In fact, Malaga's next schedule is indeed quite difficult.
They played Barcelona in the seventh round of the league, then Manchester City in the Champions League group stage, then they played Levante in the eighth round, Real Madrid in the ninth round, and Rayo Vallecano in the tenth round.
The schedule is intensive, and during this period, we also have to play against super strong teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona.
How to reasonably allocate the physical fitness of the main players is what the coaching staff needs to plan reasonably.
In the end, Pellegrini decided to use all the main players in Barcelona's game and make appropriate rotations in the game against Manchester City.
This is of course because the team's two consecutive victories in the Champions League gave Pellegrini the confidence, and the media was right about one thing.
For Pellegrini.
The league is the most important thing.
He is well aware of the difficulty of breaking through in the Champions League.
Although the chance of the league is not great, at least if the team can stay healthy. In this marathon of the league, Real Madrid and Barcelona are bitten. At the end of the season, who can say for sure what will happen?
Before the game, many media were speculating on Malaga's choice, which was different from teams like Barcelona.
Malaga's starters and substitutes are really on two different levels.
Barcelona's midfield rotated Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta.
They can also field a midfield combination of Cesc Fabregas, Mascherano and Thiago.
What is Team Cosmos (tactical retreat)?
This is something that Malaga simply cannot match. Most of the time, for a small team like Malaga, switching to the second line is equivalent to giving up the game.
This game at Camp Nou.
After Malaga's full lineup debuted, reporters in the media box all said that Malaga was still very sensible and not crazy.
but
Can Malaga win against Barcelona with all its main players?
"Xavi, Busquets, and Villa have all returned from injury. This game is our chance for revenge!"
"Whether Malaga is the main force or not, it doesn't make much sense"
The Catalan players in the media box looked arrogant.
But looking at Barcelona's lineup, they obviously have the capital to be arrogant:
Goalkeeper Valdes.
Center back Pique partnered with Puyol, left back Alves, right back Abidal, and the iron triangle of midfielders Xavi, Busquets, and Iniesta started together for the first time this season. , Sanchez, Villa, Messi trident.
On the bench, there are players such as Mascherano, Fabregas, Thiago, and Pedro.
Before the game, the Catalan media was hyping revenge, wanting to avenge last season's defeat at Camp Nou.
With a drive for revenge.
Barcelona's players pressed hard in this game, relying on their skillful ball control skills and stronger overall strength to suppress Malaga.
At this time, Barcelona certainly does not have the mood to underestimate Malaga.
If Malaga doubled Real Madrid last season and sunk the Nou Camp, defeated AC Milan at home this season, and narrowly defeated Bayern Munich on the road, Barcelona's players would be a little disappointed if they still underestimated the enemy.
Therefore, Barcelona, which started the game with determination to deal with a team like Real Madrid, was terrifying.
For the first time this season, Málaga were completely outgunned.
Barcelona launched continuous attacks on the court, making the atmosphere at Camp Nou extremely heated.
However, it was Malaga who scored the first goal in this game!
Twenty-eighth minute of the game.
Yelo dribbled the ball along the wing.
On the edge of the penalty area, he pushed the ball to the other side with the arch of his right foot. While pushing the ball, Yelo also made a lifting movement, giving the football a spin and changing its trajectory on the turf. An arc turned outwards, just bypassing Pique's defense, and found Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the small penalty area, ambushing on the other side.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is getting older.
But his consciousness and shooting skills are becoming more and more perfect.
He ran into position immediately and shot immediately.
The football stuck to the turf, rubbed against the uprights, and entered the goal.
This shot was quite tricky.
Valdes reacted very quickly. He quickly fell to the ground to save, but still failed to touch the football.
Malaga leads 1-0 away from home! !
Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal silenced the enthusiastic Camp Nou.
Malaga returned to midfield with a 1-0 lead.
But the second half.
Guardiola mobilizes his troops.
He first replaced Xavi, who had just returned from injury and was in poor condition, with Fabregas, and then replaced Villa with Pedro, who also failed to find the feeling after returning from injury. He pushed Messi to the center position and let Messi Pedro and Sanchez took turns switching positions to play on the left and right sides.
This substitution adjustment quickly brought goals to Barcelona.
The fifty-third minute of the game.
