princely elegance

Chapter 249 "Let's go to the battlefield, warriors!" ([-]nd update)
Real Madrid lost to Barcelona by two goals on the road, and the news spread around the world the next day.All Real Madrid fans are cursing in their mouths, if it weren't for our Gago not being able to play, how could Barcelona be so arrogant.

Instead of Real Madrid fans cheering, what they thought in their hearts was "Ah, finally lost!"

Real Madrid this season is like Barcelona in 06, so strong that everyone despairs.Invincible in La Liga, the Champions League eliminated Roma and Manchester United in a row, especially the two rounds with Manchester United. Although all the fans watched with enthusiasm, it also gave Real Madrid unparalleled confidence.

It is recognized that the strength of winning the championship is at the forefront, and Manchester United, the only one that can be compared with Real Madrid, has been defeated by them. How can Barcelona, ​​which has been trampled by Real Madrid in La Liga for two years, be their opponent?
But the fact that those expert media who advocated that Real Madrid can easily win Barcelona even without Gago fell through their glasses.

Without Gago, Real Madrid was severely humiliated by their rivals at the Nou Camp. Barcelona's smooth pass and cut coordination made it so difficult for Real Madrid to even touch the ball.Throughout the first half, Real Madrid kept slipping around under the command of Barcelona like monkeys in a circus, and Guti got two yellow cards in a row because of his anxiety.

In the second half, Real Madrid played even more messy, with no organization, no coordination, and no tacit understanding.Schuster's decision to stick to it was criticized by some experts as a failure in determining the trend of the game.

"At that time, I even wondered if the Germans were still attached to Barcelona in their hearts and wanted to send the team with the peak achievements of their player period to the final."

"Aspen" is the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, but they don't blindly only report good news but not bad news. They also shoulder the task of putting pressure on the players and coaches to cool down.Every time the team does not perform well, it will jump out and criticize the players who are not performing properly.Of course, the object of their criticism is the head coach.

Therefore, the worst thing to do in the world is the head coach of Real Madrid. Most of the media only praise the players who performed well, but the head coach is the scapegoat for the bad results.

Due to Real Madrid's excellent start this season, Schuster has hardly heard the scolding from the media. That is, after the national team match day in the first half of the season, due to his mistake not to rotate, the team's performance has declined, and several After losing a game, he was hit by "Aspen".

But compared with the current scolding, there is a huge gap between the beating and the current scolding. Everyone knows that when you are the head coach of Real Madrid, you can lose to anyone, but you must not lose to Barcelona.

In the No. 17 round of the league, Real Madrid had just broken the curse of not winning at the Nou Camp for four years. After only a few months, they immediately lost again.It doesn't matter if you lose, the problem is that you lose and you lose. The fans who watched that game all cursed Schuster after the game.

Not only did the team's best sharp attack fail, but even the defense did not do its best. If Casillas hadn't been possessed by God at the last moment of the game, he had saved Eto'o and Messi in a row. Two single-handed goals, I am afraid that Real Madrid lost not two goals, but four goals.

Under such circumstances, Real Madrid has already been squeezed out of the final by Barcelona.Two goals behind, and there is no away goal, as long as Rijkaard can save face and put up an iron bucket formation at the Bernabeu, then Real Madrid may not be able to break through the full defense of Barcelona.

All the fans began to call for Gago. At this time, fans all over the world knew the importance of Gago to Real Madrid.As the hub of offense and defense, the core of the team, he alone balances the team's offense and defense, keeping the stars on the Real Madrid field in order.

It's okay for Real Madrid to not have Gago playing some of the big players in La Liga, but once they encounter opponents of the same level as Manchester United and Barcelona, ​​the last game will be the result.

Since Makelele left, Real Madrid's waist has always been the biggest problem. Without Gago, the talented midfielder, the team was immediately beaten back to its original form.

"We have to find out sadly that Real Madrid has replaced Gago's dependence!"

The report of "Marca" is also very interesting. On the one hand, it affirms the importance of Gago, but on the other hand, it is worried about the situation of the team.Any giants will not depend on one person's performance of the team, but Real Madrid can't find anyone who can replace Gago.

Regarding the media's scolding, Real Madrid is indeed very calm inside. The two-goal loss to Barcelona did not make them lose confidence.The greatest wealth that Capello left behind in Real Madrid is to awaken the "Juanito spirit" that Real Madrid will not give up until the last moment.The defeat in the first round instead allowed the Real Madrid players to stimulate their mental state to the limit.

In the current situation, everyone understands that Real Madrid's chances of entering the final are very slim, but as long as there is a chance, the players will not give up, and they will fight until the last second.

