The Real Madrid people were delighted with their first victory over Barcelona in three years, and with the 5-point lead in the league, everyone felt that big things could be expected in 2012.
But this happiness only lasted for a week, and Real Madrid once again experienced the cold and dark reality.
Seven days after Zhuo Yang scored twice and scored in the last minute to give Real Madrid a 2:1 victory over Barcelona, ​​the team went to the oppressive Camp Nou for the quarter-final round of the 2011-12 Copa del Rey.
This time, Zhuo Yang, the hero of the first round, naturally did not go with the team, but he did not use the blunt excuse of "cold". Instead, three days before this, he played Bilbao at home in the first round of La Liga make-up match this season.
Here, the shuffle is completed.
In this game, Real Madrid won 4:1. Although the score was quite satisfying to start with, it was Real Madrid's 10th consecutive home game where they had conceded goals. This made Mourinho, who specializes in defense, very annoyed.
In the 49th minute of the game, Zhuo Yang was shown a yellow card for interfering with Itou Aspe's free kick and refused to correct his mistakes.
This is his fifth yellow card in the league and the Copa del Rey since the new season. According to the rules, he had to miss the next El Clasico at Camp Nou.
In the 2:1 first round, the two sides had nine yellows and one red. Many unnecessary fouls caused a lot of controversy after the game. Among them, Zhuoyang's several kicks in the face and kicks were also criticized. Barcelona media appeared
A sarcastic voice.
But Zhuoyang's two goals are undisputed, and both the pro-Real Madrid and pro-Barcelona media also expressed their appreciation for his refusal to celebrate after scoring.
In fact, Zhuoyang didn't feel much after scoring the goal. He didn't feel as sad as he did after breaking through the gate of Fort Madi in Milan. Of course, he didn't feel particularly excited. It was just two ordinary goals.
No celebration, because not celebrating is politically correct.
Real Madrid, without Zhuo Yang, lost at Camp Nou. This was the correct attitude. But everyone knows that the loss cannot be blamed on Zhuo Yang's absence, because a club like Real Madrid cannot be a one-man team.
If there will be ups and downs without someone's strength, it means there is a problem with the team itself.
For example, Barcelona, ​​without Zhuo Yang, still crushed Real Madrid and won the Spanish Super Cup, still became six-time champion, and still defeated Real Madrid 1:0 at Camp Nou.
In the stoppage time of the first half of the game, after Messi continuously broke through Altintop and Ozil, he faced the double-team of Alonso, Shuiye, Arbeloa and Carvalho, pushing the football to the goal.
Pedro is unguarded in the penalty area.
The Sabers didn't waste May's intoxicating assist, and shot the ball through the net.
In the second half, Real Madrid launched a passionate counterattack. For more than half an hour, they reproduced the traditional scene of the El Clásico, and pressed Barcelona so hard that they almost couldn't breathe. However, the old Pinto remained unharmed in front of the goal.
Real Madrid's passion lasted until the 81st minute when Shui Ye was sent off with a second yellow card for elbowing Busquets during the aerial challenge. Real Madrid, again fighting with one less player, was finally unable to make a comeback and was almost defeated in the final stage.
Erye Dan and Xiaobai broke down the door.
Frankly speaking, Real Madrid's best performer in this game was captain Casillas.
With the Sabres' goal, Barcelona eliminated Real Madrid with a total score of 2:2 and relied on the away goal advantage to advance to the semi-finals of the 2011-12 Spanish Cup.
To be honest, Real Madrid would probably feel better if they were eliminated by their opponent Malaga in the last round. Even if they were upset by Ponferradina in the first round, it would be better than being humiliated by Barcelona again.
Over the years, Barcelona has beaten them again and again. They just saw a little hope of fighting back, but they still fell into the fate of red and blue depression. Real Madrid people are inevitably a little neurotic.
After returning to Madrid to resume training, Mourinho could not hold himself back at the Valdebebas Sports City training base. He pulled Ramos to discuss the problem of conceding the ball in the game.
Mourinho believed that when Pedro scored the winning goal at Camp Nou, the defense led by Shui Ye had a big problem with the positioning of the defense, and Shui Ye, as the commander, was to blame. The two used this incident as an introduction,
In the end, I got so loud in front of everyone that my face turned red and my neck became thick.
In fact, it was a bit of an excuse. Mourinho felt that Ramos told the media after the game, "Mr. Coach, we are not allowed to be interviewed." It was too explicit. Although that was a fact, it was indeed him who issued the hush order, but it was so direct and obvious.
It's a slap in the face.
Mr. Shui is also venting his dissatisfaction. A few months ago, Mourinho strongly criticized Ramos and Casillas for apologizing to Barcelona. However, a few days ago, Mourinho's favorite Pepe stepped on Messi during the game.
Xi pointed his finger and publicly expressed his apology in the media, but Mourinho said nothing.
As Casillas squeezed in to support Ramos, the debate turned into a quarrel, then sarcasm.
Mourinho said: "Yes, yes, you are the world champion, you are the European champion, but if you want to be a coach and want to dictate tactics, you should wait until you retire!"
Mr. Shui patted Mourinho on the shoulder: "Jose, you have never played professional football, so you don't understand some things. You can't just rely on your imagination for things on the back line."
When the three of them were about to turn into a cockfight, and the topic gradually turned toward personal attacks, Zhuo Yang went over to pull them away, and then his teammates all rushed in and acted like good guys.
Looking at the matter, Zhuoyang believes that when Pedro scores a goal, the defense line surrounds Messi, which is not a mistake, and boss Mei can't attach too much importance to it. The defense line pays attention to balance, but Messi himself is the one who breaks the balance.
After a game, it would be strange if Messi didn't assist or score a goal.
Zhuoyang's view is very simple. The responsibility for being eliminated is not that the defense failed to keep an eye on Messi, but that the offense failed to score. If Real Madrid scored three or five goals in front of them, it would be a waste if they failed to keep an eye on Messi.
But he can't say these words publicly, otherwise he will offend too many people. Zhuoyang came to Real Madrid to play football, not to be an arbiter, let alone a troublemaker, although he is very similar.
Real Madrid is very high-spirited this season. They don’t say it, but they are all cheering for the big win. Being eliminated from the Copa del Rey by their mortal enemy makes everyone disappointed. Although the Copa del Rey is not the most important trophy, missing this time is equivalent to losing it.
Half of Real Madrid's ambitions.
In fact, it was not easy for Barcelona to win. They felt that it was getting more and more difficult to play against Real Madrid. This time, they only relied on the away goal advantage to advance, but it cost the team too much energy. Therefore, Barcelona could not go further.
In the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Barcelona drew with Valencia twice, 1:1 away and 2:2 at home, and were also eliminated by their opponents relying on away goals.
Barcelona is still extremely strong. After four years of coaching by Guardiola, the team's passing and control tactics have been nearly perfect. However, starting from this season, they have struggled in front of other opponents from time to time.
Although Real Madrid still can't get any advantages in front of Barcelona, ​​it has become leisurely in La Liga.
Chapter completed!