Perhaps it was the impact of the oath meeting at the Christmas banquet, or the temptation of the huge winning bonus from the management, or it might be the attraction of potential fame and fortune. After a week of Christmas holidays, Real Madrid players returned to the team At times, the team's situation is obviously better than in previous years.
Every such long-term holiday is the most headache for the coaching staff, because some players will still maintain sufficient self-discipline even when they are on vacation. For example, Yang Yang, some players will take the opportunity to take a good rest and relax, but also some players Holidays are traveling and eating and drinking.
In the past, the last type of player is often not uncommon, so every time the team re-trains, it is the hardest hit area for weight loss.
But what is surprising is that when the Real Madrid players returned to the team after the Christmas holiday, the team doctors were generally satisfied with the players' physical condition after testing. Although they were not in the best condition after a week of rest, they were obviously They are still well maintained.
At the very least, there was n’t even one case of the kind of blessings that resulted from the indulgence of eating, drinking, and drinking.
This is obviously not only from the various incentives of the management, but also from the fierce competition within the team.
Everyone stubbornly wants to compete for the main position, then naturally they dare not slack in the slightest.
After Ramos returned from Japan, his left leg hamstring was strained, which also triggered competition in the back line. Both Fermalen and Varane held their strength and wanted to compete for this main position. Everyone Want to be Pepe's partner.
As for Ramos, he is also actively receiving treatment and is expected to return soon.
After a week of rest and returning to the court, the state of the emperor's downing was still affected.
On January 4th, at the Bernabéu Stadium, the first round of the knockout round of the Spanish Kings Cup, Real Madrid faced Malaga at home. As a result, in the opening ten minutes, Malaga took the lead with a corner kick to score.
Fairmaren replaced Ramos with Pepe in this game, but Real Madrid missed the corner when defensive.
Not only did the defense fail, but the offensive end was also in poor shape.
Ancelotti's second half was aimed at the third line. The 2012 first match against Malaga was undoubtedly a starter and was very important, but I did not expect that everyone in the first half of the team played seriously Not in state.
Even Yang Yang, who has always been in a stable state, missed the opportunity frequently in the first half and failed to seize the opportunity.
However, Real Madrid's defense is well organized, no more opportunities for Malaga, Fairmaren and Pepe's partner played a powerful role to ensure the quality of Real Madrid's defensive line of defense.
And after running in and adjusting in the first half, Real Madrid gradually found the feeling in the second half.
In the 68th minute, after Ibrahimovic received Robben's pass on the right, it passed to the penalty area and was headered by Malaga defender Demikelis, but outside the penalty area, Harvey Martin Nes caught up with a long shot, penetrated the goal of Malaga and successfully leveled the score.
Only two minutes later, Malaga made a pass error under Real Madrid ’s pressing in the frontcourt. After Yang Yang received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, the pendulum passed the Malaga goalkeeper Caballero and pushed at a small angle. An empty goal succeeded and Real Madrid will overtake the score.
In the 78th minute, Yang Yang forcibly penetrated the penalty area after taking the ball on the left and passed straight. Ibrahimović scored on the right side of the penalty spot in the penalty area, scoring a goal before Demikelis. 3 Than one.
In the end, Real Madrid relied on the outbreak of the second half, Yang Yang's pass and shot, reversed Malaga three to one.
Pellegrini's team played a wonderful first half in the Bernabeu, especially the second player Isco and the twelfth player Cazorla were impressed. The former broke the ball many times in the game, which made Real Madrid's rear line suffer a lot, while Cazorla used corner kick to assist.
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While Real Madrid beat Malaga 3-1 in the Santiago Bernabéu, Barcelona beat Osasuna 4-0 at home.
Guardiola's team faced opponents in a three-four-three lineup, and scored a hearty victory. Messi scored twice. Harvey contributed three assists. The team's performance was remarkable.
This victory not only reignited the fighting spirit of Barcelona, but also aroused the reflection of the outside world, that is, if Guardiola takes a three-back in response to Real Madrid during the century derby, is there a chance to win?
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On the evening of January 7, the Bernabeu Stadium.
La Liga rekindled the battle, with the 18th round of Real Madrid at home against newly promoted Granada.
Granada is committed to relegation this season and is currently performing well. It is ranked 14th in La Liga and ranks even more advanced than Real Sociedad, Villarreal, Zaragoza and Atletico Santander. .
In the first dozen league matches, they even had a draw against Atletico Madrid and beat Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao. They also only lost one goal in the face of Barcelona, and they almost broke.
