In the midst of huge boos, Messi scored the penalty safely, and Barcelona took control of the game.

Zidane paced back and forth from the field, scratching his head and thinking about the next tactical arrangement.

Barcelona are different from other opponents in that they can use their strong possession to dominate the game.

Even when they were behind, they were able to level the score quickly.

The game resumes with Real Madrid kicking off.

Barcelona's morale is high, and Coman wants to take advantage of this momentum and make a big push to win the game in the first half.

In the face of Barcelona's pressing, Real Madrid actually played a pass at the back.

Luka Modric and Kroos controlled the team's rhythm and attacking direction, and formed a triangle with Casemiro, passing in small areas.

In order to curb Real Madrid's counter-attack, Coman demanded that Kroos be limited on the ball, allowing the ball to remain in the Real Madrid half at all times.

Kroos was the core of the team's play, especially in the matches against Atalanta and Liverpool.

As long as Kroos is blocked, Real Madrid's attack will not be able to counterattack at a pace.

In fact, from the very beginning of the game, Kroos did not have a single long pass successful under the pressure of his opponent.

Just as Koeman was proud of the success of his tactics, Kroos crossed the ball to the feet of Valverde under pressure from Dest.

Dest can block his forward passes, but he can't prevent Kroos from passing behind him.

After receiving the ball on the weak side, Valverde strode the ball up from the back.

one-step

Two steps,

Three-step ......

Valverde, who had fully accelerated, did not have the slightest intention of stopping, and strode into the Barcelona penalty area.

Covered by Rossi, Luka Modric and Vazquez, Valverde sprinted from the back to the ribs and played to an unguarded Vazquez on the wing.

In this counter-attack, Real Madrid's real speed-up machine was Valverde.

Real Madrid's previous series of passes in the backfield were just for this attack.

Valverde, who is extremely explosive and physical, has done his duty as a wing-back brilliantly.

Vázquez glanced at the box and swept the ball in front of goal.

Rossi started from the left side of the box and cut diagonally into the box, smashing the ball into the near corner of the net at the front post.

Barcelona's three centre-backs were unaware of Rossi's presence and watched the ball go into the net in a daze.

【GOAL！！！！！ 】

[Real Madrid equalizes quickly! ] 】

[From a counterattack opportunity!] 】

[Valverde took the ball from the back and advanced at high speed and tore through the Barcelona defense! ] 】

[Barcelona was obviously unprepared, and I didn't expect Real Madrid's counterattack to be launched from Valverde's side! 】

In Real Madrid's defense just now, all the players retreated to the half, and everyone thought that the counter-attacking strategy was a long pass from Kroos at the back to Vinicius's attacking area.

But their real focus was on Valverde at wing-back.

This can't help but remind fans of Bale in previous seasons.

The Welsh star made his debut at Tottenham as a full-back.

After scoring a hat-trick against Inter, the Tottenham boss took a fancy to his attacking ability and gradually transformed him into a winger.

Since arriving at Real Madrid, Bale has been placed on the right wing, and has formed a forward BBC combination with Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo that has made European teams fearful.

In the 16-17 season, Zidane put Bale in the right wing-back position for the first time.

On the basis of protecting the right side of the defensive line, the counterattack advance in the front court is ensured.

In the past two seasons, Bale, whose running ability has seriously declined due to injuries, has been unable to meet Zidane's tactical requirements.

Valverde has plenty of energy and a strong body to use his running ability to cover the entire flank, which is why Zinedine Zidane has him in the starting line-up.

Shortly after Barcelona's kick-off, Real Madrid broke the ball at the back.

This time, Kroos withstood Dest's defensive confrontation and half-turned to pass the ball behind the Barcelona defence.

Vinicius Jr. received the ball and immediately accelerated forward and looked in front of goal, where Rossi and Valverde were already in place.

That's right, before Kroos' pass, Valverde was still cruising around midfield.

When the ball came out, he was already in action at the same time as Rossi and smashed into the box.

Real Madrid's attack, unmoved until launched, was as calm as a lake.

Kroos' pass, like a depth charge thrown into a calm lake, swept the pitch out of nowhere.

Barcelona's midfield defence had no time to react before the ball went into the net.

The attack was swift and fierce, leaving them dumbfounded.

This is not Zidane's impromptu play, but a pre-arranged tactic.

At this time, Coman reacted to why Zidane removed Benzema and replaced Valverde.

This is a B2B that transforms him into a sidewalk.

In order to give Valverde and Vinicius space to sprint forward, Rossi had to drop back and open the gap.

Benzema can also do this, but not as good as Rossi.

Another point is that Rossi is slightly better than Benzema in terms of timing and explosiveness in front insertion.

Barcelona's hard-won advantage was dismantled by Rossi's goal, and the game returned to its starting balance.

Real Madrid's defensive depth in the middle made Barcelona's attack useless, relying on the bottom cross from the wing, which had little effect.

The Barcelona players felt helpless.

It's a feeling of having possession of the ball, but not being able to play at your own pace.

Under the high-intensity confrontation, the game time flew quickly and entered the halftime break.

"Everyone played well in the first half, don't relax, Real Madrid's defense won't last long."

Valverde's large-scale back-and-forth sprints, no matter how physical he was, could not sustain the whole game.

Once the fitness is seriously reduced, Real Madrid's advantage on the right side is instantly gone.

And in order to make up for the gap left by Messi in the midfield, Vazquez's defense is very frequent, and his physical energy is also too much.

