Chapter 1029 This Is the Difference Between a Star and a Superstar
"Tottenham?"
"We can really beat them. If it's Chelsea or Manchester United, it might be a little harder for us to deal with. We can really think about the semi-final match against Barcelona."
Real Madrid fans are very optimistic. After the draw results, everyone was excited. They were even more excited when they thought that they would probably play Barcelona in the semi-finals.
"I'm happy to face Barcelona again at the end of the season and we'll leave them with nothing."
This year when Real Madrid played Barcelona, Real Madrid fans were quite calm, much calmer than Real Madrid players.
The psychological advantage is at work.
However, Barcelona fans expressed concerns about being drawn in the bottom half with Real Madrid. Some rational fans said:
"It seems that nothing can prevent Barcelona and Real Madrid from meeting in the semi-finals. This is not a good result. I would rather Barcelona appear in the top half to challenge the two teams in the Premier League so that they can finally meet Real Madrid in the final. .”
"It's not a good thing to meet Real Madrid too early, but if we meet in the final, it seems..."
Their mood is contradictory and they are afraid of losing.
All things considered, Real Madrid and Barcelona may meet four more times this season. One Copa del Rey final, one league, two Champions League.
Whether the two teams can advance to the finals depends on whether they can defeat their opponents in the semifinals.
The four best teams in Spain have gathered for the Copa del Rey semi-finals. In addition to Real Madrid and Barcelona, Valencia and Sevilla have also reported.
The matchup situation has been determined in advance when advancing, that is Barcelona VS Valencia, Real Madrid VS Sevilla.
Coincidentally, both teams played away first and then home. Real Madrid went to challenge Sevilla away from home, while Barcelona went to challenge Valencia away from home.
After returning from the Champions League, Mourinho immediately gave the team a day and a half of vacation in order to prepare for this semi-final.
This is his first season at Real Madrid, and he doesn't want to miss any opportunity to compete for the championship, and the Copa del Rey is no exception.
Although the team only got three days of rest, he still put most of the main players into the starting lineup that day, including Dong Fangzhuo.
The last time the two sides met in the Copa del Rey was the semi-finals of the 2003/04 season. Real Madrid lost away but eliminated Sevilla with a total points advantage. Real Madrid has only won 1 game in the past 9 visits to Pizjuan, and lost the league game a few days ago.
So this time Mourinho did not dare to take it lightly. He would be afraid of being bitten by a snake and would be afraid of a well rope for ten years.
The Sevilla people were not surprised at all when they knew that Mourinho played with the main force. Fabiano, the team's ace, laughed at the media before the game: "Real Madrid is afraid of us. Every time they play with us We will be on tenterhooks when we play, they will send all their main players every time, but even so, they will not be able to take any advantage at the Pizjuan Stadium, and it will be the same this time, we will give them a defeat."
He then continued to taunt Mourinho: "I enjoyed the victory at the Pizjuan Stadium and Mourinho will cry again."
Talking about Dong Fangzhuo's return, Fabiano restrained his ridicule and said seriously: "Dong is currently the best striker, but I still want to say that football is a whole, not a sport of one person. Brazilian Football There have been many great forwards in history, and even Ronaldo can't say he can win the World Cup every time. This was the case in 2006. Real Madrid is naturally a luxury team, but I believe we will play better."
These remarks also reached the Real Madrid press conference before the game. Reporters also asked Mourinho and Dong Fangzhuo what they thought about these remarks.
Mourinho said bluntly: "History is in the past. We are not afraid of failure. This time they may have laughed too early. What Fabiano doesn't know is that Ronaldo's peak was not 2006, but 1994/ 1998 and 2002 were both the best Ronaldo,
He has brought almost everything to Brazil, and what Fabiano doesn't know is that Dong is at his peak. He doesn't know where the real gap between him and Dong is, and the answer lies in the next game. "
Dong Fangzhuo did not answer the question directly, but just told the media that he couldn't wait to start the game.
His feet are still itchy...
Both teams are actually on the main lineup.
