Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"When Mourinho's team achieved a three-goal advantage in away games in the Champions League, what is the probability that the home team will come back in the second round?"

An Arsenal fan posted this question on social media at the 80th minute of the game.

As you can imagine, he got many different versions of responses, but the central ideas were surprisingly consistent.

"Still thinking about making a comeback? Arsenal is going to be doomed!"

The tens of thousands of Arsenal fans in the Emirates Stadium can no longer raise their confidence at this moment.

Even if Wenger sent Wilshere and Chamberlain at the last moment to fight to the death, these fans would still be very pessimistic.

Perhaps, before the start of this game, after watching Real Madrid's home game against Sevilla, they had been mentally prepared for the worst.

too difficult.

There is nothing they can do against this slightly conservative Real Madrid at home. They really don't know how Arsenal can face Real Madrid's stormy offensive when they go to the Bernabeu.

When they faced Barcelona at home the year before last, they both won 2-1.

They also had Fabregas, Nasri and Alexander Song in the squad at that time.

At that time, it can be said that Arsenal's forward line was not very strong and there were loopholes in the defense line.

But with their balanced and powerful midfield combination, they are not afraid to compete with Barcelona to control offense and defense in the middle line.

Comparing the midfield configuration of the year before last and this year, Arsenal fans were extremely sad.

I always felt that the team's lineup was not good enough and needed to be strengthened.

But after surviving these miserable years, I discovered that Arsenal already had one of the top midfield combinations in football.

Now the midfielder can no longer be tough. Even if they hate those "traitors", Arsenal fans have to admit it.

In those years, although the team was still searching in the transfer market, they never envied the midfielder of any giant football team!

pity.

Arsenal may never have that kind of midfield combination again.

Not anymore.

The referee on duty did not give even one more second of stoppage time.

The moment he held the watch and watched the second hand jump to the right position, he blew the whistle in his mouth.

The 3-0 number on the electronic scoreboard on site was very eye-catching.

The Real Madrid players who stayed through the game also smiled, high-fived and hugged each other in the Emirates Stadium!

After leaving the field, Mourinho also lost his sharpness and took the initiative to walk towards Wenger.

At this moment, the two of them really seemed like old friends, patting each other's chests and arms on the sidelines to reminisce about the past.

"It's time to find a defensive midfielder who can support the team. Do you still want to train another one yourself? Arsène, these days, those youth training bases will not give up good defensive midfielders easily."

"I know that's why I asked you to buy Li Ang in 2011, or in other words, are you selling him to me now?"

"Hey, Li Ang, I'm using it right now. Why do you have to buy this guy? You can change it to another one. I'll see if I have a suitable one in my team."

"You. The game was exciting. See you in the next round."

"Okay, the second leg is over, let's have a drink in Madrid."

The two finally said goodbye with a smile, and each walked towards their disciples.

Not long after this focus of the Champions League ended, the first leg of the contest between Manchester United and Shakhtar Donetsk also decided the winner.

Manchester United lost unexpectedly, but Manchester United fans were still satisfied with the result.

1-2, Manchester United got a valuable away goal in the ice and snow at the Metalist Stadium.

Returning to Old Trafford in the second leg, all Manchester United fans are confident that they can see the home team win happily.

At this point, half of the first round of this season's Champions League quarter-finals has been played.

Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, and Real Madrid all won one after another as expected, while Manchester United suffered a minor upset and lost to Shakhtar Donetsk.

But looking at the overall competition format, the four strong teams still occupy more or less the initiative and advantage.

This is the scene that UEFA most wants to see.

Among the teams participating in the Champions League, UEFA executives hope to see more new faces.

It would be best to have one or two dark horses advance to the Champions League group stage or even the quarter-finals every season.

But in the quarter-finals, UEFA executives hope that only the rich and powerful teams will remain.

This kind of thinking is really about standing up at the same time, wanting both the benefits and the prestige of the event.

But it has to be said that their operations have allowed the current Champions League to achieve healthy operations and further expand its territory.

In terms of reputation among fans, they are destined to be scolded.

The remaining eight teams will debut one after another in a week, and the Champions League battle has come to an end for the time being.

In the previous four games, in addition to many exciting scenes, fans talked about it.

There is another interesting thing that interests many fans.

