Without Messi, Suarez stepped forward.
Beijing, October 29 (Zhang Yifan) In the early morning of Beijing time on the 29th, the Spanish national derby ushered in the first game in many years that lacked Messi and Ronaldo at the same time, and Barca won a 5-1 victory at Camp Nou, making this originally quite interesting game become jaw-dropping. Also missing the core, the two teams have almost gone to two extremes. What is it that makes barca and real madrid so different in form?
Barcelona are more like a whole
Messi suffered a broken arm in the 15th minute of the match against Sevilla a week ago, and although Barca finally won the top table battle 4-2, the news that Messi needed to be absent for three weeks still made Barca fans feel sad. Because in the next time, Inter and Real Madrid, the two strong enemies will take turns to appear, and Barca without Messi can fully retreat from them in the competition?
Barca proved to be strong enough. Although there is no top star Messi, Barca still play two fantastic victories, they beat Inter 2-0 in the Champions League and beat Real Madrid 5-1 in the national derby. For years, the question of Barca's "Messi dependence" has been debated by fans. Barca used these two big wins to tell the world that they are the best in the world with Messi, and even without Messi, they are still unstoppable.
Infographic: Messi.
Throughout this one-sided national derby, the Red and Blues performed more like a whole than their opponents, and the whole game was played close to perfection. Arturs had complete control of the midfield, while the lack of play by the likes of St. Nippon World Footballer Modric made Lopetegui's team almost suffocate. Barca have captured all of Real Madrid's weaknesses, while Real Madrid have left them at their disposal. If it weren't for the repeated missed opportunities by suarez and others, the score might have become even bigger.
Real Madrid is powerless Do you miss Cristiano Ronaldo at this moment?
After 10 rounds of league battles, Real Madrid are currently only ninth in La Liga, setting a record for the team's worst start in 14 years. This is an unacceptable achievement for the Galaxy, which has won three consecutive Champions League titles. After losing to Barca, they also suffered three consecutive league defeats. During this period, Real Madrid scored just four goals, three of which came from defenders. Cristiano Ronaldo's departure caused the Real Madrid attack line, which once terrified all of Europe, to collapse overnight.
How important Cristiano Ronaldo is to Real Madrid can be seen in this national derby. Real Madrid changed tactics after the yibian rematch, once suppressing Barca in the first 20 minutes of the second half. But before Suarez helped Barca seal the win, Real Madrid's front-liners missed great opportunities again and again. This is also in stark contrast to the Uruguayans who play the role of leader. Perhaps in these desperate times, Real Madrid fans will miss the player who is now wearing the Juventus no. 7 shirt.
Infographic: Maybe Real Madrid will miss Cristiano Ronaldo immensely.
Although Real Madrid lost Cristiano Ronaldo, the team should not have played as badly as it is now. The combination of Benzema and Bale was almost impossible to threaten barca's goal. In the past, when Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to conquer the city, some fans attributed the Portuguese scenery to Real Madrid's excellent midfield. But it turns out that even without Kroos and Modric, Cristiano is still the terrible goal machine; Real Madrid, who lost him, is unable to move forward.
Manager vs. Valverde strategizes
Before the game, when everyone was discussing whether to replace Messi with Coutinho or Malcolm, Valverde gave the result of which was Rafinha, who had just scored against Inter. The Brazilian was praised by Valverde in pre-season, but didn't get many chances after the game, so it was both unexpected and reasonable to schedule him to start against Inter. The game put him as a surprise, Valverde took a risky move, and finally proved that it was a good move.
Behind an out-of-control game, it also exposed the differences in decision-making between the coaches of the two teams. Throughout the game, Valverde won both in terms of platooning and temporary scheduling, and he also helped the Rossandrists master almost every minute of the game. The two managers, both in the crisis of being in the process of being in danger of being out of school, showed a difference in the national derby, which should have shown a strong "desire to survive".
Infographic: Marcelo saves face for Real Madrid.
In the face of all this, Lopetegui, who was already on the verge of leaving class, almost sat still. He used an almost desperate look in his eyes during the game to silently accept this autumn wind-like rout. Florentino sat next to Bartomeu to watch the match, and in the summer window he sent Ronaldo and Zidane away, expecting to establish his absolute authority. But Lopetegui handed over such an answer sheet as his hand-picked candidate, and perhaps at this moment, the chairman of the meritorious chairman who helped Real Madrid create glory is quite mixed. (End)