On the afternoon of February 27, the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

In the 26th round of La Liga, Real Madrid faces Atletico Madrid at home.

In the middle of the two rounds of the Champions League quarterfinals, there is a city derby, which is a big challenge for any team, and even the strong Real Madrid feels very stressed.

Real Madrid rotated and faced Atletico Madrid in a 4312 formation.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, the defense is Azpilicueta, Fermalen, Varane and Danilo, the midfield is Tony Kroos, Mascherano and Modric, Isco is ahead, and the double strikers are a combination of Yang Yang and Suarez.

Atletico Madrid also posed in the 442 formation.

Goalkeeper Aubrac, the defense is Felipe Luis, Godin, Gimenes and Juan Fran, the midfield is Cork, Gabi, Augusto and Saul, and the frontcourt is a combination of Torres and Griezmann.

The arrangements of the two teams have similarities, that is, they both attach great importance to offense and defense balance, and no one is willing to take risks easily, but there is also a difference, that is, Real Madrid gave up the wing attack that they have always been good at and reused Isco again.

This is also impossible.

In the mid-week Champions League, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both played away, but one was the Serie A powerhouse Roma and the other was the Eredivisie team Eindhoven. The pressure faced by the two Madrid players in the Champions League are not consistent, and Atletico Madrid did not do its best in the Netherlands, and eventually returned to Madrid with a score of 0 to 0.

Obviously, Simeone put the winner and loser of the game into the home game.

Of course Real Madrid can do this, but this is inconsistent with Real Madrid's strategy, because the team has a big advantage in the league. Even if they lose this Madrid derby, it will not have much impact on the overall situation of the league. However, with Roma's ability, if they accidentally lose away, it will be very difficult to return to the home game.

Even if you accidentally capsize your ship in the gutter, this is something that Real Madrid cannot accept.

Therefore, in the Champions League, he tried his best to win the opponent and played at Atletico Madrid in the league in a rotation lineup. This is a strategy jointly formulated by Yang Yang and Zidane, and at the same time, he once again entrusted the important task to Isco.

The Spanish midfielder played Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey, and in the following month, he has always been one of Real Madrid's best players and has been highly valued and has now taken on the burden again.

But it is obvious that the 26th round of La Liga is not the second leg of the quarterfinals of the King's Cup 8, and the Bernabeu is not Calderon.

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Many people have said that head coaching is the most dangerous profession in European football.

The reason is very simple, the competitive pressure he faces is too great.

A month ago, in the second leg of the Cup 8 of the Kings Cup, Isco shone in the entire game at Calderon Stadium, leading a wonderful massacre against Atletico Madrid, helping Real Madrid defeat Atletico Madrid four-0 away and successfully advance to the semi-finals.

That game made Isco completely famous and won the team's main position in the following month. He performed very well. Many people began to look forward to the Spanish local midfielder who will become the core of Real Madrid's midfield.

But a month later, at the Bernabeu, Simeone had learned the lessons of the failure a month ago.

In terms of the overall tactics of the team, he adopted targeted arrangements and did not compete for the ball rights with Real Madrid, but instead gave up the ball rights. This led to Atletico Madrid's possession rate hovering around 30% throughout the game.

In other words, Real Madrid's possession rate is close to 70%.

With more time to control the ball, Real Madrid has to devote more energy to organizing and planning the offense, and they lose a lot of opportunities to counterattack quickly. Isco is too sticky in the midfield and frontcourt, and the old problem of not being able to grasp the timing of the ball accurately is exposed more and more obvious.

In order to play with Isco, Real Madrid gave up the two wings of the frontcourt, which led to the team's offensive width in the frontcourt, making Atletico Madrid easier to defend, and its defense against Real Madrid was also effective.

Not only that, in the midfield, in addition to captain Gabi, Simeone reused Argentine midfielder Augusto, who had just joined this winter break. The player was fast, active in fighting and a tenacious style. Together with Gabi, he set up a big gate in front of Atletico Madrid's defense line.

Isco was under the clamping of these two players, coupled with Cork and Saul, and it was difficult for him to perform. Compared with the Calderon Stadium a month ago, he performed without highlights at the Bernabeu Stadium and even made frequent mistakes.

In the whole first half, Real Madrid had 70% possession rate and took the initiative on the court, but they never created a threatening attack. Instead, Atletico Madrid's counterattack frequently created threats.

Griezmann and Torres are both good counterattackers. Atletico Madrid specializes in passing and receiving mistakes in midfield, especially Isco. Once they seize the opportunity, they will fight back firmly, which makes Real Madrid's defense very worrying.