That is, after Juventus defeated the Celtics 3-0, the young star Pogba came off the bench in the second half to complete his life.

The reporter asked him about his feelings about the game and his thoughts on future development. The guy directly said that his idol is Li Ang.

He also said that he wanted to win the club Grand Slam honor before turning 22 like Li Ang.

Pirlo was amused and said directly to the camera: "Okay, I will introduce this child to the little lion."

Generally speaking, if the stars say such polite words, the fans will listen to them.

But fans who can't help but have fun take it seriously, and they have been leaving messages on Li Ang's social media these days to ask questions.

It wasn't until Li Ang posted screenshots of his exchanges with Pirlo and Pogba on the chat software that this group of players was satisfied and ended their harassment of Li Ang.

Li Ang also felt very novel at this moment.

Originally, he thought that Pogba just mentioned it casually, and Master Pi said hello. He didn't think much about it, thinking that Pogba just wanted to make friends.

Unexpectedly, this guy actually greeted him enthusiastically as soon as he came up:

"Lee Ang, Lee Ang! I'm your fan!"

Good guy, these words "I am your fan" instantly made Li Ang feel a bad feeling in his heart.

Fortunately, after communicating with Pogba for a while, he finally figured out the other person's brain circuit.

Pogba turned out to be envious of him for having won so many championship honors at such a young age and earning a lot of money from Mane.

If you put it this way, it makes sense.

If you just envy his championship title instead of liking his skills, you are not a fan.

Well, I can only be considered a champion fan!

With such a relationship, Li Ang and the still immature Pogba started chatting eagerly.

Although Li Ang is very shameless towards the Pogba in his memory who later stabbed Mourinho in the back and whose professionalism was also questionable.

But what he faced this time was just a dream-chasing boy who was not yet twenty years old.

It would be unfair to apply events that "may" happen to Pogba now.

Li Ang only talked about the exciting process of winning the championship last year during the occasional connection, and Pogba started to sigh and exclaim repeatedly.

The tone was full of envy and longing.

After all, Pogba is still slowly leveling up at Juventus. He has not even been a main player yet and can only be regarded as an important rotation.

He has not even tasted the Serie A championship, and the titles of the Champions League and the Six Crowns are even further away from him.

Li Ang encouraged him as usual and said that he would pay attention to his performance in Serie A.

Unexpectedly, this sentence inspired Pogba and he officially invited Li Ang to watch Juventus' game in Turin later.

Li Ang was also at a loss for words at this time, and could only say that he would go to Turin to see him and Pirlo if he had the chance.

After the two-day exchange, Li Ang only felt that he had not gained any fans. What was inappropriate was that he recognized a little brother!

He encouraged him and promised to go to watch his game later. Li Ang felt that this feeling of paying attention to the growth of others was somewhat strange.

But fortunately, the time is not fixed, and Li Ang doesn't have to worry about missing the appointment if he can't make time for the time being.

Real Madrid's opponent in the next round of the league is another tough team. Rayo Vallecano caused them a lot of trouble in the first half of the game.

This team is really tough, persisting from the beginning to the second half of the league.

Not to mention that the results were not improved, but they were stubbornly nailed to the top six in La Liga!

Their record is also interesting, with twelve wins, one draw and ten losses.

Not many goals were scored, not many goals were conceded, but the tenacious struggle throughout the game was highlighted.

They will never give up if they have hope of winning, and rarely consider the possibility of stopping to maintain a tie.

With such a mid-to-upper-tier team like Nougat, it would be a headache for anyone who encounters the two teams of Huang Sa.

Many Barcelona fans have gained a lot of hope because of this, cheering for Rayo Vallecano and wishing them to score points against Real Madrid.

As for the fifth-ranked Valencia in La Liga that Barcelona will face in this round of the league, Barcelona fans feel fine.

Previously, Barcelona's results began to fluctuate because there were too many games and the main players did not get enough rest.

Is the situation different now? Barcelona has had a week's rest since the end of the last round of league games. During this period, they did not play in the Champions League or the Copa del Rey.

There’s no reason why we can’t win Valencia!

With absolute confidence, countless Barcelona fans turned on the TV on the night of February 16th or the early morning of February 17th.

The Real Madrid game will start on the evening of February 17th local time.

