The National Derby, the highlight of the round, is scheduled for 8pm on Sunday.

It's also a crucial battle for the top of the La Liga table.

Prior to that, Atletico Madrid had won the league and temporarily moved to the top of the table.

But as long as either Barcelona or Real Madrid wins, they can successfully reach the top.

For Atletico, of course, the hope is a draw.

Although Real Madrid won Liverpool in midweek, the continued absence of Ramos and Varane has always left the defence in danger.

It is doubtful that the centre-back combination of Militão and Nacho will be able to withstand the attacking group led by Messi.

Barcelona won 16 consecutive victories under the operation of Koeman's three central defenders.

Their new system will also be tested by the Real Madrid forward combination led by Rossi.

Since the arrival of Rossi, Real Madrid have won all their matches against Barcelona, achieving a proud record of four defeats.

If they win again in this round, Real Madrid will not only be able to climb to the top of the standings, but also complete the double defeat of Barcelona in two consecutive seasons.

In terms of starting arrangements, Zidane made some adjustments.

The goalkeeper is still Thibaut Courtois.

The backline continued to start in the Champions League, with Edouard Mendy, Nacho, Militão and Vazquez.

Single midfielder Casemiro.

There were four players in midfield: Vinicius, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Ernesto Valverde.

Center Rossi.

Barcelona's 16-game winning streak has cemented Koeman's three-centre-back system.

The goalkeeper is Ter Schgent.

The three central defenders were Lenglet, Araujo and Mingueza.

The midfielders are Alba, De Jong, Busquets, and Dest.

The two strikers are Pedri and Messi.

Center forward Dembele.

The overall strength of the two starters was comparable, but the absence of the Real Madrid captain made them slightly inferior in morale.

This season, Zinedine Zidane has appointed Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Karim Benzema and Raphael Varane as the team's four captains.

Due to injuries and tactical considerations, none of the four captains were in the starting line-up.

According to Real Madrid's tradition, one of the criteria for the captain's assessment is the length of time he has been with the team.

Kroos, Luka Modric, Nacho and Casemiro are the oldest in the squad.

Nacho, who came through Real Madrid's academy, captained the national derby.

Benzema's absence came as a surprise to Koeman.

The French center's fulcrum at the front end and attacking at the back are all top level and the most important part of Real Madrid's system.

Now sitting on the bench, Koeman can think of reasons for injury or poor form, and secondly, as a tactical back-hander, he will come on as a substitute in the second half.

Nacho, who was playing in the national derby for the first time as captain, lost the tee off in the guessing session and was a little sullen.

When beckoning teammates to form a circle and do pre-game mobilization, his voice was also slightly nervous.

The tension of the national derby, the urgency of the battle for the standings, made him double the pressure.

After a bland speech, Nacho concluded: "Is there anything else you can add?" ”

"Yes!"

After shouting the slogan immediately, everyone returned to their respective defensive positions.

Rosie's words attracted their curious eyes.

"When I wasn't a professional footballer, I dreamed of one day wearing this white jersey and playing against Barcelona."

'Now my dream has come true, we have beaten Barcelona four times.

"But I haven't forgotten that they beat us five times in a row. We have scored 16 times, and we have scored just two goals in five games. ”

"Do you still think that our four victories are something to be proud of?"

Everyone looked awe-struck and remained silent.

But their eyes exuded a burning fighting spirit.

Real Madrid had only Ramos, Benzema and Marcelo left the team with that dark moment.

But being on this time-honored feud showdown allows everyone to feel the past history.

16:2, which is an insulting score for Real Madrid.

Seeing the change in his teammates' eyes, Rossi glanced at Nacho, suggesting that he would make the final move.

Nacho, who is in Madridism, was also immersed in it just now, and he was filled with righteous indignation.

Luo, this kid, this captain has more responsibility than me.

After receiving Rossi's hint, he shouted the team slogan passionately.

“Hala Madrid！”

Drip~~

With a long whistle, the referee pointed to the attacker, and the 244th Spanish national derby officially began.

Dembele crossed the ball back into midfield and Rossi immediately pressed forward, but he was alone.

Pressing is a tactic that Real Madrid often use when defending, but they are not proficient in it.

Because of Real Madrid's frontcourt pressing, it will cause the various defensive lines to be not compact enough.

When the midfielder grabs up, there is a large gap in the back.

