Football’s First Defender

Real Madrid finally drew with the visiting Atletico Madrid at home. After the two sides drew 1:1 in the game, the offensive end of the two teams did not have very good results.

In the defensive competition between the two sides, the defensive lines of the two teams performed super-standard performances in the subsequent games. Coupled with the excellent performance of the goalkeepers of both sides, the game ended with a score of 1:1.

In the end, Real Madrid at home and Atletico Madrid each scored one point.

For Real Madrid, after a fierce home game against rivals in the same city, they only got a draw, which is still not reconciled.

But for the Real Madrid players, after two hours of depression, they received a very good news.

That is, in another league game in this round later, Barcelona capsized again in the away game.

Facing the Real Madrid team Malaga, Barcelona was defeated by Malaga 0:2 in the away game.

Real Madrid and Barcelona broke out in another round of competition at the same time, and Real Madrid, who had a draw, not only did not lose points because of the draw with Atletico Madrid, but took the opportunity to expand their lead over Barcelona to six points .

After the advantage of the league has expanded to six points, it can also give Real Madrid more energy to prepare for the Champions League match with Bayern Munich.

As the defending champion of the UEFA Champions League this season, Real Madrid, which is determined to hit the first defending team after the restructuring of the Champions League, has once again enjoyed the malice from UEFA.

In the previous eighth-finals, Real Madrid, the first in the group, met Naples, who was almost the strongest in the second group.

After passing the extremely impactful Naples, in the next quarter-finals, Real Madrid drew five-star Bayern again.

You must know that in recent years, Huang Saren has been recognized by many fans as the three cosmic teams.

Real Madrid met Bayern in the quarter-finals. For Real Madrid, this is destined to be a very difficult series.

After all, Bayern is advancing bravely in the league. For Bayern, they can ignore the league and focus more on the match against Real Madrid.

Although Real Madrid has a six-point lead in La Liga, because Barcelona behind them still maintains the hope of competing for the championship, for Real Madrid, they still have to keep some reservations in the league.

And the most important thing is that although the two rounds with Bayern are interspersed with the game against Sporting Gijon, Real Madrid is playing away, and after the second round with Bayern, Real Madrid will usher in the Spanish national derby again. Facing rival Barcelona.

For Real Madrid, how to distribute their physical fitness in the game time of less than ten days in the past two weeks, these four games will be the place to test Zidane.

The match between Real Madrid and Bayern is definitely a game where sparks hit the earth. Among the four quarter-finals of the Champions League, the match between Real Madrid and Bayern is the most eye-catching.

After all, the direct confrontation between the two cosmic teams may determine the final championship. Many people even think that this round of the series is a preview of the final of this year's Champions League.

Compared with the strong confrontation between Real Madrid and Bayern, the other three quarter-finals were slightly bleak.

Juventus vs. Barcelona may still be considered a strong matchup, but Dortmund vs. Monaco, Atletico Madrid vs. Leicester City are not considered traditional giants.

Judging from the effect of such a lottery, in the case of several low-level teams, it was the two cosmic teams, Real Madrid and Bayern, who directly met. It can also be seen that this is how much UEFA hindered Real Madrid's defending title.

This can be regarded as a routine often encountered as the defending champion since the restructuring of the Champions League.

If it is said that a normal team may win the Champions League smoothly, and the draw tends to be normal, when you want to defend the Champions League in the second year as the defending champion.

Draws from UEFA are always quite malicious.

Since the restructuring of the Champions League in recent years, many dynastic teams have tried to attack the defending champions of the Champions League, but in fact the whole process is destined to be quite difficult.

The difficulty in the schedule is obvious, and the draw is also routine. In the end, they may reach the final like a team like Manchester United, but they are also exhausted and may encounter referees. Some side whistle, there is no way to win the final victory.

Even if off-court factors are not taken into account, from a purely competitive point of view, consecutive encounters with multiple strong teams is not only a physical drain on the players, but also in fierce competitions. Player injuries may affect the team. final combat power.

