Some people say that all the pre-season champions are lacking in weight.

For example, the Super Cups of various countries and even the UEFA Super Cup have a strong warm-up match nature. The Community Shield of England tells you directly that this is a charitable warm-up match.

This has always been the case with the Spanish Super Cup, but there are exceptions.

What if Real Madrid and Barcelona encounter each other?

The previous Super Cup has proved that even in the Super Cup with a warm-up match nature, Real Madrid and Barcelona will not hold back.

The same is true this year.

After experiencing the empty handed over last season, Barcelona introduced strong players this summer, greatly enhancing the team's overall strength. Neymar in the frontcourt, Alexander Song in the midcourt, and Yodi Alba and Mathieu in the backcourt. Barcelona's three lines have been greatly improved. Not only did they win consecutively in the warm-up match, but they also defeated Real Sociedad five-one in the first match of the season.

Compared with Barcelona's strengthening, Real Madrid has been reorganized this summer.

The departure of Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Macon and Maxwell greatly weakened Real Madrid's lineup strength, but the team only introduced two young players, Eden Hazard and Azpilicueta, which allowed Real Madrid to pull the team's average age to the lowest level in La Liga.

It can be said that Real Madrid is now the team with the lowest average age, the youngest and most potential in La Liga.

Everyone is very optimistic about the future of Real Madrid, but not necessarily their current situation.

Can Hazard replace Ibrahimovic and form a trident with Yang Yang, Robben and Di Maria?

Can Azpilicueta become an important member of the defense line? Can Aveloa continue his outstanding performance in the European Cup and fill the gap in Macon? Can young player Carvajal really take the lead as soon as possible as the outside world expects?

It can be said that Real Madrid is full of questions.

Everyone has no doubt that the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona and the European Super Cup against Atletico Madrid will surely become the two most important exams for Real Madrid in the early stage of the season.

What kind of report card will Ancelotti and his newly formed team come out?

This is not only a question for all Real Madrid fans, but also for media and fans around the world. It is even probably a question for the entire European football world, because no one wants to see Real Madrid continue its glory for the past three years.

So, before this game, Biranova's Barcelona seemed to be the brave man who dared to challenge the dragon.

And they did not disappoint.

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On the evening of August 23, Camp Nou Stadium.

In the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona faced Real Madrid at home.

Neither side held back and sent all the main force.

Barcelona's goalkeeper is Valdes, with Alba, Pique, Puyol and Alves in the back, Iniesta, Busquets and Xavi's iron triangle, and Neymar, Messi and Sanchez in the frontcourt.

Among the four new players, Mathieu and Alexander Song were placed on the bench, and Alba and Neymar joined forces to act as the team's left side, which also reflects Bilanova's attention to their two players.

Real Madrid also dare not be careless. Except for Pepe's rotation due to injury against Valencia, all the other main players were included.

The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Marcelo, Fermuren, Ramos and Aveloa, the midfield is David Silva, Xavi Martinez and Xavi Alonso, and the frontcourt is Hazard, Yang Yang and Robben.

The atmosphere of the derby battle was very lively. Before the game, both sides were quite polite, but in the game, no one was willing to be outdone.

Ancelotti still wants to try to play as a single midfielder in the three midfielders. Xavi Martinez dragged it back, David Silva and Xavi Alonso were even ahead, which looked a bit similar to the combination of Iniesta and Xavi.

Not only that, Ancelotti also adjusted his game strategy and asked the players to protect the ball.

In the past, Real Madrid focused on counterattacks and fast attacks, and immediately launched counterattacks and attacks as soon as they grabbed the ball. This has caused Real Madrid to have an absolute disadvantage in possession every time they played against Barcelona, ​​but their shooting and goals exceeded their opponents. This time, Ancelotti obviously hoped to hold the ball.

Losing Ibrahimovic, the frontcourt has no absolute commanding heights, so Real Madrid should also appropriately reduce long passes forward.

After many changes, Real Madrid's game strategy became obvious, that is, to ensure the ball control through passing, especially short passes, and let the opponent chase the ball as much as possible, and then let Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar and Sanchez follow the ball back and forth, running around and running.

This style of play has a very strong mark of Barcelona's pass and ball control style, and Real Madrid does have such a player configuration to play such football. Hazard, David Silva, Xavi Alonso, Xavi Martinez, Marcelo, Fermuren and Ramos. This lineup of Real Madrid has the ability to play such football.

And you should know that Real Madrid's average age is younger, with better physical fitness and running ability, ensuring that the team can provide opponents with strong mid-front pressure and pressing, so Ancelotti dared to push the defense forward.

