Chapter 108 They Said They Came to Madrid to Win, but Then They Got Beaten 30 Times

Chapter 108 They said they came to Madrid to win, but then they were beaten 3-0 again

The small goal of the Champions League that Li Ang joked about at the beginning of the season is about to be achieved.

In the first round, they shut out the opponent at home and scored three away goals. In the second round at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid fans really don’t know how to lose!

It’s a bit arrogant to say this, but there is no way. Mourinho’s style, which was once complained by Real Madrid fans, also gave them such confidence.

Real Madrid’s players are even more motivated.

Their Champions League journey this season is as smooth as last season.

At least before the semi-finals, the 16-to-8 and 8-to-4 were extremely smooth.

But this season, they have more confidence to successfully cross the semi-finals and enter the Champions League final!

Because they no longer have that huge sense of pressure when facing Barcelona, ​​and the positive victory over Barcelona has given them more confidence.

Bayern is very strong, but can it be stronger than Barcelona, ​​which has won the Champions League twice in three years?

There are many Real Madrid stars who have this kind of confidence, which is actually a good thing, at least they have a natural psychological advantage.

And Li Ang and Long Ge, the calmer midfielders and backfield players, are equivalent to cooling agents.

Their calmness and caution will also unconsciously affect these confident Real Madrid stars.

There is no need for them to suddenly become low-key and alert, as long as there is no problem of confidence expansion this time.

Self-confidence and self-knowledge, not expansion, that is the best psychological attitude to face Bayern in the future.

And Mourinho saw that there were still a lot of clear-headed players in the team after the game, and he was relieved.

He took Ronaldo to the post-match press conference.

After Li Ang finished physical therapy in the visiting team's locker room, he rinsed up, and then hurriedly trotted through the mixed interview area and ran back to the bus.

The reporters in the interview area were confused, but the other Real Madrid players who walked slowly knew.

Li Ang wanted to see the result of the match between Chelsea and AC Milan.

"Damn? Such an intense match?!"

He took out his mobile phone with some trepidation, and after browsing the relevant news, Li Ang was a little surprised.

Milan and Chelsea actually tied 3-3 in the first round at home!

This result is too exciting, not in line with Uncle囧's usual style

Li Ang thought of this and clicked on the match information column.

Sure enough, after seeing Milan scored two goals in the first half, but Chelsea tied the game in the second half, it made sense that the two teams finally tied 3-3.

"Sure enough, it's still that embarrassing. My Uncle囧 must want to play it safe when he is two goals ahead. He will never fight for his life at the last moment unless he is forced to a desperate situation."

Li Ang subconsciously raised the corner of his mouth, and the scene of Allegri roaring and letting Boateng and Seedorf join in his mind had already appeared in his mind.

At this time, the other Real Madrid players who returned to the bus also discussed with great interest.

Obviously, they had also read the news about the results of the first round between Milan and Chelsea.

At present, these two teams do not seem to be able to cause much trouble to Barcelona, ​​but they can play better in the first place, which can always cause trouble for Barcelona, ​​right?

Li Ang listened to the excited voices of his teammates discussing how to play Barcelona in the final, but he grinned.

Play Barcelona in the final?

If Chelsea is really forced to play its best by Milan in this round, then Barcelona will not face any small trouble.

They will encounter the toughest stone in the history of the Champions League.

Break their teeth, and seize the opportunity to forcefully crush the tough stone on them!

Closing his eyes, Li Ang has begun to look forward to the next round of the Champions League.

Not only looking forward to the game with Marseille again, he also looks forward to the second battle between Milan and Chelsea.

After that battle, whether Barcelona will continue to pick up big gifts or encounter explosives will naturally be determined.

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After flying back to Madrid overnight, Real Madrid players drove home to rest under Mourinho's repeated instructions.

Guo Feng and Marcelo did not dare to go out to fool around at this important time of the tight schedule.

There was no conversation all night, and even Li Ang slept until the afternoon before getting up.

After playing away games, they always have to sleep for at least 10 hours before waking up naturally.

Of course, after a long journey, sleeping for 12 hours is commonplace.

So the coaching staff also put today's recovery training at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Real Madrid players can rest enough, eat a hearty meal, and then slowly arrive at the training base.

However, compared with the leisure of these players, Mourinho and the members of the coaching staff are already carrying out intensive preparations.

