Chapter 704: Halftime Announces Holiday
γThe pinnacle of the national derby! γ
[Rossi scores first!] γ
[Real Madrid's classic defensive counterattack, breaking through Barcelona's left defense! ] γ
[A master's move is often a move to defeat the enemy!] γ
[Xavi and his team, how to fight back next?] γ
In fact, Barcelona has been attacking Real Madrid's weakness from the very beginning of the game.
As a playmaker, Kroos lacks running, tackling and defensive coverage, and must be protected by his teammates.
Real Madrid's two centre-backs will push out of the box appropriately to help defend.
Barcelona, what is captured is the gap exposed when Real Madrid's formation changes.
In the last meeting, Barcelona were able to draw against Real Madrid because they were not on the pitch except for Rossi, who had the better speed and running ability.
In this game, Xavi did not send fast strikers such as Fati, Dembele, and Raphinha.
Instead, it pays more attention to the control of the midfield, using the overall acceleration to replace a single speed explosion.
Messi and Lewandowski are both prolific goalscorers who can bring out the best in this formation.
With the score behind, Xavi kept repeating the same words on the sidelines.
Run, pass too slowly!
Only by increasing the running can you get space to pass the ball.
Soon, Barcelona used their own ability to once again firmly control the ball in their hands.
Xavi's arrival allowed Barcelona to pick up the banner of passing again.
The smooth and sharp style of play of the former "Universe Team" has gradually returned to the field of vision of fans.
In the 28th minute, Barcelona controlled the ball on the right side, and Busquets faced the bag of two Real Madrid players, dodging and moving, first avoiding Modric's scramble, and then passing the ball back to Pogba.
Pogba didn't make any adjustments, and without a moment's hesitation, he went straight to Gavi, who dropped back to receive the ball.
Camavinga pressed closely, not giving Gavi a chance to turn.
But Gavi's aim at the moment is to draw Real Madrid's defence to the table and give teammate Araujo space to get forward.
Not only Araujo, at the moment of Gavi's pass, Lewandowski in the middle and Messi on the right side pressed forward for the first time, forming a counterattack situation of playing more and less.
This is also a common routine used by Barcelona, using the retreat of the striker to allow the opponent to expose the space behind him.
Camavinga's action of pounceing on Gavi is very risky, exposing the space behind him.
When the ball came to Araujo's feet, he immediately pounced on the opponent.
That's why Carlo Ancelotti has his eye on him.
Defensive awareness and defensive coverage are important factors for him to gain a foothold at Real Madrid.
Barcelona, who just wanted to speed up, failed to pass forward at the first time after being interfered with by Camavinga.
Araujo was not sure that he would be able to eat Camavinga raw, so he had to return the ball to Pogba and then reorganize.
But Mr. Billion Yuan in the past didn't think so.
Although he was compressed on the wing, it did not affect his big situation.
Pogba cut inside to avoid Camavinga's interception and then got up to the other side.
Messi, who had been walking in the front, quickly started to cut forward.
At the same time, Rossi also returned to the defense in place.
[Messi and Rossi are up against each other! ] γ
γStop!γ γ
[How to deal with it?] γ
[Cut in, pass Rosie!] γ
The duel between the two attracted everyone's attention.
Messi's lateral inward cut not only avoided Rossi's interception, but also completely shook off his defense.
Messi, who came to the ribs, passed the ball to Lewandowski in the middle, and then continued to move laterally.
Lewandowski faced MilitΓ£o's defense, it was difficult to get the ball comfortably, and there was no chance to get up.
But when he saw Messi's movement, he leaned on MilitΓ£o and knocked the ball back with his heel.
Messi, who was outside the big penalty area, met the ball and shot directly at the goal, allowing Rossi, who rushed to make up for the defense, to save the air.
[Here, Messi is here! ] γ
γShoot!γ γ
[The ball is in!] γ
[After Real Madrid led for about ten minutes, Barcelona scored! ] γ
[The score is 1:1!] γ
[After Barcelona tacitly cooperated in the frontcourt, Messi completed the fatal blow! ] γ
[This is still scored under Rossi's defense!] γ
[The two of them are competing! ] γ
[This is the Spanish National Derby!] γ
Xavi's biggest change to Barcelona is that in addition to the ability to pass and control, he has also added many changes in offensive tactics.
This goal, in addition to reflecting Messi's super finishing ability and shooting skills, is even more memorable for Barcelona's previous cooperation.
The strikers retreated to get the ball, pulling the Real Madrid defense to keep moving, and then there was a gap.
Kroos failed to block Messi at the first time, leaving Rossi, who rushed to defend, powerless.
Lewandowski's heel assist also fully reflects the essence of an all-round center.
In the first half, both sides took advantage of each other's weaknesses on the flanks to score.
However, the two managers did not intend to make up for the gaps through adjustments, but continued to use the pre-established tactics.
Perhaps, in their opinion, the offensive end may bring more benefits than the holes in the defense.
In the subsequent game, Rossi and Messi became the protagonists of the game.
The resources of the offense began to tilt towards the two, even a one-sided situation.
Fans even felt that the coaches of both sides deliberately arranged for the two to start an offensive duel for the sake of ratings.
The offensive battle was certainly good, but the 1:1 draw lasted until the end of the first half.
Real Madrid limited Barcelona's ground passes and Messi's attacks with heavy reinforcements.
Barcelona used pressing to weaken Real Madrid's counter-attack and Rossi's threat.
The coaches of the two sides also played a draw in the tactical game.
Ancelotti, who entered the locker room, looked relaxed and leisurely chewed gum.
The first thing he did was not to lay out the tactics, but to care about the physical condition of the players.
It wasn't until there were five minutes left that An Fat said unhurriedly: "Everyone is rested, and we have to prepare for the next 45 minutes." β
"It's a final, but for us it's a semi-final of the whole season."
"Because we still have the Champions League final."
When it comes to the Champions League final, the eyes of all Real Madrid players have changed.
"You have to win the semi-finals to play in the finals, which is a truth that three-year-olds understand."
"Everyone has at least one Champions League title, the most is six, but the Copa del Rey, there are a lot of you who don't."
"So you're making history now."
"Individual, team, club."
"Tonight will be a moment that will still be remembered by you for many years!"
"So, I declare that after winning the victory, tomorrow"
"Put! False! One! Sky! β
After hearing the exciting news, the Real Madrid players jumped up and let out hoarse cheers.
It's no worse than the celebration when you score.
Professional players, like ordinary office workers, need enough time to train during the week in order to improve and maintain their excellent competitive form.
Once you miss a few training sessions, you will be sent to the reserve team by the manager.
In particular, Real Madrid's dense schedule in recent seasons has made it rare for them to enjoy holidays during the season.
This reward for Ancelotti is undoubtedly the spiritual comfort they need most.
This half announced the holiday, and Ancelotti once again vividly interpreted the people in the dressing room.
It's better than opening the champagne at half-time.