After two weeks, La Liga resumed the war and ushered in the seventh round.
Barcelona will challenge local rival Espanyol away from home, while Real Madrid will challenge Real Betis away from home.
Galacticos, who played two hours earlier, drew with Real Betis one to one in the away game and still could not get rid of the current predicament. Barcelona, on the other hand, was in the away game and relied on Su Dong to assist Deco in the ninth minute.
The goal scored in a 1-0 away win against Espanyol.
Although it is a derby match, it is not really important compared to the Champions League group focus match against Juventus in midweek.
Both Su Dong and Ronaldinho played leisurely and did not try their best.
Perhaps affected by the Champions League match in midweek, Valencia lost to Sevilla 1-2 at home in this round.
This has resulted in Barcelona currently winning seven games in a row and scoring 21 points, ranking the leader in La Liga, while Valencia, ranked second, only scored 14 points, a full seven points behind Barcelona.
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I have to say that this is already quite a big gap.
As for Galacticos Real Madrid, they are ranked 11th in the standings with ten points, and there are no signs of bottoming out for the time being.
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As Barcelona's most powerful opponent in the Champions League group stage, Juventus defeated Messina 2-1 at home in this round of Serie A. Capello's team ranked first in Serie A with five wins and one draw this season.
, three points ahead of second-placed AC Milan.
It is worth mentioning that, including the two games in the Champions League group stage, Juventus has only won one goal in five of the eight official games this season, and defeated Brescia and Sampdoria 3-0 in two games.
There is also a one to one match.
This also makes many people wonder about Capello's training.
It's not like winning every game by chance, right?
After the game against Messina, when the Juventus general was interviewed by the media, he was full of confidence in the home game in midweek, saying that Juventus would defeat the opponent at home and establish a lead in the group stage.
"I watched their derby match against Espanyol yesterday. Everyone, including Su Dong and Ronaldinho, obviously had enough energy to prepare for the Champions League in midweek. This is enough to prove that they feel for us.
Worry and fear.”
Capello spoke highly of Barcelona's strength, especially the offensive football this team has played this season, but he still believes that when Juventus faces Barcelona, the outcome is 50-50.
"Barcelona has the kind of superstar who can score goals for them at any time. After Su Dong's arrival, it greatly improved Barcelona's frontcourt offensive methods and scoring efficiency, which made their offense more threatening than before.
In comparison, Barcelona is a more dangerous opponent now."
"However, our current state is also very good, and we have been carefully preparing for this game for a long time. I think we will play an exciting game at home."
Perhaps because he felt that coach Capello's words were not strong enough, captain Del Piero said in an interview with the media that Barcelona's visit to Turin did not bring any shock to them.
"Yes, we are about to meet the most aggressive offensive team in Europe this season on the field, but it doesn't matter. We just need to eliminate them on the field like two years ago. Don't forget that we
Winning is at Camp Nou!"
Del Piero said that Juventus has strengthened its lineup this season and its overall strength has made a leap. "I believe we can become the protagonist of the Champions League!"
Swedish center Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has performed well in Serie A this season, has shown a very strong desire to win. He said that he was excited about meeting Su Dong.
"In the recent national team match, I asked Larson to help me bring a message to Su Dong. I will score a goal in the match. I hope he will not let me down."
"I think this game comes at just the right time. We really need a game like this to inspire everyone!"
Two rounds of the group stage were played, and both teams won two consecutive games.
In the next third and fourth rounds, there will be a home and away matchup between each other, which is bound to become a key battle for the group stage rankings. Whoever can win these two key matches will be able to seize the advantage in the group rankings.
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The crucial decisive battle is approaching, but unfavorable news comes one after another.
The derby games between Barcelona and Espanyol have always been popular. In the two derby games last season, the referee took out twelve yellow cards and six yellow cards, which was astonishing. This is what Rijkaard repeatedly told the players before the game.
Reasons to be careful.
He would rather lose the derby in the end and just hope that the players can fully participate in the crucial decisive battle against Juventus.
But the bad news still keeps coming.
During the two-week national team match, Brazilian midfielder Edmilson injured his ligament and will be sidelined for at least half a year. This makes Barcelona, which is already full of injured players, even more miserable.
In the match against Espanyol, captain Puyol collided with his opponent Morales and suffered a strong impact on his left knee. He is likely to miss the game in Turin.
Ronaldinho's ankle has not fully recovered, and he played two consecutive national team games before...