High-level defense is a tactical framework that Real Madrid has always adhered to since the Benitez era.

To treat others with his own way and defeat Barcelona with Barcelona's football is not only a victory, but also a further improvement in Real Madrid's technical and tactical style.

But Ancelotti's style of play started at the Camp Nou and was hit by Barcelona.

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In the 14th minute of the game, Xavi made a long pass over the top in the midfield.

Sanchez quickly penetrated the penalty area from the right rib, stopped the ball first, and rushed directly to the outside of the small penalty area, forming a one-on-one strike.

Fortunately, just as Sanchez shot, Fermuren suddenly came out from behind and fell to the ground to tackle the Chilean winger's shot from the baseline, but failed to score.

But this attack made Real Madrid sweat all over, and Xavi's sudden long pass was too sharp.

But I avoided it once, but it was difficult to escape the second time.

In the 25th minute, Barcelona suddenly accelerated again under slow control of the ball. Iniesta dribbled the ball and advanced to the front of the penalty area, passing directly behind him and found Messi.

The Argentine penetrated directly behind and successfully counterattacked. When he saw another single shot, Ramos stabbed out from the diagonal and put another tackle on the ground. However, he threw Messi and his ball to the ground. The referee awarded a penalty without hesitation.

Messi was not seriously injured and personally took the penalty kick, setting a first record for Barcelona, ​​one to zero.

Just eight minutes later, Barcelona intercepted the ball in the backcourt and passed it continuously to launch an attack.

After receiving the ball in the left side of the arc area of ​​the center line, Neymar quickly dribbled the ball forward and hit Huanglong alone. Facing four defensive players from Real Madrid, he did not lose the ball. Instead, he was at the front of the penalty area, under the close press of Xavi Martinez, he stabbed the ball to Messi near the penalty spot.

The Argentine scored another goal for Barcelona, ​​scoring twice, 2-0.

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The entire Camp Nou Stadium is going crazy!

Hundreds of thousands of Barcelona fans were shouting at the top of their lungs.

2-0, this is the best first half result they have achieved when facing Real Madrid in the past three years.

And as long as we continue to work hard in the second half, who dares to say that Barcelona cannot slaughter Real Madrid at home and avenge the one-shot revenge of zero to five that year?

Real Madrid players were all depressed, even depressed.

They all played very frustrated in this game, and they didn't even understand what was going on. Anyway, it was wrong to play.

At the beginning, Real Madrid was able to put pressure on their opponents and the kicking was smoother, but gradually, Real Madrid could not grab the ball from Barcelona. On the other hand, Barcelona kept pressing Real Madrid with the ball.

They controlled the ball slowly, but as soon as they saw the omissions in Real Madrid's defense, they immediately accelerated and caught him off guard.

Two goals and three very threatening attacks were almost the same.

So, Barcelona gradually controlled the scene, controlled the ball, and controlled the rhythm, while Real Madrid became more and more awkward.

Although players on the court cannot get off-court data, it can be felt that Real Madrid is definitely far behind Barcelona in terms of ball possession, and it is not a little bit, but a lot.

Yang Yang is also like other Real Madrid players. The difference is that he understands it more deeply than others.

Ancelotti's tactics failed!

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"I was wrong!"

Ancelotti frowned on the sidelines and kept shaking her head.

Only Zidane, who was standing beside him, could hear his voice clearly, or he said that he would listen to Zidane.

The French legend also frowned, but after hearing this, he just sighed softly.

Sometimes, when you want more, you often lose more.

Ancelotti said simply [I was wrong], but there was helplessness and regret inside, because it means that his attempt tonight was completely failed. Even if he was not careful, he would probably lose to Barcelona.

This will be Real Madrid's first defeat against Barcelona in the past three years.

Perhaps, from the moment he decided to line up a single midfielder, from the moment he decided to compete with Barcelona for the ball, Real Madrid had already lost.

So far in the first half, Real Madrid's possession rate was only one-third of Barcelona's, which is a very disparity, very helpless, and very desperate comparison data.

"Don't do this, Carlo, we still have the second half and still have a chance." Zidane could only encourage him.

Zidane can imagine how much pressure Ancelotti will bear after the game for the first time in three years.

But could it be all his fault?

No!

Even though Zidane does not support Ancelotti's approach very much, it must be admitted that it is irresponsible to shift all responsibilities to Ancelotti.

Playing beautiful football like Barcelona is the voice of all Real Madrid fans and the expectation of everyone in the world for Real Madrid. From management to staff, everyone hopes that Ancelotti will do this.
Chapter completed!