The Spanish national derby, the century-long battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona has been the most attractive peak showdown in Spain for a century, with countless heroes born and weaving a series of popular legendary stories.

Playing two games in four days, one La Liga final, and one Cup of del Rey final. Two games affect the ownership of two championships. This is unprecedented in the history of La Liga football and naturally attracts the attention of fans across the country and even the world.

Barcelona godfather Cruyff refuted the remarks about aesthetic fatigue in the Century Derby in his column, which he believes is because both teams continue to perform well at a high level.

"Entering the critical final stage of the season, both teams have hope to compete for championships in various events, which shows that they are the top teams, not only in the Copa del Rey and La Liga, but also in the Champions League."

As for the results of the game, everyone thinks it is very unpredictable. The majority of Spanish media views are that although Barcelona is aggressive and has a five-point lead in La Liga, it is almost impossible to win Real Madrid in both games, and the other way around.

It is generally believed that Real Madrid is likely to do their best to compete in the final of the King's Cup and try to maintain pressure on Barcelona in the league. The reason is very simple. If you win the league, you will still be two points behind Barcelona. Whether you can win the championship in the end depends on Barcelona's expression. But if you fight in the final of the King's Cup, you will be a champion.

This is like a game, and fighting for the Copa del Rey is a relatively safe strategy for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid legend Ronaldo said in an interview with the media, "I believe that Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona in a single game, especially in the Copa del Rey final, but it is very difficult to win two consecutive games."

"We must admit that Barcelona is an outstanding team this season, and it can even be said to be the best team that has never been seen before. It is very difficult for Real Madrid to defeat Barcelona in two consecutive games within four days."

Robert Carlos also believes that Real Madrid's safest strategy is to try his best to grab one game, but he believes that he should grab the first game, because this will leave the pressure to Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey, but the risk is also very high, that is, if you try your best in the first game, the second game may be very dangerous.

Figo is unwilling to guess who will win. He believes that the overall strength and performance of both sides are 55 points at the moment, and it is difficult to say who loses and who wins, but it is very difficult to win both games, whether it is Real Madrid or Barcelona.

"Real Madrid made more mistakes in the league and lost more points, which led to the current league situation being very bad. I personally think that the situation of winning the La Liga championship has been roughly determined."

In addition to the celebrities of both sides, media around the world are also fueling the fire.

Barcelona's total value is as high as 550 million euros, while Real Madrid's total value exceeds 650 million euros, and the total value of players on both sides is as high as 1.2 billion. This is the most luxurious showdown in the history of world football.

The century-old grudge between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the competition between Benitez and Guardiola's super coaches, the competition between Yang Yang and Messi's two heroes, and the gathering of superstars of the two teams, this is definitely the top visual feast in the world football world.

Everyone is also looking forward to who can win this peak showdown.

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On the evening of April 16th, at 22:00, the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

In the 32nd round of La Liga, Real Madrid faces Barcelona at home.

Benitez arranged a three-middle formation in this game, but this was not beyond the expectations of the outside world.

Everyone has been speculating that Real Madrid either has two or three midfielders, and the latter is obviously more confident.

The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Marcelo, Fermall, Ramos and Macon, the three midfielders are Xavi Alonso, Javier Martinez and Mascherano, and the frontcourt is Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Di Maria.

When everyone saw this list, they clearly saw that Benitez still retained his strength.

At the central defender, Pepe, who performed well this season, was replaced by Fermall, while Robben on the front line was replaced by Di Maria, and Kaka did not appear in the lineup, which was obviously reserved for strength.

Barcelona still lined up a 433 formation, with goalkeeper Valdes, defense line Adriano, Pique, Puyol and Alves, midfielder Busquets dragged behind, Iniesta and Xavi in ​​the center, and the front court was Villa, Messi and Pedro's trident combination.

It should be said that Barcelona's lineup is not surprising, and this is also Barcelona's main lineup this season.

Guardiola has very strong football control, basically based on himself, so they often only need to line up their strongest lineup and play their own rhythm and style to defeat their opponents steadily.

But Benitez and Real Madrid are also well aware of Barcelona's ideas and strategies.

After the game started, both sides seemed a little cautious and tried each other in the first few minutes. However, after Real Madrid adopted three midfielders, the overall formation remained relatively compact. Although they did not take the initiative to retreat, they actively suppressed Barcelona's midfield pass and ball control, disrupting the opponent's pass and ball control and game rhythm.

Real Madrid's defense line has been laid out very successfully, and the restrictions on Messi in the center are also in place.

