Chapter 626 Long Pass Rushing, Subverting the Traditional Barcelona

Inside the players' tunnel, a fence separates the players of both teams.

Although there was a barrier in between, players on both sides could feel the pent-up tension before the game.

The National Derby is not a place for old friends to meet, it is a battlefield for you to compete for.

The referee, Martínez Muuela Juan, walked to the front of the team, shook hands with the captains of both sides and said hello.

Due to Benzema's absence, Nacho wore the captain's armband.

Messi is still the captain of Barcelona.

Led by the referee, players from both sides stepped into this sacred turf to the cheers of more than 80,000 fans.

Before the opening ceremony, Rossi received the trophy for the best player of the month in La Liga for February.

After the brief opening ceremony, the captains of both sides exchanged team flags in the middle circle and guessed the coins.

Away Barcelona get kick-off.

Real Madrid starters:

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois.

Backline: Nacho, Alaba, Militão, Carvajal.

Midfielders: Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Modric.

Forwards: Vinicius, Rossi, Rodrygo.

Real Madrid's starting 11 are worth a total of 507 million euros and have an average age of 27.6 years.

Barcelona starters:

Goalkeeper: Ter Schgent.

Backline: Alba, Pique, Araujo.

Defenders: Sergio Busquets, Paul Pogba.

Midfielders: Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong.

Forwards: Messi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Barcelona's starting 11 are worth a total of 402 million euros and have an average age of 27.9 years.

As soon as the whistle blew, Real Madrid, playing at home, was not in a hurry to attack, but built a defensive line in their own half.

Rodrygo replaces Benzema, Real Madrid's offensive firepower is not much damaged, but in terms of offensive means, it is inevitable that there is some singleness.

Moreover, Mendy is injured, and Nacho's ability in the defender position is more balanced and mediocre.

Unable to play sharp counter-attacks on the offensive end, there was no aggression in defense and a lack of layering, forcing Real Madrid to prop up the defence with three and a half defenders.

In order to further solidify the defence, Kroos on the left will help to help the defence and fill the holes in the defence.

In the third minute, Barcelona made the first attempt, Alba took the ball from the side and passed to the middle, and Aubameyang's header went over the crossbar.

Although it failed to threaten the goal, it also gave the Real Madrid defense a wake-up call.

Real Madrid have the ball, Courtois kicks off.

Instead of using a long pass with a big foot, Real Madrid goalkeeper used the ground pass and handed the ball to Alaba.

Benzema's absence has left Real Madrid without a stable fulcrum in the forward line.

Although Rossi can barely cope, Ancelotti doesn't want him to waste his physical strength on what he is not good at.

Ancelotti's idea is to use the style of play of passing control + acceleration to control the rhythm.

But Barcelona will not give Real Madrid this chance.

After Aubameyang sat firmly in Barcelona's main striker, Barcelona's pressing efforts in the front court increased significantly.

Pedri and Gavi will put their positions on the ground and form a flexible and fast pressing team with Aubameyang.

Messi's position will move back slightly, forming a second interception line with De Jong and Pogba.

Under the pressure of Barcelona, Real Madrid's ball movement at the back is not smooth.

Many times, the ball was forced to move to the side and fall into the siege of Barça's front-court players.

It was either broken or in the transfer of a long pass, it was cut off by a Barcelona player.

Rossi is in the center of the position, and he seems to be a little alone.

In the front press, Barcelona's principle is not to let Real Madrid's midfielder have any chance to turn.

Barcelona will prioritise the ball to the flanks and take advantage of the lack of contact points in front of Carvajal to carry out encirclement.

Once Real Madrid move the ball to the middle, Casemiro will also be the first target.

Xavi knows in his heart that Casemiro's defense is indeed the top five in today's football.

But he has a fatal flaw, that is, under high pressure, he is easy to pass the ball in a panic, resulting in the loss of the ball.

This point is often prone to occur in the strong dialogues between Real Madrid and opponents in the past.