Real Madrid's opponent in the next round of the league is Osasuna.

A tenacious team that did not have a good record at the beginning of the season, ranking in the lower middle of the league, but has now climbed to seventh in La Liga.

If we look at the standings and the record, Osasuna is definitely not easy to play against.

Ten wins, thirteen draws and six losses, this is the record data of Osasuna so far (the 20th round was postponed).

They seem to be very good at striving for a draw, and this ability is also what Real Madrid, who are seeking stability now, is most worried about.

However, if we look at the team's goal and goal data, the impression will be different.

37 goals scored and 48 goals conceded.

The offensive firepower is okay, ranking in the top eight of La Liga, but the goal data is not good.

Their defensive level is only fourth from the bottom in La Liga.

Looking at these offensive and defensive data, combined with the previous record of this team, the coaching staff of Real Madrid suddenly understood.

They can attack but cannot defend. Is this a typical team that relies on offense to make a living and uses offense instead of defense?

This trick is really a weapon to score points against the middle and lower teams.

Attack, anyway, if you score more than the opponent, you will win, or you can strive for a draw and get points. As long as the offense is stronger than the opponent, you can always score first.

But when facing strong teams, especially strong teams with outstanding defensive capabilities, most of Osasuna's "strong dialogues" are broken at the first touch.

The offense is not effective, and the back line is hit accurately. It would be strange if it is not a miserable defeat.

Looking at the goals lost and the past record, Osasuna has lost nearly 20 goals against Barcelona and Real Madrid this season!

However, in the second round of the match with Barcelona, ​​they scored one more goal than Barcelona and won the game 3-2.

At that time, Real Madrid fans applauded Osasuna's bold tactical arrangement.

Now it is Real Madrid's turn to play the second round with Osasuna. Real Madrid fans naturally hope that Osasuna will not be so aggressive on the offensive end, and it would be better to take another beating.

After studying the tactical characteristics of Osasuna, Mourinho and his assistants were confident and not as nervous as the fans.

In essence, Barcelona's last failure was due to the fact that they were not mentally prepared. They did not expect Osasuna to dare to attack them.

Second, there are still some problems with Barcelona's defense.

Although Barcelona concedes less goals, they play pass control and active pressure, basically controlling the ball in the other half. When playing against weak teams, they complete the defensive tasks in the midfield, and the back line is rarely hit frequently.

Speaking of the defense alone, the current Barcelona defense cannot be compared with Real Madrid in terms of the ability to restrict the opponent's forwards.

This is also the most fundamental reason why Mourinho is confident.

Putting aside the system, Real Madrid's defense alone is the best in La Liga in terms of the hard power of the players.

With Alonso and Leon in front of the defense, Mourinho has no reason to be afraid of Osasuna's strong attack rhythm.

And when playing against such a team that uses offense instead of defense, if their offense is locked, there is nothing to worry about.

Mourinho's idea is obviously reasonable. What Osasuna's coach and players are most afraid of now is that Real Madrid will stabilize its defense at the beginning.

Before the pre-match press conference, Osasuna's players all hoped that Real Madrid would choose to use a rotation lineup because of the approaching next round of the Champions League.

But on the afternoon of March 30, when Real Madrid released the 18-man starting list, there was a sudden cry of grief in the Osasuna training base.

Real Madrid chose to attack with all the main players!

Coentrao, Ramos, Pepe, Arbeloa and other main defenders are all in the 18-man list.

Now no one would think that Mourinho is throwing smoke bombs and will put these main players on the bench in the end.

Obviously, Mourinho has found Osasuna's weakness and wants to win Osasuna again in the away game on the evening of March 31st, and continue to move towards their goal of winning the championship in advance.

On the evening of March 31st, when the players of both teams followed the referee's footsteps onto the court.

Many neutral fans looked at Real Madrid's starting lineup today and cast sympathetic eyes on Osasuna.

Four, three, one, two.

Mourinho not only put out the most powerful defensive back line, but also put together the "masculine foursome" in the midfield!

Li Ang, Alonso, and Essien were nailed to their own half, Khedira rushed forward, and Ronaldo and Benzema played as double forwards.

From the beginning of the game, Osasuna had no way to deal with Real Madrid's midfield strangulation.

No matter how strong and difficult Raul Garcia is, how superb Nino's shooting skills are, and how flexible and fast Cejudo is.

