The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona is not very friendly to dostic fans. At 4 a.m., even for the World Cup, so fans may only choose to watch key matches.
But this El Clasico is different; true fans will definitely be staying by their TVs and won’t think of missing this ga.
With only 8 rounds left in the league, this match has turned into a "knockout" for the La Liga championship. You could say these are the strongest Real Madrid and Barcelona teams in the past 10 years, and the captain of Real Madrid, Chen Zhong, is a Chinese player.
Undoubtedly, the focus of this match also falls on the core players, Chen Zhong and ssi. Can Real Madrid, like the last match, unite mid and backfields to freeze ssi, and can Barcelona find a way to limit Chen Zhong?
These will all be highlights of the match.
Most fans are leaning more towards Real Madrid for this El Clasico.
After all, besides Chen Zhong, Real Madrid also has Alvaro, who no matter whether at Deportivo La Coruna, Liverpool, or Real Madrid, has used close defense to keep ssi scoreless in 4 matches. Many people believe he will replace Marcelo in the starting lineup for this match.
Even a considerable number of Barcelona fans, while vocally insisting, "We will defeat Real Madrid," are sowhat uneasy inside.
In a pre-match interview, when soone asked Guardiola if Yaya Toure would start, Guardiola said sothing interesting.
"Chen is an outstanding midfielder."
"But unfortunately, he’s not in my team."
"Many believe you need a strong midfielder to counter Chen. That’s what Sevilla did, and it seed effective. Fortunately, we have Yaya Toure."
Guardiola’s expression was subtle. He looked at the cara with a peculiar smile and said, "Of course, we will let Yaya Toure play because that’s what everyone knows."
Yaya Toure also spoke to the dia before the match and said, "Many say Chen is strong. I’ve faced him, and he’s not that strong. In fact, I believe in physical contests I am stronger."
"I am fully prepared and can’t wait to show the coach who truly should be regarded as the best midfielder in his eyes."
Although Guardiola gave a clear answer, many dia analyzed this statent, suggesting it could be a smoke screen from Guardiola. After all, currently, Guardiola trusts Busquets more in the defensive midfielder position, and for the dual midfield, he often opts for the combination of Keita and Xavi.
Soon, people turned their attention back to ssi.
Round 30 of the league is on April 4, and Barcelona’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg is on April 6.
In the recently concluded Champions League quarterfinal against Arsenal, ssi scored four goals, causing a huge stir throughout Spain, even making the Madrid dia imdiately worry about the April 10th century battle.
How will Real Madrid defend against the red-hot ssi?
Since Guardiola started "handling" ssi, the Argentine star has been in increasingly better form, so much so that Marca, after studying ssi’s performance against Arsenal, used the headline "Can Chen Stop ssi’s Progress?"
Diario AS was also worried, describing it with "The Formidable ssi."
Compared to these two Madrid dia outlets, other neutral dia have also lavished praise on ssi, including criticisms of Real Madrid.
After all, compared to Barcelona defeating Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals, Real Madrid’s opponent Bordeaux seems insignificant.
ssi’s phenonal state has also affected Real Madrid’s training, as the dia will not miss any "news." Chen Zhong, living more secludedly within the Sports City, is hard to reach and seldom spends too much ti at press conferences, so they’ve turned to interview Cristiano Ronaldo.
On April 8, just two to three days before the El Clasico, Cristiano Ronaldo attended the dia press conference. At the conference, a reporter boldly asked, "Do you agree that ssi is the best player in the world today?"
C. Ronaldo and ssi have been engaged in the "contest" for the world’s best player since last season, and at the press conference, when faced with the question, Cristiano Ronaldo sternly replied, "Him? He’s scored a lot, and will beco a great star in the future, but as of now, if you count goals, Chen has more in the league, King’s Cup, and Champions League."
"By this standard, I think Chen is more outstanding than Lionel ssi."
C. Ronaldo’s statent surprised the journalists present, and even so dia who have subtly written about discord between Ronaldo and Chen Zhong in newspapers looked at Ronaldo and asked, "So do you think Chen is the best player in the world?"
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