Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

After being tied for the second time, Villarreal's morale suffered a major blow. They were shocked by Real Madrid's resilience and did not expect their opponents to be so tenacious.

What was even more shocking was Lin Feng's incredible individual skill. Villarreal relentlessly targeted Lin Feng from the start of the match, but still couldn't stop him from scoring.

Real Madrid's two equalizers were both orchestrated by him, leading Villarreal's players to lament that they hadn't lost to Real Madrid, but rather to Lin Feng.

While their opponents' morale was dampened, Real Madrid's fighting spirit remained exceptionally high.

They hadn't been humiliated like this on their home turf in a long time, and their pride as a top club wouldn't allow them to let their opponents escape unscathed.

A draw is unacceptable for Real Madrid. Only by coming back and defeating their opponent can they give an explanation to the club, the fans, and themselves!
As a result, Real Madrid launched a fierce attacking offensive in the remainder of the second half.

The Villarreal players, who were previously swaggering on the field, have now all become firefighters, running around putting out fires everywhere.

But this did not change their fate of losing the game. In the 77th minute, Ramos suddenly came up from the backfield, received Lin Feng's pass on the wing, and delivered a precise cross to his teammate in the penalty area.

Van Nistelrooy launched himself up from the ground and slammed the ball into the opponent's goal.

3-2, Real Madrid completed the comeback!

However, none of the Real Madrid players celebrated the goal. Lin Feng, like a bolt of lightning, grabbed the ball and ran back before anyone could react, while also calling for his teammates to retreat and prepare to restart the game.

Raul seemed to have the same idea as Lin Feng. Seeing that Lin Feng had picked up the ball, the two smiled at each other and ran back to their own half of the field.

The Villarreal players on the field were somewhat dazed, panting heavily as if their lungs were about to explode.

But why is the opponent's fighting spirit still so strong?

They had already turned the tide!

Is there anything more I could ask for?

They couldn't understand it, but they felt that the Real Madrid players were looking at them with terrifying eyes, like a group of enraged lions!

"That's it, kill them!"

“3:2不够，我们要4:2、5:2！”

"This is the Bernabéu!"

Real Madrid fans at the Bernabéu were just about to celebrate the goal, but after seeing Lin Feng and the others' actions, they were also infected by it, and they all roared and made tough statements, shouting that they would destroy the away team.

We have to teach these guys a lesson today and let them know that this is the Bernabéu, not a place where they can run wild!

Villarreal's head coach, Pellegrini, known as the Chilean engineer, collapsed in despair on the bench.

He was truly out of options. For this match, he had studied Real Madrid's weaknesses months in advance and meticulously designed tactics to counter them.

is that useful?
If any!

Villarreal's two leads proved that his tactical design was sound, but Real Madrid's resilience and Lin Feng's own ability both exceeded his expectations.

By this time, he had exhausted his trump cards. Under Real Madrid's relentless and fierce attack, Villarreal was barely able to defend, let alone spare any players to launch an attack.

Without the threat of attack, Real Madrid can recklessly commit more players to launch attacks, putting even more pressure on Villarreal's defense...

The situation has reached a dead end. At this point, even God himself would be helpless, let alone engineers.

Mourinho glanced at the opposing coaching bench and saw Pellegrini looking like he had surrendered, and sneered inwardly.

He admitted that the man's tactics were quite effective, and his research on Real Madrid and himself was comprehensive enough.

But despite all his careful planning, he overlooked one very important thing: the players' mental attributes.

Mourinho's teams have always been known for their tenacity and tenacity; to think that they can be defeated so easily is wishful thinking.

In stoppage time, substitute Gonzalo Higuain scored Real Madrid's fourth goal, which was also the last goal of the match.

The final score of the match was 4-2. Real Madrid, after a bad start and falling behind twice, turned a defeat into a big win with their tenacious fighting spirit!
After this match, La Liga teams are terrified of Real Madrid's home ground, as Real Madrid has won all 10 of their home games this season. No team has been able to gain an advantage there.

Therefore, after the match, Marca, AS, and many other Spanish newspapers praised the performance of Real Madrid players.

