Most media, critics and fans always care about the overall situation, but always ignore the details.

In fact, what determines the outcome of a football match is often the details.

For example, in the first century derby last season, Yang Yang's direct free kick.

It was a very inconspicuous foul. If there was no direct free kick, no one would have cared about that foul. However, this inattentive detail led to Yang Yang getting a direct free kick opportunity, which led to Real Madrid's goal first, and then Barcelona conceded consecutive balls, which turned into a defeat.

On the other hand, if Yang Yang could not score a free kick without that foul, would Real Madrid still win?

No one will know the answer, but Yang Yang himself guessed that it should be half-to-half.

In fact, Real Madrid's opening attack tactics had failed at that time, but Barcelona's attack had the advantage. With the situation that was almost against the attack at that time, who could guarantee that Real Madrid's weak defense would not make mistakes?

So, sometimes, football matches are like this, it is made up of a pile of inconspicuous details.

It was like tonight, after walking into the Camp Nou Stadium, Yang Yang stepped on the grass of Camp Nou Stadium amidst the booing, his first reaction was that he was slippery. Then, he shook his head with Benitez and Yesterdam on the sidelines.

Real Madrid coaching staff also came up to try the Camp Nou turf, which was wet, which was very unfavorable to Real Madrid.

The slippery turf will cause more mistakes between the two sides, but it will also make the ball faster with short passes on the ground, which is very beneficial for Barcelona, ​​who is good at passing and controlling the ball.

For example, many fans talk about it. When Mourinho coached Chelsea, he deliberately threw sand at Stamford Bridge Stadium in order to play in the Champions League. Why?

It's very simple, because the amount of sand content will affect the ball speed, which will affect the success rate of short passes on the ground.

Of course, Barcelona beat Chelsea two-one in that game, so this thing seems more like a joke, but in fact, almost all football games, the home team will try every means to make a fuss.

If there was no such rain, Barcelona would definitely sprinkle water before the game, but the degree would not have been as good as the rain.

Even God is helping Barcelona!

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Real Madrid entered the court for training twenty minutes earlier than Barcelona.

The content of pre-match training is generally no big deal, and it is basically some warm-up events.

And one hour before the game, both sides officially announced the roster.

Barcelona still adopts the 433 formation that they are good at.

The goalkeeper is Valdas, the defense is Abidal, Pique, Puyol and Alves, the midfield is behind Busquets, Iniesta and Xavi are in the center, and the frontcourt is a combination of Villa, Messi and Pedro.

This is a set of frontless formations. Messi is in the center and can both break forward and retreat. Barcelona's playing style this season is very exciting. Messi's position is erratic, and he can be on the middle or on the side. Moreover, the Argentine superstar's ability to run without the ball is also excellent, which is quite a headache.

Of course, generally speaking, adopting a frontless formation basically means that Barcelona still has to continue to play his own way of passing and controlling the ball on the ground, which is what Barcelona is best at.

Real Madrid also uses the double-middle formation that Benitez is best at. The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Maxwell, Pepe, Ramos and Macon, the double-middle midfielder is Mascherano and Xavi Alonso, Kaka in the center, and David Silva, Ibrahimovic and Robben in the frontcourt.

One of the big changes is that David Silva appears in the lineup, which caused quite a surprise within Real Madrid, mainly what role David Silva will play on the court.

Benitez hopes that he can return to a position closer to the midfield and provide the team with more opportunities to get the ball and take the ball. He plays the left midfielder in Valencia himself, and he is the best in this area.

Real Madrid's intention is also very clear. When counterattacking, they quickly pass the midfield and directly look for Ibrahimovic to exert Robben's speed. Kaka plays the role of the second-tier attacker who is inserted later.

More importantly, David Silva's retreat can effectively protect Maxwell behind him and share the defensive pressure from Alves.

Replacing Marcelo with Maxwell, what Benitez wants is naturally a more stable defense.

In fact, Benitez once wanted to use Aveloa to play on the left, but considering that Messi was in the middle, Pedro was more good at running without the ball, and the threat of incisiveness was far less than that of Messi, who played against the right winger, but Alves' role was getting bigger and bigger, almost becoming the most powerful starting point for Barcelona's offense.

Therefore, Benitez still chose Maxwell with his left foot.

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It's raining again!

Yang Yang sat on the bench, wearing a long-sleeved jacket, watching the two teams posing on the court, Barcelona was still wearing their home jerseys, while Real Madrid wore white jerseys.

The referee of this game Iturald is a 43-year-old international referee with rich law enforcement experience.

After a whistle, the game officially began.

Boos and cheers intertwined, filling the sky above the Camp Nou Stadium.

