As the match time approaches, real Madrid's Champions League quarter-final against Paris is about to kick off. In recent days, a number of stars such as Neymar and Benzema, who had previously retired from injury, announced their comebacks one by one, which greatly increased the excitement of the game. Unfortunately, former Real Madrid captain Ramos is still unable to play due to injury, which has become a regret in this game.
Looking back at history, Real Madrid, which has won four crowns in five years, is definitely a more experienced side, thanks to Mendy's comeback, the choice of the team's midfield has basically no suspense, the ceremony three midfielders with Mendy, Alaba, Milittan and Carvajal will be Ancelotti's first choice to start, and the real attention is how Real Madrid should choose the candidate for the forward trident. Vinicius and Benzema's combination is hard to shake, so who will get that last right winger position?
Neymar's comeback has undoubtedly greatly increased the defensive pressure on the right side of Real Madrid, and Carvajal, who has long been not in peak condition, may be difficult to single-handedly withstand the impact of Neymar, Mbappe and others, so arranging a striker with the attribute of retreating to participate in the defense on the right side has become the first element, and Pochettino is likely to arrange a formation of four strikers to attack Real Madrid, and it is imperative to strengthen the defense.
Real Madrid is likely to arrange Asensio as the starting right winger, and let him put his energy on the return defense and assist in the development of the defensive to attack, after all, Paris' Ashraf, Messi and others are also notoriously heavy attacks and do not re-defend, Real Madrid may gain a lot of offensive opportunities on defensive counterattacks, which is what it takes to win the game.
On the surface, the Paris squad seems to be younger and stronger, but we must not forget that Real Madrid still has the "old Churro of the Champions League" such as the ceremonial three midfielders, and the control of the rhythm of the game by Modric and Kroos is not comparable to that of Verratti and others, and if they want to win the game, the Paris players cannot distract themselves from the 90 minutes of the game.
For Real Madrid, whether the start can quickly enter the state has become the key. If you concede a goal at the beginning and the game situation falls into passivity, it will be a bad thing for the overall older Real Madrid team. The Paris right-back, who previously played for Real Madrid, also secretly expressed his and his teammates' enthusiasm for this game in the pre-match interview, and the desire to grab a good start was clearly seen.
Although the game has not yet begun, everything is still unknown, but it is foreseeable that this will be a 1/8 final with full technical tactics and topics, the old giants against the European upstarts, and we will know who will die on February 16th!