

There is also Real Madrid, which is playing away, and must first adapt to the rhythm of the game.

Through this period of play, Zidane found that Barcelona's main problem was the lack of creativity in the midfield.

Except for Messi, the other Barcelona players basically did not pass forward, which was contrary to the tactics laid out by Coman before the game.

Barcelona, sacrificing attacking width, were unable to form an advantage in the middle, which led to their lack of strength in attack.

Koeman kept roaring and shouting off the pitch, gesturing his players to pass forward.

However, the pressure of Real Madrid's frontcourt has given Barcelona players a great psychological burden, and it is difficult to achieve it if they want to pass forward calmly.

As a result, Real Madrid's formation moved forward unconsciously.

Rossi, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr. stepped forward to press and threaten Barca's passing, allowing them to return the ball to the goalkeeper.

Without Ter Gent's long ball, Barcelona want to pick the ball out at the back, and Busquets must come back.

Once Barcelona moved at the back, Real Madrid's restriction was half the battle.

As he gets older, Sergio Busquets is no longer the most consistent player at the back of Barca.

The combination of him and De Jong obviously cannot meet the hardness of Barcelona's midfield.

That's why Zidane sent Valverde on the pitch.

Once Barcelona block the ball at the back, then their formation will be disjointed, resulting in a lack of contact between the beginning and the end.

The tactical success allowed Real Madrid to gradually regain the disadvantage in the midfield and began to take the initiative in the game.

Vinicius Jr. had a number of chances on the flanks and slammed into the Barcelona goal.

Dest, who joined the team this summer, managed to limit Vinicius on the defensive end, making his breakthrough feel like a swamp.

"Hey, pass!"

Rosie shouted loudly as he approached quickly.

But Vinicius didn't listen at all, staring intently at his opponent's body and observing the defensive position.

He desperately wanted to get past Dest and then cross.

Although this is a good solution, the effect is mediocre.

"Pass, Vinicius!"

Rossi's roar woke up the Brazilian teenager from a dream.

It's a national derby, it's all about the team.

Before the game, Zidane identified Rossi as the main point of attack and had unlimited firing rights.

Vinicius must be strictly enforced.

After receiving the pass, Rossi did not force a shot, but shifted to the other side.

In the past meetings between the two teams, Real Madrid have mostly dominated counter-attacks and long-range shots from outside the box.

Lateral transfer of a ball like this is very rare.

This also reflects the change in Real Madrid's mentality in the game.

After a few patient passes, Barcelona's formation was heavily tilted under the constant crossing.

Nacho seized the opportunity and lobbed the ball into the box.

Pique relied on his height advantage to push the ball out of the box first.

But the second penalty was caught by Rossi and shot angrily.

The ball makes a sharp arc and lands on the net above the goal, bounce off the bottom line.

And goalkeeper Neto, from beginning to end, did not react at all.

[Real Madrid's first shot of the game, from Rossi!] 】

[The quality of this shot is very high, just a little bit, and it replicates his kick in the Super Cup!] 】

[Real Madrid's chances are few, but they are more threatening! 】

[And in today's game, let us see a different Real Madrid! ] 】

[In the face of Barcelona, they can also patiently organize attacks on the periphery! ] 】

[This is extremely rare in previous competitions, and it is not even there!] 】

Just when the commentator was still immersed in praising Real Madrid, the Camp Nou stadium suddenly heard the cheers of fans.

I saw Busquets repeat the pull ball and turn stunt, shake off Vinicius, and send a ball over the top.

Messi cut in between the two Real Madrid defenders and unloaded the ball with his right thigh. Dribble with your left foot.

This process went smoothly and did not delay the offensive fighter at all, which shows Messi's first-class ability to combine people and balls.

[Look at this side, Barcelona is still in color! ] 】

[Messi! 】

[Change of direction to accelerate!] 】

[Passed through Casemiro! 】

[It's in the forbidden area!] 】

[Can Ramos prevent it?] 】

【Shot!!! 】

In the moment of escaping the defense, Messi's left foot quickly hit the ball into the near corner of the goal.

By the time Ramos put the shovel, it was too late.

Messi, or the man who can single-handedly take on any line of defense.

The quick and discreet shot caught the Real Madrid goalkeeper off guard, and the ball slipped between his legs.

Over the Camp Nou, there was a deafening shout from the fans.

【GOAL，GOAL，GOAL，GOALLLLLLLLLL！！！ 】

[Messi has scored!] 】

[Real Madrid's defense line can't stop him at all! ] 】

[This is a long pass from the backfield, directly to Messi at the far end! ] 】

[Messi lived up to expectations and scored a goal at Camp Nou.] 】

[Barcelona leads 1:0!] 】

After conceding the goal, the Real Madrid players did not hang their heads, but communicated with each other and exchanged opinions on the goal conceded.

Casemiro took the initiative to admit his mistake, if he hadn't been shaken off by Messi, the defense would not have been overwhelmed by Messi.

Ramos didn't blame him either, but held a small emergency meeting to negotiate about the defense.

Zidane is happy with the current state of the team.

It's not scary to lose a goal, it's just that the players are afraid of losing confidence and calm.

In the past few seasons, Real Madrid's mentality is very easy to change after conceding the goal first, and it has completely become a fish on the board of Barcelona.

But this time, it's different.

The whole team, from the head coach to the players, is very calm to accept the fact that the score is behind.

Their eyes were not panicked or confused.

Yes, there is a strong desire to defeat the opponent.

Zidane called Rossi to his side and laid out the next tactics.

Qi Xuanzong, it's time to make a move!

(End of chapter)