Since the Liverpool era, the team coached by Benitez has always been the victim of Barcelona. After coming to Real Madrid, it has basically continued this tradition, which makes it difficult for Barcelona to organize effective offenses after the opening game, and it is difficult to penetrate into Real Madrid's hinterland, and they can only fall from the outside.

The first threatening attack in the whole game happened in the ninth minute. After Real Madrid intercepted the ball in the backcourt, Xavi Alonso quickly made a long pass with a diagonal pass and went directly to Di Maria on the right side of the penalty area.

The Argentine quickly inserted, but was blocked by Barcelona's left-back Adriano. The referee gave Adriano a yellow card and gave Real Madrid a free kick 30 meters away. However, although Yang Yang took the penalty this time, he hit the goal, but goalkeeper Valdes predicted the route in advance and saved the ball accurately.

Barcelona has firmly controlled the situation since the opening, controlling the ball in its own hands, with a ball possession rate of more than 65%, but there are few real threatening attacks. It was not until the 19th minute that Barcelona created an opportunity. Iniesta made a straight pass, and Messi rushed into the penalty area against the right side, but the shot was taken offside by Casillas, and failed to create a threat.

Both sides played cautiously and carefully, and Real Madrid's defense was also organized very closely.

Javier Martinez mainly played the game behind the midfield, and his main task was to protect the defense line. His position was not as flexible as Javier Alonso and Mascherano, but he performed very well, with a large range of activities and was almost everywhere on the court.

The performance of two Real Madrid centrebacks Ramos and Fermuren is also remarkable. They completed the task of defending Messi well. Not only did they not suffer any loss in speed, but they also had an advantage in physical confrontation, making it difficult for Messi to gain advantage in frontal conversations and had to retreat frequently.

But Messi, who was retreating, fell into Javier Martinez's defense zone, which almost suffocated the Argentinian.

The defense of the three-middle midfielder ensures the stability of the defense line and the ribs, making it difficult for Barcelona to open the situation. The frontcourt frequently creates opportunities through counterattacks, especially since the 21st minute, Real Madrid won three consecutive corner kicks, which made Barcelona's goal in a panic.

Unfortunately, Benitez's corner kick tactics have always been criticized. Real Madrid has failed to benefit from corner kick tactics when they have an advantage in average height.

The existence of the three midfielders stabilized the team's defense, and Real Madrid's offense began to become more active.

First, Yang Yang broke into the penalty area from the left and shot from a small angle. Then Marcelo made a straight pass, and Yang Yang broke into the penalty area and was tackled by Alves in time. Then Marcelo received Yang Yang's pass and shot from the left, which was blocked by Puyol.

In the whole first half, Real Madrid seemed passive, but in fact they created the most threats, but they were unable to break through Barcelona's goal for a long time, and Barcelona never found an effective offensive approach.

Until the 45th minute, the first half was about to enter stoppage time. Real Madrid launched an offensive on the left, and Xavi Alonso suddenly moved to the right, and Macon inserted behind him to cooperate with Di Maria to create a threat, creating a corner kick.

Di Maria took the corner kick and drove to the front point accurately.

Tall players such as Ibrahimovic and Javier Martinez attracted attention, but Fermuren created an accident at the front point, grabbed the first point and headed the ball to the back point.

Yang Yang kept ambushing the back point, and suddenly stepped forward after seeing the opportunity, jumped high, almost pressing on Adriano, heading the ball from close range, and directly hitting the ball into Barcelona's goal!

"!!!"

"In the 45th minute, Yang Yang headed the ball!"

"One to zero!"

"This is simply too unbelievable."

"Real Madrid's possession rate in the first half was only 34%, but it created most of the shooting opportunities and was the first to break Barcelona's goal. This is simply unbelievable."

"We can see that these two teammates who used to work in the Eredivisie league have a very tacit understanding. Fermall feels like he has known that Yang Yang will respond at the back point."

The entire Bernabeu stadium was also full of joy.

More than 80,000 Real Madrid fans rushed out of their seats and shouted Yang Yang's name at the top of their lungs.

One to zero, Real Madrid broke the deadlock on the court and took the lead!

Everyone also believes that as long as Real Madrid continues to adopt the defensive strategy in the first half, there will be no problem in defending this lead in the second half.

Because, Real Madrid's defense in the first half was simply perfect, leaving no chance for Barcelona.

But just when everyone felt this way, maybe even Barcelona himself thought so, not long after the second half, Real Madrid's defense line made a fatal mistake.

In a quick return to defense, Fermall handballed in the penalty area and tripped Villa.
Chapter completed!