Fortunately, the midfield and backcourt controlled by Azpilicueta, Fermallen, Varane and Mascherano also performed steadily, without major mistakes. Coupled with Courtois's steady performance, Atletico Madrid failed to break through Real Madrid's goal, and finally there was no danger.

It can be said that after the first half, Yang Yang completely experienced the cruel competition in the top European leagues.

Just one month!

A month ago, Simeone was helpless in the face of Real Madrid's tactical style, but a month later, he completely frozen Isco, blocked Real Madrid's attack, and even curbed Real Madrid in targeted tactics.

Yang Yang also had to admit that Isco was really curbed tonight.

This is his worst performance in the past month.

No wonder people say that the coach position in the top European leagues is the most killing brain cells. In order to restrain Real Madrid, Simeone must have racked her brains. She even spent many nights to make such a play.

He even speculated that Atletico introduced Augusto, which is likely to avoid the same tragic situation from happening again.

You should know that when Simeone led Atletico Madrid to the Champions League final in 1924, in addition to Gabi, there were also midfield players like Mario Suarez and Raul Garcia in the Bedding Army team.

During this winter break, Atletico Madrid introduced two Argentine midfielders in one go, one was Augusto and the other was Kranevet, who represented River Plate against Real Madrid in the Club World Cup, who was hailed as Mascherano II.

Thinking of this, Yang Yang admired Simeone from the bottom of his heart, or he truly felt the coaching ability of the top European coaches.

He had a vague feeling that perhaps Atletico Madrid will make another breakthrough in the Champions League this season, just like in 2014.

Of course, Yang Yang would not underestimate himself.

Simeone's Atletico Madrid is indeed very strong and has indeed tactically curbed Real Madrid, but Real Madrid is not without a chance.

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After the start of the second half, neither team made substitution adjustments, but Real Madrid made appropriate tactical adjustments.

Isco was moved from the original midfield position in the middle to the left side, and Real Madrid's overall formation changed from the original 4312 to the fourth and fourth, and Modric pulled to the right side.

Just three minutes into the game, Modric passed the penalty area with a diagonal pass from the right. Suarez grabbed the landing point near the penalty spot and shot directly, but the ball slightly rubbed against the post and slipped past the goal, missing the opportunity.

Soon, Atletico Madrid changed his color. Griezmann made a counterattack and passed the diagonal pass to the left. Felipe made a pass back from the left side of the penalty area. Griezmann ran out of space near the penalty spot, but Mascherano returned to defense in time, and both goalkeeper Courtois restricted Griezmann at the same time. The Frenchman's kick was taken by Courtois in front of the goal.

In the 60th minute, Real Madrid made its first substitution adjustment, and young player Hesse replaced Isco.

This is an expected substitution.

Two minutes later, Real Madrid launched a counterattack, Hesse dribbled the ball from the left and passed it low to the left of the penalty area. Yang Yang broke into the receiving ball and shot low. Oblak steadily saved the ball to ensure that the goal was not lost.

Then, Hesse's header was swung again. Yang Yang volleyed in the melee in the penalty area and was saved by Oblak. Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper was very excited every time he played against Real Madrid.

In the 74th minute, under Real Madrid's continuous attack, Atletico Madrid's defense finally revealed a flaw.

After Carvajal inserted an assist on the right, he made a cross from the right that looked unthreatening and sent the ball to the front of the small penalty area. Young player Ximenes and Yang Yang jumped at the same time.

Although the Uruguayan central defender is two centimeters taller than Yang Yang, the young player is still not rich in defensive experience. He was advantageous by Yang Yang when he was grabbing the position. After taking off, he was suppressed by Yang Yang, and ultimately failed to stop Yang Yang.

Kavajal made a cross that seemed to be unthreatening, but Yang Yang directly shook his head by a lion into the lower right corner of the goal. Oblak was powerless this time.

The distance is too close!

"goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!"

The moment Yang Yang broke through Atletico Madrid's goal, Real Madrid fans were in a mood for more than an hour and completely released.

Everyone in the audience cheered wildly, shouting Yang Yang's name.

Zidane was also so excited that he danced with excitement on the sidelines and laughed from ear to ear.

How thrilling!

If there were no such goal, God knows what else would happen next?

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In the end, Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid with Yang Yang's header in the 74th minute.

After the game, Zidane named Yang Yang in a rare place.

"We played very difficult today's game and even suspected that we would lose the game for a while, but fortunately, we had Yang Yang, the best top star in the world. He seized a chance that didn't look like a good one and scored a goal for Real Madrid, which made us escape unscathed."

Zidane said that this game brought Real Madrid not only thrilling, but more importantly, a valuable experience.

"European top leagues, whether it is La Liga or Champions League, are much crueler than we imagined!"

This sentence made Zidane look more like a rookie coach.
Chapter completed!