Rangnick thought Real Madrid was distracted by the national derby next Monday, but in fact some Real Madrid players were distracted. But don’t forget whose Real Madrid is now. Real Madrid is not Real Madrid for some players, but Mourinho’s Real Madrid. As long as Mourinho is not distracted, Real Madrid will not be distracted.

After arriving in Sinsheim, the next day the team conducted training to adapt to the field, and a tactical meeting was held the night before.

At the meeting, Mourinho told everyone with a stern face that if anyone is still thinking about the national derby next Monday, he can now go back to Spain to prepare for that game, and not stay in Sinsheim to occupy the place.

What he needs is a player who can play in this game and perform well.

Now Mourinho is full of words in Real Madrid. No one dares to question what he says, nor does anyone dare to ignore it.

He asked the whole team to calm down and focus on playing the game against Hoffenheim first, and then consider Barcelona.

"If we lose to Hoffenheim here, we will become the laughing stock of the world! We cannot lose the game, which is related to the honor of Real Madrid! In addition, some of you think that losing a Champions League group stage before the national derby will not let Barcelona laugh at you for not being able to deal with an opponent like Hoffenheim?"

The players looked at each other. This is indeed a problem. Now the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona has expanded from the La Liga to every corner, and any place can become the stage for the battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Barcelona just slaughtered Almeria 8-0 away in the league and challenged Real Madrid. Real Madrid followed suit and defeated Athletic Bilbao 5-1 at home in the league. Not only at the team level, but at the player level, such competition is everywhere. Messi scored a hat-trick against Almeria, temporarily catching up with Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of league goals, and then c. Ronaldo completed his hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao and regained the top spot in the scorer list. He was also "gived" a penalty to Ramos in the game, otherwise he would be happy for the first time.

Now in the Champions League, the competition between the two teams continues. Barcelona faces Panasinacos this match day. The opponent is not strong, so Barcelona should not win away. So if Real Madrid loses to Hoffenheim, they will naturally be ridiculed by Barcelona.

If it really happens, Real Madrid will lose morale in the most important game. Think about it, be ridiculed by the opponent, and then go away to face the mortal enemy who has the upper hand psychologically... It feels bad.

Mourinho's words made all Real Madrid players realize the seriousness of the problem. Qiu Yan, who was a little absent-minded before, suddenly woke up - yes, we must go to Camp Nou as winners! In the league, we were under Barcelona's point, and we couldn't perform worse than them in the Champions League. Even if they lost, we had to win!

Mourinho could read things from the players' eyes, and he knew that the players' mentality had changed. This is exactly what he wanted.

So he clapped his face and began to announce the starting list.

Of course, the goalkeeper is still Casillas, and he can rotate in other positions, but this position will never be rotated. Left-back Marcelo, right-back Aberoa, and center-back partners are Ramos and Albiol. The two midfielders in the midfield are Alonso and Lassena Diarra, while the front midfielder Ozil Pedro Leon and Cristiano Ronaldo are the wingers on the right and left respectively, while the center is Benzema.

Such a lineup has several rotations with Real Madrid's previous main lineup, and it can even be called the largest rotation since Mourinho's coaching. Albiol replaced Carvalho as central defender, Ramosla replaced Pepe in the middle, and Aberoa replaced Ramos as right-back. Midfielder Racena Diarra replaced Khedira with a little injury, and Pedro Leon replaced Di Maria. The change in the forward was that Benzema got the starting opportunity as he wished, and Higuain simply did not come to Sinsheim. He was left in Madrid with some minor injuries to recuperate, preparing for the first leg of the national derby with Barcelona.

From this arrangement, it is easy to draw the conclusion that "Morlinho does not pay attention to the game against Hoffenheim at all." But is this really the case?

Only Real Madrid players know how much their head coach attaches importance to this game.

※※※ On Hoffenheim, Rangnick also attaches great importance to this game.

There is no need to say more about how much he attaches importance to it.

At the pre-match tactical meeting, he focused on analyzing Real Madrid's recent rounds of games, so that everyone should pay special attention to the following people - Cristiano Ronaldo, Ozil, and Alonso.

These two players are Real Madrid's best in shape. Ozil performed very well in Bremen, but after a round of the World Cup and then transferred to Real Madrid, he made great progress. Now his performance has vaguely become a general.

"We can't look at people with old eyes. Ozil is more threatening and more aura than in the Bundesliga. So we must keep a strict guard during the game!"

I won’t say much about Ronaldo’s threat. He is now shining, and the entire La Liga has become the battlefield for him and Messi to compete for the best world. Back then, he and Messi and Kaka were in a three-strong team. Now Kaka is injured, and the world football has become a situation where he and Messi compete for the dominance.