Messi pulled out of the penalty area, received Iniesta's pass at the top of the penalty area and passed it across to Fabregas. Fabregas led the ball into the penalty area and then stepped on the ball with his heel, following up. Messi volleyed directly with his left foot!
The football flew into the goal against the lower edge of the crossbar! !
This combination is pleasing to the eye, well-coordinated, and full of imagination.
Although Fabregas played in the first team at Arsenal, he is a player who came out of the La Masia youth training camp after all, and he is the same as Messi, Pique and others who also grew up in La Masia. We have been friends since childhood, so after arriving at Barcelona this season, we quickly integrated into it.
Barcelona continued to attack aggressively after equalizing the score.
The 68th minute of the game.
Barcelona's second penalty area arrived.
Iniesta's long shot from the penalty area helped Barcelona score another point.
This goal silenced the die-hard Malaga fans who were attracted by the visiting team.
It is indeed too difficult to face Barcelona in 100% form at Camp Nou.
Taking the lead in the first half made Malaga fans think that the team could once again beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
But now the bloody reality is before our eyes.
No team can win forever.
Barcelona cannot.
Neither can Malaga.
Accepting failure is part of football
Malaga fans sat in the stands in dismay.
"Malaga conceded another goal, and they were reversed by Barcelona. Malaga's style of play this season is actually pursuing control and attacking in the frontcourt, but so far in this game, Malaga's midfielder simply cannot Compared with Barcelona's midfielder, they lag behind Barcelona in terms of ball possession rate. Malaga only got 36% of the ball possession rate, which is far lower than the ball possession rate in their previous games." In the commentary box, said commentator Andres.
The camera lens showed Pellegrini frowning on the sidelines.
“Málaga were in extremely good form last season. They only scored five points in the thirteenth round of the league. Starting from the fourteenth round of the league, they scored points like crazy and finally finished third in the league. They The state is also very good this season, with five wins and one draw in the league, and two epic victories in the Champions League. However, now at Camp Nou, Malaga is lagging behind and they are likely to suffer their first defeat of the season. "Yes," Andres said, shaking his head.
not far away.
The Catalan commentator shouted: "Barcelona! Oh oh oh oh! Barcelona!! Oh oh oh oh! We are Barcelona!! We are the invincible Barcelona!!"
The cheers of the entire Camp Nou stadium almost tore off the roof of the stadium.
Can't blame Barcelona for being so excited.
Because for Barcelona.
This game is truly a battle of revenge.
In their view.
If it weren't for the "unexpected" loss to Malaga at Camp Nou last season.
Their league title race doesn't need to last until the final round of the league either.
Ye Luo frowned.
He felt powerless again.
Facing Barcelona's ball possession tactics, Malaga's pressing seemed to be hitting cotton, and Yello himself did not get much of the ball.
Malaga's own passing and control also seemed a little out of shape because they didn't get many chances to control the ball in this game.
Ye Luo looked at the sidelines.
Pellegrini was gesturing to him.
Ye Luo nodded toward the sidelines and returned to the midfield.
As the game resumed, Malaga began to move the ball around Yello.
Ye Luo's range of activities has become wider.
He kept opening up space in the midfield. When Malaga players couldn't find the passing route, they looked for Yello's position!
The defensive pressure around Ye Luo is huge.
But whether it's Busquets, Fabregas, or Iniesta.
Or the two Barcelona full-backs who have moved up in position, and Pedro and Sanchez who return to the forward line to help press.
They couldn't get the ball from Ye Luo's feet, and at most it was a foul.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Yelo received the pass and was blocked by Fabregas and Busquets. Yelo fell to the ground, but the ball was not taken away. Fabregas fouled.
A minute later, it was almost the same way. This time it was the cooperation of Alves and Sanchez, but they still failed to steal the ball. Yelo's ball protection was too stable, and their outstretched feet could only trip Yelo. .
Another foul!
With the efforts of Ye Luo.
Malaga finally stabilized the situation after conceding two goals in a row.
In the stands.
Malaga fans were moved.
They are ashamed of their previous depression.
"Ye is still working hard! We... are really embarrassed."
"Isn't it just a goal behind? We have to shout! We want the players to hear our voices!!"
"come on! Come on!"
Fans encouraged each other.
soon.
In the visiting team stands, the cheers of Malaga fans broke out again.
Although at the Nou Camp, in front of more than 76,000 Barcelona fans.
The voice of a mere three thousand Malaga people is so insignificant.
