369 Second crown

This season's Premier League and La Liga title races are in a white-hot state, and there are 4 teams in the Premier League that have the possibility of winning the championship, including the Red Rebels, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, of which Manchester United and Chelsea began to be unable to bear the pressure in the last few rounds and gradually fell behind, but the Red Rebels and Arsenal fought to the last round, and both sides can be said to have exhausted their last strength.

La Liga is also, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia have the possibility of winning the championship, these 4 teams are also very fierce competition for the championship, Real Madrid in the introduction of a number of practical stars, the attack has risen steadily, although the defense is not very stable, but at least it is more calm than last season, but they met Ronaldinho's Barcelona, and Benitez's Valencia.

In the final round of La Liga, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia all have the possibility of winning the championship, and the gap between the two sides is one goal, which makes the competition for the La Liga title very fierce.

But of the three teams, Barcelona need to be distracted from the UEFA Cup, and Real Madrid need to be distracted from the Champions League final, with the former on May 19 and the latter on May 26, while the final two rounds of La Liga are scheduled on May 16 and May 23.

The last round of the Red Rebels league ended on May 15, just one more day than Barcelona, and there was no game burden, but Barcelona's opponents on the 16th and 23rd were Santander Racing and Zaragoza, a home and away are very difficult games, of which Santander Racing defeated Barcelona 3:0 at home in the first leg.

At home to Racing Santander, Barcelona had a very difficult game throughout, with Puyol being sent off in the 67th minute with a red card, but fortunately, at the end of the day, they scored a goal thanks to Ronaldinho's genius to help the team beat Racing Santander 1-0.

It is precisely because of this that in this UEFA Cup final, although Barcelona also sent a lot of main players, the players looked tired and not very excited, especially Ronaldinho, who scored the winning goal against Racing Santander.

Mourinho has been in Barcelona for many years and is familiar with Barcelona's tactical system, plus he studied a lot of Barcelona videos before the game, and also let Boyas focus on tracking several Barcelona games, and finally decided to take the initiative to attack in the game and take the initiative from the beginning.

At present, Barcelona is not playing a controlled style of play, they rely more on the back three tactics to play simple and simple defensive counterattacks.

Davies is considered to be Barca's most successful winter break signing ever, not to say how good Davies is, but his arrival just fills the biggest shortcoming in the Barcelona lineup, that is, the interception ability of the midfield.

Before Davies arrived, Barcelona's midfield relied on Cocu, Motta and Xavi, these three players are not Davies's type of players, although they can also do dirty work, but at least not as handy as Davies, and it is conceivable that players like Xavi should do the dirty work of Makelele-style, the effect can be imagined.

After Davies came to Barcelona, he took on the responsibility of interception at the back, freeing Xavi and Kocu, especially Xavi, with Davies by his side, he can be more comfortable in organizing and sharing the ball.

Xavi was liberated, as was Ronaldinho up front, allowing him to move closer to the forward line instead of dropping back as he did before, maximising his attacking and scoring prowess.

It can be said that as soon as Davies arrived, Barcelona's defense has been greatly improved, and at the same time, the offensive ability has also been greatly improved, the first is that the trident composed of Ronaldinho, Saviola and Hleb in the second half of the attack power is not lost to the star-studded Real Madrid.

But this does not mean that Barcelona's squad is very balanced, on the contrary, their defense still has a big problem, especially on the two wings, and once Xavi is cut off from Ronaldinho and Hleb, then Barcelona's attack will not be able to play.

It is precisely in response to this that Mourinho in this game, the front court magic quartet is required to attack aggressively, pressing forward from the back and back line, and compressing Barcelona's possession in the midfield area.

Judging from the course of the game, Mourinho's tactics were still very successful in limiting Barcelona.

Only Xavi's organization and defense in the midfield, Barcelona failed to give the Red Rebels too much threat in attack, Ronaldinho's personal ability is excellent, but the state is relatively sluggish, Hleb is active in the face of his old club, but unfortunately he met Evra, who has been trained in a Premier League season, and his defense has improved a lot, especially in the understanding of the Red Rebels' defensive system, he is very familiar with it, and has always implemented Mourinho's defensive philosophy.

Judging from the situation in the first half, the Red Rebels' attack made Barcelona suffer thoroughly, whether it is Puyol or Marquez, they are not the kind of players who are good at defending high-altitude balls, and Mourinho specifically aimed at this, allowing Drogba, the super monster on the front line, to rampage against Barcelona's backline.

To say that Drogba's performance in the Premier League this season is absolutely amazing, scoring 18 goals for the Red Rebels in the league, although the total number of goals is similar to Villa, but in terms of tactical effect, it is more prominent than the latter, the most obvious point is that Drogba's impact in the front field is not Villa's possession.

Drogba cut a gap in the front, and Palacio, Kaka and Robben in the back were like sharks smelling blood, drilling into the gap in Barcelona's defense.

The Red Rebels took advantage of Beckham's long ball depth, avoiding the area covered by Davies, finding Drogba directly and then using him as a bridgehead, almost hitting one by one.

