To put it simply, Ancelotti's Real Madrid lineup also follows the tactical ideas previously designed by Mourinho. The core of this tactical idea lies in the wingers cutting inside.

Real Madrid's left winger is Cristiano Ronaldo and the right winger is Kaka.

The names of these two people alone are enough to shock all teams.

Kaka's peak strength is absolutely unstoppable, but unfortunately, Kaka at this time is already at the end of his peak. The knee injury means that Kaka can only exert less than 70% of his ability. Although 70% is enough, he is ultimately no longer at his peak.

This year's Real Madrid has a lot of stars, but the biggest problem is that Kaka is old, while Modric, who just joined the team, is still young.

This is also a period of transition for Real Madrid's peak lineup.

Real Madrid will not reach its true peak until Modric grows up in Real Madrid and the three-man midfield is formed.

Of course, Real Madrid's lineup today is absolutely scary.

The center forward is No. 9 Benzema, the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Benzema was initially known as the scapegoat, as no matter what happened in football, it could always be blamed on Benzema. However, with the increase in games and age, Real Madrid replaced star players one after another, but Benzema always firmly occupied the position of main striker/center forward.

Firstly, Benzema has a good physique that is not prone to injuries.

Benzema is a religious believer. During Ramadan, Benzema hardly eats anything, yet he can still engage in high-intensity confrontations with his opponents.

For this reason alone, he truly deserves the nickname of Benzey's Tyrannosaurus Rex.

When Benzema was young, he was hailed as Ronaldo's successor, and his ability and talent were unquestionable.

But it is because there are too many dazzling stars around him, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuain, Di Maria, Kaka, and later Bale, etc. Every dazzling talented star is squeezing Benzema's living space.

But Benzema persisted and eventually won the Ballon d'Or at the age of 35.

Benzema is a shooter with great team spirit. In order to help the team, he often acts as a fulcrum, assists, retreats and creates space as a center forward. He is also Ronaldo's favorite striker in Real Madrid.

This is also the reason why Higuain and Morata are still sitting on Real Madrid's bench, while Benzema can start.

Real Madrid's starting left winger is Cristiano Ronaldo, also known as C Ronaldo.

Real Madrid's 4231 formation is essentially a winger cutting inside formation. This formation is basically tailor-made for Ronaldo. During this period, Ronaldo was absolutely the core of the core. Even Angel Di Maria had to silently serve as a substitute for Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's cutting inside with his left foot is invincible.

Speaking of cutting inside, there is another king of cutting inside, that is Robben, the little man who currently plays for Bayern.

If Robben has reached the highest level of cutting inside, then Ronaldo has gone a step further and sublimated the winger cutting inside to the perfect form of winger becoming center forward.

Comparing Robben's peak period with Cristiano Ronaldo's peak period, if we compare the speed of cutting inside alone, Cristiano Ronaldo is weaker than Robben. However, if we compare the center forward's transformation after cutting inside as well as his passing and shooting efficiency, Cristiano Ronaldo is far better than Robben.

But the problem is that Real Madrid has tried many methods, but it is still difficult to de-Ronaldo-ize them.

Not to mention that Ronaldo's peak period is very long, Real Madrid's core tactical settings alone cannot be easily changed.

Whether it was Di Maria or later Bale, they all wanted to go the route of cutting inside from a winger to become a center forward, but no one was as good as Ronaldo.

This tactic of the winger cutting inside was created for Ronaldo.

Therefore, in today's game, whether or not Liverpool can limit Ronaldo is the top priority.

Liverpool's opponents against Ronaldo are right winger Lallana and right back Van Dijk, two former Southampton players.

Of course, center forward Gu Ran will definitely retreat to meet his fellow senior - in terms of the relationship with Mendes, Gu Ran and Ronaldo are from the same school, and in terms of the relationship with Mourinho, Gu Ran and Ronaldo are also from the same school.

And Ronaldo seemed very excited about being able to compete with Gu Ran in this game.

During the warm-up time before the game, the two hugged and shook hands to salute each other. Ronaldo also told Gu Ran that after the game, regardless of the outcome, they should have a meal together, and Gu Ran happily agreed.

Real Madrid's attacking midfielder is No. 10 Ozil.

In Kaka's peak period, Kaka played as an attacking midfielder. Kaka's forward runs were world-class, but unfortunately, after Kaka was injured, the threat of his forward runs was greatly weakened. Now Kaka can only pick up opportunities to cut inside on the right side.

The biggest characteristic of Ozil is his agility. Not only is he agile in instant acceleration and passing, but he is also agile in thinking, passing accurately, moving in various ways, having explosive imagination, and delicate control of the ball. His through pass in particular can be described as turning decay into magic.

But such a smart player when playing football is as stupid as a pig off the field.

Ozil is also a notorious politician in the football world. He could have just played football honestly, but he chose to do something stupid.

In today's game, Gu Ran is also determined to focus on "taking care" of Ozil.

By "taking good care" of Ozil and preventing him from passing the ball, Real Madrid would lose its offensive engine.

Real Madrid's right winger is Kaka. There is no need to say more about Kaka's strength. Although Kaka's knee is seriously injured and Kaka runs as slowly as a walk on the field, once Kaka gets the ball, Kaka is the top son of the wind! Even if Kaka has a knee injury, it is almost impossible to start intercepting Kaka at the same time.

The most amazing thing about Kaka is that he is slow the moment before, but once he starts, his instantaneous acceleration burst ability can easily leave his opponents behind, and Kaka's dribbling speed is much higher than his sprinting speed without the ball.

Kaka was born for football.

It's a pity that the knee injury ruined him, otherwise Kaka's final achievement would definitely surpass Ronaldo and Messi.

(End of this chapter)