Chapter 280 La Liga is about to change!
This weekend, in the 34th round of La Liga, Valencia will challenge Athletic Bilbao away.
Since the team played the full game in the Champions League in the middle of the week, Benítez rotated the team.
Valencia drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao away, and Su Dong did not appear in the roster.
The most anticipated match of this round is the national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
At the Bernabeu Stadium, Solari scored the first goal for Real Madrid, but four minutes later, Kluivert equalized the score for Barcelona, and then Figo accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off.
Xavi received a pass from Ronaldinho in the final stages of the game and scored the winning goal for Barcelona.
In the end, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-1 away from home.
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There was no match on the weekend, so Su Dong leisurely watched the live broadcast of the national derby at home with his private coaching team.
Agent Mendes also made a special trip to Valencia.
This game can be roughly divided into two parts. Rijkaard's replacement of two starting players at once was the turning point.
Before the two substitutions in the 57th minute, Real Madrid had basically controlled the situation, which proved that the overall strength of the Galacticos was still very strong, especially the superstars in the frontcourt.
Although Real Madrid has been criticized for its strong offense and weak defense, the strength of its superstars is indeed unquestionable.
Let alone Raul, Figo, Zidane, Beckham, which team's defense wouldn't be terrified when these superstars are on the field? Barcelona is also afraid.
But the problem for Real Madrid is that after Ronaldo's absence, no one can seize the opportunities created by Real Madrid.
After conceding the goal, Rijkaard made two rare substitutions, replacing Saviola with Kluivert and Overmars with Luis Enrique.
These two substitutions had a common purpose, which was to liberate Ronaldinho.
As expected, with a center forward like Kluivert in front, Ronaldinho's performance immediately improved.
After Barcelona's frontcourt was revitalized, the whole situation was different.
Just one minute later, Barcelona equalized the score. Then Figo was too anxious and made excessive movements towards Puyol, which resulted in him receiving a second yellow card and being sent off with a red card. From then on, the game was completely under Barcelona's control.
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"Real Madrid is really in trouble!"
After watching the live broadcast of the game, Mendes sighed with emotion.
The Galacticos is definitely the most unforgettable brand in the world of football today. It has gathered many superstars, but since the beginning of this season, it has become a love-hate relationship.
We love it because it has so many superstars and can play gorgeous offensive football; we hate it because it always makes people nervous, making people never know when it will lose the ball, lose, or even suffer a crushing defeat.
"The superstars are getting old. Whether it's from the games or the media reports, it's obvious that players like Zidane and Figo are in much worse shape than before, and this situation will continue."
Nuno Cruz is a sports performance analyst, analyzing players' performance and physical condition, which is what he is best at.
"It's really incomprehensible." Su Dong shook his head in distress. "After the 60th minute, Real Madrid gave people a very strange feeling. They started to play without any rules. It was ok that they didn't pose any threat in the front, but the team had no cohesion. Facing Barcelona's repeated attacks, they couldn't organize any decent interceptions and counterattacks. This is not normal."
This is also Su Dong’s biggest question after watching the game.
"If I'm right, they are running out of energy," Nuno Cruz guessed.
"But they don't have any game during the week." This is what puzzled Su Dong.
The Champions League semi-finals were held in the middle of the week, and Real Madrid had already been eliminated by Monaco. So where was the match? Logically speaking, with one match per week, there was no reason for Real Madrid's players to be exhausted after playing for 60 minutes, unless...
"There is something wrong with their training. Queiroz has probably lost control of the locker room. Even normal training is difficult to maintain, let alone targeted tactical training," Nuno Cruz speculated.
This is undoubtedly the most terrifying!
Being a superstar is like a double-edged sword.
Having a superstar will greatly enhance the strength of a team, but it will also bring risks.
Especially when there are more and more superstars, how to coordinate the locker room and how the head coach establishes his authority is a very serious problem, because the head coach's control over the team is ultimately a management issue.
Superstars all spent a lot of money to join the team. In comparison, what does the head coach mean? Fire a head coach? Or sell a superstar? This doesn't seem to be a difficult choice! Su Dong, Mendes and others looked at each other in silence.
This is just a game, even if it is a national derby, it is just a league game.
But the problem is that there are always countless stories behind a game.
Just like any coincidence in the game, there are countless inevitabilities behind it.
"La Liga is about to change!" Mendes realized this problem.
Su Dong also nodded in agreement.
Since the mid-1990s, after Real Madrid signed Valdano and Redondo from Tenerife, they defeated Barcelona 5-0, completely ending Cruyff's Dream Team dynasty. Although Barcelona showed signs of revival under Van Gaal's coaching, it soon fell into a dark period of turmoil.
