While everyone was still immersed in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund, the sequelae were quickly exposed in the 13th round of La Liga at the weekend.
In the away game against Real Betis, Real Madrid had a super high ball possession rate of 71.7% and fired 28 shots in the game. As a result, they lost to Real Betis 0-1 in the away game.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuain, Di Maria all failed to score, and players such as Jese and Benzema failed to score even after coming on as substitutes.
Real Madrid only had 8 shots aimed at the goal, but none of them scored.
Real Betis had 6 shots, only 1 shot on goal, and one goal was scored.
Or a world wave at the frontier of the restricted area.
Benyat's long shot hit Casemiro's leg and deflected, leaving Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois helpless.
And this score remained until the end of the game.
Although Real Madrid pursued and fought fiercely, they still could not reverse the situation.
Cristiano Ronaldo and other core players performed very sluggishly and lacked the ability to score goals.
While Real Madrid lost in the away game, Barcelona defeated Levante 4-0 with Messi's brace in the away game.
This big win extended Barcelona's league lead to 4 points.
What has aroused even more heated discussion is that city rival Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla 4-0 at home in this round, overturning Real Madrid in the standings and ascending to the second place in the league.
This is hard for Real Madrid fans to accept, and the media is even more insulting to Gao Shen.
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At the post-match press conference against Real Betis, Gao Shen was disappointed with the result of the game.
He first congratulated the players of Real Betis because they showed their tenacious fighting spirit in the game.
But Gao Shen said he did not accept the defeat.
The main reason is that after Real Madrid made several substitutions in the second half, the situation changed very obviously.
Jese, who came on as a substitute, had scored against Real Betis, but was flagged by the linesman for offside.
Kaka had a shot in stoppage time that hit the opponent's central defender on the arm, but the referee turned a blind eye.
Gao Shen did not blame the referee, he was just stating a fact.
Judging from the slow-motion replay of the live TV broadcast, Jose was not offside and Kaka's handball was genuine, but it was all blown away.
Gao Shen discussed another difficulty, which is Real Madrid's schedule.
"We played the Champions League group stage on Wednesday night. Normally, our weekend league should be scheduled on Sunday, but this time we were scheduled on Saturday. This is actually very unreasonable."
The Champions League is played on Wednesday and the league is played on Saturday. The schedule is indeed a bit tight.
However, Gao Shen also said that all the responsibility for this loss lies with him.
"I am willing to take responsibility for the failure."
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In midweek, the second leg of the fourth round of the Spanish Copa del Rey was played.
Real Madrid plays Alcoano at home.
Gao Shen once again fielded a full substitute lineup, and the frontcourt was made up of a trident of Jese, Morata and Vazquez.
In the end, thanks to Vázquez's goal and Jese's brace, they defeated Alcoiano at home 3-0 and successfully advanced to the next round.
Entering the fifth round of the Copa del Rey, the top 16 knockouts are basically La Liga teams. Real Madrid drew Celta Vigo this time.
This is not a bad draw for Real Madrid.
Gao Shen, on the other hand, took advantage of the mid-week time to let the main lineup rest.
In particular, all players who participated in the Champions League and weekend league last week were given a day off by Gao Shen. I hope they can adjust their condition well and prepare for the Madrid derby at the weekend.
Yes, in the fourteenth round of La Liga, Real Madrid will sit at the Bernabeu Stadium to usher in the Madrid derby.
This is another focus battle.
Almost all derbies are different, and the Madrid derby is even more so.
Especially considering this season.
Atletico Madrid currently has 11 wins, one draw and one loss from 13 games, and has scored 34 points, a full 2 points more than Real Madrid.
The current situation in La Liga is that Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are all two points apart.
Malaga, which is ranked fourth, is separated by more than ten points.
The strong rise of La Liga this season has undoubtedly subverted the power structure of La Liga, especially causing a huge impact on Real Madrid.
In the past, everyone said they were the two giants of the Western Premier League, but now, Atletico Madrid has the momentum to catch up from behind.
Especially Falcao, Atletico Madrid's number one center, is known as a ruthless player who will challenge Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.
It was in this fierce atmosphere that Gao Shen's first Madrid derby officially kicked off at the Santiago Bernabeu after taking control of Real Madrid.
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Gao Shen still clearly remembers that when he coached Real Madrid in 2006, his first game was the Madrid derby.
But times have changed, and today's bedsheet army is no longer what it used to be.
This sheet army under the leadership of Diego Simeone adopts a 442 formation.
Goalkeeper: Asenjo.
Defence: Diaz, Miranda, Godin and Juanfran.
Midfielder: Turan, Gabi, Mario Suarez and Koke.
Forwards: Diego Costa and Falcao.
Just looking at Atletico Madrid's starting lineup, you can guess the tactics adopted by Simeone.
