In the 35th round of La Liga, the century derby, Real Madrid challenged Barcelona away.

As the third century derby in a short period of time, both sides can be said to have played all the cards they could play before.

Real Madrid came to the Camp Nou with a total score of 8-0 in the two-round semi-finals of the Champions League, while Barcelona was highly expected by all fans, hoping to bottom out at home. Even if it was just a game that would not hinder the overall situation, it would be a good thing to celebrate if it could really defeat Real Madrid.

But it turns out that Barcelona has not come back to life.

Real Madrid played in a rotational lineup in this game. Ancelotti lined up a 433 formation. The goalkeeper was Casillas, and the defense was a combination of Maxwell, Pepe, Varane and Aveloa. Javi Martinez dragged the game, Herrera and Modric were in the midfield, Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Di Maria were in the Trident.

Ancelotti's arrangement of troops is very obvious, which is to suppress the midfield, taking advantage of the three characters Martinez, Herrera and Modric, who are both offensive and defensive in the midfield, to suppress Barcelona's midfield.

Guardiola also had appropriate rotations in this game. The goalkeeper was Valdes, the defense was Adriano, Pique, Puyol and Alves, the midfield was Busquets dragged behind, Thiago and Xavi were in the center, and the frontcourt was Troy, Messi and Iniesta's trident combination.

This is definitely a very courageous choice.

Before the game, many media reported that Guardiola had lost support from the locker room. One of the important points was his use of several young players such as Thiago, Troy and Cuenca, because everyone in the locker room believed that Guardiola should trust players like Pedro and Fabregas more.

But in this battle, Guardiola still arranged Thiago and Troy, showing her determination to gamble to the end.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took the lead in creating a threat. Ibrahimovic made a straight pass and Yang Yang made a one-on-one strike, but fell into Barcelona's offside trap.

Then, Yang Yang forced a breakthrough on the left and got a corner kick opportunity, which allowed Real Madrid to get three consecutive corner kicks, but none of them could create a threat, which also made Barcelona gradually stabilize its position.

Although Real Madrid has no possession of the ball, they still create more threats and offensive opportunities. Just like in previous games, Barcelona still has the upper hand but cannot score points, and it is difficult to create threats on both sides.

Iniesta appeared on the right side of the game, but facing Maxwell, he had more than enough control of the ball, but he lacked the ability to open the situation. Troy on the left performed even worse against Aveloa, which can be said to be the most sluggish point in Barcelona.

The other one is Thiago in the midfield. This player is obviously difficult to be on the same channel as Xavi and Busquets.

Or, this is the result of the multiplication of internal problems in Barcelona.

In the first fifteen minutes, Real Madrid was almost always creating threats. Barcelona was not until the 14th minute when Messi passed the ball. Iniesta's heel hook shot missed the goal and completed his first shot.

But just two minutes later, Real Madrid was on the left again, with Yang Yang dribbling the ball and breaking through. Busquets fouled and won a free kick in the frontcourt. However, this time Yang Yang chose to serve quickly, Modric was assigned to the right, and Di Maria shot with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area, forming a corner kick.

Di Maria took a corner kick, Pepe headed the ball afterwards, but Valdes barely saved it, but Puyol did not react in time and cleared the ball immediately, and was scored by Xavi Martinez, one-to-zero!

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One goal behind, and it was home games again. Barcelona began to attack, while Real Madrid steadily retreated and counterattacked.

Both sides went back and forth, but neither gave their opponents much chance.

It was not until the 70th minute of the second half that Real Madrid created another chance to score.

During the counterattack, Ibrahimovic forced the ball to dribble, attracting the defensive attention of two central defenders, and then passed it to Yang Yang. Yang Yang pushed the ball on the left side of the penalty area, but was blocked by Valdes. Maxwell shot from the outside of the penalty area and hit Puyol. He rebounded to the right side of the penalty spot. Di Maria followed up and calmly pushed the ball to score.

Two to zero!

Just three minutes later, Modric received a pass from Di Maria on the right and found Yang Yang behind Puyor. Yang Yang scored a single goal and expanded the score to three to zero again.

Then both sides substituted each other, but they never broke through the opponent's goal again.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona away with the successive goals of Xavi Martinez, Di Maria and Yang Yang.

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After the game, the Spanish domestic media was in an uproar again.

In three consecutive century derby games, Barcelona did not score a goal, but instead swallowed eleven goals. This can be described as a defeat, and it can even be said to be the most shameful battle in Barcelona's century history.

Even the Catalan media couldn't help but criticize Guardiola for using people after the game, believing that Troy was the worst player in the game, but Guardiola tolerated him for eighty minutes.

