Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

A soul-stirring reversal battle is enough to lift the morale of the reversing team from the bottom to the top. Similarly, it is also enough to completely destroy the morale of the reversed team!

At this moment, the Real Madrid players on the field are united around the three core members of the team who are leading this reversal.

They are full of momentum and high fighting spirit, and they seem to no longer be afraid of any difficulties they may encounter on the field in the future!

As for Villarreal, the team that was reversed, the morale of the entire team is low at this moment, and the state is low and difficult to boost.

After all, they had a perfect start of 2-0 before, but they failed to seize the opportunity to maintain the lead. Instead, they were reversed step by step by Real Madrid and were beaten to 2-3!

The lag in the score is nothing for the time being, but the heavy blow to the mentality is a more serious punishment for this Villarreal team!

Morale plummeted, and no one was willing to stand up and encourage at this moment. Villarreal's players on the field could only fight on their own, and in the end they suffered heavy losses.

Isco, who came on as a substitute, passed two non-stop passes with Li Ang and Benzema in the 86th minute of the second half, then received the ball and entered the Villarreal penalty area, scoring again with a low shot. !

The final score was fixed at 4-2.

Real Madrid refused to overturn, led a shocking comeback in the away game, and won Villarreal, the tough opponent on the road to the league.

After defeating this round of league matches, Real Madrid will face relatively average opponents in the next two rounds of intensive La Liga matches.

They are Las Palmas, currently ranked thirteenth in La Liga, and Eibar, eighth in La Liga.

Looking at the strength of the teams alone, it is difficult for these two teams to pose a substantial threat to Real Madrid.

But the lesson of almost overturning in the battle with Villarreal can be regarded as a wake-up call for the entire Real Madrid team.

The opponent's strength may not be outstanding, but in the world of football, there are too many strong teams that have been overturned due to carelessness.

They must be careful and careful in the sprint stage of the season championship!

The importance of vigilance cannot be overemphasized!

After two days of rest after playing against Villarreal, Real Madrid faced the challenge of Las Palmas at home.

In this round of the league, Ancelotti still chose not to rotate the main players for the sake of safety.

But fortunately, Real Madrid's rotation work was relatively well done in the previous schedule.

Therefore, even if they need to spin during the sprint phase, Real Madrid's main stars will not feel too much pressure.

At 20:30 Madrid time that night, the 25th round of La Liga started on time.

I wonder if it was the feat of Villarreal that almost overturned Real Madrid in the last round of the league that gave the Las Palmas team confidence.

So much so that they bravely started the game with Real Madrid at the beginning of today's game.

This kind of away game, especially the style of playing against Real Madrid without setting up a bus, is of course very popular with Real Madrid players.

Compared with the ability to control the midfield, Las Palmas is far from Real Madrid's opponent.

After Liang and Casemiro teamed up to steal the ball, Real Madrid very calmly used the technical advantages of the midfield and backcourt to disrupt Las Palmas' high press.

Las Palmas' high pressure can only be said to be superficial.

Their ability to create a strong defensive side in certain areas of the court is seriously insufficient, and their physical fitness is even more average. They are completely unable to support high-intensity continuous pressure play.

So before the players in Real Madrid's midfield and backfield were even having fun, Las Palmas himself disintegrated the so-called high-position pressing offensive.

Real Madrid fans at home couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene.

It's no disrespect to reciprocate, Las Palmas finished their three offensive attacks, and then it was Real Madrid's turn to launch an offensive test.

And Las Palmas did not directly give up control of the midfield. Instead, they fought hard with Real Madrid in the midfield area before decisively shrinking the formation.

At this time, Las Palmas' lineup flexibly changed from 4141 during the opening high pressure to 451.

When Li Ang saw it, he immediately felt that Setien, the head coach of Las Palmas, was quite capable. He was prepared!

But after taking the lead to test the defensive strength of Las Palmas' midfield and backcourt with the ball, Li Ang felt that Setien didn't have much ability anymore.

The tactic of mass defense in the midfield is not new. What is rare is the intensity and level of mass defense.

Like Atletico Madrid, if they also play five midfielders. Now in football, only Chelsea and Real Madrid's offensive groups can still take a bite.

Barcelona and Bayern can only achieve a 50-50 win rate at best against Atletico Madrid. If Atletico Madrid scores first, it will basically be a hellish situation of 19-00.

Las Palmas' midfield five was the same high-pressing tactic they used in the opening stages.

It seems bluffing. In fact, only one midfielder can do the work of holding back and intercepting, and there is no way to provide the vertical defensive thickness of the three defensive midfielders.

The horizontal pressing area is not enough. At least for Li Ang, it is relatively easy for him to penetrate such a midfield defense and establish passing connections with several of his forwards.