As far as Real Madrid is concerned, Bayern is a stumbling block that is not easy to deal with. As the overlord of the Bundesliga, and has maintained a very strong competitiveness in the Champions League in recent years, the relationship between Real Madrid and Bayern is also called the universe team by fans.

Although Bayern did not spend as much money as Real Madrid in the transfer market, Bayern, known as the Bundesliga excavator, has almost included the best players in the entire Bundesliga.

The two sides are comparable in terms of player reserves.

Although Real Madrid and Bayern have not played against each other in recent years, they can and can be said to be absolute mortal enemies in the past few years.

I think that when Real Madrid was in the Champions League Shiro every year, when Mourinho coached Real Madrid in the penultimate year, he had two semi-final battles with Bayern, and then Real Madrid regretted losing in the penalty shootout.

At that time, the figure of Mu Niao kneeling on the ground watching the penalty shootout was still a pain in the hearts of countless Real Madrid fans.

And Bayern also stepped on Real Madrid's "body" to enter the final, but they lost to Chelsea at Allianz's home court, their own home court.

And Real Madrid's revenge came very quickly.

In the Ancelotti era, on the road to Real Madrid's tenth crown, there were also Bayern's blood and tears.

The year before, Bayern had just beaten Real Madrid's rival Barcelona in two rounds on their way to the championship.

But in the second year, Bayern, who was the defending champion, was beaten by Real Madrid 5-0 in two rounds in the semi-finals on the road to defending the title.

Especially at his own home court, he was bloodbathed by Real Madrid 4-0. After scoring a goal, the scene of Ronaldo stretching out a palm and five fingers also hurt the hearts of Bayern fans.

After 3 years, the two teams met again in the Champions League, destined to be a collision of Mars and Earth.

However, in terms of strength on paper, Real Madrid still has an advantage before the game.

Both teams encountered strong enemies in the league before the start of the Champions League.

Real Madrid fought fiercely with Atletico Madrid for the whole game, and only achieved a draw.

Bayern, on the other hand, showed their strength at home and beat the visiting Dortmund 4-1.

However, Bayern lost the striker Lewandowski in this game.

Without Lewandowski, it would be a huge loss for Bayern's striker strength.

It is even possible to only send a single arrow like Muller, or simply play without a striker.

The bad news is not only this one, in the game against Dortmund, Lewandowski was damaged, and in training, the defensive general Hummels also suffered injuries and will definitely miss the first round of the Champions League.

Before the game started, Bayern lost two generals one after another. Although the injured Neuer made a comeback, Bayern's overall strength must have been greatly affected.

Compared with Bayern's injury problems, Real Madrid's away game benefited from the consistent lineup rotation, and the injury problem did not have much impact.

Veteran Pepe is the only injured player on the team, and in the central defender position, Real Madrid's defensive reserves are sufficient, so there is no need to worry too much.

In the end, in this much-anticipated Champions League match, both teams showed their strongest lineups.

On the Bayern side of the home game, when Lewandowski was injured, Muller could only be allowed to play a single arrow, and the team used a 451 lineup.

In the goalkeeper position, Neuer, who has returned from injury, is a well-deserved starter.

On the defensive line, there are left back Alaba and right back captain Lahm.

Double central defender, with Hummels injured, Guardiola can only let Javi Martinez play central defender to partner Boateng.

In the midfield, Harvey Alonso, the former veteran of Real Madrid, will form Bayern's solid three midfielders with Thiago and Vidal, while Ribery and Arjen Robben, two outstanding wing attackers , Naturally, they are separated from the left and right sides, which will pose a big enough threat to Real Madrid's side defense.

The lone striker is Thomas Muller. Without the cover of Lewandowski, I don't know what Muller can play in this game.

Bayern is playing with all the main players, and in key games, Zidane, who leads the team away, will naturally not make any rotations.

Isn't the so-called rotation just to send out an absolute main lineup to fight tough battles at critical moments?

Real Madrid is completely fighting with their ceremonial lineup in recent years.

The so-called newcomer is actually Yang Feng, who was newly transferred this season.

