Mister Legend

Chapter 593
The victory of the Copa del Rey made the excitement of Real Madrid lasted for less than three days and gradually disappeared. For this top domestic cup competition proposed by their old chairman Carlos Pedros, except for the event held Outside of the initial stage, Galaxy Battleship really didn't take this championship honor too seriously.

Regarding this point, there is no need for any other evidence, only from the golden age led by Di Stefano, the Five Eagles era at the end of the 80s, and the first and second phases of the Galaxy Battleship in the new century, they won the King's Cup It can be seen very clearly on the handful of times.

Of course, it is unrealistic to say how much the other giants attach importance to the domestic cup competition. After all, after winning the Champions League or the league championship, there will be a celebration parade. Who has heard of what they do after winning the Italian Cup or the French Cup? For a big celebration?Only English teams, who regard the FA Cup as important as the league, would waste money on such things.

Therefore, when the four rounds of No.30 in La Liga started in batches in the middle of the week three days later, the relevant reports about the Copa del Rey final have become a historical memory.However, the focus of attention in Spanish football is not on this round, but another national derby that will be held on the night of the 26th. Everyone wants to know whether Barcelona can seize this last chance to complete revenge, and whether Real Madrid can break the league scoring record.

After the two strong teams in the Western Super League won a planned victory without bloodshed, the entire Iberian Peninsula began to enter a semi-boiling atmosphere. In the next three days, all sports pages were covered by the upcoming country. Occupied by Derby.

However, the eager expectations given by the outside world failed to obtain the desired return in the end. Under the condition that the weather conditions would not cause interference, it was originally thought to be another super war of sparks hitting the earth, but because the Real Madrid coach The behavior of hiding part of the main force led to a sharp drop in excitement.

The absence of three generals, Asensio, Rodrigo and Ceballos, makes it difficult for the Galacticos in the away game to maintain a high level in their best counterattack, making it relatively easy for Barcelona's defensive players to deal with it , so that more energy can be invested on the offensive end.

After the whole game, the home team obtained 69% of the ball possession rate, and was far ahead in the shooting statistics with 19 of 9 and 9 of 3, which can be said to have an overwhelming advantage.

However, Real Madrid is not without any bright spots. Their defense has been under such heavy pressure from their opponents, and their team spirit and willpower are still at the top level in the world.

It's a pity that Dolberg's supplementary shot in the No.301 minute still helped Barcelona break through the goal guarded by Courtois, and the 1-0 score was also maintained until the end, but for this result, almost no one would very satisfied.

Neutral fans are complaining that Real Madrid played too conservatively or even ugly, so that everyone could not appreciate a long-awaited wonderful battle; It is a pity to break the record; as for the Barcelona side who won the ball, they are also very depressed. Even if they don’t mention the penalty kick loss in the King’s Cup, they lost 1 to 4 at the Bernabeu in the first half of the season. They wanted to use the home game to fight Given the opportunity to beat up his opponent to save some face, but only got a small victory, he was very aggrieved.

So after this focus battle ended in an anticlimactic manner, many people criticized Li Moody, the culprit in it, thinking that it was his insistence on going his own way that caused everyone to return disappointed.

In this regard, the Real Madrid coach only responded with the sentence "Our Champions League semi-final first leg will be played one day earlier than Barcelona's" as a response, and he ignored the interference from the outside world. The key battle is over.

When the Champions League semi-finals were freshly released, some reporters and netizens asked Li Moody for the first time, which opponent he hoped to draw in the semi-finals, but they did not get an answer.However, in the mind of the Real Madrid coach, Barcelona, ​​Manchester City and Bayern are currently the top three teams in world football. No matter which one they encounter, Real Madrid will have a tough fight.