And in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, Xavi also found out.

Under continuous pressure, Rossi had to drop back deeper to help get the ball out.

He also had the task of finding Vinicius and Rodrygo directly on the wings through long passes.

Since Barcelona chose a three-centre-back system, the defense was easily broken up by Real Madrid's wings, and Pogba had to play B2B attributes to maintain a balance between attack and defense.

When Rossi receives the ball with his back, Busquets will be the first to intercept it and not give him a turn to pass.

Pogba, meanwhile, will quickly return to defence and work with his team-mates to mob Rossi.

Surrounded by the two of them, it was not easy for Rossi to stop the ball, let alone turn around.

Pogba saw that the two of them couldn't break the ball together, so he went directly to the body to fight and knocked Rossi to the ground.

Drip!

Foul, Real Madrid ball in front.

Xavi spread his hands into a trumpet shape on the sidelines and shouted at Pogba: "Don't foul easily, just make him unable to turn around." ”

Pogba, as one of the midfielders, is very dangerous and easy to eat cards when he grabs just now.

Once he is in this position, he will be taught. Then Real Madrid will definitely do everything to attack this hole.

Pogba nodded unhappily and slowly retreated into a defensive position step by step.

Kroos played the ball straight into the box and Casemiro jumped high for the header, but his header was deflected wide of the post.

Real Madrid finally had a shot on goal through a set-piece created by Rossi.

It was Barcelona's turn to attack, and they used skillful passing, a lot of running, and slowly infiltrated the Real Madrid penalty area.

Messi's threat in the ribs is still Barcelona's most lethal weapon.

Once he has the ball, Real Madrid will have to have at least two defenders to intercept him.

The addition of Gavi and Pedri has enriched Barcelona's attacking routines in the ribs.

The frontcourt passing team with Messi as the core used non-stop straight plugs and counterruns to make Real Madrid tired of defense.

I have to say that Xavi's use of Messi is no worse than Guardiola.

In the past 20 minutes of the game, Real Madrid has been pressed and beaten, making fans vaguely recall the memories of Barcelona being called "Cosmos Team" by the world.

finally defended Barcelona's offense and defense, Real Madrid's transition from defense to attack, and Rossi completed it very well.

But Vinicius, who was responsible for breaking away from the defense, was encircled.

Due to the pressure on Real Madrid's back, Rossi dropped too deep, and when he completed the pass, he was no longer able to support the attack.

And the full-backs are also under the pressure of Barcelona and cannot move forward.

It is equivalent to a situation where Real Madrid's midfield and the forward line are seriously separated.

In the 25th minute, Pedri made a series of feints in the ribs, shook off Nacho's defense, and then crossed the bottom.

Outflanked by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got in front of Militão and headed the ball into the back of the net from close range.

Courtois didn't even have the slightest time to react.

【GOALLLLLLLLLL!!! 】

[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored!] 】

[Real Madrid's left side was completely blown up by Pedri! ] 】

[This pass is so wonderful!] 】

[The former point Alaba was attracted by Messi's position! ] 】

[Aubameyang saw the gap and plugged in and completed the goal! ] 】

[This is Barcelona's usual offensive routine recently! ] 】

[Before the game, we are still analyzing, Real Madrid must be careful of Barcelona's side crosses! ] 】

[Look, isn't this coming? 】

After scoring the goal, Aubameyang slipped to his knees at the Bernabeu and pressed his index and middle fingers to his forehead.

This is the classic action of Monkey King's teleportation in Dragon Ball.

Courtois urgently gave a "meeting" to the two big brothers in the back to discuss how to deploy the defense.

But just ten minutes later, Real Madrid made a marking error in a corner kick defense, and Araujo jumped up in the middle to fight for the ball and scored.

Once again, Barcelona used a cross from the wing to knock on Real Madrid's goal.

Such an offensive routine, even Real Madrid fans are stunned!

This is at the Bernabeu!

When was Real Madrid's air supremacy taken away by Barcelona?