Football’s First Defender

After a thrilling 3:2 victory over La Coruña at home, Real Madrid also feels that it has temporarily ended the journey of La Liga. The La Liga before the winter break will be played after the start of the new year.

Real Madrid players, the current goal is another championship award this year, the championship trophy of the Club World Cup.

As the Champions League champion last season, Real Madrid represented European football to the Club World Cup to compete for the honor of the World Club Championship.

Of course, after the establishment of this championship, especially after the implementation of the Bosman Act, it is basically the Champions League.

The champion's backyard, after all, compared with European clubs with sufficient financial support and the best players in the world, the strength gap between teams in other continents is still quite obvious.

This year's Club World Cup is still held in Japan. For many Asian fans, it is a more comfortable time to watch the game, and it is more convenient for some people to watch Real Madrid games up close.

Sometimes in the Club World Cup, the strength of the team may not be too strong. For the Champions League championship team, when the world's best players are concentrated in the European arena, that is to stay in South America. Some talented young players, or a Copa Libertadores champion composed of veterans with rich experience, may cause some trouble for the Champions League champion.

In this Club World Cup, Real Madrid's biggest opponent in anticipation before the game may be the National Athletic from South America.

However, no matter who the opponent is, Real Madrid is confident that as long as they can display their usual strength, they can easily win without leaving any chance for their opponents.

For Real Madrid, the schedule is actually a bit tight.

Just after the home game against Deportivo on the 11th, Real Madrid will fly to Japan overnight, from Western Europe to the Far East, after traveling across half the world.

Real Madrid only arrived in Japan when it was close to the 13th, and Real Madrid could not concentrate on preparing for the game.

Although Real Madrid will not participate in various commercial activities like the preseason, Real Madrid players still have to participate in officially organized activities and some activities held by local companies in Japan that have a deep cooperation foundation with Real Madrid.

For Real Madrid, it may still be these off-court factors, which will interfere more with themselves, and for the entire Club World Cup, there may be a certain possibility of making mistakes.

With Real Madrid heading straight into the semi-finals, they face the Mexican American side from the CONCACAF champions.

Real Madrid won 2-0 against Mexico.

Although the opponent's strength may not be strong, but this is a much-anticipated Club World Cup game after all, so Real Madrid still sent a main lineup, and the excellent offensive strength in the frontcourt suppressed Mexico and America. .

In this game, Benzema and Ronaldo each scored a goal. In the case of Real Madrid's absolute advantage throughout the game, Real Madrid did not kill them all. Instead, they obviously began to relax after taking the lead 2:0. Prepare for the finals.

Although it is the schedule of the Club World Cup, the tiring journey and the tight schedule still place great demands on the physical fitness of Real Madrid players.

Even if the Real Madrid players know that their own strength has an absolute advantage, this strength advantage also needs to have enough physical strength to support it.

It's just surprising that in the other semi-final, Kashima Antlers, who played at home, defeated the champion Nacional from South America 3-0, which surprised everyone.

Kashima Antlers showed the tenacity of the Japanese team, showing the fighting ability of the Japanese team, as well as the excellent physical fitness and running ability of their players. Perhaps few clubs use positive physical fitness in the game like Kashima Antlers To make up for the gap in technology and strength and personal strength.

Of course, on the other hand, the performance of the national sports is really terrible.

In Japan, the players of the National Athletic may have been too indulgent, resulting in the players' poor game state. When they met the Kashima Antlers who were in full condition, naturally there was not enough to complete the match against Kashima Antlers in the away game. Come back.

No one expected that the regular meeting between Europe and South America in the Champions League, which most people think is certain, would end up with a participating team to spoil the situation.

For Real Madrid, in fact, all the preparations were aimed at the national competition, but when the results came out, their opponents were replaced by Kashima Antlers, who played at home.

However, for Kashima Antlers, although they have shown very good strength, for Real Madrid, the strength is just that. After all, Asian football is not considered outstanding within the scope of the entire world football, and Kashima Antlers as a A club team, which is mainly composed of Japanese players in Asia, cannot be compared with the Real Madrid team composed of the best players in the world.

With his teammates relaxed, Yang Feng still kept reminding his teammates that they must not be too indulgent. After all, the lessons of the national competition are in front of us. Although Real Madrid also has an advantage in strength, they must consider Kashima Antlers. With the right time, place and people, Kashima Antlers must not be allowed to play at home.

National Athletic can lose "shamelessly", but for Real Madrid, if they lose to Kashima Antlers in the game, or even draw with Kashima Antlers, it will be a joke in world football.

On the final field, Zidane made further adjustments to the team's lineup.

On the one hand, the strength of Kashima Antlers is not strong. On the other hand, due to Casemiro's return from injury, after nearly half a season of training, for Zidane, Casemiro also needs to find a match I feel that an opponent like Kashima Antlers who is not outstanding is just a touchstone for Casemiro's comeback.

Zidane directly sent the team's ceremonial lineup that is close to the Champions League, but with appropriate modifications.

The goalkeeper is of course Keylor Navas. Marcelo, Carvajal, and Ramos are the absolute main players of Real Madrid in the defense. After joining this season, Yang Feng has also become an indispensable member of Real Madrid's current defense. general.

In midfield, Casemiro, Modric, and Toni Kroos' classic three-midfield lineup is Zidane's most commonly used midfield combination for Real Madrid.

Casemiro's comeback will be a huge help to Zidane's schedule in the second half of the season or after the New Year.

Although it may be said that Casemiro may not be in good condition just after his comeback, the Club World Cup final is more of a compliment to the players.

After all, the prerequisite for participating in the Club World Cup is that you have to win the Champions League.

So generally speaking, unless players leave the team in the Club World Cup finals, the main players of last season will be used more for the ball, which is equivalent to a compliment.

The frontcourt should have been the BBC combination, but due to Bell's injury, Zidane chose to use Vazquez to replace Bell's position. Vazquez's excellent enthusiasm is one of the guarantees for Real Madrid's vitality in this game.

For this Club World Cup champion, Real Madrid is bound to win.