So, Koeman asked Griezmann to warm up, prepared to come on as a substitute in the second half, and teamed up with Alba to attack Real Madrid's right side of the defense.

Before the start of the second half, Zidane saw Griezmann who came on as a substitute with surprise in his eyes.

Koeman adjusted too quickly and immediately targeted his right flank.

Compared to Dest, Griezmann is more capable of attacking from the flanks and is more difficult to defend.

Militão and Nacho formed a central defensive pairing, and this is the only way to really accept the impact from Barcelona.

Seeing this, Zidane let Casemiro retract to protect the defence.

With his presence, he can check and fill in the gaps in the defense line in a timely manner.

In the 55th minute, Messi took the ball in the middle to instigate an offensive, and Casemiro immediately stepped up to interfere.

At the same time, Rossi also came back to participate in the defense, teaming up with his teammates to cut the ball off Messi's feet.

[Beautiful bag clip defense! ] 】

[Rossi and Casemiro successfully cut the ball away from Messi's feet!] 】

[This is the first time that the two have faced each other head-to-head in the game! 】

[Maybe Messi didn't expect that Rossi would retreat to such a deep position to defend! ] 】

[Real Madrid has fought back! 】

When Rossi broke the ball, Modric glanced at Vinicius on the left and passed the ball over.

At the moment when the bear received the ball, Rossi also stepped forward to the same level as him, forming a 2v3 counterattack situation.

[Real Madrid counterattacked, Vinicius passed Mingueza, 2v2 in the frontcourt! ] 】

[Rossi quickly stepped forward in the middle, and there were Barcelona defenders chasing desperately behind him! ] 】

[It's fast, it's Messi, Messi!! 】

After seeing Messi actively chasing back Rossi, the Bernabeu stadium suddenly boiled and erupted in amazing cheers.

After Ronaldo went to Serie A, he still maintained a good competitive state and scoring feeling.

However, Juventus' help in the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or in recent years has been very limited.

Coupled with his age, Ronaldo has basically withdrawn from the race for the Ballon d'Or, unless Juventus wins the Champions League.

At the moment, Messi and Rossi are the strongest contenders for the Ballon d'Or.

As for Neymar, Mbappe, Lewandowski and others, they are all slightly inferior.

In order to make up for the mistake, Mingueza used all his strength, ran with his head back, and desperately returned to the defense.

But when he caught up with Vinicius, the ball was already in front of Rossi near the top of the penalty area.

Messi stretched out his right foot and tried to poke the ball away before Rossi.

Rossi guessed his intentions, stuck Messi with his positional advantage, and fell towards the box.

Drip!

Under the foul behind the confrontation, even if Messi does not receive a yellow card, Real Madrid will also get a penalty.

[See, this is the game experience!] 】

[Use Messi's back to break the ball and create a defensive foul! ] 】

[Much smarter than anti-gravity fake falls!] 】

Even Messi, who has experienced a hundred battles, didn't expect that he would fall into Rossi's way, so he could only sit silently on the turf and wait for the referee's decision.

However, the referee did not give Real Madrid a penalty, but a set-piece opportunity in front.

Because the place of Messi's foul is not in the penalty area, but near the penalty line.

Even if Rossi had fallen in the box, it wouldn't have been a penalty.

Barcelona, who escaped, was ecstatic and hurriedly arranged a human wall.

A free kick on the line of the big penalty area, although close to the goal, is not good to create an arc.

Rossi is better suited for free-kicks around 25 meters.

The penalty taker was Tony Kroos.

Rossi stands on the left side of the ball and matches Kroos.

Direct shot or free-kick tactics?

Ter Stegen straightened his gloves and stared intently ahead.

After the whistle blew, Kroos started to run, and Rossi flicked the ball forward.

Sergio Busquets immediately burst out to block Kroos' shot.

But instead of shooting straight at goal, Kroos pushed the ball with the arch of his foot and passed to Modric on the right side of the box.

[Real Madrid free kick cooperation! 】

[The ball comes to Modric!] 】

[Opportunity!!! 】

Luka Modric in the box didn't adjust and bounced the ball into the far corner with the outside of his right foot.

The curling shot with the outside of his foot was a goalkeeper's nightmare, and Ter Stegen had tried his best to save but couldn't get his hands on the ball.

Suddenly!

With the crisp sound of hanging nets, the Bernabeu stadium boiled again.

The white scarves in the stands kept waving, like white waves rolling.

【GOAL！！！！！！！ 】

[The ball is in, wonderful outside instep shot!] 】

[From Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric!] 】

[It's hard to imagine that Modric, who is 35 years old, is still in hot form! ] 】

[Not only that, Rossi and Kroos played a huge role in the process of scoring this goal!] 】

[The excellent performance of the two, which reminds me of a news in the summer of '16! ] 】

[At that time, Real Madrid really wanted to get Pogba, who had the world's No. 1 midfielder! ] 】

[But Juventus offered 120 million + Tony Kroos transfer conditions! ] 】

[At the same time, Manchester United spent nearly 100 million pounds to join the ranks of the fight for Pogba, giving up continuing to chase Rossi, who led Leicester City to the championship! ] 】

[Now more than four years have passed, Pogba has only one English League Cup title in club honors! ] 】

[And Rossi and Kroos completely killed in the Champions League and cut down several Champions League titles! ] 】

[The value of the two in Real Madrid is the real Mr. Billion!] 】