Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

The entire Real Madrid team, which won the La Liga championship again three years later, is extremely excited at the moment!

The old team members felt more like venting their joy.

For example, Ramos, Pepe, Casillas, Higuain and others.

After winning the championship in the 2007-08 season, they watched their mortal enemy step on their heads and win the championship for three years. It is not easy for them to vent their frustration today.

As for players like Ronaldo, Di Maria, Kaka, Benzema and other players.

They can only feel the satisfaction of simply snatching the championship from Barcelona.

Real Madrid's previous championships have nothing to do with them. They have created a milestone record in their Real Madrid careers.

Won the first heavyweight championship with Real Madrid!

And they now have every reason to believe that this won't be their last trophy of the season.

The fans at Real Madrid were singing, chanting for Mourinho, chanting for Cristiano Ronaldo, and chanting the names of every player on the team.

When Mourinho first came to Real Madrid, he promised the fans that he would bring Real Madrid back to where it should be.

Last year, he faced Barcelona and won the Copa del Rey with a decisive victory.

Before the start of this season, they once again defeated Barcelona in two rounds and won the Spanish Super Cup.

Now, they have successfully returned to the throne of La Liga!

Every Real Madrid fan has probably complained about Mourinho's tactics and personnel over the past more than a season.

But, as a very classic football saying goes.

Fans are forgetful.

Real Madrid fans now are full of love and gratitude for Mourinho.

Maybe after a week or two, they will once again complain about Mourinho's tactical style.

But at least at this moment, they are 100% die-hard supporters standing behind Mourinho!

With the news that Real Madrid regained the La Liga title was released to the world.

The Real Madrid players who had already celebrated the first round passionately were also "arrested" by reporters one after another, and were interviewed with varying emotions in front of the camera.

Li Ang originally wanted to celebrate with Mourinho and Mr. Karanka, but midway he was intercepted by an acquaintance female reporter from "Marca".

"First of all, congratulations! Li Ang, you have played a dominant performance this season and now you have regained the La Liga championship. Can you talk about your mood at the moment?"

Faced with questions from old acquaintances, Li Ang felt more at ease. At least if the other party wanted to ask about breaking news, they would ask it clearly and would not set up an interview trap for him.

"Of course I'm very excited. To be honest, in the middle of the season we thought the early rounds to win the championship would be the 35th or even 36th round.

So, it was a surprise, and of course, we all loved it! "

"Can you talk about the slogan you chanted on Ronaldo's back a few minutes ago? We seem to have heard it. You are reminding the teams that will play against Real Madrid in the next round that they need to perform a ceremony of lining up to pay tribute to Real Madrid~"

"Huh? Did I say that?"

The female reporter and Li Ang both laughed at this moment, but Li Ang finally answered the other party's question head-on.

"Okay, okay. This is a good tradition. Of course, I mean, if Barcelona line up to greet us in the next round, there is no doubt that their heart and magnanimity will make their supporters proud. We will naturally be happy because we get the respect we deserve.”

Li Ang's answer was quite satisfactory. After all, he had won the entire season, and he didn't want to forcefully create any more trouble with public opinion.

"Okay, the last question is, you are about to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Is the team confident in winning the match against Bayern?"

"Personally, I am confident! And we have already come this far. If we do not have ambition and pursuit of the final victory, it would be disrespectful to all participating teams. Wait for our good news, hala madrid!”

Li Ang finally clenched his fist and shouted a slogan with his determination to the live broadcast camera, then handed back the microphone and ran back to the field to continue looking for Uncle Psy.

After another ten minutes, amid the enthusiastic applause and cheers of the fans at the scene, Real Madrid players wearing championship T-shirts also responded to the applause and returned to the player channel one by one.

More happiness and passion are left to the fans themselves. Real Madrid players need to calm down the mood of winning the championship as soon as possible and rush to their other important battlefield.

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No hangovers and no laziness.