However, although Yang Feng is a rookie, the tacit understanding between Yang Feng and his teammates is getting better and better as Real Madrid's defense command is gradually handed over to Yang Feng.

Navas continues to guard the gate of Real Madrid. Perhaps in the league, Navas's performance may sometimes be unsatisfactory, but in the Champions League, Navas has never disappointed.

In the IQ of the Champions League, "that wall" is the last line of defense that Real Madrid fans rely on most.

On the defensive line, Marcelo and Carvajal are separated on the left and right, and the double central defenders are Ramos and Yang Feng. This defensive combination is also the most commonly used defensive combination of Real Madrid this season. Almost all hard battles, In the absence of injuries, these four players played.

In terms of midfield and frontcourt, Zidane continued his ceremonial lineup, which was the absolute main force to win the Champions League last season.

The three midfielders, Modric, Toni Kroos, and Casemiro, who is in charge of defense, are the absolute main force of Real Madrid.

On the offensive line, it is still Real Madrid's BBC combination. Although the BBC combination has not been combined for a long time due to injuries this season, it is undeniable that the offensive power of the BBC combination is still strong when the players are healthy. It is second to none in Europe.

When the starting rosters of the two teams were announced before the game, all the fans who followed the game knew that both teams showed their ability to suppress the bottom of the box. This first round of the game is destined to be a good one.

The pre-match broadcast footage has been handed over to the head coaches of the two teams.

Bayern's coach is precisely Ancelotti, the meritorious coach who won the tenth crown of Real Madrid a few years ago.

When Guardiola failed to reform Bayern and switched to the Premier League giants Manchester City, An Pang took over Bayern.

And Ancelotti's opponent today, the coach of Real Madrid is Zidane, the assistant coach of Huang Ama's tenth championship.

There is even a certain master-student relationship between the two.

However, at present, Zidane, as a "newcomer" in the coaching field, is also a super rookie.

Many people are questioning Zidane's coaching ability, but what I have to say is that Zidane led Real Madrid to many championships in the shortest time, making himself a real champion coach.

In this game, the master-student battle between Ancelotti and Zidane is also worthy of everyone's attention.

"With the whistle of the referee, Bayern's Champions League quarter-knockout match against Real Madrid officially begins..."

Bayern, which is playing at home, is the first team to kick off.

And when Bayern kicked off, Real Madrid's entire midfield, except for Casemiro, five people crossed the half-court and directly pressed Bayern in the frontcourt.

Real Madrid used a frontcourt press from the beginning on the defensive end. It can also be seen that Real Madrid attaches great importance to this game and is quite active on the defensive end.

However, Real Madrid's initial frontcourt pressing did not disrupt Bayern's deployment.

Although it is no longer the era of Guardiola, the current Bayern coach is Carlo Ancelotti.

However, An Pang did not completely overthrow the things of Guardiola's era. Ancelotti still properly accepted most of the transmission and control system cultivated by Guardiola.

Facing Real Madrid's initial press, Bayern responded very calmly without any hesitation.

It is to disperse in an all-round way, and then the players in each position will distance themselves and use the ball in the backcourt to break Real Madrid's frontcourt press.

In fact, with Benzema's active running and the impact of Ronaldo and Bell, there is also a certain pressure on the ball handler.

However, when facing the impact of Ronaldo, and when there were interference from Real Madrid players beside other defensive teammates, Ram decisively chose to pass back the attacking goalkeeper.

It can be regarded as breaking the situation on the field in an instant.

Neuer's timely comeback not only allowed Bayern to return to a world-class goalkeeper on the goal line, the most important thing is that in addition to goalkeeping, Neuer, as a "guard" and "goal striker", he The technical ability of Bayern is also very important to Bayern's overall tactical arrangement.

With Neuer's support, Real Madrid's initial rush seemed to be a little understaffed.

Neuer dared to make moves and had enough footwork ability to use the pass to directly find the weakest point of defensive pressure, so that Real Madrid's first frontcourt press came back in vain.