Sevilla's lineup: goalkeeper Palop; defenders Sergio Sanchez, Escud, Alexis, Navarro; midfielders Navas, Zokola, Romric, Perotti; forwards Kanoute, Fabiano
Real Madrid's side changed again, and Mourinho once again threw out the three midfielders. Goalkeeper Casillas, defenders Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, defensive midfielders Alonso, Modric, Khedira, attacking midfielders Ozil and Dong Fangzhuo, forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Compared to the Champions League lineup, Benzema and Di Maria sat on the bench. Real Madrid didn't lose many games this season, just one, and this one was given by Sevilla, so Mourinho also became low-key and returned to playing three midfielders, only at the expense of the striker. of players. You don’t have to win this game, but you’d better not lose…
Seeing this starting lineup, Morientes, who has always been opposed to Mourinho, despised it in the live broadcast room before the game started, "We finally won a beautiful victory at home, and Mourinho shrank again." Get up. He is like this, shouting to attack when he encounters a weak team, and shrinking when he encounters a strong team. Obviously, Sevilla has put him under unprecedented pressure, otherwise he would not have used a three-back formation. It will definitely be another dull game and we will see another Real Madrid team that aims to defend."
Morientes was right. After the game started, Real Madrid played a bit ugly. They were really not in a hurry to attack, but based on defense. Sevilla's 442 parallel position was indeed very balanced. He didn't lose at all in the confrontation.
In the first twenty minutes, neither side was able to form an effective shot! This is indeed too rare. Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo were knocked down by Sevilla players in midfield, giving them no chance to advance with the ball.
"The actions of these guys are too dirty." Cristiano Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo muttered, "They defeated us last time with these methods."
"Bah, they're going to do it again this time."
Cristiano Ronaldo is still brooding about his last loss to Sevilla.
Dong Fangzhuo comforted:
"Old man, calm down,"
"The more you do that, the happier they'll be."
"We cannot fall into their trap and we need to be more patient than they are."
"We have time to spend with them."
…
Yes, the pace is not fast, which may be the result of their midweek match against Lyon, but Morientes is not satisfied:
"Real Madrid is a little tired, but that's no excuse for mediocre play. Mourinho could have chosen to rotate more, but he didn't."
After that, Sevilla seemed to see hope. They strengthened their offense, especially the two wings, and they speeded up. In the 23rd minute, Carvajal had to kick Navas on the wing, which caused a dispute between the two sides. The two teams mixed together and almost caused a fight.
Ronaldo also ran over, but was held back by Dong Fangzhuo.
Dong Fangzhuo found that his teammates have been a little impatient recently, and their tempers can easily get angry. The energy is not as strong as the one against Lyon in midweek, and I am not excited at all.
In the end, it was Sevilla's set kick. Romaric passed the free kick from the wing. Alexis beat Ramos from the edge of the small penalty area and missed the header.
Then the game fell into calm again. Real Madrid's three-midfielder configuration effectively blocked Sevilla's offensive, but Real Madrid was a little impatient in the counterattack, and Ronaldo fell into the offside trap continuously. During this period, Dong Fangzhuo passed two good balls to Ronaldo in succession, but both were ruled offside.
In the 30th minute, Real Madrid once again encountered danger. Fabiano pressed in the penalty area and Khedira made a mistake in clearing the ball. Kanut followed up and shot but was blocked by Pepe. The former complained that the Real Madrid defender had committed a handball foul but was ignored and was still awarded. Sevilla corner kick.
The corner kick went to the far point, Fabiano pressed hard from the edge of the small penalty area and Khedira's header went wide.
The Real Madrid fans who came to watch the game were somewhat dissatisfied.
"what happened?"
"Wilted again?"
"I feel like Sevilla is Real Madrid, and are Real Madrid players dragging lead balls under their feet?"
"Sevilla also played in the Europa League in midweek."
"It seems that only Dong is working hard?"
In the eyes of the Real Madrid players, they only saw Dong Fangzhuo running up and down the court. Perhaps this is why Mourinho wants to change back to a three-back midfielder. This team is really tired, and Dong Fangzhuo has just returned to the court. Of course, his performance is different from other teammates.
Five minutes later, Carvajal kicked down Romarik on the edge of the penalty area and this time he did not escape the yellow card.
Romaric personally took the penalty kick and shot the free kick directly from a small angle on the right, but the ball was pushed over the crossbar by Casillas.
The sleepy Real Madrid still didn't wake up at this time, and it felt like being pressed against the turf by Sevilla.