Real Madrid took the lead in kicking off and quickly passed back to the defense line.

Soon, Ramos from Real Madrid's backcourt directly passed the ball to the frontcourt.

Ibrahimovic grabbed the first landing point and headed the ball to the right.

Robben threw Abidal from the right and passed it back to the middle. Kaka took a beautiful fake move before receiving the ball, tricked Busquets, and sent the ball back to Robben's feet.

The Dutch ran out of the gap and passed behind him to find Ibrahimovic, but he was tripped by Abidal who rushed over.

Ibrahimovic failed to grab the ball from Puyol and Pique's left and right attacks, but the referee blew his whistle to indicate that Abidal had a foul. The game was only in the tenth second.

Abidal was warned that Real Madrid had a set-piece opportunity on the right, and Makon quickly inserted it and uploaded it. Ibrahimovic scored the first shot of the game, but it was a bit outrageous.

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As the game began, Yang Yang was gradually observing the arrangement of troops against both sides.

Guardiola obviously also knew that Real Madrid would still focus on defensive counterattacks in this game tonight, so he decisively adopted the front-line pressure on the defense line and hoarded heavy troops in the midfield. The main battlefield between the two sides was still on the center line and Real Madrid's halftime.

Barcelona seems to be 433, but in fact, Alves' position is very high, more like a winger or even a winger, which forces David Silva to retreat more to participate in the defense.

Yang Yang also began to understand Benitez's plan. He couldn't get on. Although Di Maria's speed was fast enough, her willingness to press and oppress and retreat to defend was not as good as David Silva, and David Silva's ability to get and take the ball under pressure was very strong.

Busquets still acts as the team's organizational core, Messi actively retreats, and Barcelona's ball control basically uses these two people as the front and back points, and Xavi and Iniesta as the sides, forming a pass-by ball control square formation.

When Messi retreats, Pedro on the right will take the initiative to move forward and directly suppress Real Madrid's defense line. Facing Pepe and Maxwell, Alves will definitely move forward and occupy the winger area left by Pedro.

Real Madrid obviously realized this. Benitez asked David Silva to actively follow the defense. Otherwise, Alves would be able to quickly cooperate with Pedro and Messi in this area, create a numerical advantage and make a gap.

In order to curb Barcelona's right and right rib attack, Real Madrid's defense had to tilt to its left side. Yang Yang noticed that Villa's position has always been on the left rib at the front of the penalty area, waiting patiently for the opportunity.

Iniesta is located in the back, but it is also in this area.

Obviously, as long as the ball is passed from the right side to the left, the two can quickly cooperate.

However, Real Madrid also left Macon and Xavi Alonso on this side. In addition, Barcelona prefers to attack the ribs. On the contrary, the left back Abidal has not excellent offensive ability on the wing and needs to be afraid of Robben, who is extremely fast, so the defensive pressure is not great.

The role of the double midfielder between Mascherano and Xavi Alonso is reflected when Barcelona passes and controls the ball. They will transfer their positions according to the area where the ball is located, protect the defense to the maximum extent and strengthen defense against the ribs.

In the second game last season, Real Madrid adopted a three-middle midfielder style, and the defense effect on the ribs was very obvious.

After one and a half years of polishing and training, Real Madrid's regional man-to-peer defense system has been formed. No matter how Barcelona passes and cuts and cooperates, how to cross positions, Real Madrid's defense can effectively curb space and not easily give it to mobile phones.

Barcelona seemed to control the ball, but in fact they actually got very few opportunities to shoot. Obviously, they were not adapted to Real Madrid's pressing and pressure, especially in the fifteenth minute, after Real Madrid intercepted the ball, they handed it to Macon on the right.

The Brazilian right back dribbled the ball forward at high speed, advanced to the front of the penalty area, and shot Pique. Then Kaka volleyed and was saved by goalkeeper Valdes.

Barcelona's first shot occurred in the 18th minute, which was a corner kick opportunity. Piac beat Pepe to head the ball, but failed to create a threat and was slightly off.

Barcelona had a ball possession rate of 70% in the past twenty minutes, while Real Madrid only had about 30%, but the number of shots was three to one, so Real Madrid's defense still seemed to be tighter.

Benitez's training in the past year and a half, especially on the defensive end, has been quite successful.

Although Yang Yang was sitting on the sidelines, he was fortunate to witness the battle between two top-notch coaches in the world. He felt that he benefited a lot and admired him very much.

Both teams have strong fault tolerance. Barcelona relies on the team's strong passing and ball control ability and high-level pressing and pressure, while Real Madrid relies on the team's team collaboration of players with a strict overall defensive system.

And all this is based on a large-scale running.
Chapter completed!