The attention to Xavi Alonso is because the real commander of Real Madrid is Alonso. Just like Chu Zhongtian to Hoffenheim, Alonso's position in Real Madrid is equally important. However, he is not as dazzling as Chu Zhongtian in Hoffenheim, because there are more people in Real Madrid than him. But if he is ignored for this, he will suffer a great loss.

Alonso gave it to Sana.

Diyala is an intercepting midfielder who can be ignored. His contribution to offense is very small.

"Let's not care about what style Real Madrid is or what football. Just stick to our football!"

※※※The match with Real Madrid is coming, and the whole of Sinsheim is in a frenzy.

Mourinho's Real Madrid is undoubtedly the most popular team in European football today. They have set many records, and they are all very star-like from coaches to players. Everyone can't wait to watch these stars perform in the game.

Many commentators believe that although Hoffenheim plays at home, and although they defeated Manchester United, Inter Milan and AC Milan at home, their record of unbeaten at the Champions League this time may end. In today's world football, the team that can stop Mourinho's Real Madrid may only be Guardiola's Barcelona. The suspense of "who can defeat Real Madrid" will only be revealed in the Spanish century derby next Monday.

If nothing unexpected happens, Hoffenheim will become a stepping stone for Real Madrid to prepare for the national derby and adjust their state. By winning against them, players can reach a peak in both physiological and psychological state, and then go to the Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona.

Real Madrid is the best team in the 20th century selected by FIFA. In the past ten years of the 21st century, if you want to choose, Barcelona will probably be elected with a high vote. This is a showdown between the two best teams in the century, so it is no wonder that the media only focuses on the national derby.

Real Madrid is in such an excellent state, and Hoffenheim's other opponent AC Milan is also recovering. Since they tied Real Madrid at home, their performance has begun to improve. They have won consecutive victories in the league, including winning the important Milan derby, and firmly occupy the first place in the Serie A standings, leaving last season's triple-champion Inter Milan far behind.

Both teams are in good shape at present, and Hoffenheim faces such a team in the last two games of the group stage. It is no wonder that their qualifying situation is actually not optimistic at all. Maybe Hoffenheim is likely to lose two consecutive times, first at home to Real Madrid, and then away to AC Milan in the last round - no matter how you look at it, there is a high chance of this situation... Even the German media expressed concern about Hoffenheim's prospects.

This is actually very rare. Teams that ranked second in the group and had performed well before and only lost one game are worried, while other teams that were behind in the rankings take the opportunity to qualify in the group.

Hoffenheim fans will definitely be very dissatisfied. But who told them that their last two group matches are Real Madrid, the current world football team, and AC Milan, which has rich background and rich experience, is accustomed to slow heat and future development?

If they want to qualify in the group, they must first ensure that they do not lose to Real Madrid. If they can win, it will be the best. In the previous four group matches, Hoffenheim won three wins and one loss, and nine points were accumulated. AC Milan won one win, one draw and two losses, and four points were accumulated, and the two were five points different. It seems that the gap is huge, but it is only the difference between two games. These two games happen to be the last two group matches, and Hoffenheim faces two strong opponents respectively.

Unless Hoffenheim beats Real Madrid at home, it is possible to ensure that they qualify early, but this hope is very slim. Even if they get one point, it is not safe. If they draw Real Madrid and get one point, Hoffenheim's points will rise to ten. But at the same time, AC Milan defeats Ausselle away should not be a problem. If it is the AC Milan at the beginning of the season, it is hard to say whether they can defeat Ausselle away, but now AC Milan has three-pointers. AC Milan has three-pointers in three points, and they are only three-pointers away from Hoffenheim, and the last group match happened to be between their two teams.

However, by then, Hoffenheim still has an advantage. As long as AC Milan does not defeat Auxerre in the away game, Hoffenheim can suppress AC Milan in the goal difference. Now Hoffenheim has five goals, AC Milan loses one, and the goal difference difference between the two teams is six. According to UEFA's rules, the points between the two sides are the same, and the first thing to look at is the winning and losing relationship, and then the goal difference. In terms of the winning and losing relationship, Hoffenheim won AC Milan at home. Even if AC Milan won Hoffenheim at home, the winning and losing relationship between the two sides is just a draw. As long as AC Milan does not defeat Hoffenheim in San Siro, Hoffenheim can still qualify as the second in the group.

Of course, all this is based on Hoffenheim's home draw to Real Madrid tonight...※※※ When Real Madrid's bus arrived at the Rhine-Neca Stadium, the spotlight outside the window flashed. Reporter and fans were waiting by the roadside to cheer for Real Madrid.