It is precisely because of the previous excellent performance, Granada as a guest of the Bernabeu Stadium, of course, is also hoping to play like Valencia and Athletic Bilbao and other strong teams, striving to get points from Real Madrid.
Since it was a one-week double match, Ancelotti rotated the team lineup, but this did not affect the overall performance of the team.
In just thirty-eight seconds of opening, Modric threatened Granada's goal with a long shot.
Then Real Madrid launched the offensive again and again, but always lost luck with the goal.
Until the nineteenth minute, Yang Yang picked a pass from the left. David Silva responded with a good pass from the heel. Ibrahimović scored and broke the goal to open the record for Real Madrid.
Only three minutes later, Real Madrid made a quick attack again. Modric scored the ball to the right. After Di Maria forced a breakthrough and passed the right pass, Yang Yang followed the door and jumped to the top. The header hit the post. Inside, it bounced into the goal, two to zero.
In the thirty-fourth minute, Real Madrid again launched a left attack to win the corner kick, David Silva took the corner kick, Ramos headed back after the injury, and Real Madrid expanded the score to three to zero.
In the second half, only sixty-nine seconds, after Yang Yang cut the ball in from the left, slammed a shot and passed the bottom line. Marcelo inserted the post to the rear point. Di Maria followed to push and broke the goal for Real Madrid. City, four to zero.
In the fiftieth minute, David Silva staged an assist hat trick. After getting the ball from the front of the penalty area, he picked up the pass. Ibrahimović blocked the defender with his body. zero!
When the game reached the 78th minute, Mascherano passed the ball, and Kaka came off the bench to send a straight pass. Yang Yang hit the ball at the top of the penalty area and scored a goal to expand the score to 6-0 .
In the end, this score was maintained until the end of midfield.
Real Madrid scored twice in the Bernabeu Stadium with a score of Yang Yang and Ibrahimović, 6-0 victory over Granada, and scored a two-game winning streak in 2012.
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At the same time, in Barcelona, Barcelona ushered in the same city derby.
The Spaniard put up a tight defensive posture at the Cornella Eprat stadium, and Guardiola's team just won Osasuna 4-0 at the King's Cup at home, which is a huge win, but this On the road, he used a four-guard style.
At the beginning of the game, the Spaniard used the advantage of the home court to launch a crazy rush against Barcelona and frequently get opportunities.
In the sixteenth minute, Daniel Alves made a cross and assisted Fabregas with a header.
But for the most part of the time that followed, Barcelona failed to break the deadlock and failed to create a goal. Instead, it was threatened by the Spaniard's sharp counterattacks again and again.
In the eighty-fifth minute of the second half, the Spaniard quickly counterattacked, Rodriguez crossed from the right, Thieves header ferry, unguarded Alvaro header from the edge of the small penalty area broke the goal, equalizing the score for the Spaniard.
This goal made Barcelona suddenly wake up, and then launched a stormy attack, but never failed to break the Spaniard's goal again, and finally could only watch the game end.
In this way, Guardiola's team has repeatedly scored a draw on the road.
And this draw also allowed Barcelona to be 13 points behind Real Madrid in La Liga.
Losing points again and away, Guardiola's team caused an uproar throughout Catalonia and even the Spanish media after the game, everyone is thinking, what is going on? Why did Guardiola's team lose points continuously this season?
People or those people, last season was as stable as Taishan, and the control is the best in European football, but this season has been so volatile?
According to the daily sports newspaper, Guardiola's team has played eight away games so far this season, with two wins, four draws and two losses.
Compared with Real Madrid, such a transcript can be said to be a world apart.
Daily Sports News believes that Guardiola's team with such an away record can't reverse Real Madrid anyway.
"Guardiola argued after the game that he was selected as a four-back because the team had an unsatisfactory away game performance, but it can also be reversed that it was precisely because he excluded the four-back, so the away performance was not ideal?"
"You know, this team, with almost the same lineup, just beat Osasuna 4-0 at home and played a beautiful offensive football, but they drew 1-1 at home Man, this is really a hell! "
Before this game, Guardiola also vowed to say that as long as the team does its duty and plays every game, it can catch up with Real Madrid, but ninety minutes later, his team is in Spain Three points should not be thrown out of the person.
After the game, Guardiola also said that with performance like Barcelona, it is very difficult to catch up with Real Madrid.
Although he still said firmly, La Liga is not over, but everyone knows that the champion seems to have no suspense.
Even some Catalan media said that this season's La Liga champion is the same as the upcoming Golden Ball at the FIFA awards conference, without any suspense.
After playing the eighteenth round of La Liga, Yang Yang and Messi set off for Zurich, Switzerland.