Real, Ronaldo with the mission to rescue La Liga?

(Baonghean.vn) - The battle between Barca and Real is no longer a matter of winning or losing between two great rivals. In the last 8 rounds, Real is the only team that can stop the winning streak of the CampNou stadium.

Ugly football

If the absence of center-back Mathieu does not affect Barca much, center-back Varane suffered an ankle injury and could not play, which greatly affected Real. This means that Real will have to start with the center-back duo Sergio Ramos and Pepe, and the blocking position must be assigned to the young Brazilian midfielder Casemiro.

In acceptable matches against Barca, Real always deployed a holding midfielder right in front of the two central defenders, playing like a strongman on the pitch. Sergio Ramos and Pepe have done this very well, even though they were often red cards. In the first leg of the Clasico at the Bernabeu, coach Rafa Benitez used the central midfield duo Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. These are thin players, with low fighting ability and an attacking tendency. So Real's goal seemed to open the door to players with the ability to move smoothly from Barca, such as Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic or the MSN attacking trio.

On the other side, Barca's midfield trio plays different roles, bringing great efficiency. Sergio Busquets plays the role of a sweeper and a bridge between the midfield and the defense. Although his ability to launch attacks is certainly less than Modric and Kroos, he has only scored 6 goals in 239 appearances in La Liga. But with him, Ivan and Iniesta are free to approach the opponent's goal in a "weaving and weaving" style.

At home, Real lost 0-4 when Benitez urged his players to play an open game with the Catalan team, so when they came to NouCamp, coach Zidane seemed to have realized this. Speaking before the match, he affirmed that he would strengthen the steel in the midfield. Brazilian midfielder Casemiro will play as an "anchor" between the midfield and defense, often covering the midfield. His young age allows Casemiro to compete with the opponent in speed and endurance. This will be a perfect addition to Toni Kroos or Luka Modric. In addition, Casemiro's wide movement and closeness will help Real limit midfielder Ivan Rakitic's long-range shots. If coach Luis Enrique declared that "no matter what kind of football Real plays, attacking or defending, Barca only has one option, rushing forward and attacking, attacking in droves", then people understand that ugly-football is the weapon Real will use to deal with it. In addition to deploying a defensive midfielder to disrupt the opponent's play, isolate Busquets from the surrounding satellites with Benzema, who creates space, both fights for the ball and plays the role of a passer.

Winning scenario

According to statistics, since 2002, no classic match has ended in a 0-0 draw, the average number of goals in matches since then is 3.22 goals/match. In the history of confrontation, Barcelona has only lost one match at home to Real Madrid in the last 7 matches, that was a 1-2 loss in the 2011-2012 season. Therefore, Zidane fully understands that he cannot defend against Barcelona's MSN trio at this time.

Zidane needs to analyze Benitez's mistakes, carefully study Barcelona's recent difficult matches against Arsenal or Villarreal to come up with the optimal solution.

To rescue La Liga, in addition to the sports newspapers Marca and Newsweek, which are close to Real, football experts all advise Zidane to use the "attack" tactic. Focusing the ball down the two wings with Ronaldo and Bale racing to break the distance of Barca's formation. Taking advantage of Vazquez's agility or the dexterity of Jese and Isco, forcing Barca's defenders to make mistakes, forcing the opponent to "commit suicide" by pressing continuously are the decisive factors to defeat the Catalan team.

Expected lineup:

Barcelona (4-3-3): Bravo; Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Alba; Busquets, Rakitić, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Navas; Danilo, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Modric, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo

An Thanh