Many media outlets and experts even believe that Real Madrid has already shown signs of winning the championship!

"Real Madrid won more than just a game; it was a transformation and a revolution. From now on, the spirit of never giving up will be etched into the DNA of this Real Madrid team. Strong confidence and tenacious fighting spirit will be their two magic weapons for victory and the keys to their path to the championship!"

A senior editor at AS wrote at the end of the article:
"European giants, Real Madrid is ready to conquer the pinnacle of European football. Are you ready?"

Given the background of AS, this is practically a declaration of war from Real Madrid to all the top clubs in Europe.

Therefore, this report immediately caused a huge stir.

The European powerhouses, who were being bullied, naturally had no reason to stand by and take the beating without fighting back.

Several major British newspapers were among the first to jump to conclusions, with The Times stating that Real Madrid's victory was merely a result of bullying a group of weaker opponents.

No matter how well Real Madrid performs against weaker teams, it doesn't prove that they are better than the Premier League's Big Four.

This season, four Premier League teams have made it to the round of 16. Sooner or later, these Premier League teams will meet Real Madrid in the Champions League, and then we'll see just how good Real Madrid, a team aiming to win the title, really is!

The Guardian stated that Mourinho's tactics are all too familiar to Premier League teams.

Although he went to a new team and took the reins at Real Madrid, it was just a change of name but not substance!
Whether it's Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, or Liverpool, they all have a wealth of experience playing against Mourinho, so Premier League teams will be Real Madrid's nemesis!

Premier League supporters have already spoken out, so how could Serie A supporters remain indifferent?

Gazzetta dello Sport believes that both Milan clubs still possess considerable strength this season, and moreover, they have a deep understanding of Lin Feng's characteristics, enabling them to better limit him in matches.

Real Madrid's reliance on Lin Feng is obvious to all. As long as Lin Feng can be contained, defeating Real Madrid will not be difficult.

While Tuttosport defends Serie A's status, it subtly suggests that if Juventus were still in the Champions League, Serie A would not be as weak as it is now.

……

Real Madrid's comeback victory against Villarreal brought them two pieces of good news. The first was that their home winning streak was maintained, and they remained at the top of the league standings.

The second piece of good news is that with Barcelona being held to a draw by Athletic Bilbao away from home, Real Madrid's lead over Barcelona has been extended by 2 points, reaching an astonishing 12 points!
As the only two super clubs in La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona have always been neck and neck, rarely with one team leading the other by such a large margin.

Especially at the beginning of this season, Barcelona was ambitious and spent a lot of money to bring in many star players in an attempt to compete with Real Madrid. However, they did not expect that they would not only fail to win the competition, but also drag themselves into a ditch.

After only 21 rounds of the league, Barcelona is already 12 points behind.

If the point difference continues to widen in the next dozen or so rounds, they might break their club record for the biggest point difference against Real Madrid.

In the 22nd round of La Liga, Real Madrid narrowly defeated Almeria 1-0 away from home.

Despite the negative impact of their aggressive play in the previous league match, Real Madrid players appeared somewhat listless in this round.

But they still managed to defeat their opponent on the road and get 3 points thanks to their hard work and a little bit of luck.

Meanwhile, Barcelona, ​​back at home, struggled to find a good way to break down Osasuna's defensive wall.

With the score still 0-0 in the 85th minute.
If things continue like this, they will draw again in a few minutes, and the gap between them and Real Madrid will widen to 14 points.

This point difference is enough to kill any suspense about the La Liga title this season.

Fortunately, Messi stepped up at the crucial moment. In the 87th minute, after a series of one-two passes with Xavi, Iniesta, and others, Messi broke into the penalty area and scored a precious goal.

Thanks to Messi's goal, Barcelona managed to hold on to a narrow 1-0 victory over Osasuna at home, temporarily stabilizing their gap with Real Madrid.

However, before Barcelona fans could celebrate for long, they were held to a 1-1 draw by Sevilla away from home.

Although Sevilla is not a powerhouse, they always seem to get extra motivated when they face top teams.

