Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Before the start of the Champions League quarter-finals with Bayern, Real Madrid still needs to finish the 31st round of La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna.

Because Ancelotti has rotated most of the team's main players in the last round of the league with Leganes, and considering that after the 31st round of the league, Real Madrid still has 4 days of rest.

So on the afternoon of April 7th, it was a Real Madrid team that went to challenge Deportivo La Coruna away from home.

This really made the entire Deportivo team sweat.

Facing Real Madrid with all the players starting, what difference does it make if they have home field advantage in this round of the league?

Do you expect them, the fifth-last relegation team in La Liga, to suddenly counterattack the European hegemon who ranks first in the league?

Sorry, they really can't do it...

This can't be blamed on the Deportivo team for being timid before fighting. After all, the current strength gap between them and Real Madrid is really too big.

The success of challenging Real Madrid is certainly desirable, but such a task-the other 19 La Liga teams, including Deportivo La Coruna, have already attempted it, but they have all ended in failure.

Real Madrid's terrifying record of 29 wins and 1 draw is like a towering mountain, weighing on the head of the entire La Liga league, putting constant pressure on the other 19 La Liga teams.

The psychological burden made Deportivo La Coruna, just like Leganes faced by Real Madrid in the last round of the league, choose a conservative style of play from the beginning of the game.

Such behavior is tantamount to turning the Riazor Stadium into a tactical training ground for Real Madrid to attack.

An Pang watched the almost one-sided game from the sidelines, and had nothing to worry about. After turning his hands behind his back a few times, he sat down on the coaching bench.

Real Madrid's offense unfolded quite smoothly. After all, there was no fighting in the midfield. Liang and Modric took turns delivering the ball to the wings.

The next scene was like an adult strong man spreading his arms and beating a child in turn.

The child, who was already thin, could hold on for a few times at first, but soon more defensive flaws were revealed. If he didn't fight back after being beaten, it would be a matter of time before he was beaten to the ground.

Li Ang performed very calmly in the midfield today, and his defensive organization showed the style of a general, but he didn't have much interest in attacking.

Many neutral fans couldn't help but joke when watching this scene, saying that Li Ang did not kill Deportivo for the sake of Master Belleron today.

Otherwise, based on Li Ang's superb performance of two passes and two shots against Leganes in the last round of the league, today's match against the weaker Deportivo La Coruña would have to score at least three goals.

In the end, Li Ang did not obtain any personal data in the battle with Deportivo La Coruna.

The entire Real Madrid team seemed to be conserving their energy. After scoring three goals against Deportivo, they slowed down their pace and stopped on the offensive end.

It can be said that before the war with Bayern started, Real Madrid had a good training match in the league.

The opponent's strength was a little weaker, but in terms of training, it was just right. The main players did not consume too much physical energy and maintained the game state. It was simply the best of both worlds~

In comparison, Bayern is in a bit more trouble, because they met their league rival Dortmund just before the battle with Real Madrid, and an all-out battle is naturally inevitable.

Even though Bayern defeated Dortmund 4-2 at home in the end, the situation Bayern fans least wanted to see happened.

Lewandowski was replaced due to injury in the second half of the match against Dortmund. This result directly turned Bayern's victory into a miserable victory.

You must know that Bayern currently only has Lewandowski as a permanent center. Once Lewandowski is injured, Bayern can only temporarily put Muller on the striker.

Muller can play as a center, but his effect as an attacking midfielder is certainly not as outstanding.

This also makes the upcoming European Derby victory rate tilt a little more towards Real Madrid.

On the afternoon of April 11, the entire Real Madrid team set off for Munich ahead of schedule.

At the same time, Bayern head coach Kovac also confirmed in an interview with reporters that Lewandowski will not be able to play in the first leg of the Champions League knockout quarter-finals first leg.

Muller, who then joined Kovac at the pre-match press conference, repeatedly expressed his determination to defeat Real Madrid at home.

But to be honest, the loss of a general before the war made it really difficult for Bayern fans to gain confidence.

Originally, there is a big gap between Bayern and Real Madrid in terms of hard power due to the aging lineup. If one of the main centers is removed, the gap will naturally be even greater.

Real Madrid, who benefited from this, behaved quite low-key after arriving in Munich.

After completing their visit to the Allianz Arena, all members of Real Madrid returned to their hotel to rest.

The next morning, Real Madrid also completed their last practice before the game in a low-key manner at the training ground provided by Munich 1860 Club.

The reporters sent by the German media were unable to obtain permission to interview any Real Madrid players before the game.

The opponent's unusual low-key and silence only exacerbated the concerns of Bayern fans.

On the evening of April 12th, under the expectation and attention of everyone, Real Madrid's superstars appeared at the Allianz Arena in Munich!

Bale, Leon, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric, Casemiro, Ramos...

One after another, superstars with extremely high popularity and appeal in today's football world started the final warm-up before the game.

Mellingers from all over the world who watched the live broadcast in front of the TV in advance felt very at ease at this moment.

With these Real Madrid players on the court, they don't need to envy any team in football. They also have every reason to believe that their players can win any difficult game!

This self-confidence is based on Real Madrid's hearty victories one after another this season.

It is also based on the classic examples of Real Madrid's several times in the middle of the season that even though they were in difficult and adversity situations, they were able to make a comeback in the end with the tenacious spirit and will of the whole team!

In comparison, Bayern's victory in the league this season has been too smooth.

Perhaps Bayern's stars on the field still have a tenacious playing spirit, and they also feel that they can defeat Real Madrid by relying on their home court advantage in the absence of Lewandowski.

But the Bayern fans at home today seemed a little "quiet".

The cheers are still there, and the boos to the Real Madrid players are still there, but the momentum is not as good as the Allianz Arena that Li Ang remembered...