Once the frontcourt defense line is breached, the midfield is a flat horse in the eyes of the opponent.

In previous national derbyes, Messi, as a free man in the front, lurked in the gaps of Real Madrid's defense and repeatedly created threats.

In order to avoid this situation, Zidane chose to give up pressing from the high post and defend the penalty area with a position.

Take the initiative to give up possession and let Barcelona do whatever they want in terms of passing.

Koeman's three-centre-back system freed up Busquets at the back, allowing him to be more involved in the attack and get in touch with Messi.

Not only that, the premise of wingbacks allows Barcelona to gain a numerical advantage in the midfield, which greatly exerts their "small ball" passing cooperation.

On Real Madrid's side, the main defensive counter-attacking strategy is played, and Valverde's position is intriguing.

When the Uruguayan youngster was defending, he played against Barcelona wing-back Jordi Alba to form a back five.

Five at the back vs three at the back.

Real Madrid and Barcelona had a direct conversation on the defensive.

With Valverde's recovery protection, Modric and Kroos will actively press when Barcelona push forward to attack.

The gaps behind them were filled by full-backs.

In this way, Real Madrid's defence is actually a resilient change in the back five and four at the back.

Alba and Pedri's attacks could not be advanced, and Barca's sharp attack on the left was badly blocked.

The attack on the strong side did not go well, and Barcelona began to try in the middle.

Messi, as a forward midfielder, is the core of Barcelona's attacking advances in the middle.

Real Madrid's strategy is to interfere with Messi and delay the pace of Barcelona's attack by grabbing and surrounding.

When necessary, Rossi must also return to defend and participate in the defense of Messi.

In the first ten minutes of the encounter, the tactics of both sides were very obvious.

Barcelona, which is playing away, uses the three-center-back system to speed up the attack.

Real Madrid, which is fighting at home, is a strategy of defense and defense.

This is also a desperate move.

Not to mention that Barcelona's passing control is still at the top level in the world, with Real Madrid's current backline, it can't support high-intensity pressing.

Under the tight defense of Real Madrid's five central defenders, Barcelona could not find a good opportunity to break through in the middle.

As soon as Messi got the ball, he was immediately robbed by Kroos or Modric.

At the same time, the full-backs also quickly approached and formed a siege.

Seeing this, Coman let the false number nine Dembele retreat and cooperate with Messi to break the opponent's central defense.

In the 15th minute, Messi received a through ball from Busquets in the half-half area of Real Madrid, changed direction to break through Modric's top tackle, and rushed towards the penalty area.

In Koeman's tactics, Messi's role in the midfield position is to pass the ball and organize the passing coordination in the front court.

Under his leadership, Barcelona completed a continuous kick against the wall outside the Real Madrid penalty area.

In the end, it was Dembele who carried the ball into the box.

Dembele, who was back in his prime, was explosive when he led the ball forward, leaving Casemiro behind in an instant.

However, Nacho's timely defense allowed Dembele to have no chance to shoot head-on, and chose to turn and dunk the ball.

Nacho had already used all his strength in the chase back, and when his opponent suddenly pulled back, he had no time to brake, and reached out to grab Dembele's clothes.

And at this moment, Dembele came directly in the direction of the bottom line, fell backwards, and lay on the turf.

Inside the Bernabeu stadium, there were sudden boos.

Nacho's defense was suspected of a foul, but Dembele's reverse fall was clearly a fake fall to cheat the penalty.

Now that Delamasia Film and Television Academy, is there such a shortage of talents?

What made Real Madrid fans angry was that with such clumsy acting, the referee actually pointed to twelve yards and awarded Barcelona a penalty.

Nacho immediately stepped forward to complain.

Can't you see such an obvious fake fall?

In the face of the Real Madrid captain's doubts, the referee was unmoved and warned Nacho that if his decision was questioned again, he would be warned.

[There is no doubt about the penalty, but this decision is ...... Let's take a look at slow motion! 】

[Don't jump to conclusions! 】

【Hiss~】

[Dembele's fall is indeed a bit ......]

[Generally speaking, the direction of falling to the ground is related to the force!] 】

[I don't think Nacho's power can be stronger than Dembele's power to change direction!] 】

[This is completely contrary to the principles of physics!] 】

[But the fact is that Barcelona won a penalty through this anti-gravity fall!] 】

[If I were to evaluate this penalty, I would say, get started, you don't care where I fall!] 】