However, their cheers were like tenacious buds emerging from the cracks in the rocks, standing proudly in the sunshine.
Whether it's a win or a loss.
They have to tell the players too.
We are together.
You don't give up.
We won't give up either! !
Yelo received the ball again. This time Messi tried to steal the ball from his feet, but Yelo blocked Messi behind him immediately. Messi failed to touch the ball and tried to take advantage of Messi on the other side. Abidal, who stole the ball during the confrontation between Xi and Yelo, stretched out his foot to hook the ball, but the football was immediately pulled away by Yelo. At the moment when Yelo was about to dribble the ball, Abidal committed a tactical foul.
The referee's whistle sounded.
Messi reached out to Ye Luo and pulled Ye Luo up.
Messi suddenly said: "I won the La Liga championship and the Champions League last season. Do you know why, Ye?"
Ye Luo was stunned and looked at Messi doubtfully.
He wanted to send it quickly just now.
Now that I was stunned, the chance of quick release was gone.
He glanced at Messi unhappily. He didn't expect that you, a thick-browed man with big eyes, could actually engage in trash-talking tactics.
"You are awesome, you are awesome." Ye Luo said angrily.
Messi smiled, shook his head and said, "No! Ye, you are also very strong, maybe you will soon surpass me."
Seeing Ye Luo frowning, Messi said briefly: "It's because of my teammates, my team! You know what I mean, right? I don't need to be like you. From the frontcourt to the midfield, trying to support the entire ball Team!"
"This can't be done, Ye. Football." Messi patted Ye Luo on the shoulder, "Football is a sport for eleven people."
Seeing Ye Luo turn his head.
Messi said seriously: "Join us and we can win all championships."
Ye Luo smiled: "Leo, you are so cunning."
Seeing Messi's face, he was stunned.
"What you just said delayed us for more than thirty seconds!"
Ye Luo said, bent down, held down the ball, and then kicked it out quickly.
"What did you say to him?"
Iniesta came closer.
Messi shook his head: "I didn't say anything."
Iniesta frowned slightly as he watched Yelo get the ball again.
I saw Yelo pass Abidal with a fried ball, quickly dribbled the ball forward, and was fouled by Puyol who came forward thirty meters away from the goal - Puyol also got the A yellow card.
Both Messi and Iniesta had a premonition that something was wrong.
really.
This long-distance free kick Ye Luo blasted a super world wave.
Sent the ball into Barcelona's goal and equalized the score.
This is also the score at the end of the game.
Two to two.
Malaga drew with Barcelona away from home.
Malaga suffered two consecutive draws.
The happiest person about this result is Real Madrid.
Mourinho's team won again. They defeated Atletico Madrid 3-1 away from home and won this crucial Madrid derby.
They had seven league games, six wins and one draw, and scored 19 points to dominate the table!
Malaga fell to second place because of this draw. They have 17 points from five wins and two draws.
Barcelona has four wins and three draws and has fifteen points.
Fourth-placed Real Betis and Valencia had four wins, one draw and two losses. Atletico Madrid lost the Madrid derby and fell from fourth to sixth.
Real Madrid became the favorite to win the championship.
Malaga, which suffered two consecutive draws in the league, was also criticized by many media, believing that it was time for them to return to "normal levels".
These two draws are proof of that.
After the game.
When interviewing Ye Luo, a reporter asked: "Ye, do you still think Malaga's goal is the La Liga championship? You are already two points behind Real Madrid."
The game was evenly played, and Ye Luo was naturally very unhappy. He looked at the reporter and said, "Oh, I thought we were 20 points behind."
With that said, he turned and left.
Some journalists in Madrid felt quite comfortable.
They looked at Ye Luo's back and couldn't help but smile.
"This guy is very strong, but Malaga is Malaga after all."
"Still want to win the championship? In the words of their Dragon Kingdom, what is it called?"
"Toad wants to eat!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
"I bet the next game is when they lose!"
"When we play Manchester City away from home, I'm afraid Málaga won't be able to send all its main players."
"I'm looking forward to the moment they are defeated by the Champions League!"
"They want to play against Real Madrid when they come back!"
"How pitiful."
Ye Luo couldn't help but frown when he heard the roar of laughter behind him.
"Ding! Activate the side mission: [The crisis of two consecutive draws]"
Side mission?
The activation of this mission system is really random.
(End of chapter)
