The Real Madrid newspaper was sometimes unreasonable.
Their position would not be easily shaken.
Not long ago, they had criticized Raúl and would not change their position because of Raúl's brace in the Champions League game.
Even their evaluation of the game was very harsh.
"Raúl is just a warrior in Real Madrid. The real commander is someone else!"
The battle report commented on the game, affirmed Raúl's contribution, and was happy for Raúl's recovery. But they gave Qin Xiong a higher evaluation and believed that Qin Xiong was the core of Real Madrid's current and future team building.
At the same time, they were cautious about the result of the game.
"6: 0 is just the result. Real Madrid was very lucky to win this game. If it wasn't for Qin Xiong breaking the deadlock on the field in less than 10 minutes of the game and giving Kyiv Dynamo an unexpected heavy blow, then it's hard to predict what the game would have ended up like."
The comments of the team newspaper were reasonable and reflected the position of the team newspaper from the side: cautious and rational.
Because Real Madrid often had big ups and downs in the past few years, they could not be overly optimistic that Real Madrid was completely on the right track because of the sudden outbreak of a game.
Such public opinion comments from AS were a bit of a wet blanket, especially on the eve of the Madrid Derby, which could damage morale.
Similarly, AS also believed that the Madrid Derby was a small test for Real Madrid in the new season.
In any case, Capello had been coaching the team for a month. It was a bit unreasonable to use excuses such as run-in, adaptation, adjustment, and so on to fool the public. A powerhouse like Real Madrid would not give the manager a year, half a year, or even three months as a run-in period.
Back home to have a good rest, Qin Xiong hoped to face the first derby game in Spain with full spirit.
In his life in Madrid, it was difficult to feel the hostility from the Atlético Madrid fans.
First of all, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid were not on the same street as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Secondly, living in a more open and free city like Madrid, Qin Xiong focused on his world with Sylvia and almost never encountered harassment from rival fans.
But the hatred between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid existed.
Similar to the theme of almost all derby battles, the Madrid Derby was no exception.
Fight for hatred!
The story of a declining aristocrat down the slide against an ambitious challenger is often played out in the Madrid derby.
Although Real Madrid started the league tournament well, they had yet to play a game that the outside world could not find fault with. It could only be said that the new Real Madrid coached by Capello was still far from the Real Madrid that everyone had hoped for.
And this year, Atlético Madrid, as always, made the fans feel exciting new hope at the beginning of the season and quickly put the pain of last season behind them.
Before the weekend arrived, the core players of the two teams looked forward to the game.
Casillas said with certainty that the result of the game would be 3: 0, and that Raúl, van Nistelrooy, and Qin Xiong would each score a goal.
Atlético Madrid's young captain, Torres, vowed to break Real Madrid's goal: in the previous seven times he had faced Real Madrid, Torres had not scored a goal!
In the face of the angry Torres, Raúl and Casillas encouraged him as a senior, but there was also a premise: Real Madrid scored more goals than Atlético Madrid!
On October 2, at six o 'clock in the evening, the two most conflicted groups of fans in the city gathered in the stands of the Bernabéu.
Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, the fans of the two camps gathered together. Although it was not as bloody as the hatred in the English Premier League, the atmosphere of equal confrontation could be seen everywhere.
Real Madrid was aristocratic, and aristocrats disdained to use street methods to fight against opponents.
They were more looking forward to relying on the white knights to crush Atlético Madrid on the field so that they could gain a sense of superiority and be able to talk and laugh while drinking red wine and stepping on Atlético Madrid's corpse.
Real Madrid used the starting lineup of the midweek Champions League. Standing in the players' tunnel, Qin Xiong noticed the young captain, Torres, who led the Atlético Madrid team, and the small supernova behind him, Aguero!
Aguero also happened to look at Qin Xiong. His eyes were full of a sense of scrutiny, as if he was measuring Qin Xiong's fighting power.
Qin Xiong's mouth curved slightly. It was probably because the young and tender Aguero actually looked kinder. He subconsciously wanted to give him a smile like he was facing a friendly stranger.
But soon he realized that this was a derby game. The two sides could exchange pleasantries and greet each other, but they must not be too friendly and intimate in their attitude. Otherwise, it would attract the media to make a fuss out of nothing.
The players from both sides walked into the Bernabéu stadium led by the referees.
The atmosphere in the stadium today was noisy, with cheers, applause, and boos mixed together, making the atmosphere tense.
"Welcome to the Bernabéu stadium, the focus of the fifth round of the new season's La Liga. The Madrid derby will be played here.
This was the 135th Madrid derby. Real Madrid had a clear advantage in the past 134 Madrid derbies, especially in the Bernabéu game, where Real Madrid won nearly 70% of the games. In the past ten Madrid derbies, Atlético Madrid had four draws and six losses without a win. It was clear that Real Madrid's overwhelming advantage was the source of their confidence today, and it was also the confidence that Real Madrid fans wanted to see the team win.
Real Madrid, who had just massacred Kyiv Dynamo with six goals in the Champions League, had a clear improvement in their recent form.
It was just not known if Capello's failure to insist on rotation would cause the team to have hidden concerns about physical exhaustion.
Today, Real Madrid continued their starting lineup in the Champions League.
They still played 4-4-3.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Messiah, Cannavaro, Ramos, Carlos.
Midfielders: Diarra, Qin Xiong, Emerson.
Forwards: Reyes, van Nistelrooy, Raúl.
The only difference was that in the Champions League, Messiah played as the center back, and Ramos played as the full back. Today, perhaps he was afraid of Atlético Madrid's twin frontline stars, Capello let Messiah play as the full back, and Ramos returned to the center back position to join forces with Cannavaro to guard Real Madrid's last line of defense.
Atlético Madrid's starting lineup had many changes compared to before. Aguirre lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Goalkeeper: Franco.
Defenders: Setaridis, Pablo, Perea, Peña.
Midfielders: M. Rodriguez, Lucin, Maniche, Petrov.
Forwards: Torres, Aguero.
The game is about to start. What will the 135th Madrid derby show after 90 minutes?
Let's wait and see! "
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