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After playing Barcelona, they will travel north to Manchester, England, to challenge Manchester United away.
There was only two days in between, so there was seriously insufficient time to prepare for the battle.
First the Nou Camp, then the Bernabeu, and then immediately going to Old Trafford. This is the most devilish schedule for Real Madrid, and it is also the most draining.
Gao Shen was originally considering rotation. After the evaluation of Buenaventura and Pintus, he became more determined. Without rotation, Real Madrid would simply not be able to keep up with Barcelona's pace.
It is even possible to lose the battle at Old Trafford after losing the battle at the Bernabeu.
When it comes to the importance of these two games, the one at Old Trafford is definitely more important.
A score of 1-0 at home is simply not enough to guarantee Real Madrid's advancement.
Even if they lose at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid still has a chance to catch up with Barcelona, but if they lose this game at Old Trafford, they will be gone.
After much deliberation, Gao Shen decided to make a drastic rotation.
When the list of eighteen people was announced, the entire public opinion was in an uproar.
Everyone understands Gao Shen's decision. No one can stand playing three games in a short period of time.
Under this situation, Barcelona is recharging its energy and preparing to avenge its disgrace at the Bernabeu Stadium.
According to the Catalan media, this will be a key battle to determine the La Liga championship this season. Barcelona will win the championship in advance at the Bernabeu!
Although they didn't say it directly, the biggest bargaining chip was Real Madrid's poor schedule.
But Madrid also did not mince words, and the public opinion war was fierce.
For example, Marca devoted a long article to introducing the differences between Barcelona before and after Guardiola left the team.
Including unclear discipline, insufficient preparation for the game, lack of authority of the head coach, lack of leaders in the team, insufficient rotation, etc.
All of this points the finger at Barcelona.
Marca believes that so far this season, Barcelona has lost miserably to Real Madrid in three derbies of the century. This is by no means an accident, and they will lose the fourth one.
"Even if Real Madrid plays with a heavily rotated lineup against Barcelona at the Bernabeu, they can still win."
Barcelona head coach Jordi Luela said at the pre-match press conference that this game is crucial.
"I don't know what kind of Real Madrid we will face. It depends on how their head coach arranges the team, but no matter who they send, it will not be easy for us to win."
Lula said, "First of all, this game is related to a very important three points, which belongs to the league; secondly, a victory against Real Madrid will help us restore our self-esteem and morale."
So far this season, Barcelona has lost three consecutive games to Real Madrid, which has made Barcelona players a little less confident.
Especially in the Champions League, the away game was tied with AC Milan, which further caused doubts among Barcelona players.
Could it be said that Barcelona's ball control tactics are really out of date?
Compared to Barcelona, Gao Shen's press conference at the Bernabeu was very simple.
He had only one sentence to respond to this game.
Chapter completed!