"And Thiago, the young player is active, but the quality of passing is not high and the frequent mistakes are common. This is well-known, but Guardiola would rather replace Xavi than replace Thiago. This has to make people wonder whether he has been influenced by his emotions and preferences?"

The Catalan media also specifically analyzed the expression of Xavi when she was replaced, saying that Xavi did not even hug Guardiola when she was replaced in the 69th minute, but just greeted her casually, with an unhappy face.

"One minute after Xavi got out of the game, Thiago obviously couldn't control the midfield. Real Madrid took advantage of Barcelona's opportunity to change the lineup and scored two goals in three minutes, caught Barcelona off guard and further expanded the score."

Catalan media believe that Guardiola's arrangement is worth discussing, especially his preference for young players.

"If he still acts in a state of desperation and acts on his own, it will be difficult for Barcelona to get satisfactory results," the media asserted.

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Three days later, the Calderon Stadium in Madrid.

In the final of the Copa del Rey in Spain, Real Madrid faces Barcelona.

Maybe it was because Guardiola suddenly repents, or maybe it was because he realized that he had to leave something, or it was because of the pressure from management and fans...

All in all, Guardiola compromised.

In the final of the Cup del Rey, Guardiola still lined up in the 433 formation, but this time there was not even a young player in the lineup, and they were all the main stars in their years of playing.

Goalkeeper Valdes, the defense is Adriano, Puyol, Pique and Alves, the single midfielder is Busquets, and the front is Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, Messi and Sanchez form the front-court offensive trident.

This should be the strongest lineup that Barcelona can currently rank, and it is also the list that the outside world has been calling on Guardiola to formulate, but at Calderon Stadium, this lineup still cannot save Barcelona.

Just three minutes into the game, Yang Yang received a straight pass from David Silva from the left side of the penalty area, and scored a single shot from the near corner, opening the first record for Real Madrid.

Barcelona's morale is sluggish, and many players are obviously not in their best form, especially in the midfield and frontcourt, where they make frequent mistakes under the strong pressure of Real Madrid.

In the 25th minute, a long pass from Xavi Alonso overhead was Yang Yang's offside successful counterattack. He kept volleying directly at the front of the penalty area, picking the ball over the goalkeeper Valdes, expanding the score to 2-0.

Barcelona still controls the ball, but never makes a dazzling offensive.

During the halftime break, Guardiola made two substitutions in one breath, one for Thiago to replace Xavi, and the other for Fabregas to replace Pedro.

The two consecutive replacements during the halftime break were obviously allowing everyone to see through Guardiola's dissatisfaction with the team's performance in the first half, but it still could not save the team's performance in the second half.

Fortunately, Real Madrid did not increase their offense in the second half of this game. In the end, with Yang Yang's double score, he defeated Barcelona 2-0 and won the King's Cup championship.

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When the game ended, Real Madrid rushed into the stadium, and thunderous cheers burst out from the entire Calderon Stadium.

Although this is the home court of its arch rival Atletico Madrid, tonight is a stage for Real Madrid fans to celebrate.

Ancelotti, Zidane and others were also very excited. If they got the double championship, as long as they defeated Chelsea in the Champions League final half a month later, Real Madrid will undoubtedly achieve the trio championship.

This is the first time in Spanish football history that a team has achieved a triple-winning championship!

The entire Calderon Stadium was filled with cheers from Real Madrid players and fans, deafening.

In front of Barcelona's coach's seat, Guardiola looked at the Barcelona players walking down the court with a lonely face. He wanted to walk up and told them not to be disappointed. He raised his head, but he did not walk over in the end.

Because he knew that at this time, no matter what he said, it would only disappoint this group of players even more.

More importantly, he could not convince himself to walk over because he was also disappointed at this moment.

From the time he took over this team in 2008, he has experienced a lot in four years, gained a lot, but lost a lot.

It was not until now that he truly began to understand what his mentor Cruyff once said to him.

In today's world of professional football, Ferguson is an alternative, and it is unique. The ideal time for any head coach to spend three years on a team, and no more than four years at most, because when freshness passes and when you no longer have passion, you will find that this job that originally vowed to love your life has completely become a torment.

Guardiola was exactly four years old, and he deeply understood and understood these words.

Before the game, he tried very hard to leave something for Barcelona, ​​but now, he feels it is unnecessary.

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When Real Madrid was still celebrating the team's winning of the King's Cup in the locker room at Calderon Stadium, Guardiola made it for the first time at the post-match press conference that he would not renew his contract with Barcelona.
Chapter completed!