Diego Costa, the beautiful man in his prime, is more responsible for harassing and suppressing Real Madrid's defense. The entire midfield and frontcourt are basically blocking Real Madrid with fouls.
Real Madrid tried to control the ball and the rhythm, but Atletico Madrid's pressing was very fierce.
Simeone's style of play is actually different from Klopp's. He has a stronger Italian style, so Atletico Madrid's defensive organization is more rigorous and orderly than Dortmund's.
It is precisely because of this that Simeone's team was able to maintain this pressing pressure throughout the game.
The players of the Sheets are also highly capable of executing tactics. Their playing style is rough and they commit frequent fouls.
This made Real Madrid's players suffer a lot during the game.
Although I was mentally prepared, I was still a little uncomfortable.
In the ninth minute, Juanfran kicked the ball to Cork on the right.
When Marcos Alonso was defending Koke, he had an obvious physical contact with Koke. At that time, Koke directly used his arm to fend off Marcos Alonso.
This action was relatively subtle, but Marcos Alonso looked in pain after being hit, clutching his chest and gasping for breath on the sidelines. The linesman was nearby, but there was no penalty and the referee did not blow the whistle.
Cork took this opportunity and dribbled the ball to the center. With no one defending, he sent a cross with his right foot to the center. Falcao stepped in and headed the ball into the far corner.
Sent into Real Madrid's goal.
The referee blows the whistle and the goal is valid!
Real Madrid captain Ramos became angry on the spot and protested at the referee and linesman.
Cork made such an obvious move and knocked away Marcos Alonso, but there was no penalty?
The Real Madrid players asked the referee for an explanation, but the referee ignored him and asked Ramos and others to go back quickly and prepare to restart the game.
This caused boos throughout the Bernabeu.
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Gao Shen stood on the sidelines, shaking his head and watching everything happening on the court.
"From the live TV replay, this action is a bit cruel." Carlos Vargas showed Gao Shen the process just now.
From the slow-motion replay, it can be clearly seen that Cork made an obvious move to fend off Marcos Alonso with his arm, and hit him in the chest, and the force was not small, causing Real Madrid's left back to eat
I backed away after the pain.
But everything happened very quickly, and it is unclear whether the linesman did it intentionally or not.
Otherwise, it really happened under the nose of the linesman.
"The kick was too dirty!" Hierro cursed angrily.
As a defender, there are not many people who can make Hierro so angry.
Simeone's team is like this, with a lot of little tricks and a rough style of play.
Any team will feel a headache when encountering such an opponent.
Gao Shen was already prepared, so he had been reminding the players repeatedly before.
There is also Marcos Alonso, who is not entirely without problems. The referee did not blow the whistle and the linesman did not respond. He should have defended quickly.
Of course, it might be too painful.
This kid from Cork has always played dirty.
One to zero, Real Madrid is temporarily behind.
This is a very unfavorable situation for Real Madrid, who are playing at home.
Atletico Madrid is very different from Dortmund. The Shenlian Legion is very capable of defending.
In other words, if Atletico Madrid's situation is not right, they can retreat.
Simeone, a head coach born in Serie A, is very good at coaching defense.
Atletico Madrid is one of the best defensive teams in La Liga this season, with the number of goals conceded second only to Real Madrid.
The key is that Falcao's goal just now made Real Madrid very passive.
"We must equalize the score as soon as possible." Carlo reminded.
Gao Shen walked to the sidelines and signaled the team to attack, especially on the right side. He asked Modric to support the right side more.
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The game restarts.
The referee did not penalize Koke for a foul in the end, so Atletico Madrid's goal was naturally valid.
But after the restart, Real Madrid began to strengthen its offensive against Atletico Madrid, especially on the right.
The combination of Carvajal and Di Maria began to frequently exert force on the right, trying to open Atletico Madrid's left channel. Di Maria focused on attacking Atletico Madrid's left back Diaz.
Real Madrid's right wing quickly developed a tacit understanding after practicing in several games, especially this time.
When they failed to open up the situation on the right, a cross was suddenly passed. Modric on the right rib suddenly dribbled the ball forward. After disrupting Atletico Madrid's defensive order, he distributed the ball back to the right and handed it to Dima.
Leah.
The Argentine stopped the ball and cut inside, and after getting rid of Diaz who was guarding him, he did not pass it back to Carvajal who was on the edge of the cover. Instead, he passed the ball diagonally with his left foot into the penalty area to find Benzema.
But at the critical moment, Miranda got ahead of Benzema and headed the ball out.
Real Madrid's attack failed to create a threat.
But Di Maria quickly rushed to the midfield and fought with Turan. The two competed for Miranda's header at the same time, but Turan secretly dialed it with his hand when Di Maria had already grabbed the ball first.
For a moment.
Di Maria reacted immediately and immediately signaled a handball to the referee.
This was a very, very obvious handball, and the referee blew his whistle knowingly and gave Turan a yellow card.
Real Madrid won a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