When Mourinho got out of the car, cheers rang.

He is the biggest star of this team.

After Hoffenheim's bus arrived, the person who received the most attention from the media was not their head coach Rangnick, but the team's captain and midfielder Chu Zhongtian. He is the only star of the team.

After getting off the car, Chu Zhongtian did not accept an interview with the reporters, but was the first to run into the locker room. It can be seen from his face that his expression is very serious.

This game is related to Hoffenheim's life and death, so he will of course be more serious.

For Hoffenheim players, they don’t have much time to laugh and play. The game is imminent, and Real Madrid is definitely not a good person.

The Rhine Neca Stadium was full as early as an hour before the start of the game. Despite this, there are still many fans outside the court, who share a common feature - they all hold signs for tickets. The opponent in this game is Real Madrid, with superstars such as Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Casillas, etc. It is the biggest wish of these fans to be able to enjoy the showdown between Hoffenheim players and these superstars up close.

Whether it is Sinsheim or Hoffenheim, fans here never dared to think that they could see so many performances of giant teams and superstars at their doorstep. If they wanted to see them, they could only go through the paid channel on the TV.

But now, they not only see the performances of the giant teams, but also often!

All of this is the result of Hoffenheim's rise.

When the players came out to warm up, the stadium stands were filled with flags of teams from both sides and various cheering slogans.

The warm atmosphere on the court made each of them feel excited.

They kept bringing this emotion to the locker room.

"This is our life-and-death battle! The real life-and-death battle!" Chu Zhongtian shouted to everyone in the locker room. Head coach Rangnick has finished what he wants to say, and there is still some time left for the players themselves.

Chu Zhongtian is jumping his teammates' emotions and following him into the game. He doesn't want his teammates to slowly find the rhythm of the game in the game. In the game against Real Madrid, it is very dangerous and stupid to do so. Real Madrid is a team with fast pace. This "fast" is not only reflected in the speed of the field dribbling and offensive advancement, but also in the speed of the team entering the game.

If they don't want to get through the goal from the beginning, or get beaten very miserably at the beginning, it's best to follow the pace of the game as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Hoffenheim has a lot of experience in this regard. In many games, they scored goals at the beginning, which fully demonstrates that they enter the game faster than most teams.

But can we pass Real Madrid at its peak?

"The last time we almost won them at their home court, there was no reason to go back to our own home court, but it was worse, so everyone must play this game with the belief of winning! We must show the courage to let them taste our football!!"

※※※In the dressing room of Real Madrid, Mourinho is speaking to his players: "I remind you again that if you perform poorly in this game, I will not give him a chance to play in the league next Monday. I hope you understand that this game is as important as the league in Barcelona."

After saying that, he glanced at the people in the locker room. Mourinho is a psychologist and he can perceive the players' hearts from some of their external performances. He saw that everyone was ready, so he waved his hand and signaled them to appear.

"Remember, we are Real Madrid. We not only have to qualify in the group, but also to win the first place in the group. Real Madrid will never fight for a draw!"

The intention of winning Hoffenheim and determining the first place in the group is already very obvious.

※※※When the majestic Champions League theme song rang, the players of both sides walked out of the passage, and the Rhine Neka Stadium burst into loud cheers. The time they had been looking forward to was finally here!

"The players on both sides have appeared! Mourinho made large-scale adjustments to the starting list of this game. It seems that they are qualifying ahead of schedule and they no longer intend to focus all their energy on Hoffenheim. For Hoffenheim, this must be good news!" The commentator who doesn't understand the inside story is still saying this.

But in fact, Mourinho will never let the team go. Because he had criticized Sporting Gijon's head coach for hiding the main players in Barcelona's game in La Liga, which is an immoral behavior. If he asks his team to let the team go in the game against Hoffenheim, wouldn't he slap himself? What qualifications do he have to criticize Sporting Gijon's coach?

Mourinho's pride would not allow him to do so.

So this game is not as relaxed and casual as the commentators think. For Hoffenheim, as Chu Zhongtian said, it is a real life-and-death battle.

Chu Zhongtian stared at Cristiano Ronaldo when he shook hands with him. He smelled the scent of danger from the other person's eyes.

This Real Madrid team is indeed giving its all, at least Portugal's Ronaldo has given its all.

But he was not willing to be outdone. He used a little force when he held Ronaldo's hand.

He saw Ronaldo's face a little surprised, but soon he felt the other party shaking his hand hard.

No one spoke or said anything, the number one star among the two teams completed the challenge and challenge actions.
Chapter completed!