"I've said it many times that Real Madrid's midfield is a flaw, but our players will only make a fuss in one area!"

“why？”

At halftime, Xavi looked at everyone with displeasure on his face.

He quickly drew a few areas on the tactical board and said solemnly: "Here, here, and here, these are all places where we can attack, why not try it?" ”

'We have to mobilize the opponent's defence and make them tired before we can find opportunities.'

"A single attack and one point, are you giving the opponent a higher defensive success rate?"

As soon as Harvey spoke, everyone didn't dare to squeak.

Once the world's No. 1 midfielder, do you dare to say that he knows the ball better than him?

"In the second half, I want you to fight back, oppress, and press that damn Camavinga to the backcourt, do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Entering the second half, Barcelona began to strengthen the pressing in the front.

Xavi wants to use the advantage of five midfielders to suppress Real Madrid's defensive weak three midfielders.

Expanding vertical attacking points in the attack, looking for gaps between the defensive lines, is in itself a characteristic of Barça.

When the defensive line is relatively empty, the midfielder needs to return to fill it.

This is exactly the trap Xavi has set for Real Madrid.

Camavinga can attack with the ball, but he is by no means a master of possession at the back, and once he gets the ball in the midfield position, he is immediately caught by a number of Barcelona players.

Soon, Ancelotti sensed that something was wrong.

Real Madrid was pressed in the half by Barcelona as they gradually lost possession.

The continuous pressure has made the defense line a little shaky.

"Press forward, press forward!"

Courtois reminded his teammates loudly after each pass to try to push the ball forward.

The ball has been accumulated at the back for a long time, and the opposition striker is close to the entanglement, and this invisible pressure makes Courtois very uncomfortable.

Mendy was under pressure and played the ball through to the retreating Camavinga.

At the same time, Pedri saw the timing of Real Madrid's pass and immediately pounced on Camavinga, who was preparing the ball.

The two men went to scramble for the ball almost at the same time, with Pedri falling to the ground and sliding the ball away from Camavinga's feet.

The ball was conceded at the back, and Real Madrid's defense suddenly became tense.

Messi first controlled the ball and then went to the middle, pulling Real Madrid's defense up.

Once Kroos leaves the rib area, Lewandowski will occupy the area in an instant.

After the defensive line was mobilized, Messi saw the moment and passed the ball to the feet of Lewandowski in the ribs.

Stable holding of the ball in a small area is Lewandowski's advantage.

[Lewandowski takes the ball!] 】

[Turn around and face the goal!] 】

[Pass to the back point! 】

[Gavi shoots!] 】

[The ball went in!!! 】

[Just five minutes into the second half, Barcelona scored!] 】

[The score is 2:1!] 】

[The game did not lose its suspense! 】

Harvey clenched his fists and swung them down.

His tactics, succeeded.

Real Madrid's weakness is difficult to cover up in a technical midfield system.

Especially in the face of a stronger Barcelona, it was ruthlessly suppressed.

Taking advantage of Barcelona's attack, Ancelotti called Valverde to his side and arranged the next tactics.

The shortcomings in midfield are difficult to remedy in a short period of time, and Ancelotti has to find another way.

Valverde, on the right, was pushed to the heart of the attack.

Before that, Vinicius Jr. brought strength down the right flank.

Due to the ups and downs of the Brazilian winger after the World Cup, he was put on the bench.

Valverde, who has the attributes of a full-back, was entrusted with reuse.

But as the game progressed, Real Madrid's attack on the right did not improve in the slightest.

Faced with Andreas Christensen and Balde, Valverde was unable to create a killing effect on the flanks.

The cooperation with Carvajal was also rejected by Barcelona's solid defense.

Not only that, the energetic Balde, with the support of center forward Lewandowski and technical midfielders, frequently attacked Real Madrid's right side of the defense.

As a result, Valverde and Carvajal were exhausted on the defensive.

What makes Real Madrid even more unhappy is that this tactic was originally built by Carlo Ancelotti around Vinicius.

Now it has been copied and improved by Xavi, and has become a weapon against Real Madrid.

Unable to attack on the right, Real Madrid can only put their hopes on the left side where Rossi is.

In response to Rossi's attack, Xavi arranged a combination of Kounde and Araujo on the right flank.

Rosie was caught between the two, and seemed a little alone, and even struggled.

In the 65th minute, Rossi went straight into the penalty area from the left rib and was followed closely by Araujo, and there was no chance to receive the ball at all.

In desperation, Kroos could only find Benzema in the striker.

However, Benzema was in an offside position at this time and Real Madrid were forced to lose possession.

The attack was deadlocked, the defense was full of holes, and Real Madrid played very passively from the second half.

It's only a matter of time before you concede a goal.

Off the pitch, Nacho and Ceballos are ready to warm up and come off the bench at any time.

After the dead ball, Real Madrid made two substitutions in a row.

Ancelotti also hurried to call Rossi to his side.

"Luo, you go back and pick it up, don't let Camavinga get the ball!"

If you want to solve the current crisis, you must first crack Barcelona's high pressing.

"Understood, sir!" Rossi seized the time to replenish his hydration and said: "We can let Camavinga and Mendy move on the flanks and widen our formation. ”

Ancelotti was stunned, surprised by Rossi's proposal.

"Okay, let it go. Remember, the first task is to get the ball to the front court. ”

Nacho replaces Carvajal and Ceballos replaces Modric.

Both were unable to continue their high-intensity confrontation due to the decline in physical fitness.

Real Madrid took a throw-in from the back, and Barcelona immediately pounced.

Rossi and Valverde both retreated to form a new midfield with Ceballos and Kroos to break Barcelona's high pressing.

Rossi has the skills, Valverde has the body, and with the help of the two, the pressure on Real Madrid's midfield has suddenly decreased.

Harvey immediately sensed something was wrong.

Real Madrid, who lead the score, can weaken the attack in exchange for a close match in the midfield, which is their biggest advantage.

Xavi naturally does not want to maintain such a close situation.

Barcelona need a goal.

"Ronald, press forward!"

As a result of Rossi's active retreat, Barca's threat on the right flank became less and Araujo had a chance to step forward.

The two sides continued to increase their weight in the midfield, and the struggle in the middle became more and more intense.

In the 78th minute, after receiving the ball near the center circle, Rossi pulled the ball back to avoid De Jong's scramble, passed the ball to Ceballos, and then cut into the box from the middle.

Although Araujo has an attacking task, defending Rossi is his most important task of the game.

After Ceballos got the ball, he first saw Benzema in front of him, and was about to hoist the ball into the penalty area, but saw Rossi pointing behind him.

Camavinga was unguarded on the flank, raising his hand for the ball.

Golden opportunity!

Ceballos immediately passed the ball to the side, and the originally solid defense became open in an instant.

Camavin blessed the ball to raid the wing, and Araujo could only abandon Rossi and push out of the box to defend.

But what he didn't expect was that his teammates originally thought that Ceballos was going to pass directly to Benzema, and they had already set up the offside trap.

Who would have thought that Ceballos would suddenly move the ball to the left, resulting in the defense being left alone with Araujo on the defensive.

3v1！

Camavinga lobbed the ball into the box and Rossi leaped high in front of the post.

shit！

Ter Gent's frightened contorted face is beyond words.

Although he was unwilling, he had to admit it.

He became the backdrop for Rossi's hat-trick.