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Chapter 1253 Going down the altar
Ancelotti's Real Madrid are sick!
And very sick!

This is the conclusion drawn by everyone after Real Madrid's [-]-[-] draw with Schalke [-].

After the game, almost all the media agreed that Ancelotti was the number one culprit for Real Madrid's loss. They couldn't understand why Modric, who had just recovered from a serious injury, would reappear in the starting lineup. Don't we need to give him some time?

Ancelotti's explanation for this is that Modric has been training with the team for a period of time, and he has adjusted well during training.

However, Alfredo, the editor-in-chief of Aspen, pointed out in a column that training and actual combat are two rounds. Similar to an injured like Modric, he should be made a substitute, let him adjust slowly, and get back to his state, instead of pushing him into the starting lineup all at once.

Alfredo believes that Ancelotti is very stubborn, and even a little paranoid wants to prove his idea is right. He still hopes to get back the Real Madrid team that was so strong and played beautifully in the first half.

"He hopes to reorganize the combination of the two technical midfielders of Modric and Toni Kroos, and then drive Real Madrid's overall offense, allowing Real Madrid to reproduce the offensive football of the 22-game winning streak in the first half, but obviously, he lost the bet!"

Marca also unceremoniously accused Ancelotti of losing the trust of the Bernabeu and even the dressing room of Real Madrid.

"Modric's return is certainly gratifying, but Ancelotti's stubbornness is also unimaginable. Why does he have to return to the configuration of a technical double midfielder when Mascherano and Illararamendi are both stable?"

"Even against Schalke [-], even at the end of the game, he still refused to put on a defensive midfielder. This is incomprehensible. Ancelotti seems to have been trapped in his own thinking trap and cannot get out."

Marca believes that Real Madrid played very well in the first half of the season, but that has passed. Now the best and most beautiful player in La Liga is Barcelona. The two giants have played offensive football for half a season, but Real Madrid has fallen into a trough.

In this case, Real Madrid should choose stability instead of taking risks.

"Ancelotti should thank Azpilicueta and Suarez. Without them, Real Madrid is likely to be rejected from the quarter-finals of the Champions League. This game is also worth thinking about. What does Real Madrid need?"

In the end, Marca also stated that the Real Madrid team against Schalke [-] made it impossible to see any possibility of winning the cup. Even if they barely entered the quarterfinals in this state, they would only be eliminated by their opponents in the end and could not go further.

Even, if Real Madrid does not improve again and faces Barcelona in this state, I am afraid that they will definitely lose, and may even give up their position as the league leader.

"Ancelotti mentioned Yang Yang. Indeed, Real Madrid is very dependent on Yang Yang, but we cannot put all the responsibility and all the pressure on Yang Yang. It is irresponsible. We need to build a strong and competitive team around Yang Yang, but now it seems that Ancelotti seems to be getting further and further away from this road."

The Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo made even more ironic remarks, saying that on this night at the Bernabéu, Real Madrid was like a soulless headless fly. Real Madrid played a lot of bad scenes during the game.

"Such a team dare not give people high hopes!"

World Sports News concluded that if Real Madrid does not improve, then a guest at Camp Nou, Barcelona, ​​which has been in a hot state recently, will give Real Madrid a humiliating defeat.

"Even if Yang Yang returns, he can't change this result!"

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Yang Yang did not participate in the outside discussion, he neither added insult to injury to Ancelotti nor expressed any opinion.

When the team lost, everyone felt bad, including Ancelotti.

But this does not prevent him from conducting research and analysis on this game.

According to UEFA's official post-match statistics, in the game against Schalke 120, the total running distance of the German team was 110 kilometers, while the total running distance of the Real Madrid team was only [-] kilometers. That is to say, the running distance of the Real Madrid team was nearly ten kilometers less than that of the opponent.

That's a pretty mind-boggling number because almost one person is missing.

Let me ask, if there is one less player than the opponent, how can the game be played?
Schalke [-]'s game was indeed full of fighting spirit. It was obvious that they adjusted well before the game. Their team ran the least. Except for the goalkeeper, the center back Matip, but it also exceeded [-] kilometers. Three people in the team ran more than [-] kilometers, including former Real Madrid player Huntelaar.

The Real Madrid team ran the most is Toni Kroos, [-] kilometers, it can be seen that he has been trying to run and cover, maintaining Real Madrid's weak midfielder, but most of the time is chasing opponents, the effect is not obvious.

In addition to the lack of active running, the Real Madrid team only had 340 accurate passes. Seven times, Schalke reached 420 times in [-], nearly a hundred times more than Real Madrid, which is unbelievable.