If they can't reach the front of Real Madrid's penalty area, their offensive skills will be useless.

Let alone their midfield, looking at the top clubs in the entire European continent, which clubs dare to say that they can seize the midfield control in Real Madrid's style of play?

Mourinho has fully utilized Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt defense capabilities from the beginning, that is, to seize, to suppress and repel Osasuna's offensive attempts.

After the first fifteen minutes of the opening stage, Osasuna's offensive players had to slow down their state and physical fitness in Real Madrid's strangling tactics.

At this time point, Real Madrid immediately started to move, frequently launching counterattacks and rapid advancement on the wing.

Just don't give Osasuna any time to relax!

Li Ang and Essien are really good at defense.

But once they switch to offensive mode, they can also quickly move forward, and together with Khedira, provide enough ball support for Ronaldo and Benzema.

Alonso, as always, uses his long pass ability to dispatch and sort out the offensive route.

Real Madrid's fast offensive rhythm comes together, that is, wave after wave, making Osasuna's already weak defense retreat and shrink.

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Ronaldo quickly passed the ball to the rib area during the rapid advancement on the left.

After Li Ang received the ball in the supporting position, he used a steady long-distance ground pass to find Essien who was following up on the right side of the midfield.

Essien sent a straight pass diagonally to the middle, and the forward brother immediately took the ball and rushed into the top arc area of ​​Osasuna's penalty area.

This was an absolutely threatening position. Several Osasuna defenders did not dare to be careless and quickly surrounded Khedira to double-team him.

Khedira, who was now transformed by Mourinho to play football "had to" be reasonable, used a timely pass to resolve Osasuna's encirclement.

Benzema received a pass from Brother Lian on the right side of the penalty area.

After dribbling into the Osasuna penalty area, Benzema kicked a low cross pass!

This fake shot and real pass operation broke the waists of almost all the players on the field.

That is, Ronaldo continued to follow up subconsciously, and faced with Benzema's cross pass, he also made the most correct shooting choice in a flash.

Push shot near the corner!

Osasuna goalkeeper Fernandez was a beat late to the ground, and could only watch Ronaldo eat the cake and break the gate he was guarding!

At this moment, Mourinho also waved his fist calmly, and then walked back to the coaching seat and sat down.

There is no suspense!

Real Madrid has a sure win over Osasuna today!

Mourinho's calmness in the live broadcast gave Real Madrid fans great confidence.

And Real Madrid did control the rhythm in the subsequent games, destroying the resistance of Osasuna players with one goal after another.

The final score was 4-0.

Li Ang scored a goal from a corner kick in the 78th minute of the second half!

Osasuna is still the Osasuna they met at the beginning of the season. If they can't open up the situation on the offensive end, they can only blow themselves up.

Real Madrid, who won another league game, only has the last three games left to their goal of winning the championship in advance!

Barcelona fans have almost lost all hope now.

Expect Real Madrid, who has only lost one game this season, to lose in the 35th league game and give Barcelona a chance to turn the tables?

I dare not even dream of thinking so!

This season, that's basically it. It's more practical to think about how to win back the league title next season.

So when Real Madrid fans were celebrating, neither Barcelona fans nor pro-Barcelona media spoke to stir up the emotions of Real Madrid fans.

After two or three days of enthusiastic celebrations and discussions, Real Madrid fans calmed down a little until the Marseille players arrived in Madrid.

Well, this round of the Champions League quarter-finals is basically a done deal for Real Madrid.

But for Marseille, Real Madrid fans still give basic respect.

However, some players on the Marseille side are still thinking about turning the tide.

For example, Valbuena confidently expressed his determination in an interview with AS before the game.

"As Li Ang said after the first round, they went to France to win, and we came to Madrid today to win the game! I believe we can create a miracle in this round!"

Valbuena's words naturally moved a large number of Marseille fans.

At this moment, almost all the French fans stood behind Marseille to cheer for them.

But, it was useless.

Real Madrid gave Marseille another humiliating shutout 3-0 on the evening of April 4, which made the Marseille players confused.

Li Ang looked at the scene of Valbuena sitting on the ground with tears in pain after the game, and could only shake his head with emotion.

This flag, it’s really not something that anyone can raise casually, be careful, brother!

There are two more chapters!