On the afternoon of April 15, the entire Real Madrid team underwent physical examinations on time and began a new round of recovery training.

The joyous atmosphere of winning the championship is still hanging over the Valdebebas training base.

Logically speaking, Real Madrid's players should at least get one or two days of vacation.

But the reality is very helpless. After the game against Sporting Gijon, Real Madrid only has two and a half days of rest.

They are about to go head-to-head with Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals.

So Mourinho only dared to squeeze in half a day to let his disciples relax with their families.

While the players are taking a short break to enjoy the taste of winning the championship, Real Madrid's coaching staff is still preparing non-stop.

The only good news for Mourinho at the moment is that Bayern Munich also completed a league round on April 14, which was yesterday.

Heynckes arranged a lineup with a mixture of starting and rotation players, hoping to preserve Bayern's hope of overtaking Dortmund to win the championship at the last minute.

But obviously, he failed.

Bayern was held to a draw by Mainz at home, nine points behind Dortmund, and only the last three rounds of the Bundesliga remain.

Theoretically speaking, Bayern still has the last hope of counterattack and winning the championship.

That is Dortmund's next three consecutive defeats and Bayern's three consecutive wins. In this case, Bayern can win the Bundesliga championship with its goal difference advantage.

But this year’s Dortmund is not the Dortmund of the 2022-2023 season.

Confident Hornet fans started celebrating wildly when the result of Bayern's draw came.

It can be said that the mood of Dortmund fans and Real Madrid fans last night was similar.

The injured Bayern fans can only hope that the team can advance bravely in the Champions League and soothe their injured hearts with a victory against Real Madrid.

The two super teams, which also consumed a round of physical fitness before the Champions League battle, did not have much time advantage in terms of rest.

From this point of view, this matchup is relatively fair.

On the afternoon of April 16, Real Madrid's main players who completed the training session followed the coaching staff on an away trip to Germany.

The war is about to break out, and almost all sports media in Europe have set their sights on Munich.

For fans, this is a super battle not to be missed.

After all, the showdown between Barcelona and Chelsea on the other side seemed too unsuspicious.

Barcelona's last round against Benfica was a complete sweep. Like Real Madrid's match against Marseille and Bayern's match against APOEL, it was a stress-free crushing game.

However, Chelsea almost fought hard to hold on to the 1-1 score after scoring first in the second round.

In the end, AC Milan was eliminated with the advantage of 4-4 in two rounds and more away goals.

It is so difficult for the aging Chelsea to win the trust of more neutral fans.

So for more fans, this battle between Real Madrid and Bayern is a "big meal" worthy of more attention!

After that, whether Bayern reached the final and had a showdown with Barcelona.

It was Real Madrid who made it to the final and once again staged the El Clasico in the Champions League with Barcelona.

That was a scene they loved to see.

Even the Real Madrid team, including Mourinho, basically believed that Barcelona's victory in the other half was no doubt.

Li Ang is still the one who stands out.

He is optimistic about Chelsea, and the reason he gave is that Torres scored in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final round against Milan and his condition has improved.

And Drogba, the twilight monster he has no brains to be optimistic about.

"Torres will be an important back-up for Chelsea, and Drogba has been in good form recently. Barcelona can't do anything about Drogba. As long as Pique misses someone and allows Drogba to create a mismatched confrontation, Chelsea's chances will be high." coming!"

The other players of Real Madrid disagreed, but seeing Li Ang's determined look, it was not easy to offend him, so they stopped discussing this topic.

On the morning of April 17, the Real Madrid team completed the last practice before the game at the training ground provided by Munich 1860 Club.

At this moment, many well-known media have also given their guesses about Real Madrid and Bayern's starting lineup.

It is basically speculated by the media that Bayern will continue to play the familiar 4-2-3-1 that they are good at.

Robben, Ribery, Gomez, Muller or Kroos can all perform very well in this system.

