Football: After listening to the advice, I became the strongest free man.

These three Real Madrid midfielders who deliver cannonballs and help him clear obstacles are the source of power for the galactic battleship led by Zidane.

In this game, the midfield trio completely controlled the entire midfield hinterland.

Even Atletico Madrid's famous "midfield meat grinder" is dwarfed by these three people - the midfield line composed of Koke, Gabi, Saul and Carrasco has a total of 9 times in this game. Mistakes were made, and Real Madrid's midfield trio handed the ball over to their opponents only once.

Modric and Bai Ran's use of passing to control the rhythm of the game in this game can be said to be extremely wonderful - Modric passed the ball 83 times, 78 of which were accurately passed to the feet of his teammates;

According to the post-match statistics of the live broadcast, Bai Ran made 96 passes in the game, and his passing accuracy was as high as 99% - he only missed one pass. Since the quarterfinals, the passing success rate of this super star has not been low. Over 90%, and can contribute no less than 2 key passes per game.

Modric and Bai Ran play more of a role in controlling the rhythm of Real Madrid's midfield system. They first need to ensure the stable operation of Real Madrid's entire system.

And Casemiro is the player who provides changes - Casemiro can not only fill the gap between the midfield line and the back line, blocking Griezmann's retreat to receive the ball, he also plays a role in the transition between offense and defense. The connecting role is also the basis of Real Madrid's fierce counterattack.

In such scenes in Real Madrid games, you can often see Casemiro stealing the ball in the backcourt, passing the ball to Modric to advance, or making a direct pass to find Cristiano Ronaldo to start a counterattack.

This young player who had no place in Real Madrid in the past is now a core part of Real Madrid's midfield.

Since the Champions League quarter-finals, Casemiro's total steals and interceptions have reached 10 times.

Zidane has never been stingy in praising Casemiro: "I don't need to tell Casemiro how to play, his performance is so perfect."

While destroying opportunities for opponents, of course there are also those who create opportunities. "I have Bai Ran and Modric beside me. They are both at the same level as Zidane."

Casemiro also praised the two partners. You can think of Casemiro as a car, Modric is the fuel, and Bai Ran is the engine.

Modric can complete all football tasks on the field, controlling the field, advancing, mobilizing long passes, and defending (you can see that he frequently helps Carvajal flank Carrasco, filling Carvajal's position behind the front)

And his partner Bai Ran set the tone for Real Madrid's midfield - he did a good job in protecting the ball. He was rarely intercepted by opponents due to procrastination and was able to control the ball at his feet. In this game, Bai Ran controlled 10% of Real Madrid's ball possession, the highest rate in the game, and made no mistakes.

Not usually good at defense, he made all three tackles in this game, second only to Casemiro and Ramos.

“We performed very well today and had a great tactical strategy. We always had one more player than our opponents in the midfield today.

Normally we play with a midfield three, but today with four midfielders we controlled the game. "Bai Ran said after the game.

"The extra person in the midfield" in Bai Ran's mouth is Isco.

Isco replaced the injured Bell in this game. Isco, who served as an attacking midfielder, was not limited to the center. He was more like a free man.

You can find Isco on the left wing, the right wing, the edge of the opponent's penalty area, and the front edge of his own penalty area; he retreats to the center back position to help deliver the ball, and he breaks through in the frontcourt. Isco's running range covers Almost the entire stadium, and this is also his tactical role in this game-"let the team have one more person at any time."

In this game, Isco made 3 successful dribbles, tied with Cristiano Ronaldo for the most in the game; out of 60 passes, 59 were accurately passed to his teammates, with the highest passing accuracy in the game.

However, long-distance and frequent running exhausted Isco's physical energy. In the 68th minute of the game, Zidane made the first personnel transfer of the game and asked Asensio to replace Isco.

Isco fully implemented Zidane's tactical instructions. If you have to find fault, Isco's ball is not fast enough, and he is too sticky to the ball, which also makes him easily trapped in the opponent's defense in the frontcourt. In this game, Isco made 3 turnovers, second only to Cork's 5.

"When the ball is at Isco's feet, it's perfect. The coach may have to think a little bit more about who he puts on the pitch."

Carvajal praised.

The "BBC" combination is no longer Real Madrid's signature dish. Bale is often troubled by injuries. Benzema only had 4 shot on target from 1 shots in this game. However, Zidane also has Isco, Vazquez, Asensio, and more. Ronaldo, who had few opportunities but performed well.

It is true that Real Madrid's Champions League record this season is inseparable from Ronaldo's outstanding performance, but the stable output of Real Madrid's midfield line day after day can at least ensure that Real Madrid's opportunity creation efficiency is still the world's top level.

The loss to Barcelona was of greater tactical value to Real Madrid than to Barcelona. Barcelona was able to survive, but Real Madrid completely understood their tactics.

Qi Xuanxue's tactics have actually been seen through by Casemiro.

The Brazilian is one of the most critical figures in Real Madrid's tactics today. His irreplaceability is second only to Cristiano Ronaldo, and even higher than the two organizational masters.

Because he is the only player in Real Madrid's midfield who has excellent one-on-one defensive ability. The others, including Modric, Bai Ran and Kovacic, all have excellent assisting defensive abilities, but they face one-on-one opponents with excellent dribbling. He seemed very tired.

Bayern and Barcelona actually seized on this vital goal and beat him hard, but their player configurations were different and they chose to deal with Casemiro in different ways.

Bayern's method is to surround Casemiro and cut in from the wing to put defensive pressure on him. Once Casemiro grabs the ball, he immediately surrounds him. This was very successful in the first half of the first round of the Champions League.

It also allowed Bayern to suppress Real Madrid throughout the first half, but in the second half, Real Madrid adopted a strategy of attacking through two full-backs.

Real Madrid's two full-backs, Carvajal and Marcelo, may not necessarily have the strongest overall strength, but their ball ability is definitely the best in the world. By increasing the points for handling the ball, Casemiro's output after stealing the ball is reduced. The difficulty of the ball also makes Real Madrid's offense more calm.

But this is due to the aging of Bayern's wing lineup. In the second half of the game, it was no longer able to bring suffocating pressure to Real Madrid's full-backs.

Robben is okay, but Lahm can't hold down Marcelo. Ribery's physical fitness really cannot keep up.

But Casemiro still frightened Real Madrid in the two rounds because his defensive task was too heavy and he received a yellow card early, causing everyone to worry about him being sent off.

Thank God, Ronaldo!

When facing Barcelona, ​​Barcelona's strategy is more direct, which is to let Messi eat up Casemiro's defense zone, causing fouls and yellow cards, and combined with the atmosphere created on and off the court, it puts physical and psychological pressure on Casemiro. .

Ramos's first shovel reflected the Real Madrid captain's interpretation of Barcelona's tactics at that time:

Casemiro comes off the field, and I have to step forward to relieve the pressure on the defensive midfielder.

Of course the results were disastrous.

Barcelona's tactic has been successful. Real Madrid had basically lost when Zidane couldn't bear the pressure and replaced Casemiro.