Time passed quickly, and soon it was time for the players from both teams to finish their warm-up and return to the locker room for final mobilization.

The head coaches of both teams have also completed the final arrangements before the game. There is no chance for unnecessary adjustments and no retreat.

Players from both teams quickly stepped onto the court under the leadership of the referee team. As most media speculated before the game, Kovac did not do any major tactical work and still let Muller take the lead. The center position.

The "Roberg combination" is still the starting lineup.

The only tactical change lies in the attacking midfielder position that Muller played before. Kovac chose to let Vidal take over this time to be an all-round B2B, and also gave full play to the Chilean's impact in the midfield.

The deep-lying double midfielder combination is composed of Thiago and Javi Martinez.

In the defense, Boateng is still partnered with Hummels, with Alaba and Lahm on the left and right sides of the two.

Starting goalkeeper Neuer.

Real Madrid also focused on stability today, and did not make any changes to the main players in most positions.

However, in terms of selecting the starting right winger, Ancelotti chose to let Isco play first today, while Bell stayed on the bench.

Such a starting selection made many reporters at the scene speculate whether Bell had suffered any minor injuries before the game?

Otherwise, it would be really difficult to explain why Ancelotti arranged his troops like this today...

Many fans in front of the TV also have question marks in their minds, but at this moment the starting candidate has been decided, and they don't have much time to speculate on Bell's situation.

That night, at 19:45 Munich time, the European derby between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich started on time!

Bayern, who took the lead to kick off, were not afraid of Real Madrid's counterattack threat at all. They pressed hard at the beginning and quickly launched a ferocious offensive amidst the passionate cheers of the home fans!

Today's Real Madrid seems to be a little abnormal, not tit for tat with Bayern, seeking more counterattack opportunities.

Instead, they steadily set up multiple lines of defense in their own half, as if they wanted to test Bayern's offensive strength first.

This kind of gesture of showing weakness first made all the neutral fans confused.

But the Bayern players on the field can't care so much. Real Madrid dare to let them attack?

Then they can just launch a more ferocious offensive!

For a moment, it seemed that all that was left at the Allianz Arena was the massive attack of Bayern players and the increasingly unrestrained cheers of Bayern fans.

Li Ang remained unmoved on the court, still teaming up with Casemiro to stifle Bayern's offensive penetration time after time.

Compared with previous years, both Ribery and Robben's breakthrough speed has been much slower, but their breakthrough threat has not diminished at all.

There is more rich experience and changes in rhythm, making both Marcelo and Carvajal somewhat difficult to guard against.

The breakaway goal from the two of them also became Bayern's most threatening offensive opportunity in the first 20 minutes of the game.

Vidal, who stepped in from behind, took three long-range shots and participated in several aerial attacks in Real Madrid's penalty area.

Coupled with Muller's several threatening runs and shots, Bayern's offensive can not be said to be thunderous and rainy, it is a real threat to Real Madrid's goal!

This is the first time this season that the Meilingers have seen a match in which their own team plays such a passive role. Of course, they will be a little panicked.

However, just when Bayern's offense weakened slightly in the first half, Real Madrid also seized the opportunity to steal the ball in the backcourt and launched the first quick counterattack of the game.

This time the counterattack was initiated by Ramos. His long pass directly from the backcourt swept through the entire midfield and directly found Isco who was active on the wing in Bayern's half.

At first glance, this is not a good counterattack opportunity, because Isco is still being marked by Boateng, and Alaba, who has just participated in the attack at this moment, is also quickly chasing back.

Isco happens to not be good at breakthrough speed, so many Meilingers even felt frustrated at this moment that the ball was about to change hands again.

But in this seemingly unfavorable situation, Isco quickly gave everyone a big surprise!

Yes, compared with Bell, he is not known for his breakthrough speed, but his dribbling, ball protection and passing abilities are also incomparable to Bell.

Boateng thought that his pressing defense would cause Isco to lose his offensive position quickly, but he did not expect that Isco's lower plate would be so stable!

He was so stable that he could even withstand his one shot and still keep the ball firmly under his feet!

This quickly gave Boateng an unpleasant thought.

But at this moment it was too late for him to retreat into the penalty area.

Because Isco used a deft half-turn to slightly get rid of the defense between him and Alaba, and then quickly distributed the football to Li Ang who inserted in the middle!

coming!

Real Madrid's real quick counterattack sounded the alarm for Bayern's defense at this moment!

Isco alone attracted two Bayern defenders, and at this moment, only Hummels and Martinez, who had carefully positioned themselves in advance, were left in the Bayern penalty area!

Benzema raised his hand and made a diagonal pass, forcing both Hummels and Martinez to retreat collectively to the right side of the penalty area.

But then, the last pass sent by Li Ang made Neuer, who was still directing the position of his teammates, feel his heart sink to the bottom!

"Lee Ang passed the ball! Bayern's left side of the penalty area!!!"

Amid the passionate roars of commentators from various countries, Li Ang's overhead through ball and Cristiano Ronaldo's sprint into Bayern's penalty area matched almost perfectly!

Lahm was unable to stop him, and in the end he could only passively jump up and fight for the top with Ronaldo.

But his defensive interference had no effect on Ronaldo!

Cristiano Ronaldo powerfully completed the goal kick, and in the end, under Neuer's reluctant gaze, the football rushed into the goal behind him before his saving palm!

"The goal is in! The first counterattack attempt from Real Madrid in this game is also the first shot that hits Bayern's goal! 1-0! Real Madrid successfully knocked on Bayern's gate with an extremely efficient counterattack!!!"

I don’t know how many Real Madrid fans around the world raised their arms and shouted with the passionate voice of the commentator at this moment!

They really accepted the opening tactics laid out by Ancelotti today!

So what if the scene is passive?

They just can score first!