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Chapter 1240 The Key to Victory over Barcelona

In the end, Real Madrid successfully eliminated Atletico Madrid with a score of [-]-[-] at home and [-]-[-] on aggregate, and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

But God's suffering for Real Madrid seems to continue.

After the eight games were played and the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey were determined, the draw for the quarterfinals was immediately re-drawn. But this time, Real Madrid encountered the team they least wanted to meet, Barcelona!
Playing Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals and Barcelona in the quarter-finals, such a monster schedule is really a disaster for Real Madrid. After the result of the draw was announced, all the media mourned for Real Madrid, because this luck is too bad.

In this game against Atletico Madrid, Mascherano's substitute appearance and the resulting midfield balance aroused media attention and discussion, and many people had to re-examine Real Madrid's lineup.

No one can deny that after Mascherano played, Real Madrid's offensive and defensive balance is indeed more balanced, and the existence of the Argentine midfielder also allows the backcourt to have a stable ball receiving point, which greatly relieves the pressure on Real Madrid. His defense is an impenetrable barrier in front of Real Madrid's defense.

But there are also many voices who believe that Real Madrid should not use Mascherano, because the team used two technical midfielders before. The team not only has a strong offensive, but also a good defense. Modric is injured and can be replaced by other players. The previous good momentum cannot be overturned just by playing Atletico Madrid.

In short, two different voices were intertwined, and the discussion was very heated outside. Not only the media participated, but also many professionals, including many Real Madrid celebrities, also participated in the discussion. Everyone will give different answers and analysis according to their different understanding and preferences of football.

There are also two kinds of voices in Real Madrid. The coaching staff and technical team also support the defensive midfielder, and some think that we should continue to try two technical midfielders. After all, the first half was really beautiful.

Ancelotti is not a risk-taker in his bones, but he is now somewhat coerced by the beautiful offensive football in the first half, and he still hopes to continue to stick to that style of play, or wait for Modric's return.

Yang Yang and Zidane firmly support the use of defensive midfielders. They both insist that the balance of offense and defense is the most important.

Even, Yang Yang believes that even if Modric returns, whether he can maintain the state of the first half, whether he can restore the almightiness of his peak period, these are unknown.

You must know that no matter how self-disciplined a player is, his physical function will inevitably decline when he is around 30 years old. This is inevitable. Modric will soon be [-], and at this critical moment, he was seriously injured.

In other words, even if he returns from injury and wants to return to the top, it is almost unrealistic.

Of course, this does not mean that Modric should be abandoned, because even if he declines, Real Madrid can also adjust the team's tactics appropriately, such as arranging a defensive midfielder, liberating Modric, allowing him to invest more in organization and passing. Reduce defensive pressure, which can maximize the continuation of his state.

Isn't the role of tactics here?

As for the discussion between the two voices, three days later, in Spain's No.19 round, Real Madrid's away game against Getafe finally came to a temporary conclusion.

Mascherano gets the starting lineup!

Ancelotti's three midfielders in this game are also very interesting. Toni Kroos was also rested. Isco and James Rodriguez partnered with Mascherano to form a three midfielder.

Obviously, the front two players are responsible for organizing and attacking, while Mascherano is responsible for defending.

Throughout the first half, Real Madrid was adjusting and adapting. The game was a bit dull. Obviously, the midfield organization was not well organized. The offense in the frontcourt could not be played, but the defense was stable.

Until the second half, Real Madrid began to exert force.

First, Isco and James Rodriguez hit the wall continuously in the midfield. Suarez volleyed from the outside of the penalty area and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Cordina, but Yang Yang appeared in a fatal position like a ghost.

Just 4 minutes later, James Rodriguez made a cross from the left, Suarez volleyed from the edge of the penalty area and scored another goal for Real Madrid, [-]-[-].

After No. 709 minutes, James Rodriguez made a precise cross from the left. Yang Yang ran out of space in the penalty area and scored a header from close range without defense. He scored twice and sealed the victory for Real Madrid.

Three to zero, Real Madrid finally beat Getafe away.

Professional football is very realistic, as long as you win, all the debates can be temporarily put to an end.

Real Madrid beat Getafe [-]-[-] without any risk, especially in an away game. This is not an easy victory, because Barcelona is [-]-[-] in this stadium this season, while Atletico Madrid relied on a red card to win [-]-[-].