As the captain, Casillas just frowned and didn't say anything to his teammates.
Mourinho shouted a few words off the court from time to time, but it seemed to have no effect.
In the 38th minute, Ozil, who had been missing for half the game, finally had a flash of inspiration and passed a beautiful diagonal pass to Dong Fangzhuo. Dong Fangzhuo came in from the left, but Navas insisted on keeping Dong Fangzhuo at the cost of a yellow card. .
That position was not good, but Cristiano Ronaldo took the initiative and hit the ball against the wall. There was no threat at all. Instead, Sevilla made a quick counterattack!
This time, it was pretty fast. Two kicks hit the Real Madrid half. Fabiano leaned on Ramos and passed the ball to Navas on the court. Navas couldn't wait to shoot directly from the right side of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by Pepe's leg. come out.
Khedira got the ball and immediately handed it to Ozil in front. Ozil wanted to miss the ball over his opponent's head, but failed!
The ball accidentally landed at the feet of Sevilla player Canute again!
Kanoute immediately passed the ball directly, and Fabiano understood it and inserted it from the center to the right, grabbing the ball before Pepe!
"Single sword!"
"Ouch——"
This is the first and most thrilling situation in the whole game.
Casillas was quite focused and immediately rushed out of the penalty area. The calm Brazilian continued to the right and actually passed Casillas.
The door is empty!
Snapped,
Fabiano pushed the shot into the far corner with his right foot. Ramos quickly came back and slid to the ground, barely blocking the ball in front of the goal line, but the ball still rolled slowly towards the goal line.
Snapped!
It was Pepe again. In the end, he kicked the ball out.
"ah!"
"Ahhhhh!"
At this time, both Real Madrid fans and Sevilla fans were screaming.
Did the ball go in?
In fact, no one saw it. Everyone looked at the referee.
The referee also seemed to be very hesitant, but he cast his eyes on the linesman. The linesman waved his flag to indicate that the ball had not been scored, and then the referee also refused to rule the goal valid.
"asshole!"
"Have you seen it clearly?"
The Sevilla players immediately rushed to the referee to protest, but the referee was unmoved and blew their whistles continuously to expel them.
There was no way, the Sevilla players could only throw a boundary ball, but the alert Marcelo rushed to Kanoute like a civet at this time and cleverly intercepted the ball!
"nice shot!"
"Marcelo! He broke the ball from Kalut's feet. "
Oh, he pushed it diagonally to Modric in the middle.
Modric passed the ball directly to Ronaldo, who then passed the ball back to Dong Fangzhuo.
This process is extremely fast, like flowing clouds and flowing water.
"Seville is in danger."
I saw Dong Fangzhuo quickly taking the ball and rushing to the front of Sevilla's penalty area, continuously shaking on his bicycle, and then immediately changed to the middle and was about to kick.
However, the Sevilla central defender blocked the ball in time. Dong Fangzhuo did not get out of the space. There was no way. Dong Fangzhuo knocked the ball back to Ozil with a back heel.
Ozil separated the sides again, and Marcelo, who had already rushed forward, directly lobbed the ball into Sevilla's back point. Cristiano Ronaldo and Alexis took off at the same time, but the goalkeeper punched them in the head. Hit the ball away first.
The ball didn't fly far, Ozil got the ball in the middle again!
He handed the ball to Dong Fangzhuo again. Dong Fangzhuo and he hit the wall continuously to cooperate. Suddenly Dong Fangzhuo changed his rhythm and pulled the ball into the left side of the penalty area.
Still facing Navarro, he feinted with his left foot and smashed the ball!
Escud rushed at him, Dong Fangzhuo feinted again and dunked again! Rushed to the small penalty area line!
Snapped--
Before the Serbian goalkeeper could see his dribbling action clearly, Dong Fangzhuo immediately pushed the shot into the far corner with his left foot.
"The ball is in!"
"The ball is in!"
"Dong Fangzhuo!"
"It's Dong Fangzhuo who scores the first goal again!"
"This is the difference between Fabiano and Dong Fangzhuo, the difference between a star and a superstar."
"It's also a push into the far corner. Fabiano's ball will be cleared, but Dong Fangzhuo's shot will not. Because when Dong Fangzhuo shoots, he has eliminated all threats..."