It’s just that compared to the number one rival who meets at least twice a year and the Bundesliga overlord who has established a championship advantage early in the league and has no constraints, the Real Madrid coach still hopes to meet Blue Moon when he has no other choice. After all, the latter Now there is an extremely fierce competition with Liverpool in the Premier League, which will inevitably distract Gua Shuai.In addition, in terms of tactical style, Real Madrid also prefers to play against a fast-paced team, so Manchester City is naturally the first choice.

It's a pity that God's wishes didn't work out. UEFA allowed Real Madrid and Bayern, the rivals who fought against each other in the group stage, to meet again. This was a big problem for Li Mudi and his team.

Historically, the grievances between these two giant teams can be said to be worthy of a special mention. In the list of Real Madrid's deadly enemies, Southern Star is the highest-ranked one among all non-Spanish teams. Shows many things.

In the UEFA Champions League, there have been many curses or laws. The most famous one is that if Real Madrid and Bayern meet in the knockout round, then the winning side will at least reach the final, and the probability of winning the championship is also very high. high.

1975-76、1986-87、1999-00、2000-01、2001-02、2013-14、2016-17、2017-18、2021-22以及2022-21多达十个赛季都符合了这条规律，你说可不可怕！
From this point of view, the two teams should be very willing to become opponents of each other, because it means that they have received some kind of unknown power bonus, as long as they kill the enemy in front of them, it is very likely to be on the final stage. Throne, this will bring you extremely powerful psychological hints, and often you will really get what you want.

Just facing the unfavorable situation that Mbappe and Skriniar were suspended in the first round of the confrontation, if facing an opponent with a tactical style like Manchester City or Barcelona, ​​Li Moody may be able to make up for it through some adjustments, but Facing Bayern, whose calm and sophisticated temperament is very similar to Juventus, he seems to have little choice.

Over the years, the overall strength of the Bundesliga hegemony has been maintained very well. Even if there are occasional naps, they can quickly re-emerge and regain lost ground. Domestic opponents such as Dortmund and Schalke 04 can't do anything at all. A big storm is coming.

This is also the main reason why Li Moody, who was not called by Real Madrid last summer, considered Bayern as his best place to go. Coaching there, he hardly needs to worry too much about the turmoil in the league, and can concentrate on preparing for the European war.Theoretically speaking, it is the least difficult team to replicate the miracle of Real Madrid's three consecutive Champions League titles. Even Paris, which dominates the world in Ligue [-], cannot match it in terms of conditions.

After new coach Franck Ribery took office, Bayern Munich not only did not experience a period of turmoil as expected by many outsiders, but since the start of the season, they have found the rhythm that suits them best, playing with no running-in period at all. Who else is domineering than me.

First, they broke into the final of the DFB-Pokal all the way, and then gained a huge lead in points in the league early, and finally locked the Bundesliga championship four rounds ahead of schedule on April 4th. A lot of time to prepare for the Champions League.

And apart from back-up midfielder Timothy Tillman with a strained muscle, no one else in Bayern's squad has been plagued by injuries or suspensions, allowing Ribéry to play in the first leg against Real Madrid. Using all the resources in his hands, compared with Li Moody, who has two core players who cannot play, he naturally has a certain advantage.

More importantly, the home schedule, which was originally more beneficial to the La Liga giants, has also added a lot of trouble to them at this time, because if they can't get a relatively safe score at the Allianz Arena in Munich, then the second leg will return Real Madrid at the Bernabeu will face the dilemma that Juventus encountered in the quarter-finals.Bayern's counterattack ability is also very strong. As long as they are given a chance, the result of the outcome will be hard to say.

So everyone is very clear that the first round of the contest in Germany may be the most critical battle to determine who can make it to the final. They are still very young, even though Li Moody has nearly ten years of coaching experience, but his age is still younger than 1983% of his peers), so they each took out all their housekeeping skills and strived to be successful in one battle.

