Golden Greenery

Real Madrid people were delighted with their first victory over Barcelona in three years, and with a 5-point lead in the league, everyone felt that big things could be expected in 2012.

But this happiness only lasted for a week, and Real Madrid once again experienced the cold and dark reality.

Seven days after Zhuo Yang scored twice and scored in the last minute to give Real Madrid a 2:1 victory over Barcelona, ​​the team went to the towering and oppressive Camp Nou for the quarter-final round of the Copa del Rey in the 2011-12 season.

This time, Zhuo Yang, the hero of the first round, naturally did not go with the team, but he did not use the blunt excuse of "cold". Instead, three days before this, he played Bilbao at home in the first round of La Liga make-up match this season. Here, the shuffling is completed.

In this game, Real Madrid won 4:1. Although the score was quite pleasant to start with, it was Real Madrid's 10th consecutive home game that they had conceded. This made Mourinho, who specializes in defense, very angry.

In the 49th minute of the game, Zhuo Yang was shown a yellow card for interfering with Itou Aspe's free kick and refused to correct his mistakes after repeated admonitions.

This is his fifth yellow card in the league and Copa del Rey since the new season. According to the rules, he had to miss the next El Clasico at Camp Nou.

In the 2:1 first round, the two sides had nine yellows and one red which was staggering. Many unnecessary fouls caused great controversy after the game. Among them, Zhuo Yang's several acts of kicking and kicking people in the face were also criticized, and there were cynical voices in the Barcelona media.

But Zhuoyang's two goals are undisputed, and both the pro-Real Madrid and pro-Barcelona media also expressed their appreciation for his refusal to celebrate after scoring.

In fact, Zhuo Yang didn't feel much after scoring the goal. He didn't feel as sad as he did after breaking through the gate of Fort Madi in Milan. Of course, he didn't feel particularly excited, just two ordinary goals.

No celebration because not celebrating is politically correct.

Real Madrid, without Zhuoyang, lost at Camp Nou. This was the correct posture. But everyone knows that the loss cannot be blamed on Zhuoyang's absence, because a club like Real Madrid cannot be a one-man team. If there will be ups and downs without someone's strength, it means there is a problem with the team itself.

For example, Barcelona, ​​without Zhuo Yang, still crushed Real Madrid and won the Spanish Super Cup, still became the six-time champion, and still defeated Real Madrid 1:0 at Camp Nou.

In the stoppage time of the first half of the game, after Messi continuously broke through Altintop and Ozil, he faced the double-team of Alonso, Shui Ye, Arbeloa and Carvalho, pushing the football to Pedro is unguarded in the penalty area.

The Sabers didn't waste Boss May's wonderful assist, and shot the net.

In the second half, Real Madrid launched a passionate counterattack. For more than half an hour, they reproduced the traditional scene of the national derby and pressed Barcelona so hard that they could hardly breathe. However, the old Pinto remained unharmed in front of the goal.

Real Madrid's passion lasted until the 81st minute when Shui Ye was sent off with a second yellow card for elbowing Busquets during the aerial challenge. Real Madrid, with one less player to fight again, was finally unable to make a comeback and was almost defeated in the final stage. Erye Dan and Xiaobai broke down the door.

To be honest, Real Madrid's best performer in this game was captain Casillas.

With the Sabres' goal, Barcelona eliminated Real Madrid with a total score of 2:2 and relied on the away goal advantage, reaching the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey with 20 and 11-12.

To be honest, Real Madrid would probably feel better if they were eliminated by their opponent Malaga in the last round. Even if they were upset by Ponferradina in the first round, it would be better than being humiliated by Barcelona again.

Over the years, Barcelona has beaten them again and again. They just saw a little hope of fighting back, but they still fell into the fate of red and blue depression. Real Madrid people are inevitably a little nervous.

After returning to Madrid to resume training, Mourinho could not hold himself back at the Valdebebas Sports City training base. He pulled Ramos to discuss the problem of conceding goals in the game.

Mourinho believed that when Pedro scored the winning goal at Camp Nou, there was a big problem with the defense position led by Shui Ye.

Shui Ye, as the commander, cannot absolve himself of the blame. The two used this incident as an introduction, and ended up arguing in front of everyone until they were blushing and neck-deep.

In fact, it was a bit of an excuse. Mourinho felt that Ramos told the media after the game, "Mr. Coach, we are not allowed to be interviewed." It was too explicit. Although that was a fact, it was indeed him who issued the hush order, but it was so direct and obvious. It's a slap in the face.

Mr. Shui is also venting his dissatisfaction. A few months ago, Mourinho strongly criticized Ramos and Casillas for apologizing to Barcelona. However, a few days ago, Mourinho's favorite Pepe stepped on Mei in the game. Xi pointed his finger and publicly expressed his apology in the media, but Mourinho said nothing.

As Casillas squeezed in to support Ramos, the debate turned into an argument, then sarcasm and criticism.

Mourinho said: "Yes, yes, you are the world champion, you are the European champion, but if you want to be a coach and want to dictate tactics, you should wait until you retire!"

Mr. Shui patted Mourinho on the shoulder: "Jose, you have never played professional football, so you don't understand some things. You can't just rely on your imagination for things on the back line."

When the three of them were about to turn into fighting cocks and the topic gradually turned towards personal attacks, Zhuo Yang went over and pulled them away. Only then did his teammates rush in and act like good guys.

Looking at the matter, Zhuoyang believes that the defense line surrounding Messi when Pedro scored is not a mistake, and he can't attach too much importance to boss Mei. The defense is about balance, but Messi himself is the one who breaks the balance.

After a game, it would be strange if Messi did not assist or score.

Zhuoyang's view is very simple. The responsibility for being eliminated is not the failure to mark Messi on the back line, but the failure to score goals on the offensive end. If Real Madrid gets three or five players in front of them, it would be a waste not to watch Messi.

But he can't say these words publicly, otherwise he will offend too many people. Zhuoyang came to Real Madrid to play football, not to be an arbiter, let alone a troublemaker, although he is very similar.

Real Madrid are very excited this season. They don’t say anything, but they are encouraging the big money. Everyone was disappointed to be eliminated from the Copa del Rey by their mortal enemy. Although the Copa del Rey is not the most important trophy, this miss equaled half of Real Madrid's ambitions.

In fact, it is not easy for Barcelona to win. They feel that it is getting more and more difficult to play against Real Madrid. This time they only relied on the away goal advantage to advance, but it cost the team too much energy. So next, Barcelona couldn't go further.

In the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Barcelona drew with Valencia twice, 1:1 away and 2:2 at home, and were also eliminated by their opponents relying on away goals.

Barcelona is still extremely strong. After four years of coaching under Guardiola, the team's passing and control tactics have become nearly perfect. But since the beginning of this season, they have been frustrated by other opponents from time to time.

Although Real Madrid still can't get any advantages in front of Barcelona, ​​it has become leisurely in La Liga.

This is a little change between the two teams compared to the previous two years.