Before the battle between Espanyol and Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid took the lead in kicking off the 22nd round of La Liga.
In the last round, Espanyol, Atletico Madrid, and Real Madrid all drew, and only Barcelona defeated Malaga away from home.
In the standings, Barcelona has also overtaken Atletico Madrid and Espanyol and ranks first in the standings.
This game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is the battle for the top spot in this round. Whoever wins will dominate the top spot.
If Barcelona draws with Atletico Madrid, and the Spaniards only need to beat Real Madrid, they can take the top spot again.
Atletico Madrid lost to Barcelona 1:2 at home. If they cannot win this game, with the same points, they will be ranked behind Barcelona no matter how much better the goal difference is than Barcelona.
However, although Barcelona, with the msn trident, is no longer the Cosmos team, it is still one of the top three in the world, and Camp Nou is a nightmare for all European teams.
The desperate Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in the first half, but Barcelona then scored two goals from Messi and Suarez. In the end, it reversed 2:1 and defeated Atletico Madrid at home and away, dominating the top spot in the standings with 49 points.
Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid and climbed to the top of the standings, which was a great stimulus to Real Madrid.
Although Atletico Madrid is Real Madrid's derby opponent, Real Madrid has never regarded Atletico Madrid as a serious problem. No matter how much Atletico Madrid leads, Real Madrid will have the confidence to recover.
But Barcelona is different. Since Rijkaard took charge in 2005, Real Madrid has been suppressed by Barcelona and has not turned around in ten years.
The most unacceptable thing for Real Madrid is Barcelona winning the La Liga title.
Barcelona is now 7 points ahead of Real Madrid, and Barcelona has still played one less game.
If Real Madrid lose this game, they may fall behind Barcelona by 10 points and basically lose the qualification to compete for the championship.
Real Madrid must win this game.
It has to be said that the relationship between the Spaniard and Real Madrid is still very good. Even under such circumstances, the Spaniard did not encounter any hostility from Real Madrid fans when he came to Madrid.
At the pre-match press conference, Sergio brought Zhao Yang, and Real Madrid's new coach Zidane brought Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sergio and Zidane had a great conversation, and Zidane even praised Zhao Yang, saying that Zhao Yang was the only young man who stood out to him in the past three years.
However, Zhao Yang and Ronaldo did not show sympathy to each other. Instead, they provoked each other tit-for-tat.
After the press conference, the Spaniard went to the Bernabeu to play.
The Santiago Bernabeu is as famous as the Nou Camp as the European dream theater, with rich football resources. When Zhao Yang walked into the stadium, he heard the sound of the system without any suspense.
"Qiu Yun was found here, which is suitable for the host to sign in. Excuse me, can you sign in?"
Zhao Yang was already accustomed to this operation, and he silently said "sign in."
"Congratulations to the host! Successfully signed in to the Bernabeu and obtained the skill: Marseille Slalom!"
With the sound of the system, the technique of "Marseille slalom" appeared in Zhao Yang's mind.
Zhao Yang was overjoyed. He had thought beforehand about what skills he would get at the Bernabeu. Real Madrid has too many famous players, all of them are superstars who shocked the world of football, so the skills he would get must be top-notch.
However, winning the "Slalom de Marseille" still surprised Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang already has a lot of skills as a forward, but he has very few skills in controlling the ball and getting rid of it in the midfield. Now the Spaniard is actually quite good at the forward line. Even without Zhao Yang, Caicedo and Moreno can barely use it, but in the middle
The only playmaker is Asensio, and Asensio is still an attacking midfielder.
How high the Spaniard's performance can reach in the later period will be determined by the strength of the midfielder.
After Zhao Yang acquires midfield skills, he will play a greater role in the midfield, which will greatly improve the Spaniard's strength.
Against Real Madrid, Asensio was unable to participate due to the avoidance principle in his contract. The Spaniard had no one available in the midfield for this game. Zhao Yang will definitely play in the midfield. This "Marseille slalom" skill can be said to be timely.
Stepping on the field is just going through the motions, the Espanyol fans watching are just meeting the players, and the Real Madrid fans can't see anything tactical.
But for Zhao Yang, this journey is full of rewards.
At 9:00 pm local time in Spain and 4 o'clock in the morning in China, the game between Real Madrid and Barcelona officially kicked off.
Playing away from home, without the core of the midfield, the Spaniards pragmatically arranged a 4231 defensive formation.
The goalkeeper is No. 1 Araukis, newly transferred from Watford in the Premier League.
Four defenders: 3-Duterte, 22-Alvaro, 6-Rocco, 18-Fuentes
Double midfielder: 4-Victor Sanchez, 12-Diop
Three forwards: 17-Perez, 30-Zhao Yang, 8-Sevilla
Single forward: No. 10 Caicedo.
Real Madrid is an offensive 433 formation.
Goalkeeper 1-Navas
Four backs: 15-Carvajal, 4-Ramos, 2-Varane, 12-Marcelo
Three midfielders: 19-Modric, 8-Kros, 22-Isco
Three forwards: 10-J Ronaldo, 9-Benzema, 7-C Ronaldo
From the midfield configuration point of view, Real Madrid did not use Casemiro, but Isco. The forward did not use Bell, who is faster than the defender, but sent James Ronaldo. It was a pure offensive lineup.
In 81 league games at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid faced Espanyol 81 times, with 63 wins, 14 draws and 4 losses, scoring 227 goals and conceding 67 goals. In the past 18 meetings between the two teams, Real Madrid has remained unbeaten.
Facing the Spaniard who lost Asensio and captain Lopez, Real Madrid, with its strong psychological advantage, really has no need to be cautious.
After the opening, the Spaniard directly defended in the half court, and Real Madrid did not have any tests and directly attacked with the whole team.
In the 3rd minute of the game, Croatian magician Modric turned around in the middle and got rid of Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo turned and volleyed without stopping the ball at the top of the penalty area. The Spanish defender intercepted the ball without touching it. The new Spanish goalkeeper Arlaukis flew to save the ball.
Two minutes later, after Isco dribbled the ball from the wing and made continuous breakthroughs, he suddenly cut across to the corner of the penalty area and shot low with his right foot.
Goalkeeper Arlaukis made a flying save, but missed the ball and the ball went slightly wide of the near post.
In the 7th minute, Real Madrid forward J. Ronaldo broke through on the right and passed with his left foot. Cristiano Ronaldo attracted too much defensive energy from the Spaniard. At this time, Benzema suddenly transformed into a Benzema tiger, inserted into the small penalty area at high speed and shook his head to attack the goal.
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Benzema's movement was tricky, and his header was even more tricky. Spaniard Arlaukis couldn't react in time, and the ball flew into the net close to the goal post.
1-0 Real Madrid gets a fantastic start!
This is Benzema's 18th goal in La Liga this season, second only to Zhao Yang and Suarez on the scorer list.
Benzema raised his arms high, ran towards Ronaldo, and hugged the Colombian star who assisted him.
The 80,000 Real Madrid fans in the stands raised their arms and chanted Benzema's name, and the Bernabeu stand instantly turned into a boiling white sea.