There is still a league game between the second round and the first round, but both Real Madrid and Barcelona gave up very decisively.Real Madrid has already achieved a [-]-point advantage in the league. It is not a big problem for them to give up one or two games. Even if they win this game, they can win the championship early.Real Madrid, all coming off the bench, tied Athletic Bilbao at home, while Barcelona, ​​also playing all off the bench, was defeated by two goals at the Riazor Stadium, which was aiming to relegation.

For Barcelona, ​​their mission in the league is over, and the aloof Real Madrid has made all La Liga teams desperate.Even Villarreal, who just defeated Real Betis and surpassed Barcelona by three points to secure second place and narrowed the gap to 11 points, could not see Real Madrid's back.

Like Real Madrid, Barcelona has also been eliminated from the Copa del Rey. The Champions League is the only honor that this La Liga giant can win.Rijkaard has already regarded the league as a training ground, anyway, as long as he can win the qualification to enter the Champions League next season.

After Real Madrid's home draw by Athletic Bilbao, Raul issued a battle cry to the media on behalf of everyone in the team.

"Let's postpone the league title by one round. After defeating Barcelona and entering the Champions League final, let Barcelona line up for us at the Bernabeu with the La Liga title!"

Raul's words made the whole of Madrid boil. As long as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao in the last round, they will be able to win the La Liga championship four rounds ahead of schedule.But under the call of the alluring trophy of the Champions Cup, all the players agreed with Schuster's decision to postpone the round to win the championship.

For Real Madrid players who have tasted the league championship last season, the Big Ears Cup is more important.Anyway, the league champions can't escape their grasp.

After Raul, Real Madrid players announced through various channels that they would fight to the death at the Bernabeu, defeat their rivals and then enter the final of the Champions League, and win the supreme glory of the double crown this season.

You must know that there is a European Cup this summer, and many of Real Madrid's players have left the national team.For example, the team's banner Raul, Guti, and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is known as the king of the small penalty area, all hope to enter the national team again through this season's achievements that have attracted the attention of the whole world and fight for the country.

Although Gago didn't have a major competition in the summer, the only BJ Olympic event with Argentina's strength would definitely defend his title as long as there were no mistakes.But he still took the oath in an interview with the media after a training session.

"I will help the team beat Barcelona at the Bernabeu, then go to the final with my head held high and win Real Madrid's tenth Champions League trophy at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Real Madrid is the best club in the world and the team should be permanent Save the second St. Brad's Cup. The difference of two goals is not a gap in our eyes!"

After the generals of Real Madrid expressed their attitude that they would fight to the death in the second round, there was a tragic atmosphere in the whole Madrid.Everyone understands that the hope of entering the final is very slim, even if Real Madrid has ruled out all interference, the league champions who could have been crowned at home have been pushed to the next round of away games.

The Meilingers, who have always been very gentle, abandoned their gentlemanly demeanor this time, and they called on all the fans to go to the stadium to cheer for the team.In the first round of the Nou Camp, Barcelona fought more and more courageously amid the cheers of more than 8 fans, and finally defeated Real Madrid, which is invincible this season.

Naturally, Real Madrid fans will not think that their support for the team will be inferior to that of their rivals. The whole of Madrid has been mobilized, and even Meilingers from all over the world have come to this royal capital to cheer for the team they support. .

And Barcelona is not to be outdone, Cruyff first announced in his column that he will go to the Bernabeu with the team.

"I'll be in the stands with the fans, cheering for the team and seeing how upset Real Madrid are when they're knocked out."

Cruyff's words brought the atmosphere between Real Madrid and Barcelona to the most intense state. The Los Blancos and the Red and Blues took this life-and-death battle as an opportunity to start the most important battle of the season.

In such an important game, both Gago and Messi had a tacit understanding and did not communicate with each other.In the past in the league, they would make a phone call before the game and joke about it.But now affected by the atmosphere in Madrid, Gago did not fulfill his demeanor as a master.

"Leo, I will treat you to dinner to comfort you after the game!"

In the locker room, after Gago tied his shoelaces, he pronounced Barcelona's death sentence in his heart. This time, even if he fought until his death, he would win Barcelona and help the team enter the final.

"Are you all ready?"

Schuster asked a question after arranging the tactics, and then continued on his own.

"I don't need to say the importance of this game, let's go to the battlefield, warriors!"

After hearing the head coach finish speaking, Captain Raul was the first to stand up and shouted.

"Let's go, long live Real Madrid!"

"Oh!"

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Above the aisle, the faces of the Real Madrid players were stern, and everyone's eyes revealed a biting chill.On the other side, the Barcelona players looked relaxed, talking and laughing. Indeed, the advantage of two goals is too great.So big that they all thought they had reached the finals.

(End of this chapter)