Bellingham again. In the first leg of the national derby, it was Bellingham who scored a super long-range shot to help Real Madrid retreat 2:1 away from home, and this time at the Bernabeu, it was Bellingham who scored a last-minute stunner, a 3:2, allowing Real Madrid to beat Barcelona twice in La Liga this season. Now it is even suspected that Bellingham came to Real Madrid to govern Barcelona.
No, it's not a double kill. It's three kills. Don't forget, in the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid also defeated Barcelona 4:1. Beating Barcelona three times in a season, Real Madrid hasn't been so proud for a long time. At present, Real Madrid is 11 points ahead of Barcelona, and there are still 6 rounds in La Liga. And Real Madrid still have a chance to win the Champions League. And Barcelona, this season, can basically accept the reality of the four empty in advance.
You might as well combine the three kills of Barcelona with the elimination of Manchester City. Real Madrid's most successful operation so far this season was the elimination of Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which was equivalent to clearing the biggest landmine for themselves to win the title. With the removal of Manchester City, Real Madrid's hopes of winning the title have been greatly enhanced. The Champions League eliminated Manchester City, the domestic defeat of Barcelona, Real Madrid in recent times, it can be said that the scenery is infinite.
However, as a Real Madrid fan, in the face of such a prosperous situation, I feel a little unquenched. Moreover, this feeling is not unique to this year, perhaps, it has been going on for twenty or thirty years. Let's start with the just-concluded Spanish national derby, winning 3:2 at home against Barcelona, of course, is gratifying, but with the current comparison of the strength of Real Madrid and Barcelona, combined with the fact that Real Madrid won the first leg, this game is only enjoyable to win at least two goals, right? Of course, Real Madrid has just experienced a vicious battle in the Champions League, and it is difficult to recover to 100% of its state, but a 3:2 game is indeed a bit not in place.
The three kills are certainly enjoyable, but when it comes to the score, it is actually not too enjoyable. Why is it that when Barcelona wins Real Madrid, it can create an exaggerated and unnatural score, while Real Madrid wins against Barcelona, but it can't quench its thirst? What, do you think the 4:1 of the Spanish Super Cup is very enjoyable? So, do you remember the famous score of Barcelona abusing Real Madrid in the past 20 years? 6:2,5:0,5:1,...... Even, 4:0 was played two years ago. Compared to these scores, does 4:1 feel weak?
What's even more pitiful is that since the beginning of the new century, the biggest score for Real Madrid to win Barcelona is 4:1. This season's Spanish Super Cup final is one, and the other is the second leg of La Liga in the 07-08 season, with Real Madrid winning 4-1 at home. But it was the following season that Barcelona got their revenge at the Bernabeu, with a score of 6:2.
In the Champions League, this is also the case for Real Madrid. Take Manchester City as an example, the two sides have eliminated each other, but Manchester City's elimination of Real Madrid has always been crisp, such as last season, 1:1 away, 4:0 at home, basically crushing, and for example, in the 19th to 20th season, Manchester City beat Real Madrid in two legs. But what about Real Madrid's knockout of Manchester City? In the 21-22 season, it took the final golden three minutes to complete the comeback, and this season, both legs were drawn, and in the end Real Madrid won the penalty shoot-out. Even in the 15 to 16 seasons when there was a large gap in strength between the two sides, Real Madrid was much stronger than Manchester City in terms of heritage and strength, but after two legs, 1:0 at home and 0:0 away, the gap between the two sides could not be seen at all.
In the Champions League, Real Madrid eliminated giants of the same level, and generally did not have much advantage, but when they were eliminated by the other party, they often suffered a rout. The only exception was in the 13-14 season, when Real Madrid beat Bayern 5-0 over two legs. It is worth mentioning that Bayern's coach at that time was Pep Guardiola, and Bayern at that time began to focus on passing and controlling.
The reason for this situation is actually related to Real Madrid's style of play. Real Madrid mainly play counter-attacking and have little interest in possession. In matches against teams of the same level, Real Madrid are often passive on the field. So in this case, Real Madrid can still win if it counterattacks well, but if it is scored two or three goals by the opponent, it is basically hopeless to turn the tables around, and it will fall into a fiasco. So from a certain point of view, Real Madrid is betting on the Champions League. Bet that the other party can't grasp the opportunity, bet that you can fight back and steal one, and if you're lucky, steal two. The second leg with Manchester City, isn't that the case? It's ridiculous, after the results of the game came out, many people began to brag about Real Madrid's Champions League heritage, but the problem is that the ratio of shots on goal between the two sides reached 33:8, if Manchester City can grasp a few more opportunities, the result will be completely opposite, then, Real Madrid's heritage, is it still worthy of being touted?
When it was tied 4-0 last season, why didn't anyone stand up and praise Real Madrid's heritage?
Football is an adventurous game, the process of the game is fast-moving, and sometimes a small detail can make the difference between victory and defeat. Real Madrid's style of play is destined to be difficult to completely suppress the giants of the same level, and once it is counterpressed, then a big score may come into being. However, for fans who naturally don't like to play with the ball, such Real Madrid is the best.