In the opening stage of the game, Real Madrid chose a strong attack beyond most people's expectations, and formed a siege to the home team's penalty area with a overwhelming momentum within the first 15 minutes.It's a pity that Rodrigo wasted the golden opportunity created by his teammates in the 3rd minute. There was a small flaw in the stop before the shot, which caused the kick to get rid of it. The shot went slightly wide of the post and unfortunately missed the goal.

Afterwards, the visiting team also formed several threatening attacks, but they were all resolved one by one by Bayern's defensive players, especially Christian Flüchter, the current number one goalkeeper of the German national team, made two world goals. Super-level saves, trying to keep the team's goal, and waited for the moment when Real Madrid's swelled at the beginning gradually dissipated and Bayern started their counterattack.

After Li Mudi's strategy of grabbing the start failed, he shook his head helplessly at first, and then signaled to all the players on the field to withdraw and change to standard anti-counterattack tactics, hoping to wait for opportunities while resisting the pressure of the opponent's army. Then look for opportunities to directly attack the home team's defense.For this reason, he deliberately put Marcos Llorente and Ceballos, who are good at mid-range and long-distance passes, into the starting lineup, and then supplemented with Fabas, who will never lack fighting spirit, as a midfielder.

It’s just that this configuration still seems to be a little lacking in interception ability, which also reduces a lot of trouble for Bayern in the process of seeking a breakthrough in the middle, especially when Fabas received a yellow card in the No.208 minute. He will be suspended in the second round, and he will not dare to exert too much physical confrontation after the game, which will further expose the team's weakness in the middle defense.

And the first goal scored by Bayern happened to be through the continuous passing of the center to create an empty space on the right. The French winger Koeman crossed the goal and assisted Johannes Eger, who returned to the Bundesliga three years ago. Stein finished the goal.Seeing his former disciples celebrating excitedly on the field, Li Moody's mood can be said to be mixed and indescribable.

After taking the lead, Ribery calmly chose to reduce the pace, wanting to respond based on the strategy of the visiting team after testing it.Real Madrid took the opportunity to regain a certain amount of possession, but the absence of Mbappe completely lost their speed advantage on the wing. Neither Asensio nor Oyar Sabal could play in the home team's defensive formation. Under the circumstances, relying on personal ability to create a murderous intent.And once the teammates in the midfield or the full-backs on both sides come up to provide support, their own defense will face the threat of the opponent's counterattack, which makes them very embarrassed.

The low offensive efficiency of the visiting team made Bayern finally feel relieved to continue to invest more energy on the offensive end after the rematch. With a huge gap, Real Madrid's goal seems to have fallen into a precarious situation, and it may declare another fall at any time.

At this time, Li Moody made a gambling substitution adjustment, replacing Oyar Sabal with center Villalivre, and pulling Rodrigo to the wing, hoping to strengthen the team's position in the battle. Deterrence, even if the score cannot be equalized, can also be used to contain Bayern's defense and reduce the defensive pressure on the side.

But soon, Ceballos made a slightly careless mistake and was intercepted by the home team's midfielder Amiri. The 28-year-old German international then sent a deadly through ball to help Egerstein win. A chance to face Courtois single-handedly.The former Torino striker, who has become the main force of the national team, used his big heart trained at the Fiat training base to easily pass the Belgian goal and send the ball into the Real Madrid goal.At the same time that he scored twice, he also stabbed a second sharp knife into the chest of his former mentor.

Two goals behind, for the Galaxy Battleship, which is aiming to hit the Triple Crown, even if it is not forced to the edge of a cliff, it is a score that will make them extremely passive.

As for Li Mudi, there are two choices left for him at the moment, either take a defensive position to keep the score from changing, hoping to return to the home court and then counterattack; or continue to fight for an away goal , So as to bring back the disadvantage of losing the away game in one fell swoop.

In the end, the self-confidence accumulated over the past years made him choose the latter, and the result was that Real Madrid returned to Madrid with a desperate 0-3 away defeat in the first leg. For the hope of entering the final, most people already think that It's impossible.

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