The green devil

After the 18th round of La Liga, La Liga has undergone earth-shaking changes.

After the Spaniard beat Barcelona in stoppage time by Zhao Yang, they surpassed Atletico Madrid with 41 points in the standings and became the leader of La Liga.

Real Madrid was tied 2:2 by Valencia in the away game, and fell to the fourth position in the standings. They were 2 points behind their rivals Barcelona and 4 points behind their city rivals Atletico Madrid. The most unbearable thing for Real Madrid fans is that they It is only 5 point higher than No.1 Villarreal.

Because Benitez used the suspended Cheryshev in the Copa del Rey and was sentenced to a 0-3 loss, Real Madrid chairman Florentino couldn't bear it. He fired Benitez directly after the game and appointed the youth team leader. Coach, Superstar Zinedine Zidane coaches Real Madrid's first team.

This is the first time in 20 years that the Spaniard has reached the top of the standings. If the Spaniard can beat Eibar away in the next round, they will historically become the half-time champions of La Liga.

Although Eibar is also one of the big dark horses this season, the Spaniard is darker and stronger than them. Under normal circumstances, it is not difficult for the Spaniard to defeat Eibar.

But before that, the Spaniard still has a Copa del Rey game against Barcelona in midweek.

Although it was just a Copa del Rey match, the opponent was a sworn enemy in the same city, and the Spaniard never wanted to lose.

According to the meaning of the Spaniard fans, taking advantage of his illness and killing him, he would rather lose to Eibar than to lose to Barcelona.

Barcelona do not want to let the Spaniard go.

Underestimating the enemy at home, coupled with bad luck, they were beaten by the Spaniard.

Barcelona held back their anger up and down. Fortunately, the Spaniard was drawn in the Copa del Rey. They didn't have to wait too long, and they could fight the Spaniard again in three days.

The first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals is still played at Barcelona's home court.

This time the two sides had just finished their league match, and they were no longer interested in a war of words. Even if it was a press conference, the two sides didn't have much communication. They just explained the scene and then silently prepared for the second match.

Compared with the league, Barcelona's strength has been greatly improved this time. Their main goalkeeper Ter Stegen and midfielder Vidal returned from injury.

A good goalkeeper is worth half a team.

With Ter Stegen and Vidal, Barcelona has more confidence to fight recklessly with the Spaniard in the midfield.

Compared with Barcelona, ​​the Spaniard's lineup has not changed much, and the depth of the bench is not enough. This is also the biggest shortcoming of the Spaniard's progress this season.

However, the Spaniard has just won an away game and is full of confidence. This time, they have no intention of giving up in the Copa del Rey.

The Copa del Rey game will be held at 3:30 am China time and 20:30 local time in Spain.

Barcelona's starting lineup is goalkeeper 1-Ter Stegen; 6-Alves, 3-Pique, 14- Mascherano, 18-Alba; 7-Vidal, 5-Busquets, 8 -Iniesta; 10-Messi, 9-Suarez, 11-Neymar

Compared with the last league game, Barcelona changed two people, one is the goalkeeper Ter Stegen replaced Bravo, and the other midfielder Vidal replaced Rakitic.

The Spaniard's starting lineup: goalkeeper 13-Paul Lopez; 16-Harvey Lopez, 24-Alvaro, 6-Rocco, 5-Alvarez; 12-Diop, 30-Zhao Yang; 17- Hernan Perez, 7- Moreno, 25- Asensio; 20- Cacedo

Compared with the last game, the Spaniard replaced Jordan, who was almost invisible in the last game, with Moreno.

Moreno was not just because Sergio felt that Jordan played poorly, but mainly because he wanted to strengthen his offensive power and strive for an away goal in the first round.

When the enemy met, he was extremely jealous.

After the opening, Barcelona launched a fierce attack on the Spaniard.

Barcelona's offensive power is very strong, but their attacking method is single.

So far this season, Barcelona has scored a total of 46 goals in the league, of which 33 goals have been scored through penetration through the middle, which means that more than 7% of Barcelona's goals have been scored through penetration through the middle.

Therefore, the Spaniard is very targeted when defending, that is, laying down iron barrel formations in the midfield and the front of the penalty area, using running and fighting to prevent Barcelona from penetrating, forcing Barcelona to cross and shoot from long distances.

In the first 10 minutes, the Spaniard's defense was very successful. Barcelona got a lot of corner kicks and free kicks, but they were still unable to break through the Spaniard's goal, but the Spaniard used quick counterattacks to constantly threaten Barcelona's goal.

If it weren't for Barcelona's high attention to Zhao Yang now, maybe the Spaniard would break through Barcelona's gate in the first 10 minutes.

Accidentally appeared in the 13th minute.

Barcelona kept passing and cutting from the outside, and suddenly Suarez made a cross from the side of the penalty area, and the ball hit Alvarez and popped out.

Suarez yelled for handball, and his yell made the Spaniard's players stagnate in defense. At this moment, Neymar suddenly intercepted the ball and passed it to Iniesta.

Iniesta sent a straight pass without stopping, and Messi broke into the penalty area and scored from 12 yards to make it 1-0.

Although this goal was not a big blow to the Spaniard, Barcelona took the initiative in the game through scoring. They were no longer in a hurry to score and dealt with the Spaniard patiently.

In the last minute of the first half, the Barcelona midfielder made a continuous pass. In order to prevent Suarez from entering the penalty area, Lopez blocked the foul and was shown a yellow card by the referee. Barcelona won a free kick at the front of the penalty area.

Messi personally took the penalty. He kicked a banana ball straight to the left of the goal from 25 yards. Goalkeeper Lopez made a misjudgment. The ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced across the goal line. Barcelona led 2-0 at halftime.

This is entirely a manifestation of Messi's personal ability, and the Spaniard's defense has nothing to do about it.

After leading by two goals, the Barcelona played more calmly, but the Spaniard played more and more chaotically, more and more urgently.

Five minutes into the second half, Harvey Lopez was given a yellow card by the referee for a tactical foul on Barcelona defender Alba, and then he was sent off with two yellow cards.

The Spaniard fought with 10 men, and he had no confidence to win. The team returned to defense and tried to keep the current score.

However, Barcelona, ​​who lost home in the last league game, changed their luck in this game.

Barcelona has not scored a corner kick this season, but in the 65th minute of the score, Messi made a corner pass, the goalkeeper defender failed to intercept, Pique scored a header from close range, and Barcelona led 3-0.

If this score cannot be changed, the Spaniard's Copa del Rey road will come to an end.

Facing the deadly enemy, the Spaniards, who fought with ten men, did not give up. They still defended tenaciously, and even wanted to steal one while Barcelona was relaxing.

However, the house leaked and rained continuously. In the 75th minute, Diop fouled Suarez and was shown a yellow card by the referee. Diop was unconvinced and contradicted the referee. The referee gave another yellow card. Two yellows turned into a red, and he was directly fined. At this time, only 9 Spaniards were left to fight.

The Spaniard gave up this time. For the sake of the weekend league, head coach Sergio directly replaced Zhao Yang and Diop with defensive players, and gave up the game.

Barcelona still didn't want to give up at this time. They still attacked with all their strength and wanted to score more. However, facing the Spaniard's iron barrel formation, they still failed to score again. In the end, Barcelona beat the Spaniard 3-0 at home and won the victory. Victory in the first leg of the Copa del Rey.