Being able to beat Getafe [-]-[-], especially the performance at the defensive level, is satisfying.

Ancelotti also said in a high-profile press conference after the game that he has found the key to an away victory over Barcelona.

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On the evening of January 21, [-], at Camp Nou in Barcelona.

In the first round of the knockout round of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid challenged Barcelona away.

In the 305th minute of the game, Real Madrid attacked in the front court. Carvajal advanced at high speed and cooperated with Di Maria to try to form a breakthrough from the right. However, after entering the 30-meter area, he was tackled out of bounds by the opponent, forming a foul ball.

Real Madrid immediately surrounded the throw-in in the dangerous area.

Carvajal stood on the sidelines, kept wiping the football in his arms with his jersey, and observed the situation on the field.

Suarez pulled to the right side of the penalty area to respond, and Di Maria and Toni Kroos were all moving towards this side.

Real Madrid's right back raised the football high, and was about to throw it to the center and pass it to his teammates, but suddenly paused, turned and ran to the right side of the penalty area.

Suarez blocked Mathieu with his body, stopped the ball with his chest, and tried to overtake the ball, but Mathieu and Alba cooperated very well. The French central defender quickly cut into Suarez's area, cutting off the connection between the Uruguayan striker and the ball.

But this volley cleared the siege, and it was passed directly to the periphery of the top of the arc in the penalty area.

David Silva was ahead of everyone else, predicted where the ball would fall, quickly caught up, faced the falling football, made a direct pad, and passed the ball back to the penalty area.

Yang Yang has been lying in ambush near the penalty spot. After seeing David Silva running, he immediately made sure that he was not in an offside position. This is his usual habit of playing football. When David Silva made a pass into the penalty area, he rushed forward quickly and did not become offside.

The ball landed lightly on Yang Yang's side, and Yang Yang also ran to the side of the ball just right, almost as soon as the ball touched the turf, Yang Yang quickly pushed and shot.

The ball turned in one direction, almost in a straight line, and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

The little German lion king Ter Stegen, who is still standing on the right, is beyond his reach and powerless.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

With a long sound of goal, Yang Yang quickly rushed out of the court, waving his arms all the way.

At the corner of the stands, the fans who followed Real Madrid to the away game also cheered crazily, shouting Yang Yang's name in unison, uniform and powerful, even covering the momentum of the Barcelona home fans.

Yang Yang also quickly rushed to the bottom of the stands where the Real Madrid fans were, celebrating his goal.

Leading [-]-[-] away, this is undoubtedly a very valuable goal for Real Madrid.

Even, to some extent, this goal will completely break the deadlock on the field.

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Barcelona's players are full of helplessness, but a little frustrated.

They were not convinced, but there was nothing they could do.

For a goal like just now, not only was David Silva's good pass, but Yang Yang's shot was also crucial.

Whether it was the previous running position, the keen sense of offside, or the subsequent control of the ball's landing point and timing, Yang Yang can be said to have handled it quite well, and he didn't even give the defensive players any chance to react.

It can be said that during the entire process of scoring, the defensive players were very passive and did not even expect it.

This is not accidental, because they never thought that Real Madrid would carry out such a cooperation.

But this is Real Madrid!

This is Yang Yang!
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One goal behind, Barcelona began to launch a counterattack, trying to recover the disadvantage of this goal, but Real Madrid began to take a defensive counterattack steadily, and did not confront Barcelona head-on.

For Real Madrid in the away game, winning one goal and drawing one to one are acceptable, and can even be said to be relatively advantageous. After scoring a goal, it is not rational to continue to fight against Barcelona.

The presence of Mascherano and the activeness of David Silva and Toni Kroos all allowed Real Madrid to suppress Barcelona's midfield.

In this game, Luis Enrique did not arrange for Harvey to start. Obviously, he also learned a lesson and replaced Harvey with Rakitic.

Barcelona's best chance of the game came late in the second half, when they won a penalty in the penalty area, but Messi's penalty was saved by Courtois.

This season, Navas has become more and more brave. He has repeatedly saved penalty kicks, and his performance is also remarkable. This puts pressure on Courtois. Now the Belgian goalkeeper is not to be outdone, and declared war on Navas by saving Messi's penalty kick.

At the beginning of the season, everyone thought that there was not much suspense in the Real Madrid goalkeeper battle, but the competition was actually very fierce.

(End of this chapter)