You know, Real Madrid let Toni Kroos and Modric partner double midfielders, the purpose is to control the midfielder, but the number of passes is far behind Schalke [-], which cannot be explained.

Obviously, it's not just a matter of being out of shape and being too tired.

These factors certainly exist, but more importantly, Ancelotti is gradually losing the trust of the Real Madrid dressing room.

In other words, many players are worried about him, or are not satisfied with his formation.

From this point of view, let Modric return to the starting lineup, directly replace Mascherano, and partner with Toni Kroos as a double midfielder. Although there was no strong opposition from the locker room, the players also voted in their hearts.

Football has always been complicated.

Ancelotti stepped onto the altar in Real Madrid, and now it seems that he is likely to step down from the altar this season.

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There is a saying that goes well, when the house leaks, it rains all night, and when the boat is late, it encounters the headwind.

In the first half, when Real Madrid was in full swing, everything went smoothly, but in the second half, Real Madrid began to suffer bad luck, and all opponents appeared one after another.

The results of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw came out, and Real Madrid once again drew their rivals in the same city, Atletico Madrid.

What an unimaginable sign this is!

The knockout rounds of the Copa del Rey encountered Atletico Madrid and Barcelona one after another, and they finally passed the test. As a result, they met Atletico Madrid again in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Another matchup in the same half of the zone as Real Madrid is Juventus and Monaco. The Serie A team was really lucky and got Monaco, the weakest of the top eight teams.

In other words, even if Real Madrid eliminates Atletico Madrid, the next opponent will be the difficult Juventus.

So much so that when the results of the draw came out, all the media and fans close to Real Madrid were speechless.

The luck in the second half was really too bad, to the extreme.

Of course, if Real Madrid wants to face Barcelona in the Champions League again, they can only reach the final.

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Bad luck is one thing, but the game goes on.

On the evening of March 20th, Real Madrid sat at the Bernabéu Stadium and ushered in their No.[-] opponent in the seventh round, Levante.

Yang Yang returned to the starting lineup, and Ancelotti also adjusted Real Madrid's lineup.

In midfield, Toni Kroos rested, Modric returned to partner with David Silva, Mascherano served as the team's single midfielder, and Real Madrid returned to the four-three-three formation.

In the 18th minute of the first half, Modric sent a direct pass, James Rodriguez made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Yang Yang kicked a barb from the edge of the small penalty area, breaking through Levante's goal and opening the scoring for Real Madrid.

No. 40 minutes, Real Madrid once again expanded the score.

Modric quickly sent a free kick in the frontcourt, Carvajal slipped in, dribbled the ball into the bottom line and then passed back, Yang Yang followed up and hit a volley with his right foot, breaking Levante's goal again, [-]-[-].

This score was also maintained until the end of the game. With Yang Yang's brace, Real Madrid defeated Levante with two goals.

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In another matchup with Real Madrid at the same time, Barcelona defeated Eibar [-]-[-] with Messi scoring twice in the away game. One of Messi's goals was a penalty.

However, the best performance in this game was the Croatian midfielder Rakitic who was elected as the best player in the game. He performed very well in the game. In the absence of Busquets due to injury, he led the Barcelona midfielder to completely suppress Ebar and created many opportunities for the frontcourt.

But in the victory over Ebar, Neymar in the trident was replaced early again, and Pedro replaced him.

The Brazilian winger had an ugly face when he left the field. At the same time, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Enrique when he was substituted. However, his performance throughout the game was indeed not ideal.

This is also a hidden danger in Barcelona's formation.

Although the front court trident is full of superstars, it is dreadful, but the three superstars have not been able to form a joint force. This is also a big problem that Barcelona has faced in the past two seasons.

Real Madrid has problems with Real Madrid, and Barcelona also has problems with Barcelona, ​​but in general, Barcelona has a better momentum, which also makes the outside world full of concerns about the next round of the century derby. After all, Real Madrid will be a guest at Camp Nou.

On the contrary, Atletico Madrid, this team can only play the role of spoiler.

After Simeone's team defeated Almeria 20-[-] in the No.[-] four rounds, they suffered a three-game tie in the next three rounds. Although the opponents were all strong teams such as Sevilla, Valencia and the Spaniard, but with three consecutive draws, Atletico Madrid has basically announced its withdrawal from the league competition, trying to secure the top three.

Real Madrid is the leader in the standings with a four-point advantage, followed by Barcelona, ​​which also makes the Century Derby once again an important node in La Liga this season.

As long as Real Madrid wins this game, the lead will be extended to seven points, basically locking the overall situation.

But if Barcelona win at home, the gap between the two sides will be shortened to one point, which will be a nightmare for Real Madrid, which is not doing well recently.

(End of this chapter)