Heynckes has always been prudent in his tactical deployment, and there is not much possibility of temporarily changing the starting lineup before the war.

As for Real Madrid, the starting lineups given by the media are different.

Some speculated that Mourinho would play 4,42, while others speculated that Mourinho would play 4,33, and the reasons given by the media were quite sufficient.

Because Real Madrid has achieved good results this season when playing these two lineups.

If it has to match the abilities of the current Real Madrid players, then 433 would be more suitable.

But Mourinho has always been good at putting up tactical smoke bombs before big battles. Who can say for sure that he won't do that this time?

On the evening of the 17th, players from Real Madrid and Bayern entered the Allianz Arena in Munich to start warming up.

At this moment, reporters and commentators from all walks of life have more accurately obtained the starting player lists of the two teams.

As expected, Bayern continued to play 4,231, with Muller on standby and Kroos starting.

The double defensive midfielders of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Gustavo also provide solid protection for the defense.

As for Real Madrid, Mourinho seems to have finally chosen a four-three-three style of play.

Because Kaká is on standby, Di Maria currently seems to have no need to continue playing in the midfield.

Li Ang and Essien's matching sweeping style has taken shape, and Di Maria will be more lethal when returning to the wing.

Duan Xuan, who was commentating on the Champions League match tonight, got basically the same information.

So after the live broadcast started, when he and Zhang Luzhang introduced the starting players of both sides in advance, they also casually mentioned the tactical game between the coaches on both sides today on formation selection.

But if nothing else, the accident eventually came.

Mourinho did start the players shown on the information sheets obtained by various media commentators.

But today Real Madrid will not play four-three-three at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

They also play four two three one!

Li Ang and Essien also did not have corresponding positions on the left and right sides of the midfield.

Mourinho finally chose to use a double defensive midfielder, with Leon and Alonso trailing behind, while Essien served as a central midfielder.

Ronaldo and Di Maria dropped back a bit, and Benzema stepped forward.

On the back line, Coentrao, Ramos, Pepe and Arbeloa lined up.

This is currently Real Madrid's starting lineup with the strongest defensive and counterattack capabilities on paper.

Comparing Bayern's starting lineup again, many fans discovered a very interesting thing.

That's why the current Real Madrid and Bayern teams are so similar!

Both defensive midfielders are excellent at interception and have a big organizational core.

The rear defense is solid and proficient in air defense and ground interception.

The characteristics of the two wings are also very similar. Both have stars with strong personal abilities, fast speed, and good passing and shooting.

The starting center has excellent ball-playing ability and can play the fulcrum role well.

Take a look at these characteristics and compare them one by one. Do they match most of them?

It's normal to have differences in details, but overall, the similarities between Real Madrid and Bayern are really high.

In the past ten years, there has been no similar case in the Champions League semi-finals.

Perhaps it is in terms of style that the distinctive characteristics of Mourinho and Heynckes have affected their respective teams.

Real Madrid should pay more attention to counterattack after defense, and pay attention to shrinking the fist back and then punching out with force.

Bayern will be more inclined to take the initiative to attack.

At least in previous games, the styles of the two teams were generally like this.

However, after the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the fans' views had to be reversed again.

Because Real Madrid chose to take the initiative at Bayern's home court!

Mourinho once again boldly chose to attack!

Seeing the players on both sides investing a lot of force in the battle for control of the midfield from the first second of the game, countless neutral fans watching the game instantly became excited!

Mourinho is standing on the sidelines now. He has just shaved his head and looks very energetic, and his eyes are full of thinking and careful observation.

Yes, this is the "tactical surprise" Mourinho prepared for Heynckes and Bayern.

He will not choose to solidify his defense first at Bayern's home court.

Because he knows that he will not be able to survive against the current Bayern team.

Attack!

Even if they lose the game today, as long as they score enough away goals, Real Madrid's probability of winning is at least 60%!