In the past few years under Gaspart's coaching, Barcelona has frequently changed coaches, and the results have not improved. The team has been turbulent and has been troubled both internally and externally.
The most typical example is that Messi's friend Fabregas transferred to Arsenal. Geniuses like Iniesta from the first team almost left the team, and Messi was also constantly thinking about leaving on loan.
It is conceivable how bad the atmosphere within the Barcelona team is.
But since the winter break, the situation has changed dramatically.
Rijkaard, who was not sacked during the winter break, successfully figured out a set of tactics suitable for Barcelona. In addition to activating talents like Ronaldinho, the team's defense also improved greatly. In the second half of the season, the team won consecutive victories and was unstoppable.
Winning one game, or even three games, can be considered luck, but it is definitely not a coincidence that Barcelona won so many games in a row in the second half of the season and remained unbeaten in so many games.
Rijkaard finally straightened out the Barcelona first team, and Barcelona's management also began to straighten out the internal and external factors of the club.
This is why there was a reversal in the national derby tonight!
Without this background, how could the players have the fighting spirit to turn things around when they were one goal behind?
Barcelona has started on the right track and its revival is just around the corner. Under this circumstance, Real Madrid, which seems to be full of superstars, has begun to decline rapidly and is going downhill. As one rises and the other falls, La Liga will definitely change! Su Dong thought a lot.
He knew the purpose of Mendes coming to Valencia to watch this game with him.
And they all saw a lot from this game.
Even saw the future!
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A week later, La Liga ushered in the 35th round.
With the momentum of a 2-1 comeback against Real Madrid away from home, Barcelona faced the derby in the same city.
After conceding a goal, Barcelona scored four goals in a row and reversed the Espanyol 4-1.
This battle shocked the Spanish football world again! Two consecutive reversals showed the unity within Barcelona and the tenacious fighting spirit of the players.
This once again proves that the away reversal against Real Madrid was not accidental.
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Valencia hosts Real Betis at home.
As the team had to play Monaco away in the middle of the week, Benítez made appropriate reservations.
Sudong played for 55 minutes and scored the first goal for the team in the 35th minute of the first half. After the start of the second half, Baraja scored another goal and finally defeated Real Betis 2-0 at home.
This is also Su Dong's 32nd La Liga goal this season.
Many media have expressed that Su Dong’s goal-scoring momentum shows signs of being unstoppable. With only three rounds left in the league, it is not impossible for him to catch up with or even surpass his idol Ronaldo.
In his debut season in La Liga, Ronaldo scored 34 goals.
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After Real Madrid suffered a reversal at home by Barcelona, they lost 0-2 to Deportivo La Coruna away.
It has to be said that the Galaxy Battleship was completely defeated and lost its fighting spirit.
After the game, AS stated that it had received information from senior Real Madrid insiders that Florentino was about to reorganize Real Madrid and that Real Madrid would have several major moves this summer, such as a change of coach.
Florentino wants to replace Queiroz with Mancini, hoping to achieve the same effect as Barcelona's use of Rijkaard.
As for the players, Marca revealed that Real Madrid will make unprecedented signings in the center back and defensive midfielder positions.
Xabi Alonso of Real Sociedad and Baraja of Valencia are both targets of Real Madrid.
As for the central defender position, Valencia's Ayala, Roma's Samuel, and the Premier League's Woodgate are all targets of Real Madrid, but these players are expensive and Florentino is seriously considering them.
Marca also revealed that Real Madrid intends to directly purchase Valencia's central axis, that is, center forward Sudon, midfielder Baraja, and center back Ayala, and transplant this lineup of the Bat Army that has performed well this season to Real Madrid, and strive to complete the team's reorganization as soon as possible.
But among all the revelations, no one has revealed where the superstars should go. …………
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In the middle of the week, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
Valencia will challenge Monaco away.
The entire game was lackluster, with both teams playing conservatively.
Monaco lost 0-3 away from home. Theoretically, they should have been aggressive, but after the French Ligue 1 team tried a wave, they had little success. Instead, they were kicked out by Valencia several counterattacks and immediately became conservative.
The Bat Army also focused on safety, and since Su Dong was being closely guarded by the opponent, it was difficult to launch an attack.
In the end, the two teams shook hands and made peace with a score of 0-0.
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On the other hand, after Porto drew 0-0 with Deportivo La Coruna at home in the first leg, they defeated Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 at the Riazor Stadium with a goal assisted by Deco and Dellei, and advanced to the Champions League final.
In this way, Valencia will face Porto at the Schalke Stadium!
(End of this chapter)
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