Therefore, many Barcelona fans are ready. After watching Barcelona's victory tonight, they will watch Real Madrid's possible overturn tomorrow night.

Regardless of whether the probability is large or small, there is always some probability.

How comfortable it will be to witness Barcelona successfully overtaking Real Madrid in the standings~

But when the 90-minute fierce battle in this round of La Liga ended, many Barcelona fans went straight to the red!

1-1!

Valencia overcame Barcelona's offensive chaos at home. Messi's desperate performance this time only helped Barcelona equalize the score in the second half!

There was no buzzer beater, and Valencia used Real Madrid's defensive midfield style to reject Barcelona's last-minute siege.

As soon as the game ended, Barcelona's players looked quite tired on the court.

They may be in good physical condition, but their mental fatigue is obvious.

Vilanova's brows were also full of sadness.

He knows that the shortcomings of relying on the main lineup have been exposed some time ago.

But what can he do? Guardiola couldn't solve the problem of the weak rotation.

At that time, Guardiola could only continue to fight hard, encouraging his core descendants to lead his teammates to fight Real Madrid to the end.

But this set is no longer useful.

Guardiola's direct disciples certainly respect Vilanova, but they obviously can no longer fight for Vilanova like they did for Guardiola.

People, after all, have their own feelings.

Not to mention, there are still some players in the Barcelona locker room who have begun to act like heroes.

The top management wants results, but rotation cannot stabilize results. Vilanova will not be able to take strong measures to clean up the locker room at this time.

Because the first game of Barcelona's Champions League knockout round is about to begin, if he dares to take strong measures now, then Barcelona may not even get through the first round of the knockout round.

Guardiola may have anticipated today's situation, so he chose to retreat before Christmas last year.

Barcelona is once again at the forefront of public opinion.

The angry questions from the fans and the sharp comments from the media were like sharp swords, stabbing the silent Barcelona players invisible.

Real Madrid, which benefited from Barcelona's unexpected draw, continued to maintain a low profile and silence.

The Real Madrid players inside were naturally quite happy, but just like before, they did not choose to add insult to injury in public opinion.

Mourinho and members of the coaching staff also celebrated a little behind closed doors.

Real Madrid currently has two games in hand and is only one point behind Barcelona in second place in La Liga.

Barcelona, ​​which seemed to have a strong record in the first half, finally began to falter in the second half.

Real Madrid, which has always adopted scientific rotation before, naturally will not let the opportunity slip away like this.

On the evening of February 17, Real Madrid ushered in the 24th round of La Liga with Rayo Vallecano at home under the attention of almost all Western media.

The match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano is also the final match of this round of La Liga. This is the only La Liga match broadcast live at the same time.

Therefore, whether in Spain or in overseas markets, the ratings of this game are quite high.

Rayo Vallecano's players are still very energetic, and they set up their posture at the beginning to confront Real Madrid in the midfield.

But today Mourinho rarely deployed four midfielders to compete with Rayo Vallecano.

Alonso dragged behind, Essien and Matuidi were on both sides of the midfield, and Li Ang served as the central midfielder.

Regarding Real Madrid's midfield configuration today, if Rayo Vallecano wants to play confrontation, it can only be said that he has completely found the wrong opponent.

Real Madrid scored two goals against Rayo Vallecano in the first half. Higuain, who started today, was in excellent form. He scored twice and his shot felt hot!

Ronaldo made a sudden penalty in the 63rd minute of the second half, but he did not choose to take the penalty himself, but gave it to Higuain.

Xiao Yanqiang didn't show any pretense when he saw this. He was grateful and steadily scored the penalty kick, performing his first hat trick this season!

After winning Rayo Vallecano neatly 3-0, Real Madrid surpassed Barcelona by two points in league points and once again topped the La Liga list with one game less!

This result made many Barcelona fans mentally unbalanced.

Real Madrid's record is still frighteningly stable, and now Real Madrid only needs to fight on two fronts and have a stable and reliable rotation to reduce the burden on the main players.

Does Barcelona really still have a chance to compete with Real Madrid for the La Liga title this season?

The headlines of major media reports the next day were quite straightforward.

"Marca" once again took advantage of the heat and released a paean to Real Madrid.

"Real Madrid, making great strides on the road to defending the title!" 》