However, in order to avoid the incredible situation of conceding the ball in the previous league game, Li Ang was not in a hurry to direct his teammates to press forward, and still played at a steady pace.

Even after Real Madrid completely took control of the midfield, he simply handed over the offensive organization of the midfield and frontcourt to his partner Modric.

He spent more energy on interception and defense besides attacking forward.

The effect of his tactical choices is obvious. Las Palmas's midfield and backfield ball points are very difficult for him to play, and it is difficult to carry out efficient counterattacks.

Under Modric's calm dispatch, Real Madrid's offense also went very smoothly, breaking the balance of the game early in the 23rd minute of the first half.

The one who opened the scoring was not any forward in the BBC team, but Marcelo, the "fourth winger" in Real Madrid's starting lineup!

Ma Pengpeng was very active on the offensive end today. Ronaldo moved inward many times to open up space for his wing partner.

The player who can make Ronaldo take the initiative to give way on the offensive end can be said to be his "true love".

And Marcelo, who won a lot of offensive ball rights, did not disappoint his teammates.

His sudden choice to cut inside and his decisive volley caught all the Las Palmas defenders by surprise.

After this goal occurred, Real Madrid's subsequent offense unfolded even more smoothly.

Las Palmas' old goalkeeper Barras became the player who made the fans most sympathetic in this game.

During the whole game, the goal he was guarding was penetrated six times. It was really numb from the shots!

Seeing that the opponent's goalkeeper was in such a miserable state, Li Ang lost much desire to attack. He only received one assist in the whole game.

But the thirteen effective interceptions he contributed on the defensive end can be regarded as blinding the fans.

This is also a new record for players’ effective steals in a single game in La Liga this season.

But looking at the four major leagues, Li Ang's 13 steals in a single game can only rank second.

Because not long ago, Kanter had perfect defensive data of fourteen steals in a single game in the Premier League!

If we only look at defensive efficiency, the double midfielder formed by Kanter and Matic this season is definitely the best in football.

The combination of Li Ang and Casemiro is more balanced in offense and defense.

But just talking about defense, Li Ang aside, Casemiro's defensive ability is still half a level worse than peak Matic or Kanter.

However, even if Kanter's defensive data explodes in Chelsea this season, he has naturally become the most powerful ball-grabbing machine in the entire Premier League.

But the vast majority of fans will still vote for Li Ang as "the strongest defensive midfielder in football".

Perhaps some fans will give more professional judgment and analysis, but it has to be said that the two Golden Globe Awards that Li Ang currently holds have added too many impression points to him.

Of course, after Li Ang returned to Real Madrid this season, the improvement in the defensive hardness of Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt was also noticed by fans all over the world.

He is now the "anchor" in the hearts of the Real Madrid coaching staff and all of Meilinger.

With him around, Real Madrid's performance limit in every game is as reassuring as a guarantee.

And he has naturally become Real Madrid's unique core player in the sprint phase of the season.

This is true whether on the offensive or defensive end. Who is it that among Real Madrid's superstars, he is the only one who does not need to take a break and can still perform stably?

After the 6-0 victory over Las Palmas, the Real Madrid coaching staff arranged for most of the main players to take turns to prepare for the Champions League knockout rounds six days later.

Li Ang continued to prepare for the game with his substitute teammates and ushered in the 26th round of La Liga with Eibar.

Real Madrid played this game away from home, and Eibar's home stadium, which is as mini and pocket-sized as Eibar, can only accommodate 7,000 people, which was an eye-opener for Leon.

When he was playing in La Liga, Eibar was in La Liga. Later, after he left Real Madrid, Eibar was promoted to La Liga.

So this is Li Ang's first time playing at Eibar's home stadium. The Ipurua Town Stadium is also the smallest football stadium Li Ang has seen since his debut in the Spanish Second League.

However, although the home court is small, the momentum created by the die-hard Eibar fans at the scene is not small at all.

Eibar, who is currently ranked in the top ten of La Liga and has the advantage of home court today, is not timid when facing Real Madrid. They play very actively and bravely, but do not take too many risks and press forward.

Eibar, who has learned from the disastrous defeat of Las Palmas, is undoubtedly an "interesting" opponent.

But the arrogant Real Madrid they imagined did not appear. Under Li Ang's organization and mobilization, Real Madrid played equally steadily and cautiously today.

Vazquez and Isco, who had a rare chance to start, both defended very actively on both wings.

Throughout the first half, Real Madrid was almost pursuing absolute control of the midfield. The only player in front was Asensio, who played as a pseudo-center.

Real Madrid did not want to make mistakes, and Eibar did not want to concede the ball due to recklessness, so both teams were cautious and did not launch a sustained and fierce offensive.

