727 The Battle of the Heavenly Kings Mountain
Love Song Field.
The entire Villarreal squad celebrates the hard-earned victory.
2:0
The Barcelona crowd looked devastated, with the hardest hit being Lionel Messi, who has recently risen rapidly in global football.
He didn't get the magic out of the game, he felt powerless and even helpless.
It's not that he has a problem with himself, but in Barcelona he is not a king yet!
Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho have much more support from the whole team than he has!
This naturally prevents him from playing to his full potential in the game.
Now, he can only watch the team lose, there is nothing he can do, and he can only watch the Bernabeu from afar, and see Real Madrid lead Barcelona by 5 points with 7 rounds left in the league!
This is a very dangerous score, and it is not clear that Barcelona's rule will be overturned in advance!
With reluctance and helplessness, Messi bowed his head slightly and left the love song stadium, in the player tunnel, the thin back may look sad, but the expression hidden on that clean face is the ambition to become the king and fight for the first place in the world!
Real Madrid beat Valencia at home.
Barcelona lost the Stadium of Love Songs.
The Spanish media believes that the results of these two games in this round will be a watershed moment in the battle for the league title!
In particular, Rijkaard is gradually losing control of the team, and the contradictions in the dressing room have surfaced, which makes the media even less optimistic about Barcelona's prospects.
After the defeat to Villarreal, Rijkaard implicitly criticized Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o after the game, arguing that the two failed to take advantage of two one-on-one chances to miss the goal when the score was still a draw, and missed the opportunity to lead the opponent, which led to the passivity of the second half and the poor result of losing the game.
On the other hand, Real Madrid coach Bosque was also asked by reporters after the game about Real Madrid's backline. After all, although Real Madrid won, for Real Madrid, the outside world will always find faults.
Win? Winning is what you deserve!
Winning beauty and winning perfection is the ultimate pursuit.
Bosque replied lightly to the media's questioning: "The best defensive team in the world can't guarantee that every game won't concede, Real Madrid's defense is not perfect, but I think the players played well. I'll talk to the players about the goals we conceded in the next training session but we don't have to panic and find a sinner to criticize, the team as a whole is doing well and we will try to do better in the next game and we are confident about that. ”
After all, the coach has experienced strong winds and waves, and he is more clever than Rijkaard, who will throw the responsibility to the players under heavy pressure, but Bosque will not, which is one of the important reasons why Bosque is respected by Real Madrid players and fans.
The atmosphere in the Real Madrid team is very good. Now, almost every day after training, teammates will get together to talk, occasionally joke, and truly understand and tolerate each other.
When preparing for the 32nd round of La Liga, Bosque further developed the tactic of moving Qin Xiong's position forward as the core of the offensive end.
Reyes probably knows his fate, Real Madrid will not buy him out, which makes him a little injured, not that he is not good enough. It's just that Real Madrid need to make a splash in the transfer market, a loan-to-own player. Neither new nor unexpected, it naturally does not become Real Madrid's first choice.
Beckham's time at Real Madrid has entered the countdown, and he and Carlos have been like new recruits in training, taking it extra seriously, which has earned them even more respect within the team.
For those who are leaving. The teammates still blessed them with gracies, hoping to give the victory in every subsequent game as a gift to those teammates who were destined to leave.
In the 32nd round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Athletic Bilbao as a guest.
As a special team that only brings in players of Basque origin, Athletic Bilbao's competitiveness has plummeted this season, and talent shortages are common.
Now they are located near the relegation zone. There is a good chance of relegation to the second division next season.
The Basque Lions refused to admit defeat at home, and the game was quite bloody, but the more aggressive they were, the more they wanted to destroy Real Madrid with their attacks, but they died faster.
Qin Xiong's match was to partner Robinho and Ruud van Nistelrooy on the front line, and Raul was rested in turn.
In the first half, Qin Xiong scored twice, with assists from Robinho and David Beckham.
Ruud van Nistelrooy scored in the opening kick-off as Real Madrid needed just 45 minutes to seal the win.
Athletic Bilbao relented in the second half and seemed to have come to terms with reality and could not compete with the mighty whites.
In the 71st minute of the game, Robinho, Vanney, and Qin Xiong were blocked by Athletic Bilbao players three times in a row.
The Basques felt a great loss.
Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 4-0 away, and after Bosque took office, Real Madrid's winning streak could not be stopped!
In the same round, Barcelona only beat Levante 1-0 at home, and there are still 6 rounds left in La Liga, and the gap between the two La Liga giants is still 5 points.
Regarding Bosque's practice of placing Qin Xiong in the shadow striker position, the Spanish media began to have a big discussion.
Most people think that Bosque is the finishing touch, allowing Qin Xiong to transform from an offensive creation engine into a goal-scoring machine!
But there are also critics who are cautious.
Whether Qin Xiong can play a better role in the top-level confrontation in such a position close to the danger zone must be answered through actual combat.
It's like Qin Xiong, no matter where he plays in the front court, if the opponent is very weak, then Qin Xiong will not have much difference no matter how he plays.
But what if the opponent is strong?
Technical and tactical strength, defensive targeted restrictions are more in place?
It may be a different story.
Ahead of the 33rd round of La Liga, Marca newspaper published a pre-match preview report with such a headline.
"Real Madrid won the final battle of the throne! Rush past Seville's blockade to overthrow the Barça dynasty! ”
In the final six rounds, Real Madrid's strongest opponent is Sevilla, who are third in the league.
6 May 2007.
Real Madrid will sit at the Bernabeu and wait for Sevilla to attack! (To be continued......)