At 10 p.m. on May 7, Bernabéu ushered in the 233rd El Clásico in history.
The impact of this game of the century was not as great as before because Real Madrid had already won the title ahead of time. In addition, Barcelona's record had dropped dramatically this season, and Ronaldinho could not play because of his injury. The impact of this game on a global scale had definitely decreased.
Real Madrid, who had already defended their La Liga title, sent all their main players because this was a game to show off, a game that made their arch-rivals unable to lift their heads.
When the players of Real Madrid and Barcelona walked into the Bernabéu, the temperament of the Real Madrid team was clearly above Barcelona's. Barcelona, who had internal and external troubles, stepped onto the field with complicated emotions.
"Welcome to the Bernabéu to watch the 233rd El Clásico. The outcome of this game does not mean much to Real Madrid from a competitive point of view. As long as they do not lose to Barcelona at home, then Real Madrid will remain undefeated in the league.
But for Barcelona, this game still has the pursuit of points. They lost to Real Madrid in the title race, but they still need to keep their Champions League spot. Atlético Madrid and Sevilla are eyeing them from behind. If they cannot win today, Barcelona is bound to go all out to get points in the remaining two league games. Otherwise, it is likely that they will not be able to play in the Champions League next season.
Of course, the significance of the El Clásico was beyond the scope of competition. The feud between the two teams was already well known!
Let's take a look at today's two starting players.
Real Madrid starting 442.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro, Marcelo.
Midfielders: Robben, Diarra, Guti, Snede.
Forwards: Qin Xiong, Raúl.
Heinze had a minor injury and could not play in this game. The young Marcelo stood on the stage of the El Clásico for the first time. Hopefully, he would not disappoint the manager and fans.
Barcelona starting 433.
Goalkeeper: Valdés.
Defenders: Zambrotta, Puyol, Marcos, Abidal.
Midfielders: Yaya Touré, Xavi, Deco.
Forwards: Messi, Gudjohnsen, Bojan.
Yaya Toure's timely recovery was good news for Barcelona, but the absence of Eto 'o and Ronaldinho due to their injuries would inevitably reduce Barcelona's fighting strength. What kind of performance would Messi perform in this game? Let's wait and see! "
Barcelona kicked off first. Messi stood in the center circle with Gudjohnsen beside him. He looked at the Real Madrid half and the first person he saw was Qin Xiong.
He knew that he was getting closer and closer to Qin Xiong, but it was still not enough!
After the golden generation of the older generation quietly came to an end, Ronaldinho, who had transcended the mortal world in the mesozoic generation, suddenly fell, directly stepping into the era of the new generation of superstars carrying the flag of the king.
In this era where the number of superstars had clearly begun to decline, superstars were even more dazzling.
Qin Xiong was now the number one player in European football.
In two years, he and Kaka each led, but this season, Qin Xiong once again came out on top with a full outbreak.
Messi was one of the pursuers behind the two, and there was another in England named Ronaldo.
According to the current public opinion of European football, the second person after Qin Xiong was Ronaldo, not Kaka or Messi.
Because Ronaldo's performance this season had completely overshadowed the limelight of the other two.
But when it came to competing with Qin Xiong, perhaps Ronaldo had to overshadow Qin Xiong in the Champions League final!
Messi was not depressed. He still had a lot of youth left for him. What he had to do was nothing more than fight, fight, and never slack off or give up!
The game began.
Gudjohnsen passed the ball to Messi, who began to dribble the ball forward. Qin Xiong came to his front to intercept. Messi suddenly changed direction in place. Qin Xiong had physical contact with Messi, who accidentally fell to the ground. The referee blew for Qin Xiong's foul, and Qin Xiong kindly pulled Messi up from the ground.
Messi did not express any dissatisfaction. Gradually, he also became the player who was violated the most in Barcelona's games.
This was the on-field treatment of a superstar.
He had to get used to it.
Qin Xiong was a little surprised because Messi's forced breakthrough felt a little forced.
If he moved first, and he changed direction later, then everything would be logical.
But Messi changed direction first, and Qin Xiong moved back. Although Messi's change of direction was very explosive, and if Qin Xiong did not foul, he could not stop Messi, this approach was slightly biased.
They were not strangers and knew each other's roots. They knew what each other could do.
Logically, Barcelona should not play like a one-man surprise attack. They were very particular about passing and control.
Maybe it was just a test after the start of the game.
Qin Xiong's thoughts quickly disappeared without a trace.
Because Barcelona handed the ball to Messi as soon as they had the chance, and Messi seemed to be single-minded in sticking to the ball to break through and cause trouble for Real Madrid's rear defensive line.
In the fourth minute of the game, Real Madrid's midfield controlled the ball to shape the situation and passed the ball to Robben's feet.
Peter Pan directly cut across the middle from the right side to cause Xavi's defense to lose position. Xavi originally wanted to help defend the side, but he did not expect Robben to not play by the rules and go straight inside.
Robben swayed the angle and sent out a straight kick.
Qin Xiong slanted to Yaya Toure's side. Yaya Toure, who had just recovered from his injury, had not recovered to his best condition. His speed of turning and defending had decreased. Qin Xiong had played against him before and naturally understood Yaya Toure's ability.
Today's Barcelona looked like it was going downhill. It was not as strong as it used to be.
Before Abidal and Yaya Toure could defend, Qin Xiong kicked the ball.
The football rolled to Raúl's feet in front of the penalty area. After Raúl took control of the ball, he stuffed the ball diagonally behind Márquez.
Qin Xiong, who seemed to roll the wind and fire in front of him, charged into the penalty area. When Márquez turned back to chase, Qin Xiong looked like he was going to kick the ball!
Márquez immediately fell to the ground and slid to block Qin Xiong's shooting path. Just as he slid out, he saw Qin Xiong's foot fall and kick the ball back!
Márquez slid back without success. At this time, Qin Xiong used the outer instep of his right foot to rub an inside curveball!
Valdés flew to the extreme but could not keep the ball out. Before he landed, he looked back and saw the football hanging straight in the lower left corner of the goal!
The ball went in?!
The Bernabéu crowd had not even warmed up their seats when they saw Qin Xiong shoot the ball into Barcelona's goal!
The Real Madrid fans immediately got up and cheered. Qin Xiong rushed to the sidelines with a proud look on his face!
Barcelona, who was not in a state of disunity, did not even last five minutes at the Bernabéu before they announced that the city gate had fallen!
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