Both teams failed to break the deadlock before the halftime break, and the score remained at 0-0.

It wasn't until the start of the second half that Real Madrid's Liang and James completed the position change and became central midfielders. Real Madrid's offensive officially started!

Li Ang is still the first to attack with the ball, and compared to James, his dribbling and promotion role is more threatening.

Facing Real Madrid's opening offensive, Eibar's defense was obviously insufficient.

Li Ang created scoring opportunities with two consecutive dribbles, and his volley from outside the penalty area won Real Madrid the first corner kick of the second half.

Because Pepe and Ramos are on a truce today, Real Madrid's entire midfield and backfield basically only have Varane.

But just when all the Eibar defenders thought that Isco, who took the corner kick, would go directly to Varane and Liang, he took a tactical corner kick that was hoisted to the top of the Eibar penalty area!

In the area where the football landed, James, who was already ready with his bow and arrow, chose to volley without stopping the ball!

This volley shot was powerful and powerful!

Eibar's starting goalkeeper, Rodriguez, relied on his rich experience to predict the direction of James's shot, and swatted the football out with great difficulty!

But in the next moment, Li Ang, who squeezed away the Eibar defender, stretched out his foot to block in time!

The football flew towards the goal again, but Rodriguez, who had already landed on the ground, was already helpless and could not contribute another second save.

Goal scored, 1-0!

Li Ang once again stepped forward and stabilized the morale of the army with goals during the team's major rotation!

Eibar paid the price for their caution and conservatism. Faced with Real Madrid, which directly shrunk their formation after the goal and made it clear that they wanted to play defensive counterattack, Eibar could only bite the bullet and go strong.

Naturally, Real Madrid once again expanded their lead with their familiar anti-reverse efficiency, but the tenacious Eibar also scored a face-saving goal at home.

3-1, Real Madrid won another away victory and continued to consolidate their huge lead in the league before the second round of the Champions League knockout round with Dortmund.

On the evening of March 7, Real Madrid, who was sitting at home, welcomed Dortmund, who was fighting against the odds.

The huge disadvantage of falling behind by four goals in the first round actually made Dortmund fans no longer have hope for a comeback in the second round.

They only hope that their players can restore their dignity, at least show their momentum at Real Madrid's home court and show the style of the team.

The players of the Hornets actually had similar ideas, and Tuchel finally decided not to make a living after a huge tactical failure in the first round.

With honest formations and honest offensive tactics, Dortmund had no other changes. They pressed forward with all their strength from the beginning of the game and just wanted to score an early goal.

Naturally, Real Madrid cannot passively defend at home, but they are still very active in seizing counterattack opportunities.

Neither team chose to be conservative today. Of course, the game was quite enjoyable. At least in terms of offensive and defensive rhythm, both teams made the fans who paid attention to the game very satisfied.

The desperate Dortmund finally scored first, but just six minutes after they scored, Real Madrid stabilized their position and equalized the score through a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt!

Afterwards, Real Madrid seized the opportunity of Dortmund's massive pressure and scored two goals through quick counterattacks to further expand their lead.

Dortmund pulled one back in the 68th minute of the second half.

This was also the last goal of the game, and the final score was fixed at 3-2.

Real Madrid won both rounds, with a final total score of 7-2 against Dortmund, and entered the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League with a brutal two-round score!

The tragedy that Dortmund suffered was a wake-up call for other powerful European teams.

Real Madrid's strength has also made more fans look forward to the ultimate battle between Real Madrid and Chelsea that is likely to be staged in this year's Champions League.

With the Champions League 1/8 knockout rounds officially over, the freshly released Champions League quarterfinals are waiting for the draw ceremony.

During this period, Real Madrid played another round of La Liga with Real Betis at home.

In a small 2-0 victory, Li Ang also scored twice for a long time and played a leading role on the offensive end.

On March 17, the draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals officially began.

And when Real Madrid was drawn out in the first round of the draw ceremony, and was eventually arranged by UEFA to play against Bayern, countless people at the draw site and in front of the TV took a breath and exclaimed!

The "European Derby" is about to start again, and it will start early in the knockout round of eight to four!

Bayern and Real Madrid are old acquaintances in the Champions League in recent years, and Li Ang is even more familiar with Bayern's players.

Perhaps it is because of this familiarity that Li Ang was not "soft" at all on social media this time.

On the night of March 17, Li Ang updated his social media updates. There was no text, only a picture of the Grim Reaper with the Real Madrid emblem on his head, carrying a scythe, and constantly knocking on the locker room door.

And next to the Dortmund locker room, which has been bloodbathed by death and has opened its door, is Bayern Munich, the king of the South!