This season, they have achieved a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss against the two Spanish giants. Last time at Camp Nou, if they hadn't failed to withstand Barcelona's attack in the last moment, they could have taken a point away from home. If that had happened, they would have remained undefeated against the two Spanish giants this season!
Barcelona's match was held the day before Real Madrid's, after learning that their opponents had been held to a draw yet again.

Real Madrid, in high spirits, unleashed a devastating 7-0 thrashing of Valladolid at home, not only avenging their defeat in the first half of the season but also comfortably accepting the gift from Barcelona.

After this match, Real Madrid extended their lead over the two teams to 14 points!
With 15 rounds remaining in La Liga, Barcelona needs to come back to win at least one point in each of these 15 matches if they still want to win the title.

This is as difficult as climbing to the heavens, but it's comparable to landing on the moon.

In the entire history of La Liga, no team has ever won the title after trailing by 14 points, and Barcelona is no exception!

In their club history, the team's biggest deficit to win the title was during the 98-99 season when they were coached by Van Gaal, when Barcelona were once 9 points behind their opponents.

But in the end, they created a miracle, made a comeback, and won the championship trophy.

However, 9 points is still far from 14 points.

So after this round of matches, even the most optimistic Barcelona fans began to despair.

The gap is too big; there's no way we can catch up.

But everyone else gave up, and Messi didn't give up either.

In the 24th round, in an away game against Zaragoza, Messi gave his all and scored two goals, helping his team to a hard-fought victory away from home.

Messi's fighting spirit and tenacity in this match were a source of great pride for Barcelona fans.

However, what they didn't know was that Messi's outburst stemmed from his unwillingness to accept defeat.

Why do I always lose to that guy?

They lost the World Youth Championship, they lost the Golden Boy award, and they lost the Golden Ball award!

Now that we've lost to them in individual statistics and the league title, will we lose to them in the national team next time?
By the 23rd round, Messi had scored 22 goals and provided 12 assists in La Liga.

These statistics would be considered a dominant performance in any previous season.

However, this year, his brilliance has been completely overshadowed by Lin Feng.

With another hat-trick in Real Madrid's thrashing of Valladolid, Lin Feng's league goal tally this season has reached a staggering 30 goals, along with 17 assists.

He tops both the goal and assist charts!

Messi is truly desperate. Every time he sees that guy above his head, he feels an urge to go crazy.

I feel like I'll live in this guy's shadow for the rest of my life!

Messi has revitalized Barcelona, ​​but Real Madrid has been tanking.

With an away game against Roma on February 20th, the league schedule on February 17th clearly conflicted with the Champions League.

Mourinho cannot allow the key players to finish the league matches and then fly to away games; such a journey would prevent the players from recovering their physical condition.

He has to choose between the league and the Champions League, and as for how to choose, need I say more?
Of course, they should give up the league and focus all their efforts on the Champions League. After all, they already have such a big lead in the league, how could they possibly slip up?
But if Real Madrid doesn't perform well in the Champions League, they'll probably be another year of finishing in the Round of 16.

Real Madrid's opponent this round happens to be their own teammate Real Betis, who are currently struggling in the relegation zone and desperately need points to secure their safety.

So Mourinho went along with it and fielded a completely reserve lineup, losing 1-2 away to his little brother Real Betis, giving his little brother a warm welcome.

It's said that the younger brothers are the older brothers' experience packs, but there are also older brothers who help their younger brothers stay in the top ranks!

Jianghu is not about fighting and killing; Jianghu is about human relations.

In this world, connections matter!

While relegation-threatened teams like Levante, Murcia, and La Lucona are struggling in the mire, Real Betis, thanks to the support of their older brother, has temporarily escaped the relegation zone and gained a favorable position in the relegation battle.

However, the relegation situation in La Liga this season is quite complicated. Apart from Levante having already secured a relegation spot, teams from tenth-placed Zaragoza to nineteenth-placed Murcia are all in danger of being relegated.

Real Betis are currently four points above the relegation zone, so they are not entirely safe. (End of Chapter)