What's even more terrible is that French winger Giuly was on the bench in the game against Espanyol. However, after the game, when he was examined the next day, it was found that his injury in the national team had worsened and he was unable to play against Juventus.
Tus.
Coupled with the old illness, this makes it more difficult for Barcelona's first team, and the formation is also stretched.
And the most important thing is the right winger.
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Su Dong was sitting in Rijkaard's office, listening to Black Swan and Tenkat introducing the team's current situation.
The reason why I wanted to chat with him privately was because Ronaldinho was not in good condition against the Spaniards.
This is not surprising. After traveling long distances continuously, who can be in better condition?
It can be said that the two weeks of national team matches seriously disrupted the overall state of Barcelona and its players, and even caused injuries.
"Based on the feedback from the team doctors, Ronaldinho and Puyol have a high probability of participating in the game, and we will also include them in the squad for Turin," Rijkaard said.
Su Dong nodded, which was what he meant.
Both players are very important to Barcelona.
"The biggest problem now is the right wing. Giuly is definitely unable to play. We don't have a good choice, or we have to move Larsson to the wing. He is a scorer and has no breakthrough ability on the wing.
If he pulls wide, then the attack on the right side can only rely on Belletti, and the defense behind him will be a big problem." Tenkat analyzed.
At their core, Barcelona and Real Madrid are the same, both advocating offensive football.
"The other option is young players, Iniesta and Messi. When they played against Espanyol, they both played. You saw their performance. What do you personally think?" Tenkat asked with concern.
As the team's number one center, Su Dong is the team's backbone when Ronaldinho's condition is not very good.
Consulting his opinion and finding a suitable partner for him is what the head coach should do.
It's all about winning, isn't it?
Su Dong did not answer immediately, but thought about it carefully for a while before looking at the two coaches in front of him.
"If I guess correctly, Juventus's defense from left to right should be Gianluca Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Thuram and Zebina." Su Dong is also paying attention to Juventus' movements.
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Both Cannavaro and Zebina were introduced this season. The former took the main role as soon as he arrived. Thuram switched to the central defender and partnered with Cannavaro. As a result, the two of them got out of hand and Zebina took over.
The right back is meant to keep an eye on Ronaldinho.
"In this case, Messi is not suitable. He cannot compete with Zambrotta for the time being, but he is suitable as a substitute and as a surprise player in the second half."
Messi's physical confrontation is still too weak. Although he has been training with Su Dong for a period of time and has made considerable progress, he is limited by his original physical condition and his inherent weakness.
The physical progress is not particularly obvious, it can only be said that there is progress slowly.
Su Dong has asked Professor Lacasco to formulate a nutritional diet for Messi. He must help the little brother get his body up no matter what. Otherwise, he will always look sick and how can he play football?
Both Rijkaard and Tenkat were a little surprised, because they had heard that Su Dong had a bad relationship with Messi.
In fact, they originally wanted to ask Su Dong for his opinion, but they were already ready to convince Su Dong to let Messi be his substitute.
I just didn't expect that Su Dong would bring it up himself.
"Between Larsson and Iniesta, I suggest Iniesta."
"Why?" Rijkaard asked with interest.
"Iniesta is not fast either, but his breakthrough ability is still good, he handles the ball very well, and he has a wide running range, whether he is following me, Deco, Xavi, or Pele who comes in from behind.
Di, they can all cooperate."
Tenkat nodded, glanced at Rijkaard, and then said: "But his offensive threat is much worse than Larsson."
"Facing a team like Juventus, creating opportunities is more important than scoring!" Su Dong expressed his opinion.
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After leaving Rijkaard's office, Su Dong didn't know what choice the head coach would make in the end.
Is it Iniesta who is more capable of creating chances?
Or Larsson with better scoring ability?
"Hey Sue!"
When he walked to the corridor, he heard Messi and Iniesta calling him from the indoor football field in the distance.
The three of them were in a team just now, but after Su Dong was called away, two of them were missing.
Su Dong walked over, holding one hand with the other, and pulled Iniesta and Messi to his side.
"Try harder and work harder today and tomorrow!" Su Dong reminded them, patting their shoulders.
Iniesta and Messi are such smart people. They immediately understood what Su Dong meant and knew that Su Dong must have spoken for them in front of the head coach. They nodded immediately.
Looking at Su Dong again, his eyes were filled with gratitude.
No matter how well you play on weekdays, no matter how close you are, it's nothing more important than helping someone at the critical moment!