Coupled with the limited space in the midfield, Rijkaard had to let the ball adjust in his backfield, and the front court pressure and aggression of the Red Rebels made Barcelona suffer through, among which Marquez had a foot error, intercepted by Kaka who suddenly jumped, and went straight behind him, Palacio attacked like the wind, did not stop the ball, went directly, passed the goalkeeper Valdés, and pushed the empty goal, 1:0!

After tasting the sweetness, the Red Rebels still repeated their old tricks, while Barcelona struggled to support, and several times there were dangers, but they were almost seized by the Red Rebels again, and Barcelona's defense looked shaky.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Rijkaard took the lead in making adjustments, replacing Ronaldinho, who had a sluggish performance throughout the game, and the performance of the Brazilian genius cannot be said to be too bad, but whether he is on the left or in the middle, the Red Rebels' defense has always limited his performance, and his physical fitness does have some problems, so his performance in this game is tragic.

Rijkaard replaced Ronaldinho with a midfielder, apparently hoping that Motta could further strengthen Barca's defence against the Red Rebels.

However, the Red Rebels had four attacking players in the whole field, except for Drogba, who acted as a bridgehead, who was fixed, and the other three players ran frequently, interspersed with each other, creating considerable problems for Barcelona in the frontcourt, and even more importantly, their strong pressing and pressing in the frontcourt.

If you use the memory of Xiao Yu's previous life, combined with the current situation on the field, Davies is not Busquets, Koku is not Iniesta, and Xavi is far from Xavi a few years later, plus Barcelona is far from the adjustment of the later organization, and the current organization relies more on Xavi, which makes them make frequent mistakes in the backfield.

In the 76th minute, Beckham made a sudden tackle, cut off the ball at Xavi's feet and stuffed it straight to Drogba, Kaka suddenly started, rushed past Puyol and Marquez, and Drogba's pass came to his feet just right.

At this moment, Kaka's man and the ball were almost glued, and the speed was very fast, even if Van Bronckhorst desperately chased back, but after all, he still couldn't catch up with Kaka, who stepped on the accelerator.

A low shot from near the penalty spot, Valdés couldn't stop Kaka's shot into the net, 2:0!

The Red Rebels fans who had travelled to Sweden with the team were so excited that they almost beat Barcelona to the point of being so controlled by the team in this game that they almost lost their temper.

Although Barcelona has super talents like Ronaldinho in the lineup, and there are also Saviola, but these two heroes of Barcelona's rise in the second half of the game, this game was limited by the tactics of the Red Rebels, Ronaldinho did nothing all over the field, and Saviola frequently fell into the offside trap.

Red Rebels veteran Hleb worked hard and desperately tried to show himself in front of his old club, but he still failed to prove anything, and he was limited to Mourinho's team, who knew him well.

However, he has been outstanding in La Liga this season, holding Ovimas on the bench and is one of Barca's best performers this season.

The fans in the stands sang the Red Rebel anthem, and the team they supported was in control of the field.

"This game is a bit like the European Super Cup at the beginning of the season, the Red Rebels met AC Milan in the game, when the Red Rebels were like the current Barcelona, they were beaten by AC Milan without temper, and the whole game was dragged by AC Milan, but a season has passed, the Red Rebels defeated AC Milan in two legs, avenging the original one-shot revenge, and in the face of La Liga super giants Barcelona, they showed super control of the game!"

Andy? In addition to the commentary, Gray had to praise the progress the Red Rebels have made this season.

At the beginning of the season, some people suspected that the Red Rebels exchanged Juninho Jr. for Beckham for hype and commercial needs, but after a season of running-in, Beckham became the most outstanding and stable player for the Red Rebels this season, and he was the absolute core of the Red Rebels as the team's midfielder.

"This is a team that is improving and developing at a rapid pace, and I am sure that this team will continue to surprise us next year, and they are arguably the biggest discovery in European football in the past two years!"

In Andy? While Gray was full of praise, the match between the Red Rebels and Barcelona on the pitch continued.

The Red Rebels controlled the situation and the tempo, dominated the small confrontations on the pitch, and then formed an overall advantage, and even if Rijkaard was replaced by Iniesta, it could not change the situation on the pitch.

When Italian bald referee Corina blew the final whistle for the match, the Red Rebels players and fans alike were in complete resonance as they successfully defended their UEFA Cup title with a 2-0 win over proud Barcelona at the Ulivi Stadium!

Just as rewarding as the Red Rebels is Collina, who has officiated 92 matches at international level on five continents, and this UEFA Cup final will allow him to achieve a Grand Slam in the world of refereeing.

Unlike the controversy caused by Corina's red card in the Valencia vs. Marseille match in the previous life, in the current League Cup final, Corina was very fair in the whole game and did not make major mistakes, which can be said to uphold his usual gold medal referee's law enforcement signature.

After the game, Beckham hugged Collina tightly before celebrating with the team.

This is the Red Rebels' second title of the season!

(To be continued)